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I did it! Well, I did it a week ago!

I remember being so homesick when I moved into the dorms four years ago, so I went to CYS and nothing really had changed at all. I was writing Soul Thief while adjusting to college life.

It was super tough at times. I'm just now recovering from bad mental health and still working through anxiety. But I knew I could always come back to my hat-shaped house here.

Not to tug on heart strings, but you can continue to support me by commissioning me. (Cough, cough, pricing here!) Or just enjoy my art. :~)

I'm still looking for an alternative to RedBubble. I'd really love to eventually print and ship out work myself and sell originals!

I wish everyone luck on their finals too! Cheers!

~~~ And the Link to the Dropbox with all my CYS drawings! ~~~

Congrats on graduating and glad this place could provide some amusement and some art inspiration.

And your art is definitely enjoyed here.

Congratulations and Great job!

Congrats on graduating! Your cap looks way better than what mines gonna look like if I ever start it lol

Wow. I didn’t even know you were in college.

Congrats on graduating, and also not making being a college student your entire personality as you were in college. Kinda like me. 

Very cool.

Congratulations! Glad to hear you're recovering- and hopefully you can find that RedBubble alternative soon. Glory to MHD!

Congratulations, MHD! Graduating is no easy feat. I really love your cap!

Writing Spell of Slumber has helped me adjust to college life too, which probably reflects in some of the earlier scenes. But I'm glad you'll be able to focus more on your mental health now you're out of college.

I'm going to recommend MHD's commissions to anyone who's thinking of it. Definitely worth it. You could get a personalised profile picture, commemorate a special CYS moment, or even ask for a professional cover page for your new storygames! I know it has always been an additional incentive to win contests for me.

OMG, is that your hat? Bloody hell, the other students must have been jealous when they threw their plain, boring black caps in the air. Is the rest of the hat pink and sparkly, or just the top? I wanna see the rest!!!

Really, really sorry to hear that you've been having problems with your mental health. You're always such a rainbow of wholesome cheerfulness that I never would've guessed. Feel free to send me a message if you ever want to chat about anything at all. Anything whatsoever, I'm always here, and always happy to talk to you. Trust me, I have a lot of experience with complex mental health issues... A LOT.

Now... Concerning those extremely generous commission prices... I have been looking to expand my ever growing collection of chibi Hitlers! ^_^

(P.S. Is the picture of me being a bad stand up comedian in there somewhere? I want to set it as my profile pic, but I can't find it.)

I'd say I had one of the best caps! And just the top is decorated.

And it looks like I never finished that drawing of you, given my unlucky, hip-proportion history. ;~)

Thank you! ^_^

Congratulations, MadHattersDaughter! Your cap looks awesome; I love your art style!

Thank you everyone! :,~)

MHD wins the class of 2023! Congrats!

I am glad that you've accomplished this.

I look forward to seeing more of your cool art stuff and hope you continue to succeed.

Out of curiosity... Any plans on what you're going to do with yourself now that you've tossed your super sparkly hat into the air? ^_^

Oh fuck! I'm very late to this but, congratulations! Here's to this all taking you to fabulous places.

Today marks my ten years at CYS! A lot has happened between now and then! Thought I'd post a bunch of art and very old art and unfinished art in celebration! Here's to another 10!

Thank you for the 10 years of helping me keep this place safe from the evil eclaires

Thank you for all of the art you share and the irreplaceable role you serve.

Happy 10 year anniversary MHD! 

The place has certainly been better with you around.

One full decade!!

Happy 10th Anniversary, MHD!

I'm a bit late to this, but here, have some fairytale-inspired hats. 

So glad you like them! The blue one is my favourite too :)

I intended to post this on Christmas Eve but I heard the forum needed a bit of a resuscitation. I'm also a new puppy mom so moments I can post are few and far between. (I'm handling a fidgety pup as I post this!) But I pulled this one off my shelves just for the holidays! Enjoy! And Merry Christmas!

This is amazing MHD. Thank you! 

What a nice Christmiz tale! And perhaps the greatest forum post of all time, really.

This is hilarious. Have a good christmas, MHD.

(Also what is your dog's name)

I liked it a lot.

What a delightful book! It almost makes me feel bad that this damnable program navigates by bending and dog-earing all the pages!

That is awesome! Loved that

This is amazing, you are the best! I'd totally help ruin Christsmas too!

Very nice.

This is so incredibly impressive! I love the illustrations, the story retelling and the CYS references. You keep setting the bar impossibly high every year, and yet you always manage to outdo yourself. Also, congrats on getting a puppy! 

Edit: Wait, there's music! My mind was already blown before I found out. I think we need a double/ triple commendation system specifically for MHD.

MHD's works are always the best! It's such a lovely art style.

and hey! This works on mobile! Christmas Miracle ^^

This is the coolest thing I've seen on the forum since, well, probably MHD's animation.

Last night the community of CYS joined me on Discord where I streamed some art and my voice was revealed. When I was then informed I pronounce some things supposedly incorrectly.

I started off with some warm up sketches as Ford and Tim kept me company.

At the beginning I was a little nervous having all these eyes on me and EXPOSING my art process. But soon we all settled in and I think I spent more time laughing at everyone's messages.

End had some trouble but eventually he joined us too.

There were some breaks between my working on the illustration and some requests too.

Some, a little more disturbing than others.

But minutes before the clock struck midnight, I had finished the illustration! And I hope you all have a lovely New Year!

I genuinely had so much fun and I'm so glad to have spent the countdown with you all. And I definitely hope to do this again soon!

This new year's post is amazing! I love the shading effects and the glowing fireworks. All the doodles are great, now I wish I had stayed up to 3 so I could have joined the stream and watched the whole process. 

Next time you run one of these, I'll set an alarm.

Stream was a lot of fun! Thanks for hosting it! 

Ahh these look great!! This gives me some motivation to finish a storygame so I can get back in the discord, ha ha. I can't miss out on one of these again! 

Thanks for hosting the stream, MHD. It was one of the best New Year's Eves I ever had. The art was also very comical and the main piece turned out great.

If you do another one, I'd be more than glad to hang out again.

Happy New Year.