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Part II: The Bachelor Party (A Review)
Posted 10 years ago[X-posted to Tumblr]
So it happened... man. XD
I am currently on a plane (see a trend here?), flying back to Charlotte [Actually, I'm finishing this journal up 2 weeks later, but guess what... still on a plane, this time to my friend's wedding in Austin, TX... so much traveling. X3] My most prevalent thoughts as of now? I miss my kitty. I want my Coke (thiiiirsty!), and I'm relieved as hell that my stomach is not currently imploding and I'm not barfing my brains out.
Because that's pretty much what I was doing all of Saturday. And it wasn't because I was drunk. That was Friday. I didn't have a damn sip of alcohol Saturday. In fact, nothing entered my stomach Saturday at all except water, because everytime it did, I'd throw it up.
Now don't get me wrong, I still had a good time overall. It had one of my all-time favorite things: playing basketball with my friends. We played, and played... and God did we play. And everyone is pretty much out of shape (including me) so it was quite the challenge. XD But we played Friday (in 85 degree Texas heat. Man, I'm not used to that anymore.) and we also played Saturday afternoon. That one was the killer, because I guess since I drank last night, I wasn't physically ready for that kind of exertion (yet no one else had any problems. Go figure.)
So while Saturday was spent either throwing up, my body trying to throw up (dry heaves), or trying to rest and keep down pills so I could feel better and join my friends in their activities (which sadly, didn't happen until everyone was ready for bed), Friday and Thursday were pretty cool. Ah hell, let's just run through the whole weekend in order. It's easier that way. ;3
Thursday:
I woke up super freakin' early because I had an airport run to get at 6 am. Sadly, this meant I only had 1.5 hours of sleep, but I managed. Despite leaving for the airport 2 hours in advance of my flight, traffic and shuttle bus stuff made it so I was rushing to make my flight. I made it INTO the airport with about 25 minutes to go til takeoff. I somehow managed to get through security and race down the hallway to my gate. I was the last one on the plane. That's a theme that happens all too often for my liking.
Of course, as you know, I wrote the last journal on the plane (hey, 2 hours with not much else to do, so why not? X3) When I landed, I finished posting the journal in the terminal and my friend Michael (who is the other Bachelor, getting married in 2 weeks [well... tomorrow now]) found me, since his plane had landed shortly after mine. His mom treated us to Indian buffet (which was delicious!) All the while I'm trying to set up all my cab passengers with flights on Thursday and Friday to be picked up by another driver, and that took a while, but I got it taken care of.
I got dropped off at my Dad's house and hung out with him for a couple of hours. Set up his DVD player, watched some Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune (motherfuckin' vowel-buyers... XD) and eventually took a short nap while my friend came to pick me up again. At that point, there were 2 of my friends here, so we went and shot hoops with them and my friend's dad (who is like the fittest 67-year-old I've ever seen. He too played full-court basketball with us in the heat, and I was practically dying!) After a nice, relaxed shoot-around, we decided on Salsa's, a mexican restaurant, to eat at. Thank God they paid for my meal because I sure as hell couldn't. X3
Came back to the house (didn't have the beach house yet. That was the next day). Played some NBA Live 2004 (the same game my friends and I all played when we came down for the summer while in college). After that, we hit the sack to rest up for the next day.
Friday:
Finally, we could get our beach house and get our party on! However, that seemed more difficult than necessary.
The first key we got was to the wrong house. It was the old beach house that we were supposed to have, but it had a plumbing issue. So we had to drive back to the office (about 35 min... ) to get the right key to the right house. Well this time they gave us the right address but the wrong key. X,x But the beach house looked pretty nice, with some deck furniture to relax in while she brought us the right key (we weren't about to drive over there again).
Now more of my friends start showing up! Hooray! We start by watching some tv (Thunder vs. Grizzlies) cracking open a beer and hanging out. Then we all get ready to go play basketball like old times! The basketball was probably my favorite part of the whole thing actually. Don't know what that says about me... probably that I really enjoy basketball. ^^
So we went to the Oppe Courts (the park next to my old 4th grade elementary school). It was hot. Like, it was REALLY hot to me. For one, I just started working out and playing basketball again like 2 or 3 weeks ago because I had gotten too far out of shape for my liking. But then again, only like 2 of the 10 people playing had done any serious physical activity in the last year (30 year old men... you know the pounds start sneakily adding on when you're not looking). So I got a helluva workout that day and had a lot of fun playing bball, even if I was just walking up and down the court towards the end of it. Yeah, Galveston is not one of those places I'd recommend playing basketball in fursuit... I mean, I did it in 2011 (during summer) but I wouldn't recommend it. XD
After that, showers, and the guys cooked up a huge meal (steaks and... something else. But it was good! I was impressed!) We hung out, drank some beers, as well as some Fireball (tastes like those Atomic Fireball candies!). Then came Cards Against Humanity, which... come on, it's CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY! (I REALLY need to get that game!) Of course they made it into a drinking game (which got us to kill the Fireball, heh). Winner of each hand gave out a shot, and the one with the worst card automatically had to take a shot. Yes, I may have to bring this idea to a furry con in the near future (hey, if anyone is going to FWA and has CAH and booze, I'm game. ;3) [post-dated. Yes FWA happened, and yes there was CAH and booze. ^^]
That was a ton of fun! Another hilarious thing was there was a really cheesy picture of 3 of my friends taken back in 7th or 8th grade, which looked like a boy band cover album. My friend Josh (who was giving the 'Jazz Hands' in the center position... we changed it to 'Josh Hands' XD) was adamantly denying that his him in the picture, even though everyone else knew it was. He texted other friends from middle school, his ex-gf from that time (that's never a good idea) and even his Mom. The results? It was him. Mom knows best. ^^
Beer pong happened next, and I think that's when I transitioned from "pretty drunk" to "somewhat shitfaced". I mean, I was functional throughout, was able to walk fine, just some slurring. I didn't think I did too bad, all things considered. After beer pong, (which we didn't win, but we were tied at one cup, dammit!) I chatted with my good friend out on the deck. Then we went to sleep. It was about 4:15, and we were the last ones to go to bed.
Saturday:
Now we have the "day of constant retching". Was it a hangover? It didn't really feel like one when I got up at 11:00. I sat up in bed, felt sluggish, very slight headache, but really nothing bad. But when I heated up my leftover Salsa's meal for breakfast, that's when things went downhill.
We were watching old black and white episodes of Lassie (for some reason) and I took a bit of a fajita chicken strip. Just one small piece. Then I felt like something wasn't right. I know it wasn't the food's fault. But I had that feeling I get, the extra salivating, the queasy feeling in my gut... I felt like I may have to throw up.
What, I can drink all damn night, wake up feeling ok, and it's not until breakfast that I have to throw up? Okaaay....
I went to the bathroom and I threw up a little. It was mostly clear. "Well, that's over with. Now I can play basketball," I thought, although I didn't truly feel up to it. But, we all got dressed again, and went out to play basketball. At least this time it was cloudy and breezy, so definitely not as hot as Friday.
But as soon as I started, I felt like it wasn't going to end well. Sure I was out of shape and tired from playing the previous day, but I quickly felt like I was just out of gas completely. I offered to sit out a game a couple of times, but they needed me to play. So I did. And I made sure to drink a lot of water, because hydration, right? I also fell down going for the ball and scraped my elbow (ahhh I remember all those cuts and scrapes I used to get playing basketball on the concrete. Battle scars of honor. ^^).
At the end, it appeared I had survived. I drank plenty of water, caught my breath, and didn't feel too horrible, really. Just exhausted. But apparently there was more going on with me.
As I talked to my friends in the other car through the window, I felt that damn queasy feeling again. It wasn't really like "Oh man, my stomach hurts." It didn't really hurt, honestly. But I could sure tell by all the contractions and salivating, I was going to throw up again.
As soon as my friends in the other car pulled away, I start vomiting like crazy out my friend's car window. It was completely clear, so I knew it was just water. My friend notices, and hits 50mph on the Seawall so it didn't dribble onto the car door. Wind blowing my hair back as I majestically expel something of a river out of my mouth, complete with those sounds I always laugh at (except I wasn't laughing this time). I'm sure it looked pretty epic as the stream of clear liquid sailed through the air like a flag waving in strong wings. I must have thrown up about 6 times right then. Well... at least my friends didn't seem to rag on me for it. "Now we're done with that, right?" I'm thinking as we pull up to Sonic. All I wanted was a damn cherry limeade. But one sip later, I feel it again. I fight it back and sit there, arms crossed with one hand on my gut, unable to enjoy my cherry limeade.
And this continued for the rest of the goddamn day. We got to the beach house, I went and sat in a deck chair as everyone else went inside. I tweeted. I threw up. Then I started dry heaving. Now my stomach is trying to vacate shit that's not even there. >XC My friend gave me a pill for nausea, but I think I threw it up before it could have any effect. Anything that went down my throat pretty much immediately came back up, even water, and most definitely the pill.
We walked to the beach to play some beach football. I would've liked to play, but I couldn't, so I sat on the towel and took some pictures. I threw up again, though again, not much came up. But I couldn't control the retching. As you can imagine, I was getting perturbed to say the least. Why was this happening? Other than when I had to retch, I felt fine, just a sensitive stomach.
When we went back to the beach house, I laid up in the bedroom on my bed, with a small glass of water to sip. Oh, and a small trashcan. Good thing for that. From 5:30pm to about 11:00pm, all I could do was sit there completely still and try not to hurl, but still I did. I wanted to nap, but everytime I closed my eyes, I'd start to feel queasy. When I laid my head back on the pillow, I'd feel queasy. When I looked at my phone and read tweets, I'd feel queasy. About once every hour I'd throw up or attempt to throw up, against my will. My friend Michael brought me some more pills (Advil, Tylenol, some heavy duty shit for nausea. He's a doctor now, so he knows his stuff). My other friends would pop in here and there to check on me too. While I sat there bedridden, they watched the Kentucky/Wisconsin game on TV, cooked an epic seafood meal that I couldn't have, and played some more Cards Against Humanity. The drinking was light, I was told. I had no alcohol and no food all day.
Finally, after taking the last batch of pills, the Advil and Tylenol lessened my headache, which made it so I could close my eyes without feeling nauseous. That led to me falling asleep briefly. Oh, and I was able to nibble on a plain flour tortilla some. I awoke around midnight to find that my friends were getting ready for bed, which I found odd but I guess everyone was really tired.
Sunday:
On Sunday I woke up feeling mostly better, the hellish, persistent gagging feeling in my gut subsided, but still sensitive (and hungry). We packed up and left the beachhouse, going to Michael's parents' house again to chill and eat a salad (Which I did NOT throw up! ^___^) Played some more NBA Live 2004 with the guys, then got dropped off at Dad's house for a little bit longer (and brought him a Little Caesar's pizza. Michael's mom paid for that too.) Then my friend came and scooped me up to take me to the airport. I got in just in time to drive home and get ready for bed... but of course I missed my kitty so I didn't go to bed right away. ^^
All in all, I had an ok time. It was the thought that counts, and it was nice of my friends to pitch in for a beachhouse and for Michael's mom to pay for our meals (I couldn't afford anything myself), and even the plane ticket was paid for. Plus, seeing all my friends and hanging out, drinking, playing basketball... those are good times, and I'm glad I got to do that, even if just for a day and a half. There were a lot more not-so-good times than I expected (the retching suuuucked...), and I actually thought the guys were gonna bring in strippers or take us all out or something a bit more extravagant, but that never happened. I can't help but think that because the party was for Michael and me (and we're not big on going out or getting crazy) that it was tailored to just be a hang out so we would enjoy ourselves more, which is cool with me. I also can't help but think that maybe something else was planned, but I got sick, so we couldn't do it. :(
But it happened. It was the unexplained dry heaving weekend. Or the Wrath of the Ninja Hangover, Imploding Stomach Syndrome, or something... I was glad to get back after all that. Already behind on work and having to borrow money for rent (that I would have made if I didn't leave Thursday), I had to try to make as much as I could in the next 4 days, because the very next weekend was FWA (which will be my next journal).
And as I'm writing this (2 weeks after I started this journal on my flight back from my bachelor party) FWA has already happened and I'm back on ANOTHER plane to Texas, this time for Michael's actual wedding. I'll only be there Saturday though, since Priceline screwed me over on times, giving me a late Friday arrival and an early Sunday departure. But you know what, that's cool. I'm kinda done with traveling and not being able to pay my bills because I'm not here to work. I swear I'm almost looking forward to working all week when I get back. X__x
Bachelor party, check (journal written)
FWA, check (journal yet to be written)
Friend's wedding, tomorrow (journal to follow, if I ever get around to it without being on a plane).
The April of Insanity continues. ;3
-JT
So it happened... man. XD
I am currently on a plane (see a trend here?), flying back to Charlotte [Actually, I'm finishing this journal up 2 weeks later, but guess what... still on a plane, this time to my friend's wedding in Austin, TX... so much traveling. X3] My most prevalent thoughts as of now? I miss my kitty. I want my Coke (thiiiirsty!), and I'm relieved as hell that my stomach is not currently imploding and I'm not barfing my brains out.
Because that's pretty much what I was doing all of Saturday. And it wasn't because I was drunk. That was Friday. I didn't have a damn sip of alcohol Saturday. In fact, nothing entered my stomach Saturday at all except water, because everytime it did, I'd throw it up.
Now don't get me wrong, I still had a good time overall. It had one of my all-time favorite things: playing basketball with my friends. We played, and played... and God did we play. And everyone is pretty much out of shape (including me) so it was quite the challenge. XD But we played Friday (in 85 degree Texas heat. Man, I'm not used to that anymore.) and we also played Saturday afternoon. That one was the killer, because I guess since I drank last night, I wasn't physically ready for that kind of exertion (yet no one else had any problems. Go figure.)
So while Saturday was spent either throwing up, my body trying to throw up (dry heaves), or trying to rest and keep down pills so I could feel better and join my friends in their activities (which sadly, didn't happen until everyone was ready for bed), Friday and Thursday were pretty cool. Ah hell, let's just run through the whole weekend in order. It's easier that way. ;3
Thursday:
I woke up super freakin' early because I had an airport run to get at 6 am. Sadly, this meant I only had 1.5 hours of sleep, but I managed. Despite leaving for the airport 2 hours in advance of my flight, traffic and shuttle bus stuff made it so I was rushing to make my flight. I made it INTO the airport with about 25 minutes to go til takeoff. I somehow managed to get through security and race down the hallway to my gate. I was the last one on the plane. That's a theme that happens all too often for my liking.
Of course, as you know, I wrote the last journal on the plane (hey, 2 hours with not much else to do, so why not? X3) When I landed, I finished posting the journal in the terminal and my friend Michael (who is the other Bachelor, getting married in 2 weeks [well... tomorrow now]) found me, since his plane had landed shortly after mine. His mom treated us to Indian buffet (which was delicious!) All the while I'm trying to set up all my cab passengers with flights on Thursday and Friday to be picked up by another driver, and that took a while, but I got it taken care of.
I got dropped off at my Dad's house and hung out with him for a couple of hours. Set up his DVD player, watched some Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune (motherfuckin' vowel-buyers... XD) and eventually took a short nap while my friend came to pick me up again. At that point, there were 2 of my friends here, so we went and shot hoops with them and my friend's dad (who is like the fittest 67-year-old I've ever seen. He too played full-court basketball with us in the heat, and I was practically dying!) After a nice, relaxed shoot-around, we decided on Salsa's, a mexican restaurant, to eat at. Thank God they paid for my meal because I sure as hell couldn't. X3
Came back to the house (didn't have the beach house yet. That was the next day). Played some NBA Live 2004 (the same game my friends and I all played when we came down for the summer while in college). After that, we hit the sack to rest up for the next day.
Friday:
Finally, we could get our beach house and get our party on! However, that seemed more difficult than necessary.
The first key we got was to the wrong house. It was the old beach house that we were supposed to have, but it had a plumbing issue. So we had to drive back to the office (about 35 min... ) to get the right key to the right house. Well this time they gave us the right address but the wrong key. X,x But the beach house looked pretty nice, with some deck furniture to relax in while she brought us the right key (we weren't about to drive over there again).
