http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3AdarkMyke deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:darkMyke en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:13 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Anyone-still-there-217661519 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Anyone-still-there-217661519 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:55:46 PDT Anyone still there? nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2011-2013 ~darkMyke
Anyway, I do feel like getting back for a bit. In the recent months, a lot of stuff happened (I guess not only in my life). The short version: in March and April, we (:devmosaicked: and me) had our very first exhibition in the real world. Yes, our pieces of work are very different, but actually that provided a nice contrast - her wonderfully drawn and rather colorful works and my pretty dark and often bleak pictures (which were a p ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/To-Barcelona-and-back-again-224161877 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/To-Barcelona-and-back-again-224161877 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:33:41 PDT To Barcelona...and back again. nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2010-2013 ~darkMyke
...and here I am again.

Now, wait. I've been away one week and it is quite a bit later already. I apologize for the delay, right after coming back I've been busy and right after being busy I was / and am sick. Nevertheless, let me tell you a bit about my journey.

We, that is :iconmosaicked:, :iconlebkuchen: and :iconsothis27:, stayed in a nice little apartment near the beautiful Parc Guell. Yes, we found it on the internet and it worked very well - even though our host didn't really (say, not at all) speak english. The conversatio ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/To-Barcelona-224537146 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/To-Barcelona-224537146 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:47:38 PDT To Barcelona... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2010-2013 ~darkMyke http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/From-London-with-Love-228363833 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/From-London-with-Love-228363833 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:26:23 PST From London with Love nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2010-2013 ~darkMyke
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We stayed in a youth hostel, cheap and fair. Nothing fancy, pretty small, but cheap - and for sleeping there only, it was fine. It was near King's Cross, too, which means it's easy to reach (Public Transport in London seems to work pretty well, it's a bit expensive maybe). Upon arrival, we immediately went out to see the Buckingham Palace and a bit of G ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Simple-Merry-Christmas-And-a-nice-2010-229308165 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Simple-Merry-Christmas-And-a-nice-2010-229308165 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:44:10 PST Simple: Merry Christmas! And a nice 2010. nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~darkMyke
Have a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Again, it's been a while since I last posted something or was really active here on dA. I apologize to everyone who expected some messages, answers or comments from me and didn't get them. In the last few weeks I just didn't feel like spending much time here or anywhere else online, for a couple of reasons.

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Good, let's leave the gloominess behind. I'm looking forward to next few days, which is quite unusual. Christmas was not really a peaceful or wonderful feast the last few years, as it is "supposed to be". Same goes for New Year's Eve. Until last year, this wa ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/The-dancing-dA-Smiley-and-other-important-stuff-230583232 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/The-dancing-dA-Smiley-and-other-important-stuff-230583232 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:57:25 PDT The dancing dA Smiley and other important stuff... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~darkMyke
Back to serious business. Summer's over and life at University starts again. Not quite sure what kind of lectures I'm going to take, it's the usual chaos at the beginning of a new semester. Actually organizing the lectures is the one big step to have a successful semester. The second step is taking exams, but that is the easier one (uh, what? Maybe not ;) ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/My-first-tournament-anime-conventions-and-rain-231623213 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/My-first-tournament-anime-conventions-and-rain-231623213 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:38:13 PDT My first tournament, anime conventions and rain... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~darkMyke Today we had our second Mahjong Tournament and it was FUN! But a lot of work, I can tell you. But I do hope everyone had a good time, we tried our best to make it a successfull tournament.
Personally I'm quite satisfied with the outcome - the same goes for the gaming expe ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/About-Austria-Kangaroos-and-Bruno-231847320 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/About-Austria-Kangaroos-and-Bruno-231847320 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:49:05 PDT About Austria, Kangaroos and Bruno... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~darkMyke What do you think about if you hear about "Austria"?

No need to answer the above question here, you can just answer it for yourself or read through that. But if you want to, I'd love to hear something.

