I’ve made up my mind and come to the ultimate decision here on DA:

I’m leaving.

Yes, you heard me. I know it’s sad, considering this journal will most likely bring me to the milestone of the much-awaited for "1,000 page views", but after much contemplation over this drastic action, I have decided that is hopefully for the better. I have many legitimate reasons to back me up on my decision, and I think you all know what they are:

For one, I. Am. Too. Busy. There are so many things outside of the internet that keep me occupied, that I do not have very much time to draw on the computer—or draw on paper to create a work of art much more than a doodle—so my gallery consistently lacks, art-wise. I have had people send me notes and ask me “What is wrong?” and I always have to reply to them that there are just some more important things than frolicking on the internet.

Secondly, the art itself. I’m sorry for all the rubbish I’ve been posting. However, I have not taken art really seriously before (I only did mere doodles and sketches, nothing breathtaking…) so my artistic skills are not as honed as others. At times I'll often feel incompetant and inferior, so I need to leave to get my mind off of such trivial matters.

I don’t think I’m cut out for DA necessarily. This website is more for the advanced artist, I believe, and I, sadly, am not one. Personally, I think my writing has more character and “intelligence” than my art portrays. However, being the reclusive person I am, I tend to not want to post my literary works on DeviantArt. Also, I like to keep my writing to a personal level, to where I can freely use it in my private life. If I were to post some of my short stories, I’d feel a little uneasy.

So I will continue to write for recreation and sincerity—when I have a spare moment, of course. However much I may give up being here on DeviantArt, I will NOT give up the love of drawing and doodling. I will continue to draw for a hobby. I still want to improve my art, so maybe after a couple years of silently training myself in the shadow of some of my more artistic friends in real life, I can accomplish great things I’d never thought imaginable.

DeviantArt has given me a lot to think about, and surprisingly, a lot to live up to. The feeling of inferiority helps, in some ways; for me, it pushes my abilities to the limit and sees how far I can sculpt my skills into something amazing. (Although I may not have tried as much as I should have ). Although I may not be posting anymore art, I will still get on when I have a moment and look at everyone’s art that pops up in my message centre, however, I won’t comment on it.

Concerning my art on DA itself: Where will it go? A good question. I will delete everything as I do not want my stale account to clog up DeviantArt with ridiculous pictures. As far as my favourites go, I will delete and keep a few. The ones I like the most or have been friends’ pictures, I will keep, of course.

And so ends my farewell. I hope you all striving for artistic ambitions will have your dreams come true, as it would be a shame to lose such wonderful artists in the world. If you want to know where I’ll be from this point on, you will most likely find me at Neo-Artists Oekaki or fanfiction.net under the penname of “The-Couch”.

Thank you for reading this overly complicated journal, but I feel it is necessary to get my point across.

And now, my good-bye.