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 Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:50 am
Hi, everybody!
I know we've all been sucking at being active so here's a thread for all of us to pop into real quick and let each other know why we're not active, how we are doing, what's going on in the real world, etc. etc.
Because even though I know it's been FOREVER I still give a crap about you guys and your lives.
You should feel special, bitches. <3.
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:51 am
Well. My mother almost died in October because she had an Aortic Asection. What does that mean? Well, your aorta has three walls and one of her's tore off and was flapping around and it tore near the valve which makes it an asection not a desection. Asections are about 100 times worse.
98% of people die because of it within the first 48hours. She didn't even get her's fixed until the fourth day of her having it because of her blood thinners. Blood thinners + surgery = bleed out and die.
She was the second person to get an experimental surgery to fix it and the second person to live after getting this procedure.
She now has a total of seven stents including her aortic stent from the surgery and an internal defibrillator & pacemaker.
She's now doing quite awesomely.
I found out that I have hyperthyroidism and am taking medication for it. I'm glad I went and got my blood tested because otherwise when I went to try and have babies I would've ran into MAJOR issues. Not to mention all of the other horrid things it does like make you a super b***h, gives you the shakes, and causes insomnia among many other things.
I am now halfway on my way to being an actual human being.
I am currently working on getting transferred to my third college. I'm still waiting for them to get my transcripts to see if I'm actually accepted or not. It is KILLING me not to know. I will officially be a fashion design student like I always should have been.
I turned twenty-one August 5th and my brother got me completely shwasted.
My old friends have all decided to reconnect with me this summer. It's kind of nice while kind of a pain in my arse. They're sucking all my time away.
That's it for now; August 14th 2012.
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:21 pm
I've almost given up on Gaia.
Mainly because the big thign for me is now Second life, which eats up all of my time, it seems. I have a very busy group of friends there, Shenanigans abound, And I'm even starting up art commissions there. My art has improved a little since the last time I did anythign here.
Homestuck, Stargate, Legend of Zelda, I'm involved in a great assortment of thigns in SL.
I'm wondering, if I shoudl take a break from SL and try to reconnect with the Gaians. I was once a gaian to the core, but now, I'm mostly hamsteaks. ((Homestuck reference))
Also I'm considering designing a "flesh" body for myself.. I'm still a mecha lover, Still an Aekean, so, I dunno.
Posting this on September 9, 2012, At 10:19 PM
I really miss you guys, honestly.
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:16 pm
Real life has been insane for me. I changed jobs back in April and it's been a continuous struggle since then to pay the rent and not wind up on the street because I can't get any decent hours at either of my jobs. And I hear a lot of "there's nothing we can do", either because of payroll or seniority issues. I'm currently looking for a third job, or a full-time job to replace something, because this is bullshit.
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:52 pm
I don't really have a good reason why I'm inactive here.
For awhile it college, but I graduated back in June.
So now it's just the fact that I forget that guilds exist sometimes since we don't get updated about active threads in the guilds or anything. I mean there are guild announcements, but it would be nice if Guilds were more integrated or something..
Also I'm just more active on Tumblr in general ._.
But hey! at least we won the Olympics this year, that was nice.
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:38 am
Yes that was pretty cool actually. Shame I wasn't here to give a hand. Again, im hoping to get more active with gaia in general.
Its just hard, considering I'm more or less living on Second life. Eheh...
Considering I work RL at a church, I have alot of free time on my hands now-a-days.
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:14 am
So... Over the course of time since I posted in here...
I've gotten engaged. Huzzah!
My mother was homeless, and now she's not. Huzzahish!
I've started writing a book, which even my nemesis X seems to like. ******** YEAH emotion_dowant
Those are the big things that have been going on in my life...
Also I moved across town.
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:41 pm
 I am a world before I am a man.
I was a creature before I could stand.
I wonder if this tektekthing still works..
*edit* YUP STILL WORKS
I will remember before I forget.
BEFORE I FORGET THAT!
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 1:40 pm
Oh look, My idiot self seems still intent on being a thing.
Hi.
Catch up, I've been working at this church for close to... I wanna say 2 or 3 years, probably longer, but I can't keep track of time to save my life as of late. However, The Personnel Committee have decided to finally put me under review. Meaning I'm no longer just putting in hundreds of hours in community service. I'm actually gonna be getting pay real soon.
Also, I've managed to get the puppet ministry int eh church up and running full speed, and am single-handedly keeping this ship ((teehee it's currently a pirate themed church for the kids)) up and running.
Sadly, I can safely say my arting skills have deteriorated horrendously. I'm back to sketching shoddy bits and bobs. I can't even art on the tablet anymore. bleh.
Is anyone alive?
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 6:19 pm
Hi. I still get on Gaia to Tektek.
That's about it since all of my peoples have basically left and I find very few noobs worth talking to.
But I still love this guild. It's definitely the best part of my Gaia experience.
So when someone posts in this thread I always read it.
I told you I still give a crap. lol.
Here's the long-winded (sorry) update for me;
I got so stressed and burnt-out I dropped out of college.
But I suppose that's to be expected when you go to 3 colleges and have 4 majors in five years.
I finally went to school for Fashion Design and it pissed me off and broke me forever.
Seriously between the Fashion Tech course, the Fashion Drawing course, and the required base fashion course I officially never want to design clothes with intent to create and sell again.
Which makes me sad since that was the only thing I really wanted to go to college for and it only took a semester to ruin it.