Actually the topic is not really Austria here, anyway...
I saw the Movie "Brüno" a few days ago, by Sascha Baron Cohen. He tries to play a gay austrian fashion...ah, fashion guy (can't really say what he should be) but actually it's quite funny, as an austrian, to see someone fail totally at trying to be austrian. If I saw the film without knowing what he was supposed to be, apart from the german language ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Where-do-all-the-messages-come-from-Oh-232351702 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Where-do-all-the-messages-come-from-Oh-232351702 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:22:23 PDT Where do all the messages come from? Oh!... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~darkMyke Coming home past midnight, after a nice walk home (haha, I missed the last bus that night by exactly 50 meters), turning on the computer...logging in. Writing a reply...and suddenly noticing that there's a crazy number of messages in the message center. What the...however, it did not happen for the first time. Excitement starts to grow and slowly it dawns upon me...

I received my 5th Daily Deviation yesterday.
Really, I'd have never thought to ever get one again and once again I'm honored and grateful. To all of you who follow my path for quite a while ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Lurk-lurk-lurking-in-the-shadows-232648725 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Lurk-lurk-lurking-in-the-shadows-232648725 Thu, 21 May 2009 13:58:05 PDT Lurk, lurk, lurking in the shadows... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~darkMyke
...so, recently I've been thinking a lot. More than usually, even (whoa!). Probably induced by all the stuff I'm doing at the moment, all the stuff I'm hearing about, reading about, the things I'm watching.

Everyone knows Faust and the questions involved. But I really have to mention Code Geass here. Like Death Note, if considered seriously, leaving all the unnecessary plot twists and character relationships outside, the whole concept of the series is really interesting, thought provoking. I recommend it to anyone into Anime, even if Mecha Anime are not your thing. It is way too simple ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/4001-A-DeviantArt-Odysee-233729659 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/4001-A-DeviantArt-Odysee-233729659 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:18:55 PST 4001 - A DeviantArt Odysee... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~darkMyke Time 21:24.34, Day 61 of the Year 2009. Exactly 59 days since last Report. Nothing unusual happening. Made 4001st Post. Continuing life. Starting new Report to the rest of the world.

Okay, sorry for the introduction, I just felt like doing it after I saw that I made my 4001st comment today. I do spend too much on this website, probably :D

How's everyone doing?
A new semester started here and a lot of new mathematical (and other :D ) adventures are awaiting me. Like Modeltheory, Analytic Number Theory, Brain Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Automated Reasoning or Counting all sorts of things (called Combinatorics, if you wan ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Welcome-to-the-future-the-year-2009-234613030 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Welcome-to-the-future-the-year-2009-234613030 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:59:26 PST Welcome to the future - the year 2009! nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2009-2013 ~darkMyke
...wait, it's already 2009 and nothing changed? Bah...what's all the fuzz about, then?

New Year's Eve is certainly not among my favorite celebrations but hey, I hope you had a nice one! Much more important is that you have a good year 2009!
It's always good to have a time of the year when you do a little thinking, about the things which happened to you in the last few months, to consider your life and see, if you "like" what happened or if you think you "need to change" something. Or at least try it.

So, ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Busy-Oh-yes-235026917 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Busy-Oh-yes-235026917 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:17:48 PST Busy? Oh yes... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~darkMyke
Of course, a new semester at the university and it's almost over again! I was so foolish to believe that I could try to do courses on Biology besides the lectures and courses I do on mathematics.
But let me tell you, maths is like a very jealous lover (or something like that, not that I have too many experiences with that :D ) - she does not let you go, occupies you all the time, wants to be played with and is always in you ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Interviewed-And-stuff-236128866 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Interviewed-And-stuff-236128866 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:44:37 PDT Interviewed! And stuff... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~darkMyke
First off I want to say thanks for the feature and the interview @ http://challenge3d.deviantart.com/
Yes, I actually had to answer some questions and I do think it might be an interesting read for someone who is interested in my work...or the background of it. Look here (scroll down a bit...look for "3D Artist of the Week"):
http://challenge3d.deviantart.com/journal/20294645/

Hehe, summer is almost over again, I turned 21 a few days ago, the AniNite, the biggest Anime and Manga Convention here in Austria took place this weekend, won a 3D competition at the Maconvention (with my latest piece, link  - I ev ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Hello-Holidays-236907594 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Hello-Holidays-236907594 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:10:33 PDT Hello, Holidays... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~darkMyke Well, actually, as a busy student, always trying to move forward with his studies, I actually have to take exams during the following weeks, so I can't be totally lazy. However, there are no lectures and therefore I do have some more free time, don't worry.
So, it's been quite an interesting semester, full of mathematical adventures and dramatic plot twists (well, not really but you get the idea).

