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2024 Motivation Journal
2 years ago
hOI!!!!!
Kazootles! There's nothing quite like having to purchase a brand new heating system for your home to start off the new year. It will more than pay for itself through the cost savings through being immensely more energy efficient than the old model, but it will take a very, very long time to reach its purchase and installation cost of $6,500!
Oh, the joy of home ownership. The interesting thing is that our mortgage is the current rate for a small, two bedroom apartment! It is these insane living expenses that make me very happy that Lucca and I can pull our talents together while helping to support Leon / Cat of 1,000 Worlds as they work with us towards being the best we can be despite our respective disabilities.
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In other news, Leon / Cat of 1,000 Worlds and I are going to collaborate on bringing his voice acting talent to stories that I've written over the years to make them more accessible to everyone. They are also going to assist me in efficiently reorganizing my gallery here on FA along with developing the YouTube channel that will help get Coping With Disabilities Through The Arts[/b moving full steam ahead.
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On December 22nd, 2023, I received an e-mail notifying me that my case was closed with The Bureau of Blindness & Visual Services, which is a part of Pennsylvania's Department of Labor & Industry. This was quite abrupt as my vocational rehabilitation counselor (VRC) had not reached out to me in over six months. I could get back on the waiting list to have a new case opened, but there is nothing more that even a State / Federal agency can do for me when it comes to be gainfully employed, or employed at all, as an individual who is 100% blind.
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Since every possible avenue to put my educational and professional experiences to work towards supporting our household have failed, I am hoping to earn the support of those who would be willing to donate to the Patreon / Subscribe Star that Lucca and I are working to build upon.
We are not sure how long it will be until Patreon removes us, but we are still waiting for subscribe Star to finalize our approval. So, for now, our Patreon link is...
https://www.patreon.com/LuccaYoshArtTherapy
As long as Lucca and I can avoid getting sick, investing in home repairs, and combatting cockroach infestations, we should be back to making regular and more frequent posts to our Patreon. We also should be able to take in all of your feedback regarding what we can do to deserve monthly donations beyond the $3 tier.
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Now I want to openly apologize for my hiatus from working on the comic book series, [b]Just Animals. The author has provided me with his third script for review back in December, but I've been unable to give it the time it deserves until now.
Curious about what Just Animals is all about? Follow this link to see the, nearly complete, first issue of the Sci-Fi / Drama series that delves into the not-so-distant future of Philadelphia where "The City of Brotherly Love" is a major battleground for the acceptance, understanding, empowerment, and community for those who, as a result of a catastrophic event that occured after 2023, were born as human / animal hybrids.
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ju.....imalsofficial/
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There is definitely far more to share and talk about with all of you. Lucca and I look forward to doing all we can to make 2024 a great year where we succeed in catching up on our projects while earning your support so that we may be able to continue to afford living in our little home.
Your Pal,
---Yosh E. O'Ducky ;)
Kazootles! There's nothing quite like having to purchase a brand new heating system for your home to start off the new year. It will more than pay for itself through the cost savings through being immensely more energy efficient than the old model, but it will take a very, very long time to reach its purchase and installation cost of $6,500!
Oh, the joy of home ownership. The interesting thing is that our mortgage is the current rate for a small, two bedroom apartment! It is these insane living expenses that make me very happy that Lucca and I can pull our talents together while helping to support Leon / Cat of 1,000 Worlds as they work with us towards being the best we can be despite our respective disabilities.
***
In other news, Leon / Cat of 1,000 Worlds and I are going to collaborate on bringing his voice acting talent to stories that I've written over the years to make them more accessible to everyone. They are also going to assist me in efficiently reorganizing my gallery here on FA along with developing the YouTube channel that will help get Coping With Disabilities Through The Arts[/b moving full steam ahead.
***
On December 22nd, 2023, I received an e-mail notifying me that my case was closed with The Bureau of Blindness & Visual Services, which is a part of Pennsylvania's Department of Labor & Industry. This was quite abrupt as my vocational rehabilitation counselor (VRC) had not reached out to me in over six months. I could get back on the waiting list to have a new case opened, but there is nothing more that even a State / Federal agency can do for me when it comes to be gainfully employed, or employed at all, as an individual who is 100% blind.
***
Since every possible avenue to put my educational and professional experiences to work towards supporting our household have failed, I am hoping to earn the support of those who would be willing to donate to the Patreon / Subscribe Star that Lucca and I are working to build upon.
We are not sure how long it will be until Patreon removes us, but we are still waiting for subscribe Star to finalize our approval. So, for now, our Patreon link is...
https://www.patreon.com/LuccaYoshArtTherapy
As long as Lucca and I can avoid getting sick, investing in home repairs, and combatting cockroach infestations, we should be back to making regular and more frequent posts to our Patreon. We also should be able to take in all of your feedback regarding what we can do to deserve monthly donations beyond the $3 tier.