Now more of my friends start showing up! Hooray! We start by watching some tv (Thunder vs. Grizzlies) cracking open a beer and hanging out. Then we all get ready to go play basketball like old times! The basketball was probably my favorite part of the whole thing actually. Don't know what that says about me... probably that I really enjoy basketball. ^^
So we went to the Oppe Courts (the park next to my old 4th grade elementary school). It was hot. Like, it was REALLY hot to me. For one, I just started working out and playing basketball again like 2 or 3 weeks ago because I had gotten too far out of shape for my liking. But then again, only like 2 of the 10 people playing had done any serious physical activity in the last year (30 year old men... you know the pounds start sneakily adding on when you're not looking). So I got a helluva workout that day and had a lot of fun playing bball, even if I was just walking up and down the court towards the end of it. Yeah, Galveston is not one of those places I'd recommend playing basketball in fursuit... I mean, I did it in 2011 (during summer) but I wouldn't recommend it. XD
After that, showers, and the guys cooked up a huge meal (steaks and... something else. But it was good! I was impressed!) We hung out, drank some beers, as well as some Fireball (tastes like those Atomic Fireball candies!). Then came Cards Against Humanity, which... come on, it's CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY! (I REALLY need to get that game!) Of course they made it into a drinking game (which got us to kill the Fireball, heh). Winner of each hand gave out a shot, and the one with the worst card automatically had to take a shot. Yes, I may have to bring this idea to a furry con in the near future (hey, if anyone is going to FWA and has CAH and booze, I'm game. ;3) [post-dated. Yes FWA happened, and yes there was CAH and booze. ^^]
That was a ton of fun! Another hilarious thing was there was a really cheesy picture of 3 of my friends taken back in 7th or 8th grade, which looked like a boy band cover album. My friend Josh (who was giving the 'Jazz Hands' in the center position... we changed it to 'Josh Hands' XD) was adamantly denying that his him in the picture, even though everyone else knew it was. He texted other friends from middle school, his ex-gf from that time (that's never a good idea) and even his Mom. The results? It was him. Mom knows best. ^^
Beer pong happened next, and I think that's when I transitioned from "pretty drunk" to "somewhat shitfaced". I mean, I was functional throughout, was able to walk fine, just some slurring. I didn't think I did too bad, all things considered. After beer pong, (which we didn't win, but we were tied at one cup, dammit!) I chatted with my good friend out on the deck. Then we went to sleep. It was about 4:15, and we were the last ones to go to bed.
Saturday:
Now we have the "day of constant retching". Was it a hangover? It didn't really feel like one when I got up at 11:00. I sat up in bed, felt sluggish, very slight headache, but really nothing bad. But when I heated up my leftover Salsa's meal for breakfast, that's when things went downhill.
We were watching old black and white episodes of Lassie (for some reason) and I took a bit of a fajita chicken strip. Just one small piece. Then I felt like something wasn't right. I know it wasn't the food's fault. But I had that feeling I get, the extra salivating, the queasy feeling in my gut... I felt like I may have to throw up.
What, I can drink all damn night, wake up feeling ok, and it's not until breakfast that I have to throw up? Okaaay....
I went to the bathroom and I threw up a little. It was mostly clear. "Well, that's over with. Now I can play basketball," I thought, although I didn't truly feel up to it. But, we all got dressed again, and went out to play basketball. At least this time it was cloudy and breezy, so definitely not as hot as Friday.
But as soon as I started, I felt like it wasn't going to end well. Sure I was out of shape and tired from playing the previous day, but I quickly felt like I was just out of gas completely. I offered to sit out a game a couple of times, but they needed me to play. So I did. And I made sure to drink a lot of water, because hydration, right? I also fell down going for the ball and scraped my elbow (ahhh I remember all those cuts and scrapes I used to get playing basketball on the concrete. Battle scars of honor. ^^).
At the end, it appeared I had survived. I drank plenty of water, caught my breath, and didn't feel too horrible, really. Just exhausted. But apparently there was more going on with me.
As I talked to my friends in the other car through the window, I felt that damn queasy feeling again. It wasn't really like "Oh man, my stomach hurts." It didn't really hurt, honestly. But I could sure tell by all the contractions and salivating, I was going to throw up again.
As soon as my friends in the other car pulled away, I start vomiting like crazy out my friend's car window. It was completely clear, so I knew it was just water. My friend notices, and hits 50mph on the Seawall so it didn't dribble onto the car door. Wind blowing my hair back as I majestically expel something of a river out of my mouth, complete with those sounds I always laugh at (except I wasn't laughing this time). I'm sure it looked pretty epic as the stream of clear liquid sailed through the air like a flag waving in strong wings. I must have thrown up about 6 times right then. Well... at least my friends didn't seem to rag on me for it. "Now we're done with that, right?" I'm thinking as we pull up to Sonic. All I wanted was a damn cherry limeade. But one sip later, I feel it again. I fight it back and sit there, arms crossed with one hand on my gut, unable to enjoy my cherry limeade.
And this continued for the rest of the goddamn day. We got to the beach house, I went and sat in a deck chair as everyone else went inside. I tweeted. I threw up. Then I started dry heaving. Now my stomach is trying to vacate shit that's not even there. >XC My friend gave me a pill for nausea, but I think I threw it up before it could have any effect. Anything that went down my throat pretty much immediately came back up, even water, and most definitely the pill.
We walked to the beach to play some beach football. I would've liked to play, but I couldn't, so I sat on the towel and took some pictures. I threw up again, though again, not much came up. But I couldn't control the retching. As you can imagine, I was getting perturbed to say the least. Why was this happening? Other than when I had to retch, I felt fine, just a sensitive stomach.
When we went back to the beach house, I laid up in the bedroom on my bed, with a small glass of water to sip. Oh, and a small trashcan. Good thing for that. From 5:30pm to about 11:00pm, all I could do was sit there completely still and try not to hurl, but still I did. I wanted to nap, but everytime I closed my eyes, I'd start to feel queasy. When I laid my head back on the pillow, I'd feel queasy. When I looked at my phone and read tweets, I'd feel queasy. About once every hour I'd throw up or attempt to throw up, against my will. My friend Michael brought me some more pills (Advil, Tylenol, some heavy duty shit for nausea. He's a doctor now, so he knows his stuff). My other friends would pop in here and there to check on me too. While I sat there bedridden, they watched the Kentucky/Wisconsin game on TV, cooked an epic seafood meal that I couldn't have, and played some more Cards Against Humanity. The drinking was light, I was told. I had no alcohol and no food all day.
Finally, after taking the last batch of pills, the Advil and Tylenol lessened my headache, which made it so I could close my eyes without feeling nauseous. That led to me falling asleep briefly. Oh, and I was able to nibble on a plain flour tortilla some. I awoke around midnight to find that my friends were getting ready for bed, which I found odd but I guess everyone was really tired.
Sunday:
On Sunday I woke up feeling mostly better, the hellish, persistent gagging feeling in my gut subsided, but still sensitive (and hungry). We packed up and left the beachhouse, going to Michael's parents' house again to chill and eat a salad (Which I did NOT throw up! ^___^) Played some more NBA Live 2004 with the guys, then got dropped off at Dad's house for a little bit longer (and brought him a Little Caesar's pizza. Michael's mom paid for that too.) Then my friend came and scooped me up to take me to the airport. I got in just in time to drive home and get ready for bed... but of course I missed my kitty so I didn't go to bed right away. ^^
All in all, I had an ok time. It was the thought that counts, and it was nice of my friends to pitch in for a beachhouse and for Michael's mom to pay for our meals (I couldn't afford anything myself), and even the plane ticket was paid for. Plus, seeing all my friends and hanging out, drinking, playing basketball... those are good times, and I'm glad I got to do that, even if just for a day and a half. There were a lot more not-so-good times than I expected (the retching suuuucked...), and I actually thought the guys were gonna bring in strippers or take us all out or something a bit more extravagant, but that never happened. I can't help but think that because the party was for Michael and me (and we're not big on going out or getting crazy) that it was tailored to just be a hang out so we would enjoy ourselves more, which is cool with me. I also can't help but think that maybe something else was planned, but I got sick, so we couldn't do it. :(
But it happened. It was the unexplained dry heaving weekend. Or the Wrath of the Ninja Hangover, Imploding Stomach Syndrome, or something... I was glad to get back after all that. Already behind on work and having to borrow money for rent (that I would have made if I didn't leave Thursday), I had to try to make as much as I could in the next 4 days, because the very next weekend was FWA (which will be my next journal).
And as I'm writing this (2 weeks after I started this journal on my flight back from my bachelor party) FWA has already happened and I'm back on ANOTHER plane to Texas, this time for Michael's actual wedding. I'll only be there Saturday though, since Priceline screwed me over on times, giving me a late Friday arrival and an early Sunday departure. But you know what, that's cool. I'm kinda done with traveling and not being able to pay my bills because I'm not here to work. I swear I'm almost looking forward to working all week when I get back. X__x
Bachelor party, check (journal written)
FWA, check (journal yet to be written)
Friend's wedding, tomorrow (journal to follow, if I ever get around to it without being on a plane).
The April of Insanity continues. ;3
-JT
FFFFFFFWAAAAHHH!!!!
Posted 10 years agoSo a short journal (because that's all I have time for) to say....
Yes, I WILL BE AT FWA!!! :D
*tired dance*
The non-stop action month of April continues. Fresh off my bachelor party trip (which I have a journal 80% written about), I'm driving up to FWA with
katalina to hang with various fuzzies! And then next week is my friend's wedding in TX. Hhhurrggg... *flails*
So I should be there sometime Friday morning. Sometime between 4 and 12. You can usually depend on me to be late, but that's because something always... ALWAYS pops up. This time, it's my airport customer texting me at 7:30pm (while I'm picking up 2 other guys) to tell me his flight is coming in at 10:35pm tonight. And at some point during all this madness, I'm going to have to sleep a little bit. But hey, at least our lateness won't be packing related this time! X3
In other news (since I never got around to announcing... My bad) the band,
furrypunkrockmassacre will not be performing at FWA this year. We tried to get a time slot for a full show, but due to various hang-ups that frankly happened too long ago to even care about anymore, that didn't happen, and we also decided not to play at the Talent Show this year (it would be harder to play if our lead singer isn't going to be there anyways). Instead it's going to be a calmer, more relaxing (HA!) con, more hanging out and chilling, less stressing and running around like decapitated chickens in a hamster wheel. Because of that, I'm actually greatly looking forward to this con, for a change. :3
[FPRM will possibly perform at another con this year, the details of which are still being worked on. In the meantime, you can say HI to me,
warrn or 
ianmj91 and get a FPRM sticker! ^^]
As for what I'll be doing, just a lot of hanging out, fursuiting, being a dumb tiger, stinking (I meant to type "drinking" but I think I'll just leave that), being in the Fursuit games (Saturday at least), being in the Artist Alley (I NEED GAS TO GET HOME!) and otherwise just trying to catch up with all the homies and keep my schedule as open as possible! ^^
So if you see me flouncing about, be sure to say Hey! Hugs are great! Tackles will be played off smoothly (that didn't hurt.......x,x) and gropes will be returned (in a quite possibly more painful manner. X3)
Hope to see you guys there! Mew mew mew cat sounds! >^..^<
-JT
Yes, I WILL BE AT FWA!!! :D
*tired dance*
The non-stop action month of April continues. Fresh off my bachelor party trip (which I have a journal 80% written about), I'm driving up to FWA with
katalina to hang with various fuzzies! And then next week is my friend's wedding in TX. Hhhurrggg... *flails*So I should be there sometime Friday morning. Sometime between 4 and 12. You can usually depend on me to be late, but that's because something always... ALWAYS pops up. This time, it's my airport customer texting me at 7:30pm (while I'm picking up 2 other guys) to tell me his flight is coming in at 10:35pm tonight. And at some point during all this madness, I'm going to have to sleep a little bit. But hey, at least our lateness won't be packing related this time! X3
In other news (since I never got around to announcing... My bad) the band,
furrypunkrockmassacre will not be performing at FWA this year. We tried to get a time slot for a full show, but due to various hang-ups that frankly happened too long ago to even care about anymore, that didn't happen, and we also decided not to play at the Talent Show this year (it would be harder to play if our lead singer isn't going to be there anyways). Instead it's going to be a calmer, more relaxing (HA!) con, more hanging out and chilling, less stressing and running around like decapitated chickens in a hamster wheel. Because of that, I'm actually greatly looking forward to this con, for a change. :3[FPRM will possibly perform at another con this year, the details of which are still being worked on. In the meantime, you can say HI to me,
warrn or 
ianmj91 and get a FPRM sticker! ^^]As for what I'll be doing, just a lot of hanging out, fursuiting, being a dumb tiger, stinking (I meant to type "drinking" but I think I'll just leave that), being in the Fursuit games (Saturday at least), being in the Artist Alley (I NEED GAS TO GET HOME!) and otherwise just trying to catch up with all the homies and keep my schedule as open as possible! ^^
So if you see me flouncing about, be sure to say Hey! Hugs are great! Tackles will be played off smoothly (that didn't hurt.......x,x) and gropes will be returned (in a quite possibly more painful manner. X3)
Hope to see you guys there! Mew mew mew cat sounds! >^..^<
-JT
The Whereabouts of the Mysterious Disappearing Tiger...
Posted 10 years agoFair warning, this one is going to be a multi-parter.
God, so much I've wanted to say and share, so woefully little time to construct it all into cohesive thoughts. I'd start writing, then get pulled away and trash what I've written when I get back to it. Or I'd sit down late at night and decide I didn't want to spend my whole night typing, and do something more relaxing (which, most of the time, is sorely needed). Yet, I'm simply flabbergasted at how frickin' difficult it is for me to find time to write a simple (ie: short novel) journal telling you all what's been happening, how I'm doing and what's on my mind (and trust me, there's a lot).
I won't bore you with more details... wait, yes I will! That is, if you get bored reading detailed journals. If you don't get bored reading long-winded journals, then indeed, I won't be boring you with details, because you won't be bored! If you do get bored reading long-winded journals, might I suggest that little "Back" arrow on the upper left hand side of your browser. ;)
However, if you DO finish reading all of this stuff and comment with a sentence on each section, you will win one internet cookie. Redeemable for a gracious, personalized reply from me and a free tiger hug should you ever come across a tiger willing to give you a hug.
(NOTE: The best tiger to hug in this instance would be me, but who am I to judge if you just like hugging random tigers? Minus the threat of bodily harm thing, I totally would hug tigers like all damn day. ^^)
(NOTE2: The non-anthro ones are a little testy, so I would advise against that.)
HEY HOW ABOUT SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE RELEVANT AND LESS RAMBLING NONSENSE!?"
Alright fine, Mr./Ms./Miss hater of rambling nonsense. Sheesh. But when I say it's long... hehehehehe.... trust me. That's what she said. That's what I'm saying. Everybody's saying it. Don't ask why or how they know how long it is....
Oh, am I rambling again?
Alright fine, Lord knows when I will find the time to write this if not now on this plane with nothing else to do. So let's get this show on the road, shall we?
Part I: The Bachelor Party
First of all, I'm on a plane to a bachelor party in Galveston, TX. One I was pretty much dragged to by longtime friends who have my best interests and happiness in mind. I won't speak more of all the money I'm losing by having to fly Thursday instead of Friday, how I may barely make my lease this week nevermind rent. I won't ramble on about how the timing stinks, sandwiching FWA (which has been planned for months) with two plane flights to Texas (the second is my friend's wedding, which I would be devasted to miss), making it 3 truncated work weeks in a row. 3 weekends in a row where I will be out of state, at a time when I can ill afford to miss work. No, nobody wants to hear me complain about all that shit any more than I want to complain about it (although it seems like complaining is addicting). Frankly, I complain enough to you guys, so I don't need to give you guys more pages of useless bitching to read.
Yet I NEED to say something about it, because it's one of the many things causing me stress lately. But to speak ill of such a kind gesture by my friends to do this for me, nearly fully paid (because I couldn't afford it otherwise) would be tactless and ungrateful. I may be hurting financially for it, but when is the last time going on any sort of trip didn't do that to me? How many times have I been in dire financial straights WITHOUT missing days of work? I think I'm always going to come under financial pressure at the end of most months. I'm just trying to live my life around all that shit. Because a life spent killing myself to pay yet another bill whose purpose has long since been exhausted is not a worthwhile life to live, if you ask me.
So I shall fly to this bachelor party. And I WILL have a good time. I have to. I would be a shitty friend if I brought up how much this is inconveniencing me, as I'm sure it's an inconvenience for my friends to pull together to make this happen in the first place, and for ME! Well, it's for me and another friend. It's a combo bachelor party, because planning two separate parties in the same year would be impractical and pretty difficult for everyone to attend. It's at a beach house. I am certain there will be booze. I am not certain there will be strippers, but I won't complain. ^^
Yes, truly, I have no freakin' idea what's in store for me. But when I figure it out, I'll let you guys know (in like 3 months, when I get around to writing about it. XD)
The very concept of a bachelor party is intriguing to me. It feels like a fraternity inspired transition into "manhood". Or a mourning of one's individual self and freedom, which is sure to disappear the second you sign that document legally combining your life, your assets -everything pretty much - to this other person, forever and ever. Yes, now there's no escape, once you're in it for the long haul OFFICIALLY. So we get the boys together, we drink, we employ strippers to dance in front of us. We celebrate (mourn?) the inevitable union between two people, like a "last hurrah" that is never going to occur again. To get it out of the groom's system so he can be a dedicated and loyal husband, I suppose.