Now, what happened the last few weeks? As usual, quite a bit. A short summary: played a lot of Mahjong, had a totally awesome lecture (about...well..."shape and void"...but actually it was about som ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Ah-hello-237636076 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Ah-hello-237636076 Sat, 03 May 2008 14:30:01 PDT Ah, hello... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~darkMyke Also, at the moment it seems like my account was a bit dead. It certainly isn't, but old journals, no new artworks...well, one could easily believe it was.

My excuse?
Aaah, well. Lots of tons of stuff going on...

University - very time consuming. I knew it would be an intensive semester and, well, it sure is. But I can tell you: it's also quite an interesting one.
Goedel's Incompleteness Theorem is even more fascinating than I thought. The proof is...well, I'd say the work of a genius. In fact you can say that the mai ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Stuff-238176088 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Stuff-238176088 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:42:12 PDT Stuff... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~darkMyke It's been a while again, lotsa things happened and I'm not sure where to start nor what to write. So, I guess I'll make it short ;D

I passed the super-difficult Analysis 3 exam (this one went so extremely well, I'm still impressed that I can be that good actually :D ), the interesting Logic exam (went smooth as well) and had another exam this friday. We'll see how it works out but after these three exams I'm feeling like I need a short brake from them. Learning for them was quite intense...(VERY intense...)

A ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/2008-238701807 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/2008-238701807 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:52:23 PST 2008... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2008-2013 ~darkMyke
Life's not bad at the moment, last wednesday I had a huge exam (yes, analysis 3...) and while I'm still waiting for the outcome, I feel like it will be good enough. It was the second time I had to take that one since the first time, I was not really prepared for it, I admit it. But that won't happen again, I promise ;) (though, you can learn a lot, even if you miss your goals sometime...how can you appreciate victory, if you never lose? Haha, wise words...)
Still, a lot of other exams are still comi ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Hohoho-239112793 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Hohoho-239112793 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:51:08 PST Hohoho... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~darkMyke
Life at the University is as time consuming as ever. I need to take some exams early in the new year, big ones, and I do hope I can learn a good deal of the material during the following weeks. It's all about motivation...on the other hand, some projects for the ongoing semester went prett ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Jubil-amp-228-um-239564141 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Jubil-amp-228-um-239564141 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:28:30 PDT Jubiläum!!! nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~darkMyke
It's my third birthday!
Today, three years ago, I decided to join dA. I had just started out with 3D a few weeks before that and before I even started 3D, I mainly made Anime Wallpapers using the GIMP. Haha, that were interesting times...I did not have a clue what I was doing, when I started to take interest in Blender. You know, I never thought about pirating my way into 3D and "getting" something like 3DSMax or something from "somewhere". Therefore I ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Wowowow-240196637 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Wowowow-240196637 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:51:17 PDT Wowowow... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~darkMyke
Thank you so much for yet another DD! Thanks to :devKuschelirmel: for suggesting and :devMistressWit: for featuring my most recent piece. It is quite unbelievable...

You know, this is my 4th DD. I don't know what to say, I don't know what to do besides being speechless, happy, unable to express the feeling. It is so wonderful yet it is all thanks to you!.
Without you guys here on dA, without my friends, I would not be here, where I am now.

I'll stop with that already - although, to be honest, this is the first time I feel ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Summer-240505145 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Summer-240505145 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:51:31 PDT Summer... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~darkMyke
So, I fixed all my computer problems, my harddrive was the culprit. It sucks to lose all data but it is great if you have a back-up for everything! Therefore, whenever you have the time, make sure to properly save all your data to some extrenal memory device! I tell you, it's definitely worth it! If you only read tiny bits of my journal, then it's best you read that one...

