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TL;DR I'm not ditching this site but I'll only be semi-active. Scroll to the bottom for websites I'm more active on.


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Here I am. Once again. I'm torn into pieces, can't de


Ok seriously tho, idk if anybody's even gonna read this. I have like 400 watchers now, only like five of which actually engage with my posts. This site has felt more and more like a ghosttown for the past year or so. But anyway, for those five of you who care: yes, I am still alive. I've been posting elsewhere, but I kept forgetting to post here, mostly bc I just don't really care that much about DA anymore. Which is a shame, since this site along with Flipnote Hatena pretty much molded me into the artist I am today (probably for worse, in DA's case, but nonetheless), and general social media sites keep getting more and more hostile to actual creatives each day.


But I think everybody knows by now that this place has lost its luster. Who knows, it could still make a Newgrounds-esque comeback and everything will be sunshine and rainbows again, but I don't really wanna exert myself trying to make that happen. That's not to say I'm ditching this place for good, however. I'm gonna try my best to keep my gallery up-to-date. But still, don't be surprised if I let a few more months slip past me without uploading again; hell I hardly check my inbox anymore, even when I did post regularly.


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Anyway, I've been doing ok. Obviously the virus has taken a toll on me but I don't think it's really affected my artistic output (in that I was already slow as fuck before all this), just the rest of me. I've still had to work for most of the pandemic (tho I haven't worked since December), and I have two (2) chronic illnesses so uhhhh yeah I've been very nervous! All the time! And I'm still stuck with my parents so I gotta worry about them passing bugs onto me too (my mom's very large family all caught it but somehow she was unscathed). I already spent most of my free time at home, but I did go to concerts at least once or twice a month, which I haven't done since last March. I never had many close irl friends but I have been trying to connect more with my internet friends, even voicecalling them on occasion, which I hadn't done in years and is always a nice treat. I was hoping to come out of my shell more in 2020 which obviously couldn't really happen. Now I'm stuck in my bedroom all the time thinking about my future and my life being 1/3 of the way over (being realistic here, again I'm chronically ill) and what I could've done differently and how the world is ending and neoliberalism is killing us and what kind of person I wanna be and sometimes I think of weird gender shit and I don't like doing that and god jesus fuck my weed gummies aren't enough for all this.


In lighter news uhhhhh, I collect vinyl records now. Got two colored Ween albums, my favorite band. Still need a turntable tho. Anyway I'm tired of writing all this.


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If you wanna follow me elsewhere in case I finally drop this place for good, you have a myriad of options:


TWITTER (personal)

I mostly just RT art and memes I like, plus some Radical™ political posts here and there but even those are jokey half the time.


TWITTER (art-only)

I retweet all my art here, in case my main acc. gets too spammy for your liking (wouldn't blame ya)


INSTAGRAM

Pretty much just art, other shit will mostly be relegated to Stories. I made a side account for personal posts/memes too but I don't post there much.


NEWGROUNDS

Yeah I'm becoming one of those guys. Say what you will but it's the only site that actually gives a shit about its userbase, so I automatically love it. (Also 18+ shit here~ eventually~)


FURAFFINITY

I don't really draw actual porn ever but when I do it'll all be here so don't miss out. Maybe even some real freak shit I'm too scared to post on NG. The possibilities are a lot!


Sites I'm semi-active on, but behind on uploads:

TUMBLR (personal)

I still pop in here every now and then. Most of the freaks fled to Twitter after the porn ban so it was almost a blessing in disguise lol.


TUMBLR (art)

Same deal with the art-Twitter.


PILLOWFORT

The site's down rn so I can't link this yet lol.


DISCORD/TELEGRAM - Only for people I know or recognize, no complete randos.

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(I'm not fixing the title)

Tagged by that ruthless scoundrel :iconspiraljunior:

Rules: If you get tagged, you must answer these questions below. 

- Make a journal, copy the rules and the questions and answer them
- Tag 10 other people to answer
- Have fun~

1. What's your real name?
Cameron.

2. How old are you?
Just turned 21 last month. Ayoooo.

3. Your nicknames?
Usually just Cam or Cammy irl. Some people called me Ross for like a year bc of Game Grumps but that died.

