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Post by Goonfella on Mar 29, 2011 5:57:34 GMT
I like abstracts, trouble is I`m useless at making them!
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Post by barbieq25 on Mar 29, 2011 10:16:03 GMT
Rant. I just posted the third theme idea for the WOTW on the other forum and not one single entry for the previous two themes. I don't think the past two themes were bad themes but nobody seemed interested. I have noticed that there have been fewer people on there in the past few weeks. Maybe that's the problem. I think we have a pretty good theme for the SAC, so I just posted Abstract Wallpaper for the WOTW. Everyone likes abstracts ! I got real busy with work & had the flu. There are not many posters at the moment. I'm being a little grumpy because I comment in newbies galleries but I hardly get a response nor a comment in my gallery. Just sometimes it's nice to be acknowledged. Not much doing on dA either & I haven't posted a comment in ages. I'll go look Possum & make something for the comp, promise!
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Post by blackpenny on Mar 30, 2011 17:08:37 GMT
I started on a sword for Ancient Weapons, but I almost cut myself, and thought it was better to leave it alone. I've been in such a rut, and I'm blaming the weather. It felt like it was snowing for ever, and I just didn't feel like doing anything. Now it's warmer and really feels like spring, and I'll get my brain in gear.
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Post by Possum on Apr 2, 2011 0:28:02 GMT
Rant. I just posted the third theme idea for the WOTW on the other forum and not one single entry for the previous two themes. I don't think the past two themes were bad themes but nobody seemed interested. I have noticed that there have been fewer people on there in the past few weeks. Maybe that's the problem. I think we have a pretty good theme for the SAC, so I just posted Abstract Wallpaper for the WOTW. Everyone likes abstracts ! I got real busy with work & had the flu. There are not many posters at the moment. I'm being a little grumpy because I comment in newbies galleries but I hardly get a response nor a comment in my gallery. Just sometimes it's nice to be acknowledged. Not much doing on dA either & I haven't posted a comment in ages. I'll go look Possum & make something for the comp, promise! Thanks and they are awesome and have been posted!!!
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Post by barbieq25 on Apr 2, 2011 10:53:34 GMT
All of the forums have been really quiet as far as art works go. I haven't been near dA for a couple of weeks. Must get to it though - 1,000s of images to trawl through.
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Post by blackpenny on Apr 2, 2011 15:12:00 GMT
The book forum I'm in has been quiet too. Until now - the next book in the series just came out and everyone who has it is reading it and talking about it. Everyone who doesn't is waiting and talking about it. I will come up with something for the wallpaper comp too. It's snowing again.
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Post by Leif on Apr 2, 2011 17:37:14 GMT
All of the forums have been really quiet as far as art works go. I haven't been near dA for a couple of weeks. Must get to it though - 1,000s of images to trawl through. This place has been a bit slow. But i think it is quite healthy for us all to take a short brake now and then. Sit back and think about a few new projects. Try out new things. As long as people still returns, and are ready to participate when new things happen; all is OK.
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Post by lancemcknight on Apr 2, 2011 18:21:40 GMT
Oh yeah, a break now and then is good.
When I finish with my Night Sky (which might become a series, I dunno), I have another piece in mind I want to flesh out.
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Post by TheBad1 on Apr 4, 2011 21:19:05 GMT
Hopefully I'll start being a bit more active soon. I'm going under the knife on Friday, so will be pretty sore for a couple of weeks. Was told today that I've got to give up my occupation as a Forestry contractor once I've had the op ... yippeee. 44 years old. No formal qualifications and I've got to start all over again. Decisions to make. Do I go to college and get the basic qualifications, then study some more to become a social worker or do I take a gamble and throw my savings and a couple of pay-outs into a business idea I've had for years but always been too scared to take the risk ... 2 Short Planks. An arboriculture business with a twist. Making be-spoke garden furniture from the trees felled for private individuals Or do I play safe and try to find a nice quiet 9 - 5 job in recession Britain. ?? Not as bad as some I guess. Oma's tragic news. A friend getting killed and my sister-in-law in hospital with a back injury after a motorcycle accident. I guess it puts it all into perspective ...
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Post by barbieq25 on Apr 4, 2011 22:05:07 GMT
Welshy, first it is good to see you back here. We all miss you.
Second, I hope the operation goes well for you on Friday. I will be thinking of you.
Third, I am sorry to hear of your loss. I hope your sister-in-law will be ok.
Fourth, I have been a business owner & it is hard to make a go of it. My husband & I were contemplating starting up our signwriting business again up here. We have both worked for employers for the last 14 months or so. He absolutely hates his job, esp. the boss & the dishonest & greedy way they do business, coupled with their lack of communication & social skills. I've always said that some people accidently get into business & accidently stay in business as opposed to those through hard work, determination & planning, build their business.
