I had a shitty week

[genlisae]

To sum up: Oven packed it in right when it was needed most, my daughters' cat died early Christmas morning, Insensitive family members have been a pain (re the cat, apparently grieving "spoils the holiday"), my computer has decided to revolt yet again by "loosing" some rather important windows files and functions (and the laptop has not had the very toast HD fixed yet ... I might just get a new laptop) requiring a reformat which is turning into an OS upgrade because at this point I might as well, and a bunch of other stuff I won't bore you with, BUT

Which in no way makes any of the above any less painful, but it is still a good thing.

And since I have my shiny new tool, I have a couple shiny new links for you as well!  genlisae_art where I have set myself the goal of one drawing/painting a day (as shoulders permit). It is mirrored at genlisae_art for those who don't use dreamwidth at all. Go have a look! Make suggestions, give me ideas for subjects since it seems working out the what to draw/paint is almost more work than actually drawing/painting!

Comments

[remisims.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear about your cat. :( I hope your daughter is coping okay. Why do bad thing always seem to happen in big clumps at the most inopportune times. *sends hugs*

(I can commiserate on the oven, we only just recently got ours fixed after months of having to barbecue everything.)

But, yay for tablets. I have an el cheapo ALDI brand one that I like to play around with. I can't draw for crap, but it's fun. :) Definitely following your art journal.

Hope things start looking up in the new year!

[genlisae.livejournal.com]

The kiddo is doing okay (and seems to have stopped habitually looking for the cat in her favourite sleeping spot ... I didn't realize how often she did that :( )

You know what really sucks? The oven that quit was the replacement for the one that quit earlier in the year and took a month or so to replace! BBQing everything just sucks!

(resists urge to get on soapbox and tell you ANYONE can learn to draw, talent is a myth ... :P ) The tablet is fun! And has made so many thing so much more accessible for me! Web browsing doesn't hurt anymore!

[bolob.livejournal.com]

D: Oh no! I'm sorry for that, and shame on your family members! D< A water balloon at all of them I say!

Ooh tablet? :D Nice. I'm scared of those things though >> <<;;;

Good luck in getting the stuff with your computer fixed and whatnot. I swear this year seems to have been the run of computer breakdowns and stuff for about 1/4th of you on my f-list! D:

[genlisae.livejournal.com]

They are .. jerks (polite word, the one I want to use might be illegal).

Why scared of tablets? You have grabbed my curiosity now ....

[bolob.livejournal.com]

Like I'd tell? ^^ Say it!

LOL I'm scared I'd forget where it is and sit on it or drop the blasted thing >_<;;;;

[genlisae.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, dropping. I have managed to avoid that so far (please, please, please, Karma Fairy, let me keep it that way!)

As for loosing, I think I have it covered. Pen goes in pen holder on my desk (which is an empty one of these (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GYOOC8oCL.jpg) when I am using it. As soon as I am finished it goes in the little pen holder on the tablet and then the whole tablet goes into a plastic grocery bag I have hanging from the wall beside my desk. *nod*

Oh yeah! I am all about "elegant" storage solutions :P

[bolob.livejournal.com]

^_^ *pats*

*chuckles* So I see. You guys doing anything special for New Years or just relaxing around the house? Some of us are in chat right now just hanging out.

[genlisae.livejournal.com]

Does fighting off a headache and watching mathew attempt to cook while getting pecked at by birds count as special?

[bolob.livejournal.com]

Aww you poor thing. Feel better <3

*LOL* Oh dear XD

[abovepoetics.livejournal.com]

Yay tablet!!! Also, sorry to hear about your cat and your family. I never got a long with people who felt animals weren't part of your family.