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POLL, you pick the name. (Update on other things.)
a month ago
Its been a while since I posted a journal updating everyone on whats happening...
* Poll result - Khafra was chosen as the winning name and the new artwork of them has been posted.
* Construction still going - We've been told by those that run our complex that the worst of the noise is over. The frame of the new building across the way is up, now they're starting to do the roof and preparing to install the windows. The work has been going on for over a year now and is expected to be done by early summer 2026 so we're not done with it yet. At times the workers are still noisy but its unpredictable, some days are good, others are not. There's still landscaping to be done after the building is finished so we could still have heavy machines near my place early next year which would impact any work being done at the time.
* Artwork production - The construction noise is still impacting how much I can do each day. Due to how unpredictable it is some days are better than others. Commissions are still not going to happen anytime soon, not until the construction is done. I have some older sketches to finish and always have ideas for new images so there's no shortage of material to do. I have started some sketches or "skedoodles" as I call them at times but nothing was good enough to post because its mostly practicing life drawings but in the end I will post new stuff as often as I can. Coming up in September I will also be revealing my first video game crush so watch for that.
* Censorship issues growing - The big increase in censorship of mature/adult material (games included) is no surprise because for years there has been puritanical movements surfacing that want to "cleanse" the net" (and the furry scene). When I first got into the fandom the burned furs were a thing and NSFW/kink art was a target. Left and right Governments are now enacting censorship laws like KOSA or the UK's online safety act. Payment processors are getting in on the act by censoring what users can buy. Governments likely pressuring them to do their dirty work for them so they don't lose support for appearing to be too authoritarian. I am seeing more users online worrying about the possibility of seeing all mature/adult content banned, it would devastate some artists in the fandom, including me. Although I don't need to do commissions I enjoy sharing the expression of many of my fantasies through the art I post.
* Bits and bites - My health has been good lately which means I've have been going to the gym regularly. I'm still watching Twitch streamers although I haven't been watching Whiskey Dingo and Minikane as much as I used to. Now I am watching ReefRuff, Electrowuff, Mosfet, Aydanfox and Dragon Dirgel more frequently when I'm not watching the loud yellow dog or the bunny. I am SO looking forward to the fall, we are currently in a nasty heat wave and I'm tired of the hot weather, cool/cold fall/winter weather is best.
Thats it for now, should have some new art done soon so watch for that in another week.
* Poll result - Khafra was chosen as the winning name and the new artwork of them has been posted.
* Construction still going - We've been told by those that run our complex that the worst of the noise is over. The frame of the new building across the way is up, now they're starting to do the roof and preparing to install the windows. The work has been going on for over a year now and is expected to be done by early summer 2026 so we're not done with it yet. At times the workers are still noisy but its unpredictable, some days are good, others are not. There's still landscaping to be done after the building is finished so we could still have heavy machines near my place early next year which would impact any work being done at the time.
* Artwork production - The construction noise is still impacting how much I can do each day. Due to how unpredictable it is some days are better than others. Commissions are still not going to happen anytime soon, not until the construction is done. I have some older sketches to finish and always have ideas for new images so there's no shortage of material to do. I have started some sketches or "skedoodles" as I call them at times but nothing was good enough to post because its mostly practicing life drawings but in the end I will post new stuff as often as I can. Coming up in September I will also be revealing my first video game crush so watch for that.
* Censorship issues growing - The big increase in censorship of mature/adult material (games included) is no surprise because for years there has been puritanical movements surfacing that want to "cleanse" the net" (and the furry scene). When I first got into the fandom the burned furs were a thing and NSFW/kink art was a target. Left and right Governments are now enacting censorship laws like KOSA or the UK's online safety act. Payment processors are getting in on the act by censoring what users can buy. Governments likely pressuring them to do their dirty work for them so they don't lose support for appearing to be too authoritarian. I am seeing more users online worrying about the possibility of seeing all mature/adult content banned, it would devastate some artists in the fandom, including me. Although I don't need to do commissions I enjoy sharing the expression of many of my fantasies through the art I post.
* Bits and bites - My health has been good lately which means I've have been going to the gym regularly. I'm still watching Twitch streamers although I haven't been watching Whiskey Dingo and Minikane as much as I used to. Now I am watching ReefRuff, Electrowuff, Mosfet, Aydanfox and Dragon Dirgel more frequently when I'm not watching the loud yellow dog or the bunny. I am SO looking forward to the fall, we are currently in a nasty heat wave and I'm tired of the hot weather, cool/cold fall/winter weather is best.
Thats it for now, should have some new art done soon so watch for that in another week.
I can only hope someday you are no longer tormented by the whims of construction plans. It's insane it's still going.
As for the construction, its probably going to go for about another 10 to 12 months yet because once the building is done the street running up behind our building will be redone which means more heavy machinery and paving etc. Fortunately I live on the opposite side of the building where the street work is supposed to be done so I won't get the worst of the noise.