Updating a few links & info!
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Nowadays you can find me at:Twitch.tv/chuwei Livestream
Cosplay.com
ACP Account
World Cosplay
FOBspace aka YAM/天空 Account
I won't be updating DA much, my cosplay and progress will mainly be found on FB. Everything else will be at www.fourthewin.org, or check my FB or twtitter for status & con updates
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CONVENTION UPDATES 
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The next convention/event I will probably be going to is _________________!.
Upcoming Conventions:
Fanime 2012
Anime Expo 2012
San Diego Comic-Con 2012 (maybe)
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WELL. WHAT CAN I SAY.
DeviantArt - quite frankly, I think it's the place where heaven and hell meet.
Conceptually, it's awesome--a place where artists can showcase their art, promote their own work, keep track of other amazing artists they find, give and receive feedback, meet and make new friends, sell prints, keep in touch, make a name for themselves--and all within the sense of community that such a place brings.
Sadly, for each truly talented individual that you can find here on DA, you'll also find ten more art thieves, tracers, flamers, desperate attention whores etc and whatnot each. Why can't art simply attract more art and people who appreciate good art?
Every time I get drawn back to this place, it's because I find someone with an amazing talent, and *cough* it's actually THE ORIGINAL artist who possesses the account and is uploading their art, be it a gorgeous CG, a traditional painting, or a breathtaking photo.
Yet, every time I get disgusted by this place is when I find yet another art thief, a tracer, or someone who just doesn't understand why "heavy referencing" cannot be considered art, that or the corrupt DA admins and mods cracking down on an artist angry at having their art stolen instead of the member who is stealing the art. And mind you, I'm so inactive on these parts that I'm not even TRYING to find these things. But they're everywhere-- they're unavoidable. And that's just sad.
Given such circumstances, it's no wonder I leave DA more often than I come back. For those amazing artists who have shared your talents, I thank you. For those thoughtful and considerate souls who have left not just their intelligent feedback but their friendship and support with me, I thank you.
For those rampant art thieves, self-indulgent tracers, obstinate copycats, unjust autocrats, and the ignorant masses--I abhor you. You are a plague upon this community.
I say my goodbyes now, so when the time comes that I truly leave this place for good, the harshness will be less acute.
02.26.2008