Then, I also "fixed" my problems with summer and holidays. July was nice and in August I have so much to do, I'm sure it won't be boring like it was last year! Not only that, there are also some quite exciting things c ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Meh-240747169 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Meh-240747169 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:26:44 PDT Meh... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~darkMyke Ah, well. My Computer is broken. And the summer holidays started. Not a good combination...but let me explain...

First off, I hate the beginning of holidays, especially of such "big" holidays like our summer holidays. Three months (!) more or less at home. It's not like you've got nothing to do, I had an exam just today (wasn't that hard actually) and I've got some others upcoming in the next few weeks but still...
The last weeks were a lot of stress and exhaustion and suddenly you're being thrown out of your daily routines and you're being told: "OUT! GO AWAY! Here's nothing else to do you for you, damnit, go and get a job, have fun, ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Living-and-doing-stuff-241119262 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Living-and-doing-stuff-241119262 Sun, 20 May 2007 14:33:48 PDT Living...and doing stuff... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~darkMyke Yeah, exactly that kind of headache. It sucks.

Whatever, now for the important things in life. Like the University. Well, it's going on, slow but steadily. A lot of work keeps me busy and in fact I should work all day and night to keep up with the stuff we're doing but hey - you've got to draw the line somewhere, right?
I'm sure you don't want to hear but I'll tell you anyway - if you ever get a c ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/April-12th-241413450 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/April-12th-241413450 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:34:06 PDT April,12th nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~darkMyke
Anyway, just got back from playing a little Pool and felt like writing a bit, so here I am. Actually I wanted to play Snooker but it was like 3-1. It's been a while since I last played Pool and hell, I did horribly. Whatever...

Sooo, tomorrow I'm going to the Lord of the Rings Symphony!
I was pretty lucky to get a card in the end since I waited a little too long and it was also not that inexpensive, even though it is not a really good place. But I'm sure it is worth it. For me, as a Tolkien Lover, fan of classical music and dramatic Soundtracks, this is definitely a must-hear.

Besides that, I ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/SmashWhee15KWork-241681132 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/SmashWhee15KWork-241681132 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:34:29 PDT SmashWhee15KWork!?. nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~darkMyke
Back to the University, the new semester started, smashed a glass of water and had to use one whole hour for cleaning up, had my dinner explode in the microwave (with another 1/2 hour of cleaning), passed a pretty difficult exam (with a pretty good mark :D ) only to screw up the next day while presenting my solution on the blackboard, smashed my glasses (they broke while I was cleaning them...) RIGHT before my aforementioned exam started, but got them repared soon (luckily), got my first diploma (well, actually it's only a certificate that I have all the exams of the first year don ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Uuml-ber-die-Natur-des-Kubus-241937335 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Uuml-ber-die-Natur-des-Kubus-241937335 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:17:57 PST Über die Natur des Kubus... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~darkMyke
Hm, I wish I could enjoy them a little more. But you know that feeling, when your very existence seems a little sad and tragic, when something is just not right :)

Luckily, there is something to work on. Exams are coming up, some of them being pretty hard ones, projects need to be finished. I only took the exam on Algebra last week, which wasn't as easy as expected as well.
Therefore I can now hack into a bank's security code, which is based on finite Fields, so called Galoisfields, I can tell you that Quantum logic, the logic of quantum mechanical events, is pretty weird (or non-distributive, if that means anyt ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Celebrations-and-a-new-year-242268421 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Celebrations-and-a-new-year-242268421 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:44:18 PST Celebrations...and a new year... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2007-2013 ~darkMyke
Well, I had all that... :D
I didn't even tell you yet, but I actually got a Wii for christmas - even though I had already believed there would be no chance to get one it the old year, since everyone went crazy about that new marvel by Nintendo (well, so did I, to be frank).
I can tell you, it is such a joy to play The Twilight Princess - a wonderful game, definitely a challenge for the so-called best game ever, The Ocarina of Time. Okay, maybe it is not really up there, on top of the olymp of videogames, but still, it gets close. W ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Daily-life-242411606 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Daily-life-242411606 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:48:24 PST Daily life... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~darkMyke
But I can't help myself, time is just running like some mad 100 m sprinter. Christmas is already approaching, it still seems far away but I'm sure the remaining time will pass very quickly. Especially since there needs to be a lot of work squeezed into that time...I tell you, our lecture about Differentialequations is ugly. I hope my prof doesn't read this but it's really not funny. To waste such an interesting part of mathematics... >_>
But don't worry, I won't bore you a ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Uni-242487962 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Uni-242487962 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:04:28 PDT Uni... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~darkMyke
So, two weeks ago, life at the university started again. With brand new lectures. After getting a lot of the basics done, one can now start to dig a little deeper into mathematics ;)
But only a little...
Anyway, I'm taking these courses this semester:

