So I now have Cursico.arts on Instagram for... well, art.
Also still have Cursico.Koi for pictures of my bouncing baby boy.

I have a lot of stuff that would just be a pain to post individually on FA so there will be extras on Instagram because I can upload in groups instead.

(It has been so long since I tried to make a journal I just straight up forgot where to post a new one, haha)

I am in possession of 5 Bluesky codes. Who wants in?

My Bluesky is also here: https://bsky.app/profile/cursico.bsky.social

Okay, a couple of days late, but my buddy boy hit 1 on the 12th. He is such a good boy and has matured so nicely.

I've been taking photos of him EVERY SINGLE DAMN DAY of his life up to 1 year. Now this would be too much to try and post so I had a separate folder for every week of his life, including when he was just a little black blob at the very start. I made a video of his weekly growth and it is an emotional ride for me to see how he's changed. Also a bonus baby video at the end when he was only 9 weeks old.

You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRlsRS5G-wo&t=2s
There are also a couple of walking videos with him on that channel, and also an instagram account cursicobean (same as my twitter handle) because who Doesn't want to look at cute puppies?

My german shepherd puppy "Koi" is going to be ready in 3 days!

I will probably post a picture of the little angel here (if he stays still long enough for a decent shot)- but there will be more on my twitter here: https://twitter.com/CursicoBean -I already have a picture posted for each week of his life, and let me tell you it has been a LONG wait!

Since I expect to be enormously busy raising the little dumpling, no commissions will be accepted at this time (haven't forgotten you, Shahf, you're still on the list).

I have waited so long to be finally able to have my own dog!

Hello everyone,

I have taken a big step and moved to Austria. As a result I left my job behind (no more piggies for now D:)- and would be interested in seeing if I can restart commissions in the meantime while I find new employment in my new home country.

Any of my old followers still around who would be interested in commissions?
I would have them on a limited basis this time to make sure I don't get overwhelmed as moving to a foreign country is already quite a lot to handle so I will be taking it easy.

Let me know, guys! :)

Thank you!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwUq56rKyko&feature=youtu.be

Say hello to my new suit! <3

Maker is:  SnowVolkolak

EDIT: Commissions are now closed for the foreseeable future. Current waiting list will be completed but I will accept no new commissions. I just struggle too much to come home from full time (or over full time, really) work to then start working again. It's just too much for me.



Just a quick journal to note that I've started full time work again so my commissions will move slower than normal for the time being.
Please note this when requesting a commission from the 19th onwards.

I am going to remain open for commissions for the time being and will strive to complete all work to the same quality and detail even if it takes longer.

Thank you.

1. What is your name?
Call me Mr BigglesWorth
...
Or Cursico- Cursico will do.
Also accepted would be The Masterful Purveyor of Pizza
Not accepted is Fuckface.

2. What is your gender?
I got a vagina and tits- does that really concern you? Cause if you touch or oggle either of them you're not welcome. K thnx.

3. How old are you?
How rude!
I've not got grey hair yet, though- so I'm going to say I'm 2 years old. Young and fresh and daisy-like.

4. How tall are you?
Six feet under minus six feet under

5. Where are you staying?
Wish it was the Hinckley- but noooope- just the Hilton with it's marble slab beds and air con that always seems to cough and die the first couple of days of the convention as if the hotel has never had to handle large numbers of people being silly and leaving windows open with the air con on full blast before. Funny- that.
:v All hail the Hinckley!

6. What day are you getting there?
Whichever day is the early one. Usually trying to get a room before 5pm if previous years are anything to go by *rolls eyes*. Are my feelings towards the Hilton coming across yet? No?
However- it is funny watching the pre-Confuzzled events go on. Last year it was some weird Christian thing but everyone was from Africa and wearing blue.

7. Who will you be with?
*Considers actually naming people but also considers that if I miss someone they might feel offended...*
I'll just answer: "With people". I'm not terribly clique-ey so feel free to pop by if you see me. But be warned there's a chance I'm hanging around between events and will not stay around for long.
The Cursico is a rare and fantastical beast- watch with caution... and feed pizza.

