3D Artists Reporting Back

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I hope you get great jobs there Froo and Nellja.

I found an unusual bump on my shoulder at the top of the deltoid muscle. It could just be a large mosquito bite but there has been no itching or any other discomfort. It doesn't feel like a bug bite, blister, or other common bumps. Hopefully it is trivial.

Critters and Zenias. I have a lot of Zenias blooming.

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Nice one on the job Jason!

Hope you get it, had a look at the studio. They seem to be doing a lot of fun work.

[froo]

Thanks Finis and Draise!
We had the wrap party for the project yesterday, though it is still under wraps.
We also met some production company executives who are in the same building - just a few miles from our house.
They remembered Nellja since she submitted a voice over audition for a project they were booking awhile back, so that's a very good thing - that they remembered her primarily by her voice. Well the uniqueness of her name also helps.
Animation is still on my radar; I've been studying acting on camera (and actually working in front of the camera) for a couple years now, so I can incorporate that training into believable characters.
Currently we're working on the yard. I ripped out the dead front hedge - geez what a freakin job that was. The whole front yard was classic style xeriscaping: mostly rock, with a tiny bit of vegetation. Once the hedge was removed, the yard Really looked bad. So all the rock was scraped up, sprinklers and sod are going in, so the yard looks like all the other houses up for sale in the area. We don't plan to sell soon but it's best to be prepared. And, the rock yard sucks anyway.
The front portion of the yard has about 12 inches of dirt that has to be scaled down since apparently since 1963 people kept building on top of what was there before, so now we have these leviathan roots and who knows what else (Jimmy Hoffa?). It is much taller than the rest of the yard; like a big hump. Anyway. Once this is done, WE are done with modernizing this house. Geez. Maybe some paint but that's it man. GAME OVER. We'll be able to plant some nice hardy (drought resistant) plants and flowers around the area.

[Dragneye]

Ahhh... and as the seasons close for the year ... headaches behind us and a beautiful clear night sky above ... we smile, Nellja and I...
"Been a good year..."



Enjoy the new digs you two

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9/11/01 Let's roll.

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November 11, 2015 Veteran's Day

Thank you vets.

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Wonderful, my truck probably has an electrical problem. One morning a couple of days ago some small lights, not the headlights, were on. The switch was off but jiggling it turned off the lights. This morning nothing but a faint click. Battery seemed dead. 15 minutes later power but not enough to start. I can't find the battery charger someone gave me*. Hopefully it will start. The mechanics place is 2.5 blocks away but I'd rather drive than push.

*I'm really tired of "someone gave me". Independence not dependence. Other than severe disability everyone should "pull his own weight". I have to get busy and improve my financial situation.

Edit: Yeah, pushed it.

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Police car in front of my house this morning. The officer went to my neighbor's yard. There was a large purse, and, best I could see, a stiff belt with pouches or containers in the yard near the street. Odd enough but the belt looked like police belts. She examined the items, talked on the radio, took them to the patrol car and left.

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Drugs?

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I decided to buy the Spybot (privacy, anti snooping, anti tracking) program's upgrade from the free version. So far it is impossible to buy it online. Spybot itself interferes with the approximately 100 million companies in the payment process, the various systems crash or time out in picoseconds, cookies have to be activated. Get this: this privacy oriented company expects me to give part of my socialist security number to use Mastercard's extra security features ... required ... so far I have no way to skip that and proceed with a normal online purchase.

Edit: ... and I didn't disconnect the truck battery last night so it won't start (charger on it now) and I found a gasoline leak.

Edit: Their customer support form's captcha doesn't work in Firefox even with all scripts and cookies enabled. I had to use unprotected MS IE to use the form. Also, the Spybot website uses a script from google. The ultimate privacy violator used on a privacy oriented company website? OK, maybe facebook is the ultimate.

Edit: Mechanic is closed for New Years and not open on weekends. The gas doesn't leak when it is not running and it looks like a cracked rubber tube. That can wait but I want a mechanic to look at it due to fire hazard.