But yet, it's funny at the same time. I don't really need all this. Yeah, spending time with my childhood friends and partying our asses off is a worthy effort to invest in, regardless of whatever traditions it may entail. But all the "last hurrah" stuff? I don't need any of that. I have a fiance who would let me do all that stuff anyways. She has no problem with strippers. Hell, we've been wanting to go to a strip club together! (try pulling that off with no money, time, and two notorious homebodies who'd rather make our own good time at home, with each other) I actually think it would be more fun if she were there.
Part of me also does not relish the idea of being the center of attention for like 3 days. And this coming from a fursuiter and reknowned ham and camera whore? XD Yeah I know, it's pretty crazy, but in my real, normal, human life, I don't like causing a stir. I don't want the attention. Especially if it's the kind where all eyes are on me as some chick grinds around the vicinity of my most private parts. That's a bit uncomfortable, but nothing a few beers and stiff drinks won't take care of (funny, that's usually the case in suit, too!) For all the trouble to set up and get me there, all the money spent/lost on both sides, I would be just as happy to sit at home with my fiance and get my rent paid successfully (and perhaps get one of these long-dormant creative projects moving finally).
Yet even so, I know I will have a fucking blast. I don't know how I'm going to get rent paid, or my credit card, or even afford lunch when I get to Hobby airport in Houston. But I guess money comes and goes (emphasis on "goes") and these moments are what makes a lifetime memorable. Getting together with all my hometown friends, partying, letting it all hang out (not literally), that's going to be a good time. And I'll get to see my Dad again. All positives.
So in the end, yeah, I might complain about being broke and stressed about bills. That's how I release this shit so it doesn't build up inside and cause my intestines to explode. But I'm totally grateful to my friends for setting up this bachelor party for me. I'm happy they are better off than I and in a position to do so. I won't make their efforts in vain. I am going to have the time of my life. Then I'm going to post all those dirty, gritty details afterwards.
Or maybe... maybe I shouldn't. Bachelor parties are kind of sacred like that. But don't think I won't tell my mate every single little bloody detail, lapdances included! Cause that's just how I roll! ^___^
So for now, it's focus on having a great time and enjoying the company of good friends. Afterwards it's "Figure out how to keep the whole ship from sinking."
Then it's FWA, focusing on having a great time and enjoying the company of good friends while being a spazzy fuzzbutt. Then I add more patches to the ship, keep the thing afloat if I still can.
Then it's find a way to shit a plane ticket to Austin for my friend's wedding the following weekend, where I will focus on having a great time and... you get the idea.
And I still have to pay for the tattoo work I've postponed once already as soon as I get back.
God help me. XD
-JT
BTW, I'm crossposting this to Tumblr! I hope to start using that more, not only for life updates such as this, but also random thoughts of a less important nature that I may not want to post on FA. Also some sketches and WIPs, more detailed updates about what it is I'm working on (or not working on), my workout progress, and all that fun stuff that you would miss if you didn't follow me there.
So what are you waiting for?! Go follow me now! NO SERIOUSLY, DO IT! Pleeeease? Or I'll make the "big tiggie eyes". @___@ *wibblewibblemew* ^^
And thank you for flying the "Tiggie Brainwave Express". Enjoy your trip. ;3
God, so much I've wanted to say and share, so woefully little time to construct it all into cohesive thoughts. I'd start writing, then get pulled away and trash what I've written when I get back to it. Or I'd sit down late at night and decide I didn't want to spend my whole night typing, and do something more relaxing (which, most of the time, is sorely needed). Yet, I'm simply flabbergasted at how frickin' difficult it is for me to find time to write a simple (ie: short novel) journal telling you all what's been happening, how I'm doing and what's on my mind (and trust me, there's a lot).
I won't bore you with more details... wait, yes I will! That is, if you get bored reading detailed journals. If you don't get bored reading long-winded journals, then indeed, I won't be boring you with details, because you won't be bored! If you do get bored reading long-winded journals, might I suggest that little "Back" arrow on the upper left hand side of your browser. ;)
However, if you DO finish reading all of this stuff and comment with a sentence on each section, you will win one internet cookie. Redeemable for a gracious, personalized reply from me and a free tiger hug should you ever come across a tiger willing to give you a hug.
(NOTE: The best tiger to hug in this instance would be me, but who am I to judge if you just like hugging random tigers? Minus the threat of bodily harm thing, I totally would hug tigers like all damn day. ^^)
(NOTE2: The non-anthro ones are a little testy, so I would advise against that.)
HEY HOW ABOUT SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE RELEVANT AND LESS RAMBLING NONSENSE!?"
Alright fine, Mr./Ms./Miss hater of rambling nonsense. Sheesh. But when I say it's long... hehehehehe.... trust me. That's what she said. That's what I'm saying. Everybody's saying it. Don't ask why or how they know how long it is....
Oh, am I rambling again?
Alright fine, Lord knows when I will find the time to write this if not now on this plane with nothing else to do. So let's get this show on the road, shall we?
Part I: The Bachelor Party
First of all, I'm on a plane to a bachelor party in Galveston, TX. One I was pretty much dragged to by longtime friends who have my best interests and happiness in mind. I won't speak more of all the money I'm losing by having to fly Thursday instead of Friday, how I may barely make my lease this week nevermind rent. I won't ramble on about how the timing stinks, sandwiching FWA (which has been planned for months) with two plane flights to Texas (the second is my friend's wedding, which I would be devasted to miss), making it 3 truncated work weeks in a row. 3 weekends in a row where I will be out of state, at a time when I can ill afford to miss work. No, nobody wants to hear me complain about all that shit any more than I want to complain about it (although it seems like complaining is addicting). Frankly, I complain enough to you guys, so I don't need to give you guys more pages of useless bitching to read.
Yet I NEED to say something about it, because it's one of the many things causing me stress lately. But to speak ill of such a kind gesture by my friends to do this for me, nearly fully paid (because I couldn't afford it otherwise) would be tactless and ungrateful. I may be hurting financially for it, but when is the last time going on any sort of trip didn't do that to me? How many times have I been in dire financial straights WITHOUT missing days of work? I think I'm always going to come under financial pressure at the end of most months. I'm just trying to live my life around all that shit. Because a life spent killing myself to pay yet another bill whose purpose has long since been exhausted is not a worthwhile life to live, if you ask me.
So I shall fly to this bachelor party. And I WILL have a good time. I have to. I would be a shitty friend if I brought up how much this is inconveniencing me, as I'm sure it's an inconvenience for my friends to pull together to make this happen in the first place, and for ME! Well, it's for me and another friend. It's a combo bachelor party, because planning two separate parties in the same year would be impractical and pretty difficult for everyone to attend. It's at a beach house. I am certain there will be booze. I am not certain there will be strippers, but I won't complain. ^^
Yes, truly, I have no freakin' idea what's in store for me. But when I figure it out, I'll let you guys know (in like 3 months, when I get around to writing about it. XD)
The very concept of a bachelor party is intriguing to me. It feels like a fraternity inspired transition into "manhood". Or a mourning of one's individual self and freedom, which is sure to disappear the second you sign that document legally combining your life, your assets -everything pretty much - to this other person, forever and ever. Yes, now there's no escape, once you're in it for the long haul OFFICIALLY. So we get the boys together, we drink, we employ strippers to dance in front of us. We celebrate (mourn?) the inevitable union between two people, like a "last hurrah" that is never going to occur again. To get it out of the groom's system so he can be a dedicated and loyal husband, I suppose.
But yet, it's funny at the same time. I don't really need all this. Yeah, spending time with my childhood friends and partying our asses off is a worthy effort to invest in, regardless of whatever traditions it may entail. But all the "last hurrah" stuff? I don't need any of that. I have a fiance who would let me do all that stuff anyways. She has no problem with strippers. Hell, we've been wanting to go to a strip club together! (try pulling that off with no money, time, and two notorious homebodies who'd rather make our own good time at home, with each other) I actually think it would be more fun if she were there.
Part of me also does not relish the idea of being the center of attention for like 3 days. And this coming from a fursuiter and reknowned ham and camera whore? XD Yeah I know, it's pretty crazy, but in my real, normal, human life, I don't like causing a stir. I don't want the attention. Especially if it's the kind where all eyes are on me as some chick grinds around the vicinity of my most private parts. That's a bit uncomfortable, but nothing a few beers and stiff drinks won't take care of (funny, that's usually the case in suit, too!) For all the trouble to set up and get me there, all the money spent/lost on both sides, I would be just as happy to sit at home with my fiance and get my rent paid successfully (and perhaps get one of these long-dormant creative projects moving finally).
Yet even so, I know I will have a fucking blast. I don't know how I'm going to get rent paid, or my credit card, or even afford lunch when I get to Hobby airport in Houston. But I guess money comes and goes (emphasis on "goes") and these moments are what makes a lifetime memorable. Getting together with all my hometown friends, partying, letting it all hang out (not literally), that's going to be a good time. And I'll get to see my Dad again. All positives.
So in the end, yeah, I might complain about being broke and stressed about bills. That's how I release this shit so it doesn't build up inside and cause my intestines to explode. But I'm totally grateful to my friends for setting up this bachelor party for me. I'm happy they are better off than I and in a position to do so. I won't make their efforts in vain. I am going to have the time of my life. Then I'm going to post all those dirty, gritty details afterwards.
Or maybe... maybe I shouldn't. Bachelor parties are kind of sacred like that. But don't think I won't tell my mate every single little bloody detail, lapdances included! Cause that's just how I roll! ^___^
So for now, it's focus on having a great time and enjoying the company of good friends. Afterwards it's "Figure out how to keep the whole ship from sinking."
Then it's FWA, focusing on having a great time and enjoying the company of good friends while being a spazzy fuzzbutt. Then I add more patches to the ship, keep the thing afloat if I still can.
Then it's find a way to shit a plane ticket to Austin for my friend's wedding the following weekend, where I will focus on having a great time and... you get the idea.
And I still have to pay for the tattoo work I've postponed once already as soon as I get back.
God help me. XD
-JT
BTW, I'm crossposting this to Tumblr! I hope to start using that more, not only for life updates such as this, but also random thoughts of a less important nature that I may not want to post on FA. Also some sketches and WIPs, more detailed updates about what it is I'm working on (or not working on), my workout progress, and all that fun stuff that you would miss if you didn't follow me there.
So what are you waiting for?! Go follow me now! NO SERIOUSLY, DO IT! Pleeeease? Or I'll make the "big tiggie eyes". @___@ *wibblewibblemew* ^^
And thank you for flying the "Tiggie Brainwave Express". Enjoy your trip. ;3
The BIG 3-0!
Posted 11 years agoToday is my 30th birthday! Dear lord that sounds weird to say. >,>
Last time I went through the "I'm not in my __'s anymore", I was a sophomore in college just turning 20, and THAT was weird. Now I'm 30! Physically, I feel the same as 29, but mentally I'm like "Sooo, 30? Huh." Not really a youngin anymore, heheh.
But I'm still happy because my birthday times have been pretty special already. On Tuesday there was a little family party at my Mom's. Yesterday I had dinner at my sister's and she gave me this scrapbook she made (over a period of 4 days, all by hand!) with pictures of me and her throughout our times together growing up, and that was very special. And today, on my actual birthday, I'm totally kicking back and doing whatever I feel like and not worrying about work or bills or any of that. Because a legit day off is probably the best gift I could have (aside from all my bills paid for the month but you know. ^^)
So I'm going to enjoy today with my sweetie katalina, eat some wings, play some games, and have an awesome, carefree, fun day! ^__^
Oh, and I got a tattoo. Happy birthday to me. XD
-JT
Last time I went through the "I'm not in my __'s anymore", I was a sophomore in college just turning 20, and THAT was weird. Now I'm 30! Physically, I feel the same as 29, but mentally I'm like "Sooo, 30? Huh." Not really a youngin anymore, heheh.
But I'm still happy because my birthday times have been pretty special already. On Tuesday there was a little family party at my Mom's. Yesterday I had dinner at my sister's and she gave me this scrapbook she made (over a period of 4 days, all by hand!) with pictures of me and her throughout our times together growing up, and that was very special. And today, on my actual birthday, I'm totally kicking back and doing whatever I feel like and not worrying about work or bills or any of that. Because a legit day off is probably the best gift I could have (aside from all my bills paid for the month but you know. ^^)
So I'm going to enjoy today with my sweetie
katalina, eat some wings, play some games, and have an awesome, carefree, fun day! ^__^Oh, and I got a tattoo. Happy birthday to me. XD
-JT
Tired, Overworked, but Grateful.
Posted 11 years agoAs I type this, I am about to pass out on my keyboard from another full day of driving a yellow car around town (from 5 am to 9 pm. That's not a typo.) I have to get up in about 6 hours from now to start my day, and I've only been home for about an hour and a half. I'm definitely craving food, sleep, and a legitimate day off.
However, as tired as I am, I am very grateful. Yes, I'm a grateful tiggie. A tiggie who has some awesome, caring, kick-ass friends.
These friends (you know who you are) have saved my ass yet again from the jaws of financial ruin and the insurmountable downward spiral of debt. Because of you guys, I was able to withstand the latest tsunami of bills, which I would not have survived without your generous support. I'm still doing the overdraft tightrope walk (just deposited $40 cash today to avoid yet ANOTHER overdraft fee, and still more bills coming in the next 4 days.) but if it weren't for those who donated over the last week, I would not have food in the house right now. I might not have electricity. I certainly wouldn't have any money for gas. And I would have no hope. But because you donated, I have these things.
Yes, I'm still struggling. I'm still playing "catch up". Rent is still due at the beginning of the month, and I'm still super tired, overworked, and a bit frustrated.
But I'm very, very, VERY grateful.
Thank you to everyone who donated and to those who may still donate (I still need it. Work is picking up, but I'm not out of the woods yet.) I will do my best to repay you with something art related when I can.
Again, my sincerest thank you. I'm quite lucky to have you guys as friends. :)
-JT
However, as tired as I am, I am very grateful. Yes, I'm a grateful tiggie. A tiggie who has some awesome, caring, kick-ass friends.
These friends (you know who you are) have saved my ass yet again from the jaws of financial ruin and the insurmountable downward spiral of debt. Because of you guys, I was able to withstand the latest tsunami of bills, which I would not have survived without your generous support. I'm still doing the overdraft tightrope walk (just deposited $40 cash today to avoid yet ANOTHER overdraft fee, and still more bills coming in the next 4 days.) but if it weren't for those who donated over the last week, I would not have food in the house right now. I might not have electricity. I certainly wouldn't have any money for gas. And I would have no hope. But because you donated, I have these things.
Yes, I'm still struggling. I'm still playing "catch up". Rent is still due at the beginning of the month, and I'm still super tired, overworked, and a bit frustrated.
But I'm very, very, VERY grateful.
Thank you to everyone who donated and to those who may still donate (I still need it. Work is picking up, but I'm not out of the woods yet.) I will do my best to repay you with something art related when I can.
Again, my sincerest thank you. I'm quite lucky to have you guys as friends. :)
-JT
2015 is a Frothing Bitch-Waffle (Donate 4 art. Please help)
Posted 11 years agoAdmittedly, this is not the way I envisioned my first journal of 2015 would be, nor did I want to open the new year asking for money for anything not related to my upcoming wedding. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and due to the worst string of luck I've ever had at my current job, I'm really left without much choice.
Ever since before Christmas, I've been struggling mightily with earning enough money to stay afloat and out of the negative. January is typically pretty bad for cabs, but this year it's much worse for me personally than I could have predicted. Starting with the fact that I needed about $1700 for the first week of January (rent, electricity, credit cards, and the rest of the cab lease I couldn't afford because I didn't make enough), I started the year in a pretty big hole. Ever since, I've been fighting off overdraft fees for every single bill that's come along, and no matter how much I work, there just isn't enough business to go around. What little business I manage to get, the customer almost never pays in cash, which means I am left with nothing to put in the bank to pay bills with, which leads to multiple overdraft fees, and any small amount of cash I do get goes straight back into the gas tank. It's a vicious cycle, and I've been extremely frustrated.
What's worse is not only have I had almost no decent runs, but I've also been extremely unlucky. I didn't even make my lease last Monday until late night, and that's when I started getting shit on. On Tuesday night, I needed $38 in cash before 9pm to avoid an overdraft fee from my bank. All my runs that day had been credit or gas money, and I spent the last 2 hours before the deadline sitting on my ass, wanting badly to work... even a crappy convenience store run would have helped... but nothing was happening. So I ended up getting not one but two overdrafts, putting me over $110 in the hole.
