Bluesky links
Posted 4 months agofigured to let everyone know that i do have a bluesky account just in case~
I wanted to save it to more oc focused and sketch stuff but i guess I'll post comms for peeps too
but really do let me know if you want to see more sketches or only finished pics~ (I dont mind talking about the process of production and using open source, do let me know what you're interested in)
https://bsky.app/profile/antiviela.bsky.social
I wanted to save it to more oc focused and sketch stuff but i guess I'll post comms for peeps too
but really do let me know if you want to see more sketches or only finished pics~ (I dont mind talking about the process of production and using open source, do let me know what you're interested in)
https://bsky.app/profile/antiviela.bsky.social
Changes in YCHs
Posted 10 months agoAt first I want to thank for all the ideas and feedback in the previous journal, it's been a lot of food for thought and I'm still figuring out commissions.
However, before I revamp the terms for commissions - YCHs are going through changes first.
From now on YCHs are going to be held in two forms: selected by RNG (randomly generated number) and multi-slot first come first claim. The latter meaning to accompany the former.
To explain: At first I'm going to upload a YCH and the time range to join in the pool of having a chance to win the rng is going to be probably 2 days (might change depending on how it goes with 2 days). Only one slot that you can join in the rng pool for per person (sorry, but that's to keep it fair it square). I will notify in the title and comments when the time to join is closed. Who ever is the winner for each slot will be replied and sent a note to.
However, after the RNG YCHs are closed, I will upload a dozen of YCHs that are first come first serve and 2 slots (to clarify, not two character ychs) for each YCH. One slot per person. Whoever has won a slot for the RNG YCH is not eligible for the first come first serve 2 slot YCH batch!!!
So this is what i've though of so far and I can't wait to try it! A mix of both forms trying to make the most out of each, especially as most prefer single slot ychs but some don't mind the multislot considering the fact I allow quite a lot of elements to be customized for the slot.
as for commissions, that will be for 2025 ;3
However, before I revamp the terms for commissions - YCHs are going through changes first.
From now on YCHs are going to be held in two forms: selected by RNG (randomly generated number) and multi-slot first come first claim. The latter meaning to accompany the former.
To explain: At first I'm going to upload a YCH and the time range to join in the pool of having a chance to win the rng is going to be probably 2 days (might change depending on how it goes with 2 days). Only one slot that you can join in the rng pool for per person (sorry, but that's to keep it fair it square). I will notify in the title and comments when the time to join is closed. Who ever is the winner for each slot will be replied and sent a note to.
However, after the RNG YCHs are closed, I will upload a dozen of YCHs that are first come first serve and 2 slots (to clarify, not two character ychs) for each YCH. One slot per person. Whoever has won a slot for the RNG YCH is not eligible for the first come first serve 2 slot YCH batch!!!
So this is what i've though of so far and I can't wait to try it! A mix of both forms trying to make the most out of each, especially as most prefer single slot ychs but some don't mind the multislot considering the fact I allow quite a lot of elements to be customized for the slot.
as for commissions, that will be for 2025 ;3
My thoughts on commissions..
Posted 10 months agoI'm more or less expressing my thoughts and feelings here and not exactly asking for advice, however I'm going to hear other people's thoughts if somebody has something to say.
So I've been feeling well enough to take on commissions and I'm very excited for it, though there are things that are pushing me back and stressing me out. Unlike spontaneous YCH batches, I inform on the time and date when I open commissions, the drawback that was missing from YCHs is overpresent in commissions. I know that the moment they're open, within first minutes all slots will be taken up leaving little to no room for newcomers to have a chance. That's stressing me out a lot, I get upset and it hogs my mind.
I know that one of the solutions is form based commission application and then me selecting out the few ones. I don't like that, I'd miss out on the randomness element and would incite me to stay within a comfort zone, also would incite commissioners to pander to my comfort in order to increase their chances. It would absolutely make me feel even worse than the previous issue. I know that other solution is filtering people out by increasing the price, but that's a no go. At least not yet. Limiting people's chances by how much they can afford instead of timing doesn't fix the issue, also the fear of it having the opposite effect instead.
Anyway, these are just my thoughts on the subject and I know there's no solution to this and that's fine, I just roll with what I can. Human limits are just that.
So I've been feeling well enough to take on commissions and I'm very excited for it, though there are things that are pushing me back and stressing me out. Unlike spontaneous YCH batches, I inform on the time and date when I open commissions, the drawback that was missing from YCHs is overpresent in commissions. I know that the moment they're open, within first minutes all slots will be taken up leaving little to no room for newcomers to have a chance. That's stressing me out a lot, I get upset and it hogs my mind.
I know that one of the solutions is form based commission application and then me selecting out the few ones. I don't like that, I'd miss out on the randomness element and would incite me to stay within a comfort zone, also would incite commissioners to pander to my comfort in order to increase their chances. It would absolutely make me feel even worse than the previous issue. I know that other solution is filtering people out by increasing the price, but that's a no go. At least not yet. Limiting people's chances by how much they can afford instead of timing doesn't fix the issue, also the fear of it having the opposite effect instead.
Anyway, these are just my thoughts on the subject and I know there's no solution to this and that's fine, I just roll with what I can. Human limits are just that.
Pricing change with 2024
Posted a year agoThe pricing change is for the base price only. Base price for comms and the flat price for YCHs have been increased to 150 €. That's the only change
Basically I have been stuck in a situation equivalent to bashing my head against the wall (a counterproductive predicament with no solution possible). I require a strict medical diet (celiac disease) and I've been trying to figure it out for over a year. The horrible ugly part is that the sudden gluten intolerance has hit me with malnutrition, i've been dealing with uncontrollable weight loss ever since acute symptoms have showed up. The strict diet tears me a new one while my life consantly feels like I have to live it upside down while my body is tearing itself apart.
(also before anyone wants to say any advice that i'm sure is in good intention on dietary tips, don't. I homecook everything and am quite good at it. There's no ready to eat gluten free food in a society with cuisine that's largery driven by glutenous products. My current diet consists largely of high protein and lipid intake to compensate the energy given by carbs)
once again, thank you so much for the continuous support, it has been invaluable
Basically I have been stuck in a situation equivalent to bashing my head against the wall (a counterproductive predicament with no solution possible). I require a strict medical diet (celiac disease) and I've been trying to figure it out for over a year. The horrible ugly part is that the sudden gluten intolerance has hit me with malnutrition, i've been dealing with uncontrollable weight loss ever since acute symptoms have showed up. The strict diet tears me a new one while my life consantly feels like I have to live it upside down while my body is tearing itself apart.