8. Do you have art in the art show?
I think it's too late...? I've been so busy with commissions I've not even done my own badge yet! However I am seriously considering going full hog and trying for a dealers den position next year. However- I may draw on your face if you get too close so watch out.

9. What suit(s) will you have?
Whoa-oa-oa she's a laaay-day- talking about that little lay-day, and this lady is mii-iiiine.
I will put here in case anyone missed the auction- but Sudoku my tiger from Faruku is gone and is now in the hands of a dutch gentleman. I believe he is coming to Confuzzled this year so just be warned it is not me.
But I might be fluffy now and then- you never know.

10. Can I dance with you?
We can flail an uncoordinated dance one meter apart to the blaring tunes of S-Club 7. That is my final offer.

11. Can I touch you?
I'd rather you didn't. Nothing personal- I just don't like to be touched the vast majority of the time. This includes little things like being patted on the shoulder- please don't unless you've been given express permission.

12. Can I talk to you?
You can talk, shout, sing and yodel at me. However if you really want my attention you should scream at me in Swenglish and do backflips the entire time.
Also useful- talk to me about my pets, talk to me about art techniques, talk to me about books (many genres accepted), talk to me about games (many genres accepted) and most importantly talk to me about how amazing I am and how fantastical I am and how super awesome I am. Yes, please and thank you.

13. Can I hug you?
Always ask first. However as above with the "touching" question I'm usually not comfortable with it. I might be okay, it really depends if you catch me in the right mood or at the right time as to if I welcome it or not. If you would be offended by a "no" then it's better if you just presume the answer is always no.

14. Can I take photos of you/with you?
I do not pose well for photos- you'll have to be sneaky to get anything good. I expect all photos of me to be printed on a metre square canvas and posted directly to me the next day for my own amusement.

15. Can I buy you lots of drinks?
Only if I see them come directly from the bar. I'm afraid that random unlabelled bottle in a brown paper bag you've been carrying under your arm all day just won't do. Coke after 5pm is strongly dis-advised since my body goes insane at the tiniest amount of caffeine and I don't touch alcohol.

16. Do you drink Alcohol/Smoke?
Neither. It's never appealed to me at any time. Much cheaper to never get into the habit in the first place. With all that spare money I can buy the finest of rat foods for my babies! xD

17. Can I give you lots of money?
You can- I take £50 notes sent to me via drone. All money will proceed towards a 500L fish tank or a tonne of porn from the dealers den/art auction. If enough money is randomly given to me during the convention to buy my 500L fish tank I will send you a picture of Ben, my 14 year old goldfish. Please and thank you.

18. Can I hang out with you?
Sure. But serious talk for one moment- no jokes in number 18 here. If you do come up to me to hang out please actually talk. I know it sounds horrible but I really don't like it when people approach and then just sit there on their gameboy or iPad or whatever they've got and then just continue to follow me around without making any effort to engage.
That's not to say if you're shy I'll just hate you- I understand the difference between trying to talk and maybe not having much to say and just using me because you don't want to sit alone but also can't be bothered to engage. It can really put a dampener on my evening when this happens.
It's a convention- be bold, be brave, be friendly and most importantly socialise with your fellow outcasts!

19. How will I recognise you?
The average FA goer wouldn't... but that makes it more interesting, doesn't it? I'll have a badge soon (if I can find time between work) which I'll post here so if you can spot the badge you'll find me.
Equally valid- run around the convention shouting Cursico until you find me or someone who knows me becomes concerned enough to come to your aid.
Disclaimer: I accept no liability for any sectioning that might happen due to manic behaviour.

20. Where will you be most of the time during the con?
I will be all over the place. I tend to hop between events. I do hang out in the lobby usually between events or hover over to the NEC and all those shops around it. It'll be like Pokemon go- I am a rare Dragonite and you get absolutely nothing for finding me. I will waste all of your berries and ultra balls then just run away.

