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Hi! I'm doing a thing!
Posted 4 months agoFor those of you who don't know yet:
FA seems to have stabilized, so I've started reuploading things!
"Wait", you say, rushing over to my gallery and being sorely disappointed by the lack of images. "There's nothing here yet. You tricked me!"
No no, hangon, wait. Wait. I've started reuploading my Animorphs fanart (mostly Andalites) over at
Sarifel first, because frankly that's a way less daunting task. Once I'm done reuploading stuff over there (which will probably be this weekend), I'll start trying to figure out which pictures to reupload here. I can't do ALL of them, there's over a thousand pictures and I'm pretty sure FA has rules on how much you can upload all at once. Also, I'm not sure I like a majority of my older pictures anymore, so it'll probably just be some personal favorites.
I will be honest, my Stitch/Experiment art will mostly go un-uploaded. I've been struggling with a lot of anxiety around that subject for years, and I feel like it's healthier for me to focus on things that interest me. There's a few pictures I will re-upload, mostly TF related ones or ones I am especially proud of the technical work in, but the rest will just stay in the bucket.
Anyways, yeah. Hi! I will be doing THINGS soon. And if you like Animorphs or Andalites or just wanna see what else I have been drawing, check out my other account, it already has some art back up!
FA seems to have stabilized, so I've started reuploading things!
"Wait", you say, rushing over to my gallery and being sorely disappointed by the lack of images. "There's nothing here yet. You tricked me!"
No no, hangon, wait. Wait. I've started reuploading my Animorphs fanart (mostly Andalites) over at
Sarifel first, because frankly that's a way less daunting task. Once I'm done reuploading stuff over there (which will probably be this weekend), I'll start trying to figure out which pictures to reupload here. I can't do ALL of them, there's over a thousand pictures and I'm pretty sure FA has rules on how much you can upload all at once. Also, I'm not sure I like a majority of my older pictures anymore, so it'll probably just be some personal favorites.I will be honest, my Stitch/Experiment art will mostly go un-uploaded. I've been struggling with a lot of anxiety around that subject for years, and I feel like it's healthier for me to focus on things that interest me. There's a few pictures I will re-upload, mostly TF related ones or ones I am especially proud of the technical work in, but the rest will just stay in the bucket.
Anyways, yeah. Hi! I will be doing THINGS soon. And if you like Animorphs or Andalites or just wanna see what else I have been drawing, check out my other account, it already has some art back up!
Updated Contact Information
Posted 10 months agoHello all!
I've had a hard time actually following through on uploading at new places. I'm sorry about that. However, I do have an update on my contact information.
First, I've deleted my two Twitter accounts. I'm now over at Bluesky, under the name sarifel.bsky.social!
Second, I'm still planning on uploading stuff to Weasyl when I get the energy for it. I've already put a few pictures up at https://www.weasyl.com/~petrock, but it'll be a while before I actually get to uploading stuff.
Third, my Telegram account is OvnitheUFO and my Discord account is sarifel. Additionally, I have a Discord channel that is barely used, but I still hope to find the discipline to use it more. You can find it at https://discord.gg/FuYJs2JcND. This link shouldn't expire, so come check it out and maybe prod me into uploading things there!
Fourth, my Tumblr accounts! My main one is https://sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel.tumblr.com/ for my Animorphs related artwork (including Andalite TFs), but I have three smaller ones - https://petrock-rambles.tumblr.com/ for rambles and reblogs, and https://www.tumblr.com/petrock-sketches for the small amount of non-Animorphs art I've shared over on Tumblr.
Fifth, though I barely use it, my deviantART account is still Ovni-the-UFO, and all my really old SFW art is over there!
Lastly, I don't know if FA is serious about reconsidering the policies that have been pushed over the last couple of years, but if they do roll back the rule about body proportions, I will start uploading things here again. That is the only sticking point left - if I'm ever gonna have my art with Ovni and my other shorter characters here, that rule *has* to go. It's an attack on artistic expression and I don't want to get banned for posting the things I've drawn of my own adult characters just because they don't look like human adults.
Anyways, I think that's everything for now! Seeya around!
I've had a hard time actually following through on uploading at new places. I'm sorry about that. However, I do have an update on my contact information.
First, I've deleted my two Twitter accounts. I'm now over at Bluesky, under the name sarifel.bsky.social!
Second, I'm still planning on uploading stuff to Weasyl when I get the energy for it. I've already put a few pictures up at https://www.weasyl.com/~petrock, but it'll be a while before I actually get to uploading stuff.
Third, my Telegram account is OvnitheUFO and my Discord account is sarifel. Additionally, I have a Discord channel that is barely used, but I still hope to find the discipline to use it more. You can find it at https://discord.gg/FuYJs2JcND. This link shouldn't expire, so come check it out and maybe prod me into uploading things there!
Fourth, my Tumblr accounts! My main one is https://sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel.tumblr.com/ for my Animorphs related artwork (including Andalite TFs), but I have three smaller ones - https://petrock-rambles.tumblr.com/ for rambles and reblogs, and https://www.tumblr.com/petrock-sketches for the small amount of non-Animorphs art I've shared over on Tumblr.
Fifth, though I barely use it, my deviantART account is still Ovni-the-UFO, and all my really old SFW art is over there!
Lastly, I don't know if FA is serious about reconsidering the policies that have been pushed over the last couple of years, but if they do roll back the rule about body proportions, I will start uploading things here again. That is the only sticking point left - if I'm ever gonna have my art with Ovni and my other shorter characters here, that rule *has* to go. It's an attack on artistic expression and I don't want to get banned for posting the things I've drawn of my own adult characters just because they don't look like human adults.
Anyways, I think that's everything for now! Seeya around!
Uploading at Weasyl!
Posted a year agoHey all,
I've started uploading things over at Weasyl! I'll only upload a few things a night, don't want to swamp the system over there, but if you're interested you should go check it out! https://www.weasyl.com/~petrock
Right now I have a few pics of some imps I've been drawing lately and a new sketch of Ovni, but I'll have more uploaded in coming days.
I've started uploading things over at Weasyl! I'll only upload a few things a night, don't want to swamp the system over there, but if you're interested you should go check it out! https://www.weasyl.com/~petrock
Right now I have a few pics of some imps I've been drawing lately and a new sketch of Ovni, but I'll have more uploaded in coming days.
Getting More Frustrated with FurAffinity
Posted a year agoHello again,
So... I'm getting really frustrated with FurAffinity now. As you probably remember, last summer the site announced policy changes targeting a wide variety of art with body proportions they deemed inappropriate because it reminded them of children. They told us to send in trouble tickets, and we did, and multiple Lilo and Stitch fanartists got responses back saying adult Lilo and Stitch art was effectively banned. Stitch's canon proportions and artwork that was close to his canon proportions violated the "uwu looks like children" rule FA was imposing.