(also before anyone wants to say any advice that i'm sure is in good intention on dietary tips, don't. I homecook everything and am quite good at it. There's no ready to eat gluten free food in a society with cuisine that's largery driven by glutenous products. My current diet consists largely of high protein and lipid intake to compensate the energy given by carbs)
once again, thank you so much for the continuous support, it has been invaluable
My socials (Twitter, Tumblr)
Posted 3 years agoOh since i've started to post warmups and such to twitter and tumblr i think a small reminder that i actually have those sites as active.
Usually through doodles as such i experiment with styles, atmospheres and even new techniques
Also fair warning, most of the art on tumblr and twitter are fanart of humans and humanoid characters
my twitter (18+, contains adult content) https://twitter.com/antiviela
my tumblr (16+, mature themes, blood) https://theelka.tumblr.com/
dunno thought it may be appropriate to mention them in case theres somebody who just want to see new art
Usually through doodles as such i experiment with styles, atmospheres and even new techniques
Also fair warning, most of the art on tumblr and twitter are fanart of humans and humanoid characters
my twitter (18+, contains adult content) https://twitter.com/antiviela
my tumblr (16+, mature themes, blood) https://theelka.tumblr.com/
dunno thought it may be appropriate to mention them in case theres somebody who just want to see new art
Donation links to help Ukrainians
Posted 3 years agosome places where you can donate to
https://savelife.in.ua/
https://voices.org.ua/en/
https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/
https://www.patreon.com/savelife_in_ua
https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/
supporting journalism:
https://www.patreon.com/kyivindependent
https://www.gofundme.com/f/kyivindependent-launch
RESOURCES FOR REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE AND SUPPORTERS
https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....vdIs2P9BQ/edit
Ukrainian charities: a guide for international supporters
https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....-NgU9WaVqNwLhs
also some additional info to be aware of
paypal seems to be functional in Ukraine now
don't forget to support ukrainian artists and members of community directly
If i find more links i'll add them to this list
https://savelife.in.ua/
https://voices.org.ua/en/
https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/
https://www.patreon.com/savelife_in_ua
https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/
supporting journalism:
https://www.patreon.com/kyivindependent
https://www.gofundme.com/f/kyivindependent-launch
RESOURCES FOR REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE AND SUPPORTERS
https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....vdIs2P9BQ/edit
Ukrainian charities: a guide for international supporters
https://docs.google.com/document/d/.....-NgU9WaVqNwLhs
also some additional info to be aware of
paypal seems to be functional in Ukraine now
don't forget to support ukrainian artists and members of community directly
If i find more links i'll add them to this list
Death of PC confirmed
Posted 5 years agoI was so sure that PSU was at fault, but it's really not. While I can't have diagnostics here I replaced it with my previous one which was in a working condition and nope, nothing is working.
SO I'm buying a new pc which means commissions outside my regular to do list, because i cant access my hard drive, but thankfully my mum let me borrow her new laptop instead of the old one, i'll be able to do larger pieces.
The computer has been ordered and it'll be 500 euros so, that means i gotta get that much munz for it. bit much for something that i need asap, but ill try my best.
I've got fun idea for ychs similar to those dark and ominous pics of my sona for about 50 euros each, I'll try to pump out the ychs asap, maybe even tonight cause im trying to get myself into overdrive for this hehe
I'd be also thankful if word was spread when i opened the ychs and comms for this emergency. keeping things affordable and quick and direct
thank you again for reading!
SO I'm buying a new pc which means commissions outside my regular to do list, because i cant access my hard drive, but thankfully my mum let me borrow her new laptop instead of the old one, i'll be able to do larger pieces.
The computer has been ordered and it'll be 500 euros so, that means i gotta get that much munz for it. bit much for something that i need asap, but ill try my best.
I've got fun idea for ychs similar to those dark and ominous pics of my sona for about 50 euros each, I'll try to pump out the ychs asap, maybe even tonight cause im trying to get myself into overdrive for this hehe
I'd be also thankful if word was spread when i opened the ychs and comms for this emergency. keeping things affordable and quick and direct
thank you again for reading!
PC died?
Posted 5 years agoat first: sorry if there are really bad typo, using my mom's old laptop which has a bricked keyboard.
So it happened first a lil while ago, pc wouldnt turn on. I assumed it was humidity and dust causing psu not to run, because it started working again after some time.
Few days passed and here i am, sitting and waiting hopelessly for it to work again. Now i'm certain it could be the age at fault (almost 6 years for this buddy), before anyone mentions: this psu is only a year old. I'd rather have diagnostics done on this one before changing it to a new one. and the clownery of living in a small town far away from capital city, cant take it to a random shop and have it done. I'm trying to find my previous psu tho, just in case its actually the one at fault. plus i located corrossion in the case which may have traveled to psu but theres no signs of that having happened
anyways seems like i would have to make an emergency purchase of a new pc without a gpu and hard drive.. at the worst posssible timing, when theres a zine deadline 3 weeks away... I'd do emergency comms separate from my current list becaue this laptop has pretty bad specs for work of that size, but idk if it would be able to handle anything. one way to find out, eh? if anyones up for ordering something in the means of helping me if my work pc doesnt turn on. if there was no time limit for me, i wouldnt be as desparate.
I will make an update post if nothing changes and i have to make an emergency comms
thank you for reading
So it happened first a lil while ago, pc wouldnt turn on. I assumed it was humidity and dust causing psu not to run, because it started working again after some time.
Few days passed and here i am, sitting and waiting hopelessly for it to work again. Now i'm certain it could be the age at fault (almost 6 years for this buddy), before anyone mentions: this psu is only a year old. I'd rather have diagnostics done on this one before changing it to a new one. and the clownery of living in a small town far away from capital city, cant take it to a random shop and have it done. I'm trying to find my previous psu tho, just in case its actually the one at fault. plus i located corrossion in the case which may have traveled to psu but theres no signs of that having happened
anyways seems like i would have to make an emergency purchase of a new pc without a gpu and hard drive.. at the worst posssible timing, when theres a zine deadline 3 weeks away... I'd do emergency comms separate from my current list becaue this laptop has pretty bad specs for work of that size, but idk if it would be able to handle anything. one way to find out, eh? if anyones up for ordering something in the means of helping me if my work pc doesnt turn on. if there was no time limit for me, i wouldnt be as desparate.
