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Journal Entry: Sat Feb 7, 2009, 10:42 AM

Mood: Content
Listening to: SoCo
Drinking: Cherry Limeade

:: spreading the love ::

My Beloved(s):

It's that time of year again. Candies, flowers, and more pathetic commercialism. Please, don't get me wrong, I think showing one you care for them and that you love them is great, but it should be a daily thing, not a once every February 14th. Anyways, don't let the scrooge in me discourage or rant about such things.

I'm here to talk about two things, one being extremely important and about love, and the other somewhat important, but more my thank you to devART and it's contributors.

:: the important ::

THIS IS IN NO WAY SPAM, HARMFUL, or NON-LEGIT information!

I am participating in MDA lock-up this year. MDA is "The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency -- a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans." read more

What I have to do for the span of the next to weeks is raise some cash to help citizens with MDA. I can accept donations in all forms (cash, online payment, and checks). For the purpose of this, if you have a credit card and some extra cash (nothing big), I would greatly appreciate the notion and support, as will the people of MDA.

All you have to do is click this [link] and fill out the form. I realize they have preset donation amounts, but you do not have to donate that much, simply click the last box that looks like this:

$1, $5, anything would be appreciated.
For all security purposes, the website is VeriSigned and is legit. If you have any questions feel free to contact MDA on their website, as you can ask here and I can assist you the best I can.

Normally, I do not beg or ask for these kinds of things, but it is for MDA, and to help real life people out there.

Again, thank you for all the time and effort, and all donations.

I love you for this, MDA loves you for this, and victims of MD love you for this.

:: my valentines to you ::

aka F E A T U R E S 4 2 0 0 9 V A L - D A Y

I found the following pieces beautiful. From fashion, to emotive, to our very own valentine/love oriented, to many other great pieces. I will be featuring these pieces until the 15th of Feb. 2 Week feature folks. Thank you.

Love, Bird Dreams.

16 Comments

Devious Comments

love 2 2

~~joy 0 0~~

~~wow 0 0~~

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

~~neutral 0 0~~

~123Stella Feb 7, 2009, 10:56:56 AM

_{Hi there!
THANK U for the feature, for the fav and most of all for the comment.
Your support means a lot for me, it's really important.
My english is terrible, sorry

c:}

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~Leah-Smith Feb 7, 2009, 11:20:16 AM

Eee, I'm on there

Thanks for featuring and the feedback

~Silace Feb 7, 2009, 11:54:36 AM

~ildemiurgo Feb 7, 2009, 12:20:01 PM

thank you for having included my picture among all these great artist works,
I feel glad about it.
I featured you on the pic page

thank you again

~1Elevin1 Feb 7, 2009, 12:27:15 PM

Hi!

I'm so excited to be featured! And, I'm very honored to have a spot next to such amazing work!!!

Your support and acknowledgment mean a great deal to me, THANK YOU!

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“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
-Pablo Picasso

~Eivone-and-the-Noose Feb 7, 2009, 12:33:33 PM

thanks for the feature! and all of the rest pictures are realy nice. Good job to all these photographers and to you that made this feature!

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...You hurt yourself, you hurt your Lover, then you discover, what you thought was freedom is just Greed...

*bleed-the-sky Feb 7, 2009, 7:56:41 PM

Thanks so much for the feature!

*SugarCoatedPortraits Feb 8, 2009, 2:30:07 AM

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^{"Why can't a heterosexual guy tell a heterosexual guy that he thinks his booty is fly?"
-Jemaine}
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Sugar [link]
Distractions [link]
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*birddreams Feb 14, 2009, 11:16:06 PM

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Shameless Plug

Weekly Features FAQ

Why?

I have been on deviantART for about four years and counting. At first, I never really caught the gist, and was never really into it. Over time, I began to see what a powerful community deviantART was, and I was instantly compelled and fell in love. (YES I LOVE DEVIANTART). Still a novice, I had found other deviant pages that had comments like “You’ve been featured”, I had no clue to what this meant. I also shamelessly admit, I didn’t know deviantart had a like system and how they came to terms with DailyDeviations. However, over time, I found what all of this meant, and I was compelled again. Never owning a subscription, I was unable to do features, but also aspired. Eventually I grew up (sadly), and got a job (sadly, but grateful), and got money (sadly, but yay), and was able to purchase a subscription. First thing I wanted to do was to do what some have done to me; feature me.

There is a unique, and rather beautiful feeling to be featured. It not only evokes a sense of happiness and accomplishment in the artist who is being featured, but it brings and evokes a sense of happiness and accomplishment to the artist who does the featuring. For this simple, but beautiful act of kindness, I was compelled yet again to bring the happiness that some have brought to me. Not for the popularity, not for the views, or the medal of honor, but rather for the most single and important thing to deviantart, it’s art.

Further more, I do it to communicate my thoughts and ideas with others, and in return get a response and have a conversation where you, communicate your thoughts and ideas. For human kind was granted the gift of communication, and we (the artists), use art to create and evoke that conversation. I’m someone who is deeply, passionately, and madly in love with words and pictures. That is why I do this as well. I surround myself in this setting to see all the wonderful and talented people I can meet, and see what their eyes have to offer me, and only to do the same. I want to be inspired, and inspire. I want to create, and see the created. I want to talk, and I want to listen. I do this for the sake of art, and for the simple acts of kindness that many forget they can do, and accomplish to make others happy.

I am Jack, and this is what I do.

Thank you.

When?

