Hello Again!

Hey guys!
It's been so long since I even logged onto dA, and I'm really sorry!
I'm not dead or seriously ill, I started a new job, and I've just been really busy with that and other things in my life, and I've been too tired most nights to get taught up with everyone and everything on dA.
But I'm off for 5 days straight and I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things during my time off.
So, hello! How are you guys? I hope your all doing so well!

So, besides getting caught up with you guys, I wanted to talk about this little thing called art.
I've been thinking about the history of art and the importance of it, and it blows my mind to think of the broadness of the term.
First off, the word art can be used to describe many things, paintings, photography, architecture, landscaping, sculpting, all these things are considered "art".
It's especially amazing to think of how far we've come and how far we've taken art, what started as paint made of blood on cave walls, is now a huge part of all people's lives. 
But more than anything, I love that art has almost no barriers, unlike most other forms of communication. Words have the language barrier and actions have the cultural barrier, but art is something everybody can understand if done the right way. I think that's why it's so easy to form a community like dA, because it's based around art and whether you live in the US or China, you can still understand and bond with people over the concepts of your artwork.

Anyway, I really hope you guys aren't too mad at me for semi-abandoning dA, but I'm back now and plan to be fully active for a little while at least.
You guys know I love you so much,
and I wish you the best of days,
goodnight! <3