I love both my jobs but not too keen on the way the organisations run. I have not met one of my employers in over 8 months of me working there. Phone interview & that was it. The other one I see maybe once a month. Guess that makes it much easier for me.
I miss the signwriting but not the stress that went with it. About 50% of customers had to be chased up to pay. Some never did but thankfully they were small jobs & not worth the bother to take them through court so it was written off in tax loss. I don't miss all the tax reporting paperwork either.
I started uni when I was 40 & got my degree in teaching further education & training. One of my employers wants me to do more teaching studies & I have refused. 10 years of studying & they want more bits of paper. If they want bits of paper, take a look at the awards I have been presented with in my teaching career, ya dummies. I doubt they even looked at my resume. Sometimes I wish I was still working in a factory. As a teacher, there is always work that needs to be done at home.
There is a company up here that I have my eye on - they look like a professional outfit & one that I could feel proud to be working for.
I've never regretted doing the study or owning our own business but working for a good employer is the easiest road.
Study can be really hard too & requires a lot of sacrifice in terms of time. Do you have organisations that help people to find jobs over there? They can often help with career planning. With your skills you at least have some options. Social worker sounds good to me. I think you'd be awesome at this.
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Post by Helen on Apr 4, 2011 23:54:36 GMT
Welshblue, I just hope everything goes well for you. *hugs*
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Post by lancemcknight on Apr 5, 2011 0:20:00 GMT
Welshy,
I think if you did what Barbieq suggested, do some kind of skill assessment, and take some kind of tests, I think the result might give you an idea of what you could do. I love your idea of turning limbs, trees, into furniture. It might not bring home handsome checks, but it is a labor of love.
I wish I had the magic words to say the right things sometime, but I just know you will figure something out. You are a very intelligent man and I'm sure you will find something out.
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Post by Leif on Apr 5, 2011 15:41:40 GMT
After the surgery, i think it would be a good idea to rest a bit;and use the time to think about your options. And as i understand you also have family to thin about. So be carefully not to rush things. Big decisions scold not be made in a hurry, or under pressure. Make sure you have the peace of mind to make the right decision. Just don't put it off to "to late"
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Post by blackpenny on Apr 5, 2011 15:57:05 GMT
Welshy, I don't know what to say. Decisions like this are overwhelming. Everything has its pros and cons, and you have to decide what you're willing to live with. First things first though - you have to get through the operation. After that, career planning would be a good start. I hope it all works out for you. I'm kind of a wreck myself today, with hubby stressed about work. The place he works at has been sold, and his manager quit, so he's really anxious about the changes. I understand his feelings, but it gets to me because I pick up other people's feelings easily and I'm feeling kind of depressed too and feel like I can't talk about it at all because it will upset him. Today I feel absolutely stuck. I have to renew some prescriptions and make appointments for blood work and other tests, nothing urgent, but still has to be done. And all I want to do is curl up in a ball on the couch. Life would be so much easier if I were really insane. The I could live in a padded room and forget about the real world.
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Post by lancemcknight on Apr 5, 2011 16:14:44 GMT
I'm getting to the point where I'm ready to quit my job. I'm getting fed up with the attitude of some people I work with, and I just want a job where I can be in a cubicle and cut off from folks. People wonder why I have become very anti-social in the last few years, and its because of the illogical thinking many people possess, and how plain stupid they are. But I can't say that to their face or I'll be called to my boss' office and told to clean up my act.
Whatever happened to the old day where you could tell people what you really think about them and didn't have to worry about the consquences?
I don't wonder why the rest of the world think American are soft.
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Post by barbieq25 on Apr 5, 2011 21:59:44 GMT
BP, I know what you mean. My hubby hates his job & it is making him very depressed. He's lost interest in most things. My working day has its ups & downs but mostly it is all good or at least the good bits overshadow the yukky bits. He rarely talks about his day & I feel bad when he asks me how my day was.
Lance, in one of my jobs I am used as the Team Leader because I am the one who actually does the administration side of things & gets it right. My manager's sarcastic sense of humour leaves me with my eyebrows somewhere in my hairline. There are days where I spend 90% of my time troubleshooting & I get very little teaching done. I don't believe in students working from little sheets of paper. I want them to think for themselves, understand & apply the learning, not complete x amount of sheets.
Some days, one of the other team leader (from another program) & I feel like we're being pecked to death by a thousand ducks.
I understand wanting to curl up on the couch & the hiding in a cubicle. I really do.
The last time I told a boss what I thought of him was over 20 years ago. I expected to get fired for it. Instead he asked me why I though he was a *rick. Good discussion ensued & we both changed our attitude.
Love to say that to my current manager but I'd get fired for sure. I am already in trouble for pointing out errors (serious errors) in an assessment task. He later tells me that the writer was his partner. The task was rejected by the auditors & has to be modified, as I found out last week. We all make mistakes but being nasty to me because I found it, is unprofessional & unhelpful. Yeah, it did feel good to know that the task was rejected. I know I am looked down on as a dumb-ass teacher by management but enough of us know the wealth of knowledge & experience we share (just not with management because they don't deserve it.)
