Thursday, April 30, 2015

Update 04/30/2015

OMG, so I had a post over the weekend, but I saved it instead of posting it...doh.  So adding to what I already wrote.  My apologies...I really did have an update on 04/24  :/

We've reached the end of April...cannot believe the year is already 1/3 over!

Things at work have really heated up...which if you remember where I was last year (unemployed), it's a good thing.  Unfortunately it means busting my butt 8-10 hours a day leaves me wiped out by the time I get home, so I do little but make dinner, watch a little television, and catch up on posts and email.  By then it's time for bed...rinse and repeat x 4.

Writing has slowed.  I am still working on Lifeguard Gets Wet...as I stated earlier, it is a commissioned piece, so that means some extra cash, so want to get it done!  I've fleshed out the story a bit more here and there, and slowly progressing forward.  As I've stated before, it's a little different writing when you know somebody may SEE the story as a comic/storyboard, so have to consider that angle as well, which makes writing sometimes difficult.  What I would describe in two or three paragraphs can be shown on a single image...and in some cases what I describe in only one or three paragraphs needs to be illustrated in even more images.  Very interesting to be honest.

My son still plans on moving up with me end of May, so that's been on my mind.  Although both of my kids have been up for summers and holidays, this will be an experience.  I've lived alone since my ex and I separated almost 12 years ago, and although we've all remained close, I've been solo'ing it so long, just having somebody else living with me will be different.  Add to that it's my son and I will be taking care of him--even if he's 18--and it puts a little more stress in my mind.  But I'm also looking forward to it, so it's a give and take.

Sorry it's such a short post...it would have been two if I had remembered posting last week and not just saving it as a draft, LOL. 

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Update 04/15/2015

Happy Tax Day to all US people, LOL!  Thankfully I submitted my taxes back in FEBRUARY because I needed the refund desparately....so for the first time in over 30 years, I didn't wait until the last minute, hehehe.  I don't think I've ever submitted my taxes earlier than maybe a day or two before they were due...even when it was only snail mail.  Now with electronic filing, it's a lot easier.

Not much to update on the hobby side of things.  Had family visiting over Easter, and then caught a bad cold which led to a bad sinus infection and even two weeks later I'm feeling stuffy.  My sinuses do not drain normally, so even colds can sometimes lead to a lot worse.  There was one time I was out of work for two months and almost hospitalized because it got so bad...they actually wanted to drill a hole in the roof of my mouth so my sinuses could drain...yuck.  I opted for the less invasive treatment of hanging upside down over the tub and shooting warm saline into my nose.  Which triggered a gag reflex and had me retching as gunk drained out of my nose.  Not fun, but I'm no fan of surgery, hehehe.

But enough grossness, LOL.  Although I've been continuously updating my outline for Lifeguard Gets Wet, sadly the last couple weeks have not moved as forward as I would have liked with the storyline.  I've added bits and pieces here and there, but nothing that I would call substantial.  This weekend is earmarked for that so I am hoping to get at least a couple more days of Penny's training completed.  Things are going to ramp up considerably for her...as I mentioned, writing for a storyboard is a lot different than usual, so I have to think in more "porn movie" style than simply my own writing style, LOL.  Having a girl tease is easy with words, but trying to do it in a comic/storyboard is much more difficult...and things need to progress fast or readers feel slighted.  So this weekend is Writing Weekend!

Another thing that has preoccupied my thoughts is my son--who graduates this year--has decided to take a year off and NOT go to college (something I was actually expecting, because he has been pretty lackadaisical in looking for a school these past few months).  But even more surprising, he has announced he wants to move up with me!  Although I have had him and my daughter up for summers, holidays, and whatnot, it's never been more than a few months.  At 18 years old he has decided he has had enough of his mother (something I found out years ago, LOL) and wants to wipe the slate clean in his life and move up with dad.  To put it bluntly, I'm terrified, LOL.  It will be interesting having lived alone for more than 10 years to have a "room mate" even if that is my son.  He is eighteen and legally an adult, but I have had to remind him he is also my son, and will be under my roof.

So needless to say, between illnesses, catching up my missed hours at work and coming home too late and tired to do anything but eat, watch tv, and go to bed, and these other real life issues, both my writing and graphics have taken a hit.  But again, this weekend is looking promising as a "chill out" weekend and short of getting sick again (crosses self and prays), I am going to focus on both hobbies and hopefully catch up for some lost time!

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Update 04/05/15

Well shit, yet another two weeks have gone by and I apologize for taking so long for an update!  Thankfully, the anonymous message bugged me, LMAO  ;)

Not much happened this week.  I had family visiting so pretty much nothing got done for the past week.  Also I was sick most of this week (and gave the bad cold to my son, LOL) so we were both not in any shape or form to do much for a couple days.  Family flies out today, so this next week I'll get back into the swing of things.

The week before that I worked on Lifeguard quite a bit in terms of the storyline and plot.  I had to fill in some cracks (no pun intended, LOL) on her, so added a bit more to make what is coming up a bit more "believable."  There is definitely a difference between writing a standalone story and writing a story that will be made for a storyboard.  The sex has to happen a bit faster, otherwise there really isn't much interesting to show in an image, so things have to happen at a much faster pace.  Not really good or bad, just different.