However, it's been almost a year since that ban, and they've done virtually nothing. I haven't heard of any pictures being deleted or artists being banned. One artist here who was told his art would be banned decided he would leave his art up and let FA take it down themselves, and FA never took their down.
What's going on? Did I delete my gallery for nothing? Did FA change their policy behind the scenes and not tell anybody, or are they just being lazy? I'm starting to go from depressed to frustrated over this, and I don't know what to do. I've sent up a trouble ticket asking for clarification, but considering they never answered my last trouble ticket, I doubt I'm gonna get one.
EDIT: I did find that one artist I followed was told to delete some pictures, but... if that's all, then I still don't understand. I can literally find thousands of pictures of the Digimon and Pokemon they said were being banned. Can someone make it make sense?
So... I'm getting really frustrated with FurAffinity now. As you probably remember, last summer the site announced policy changes targeting a wide variety of art with body proportions they deemed inappropriate because it reminded them of children. They told us to send in trouble tickets, and we did, and multiple Lilo and Stitch fanartists got responses back saying adult Lilo and Stitch art was effectively banned. Stitch's canon proportions and artwork that was close to his canon proportions violated the "uwu looks like children" rule FA was imposing.
However, it's been almost a year since that ban, and they've done virtually nothing. I haven't heard of any pictures being deleted or artists being banned. One artist here who was told his art would be banned decided he would leave his art up and let FA take it down themselves, and FA never took their down.
What's going on? Did I delete my gallery for nothing? Did FA change their policy behind the scenes and not tell anybody, or are they just being lazy? I'm starting to go from depressed to frustrated over this, and I don't know what to do. I've sent up a trouble ticket asking for clarification, but considering they never answered my last trouble ticket, I doubt I'm gonna get one.
EDIT: I did find that one artist I followed was told to delete some pictures, but... if that's all, then I still don't understand. I can literally find thousands of pictures of the Digimon and Pokemon they said were being banned. Can someone make it make sense?
Update: Feeling a bit better
Posted a year agoHello all,
It's been a rough few months for me, but the past couple of days I have felt a lot better. I've put in a couple job applications at places that pay more than my current job, I'm getting my car fixed*, and I got some much-needed dental work done as it was messing with my mood. I've also been playing Palworld with a couple friends, and that's helped tremendously.
I think the thing that really helped me start feeling better is that yesterday, I was woken up by a phone interview for one of the jobs I applied for, and I think I did really well in it despite being half-awake. I have another interview coming up for that in a bit.
*A friend of mine is helping with the car stuff. I don't wanna go into too much detail about it, but I'm never buying another Chevy for as long as I live. The local dealerships are terrible and their customer service is even worse.
I will try to keep you guys updated on when I get back into the swing of things. It's only been a couple of days since I started feeling better, so I haven't drawn much, but I am starting to feel creative again.
It's been a rough few months for me, but the past couple of days I have felt a lot better. I've put in a couple job applications at places that pay more than my current job, I'm getting my car fixed*, and I got some much-needed dental work done as it was messing with my mood. I've also been playing Palworld with a couple friends, and that's helped tremendously.
I think the thing that really helped me start feeling better is that yesterday, I was woken up by a phone interview for one of the jobs I applied for, and I think I did really well in it despite being half-awake. I have another interview coming up for that in a bit.
*A friend of mine is helping with the car stuff. I don't wanna go into too much detail about it, but I'm never buying another Chevy for as long as I live. The local dealerships are terrible and their customer service is even worse.
I will try to keep you guys updated on when I get back into the swing of things. It's only been a couple of days since I started feeling better, so I haven't drawn much, but I am starting to feel creative again.
Still Looking For A Place To Settle
Posted a year agoSo, not a long journal here, but an important one I think.
First, I'm looking for a new job. It's not urgent, I still have my current job, but my current job is weighing on me emotionally and psychologically. I could go on for paragraphs about why the job is hurting me, but the short version is they pay us next to nothing and then expect five-star white-glove service, and I'm struggling with it. As we used to say back in the pandemic: "I have a letter that says I'm essential and a paycheck that says I'm not."
I'm hoping my years of experience might translate into a better job eventually, but everything I've looked at within the industry is more of the same. Might be that way across the whole economy, judging by the way my friends talk. I don't know how I'm supposed to handle that either.
Second, I am still looking for a sense of community. If you've followed me for a while, you know this is something I've struggled with for years after the Lilo and Stitch fan community I was a part of imploded. Then I was part of a MLP:FiM community too, but that also imploded, and I've been adrift ever since. I have a good number of friends, and I love them, but I don't have a group I belong to, and it eats me up inside. I've tried joining groups, especially ones recommended to me by friends, but I don't know how to become part of a group, and I usually get the feeling that I am not wanted. No one ever talks to me, thinks about me, invites me to do stuff, I'm just... treated like I'm not even there. Doesn't matter how much I talk. Doesn't matter if I try drawing for people. Doesn't matter what I do.
I get it, everybody already has their social circles set up, they don't need someone new barging in. Still hurts to be the guy without a home though.
Well, update on that front: I thought I might've found a group I could join on a minecraft server for a few weeks, but it turned out that server was mostly being run as part of a giant scam by a company capitalizing off of some youtuber's fame. I'm not interested in being scammed, so I left. Frankly, I don't know where else to look. I think my loneliness is going to kill me some day.
Third, my depression is getting worse. I've been locked into paralysis on moving my gallery and things by a long and ongoing bout of depression, and recently it has gotten a lot worse. I mean, I've been depressed for decades now, and Furaffinity's bullshit forcing me to delete my gallery certainly hasn't helped, but recently I've found it has gotten to levels I haven't seen since middle school. I'm having more intrusive thoughts, I'm spiraling more often, and some days I genuinely worry I could hurt myself. This generally means I'm spending all my free time and energy just trying to survive, which puts me in paralysis on commissions and building a new gallery somewhere for my art... I'm so tired. I know I should get help, but it's just too expensive, and finding someplace that helps and works with my schedule is impossible because therapists don't believe in working graveyard like normal people have to.
Fourth, car troubles. My car, a hybrid, now has intermittent high voltage system problems, and I need to get them fixed. This is stressing me out so much too because my car is super important to me. Driving is the only form of real freedom that I have, and I hate the thought that it could be taken away with no notice because American industry can't engage in some basic fucking quality control anymore.
I swear, the whole world keeps getting shittier and shittier, and I'm just waiting for the day it decides to kill me.
First, I'm looking for a new job. It's not urgent, I still have my current job, but my current job is weighing on me emotionally and psychologically. I could go on for paragraphs about why the job is hurting me, but the short version is they pay us next to nothing and then expect five-star white-glove service, and I'm struggling with it. As we used to say back in the pandemic: "I have a letter that says I'm essential and a paycheck that says I'm not."