 // Algebra - after taking Linear Algebra during the past year, this one was obvious ;)

 // Measure- and Probability theory - I fear this is going to be a little...well, not my thing. It's a lot of work, too.

 // Differential equations - definitely interesting. A ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/DD-250970466 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/DD-250970466 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:53:08 PDT DD?! nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~darkMyke
I got my 3rd DD - feature today.
I'm not even sure how I feel anymore.

See, it makes me speechless, a DD is so special that you basically can't get used to that feeling. I'm more than happy and it means more than a lot to me.
I want to say "Thank you so much" to :devCaptian-Deschain: and :devbluespeed9: who made it possible. You two made my day, really.

But there's something that I can't get rid of - the answer if I even deserve that. I got one DD almost exactly one year ago and it felt like it can't get better anymore. The next one in May - it was the ultimate confirmation to me, that my work IS worth the time I use to make it. ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Oh-250782222 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Oh-250782222 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 05:48:38 PDT Oh... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~darkMyke But it's that time of the year again - summer just makes me all sleepy and lazy and bored. I hate that yet I can't change it...

Nothing really happened lately, therefore I didn't think that it was necessary to update my journal or something. Well, okay, I passed my two exams at the beginning of the summer break (one of them with ease...I wish all of the exams would be like that).
Another thing is that I have my driving license for almost one year now. In Austria you have to do special courses in the driving school and a training with the car within one year after you've obtained the license in order ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Wheee-250461407 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Wheee-250461407 Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:55:19 PDT Wheee!!! nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~darkMyke
Anyway, today I had my oral Calculus exam. I really, really knew that this one was going to be tough but...I did it!
In the end I was quite surprised by the outcome, after an easy first question the prof started with the harder stuff and wanted to see, how good I am. But it seems that my answers were good enough to get a great mark... and I can tell you, I'm so happy about that :)
Still there are two other exams coming up now, at the end of June, Linear Algebra and C. But these should hopefully be a ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Unexpected-242798886 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Unexpected-242798886 Sun, 07 May 2006 07:11:35 PDT Unexpected!!! nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~darkMyke
Back in september I felt empty and really unmotivated to go on with my work.
Then something happened, that made me feel much easier. I received a DD feature, which was more than I ever expected. It was a dream that came true, made possible by one of the person I know, :devbetelgeux:, who suggested Machinae and :devalyn: who featured it.

Guess what, it happened again...and once again, I'm left speechless. After getting a DD I would have never ever expected anything else. I reached more than I thought I ever would but I was fooled yet again.

Thanks so much to :devsmashmethod: for another DD feature, it came totally ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Empty-242857206 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Empty-242857206 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:08:48 PST Empty... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~darkMyke There simply so much to do at the moment. At least easter holidays will begin soon even though I have to learn a lot for my next exam which should be sometime soon after the holidays. I made it through the written Calculus Exam (as one of 18 people who did it...out of 48 O_o ) so it's the oral one that is coming up.

I'm not really motivated to do some new piece at the moment so don't expect something soon. I'm just experimenting a lot with lighting and rendering as well as texturing techniques but this takes some time...as I definitely want to ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Welcome-back-242903744 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Welcome-back-242903744 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:52:05 PST Welcome back... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~darkMyke I guess I'll be very busy this week with my preparations for the hardest exam yet. But to be honest, it's more our lecturer who makes it that difficult. He's actually quite well known for being a little mean - if you get the point. Heh, still, after the good results of my last exams I'm motivated to show him his way home and hopefully get an okay result again!

