Stuff, of the stuffy, stuffiness stuff variety.
Therefore, stuff that has happened recently. Yep, another "I'm not dead!" update post.
I got my first project for a client done, which is doing illustrations for a seven-book series of children's books. This means that I got to send out my first invoice, to my first client earlier this week on Tuesday. Get paid on Wednesday, and feel all kinds of "HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY" feelings. XD
So as a treat for nearly two months of nearly non-stop work, I ordered some video games: the Sly Cooper Collection for my PS3, of which I got this afternoon and having all kinds of fun playing and WHY DID I MISS OUT ON THIS YEARS AGO CHEETAH IS TEH STUPID. And now I'm looking for fandom for Sly Cooper, and engaging in shipping. And dear god, somebody stop me.
Also, Tomba 2. Because it's quirky, dorky and sweet-natured platformer/rpg game about a pink-haired feral kid saving the world from evil pigs. Yep. The first game was like that too, but with a slightly less-refined game engine. I remember playing this almost twelve years ago, as well as the first one, but never being able to find it until now. It's like being a little kid again, waiting for the exciting package that you know is going to come in. And you know you're finally going have a copy of a game you played and loved as a kid, and you're going to be a very happy nostalgic gamer when it finally arrives. XD
I also opened up a savings/checkings account at a local credit union. Because I needed one for quite some time now. And because I'll need a paypal account as well, just to make things a little easier. Nothing fancy, and it meets my needs. Most of the services are free, with only a few very affordable fees (as in, $5-10) and I'm feeling quite proud of myself.
So in summary, I'm doing fine. At the beginning of the week, I was having another period of self-doubt and wondering how I'm ever going to meet my needs and build for my future. Now I'm feeling much more secure. Off to bed, and to enjoy a Memorial Day weekend. I haven't really taken Memorial Day off for a good three-to-four years now. I'm caught up with my work, there's more work coming in, I have some of the tools to make sure I finally start building a decent nest egg, and there are shiny new games to play. XD
All is well.
I got my first project for a client done, which is doing illustrations for a seven-book series of children's books. This means that I got to send out my first invoice, to my first client earlier this week on Tuesday. Get paid on Wednesday, and feel all kinds of "HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY" feelings. XD
So as a treat for nearly two months of nearly non-stop work, I ordered some video games: the Sly Cooper Collection for my PS3, of which I got this afternoon and having all kinds of fun playing and WHY DID I MISS OUT ON THIS YEARS AGO CHEETAH IS TEH STUPID. And now I'm looking for fandom for Sly Cooper, and engaging in shipping. And dear god, somebody stop me.
Also, Tomba 2. Because it's quirky, dorky and sweet-natured platformer/rpg game about a pink-haired feral kid saving the world from evil pigs. Yep. The first game was like that too, but with a slightly less-refined game engine. I remember playing this almost twelve years ago, as well as the first one, but never being able to find it until now. It's like being a little kid again, waiting for the exciting package that you know is going to come in. And you know you're finally going have a copy of a game you played and loved as a kid, and you're going to be a very happy nostalgic gamer when it finally arrives. XD
I also opened up a savings/checkings account at a local credit union. Because I needed one for quite some time now. And because I'll need a paypal account as well, just to make things a little easier. Nothing fancy, and it meets my needs. Most of the services are free, with only a few very affordable fees (as in, $5-10) and I'm feeling quite proud of myself.
So in summary, I'm doing fine. At the beginning of the week, I was having another period of self-doubt and wondering how I'm ever going to meet my needs and build for my future. Now I'm feeling much more secure. Off to bed, and to enjoy a Memorial Day weekend. I haven't really taken Memorial Day off for a good three-to-four years now. I'm caught up with my work, there's more work coming in, I have some of the tools to make sure I finally start building a decent nest egg, and there are shiny new games to play. XD
All is well.