I'm hoping my years of experience might translate into a better job eventually, but everything I've looked at within the industry is more of the same. Might be that way across the whole economy, judging by the way my friends talk. I don't know how I'm supposed to handle that either.
Second, I am still looking for a sense of community. If you've followed me for a while, you know this is something I've struggled with for years after the Lilo and Stitch fan community I was a part of imploded. Then I was part of a MLP:FiM community too, but that also imploded, and I've been adrift ever since. I have a good number of friends, and I love them, but I don't have a group I belong to, and it eats me up inside. I've tried joining groups, especially ones recommended to me by friends, but I don't know how to become part of a group, and I usually get the feeling that I am not wanted. No one ever talks to me, thinks about me, invites me to do stuff, I'm just... treated like I'm not even there. Doesn't matter how much I talk. Doesn't matter if I try drawing for people. Doesn't matter what I do.
I get it, everybody already has their social circles set up, they don't need someone new barging in. Still hurts to be the guy without a home though.
Well, update on that front: I thought I might've found a group I could join on a minecraft server for a few weeks, but it turned out that server was mostly being run as part of a giant scam by a company capitalizing off of some youtuber's fame. I'm not interested in being scammed, so I left. Frankly, I don't know where else to look. I think my loneliness is going to kill me some day.
Third, my depression is getting worse. I've been locked into paralysis on moving my gallery and things by a long and ongoing bout of depression, and recently it has gotten a lot worse. I mean, I've been depressed for decades now, and Furaffinity's bullshit forcing me to delete my gallery certainly hasn't helped, but recently I've found it has gotten to levels I haven't seen since middle school. I'm having more intrusive thoughts, I'm spiraling more often, and some days I genuinely worry I could hurt myself. This generally means I'm spending all my free time and energy just trying to survive, which puts me in paralysis on commissions and building a new gallery somewhere for my art... I'm so tired. I know I should get help, but it's just too expensive, and finding someplace that helps and works with my schedule is impossible because therapists don't believe in working graveyard like normal people have to.
Fourth, car troubles. My car, a hybrid, now has intermittent high voltage system problems, and I need to get them fixed. This is stressing me out so much too because my car is super important to me. Driving is the only form of real freedom that I have, and I hate the thought that it could be taken away with no notice because American industry can't engage in some basic fucking quality control anymore.
I swear, the whole world keeps getting shittier and shittier, and I'm just waiting for the day it decides to kill me.
Still don't know where to go from here
Posted a year agoThis might get a bit rambly, I'm frustrated and angry and lonely.
I don't fricken know where to go from here, to be honest. Every website I've looked at as an alternative to Furaffinity is either dead when it comes to the types of things I like or... well, in Inkbunny's case, has a community I don't want to associate with. But on the other hand, I can't use Furaffinity because the admins already banned half the things I like drawing (e.g. Stitch, Ovni, imps, anything small and short and cute) and there's no telling when they'll ban even more things. Sure, I still see people posting things that have been banned, but the inconsistency of the policy only makes it worse. I don't want to start uploading again and have to gamble with it. I haven't seen a retraction on the policy either, so I know the bans are still there. But then where's the enforcement? Will I be the nail that gets hammered down while other nails go ignored? I don't want to take that risk.
I'm just... I don't know what to do. I know I should draw for myself, but I have trouble making friends and art is how I reach out. But I never have enough time and now I don't have a place... it fuckin sucks.
When I started drawing in 2006, I wasn't very good at it, but I had a community that supported me and made me feel welcome. They taught me to draw and helped me get better, and they gave me places to go. Now, I don't have a community, and I don't have a place to post my art, and it feels like all the time I spent building this skill was for nothing. I love drawing. I really do. But I don't love it for just getting visions out of my head, I love drawing because I love sharing what I made and seeing what other people made too. Maybe I'm stupid. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. But I feel like if I don't say something, things will never get better.
I don't fricken know where to go from here, to be honest. Every website I've looked at as an alternative to Furaffinity is either dead when it comes to the types of things I like or... well, in Inkbunny's case, has a community I don't want to associate with. But on the other hand, I can't use Furaffinity because the admins already banned half the things I like drawing (e.g. Stitch, Ovni, imps, anything small and short and cute) and there's no telling when they'll ban even more things. Sure, I still see people posting things that have been banned, but the inconsistency of the policy only makes it worse. I don't want to start uploading again and have to gamble with it. I haven't seen a retraction on the policy either, so I know the bans are still there. But then where's the enforcement? Will I be the nail that gets hammered down while other nails go ignored? I don't want to take that risk.
I'm just... I don't know what to do. I know I should draw for myself, but I have trouble making friends and art is how I reach out. But I never have enough time and now I don't have a place... it fuckin sucks.
When I started drawing in 2006, I wasn't very good at it, but I had a community that supported me and made me feel welcome. They taught me to draw and helped me get better, and they gave me places to go. Now, I don't have a community, and I don't have a place to post my art, and it feels like all the time I spent building this skill was for nothing. I love drawing. I really do. But I don't love it for just getting visions out of my head, I love drawing because I love sharing what I made and seeing what other people made too. Maybe I'm stupid. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. But I feel like if I don't say something, things will never get better.
Still alive
Posted 2 years agoHello
I'm still not uploading things here, but I wanted to poke my head in and say I'm still alive. I have had a rough past few months and have not had the energy to begin uploading my gallery somewhere else - mostly because my gallery was massive and will take weeks to re-upload without spamming other sites, and I just don't have the energy for that kind of endeavor right now.
Frankly, having to delete my gallery has taken a pretty big toll on my mental health, and I'm still recovering. I might have to look at therapy soon if the breakdowns I've been experiencing persist. x-x
I actually thought about re-uploading things here, because I'd heard a rumor FA had quietly backtracked on their "If it's cute, it's child porn" policy, but it turned out that was just a rumor. They've started attacking artists again, judging from the journals I am reading, and that means I definitely won't be uploading here any time soon. Not until they reverse course, scrap their insane "moderator discretion" policy, and apologize to the artist communities they've burned.
Uhhh, what else to share... I'm still trying to get the energy to make my Discord a bit more lively. It's pretty dead right now, and that's my fault, i just haven't had the spoons. Work has been pretty stressful because they keep promising a pay raise but never deliver, and inflation erased all the progress I made financially. I'm still working on those commissions I took in June, I know it's been five months and I'm sorry for the delays.
Do I have any good news to share? Ummm...no, not really. I'm at the lowest I've been in years.