Then it got even worse. I had not 1, not 2, but 3 no-shows in a row that I wasted precious time and gas driving around for. The first one was the same chick who had stood me up in Charlotte the day before New Year's Eve. And the 3rd one was a guy who called me personally to ask for a ride at 10:30 (which I stayed out longer for) only for him to call and tell me he didn't have any money. Then I went home to sleep, woke up, and found out my personal airport run had been cancelled. I came out to talk to my bank, borrowed my mate's last $30 (which I immediately sank into my overdraft debt. Now we can't buy food or medicine for Kat, which she really badly needs) and then about an hour later, I received a fraudulent call to Salisbury (30 miles each way) placed by an out-of-country scammer who had been sending multiple cabs from multiple companies to a 95 year old man's home and using Magic Jack to make his number untraceable (and of course the police were as helpful as they were lazy, telling the dispatcher it wasn't even a crime to send unsuspecting cab drivers to someone's house without any intention of them being paid... and I know for a fact that is bullshit. Defrauding an innkeeper anyone?) Basically anything that could go wrong for me has, and there doesn't seem to be any improvement in sight.
Anyone following my Twitter account knows I'm basically at the end of my rope. I have more bills coming before Monday, and I still can't earn any meaningful cash to get out of the hole I'm already in, so every bill that comes through will be another overdraft. I'm so goddamn frustrated I'm going out of my mind, and I've been close to a breakdown a few times. Poor Kat has done her best to help, but she's frustrated too because there isn't much that can be done to stop my shitty luck, plus she's really sick. I'm sick too, but I still have to work, yet no matter how late I work, it doesn't help me, it only makes me feel more and more hopeless.
TL;DR - Due to shitty, horrible luck all month, I am in desperate need of cash, and I have no way to get it fast enough to avoid multiple overdraft fees without outside assistance.
Let me say this now. I HATE asking for donations. Hate it. I always try to give people SOMETHING in return, and I usually end up bogging myself down with work as a result. I still have commissions to finish from the last time I asked (yes, I know, I remember. I'm trying to find time, honest.) but I can't find any other way around this, and if something isn't done soon then I'm going to fall into a hole I can't get out of.
I'm offering pay-what-you-want colored headshots/icons and accepting any and all donations to help get me through this. The minimum asking price is $5 for a headshot, but if you can pay more, I would greatly appreciate it. You can also donate and decline a headshot in return, if you are simply interested in helping, but I feel the least I can do is do a really quick icon for you to say thanks. If you can't donate, any signal boosts are appreciated as well.
I need multiple hundreds of dollars pretty much as soon as possible, since the bills coming through are auto-deduct and I can't stop them from taking money out, even if I have no money to take out. Meanwhile, I'll continue to spend every possible waking moment working, either chasing fares or working on commissions and these headshot icons, for as long as my energy and sanity can hold out. Any help you can offer is appreciated. I'm just sorry I had to start the year off like this. Hopefully it will get better. It can't get any worse, right? *ahem* Well, uh.... yeah, hopefully it will get better.
If you wish to donate or get a headshot icon, send your funds through paypal (as a "Gift") to jtigerclaw@gmail(dot)com. For those wanting an icon, I'll need a reference, or I'll just go to your page and pick the most recent best reference I can find.
Thank you, everyone.
-JT
Ever since before Christmas, I've been struggling mightily with earning enough money to stay afloat and out of the negative. January is typically pretty bad for cabs, but this year it's much worse for me personally than I could have predicted. Starting with the fact that I needed about $1700 for the first week of January (rent, electricity, credit cards, and the rest of the cab lease I couldn't afford because I didn't make enough), I started the year in a pretty big hole. Ever since, I've been fighting off overdraft fees for every single bill that's come along, and no matter how much I work, there just isn't enough business to go around. What little business I manage to get, the customer almost never pays in cash, which means I am left with nothing to put in the bank to pay bills with, which leads to multiple overdraft fees, and any small amount of cash I do get goes straight back into the gas tank. It's a vicious cycle, and I've been extremely frustrated.
What's worse is not only have I had almost no decent runs, but I've also been extremely unlucky. I didn't even make my lease last Monday until late night, and that's when I started getting shit on. On Tuesday night, I needed $38 in cash before 9pm to avoid an overdraft fee from my bank. All my runs that day had been credit or gas money, and I spent the last 2 hours before the deadline sitting on my ass, wanting badly to work... even a crappy convenience store run would have helped... but nothing was happening. So I ended up getting not one but two overdrafts, putting me over $110 in the hole.
Then it got even worse. I had not 1, not 2, but 3 no-shows in a row that I wasted precious time and gas driving around for. The first one was the same chick who had stood me up in Charlotte the day before New Year's Eve. And the 3rd one was a guy who called me personally to ask for a ride at 10:30 (which I stayed out longer for) only for him to call and tell me he didn't have any money. Then I went home to sleep, woke up, and found out my personal airport run had been cancelled. I came out to talk to my bank, borrowed my mate's last $30 (which I immediately sank into my overdraft debt. Now we can't buy food or medicine for Kat, which she really badly needs) and then about an hour later, I received a fraudulent call to Salisbury (30 miles each way) placed by an out-of-country scammer who had been sending multiple cabs from multiple companies to a 95 year old man's home and using Magic Jack to make his number untraceable (and of course the police were as helpful as they were lazy, telling the dispatcher it wasn't even a crime to send unsuspecting cab drivers to someone's house without any intention of them being paid... and I know for a fact that is bullshit. Defrauding an innkeeper anyone?) Basically anything that could go wrong for me has, and there doesn't seem to be any improvement in sight.
Anyone following my Twitter account knows I'm basically at the end of my rope. I have more bills coming before Monday, and I still can't earn any meaningful cash to get out of the hole I'm already in, so every bill that comes through will be another overdraft. I'm so goddamn frustrated I'm going out of my mind, and I've been close to a breakdown a few times. Poor Kat has done her best to help, but she's frustrated too because there isn't much that can be done to stop my shitty luck, plus she's really sick. I'm sick too, but I still have to work, yet no matter how late I work, it doesn't help me, it only makes me feel more and more hopeless.
TL;DR - Due to shitty, horrible luck all month, I am in desperate need of cash, and I have no way to get it fast enough to avoid multiple overdraft fees without outside assistance.
Let me say this now. I HATE asking for donations. Hate it. I always try to give people SOMETHING in return, and I usually end up bogging myself down with work as a result. I still have commissions to finish from the last time I asked (yes, I know, I remember. I'm trying to find time, honest.) but I can't find any other way around this, and if something isn't done soon then I'm going to fall into a hole I can't get out of.
I'm offering pay-what-you-want colored headshots/icons and accepting any and all donations to help get me through this. The minimum asking price is $5 for a headshot, but if you can pay more, I would greatly appreciate it. You can also donate and decline a headshot in return, if you are simply interested in helping, but I feel the least I can do is do a really quick icon for you to say thanks. If you can't donate, any signal boosts are appreciated as well.
I need multiple hundreds of dollars pretty much as soon as possible, since the bills coming through are auto-deduct and I can't stop them from taking money out, even if I have no money to take out. Meanwhile, I'll continue to spend every possible waking moment working, either chasing fares or working on commissions and these headshot icons, for as long as my energy and sanity can hold out. Any help you can offer is appreciated. I'm just sorry I had to start the year off like this. Hopefully it will get better. It can't get any worse, right? *ahem* Well, uh.... yeah, hopefully it will get better.
If you wish to donate or get a headshot icon, send your funds through paypal (as a "Gift") to jtigerclaw@gmail(dot)com. For those wanting an icon, I'll need a reference, or I'll just go to your page and pick the most recent best reference I can find.
Thank you, everyone.
-JT
BOXING DAY FUCK YEAH!!! (but actually x-mas..)
Posted 11 years agoGonna look at pictures of boxes today. This one is nice. This one too... mmmm.... Also typing everything with boxing gloves on. Man, Boxing Day is awesome! ^__^
Also, Christmas went pretty well! I told myself I wasn't going to use a bunch of space on my credit cards this year, but of course I did anyways. I ended up getting a Surface Pro 3 for myself about a month before, but it's so expensive that I considered it a Christmas gift for myself, heh. It's supposed to help me accomplish things on the computer like digital coloring and drawing directly on the tablet screen for faster progress while I'm at work or away from home, but so far I haven't found the time to use it in the cab. It's still pretty damn nifty though, and once I get used to it I'm hoping to be more productive during work downtime while not having to sacrifice runs to come home! Still a work in progress though.
I got a FujiFilm FinePix XP70 camera for Kat (myself as well), mainly so she can take pictures of her jewelry while I'm away from home, but also because we lost our last camera at AC (after it already broke... 3rd camera death in about a year and a half) so we desperately needed another one. My iphone is great, but it's limiting as the only form of camera in the house. That went on the Target card.
Also got a Wii U game for Kat and me, Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker. I haven't really tried it yet, but I do know it's kinda boring to watch Kat play. XD Not saying it's a bad game or anything, just it isn't as exciting as Super Mario Bros: U, which we've been playing together the last couple of weeks (that was LAST YEAR'S Christmas present).
Kat did surprise me with a cool pair of boxers (with Hershey's kisses on them) that I had no idea she was buying! She got it without me knowing while we were at Target and I was messing with cameras. Knowing that I am sure to take forever when trying to decide on a large purchase, she ran behind me and got them while she was off looking for Christmas cards for family members. Sneaky kitty! X3
Had Christmas "morning" at my sister's house (though they said be there at 3pm, everyone was apparently there before 11am. O,o In return, we got there at 4pm. Showed them! But that was a lot of fun, played some ping pong, got a couple more small gifts (new TMNT movie, which I'm told is... good? A basketball Christmas ornament for next year I guess, and some yummy cookies!) and ate a feast of food, including some of the best peppered steak (roast?) that I've ever had! (admittedly it was best fresh, and not as amazing re-heated, hehe). The best part of the evening (which I wasn't there for but I saw the video) is my sister and family pitched in and bought Mom a 48" flat screen tv! Hilariously, she unwrapped the box and had almost no reaction... because she thought it was a big painting due to the picture on the front of the box! My sister had to tell her it was a tv, and after that she was practically in tears she was so happy! ^^ I got her a Roku streaming device for her tv so she could get Netflix and all that! Also got some JBL Sport headphone/earbuds for myself while I was at Best Buy getting Mom's gift (another credit card full, lol...)
After the party, Kat and I went to a nearby zoo with millions of Christmas lights to drive through! That was pretty awesome, and at the end there was a petting zoo! They had tiger cubs I could pay to get a picture with, and a "cub experience" where I can pay $50 to spend 15 minutes playing with a lion or tiger cub. I really wanted to, but I didn't have the money to spare (but that didn't stop me from buying $90 worth of plushies including 3 little colored tigers who I named Skittles, Smartie and Spree, as well as a little hyena, armadillo, kangaroo, a lioness, a purple stripey snake for Kat, a badass 3d tiger picture, and a... coatimundi? (I think this guy can be a new FBA Draftee! ^^))
Anyways, the zoo was cool, but I had seen a video a few days prior about how bad it is for the animals to be made into "petting animals" as a cub, constantly bothered and touched by random humans and made to pose for pics for hours a day. The cages for some of the animals had concrete floors and were of course way too small, and they didn't look happy about it... so I had some real mixed feelings about being there. But hey, at least I got to feed some goats, llamas and a KANGAROO! Yes, a kangaroo grabbed my hand with both paws as he ate out of my palm, and I got to pet his fuzzy head! And he was so SOFT! I have some pictures, but I'm honestly too lazy to try to figure out uploading them with my new camera, so maybe I'll tweet one later. ;3
All in all it was a pretty nice Christmas! Didn't have a lot of present opening or wrapping or anything, but we did the tree up nice, saw family, did something new and exciting (zoo, light festival) and then snuggled in at home to chill and play games with my kitty. Not a bad day at all. ^^
If only I could say the same for my job this week... I don't want to have to do emergency commissions for rent again since I still have to finish those... but that is a story for another time. We'll see how it goes, and hey, New Year's Eve is a huge cab profit night! So we'll see.
Hope everyone out there had a Merry Christmas too! Hopefully you have plenty of boxes left over from opening gifts to admire and observe for Boxing Day. ;3
-JT
Also, Christmas went pretty well! I told myself I wasn't going to use a bunch of space on my credit cards this year, but of course I did anyways. I ended up getting a Surface Pro 3 for myself about a month before, but it's so expensive that I considered it a Christmas gift for myself, heh. It's supposed to help me accomplish things on the computer like digital coloring and drawing directly on the tablet screen for faster progress while I'm at work or away from home, but so far I haven't found the time to use it in the cab. It's still pretty damn nifty though, and once I get used to it I'm hoping to be more productive during work downtime while not having to sacrifice runs to come home! Still a work in progress though.
I got a FujiFilm FinePix XP70 camera for Kat (myself as well), mainly so she can take pictures of her jewelry while I'm away from home, but also because we lost our last camera at AC (after it already broke... 3rd camera death in about a year and a half) so we desperately needed another one. My iphone is great, but it's limiting as the only form of camera in the house. That went on the Target card.
Also got a Wii U game for Kat and me, Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker. I haven't really tried it yet, but I do know it's kinda boring to watch Kat play. XD Not saying it's a bad game or anything, just it isn't as exciting as Super Mario Bros: U, which we've been playing together the last couple of weeks (that was LAST YEAR'S Christmas present).
Kat did surprise me with a cool pair of boxers (with Hershey's kisses on them) that I had no idea she was buying! She got it without me knowing while we were at Target and I was messing with cameras. Knowing that I am sure to take forever when trying to decide on a large purchase, she ran behind me and got them while she was off looking for Christmas cards for family members. Sneaky kitty! X3
Had Christmas "morning" at my sister's house (though they said be there at 3pm, everyone was apparently there before 11am. O,o In return, we got there at 4pm. Showed them! But that was a lot of fun, played some ping pong, got a couple more small gifts (new TMNT movie, which I'm told is... good? A basketball Christmas ornament for next year I guess, and some yummy cookies!) and ate a feast of food, including some of the best peppered steak (roast?) that I've ever had! (admittedly it was best fresh, and not as amazing re-heated, hehe). The best part of the evening (which I wasn't there for but I saw the video) is my sister and family pitched in and bought Mom a 48" flat screen tv! Hilariously, she unwrapped the box and had almost no reaction... because she thought it was a big painting due to the picture on the front of the box! My sister had to tell her it was a tv, and after that she was practically in tears she was so happy! ^^ I got her a Roku streaming device for her tv so she could get Netflix and all that! Also got some JBL Sport headphone/earbuds for myself while I was at Best Buy getting Mom's gift (another credit card full, lol...)
After the party, Kat and I went to a nearby zoo with millions of Christmas lights to drive through! That was pretty awesome, and at the end there was a petting zoo! They had tiger cubs I could pay to get a picture with, and a "cub experience" where I can pay $50 to spend 15 minutes playing with a lion or tiger cub. I really wanted to, but I didn't have the money to spare (but that didn't stop me from buying $90 worth of plushies including 3 little colored tigers who I named Skittles, Smartie and Spree, as well as a little hyena, armadillo, kangaroo, a lioness, a purple stripey snake for Kat, a badass 3d tiger picture, and a... coatimundi? (I think this guy can be a new FBA Draftee! ^^))
Anyways, the zoo was cool, but I had seen a video a few days prior about how bad it is for the animals to be made into "petting animals" as a cub, constantly bothered and touched by random humans and made to pose for pics for hours a day. The cages for some of the animals had concrete floors and were of course way too small, and they didn't look happy about it... so I had some real mixed feelings about being there. But hey, at least I got to feed some goats, llamas and a KANGAROO! Yes, a kangaroo grabbed my hand with both paws as he ate out of my palm, and I got to pet his fuzzy head! And he was so SOFT! I have some pictures, but I'm honestly too lazy to try to figure out uploading them with my new camera, so maybe I'll tweet one later. ;3
All in all it was a pretty nice Christmas! Didn't have a lot of present opening or wrapping or anything, but we did the tree up nice, saw family, did something new and exciting (zoo, light festival) and then snuggled in at home to chill and play games with my kitty. Not a bad day at all. ^^
If only I could say the same for my job this week... I don't want to have to do emergency commissions for rent again since I still have to finish those... but that is a story for another time. We'll see how it goes, and hey, New Year's Eve is a huge cab profit night! So we'll see.