21. Who are you rooming with?
 Beeshou As per usual.

22. Attending any events?
Yes.
Not to beat a dead horse or anything- but "Whose Improv is it Anyway?"- Always.
Always, always, always. Best event of the convention- best event ever. Would not miss- would push my own mother aside to get to that event... gently, of course :P
Other events not particularly planned (not looked at the rota)- but I'll be going to a lot of them x3

23. How can I find you at the con?
Scream.

24. Are you doing anything in line with the theme?
I love this theme- I am trying to do some things in line with it but it's a time crunch. So my solemn answer is- maybe.
We shall see.

26. How are you getting to the con?
In the bean cow bus (Don't ask what happened to 25- you're better off not knowing).

How many people search by looking through the favourites of others?

It's been a long time since I rambled. Half a year since my last journal- gosh!
Anyway- I was just trawling through FA as you do for good art and I just started to wonder how many people do it the same way that I do. It doesn't really matter, but it's one of those questions that gets stuck in your head.

So what I tend to do is click browse- find a nice piece amongst the... ahem, "riffraff" and then go into that persons favourites and go through their stuff until I find a nice piece and so on and so forth.

Is... is this normal? xD
How does everyone else look through FA?

:v Don't want people still talking about it in a months time mistaking the old journal for a new one.

Time to try and get the real Cursico made!
No more kitties! >:0 I'm not a damn cat!

I'm feeling a little disconnected from Sudoku. Honestly I felt disconnected even before Confuzzled this year. She was always supposed to be a temporary character until I got Steve (and I'm still not even close to getting him)- tigers aren't even my favourite cat, snow leopards are!
The usual string of jokes also feels old (but not being a kidney bean- that will always be hilarious) and she's also fairly tight on me since I am much bigger than Faruku who originally made it to her size. As a result even moving around in her can be trying and it really hinders my performance if I have to restrict my movements.


But... I also wouldn't want to sell a suit and then essentially have given up fursuiting- I'd want to be able to get out there and play a character at conventions and I'm very picky about what I do and don't like so I'm a little torn.


So- to my watchers- what do you think Sudoku would go for as an older suit that's still in good shape?

1. What is your name?
Cursico Reynard Sleath- master of the underworld, destroyer of pizza.

2. What is your gender?
Gender fluid.
If you want my sex, though, I'm female.

3. How old are you?
One must never ask a lady's age!

4. How tall are you?
6 paws tall!

5. Where are you staying?
Main hotel party!

6. What day are you getting there?
Early Arrival- Bright and early! Too fekking early- Andy likes to be there before everyone else *eyetwitch*- SOMEONE SAVE ME!

7. Who will you be with?
Since I barely know anyone who's going this year, I'm just going to do *Forever alone face*

8. Do you have art in the art show?
No plans- however I may draw on your face if you get too close!
HSSS!

9. What suit(s) will you have?
Sudoku the tiger, made by Faruku. Hoping I can still fit her *sob*

10. Can I dance with you?
You can dance in the same vicinity as me. However if you're imagining some dual fox-trot- piss off 8D

11. Can I touch you?
Don't you dare! >:C

12. Can I talk to you?
I only respond to loud screaming.

13. Can I hug you?
Nope 8D

Huggate forever!
Seriously though- ask first and be aware I may say no!

14. Can I take photos of you/with you?
So long as they are Spon-Tan-Eous!

15. Can I buy you lots of drinks?
I would like all the orange juice. Smooth, not stirred.

16. Do you drink Alcohol/Smoke?
Not at all- I won't even stand near people who smell strongly of smoke. It's very unpleasant to me.

17. Can I give you lots of money?
Yes, yes you can. But that's not going to happen now, is it? So why is this included?

18. Can I hang out with you?
I am the King of the monkey bars- you're not allowed on the bar set!
However if you want to shout at me from the bottom in the filthy dirt- go ahead, peasant!

19. How will I recognise you?
Well, I got a badge... I got a suit... Or you can initiate the emergency Kidney bean call and I will come running!

NYAAAAA! NYAAAAAA! NYAAAAAAA!

20. Where will you be most of the time during the con?
*Shrug* Somewhere. I haven't planned my exact route.

21. Who are you rooming with?
 Beeshou

22. Attending any events?
Whose Improv Is it anyway- still and always the best event of the convention!
Otherwise I haven't really decided. I'll just do stuff as I go along, I suppose. I haven't even looked at the rota for this year.