I will make an update post if nothing changes and i have to make an emergency comms
thank you for reading
Pandemia!
Posted 5 years agoWith all the shenanigans going on, I hope everyone's doing alright and avoiding social contact as much as possible.
it's unknown if my area has any ill people, because gov created a very unhelpful map that generalized it to 4 regions and capital only. Tho I'm greatly stressed @_@ had some issues with family regarding the pandemic situation
Take care ofyourself and your dearest ones, wash your hands, be cautious and pay attention to the news, pandemic outbreaks are no joke despite how many people treat this situation as a farce.
If you wish to have some distraction of stress during this quarantine I recommend some livestreams of animals in wild.
Sea eagle's nest https://youtu.be/uAgwWCdBygk
Monterey aquarium mbayaq.co/39Xv9Ny
Wild bird cams https://youtu.be/OIqUka8BOS8
Coop cam https://youtu.be/n0E_aZ5C0x8
some YT channels that I can recommed:
Thorhighheels [obscure and retro games, also video essays about well loves games) https://www.youtube.com/user/ThorHighHeels
Demolition D [videos about anime, the channel was kinda dead for about 4 years, but his recent vid is a blast] https://www.youtube.com/user/DouchebagChocolat
Kaif [video game streamer, edited videos in a similar fashion to Sovietwomble's, comedic and good fun to watch] https://www.youtube.com/user/KaifandTomPlay
TheRealJims [the simpsons youtuber, talks about classic episodes and simpsons histories] https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealJims
Ahoy [high quality YT documentaries about various subjects. My personal fave one is about Polybius] https://www.youtube.com/user/XboxAhoy
Geno Samuel [ever heard of Chris Chan? Geno has been making video series about the history of Christine, there are about 20 hours of material to watch so far. If you do not know anything about Christine, it's a rather tragic story. Beware, it is pretty graphic] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_.....MZsP5zBH_6SVJQ
Max Derrat [hard to explain his videos, read his "about" section on YT, lotsa interesting videos] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj.....WVcoN-4S545Wtw
Hawkshaw [super in depth Dark souls lore videos] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4.....ADaa69O2AqJQ9A
Fredrik Knudsen [more documentary videos about various subjects, well researched] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb.....qOsAvAdfzWMf0w
Karl Jobst [videos about speedruns] https://www.youtube.com/user/karljobst
I'm not the one to watch movies, but I can recommend some lesser known ones that aren't too stressful:
Rivers and tides [documentary about an artist Goldsworthy Working who works in nature, beware: theres's an icky scene in the movie of a sheep giving birth to a lamb]
Red beard [my personal favorite of Kurosawa's movies, movie about a doctor and humanity and patience in general, wonderful piece of cinema]
Millennium Actress [Satoshi Kon's animated movie that i saw most recently, hard to describe what they are like, they are about people.. but his work is super influential]
Tarkovsky's movies in general, they are aviable on youtube in high quality
that's all I can say for now ^^'' May update the list, just bit busy right now. Would like to add some game and music and hobby recommendations, but not sure if my action junkie's game taste would be a good idea as recommendation
it's unknown if my area has any ill people, because gov created a very unhelpful map that generalized it to 4 regions and capital only. Tho I'm greatly stressed @_@ had some issues with family regarding the pandemic situation
Take care ofyourself and your dearest ones, wash your hands, be cautious and pay attention to the news, pandemic outbreaks are no joke despite how many people treat this situation as a farce.
If you wish to have some distraction of stress during this quarantine I recommend some livestreams of animals in wild.
Sea eagle's nest https://youtu.be/uAgwWCdBygk
Monterey aquarium mbayaq.co/39Xv9Ny
Wild bird cams https://youtu.be/OIqUka8BOS8
Coop cam https://youtu.be/n0E_aZ5C0x8
some YT channels that I can recommed:
Thorhighheels [obscure and retro games, also video essays about well loves games) https://www.youtube.com/user/ThorHighHeels
Demolition D [videos about anime, the channel was kinda dead for about 4 years, but his recent vid is a blast] https://www.youtube.com/user/DouchebagChocolat
Kaif [video game streamer, edited videos in a similar fashion to Sovietwomble's, comedic and good fun to watch] https://www.youtube.com/user/KaifandTomPlay
TheRealJims [the simpsons youtuber, talks about classic episodes and simpsons histories] https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealJims
Ahoy [high quality YT documentaries about various subjects. My personal fave one is about Polybius] https://www.youtube.com/user/XboxAhoy
Geno Samuel [ever heard of Chris Chan? Geno has been making video series about the history of Christine, there are about 20 hours of material to watch so far. If you do not know anything about Christine, it's a rather tragic story. Beware, it is pretty graphic] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_.....MZsP5zBH_6SVJQ
Max Derrat [hard to explain his videos, read his "about" section on YT, lotsa interesting videos] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj.....WVcoN-4S545Wtw
Hawkshaw [super in depth Dark souls lore videos] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4.....ADaa69O2AqJQ9A
Fredrik Knudsen [more documentary videos about various subjects, well researched] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb.....qOsAvAdfzWMf0w
Karl Jobst [videos about speedruns] https://www.youtube.com/user/karljobst
I'm not the one to watch movies, but I can recommend some lesser known ones that aren't too stressful:
Rivers and tides [documentary about an artist Goldsworthy Working who works in nature, beware: theres's an icky scene in the movie of a sheep giving birth to a lamb]
Red beard [my personal favorite of Kurosawa's movies, movie about a doctor and humanity and patience in general, wonderful piece of cinema]
Millennium Actress [Satoshi Kon's animated movie that i saw most recently, hard to describe what they are like, they are about people.. but his work is super influential]
Tarkovsky's movies in general, they are aviable on youtube in high quality
that's all I can say for now ^^'' May update the list, just bit busy right now. Would like to add some game and music and hobby recommendations, but not sure if my action junkie's game taste would be a good idea as recommendation
proper update
Posted 6 years agofinally proper update about what's up since things kinda halted especially since it all fried my modem to the crisp and had to wait to get it replaced.