Hope everyone out there had a Merry Christmas too! Hopefully you have plenty of boxes left over from opening gifts to admire and observe for Boxing Day. ;3
-JT
Fangcon... As expected, it was Fangarific. ^^
Posted 11 years agoThat's a new term I made up which means "Very much relating to fangs and similar things, but in a good way." I think that aptly describes the con experience. ;3
Very small con, but the programming was very music oriented, which I dug a lot. Unfortunately for me, I got in late Friday, so almost every event I wanted to attend was over. That included most of Rhubarb's panels, the fursuit games, musician meet-up and a beginner's fursuit making panel. But that was ok, as I was more than happy to have nothing at all on the schedule and just do whatever I felt like at the moment. ^^
Mostly hung out with katalina and 
cajunkitty. Did karaoke (though nobody was paying attention). Did some fursuiting (though there was hardly anyone around to interact with). Entertained some folks from a wedding reception in the hotel bar by peering in through the window in suit. Hung out at a pool party (BALL!). Went fursuit bowling with some lovely folks (most of whom I can't remember the names of, though 
calamity_cougar 
keefur and 
durangodingo were there! I bowled a double and a 114 final score in suit somehow (oh and I forgot my contacts so I was more blind than a bat with cataracts). Played in a ball pit too! There was an indoor basketball court that I would have totally utilized throughout the con for fursuit basketball and shenanigans... if it wasn't under renovation (CURSES). But that just means that I have to attend again and make sure I bring a new camera with a fresh memory stick for maximum furry video-having-ness. ;)
I feel like I didn't really meet a whole hell of a lot of folks at the con, and in fact I felt a little anti-social in general, which was a bit strange but yet not considering I'm actually a very shy person most of the time. And other than the fursuit parade, I never really ran into too many fursuiters (must have been the times I chose to come out maybe). But all in all, I have to say that I enjoyed my time at Fangcon. Nothing bad happened, and it was very relaxed and free-flowing, which is usually opposite of how most cons are that I go to. And there's nothing wrong with a weekend of relaxing with a couple of close friends. ^^
Don't watch "Too Many Cooks" though. Seriously. X__X
May try to go next year, since it's only 3.5 hours away from me, but then again I will be quite busy around that time and may not be able to. But I know I'll be back eventually. :)
If you met me or saw me at the con, feel free to say "Hey" or "You're that guy I saw!" It makes me feel noticed. :-P
-JT
Very small con, but the programming was very music oriented, which I dug a lot. Unfortunately for me, I got in late Friday, so almost every event I wanted to attend was over. That included most of Rhubarb's panels, the fursuit games, musician meet-up and a beginner's fursuit making panel. But that was ok, as I was more than happy to have nothing at all on the schedule and just do whatever I felt like at the moment. ^^
Mostly hung out with
katalina and 
cajunkitty. Did karaoke (though nobody was paying attention). Did some fursuiting (though there was hardly anyone around to interact with). Entertained some folks from a wedding reception in the hotel bar by peering in through the window in suit. Hung out at a pool party (BALL!). Went fursuit bowling with some lovely folks (most of whom I can't remember the names of, though 
calamity_cougar 
keefur and 
durangodingo were there! I bowled a double and a 114 final score in suit somehow (oh and I forgot my contacts so I was more blind than a bat with cataracts). Played in a ball pit too! There was an indoor basketball court that I would have totally utilized throughout the con for fursuit basketball and shenanigans... if it wasn't under renovation (CURSES). But that just means that I have to attend again and make sure I bring a new camera with a fresh memory stick for maximum furry video-having-ness. ;)I feel like I didn't really meet a whole hell of a lot of folks at the con, and in fact I felt a little anti-social in general, which was a bit strange but yet not considering I'm actually a very shy person most of the time. And other than the fursuit parade, I never really ran into too many fursuiters (must have been the times I chose to come out maybe). But all in all, I have to say that I enjoyed my time at Fangcon. Nothing bad happened, and it was very relaxed and free-flowing, which is usually opposite of how most cons are that I go to. And there's nothing wrong with a weekend of relaxing with a couple of close friends. ^^
Don't watch "Too Many Cooks" though. Seriously. X__X
May try to go next year, since it's only 3.5 hours away from me, but then again I will be quite busy around that time and may not be able to. But I know I'll be back eventually. :)
If you met me or saw me at the con, feel free to say "Hey" or "You're that guy I saw!" It makes me feel noticed. :-P
-JT
Halloween, FurFrightpocalypse, Fuzzcast and other such stuff
Posted 11 years agoSo it's Halloween. Whereas normally I would be at FurFright having yet another amazing, memorable time, instead I'm at home feeling lethargic and having to work tonight. v__v Oh joy...
I hope people have fun at Furpocalypse this weekend. I would have loved to go obviously. FurFright, up until the end last year, was my "Kill Me Con" which I went to every single year since 2007. I will admit that the end of FurFright and its reincarnation as Furpocalypse had a lot to do with my not going this year. Of course there are financial reasons for not going, as there always are, but in the past I would literally about kill myself to get to the con (that's why it's a Kill Me Con). This year, I decided to be more responsible, and my unrelenting drive to get to CT in October just wasn't the same as it has been in years past due to it just not seeming quite as... special. I'm sure that given time it will become a very special con and may even be able to replicate some of those wonderful feelings and vibes that FurFright was able to give, but that process will start fresh another day. I do plan on trying to attend in the future, and I'm even trying to see if it can be incorporated into the end of my honeymoon, with me and Kat visiting the area where it all started, for the first time as husband and wife (now THAT gave me shivers, heh). For now though, I will simply raise a glass to FurFright in its memory and all the awesome times, and wish Furpocalypse and its staff the best of luck. May this weekend be truly amazing for you all!
In other news, Fuzzcast happened last night, as you may or may not know. I don't think this is going to be a common thing though, as it was more just a spur of the moment because friends were over. There was no planning put into it beforehand (which can have positive and negative effects), but while there were technical issues galore, I do hope it was still somewhat entertaining for whoever showed up! You can go skim through what was recorded last night at http://www.livestream.com/jtfuzzcast. There's 7 videos, but really it's one big video cut up into chunks because my stream kept crashing. :P At least now I know that it's possible in my new place, and I can assure a slightly smoother process for the next one, whenever that is.
Hope you guys enjoy your Halloween! I like to think of it as not just one day, but the whole process that goes on throughout the month. Otherwise, I'd say my Halloween will suck because I'm working tonight but hey, when it rolled over to Halloween last night I was having a fun time doing Fuzzcast, so it's not all bad. ;)
-JT
I hope people have fun at Furpocalypse this weekend. I would have loved to go obviously. FurFright, up until the end last year, was my "Kill Me Con" which I went to every single year since 2007. I will admit that the end of FurFright and its reincarnation as Furpocalypse had a lot to do with my not going this year. Of course there are financial reasons for not going, as there always are, but in the past I would literally about kill myself to get to the con (that's why it's a Kill Me Con). This year, I decided to be more responsible, and my unrelenting drive to get to CT in October just wasn't the same as it has been in years past due to it just not seeming quite as... special. I'm sure that given time it will become a very special con and may even be able to replicate some of those wonderful feelings and vibes that FurFright was able to give, but that process will start fresh another day. I do plan on trying to attend in the future, and I'm even trying to see if it can be incorporated into the end of my honeymoon, with me and Kat visiting the area where it all started, for the first time as husband and wife (now THAT gave me shivers, heh). For now though, I will simply raise a glass to FurFright in its memory and all the awesome times, and wish Furpocalypse and its staff the best of luck. May this weekend be truly amazing for you all!
In other news, Fuzzcast happened last night, as you may or may not know. I don't think this is going to be a common thing though, as it was more just a spur of the moment because friends were over. There was no planning put into it beforehand (which can have positive and negative effects), but while there were technical issues galore, I do hope it was still somewhat entertaining for whoever showed up! You can go skim through what was recorded last night at http://www.livestream.com/jtfuzzcast. There's 7 videos, but really it's one big video cut up into chunks because my stream kept crashing. :P At least now I know that it's possible in my new place, and I can assure a slightly smoother process for the next one, whenever that is.
Hope you guys enjoy your Halloween! I like to think of it as not just one day, but the whole process that goes on throughout the month. Otherwise, I'd say my Halloween will suck because I'm working tonight but hey, when it rolled over to Halloween last night I was having a fun time doing Fuzzcast, so it's not all bad. ;)
-JT
NEW FUZZCAST STARTING NOW(ISHMAYBEKINDA)!!! :D
Posted 11 years agoSOOOOOO some things happened, some friends showed up randomly, and whadayaknow? JT'S FUZZCAST IS HAPPENING TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 2 YEARS!!!
Come join the madness, won't you? :3
http://www.livestream.com/jtfuzzcast
http://www.livestream.com/jtfuzzcast
http://www.livestream.com/jtfuzzcast
See ya there!
-JT
Come join the madness, won't you? :3
http://www.livestream.com/jtfuzzcast
http://www.livestream.com/jtfuzzcast
http://www.livestream.com/jtfuzzcast
See ya there!
-JT
FangCon Anyone? :3
Posted 11 years agoSo this tiggie and a Kewt kitty will be at FangCon in a couple of weeks!
Anyone else going? :3
-JT
(PS - Wow, this might be the shortest journal I've ever written! Although this PS is going to be longer than the actual journal. Why do I always have to get the last word in against myself? X3)
Anyone else going? :3
-JT
(PS - Wow, this might be the shortest journal I've ever written! Although this PS is going to be longer than the actual journal. Why do I always have to get the last word in against myself? X3)
Blaaaaaarrrrgggggghhhhh... So much to dooooooo....
Posted 11 years agoI needed to update my journal since the last update is really old. :P
Admittedly, I'm in a bit of a conundrum regarding my ability to complete artistic tasks, be it commissions or other art. Work has been pretty relentless these last few weeks, and I haven't had the downtime I was anticipating having to work on sketch commissions. This isn't completely a bad thing, because it means I've had plenty of work to do, which means I'm making more money (yay!) Just that where I thought I'd have an hour here, 40 minutes there to work on things, I only really have like 15 minutes, so maybe I check my email or pay a bill, and then it's back to work. Plus I'm working through some other tasks that require my attention.
So basically, I apologize for the slowness of my progress, but I promise I won't let it get out of control. I am not going to ignore them until they are a year or more old. They will get done, I'm just trying to balance my work and free time and get a few other things out of the way. In fact, it's reasonable to expect one more sketch commission done by the end of the week, at least. Furthermore, that commission list has been moved to the footer of my journal so you can always see how I'm doing with those.
In other news, I have decided I can not attend MFF. Well, I COULD... but I'm getting a bit tired of living month to month and whenever I get a bit on top of my finances, I blow my progress on a con or something else. I think this year I could really use the time and money to focus on saving up, especially since I've got a wedding in one year (which I need to start planning and saving for).
So that's my little update! Hopefully my art output will increase a bit soon. :)
-JT
Admittedly, I'm in a bit of a conundrum regarding my ability to complete artistic tasks, be it commissions or other art. Work has been pretty relentless these last few weeks, and I haven't had the downtime I was anticipating having to work on sketch commissions. This isn't completely a bad thing, because it means I've had plenty of work to do, which means I'm making more money (yay!) Just that where I thought I'd have an hour here, 40 minutes there to work on things, I only really have like 15 minutes, so maybe I check my email or pay a bill, and then it's back to work. Plus I'm working through some other tasks that require my attention.
So basically, I apologize for the slowness of my progress, but I promise I won't let it get out of control. I am not going to ignore them until they are a year or more old. They will get done, I'm just trying to balance my work and free time and get a few other things out of the way. In fact, it's reasonable to expect one more sketch commission done by the end of the week, at least. Furthermore, that commission list has been moved to the footer of my journal so you can always see how I'm doing with those.
In other news, I have decided I can not attend MFF. Well, I COULD... but I'm getting a bit tired of living month to month and whenever I get a bit on top of my finances, I blow my progress on a con or something else. I think this year I could really use the time and money to focus on saving up, especially since I've got a wedding in one year (which I need to start planning and saving for).
So that's my little update! Hopefully my art output will increase a bit soon. :)
-JT
I'M PUBLISHED! (and hopeful commission schedule)
Posted 11 years agoGood news anybody!
I AM NOW A PUBLISHED ARTIST!
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/liv.....=9781612862293
There's the cover I did, on the book my client/friend wrote, available for purchase! *beams* ^^
It may have taken forever and caused me financial strife, but I'm still happy I did it. Because now I can say I'm a published artist, and I can be proud knowing the art is as good as I am capable of making it! Maybe it will even turn into future opportunities! Though if it does, I know a lot more about what pricing structure to use. XD
Commissions:
Here's the list of commissions I will be working on, which helped me pay my rent and cab lease that I couldn't pay because I was working so hard on the illustration! Vicious art cycle...
The Projected Completion Date (PCD... heh. Post Commissioning Depression) as always, is a GUIDELINE for myself and is not meant to be a "written in stone" deadline. I hate those deadlines with a passion, but I need some sort of date to shoot for. Hopefully this week will be more productive than last week in that regard.
Order based on time to completion, not so much order. I may sketch everything first, I may not. WHO KNOWS? #spontaneous
Sketches: PCD:
christianwolf 9/13
reese 9/14
bondofox 9/15
ianmj91 9/18
Inked:
gildedtongue 9/20
Flat Color:
zielvos 9/22
Shaded:
mrinitialman 9/25
suburbanfox 9/27
radinnightfire 9/29
lazyrayfinkle 10/4
[EDIT: Changed dates to September because that's more likely as a completion date]
I also have other things I'll be drawing and writing which DO have a definite timeline, so I hope to wrap these commissions around those, as well as work, and hopefully it all works out! Sounds familiar doesn't it? XD
Thanks again to everyone who commissioned me! ^__^
-JT
I AM NOW A PUBLISHED ARTIST!
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/liv.....=9781612862293
There's the cover I did, on the book my client/friend wrote, available for purchase! *beams* ^^
It may have taken forever and caused me financial strife, but I'm still happy I did it. Because now I can say I'm a published artist, and I can be proud knowing the art is as good as I am capable of making it! Maybe it will even turn into future opportunities! Though if it does, I know a lot more about what pricing structure to use. XD
Commissions:
Here's the list of commissions I will be working on, which helped me pay my rent and cab lease that I couldn't pay because I was working so hard on the illustration! Vicious art cycle...
The Projected Completion Date (PCD... heh. Post Commissioning Depression) as always, is a GUIDELINE for myself and is not meant to be a "written in stone" deadline. I hate those deadlines with a passion, but I need some sort of date to shoot for. Hopefully this week will be more productive than last week in that regard.
Order based on time to completion, not so much order. I may sketch everything first, I may not. WHO KNOWS? #spontaneous
Sketches: PCD:
christianwolf 9/13
reese 9/14
bondofox 9/15 ianmj91 9/18Inked:
gildedtongue 9/20Flat Color:
zielvos 9/22Shaded:
mrinitialman 9/25
suburbanfox 9/27
radinnightfire 9/29
lazyrayfinkle 10/4[EDIT: Changed dates to September because that's more likely as a completion date]
I also have other things I'll be drawing and writing which DO have a definite timeline, so I hope to wrap these commissions around those, as well as work, and hopefully it all works out! Sounds familiar doesn't it? XD
Thanks again to everyone who commissioned me! ^__^
-JT
Emergency Commission Update - GOAL REACHED!
Posted 11 years agoI want to thank everyone for your generous help in commissioning me to help me out of my bind!
Thanks to you all, I was BARELY able to afford my lease AND my rent (even with a late charge... Paypal transfer purgatory is to blame for that). Without your help, I would have been getting another late charge everyday and possible repercussions from that. It's safe to say you all saved my ass bigtime! :D
Now it's my turn to come through on my end! I'll be making a push through these commissions in the next few weeks. Hopefully (as is the plan) I will complete these in the cab as I wait for runs, therefore not sacrificing work to do them. In theory, since there is always some downtime during the day, that will allow me to make sufficient progress. And of course I'll keep you updated with WIP pics on Twitter (and maybe Tumblr, if I figure out how to use it...)
Once again, THANK YOU ALL!!! ILU!!! ^__^ *happy tiggie dance*
-JT
PS- And yes, this means that commissions are once again CLOSED! If this works out well for me, who knows, maybe I'll be more apt to open them again in the future... For non-emergency reasons. ;)
Thanks to you all, I was BARELY able to afford my lease AND my rent (even with a late charge... Paypal transfer purgatory is to blame for that). Without your help, I would have been getting another late charge everyday and possible repercussions from that. It's safe to say you all saved my ass bigtime! :D
Now it's my turn to come through on my end! I'll be making a push through these commissions in the next few weeks. Hopefully (as is the plan) I will complete these in the cab as I wait for runs, therefore not sacrificing work to do them. In theory, since there is always some downtime during the day, that will allow me to make sufficient progress. And of course I'll keep you updated with WIP pics on Twitter (and maybe Tumblr, if I figure out how to use it...)
Once again, THANK YOU ALL!!! ILU!!! ^__^ *happy tiggie dance*
-JT
PS- And yes, this means that commissions are once again CLOSED! If this works out well for me, who knows, maybe I'll be more apt to open them again in the future... For non-emergency reasons. ;)
EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS! Get em while they're emergency911OMG!
