So, I finally realized I should have paid attention to that announcement about "Introducing Sta.sh to dA"
I don't know if the old ftp.deviantart.com method of batch uploading is officially no more, but I spent about 10 mins trying to connect to it last night with no success--I could ping it, but not authenticate (sorry 'bout that, dA server admins!)
I was a bit worried because, as glitchy and cludgy as it was, it allowed me to use my time better--set lots of things to upload and walk away, come back and fill in data about submissions later. Much better than waiting for one photo at a time to upload before hitting submit.
But, then I wander