Electricity? It's on. Is it fixed and safe? no, not at all. Why isn't getting fixed? No aviable specialists anywhere.
So who was at the fault? Everyone involved. As weird it sounds, that includes the company that is responsible for check ups, me myself and the guy who worked on the new line. The company half assed the checkups for YEARS without telling that main cable needs to be changed immediately, didn't even tell to get the other power switch case to be screwed tightly cause it would fall off soon. What did I do? I was too clueless and oblivious of the current situation. The guy who did the wiring for the new line? Too thin cables that you can't even light a bulb, which is why the new line kept going off too.
At the moment I owe it to my neighbours who called their relative who is an excellent electrician so check out what's up, he works fullytime at a factory so he's not really aviable, but he will take his free time when he has some to help out, so really it's all in his hands.
Also I fucked up today and burnt my fingertip and the entire fingernail is hurting like ass, but I hope i'll be able to use keyboard tomorrow
umn what else? thank you for your patience and concern, means quite a lot and motivates me to get things fixed and instead of just laying on ground. I'm just very tired
OH and happy spooky spooks night!
Electricity? It's on. Is it fixed and safe? no, not at all. Why isn't getting fixed? No aviable specialists anywhere.
So who was at the fault? Everyone involved. As weird it sounds, that includes the company that is responsible for check ups, me myself and the guy who worked on the new line. The company half assed the checkups for YEARS without telling that main cable needs to be changed immediately, didn't even tell to get the other power switch case to be screwed tightly cause it would fall off soon. What did I do? I was too clueless and oblivious of the current situation. The guy who did the wiring for the new line? Too thin cables that you can't even light a bulb, which is why the new line kept going off too.
At the moment I owe it to my neighbours who called their relative who is an excellent electrician so check out what's up, he works fullytime at a factory so he's not really aviable, but he will take his free time when he has some to help out, so really it's all in his hands.
Also I fucked up today and burnt my fingertip and the entire fingernail is hurting like ass, but I hope i'll be able to use keyboard tomorrow
umn what else? thank you for your patience and concern, means quite a lot and motivates me to get things fixed and instead of just laying on ground. I'm just very tired
OH and happy spooky spooks night!
It got much worse (emergency)
Posted 6 years agoAnd I thought it was going to be fine. I apologize for typos beforehamd, cause im writing this on phone.
Im royally fucked, the entire power line at house wemt down, most likely because of the second line thaf was Made in kitchen during recontrucion amd was turned on few days ago. Im hoping that pc wasnt fried, modem seems to have been fried.
Here i am, sitting in candle light, freaking out. This Time i cant even do emergency commissions cause power is out. This is so fucked, im feeling completely helpless.
I dont know what to do (before anyone is saying, i have called the Company which also should provide specialists)
edit: pc is fine, but modem is completely fried to the point of leaking
second line is in a need rewiring asap and ill provide more info today, now its work o clock
And power is out again, welp
Im royally fucked, the entire power line at house wemt down, most likely because of the second line thaf was Made in kitchen during recontrucion amd was turned on few days ago. Im hoping that pc wasnt fried, modem seems to have been fried.
Here i am, sitting in candle light, freaking out. This Time i cant even do emergency commissions cause power is out. This is so fucked, im feeling completely helpless.
I dont know what to do (before anyone is saying, i have called the Company which also should provide specialists)
edit: pc is fine, but modem is completely fried to the point of leaking
second line is in a need rewiring asap and ill provide more info today, now its work o clock
And power is out again, welp
it doesn't get any better..
Posted 6 years ago..at least with my luck it wont. Okay typing this at 2 am because I finally awoke from dizzy and painful illness induced haze before which I had to deal with one of the biggest bullshit things I've had to deal with. I'm putting this out here, because I feel helpless and clueless about it.
Soooo the issue is so weird and kinda huge. An pressured air bubble brusted a hole inside of the central furnace boiler, spent entire evening swooping up all the water from kitchen. I don't think you can weld a leak for a high pressure boiler, because I would need a specialist who would be nowhere to be found in near time and place. A new furnace is needed and I can't afford it. The prices start with 800 euros and the weather wont be getting any warmer. Well thankfully I still have an old timey furnace from my grandparent's days that can keep two rooms warm without the boiler, but no warm water and it is can keep pipes from freezing for a pretty short period of time.
And before somebody asks about why I had no pressure regulator set up and stuff like that, I wasn't around when the furnace set up and it was set up by incompetent slackers, and I would let the air out from the system manually with a valve, but since there is reconstruction going on in kitchen, the valve was removed.
Now I'm just sitting and thinking about what to do, I'm pretty lost with this.
[edit]: the issue isn't that simple as just getting a new boiler and get it set up, the issue is finding a specialist who can do it, so far with no results, cause everyone is busy
Soooo the issue is so weird and kinda huge. An pressured air bubble brusted a hole inside of the central furnace boiler, spent entire evening swooping up all the water from kitchen. I don't think you can weld a leak for a high pressure boiler, because I would need a specialist who would be nowhere to be found in near time and place. A new furnace is needed and I can't afford it. The prices start with 800 euros and the weather wont be getting any warmer. Well thankfully I still have an old timey furnace from my grandparent's days that can keep two rooms warm without the boiler, but no warm water and it is can keep pipes from freezing for a pretty short period of time.
And before somebody asks about why I had no pressure regulator set up and stuff like that, I wasn't around when the furnace set up and it was set up by incompetent slackers, and I would let the air out from the system manually with a valve, but since there is reconstruction going on in kitchen, the valve was removed.
Now I'm just sitting and thinking about what to do, I'm pretty lost with this.
