TheGreatFrikken

  It looks like I dun died again. There's good reason for that though. I got a new job as of the beginning of last month and school piled on more projects than ever. On top of that I have been dealing with a lot of personal issues IRL that I'd rather not go into detail with, but let's suffice to say that I have been both physically and emotionally unstable so having any free time at home has been out of the question. However, that does not mean this is the end. In a few weeks the semester will end for me, leaving me with more free time to work on stuff here. I am also in the process of making episode reviews for MLP on Youtube. I have the resources I need to begin, but I just need to find some free time to actually record and edit so I can produce quality content. Hopefully with the semester ending I will be able to get back on top of things and keep y'all satisfied.

Ah, my GPU failed on me just in time to prevent me from doing anything important. How lovely. All wallpapers and whatnot will be delayed until I get this thing RMA'd, can't run any adobe programs otherwise.

What sort of settings do y'all use for rendering/uploading to Youtube? I only have a 2mb/s upload speed, making it not much of an option to upload large file sizes, and  having to compress videos. However, they look terrible afterwards. I would really like to retain the quality, while keeping a decent file size that won't take a week to upload. I've been looking around, but can't find any concrete answer really. It would be nice if anyone with experience could help me out here, as I'm pulling my hair out over this.

It's 2015 now, woohoo! 2014 was an interesting year. Many drastic changes happened in my life that ultimately changed me forever. To get the negative stuff out of the way, I suffered from depression, anxiety, and some physical health issues. Depression and anxiety drove me away from doing the things I loved, playing games, hanging with friends, creating content, etc. Coupled with the scare of diabetes, and awaiting results for a sleep study to determine whether or not I may have sleep apnea (which, at this point, I'm fairly certain is the case), it really took a toll on me. However, it didn't overshadow the positive things that happened. I finally started college in January, and I am now entering my 3rd semester at community college. I began my journey to start losing weight, and am currently down over 20 pounds! And most importantly I discovered what I wanted to do with my life and am now actively pursuing that goal.

So, now that 2015 is here, I have set some goals for myself, to ensure that even through the toughest of times, I will at least bring some joy to others. To start off, I will be making wallpapers more often. It's been a really long time, and as I stated previously, mental health stopped me from continuing with doing what I really enjoyed. So, I will put myself on a schedule of at least one wallpaper a week, uploaded by Sunday 11:59PM. If I really want to pursue a career in graphic design, I cannot just sit here and do nothing. Even if it's not something I can put on a portfolio, I can at least have practice and take any critique I receive to improve my skills. Next, I will begin to upload at least one PMV a month. The reason I say once a month is because I will be extremely busy this year. With the projects I'm setting myself up for and school, I don't want to burn out super quickly, so at least once a month should be feasible. I will also redesign my Tumblr, making it much more pleasing to look at, and organize it to make it easier to find content. If you want to follow me, the link is in my sig. Lastly, I will attempt to revive my Youtube channel with content other than PMVs. I can't say for sure what I will come up with, but I know it will start with the first PMV I upload.

So, a question to you all, what are your goals for this year? Also, what did you think of 2014? I look forward to having a great year, and hopefully I will come through fully with my goals.