4. What food do you like?
Anything my mom cooks is pretty legit. Ok Hand Emoji In general tho I like a lot of snack food and sweet stuff, a lot of fruit, and some meats (even tho I probably shouldn't u-u).

5. What kind of music do you like?
Mostly rock music. To be more specific, lately I've been listening to a shitload of punk and punk-adjacent stuff. Like post-punk and garage punk and newer emo (it evolved from punk so shut the heck up). I've been expanding my tastes a bit more though and listening to more pop, hiphop, and electronic music too (doesn't help that modern indie rock feels like a wasteland sometimes).
Recent listens: Parquet Courts, Preoccupations, Car Seat Headrest, HMLTD, The Hotelier, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, White Reaper, Clarence Clarity, Alvvays, Brockhampton, Tegan and Sara, Charli XCX, Jeff Rosenstock

6. What's your favourite idol/band? 
Aw geez idk. A few contenders include:
System of a Down, TV on the Radio, Ween, Weezer, Against Me!, Jellyfish, Foxygen, The White Stripes, twenty one pilots, Primus, Modest Mouse, and Nothing More. (Yes I know most of these don't match up with the previous answer but whatever, these are the choices I'm "comfortable" with calling favorites.)

7. What program do you use for drawing?
FireAlpaca. It's free but it gets the job done.

8. Show your first art and your last art!
Why you gotta be like that duder:
My Sexy Worm by str00p
Here's my first DA post from 2011. It was inspired by what I assumed Worms was like (I still haven't played it).
2018 refsheet: Stroop by str00p
My latest drawing is just a refsheet for Stroop, because I wanna buy art from people. He's so cute, ain't he?
(I'd love to pull up some older Flipnote drawings but I don't feel like it.)

9. What's your main OC and their name?
Stroop, the gray doglike entity. Basically he's just how I draw myself; he doesn't really exist in any specific universe of mine. He's a multipurpose boy.

10. You are single or taken?
Single and I'm FUCKin TIRED of it dude. Someone get me a beefy punk bf already damn.

11. Why you choose this username for DA?
My first username was also a book summary website, so that was a problem. The current one comes from stroopwafel ('syrup waffle'), a Dutch pastry I really liked as a kid.

12. What's your nationality? And your country?
Dutch on my dad's side, Mexican and Cherokee and my mom's. Growing up I just called myself white but most people assumed I wasn't (I look nothing like my dad lol). Now I'm basically just white when in a good mood and Native American in a bad mood lol.

13. What's your favorite song right now?
This has been stuck in my head for a few months now so here ya go:

Please come to my city, my Furry Husband.

I tag:
1.
2. Fuckinnn uhhhh
3. ...
4. Idk dude
5. Do people even use this site anymore?
6. Heck it I'll just list some people I know exist
7. Please don't yell at me Ireallydc if you do this or not
8. :iconcymbourine::iconsatokira::icondfrag5678::iconsuperniitendofan64::iconsupermafia::iconespyfur::iconorangemonkey15::iconsecillef::iconvictorystar527::iconshirleyvaga:
9. Do it even if you aren't tagged, if you wanna.
10. I'm going to bed.

-str00p
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ALL MY LOIFE

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I don't make enough journals, man.

Anyway, I thought it'd be a good time to update you guys about my loife life and stuff, cuz lotsa things are happening.

First off, I only have a couple weeks of school left before summer. Most of my classes are fairly easy (graphics classes give almost no homework :D), but my Business class has been kicking my ass all year. I have some overdue homework to turn in and a business plan to complete by next Sunday. Basically, I'll be busy for a while, which means no art. Normally this wouldn't matter except that I've been hella productive this year, with this current month being my most productive ever (only 6 posts lol), and I have tons of ideas I want to jump on ASAP. But I never want to retake a class ever again, so I GOTTA PRIORITIZE.

