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14 years ago
It's been a rough several of months, and May was particularly rough, being hospitalized twice in one week, the second time for a serious allergic reaction to some medication I was put on.
The fan in my laptop died, which has been causing my laptop to overheat and shut off after limited use. I could barely get any work in Photoshop on commissions done ( almost all my commissions I need to finish are digital ) before the computer literally shut off in the middle of what I was doing. Replacing the fan in the laptop was going to run me anywhere from $250-$300 for parts and labor apparently, and I would be without it for about 2-3 weeks during the repair. So for that trouble, I just went ahead and bought a brand new one, seeing as it was almost 3 years old anyway and still running Vista. I dropped a good chunk of money, and the new one is a lot faster and more powerful, and should run Photoshop a lot smoother. Of course, now for all the "not compaitable with my current" scanner crap.
Regardless, all the progress on the digital commissions was backed up on an external drive, so nothing was lost on my dying one. I've already stated that all my wonderfully patient commissioners who are still waiting will get little extra freebies with their main piece.
I also bought a new Wacom Intuous tablet. My last tablet just was not cutting it, and was making the coloring process so much slower.
Anyway, was feeling better momentarily, but took a turn for the worse this afternoon for a current health problem I'm being treated for ( kidneys ) so it's back into the doctor tomorrow. I've spent so much time at Kaiser I may as well just camp out in the parking lot. I'm really getting tired of being jabbed with needles, injected with dye, and peeing in cups, though.
Anyway, that's the update. Sorry to those that I have been falling behind on communication/notes with, but that's why. I've been spending anywhere from 2-3 days a week at the doctor's office or ER for the past several months now, and that kind of crap just really interferes with your daily life.
The fan in my laptop died, which has been causing my laptop to overheat and shut off after limited use. I could barely get any work in Photoshop on commissions done ( almost all my commissions I need to finish are digital ) before the computer literally shut off in the middle of what I was doing. Replacing the fan in the laptop was going to run me anywhere from $250-$300 for parts and labor apparently, and I would be without it for about 2-3 weeks during the repair. So for that trouble, I just went ahead and bought a brand new one, seeing as it was almost 3 years old anyway and still running Vista. I dropped a good chunk of money, and the new one is a lot faster and more powerful, and should run Photoshop a lot smoother. Of course, now for all the "not compaitable with my current" scanner crap.
Regardless, all the progress on the digital commissions was backed up on an external drive, so nothing was lost on my dying one. I've already stated that all my wonderfully patient commissioners who are still waiting will get little extra freebies with their main piece.
I also bought a new Wacom Intuous tablet. My last tablet just was not cutting it, and was making the coloring process so much slower.
Anyway, was feeling better momentarily, but took a turn for the worse this afternoon for a current health problem I'm being treated for ( kidneys ) so it's back into the doctor tomorrow. I've spent so much time at Kaiser I may as well just camp out in the parking lot. I'm really getting tired of being jabbed with needles, injected with dye, and peeing in cups, though.
Anyway, that's the update. Sorry to those that I have been falling behind on communication/notes with, but that's why. I've been spending anywhere from 2-3 days a week at the doctor's office or ER for the past several months now, and that kind of crap just really interferes with your daily life.
As for the laptop situation, yeah, they say 3 years is about the time consumers should consider upgrading anyway, so I'd say it was a worthwhile investment when you take everything into consideration. Hope the new one's really nice and didn't cost you any vital organs.
On a higher note I like to wish you a belated but none the less, Happy Birthday!
So, yeah, hospital stuff -- not fun! I wish you luck in your visits and wish you good health, happiness and boundless creativity. And stuff like that.
reminds me, while I was down here at the beach, was gonna' work on more arts...