[edit]: the issue isn't that simple as just getting a new boiler and get it set up, the issue is finding a specialist who can do it, so far with no results, cause everyone is busy
grieving
Posted 6 years agosorry for the absence, the man working on kitchen disconnected the cables (he had to), but they apparently supplied all the livingrooms with electricity. Couldn't get to use my personal pc since i cant move it anywhere. We stretched another cable to connect rooms to electricity and seems to be working without any hazards
on the upsetting topic, today i found my little cat boy laying by the side of road, now I'm just mourning badly. He is now in backyard, but this is devastating, my hand wont even move when i try to do something, just hand stuck in a tight claw. I'm dealing with this really poorly but I hope to get back to work once I manage to trick myself into distraction. please understand if I'm slow to reply, I'm just griefing and dealing poorly with a loss of my family member
sorry if this seems like an incoherent blabber, i'm not good at forming sentences when at stress
thank you for reading
on the upsetting topic, today i found my little cat boy laying by the side of road, now I'm just mourning badly. He is now in backyard, but this is devastating, my hand wont even move when i try to do something, just hand stuck in a tight claw. I'm dealing with this really poorly but I hope to get back to work once I manage to trick myself into distraction. please understand if I'm slow to reply, I'm just griefing and dealing poorly with a loss of my family member
sorry if this seems like an incoherent blabber, i'm not good at forming sentences when at stress
thank you for reading
Being bit slow! Internet is off
Posted 6 years agoQuick update if i seem to be inactive. The internet provider just turned the net off outta nowhere and sent email that said "thanks for being our customer, concerning the service cancellation yada yada yada yada.." outta nowhere. Dealing with this now, already called their customer service centre and they are looking into the issue, cause they have no idea what happened. Should be back at it asap
Sorry for the inconvenience
Sorry for the inconvenience
Summer trouble! (aka financial whoopsie)
Posted 6 years agoAs the title suggest, it's some pretty significant trouble with money.
Lemme explain: For the first time in uhh.. 50 years? Decided to fix the kitchen which had been in worst condition compared to the rest of the house. Found trustworthy men that build houses and fix stuff in their free time for really humble prices. So they started with floor first - were tearing off the upper layer that exposed some half century decayed boards there, and after removing the boards there was.. nothing? just some sand poured on top of basement ceiling. No concrete or base. With that it started to reveal more problems to the point i went "Damn B#*ch I live like this?".
So those problems piled up in more unaccounted costs, cannot delay any work because men are for hire and gotta finish asap. Any secondary stuff is getting delayed (such as furniture), but it's nowhere enough to cover the making of floor, making sure that theres stable construction under the furnace (I have no idea how it didn't fall through all these years). Also will need some plumber and electrician work, because both lamps don't work, one is too dated and overused while the other one keeps having short circuit. Just so much extra cost that I cannot keep up with.
As much I'd like to avoid this, but I kind of have no choice. I want to keep things doable so it doesn't upset anyone including myself. I'd be happy to make about 500 euros by next weekend so I am able to pay for their work on the floor and be able to pay for materials on walls.
I've opened extra slots for comms here https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31832941/
And I will be doing another space YCH soon, it will be related to planet crushing, also I will upload few dragon adopts for cheap if designs interest you. This adopt is still aviable if interested https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31821155/
Thank you for reading!
Lemme explain: For the first time in uhh.. 50 years? Decided to fix the kitchen which had been in worst condition compared to the rest of the house. Found trustworthy men that build houses and fix stuff in their free time for really humble prices. So they started with floor first - were tearing off the upper layer that exposed some half century decayed boards there, and after removing the boards there was.. nothing? just some sand poured on top of basement ceiling. No concrete or base. With that it started to reveal more problems to the point i went "Damn B#*ch I live like this?".
So those problems piled up in more unaccounted costs, cannot delay any work because men are for hire and gotta finish asap. Any secondary stuff is getting delayed (such as furniture), but it's nowhere enough to cover the making of floor, making sure that theres stable construction under the furnace (I have no idea how it didn't fall through all these years). Also will need some plumber and electrician work, because both lamps don't work, one is too dated and overused while the other one keeps having short circuit. Just so much extra cost that I cannot keep up with.
As much I'd like to avoid this, but I kind of have no choice. I want to keep things doable so it doesn't upset anyone including myself. I'd be happy to make about 500 euros by next weekend so I am able to pay for their work on the floor and be able to pay for materials on walls.
I've opened extra slots for comms here https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31832941/
And I will be doing another space YCH soon, it will be related to planet crushing, also I will upload few dragon adopts for cheap if designs interest you. This adopt is still aviable if interested https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31821155/
Thank you for reading!
An unexpected hiatus
Posted 6 years agoNot going on one, but the recent absence.
Well that was an odd one, a lot longer than it should have been, but not exactly directly in my hands
I'm putting a TL:DR at first for those who are very busy
TL:DR: Had serious abdominal pain caused by a cyst and neurological issues, I'm a lot better now since winter is ending. I've been working as much as i could, more than halfway done/almost done with paid pieces, halfway and very much started. Working hard and crying! Still hurts, but I can do work! Hadn't replied to any notes, because I wasn't sure when this garbage situation of mine will end, but looking foward in a more positive note.
Now that tl:dr is outta way, well the acute pain caused by the cyst started and you cannot get any treatment for it unless it has turned into a tumor, so I was chugging painkillers without much of result. Winter struggle caught up to me (that's just my guess) and I started to have very visible neurological issues, tensing my hand a bit would result is nasty shaking and sometimes i cannot straighten out the fingers and arm, also chugging some blood pressure meds to hope that it will help me against the panic and some larger issues that can be caused by my severely twisted carotid artery. I'm currently saving up for the medication that could help me with the oxygen supply.
The reason why I called it winter struggle is that winter only bout a week ago started to back off and it's no longer -10 to 0 degrees. And that I live in an pretty old house with a furnace, that has no heat isolation shennanigans makes the whole deal pretty tense - always staying up til sunrise, listening carefully to all the noises and watching out with the amount of flame. And the late winter is most hazzardous, my neighbourhood is very small, but had firefighters driving here a lot, because of chimney catching fire. The stench is really nasty, no kidding - it smells like tar with some garbage burning.
About the work? Oh I took the opportunity of peace whenever i could and some pics are already done, I know.. a LOT later than that I usually do, but it's being done. I also tried not to burnout myself in the physical state that I was in. I'm aware that this is very much at my own expense and I'm hoping to make up to it especially since even hearing blackbirds chirping in distance makes my nerves more soothed. Pics are very much halfway done, even some that I need to talk about with a customer. Also the reason why so long to wait for a reply from me - I wasn't sure when I'd be feeling any progress so I didn't want to make false promises when I'd be in no condition. This is one of the rare springs when I'm handling better and quicker than other times - probably the feeling of urgency is irking me.