If anyone would like a link to my Discord, here's a current link that'll work for the time period this journal was uploaded. https://discord.gg/RAAPrMpM Don't be confused by the name Sarifel, I've been using it for a few years now ever since I got back into the Animorphs fandom.
I'm still not uploading things here, but I wanted to poke my head in and say I'm still alive. I have had a rough past few months and have not had the energy to begin uploading my gallery somewhere else - mostly because my gallery was massive and will take weeks to re-upload without spamming other sites, and I just don't have the energy for that kind of endeavor right now.
Frankly, having to delete my gallery has taken a pretty big toll on my mental health, and I'm still recovering. I might have to look at therapy soon if the breakdowns I've been experiencing persist. x-x
I actually thought about re-uploading things here, because I'd heard a rumor FA had quietly backtracked on their "If it's cute, it's child porn" policy, but it turned out that was just a rumor. They've started attacking artists again, judging from the journals I am reading, and that means I definitely won't be uploading here any time soon. Not until they reverse course, scrap their insane "moderator discretion" policy, and apologize to the artist communities they've burned.
Uhhh, what else to share... I'm still trying to get the energy to make my Discord a bit more lively. It's pretty dead right now, and that's my fault, i just haven't had the spoons. Work has been pretty stressful because they keep promising a pay raise but never deliver, and inflation erased all the progress I made financially. I'm still working on those commissions I took in June, I know it's been five months and I'm sorry for the delays.
Do I have any good news to share? Ummm...no, not really. I'm at the lowest I've been in years.
If anyone would like a link to my Discord, here's a current link that'll work for the time period this journal was uploaded. https://discord.gg/RAAPrMpM Don't be confused by the name Sarifel, I've been using it for a few years now ever since I got back into the Animorphs fandom.
Contact Information
Posted 2 years agoHallo hallo, here is my new contact information journal.
First things first: I have created a Discord! Here is the current link: https://discord.gg/RAAPrMpM If this link doesn't work when you find this message, just send me a note and I'll have a new link for you shortly. (I have no idea how to make permanent discord links yet.) (Also, don't be confused - Sarifel is the name I've been using online for the past few years! So yes, if you arrive in a room called Sarifel's Soiree, that's the right place.)
Second: I had a nasty bout with RSV in for a good part of June, so I didn't have the energy to start building my gallery somewhere else yet. However, I've made a full recovery, so here are the places I expect to start building my gallery in July.
Artwork:
https://www.weasyl.com/~petrock
https://www.pillowfort.social/Sarifel
https://ovni-the-ufo.deviantart.com (SFW and Artistic Nudity only)
http://sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel.tumblr.com (Animorphs stuff, SFW and artistic nudity only)
https://www.tumblr.com/petrock-sketches (SFW and artistic nudity only)
Specifically Transformation Artwork:
https://transfur.com/ soon. I'm the art gallery director there, and it's high time I actually post art there as a staff member and as a long-time user of the site. (I will put TF artwork other places too, but if you only want to see TF artwork, that'll be the place to go.)
Announcements, General Ramblings, Things I Think Are Interesting, and Reblogs From Other Artists:
https://www.tumblr.com/petrock-rambles
Instant Messaging:
Discord: Sarifel (or Sarifel#9419 if you use the old number system)
Telegram: OvnitheUFO
Additionally, due to the recent moves by Twitter's admins to make that website pay-to-use, I have abandoned my plans to make an art gallery on Twitter. I will still use my account there for a little bit, but it is now depreciated. Here is the link: http://twitter.com/Sarifel1
Lastly, if I can get my art groove going again after RSV knocked me out of it, I may set up a Patreon. I'll be sure to share the information for that here.
First things first: I have created a Discord! Here is the current link: https://discord.gg/RAAPrMpM If this link doesn't work when you find this message, just send me a note and I'll have a new link for you shortly. (I have no idea how to make permanent discord links yet.) (Also, don't be confused - Sarifel is the name I've been using online for the past few years! So yes, if you arrive in a room called Sarifel's Soiree, that's the right place.)
Second: I had a nasty bout with RSV in for a good part of June, so I didn't have the energy to start building my gallery somewhere else yet. However, I've made a full recovery, so here are the places I expect to start building my gallery in July.
Artwork:
https://www.weasyl.com/~petrock
https://www.pillowfort.social/Sarifel
https://ovni-the-ufo.deviantart.com (SFW and Artistic Nudity only)
http://sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel.tumblr.com (Animorphs stuff, SFW and artistic nudity only)
https://www.tumblr.com/petrock-sketches (SFW and artistic nudity only)
Specifically Transformation Artwork:
https://transfur.com/ soon. I'm the art gallery director there, and it's high time I actually post art there as a staff member and as a long-time user of the site. (I will put TF artwork other places too, but if you only want to see TF artwork, that'll be the place to go.)
Announcements, General Ramblings, Things I Think Are Interesting, and Reblogs From Other Artists:
https://www.tumblr.com/petrock-rambles
Instant Messaging:
Discord: Sarifel (or Sarifel#9419 if you use the old number system)
Telegram: OvnitheUFO
Additionally, due to the recent moves by Twitter's admins to make that website pay-to-use, I have abandoned my plans to make an art gallery on Twitter. I will still use my account there for a little bit, but it is now depreciated. Here is the link: http://twitter.com/Sarifel1
Lastly, if I can get my art groove going again after RSV knocked me out of it, I may set up a Patreon. I'll be sure to share the information for that here.
Gallery Purge This Weekend
Posted 2 years agoHey all,
In light of confirmation that nsfw art of Experiments will now be banned because a bunch of puriteens have wormed their way into FA's moderation team, I will be purging my gallery this weekend. I do not intend to leave any artwork here, as this site will be dead in a year or two as one thing after another gets banned by the new mods.
I still need to start posting things to my other accounts elsewhere; I will try to do that this weekend as I delete things. Please see the journal before this one for information on which sites I am on.
In light of confirmation that nsfw art of Experiments will now be banned because a bunch of puriteens have wormed their way into FA's moderation team, I will be purging my gallery this weekend. I do not intend to leave any artwork here, as this site will be dead in a year or two as one thing after another gets banned by the new mods.
I still need to start posting things to my other accounts elsewhere; I will try to do that this weekend as I delete things. Please see the journal before this one for information on which sites I am on.
Update: Weasyl Account + Contact Info + Discord? Patreon?
Posted 2 years agoHello,
I have created a Weasyl account, which I will begin working on this week. https://www.weasyl.com/~sarifel
Edit: Apparently I already had a Weasyl account from a few years ago that I never used. https://www.weasyl.com/~petrock
So I will be putting my regular art on the Petrock one and my Animorphs specific art on the Sarifel one.
