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Hi!!! The only reason I am still here is because I want to finish the 100 Theme Challenges that Smile started 12 years ago. Today I am happy to announce that I have finished them: 35 drawings from Nov 2023 to March 2024

I kind of use the Lunar Calendar instead of Solar Calendar to measure a year. So new year to me will only start in a few days. Usually I will write this stuff on New Year's Eve on Facebook but I will write it today in case I am lazy later. And here I can be more honest rather than just some empty "thanks" on Facebook. What have I achieved in 2022? The biggest achievement is that there is no depression coming. Thanks to it I was able to focus and function efficiently - there is a promotion with no raise in salary (how fucked up is that?), which allows me to earn "side-income" in several "unconventional" ways. And the "side-income" is much better than the lousy salary my position offers *roll eyes* - my boss specifically told me "you need to be calm and collected and set good example for others" (again rolled my eyes inside my head) and I simply told him "yes, Sir" and did as such for a good 9 months, brought financial happiness to several people, including myself. - at the end of the

My Wacom arrived todayyy xDDD It looks very cute and perfect size for my small desk at the moment. They say it can be too harsh on my wrist later on with the small size but after testing I have no problem so far. I am already familiar with the limited space. I just finished setting it up on my laptop, checked pen sensitivity and tried on Paint tool SAI. The pen moved quicker than my old Bamboo and I am not sure if the sensitivity is correct yet. The brush tip shows little difference when you press hard and light, but it's great to write letters. I will look more into it this weekend. A side note, surprisingly my Bamboo is still working after 12 years, but I lost the Bamboo pen. I haven't checked if this Wacom One pen works with the Bamboo as well or not? =)))) but it will be a great bargain if the pen works on both device coz then I will have 2 devices to switch when one is broken :3 Call me "superstitious" but listen: I have purchased one more set of drawing pad and pencils. My first