Posted 11 years agoSo I'm in a weird predicament.
Due to THIS MONSTROSITY ( http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14162411/ ) I am in a hugely sour financial pickle.
You see, I have been working on this picture for the last month. There were like a dozen deadlines in it that came and went, and try as I might, I could not get it done in anything resembling faster than a glacier's pace. I took numerous days off work from my real job to try and get it done, even paying from my own pocket for last week's cab lease. Then there was AC and that didn't help, because I hadn't made enough money to prepare for that, then rent was due and BOOM, there went my savings.
Now rent is due again, AND I owe another weekly cab lease. All my regular airport customers have not been flying and it's been hella slow lately, so when I AM out I'm not getting anything. 14 hrs got me about $100, and I spent $70 on gas.
So here I am in a weird place. I have no savings to fall back on, I need $240 more to lease and $270 more to rent, plus my credit card bill ($120) is due on the 6th. Everything is due all at once, and sadly the payment from the book cover is not nearly enough.
So I'm opening up for EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS. My financial woes are your possible artistic gain!
These commissions, it should be mentioned first and foremost, are TRADITIONAL MEDIA!!! This is so I don't have to take time off work to be home coloring on the computer. All of these commissions will be done in my cab while I wait for runs (hopefully optimizing my earning potential... Oh, fancy! I like that. ^^)
These will also be done FAST!!! So don't expect the kind of perfectionist quality like what is in the big book cover because taking so long on these kinda defeats the purpose. Plus I NEED to get faster and I NEED to stop being so perfectionist/OCD with every line and detail. That's the reason I'm in the jam I'm in...
The options you have for commissions are as follows:
One character:
Sketch - $20
Ink - $30
Flat color - $40
Shading - $50
Two characters or more - Ask (but don't expect a lot of multi-char discounts)
Time taken - aiming for 2 weeks or less. These will be done IMMEDIATELY upon receipt of payment. I am sitting in a cab bored on a Sunday morning. I have time. :P
Who will I draw? YOUR character, MY character, COPYRIGHT characters, SOMEONE ELSE'S character (but you should ask them first). No limit on that! :)
Sexy/Fetish? - I'm not really looking to get too crazy here, plus anything I have to draw that I haven't drawn before will take additional time I don't have. Will draw nudity and may ATTEMPT regular porn, but nothing crazy. If you're curious, ask.
PayPal is jtigerclaw[at]gmail.com - Please don't send payment until your request has been accepted in writing (unless you're just donating, then BLESS YOU!)
Examples? Uh... Hard to say. I haven't done each of these tiers. But how about...
sketch- http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9317830/
Ink - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3561792/ (quality will be more basic/fast than this)
Flat - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3219268/ (but with marker)
Shade - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4268201/ (cell shade, also w/ marker).
Wondering if I can even DO traditional media?! I present you http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2393374/
Want it shipped? I can do that. I only charge price of a shipping envelope and postage. Hell, I'll laminate it if you ask nicely! ;)
Anything you can offer is appreciated, even if it's just spreading the word.
Rough goal is like $500. Since there's no way I'm getting that, let's shoot for $200. I will also be working my normal job in the meantime. And while there are NO ACTUAL DEADLINES (so no taking off work) I will get them done ASAP. And I will be going through these relative fast, comparable to an Iron Artist sort of thing (except I only charged $10 for things like THIS in my last Iron Artist, and that's not happening again. :P)
Thank you all for anything! It is appreciated! ^^
-JT
Due to THIS MONSTROSITY ( http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14162411/ ) I am in a hugely sour financial pickle.
You see, I have been working on this picture for the last month. There were like a dozen deadlines in it that came and went, and try as I might, I could not get it done in anything resembling faster than a glacier's pace. I took numerous days off work from my real job to try and get it done, even paying from my own pocket for last week's cab lease. Then there was AC and that didn't help, because I hadn't made enough money to prepare for that, then rent was due and BOOM, there went my savings.
Now rent is due again, AND I owe another weekly cab lease. All my regular airport customers have not been flying and it's been hella slow lately, so when I AM out I'm not getting anything. 14 hrs got me about $100, and I spent $70 on gas.
So here I am in a weird place. I have no savings to fall back on, I need $240 more to lease and $270 more to rent, plus my credit card bill ($120) is due on the 6th. Everything is due all at once, and sadly the payment from the book cover is not nearly enough.
So I'm opening up for EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS. My financial woes are your possible artistic gain!
These commissions, it should be mentioned first and foremost, are TRADITIONAL MEDIA!!! This is so I don't have to take time off work to be home coloring on the computer. All of these commissions will be done in my cab while I wait for runs (hopefully optimizing my earning potential... Oh, fancy! I like that. ^^)
These will also be done FAST!!! So don't expect the kind of perfectionist quality like what is in the big book cover because taking so long on these kinda defeats the purpose. Plus I NEED to get faster and I NEED to stop being so perfectionist/OCD with every line and detail. That's the reason I'm in the jam I'm in...
The options you have for commissions are as follows:
One character:
Sketch - $20
Ink - $30
Flat color - $40
Shading - $50
Two characters or more - Ask (but don't expect a lot of multi-char discounts)
Time taken - aiming for 2 weeks or less. These will be done IMMEDIATELY upon receipt of payment. I am sitting in a cab bored on a Sunday morning. I have time. :P
Who will I draw? YOUR character, MY character, COPYRIGHT characters, SOMEONE ELSE'S character (but you should ask them first). No limit on that! :)
Sexy/Fetish? - I'm not really looking to get too crazy here, plus anything I have to draw that I haven't drawn before will take additional time I don't have. Will draw nudity and may ATTEMPT regular porn, but nothing crazy. If you're curious, ask.
PayPal is jtigerclaw[at]gmail.com - Please don't send payment until your request has been accepted in writing (unless you're just donating, then BLESS YOU!)
Examples? Uh... Hard to say. I haven't done each of these tiers. But how about...
sketch- http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9317830/
Ink - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3561792/ (quality will be more basic/fast than this)
Flat - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3219268/ (but with marker)
Shade - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4268201/ (cell shade, also w/ marker).
Wondering if I can even DO traditional media?! I present you http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2393374/
Want it shipped? I can do that. I only charge price of a shipping envelope and postage. Hell, I'll laminate it if you ask nicely! ;)
Anything you can offer is appreciated, even if it's just spreading the word.
Rough goal is like $500. Since there's no way I'm getting that, let's shoot for $200. I will also be working my normal job in the meantime. And while there are NO ACTUAL DEADLINES (so no taking off work) I will get them done ASAP. And I will be going through these relative fast, comparable to an Iron Artist sort of thing (except I only charged $10 for things like THIS in my last Iron Artist, and that's not happening again. :P)
Thank you all for anything! It is appreciated! ^^
-JT
Serious Questions About Patreon.
Posted 11 years agoSo apparently there is a new bandwagon in town, and given how the majority of people I follow on FA have been looking for any new way to grow their art business, it makes sense that it's been getting pretty popular lately.
The newest trend? Patreon.
www.patreon.com/
I actually came across this site a while ago, before everyone on FA started jumping on. I bookmarked it because in an ideal world, it is my dream to gain enough support from the community for doing what I do (art, comics, music, videos... more like what I "theoretically do" because I don't have time to actually do it) to be able to afford to set aside the time and do more furry fandom centric things. Then the more I do it, the better I'll get, the more enjoyment I'll get out of it, and the more cool stuff you guys get to see from me, all while not starving on the street! YAY FOR NOT STARVING! ^__^
Now, if I were ever able to pick up a system that allowed and motivated me to crank up my creative efforts with maximum personal enjoyment and less chance of burnout, I think Patreon would have a good chance to be that system. For one, it's not commissions. Commissions tend to go rather slow for me because I'm drawing for other people, not myself, therefore it's more of a job. This system would be designed to draw/create the stuff I WANT to do (and believe me, there's A LOT of that already!) while gaining a little bit of compensation for it, which is a win-win because I am motivated to create it and you are motivated to help out because you want to see more of it!
I do have many questions about this, however. Obviously it's not so cut and dry, especially when talking about me, a guy who seems so busy all the time and whose motivations flicker back and forth and whose drawing technique is SO GOSHDARN SLOW that the pace required to keep up with the demands would be an obstacle. But we'll get to that in a bit.
Let's start with some questions for you, dear readers.
First off, what is your opinion of Patreon? Is it a huge rip-off? Are there mutual benefits or is it a much better idea on paper than how it actually works? If you just learned about the site, does a monthly donation for content, with various monetary tiers dictating the special type of content you receive, sound like a good idea?
And more specific to me, as an artist... (be brutally honest if you have to)
Given my tendencies (slow, busy, lazy at times) is this an idea that could seem feasible for me to pull off? Obviously it involves delivering on promises of content, which I've had a shaky record on thus far, to be honest. BUT I do intend to soon purchase a Surface Pro 3 tablet hybrid to have at the ready in my cab, with the explicit idea of getting work done in the cab when I'm not doing runs (this involves a lot of wishful thinking and depends on my motivation level, how much sleep I get, and making use of my time efficiently, but it IS possible for this to succeed in my mind). So on paper, I should have time to make content while not taking excessive amounts of time off of my job to do it and losing money in the end (like this book cover I've been slaving away on for a client, I'm getting $200 for it but it's taken me so long that I've lost at least that much from staying home to work on it instead of going out to do my job... don't want to make another situation like that).
And ok, let's suppose you guys think this is a good idea and that donating to me to get off my ass and make content is something you want to do... What would I offer? I already covered that a bit with this poll ( http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5439625/ ) but I ask again in reference to this new idea with Patreon. Would I make this mainly a Fletcher Apts endeavor, with bonus WIPs, comic livestreaming access, or behind the scenes stuff? Could I somehow include all of my projects so that I don't ignore any one thing? Would you be interested if it involved me drawing more sexy stuff and possibly (GASP) adult content?! What do you really WANT to see? I mean, other than just MOAR ART GAHDAMIT! And do I even stand a chance to compete when much better/more dedicated/more popular artists are already getting your money?
Again, this is an idea for the future. I wouldn't ask you to donate unless there is enough interest and I've had time to prepare everything, including figuring out the schedule for it so everyone isn't disappointed in the output level. I've felt that with real life getting in the way constantly, I've drifted away from my creative talents and being a content producer in the fandom instead of someone who just checks FA for porn or fucks around on Twitter from time to time. Frankly, other than being busy, the motivation simply hasn't been there, but in seeing all these other artists receive support for their content and time, the passion is slowly bubbling up again. I just need a plan to get back there, find a balance between art and life (money) and give you guys the stuff you want to see and the stuff I want to make (even if I need a kick in the tail to get to it).
So, given what I've talked about already, what do you think? Is this feasible? Should I pursue it? Would you donate to it? Do you think it would work to get more art from me out there? Or is this a big waste of time and money? I should also mention that you can start with small goals, and if you feel at any point it's not worth it, you can cancel at any time. Or you could let others pay towards it and enjoy the results (though not the exclusive bonus items). Also this does NOT supersede commissions I already owe.
Thoughts?
-JT
The newest trend? Patreon.
www.patreon.com/
I actually came across this site a while ago, before everyone on FA started jumping on. I bookmarked it because in an ideal world, it is my dream to gain enough support from the community for doing what I do (art, comics, music, videos... more like what I "theoretically do" because I don't have time to actually do it) to be able to afford to set aside the time and do more furry fandom centric things. Then the more I do it, the better I'll get, the more enjoyment I'll get out of it, and the more cool stuff you guys get to see from me, all while not starving on the street! YAY FOR NOT STARVING! ^__^
Now, if I were ever able to pick up a system that allowed and motivated me to crank up my creative efforts with maximum personal enjoyment and less chance of burnout, I think Patreon would have a good chance to be that system. For one, it's not commissions. Commissions tend to go rather slow for me because I'm drawing for other people, not myself, therefore it's more of a job. This system would be designed to draw/create the stuff I WANT to do (and believe me, there's A LOT of that already!) while gaining a little bit of compensation for it, which is a win-win because I am motivated to create it and you are motivated to help out because you want to see more of it!
I do have many questions about this, however. Obviously it's not so cut and dry, especially when talking about me, a guy who seems so busy all the time and whose motivations flicker back and forth and whose drawing technique is SO GOSHDARN SLOW that the pace required to keep up with the demands would be an obstacle. But we'll get to that in a bit.
Let's start with some questions for you, dear readers.
First off, what is your opinion of Patreon? Is it a huge rip-off? Are there mutual benefits or is it a much better idea on paper than how it actually works? If you just learned about the site, does a monthly donation for content, with various monetary tiers dictating the special type of content you receive, sound like a good idea?
And more specific to me, as an artist... (be brutally honest if you have to)
Given my tendencies (slow, busy, lazy at times) is this an idea that could seem feasible for me to pull off? Obviously it involves delivering on promises of content, which I've had a shaky record on thus far, to be honest. BUT I do intend to soon purchase a Surface Pro 3 tablet hybrid to have at the ready in my cab, with the explicit idea of getting work done in the cab when I'm not doing runs (this involves a lot of wishful thinking and depends on my motivation level, how much sleep I get, and making use of my time efficiently, but it IS possible for this to succeed in my mind). So on paper, I should have time to make content while not taking excessive amounts of time off of my job to do it and losing money in the end (like this book cover I've been slaving away on for a client, I'm getting $200 for it but it's taken me so long that I've lost at least that much from staying home to work on it instead of going out to do my job... don't want to make another situation like that).
And ok, let's suppose you guys think this is a good idea and that donating to me to get off my ass and make content is something you want to do... What would I offer? I already covered that a bit with this poll ( http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5439625/ ) but I ask again in reference to this new idea with Patreon. Would I make this mainly a Fletcher Apts endeavor, with bonus WIPs, comic livestreaming access, or behind the scenes stuff? Could I somehow include all of my projects so that I don't ignore any one thing? Would you be interested if it involved me drawing more sexy stuff and possibly (GASP) adult content?! What do you really WANT to see? I mean, other than just MOAR ART GAHDAMIT! And do I even stand a chance to compete when much better/more dedicated/more popular artists are already getting your money?
Again, this is an idea for the future. I wouldn't ask you to donate unless there is enough interest and I've had time to prepare everything, including figuring out the schedule for it so everyone isn't disappointed in the output level. I've felt that with real life getting in the way constantly, I've drifted away from my creative talents and being a content producer in the fandom instead of someone who just checks FA for porn or fucks around on Twitter from time to time. Frankly, other than being busy, the motivation simply hasn't been there, but in seeing all these other artists receive support for their content and time, the passion is slowly bubbling up again. I just need a plan to get back there, find a balance between art and life (money) and give you guys the stuff you want to see and the stuff I want to make (even if I need a kick in the tail to get to it).
So, given what I've talked about already, what do you think? Is this feasible? Should I pursue it? Would you donate to it? Do you think it would work to get more art from me out there? Or is this a big waste of time and money? I should also mention that you can start with small goals, and if you feel at any point it's not worth it, you can cancel at any time. Or you could let others pay towards it and enjoy the results (though not the exclusive bonus items). Also this does NOT supersede commissions I already owe.
Thoughts?
-JT
I WILL MAKE AN ASS OUT OF U AND ME
Posted 11 years agoIt's like a freakin' plague! *gets out the internet gasmask* -O-
As much as I hate journal memes, this one sounds a bit fun and won't take 30 min to fill out. It's basically me answering a few questions people have, phrased in the form of an assumption you may have about me. (serious or silly, though it would be cool if you were going to make up a silly assumption, follow it up with a serious one so I can actually address it honestly).
So go ahead and put an assumption you have about me in the comments. I will confirm or deny, and likely expand on it if it's warranted. Feel free to be as "out there" as you want with the questions. There is very little I won't answer. ^^
Basically, I just want to talk about myself. ;3 #narcissism
So have at it!
-JT
As much as I hate journal memes, this one sounds a bit fun and won't take 30 min to fill out. It's basically me answering a few questions people have, phrased in the form of an assumption you may have about me. (serious or silly, though it would be cool if you were going to make up a silly assumption, follow it up with a serious one so I can actually address it honestly).
So go ahead and put an assumption you have about me in the comments. I will confirm or deny, and likely expand on it if it's warranted. Feel free to be as "out there" as you want with the questions. There is very little I won't answer. ^^
Basically, I just want to talk about myself. ;3 #narcissism
So have at it!
-JT
A Short Birthday Announcement!
Posted 11 years agoToday (7/17) is katalina's birthday! :D
Go tell her Happy Birthday if you've got a minute!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUN!!! ^___^
-JT
katalina's birthday! :DGo tell her Happy Birthday if you've got a minute!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUN!!! ^___^
-JT
The King... Has Returned.
