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MeredyxD

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Hey everyone.

I first opened this account 7 years ago when I was in middle school in my home, Istanbul, Turkey.

I am now 20 years old, and going to college in the United States, where I am studying songwriting and musical theater writing as well as singing and performing.

I've been looking at my old deviations and journal entries to sort them out and start re-using this account. Looking at how many memories I had made while using this website; meeting new friends, exchanging feedback on works, joining groups - it made me really happy and emotional. So I wanted to say thank you to everyone who interacted with me through my years here, watched or favourited my work, or gave me a llama badge. I appreciate each and every one of you, you've been a part of my growth & journey and for that I'm grateful.

That being said, I can't wait to make new memories on here. I'm mainly going to be using my account in conjunction with my musical work, so I would be posting illustrations/drawings/photography related to my original music or covers to promote them. I've always loved music, and I've always loved visual art; so I thought this would be a nice way for me to express myself through both these art forms. I hope you'll like the work I'll be posting! :)

In the following weeks I'll continue to sort through my old deviations and journals, and upload some new stuff that I've been doing! Please bear with me during these times! ^.^

Thank you again.

Love,

Deniz
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Hello dear watchers, hello dear deviantart users and visiters! 

I just felt like saying Happy New Year to all of you! It is nearly 2014 and i cannot believe it's been another year; it's so funny because you're growing up, and a part of you wants to grow up but a part of you fears of getting old.. 

But I guess, if i can live my years doing what i love, what i want to do, then i can be happy :) 


So i've been working on my songs lately :) I'm in the IB program now which is half killing me, but i love the program. Seriously. I love how i can focus on the lessons i want to focus on and don't have to deal with lessons i don't want to have (except for the obligatory MEB lessons, which are mandatory for every student under the Turkish Education System to learn..) :D

And I'm in IB Art!!! I'm so happy! My art has improved A LOT, my drawing and my proportions and stuff, they're all so much better now and i keep improving which is great! I'm also branching out to different medias of art such as constructing 3D stuff (not yet sculptures but i'll get there someday! maybe if i want to :D) and all :D

So that's going for me :D

I also LOVE chemistry, and i shit you not, if i were not interested in the arts (meaning music, visual arts and writing) i would study chemistry. I just love it. It would've been very cool to contribute to chemistry and science with my researches and experiments and discoveries, but i guess it is a life path that could've been drawn for me but ended up not being drawn in the end..

It's kinda sad when you think about all the directions you could sail your life to and all the ones you miss the chance of going to and exploring when you choose only one (or two or three if you're very lucky).

But if you don't make a route for yourself, then your ship will only be going around in circles, and it'll probably end up sunk before going any place and venturing out in the seas and the oceans..

That was the worst metaphor ever. I agree. Actually wasn't so bad but i couldn't write it. I guess we could eliminate "Be an author" from my list of directions :D


Anyways guys, that was just an update on my life! For more personal things, here's a quick update: I am feeling much much better :) I value myself and I am not scared to compliment myself, I am less scared to speak up in public, and I am still scared to stand up to people who treat me badly. But I am getting there. I was never able to compliment myself on something good i did without feeling bad. I could never speak up in places or events i didn't feel comfortable, and now i can hear my voice pushing itself out, and it makes me happy. It sometimes fills my eyes with tears of joy :') I'm learning emotions, i'm learning to smile, to laugh, to cry, to be angry; without being ashamed of my facial expressions.

I think I finally accept the fact that I am human :)

So yeah, that makes me really happy :D:D

Other than that my songs are going really good, I started learning the guitar so now I can sing and play musical instruments! :D

I'm reading, I'm watching movies, playing video games, playing musical instruments, talking to others and sharing and learning new interests; i am just so happy that i am learning more and more stuff and i feel like a little library myself! And it just makes me so happy when i learn new stuff :D:D 

It's just general knowledge, you know :) But it makes me happy :D

So do you have any suggestions for me? Any songs i should listen to, movies i should watch, books i should read, series i should get into?? :D 

I CAN'T WAIT FOR GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL TO COME OUT!! Just felt like saying that. Yup.

So yeah :D That's how i'm doing :) How are you doing lovelies? Missed you SO! :heart: :hug: :love:

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First of all, I'm never going to remove this part from any journal I write, because I want others to know that I'm available to help them anytime they want/need.

We all struggle with issues; and we all face some shitty people, situations, etc that make us feel bad for struggling with them. Sometimes we feel shitty for struggling, sometimes we feel shitty because people have us believe we're not struggling enough. How idiotic is that? I'm not thin enough to have an eating disorder? I'm not cutting deep enough to be a self harmer? FUCK YOU!

No. I don't care whatever you're doing. If you say you need me, if you say you need help, a friend, someone to talk to; or if you just need a place to escape to; I'm here for you. I promise. :heart:

self-harm is not always obvious. by wonderbandalice :thumb345353144:

Mature Content

Self Harm - Part Six by maryana01
:thumb179749042: INSOMNIA by irbochan999 The Alcoholic by SSuicide Child Porn by shadowlight-oak Divorce by sailor-midnightstar Drug Addiction by ScottyRobotty Addiction by Mercy-Angel Homophobia by lamotta94 Bullying Destroys by VampireCherry Stop Bullying by VikingMera Rape by MeganLeeRetouching Breast Cancer Awareness Stamp by pillze69 Anorexia by EllelouiseUK Depression Stamp by SparkLum Aids. by Fizzerooni

I'm not a therapist, so I can't provide you professional help.

BUT

I'm not stupid and ignorant enough to :

:bulletpurple:  Tell someone with an ED to "Just eat."

