The trailer for Version Vibrant went up on Friday. I watched it, and for the most part it didn't say much. One feature it did mention specifically was a "block user" feature which has been asked for by many members for some time now. I recently joined the bandwagon wanting to see that feature show up, so I'm happy to know that little bit about Version Vibrant.
A quick announcement. I hope to have the first part of a special short story ready for linking here next time I post. Consider it a special gift for the holiday season. No details till linking time though, sorry. I'd post it directly here, but with the new version coming, I don't want to lose any formatting, so I'll just link to an external site hosting it.
Still working on the art stuff as well, I'm almost a whole year behind now. Hopefully I can get something done on those pieces this month.
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twilight samurai:
I'm glad you like it. I did put that green digital signature on the scans, only because I can't burn a green signature on the pieces, wood only burns in brown or black. By all means use it how you want.
Yensid:
Don't worry about missing the boat this time, there will be other opportunities for suggestions. Actually, you bring up a very good question. I had planned to address the idea of doing commission work a little later, after I got my other pieces done and shown off here, but now is as good a time as later to take care of that. Yes, I will take commissions. Now, I don't really have a clue how the whole commission thing works, so I'll be learning all that business as I go, but I'm game to try anything if it helps my art improve.
Well, my policy will be obsolete when Version Vibrant kicks in, I won't need to worry because the much requested block user feature is said to be coming with the upgrade. That will make it easier on everyone cause, plain and simple, I'll block the people who try to dodge public discussion of the issues they don't want my readers to know they disagree with me on, then they won't get a voice with me at all.
I don't really see myself being all that deep, but that's probably because I don't really do much other than my art, writing and watch animé I try to avoid the pitfalls of doing a "daily diary" type of thing where there a lot of action and little substance. To be honest, I don't really do enough to do that kind of accounting of my days, so I generally avoid it. I know what you mean about getting to know people. Sure there's a novelty to knowing the mundane stuff, but human beings (and dragons :ţ ) are more than just what color socks wear and what times we go to bed. I think a lot of the people I try to keep up with here go beyond the mundane and further into what makes them, as individuals, tick. Short of being myself, there's no one else I can be.
I missed the first part of that, so I stayed away from the rest so that the story will make sense when I do get to see it all. I'm hoping they run it again soon so I can get to see it. Of all the stuff I heard about it, only one person didn't like it, and that was my brother who's opinion on many things is skewed so I put little stock in his dislike for it. Too many people I know online here say more good about it, so I'll give it a chance when I can.
AngelBest Dream:
Sounds like you need to take a break from something. Pushing too hard can affect your ability to think, and create. Always rest up when you can so you're not running ragged on 20 things at once.
I'm glad you like what you see in the woodburns. I did try my best to do them well.
You don't have to rush to get an answer to me on that kind of thing, take care of older/more important ones before getting to mine, and REST UP before you respond as well.
Hopefully I'll have a few more up here in the coming weeks Woodburn and non-wood alike. No promises on the non-wood ones though.
JD Person
I've heard some things about a couple people getting less than pleasant treatment in the recent months. I've seen the same thing happen before here, it seems to go in cycles, and well, now I have a story where it happened to me too, not just my friends. Thank goodness that user block feature is coming. That will be a help in many ways to reduce that kind of attitude around here. Maybe it'll get people to think a little more clearly about how they express their opinions to others. It's okay to not agree with someone, but there's a line between having a difference of opinion with someone and being confrontational about the disagreement. Saying simply "I don't agree, here's where I'm coming from-" will get people a lot further than "You're completely wrong-" ever will.
Do I see myself as being brave? No, I think I'm either incredibly stupid, or stubborn, or an unhealthy mix of the two. I've never been the type to be scared off by one or two little annoyances, and I'm going to continue to be like that. I just don't know any better than to hold my ground. I think there are people far more brave than I here on site though. The ones who actively express their dissatisfaction to Adam over the closing of Articles and Reviews sites every chance they get. The ones who will stand up and say there's more to animé fandom that pictures, papers, and e-cards. Those guys and gals have much of my respect for doing what they do, knowing that Adam's turning a deaf ear to their complaints. They are truly the brave souls here.