23. How can I find you at the con?
This is the same as 19 and 20. >-> Stupid meme!

24. Are you doing anything in line with the theme?
No- screw the theme. I need proper direction to flourish!
Instead I have created my own "Bean" theme- and I am rolling with this.

26. How are you getting to the con?
Andyfeets is driving me- likely at the crack of dawn ;o; Lord help my soul!

Hey peeps-

So as the title alludes, I wanna do one of those art challenges ya know where it's like "Day 1, draw pancake enjoyment" and other shit like that.

So- does anyone know a particularly fun one to do? Doesn't have to be clean, can be NSFW too (but as per my commission sheet, I don't draw any watersports, scat, gore porn etc. so please don't suggest any that have this included), preferably should have a good lot of variance so I'm not drawing the same basic thing 30 days in a row.

8D

I'm waiting!

Who wants to see my new pet ant colony!? ... No One? Awwwh... I'll just leave this video here anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA99RXBgCoo&feature=youtu.be

I am an arsewank.

Also- I'm not a banana.

Nor am I a pineapple.

But I am a kidney bean and a deer and an owl and a fox and a human and a demon and a computer and an iPod and a phone among other things.


I also sometimes dabble in being a potato.

Please do not take any statement seriously.

I am a social mess!


And I LOVE It

Wanna be frands!? Can haz all yhur moni?


It's also past 2am, I'm sure I should go to bed- but never am I ever good at sleeping...

And my ear hurts...
And my jaw hurts...
And my hip hurts...
And my abdomen hurts

And as nice as my GP is- I don't like going near people!


Oh well!

Back to stalking you.


Yes, you.

Nice windows, but a bird pooped in the corner there.

You may want to get that.

Just starting it up, so it is currently bare- but if anyone wants to support me and my art- the option is there.

If Patreon is not your thing- I'm still always open for commissions!

Otherwise, link here: http://patreon.com/user?u=3671372

Thank you c:

I gotta push that meme off of my page with something, so here we go!

I had a fantastic time at Confuzzled 2016 (I'll still hold CFz13 as my best convention, but this one came close)!

Thank you to everyone who helped to make it such a fantastic time. I'll refrain from naming you all at the risk of missing someone out and hurting their feelings or absolutely filling my journal to the brim with nonsense before I've even said much at all!

But- if you recognise the phrases "I'm ooold Greeeeeg", "Project Ra-blah-blah-blah", "Floor Con is best con!" or "Where the fuck are the Bob's?" Then you were likely in the midst of the Confuzzled madness that I will remember fondly for years to come.
Worry not if those phrases mean nothing to you, though, almost everyone I met this year was friendly!
With the exception of one random person who kissed Sudoku's nose (who I promptly threatened to throttle with his own intestines) I had no one try the funny stuff with me this year, which is always nice. Who knows, maybe my ranting meme previously actually did its job of warning people to not touch me!

(In fact, I accidentally groped Bun in suit because I had no depth perception- sorry Bun ;o; I'm a terrible person)

As always, the event highlight of the convention for me was: "Whose improv is it anyway?" run by Shaman. An event I could absolutely never miss- and I WON DIE! I actually won it! After four years (missing Confuzzled 2015 which I couldn't attend as I had to prioritise getting a flat and moving out of Mum's house after University) I finally won the game!
Got it on video too! DING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3SamM1O31s
We even had an impromptu extra Improv event the day after (4.30, the Wellington) because it was so good it could not be contained in two hours, but my phone was dead for that one so I have no recording of that one! Sadly I missed the Faruku photoshoot because of it, but... but... G'ah! BEST EVENT EVER!

Admittedly by the end of the convention I became sick as a dog and was dying during end con- but I got Good-bye Con with most people at the very least. Still suffering with the dredges of con crud, but at least it's the weekend so no work for me until Monday *cuddles up in a blanket and makes happy snuffling noises*.

It was great to see old friends again, and even make new ones in my time at the convention. Even if I didn't realise I would be there for a total of eight (EIGHT!) days and not six, so had to steal all of Andy's clothes and plunder the precious sock supply because I was not prepared.

