Time sure flies. I'll hit 39 billion earth solar years next Sunday. I feel so old. This ancient set of creaking bones beginning to really ache now. *,* Maybe I'll get a new set or something.

My days are busy as usual. I finally figured why my Trans Am running so insanely rich (Warning: some car talk ahead). I was planing to flush the fuel injectors and connected the flush kit to the fuel schrader valve. The fuel pressure read 60+ psi. Normally it is at 42 psi. Plus some fuel leaks out from the vacuum line from the adjustable fuel pressure regulator. Gas was shooting straight into the intake plemun. No wonder it ran so rich. I adjusted the pressure down to 38 psi. Anything higher and it jumps to 50 psi and leaks. I left it at that since it runs so much better. I plan to replace the regulator though.

With that out of the way, the gas mileage at least tripled as far as I can tell. Much better and doesn't have that gasoline smell in the exhaust. A little more tweaking on the engine and it should be ok.

Now if only I can solve that insurance problem. I talked to several people including a few lawyers. They mostly said that the insurance company shouldn't have came after me like that. It looks like that the insurance are trying to scare me into paying. They are succeeding in scaring me all right. I think it was a collection agency that called me in October and not the insurance company directly. That'll explain why I could get much information from that caller.

The people I talked to for advice urged me not to worry and wait them out. I much prefer to get his thing settled sooner than later. If anyone nows a good insurance type lawyer in San Antonio, please let me know. The insurance company has up to two years to sue or press charges against me. I have a year and a half to go and don't want that to hover over me. I'm stressed out too much as it is. This year been my most stressful by far. I just want that nightmare just to end.

Despite my ongoing problems that should have been buried by now, now everything gone totally bad this year. I have a small potential of something actually good happening. I can't go into much details but I have an old high school friend that want to make a marketing plan to Ford. He remembered all the car drawings I did back then and wants me to help on his project. He can't draw so he called me to see if I can come up with some drawings for him. He even got a lunch with the CEO (or someone very high up like that, I forgets).

This should be interesting though I don't think our chances are that high. But who knows, maybe something will come out of it. It's an old dream of mine to work as an industrial designer. I don't have any training in that field. however I'm an engineer and perhaps I can get an edge there. At least it'll keep my mind off the other issues.

Well,  Alendre drew me as a request at http://www.furaffinity.net/view/856310/ . Don't I look cute? ;p I plan to color it and make an avatar out of it. I need to make some time to do it though. Maybe over the holidays me hopes.

Oh by the way, burnt human skin stinks. Don't ask.

P.S. I'm almost hit 7500 pageviews. Weird since I haven't done much in a long time. But anyway I was planning one of those pageview kiriban contests. If someone manages a screenshot, I'll do a request pic or something. Don't expect much since things are slow. But a sketch or something at least.

Well, it's time for a long overdue update. Lots to cover so I'll try to keep it brief (yeah, right).

Let's start with the insurance thing. Been crazy. I tried to get a hold of the adjuster but he left a couple of weeks before that call I got. It figures with the rotten luck I'm having. Then I got some information that the former co-worker was still in town. I went to the courthouse and talked to a few people. I found out he not only got bail again (the jail is so overcrowded that they'll let anyone out these days), they also pushed back the trial dates. The traffic one now this month and the assault one all the way to next March, which puts it about a year from the first day. It seems that these trials can get pushed back years.

Been trying to locate him but not having much luck. Some of the leads dried up. He still updates his Myspace account so maybe I can use that to my advantage. I have some thoughts on that if it comes to it.

I might have a chance with the insurance company first. A few people told me that the insurance can't take away my settlement like that. I heard that even from a friend of a person very high up in State Farm. They all echoes what the adjuster told me way back in June. So I'm breathing a sigh of hope (but just barely). I can't shake this feeling that somehow they have a loophole to screw me anyway.

I'm looking for a good reasonable lawyer. I want to make sure I don't get stuck with a useless one like my brother did for his divorce. I don't want to go through that mess.

Speaking about my brother. They both seem to be doing better. How long that'll last I hate to think about it. At least one of them finally paid me back some of what he owe. A fraction of the amount but something anyway. A good sign perhaps?

Ok, let's change the subject to something happier. My Halloween turned out pretty good despite all the troubles I was having. The company vice-president held a costume party at his house. I plan on a cyborg costume a couple of weeks prior but slowed down and almost didn't finished it due to the insurance mess. But I pulled it off in the end. Even though I didn't do everything I originally wanted, I was pleased with the results of what I had. I attached lots of flashing and chasing LEDs to some scrap mechanical parts and circuit boards to myself along with elbow, knee, and shoulder pads. I fashion a mouth piece out of an old regulator. I didn't get a helmet like I wanted, nor all the hoses made out of wire looms either. That would really put it over the top.

At any rate, I got good comments from the host and party goers on my costume that Saturday before Halloween. Around 25-30 people showed up and most simply bought there costumes. Only a handful made theirs like me. Now I'm itching to make something for next year. ;p

I did had fun at the party. I even sang a few karaoke tunes with the hired DJs. The party lasted well into the night. I left at 2am. I heard it shut down around 3am. Glad I decided to go. It was a moment where I almost said to the hell with it.

My brother's kids came over on Halloween to go trick-o-treating since our neighborhood is a little better for it than theirs. So I said why not and don the my cyborg costume and gone out with them. Not a whole lot of people around till we reached the Senior Center a few blocks away. They gave out free candies, cookies, hotdogs, and sodas inside. Couldn't pass up on that and got our fill. Was mighty nice of them. The kids got tired quite and head back home. Man, when we where their age, we gone out all night several times til 2am. Nowadays, it's all over before 9pm. Kids these days are sure missing out.

Well, in other news, my car is giving me fits for some reason. First the waterpump started leaking last week. No big deal (except for the wonderful timing). Just took a few hours to slap in a new one. Luckily I replaced the belts since they was almost gone. The waterpump was still under warranty so that didn't cost me anything but the belts added up to the same price anyway. Also the throttle body bolts worked their way loose. Tighten them was easy enough but now the car runs extra rich. I checked the computer code showed that the mass air flow (MAF) sensor was bad. I guess the loose throttle cause a lean condition that masked the rich one and balanced each other. So I bought a MAF sensor which was expensive ($170US+). Ouch, that hurt. I also got an O2 sensor that I put in today. Still running a rich (but a little better than before). I got some new spark plugs and hope that'll fix it all up. And then there is a matter of an oil leak that just started. I swear it's one thing after another. *shakes head*

To add on top of that, the TV in my room is going out. The picture getting dimmer since yesterday. It's almost all dark now. I think the power supply in it is burning out. Normally not a big deal since I got the think for free. But the timing is just peachy. I'll look for a super cheap one to replace it. Just a simple 19" is all I need. I just wish it held out longer.

I could go on and on but I think that'll hold you for a while (for those who made it this far). I left out as much details as I dared. But I think you all got a picture of the madness that is my world of late. Enjoy.

Gah! just when things are looking up, old wounds opens again. I just got a call from the insurance company. They said they going to sue if they didn't get the money back. This was news to me. The insurance adjuster told me everything was fine and not to worry about it (The long and sordid story can be found in my previous journals). But person who called told me otherwise. I should have figured that my wild roller coaster ride was not over. Well, I'm going to call the adjuster and hope it'll work out. I have no idea of my chances though. Life can be so unfair. :(

Well, I was working on the following before I got that call of doom. I might as finish and post it.

Work is finally calming down. Still plenty to do but not as hectic as the previous several week. Maybe I can catch up on things but probably not. I'll try though.

Gone to another work get-together the Thursday of couple of weeks ago again. It was a little more informal this time and about a dozen co-workers and such showed up this time compared to 30 the week before. I guess it was too close together. But I did had a good time. My non-drinker self somehow manage to drink 3 run & cokes. And they were much stronger this time around. More like having 5 or 6 glasses of the last time. Still didn't get drunk (the vice-present kept trying to get me a 4th one though). I knew not to push things. ^,^

Still, I sang (well, scream actually) 2 songs. The first was Beastie Boy's Fight for the Right to Party with the VP and a co-worker. They kinda messed it up but I went off on the song hitting almost every line. The I later sang Ozzy's Crazy Train (how did I missed it in the list the first time around I don't know). That one ruled. I got on the stage with the prop guitar and wig. When the guitar part started, I threw off the wig since I knew it won't stay on. I started headbanging with my own long hair (which I untied from my normal ponytail) and got cheers from the crowd. I nailed every line except the one just after the solo. I knocked the mic stand down with my wild antics and missed that line when picking up the mic. I tried to bring energy to offset the slow songs others where singing. All in all, I had a great time. The are planing to do this again but going to have more time in between them. A week apart is just too early. A month or so is better.

I read a story on Sylvester Stallone just finishing up on filming Rambo 4 and is starting to edit it. I mention it to a co-worker and he looked up the preview. Two previews of it is on this page: http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film.....5/4545/videos/ . They came out a while ago and I somehow missed them. I must say I like them. Very bloody and violent. Seems to be more realistic than the previous films. If the whole film is like that, I plan to see it. Cause it gonna be awesome. The scene just past the halfway point in the preview kicks ass. That's were Rambo uses a 50 cal like a woodchipper on that guy a few feet away (Very bloody chunks). I must say, never piss off Rambo or he'll rip out your throat. Plus a knife across the gut to boot. Rambo movies have always been violent but it looks like this one will take it to a new level. I'm looking forward to it.

I was going to add more but that bad news took the wind out of it. I'll make a few calls tomorrow to see if I can get it sorted out.