:bulletpurple:  Tell someone with SH to "Just stop cutting."

:bulletpurple:  Tell someone with depression to "Just be happy."

:bulletpurple:  Tell someone with insomnia to "Just try to sleep more."

:bulletpurple:  Tell someone alcoholic to "Just stop drinking."

:bulletpurple:  Tell a drug addict to "Just stop taking drugs."

:bulletpurple:   BE STEREOTYPICAL


I will try to understand your problems, your psychology. If you ever need someone to talk to; it could be just because you're bored and want someone to talk to or it might be because you seek help for recovery; I'M HERE

I will never judge you, never think of you as a statistic, never try to put you in a group, in a box. You are an individual to me and you're special.

So just note me if you wanna talk :)

And don't worry, you will never be a burden to me with your "never-ending problems". Trust me, I'VE GOT never-ending problems. I will never think of you as "Gosh. Look at all his/her problems. Won't they ever end?" NO. NEVER. NEVER EVER EVER. We all struggle with something, something small or huge, sometimes with many things at once.

So if you need a friend, a friend who will never judge, love you no matter what and despite your troubles, problems, scars, disorders, issues, etc..

I'M THAT FRIEND.


UPDATE ON PERSONAL LIFE :

I.. I don't think I'm going to be on dA so much anymore. I go on like twice a week to read a few poems and check my notes and all but apart from that i don't really use dA anymore. I'm painting and writing a lot and i think my drawing has really improved, really! But i won't post my stuff anymore because i'm paranoid of art theft. That's why i won't be publishing my poems also; that's the main reason why i won't be using dA anymore. Maybe I'm too paranoid but that's the way i am. So this is like a semi-goodbye; not sure how many people still remember me or would miss me, not really sure if there's even one person who reads my journal entries from the beginning right to the end; and not sure if someone would miss me. But i made some great friends on dA, and even if i don't talk to them anymore they have influenced and inspired me in one time of my life and i'm forever grateful for that. Thank you, have a lovely day people :heart: i love you.

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Exams are almost over!! :D:D

Final exams of some lessons are done, and there are about 10 exams left before everything's over!! :D:D

I'm so excited! I'm finally free! :D:D I'll finally have some time.

When all the exams are done, i'm going to take a good look at my computer and clean it a bit. It's kind of slow and i want to install this PC game (not Diablo 3, if you're wondering :D ) and i don't want it to use up all the space left in my computer, which is not a lot.

Then i'm going to bury my head in all the books i have to finish. Wait for me ATOM and Sherlock! :D:D

And if the summer's not over by the time i'm done with the 15+ books i'm planning on to finish, i might look at the folder of inspiration i keep. It's basically a big folder with clippings of pictures, writing, or old sketches i've done that i thought might inspire me in the future :)

I might also look over at my closet and get rid of all the unnecessary stuff that's been in there for ages. I've done this a while ago but i wasn't finished :D I'll finish that.

Ahh, the things i'll do! It's so relieving to think of these stuff. You feel calm, relaxed. I just finished my first draft essay for English and my HW for chemistry.

Currently, i'm studying for history. Trying to study for history. Cuz this is BORING! It's not boring when our teacher tells it but our class missed a lot of lessons and now i have to read the topics to understand. OMG LEGASP BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THE WORLD! still...

Ahhh! I hope i can ace it! :D:D

Bye!! Have a great day!! :D:D And vote for my t-shirt design if you want!! :hug: :D:D

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Pissed

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Okay.

This makes no fucking sense.

It's 3:30 am here and i'm FURIOUS!

I'm a HUGE Tim Burton fan, i love the Helena-Tim-Johnny trio!

And dAs having a contest about Tim's new movie

And Tim's gonna be the judge!!!

And I'm not allowed to enter!!!!

Why?

BECAUSE I'M NOT A US RESIDENT!!!

This makes absolutely no fucking sense okay? He doesn't even live in America! For as i know, he lives in England, with his British wife, Helena!!

Yeah, i know, there's probably a perfectly fine reason it's open to US residents but still, it's really unfair. It's really unfair that i miss this big shot just because i don't live on one piece of land and i live on another.. piece of land!!

Do you know how many times i've dreamt of meeting him? And sometimes i feel embarrassed because of calling myself a fan of his because i only watched like 4 of his movies, but still.. That was enough for me to fall in love with his work..

And..

This really breaks my heart.

I'm on the edge of crying or something, because... i don't know. He's quirky, edgy, creative... I would've loved for an artist like him (and perhaps even Helena!) to see my work.

oh well, just gonna have to.. elbow my way in his face :P probably gonna do so much fan-art that it's gonna be impossible NOT to notice me.

I don't know. I really feel terrible :P I should still maybe give it a shot :P maybe he'll notice it :P yeah right :P

I've got one day. Less than one day. And i'm not sure if i can work with the given templates. It would require some time. I'm sure i could do it, if i were enthusiastic about it. But i'm not. The enthusiasm and the joy is sucked outta me.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY CONTESTS I CANNOT ENTER BECAUSE OF THIS RULE!? BECAUSE I DON'T LIVE IN THE LAND OF AMERICA?! Fuck it, ALL Lady Gaga's contests require to be a resident of the US!! I enter them but still, there's a little hope that the rules might change because my piece is so amazing but bitch please, that only happens in the movies :P

Soo...

I was thinking about entering on behalf of a friend who lives in the US, but guess what? No friend of mine lives there! If you're reading this and you're willing to lend me your account for these kinda contests, i would be SO grateful! ;)

Anyways, good night. I should head to bed :P
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