I've got two important pictures to draw that are more about official promotion of somebody else's OG content, I'm actually super stressed over that.
And to put things clear - the abdominal pain has not stopped at all and had got very much worse. Also sorry for some nasty grammar typos, pharmacies were closed and I have no painkillers, so chugging water with valerian tincture in it (my cades are giving me these glares over it..)
Thanks a lot for reading and being patient! <3
Well that was an odd one, a lot longer than it should have been, but not exactly directly in my hands
I'm putting a TL:DR at first for those who are very busy
TL:DR: Had serious abdominal pain caused by a cyst and neurological issues, I'm a lot better now since winter is ending. I've been working as much as i could, more than halfway done/almost done with paid pieces, halfway and very much started. Working hard and crying! Still hurts, but I can do work! Hadn't replied to any notes, because I wasn't sure when this garbage situation of mine will end, but looking foward in a more positive note.
Now that tl:dr is outta way, well the acute pain caused by the cyst started and you cannot get any treatment for it unless it has turned into a tumor, so I was chugging painkillers without much of result. Winter struggle caught up to me (that's just my guess) and I started to have very visible neurological issues, tensing my hand a bit would result is nasty shaking and sometimes i cannot straighten out the fingers and arm, also chugging some blood pressure meds to hope that it will help me against the panic and some larger issues that can be caused by my severely twisted carotid artery. I'm currently saving up for the medication that could help me with the oxygen supply.
The reason why I called it winter struggle is that winter only bout a week ago started to back off and it's no longer -10 to 0 degrees. And that I live in an pretty old house with a furnace, that has no heat isolation shennanigans makes the whole deal pretty tense - always staying up til sunrise, listening carefully to all the noises and watching out with the amount of flame. And the late winter is most hazzardous, my neighbourhood is very small, but had firefighters driving here a lot, because of chimney catching fire. The stench is really nasty, no kidding - it smells like tar with some garbage burning.
About the work? Oh I took the opportunity of peace whenever i could and some pics are already done, I know.. a LOT later than that I usually do, but it's being done. I also tried not to burnout myself in the physical state that I was in. I'm aware that this is very much at my own expense and I'm hoping to make up to it especially since even hearing blackbirds chirping in distance makes my nerves more soothed. Pics are very much halfway done, even some that I need to talk about with a customer. Also the reason why so long to wait for a reply from me - I wasn't sure when I'd be feeling any progress so I didn't want to make false promises when I'd be in no condition. This is one of the rare springs when I'm handling better and quicker than other times - probably the feeling of urgency is irking me.
I've got two important pictures to draw that are more about official promotion of somebody else's OG content, I'm actually super stressed over that.
And to put things clear - the abdominal pain has not stopped at all and had got very much worse. Also sorry for some nasty grammar typos, pharmacies were closed and I have no painkillers, so chugging water with valerian tincture in it (my cades are giving me these glares over it..)
Thanks a lot for reading and being patient! <3
brainstorming about T-shirt prints/merch
Posted 6 years agoI've been sitting and considering a side project.. Opening a redbubble store and selling furry themed merch. Mostly relating to furry identification themes, because it hits close home for me, because I only very recently came out of the furry closet despite being in it for a loong time.
Anyway the first concept is the kind that would work on stickers and shirts. Stylized creature head holding a plain human mask by it's head with "beast in disguise" text underneath it. Having different variations of creature heads ranging from canine, dragons, avians, felines and even a skull.
Thoughts on it? I've never really made any prints that are outside personal use, so I'd love to hear your thoughts
Cheers!
Anyway the first concept is the kind that would work on stickers and shirts. Stylized creature head holding a plain human mask by it's head with "beast in disguise" text underneath it. Having different variations of creature heads ranging from canine, dragons, avians, felines and even a skull.
Thoughts on it? I've never really made any prints that are outside personal use, so I'd love to hear your thoughts
Cheers!
Happy holidays!
Posted 6 years agoI wish you all happy holidays! Have warm cozy time with yourselves or loved ones <3
BIG update bout health and life
Posted 7 years agoOkay, I've been trying to write this journal for months (because I disappear so often), but I just couldn't. I'll try to avoid mental health topic here, because it's a massive mess on it's own. I'll try to focus on things that are possible to change, but i can't right now.
Anyway straight to the topic. I am not doing well, my health condition is worsening and with time there are less ways of how i can help it especially because of recent healthcare changes here. And even the surgeries that I'm willing to PAY BY MYSELF wont happen, because the gov dictating things to doctors. It's not because of health dangers, it's because it'll make me infertile. Because of this hassle things are going really downhill for me. My digestive system is fucked, because of the pain and cramps and huge amounts of painkillers i have to take. Meds cost more and more with each month. I have hard time seeking any doctor, because I don't have the money, I cannot work or study anywhere here, because every month 2 weeks of it are just gone in weakness and awful pain. Which also means that I can't access the healthcare.
To put in perspective - the pain is the worst I've experienced and I cannot do anything about it, nor my doctor can. Not a single toothache stands near it. It's a massive mess and it is preventing me of having even a bellow okayish life.
Now change the direction of this journal from absolute misery to an actual hope.
There wouldn't be any hopeful direction if it wasn't for you guys. This is my only source of income and I am truly thankful for this opportunity.
I'm trying to save up so i could move out to central europe (germany to be exact) and live there, receive treatment and have an actual life. Yes, I need big savings for this to happen so I could have money for few months of rent in advance. I'm working all I can, but as you can see, I can't keep up with the flow as I'd like to. Especially since I'm really hoping to move out next year which might seem too ambitious for me to earn enough in such a short time, but I'm trying all my hardest despite it feeling like a feverdream. But I have no other choice or option - it's this or death.
Thankfully I'm getting a lot of support and help on finding a way to settle at my destination from all these wonderful people and I wont be all alone in the new enviroment.
I really wouldn't even ever dream of me having a chance if it weren't for you guys and other wonderful people who are helping me. I cannot thank you enough.
