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17 years ago
This is my head.
About time I updated this thing. So what been happening at the ol' dragon's lair? well, lots. Some good and some not so good.
For starters, my birthday last month on the 25th was a bust. I didn't get cake. One of my brother's birthday happens to fall a day after mine and we usually celebrate both on mine but this year it got pushed back to his and then pushed again to Turkey Day since he wanted to take the family out to eat. My mother usually fixes a huge Thanksgiving dinner but this year my brother had some cash due to his disability check finally arrived with back pay so he wanted to give her a rest this year. Well, he awoke that morning and a couple of his toes turned black (he has diabetes as well as other health conditions, hence the disability checks). My mom took him to the hospital and the doctors amputated the toes a few days later Needless to say the family outing was canceled. The hospital was selling some Thanksgiving dinners so my mom got a few of those. Not quite the same. At least the operation even good enough. Now if only my brother stop his smoking habit. That just makes the poor circulation worse.
And wouldn't you know it, the tilt mechanism in my car's steering broke loose. I had to limp it back home (it steered ok but I had to be careful for he tilt not to swing sideways). I went to the salvage yard last weekend and got one in good shape. Loose tilts seems to be very common and I had to look through several cars to get one that is tight. Luckily I found one that is rock solid. Wasn't hard to take out but putting it back in took a little finesse since I had to align the shaft all by myself. Took some wangling but I got it in there. A few other minor hiccups but not bad overall.
Remember when I smashed my finger on the garage door? Well, the fingernail got loose and finally came off. A new piece started growing under it though. It looks funny with a nail only covering a 3rd of the fingertip. It doesn't hurt though, just looks weird. I think it'll heal fully so I'm not worried about it.
As per usual, I didn't get any Christmas gifts. However, I did splurged on myself. My brother found a good deal on a a combo mill/Lathe machine off of Craig's List. I been looking for one for over 20 years but never came across a good deal or was gone before I got a chance at it. So I finally scarfed up the deal. I plan on all sorts of projects. Muwhahahaha! *lightning flashing behind the dragon.* Wait, disregard that. Anyway, here's an example of what I made on the mill at work http://www.flickr.com/photos/263372.....7607018337791/ . Now that I have a machine of my own, I hope to expand on that and do tons of things. *rubs his grubby paws together.*
Oh, I saw an interesting event. I was stopping at an intersection and a guy jumped out a few cars ahead of me with a gun drawn. He was pointing it at a Lincoln or Cadillac in front. The guy had a jacket with U.S. Marshals on the back. Must be some kind of drug bust. Another guy had a big shotgun on the other side and a third directed us around the scene. I must say that if there was a shootout, things could got messy as a lot of cars was in the area. *shrugs* It was interesting nonetheless.
I posted a watersport drawing and lost 5 watchers (gained 2 in the process). I would though people would know about the subjects I indulge in by now. I have like a dozen WS pics as well as a few vore ones so I lost all the watchers that's turned off by it (I do put warning thumbnails on the submissions). Oh well, that's how it goes.
I had someone complaining about my WIPs, which I post to get some feedback. I do wish I get more suggestions and improvements though. Those few I do get has been a huge help. I want to improve my arts. I know I need a lot more practice, but it's hard to get some in. Maybe I'll make more efforts toward that in the coming year.
Well, this should be the last journal of 2008. It has been much better than 2007, which was a horrible year for me. In fact, I'm still suffering from some of its aftereffects and would still have a dark cloud hanging over me well into 2009. Despite that, I hope next year will turn out better still. I plan to finally upgrade my computer and get back to rendering (something I'm sure you all love to see.) I know I said that last year but prospects are better of that actually happening now, barring anything drastic occurring that is. *crosses his fingers.*
Once again I want to promote my channel #the_lair on IRC FurNet. If you like to join, you'll need an IRC client like mIRC, Chatzilla or of the many others out there. FA has some information on how to connect through the Chat link in the upper left corner. If you still can't find your way to my channel, message me and I'll help the best I can. I'm hopping to eventually get around a nice 20 regulars or so before I feel comfortable with it. I'm still very much far away from that goal but perhaps 2009 would prove fruitful.
At any rate, I'm cutting it short. I have tons more but I don't want to bore you... too much. It's been insanely busy that it's nice to take a break, though short live as it may be. The it's back to the usual insanity.
Happy New Year!
Oh, I almost forgot. I'm going to hit 12345 views soon and I'm thinking doing a kiriban on it. So if any of you manage to get a screenshot of it, I'll see what I can do as a prize.