I will also polish up my DeviantArt account for artwork, and work on my Pillowfort account, so that will give me four places to post art when I include my Tumblr accounts. I will likely make an additional Tumblr account just for sfw art.
https://ovni-the-ufo.deviantart.com
https://www.pillowfort.social/Sarifel
http://sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel.tumblr.com (Animorphs stuff)
http://petrock-rambles.tumblr.com (General commentary)
Twitter, I will probably create a second, art-only account. For now, here is the account I am usually active on: http://twitter.com/Sarifel1
One person suggested making my own Discord channel, but I would like to know if people would be interested in that before I try.
Another person has suggested Patreon, but I do not know if I can be active enough to justify that. I typically do artwork in spurts with periods of inactivity between them. What do you guys think?
Lastly, though I won't be uploading new art here, you can still contact me here. I have filed a trouble ticket to find out if I will need to delete anything. If they say my gallery is fine then I won't delete anything, but that's entirely up to them.
I have created a Weasyl account, which I will begin working on this week. https://www.weasyl.com/~sarifel
Edit: Apparently I already had a Weasyl account from a few years ago that I never used. https://www.weasyl.com/~petrock
So I will be putting my regular art on the Petrock one and my Animorphs specific art on the Sarifel one.
I will also polish up my DeviantArt account for artwork, and work on my Pillowfort account, so that will give me four places to post art when I include my Tumblr accounts. I will likely make an additional Tumblr account just for sfw art.
https://ovni-the-ufo.deviantart.com
https://www.pillowfort.social/Sarifel
http://sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel.tumblr.com (Animorphs stuff)
http://petrock-rambles.tumblr.com (General commentary)
Twitter, I will probably create a second, art-only account. For now, here is the account I am usually active on: http://twitter.com/Sarifel1
One person suggested making my own Discord channel, but I would like to know if people would be interested in that before I try.
Another person has suggested Patreon, but I do not know if I can be active enough to justify that. I typically do artwork in spurts with periods of inactivity between them. What do you guys think?
Lastly, though I won't be uploading new art here, you can still contact me here. I have filed a trouble ticket to find out if I will need to delete anything. If they say my gallery is fine then I won't delete anything, but that's entirely up to them.
Download What You Want While You Can
Posted 2 years agoHey all,
So here's my response to the Furaffinity policy updates that will now make age entirely an Eye Of The Beholder thing: Fuck you. Deeply, sincerely, fuck you from the bottom of my heart. Fuck you and your puritian bullshit, fuck you and your self-important stance that will do nothing to combat actual CSAM but will hurt the very artists you depend on to keep attracting views to this website. Your discord community does not represent the artists of this website, and your bullshit claim that this is "well received" comes from a fucking echo chamber. Fuck you.
To everyone else: If there's anything in my galleries you want to save, download it now. I will not be uploading any more art here, and I imagine I could be hit with the ban hammer once they start enforcing their bullshit "proportions" rule. So with that in mind, I will be clearing out my gallery of all NSFW Experiment artwork in a couple weeks.
I will have an actual gallery plan sorted sometime in the next couple of weeks after I've looked at my options. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
EDIT: Okay, going to make a list of all my accounts elsewhere, just so it's easier to see.
PillowFort: https://www.pillowfort.social/Sarifel (Currently empty)
DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/ovni-the-ufo (Haven't updated there in ages, might do some cleanup and start using it again)
Tumblr 1: https://sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel.tumblr.com/ (Animorphs fanart and ramblings)
Tumblr 2: https://petrock-rambles.tumblr.com/ (Generic ramblings and reblogs)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sarifel1 (I will likely make a second twitter for *just* artwork, as this twitter account is sort of all over the place)
SoFurry: https://petrock.sofurry.com/ (I don't have much for this website)
Telegram: Sarifel-Corrisafid-Ilxhel/@ovni-the-UFO
Discord: Sarifel#9419
I am most active on Tumblr, Twitter, and Telegram. I am somewhat active on Discord. I will be polishing up my PillowFort, DA, and SoFurry accounts soon.
I'm so frustrated seeing website after website do this shit, and I'm tired of seeing FurAffinity continue down this path. Next they'll ban all quadruped art and/or all art depicting humans, mark my words.
So here's my response to the Furaffinity policy updates that will now make age entirely an Eye Of The Beholder thing: Fuck you. Deeply, sincerely, fuck you from the bottom of my heart. Fuck you and your puritian bullshit, fuck you and your self-important stance that will do nothing to combat actual CSAM but will hurt the very artists you depend on to keep attracting views to this website. Your discord community does not represent the artists of this website, and your bullshit claim that this is "well received" comes from a fucking echo chamber. Fuck you.
To everyone else: If there's anything in my galleries you want to save, download it now. I will not be uploading any more art here, and I imagine I could be hit with the ban hammer once they start enforcing their bullshit "proportions" rule. So with that in mind, I will be clearing out my gallery of all NSFW Experiment artwork in a couple weeks.
I will have an actual gallery plan sorted sometime in the next couple of weeks after I've looked at my options. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
EDIT: Okay, going to make a list of all my accounts elsewhere, just so it's easier to see.
PillowFort: https://www.pillowfort.social/Sarifel (Currently empty)
DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/ovni-the-ufo (Haven't updated there in ages, might do some cleanup and start using it again)
Tumblr 1: https://sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel.tumblr.com/ (Animorphs fanart and ramblings)
Tumblr 2: https://petrock-rambles.tumblr.com/ (Generic ramblings and reblogs)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sarifel1 (I will likely make a second twitter for *just* artwork, as this twitter account is sort of all over the place)
SoFurry: https://petrock.sofurry.com/ (I don't have much for this website)
Telegram: Sarifel-Corrisafid-Ilxhel/@ovni-the-UFO
Discord: Sarifel#9419
I am most active on Tumblr, Twitter, and Telegram. I am somewhat active on Discord. I will be polishing up my PillowFort, DA, and SoFurry accounts soon.
I'm so frustrated seeing website after website do this shit, and I'm tired of seeing FurAffinity continue down this path. Next they'll ban all quadruped art and/or all art depicting humans, mark my words.
Not A Productive Week
Posted 3 years agoHi all,
Just a small update. A nasty bout of the stomach flu has been kicking my butt this week. I've been staying hydrated as best as I can, but I'm getting real sick of the taste of peppermint (even though peppermints are helping with the nausea) and I haven't had the energy to draw or write anything.
Just a small update. A nasty bout of the stomach flu has been kicking my butt this week. I've been staying hydrated as best as I can, but I'm getting real sick of the taste of peppermint (even though peppermints are helping with the nausea) and I haven't had the energy to draw or write anything.
Updatum #2
Posted 3 years agoHello again!
I'm afraid I haven't drawn anything in the past 8 days or so. The oral surgery I had last week went better than expected, but has had the unusual side effect of making me rather sleepy. Not sure if it's the medication I've been taking or the healing process, but something about it has been kicking my butt.