Also if I successful move out, I'll finally get to go to furry cons and smaller fantasy cons. (yaaaay)
Anyway straight to the topic. I am not doing well, my health condition is worsening and with time there are less ways of how i can help it especially because of recent healthcare changes here. And even the surgeries that I'm willing to PAY BY MYSELF wont happen, because the gov dictating things to doctors. It's not because of health dangers, it's because it'll make me infertile. Because of this hassle things are going really downhill for me. My digestive system is fucked, because of the pain and cramps and huge amounts of painkillers i have to take. Meds cost more and more with each month. I have hard time seeking any doctor, because I don't have the money, I cannot work or study anywhere here, because every month 2 weeks of it are just gone in weakness and awful pain. Which also means that I can't access the healthcare.
To put in perspective - the pain is the worst I've experienced and I cannot do anything about it, nor my doctor can. Not a single toothache stands near it. It's a massive mess and it is preventing me of having even a bellow okayish life.
Now change the direction of this journal from absolute misery to an actual hope.
There wouldn't be any hopeful direction if it wasn't for you guys. This is my only source of income and I am truly thankful for this opportunity.
I'm trying to save up so i could move out to central europe (germany to be exact) and live there, receive treatment and have an actual life. Yes, I need big savings for this to happen so I could have money for few months of rent in advance. I'm working all I can, but as you can see, I can't keep up with the flow as I'd like to. Especially since I'm really hoping to move out next year which might seem too ambitious for me to earn enough in such a short time, but I'm trying all my hardest despite it feeling like a feverdream. But I have no other choice or option - it's this or death.
Thankfully I'm getting a lot of support and help on finding a way to settle at my destination from all these wonderful people and I wont be all alone in the new enviroment.
I really wouldn't even ever dream of me having a chance if it weren't for you guys and other wonderful people who are helping me. I cannot thank you enough.
Also if I successful move out, I'll finally get to go to furry cons and smaller fantasy cons. (yaaaay)
update
Posted 7 years agookay so the situation with pc has got more stable, doesnt seem to degrate or anything like that. being all safe and stuff, just being careful with cpu and hard drive ^^
pc giving up on me
Posted 7 years agotoday i found out that since yesterday 100 gb of my hdd simply disappeared. there were no any temp files or anything. I guess my hard drive is giving up on me! EEHHH.... that happens when you use your pc at full capacity for years straight. I will be able to get a new one only after a year.... because comms are my only income
article 13
Posted 7 years agoThis is a massive blow to everyone in the EU. Today is the voting day. Stay strong
I hope it all turns out the best for the consumers and not the corporations
I hope it all turns out the best for the consumers and not the corporations
Skulni species description (text, visual upcoming in future)
Posted 7 years agoSo while I'm working on the things that i owe I wrote the description of Skulni species, were working in garden during this weekend and I will get back to all of you tomorrow. Thank you for waiting.
this might be updated bit more, because I might have forgotten some bits
Skulni are manifestations of legends and mythos of legendary creatures. The skull represents the legend of the creature.
Skulni basic anatomy normally consists of 3 different parts: the fur coat covered part [known as the heart], the smooth parth that is a tail, belly and throat [known as the soul] and the hard part - skull, skeleton and limbs [known as mind]. The size of a skulni varies from a size of an adult husky to an adult stallion with few exceptions of mutations (short or very long limbs). Their hind limbs upper part (above knee) resemble lower jaw.
They have sexes, but from plain visual observation it's nearly impossible to tell which sex is which.
The skull and limbs are a part of the skeleton which is in the same colours as the skull. In rare cases some parts of skeleton can be outside the fur and skin.
Skunli are omnivores, they have huge fangs like bears and foxes, but can consume plants too. Their tongues are similar to canine's. Tongue's in a similar colour like "Soul" part. They have good hearing except for albino skulni's. Their eyes have no visible pupils in most cases, the pupils are round shape.
Skulni have blood, but it's in a colour of "soul" depending on the thickness of its membrane, sometimes it's in a brighter colour. Nervous system, blood vessels and lymphatic system connect with the "Soul". "Soul" was thought to work similary like single-celled organism, which isn't far fetched because it contains all the organs necessary for living. The colour of blood depends on the colour of "soul".
They can possess some traits of the legendary creature they have manifested from to a certrain degree. Most of the manifested physical traits are legendary. Some powers for example element manipulation, strenght can be passed down through the legend.
Common · Uncommon · Rare · Legendary
Body:
· Common ·
- Short or medium lenght fur -
· Uncommon ·
- Markings (can be reflective, matte, sparkly) - Curly fur - Some parts of "soul" covered with bone shell -
· Rare ·
- Exposed bones outside skin - Long fur -
· Legendary ·
- Reverse heart, soul and mind (???????) -
Tail:
· Common ·
- plain tail - tail with small or medium growths of different shapes - single colour -
· Uncommon ·
- large growths - gradient and multiple colours -
· Rare ·
- dripping tail - multiple tails - smokey tail - thick scales -
· Legendary ·
- flaming tail - floating parts around the main tail - transparent or semi transparent tail -
Head:
· Common ·
- Avarage muzzle -
· Uncommon ·
- Short snout like cats - Whiskers -
· Rare ·
- Short Mane - Very long snout like borzoi breed dogs- Small horns -
· Legendary ·
- Long mane - Large horns - Matching skull growths (such as spikes, horns, crystals) -
Ears:
· Common ·
- Avarage size - Long ears -
· Uncommon ·
- Split ears - Droppy ears -
· Rare ·
- Very long ears - Thin ears -
· Legendary ·
- Puff ears - Wing shape -
Eyes:
· Common ·
- Pale sclera, dark iris - Pale iris, dark sclera -
· Uncommon ·
- Iris and sclera matching colours -
· Rare ·
- Pupil is visible -
· Legendary ·
- Multiple irises - No iris -
Skull/Skeleton:
· Common ·
- Single colour - Multiple colour markings - Small size horns and spikes - Metal or matte texture -
· Uncommon ·
- Gardient colouring - Medium size horns and spikes - Pearl or stone texture -
· Rare ·
- Crystal edged skull - Overgrown with crystals - Large horns/spikes- Organic texture - Glowing parts -
· Legendary ·
- Multiple skull parts - Transparent or semi transparent -
Front limbs:
· Common ·
- Two thirds covered with fur - One third covered with fur -
· Uncommon ·
- Covered to claws with fur -
· Rare ·
- No fur at all - Has membrane inbetween fingers -
Hind limbs:
· Common ·
- Thin with "hoof" shaped base -
· Uncommon ·
- Different shape/curve base with possible twists -
· Rare ·
- Has claws just like front limbs - Fur covered down the "jaw" part (Known as the beard) -
MUTATIONS:
all mutations are very rare. There are exceptions for groups that have them commonly throughout breeding.