Posted 11 years agoLeBron James is taking his talents back to Ohio and joining the Cleveland Cavaliers.
This makes me sooooo happy you don't even know. It still seems like a dream. I never thought it could happen, but LeBron has shown qualities of character, through this decision, that I greatly respect in any athlete and person.
Loyalty. Humility. Maturity.
He's forgiven the fans of Cleveland and the owner who torched him through feelings of scorn. A big move on his part. I respect his ability to put things in perspective and forgive.
His loyalty for his home town/state are refreshing in a league of greedy players/owners and ring chasers. He's got the rings now. And now he wants to make good on his original promise to bring one to Cleveland.
Redemption. It's such a beautiful story to see him come back to the area that truly matters to him, after leaving them years ago for bigger and better things. It's a feelgood story, like the dog that ran away, went through a crazy adventure, and came running back home at the end, reunited with his owner. I do really believe that if LeBron can bring a ring to Cleveland, JUST ONE, then he will go down as one of the absolute all time greatest. The level of difficulty is so much greater, but it would mean so much more than assembling superteams with stars and taking the easiest route to the title.
Basically, all the things Lebron did in 2010 which made me hate him for a while, he has atoned for them. It seems the trip to Miami was really what he needed. I like his comparison to going off to college to improve yourself before coming home. He learned to perform in crunch time there. He learned to block out distraction. He learned how to be a champion. All of these things will be essential in his quest to build a winning team in Cleveland.
I've always cheered for the Cavs, even after Bron left, but they are one of my favorites now. They represent a hell of an underdog with a single legendary hero at the helm. The Anti-Superfriend approach. And a good example that even the King has to learn to lead before he can get his people to the Promised Land.
I, for one, will be cheering him on. :)
-JT
This makes me sooooo happy you don't even know. It still seems like a dream. I never thought it could happen, but LeBron has shown qualities of character, through this decision, that I greatly respect in any athlete and person.
Loyalty. Humility. Maturity.
He's forgiven the fans of Cleveland and the owner who torched him through feelings of scorn. A big move on his part. I respect his ability to put things in perspective and forgive.
His loyalty for his home town/state are refreshing in a league of greedy players/owners and ring chasers. He's got the rings now. And now he wants to make good on his original promise to bring one to Cleveland.
Redemption. It's such a beautiful story to see him come back to the area that truly matters to him, after leaving them years ago for bigger and better things. It's a feelgood story, like the dog that ran away, went through a crazy adventure, and came running back home at the end, reunited with his owner. I do really believe that if LeBron can bring a ring to Cleveland, JUST ONE, then he will go down as one of the absolute all time greatest. The level of difficulty is so much greater, but it would mean so much more than assembling superteams with stars and taking the easiest route to the title.
Basically, all the things Lebron did in 2010 which made me hate him for a while, he has atoned for them. It seems the trip to Miami was really what he needed. I like his comparison to going off to college to improve yourself before coming home. He learned to perform in crunch time there. He learned to block out distraction. He learned how to be a champion. All of these things will be essential in his quest to build a winning team in Cleveland.
I've always cheered for the Cavs, even after Bron left, but they are one of my favorites now. They represent a hell of an underdog with a single legendary hero at the helm. The Anti-Superfriend approach. And a good example that even the King has to learn to lead before he can get his people to the Promised Land.
I, for one, will be cheering him on. :)
-JT
AMTHROCORN!!!
Posted 11 years agoThere is a tiger running amok at Ernthecern, being a goofy dumb cat and getting into all kinda of sweaty, fuzzy mischief.
Hint: The tiger is ME!
Shower, dinner, boozing, dancing, and more furry antics tonight! I want to actually interact with people in suit instead of just talking to people I know. Fuzzy tiger antics must occur! ^^
Also: will suit for food. Just paid rent, electric, rental car, all in one go. Ouch. >,<
-JT
Hint: The tiger is ME!
Shower, dinner, boozing, dancing, and more furry antics tonight! I want to actually interact with people in suit instead of just talking to people I know. Fuzzy tiger antics must occur! ^^
Also: will suit for food. Just paid rent, electric, rental car, all in one go. Ouch. >,<
-JT
Basically Packed For AC! Wait... Really?! O,o
Posted 11 years agoThanks in large part to katalina, I am actually packed for AC! :D
That is a first. Normally, I stay up all night the night before we leave for a convention. That has been my tradition. Happy to know that won't be necessary this time!
No, INSTEAD, I'll stay up all night trying desperately to finish the book cover illustration I promised a client I'd finish before I leave (so that means a late Wednesday, most likely).... -__-
But yesh, I AM excited for AC. :3
Hoping to see a lot of you there!
-JT
katalina, I am actually packed for AC! :DThat is a first. Normally, I stay up all night the night before we leave for a convention. That has been my tradition. Happy to know that won't be necessary this time!
No, INSTEAD, I'll stay up all night trying desperately to finish the book cover illustration I promised a client I'd finish before I leave (so that means a late Wednesday, most likely).... -__-
But yesh, I AM excited for AC. :3
Hoping to see a lot of you there!
-JT
"Dude, JT, Where the Fuck Have You Been?!"
Posted 11 years agoGood lord, I haven't written a new journal since FWA? Well damn... I guess it's cause I really don't have much to say or announce or anything. Sorry about that. D:
I HAVE been around, just I haven't been too terribly productive lately. I'm hoping that will change (like I always hope) and that I will be uploading new arts soon. I DO have a professional freelance (NON-FURRY) book cover illustration to do this week for one of my cab customers. Taking on that project made me realize I actually really dread doing large-scale non-furry art projects (much like, yanno, the stuff I'd be doing if I went into my field of study...) That's kinda crazy, but eh... I guess I really burnt out on doing that stuff for money. I can't even find the time and ambition to do my furry commissions. Last time I got going on one, my tablet died (I use Kat's tablet now). Now I kinda want to do those commissions because I have something even more important to do. Those are the laws of procrastination I guess.
Anyways, what else has been happening... got Mario Kart 8 for Wii U! That's a really fun game! I've only wasted a small amount of time playing it though, like maybe 3 days. I played through 50cc and 100cc and unlocked all the characters (I think?). Still have to go through 100cc again and get 3 stars on all the courses. Haven't even touched 150cc yet. X,x
Been spending a lot more time with my Kitty lately, so that's good! Even though we have competing work schedules (she works 6:30pm to 5am Mon - Thur, I usually work sometime during the day on those days, plus Friday and Saturday night when she's off) we've still managed to make time for each other as much as possible! I guess that's one reason I haven't been as productive lately, but I don't see this as a bad thing! In fact, I think we've really gotten even closer over the last few months, as the jobs keep us apart just enough so we are dying to spend time together come the weekend! And there's a lot more stuff to it, but that goes on my After Dark twitter. C:
Con schedule: We now know with 90% certainty what the remaining cons we will be attending in 2014 are.
AC in July.
Fangcon in Nov.
MFF in Dec.
No Furpocalypse (FurFright 2.0) this year sadly... We got a good deal for Fangcon and it's also a con we've never been to, plus MFF looks quite appealing this year (although we will have to fly there). Can't spare the time/money to get to Connecticut this year. :( Oh, and I have another friend's wedding to go to in September, and then I have MY WEDDING to plan for Fall of next year. Guhhhh.... X,x
Looking at my "New Year's Resolutions" and To-Do List stuff, I have been quite disappointing thus far. I've kinda gotten mostly wrapped up with work, relaxing from work, and my FBA stuff (which is why you still see FBA art being posted). I did complete 1 old commission, and I have many more to do. I have made progress on 2 others, but not enough to post. Music has been non-existent since I learned "Take On Me" for the FWA Talent Show. Been wanting to work on some songs but still, the art commissions have a priority over that and even those get interrupted with random art inspirations (FBA) and other goofing off. I can make a new art schedule, but that probably won't do any good (won't stop me from trying anyways). I still want to get nearly all owed art off my plate by the end of this year.
No more shows planned for Furry Punk Rock Massacre this year. I was thinking about MFF, but that would be such a huge pain in the ass, plus I'm getting a little tired of doing the shows without being able to do any sort of advancement for the band. I have music to write and record, videos to upload, even the FA page needs a ton of love... I know we want to do something for FWA next year, but I don't know if any other band members want to play at a con, or if anyone wants to see us. We're going to have to start looking into how to request funding for going to these cons to perform, ala Matthew Ebel, because it's far too taxing on us to keep fronting the whole bill to get to these things. That's another reason why we need to get some music made, so people have a reason for wanting to donate to see us.
I remember the poll I took about what you guys wanted to see most, and that you wanted more comics. Well, very little has taken place on that front, unfortunately. Just too much other stuff in the way. I'm hoping that once I get a laptop/tablet I can work on art stuff in the cab between runs, then I will be able to utilize my time better. But for now, those goals just remain goals, and nothing that I'm actively pursuing just yet.
Hoping that going to AC will connect me to the furry world a bit better. I've been drifting away aside from FBA stuff. Haven't fursuited since that meet in early May, and before that it was Easter, and FWA. But furry is never very far away. I just need more time and ambition. If only I could purchase some ambition some time...
Well, that's all I've got. Sorry for the lack of organization to this post. I'd better get to working on something productive. :P
Oh, and Happy Father's Day!
-JT
I HAVE been around, just I haven't been too terribly productive lately. I'm hoping that will change (like I always hope) and that I will be uploading new arts soon. I DO have a professional freelance (NON-FURRY) book cover illustration to do this week for one of my cab customers. Taking on that project made me realize I actually really dread doing large-scale non-furry art projects (much like, yanno, the stuff I'd be doing if I went into my field of study...) That's kinda crazy, but eh... I guess I really burnt out on doing that stuff for money. I can't even find the time and ambition to do my furry commissions. Last time I got going on one, my tablet died (I use Kat's tablet now). Now I kinda want to do those commissions because I have something even more important to do. Those are the laws of procrastination I guess.
Anyways, what else has been happening... got Mario Kart 8 for Wii U! That's a really fun game! I've only wasted a small amount of time playing it though, like maybe 3 days. I played through 50cc and 100cc and unlocked all the characters (I think?). Still have to go through 100cc again and get 3 stars on all the courses. Haven't even touched 150cc yet. X,x
Been spending a lot more time with my Kitty lately, so that's good! Even though we have competing work schedules (she works 6:30pm to 5am Mon - Thur, I usually work sometime during the day on those days, plus Friday and Saturday night when she's off) we've still managed to make time for each other as much as possible! I guess that's one reason I haven't been as productive lately, but I don't see this as a bad thing! In fact, I think we've really gotten even closer over the last few months, as the jobs keep us apart just enough so we are dying to spend time together come the weekend! And there's a lot more stuff to it, but that goes on my After Dark twitter. C:
Con schedule: We now know with 90% certainty what the remaining cons we will be attending in 2014 are.
AC in July.
Fangcon in Nov.
MFF in Dec.
No Furpocalypse (FurFright 2.0) this year sadly... We got a good deal for Fangcon and it's also a con we've never been to, plus MFF looks quite appealing this year (although we will have to fly there). Can't spare the time/money to get to Connecticut this year. :( Oh, and I have another friend's wedding to go to in September, and then I have MY WEDDING to plan for Fall of next year. Guhhhh.... X,x
Looking at my "New Year's Resolutions" and To-Do List stuff, I have been quite disappointing thus far. I've kinda gotten mostly wrapped up with work, relaxing from work, and my FBA stuff (which is why you still see FBA art being posted). I did complete 1 old commission, and I have many more to do. I have made progress on 2 others, but not enough to post. Music has been non-existent since I learned "Take On Me" for the FWA Talent Show. Been wanting to work on some songs but still, the art commissions have a priority over that and even those get interrupted with random art inspirations (FBA) and other goofing off. I can make a new art schedule, but that probably won't do any good (won't stop me from trying anyways). I still want to get nearly all owed art off my plate by the end of this year.
No more shows planned for Furry Punk Rock Massacre this year. I was thinking about MFF, but that would be such a huge pain in the ass, plus I'm getting a little tired of doing the shows without being able to do any sort of advancement for the band. I have music to write and record, videos to upload, even the FA page needs a ton of love... I know we want to do something for FWA next year, but I don't know if any other band members want to play at a con, or if anyone wants to see us. We're going to have to start looking into how to request funding for going to these cons to perform, ala Matthew Ebel, because it's far too taxing on us to keep fronting the whole bill to get to these things. That's another reason why we need to get some music made, so people have a reason for wanting to donate to see us.
I remember the poll I took about what you guys wanted to see most, and that you wanted more comics. Well, very little has taken place on that front, unfortunately. Just too much other stuff in the way. I'm hoping that once I get a laptop/tablet I can work on art stuff in the cab between runs, then I will be able to utilize my time better. But for now, those goals just remain goals, and nothing that I'm actively pursuing just yet.
Hoping that going to AC will connect me to the furry world a bit better. I've been drifting away aside from FBA stuff. Haven't fursuited since that meet in early May, and before that it was Easter, and FWA. But furry is never very far away. I just need more time and ambition. If only I could purchase some ambition some time...
Well, that's all I've got. Sorry for the lack of organization to this post. I'd better get to working on something productive. :P
Oh, and Happy Father's Day!
-JT
FWA 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 11 years agoWas so tiring I have no brain power left to make a more creative title! So have some excessive exclamation points! :D
FWA ended up being pretty great, mostly due to the furrypunkrockmassacre performance going well and people enjoying it! Leading up to it was pretty stressful (goddamn that parking garage) but overall it met the goal of awesome fun con times!
Before leaving to go to FWA, I discovered there was no parking at the bus terminal, so instead of using my $1 bus ticket, I just rode with
gear-paw and christianwolf It was cramped, but it got the job done. Didn't sleep at all the day before the con (tradition) so I fell asleep in a chair on the 6th floor of the Westin as me and katalina killed time til we could get our room in the Double Tree at 3pm.
I have no regrets about getting the Double Tree. The walk across the street was stupid short. And even though I hear it wasn't Elevator Con this year, there were still times I was waiting almost 10 minutes for an elevator to get to the lower floors, whenever venturing to people's rooms was involved. Still though, none of the annoying crap dealing with elevators that happened last year.
Instead, this year the annoying crap dealt with having to leave the parking garage to get to A) band practice B) rent drums C) return drums. We gotta figure out a better way to do this because that was very stressful and cost a lot of money. Poor
azflip had to drive us each time, though we paid his extra parking fees (it's $32 if your parking spans two days... not LASTS two days, aka 48 hours, but started before 6 am and ended after 6 am. "No Exit" parking garages suck ass. I can't believe I spent so much on parking and I didn't even drive >,<)
But hey, the ride situation aside, and being late to auditions and sound check aside (thanks to the ride situation), everything went pretty well! Things got moody Friday night, but Thursday night was party central, Saturday I got some sleep for Sunday's show, and Sunday night I stayed up all night looking at asses (so many asses... Assparty2014... it was a staff party where everyone knew to wear the same bikini underwear except for me XD). Then I went to the room with Teddy, packed all my shit up and hauled ass down the street (walked quickly) to the bus stop a half mile away and BARELY caught my bus home!
The parties were epic fun, I had a healthy balance of getting drunk and getting sleep, and Kat got me some awesome art from
hibbary! EEE I love it so much!!! ^__^
I didn't get to suit as much as I would have liked due to band obligations and always going out to do something/get something, but I did do a decent amount of it. Plus I got to see a lot of friends, meet new ones, ran into friends I didn't expect to see (Hello
k0mplex 
~wesley~ 
keeatah 
ryoxi) and overall had a great time! The hotel wasn't as much of a hindrance this time as it was last time, yet I am still excited to be moving into the new hotel (Marriott).
masked_llama and 
furry_mike were great roommates, and of course it's always a pleasure spending most of my time with ianmj91 and warrn X3 Spent more time with katalina this con too, which is a plus. Yet I still did plenty of partying! :D
And of course, the biggest aspect of all this, THE TALENT SHOW.
Yes, we played "Take On Me", and Yes, we got a mutha fuckin' horn section. ;)
I am SO HAPPY with the response to the performance! Not only did we win first! (BACK TO BACK CHAMPS BABY!) but everyone dancing in the pit, all the comments after the fact, all the new fans and friends and the satisfaction that all the stress and work and other shit was worth it. YOU GUYS make all of it worth it! Playing music is a blast, but not always a blast in planning and setting up performances. But when it's all over with, I watch these videos and see everyone having fun and I know... it's worth it. ^^ (though sorry I messed up at the beginning of "Take On Me". Teddy breaking his stick and trying to grab a new one while not being able to see through his fursuit head distracted me. XD)
If you haven't yet, go on over to furrypunkrockmassacre and watch the band! Also watch their Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/fprmband and twitter FPRMband! :3
HUGE GALACTIC SIZED THANKS TO azflip and 
sh3w0lf for not only agreeing to play in the show with us, but being awesome people, coming to practice with us, and driving us around doing stupid band errands (you saved our asses!) Funny we ended up renting drums and going through all that trouble essentially to use them at auditions, then return them before the show because the drummer of one of the bands that played Saturday night let us use his drums after first declining then changing his mind. X3
Thanks of course to
twitchdawoof for coming into this thing and NAILING the vocals! He couldn't make it to practice because it got scheduled to Friday due to unforeseen circumstances, but man did he nail this one!
