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i've been in this strange insomniac limbo for a couple weeks now and catching up now by falling asleep way too long (twice-!) on Saturday. unfortunate but necessary! partially blaming the insomnia on this awful intermittent neck pain i've had from-- i'm guessing-- poor sleeping posture, leaving me to try and rearrange my bed in a way where my neck, head, and shoulders are better supported. it's... sort of worked? did realize i need more pillows, at the cost of needing enough bed space to actually fit my long boney legs. alas.
in between all of that been trying to re-read A Game of Thrones! i've been meaning to, in an effort to brush up my knowledge again on the series, and a friend of mine wanting to watch the HBO show gave me a good excuse. a bit difficult with the pain i've been experiencing but, man. reading the Daenerys chapters again reminded me how FUCKED THEY DID MY GIRL!!! there's a lot of stuff they seemed to purposefully leave out that still irritates the hell out of me. real ones know the house with the red door and the lemon tree. that all said though, also really loving A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. (do u see how easy it is to faithfully adapt one of George's works HBO...! wow! who would've thought!) i'm actually excited for a book adaptation for once. House of the Dragon... leaves much to be desired. which really sucks. i really do like House Targaryen! just not really looking forward to season 3 i fear. although re-watching Game of Thrones has been fun. friend of mine mentioned that watching it with me is like getting "the director's cut" because of my commentary LMAO. it could have been so good... but boy does the 2011 kitsch really show. in a bad way.
anyhow. because of this i've been more motivated to write than draw lately, it's just a matter of getting back my strength and figuring out exactly where to start. one of my long time ambitions is to start a science fantasy space opera. arguably a fickle and finicky genre, but i have parasitic worms in my brain that tell me i can successfully pull it off. starting small with RP replies for now though, LOL.
hey woag i'm alive
i really don't have much in the way of a solid update. other than my cat likely needing to go to the vet; thinking he might have hyperthyroidism. not looking forward to that! have been baking a lot of brownies to cope with the stress.
also meant to get art posted by this particular holiday but i have been so, so tired. so anything i had planned for it may be a bit late. disappointed in myself...
did you know that 2026 is the written year in There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury?
having a bit of software woes. figured i'd spill about it here for a little while since existence is a performance, and apparently i'm a really terrible clown. just bad at it.
not asking for any help, don't worry! i've got it covered in tech support emails. the guy's been a huge help so far-- i do feel bad for bothering him with this, but, well, it's his job. so.
recently received campaign cartographer 3+ and a bunch of additional map making tools in a humble bundle as a (very) belated birthday gift, which is awesome. might come in handy for a previously aborted Alien campaign i plan on getting around to hopefully; amongst other potential projects. HOWEVER getting the software to actually install has been nothing short of an absolute trial. you would think maybe it's my dogshit hard drive causing the issue, but shockingly, nope! started off with a bizarre and frustrating firewall issue, which i'm now assuming is sourced from my router's firewall (weird) (don't have access to that at present) since i'd whitelisted the installation program through both public and private communication on my PC's firewall. which thank GOD tech support provided me with a version of the installer that doesn't require internet connection, and that worked! :D
until it didn't.
finalization won't go through due to... (looks at smudged writing on my hand) forbidden by system policy...? whatever that means. (maybe if someone's reading this, they know). and while i've been around the block when it comes to computers, i fear i've met my match. which wasn't really that hard, i'm not that tech savvy unfortunately, just on the older end of gen Z. until i get another email back (typically in the mornings, while i'm sleeping) no clue! but i am so close that i can taste it. i actually really wanna be able to use this software! mostly because it was just a very generous gift from a dear friend 😭 and i'd feel bad if i couldn't even ever get to load it up at least once.
anyway. hoping this can be solved, and easily. it feels ridiculous quite frankly. installing a map making software should not be this difficult in the first place. but... by God i will get my paws on it. mark my words.
01/22 edit, update; LOL good grief so my hardware is actually just fucked ATP. i'm fully missing the Windows installer folder in the system policy registry. plans are now in motion for me to just get a new PC. likely i will get a hand-me-down after a factory reset. LMFAO. shout-out to my man Ralf at ProFantasy tech support though, you've been a real one so far.
finally got one! and it's made baking soooo much easier; easily cutting the process by two hours. made double batches of chocolate chip cookies with it recently, but i'm looking super forward to the endless potential! i need to stock up on more ingredients though hehe.
on another note, i am drawing! veryyyy slowlyyyy. i'm currently trying to get caught up on WAY old owed artwork, which i'm halfway through; but it's so hard when ur going through an art block. the motivation is sorta there-- there's a lot i really want to draw-- but every time i bring my pen to tablet it's not turning out exactly how i wanttt (＞﹏＜) it's making the process much much slower. need to find my GROOVE!
furthermore... what's the environment of adoptables here? i know now on dA it's like slogging through a swamp of AI slop and just oversaturated to hell, but if anyone's had experiences with making sales here or not, lemme know! i've got some designs on the backburner i wanna potentially sell :3
says right on the tin, friend of mine needs grocery money so she's selling cat designs for cheap on toyhouse! https://toyhou.se/ratcalamity/characters/folder:2180635
https://www.deviantart.com/rainpainted
whatever helps! even if ur not interested in the cats, donos are much appreciated. she's in a major rough spot, losing her job back in September after breaking her foot and her house being foreclosed on (she's currently in the process of packing up to move out) but right now she just really needs money for food!