· Moon mutation ·
- has no fur at all, the skin tone depends on the fur colour it was supposed to grow -
· Spider mutation ·
- Has more than 4 limbs -
· Hooded mutation ·
- Eyes are entirely covered by hooded eyelids making the impression that the induvidual doesn't have eyes -
· Cerberus mutation ·
- When the soul is unable to split itself a conjoined skulni is born -
· Starry sky mutation ·
- Fur having small particles of glowing sparkles. On a closer inspection it looks similary to fiber lamp and from distance giving the vibe of fur coat having stars -
· Velociraptor mutation ·
- The anatomy structure resembles a velociraptor, walking on hind limbs mostly -
Not many mutations have been discovered nor have enough of information on if they really are mutations or artificially inflicted or were manifested from a very powerful legendary being.
this might be updated bit more, because I might have forgotten some bits
update
Posted 7 years agoSo some shit went down couple days ago. I wont go into too much detail, but I'll try to explain.
To state few things clear, I kept my earned money with my brother and i had good reasons to do that, but that's not what I'm here to talk about.
Anyway I warned my brother of dry grass fire hazards and he started to attack me via messages, it was so bad, such things that you should never tell your sibling, middle ages level of stuff (to put it shortly "you're not worth killing, you're less than a zero, you need to get punished, not worth your father's name, etc"). With some context about my family those statements are a lot worse than without it. Now I'm here to talk about emotional abuse, but things that he is keeping hostage or simply taking away.
He got angry for no reason and threatened to take my pc (for which i mostly paid for by myself) and take all of the money i had earned in 2018. Everything that I've been earning and saving up for possible surgeries, medicine and to also help our mother out financially. Because of my health conditions I can't get a job and can't get any education.
So I'm sorry if I'm taking my time with this, I'll try to not keep things on halt for long, just trying to earn some money by more cheaper adopts to have something to back the taken away money up, get back to commissions and fight through. Drawing is the only therapy and medicine i can get for my mind and i'm glad that it's something i can do. Thank you all for support. ^^
also it includes completely changing the paypal account and i'll take charge of it by myself and ask for some help from sister with transfers
To state few things clear, I kept my earned money with my brother and i had good reasons to do that, but that's not what I'm here to talk about.
Anyway I warned my brother of dry grass fire hazards and he started to attack me via messages, it was so bad, such things that you should never tell your sibling, middle ages level of stuff (to put it shortly "you're not worth killing, you're less than a zero, you need to get punished, not worth your father's name, etc"). With some context about my family those statements are a lot worse than without it. Now I'm here to talk about emotional abuse, but things that he is keeping hostage or simply taking away.
He got angry for no reason and threatened to take my pc (for which i mostly paid for by myself) and take all of the money i had earned in 2018. Everything that I've been earning and saving up for possible surgeries, medicine and to also help our mother out financially. Because of my health conditions I can't get a job and can't get any education.
So I'm sorry if I'm taking my time with this, I'll try to not keep things on halt for long, just trying to earn some money by more cheaper adopts to have something to back the taken away money up, get back to commissions and fight through. Drawing is the only therapy and medicine i can get for my mind and i'm glad that it's something i can do. Thank you all for support. ^^
also it includes completely changing the paypal account and i'll take charge of it by myself and ask for some help from sister with transfers
Update/HELLO
Posted 7 years agoHenlo.. I'm not dead yet HA.
But I really apologize for my sudden absence. Many things came in the way, the major one being my own health.
But let's get things clear at first (for those who aren't up here to be reading the whole thing). I'm finally back and will get things done during these days. I'm not exactly feeling that much better, but since the winter IS FINALLY ENDING (bye byeee to those nasty -20) I will have bit of energy to work.
Now back to the lenghty paragraphs. For those who don't know my health has always been a hassle. There are couple of things that actually make everything to the worse and they have got no known cure. Sooo for couple of months i've been having real bad pain in my stomach and when i got the chance to check up with doctor i found out that i have a cyst that's causing some pain in my daily life and after blood test i found out that i've got a severe anemia (which would explain why i've been feeling like on low battery). Been taking iron supplements and only now my body started to adjust to them, because when i started taking them they would cause me awful aching in the gut. I'm still seeking for doctors to help me with my endometriosis or at least a doctor who would let me have a surgery to free me of this nasty curse that is making me unable to gain higher education or have a stable job. Also since the winter was harsh, i had to keep the furnaces warm and bringing the peat and logs in which drained all of my energy (in fact i barely had any).
That's why I'm coming back here and trying to settle down as a freelancer artist. Will finish things that were put on halt and I deeply apologize for making you all wait.
After I get done with the things that i owe I'll do fantasy custom designs. Will open the set for may in april. Of course some adopts too :3
I think I'll try to be more active not only in terms of drawing, but also publishing oc related stuff. It's been years since the last time i've done it. Perhaps some art trades.. dunno. Maybe design trades. Looking foward to all of this.
Speaking of looking foward to stuff. I'm currently saving up for ssd, because I'm running out of space on my hard drive and doctor visits + meds. Also I really really want to leave this country, I have plans on leaving to east asia and I would have to save at least 10k for myself to be able move out. Soooo... I expect doing more stuff here since it's my only income. And to motivate myself and others I think I'd raffle with each 1k i reach.
I also had plans on writting a comic set in a fantasy world. But now I've got idea for one main comic and short stories that are set in the same universe. I've got folders of papers related to world building, architecture, cultures and species.. even character ref sheets and technologies and economical&political&religion situations (YEAH IM BIT OBSESSIVE WITH WORLD BUILDING). But I'll take my time with it.
ALSO I'll be doing a 4000 watcher custom design raffle on deviantart! I'm about 300 watchers away from 4000 sooooo gooooooo and add me to your watch list https://elkaart.deviantart.com/