Not helping matters is the fact this last week at work has been one of the busiest and most disconcerting weeks in a good while. So I've basically just been crashing into bed whenever I have time to sleep, or gaming a little when I'm not quite sleepy.
On the plus side, the stitches are out and the healing has proceeded relatively smoothly. I'll be going back to the dentist in a few weeks for Phase 2 of the Fix My Mouth saga, which involves being fitted for a denture. Do not make my mistake. Even if you are depressed and terrible at math like I was in college, brush your teeth!
Anyways, as the healing wraps up I think I'll have more time and energy for art, so I should get back into it soon!
I'm afraid I haven't drawn anything in the past 8 days or so. The oral surgery I had last week went better than expected, but has had the unusual side effect of making me rather sleepy. Not sure if it's the medication I've been taking or the healing process, but something about it has been kicking my butt.
Not helping matters is the fact this last week at work has been one of the busiest and most disconcerting weeks in a good while. So I've basically just been crashing into bed whenever I have time to sleep, or gaming a little when I'm not quite sleepy.
On the plus side, the stitches are out and the healing has proceeded relatively smoothly. I'll be going back to the dentist in a few weeks for Phase 2 of the Fix My Mouth saga, which involves being fitted for a denture. Do not make my mistake. Even if you are depressed and terrible at math like I was in college, brush your teeth!
Anyways, as the healing wraps up I think I'll have more time and energy for art, so I should get back into it soon!
Updatum
Posted 3 years agoHihi again
My plan to finish one of my old commissions per week isn't going how I hoped. I am working on one of my older commissions, but it's a big multi-panel affair and finishing it in a week is just not possible at the moment. @_@ But I haven't forgotten!
Uhhh, what else... I have oral surgery on Thursday. So that has me a bit nervous. And I banged up my knee at work about 10 days ago, which sucks.
Those are all the updates I have for now.
My plan to finish one of my old commissions per week isn't going how I hoped. I am working on one of my older commissions, but it's a big multi-panel affair and finishing it in a week is just not possible at the moment. @_@ But I haven't forgotten!
Uhhh, what else... I have oral surgery on Thursday. So that has me a bit nervous. And I banged up my knee at work about 10 days ago, which sucks.
Those are all the updates I have for now.
No, you type your title here!
Posted 3 years agoSo uh.... hi! Hello there! It sure has been a while, hasn't it?
I'm not sure if there's anybody out there who will see this, but just in case there is, you have no idea how happy I am that you're still there. I know, I know, I think I basically abandoned this place and everything else five years ago. It's a long story. The short version is Family Drama Trauma ™, which put me firmly in a place where I was barely able to do anything other than the occasional picture for myself. However, over the past few years, I've been making attempts at getting better, and I think they are working. I still don't draw as often as I used to, but I'd like to think I'm still OK at it, and I've started writing again as well, so... hopefully the things I start posting here won't be too terrible!
As for what you can expect to see from me going forward, it'll probably be intermittent postings mostly revolving around OCs for various fandoms I'm in, transformation themed artwork, 3D models, and maybe the occasional crack at trying to create something original. I keep going back and forth on whether I want to make a sci-fi story with shapeshifting and aliens, or if I want to make a fantasy western story with centaurs. It's so hard to decide.
Um... That's all for now. If you want to keep in touch, I've updated my social media links, and you can also find me on Telegram under the name sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel or on Discord under the name Sarifel#9419.
Oh, by the way, I'm aware I disappeared with a bunch of commissions still outstanding. I know that sucks, and I'm going to try to make it right over the next... however long it takes. If you're interested in speeding that process up by reminding me, give me a poke! I promise I don't bite! My current goal is to complete one commissioned picture per week at first, and see how it goes from there. I am not taking any new commissions at this time. Gotta finish the old stuff first.
I'm not sure if there's anybody out there who will see this, but just in case there is, you have no idea how happy I am that you're still there. I know, I know, I think I basically abandoned this place and everything else five years ago. It's a long story. The short version is Family Drama Trauma ™, which put me firmly in a place where I was barely able to do anything other than the occasional picture for myself. However, over the past few years, I've been making attempts at getting better, and I think they are working. I still don't draw as often as I used to, but I'd like to think I'm still OK at it, and I've started writing again as well, so... hopefully the things I start posting here won't be too terrible!
As for what you can expect to see from me going forward, it'll probably be intermittent postings mostly revolving around OCs for various fandoms I'm in, transformation themed artwork, 3D models, and maybe the occasional crack at trying to create something original. I keep going back and forth on whether I want to make a sci-fi story with shapeshifting and aliens, or if I want to make a fantasy western story with centaurs. It's so hard to decide.
Um... That's all for now. If you want to keep in touch, I've updated my social media links, and you can also find me on Telegram under the name sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel or on Discord under the name Sarifel#9419.
Oh, by the way, I'm aware I disappeared with a bunch of commissions still outstanding. I know that sucks, and I'm going to try to make it right over the next... however long it takes. If you're interested in speeding that process up by reminding me, give me a poke! I promise I don't bite! My current goal is to complete one commissioned picture per week at first, and see how it goes from there. I am not taking any new commissions at this time. Gotta finish the old stuff first.
Search Engine Changes
Posted 3 years agoHey um, Furaffinity? What the hell? New content was not competing against old content. No one was struggling to be seen. Your front page and categories show the newest stuff first, and you had a fully functional search by date posted feature (by ascending and descending order, even) if someone wanted to find the newest stuff searched for by a specific term.
This change you have made is unnecessary and quite possibly ageist, as it unfairly pushes older furries out of receiving any further exposure. I suggest you fix it before you start driving away the people who built the community you're now exploiting.
This change you have made is unnecessary and quite possibly ageist, as it unfairly pushes older furries out of receiving any further exposure. I suggest you fix it before you start driving away the people who built the community you're now exploiting.
Looking for a new art program
Posted 3 years agoHello,
So... well, this is frustrating.
I've been a long time user of a program called ArtRage for years now, from ArtRage 4 to ArtRage 6. And occasionally, the programs would just crash and eat one of my unsaved drawings and I'd lose a few hours of work. And I'd get pissed because the program didn't have an automatic save feature, but I'd recover and move on. I should just save my artwork more often, right?
Well, tonight I was working on a major painting, a commission that I accepted a while ago and was trying to finish. I've put, I don't know, 30 to 35 hours of work into it so far. I had just gotten the grass and trees looking the way I want and I told the program to save the file, because I didn't want to lose what I had.
The program crashed. Restarted, attempted to load the file, and it says the file is corrupted. The file size on disk now reads as 0 bytes.
