A Reflection on My Time on DeviantArt and More

I've been reflecting a lot of my life, both online and in real, and I decided to share some of it with you all.

- I got to become friends/acquantices with cool people now, whether it be online like with , , , , , and (sorry if I didn't mention all of you personally, it's just hard to list everyone), or in real life, like my friend , and many more people who don't have a deviantArt that I don't want to mention because I want to respect their privacy. Likewise, I've lost or slowly stopped talking to people without meaning to, and I honestly want to get that connection back sometime in the future.
- I graduated from high school last year, and was surprised by the number of people who actually applauded for me, since I thought I wasn't a person of any noteworthy qualities at my school.
- I'm in college now, which is where I met , and am proudly learning about creative writing and immersing myself into art more often thanks to her.
- I got friendzoned by a girl I really like (and still do, in fact), but I'm pretty content with being her friend. Plus, her boyfriend's a really cool guy, too. He has some of the same interests as me!
- I looked back at my older journals and deviations from my early/middle school years of deviantArt, and I have to say, the only thing I'm happy with is that I created Elasta, Valkon, and the Red Raider during this time. Everything else just makes me cringe. A lot.
- The bullying problem I've had since middle school (which honestly influenced my time on deviantArt a lot) is now gone, and I am extremely happy about that.
- I've lost a small number of people I either knew or really cared about, like my grandmother and one of my best friends, but I realized that I have to persevere for them, since I know that's what they would want me to do.
- While I still suck at drawing comics and you know, actual art, my drawing skills have definitely improved from my time as a middle schooler to now.
- I got officially diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, or Autism Spectrum Disorder as it now officially known as.
- I've gone in and out of fandoms, like Ojamajo Doremi, the Pretty Cure series, Ben 10 (especially Ben 10), the Transformers series, the Gundam series, and even some Kamen Rider and Super Sentai shows, but the enjoyment I have for them is still there, and I'm always willing to dive headfirst back into any of my fandoms. Because once you're a part of a fandom, you'll always be welcomed back.

So yea, my time on deviantArt and life in general has had its ups and downs, but overall, I'm happy. I'm proud of the development I've had in the 5 years I've been on these website and the growth I've had in real life, so I'm looking forward to the future. Sure, there will be stuff that I won't like, but that's what life is. You just gotta keep going head on, and never forget your mistakes. Because hey, we all make them, it's just that we need to learn from them.