Well, it has been an eventful last week. Our annual company picnic was canceled. So to make up for it, one of the vice-presidents and secretary came up with the idea of going to a karaoke bar on that Thursday. About 30 co-workers showed up (a little over half the workforce). We had a blast.

You know it got off to a good start when the vice-president started tossing a peanut here and there when someone wasn't looking. And this before the drinking got started. ^,^

I don't normally drink so I didn't ordered anything. The VP got me something to drink anyway. It turned out to be rum and coke. I got a second one on the house too. 0.0 I wasn't drunk by any means but it loosened me up. So much so that I actually got up to sing a song eventually after the VP and a few other people started things off.

I browsed through their selections and found not much in there. I couldn't find any of the "good stuff" but did mention a couple that might be salvageable. Of course a co-worker's friend sign me up on one (my big mouth ^;;^). Needless to say, I got up and actually sang Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics. Simple lyrics but it's all in the delivery... and boy did I deliver. I sang (scream) it much like the Marilyn Manson version. They had props so I used the rainbow wig (and undid my ponytail as well) along with one of those toy stick horse prop they had under the table. I swung around the stick horse and points it at the audience when hitting those particular notes. It was immensely fun to tell the truth. I wish they had better selection so I do more.

Only about 7 or 8 of use sang. The rest where too chicken to even try. Though a bunch of us did gone up to the stage for one song but that really didn't could since most was hiding in the back. A few did get quite drunk. One even passed out (I heard he was taking shots all night). All in all, it was good fun. A few pictures were taken too (and no, they're never going to see the light of day).

It was so much fun that there is now talk of holding another one next month. Perhaps even making it a bi-monthly event or something. Now to get the rest of the people to go on the stage and sing. I tried to get people to help sing Beastie Boys, Fight for Your Right (to Party). Couldn't get any bites. Maybe next time. They have 3 mics on the stage so I think it would be a blast with a nice chorus going. And I could use the gutted guitar prop for the solo part. ;p

That was a fun night to cap off a busy week (busy bing the norm the last several weeks). It would have been better on a Friday though.

Unfortunately, it wasn't all fun and games. My brother got kicked out of the outreach program. They claimed he had too many doctor appointment. Well duh, he's sick. And the drug use didn't help at all (made it much worse). He can hardly walk now. He better stay off the stuff cause he looks like a skeleton now. Hopefully he'll stop the self destructive behavior. A time to reflect, that's for sure. It's all depending on what path he walks now. If he restarts again, I think the last choice will be jail. A bad option all the way around, but little choice if it comes to that.

Well, on a (kinda) happier note, I been experimenting with several graphical programs. I'll do a quick rundown.

Paint Shop Pro (PSP): I been using it for a long time. Gone through many version. The one I'm using now (version 9) was a big change from the previous versions and took a bit to get used to. Now I find the GUI the best so far. The layer window nicely set up. Its vector system is good too. Easy to use and doesn't get in the way. Cropping and pasting is done quickly. The biggest weakness is the brush system. It could use some work.

PhotoShop (PS): Another old standby. Been messing with it for years also. But it's so big and bloated, and every new version gets worse. The brush system is decent. But often times the interface gets in the way. It's like the programmers delight themselves in torturing the users or something. The vectoring system is joke. Crippling it so as not to cut in their Illustrator sales. It's so cumbersome that it's next to useless. PSP backend might not be as powerful, but it has PS beat as the interface and ease of use goes. Works with you and against you I find. I even tried the latest PS version (CS3). Powerful but still unnecessary convoluted.

Open Canvas Version 1.1: It is nice since you can draw with multiple people online on the same canvas. Its very simple and basic but has really good watercolor brush. And I can do fairly smooth lineart in it. The layers are very limited though and clunky. The event file is cool since I can play back my or other's works. The event system breaks down if I import a sketch to draw the lineart off of. Plus it doesn't have many options to save the files in either.

Open Canvas later version: I tried the latest and it looked ok but it kept crashing. Sometimes it'll crash as little as 5 minutes. What little I saw was promising. I heard it was unstable but it was beyond madness. I was forced to give up on it. Maybe a better version would come out and I'll try again. They also took out the networking after 1.1 too. A shame since it is fun to do collaborations.

Artrage: I heard Artrage is gear toward drawing, so I gave it a shot. Nice brushes but the interface is horrible. They tried to make it fancy but it just takes too much space even with the "tabs" closed. The programmers forgot that the picture being worked on is the important part. Pretty icons that takes huge part of the screen is not only a distraction, but has limited functions. There's hardly any options I could find. It reminds me of on of those kiddie drawing programs.

Painter X: I love the brushes initially. The interface not good as PSP but it's the closest to it so far. I started off liking it but soon ran into some serious limitations. I know it's targeted toward traditional artist but it lacks some basic stuff. I could find a crop tool at all (supposedly in there somewhere). Even a simple smear brush (it has these ink type smears but not a basic one). And the layers are a bit wonky. Layers have to be "dropped" down to the canvas. It works if you're the type that "paints" one layer on top of the other one at a time. I like to go back and forth and tweak them constantly. I usually end up with dozens of layers. Painter makes it hard to do that. I'm not a traditional artist by any means, so back to PSP I go.

Others: I used Illiustrator, Inkscape, Flash, MSPaint (yuck) and a few others. Seems like I always go back to PSP every time. Weird that. There are some others I like to try though. Like GIMP for instance. I got a feeling it's going to be somewhat like PS in that it's designed more for photo editing than drawing.

Now I know that people have made some awesome pictures with the programs I mention above (even in MSPaint). With enough time, just about any graphic program will do. It's just that some of them makes certain things easier and faster. I haven't found the perfect combination as of yet. Every program has their strong and weak points (listing them here will take many many pages). But I feel PSP is the closest to that goal thus far. If anyone has anything else to try, let me know

Another hefty update. I could have go into more details but i feel I punished you enough. I hope you all enjoy the performance. This concludes tonight's show. Leave the tips in the jar by the door on your way out. And see you next time. ^;;^

Been busy the last few weeks. Some good, some bad. The home front has hit a low point. That last "talk" didn't work. Not a happy situation. :(

My youngest brother relapsed and started using drugs again. Things finally came to a head yesterday. My other brother took him to an outreach program. I hope it works better this time. It's getting ridiculous.

Leaving that mess behind, I got some interesting information about that channel I talked about in the last journal. one of the channel member talked to the rarely seen founder. Basically, the founder said all yiff RP goes outside the channel. Just like I thought in the first place. That operator didn't get the rules right. And he called me stupid. Ironic and a bit sad. But my activily there is pretty much non-existent. *shrugs*

The last few weeks been busy at work too. So many projects that get piled upon me. Though it does make the day go faster. Hopefully things will slow down enough so to catch up. At least a little.

On a happier note, I been experimenting with my drawing technique a little. Mainly the lineart. I tried several programs to see if i can get better results. I like how Open Canvas does smooth lines. Although the newer version keeps on crashing every several minutes, so that's pretty much useless. The older version has a few bugs of its own, like really bad lagging when in single user mode. Surprisingly it goes away in networking mode. Too bad its layers are very limiting.

Paint Shop interface I hate. It works against you instead of with you. Plus it's really made for photo editing and not focused on drawing. However, it's brush system is fairly decent.

So I tried Artrage. I heard good thinks about it but the interface is even worse. They tried to make it all artsy fartsy and forget about functionality. The interface takes way too many room on the screen. Plus the setting are very limited. Too much focus on trying to make it pretty without realizing the drawing being worked on is the important thing.

This brings me to Painter X. I heard people saying it was too complicated. But I like what I see so far. The interface is direct and to the point like it should be. Lots of options, which I like. And it's logically laid out. I'll have to mess with it more. Reminds me of a Lot like Paint Shop Pro.

Which brings me back to PSP. Despite Painter X good brushes, I went back to PSP to do the lineart on my latest drawing. The brush system is not that great so I plan to go back to Painter X for the coloring and shading. The brushes in there looks promising. ;p

P.S. I also been busy RPing a lot. Perhaps too much. Need to cut back or I'll get sucked inside the web. EEP!

Wow, I had a weird experience last night in one of the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channels I frequent. I been on and off IRC for a decade or so and only been banned twice from a channel. The first time was actually my first day on IRC. I didn't understand the rules and got banned. I PMed (Private Message) the channel founder and he explained the rule clearer. I was unbanned without any problems (I since took over the channel years later after he dropped out).

The second time was last night. But unlike the first guy, the OP (channel operator) was not understanding at all. I happened when someone asked about RP (Role Play) in the channel and if yiffy was allow. The OP responded by saying no public sex chat, only in private and PMs (This point is key). I suggested a separate room to have my "shows". he kept saying non-public and I agreed with him and a separate room would be nice and private. Then things got confusing when he threatens to ban me from the channel if I don't drop it in the channel. I was agreeing with him, so I thought. He meant sometime quite opposite than what he said earlier.

I tried a chat in a PM to clarify things, but he called me stupid and was very crass and insultive. No help at all. I tried to keep calm as I was generally confused by his hostile attitude. I was even more confused since I was nice and courteous throughout the chat. I finally pieced what he meant after 6 pages of chat (yep, 6 pages). Trying to understand this guy was tough. Beside calling me all sorts of names like I'm stupid and that I shouldn't procreate (I have a genius IQ and a B.S. degree in E.E., so that's way off base. Ironic).