I'm done with this. I'm just done. I can't keep using an art program that is so unstable it will swallow days worth of work. I went to the support forum and they say they can troubleshoot most problems but won't attempt to fix corrupted files.
This is just so, so fucking disheartening. I've used ArtRage for years, but their unrepentant "lol we don't care" about failures is too much. And the program doesn't even autosave. That's the most requested feature people have asked for for years, and they keep saying no. So, I'm looking for a new art program. I'm currently getting recommendations for Clip Studio Paint, so I'll take a look at that, but it will be a couple of weeks with whatever program I choose before I'm comfortable drawing again. x-x
So... well, this is frustrating.
I've been a long time user of a program called ArtRage for years now, from ArtRage 4 to ArtRage 6. And occasionally, the programs would just crash and eat one of my unsaved drawings and I'd lose a few hours of work. And I'd get pissed because the program didn't have an automatic save feature, but I'd recover and move on. I should just save my artwork more often, right?
Well, tonight I was working on a major painting, a commission that I accepted a while ago and was trying to finish. I've put, I don't know, 30 to 35 hours of work into it so far. I had just gotten the grass and trees looking the way I want and I told the program to save the file, because I didn't want to lose what I had.
The program crashed. Restarted, attempted to load the file, and it says the file is corrupted. The file size on disk now reads as 0 bytes.
I'm done with this. I'm just done. I can't keep using an art program that is so unstable it will swallow days worth of work. I went to the support forum and they say they can troubleshoot most problems but won't attempt to fix corrupted files.
This is just so, so fucking disheartening. I've used ArtRage for years, but their unrepentant "lol we don't care" about failures is too much. And the program doesn't even autosave. That's the most requested feature people have asked for for years, and they keep saying no. So, I'm looking for a new art program. I'm currently getting recommendations for Clip Studio Paint, so I'll take a look at that, but it will be a couple of weeks with whatever program I choose before I'm comfortable drawing again. x-x
No Subject
Posted 3 years agoThere is snow on the ground and it is cold.
Why couldn't this have happened three months ago? Why are we waiting until it's literally a new year before we get snow? I want to talk to the weatherman. I have complaints!
Why couldn't this have happened three months ago? Why are we waiting until it's literally a new year before we get snow? I want to talk to the weatherman. I have complaints!
Cleaning Up My Telegram
Posted 4 years agoHello
I um... there have been a lot of people on Telegram who don't talk to me anymore, so I thought it was a good idea to delete all but the few who spoke to me recently. I am ashamed to admit some of them were people I wanted to be friends with, but after a year or two of no contact... I know I could have talked to them more. But I think they could have talked to me too, if they wanted.
If to want to talk to me on Telegram, I am available. My @ is OvniTheUFO
I um... there have been a lot of people on Telegram who don't talk to me anymore, so I thought it was a good idea to delete all but the few who spoke to me recently. I am ashamed to admit some of them were people I wanted to be friends with, but after a year or two of no contact... I know I could have talked to them more. But I think they could have talked to me too, if they wanted.
If to want to talk to me on Telegram, I am available. My @ is OvniTheUFO
Still around
Posted 4 years agoAllo
Sorry for being MIA again. I've been around, but I haven't been drawing much lately. Work and depression decided to tag-team me these past few months, and I've been writing/rewriting the same couple of chapters of my Harry Potter fanfic instead. @_@ I think I've rewritten the opening 8 different times now.
Other than that, not a lot to say. I'm still slowly chugging away at the various WIPs I have, but it's usually no more than 15-20 minutes of drawing at a time before something else comes up or I decide to go to bed.
Anyways. I'm still here!
Sorry for being MIA again. I've been around, but I haven't been drawing much lately. Work and depression decided to tag-team me these past few months, and I've been writing/rewriting the same couple of chapters of my Harry Potter fanfic instead. @_@ I think I've rewritten the opening 8 different times now.
Other than that, not a lot to say. I'm still slowly chugging away at the various WIPs I have, but it's usually no more than 15-20 minutes of drawing at a time before something else comes up or I decide to go to bed.
Anyways. I'm still here!
Twitter Account!
Posted 4 years agoI have a Twitter Account now that I update maybe a couple times a week! https://twitter.com/Sarifel1
It will primarily be focused on my current fixations: Animorphs, Harry Potter, and random TFs.
It will primarily be focused on my current fixations: Animorphs, Harry Potter, and random TFs.
Odd Problem- I want to commission something but no idea w...
Posted 4 years agoSo I have a problem. I've been saving up to get a commission because all the conventions were closed, and I really want to help an artist or writer out.
But I have had so many problems recently, I haven't had time to think about what I want or who to get it from. @_@
Blah. This is the worst kind of First World Problem to have, isn't it?
But I have had so many problems recently, I haven't had time to think about what I want or who to get it from. @_@
Blah. This is the worst kind of First World Problem to have, isn't it?
More Status Updates
Posted 5 years agoHey all
This year has been crazy, hasn't it? Luckily I've missed the worst of it somehow- I got sued at the start but then we settled in a way I could handle, I got jerked around on a pay raise but eventually got a bigger one than what I was expecting, my hours at work were cut in April but I still got enough work to keep the bills paid, people at work have been exposed to and/or show symptoms of Coronavirus but I haven't gotten sick (yet), and... Yeah. So far things are turning out pretty well for me.
The most direct impact of the pandemic on me so far is that my roommates and I had all bought season passes for the local amusement park as part of a plan to actually spend more time together, and now the amusement park is closed and they won't refund the season passes. But that's a pretty trivial loss compared to what other people are going through, so I'm lucky. And I guess we've spent more time together? Not a lot more though, the roommate who works from home has this annoying habit of being on call for work whenever I have free time. C'est la vie.
I am still working on my anxiety issues. They haven't gone away, of course, but I feel generally better about life right now, which is good. My allergies have also improved over where they were a couple years ago, which is miraculous. I'm starting to suspect the house I was living in then had a mold that I was allergic to, although I have no way of proving it as we moved out.
I'm also still putting more focus on writing than drawing at the moment, since writing helps with the anxiety issues. I have a couple major fanfics I'm working on, and I'm considering dipping my toe into writing Transformation stories in the near future. I also have an amorphous, quarter-baked plan for a completely original work of fiction that I might want to do someday. I'm taking that slow, however.
I have drawn a little bit recently, which I will try to post if I can remember it when I wake up. I'm currently writing this as I pass out for the night, so wouldn't do me any good to try and post it now.
So um...yeah! Hope everyone is doing ok and has dodged the worst of the 2020 mess so far.
This year has been crazy, hasn't it? Luckily I've missed the worst of it somehow- I got sued at the start but then we settled in a way I could handle, I got jerked around on a pay raise but eventually got a bigger one than what I was expecting, my hours at work were cut in April but I still got enough work to keep the bills paid, people at work have been exposed to and/or show symptoms of Coronavirus but I haven't gotten sick (yet), and... Yeah. So far things are turning out pretty well for me.