Sorry there hasn't been much activity on this site lately, will try to do better, but usually I post when there's something to post, and as I said, this past week I've been a bit preoccupied with family visiting and being sick...

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Weekend Update....03/22/2015

Well crap, thank you to whomever the anonymous messages were nudging me for an update...apparently I forgot to update last week!  My apologies!

Things have been moving forward on Lifeguard Gets Wet...I've been working on her training week in the hopes to get it finished by end of April so the Mystery Artist (that's what I'm calling them from now on until they reveal themselves, LOL) can get the storyboard going.

So far I'm about 50% through the chapter...but already have 2 more chapters thought out about...so if this picks up, expect to see more.  I still plan on getting Lapdancing, Extenuating Circumstances, and Annie (yes, you read that right) out over the summer, but again, since the Lifeguard story is going to be a paid venture, that gets the priority right now.

Other than that, have been working on my 3D Graphics quite a bit...and thing things are slowly improving.  At this point it's more practice, practice, and practice and learning from my mistakes through both my eye and others...so for those who follow my FB account, feel free to criticize anything you see!  :p

Last week was a bit off my game with a cold, but this week has been relatively quiet.  Have family coming up next weekend, so not sure how much I'll get done, but we'll see....

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Weekend update...03/07/2015

First, saw something that is SO TRUE I had to post it, LOL:





So true, it's almost silly, hehehe.

Although I've been a bit slow posting the teasers and such, I HAVE been writing here and there when I have the chance.  As I've mentioned, the focus right now is on my Lifeguard Gets Wet story...as that is actually going to bring in money ;)  

Things have been somewhat conducive towards that goal...we've had two snow days this week allowing me to stay home and write, and now almost 40-45% completed with this chapter.  I state this chapter as I've decided to expand upon it a bit more depending on readers' feedback and comments, as well as once the illustrated storyboard is posted, how viewers receive that work as well.  Originally the story was going to cover her lifeguard training, and then I was vaguely thinking of a second chapter a year or two later when she is in college...doing something else besides the lifeguard angle.  But this story is slowly being fleshed out and there can be so much more offered by going into her full summer, that it may become a two part story just on her as a lifeguard...then introducing her to other scenarios.

I have received the initial images of the artist's representation of Penny and I could only stare with my mouth open like a fool.  They were fricking AWESOME.  This is the first time somebody's tried to capture an image of one of my girls in an image, and I was simply stunned at how close to her the artist came to my description, and more so, what my very own mental picture was.  We hope to eventually give you all a teaser, but I personally want to commend the artist on their skill!  I do not think people will be disappointed!

This weekend's plan is more writing.  I have several errands to do Saturday so I don't expect to get much writing done, so I'm hoping Sunday will be event-free, but once again, just because things are quiet on my end does not mean I'm not working.  And I've been dabbling a bit with the other stories when I need a break from Penny, so hopefully once this is done, there won't be much time between it and a couple more releases!

Sunday, March 1, 2015

2015 Teaser 11 - What's in a Name

Last of this year's teasers so far!

First, I'd like to say this has been a CRAPTASTIC weekend.  It all started Friday when I got home from work and had a couple calls from my bank...not a good sign.  Apparently somebody hacked my credit card and proceeded to make over $5000 in charges.  The bank blocked most of them, but $900 of charges still got through before then.  I spent almost an hour on the phone with the bank as she read through the list of charges...until I finally told her, "Look, I work from 6am to 6pm...anything during that time is NOT me."  To which she replied, "Oh, then that covers the other 22 charges..."

Sigh...so filled out the paperwork to get my $900 back and am getting a new card.

The problem is I only use that card for my 3D content...so it narrows the list down considerably...to only 3 content stores.  None of them admit they have any problems, but I know it's one of them...so have started using PayPal instead to buy my 3D content.

Then Friday night I lose Internet connectivity.  Apparently my domain controller which controls my logons, the security of my NAS, my internet connectivity, etc. died.  So spent all day Saturday dealing with that...replaced the power supply, no go.  So took it in to the Geek Squad for a diagnostic...will find out tomorrow.  Have a feeling it's one of the hard drives, but I did  not have any spare parts to swap things around to test...so we'll see.

The problem, as I stated, was that machine controlled EVERYTHING.  So it took me about 10 minutes to get my internet connectivity back, then it took an hour or so to get access to my NAS.  Then it took me a couple hours to get my VOIP working without everything trying to authenticate to the dead server.  Needless to say, by the time everything was somewhat back to normalcy (about 6pm) all I wanted to do was watch TV, hehehe.

In other words, didn't get much done this weekend...particularly what I WANTED to do.  Did work on Lifeguard a bit more today, as well as kicking out another render, but it's been somewhat of a lazy day.

So on to the teaser!

This one probably isn't too interesting, as it's right in the beginning.  The story's premise is a wife who used to be a beauty queen being obsessed with titles.  She's been out of the scene for a while and discovers there's a bar holding various contests...and she misses the beauty pageant so much, she considers entering...