The watercooler: a place to chat

[Shanny8]

It makes sense to pay some more and get a proper one

This...I wish I had $1000-2000 for a Herman Miller chair, but I'm not rich like that; my current chair I paid $220 in 2018- so I'm willing to pay more but I do have a limit.

Up this afternoon and trying to get mentally in the zone to finish off this Thanksgiving shopping quest; I gotta get pie crust, some disposable aluminum pans, AND some things to brine this turkey...debating on if I want to get something alcoholic to drink(I havent had any alcoholic beverages since early this year- not that I'm trying to quit, I just havent felt like drinking any until now).

[tiff524]

Love 80s New Wave. Just going to say it. Probably why I like Kpop now. It reminds me a lot of it. And very excited. I have a VIP Package/ticket next year to finally do a meet & greet with Culture Club/Boy George. Life dream.

[Shanny8]

Finishing up my last couple of Thanksgiving dishes & watching football...

[VibrantFox]

honestly celebrated half my thanksgiving so far just sleeping but honestly know i'mma need it to survive this upcoming weekend for now tho indulging in mac n cheese and drawing and thinking about putting up an art share or something on twit + bluesky

like it could just be holiday sentimentality getting to me or just the culmination of a lotta stuff ive been holding onto crashing down but just wanting to do something to express gratitude not just for things i have but people in general like despite it all and wanting others to know their presence is appreciated even if they're feeling alone or unworthy or whatever else

like ive got these two songs stuck in my head which is almost like the source of the vibes or just made the thoughts stronger but it's what i wanna convey just dunno how

[Shanny8]

Food was good...trying to let stuff digest so that I can eat a slice of cake and pie.

Gawd I really don't feel like going in to work tomorrow, but it's early- and only for 4 hours...

[VibrantFox]

dang i'm officially at that part where i gotta hold back a lil since i've got a long one tomorrow so i'm trying to keep myself occopied for mindless nommin with games and scrolling

[Shanny8]

I played a little bit on the Switch tonight...bout to get this slice of pie & cake and watch some anime for about an hour...

Ordered No Man's Sky for my Switch- it was under $40. I wanted to get Zelda Echoes or Fae Farm, but those two are still over $50(especially the weird case with Fae Farm as how the game is over 2 yrs old)

[Shanny8]

UPDATE: I ended up finding Zelda Echoes on sale, so...got it

Still not able to get Fae Farm yet.

Picked up a book from a fellow artist- Hello Sunshine...so that and No Man's Sky should arrive at the end of next week; I have to go pickup Zelda Echoes this evening.

[VibrantFox]

been doing my best to keep up with work all this weekend thankfully today is the last like 8 or 10hr shift (genuinely been losing track of the time passing when I'm here) but there's a big pop mart pop up in the area so I'm super tempted to buy a couple blind boxes

my only gripe is it doesn't look like they have the mini hirono figures i like but they have a few other series i am interested in so I'm thinking one or two as a lil holiday treat otherwise i may just get an eShop card or something (but i really really want one of those blind boxes )

[Shanny8]

So I got it wrong- the game I went to pick up was DK Country Returns(it was also on sale for $30); Zelda Echoes was supposed to have been delivered today, but got an email saying it wasn't happening...as long as it was $30, I can wait.

At this point with these 2 games AND No Man's Sky I can wait on Fae Farm a little longer...

A good Chunk of my Christmas(for me) list has been cleared- all I need to do is get some more controllers for my Switch(the current ones are jacked up and slightly drifting)

[Shanny8]

In other news, found out that if you have a square POS account, you can get a free card reader(not one of those ones that plug into your phone that swipes, but the GOOD one where you can insert a card into the reader OR you can tap the card on top of the reader OR if you use like visa pay on your phone it can read that as well)...ordered it.

I revived my Square account earlier this year coz I'm tired of Pay Pal shutting down their POS programs and readers in attempts to have people pay MORE money for a new reader under a new POS program; I've been through that with them TWICE- I refuse to do it a third time...also given the mess that they're doing with payment processors and NSFW creators makes me disdain them and their tactics even more.

[skullforceagents]

Not to be a complainypants, but I’m feeling a little burnt out. I feel like I do all the right steps but I’m having trouble growing my viewership. “Welcome to the club” am I right?

Who else is having trouble growing? What helps you grow your audience? Thanks for letting me vent.

[skullforceagents]

I’ll throw in a hearty boo hoo for good measure .