Phew what a long rant/response. Chins up...don't let the turkeys drag you down.
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Post by lancemcknight on Apr 6, 2011 0:12:51 GMT
Well, the afternoon got a bit better. The miss-know-it-all got a taste of her own medicine when I showed her why she was having trouble using a scale to count screws rather than manually count them. Felt good to put her back in her place.
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Post by blackpenny on Apr 6, 2011 0:53:02 GMT
Lance, I have a low tolerance for stupidity, and it doesn't help to point it out because people are mostly too stupid to understand that they're being stupid. Way to go for putting miss-know-it-all in her place!
Hubby is feeling better now. He was upset before because he was hoping one of the guys he works with would get the manager position, but he didn't. And it's the not knowing that's bothering him. He's having his ups and downs over it, and so am I.
Changing the subject, has anyone else had problems with the main forum? Earlier I was getting a message about a new server, and now the main page comes up but if I click any of the sub-forums I get a fatal error. There are also things missing on the main page. I can log in, but I can't see the link to log out.
Edit: I saw vtdad had the same problem, and Sarkut posted that the main forum is moving to a new server.
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Post by Possum on Apr 6, 2011 1:35:03 GMT
"feel like we're being pecked to death by a thousand ducks" They have such dull rounded bills, that's gotta hurt! Don't worry, it will take them a long time, maybe you can outrun their funny little waddle. "don't let the turkeys drag you down." You seem to have some seriously violent birds down there ! First off, I'm sorry that you are all having a bad stretch right now. Hang in there, things will get better. There is always a silver lining, you just have to seek it out. We all have our ups and downs. We all have people or parts of our jobs that we don't like. Sometimes you get that silver lining by seeing that big a**hole you can't stand get his/her just deserts when their bad attitude/incompetence/dishonesty/insert that person's bad behavior here/ comes home to roost and lays a big rotten egg right on their head. Just be the people who I know you to be, keep your head held high, do your very best at your job, and laugh your a** off when the big goofus falls flat on their face. You will outshine them all to the people who really matter, your friends, who will love you no matter what. Welshie, good luck on the surgery. Tell the doctor you have a friend in America who has rabies and a bad case of needing to bite somebody. I don't want to have to fly all that way to bite some doctor I don't even know. There are plenty of them around here for me to take a bite out of. I like your idea of making furniture out of tree parts. If you can grow some bamboo over there, that would be even better. There are people here who make furniture out of willow. They steam it and bend it into interesting shapes and tack it together until it dries. Beautiful stuff. Google Search - Willow FurnitureHere is something else, check this out. Axemen Link The ones I find most interesting are the ones who dive for the old logs in the rivers. Logs that are a hundred years old and they sell it to people who make furniture and musical instruments out of them. Lastly, I think you could sell some of your artwork. Book covers, album covers, music group's websites, there are so many things that you could illustrate. Your artwork is better than a lot of the artwork I've seen on album covers and book covers I've seen in the past few years. You could be the new Roger Dean. Don't laugh, I thing your artwork is that good. You just need to find out how to market it. Heck you could even double your work and make wood picture frames and have some of your best pieces framed and sell them in your furniture shop or at art fairs. We have Farmers markets here where people sell not only produce they grow, but craft works they make. Some people make a living at it. You know, a little bit of this and a little bit of that and the next thing you know, it all adds up to real money. Whatever you do, I know you'll be great at it. Good luck ! See you all in the funny papers !
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Post by blackpenny on Apr 16, 2011 2:25:51 GMT
Can you believe this? We had a big snowfall a couple of days ago, and we're supposed to get more! It's not unusual to get snow here in April, but it would be nice if all the snow from winter had melted. I gotta say, I'm tired of it.
Hubby is feeling better about work. He met the new owner, and he seems to be okay, he's not planning any major changes, just wants everything to keep running smoothly.
Has anyone heard from Welshy?
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Post by barbieq25 on Apr 16, 2011 8:32:11 GMT
That is good to hear, BP.
I haven't heard a thing but keep hoping all is well with him or at least as good as can be expected.
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Post by TheBad1 on Apr 16, 2011 20:04:03 GMT
I'm back ... no pun intended !!! Everything seems to have gone OK apart from not sorting out my bladder as they hoped it might (funny things nerves and nerve endings) so I'll face that bridge when I have to pee from it ... I can't say I'm too keen on a back brace for the next couple of months, but I guess it'll be worth it. Even in the sweltering sun. Tramadol is managing the pain pretty well (for some reason they wouldn't let me bring a few vials of the morphine home ;D ) I hope to catch up in all the galleries and threads over the next few days and hope you're all OK
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