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About Me Member Deviant of Many Talents sugarpeepFemale/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 6 Years
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Hard Drive Failure

Thu Mar 19, 2009, 9:57 AM
  • Mood: Zest
  • Listening to: Fionna Apple
  • Reading: The Omnivore's Dilema
  • Watching: LOST
  • Eating: Breakfast
  • Drinking: Coffee
The subject says it all.

My screensaver consists of a folder that is absolutely STUFFED with pieces of art that I've collected through the years. Images I've saved from DeviantArt, personal sites, forums, and journals. I'm proud of it. It's a great collection and I always get compliments on it.

My external HD failed this week. That means that collection is GONE. Not a huge deal, most of the art there I could get back from DA but I'm pretty disappointed to find that a lot of the images I really love are now reduced in size and have that godaweful ugly DA watermark plastered across the center. Bleh. I mean.. I guess I understand that there are enough shitheads on DA to force artists to take this action to preserve their work but, seriously? It kills the image. I don't even want to see it if it's got that mark.

The one good thing about this whole ordeal is that I've been forced to do a little more research on the artists I love in order to find better quality versions of the images I love. In doing so I've found so much more. <3

Also, I've lost all of my personal photos and I now get to struggle with the decision of pursuing a data recovery plan that could cost anywhere from $100 - $800+. Are the photos from the last 5 years of my life worth that much? I know Mau has backups from our trips... but all of my Mesa Verde photos, shots of Stirling, photos of friends and family, all gone.

Oh yeah. All my art was on there. All of it. Every piece. The stuff on here isn't original size. ;_;

This whole technology thing is very frustrating.

:iconsugarpeep: + :iconmaumanga: = :iconlove:

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  • Favourite photographer: Even more than before
  • MP3 player of choice: little tiny Sansa
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  • Favourite game: WoW, FFseries, Jurassic Parks other good rpgs
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  • Personal Quote: It's better to be pissed off than pissed on.
  • Tools of the Trade: Paint, Markers, Colored Pencils, Mec. Pencils, Fan Brushes, Photoshop (murrr...) straws?
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-pokes thumbs up-

3 hails for the BEADS master! :D I bought 2 bracelets for you, like I said I would. Heh, let me find a good way of sending it to you, or not! What do you prefer? Wait to come here, or via letter? :)

I love you! :iconlove:
Sorry to hear about your HD failure. You do have a wonderfully natural gallery...yes, this technology can be frustrating, as I learn web design.
Thanks for the recent faves! Your support is sincerely appreciated! :hug:

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“Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.” ~ Albert Einstein ~

This is for the birds! - [link]
:D Thank you for the :+fav:s!!! :nod: :hug:

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"I give everything I see... all the meaning it has for me."
A Course in Miracles, Lesson 2

Please check out the gallery of my far better half... *ariseandrejoice
Hello there, Ms. Warner!
Have you been drawing a lot recently? I´m curious to see if you got new artworks!

Anyways, have a great day! :)
Take care!
Hheeh oh Mau. :heart:

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~*~ Mallows will fly.~*~
-stands close to you-

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Thank you for the fav! :heart:
No probs. Happy to do so. Have a good one,

Ian

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