@Valefor: I thought I started to reply to this but I think my closed the tab >x<;;
Again I am late to replying to this. However it goes along with what we are talking about XD;;

Life and things getting in the way or pulling you away from things like avi sites.
Very true but I hope maybe in later years people will get back to avi sites or they will be a trend again when everyone gets tired of twitter/snapchat/tik tok.
It is always changing and moving I think; the trends at least.
I dont wanna grow out of it ////ARGHH!!! < in a silly voice)

Awesome!! Eep > w < I will try!! Last three days I got really bad at going to bed on a routine and stayed up until 7am....eeps.
Never good at all and it took me 4 days to get back to some kind of normal bedtime. Or at least before 3am bedtime.
I love the cute face! The Kaoemoji? I forgot what the japanese term is for those faces!!

No....this past week I stayed at the home a lot and watched the dogs a lot or watched tv. Or just sleeping all day. Felt like doing nothing but on friday I got to go out with friends and family for thrifting. But I should make a day where I go out by myself for a bit. I am always with my parents or my mom going somewhere. I miss driving as well because either of them drive. S_S ;;

The Gem and Jewelry show was a lot of fun!! I found a lot of things to buy and picked out something for my friend's bday!
I am going to make her a mala.

Agreed. Sad but if they are not focusing on it like they want to or should then it needs to close until they can and I know keeping up a site like that for fun can be very pricey? Me too! Got me to through high school pretty good. Kept me sane too.

How was your week? I love your yin/yang avi!! 9 o9 So eerie cool!

@Shampoo: Nah, you're fine. xD It happens lol.
And don't worry about late replies. I really don't mind at all. Like I tell everyone else, I'm pretty patient. o uob

I'm sure there will be some people who will remember avatar sites and come back. Or maybe it will be trendy again. xD But for now, I like the small knit communities that we have. And same! I feel you with not wanting to grow out of it! I'm really glad I found avatar sites because it's another outlet and I can make friends with online strangers and not have to show my face (if i don't want to) LOL.

It can take some time to re-adjust your sleeping schedule again. Just keep at it and I'm sure you can go back to the routine you want. c:
And yea I have no idea what the japanese emojis are called. xD I just found this site that has all of them and use them occasionally. LINK

I hope you're able to take some time off and go by yourself. c: It's nice to hang out with others, but sometimes you just need some "me" time. xD
And glad to hear you enjoyed the gem and jewelry show! What kind of things did you buy if you don't mind me asking? And what's a mala?

And yep. Agreed. I think it's about time (although they should have done it sooner imo) to close the site for good. They aren't getting any revenue anymore since a lot of users aren't active anymore to donate. Same! It got me through high school too! Gonna miss Roli though.

And my week's been okay. Just finished my last final yesterday so now i have more time. I'll be on voltra more often too. c:
And thanks! I love making avis like these or headless ones. xD

@Shampoo: Me too. xD Oh, Pantheon Online opened today! Are you on there as well! I just joined a while ago. c:
You're fine. Don't feel obligated to reply when you're busy. And it's understandable if you get distracted because same. xDD

It is easier to know everybody and chat more with a small community. It's definitely harder to miss anything honestly.
I see what you mean though. It's easier to lie or keep some info since we don't know each other irl. We're basically talking to strangers online. ^^;

I'm glad you're working on your sleep schedule and trying to make it work. Take it slow! Don't feel like you have to force yourself and stress yourself out!
And haha yes! I joined toyhouse waaaay back but never used it. I decided to make use of it to organize all my ocs with its handy features.

Ooh, I know what you mean! I currently don't have a car so i can't really go anywhere by myself unless I can borrow one of my parent's car. But that means having to drive to work and then picking them up later (which i really don't want to do xD). It does suck staying home all the time because there's only so much you can do.

It was so stressful, but I'm just glad I passed my class. ; u; Right now, I'm taking a summer biology class and working on art. xD Don't remember if i asked you this before, but do you have any plans for the summer?

Your avis are so cute tho! <33

@Shampoo: You're totally fine. Better late than never i guess! xD But I'm glad to hear you've joined! <33 I'm also glad to hear you're doing better with your health too. Take care! And take breaks if you need to! You're health is more important! c:
And Panthon is doing fine. It's active and also a small community so exciting is subjective. xD We did just finished the Halloween event so the activity may have died down a bit. I'm still a bit new to staff and work as an item handler (meaning i prep and save items so they can be uploaded by the admin). But if you have any questions, feel free to ask me or any other staff.

Oh no, it sucks that it got out of hand. But sometimes, it happens. And it's best to clean up and start again. I hope it hasn't been too overwhelming for you! How is that coming along for you?