I try my hardest to update the weekly features on a close to exact weekly basis, ie: Mon/Mon, or Tue/Tue, etc. However, life does get combusted, and sometimes things occur without intention, etc, and I am unable to either due it one a 7 to 7 day basis, or sometimes for weeks at a time.

Where?

All weekly features are featured on my deviantART account Birddreams (which is personal) Journal, and is no way affiliated with a club.

Who?

I feature any image that speaks to me, conveys a message, that inspires me, evokes emotion in me, that I find aesthetically pleasing, dignified, well executed, and that I find that needs dire attention and well enough appreciation in my network, as well as the deviantART community.

I in no way create the features based on popularity, race, ethnicity, religious or political views, non-popularity, or subject content of any extent.

However, I do choose from the “NEWEST” > PHOTOGRAPHY categories.

Thanks, but no thanks?

You copy and paste your notifications, where’s the importance in that?

1. I sometimes feature over 50 deviations/deviants a feature. It is nearly impossible to spend enough, and adequate time to fully critique/comment on the image in full extent that it deserves.

2. It takes on average anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours to make my selections, that is just choosing the images, not favoriting, or categorizing, and not commenting, this is extensive, especially with my busy lifestyle. I can only aspire to be as great as featuring as my friend =KaramNatour

3. In all sincerity, I could never explain what your image has brought to me, although I do try to articulate my thoughts when and if I can. If you would like me to do so, I will, I hope that my thank you is a well enough gesture of my gratitude, and I apologize to anyone who feels otherwise.
P.S. Most of the time, deviants who feature usually notify you with “You’ve been featured here”, or “feature [link]”, however I do my best to articulate basic and generally ideas, gratitude, and appreciation in my one to two paragraph notifications.

I don’t want my image featured; I never gave you permission to display it, etc?

All you have to do (as I usually state in my notification), if you would like your image to be removed please notify me and I will do so asap. I respect you and your creation and in no means want to sell, reuse, take ownership, etc, of your property, but rather share it with the community.

I missed my feature, can I still view it?

Of course, just follow the link that I sent you in the notification and it will direct you to the correct destination where your feature is featured; I do not delete or replace.

Are you a critic?

By all means, NO. I just express my personal thoughts, ideas, and comments.

You notified me I was featured, but when I visited the journal my image was nowhere to be found?

I try to do the compiling and coding of my features in a fast, timely manner, so It is only in my human nature I might have made an error, please just simply tell me that I have done this error, and I will correct it asap.

I left you a comment/note, but why didn’t you reply?

As you could imagine, I get bulk loads of messages, and replies. However, I try my dammed hardest to reply to every single one of you, even if it is just an emoticon smiley, or a simple thank you.

And yes, sometimes I use other languages to say thank you, Oui

Cool, so you do features in your journal, but what’s the “words” bit?

Being that the journal and page is my personal piece of deviantART, I do often times like to know that someone is reading my thoughts, or poems, or simply words. Sometimes it’s rather fancy and poetic, or sometimes it’s just a list of ideas or thoughts. Sometimes it might be fruitful, or sometimes it might be lacking, but it’s just my way of talking with my viewers/readers/watchers/fellow deviants.

I have a suggestion, will you listen?

Most definitely, as I stated in my introduction “WHY”, I just want to communicate and promote the arts. I will listen, and crave conversation and feedback, so please do.

WOAH, hold up, you are missing an important FAQ, and it is . . .

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Fill in the blank, reply to this journal with the faq and I will answer and place.

Journal History

Dec 20, 2009 2009 I bid goodbye
Dec 18, 2009 I WILL FIX YOU
Dec 5, 2009 DO YOU TUMBLE?
Nov 22, 2009 wreckless abandonment
Nov 2, 2009 WHEN IT RAINS,
Sep 12, 2009 I don't want this anymore
Sep 10, 2009 you make me sad
Sep 7, 2009 Tag, You're It.
Sep 4, 2009 you have broken me
Aug 24, 2009 it's like walking with the wounded
Aug 17, 2009 It's Like a Heartbeat, Only it Isn't
Aug 9, 2009 fold me to unfold you
Aug 3, 2009 Beauty of Silence
Jul 22, 2009 Ion Square
Jul 14, 2009 Weekly Features FAQ
Jul 14, 2009 Monday Night Rerun
Jul 6, 2009 time after time.
Jun 29, 2009 gotta be telling me
Jun 22, 2009 you've left me like a kill.
Jun 15, 2009 for love has let you down.

Shoutbox

~Cytosis: Thanks for the favourite!
Tue Sep 15, 2009, 9:12 PM
~damien-mckenzie: Thanks for the and the feature, I love your gallery man!
Fri Sep 4, 2009, 11:11 PM
~lovebitesociety: thanks for the and the feature! you're awesome!
Fri Sep 4, 2009, 10:10 PM
=sana100pk: Thu Sep 3, 2009, 11:57 AM
=Lord-Kevinz: wow ...thank for featuring my work . awesome
Mon Aug 24, 2009, 7:37 PM
*AirAkira: Thank you so much for featuring my work. I am honored.
Mon Aug 17, 2009, 11:00 PM
*birddreams: BONJOUR AMOR!
Tue Aug 11, 2009, 9:14 PM
~ju-Uditmoi: Oh! It's an honor for me. My grandma is so happy. Thanx!
Sun Aug 9, 2009, 1:09 PM
*bellocqa: Many thanks for presenting my work in your jourmal.
Sun Aug 9, 2009, 12:42 PM
*birddreams: H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y d e v A R T : )
Fri Aug 7, 2009, 9:41 AM