The Olympics are over - sadly. I enjoyed watching the competitions the whole day and especially the great results for the austrian ath ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Gold-242938473 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Gold-242938473 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:07:24 PST Gold!!!!!!! nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~darkMyke Well, especially because I'm always a little enthusiastic when it comes down to such big events...

OMFG...I'm quite speechless but...Austria just won its  third Goldmedal today...three goldmedals and two Bronze medals within a few hours...I thought, the last days were good ones but...I didn't know something like this could happen.

Yeah...Austria is now on the second  place overall, with 7 Goldmedals (note the 7 !s in the title :D ), 5 Silvermedals and 3 Bronzemedals...
I'm sorry but...I can't add something to these achievements...

These ar ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Working-II-242968235 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Working-II-242968235 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:21:14 PST Working II... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2006-2013 ~darkMyke
The new year just begun, yet everything's already as it was last year. Back to the University, a lot of work has to be done. Sadly one of our teachers doesn't really know anything about his job and it's hard to follow him during the lectures. So, even more work has to be done at home, one has to learn the stuff mostly by himself. Heh, and it's really not getting easier...=/
Oh well, there are also a few exams coming up. One which isn't really important to me anymore as I already have passed the specific subject since we had three other tests and I already have enough points - at least that ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Back-243002231 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Back-243002231 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:11:43 PST Back!... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke
That is also the reason for my lack of activity during the last few weeks. I've only checked dA mostly and looked through the new deviations in my watch but never took my time to comment or something. I hope I can change that for the next weeks and spend a little m ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Celebrating-249488377 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Celebrating-249488377 Fri, 04 Nov 2005 09:57:12 PST Celebrating... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke
Honestly, I'm not really good with celebrating such stuff, as it is not very important to me. But hey, let me tell you, I reached my goals that I actually had back at the time when I joined.
I've always wished for 10 pageviews daily which means 3650 a year. I have passed that by far. And not only that, I'd have never expected to get a Daily Deviation some day. I'd have never expected to get 176 Watches and a piece with nearly 400 favourites.

But today, I've got all that - my dreams became true.
So, I definitely hope for another year like that :)

And ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Studying-249409094 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Studying-249409094 Sun, 16 Oct 2005 08:51:37 PDT Studying... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke [This is one of the best VideoGameMusic remixes I've ever heard. Found at ocremix.org, a great place for all VGM lovers out there...like me]

Watching... GITS: SAC 2nd GIG
[I luckily got a chance to watch this. I haven't seen all of the episodes yet but I have to say that the 2nd GIG is almost even better than the 1st GIG. The Intro is simply amazing and the overall feeling of the series is really intense. I wish they would make a 3rd GIG someday...]

Yes, my first year at the university started two weeks ago. It is definitely something new and different. It is ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Dreaming-249273157 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Dreaming-249273157 Mon, 12 Sep 2005 06:54:14 PDT Dreaming...! nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke
I'm still quite speechless and I don't have a clue how I could thank :devbetelgeux: for suggesting and :devalyn: for featuring Machinae.

If I'm honest you made a dream of mine come true. I always saw these great images called "Daily Deviations" and thought that I'd like to be able to do such stunning pieces, even before I became a member of dA. But I also knew that there would be no chance that I'd ever do it. No way...
Until yesterday.

It's really an exciting exp ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/G-o-249212782 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/G-o-249212782 Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:02:19 PDT G...o... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke [...utter beauty...nothing more...nothing less...]

Watching... Sin City
[I just came back from the cinema and I'm still thinking about the movie while I'm writing this. It's hard to describe it but it's just that I have never seen something like that before (oh well, I have seen Elfen Lied already but it's not really comparable). The violence is truly violent. And there's a lot of it, honestly. But...I guess I don't have problems with that as long as it is "aesthetical". I dislike some of the extremely violent scenes simply because they are not necessary to see. Seeing nothing is sometimes better than se ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/dA-249108679 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/dA-249108679 Wed, 03 Aug 2005 09:13:54 PDT dA... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke
Watching... Ghost in the Shell: Stand alone Complex, 1st GIG
[This series is definitely worth seeing it. It might be not as amazing as our loved original GITS - Movie but overall the Animation, Music, storyline, everything is well thought and fits to the whole concept of the anime. Of course, there are some flaws, as the story is quite confusing sometimes, it wouldn't hurt to have some more episodes which explain the details of the case. But hey, it's not too much and probably a good reason to re-watch it someday!]