So it ended up that non-public does mean non-public in the normal sense (non-public infers private, jut like he first stated). But in a long about way, he meant that I just declare that I'm going to a such-n-such room and chat in the channel (which of course make it public). A very bizarre way of twisting the meaning. Not only did he constantly contradicts himself but made up new meanings to words as well. No wonder I was confused.

I don't have a problem with the (finally properly stated) rules. Either way is fine with me. He really needs to learn communicate better as well as stop being a jerk. It's no wonder hardly anyone goes there anymore. A sad fate since I met some good furs there. I'm sure he'll ban me if he sees this (probably eventually anyway). I heard warnings about him, but wow, that was one of the most dense people I ever talked to. All he had to do was to state the rule clearly and that'll be it. No fuss, no muss. He sure made it hard not only on me but himself.

My will to do anything in there pretty much dropped to nil, which is a shame since I do a lot of the activity there (or gets things rolling). And I had tons of ideas and stories too. To rule with an iron hand is one thing, but to do it on the innocents is beyond hope. the OPs are supposed to stop the drama, not start it.

Well, enough of that mess. Although it did want me to open my own IRC channel sooner than later on that network. I been thinking of doing so since the early spring. A nice place to chat where people are friendly like me. No harassment, name calling, trolling, flooding or anything like that. Otherwise pretty much anything goes. Maybe in the next coming weeks I'll set one up. I still don't have a name though so if anyone has a suggestion, let me know.

Moving on, things on the home front looks a bit more bleak. I'm at a loss there. Something will boil over soon, I'm sure of it. Not looking foreword of it at all. :(

Anyway, I hope my latest sketch (the post vore scat one) didn't cause too much a stir. I'll probably lose a few watchers over it but what can I do? I did slap a lot of warnings over it so I hope that's enough. I'm not going to focus on it, so that should be a relief to the squeamish. Though there be periods of it depending on my mood.

And finally, the "ask me any questions" thing is still open. Ask away or I'll "visit" you in your dreams.

No one got that screenshot of my 6666 pageview contest. *cries* I wanted to do something extra evil for it too (10 times the normal evil). I might just do it anyway. I have a particularly evil (and nasty) idea celebrating my "passing that milestone". If you didn't get the hint, it's probably a good thing. Avert your eyes if you're squeamish when that on comes out. It'll be awhile before I can draw it so there's plenty of time to warn.

Nothing much going on the home front. Never got a call back from the insurance company. I hope that's a good sign. As for my brother, the jury still out on that.

Something I'm really into a lot lately is role playing. I Mostly RP on IRC (Internet Relay Chat) with a few on various instant messengers. Been especially active the last few weeks. I like to chat quite a bit as well as participate in sexual themed RPs, which are very fun indeed. ^;;^ My escapades are becoming quite legendary among the channels I haunt.

One of these days I'll do one of those fetish list things when I'm not too lazy. And we all know how long that takes. I thought I was pretty twisted but there are furs that almost tops me... almost. Anyway, if anyone is interested in RPing, IM me or click on FA chat button and join in on the fun.

Well, hardly anyone asked me any questions in my last couple of journals (the floor is still open so ask away). So I thought I'll turn the tables and ask a couple of questions of my own to my watchers. Speaking of sexual themed, I'm curious to know who out there faps to one of my works. *Looks for any raised paws* If so, why and to what little pr0n I have you fap to? I don't have much but eventually plan to add more.

Btw, what you all think of my current avatar? I hope it won't freaked too many out there, although I kept it kinda tame. I seen much worse (much worse) out on FA so I guess it's ok. If you don't know what I'm doing in that icon, you probably don't want to know. But if you're dieing to find out anyway, it's cropped from this HTTP... Yeah yeah, pretty tame for some of you. But wait for the aftermath pic. *whistles innocently*

Let's see, some other questions I have is "how you found me here?", "what is the meaning of life?", and "What you think of my works so far?" That sort of thing.

Oh, I know some of you want to know when I'll get back to my 3D stuff. Me too. Well, hopefully in the next couple of week I'll manage to restart working on them. I know I know, I said that before. Unless something big hits me (like that meteor), the path looks clear and open for a change.

So that concludes this overly pun laden journal. Don't like it? Want to fight about it? *punches empty air* Well, you'll have to wait to the next update then. *trips over his tail and falls*

Well, I'm getting closer to 6666 pageviews. Thinking of doing something to celerbrate... something a bit more evil than normal. If someone manages to capture a screenshot, I might do a request, especially an evil request (nothing too complicated though). We'll see. Hopefully something interesting will rear its ugly head.

On the home front, things been turning for the worse... again. My brother had and relapse and got into drugs again. :( He went to the hospital and supposedly got his marid of medications adjusted so he won't be depressed. I hope it works cause I'm not in the mood to go through that again. grrrr.

I also got a message from the insurance company. Someone from the subrogation department. I been trying to call back the last several days but that person been out of the office. I hope it's not bad news, or I'll bite. I had enough of it. :(

Anyway, I hope someone does get that snapshot of the 6666 pageview. Maybe it'll motivate me to do something for a change.

PS, I'm still open for questions. Ask me one and I might answer. Even give a correct answer if you're unlucky. ;p

Game over, man! Game over!

Well, the sale is over of the tablet from my previous journal. But the sale does tend to repeat every few months, so those who missed out can wait till then.

It's been fairly quiet on the home front. However trouble could be brewing. If getting massively betrayed earlier wasn't good enough, now my two brothers are vying for the top drama spot.

I won't go into details since that'll be another long drawn out story, a three volume epic indeed. Let's just say I'm the only one with a steady job and I'm tired of moochers leeching off of me. But enough of that.

I notice I have tons of watchers (thanks to all of you out there), but I'm wondering if any of you are reading my journals. Yes, I know they can be long winded but I don't want to lose the details. So I'm curious if anyone reading besides a few. Maybe I'll get some responses with the next paragraph.

Ok, I been meaning to do this for a while. As me a question about me and I'll try to answer it. I'll even give correct answers time to time too if you're lucky (or unlucky depending how you look at it). So give me a try. I don't bite... unless you want me to.

It's back! The sale is Back! For those looking for a graphics tablet but can't afford Wacom's super high prices, there's an inexpensive alternative. The DigiPro 6x8 tablet is on sale again for $40us after using a coupon. The link is here http://www.dealhack.com/archives/20.....et_w_cord.html . The coupon expires on Aug 4 so jump on it soon (though the sale seems to repeat every few months).

I bought this tablet earlier this year and is quite pleased with it. Much better than my old 4x5 tablet. I'm still using the original AAA battery that came with it. It's also light weight as thinner than my old one. And the 6x8 size I find works well for me, more useful than the 4x5 I used previously. And cheaper than what I paid for the old one many years ago.

I use the tablet mostly for Open Canvas sessions of late (mostly in my scrap gallery if you want to check out some examples). I did find that the "inking" won't start if I move the pen too fast. I think it's OC fault though since it has a lot of bugs. Plus it's old and haven't been updated quite some time. Something I learn to deal with. Once it starts, I can move much faster. Just have to start the penstroke slower and then accelerate.

I didn't really find any other issues. Works in Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro as well as a few other art programs. The tablet won't totally replace the mouse, but works well along the side of it. All in all, I'm very satisfied with my purchase.

Well, not much has happen since my last journal. Some more RL drama here and there, but no news on the status of that last one (the nasty business of betrayal of a "friend" that I tried to help). A few loose ends to work out and I hope that one is over. Unfortunately, I have family members that keeps getting into financial trouble and I end up helping. It's really getting tiresome since I'm the only one with a steady source of income. I wish they do something more to get their feet on the ground cause I can't (and won't) do this forever. the strain is killing me. One of them is going to get disability in like a year (they are so slow). I hope he'll pay me back then but it's hard to wait. I make enough to get by but I worry if something comes up, I won't be able to handle it.

To change the subject to something less emo, I'm now watching over a thousand FA members.  ZavynUmbraLuminarium just happens to be the 1000th fur. Maybe I draw a giftart or something. I'll see about it though. As for people watching me, I'm sitting at 422 at the moment. New watchers are trickling in slowly (mainly for my old test animations). Ans yes, I plan to get back to those. I lack motivation as well as not having much time. Animation are super time killers.

Well, I was going to add more but forgot what it was. *smacks his head* I'm sure it'll come to me later.

I decided to move my long profile to this journal. Enjoy.

I'm a 3d artist but done 2d art on and off for a number of years. Not all that good at it but improving slowly (very slowly). I have many plans for animations that I want to get to eventually.

Now about myself, I'm an half eastern (mother side) and half western (father side) dragon. Though mostly the western side shows through. See my gallery for rendering of me (however, the model is still in the proto stages) Mainly a happy-go-lucky type but has a vicious temper that I'm trying to curb. I don't like to argue if I can help it. Thankfully it takes a lot to arose my ire, but when I get pushed too far... bad things. I'm loyal to my friends. Also is gentle and kind but hates it when it's been taking advantage of (not too often but sucks immensely when it does).

I have a higher than average IQ (go me!), but I can get forgetful at times. I'm a college graduate with a BS in engineering. I get so many rapid fire ideas at times that I unfortunately have a hard time finishing my projects that I start. Combined that with my laziness, it's a small wonder if I ever do finish anything at all. Though I'm sorta shy, when I get going in a conversation, I tend to blather on. I like making fiends... I mean friends. And things like getting those oh so rare comments make me ecstatic (hint hint).

I found out that I am naturally resistant to magic, toxins, and drugs. Mostly a good thing but not always as it turned out (lets just say that reforming magic doesn't work all that well). Be aware of it if you want to RP with me. Speaking of RPing, I been known to do a few on occasion. I often hang out using irc (internet relay chat) on the Furnet server. I also use various IMs but not really active on them. I am pretty much open to (almost, I do have some limits) anything. I am also a pred but only do the willing (I use the safeword 'banana' just in case. A cookie to someone who knows where it came from). Yeah, I can be quite a prev at times as if you can't guess by now. I'll list my fetishes in a later submission one of these days and provide a link here. Also look into this journal http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/89673/ for more even crazier info on me.

I also use my scraps. Mostly filled with previews and older stuff. It's a good way of checking the progression of my work. Maybe a way to learn how I do things like modeling and drawing. You might pick up on some tip so check it out too.

Note: if someone want to use my art in full or parts thereof, please ask me first. Chances are that I'll say yes. I already stumbled across a rip by accident. While I'm happy that someone like my work, it's more than discourteous not asking for permission. I really don't want to bring the hammer down but will if I have to. It's stated very clearly in FA's TOS (Terms of Service) linked at the bottom of the page.

All images copyrighted by Montrosity unless otherwise noted (i.e. Open Canvas sessions) and all characters copyrighted to their respective owners.

Good news! Good news! And some strange news too. For the full story of Uncle Monty's Tail of Woe, start here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/156159/ . It's been up and down the last month or so. Bad news followed by good and then by bad again over and over. Well, it's on the good side once again (and I prefer to start on this side).

I called the insurance claim adjuster and he said that the claim stays since they already paid it off and they don't take it back. That's a huge relief to me (I can breath again). So basically, the insurance company owns the car now and I don't have to worry I about it anymore.

I still want to find where the car is though. I planned (more on it later) to visit the former "friend" in jail this weekend and ask him where is it. I was going to tell him that I don't want to deal with the hassle of the trail and testifying (which is true. I don't look forward to all that). I want to tell him "I giving you a break, tell me where is the car and I'll will drop the charges". I hoped that he'll give up the information and I can recover the car for th insurance company.

Which brings up the strange news. I said I was because I just found out that someone bailed him out again a couple of days ago. I thought no way someone would be crazy enough (someone out there is crazier than me, go figure) to get his sorry ass out of jail. If get got the car out if the repair shop, I don't know he still in town. I have a few people on the lookout so I hope I can a location of the car soon. Otherwise I'm afraid that he along with the car is long gone as he makes good on his talk about going to New England.

Even if his succeeds in skipping bail, I believe he'll get caught eventually. I also found out he has quite a criminal record (I wish I knew this beforehand). So he'll screw up soon or later and be even deeper in hot water. Running out of state with a felony will bring out the big guns. He already has that resisting arrest and failure to identify charge when he tried to run on that driving without a license warrant. It'll be interesting where how this one will turn out.

Well, I don't have to worry about it financally anymore. But do I want whole situation to settle like it should with the insurance company getting the car which they now own. They have been very "progressive" with the claim while others (Boo to the lazy police department in general) not so helpful. While the are big enough that they absorb the loss with no problem, I hate to see them with the sort end of the stick. I give them the news (and and more information if I can get them) tomorrow and hopefully they can do something with it.

Let this be a lesson to ya. Don't trust anyone, no matter how much of a good "friend" they seem. These people are slick and take advantage of good Samaritans without missing a beat. Not only they screw their friends, but themselves as it will eventually catches up with them. I feel sorry for his latest "victim" that bailed him. That poor sucker will get a surprise when he runs. I'm tempted to find out who so I can warn them (If it's not too late).

On a happier note, I surpassed 6000 pageviews not too long ago. Thanks guys. *hugs and kisses* I also almost reached 700 favs (just 3 more to go as I write this) *more hugs and kisses* Not that the number signifying much. it's nice to know people are watching out there. Btw, I haven't been thanking the new watchers lately like I used to. A FA tradition to be sure, but all this madness I'm going through has really put a damper on things. But be assured that I'm grateful to all of you. *takes a bow* I really appreciate it. And thank you for all your patients too.

Too bad I don't have any porn that I know you want and love for you all lately. I'm slowly getting back into things as it were. Now that I passed over the latest speedbump without too much trouble, I can restart my arts (or what I like to call art) hopefully soon. It has taken a toll on my but I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Though with the up and downs, it's probably a train or something.

Hoped I didn't bored you with all of my problems. I'm just glad it's almost over. Trying up a few lose ends and you won't have to gouge your eyes anymore. I wonder how many people left reading these monstrous journals. *listens and hears the sound of crickets* Eep. I killed them. :(

Dammit! Dammit! dammit! I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! I just knew I was going to get some bad new. The wild roller coaster ride continues. Now it swings back to the bad news. For those who don't know the situation, read http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/156159/ (Warning: it's an absurdly long story). Basically I tried to help someone and got betrayed... very badly.

I got a call from the detective for the vehicle theft case. After explaining what happened, he told me it was a civil matter (Gah!) and not a criminal one. And the case number and look out report withdrawn. So now they won't be looking the so obviously stolen car. Talk a out getting punched in the gut. I felt like being victimize again. He basically said that they don't have the time to investigate thes so-called "civil" matters when the have to go after "real" criminals. I swear, they just don't want to help the victims at all.

This really complicates things as the insurance guys already settled the claim. Once I got the case number in the first place (A huge pain to do that urned out to be useless), the insurance was quick.They where actually helpful for a change. They are quite "progressive" to say the least. Now with the case taken away, I don't know what will happen to the claim.

I called the claims representative and he doesn't know how it'll effect the claim. He'll find out later today or tomorrow morning. I hope it doesn't changes things (I'm sure it will though). So I'm back in that one particular nightmare (I'm still battling a few others, just not as bad as this one).

The detective suggest asking the "thief" (he's still in jail for those who didn't read the full story) where the car is or I'll file charges. I'm thinking more on the lines "I don't want the hassle of a trail, so if tell me where the car is, I'll drop the charges". I hoping that'll scare him enough to spit out the location. I somehow doubt it though but worth a try. My options are running out quickly. I got a few other ideas but don't know where to start.

If I get the ultra rare good news in the morning, then I should be ok. But I don't count on it. I have a couple of people to call to see what else I can do. *pulls his horn off* I don't think I can take anymore bad news.

Edit: Now back to the good news at http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/162610/

I got some good news for the situation I'm in. For those who don't know, read http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/156159/ for the start of the long story of Uncle Monty's Big Misadventure. You'll cry, you'll laugh, You'll die, and then be born again.

So the insurance company called today and said they are settling the theft claim at long last. The insurance people are actually quite fast (and nice), it's just that it took a long (way too long) time to get that autotheft case number from the lazy police. gah! that was a headache. Since the car's location is still unknown, they are paying off the car and sending a check for the difference. I'm getting a check since they valued the car over what is owed to the finance company (I guess they used the higher bluebook value). A nice bonus but still far below what I loss to that guy. Still, it made a small dent and I'm happy with the outcome.

Best I could hope for concidering the circumstances I was in. Could have been worse... much worse. I learned my lesson, that's for sure. Never ever will I trust humans again. Want to borrow money from me? I'll bite your arm off. Want me to co-sign for you? I'll bite your leg off. Need me to trust your wholeheartly? I'll bite your head off and use it to bowl with. I'm done with all that trusting stuff (Who am I kidding? I'll probably do it again). I have such a soft heart. Maybe I should have used fresh formaldehyde in the jar. *shrugs*

On a lighter note, I saw Ratatouille last Saturday along with my brother and his kids. I enjoyed the movie and had a good time. I don't go out to the theaters often at all(the last Star Wars movie was the previous one I went to). So I finally decided to go one. I heard good things about Rataouille (Plus I figured the kids would like it). Althought my nephew wanted to see explosions (maybe we'll see Transformers later). No supprise there. My neice did enjoyed it well enough.

I do recommend you all to see This movie. It's Very nicely done. Got very high reviews. One of few complaints I read is that some critics thought it was too long. The funny thing, I thought it was a bit short. Some parts seemed cut short and rushed to save time to me. I guess it the difference of actually watching the movie and not one's wristwatch. Perhaps they should paid attention to Ego's monolog toward the end of the movie (all critics should in fact).

There are a few notable scenes I like to list (Potential spolier alert: You might want to avert you eyes and skip this paragraph if you haven't seen it yet). One scene that sticks out is the betrail where Remy took the whole clan of rats inside the kitchen. When he relised his mistake really hit close to home. Another good scene is when Remy was chased with the will and letter in his mouth. Well done choragraphed animation there. Also the scene of Ego's flashback stood out. Talk about a relevation.

One other thing, I done two OC (Open Canvas) sessions in one day. Can you believe it? Oh the madness. They are in my scraps page if you want to be scarred for life. Hehe, I rarely do them and it's nice to get back into the groove. A bit rusty on the first session but getting better on the second one. Though I still had the damn tablet pen cutting out most (almost all) of the time. It's a bug in OC since it works fine in other software. I did finally figured out what the problem was. It seems that OC can't handle the pen if I start off too fast. A bummer but I l learned to slow down (I hate it but I'll deal with it). I don't think the bugs will ever get fixed since they haven't updated the program in a long time.

Update: bad news this time at http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/161885/ . I figured as much. The pattern continues. I just hope it'll stop on a good news part.

Here's some updates for those brave enough still reading this. I just had another wild ride last week, though not as bad as the previous weeks. Started off bad but got some better news eventually.

For those who don't have the full story, I recommend reading this journal first http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/144259/ for the beginning of this crazy story. It's rather long but to summarize, I was betrayed by someone I thought I knew. In short, I helped him and not only he tried to skip bail, but also stealing my car to do it. Since I let him "borrow" the car, I had to go through several steps to report it stolen by the police (not a helpful bunch I tell ya). I had to send a certified letter to his last known address and wait ten days. I finally picked up the underivable letter (I knew he moved out but it was the last address I knew) last Monday. I went to 3 Post Offices and took almost an hour and a half for them to find the darn letter (the Post Office are run so efficient... not!).

The next step was to call the vehicle theft department. Sounds simple but the person I got refused take the case (lazy bastard). He told me to call this guy Ray the next day. So I did and he was much more helpful (finally someone who is on the victims side). Told me to come in the next day and fill all the paperwork (lots of those). I finally got a case number and now they're looking for the car.

As far as I know, the car is still in a repair shop somewhere, though I heard that so-called friend was driving in it the weekend before he go arrested the second time. I don't know how valid the information is though.

Since he wouldn't tell me where the car is, I called over 250 shops and visited dozens more trying to find the car before and after those arrests. At least with a case number that I have now, the insurance company can start on the theft claim. So one way or another, it'll get resolved.

For the theft case, looks like I have to go through the whole thing. Quite a hassle but he left me with little choice. I have no idea what went though his mind since he must have known this is the only path he left open to me. If he just tell me where the car is, all this can be avoided. Well, it's out of my hands now. Just one more charged added to his list.

Let's see, there is resisting arrest charge, assault on a minor with intent (I wish I knew more about this one before), driving under a suspended license and failure to appear for it I heard (again, I wish I knew this beforehand). Now we can add unauthorized use of a vehicle theft or even vehicle theft on top of it. Perhaps there is more charges that I don't know about. I wouldn't be surprised going at this rate.

Well, the pieces are starting to fall into place. I wished it didn't have to end up with such a mess. But I coming out somewhat unscaved. I lost a few thousand dollars in this mess but I had the potential of losing tens of thousands. I'm glad to have that part over with, but sad that it had to end this way. I was the only person in the whole world who could help him and he decided to stab me in the back. A very bad move for him (and will get worse).

I regained my appetite and then some. I tried to force myself to eat the past weeks but barely ate half my meals. The stress back then really got me down. However, I'm feeling much better now since things are going somewhat my way. The constant ups and downs is still depressing me but to a lesser extent than before. I'm managing ok now and got most of my weight back.

For a change of subject, I entered a drawing contest last month. I was hoping to do well (I had no idea why though since I pretty much suck at drawing). But when I saw the other entries, I knew I didn't stand a chance. And i was right, I placed last. Oh well, looks like no more art contests for me. I do like how the background of the entry came out. The clouds I made looked good to me. I may post just the cloud version soon. Maybe someone want to use it or something.

However,  melaniecaffrey drew me at http://www.furaffinity.net/view/613636/ . That's the second time I ever got drawn. The first was me being the last (barely got in) of 50 in a group picture. Nice to get get drawn but I kinda wished I got more. but who knows, maybe I get a flood of them one of these days.

Speaking one of these days, I need to get back to my own arts. The strenuous events of the past month or so have really put a damper on things, putting my already slow art output to a complete standstill. I done a few small things but the progress is spotty at best. I think I might have regressed some, going from bad to worse. And yes, the porn will start again. I just wish I knew when.

I did go back to online gaming to jumpstart things. I used to play F.E.A.R. Combat a lot when it first came out (and it's free too). I haven't played any of it since the beginning of this year (a lot of this current nightmare could be traced to the events of January looking back at it). Good to be playing again. Unfortunately, cheaters still infest most of the servers. They're easy to spot though (disappearing armor, perfect aim no matter what, zipping across the room, etc). I was hoping they got Punk Buster working. But PB seems to have more false kicks than the real thing. When I do find a clean server, I usually do well. Most of the times I'm on top of my team or nearby (I almost always play team deathmatch). At least I do well enough there.

Another long journal packed with mega doses of vitamins. I hope I didn't scare too many off. I tend to do that.

Edit: Updates here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/160569/ .

Well, I got some good news. Everything turned around 180° again. For those who don't know the details, I suggest reading http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/144259/ first. But to summarize, I basically helped a co-worker out and trusted him to do the right thing. I helped get him a car and later bailed him out of jail. He betrayed me instead. I should have seen the signs but I was too trusting (and he was a damn good lier too). I eventually found out he was lying to other people too. But this was after he got fired and stop returning my calls a few days after. Then I heard he was planning to leave out of state... with my car. It turned out he didn't paid off his bond (he said he did) and didn't talked to the bailsmen for over a month. He also had an unrelated warrant and when he finally called (to get even more money from me), I called the cops on the previous warrant and he was arrested.

I thought that was that but he somehow got bail again before the judge signed off on the new warrant (the big one). When it finally got sign a couple of days later, I was afraid that he already fled out of state. But I got news this Monday that he got arrested again. This time it's on a much bigger warrant. Even on the off chance he gets out again on a new bail, I'm off the hook for co-signing the last one. So that's a big relief since I was financially responsible for the full bond (never ever co-sign for anything. I learned my lesson).

I skipped a lot of details, but I gave him so many chances to take care of things. He had a good job with great pay, but he rather spend it on young girls (and I heard some was very young). One of those player types. I wish I knew about this before I got tangled in his web of lies. At least that chapter is over. I just now have to deal with the aftermath and pick up the pieces. I'm in a much better shape now than 24 hours ago.

Such up and downs have really taken a toll on me. The stress and worry hit hard on me and despite forcing myself to eat, I lost a lot of weight. I pretty much drained all my emotions. That last bit of good news turn it around for me. I can now get back into groove and hopefully finish those long due drawings. Maybe return to them this weekend if everything goes smoothly (I my luck actually holds this time).

Warning: car talk. Speaking of my crazy luck, I found out my axle on my car was bent on Saturday. Since it was late in the day, I had to wait till Sunday morning to get one out of a salvage yard (buying new costs way too much and take too long to order). I searched and did found one. I was very lucky too since the particular Trans Am has a fairly rare 9-bolt differential instead of the more common and weaker 10-bolt rear-end. In fact, it was the only one in the whole 15-acre yard. I pulled the axle out (was easy once I knew how).

I also found a rear disc rear-end out of a next generation Firebird. I gone ahead and bought that one too even though it's 2 inches wider than mine. All the brackets are the same, just wider. Since I plan to upgrading to newer rims anyway, which are easier to find in the larger offsets, I figure the extra 1.5 inches on each side would be just about prefect. It'll be a while before I stab the new rear-end into my car. If it turns out that I can't make it work, then I can always sell it, especially since it's kinda rare. I might even make a small profit on it.

An any rate, I got the replacement axle in the car on Sunday. I had to wait 24 hours for the RTV sealant to cure (The auto store closed before I could a gasket for the rear cover, which I didn't need to take off anyway as it turns out). I borrow a van to go to work on Monday. That's when I got the call about that so-called friend got re-arrested. I worked late to try to make up the hours I missed last week though I went home before it got dark. I wanted some sunlight to finish the axle job. I drove around a few miles to test it and it seems to be alright. I'll find out more going to work on Tuesday.

That "friend" still won't tell me where my car is, so I have to report it stolen. I can't do that till the end of the week (some really messed up reason I won't go into now). I don't that car back anyway. It's got full coverage and the insurance company would treat it like it totaled the car. I should get back blue-book value for it. We'll see about that. Looks like I have to press charges (something I rather now bother with but have to do). If He tells me where it is, I'll not need to press the charges. But he is leaving me with little choice. Oh well, more charges for him added to all the ones he has now. And I don't think he'll be able to lie out of these. In other words, he's toast. And it's all his fault.

Now if I can get more good news, I'll be so happy. More updates to follow as I get them and feel up to writing them down.

Edit: More updates here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/156159/ .

Sorry about the lack of updates but the last two weeks have been the most stressful in the whole 38 billion earth solar years of my life. So stressful in fact that I lost 8lbs of my weight over last weekend due to lost of appetite from worrying(tried to force myself to eat but could only manage only half the meal). But most of it worked out (a long twisted tale that reads like a action TV show). More on that later (it'll be a good read).

One thing I wanted to announce is my 6-month anniversary on FA. Too bad it arrived at a stressful time for me or I would have something up to celebrate. Speaking of which, I'm now behind (even further behind actually) on my projects. I know a lot of you wanted to see my 3d stuff (the pr0ns) back on track but it looks like it'll be pushed back a bit (hopefully only a few weeks) *sees droves unwatch* Oh well.

I been out of it so long that my new messages list quickly ballooned to 4600 new submissions (the result of watching so many people). I spent two days go through all of them. But I'm getting over 100 new ones a day (sometimes over 200) and it hard to keep up. And the new journals almost as bad (please limit those memes O.o).

Ok, now story time. It all started on a cold rainy night... oh wait, it started last year when a co-worker got in an automobile accident. I already helped him out before (big mistake). So when he got another car, blew the engine, then got a SUV. I help him when the alternator died down but there was a problem with the wiring and he didn't want to trace it. So he gave up on it.

Then he wanted this (way overpriced) Honda ricer POS. I hate those worthless piece of junk but he had to have it and had to have it now. Kept talking to me and made all sorts of promises. I finally broke down agreed to loan him $500 toward a down payment (another of my mistakes). It soon became $1000 since his girlfriend check didn't come it yet. Then it became co-signing for the car loan (see more patterns here). Then his credit score was too poor to get the car. But he had to have it that night and my score was 820 (which is very high) so I had no problem getting it. So it ended up with this deal where I buy the car and he pays the bill with auto-payment out of his banking account for 6 months. This would not only build his credit, but also show the finance company that he is paying responsibly. After the 6 months, I could then transfer the title over to him and I'll be free and clear.

This turned out to be a mistake since he was slow of setting up the auto-pay and was paying with cash for several months (he always had excuses). This wouldn't help his credit nor build a payment history. I should have put my foot down then but I'm way too trusting. Anyway, he got arrested on a warrant in January. I was stupid enough to bail him out hoping he'll continue paying the car (another on a long list of mistakes). I still don't know exactly what the charge was. He said his lawyer it was dismissed years ago but somehow it got active again. I should have walked away then but was still too trusting.

But of other things happen like him cheating on his long time girlfriend (4+ years), nasty breakup thereof (she stabbed him), and other irresponsible stuff. Again I should have seen the signs but still too trusting. He claimed he was paying the bills (I found out later he wasn't, even left some on his bail which he said he paid off). He claimed he paid but the wrong account got credited or something. I told him to look into it to see what happened. Meanwhile I had to use my credit card so the insurance won't get canceled and the car possessed. Once again I was too trusting and believed him.

I was getting frustrated with him and told him he needed to get it straightened out soon. I was then he got fired (two weeks ago). He said he got another job and would make a payment (another lie it turned out). I pretty much lost my trust of him by now (took me way too long), especially why he got fire. He brought some girls to work on Saturday (very young girls I heard). The problem was they where surfing the internet, got into some porn sites, and downloading revealing pictures to the desktop. Plus they was putting stickers with rude comments everywhere. Come Monday, he was confronted with this behavior. I heard he was offered another chance (he was normally good worker despite what his personality turn out to be). But he declined and was fired.

Now I believed he didn't care at this point since he was already planning to run out of state anyway... with my car. He was making very good pay in this area and should really have enough to pay his bills. Apparently he was spending it on all these young girls and can't save a dime. Everything he gets, he spends just to spend. He spent all his Christmas Bonus on gifts and such but barely paid his bills. He had nothing for the next month if he needs it... like getting arrested.
I save at least something out of every paycheck no matter how little. It became a habit and I told him to try it. He'll never miss that amount and it builds. Put it in the bank and forget about it. It don't exist. Of course he couldn't do it no matter how hard I tried. Had to spend everything (sometimes before the next payday). I should have took the car back but was too trusting then.

He stopped talking to me soon after he got fired. I asked around and he was still talking to some co-workers. one of the them mentioned that he was moving out of state, then I knew there was no turning back. He was going to run. I desperately tried to get a hold of him and he was not returning my calls. I called the bond place to warned them he plan to leave. they told me he didn't talked to them in a month and a half... and still own them money after he told me it was paid off (he was making plenty of money too). I knew I should have checked up on it but again, I was too trusting. I was surprised that the bond company didn't do anything except put him on the red list. My call however moved him up and they gave him 24 hour to show up at the bail office. He didn't show so the put him off bond. That was Sunday but only saw the judge earlier today and only get the warrant signed tomorrow (they are super slow). I keep telling them that time is of the essence but they was less than helpful (another pattern here). But I did find out he had another unrelated warrant went I ASKED them to check (what kind of bond business doesn't do even the basic stuff). It only took like 10 seconds to look it up too.

I also tried to report to the police that the car is stolen but they won't file a theft report for 10 days. As it turns out, since I gave him the keys, it's considered a civil mater until I send a certified letter to his last known address and wait the 10 days (totally messed up but that is how it goes). i told them his bond is about to be revoked but they was even less than helpful than the bondsmen (lazy bastards). Now I got really stressed out since the so called friend plan to skip town in a few days.

One lucky break (excuse the following pun) was when the car broke. I heard that the transmission and clutch blew. He was waiting for the last check to pay for the repairs before he flee. That was my best (however slim) chance to find him. I called and called the local repair shops (over a hundred) looking for the car. But it was to no avail. I knew the check was going to his (step)father's house I had my brother case it for a bit hoping he'll show up. Was fruitless. I went out and search places too.

Totally depressing until he actually called me. I was careful not letting him know that I know he was running. Various people wanted me the threating his dad that I was going to su and such. i knew it wasn't going to work since I didn't have much evidence except for hearsay and I didn't think he'll go for any bluff. Like his dad was going to turned him in. So I was hoping beyond hope that he'll call. And when he did, I was talking to him like I wasn't pleased but willing to work things out. Get this, the car was done today and he had to get it out. The check won't be out til Friday so he said the repair show is willing to get a check for the remaining amount from a good person (that's me : ) for 45 days. When Friday comes around, he'll pay it off and the check canceled. Of course he didn't know that I knew he running plans. So I reluctantly agreed to do it. I told him I had to go home to get the checkbook. This gave me time to call my brother so we can get the police there to arrest him on the warrant (the bail was still not revoked yet from that super slow bail company but that unrelated warrant is what saved the day.

Skipping a lot of details, I got the cops near the gas station (took some convincing) where that so called "friend" wanted to meet. Notice he didn't want me to know exactly where he is staying. Something that he did with the other co-workers he met throughout the week (I wish I knew they where going out and partying beforehand). So, basically he walked up (how he didn't see that police car parked behind my vehicle is beyond me). I motioned to the cops (who where talking to each other and not paying much attention) and they walked over. they asked him his name. He said no. Then the cop asked for his ID.

This is where it got exciting (ya! a payoff). He immediately turned around and ran. The two cops and my brother took off after him down the embankment. I was about to got with them but decided to take my vehicle after him. I was parked kinda weird with the cop cars near me but got through. I however had to wait behind a red light. I said hell with it, turned on my hazard flashers and gone through the light. By that time, the cops already got him. He ran across the highway (heavy with rush hour traffic but fairly slow). Jumped in the back of a pickup truck. The passenger got out and tackled him (I wish I saw it but hey).

Now the cops where paying attention. They were not very into it before the chase. They pretty much had the attitude that I was pulling their legs of something. Kept asking all these questions like why I'm doing it or if I was a bounty hunter. I had pictures and documents in a folder to show them (like a bounty hunter apparently). After the arrest, they got a lot more friendly toward me. Weird that but I'll take it.

So what now? Basically my co-signing of the bond is now moot. That's a huge weight off my shoulders. But he was still vague about where my POS car is. So that still a sticky issue. I now have a better idea where it might be so I hoping to find it soon. Otherwise I have to wait till the 10 days are gone and report it stolen. The question is what the insurance will do since he is on the policy. But I'll work it out somehow. At least the big issue is done with.

Another issue is his "former" girlfriend. Even though he cheated (and continued to cheat) on her, she still in love with him. She had no idea that he was tunning out of state though. I told her that 5 or 6 (I forget exactly) people told me that he was going to that particular state. She didn't believe me. I told her "they all can't be lying". She responded with "They must be". As you can see, she'll be a problem for sure.

I plan to get restraining order against both of them. I certainly never ever trust those two ever again. In fact, I learned my lesson. I'll still help, but not like that. You need help, sure... but you better be responsible or else. I want to see some effort or that's it. I'll bring down my full dragonfury and all that'll left is a small pile of smoking ash.

...and they all lived happily ever after.

Wasn't that a nice story boys and girls? Heed my warning. If you going to help someone, make sure you are not taking advantage of. Even though I was one to bail him out, he ended up back in jail for trying to cheat me. If he was able to get the my co-sign taken off (the "girlfriend" promised to to that but it was broken like the others) and he made the car payments like he was supposed to, he had a better chance to run. The title would already been transfered to him and I would no longer be financially held for the bond. I could have lost touch with him with no problem. If he had ran then, I would not be involved and he would had a great chance to get out of state since the bond company was so slow.

I had to do all the leg work for the bond people. I gave tons of info to them but they just sat on it. I guess they figured that I co-signed, they could squeezed me. But it would be so much easier just to find him in town that some state clear across the country. I got so lucky due to his greed. Couldn't wait a few days the pick that car up and that greed got him. Trying to cheat me that one last time.

So, I'm feeling much better now. I can sleep and eat better. Still not completely out of the woods but I'm sitting much better that a day ago... much better. The chances to finish it is looking up. I'll be happy to get this long sordid affair over with. I'll add the progress to this journal as it unfolds.


UPDATE: The Nightmare Continues

I thought I was home free, but I got the worse news possible (the most unbelievable happened). Somehow he found a bigger idiot (probably a relative of the "ex" girlfriend) than me and freaking got bailed out from the other warrant. whoever it was is going to get a big surprised when he finds out. He had a bigger bail than me. The warrant related to me bailing him got stamped and was ready to go. All it need was the judge to sign it to be active. O f course that be tomorrow morning. I absolutely cannot believe my bad luck. All this should have been done days ago! I am so floored now that I have no emotions anymore... all completely drained away.

My best scenario is that the judge dismiss the bail amount since the warrant was so close to be active. I hoping for this one. The bail lady will push for this (and I hope finally they'll get something right for a change). I'll get the news tomorrow on that. Plus the other bond would be revoked too but it matters little now.

I figured he found enough money to get the car out of whatever shop it was in (I'm still looking though). And he's probably Then I can file a thief claim on the POS. And hopefully it won't be denied since he was on the policy.

Another scenario is that the person that just bailed him get contacted about he jumping bail and would turn him in if he still has contact. Doesn't seem likely though. Also, the jumper could get a traffic stop soon and arrested on the new warrant that going to active (finally) tomorrow. The warrant should already be in place if the damn bond people wasn't so freaking slow... them bastards. I did all the work and they blew it.

The worse scenario is that he's gone and I get denied the thief coverage on the car. This would cost me tens of thousands of dollars (on top of the thousands I already lost and never will get back). I think my only option is to declare bankruptcy, provided that would do anything. It certainly will destroy what credit I might have left. This one I don't want to think about.

So there you go. From the most stressful two weeks, to a very good day, and then to my even worse day. What a roller coaster ride. I just wish I can jump off before it's too late. What else going to happen next? This ain't over yet.

P.S. I found a lot more about his character. I wish I knew it beforehand since I would never made any of those loans. More on it later (not really in the mood to write about it).

Edit: Next part of the crazy adventure is here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/147410/ .

I didn't expect to update my journal so soon again, but I have several big news on the home front. Some good, some potentially not so good. It's going to be a long update so bare with me. I'll start with the good.

As some of you know, I recently bought a very inexpensive 6x8 graphics tablet about a month ago. I'm pretty satisfied with it so far. The only problem it has is with Open Canvas 1.1 (OC), but I heard those kinda of problem are common with OC itself. So it's not directly related to my tablet. The good news is that it's on sale again for $40US with a coupon available at http://www.dealhack.com/archives/20.....raphics_t.html till May 23 2007. Those who want a tablet but can't afford Wacom's insanely expensive prices should look into this deal.

I upgraded from a 4x5 tablet and the increase in size is noticeable. The 6x8 is a good compromise for me. A good size drawing are without the bulk of the larger tablets. In fact, the overall size is not that much compare to my old one but it is actually a little thiner. But the biggest difference I felt is the increased pressure levels from 256 to 512. I like it for shading which I been getting into lately if anyone cared to noticed.

This brings up the bad. I have tons of watchers (new ones streaming in all the time for some reason) and while I love them, I rarely get comments and views especially lately. I know they're are not pr0n like I did earlier but I was hoping to get a few more feedback than I'm getting now. I used to get a decent amount on my older stuff and it did help me. Some of it was on glitches I already knew and other times I don't necessary agree with them, but it did made me think and go into directions I wouldn't have otherwise. So I definitely appreciate the little I get. This doesn't mean I want a flood of comments but enough to keep me from getting too discourage. I always have a problem with my lack of motivation which I like to change. I start on many projects but rarely finish them. I keep coming up with new ideas that I jump from one to the next. Plus I tend to forget about it. So the feedbacks and comments is what I need to keep on track as it were.

And now the ugly... or what potentially could be. I was browsing people's FA galleries (I do that a lot as my watch list can attest to) when I come across something that caught my eye and made me do a double take. I saw this submission at http://www.furaffinity.net/view/371425/ and noticed it looked familiar. A little too familiar as it turns out since the background is one of my picture here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/371341/ . Now while I'm flattered that someone liked my picture enough to use it, I did expect to be asked though. I don't want to make a huge fuss about it but still (though I witnessed huge drama over something much more minor than this, something I don't want to see here if I can avoid it). I just want the person to realize that this is a no-no. At least the person said the render is not their's but that technically that's not an excuse. I would have happily said yes. So if anyone out there want to use my works, please ask. It's more than common courtesy you know. I don't want to go copyright all over you and such.

I wrote the person a comment and I'm waiting what the reaction going to be. I want to keep it civil as possible. I don't know the person so I don't know what the response will be. I don't want the admins to involved unless I really have to so I'll wait a few days till Friday or so. That should be plenty of time reply I think.

One more thing about this incident. It kinda got me a bit paranoid. What other works of mine been used without my knowledge and permission? Someone said that they saw my early avatar when I fist joined the forum. I was concerned at first but figured that person ment to say it looked simular or something. After all I made that avatar from one of my renders (which is excusive to FA at the moment) soon after joining FA itself and signed up on the forum like a week or two later. Now I wonder if someone is going around using my likeness. I sorta feel like Dave Kelly did in a way after his own run in with Todd Goldman, abet his was more serious. Not only did Dave not get credit, but Todd made huge cash off of David and others by selling things like T-shirts (now wondering if any T-shirts with my own design floating out there). Probably not but one can't ever be too sure of such things these days. Scary.

Well, let's change the subject. I'm slowly progressing on the lineart of the 5000th pageview pic. I'm trying to use vector graphics (using bezier curves mostly) to get smoother lines. Something I haven't done much. I used it for the new logo I did here http..... I like he way it turned out so I testing the waters with it here. A major pain but not too bad since the image I'm working on it fairly symmetrical. I already did most of one side and mirror it to the next. The other side is not exactly the same so I'm slightly tweaking it so they'll be some asymmetry. I won't be using this method often, just when I think it'll work better and not too hard in the future. I hope to get the lineart up soon. Btw, I'm using almost all the linework with the mouse instead of the tablet. The tablet is not a "cure all" for everything. It works well in certain area but the mouse I still use mainly.

My original idea for the 5kth view contest was to do my first ever adult drawing (aside from quick sketches in OC). That idea fell through (but I have plans to resurrect it. more on that later).  alclave wanted a clean drawing so my new alternate idea is to have him in standing just behind and leaning on a monitor with the screenshot of the 5k page (as I mentioned in my previous journal). I like how the sketch turned out so far. I uploaded the rouch sketch to my gallery but will eventually move it to the scraps (yes, I'm one the few that actually uses my scraps). Now that I added the wings and rest of the body to the sketch, I hope it'll turn out really nice. Anyone want to see the newer sketch with the wings, let me know. Otherwise I'll skip it to the lineart when I get it done.

Now for the adult version of the 5k picture is not doing so well. My idea is a drawing of my watchers who commented in the past to write (use your imagination here) "5000 pageviews" on either my chest or on my back with my wings outstretched . I thought I get a lot of responses since it's pr0n. And we all know how much the FA watchers love their pr0n after all. However I only have one person volunteer for it so far. It'll be a while before I can start so I'm hoping I get more participants. Kinda hard to get a group "shot" with just one person you know. Let me know soon if you want in on the action.

Ok, to summarize this huge journal packed with oh so nutritious goodness:

The Good - 6x8 graphics tablet on sale again for $40US after coupon. See above for the link. I got it from an earlier sale and like it already. Good deal for those without a lot of dough to throw.

The Bad - Lots of watchers but hardly any viewage of my latest and even fewer spattering of comments. I don't want to complain but I need my sugar. The quicker I get through the latest batches, the quicker I can back to the porn (hint hint).

The Potential Ugly - Having someone use your work is a bummer. Nice that they like it and all but even nicer to be asked first. Chances are very good that I'm going to say yes anyway (unless it's really bad or something but even then).

The latest Progress - Lineart on 5k pic going well, just slow as usual. I really like the pose I somehow achieved. I usually mess up such head on views but this one looked decent for once.

Future plan - Adult version of the 5k pic still up for grabs. I haven't started on it yet so there's still time to get in on the act. It's open to anyone who had commented to me before. So join now. You know you want to.

I hope I didn't bore you with my long journal. I had a lot of ground to cover. I think I got everything but knowing me, I probably missed something. Ok, discuss.

Edit: you guess it, spelling errors

This is the fastest updating of my journal I done. Crazy mad.

Aww, Alclave wants a clean version. I think my ideas are too scary. O_O I know it might disappoint a lot of you but I have a solution (More on that later in the journal). As for Alclave's art, I sent him the idea of having him sitting down and looking at the monitor with the 5k screenshot. Something I'm sure that has been done but I thing it goes along with theme of the contest. Maybe I'll have him standing with the monitor facing the audience and pointing to the 5k screen with a big smile. And with fireworks in the background perhaps. Or party favors.

Now for my first adult drawing ever, I think I can kill two birds with one stone with this idea . Namely doing a group "giftart" for all my regular commenters. One of my idea for Alclave was for me to kneel down and have him write "5000 pageviews" on my chest or on the back of my spread wings. Since that plan fell through, I'm thinking of having all my regulars aimming their "writting instruments" at me and doing the same message. I think it's going to be fun. And what a way to be "showered" with pageviews. BTW, it'll have to be written in white "ink" since yellow wouldn't show up well on my greenish and tan hide and I don't think most of you would be into that anyway.

The watchers who seems to post most often on my submissions are
 starseekerdragoness ,  solarvertigo ,  sherbniz , and  draco1 . I definitely want to include them if all possible. So message me if you want to participate. Give me detail of your "writing instrument" if you decide to join in.

Anyone else that think that they deserve to join in the chorus, chime in here (I tend to forget a lot so don't be surprised you missed the above list). Also give me details of your "bits". I won't be able to do everyone if there's a flood (Hehe, a flood. Get it? Nevermind ^_^) of responses. But I try to get as many as in. Now that's a way to get the most "bang" out of my buck for my first time drawing adult stuff, don't you thing. Talk about getting my feet wet. ;)

So to summarize;

Alclave's art will be clean. A basic showing the 5k screen affair. I hope that idea will get the green light.

My first adult drawing will be a groupshot showering me with gifts. I love to have my regulars in it since it makes sense to have them to do the showering. Sorry to the first time posters. Perhaps I'll do something else for you at a later date.

If any of you have more ideas, let me know. It'll be a few weeks before I can start on them so the window of opportunity is open. ^^~@~^^

For those that don't know,  alclave won the 5k pageview contest. *claps* Alclave sent me this reference pic at http://www.furaffinity.net/view/279327 . There's no way I can draw that good but I'll try my best. He left it up to me to draw a clean or not so clean version. I can't decide so I'm going to pose the question to you all. Clean, nude, or yiffy? And what situation to put poor Alclane in?

I think I know the answer but humor this lazy hazy crazy dragon. I need a scene to set up for the drawing and I'm drawing a blank. -_O I won't be able to start on this for a least a few weeks for that'll be plenty of time to take suggestions. Of course I'll have to get them pass Alclave first though.

I'm getting very close to 5000 pageviews now. I want to thanks every one of you. Not bad for being less than 5 months on FA. Although I do wish I get more feedback since I get discourage at times. I know I know, I need more pr0ns. They'll be forthcoming (in fact soon if the following works out).

I want to remind everyone that I'm running one of those FA traditional 5k view contest. The person who takes the screenshot of the 5000th pageview and post the pic will get a giftart from me. I'll declare the first entry as the winner since there can be multiple people with 5k on the counter. FA counts one visit a day per visitor so this can happen. I want to get the person who triggered the 5000th count and basically the only way is to pick the first entry and hope that's the one.

I decided to do something that is different for me for this contest. I'm on a huge (for me at least) 2d drawing kick at the moment, so I want to incorporate that in the prize. Namely something I never done before. Despite the content of my gallery might indicate, I have never drawn an actual yiffy picture before much less anything even remotely naughty. Therefore, the prize will be my first adult drawing of you.

I'm not good at drawing as you all know, so it'll be fairly simple (no masterpieces here). However, being my first "shot" at this, I want to make it be special. So I'll try my extra best on it but there will be some subjects that I can't or won't do. If you do win and don't want a naughty drawing, then I'll do a clean one and move the naughtiness for later or maybe down the list. We'll see if it gets to that point.

For those that don't know how to capture a screenshot, press the `Print Screen` key usually located above the `Insert` key to take a screenshot. This should copy the screen to the clipboard for most computers. Then you'll need to paste the clipboard contents into your graphics program. Just about any graphic software will do, even MS Paint. Save the resulting image (Jpeg would be best) and upload it to an image site. If you use FA, I suggest to use your scraps. Then either post the link in this journal (my preference since it'll be easier to tell who came in first) or PM mail me. Or you can email me at montrositydragon[at]yahoo.com as a last resort (email going to delayed somewhat so I don't recommend it). In the (hopefully) unlikely event that no one captures the 5000th pageview, I'll break down and cry. No, wait, I'll accept the nearest screenshot over 5000. I'll go over them and determine who's the lucky vict... winner. Good luck!

Welcome to my fourth update. Why don't stay a while... stay forever! Muwhahaha! *blink blink* Oh wait. Don't run away. I don't update my journal often (hate replacing the last one) so I promise it won't hurt... much. Ok, I lied but still.

I'm rapidly approaching my doom... I mean my 5000th pageview on the mainpage (more on that later). I noticed several people I'm watching have hit that milestone recently . I think reaching toward that myself is pretty good for only four months of service on FA. Scary and awesome at the same time. I'm very please at all the attention but I'm a bit befuddled as well. Even though I get tons of pageviews on my mainpage, I barely get any pageviews on my submissions and even less comments. Am I scaring people away or something? Not enough pr0n (they're be coming)? Or FA just not counting views. I notice some oddities in that. *shrug a rug*

I also got my first (and only so far *crys* ) picture drawn of me recently. It's part of a group drawing by  hypr . It's here at http://www.furaffinity.net/view/471355/ . I'm the one sneaking in at the top right. Just barely made it in as it where. A few people didn't have references and I was able to take someone's place. Sorry about losing your slot but it's kinda hard to draw without descriptions. Anyway, I happy just to make it in there. I hope get more. *hint hint nudge nudge poke poke*

I'm creeping ever closer to completing the gift art for Leim for being my 250th watcher. I'm learning bunches lot along the slow (and painful) trek. Lots of firsts for me. But I have so much to go before reaching that lofty summit. All the comments and feedback have been a big help. I'm always craving for more though (I'm a greedy dragon so feed my addiction). Any tips you have give them to me, give'em to me now! I mean if you want that is. *puts down the much used chainsaw*

Additionally, I did my first (and second) Open Canvas (OC) session with  Entharion at http://www.furaffinity.net/view/473713/ . Much madness ensues I insure you. Mostly by me since Entharion kept erasing (I hate erasing) and slowly took more and more of the canvas. My favorite part is the bleeding pickle (with a lit fuse too). Entharion told me to erase it so I took a couple of bites out of it instead. And it started bleeding. ^_^ He drew the green dragon thing (but I did the tongue) at the end of the session and that was it. Interest experience to be sure. And I made the blue dragon that I drew as my current avatar. Ic shall call him Edward the random OC blue dragon. Worship him... oh wait, that'll be later.

I put my rarely used 4x5 tablet to good (or bad) use on the OC sessions. It a basic cheap one that I bought years ago. It recently pointed out that a 6x8 tablet was on sail for $40US with a coupon from dealhack at http://www.dealhack.com/archives/20.....tablet_st.html .
Such a good deal that I sprang for one (and got my horns stuck in the ceiling of my lair). The deal ends on the 10th so you better hurry if you want to grab one. It's not an overpriced Waccom but so much cheaper. Should be here soon, and the fun really begins. *big grin*

Now back the my main pageviews. I'm opening the popular 5000th pageview contest (surprise surprise). The first one to get a screenshot based on FA timestamp will be spared in the comi... um, wins a prize. A basic 3d model similar to the ones I done or is doing. Or maybe a 2d drawing if the (un)lucky winner wants. The poison of choice. I blew by 500 favs awhile back so it's too late. Oops

I think I gone long enough. The only thing I can think of is to see if anyone wants to ask me a question. Go ahead and ask and I try to answer them. Sometimes a correct answer too.

An update in less than week? Absolutely crazy. Run for your lives.

Let me start off by giving thanks to all the comments and suggestions. *Hugs you all* While I might not use all the ideas, they often push me in directions I might otherwsie not travel. Really a big help. And they help me keep my focus... Ooo shiny! *blink blink* Oh, focus on my model since I get distracted easily.

The main reason for the update is I got tagged not once but twice. O_O *Shows off his brown and violet ear tags* No radio collar thankfully. I was hoping to avoid the latest plague infecting the journals lately but I took a double dose. I'll go ahead and do this one but I'll bite the next one who infects me. *Bares his fangs*

6 things about me that I hate or is weird...

1. I procrastinate a lot. And I do mean a lot. Always have and always will it seems.

2. I don't like to write but once I get started, I tend to ramble on and on and can't stop. *ramble ramble*

3. As if you can't tell by now, I'm a huge prev.

4. secret

5. profit!

6. Distracted again. BRB.

7. "Remember when I told you I'll kill you last?... I lied." Oh wait, Hmmmm, let's see. Oh! Like most dragons, I horde a lot. I got huge stockpiles of stuff. For example, I still have my first computer and most since then. I started with a TI 99/4a (remember those), then a Apple ][e, and gone up from there. I have 3 computers powered up right now (remember the rambling I mention above). Not the latest and greatest, but each serves it's purpose.

8. I can't count. No, actually I can but don't pay attention. I'm an engineer. Not the cho-cho train kind so stop tooting. But the kind with the BS degree. That's right, I can BS, so there.

9. inch nails

10. censored scene #12555g

11. I found out the cashers don't like it when you blurt out random numbers (and letters) when they are counting their cash till for some strange reason.

12. I can draw cars very well but not that great on characters. Maybe due to my engineering background. Stop making those tooting sounds. *grabs a hammer*

13. 12 ought to be enough since I was double tagged but I'm going to ramble on to punish ya... more.

28/2. I'm running out of steam. Well, I'm a nice guy that tries to help people. But I hate being betrayed, which pisses me off to no end. I can be kind and gentle until that last straw and the beast awakens. I can be downright dangerous then.

15. I'm a nightdragon and tend to stay up late... very late. Sometimes all night. It's a hard habit to break.

4 squared. I don't spelted all that gooded but I try very hard not to make mistakes. I'll refers a lot to the dictionary, google and the built-in (not so good) spellchecker. This is why it annoys me when people makes the all-to-common mistake of using "their" or "there" for "they're" and "your" instead of "you're" and vice versa. Drives me nuts. Also saying "me" when "I" fits. Sounds like damn cavemen.

17. Ok. Ok. For those that made it this far, I'll stop... for now. Ask away any additional questions you have and I might bestowed upon you an answer, a correct answer if you're lucky.

Once again, I thank you all. That concludes our flight.

Edit: Btw, it was  Zentako and  redguardian who team tagged me. grrrrrr. Now you know who caused you such pain of my journal entry. I won't infect others, so don't worry... much.

Edit II: I need to proofread but I'm too lazy.

I finally updated this thing (Yeah, I'm slow). I signed on FA just under six weeks ago and I love it here already. After searching various sites to join, I settled on FA since is very open and friendly (aside from a few flamewars). Overall I'm very impressed.

The art here is great too. I found several artists that I idolized... and few even found me, which really stroked my ego I must admit. I got tons of comments (always greedy for more). Almost 2500 pageviews and over 250 watchers in just over 5 weeks. I never expected that many. Thanks to all you peeps out there. *hugs*

I done my first giftart ever not too long ago. And I plan to start another to celebrate for my 250th watcher when I get a PM back from  leim . *poke poke*

Btw, I would love to know what made you peeps interested in me. I suspect why (something nice and big perhaps) but I like to get more input. Any comments you give will be a big help. I'm lazy in general and gets bored easily, so those feedbacks keeps me motivated. Oh, any tips would be appreciated too (esp in 3ds max). I'm still inexperience to this 3d thing.

P.S. Check out  artoftheempath . She's (I think) got some awesome art that's not getting much attention.