~AcyaTheDragon

Whelp,

With apprehension I put my twenties behind me and reluctantly greet my thirties with open arms, even though it pains me. I just can't believe how fast the last decade has gone. I know it's cliche but where does the time go? I still feel as if it was just yesterday I turned twenty years old in Bali (Indonesia) of all places. That was the very first time I’d ever gone overseas and touched foreign soil. It was an amazing experience and a great way to celebrate crossing into a new stage of life.

Now… I mean, does anyone enjoy getting older from this point on? I hate being a bit of a negative nancy - and I swear this journal will get a lot happier so just bare with me for a moment - but it's just my state of mind at the moment wondering what life has to offer from here? As a wee lad I couldn't wait to be a teenager to have more freedoms- to do anything I wanted. As a teeneger I couldnt wait to become an adult to have a licence, drink booze and start making my own money- being financially independent from my parents so I can have true freedom. Now, having all that I’m left wondering where to go from here?

I have eyes potentially set on my own house so I can finally stop renting. That's definitely the goal for next year - I was gonna buy this year but the travel bug has bitten me and I don't wanna be tied down for a little bit longer - after that, not a hell of a lot else. Suppose I could get married but that's kind of… typical and not really my thing.

I guess it's just those, ‘Getting Older Moments’. One of those annoying hump you have to get over before everything settles down again. It’ll have passed by the time you read this. Anyway, the thought of turning thirty did have its upsides. It inspired me to finally start getting more active into the furry community, something that I’d been dragging my feet on for over a decade now (for one personal reason and another). BUT NO MORE, I shouted to the high heavens. It was now or never.

The time had finally come.

Now I know what you're thinking. The logical first step should have been to get a reference sheet, right? God knows that was long overdue for Acya; who by this point was nineteen years old and without a proper reference other than something hazy lingering in my mind. Well I did contemplate that ultimately I decided it was better if I joined a few furry communities first to see if I would like and fit in. That was a struggle for me because it meant I had to talk to people and at that point I was very antisocial for… reasons that I wont get into now but I’d had a bad experience in the past. That just felt more important to me. If I couldn't master that there was really no point in continuing. So how did it go?

Worked better beyond my wildest dreams. Never would have expected all the amazing people I would meet and become friends with. Really upsets me that I waited so long for such things but as a great man once said; Better late than never.

Now armed with the new found confidence I finally set out getting my long overdue reference sheet from the insanely talented KaisarReitz. Damn the expense. My Sona deserved the best having to wait for so long. The day I finally received it felt like I’d accomplished a real milestone in my life- and brought closure after more then close to twenty years of wondering if this could ever be done.

Admittedly, I was a tad disappointed in myself for not actually drawing him first - believe me, I tried so many damn times but I just couldn't accurately draw what my mind was trying to show me. So it feels completely unreal now to have the drawing in front of me- an actual drawn representation of my Sona. Almost the way I hoped it would be. It feels so unreal yet I feel completed. I haven't been this happy in so long.

On even brighter news you know what this means having my own reference now?

That's right, copious amounts of my own smut! After years of appreciation of other peoples Sonas in compromising acts and displays I thought it was finally time I start giving back to the community and comming my own smut for everyone to ogle over. I’ve amassed quite a backlog that I can roll out slowly for years to come. Enjoy, and then some.

I was hopeful about attending my first furry con. Sadly I wasn't able to fit it in with the bust work schedule and lack of tickets so I was very sad. On the plus side I was able to sneak in at the last minute (literally yesterday) attending my first IRL furr meet on the beach (with ominous dark clouds above). Despite the crap weather I really loved the experience. Can't wait to attend my first furry con next year.

Not really much more to say now so I better wrap this up as I’m going out to dinner with my family to celebrate. Despite my apathy of being a decade older I do in fact look forward to what the next ten years may bring. Though I loathe the idea of aging I am excited by what unexpected developments may happen in the future. Till then thanks for reading. And sorry for rambling.

---Acya—

P.S. And sorry for rambling. Truth is I didn't really know what to even write? Just thought I needed to say something for the occasion.