If I could have done everyone's suggestions I would have. There were so many good ones to choose from. I did print out those suggestions, so I'll probably look over the ones that didn't make this cut for a future round of woodburn projects when I have the time and money to invest in more wood to work on. Actually, one of yours came pretty close to being picked this time around. It was a tough choice for all three of the character pieces I did. There were a few others that caught my eye, so I'd like to do them in the future at some point, and I think at least one of yours is high on that list.
KayuraWolfwood
Thanks for the feedback, and for the record, I burned my fingers at least three times, put a black mark on the table I was using, and almost set my pants on fire twice during the burning stage of just those three pieces. The end results are worth the pain though.
GIDRA:
Nice to see you again. No that notice just went up recently, and hopefully it'll be obsolete too soon to really become a fixture of my site. It's just a precautionary step I'm taking to make sure that certain abuses of the system aren't committed against me again. Everyone has their own opinion on the PM posting thing, and for 90% of the PM traffic I get, it will remain private. I'm just taking a stance on posting messages from people who see how I do things here, and don't want to face the scrutiny of my peers by being public in the expression of their opinions on what I say here. The image behind the notice is actually my first attempt at tattoo lineart. The guy who's doing the tattoo was concerned about some of the detail getting lost so I'm reworking it to fix that.
The feedback is appreciated, thanks.
Yeah, I'm hearing more and more conflicting stuff about that update and how (in)compatible most current themes and/or user coding are going to be, so I'm waiting to see what I have to work with in terms of backroom provisions, and what I can expand beyond that, then I'll finalize my new theme and try to get it up. Hopefully, I'll still be able to use the CSS I've got for my blog, most of that's just formatting, but we'll know when the time comes right?
You take care as well.
BASH:
Thank you for the feedback, it's very much appreciated. When the others are done, they'll be up here as soon as possible in one way or another.
Yeah, I'm getting a lot of mixed messages on the upgrade's handling of the current user coding, so I'm holding off on that. I'll rework my SoBe Team Lizard theme (the current one) into the new set-up once I know what's what with it, and I'll use it for the summer, but I'll keep the subject of my next theme a secret for now. I'm not sure how many of you will know much about the subject, but we'll have to see when the time comes for the unveiling.
I'm still looking for a publisher, or an agent. I think if I fail to meet my deadline for having either one (early next year sometime), I may have to overhaul the manuscript to try to make it more appealing to publishers, even though no ones' telling me jack about how to improve the story, just that "it's not right for us at this time". Either that, or [Censored] doing it the right way and go self-publishing which would make the book cost more and harder to acquire.
Iruka Sensei:
Nice to see you back here. I've been trying to get around to sites more than I have been. And I think I'm succeeding for the most part. Thanks for the feedback on the art, I do appreciate all comments on them, and my PM policy, well hopefully it'll be obsolete before I have to use it.
Magnus Lensherr:
Thank you for the feedback. Hopfully you'll like yours which will be up as soon as I get it done, hopefully this week.
Well, I'm still kind of all over the place with setting a definite posting day. It'll vary from week to week till I eventually just sit down and decide "this day of the week" is when I'll post. Actually Friday might be a good day cause it'll cover both the week and the weekend effectively. I may end up going to a two post a week scenario too, there's a couple options milling in my head.
If I can do a lot of the things with Version Vibrant as I can do now, it should be all right. When I know what I can do theme-wise, I'll be able to finish up the theme and get it going. Right now it's just a waiting game to know what Version Vibrant will have to offer configuration -wise.
What happened to me a very short thing at the beginning of November, it wasn't and isn't an ongoing thing. The user block feature that's coming with Version Vibrant will effectively end the need for my policy on that type of message, so I'll be glad for it. With luck, I won't have to use my policy before then.
Thank you and same here.
Mamma Vash:
Thank you for the feedback on the woodburns.
I'm all right and trying to take care of all those art projects I'm not close to a year overdue on (yikes!). The surfing lizard is cool, all of the SoBe Lizards are cool, that's why they're up here.
I seem to be continuing to break everything I touch-- this is very strange. Any suggestions?
Pardon the crudely insensitive humor at your expense, no offense is meant, but how about wearing gloves?