And it was also so good to finally let Sudoku out again, after two years of pretty much just sitting in a suitcase since Confuzzled 2014 (and even at 2014, because of life issues I couldn't give her the energy she requires and mostly let Andy play her- but there was no suit swapping this year- so any pictures of Sudoku are confirmed to be me this year). Playing her is just as fun as ever- if not more so because of the sheer length of time since playing her.

Probably the best part of conventions for me, is the ability to just let go. As a debt collector who is always recorded on the phones (and can't trust any co-worker to keep a secret- the amount of secrets I know because they loudly discuss them when said person is out of the room is disgusting) and forced to act a certain way eight hours (or more) of the day, five (or six) days a week just leaves me so drained that I come home and I can't enjoy anything because I'm just too stressed and only want to relax.

This convention was a great way for me to unwind the past year of that, to be able to slough it all off and act how I would actually like to act. Almost like a resetting for me. It's sad to be back to the old grind again, but I feel like Confuzzled '16 has done me a lot of good both emotionally and physically.

To put more of a perspective on this- on the first night I danced (but not the first dance unfortunately, I was playing card games that night, see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ZwY1UGO8I ) I danced for five hours. Five hours straight. No break, no drinking and no sitting down. Admittedly a foolish thing to do, but I felt so very free and alive after two years of being dead that only sheer exhaustion made me stop and then go out to cuddle the marble floor and have everyone ask me how much alcohol I had drank (answer is always none, hah!)- for subsequent nights I still outdanced everyone who came with me, but I was more reserved and gave my body a less hard time. By the dead dog I was even taking breaks every hour or so just to have a drink or sit by in the dance.

I'm also hoping for next year to do more than just Confuzzled 2017- Andy and I are thinking of shooting off to Sweden for NordicFuzzCon as it always has impeccable reviews and seems to have much of the same soul that makes Confuzzled the convention I love (Sadly Eurofurence did not win me over when I tried that one, so there are no plans to that regard)- and make a full holiday of it too as I have wanted to visit Sweden for over a decade now.

So all in all, my closing statement and what I have taken from this whole experience? It's actually quite a simple one:

I had fun, and I am happy.

So I figure, the standard "Here convention I go to, here questions I answer" meme is a bit... weird... I mean who the hell needs to know my age? And WHY are one or more of the questions creepy as hell!? So, I'm going to do it the Cursico way- vaguely and kind of answering the things people know but also not really and often confusing things more.

Ready? No? Let's begin!

I am going to Confuzzled 2016, I am a sponsor with early arrival and late departure, I answer to Cursico, Currypower, Kidney bean, Lady Sleath and definitely not my real name during the time of the convention.
(Looking at you, Shanri!)

During my time at Confuzzled, I will be, as always, in the main hotel living it up like a king. A pizza themed room party may be in order with close friends, but generally I won't let anyone in the room. No, I am not interested in going to YOUR room, either, unless you are a trusted friend (or in the case of Djem, absolutely hysterical and breaking down outside of your friends door next to his door- but that is a rare exception!)

I'll not be open for commissions, doing anything in the dealers den or participating in the art show. Mostly because every attempt previously has failed miserably, but also because now that I work I just can't be arsed and am looking forward to Confuzzled as a relaxing holiday whereby money doesn't matter.
Yes, yes you can give me all your money, thank you for offering.

If you do so opt to try and offer me a drink- please ensure it is non-alcoholic, and is not tea or coffee. I like fizzy drinks and juice, so keep that in mind if you're looking to give me anything of the sort.
I also do not smoke- so do not be offended if I avoid standing outside of the doors to the hotel (ESPECIALLY in suit)- as I hate the smell and will heartfully avoid it.

DO NOT HUG ME without permission. I cannot say this enough. And so many people have tried blackmailing me and just plain grabbing me that I'm not going to be nice about it anymore. YOU ASK, and if I say no, you accept that no. If I say yes, then keep your hands above the waist and away from my breasts because I've had too many bad experiences in the past. Also if I do say yes- don't complain if I don't enjoy it- because I don't like hugs, so either accept it and move on or just leave me be as I'll be happier on my own than with someone who's harassing me.
Yes, Huggate lives on in me.

