Where is everybody today?

Ok are ya all hidin or what?

I'm here man.... work is blowing ass....

Tim is now gone for good and tassja is filing for the big d!!!...Sometimes ya just gotta get rid of the dead weight ya know Jason?

when did that go down?

Good thing he doesn't read this forum, apparently. TCE

I don't think he would care if he did Tim....Its my daughters husband and I love him just like my own but dammit that fucking game got him and we can't get him lose!!...He couldn't even do his job anymore and it was a pretty cushy job at that! Well I ain't givin up on him either...just ain't my nature!

I don't think he would care if he did Tim....Its my daughters husband and I love him just like my own but dammit that fucking game got him and we can't get him lose!!...He couldn't even do his job anymore and it was a pretty cushy job at that! Well I ain't givin up on him either...just ain't my nature!

Sorry to hear that man....................................According to your daughter, are there issues between them that have arisen from his addiction, or did the addiction begin after the problems? I made a comment on another thread about how people sometimes use these things as a vehicle to put distance between them and their problems, never suspecting that it can become its' own problem. Especially something like this, that was created to become addictive. TCE

I'm around guys... Today I had a Scottish festival.... my little daughters ar both dancers... took their first medals today!!!!!!!!! Both got one! Their birthday party is tomorrow, so I might be a little awol till monday... I'll try and check in... sorry dudes, just a really busy weekend...

That is sooo cool Al!!! You make sure and tell em that Unca TAz is VERY proud of them!!!!!

Tim...There were some inherent problems before the gaming but what marraige doesn't have a few bumps....but when you play a damn GAME for 80 -90 hours a week there is just no time left for anything else...plus his first marraige ended for the same reason...couldn't pry himself away from a damn video game! But I haven't given up on him...I love him as a son and I am gonna be his friend in spite of all the bullshit.He has a good heart and is a gentle soul...he is worth some work!!! Tassja feels the same way..she is a female version of me!!..We will not allow this to escalate into a vitriol spewing death divorce...we all want him to be happy and will be there for him always. Like tonight after Tassja told himthat she had no choice but to file for divorce if things continued he promised that he would give it up or at least moderate his habit...as soon as she left for work he got on the game and has now been on it for hours while yours truly is taking care of the little guy....DAMMITTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am too old to deal with this crap!!!...HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

been on the damned computer all day trying to figure out a DNS problem in my network router...the only side benefit is I can check the forums every once in a while for a break...I'll be happy when this is solved and I can get back to drawing and making jewelry! This is killing me!

That is absolutely awesome! Hope that they have a great birthday party. I hope you have fun too. You deserve it after the shitty week(s) that you've had lately. theval

Hey BOU!...If I send you a sketch for a ring I want to have made can you do it and give me an estimate?

absolutely.

absolutely.

I will sketch it out and e-mail it this week!

Let me know the size too...size does matter...

Let me know the size too...size does matter...

Are you a custom jeweler Caribou? I've actually been looking for one, wedding bands and all... do you do that type of work? I'm interested.

I only did wedding bands once...I don't do wedding bands anymore...too stressful. Wedding bands have deadlines. I'm horrible with deadlines. Seriously. No wedding bands.

-perk- Ooohhh can we see some work of yours Caribou???? :) And Taz. NOW I get the WOW reference on the "So you wanna" thread. Thats bloody ridiculous. It's a great game but when it starts hurting people and you are neglecting your kid........ not good. Not good at all.

This is a link to a very small sample of my bread&butter commercial stuff...I can do most of anything but this pays the bills...all original designs. http://www.schefferville.net/caribone.htm I have a whole new line of polarbear jewelry coming this fall ...

That's polar bear 'themed' jewelry...not jewelry designed for use by polar bears... ;-)

I have seen Bos stuff and ots crazy neato spiffy!!!

Very nice!!!!! I took a class back in High school... which was neat :) Wish I had more time to really play with lost wax casting, I really liked how everything went together. Now though, I bead when I can, which isnt very often, sadly.

Lost wax casting is an art in it self!Very cool!

I'm here, and stewing in some nasty green tinged emotions at the moment that I am not entirely comfortable with. Other than that, things are moving along, but I'm bored as hell. Anyone else laying around listlessly?

I'm still here. :o) Why the nasty green tinged emotions?

I'm here just got back from Takin Virgil to Pirates of the Carribean Part 2!

Hi TAz! Was it a good movie?

It started good but it was little Virgils first time at the movies...he is only two!...And he just couldn't keep still so I let his mom and dad stay and watch the movie and Virg and I went out cruisin chicks at the mall! OH yeah...Virgil is my 1st grandkid...and m best buddy!

Anybody seen Daddy Rose or Saiyge or Jwerk tonight?

Saiyge was here about 20 minutes or so ago.... Haven't seen J or D.R. Showing him how to cruise for chicks, huh? Well, I guess he's gotta learn sometime. :o)

Kids are chick magnets...especially this one!!

