So, realizing people are all posting their 'I'm over here' or 'Updates about what is going on' stuff. Last journal I wrote was a year ago, so I guess if I needed an excuse to post something, then here we go!

1. I'm still around. My re-upload queue is rather large, and I need to come up with a better tagging system to better respect artists' TOS requests, with some having some rules about reposting and others not so much. I may try to post more a bit later.

2. I have a web site! I've had one for awhile, but I keep... not posting on it. Part of it was putting myself to a higher standard I'm actually able to commit to, so I'll have to put up something together for 'default' postings or whatever. Then again, I'm also writing up the inner core... again... so eh...
I do keep my social links updated there at the footer, so in case something happens to FA or whatever, you can always find my contacts there.

3. I have a lot of unfinished tasks. This is the big one. I have a lot of projects started, but not really completed. This isn't helped by a recent adoption of two kittens, even though one of the tasks if making my media room not a total disaster. I have been using some tools to help me better organize my tasks and get things done, but it's slow going.
Some examples are:
* Redoing my entire PC setup. Basically, moving my tower to the left of my desk instead of under it on the right side. This means redoing the cable organization, which then leads to building a table over the PC to expand my desk area... which I then plan to use during the summer to route the heat generated outside via a duct. I did clean out the area, so it's just a case of bunkering down and just moving everything.
* Resuming the Mamagen import. "Just use the UnityPa-" I use Resonite, so that isn't really an option. This one is mostly because I haven't been on VR that much as of late (again, KITTENS), but also because I set the scope pretty broad. I might just focus on making a simple v1 redux and then do a v2 later with the extra, non-essential features I want, like swappable clothing via slots and better UI controls.
* Finishing the imports for other artists. Avatars like the AquaPot were on standby because I just couldn't get past certain hurdles. Sadly, avatars made for one platform without intention of others usually means things get skipped over, and the end result means no standards are really practiced.
Anyway, it also doesn't help that avatars get updated while doing things, meaning I have to apply fixes all over again. This is fine, since it does help me get used to the practice, but it is something that has held me back. The number of imports I was attempting was just too damn high, and the consequence is that nothing got done. Each avatar is a puzzle to reconstruct, and 1000 piece jigsaws take about 4 days for me on and off, so an avatar with unique goodies requires quite a bit of time.
* Record a video. This one sounds weird, but I've had plenty of monologs about stuff going on and responses to various events. No one cares about that, but I have broken down projects I did make a ton of progress with... but never bothered to record the break down. Thing is, certain things just feel like they're stuck in community knowledge, which is based on out of date results. This does stem to the whole 'Resonite is too hard and unusable' argument I hear so often, and I've had several discussions about how it is both true and false, and what can be learned from it. Additionally, I've wanted to break down the process of an 'ACTUAL' import of something, or a fun project like "building an arcade game entirely from scratch using only Resonite" (Meaning, no outside tools; JUST Resonite).


There are other stuff, but I figured I might as well post this before I just don't again. I am trying to get better with stuff, but it's going to be slow going.

EDIT: Oh, right, I should maybe put the updated contact links.
BSky: flamesoulis.com