The most direct impact of the pandemic on me so far is that my roommates and I had all bought season passes for the local amusement park as part of a plan to actually spend more time together, and now the amusement park is closed and they won't refund the season passes. But that's a pretty trivial loss compared to what other people are going through, so I'm lucky. And I guess we've spent more time together? Not a lot more though, the roommate who works from home has this annoying habit of being on call for work whenever I have free time. C'est la vie.
I am still working on my anxiety issues. They haven't gone away, of course, but I feel generally better about life right now, which is good. My allergies have also improved over where they were a couple years ago, which is miraculous. I'm starting to suspect the house I was living in then had a mold that I was allergic to, although I have no way of proving it as we moved out.
I'm also still putting more focus on writing than drawing at the moment, since writing helps with the anxiety issues. I have a couple major fanfics I'm working on, and I'm considering dipping my toe into writing Transformation stories in the near future. I also have an amorphous, quarter-baked plan for a completely original work of fiction that I might want to do someday. I'm taking that slow, however.
I have drawn a little bit recently, which I will try to post if I can remember it when I wake up. I'm currently writing this as I pass out for the night, so wouldn't do me any good to try and post it now.
So um...yeah! Hope everyone is doing ok and has dodged the worst of the 2020 mess so far.
Things are looking up!
Posted 5 years agoHello all,
Following up from my journal on December 30th, I have some good news!
First, about the court thing: It's been settled! I was being sued over an old credit card debt, but we've reached a settlement and everything is OK now. I also took the initiative and started paying off my other old credit card, so in a couple of years I'll be completely debt free (except student loans, but I'm taking care of those under a different arrangement).
Second, about my work situation. The raise we were being told about for the last few months looks like it's actually going through! I'm getting a whopping 15% raise, which is both a lot and not a lot since I was making 13.40$/hr and now I'll be making 15.40$/hr. This is going to really help me build up my savings and pay off my debts, so I'm really excited for it.
It's worth mentioning that this is ahead of the minimum pay increase that is mandatory for all jobs in Denver, and in 2022 my pay will go up again to $15.87/hr because of the city's current plans. So having that to look forward is giving me the fuzzies inside, because I have every reason to expect I'll still be working this same job in 2022 (What can I say? I like stability!)
Now, we're still having some difficulties at work, mostly with getting our questions about our benefits answered, but it turns out it wasn't our supervisor's fault. The miscommunication actually comes from higher up- Some of us working there got handbooks which say one thing, some of us got handbooks which say another, and the site website says completely different things on it. The supervisor is aware of the issues now and is looking into getting us some straight answers. Mind you, I'm still upset it took him *this long* to start working on the problem, but better late than never, right?
This morning I had a funny moment when I was cleaning out one of my storage boxes. I found my old migraine medication, which has expired. Back in 2015 and 2016, when I was at my lowest, my anxiety and depression were accompanied by crippling migraines that wrecked me really badly, so I was prescribed a powerful anti-migraine medication that sometimes had the effect of knocking me out. Nowadays, my life isn't perfect, but it has been on so much of an upswing that I hadn't needed to take my migraine medication at all in 2019. Holding that half-full bottle and not being able to remember the last time I needed it felt really good. I'm not sure what to do with the expired meds, though.
Uh, other news. I've made my first deposits into my brand new savings account, which is making me feel good. My goal is to save up enough for emergencies and the occasional convention. I hope to be able to attend MFF again this year after missing last year's con. I've had to drastically cut how much food I'm buying, but I need to lose the weight and stop eating out so often anyways. Might need to hit the hiking trails a few times too, see if I can lose a little weight before MFF now that my stress is starting to go away.
The only bad thing I can think of at the moment is that my teeth are still falling apart, but honestly, I'm kind of just resigned to that at the moment. In the spring I'll see about going to a dental school and being a guinea pig for the dentists-in-training, since I've heard that's a good way to get dental care cheap.
Uhhh... That's all for now, I think! Thank you all for your support!
Following up from my journal on December 30th, I have some good news!
First, about the court thing: It's been settled! I was being sued over an old credit card debt, but we've reached a settlement and everything is OK now. I also took the initiative and started paying off my other old credit card, so in a couple of years I'll be completely debt free (except student loans, but I'm taking care of those under a different arrangement).
Second, about my work situation. The raise we were being told about for the last few months looks like it's actually going through! I'm getting a whopping 15% raise, which is both a lot and not a lot since I was making 13.40$/hr and now I'll be making 15.40$/hr. This is going to really help me build up my savings and pay off my debts, so I'm really excited for it.
It's worth mentioning that this is ahead of the minimum pay increase that is mandatory for all jobs in Denver, and in 2022 my pay will go up again to $15.87/hr because of the city's current plans. So having that to look forward is giving me the fuzzies inside, because I have every reason to expect I'll still be working this same job in 2022 (What can I say? I like stability!)
Now, we're still having some difficulties at work, mostly with getting our questions about our benefits answered, but it turns out it wasn't our supervisor's fault. The miscommunication actually comes from higher up- Some of us working there got handbooks which say one thing, some of us got handbooks which say another, and the site website says completely different things on it. The supervisor is aware of the issues now and is looking into getting us some straight answers. Mind you, I'm still upset it took him *this long* to start working on the problem, but better late than never, right?
This morning I had a funny moment when I was cleaning out one of my storage boxes. I found my old migraine medication, which has expired. Back in 2015 and 2016, when I was at my lowest, my anxiety and depression were accompanied by crippling migraines that wrecked me really badly, so I was prescribed a powerful anti-migraine medication that sometimes had the effect of knocking me out. Nowadays, my life isn't perfect, but it has been on so much of an upswing that I hadn't needed to take my migraine medication at all in 2019. Holding that half-full bottle and not being able to remember the last time I needed it felt really good. I'm not sure what to do with the expired meds, though.
Uh, other news. I've made my first deposits into my brand new savings account, which is making me feel good. My goal is to save up enough for emergencies and the occasional convention. I hope to be able to attend MFF again this year after missing last year's con. I've had to drastically cut how much food I'm buying, but I need to lose the weight and stop eating out so often anyways. Might need to hit the hiking trails a few times too, see if I can lose a little weight before MFF now that my stress is starting to go away.
The only bad thing I can think of at the moment is that my teeth are still falling apart, but honestly, I'm kind of just resigned to that at the moment. In the spring I'll see about going to a dental school and being a guinea pig for the dentists-in-training, since I've heard that's a good way to get dental care cheap.
Uhhh... That's all for now, I think! Thank you all for your support!