Second, I HAVE A JOB NOW. FINALLY. After searching for years and working various odd jobs every now and again, I'm getting hired at a local car wash. I start next weekend, which means by that point I'll be even busier. Of course, I won't be a full-time employee (not even when school's out), so I'll still have some time to draw. I've never done this kind of work before, so I really have no idea how it'll affect my art time. I'll probably let you guys know. I'm excited to be getting some money. Maybe I can finally get a Switch. and I don't have to feel guilty for spending $4 on food anymore

Third, just a reminder that I'm on other sites besides this one. I'm fairly active on INSTAGRAM and TUMBLR and could really use the followers (ones who aren't porn blogs or people just trying to advertise themselves, preferably). I want to get a Facebook page started soon, and I need to work on my other sites too (and my Tumblr looks like shit lol). Soon...

Anyway, that's all the important stuff. In lighter news, I saw Missio live the other day. The place was packed and the bass was super heavy. They killed it.
Also, I want to start recommending music to people, cuz I'm really into alt-music. My local radio station decided to play this while I was driving and I fell in love immediately:



AAAAAAnd that'll be all. Thanks for reading. :>

-str00p
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I wrote most of this on New Years Eve but never submitted it. Here it is over a week into the year. That's just how I roll.

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Howdy, y'all. Happy New Year.

How's your 2016 been? Terrible amirite lololololol--

Seriously, though, the year wasn't that bad for me personally, besides famous people I like dying and GF ending. It wasn't that great either, but that's pretty normal for me. Anyway, while I was waiting for midnight to strike (California time), I started writing some details about the past year of my life that I felt like sharing. Enjoy.

I finished two semesters of college. They were spiritually painful. Interesting though. I got 3.5 and 3.76 GPAs in each, and I got on the Dean's List for the first one! And I didn't fail a class this time! AmazingPhil 7 It took a lot of work to get this good, and that kept me from drawing, unfortunately (though I won't pretend I'm not a total fatass when I'm not doing schoolwork). Here's hoping I learn to balance school and my hobbies next year.

I did a few fun things this year. In March I saw Cage the Elephant, Silversun Pickups, and Foals all at the same event, and they were all amazing. (Bear Hands was there too, but I arrived late and only heard "Giants".) During the summer I won tickets to see Beware of Darkness. I'd only heard two songs of theirs when I won, but they definitely made me a fan. Later on I got to see the Offspring at the county fair. I was late for them too, but I still got to see a great show. (My one regret is that I didn't see Nothing But Thieves when they came...;-;.) As for non-musical stuff, I went to the coast for a whole week with my family. I finished my summer by going camping and hiking with my cousins. Both of these trips were really fun. :D

I HAVE A CAR. AND A LICENSE. FINALLY. As of September I no longer have to ride the city bus to school. I drive a 2002 Saturn; it's pretty sweet (but I have to give it to my sister when she drives, but whatever). Funny story, I actually scratched the door the Monday after I passed the test. ^^; Besides that, I'm pretty good at driving, so don't worry about me.

I voted. That's all.

Christmas was alright. I got some gift cards from my parents (I'm waiting for something from Amazon...y'all'll see). More interestingly, one of my high school buddies bought me Undertale. [Emote] I START HOLLERING!! Yep. I haven't played it yet, but I will soon. I'm ready to be even cringier than usual. I also bought Pokemon Moon; I chose a Popplio and named him Jensen.

Art stuff has been okay. I still never draw frequently, which pisses me off, but at least I'm getting better. Plus I hit 200 watchers on this site (I assume only half of them are still active but whatever), I made my most popular picture ever (on DA), and I started making digital art, and I use Tumblr and Instagram now. (You should follow me there if you haven't yet btw. Please. I need more.)

If the year sounded totally radical dude, it's cuz those are only the highlights. Overall the year was pretty drab like usual. On the negative side, I still can't get a job, and I still don't have many friends in college. Still, I'm hoping to improve myself as the year goes on. Wish me luck yo.

More art on the way but probably not because you know how I am.

-Str00p
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