I'm here, fading, but here. Catching the Miami Ink marathon and asking myself some really uncomfortable questions. Thats all. Tried reading the "Tight" thread and almost went blind. Sitting here generally feeling -y-u-c-k-y. Physically and mentally. Bleh.

Hey Saiyge... **HUGS!!** .....Sending you the carebear stare..... theval

Saiyge...watch your mail!!! Hope ya feel better dear!

Thanks guys. And believe you me, I am Taz! :) You know what it is? I've been stuck on this god damned project for too long and I'm completely farking blocked. It shouldnt feel so forced. It's making me angry..... and Ranty.

And gimme a call...its free on yer cell right?..I am here kiddo!

What kind of project are you stuck on? *still sending carebear stare vibes*

Okay, I's in now.....

fuck dude... took you long enough

I would hon, but I'm incoherently exhausted at the moment and am staying up like an idiot, so I can stew :) It's past midnight now and I'd be waking people up. Just a sketch. Can't seem to find it's voice.... if that makes any sense. And I should be able to. I think part of my problem here is that I'm exposed to such great artists here.... and I'm feeling very out of my league.... and generally frustrated that I can't throw down graphite and complete something as fast as lots of people can. I'm sort of feeling like... if you cant be phenomenal, why bother being passable? The last thing the world needs is another mediocre artist, regardless of what mediums they use. See? Green and bleh. Think I should shut up and go to bed ;/

Got what in where?...I'm nosy!

Hey kids, the old guy's still up and here. Saiyge, don't beat yourself up over this, chill, maybe even take a break as ya read, and consider this. How many of the artist you consider great artist came into this world that good? It takes a lot of work, practice, self critiqing (sp?) to get really good at art. I've been drawing for over 50 years and I see some of these artist put out stuff that impresses the shit out of me (and that ain't easy) but I don't give up or beat myself up, I really look at their work, analyse the shit out of it and see how I might improve my own. I tell people it ain't like good artist buy supplies that make 'em better, they use the same stuff we do, the rest is simply a LOT of practice, techiques and dedication to being as good as you can be. Some folks just have to work a little harder, take a little longer to create their master pieces that's all. Then there's a few who I wish their damn thumbs would fall off, but that's a different issue. What medium ya working with?...Doc

Got my Jimmy in....................Yo Taz.............What's up? Goddamn it's hot in my fucking house.............. I'm sweating like a gerbil in a gay bar!!!!!!!! TCE

Is this oneof OUR projects you are working on Saiyge?

Yup, what Doc said.. Seriously, you're not the only one that feels like that. I feel like that all the time. But you've gotta remember, it's the dedication and love in your heart that gets you through and makes you better at what you are doing. Also remember that we are our own worst critics. (can't remember if Doc said that already or not.. if so... oh well, I said it again .:o) I hate most everything that I come up with at first. Especially when I look at other work dealing with the same project. The feeling of 'why didn't or can't I think like that' won't ever go away, but you can get it to a nice quiet mumbling if you just believe in yourself. Turn it into a positive and push yourself that much more to be great. I don't know if any of what I just said made sense, but hopefully you get what I mean... :o) theval

Saiyge,yep and what theval said. I agree that most real artist are rarely if ever COMPLETELY pleased by their own finished work and are indeed their own worst critic- at least the truly good ones. Are you aware of the FACT that many of the greatest artist never think of themselves as great. Are you aware of the FACT that Norman Rockwell NEVER considered himself to be a "Artist" but only thought of himself as a 'competent illustrator'....Doc

I cannot believe I am not sleeping right now. This is not good. Taz, Yep, same frigging thing. Isnt that sad? It's been how many weeks now? Theval- That makes complete sense. The issue I'm having is that I'm doing something completely new. I cant wrap my head around it. :) Doc :) Thank you sweetie. I know what you mean, and that humility is something I look for and admire almost more than the talent itself. I remember actually getting to email back and forth a little with one of my art heroes once... and the guy was a bloody 'rockstar' about his work. It was such a turn off. I havent been able to feel the same about his work since then. As for my medium, I'm restricted to good old pencils right now. I have to rehone my talent there, and eventually, I'll pick up pointilism and work in inks again. I think one of my huge challenges has been that I cant seem to finish alot of those sketches that I start. I'll get going on something, and then lose my momentum. I think it's the whole Inked and Miami Ink that set me off on this issue last night. Hearing the buzz of the machine strikes something in my chest, it's like the pied piper for me. I cannot tell you how badly I miss just sitting in a shop, smelling that green soap, watching people work.... and out here, I dont feel comfortable just walking into a shop and sitting around with my sketch book and such. I guess I've lost that passive confidence that I had when I was 20. Maybe I've got too much reality going on right now, compared to back then. I think I'd feel better if I had more of my work sitting around to look at, I always gave my best stuff away, so the things I still have hanging around arent all that great, and they are -old- :)