For some reason, the deviantART World Tour ([link]) is making me feel very happy. It's like something in my daily life just got another dimension. I feel Devious. Damn, $spyed and $Heidi are so close, in Berlin! That's not even that far from my country. Closer than they'll ever get (unless they decide to visit the Netherlands, than I'll make sure I drop by on a devMeet). I love browsing through the photographs of devMeets in all those beautiful cities. It brought deviantART and its members closer for me and I understand even more now that we're just a bunch of artistic humans from all over the world, connecting with each other through our shared passion for art. I feel sorta proud at it. DeviantART is a good, friendly community and I don't feel like an Internet geek hanging out here. Thanks all of you out there

Yesterday I read a blog of someone who asked the question what I valued. I've answered that question before, for a research project of someones university _{yeah, I know, vague story}. It's kinda simple: I value the peace of mind/happiness of myself and the ones around me. I even value the happiness of random people on the streets, I want to do good. I could talk hours about this, but that's not what I was going for. When i read this question I suddenly realized what kinda feeling always makes me very happy:

Waking up early and noticing you don’t expect anything of today. Not the weather, not the mood of your friends, not the challenges, the food or the way your body feels. Starting a day totally blank, I always feel like every breathe is important, every smell an adventure. I believe some people call that zen, but I hate labelling things. It just makes me feel alive, with a strong bond to everything that surrounds me.

So, I'll ask you the same:

What do you value or a random thing that makes you intensely happy?

OHYEAH, almost forgot (how could I?!): I'm going to get the most amazing birthday gift ever. My family are paying for it, so it's their present, but my own idea. I got myself a commission from *ShadowUmbre! How epic is that? I'm so excited. I read her journal where she asked for a job vaccanty applying art and on that moment I decided I'd give it a go. My first and maybe last commission and I think I made a wise choice. ShadowUmbre is very polite and she has been one of my favourite artists from the very first day I was on dA. Throughout this two years I followed her work, but I could've never ever dreamt I'd commission her one day.

And last but not least:
one of my favourite bands will be giving a concert in the Netherlands. MUSE! I want a ticket so bad, ticket-sale starts in two weeks, on the 13th. Two days before my birthday. So many exiting things
But I'm going to bed now, I feel like reading.

Peace,

Daktari92

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