My summer biology course went well. I'm currently taking an abnormal psychology course, stats, and organic chemistry class (which is kicking my butt). xDD It's close to finals. There's about 4 weeks left, and it's going by FAST! D8

@Totalanimefan: It is good to be back!!! > w < I missed you and everyone!
GASP!!! You spoil me!!! O o O!! o
I will be posting a lot of and what can I do to thank you??? 0 u 0

@Valefor: I am on the roliana discord and someone posted their avi and it made me remember about voltras while I was in florida but it wasn't until now that I actually login but i had to google it to get the name right XD ;;;
I need to make it a routine or something calming to do everyday so that I can check and know what is happening here and on other sites.
I got out of the habit of getting on my laptop or even tablet computer. OTL ;;; I need to make it easier to use and work with!
I feel a little overwhelmed in my surroundings at the moment near my desk right now. I need to clean the floor around it from books, stamps, and ink pads I have right now that do not have a home at the moment. I want to organize them but i need to clean a spot in the basement to do that/ koijuhgyft ARGHH

Please do!! I think it was a little quiet but the leader/owner is very active and working out the details and issues with the site right now.
I am wishing them( the team) all the best and the best vibes and cheers!!

The trip was fun with my mom but i think it has? My Dad's family, my grandma is hard to talk to and my aunt never wanted to actually meet with us or hang out at ALL the whole four days we were there. That is a whole thing that will take up too many post to explain. My Mom's side was pretty good and fun but after the grandma's visit and painting a door it was hard to get into a nice working groove to finish things because the unexpected things happened. Like the washing machined needed new parts, my grandmie's stop light brake light switch stopped working and we need to fix it. We got super sleepy and had to keep going out to the hardware store to get all of the items we needed to finish the job;;; my great aunt had a small stroke in Sept about two weeks after my Dad's dad died (He died the last week of Aug) So its been a wild ride for both sides of the family and when it rain, it pours. My Great-aunt is doing pretty good and she can talk, drive, and basely as normal but there is moments where you can notice what happened to her after the stroke.

I wil try and keep my mind stable and calm; I almost got into the loop of feeling doubt and feeling bad about my skills in art and other things I am good at. So I needed to stop that moment or row. I stopped it while playing animal crossing and post here! Reading you post helped as well. I just need to get out of my mind and get to work! get my hands busy. <3

I miss the avi sites and I feel like even gaiaonline is having a hard time keeping active or having people on their site for a long time compared to when it was a few years old. Only about 4k people online at this time a few hours ago when I looked. So quiet. It's eerie. I know now or probably joining a new avi site is a lot of work trying to get gold for items or talking to new people can be hard? I know it is very easy to just lurk and never post much! I have a few new sites like that but never got a lot of users;; I know the feeling about not want to bug or nag them like that or bother bother bother them like Potter Tales! It can be others mad or not want to talk to you >//<;; I have bad experience with that. But those people weren't really close to me in any way.
I can't use my iPhone with Pantheon but i can see it pretty good with my iPad. I tired to get on the website with my laptop but it wouldn't load for me at ALL!!
So I had to use my iPad instead. WEIRD.

Oh!! I checked and went through all of the blues ;3 I think it is number 72(Sapperine) or there another blue I could use! I just need to use it on my clothes;; Hehe --
I still need to try out the custom laying system but I wanted to post a bit more before buying things! I think I bought too many things before I knew what I wanted! > w<

I did two watercolors pictures a day and I changed the brand of watercolors too but I stopped around the Day 8/9?? But I want to get back to it and try to do something small for each day or just do one a day so far. I started it this year because a rp group I am in was having a two month event that is like Art fight and I thought it was a good chance for me to work in watercolor and use all of my sets to see if I can get rid of a few or find one I like more than the others.
However a lot of things came up on the 10th day and I got sad and didnt have enough time to set up everything up.....also there was some arguments that set me off on a blue mood too. That is gone or is better now.

Hugs!!!! I know that stress and I had it as well!! I felt guilty for feeling behind and the gap got wider and wider;;;;

Same here but sometimes my Dad doesn't want a thing anymore, he will put it in my room or near my desk and it drives me up a WALL!! My mom will clean a spot in the basement and get to clean a spot open to clean more but my dad will fill it up again with things and we both are like......naw it'll stay that way so we dont need to clean the more mess. jiuyftd HAHAH poi ///feeling nuts.

Woooo~! That one definitely intrigued me as well! When the professor isn't boring or their voice isn't monotone is the best!!!
When they are excited or their voice is nice makes it easier to learn! True that!! I remember my college days XD;;; Always different to school to school too!
My upcoming holidays is .....sort of not holiday feeling or thats what my mom said. We dont have the feeling yet but we might have a small meal for Thanksgiving and might shop if there is something that the whole family wants or its a good deal. At the moment it is trying to organize the house and make sure that we can stay clean and vacuum things XD;;

I still havent unpacked and I got back on the 14th OTL

@Totalanimefan: Whoa!! I gotta step up my game!!
Sounds about right thou!! Probably more!

@Shampoo: heyyy welcome to voltra! Nice avi you already have!!!!

@Shampoo: hehe nice yeah the peez on here are really awesome and generous =)

@Shampoo: i learned everyone is happy if you just stay at the site and being active ^^