deviantArt
I've ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Going-on-243271485 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Going-on-243271485 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:40:13 PDT Going on... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke [One of the best Openings I've ever heard - I love this song]

Watching...War of the Worlds
[Well, to be honest I was quite disappointed by the movie - the effects are surely great but the acting is...well, bad. The story itself was created like 100 years ago by H. G. Wells but today it's not really original anymore. Some more changes could have been made to make it more interesting...]

As you can see I'm trying to get some kind of design into my journals...

It's been already a while since I came back from Spain (more than one week)...time ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Preparing-248776640 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Preparing-248776640 Sat, 14 May 2005 07:52:00 PDT Preparing... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke This week was again a pretty interesting one. First off, I got the results for my exams that I had the week before. And I have to say, I'm pretty confident with them - I've got the best mark in all four exams and had the best works in my class in English and Maths, two subjects which are very important and special for me :)

Even though I'm REALLY happy about that, I know that the oral exams are approaching and that these will be quite a bit harder. There's still a lot to do but despite that I don't feel stressed at the moment. I actually feel comfortable and relaxed. My creative block that I had for some time is gone and I finally had a ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Decisive-248720500 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Decisive-248720500 Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:48:50 PDT Decisive... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke
This week started with good news for me - I don't have to go to the military service, so I won't lose a whole year and I can surprisingly start my studies already this year. However, that means that I have to decide what I actually want to do soon.

But before I can do that, I'll have to pass my final exams, beginning this Monday. They consist of 4 tests this week and of 3 oral exams in June. That's why I haven't been too active during the last few weeks, especially outside of dA.
Still, I have a few works in progress and I'm quite happy that I had enough tim ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Stressed-248511208 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Stressed-248511208 Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:44:22 PST Stressed... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke That's the reason for my inactivity - here on DA, as well as in doing some new stuff. I've only finished one work. However, I have experimented a lot, too. Especially with modelling and my 3d skills. You'll see a result soon.

So, if anyone actually missed me, please forgive my lack of activity, I hope that will change somehow soon. ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Developing-248341226 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Developing-248341226 Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:35:47 PST Developing... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke I had to quote Nightangel here, too, as these words are describing my own feelings about my work. I do whatever I like and whatever I want to create - and I simply don't have a clue about making real art so the quote is very true for me.

Currently I also see my work in a different way than before. Something changed and even though I can't say that I'm totally satisfied with Radiosity and Divinity, there are some things that I'll probably improve in the future, but ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Working-248273619 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Working-248273619 Sat, 15 Jan 2005 15:06:06 PST Working... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2005-2013 ~darkMyke Anyway, I'm really working a lot on my skills in both 3d and PS. That takes a lot of time but I think it's necessary to develop my work.
I have a finished (?) one on my HD, I guess I'll upload it sooner or later. Now I'm doing something that's actually not my style. But we'll see if it is worth it or not.  I want to make it very fast as I don't want to think about it too much - I just want to do it. Maybe that's the better way to work.

Anyway, otherwise there isn't something new, I have passed 500 pageviews (wow...) but yeah...that's probably ]]> http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Impressions-248113915 http://darkmyke.deviantart.com/journal/Impressions-248113915 Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:29:16 PST Impressions... nonadult journals/personal darkMyke http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/d/a/darkmyke.gif Copyright 2004-2013 ~darkMyke
# is currently Stumped -> you couldn't find a better emoticon to express my current feelings - I'm feeling unsure about my "art" and don't have a clue if it will ever be as good as I want it to be. I always have great plans in my mind but when it comes down to actually realizing them I have to see that I can't do the things that I want to do, my finished projects are always quite different from what I had in my mind. I hate that, to be unable to create all the ideas that pop up in my brain and to actually model or brush them or whatever...
It's hard to accept that I simply don't hav ]]>