Anywhooooo~ This is turning into a rant. Maybe now I understand why these memes have such a rigid, boring and to the point structure. SO BACK ON TRACK!

If you want to approach me to say hi, I am more than happy to have a little chat (though please be aware if I am rushing along to an event I may be late for, then you will need to run with me to get the full package). You may find me entirely random and crazy to talk to, and depending on how coarse your sense of humour is, I can be funny too in the right circumstances. But also entirely awkward and antisocial, so... y'know, say hi, see what happens!

Note to self: Be less socially awkward during convention times, because everyone is weird there.

For the duration of the convention I shall be rooming with my partner  Beeshou, who I live with. So sorry gentlemen, but inviting me to come to your room for "lemonade" is not my cup of "tea".
I also have every intention of hanging out with a number of people who I'll pop down here:
 Beeshou matoakit TheMurriday Reyna Fangsy Ekron Vulture doublestrand Iracundia KingJellal pyrewerepyre Zenakuwolf Lonestar-Wolf djem Rei Loire ...

Y'know what? Fukkit, I'm not naming all of you sods! Go away. I'll hang out with whomever I please!
Either way- even if you're not on the list (and I know I'm missing people, but Jesus I need to stop at some point)- I can hang out with you too. Just be prepared for screaming.

Lots of screaming.

Events? Oh yeah- I'm going to lots of events! If it's arts themed, arts and crafts themed, or comedy/standup themed- I WILL BE THERE! And anything else I feel like running to. Hence why I said if you see me running- run with me if you expect to talk! Not nearly enough time for it all.

But it won't be the same without Chaser and Mcnubby being at the bar 24/7 drinking themselves into a stupor so I can shout at them as I run past </3

OH- right... theme...
Sure, I'll have a themed badge. A MASSIVE one you'll find in my submissions- so I should be easy to find. Either that or I'll be dressed as a bipedal tiger, take your pick. Otherwise, though, not really bothering with the theme (and no one seems to actually recognise Carnival of the Night is actually a colourful spiritual festival and not all this Carnival fare and circus stuff going around.
Jus' Sayin'

Righty Ho, I'll stop myself here.

If that isn't enough, then I don't know what is.

NOW GET OFF MY LAWN!

Quick update- I now have a printer, so for anyone who might like a digital badge, I can now print, laminate, back and holepunch it for either delivery at Confuzzled or postage (add another £1 for postage to cover a stamp and envelope)


I have my examples of the traditional ones in my gallery (as well as the completed Cursico badge on my twitter, here: https://twitter.com/CursicoBean/media , to show what I mean by "print, lamindate, back and holepunch") and will be making a digital badge for Sudoku soon as well, so stay tuned~

c:

Would anyone be interested in digital or traditional (+laminated if traditional, and can deliver but digital you have to print because I have no printer) themed Confuzzled badges from me?

Or non-themed if you don't follow the theme at all (which is something I am eternally guilty of)

If you feel you might be interested, just post below. Don't worry though, you won't have to buy one by saying you're interested, and I will be giving some examples once the house-move is over with so you can get a better idea of what I have in mind.


Bust-shot badges (that is head and shoulders) would be £8 per badge, or if you want a full body badge, it will be £10 regardless of digital or traditional
(Again, you have to print any digital ones, because I don't have a printer, but if you want to print it, but don't have a laminator, you can bring it to me during the con and I can laminate for you, but PLEASE tell me if you want this first so I know to bring it)

If by happenstance you want something more complicated, i.e. intricate designs, "Pop-out" badges, trinkets on the badge (traditional only), couples badges or whatnot, you'll have to speak to me personally and I'll give an individual quote based on what you want so that we can all come out happy.


Cheers for reading, guys c:

Picked up the keys today, Andy and I gave my mother a personal tour of the house.

Andy's also spent the majority of the day clearing out the storage cupboard and shuffling it up to the house! Hired a van for the 29th March to do the big bigs (sofas, beds, dressers etc.)

Still need to get an electrician in... but I had a late shift at work after we got the keys so it's been too late to catch any of them.