[VibrantFox]

i think thats just a general thing these days whether your posting comics or novels tapas or any work online in general. its a long game so you either ride the wave and take whats given you or get swept up in the stress about numbers and burnout alltogether

i stopped posting ages ago because i was getting way too caught up in that whirlwind and it made me hate art for a while so now that im contemplating a comeback i want to come at it with an approach that just focuses on consistency and producing work to a quality that im satisfied with but above all that im having fun with. any numbers that i manage to garner on top of that is simply a bonus

its one of those "hard pills to swallow" because thats simply the truth. not everyone blows up and gets a mass of views or subs or interactions much less financial support. its all luck timing and sometimes connections but its a long process and a lot of labor which is why people emphasize focusing on enjoying the work and the process yourself than focusing on what you may or may not get back from it and if it means taking a break or finding a new perspective then you do what you gotta do

best of luck tho

[VibrantFox]

finally easing back into more "normal" hours for work and honestly super relieved. hadnt realized how much the strain and stress was getting to me till the end of the workdays so between friday and yesterday would get home and then have all the days pain come crashing down at once so friday was awful and saturday genuinely just kinda left me in tears

its all mostly worn off now but ive got all my usual medicines like tylenol aspercreme and a few for gas as a just in case and if any of the bosess make a fuss ill just explain myself (again) and hope the info sticks as much as the goals the higher ups go giving us

all aside thinking ill stop by the market today after work and see if they have anymore of the blind boxes i was interested in and if the price is decent just buy one or two since i think ive earned it especially after how awful i felt yesterday

[Shanny8]

i stopped posting ages ago because i was getting way too caught up in that whirlwind and it made me hate art

Not gonna say it made me hate art, but yeah I was super burned out- with back pain and left forearm pain; I finally called it for what it was and took a break for a couple of years...I'm in the same boat as for the "comeback tour"- my plan is just to sit back and try to get at least 80% of my comic chapters done before I post so that I'm not rushing to get a page done in the same week.

My sleep schedule is off because of the holiday...I really wish they would just close corporate on the Friday after Thanksgiving; the most grueling part of the holiday for me is staying up late on Wednesday trying to get dishes cooked after waking up early to be in at work- by the time I'm finishing my back hurts; I dont get enough sleep coz I'm having to wake up throughout the early morning to re-baste the turkey and make sure it doesn't burn...so by Friday I'm just really tired- I only do half a day but the whole ordeal of getting up, going in, and sitting there for 4 hrs coz "someone HAS to be there" is a pain in the ass.

By the time I get home & eat leftovers my back is hurting again coz I didnt get enough rest, and this routine pretty much becomes the weekend- I'm tired, sleep is off, back hurts...only now it's been raining the past few days and my back is really being a pain.

I have an day off coming next week- just gotta make it to that point, but I also still gotta hang up this wall cabinet in the bathroom so that I can put my meds & stuffs in there...at least with me getting those Switch games out of the way I can get back to focus on some house stuffs; gotta get a blower to deal with these leaves.

[VibrantFox]

yeah thinking about it hate seems like a strong word to use and i think my frustrations were more towards the way hinging my happiness on numbers made me less happy about art i actually liked or had fun making so rewiring that part of my brain back into enjoying the process and just having fun making stuff again and worrying about other people seeing it second made it easier to manage. there's still that strong craving for community and forming friendships and stuff but not in an "oh i gotta get the internet numbers" kinda way and more "i hope i can find other people who like this thing and share that with them". both are a lil stressful still but one way less than the other

the body stuff also def plays into it thinking about it coz when i started dealing with the back and shoulder pain stuff that caused its own lil existential crisis but now i'm kinda learning how to manage things, which after yesterday i'm learning isnt just psychical symptoms but also stress management since blood pressure seems to be playing a part ovo;;; still i'm like learning how this body is working again so its just navigating everything and not pushing myself past my limits whether for my own wants or the demands of others

all aside tho took another peek into the pop mart and they do in fact have the hirono blind boxes i was looking for including the le petit prince collab i desperately wanted so i'm now torn between that, nyota or peach riot coz they're all cute/cool looking. there's even magnets which like i love a good magnet but i also havent used any kind of magnet in ages so it feels like it'd be a waste

on the upside i've got one more day after today before i finally get some proper time off (even if it's kinda short) but i'm looking forward to finally getting to breathe again coz the holiday crunch has definitely been kinda killing my behind. at the least going slower with work and making sure i take breaks + eat is helping its just getting the others to actually listen or not give me any guff about the way i'm working slower

[Shanny8]

Yeah i kinda got caught up in the numbers myself...now I'm past that- I just wanna work on my comic regardless.

[Shanny8]

Got in No Man's Sky- gonna hold off til the weekend to try & play...also got in Zelda Echoes(yesterday) so at this point I'm good with the games I currently have; I'm still gonna get Fae Farm, but I can wait til the price drops a little more...

Found out my boss is taking TWO days off this week- Thursday & Friday, so I gotta be in early both days kinda not liking it since I'm still residually tired but I need to clock this OT so that Christmas can look a little sweeter. A little mad coz I wasn't able to get some items on the clothing front, but I'll switch up the search and see what I can turn up- I've been wanting to get a Deftones t-shirt.

The graphic novel I ordered has shipped- that's the last of my Black Friday purchases.

I also finally figured out what I want to do for the background on the Rogue 80s variant I was working on(has been on hold since September) but I'll get started on that this weekend as well...

[allenT]

Now coloring thousands of trees, thousand little triangles.