-The required Fashion Tech class was pointless because the teachers even said most designers don't, won't, or can't afford/use the tech, and I am just NOT a computer artist anyway. X3.
-The Fashion Drawing course pissed me off because we were required to draw 10 heads tall figures. Humans are only 8 heads tall. I'd rather have a figure whose head was too big, but whose body was real and genuinely proportionate.
I'm used to drawing real women's bodies, like ones with curves and weight, and I got in trouble for it. I can't tell you how many times my teacher walked by and said, "She needs to drop about two cup sizes" or "She's kind of thick. Make her skinnier." or "Her hips are too wide".
I also got read for making round, touchable-looking asses. I thought they looked proportionate and nice. But during a critique my classmates informed me I was giving them Beyonce butts to which I replied, "Well, sorry. I'm an a** girl. I guess I just can't make a flat, tiny a** and think it looks good." Everyone laughed, including my teacher, and my asses were then forgiven. XD.
But all I could think during class is "Why are we drawing these? These aren't real people. This is why designs NEVER look right. Your base is supposed to be an anorexic space alien. NOBODY LOOKS LIKE THAT. I WANT TO MAKE CLOTHES FOR REAL PEOPLE! I want to draw REAL bodies.GRAAAAAAGH!!!"
-Then the final nail in the coffin was a video my fashion basics course which I didn't even need to take because I literally only learned one thing; Why I could never be a fashion designer.
We were forced to watch stupid-boring fashion videos from youtube during the lectures. Most were about like fashion houses, or fashion forecasts, or new and old fashion techs. But this one video she showed us just PISSED ME OFF. It was about a young couple who had an online clothing business where everything they designed and sold was 100% American made. They were going through the process of creating and selling one of their items; a pink polo shirt with abalone buttons that (like all their other items) was delivered inside a tote bag with a rather large embroidered rainbow parrot (logo) on one side of it. Completely 100% American. Fabrics, work, delivery, EVERYTHING and it only costs a total of $32 dollars to make total. When I saw that my brain went, "Okay so you sell it for between $50 and $70, right?" NOPE. Try $300. Apparently the norm is to sell things for a 300% profit. They were being nice and only doing 100-ish.
... ... ...
Yeah. No.
I can't do that and I certainly can't work for someone who does that.
Retail is just out for me forever.
So now a year later I still don't know what to do with my life.
I've been applying for jobs, but no one will hire me because I've never had a job.
Now I'm considering going back to school or keep job hunting while I go to cosmetology school.
Yes. Cosmetology school because least then I can still make people look pretty dead or alive.
Turns out all you need is a cosmetology degree to put make up on dead people. I'd actually probably enjoy doing that.
Not to mention I'm sick of going to funerals and seeing old ladies and dudes done up like whores. It's awful. I'd be quite happy remedying that.
Also doing make up and hair is kinda sorta like doing paintings and sculptures you actually get paid for every time. lol.
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 4:27 pm
Monk65
I WANT TO MAKE CLOTHES FOR REAL PEOPLE! I want to draw REAL bodies.
* Hugs * May you get to do that.
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 4:30 pm
I practically log into Gaia daily, but almost only to keep up a conversation with someone in another guild, that is inactive except for that conversation.
I'm normally on Furcadia nowadays instead.
And no, WE DO NOT SUCK!
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:03 pm
Perhaps a new event is in order? Actually, Iv'e been getting into a thing lately on Devantart. Nuzlocking. If you don't know what it is, http://www.nuzlocke.com/challenge.phpIt's really fun, really awesome, AND REALLY ******** HARD ON YOUR FEELS. SO far I've managed to have my heart destroyed 4 times. Four of my precious babies I worked hard to raised, destroyed. Thankfully, revenge was nigh so the murderers got their just deserts. At the moment, I'm making up a sob story of my nuzlocking adventure on Deviantart, but I'll probably use this as an excuse after I'm done to make a comic. In other words, Re-up my arting abilities. WHat do you guys think?
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 7:51 pm
So I'm building Gundam models now to help me deal with the fact that my mother has a terminal lung disease and the fact that I can't openly vent about it because she's keeping it secret for the time being.
My book's on hold because of the fact that I can't tap into that part of my brain right now without having a full on breakdown...
I've also gotten married and moved since the last time I posted.
I'm also working four jobs.
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:09 pm
Old Man Vee So I'm building Gundam models now to help me deal with the fact that my mother has a terminal lung disease and the fact that I can't openly vent about it because she's keeping it secret for the time being. My book's on hold because of the fact that I can't tap into that part of my brain right now without having a full on breakdown... I've also gotten married and moved since the last time I posted. I'm also working four jobs. Four jobs. Jesus. I'd fall apart form just more than one task at a time. Thankfully, working at a church has it's benefits. especially when it's laid back, and the two bosses are totally willing to work with you at your pace. ATM I'm actually trying to pick up my pace. The Committee has gotten off their butts and are now ready to reach a verdict. They just want me to pick up the little bit of slack I have, and they'll be happy. Other thank that, i'm pretty stagnant. And I'll be so until I get a new computer. At which point, no one on earth will ever see me again. Why? Because SKYRIM BECKONS. I should... probably update my avatar to reflect this. ... maybe. Thinking about it, I haven't done much lately. I think it's about time actually try getting back into Gaia. I'll need to brush up on lore, but For the most part, Nothing is distracting me, ultimately. Motivation is for once in my life strong. Is this.... Passion????
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