Hey everyone! Glad to be here. Lookin' forward to being a member of the community here!

Glad to have ya and welcome to Menewsha aylanah! I'd love to know more about ya, do you have any hobbies?

Hi Daria! Thanks for the welcome. :) I'm a graphic designer by trade, and have been singing professionally for 27 years....oi, I feel old! hahahah! I'm American, but I also love Japanese esthetic and art. Daria...as in from Zelda?

You're a professional singer? That's pretty awesome. What kind of music? Also, what kind of graphic designing do you do? Do you work on books at all? I have a masters in publishing and writing.

Naw, we are a slightly older community. I'm 33 ;). Daria as in the MTV cartoon with the sarcastic brunette with glasses. She actually started out in Bevis and Butthead. I'm an artist too...but more the "playing in the mud" kind. I like sculpture and painting :)

Hi Cami! Yes, I'm a singer and play various stringed instruments: Amanda S. Quintana - Vocalist and Musician The music I sing is classical, golden-era Spanish. I have my basis in opera/classical training. I do various types of graphic design. I worked at a print house for 3 years, so I got artwork ready to print either digitally or offset. I also do branding for companies/individuals. Aside from digital artwork, I also love to paint with watercolor. I've contributed to "501 Brilliant Bento", available on Amazon...but that was for my bento creation/photography! :D

Daria, oh hooray! I'm 36...so I don't feel too bad! hahahah!

Whoa, putting my URL in, it automatically pulled my meta-tag....crazy!! hahahah!

That's pretty awesome! Sounds like you lead a fun life.

I'm 25, so the baby of the thread. XD

I am merging your posts aylanah, double posting is a way to cheat the system to earn more gold, so we don't allow it here :) Yeah, we have a lot of older users! You'll fit in just fine here:)

I certainly feel blessed. :) I was laid off from my job at the print shop in December (right before Christmas)...so now I'm working on getting my own design/printing company off the ground. It's a lot of work, but I'm certain it will be worth it!

Ah, to be 25 again! That was a great time in my life!!

Ooops, sorry Daria! :\ Won't do that again! :D

It's a very common new member mistake. If ya get a moment, look over our rules, they are a tad different than other sites:)

I have a "real job" and my art degree is more for fun and for my soul;)

Ayla: Starting your own business sounds awesome, but also scary. I hope it goes great!

There is something to be said for nourishing the soul. It certainly keeps us sane and whole!

Well ladies, it's been wonderful chatting with you! I'd better get off to bed. I'll explore around more tomorrow! Good night! :)

Goodnight! I hope to see ya around again! :)

Good night! Feel free to chat me up if you ever see me around the site. I'm here a lot.