Shouts to
suzanner and her hubby for the wonderful company at dinner Saturday, 
clemfox, 
rashia 
tummakaru 
defeatdown and 
toraie even though I barely got to see you, I'm glad I at least got to give you all hugs! The band Blood Oaks for the awesome show that I saw about half of, and all the people who posed with me, took pics, talked, or offered lovely drunken company Thursday/Sunday night (you know who you are!). Also 
sasuke for the dinner Sunday evening and letting us borrow Riley again. And the newly engaged couple, 
jojojoshua and 
janie! Josh proposed at the Talent Show (right before our act) and the video he made was hilarious, creative and sweet! Congrats you two! I would have been perfectly happy finishing second place to you guys! ^^
Apologies to
camorovak and 
vivaldithearcticfox for unfortunately having to drop out of the performance (we had a bigger horn section) due to sickness and unforeseen things of their own. Maybe next time guys. If you come up with any ideas let me know!
Thanks to all FWA con staff for helping everything go smoothly and working with me every step of the way to make sure the band thing worked out! And I'm very happy with the results. ^^
I originally wasn't sure I would be going to FWA next year (or at least performing there) due to all the stress and other things, but it seems like I will now that I have a free sponsorship badge from winning the talent show, and the fact we'll be in a new hotel! Now I just have to figure out travel situations a little better (and see if someone can lend us drums instead of us renting them. Those things are a pain in the ass and expensive!)
Thanks for the wonderful time! I had a blast! Now time to get back to my normally sleep-deprived, work-filled existence. XD
Oh, and I am now super motivated to do more music, so hopefully that will result in more band activity! We have songs to record and write and more shows to plan! YEEHAW! ^__^
See you guys next year!
-JT
FWA ended up being pretty great, mostly due to the
furrypunkrockmassacre performance going well and people enjoying it! Leading up to it was pretty stressful (goddamn that parking garage) but overall it met the goal of awesome fun con times! Before leaving to go to FWA, I discovered there was no parking at the bus terminal, so instead of using my $1 bus ticket, I just rode with
gear-paw and christianwolf It was cramped, but it got the job done. Didn't sleep at all the day before the con (tradition) so I fell asleep in a chair on the 6th floor of the Westin as me and katalina killed time til we could get our room in the Double Tree at 3pm.I have no regrets about getting the Double Tree. The walk across the street was stupid short. And even though I hear it wasn't Elevator Con this year, there were still times I was waiting almost 10 minutes for an elevator to get to the lower floors, whenever venturing to people's rooms was involved. Still though, none of the annoying crap dealing with elevators that happened last year.
Instead, this year the annoying crap dealt with having to leave the parking garage to get to A) band practice B) rent drums C) return drums. We gotta figure out a better way to do this because that was very stressful and cost a lot of money. Poor
azflip had to drive us each time, though we paid his extra parking fees (it's $32 if your parking spans two days... not LASTS two days, aka 48 hours, but started before 6 am and ended after 6 am. "No Exit" parking garages suck ass. I can't believe I spent so much on parking and I didn't even drive >,<)But hey, the ride situation aside, and being late to auditions and sound check aside (thanks to the ride situation), everything went pretty well! Things got moody Friday night, but Thursday night was party central, Saturday I got some sleep for Sunday's show, and Sunday night I stayed up all night looking at asses (so many asses... Assparty2014... it was a staff party where everyone knew to wear the same bikini underwear except for me XD). Then I went to the room with Teddy, packed all my shit up and hauled ass down the street (walked quickly) to the bus stop a half mile away and BARELY caught my bus home!
The parties were epic fun, I had a healthy balance of getting drunk and getting sleep, and Kat got me some awesome art from
hibbary! EEE I love it so much!!! ^__^I didn't get to suit as much as I would have liked due to band obligations and always going out to do something/get something, but I did do a decent amount of it. Plus I got to see a lot of friends, meet new ones, ran into friends I didn't expect to see (Hello
k0mplex 
~wesley~ 
keeatah 
ryoxi) and overall had a great time! The hotel wasn't as much of a hindrance this time as it was last time, yet I am still excited to be moving into the new hotel (Marriott).
masked_llama and 
furry_mike were great roommates, and of course it's always a pleasure spending most of my time with ianmj91 and warrn X3 Spent more time with katalina this con too, which is a plus. Yet I still did plenty of partying! :DAnd of course, the biggest aspect of all this, THE TALENT SHOW.
Yes, we played "Take On Me", and Yes, we got a mutha fuckin' horn section. ;)
I am SO HAPPY with the response to the performance! Not only did we win first! (BACK TO BACK CHAMPS BABY!) but everyone dancing in the pit, all the comments after the fact, all the new fans and friends and the satisfaction that all the stress and work and other shit was worth it. YOU GUYS make all of it worth it! Playing music is a blast, but not always a blast in planning and setting up performances. But when it's all over with, I watch these videos and see everyone having fun and I know... it's worth it. ^^ (though sorry I messed up at the beginning of "Take On Me". Teddy breaking his stick and trying to grab a new one while not being able to see through his fursuit head distracted me. XD)
If you haven't yet, go on over to
furrypunkrockmassacre and watch the band! Also watch their Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/fprmband and twitter FPRMband! :3HUGE GALACTIC SIZED THANKS TO
azflip and 
sh3w0lf for not only agreeing to play in the show with us, but being awesome people, coming to practice with us, and driving us around doing stupid band errands (you saved our asses!) Funny we ended up renting drums and going through all that trouble essentially to use them at auditions, then return them before the show because the drummer of one of the bands that played Saturday night let us use his drums after first declining then changing his mind. X3Thanks of course to
twitchdawoof for coming into this thing and NAILING the vocals! He couldn't make it to practice because it got scheduled to Friday due to unforeseen circumstances, but man did he nail this one!Shouts to
suzanner and her hubby for the wonderful company at dinner Saturday, 
clemfox, 
rashia 
tummakaru 
defeatdown and 
toraie even though I barely got to see you, I'm glad I at least got to give you all hugs! The band Blood Oaks for the awesome show that I saw about half of, and all the people who posed with me, took pics, talked, or offered lovely drunken company Thursday/Sunday night (you know who you are!). Also 
sasuke for the dinner Sunday evening and letting us borrow Riley again. And the newly engaged couple, 
jojojoshua and 
janie! Josh proposed at the Talent Show (right before our act) and the video he made was hilarious, creative and sweet! Congrats you two! I would have been perfectly happy finishing second place to you guys! ^^Apologies to
camorovak and 
vivaldithearcticfox for unfortunately having to drop out of the performance (we had a bigger horn section) due to sickness and unforeseen things of their own. Maybe next time guys. If you come up with any ideas let me know!Thanks to all FWA con staff for helping everything go smoothly and working with me every step of the way to make sure the band thing worked out! And I'm very happy with the results. ^^
I originally wasn't sure I would be going to FWA next year (or at least performing there) due to all the stress and other things, but it seems like I will now that I have a free sponsorship badge from winning the talent show, and the fact we'll be in a new hotel! Now I just have to figure out travel situations a little better (and see if someone can lend us drums instead of us renting them. Those things are a pain in the ass and expensive!)
Thanks for the wonderful time! I had a blast! Now time to get back to my normally sleep-deprived, work-filled existence. XD
Oh, and I am now super motivated to do more music, so hopefully that will result in more band activity! We have songs to record and write and more shows to plan! YEEHAW! ^__^
See you guys next year!
-JT
Eff-Dubyoo-Eh?
Posted 11 years agoSnuck up on me this year, but yep, I'ma goin'! :3
[viciously pilfered from XD]
Where are you staying?
Double-Tree across the street. Trying to avoid Elevator Con. Ended up being "avoid having roommates" X3
How are you traveling?
Takin' a bus for a dollah! A DOLLAH! XD Then riding a hobo from the busstop to the hotel.
What day are you getting there?
Thursday, like, somewhat early (1pm) Tired of arriving late to cons. Anyone wanna get me at the busstop? ;)
Who will you be rooming with?
katalina ianmj91 maskedllama ... (still need one more person).
What is the best way to find you?
Look for an orange tiger thing. Or direct message me on Twitter (JTigerclaw) :3
What do you look like?
Fursuit: Look on my profile, you'll figure it out.
Out of suit: the geeky looking guy with long hair and probably a punk band shirt.
Will you be suiting?
Yup.
Do you do free art?
If you hand me a sketchbook, I might doodle some shit.
Do you do trades?
Nah. Not looking to have art obligations this con.
Do you do badges/commissions?
Can I? Yes. Will I? No.
What is your gender?
Guy
How old are you?
I'm not 30 yet, let's leave it at that. >,>
How tall are you?
5'10"ish
Are you in a relationship?
Engaged, bitches. ;)
Can I talk to you?
Only if I am moved by the sound of your voice.
Can I touch you?
Yes please walk up and grab my... NO YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME GAW! (hugs are fine)
Can I visit your room?
HAHAHA! Enjoy walking?
Can I buy you drinks?
I won't oppose.
Can I give you stuff?
Like, cool stuff? I enjoy cool stuff. :3
Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Hugs are cool. I hug everyone! Snugs, you should ask katalina and prepare for a death glare.
Are you nice?
Eh, not really. I'm a huge dick. Everyone hates me. I'm so misunderstood...
How long are you staying?
Thursday-Monday
Will you be going to parties?
Probably with warrn and/or ianmj91 in such of boozeamahol. ;3
If I see you, how should I get your attention?
I find saying "JT" usually works pretty well.
Can I look in your sketchbook?
Not gonna have one.
Can I draw in your sketchbook?
Amnesia much?
Can I come with you for food/fun/etc.?
If I invite you.
Can I take your picture?
If I'm in suit, that's pretty much one of the goals. ;)
What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
Suit a lot, hang with friends, drunken fun times, play a kickass talent show with and not fuck up my parts, and, uh... don't spend a lot of money.
Any other questions? just ask!!
I have a question... Anyone with a large car wanna take me and :ianmj91: to the music shop (like 10 min away) so we can rent drums? We reeeeeally need to find a way there. Will need a ride Sun evening to return them too. Will buy you lunch! Thanks! :3
[viciously pilfered from
XD]Where are you staying?
Double-Tree across the street. Trying to avoid Elevator Con. Ended up being "avoid having roommates" X3
How are you traveling?
Takin' a bus for a dollah! A DOLLAH! XD Then riding a hobo from the busstop to the hotel.
What day are you getting there?
Thursday, like, somewhat early (1pm) Tired of arriving late to cons. Anyone wanna get me at the busstop? ;)
Who will you be rooming with?
katalina ianmj91 maskedllama ... (still need one more person).What is the best way to find you?
Look for an orange tiger thing. Or direct message me on Twitter (JTigerclaw) :3
What do you look like?
Fursuit: Look on my profile, you'll figure it out.
Out of suit: the geeky looking guy with long hair and probably a punk band shirt.
Will you be suiting?
Yup.
Do you do free art?
If you hand me a sketchbook, I might doodle some shit.
Do you do trades?
Nah. Not looking to have art obligations this con.
Do you do badges/commissions?
Can I? Yes. Will I? No.
What is your gender?
Guy
How old are you?
I'm not 30 yet, let's leave it at that. >,>
How tall are you?
5'10"ish
Are you in a relationship?
Engaged, bitches. ;)
Can I talk to you?
Only if I am moved by the sound of your voice.
Can I touch you?
Yes please walk up and grab my... NO YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME GAW! (hugs are fine)
Can I visit your room?
HAHAHA! Enjoy walking?
Can I buy you drinks?
I won't oppose.
Can I give you stuff?
Like, cool stuff? I enjoy cool stuff. :3
Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Hugs are cool. I hug everyone! Snugs, you should ask
katalina and prepare for a death glare.Are you nice?
Eh, not really. I'm a huge dick. Everyone hates me. I'm so misunderstood...
How long are you staying?
Thursday-Monday
Will you be going to parties?
Probably with
warrn and/or ianmj91 in such of boozeamahol. ;3If I see you, how should I get your attention?
I find saying "JT" usually works pretty well.
Can I look in your sketchbook?
Not gonna have one.
Can I draw in your sketchbook?
Amnesia much?
Can I come with you for food/fun/etc.?
If I invite you.
Can I take your picture?
If I'm in suit, that's pretty much one of the goals. ;)
What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
Suit a lot, hang with friends, drunken fun times, play a kickass talent show with
and not fuck up my parts, and, uh... don't spend a lot of money.Any other questions? just ask!!
I have a question... Anyone with a large car wanna take me and :ianmj91: to the music shop (like 10 min away) so we can rent drums? We reeeeeally need to find a way there. Will need a ride Sun evening to return them too. Will buy you lunch! Thanks! :3
Hey, Kinda Urgent Here. Need 1-2 ppl for FWA hotel room.
Posted 11 years agoDidn't get much response in my last journal, so I'm gonna try again. This time with less joking around.
2 people I've contacted about being in my hotel room decided not to stay with us due to the fact it's not the main hotel. I respect their decisions, but I'm still left with the predicament of filling 2 spots for the room.
I can't afford $157 for the weekend. That's what the price would be with 3 people, as it currently is. I also think that price will put the others in a bind and make it take a lot longer for them to pay me their share.
With 5 people, as it was supposed to be, that's $94 a person. It's a much lower price than the same number of people in a room in the main hotel ($100/night vs. $139/night, plus tax). That's much more reasonable to me.
The hotel is not that inconvenient, I don't think. If you've walked down the street to get a bite to eat, you can walk across the street like one block to get to the hotel room, any time you need to. You DON'T have to wait 30 minutes for an elevator or hike up mountains of stairs. In fact, you may even be able to reach our room from the main hotel FASTER than if your hotel room were on the 70th floor or something (just a guess).
Point is, yes, there is a slight inconvenience about not being in the main hotel because you have to leave the protective bubble of the con space to get to your room. I understand some people's weariness about this, but in my opinion I still think this room is a sweet deal. It's no worse than rooming in the Omni for AC (in fact it's probably better).
So if you or someone you know is still needing space for FWA, please consider this offer. If I can get two people in the room, it's $94 each. We are very easy going roommates. No smoking, drinking is ok but no parties in room. However, warming up for a night of partying is perfectly fine. :3
I've also considered selling the room off to someone and finding a space in someone else's room myself. The hotel charged my card and it's non-refundable, so there is absolutely no way I can cancel, not even with a fee. So either I find people for the room or someone offers to buy the room for the weekend. Either way.
Please contact as soon as possible, and spread the word if you may know someone still looking.
Thanks! :3
-JT
EDIT- Got one! Need one more! A couple may be considered depending...
2 people I've contacted about being in my hotel room decided not to stay with us due to the fact it's not the main hotel. I respect their decisions, but I'm still left with the predicament of filling 2 spots for the room.
I can't afford $157 for the weekend. That's what the price would be with 3 people, as it currently is. I also think that price will put the others in a bind and make it take a lot longer for them to pay me their share.
With 5 people, as it was supposed to be, that's $94 a person. It's a much lower price than the same number of people in a room in the main hotel ($100/night vs. $139/night, plus tax). That's much more reasonable to me.
The hotel is not that inconvenient, I don't think. If you've walked down the street to get a bite to eat, you can walk across the street like one block to get to the hotel room, any time you need to. You DON'T have to wait 30 minutes for an elevator or hike up mountains of stairs. In fact, you may even be able to reach our room from the main hotel FASTER than if your hotel room were on the 70th floor or something (just a guess).
Point is, yes, there is a slight inconvenience about not being in the main hotel because you have to leave the protective bubble of the con space to get to your room. I understand some people's weariness about this, but in my opinion I still think this room is a sweet deal. It's no worse than rooming in the Omni for AC (in fact it's probably better).
So if you or someone you know is still needing space for FWA, please consider this offer. If I can get two people in the room, it's $94 each. We are very easy going roommates. No smoking, drinking is ok but no parties in room. However, warming up for a night of partying is perfectly fine. :3
I've also considered selling the room off to someone and finding a space in someone else's room myself. The hotel charged my card and it's non-refundable, so there is absolutely no way I can cancel, not even with a fee. So either I find people for the room or someone offers to buy the room for the weekend. Either way.
Please contact as soon as possible, and spread the word if you may know someone still looking.
Thanks! :3
-JT
EDIT- Got one! Need one more! A couple may be considered depending...