For starters, my birthday last month on the 25th was a bust. I didn't get cake. One of my brother's birthday happens to fall a day after mine and we usually celebrate both on mine but this year it got pushed back to his and then pushed again to Turkey Day since he wanted to take the family out to eat. My mother usually fixes a huge Thanksgiving dinner but this year my brother had some cash due to his disability check finally arrived with back pay so he wanted to give her a rest this year. Well, he awoke that morning and a couple of his toes turned black (he has diabetes as well as other health conditions, hence the disability checks). My mom took him to the hospital and the doctors amputated the toes a few days later Needless to say the family outing was canceled. The hospital was selling some Thanksgiving dinners so my mom got a few of those. Not quite the same. At least the operation even good enough. Now if only my brother stop his smoking habit. That just makes the poor circulation worse.
And wouldn't you know it, the tilt mechanism in my car's steering broke loose. I had to limp it back home (it steered ok but I had to be careful for he tilt not to swing sideways). I went to the salvage yard last weekend and got one in good shape. Loose tilts seems to be very common and I had to look through several cars to get one that is tight. Luckily I found one that is rock solid. Wasn't hard to take out but putting it back in took a little finesse since I had to align the shaft all by myself. Took some wangling but I got it in there. A few other minor hiccups but not bad overall.
Remember when I smashed my finger on the garage door? Well, the fingernail got loose and finally came off. A new piece started growing under it though. It looks funny with a nail only covering a 3rd of the fingertip. It doesn't hurt though, just looks weird. I think it'll heal fully so I'm not worried about it.
As per usual, I didn't get any Christmas gifts. However, I did splurged on myself. My brother found a good deal on a a combo mill/Lathe machine off of Craig's List. I been looking for one for over 20 years but never came across a good deal or was gone before I got a chance at it. So I finally scarfed up the deal. I plan on all sorts of projects. Muwhahahaha! *lightning flashing behind the dragon.* Wait, disregard that. Anyway, here's an example of what I made on the mill at work http://www.flickr.com/photos/263372.....7607018337791/ . Now that I have a machine of my own, I hope to expand on that and do tons of things. *rubs his grubby paws together.*
Oh, I saw an interesting event. I was stopping at an intersection and a guy jumped out a few cars ahead of me with a gun drawn. He was pointing it at a Lincoln or Cadillac in front. The guy had a jacket with U.S. Marshals on the back. Must be some kind of drug bust. Another guy had a big shotgun on the other side and a third directed us around the scene. I must say that if there was a shootout, things could got messy as a lot of cars was in the area. *shrugs* It was interesting nonetheless.
I posted a watersport drawing and lost 5 watchers (gained 2 in the process). I would though people would know about the subjects I indulge in by now. I have like a dozen WS pics as well as a few vore ones so I lost all the watchers that's turned off by it (I do put warning thumbnails on the submissions). Oh well, that's how it goes.
I had someone complaining about my WIPs, which I post to get some feedback. I do wish I get more suggestions and improvements though. Those few I do get has been a huge help. I want to improve my arts. I know I need a lot more practice, but it's hard to get some in. Maybe I'll make more efforts toward that in the coming year.
Well, this should be the last journal of 2008. It has been much better than 2007, which was a horrible year for me. In fact, I'm still suffering from some of its aftereffects and would still have a dark cloud hanging over me well into 2009. Despite that, I hope next year will turn out better still. I plan to finally upgrade my computer and get back to rendering (something I'm sure you all love to see.) I know I said that last year but prospects are better of that actually happening now, barring anything drastic occurring that is. *crosses his fingers.*
Once again I want to promote my channel #the_lair on IRC FurNet. If you like to join, you'll need an IRC client like mIRC, Chatzilla or of the many others out there. FA has some information on how to connect through the Chat link in the upper left corner. If you still can't find your way to my channel, message me and I'll help the best I can. I'm hopping to eventually get around a nice 20 regulars or so before I feel comfortable with it. I'm still very much far away from that goal but perhaps 2009 would prove fruitful.
At any rate, I'm cutting it short. I have tons more but I don't want to bore you... too much. It's been insanely busy that it's nice to take a break, though short live as it may be. The it's back to the usual insanity.
Happy New Year!
Oh, I almost forgot. I'm going to hit 12345 views soon and I'm thinking doing a kiriban on it. So if any of you manage to get a screenshot of it, I'll see what I can do as a prize.