Either way- I now- after six months of struggles am a homeowner.

And I'm damn well gonna brag about it.

Even if the next 35 years are gonna be spent paying back my loan xD Haha

Don'tcare,stillownahouse

So, after a terrifically stressful month where (I kid you not) I have developed an eye twitch, had constant headaches and general dizzyness (and recently snow blindness too) the housing situation is back on the up and up.

Got the new mortgage in place after the old one suddenly dropped out because they thought Andy, a man who earns more money than I do, was a liability and a drain on my funds (though Andy owes me a takeaway and/or a movie visit to see Deadpool!).

New mortgage with Natwest, so it's a little more expensive, but it's all in place, ready to go and I can get things trucking again. Gotta get back to the solicitor and resign it all under the new agreement. Then the actual electrics... then the cleaning of both their house (cause electricians always make a mess) and this flat (so I can get my £650+ deposit back for certain), then the actual packing of boxes, hiring of vans and moving of furniture...

...


So still a hell of a lot to do *Eyetwitch* 5 months after starting, ARGH, why it take so long!?
I can't even look for new jobs until this is all sorted!

But anyway, things are looking better at the very least, and I would rather be stressed trying to organise the move rather than stressed because everything has fallen apart!

Screw you life, Imma win this one!

So... I finally signed the papers today, the contracts were about to be exchanged, I was on cloud nine. So happy because the whole buying ordeal was about to be over.

I was about to be a homeowner, I was about to be rid of the landlady who has been screwing me over since I moved in, I was about to have a safe haven for my rats where no one could just demand I "get rid of them" like trash.

Then I get an e-mail during my lunchbreak from the mortgage provider.

Turns out?

They don't allow lodgers with the mortgage- despite that I told them all the way through, repeatedly, and everytime they asked.

And now everything from the past four months was one huge expensive waste.

The landlady is about to sell this crappy ass flat, and I'm now facing homelessness with nine rats.


Update: still trying to go ahead, but struggling... may take more time. I'm hopeful right now, at least.

Phew, okay, like coming into the eye of the storm here! xD After a pretty stress inducing month in finding a property and then making the offers and doing the surveys, and having to adjust the price again based on the survey and then getting the solicitors, I had finally gotten everything all lined up for the mortgage... just to find that the bank of England had changed the amount people could borrow as of the 13th of October!
AND NO ONE TOLD ME! ARRRGH!
xD So I wound up eight grand short of what I needed with Natwest which caused even more stress and OMGDON'TLETTHISFALLTHROUGHPLEASE.

But now it's all back in place with a new mortgage lender and things are gonna be finalised soon. I am gonna own my own house! This time with a second bedroom for visitors (no friends sleeping on floors for me anymore!) with a garden and a little summerhouse in the back, EEEEEEE! And best of all, the selling point... it has an owl in the window! Stained glass window with an owl, total instant sell for me! x3 Yay owls!

Though of course, as I mentioned before, it still feels like the eye of the storm, and I don't even want to think about the further complications that are going to arise with the Mortgage surveys and then having to actually move in and do a few fixes (one major electrical fix that'll actually have to be fixed before moving in, hence the price-drop), so I'm not ready to relax yet.
But I can be excited now!
And there is also no going back now, especially as my landlady is violating my rights as a tenant by trying to come in without notification so that she can sell the property out from under me (and for someone with rats in very large cages, that is a disaster!) and then just fully lying to be about it being sold in the first place. So, I am going to be very British and send an angry letter to her once I am out.
Angry letters are the best.

I have a video of that old sketch stream I did a couple of months back (damn... may even be three now, no idea where time is going)- the link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmdEPpkxCRY

If you wanna see me drawing stupid stuff and blathering on (you can hear me only about a minute into the video as my sound settings were messed up), then go there NOW! c: Starring the guest of the time:  Beeshou


And otherwise- I GOT BIG NEWS!

My darling mother is going to be helping me out a lot by giving me a damn fine deposit so I can put it down on a house and get a mortgage... I just need to find the house of my dreams! <3 SO I am VERY excited about this. If anyone has any mortgage related advice, feel free to give it to me, as every little bit of advice helps c: