Given the sudden explosion over the dealings / misdealings regarding FA. I'm posting my dA and Weasyl accounts here if anyone wishes to find me elsewhere.

https://www.weasyl.com/~sfmason

http://silverfangwolfy.deviantart.com/

Not to say I'm completely gone, but I'll probably be posting elsewhere rather here.

Welp, and after nearly a week of sickness from the flu, it left a sting in the tail.

In the form of an inner ear infection which screws with my balance.. and gives me motion sickness.

Not what i needed right now.

As I finally, no longer have to worry about loosing my job in 6 months, having just gotten the permanent contract.
It's a HUGE weight off my mind as i can finally focus on saving some money for a LONG overdue holiday, watch out USA, this mutt's coming out for a few weeks this year hopefully.

To everyone, thanks for sticking by me through thick and thin this year. There's been good times and bad, but I'm still in it and kicking.

Here's to 2015 being a better year, and seeing what happens if it ends up being like BTTF!

To all those people and friends that know me here or SL, have a merry Christmas and hope the new year proves a better one.

http://videosift.com/video/Smaug-In.....ort-Is-Awesome

Just EPIC XD

Yup, it's that time again when this ol dog ages another year and it's now 32 years.

It's been a good day so far, a few friends joined me to a jaunt down to London at the Imperial War Museum.

And my brother brought back my old teddy bear having restored it with his other half.

Just watched the latest trailer... and I spotted something that's right out of mythology..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVZELMRXeYM

And a screen shot if you missed it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aa2rtbspp.....ragon.PNG?dl=0

Best bit.. he's got 4 limbs AND wings.. and a tail, has one tench coat and trousers and does have some lines!

No signs he spits fire but dammit, that's a pretty good rendition of a dragon

It's permanent.

No more fixed term contracts, no more not knowing what my life's gonna be like in 3/6/12 months... it's finally a case where I'm working full time.
And even better, I'm calling the shots.. what I feel is right, is hopefully gone with, and it's in Electric vehicles ... but high performance.

Not quite what i went to university for.. but when you never look a gift horse in the face.

I always enjoyed his movies.. he had a way that few could convey a role like he could

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28749702

At the moment, I'm just wondering as I have been with SL. Over the last few weeks it just seems that I know a lot of people.. but so very few ask me how I am feeling and take the time to ask.

So how many people actually read this journal?

This isn't anything personal on anyone, just a general feeling I've gotten the past month.

And not because I've done bad work or anything.
As usual it's the same ol' excuse: "Sorry but we do not have the funds to continue funding you or able to offer you a permanent position"

Suffice it to say, this mutt's having to move home a week after the work ends, stuck living with my parents at 31 years old.

I'm tired of the same old excuses made by people in power and consider people like me disposable. I'm tired of being dropped at a moment's notice, and forced to live my life one paycheck to the next. I went back to university to get a better life, and though I've had some brilliant jobs, I'm now just wanting to settle down and actually have a steady career and not be living out my parent's back pocket.

Thank you to the assholes in power with their billions who can do as they please and fuck hard working people over at a drop of a hat.

So if you're wanting a high quality painted commission go check out  ncsiberian Like.. NOW

Go go go go go.

Mainly cause it seems everyone's heading there.

https://www.weasyl.com/~sfmason

I'm there too, and adding people I'm watching here over there if things do hit the fan.

Well, here's to 2013, it's been a roller coaster of a year, going from being unemployed, going through a number of job interviews and being generally messed around by some companies, and battling with depression to landing a dream job at Caterham Cars working on the SP300R.

To the family members that have since passed on, thank you for the memories and wish you were here to ring in the new year.

There's things I wish I'd done, things I'd not, but moving on towards hopefully things will continue to improve in 2014, and I can start saving to have a long overdue holiday out in the USA and visiting some friends out there.

To everyone, here's to 2014, lets hope it's a good one.

Been a while since I updated this, since the last journal, I've gotten back to work at Caterham Cars working on the SP300R, moved into my own place and generally enjoying life again, though money's still tight (rent near london = crazy)

Living by myself is nice, though hoping things pick up finally that I might be able to fly out next year and visit a few people I've been meaning to do so for years and years and years.

Hoping it all works out in the end for the best

All the best to everyone and here's to 2014

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25173331

Just found out this morning.
Ok the F&F movie wasn't much for story, but it was always the cars and main stars whom made the series.

Paul has become our generation's version of Steve McQueen, taken too early :(

I'm just wondering if anyone actually reads mine anymore.


Sides that, feeling blah.

Well, tis my 31st today.
Planning to go see Rush with a few friends if possible, and a meal with family is planned.

Not sure what else is gonna happen though today.

1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. Do you love me?
5. Give me a nickname and explain why.
6. Describe me in 1 word.
7. What was your first impression of me?
8. Would you hug me?
9. What reminds you of me?
10. If you could give me anything, what would it be?
11. How well do you know me?
12. Are you gonna put this in your journal and see what I say about you?
13. Would you meet up with me?
14. Do you enjoy having me as a friend?
15. Would you spend some quality time with me?

 Araca is running a raffle for a art piece by  ritts with her character and yours.
More info found

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> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4925073/

Well, first week's over and done with, exhausted but spent all my time in the workshop since they don't have space in the office for the 3 of us new engineers.

However when you're getting to play with race cars and Caterham 7's all day long, it certainly made the week fly by! Enjoying every moment of it even if i did make 2 silly mistakes, mainly due to exhaustion and the ungodly heatwave wave we've had here.

Also, saw Pacific Rim this weekend. Ok it's a CGI fest but who cares when it's big honking robots vs Godzilla sized aliens beating 7 shades of snot out of each other! I was happy.

Next weekend I'll be back fully online and not reliant on my phone as a hot-spot

After much deliberation. I'm going back to work, and moving house.
Waiting on details, but suffice it to say, I'm going to work on these cars for the next year at least.
http://www.caterham-spr.com/

I had 2 offers infact, one from Jaguar but which involved being a cad jockey all day on a PC with very little practical work, but was on around $40 an hour...

The Caterham job isn't as great as money, but it's still good, and much much more inline with my tastes and I know I'll be able to do a decent job when you able to just walk through 2 rooms and see those.

I move on Friday so maybe out of contact for a couple of days before I've got a net connection sorted.

Either way, happy as sin!

12 months ago, I was working the 80th running of the Le Mans 24 hour. Last year there was a very serious crash 3/4 of the way into the race with Antony Davidson tangling with a back marker in his LMP1 Toyota, resulting in both car's flying off the road at the end of the Mulsanne straight. I saw this crash unfold as it unfolded.

He broke his back, but thankfully has made a full recovery.

However this year, very early on one of the GTE Am Aston Martins slipped wide at Tertre Rouge in the tricky wet conditions at the start of the race and span off into the barriers at probably over 150mph.
The driver, Allan Simonsen from Denmark was rushed to the medical centre with serious injuries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXXqcQYkFGQ&feature=youtu.be

3 hours into the race, it was announced that he did not survive, leaving a wife and a young boy.
Aston Martin has blacked their website in memoriom and the family has asked for the team to continue with their other car.

http://www.astonmartin.com/

This marks the first death at Le Mans since 1986, and to the recent losses of such people like Dan Weldon and Marco Simoncelli.

RIP Allan Simonsen, yet another name and a well known GT racer lost.