***
Now I want to openly apologize for my hiatus from working on the comic book series, [b]Just Animals. The author has provided me with his third script for review back in December, but I've been unable to give it the time it deserves until now.
Curious about what Just Animals is all about? Follow this link to see the, nearly complete, first issue of the Sci-Fi / Drama series that delves into the not-so-distant future of Philadelphia where "The City of Brotherly Love" is a major battleground for the acceptance, understanding, empowerment, and community for those who, as a result of a catastrophic event that occured after 2023, were born as human / animal hybrids.
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ju.....imalsofficial/
***
There is definitely far more to share and talk about with all of you. Lucca and I look forward to doing all we can to make 2024 a great year where we succeed in catching up on our projects while earning your support so that we may be able to continue to afford living in our little home.
Your Pal,
---Yosh E. O'Ducky ;)
I gave "Just Animals" a watch. I gave a cursory glance at their story and it looks like it'll not only be a good read but yet another inspiration for my own comic efforts.
I'm looking forward to more news on all your projects Yosh. Thanks for keeping us informed!
That project of yours sounds neat.
It has been immensely insane trying to keep up with everyone and everything. I'm really hoping to do a better job in 2024.
I shall try to get back to writing you soon. I'm sure you have lots of amazing projects and accomplishments you've gotten to since we last were able to write each other. :)
I had to replace the water heater in my manufactured mobile home.
I will be paying $150.00/month until 12/2025 to cover the cost of getting hot water back in my place as an Autistic with Cerebral Palsy.
Anyway, stay in touch!
Hopefully your new water heater is one that is energy efficient. Even if it saves $10 a month, it is better than getting nothing in return for requiring the purchase of a new unit.
Good luck! :)
Oh, fortunately or unfortunately those things doesn't happen when you live on a country which is hot the entire year hehe. Advantage is that we never have to face extreme weathers like the worst summer and the coldest winter and we neither spent a lot of electricity changing our homes temperatures, but the disadvantage is that we never see snow :(
Happy new year Yosh. I'm sorry for taking too long to answer this journal. Those has been a bit crazy days for me. After the new year I visited a theme park, the most representative of my country, thanks to my brothers invitation, also, I went to the education secretary of my town to see how things were going to job places assignation. The truth is that they have a whole mess there because the new major arrive on January 1st and all the previous employees finished their contracts and started with new ones but less of them, so, they haven't put all the documentation in order year even if the new school year has just started (in our country the school year goes from the end of January to the middle of November). Anyways, it seems that apparently there will be more places for math teachers, so, as soon as they put all the documentation in order, I should be called to bring all my documentation and starting working as a math teacher, yay! But that may take a few weeks still since those things doesn't happen from one day to another and you also have to wait until your documentation is checked and all that stuff. Good news is that it is basically assured that I will start working this year!
I'm sorry for all the bad things that have been happening to you and Luca Yosh, I hope you can find an early solution to all of that. As long as I finally start working again I'll try to subscribe to your Patreon or any other site of the style you move to.
I also want to check Just Animals, it sounds really really interesting!
Does the amusement park you visited have any character mascots? (Where I live in Pennsylvania USA, I am closest to Hershey Park. Given it is a candy / chocolate company means that all of their mascots are candy bars that walk and dance around.).
Does the amusement park have any rides you were excited to try out? Perhaps you got on one, or more, rollercoasters? (With your educational background, I am sure you found yourself marveling at how each of the rides was able to work both safely and successfully. You could probably even see, in your imagination, the mathamatics that were needed to make each amusement park attraction super fun while being safer than driving a car, or flying on an airplane.).
For me, as a result of my experience in Business Administration, I often find myself analyzing how and why a commercial was made. There is a lot of human psychology that goes into developing advertising campaigns. There is even more psychology that plays a part in successfully developing products and/or services that are able to earn back the initial / startup investment, break even with all the money and resources spent to get the product and/or service placed where it will attract the most attention of customers, before going on to start to earn a profit after all the hard work put into developing, initial launch, evaluation, and the other endless iterations / checkpoints used to make what is being offered to a consumer the best it can be.
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It makes me very happy to hear that you will, at long last, be able to start your career as an educator, Sweetie. You have worked so very hard for a very long time to get to this year being the one that will allow you to begin a wonderful life that is all your own. Do you think it will take you long to save up enough money to get your own apartment, or put a payment down on a house? I am just so excited for all the wonderful new adventures that await you upon starting your new job. I almost feel like Pinkie Pie for how much I want to bounce myself all around for how excited I am for you.