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So, I haven't really been around. Not just LiveJournal, but on the computer in general. It's been kind of nice, but I do miss the social interaction (what little of it there is). Brock and Wes are gone for the day and I've just been hanging out at home by myself. It's SO NICE OUT. 54 degrees! I opened all of the windows in the house until I got too chilly and then I closed the living room ones until they were open just a crack instead of all the way. Even still seeing the curtains move a bit from the breeze makes me so happy. I really detest winter.
Brock and I were talking yesterday and it sounds like there is no time in the foreseeable future that I will be able to go to Omaha to visit Bev, not to mention all the other friends I have made out there. Honestly, I have way more friends there then I do here. Here I have one. And I barely see her. I got so used to being able to fly out there every year, but I guess Brock was able to pay for my plane tickets by selling things on eBay (mostly all our video game stuff.. we had a HUGE collection) but apparently he doesn't really have much to sell anymore. I was trying to think of ways I could make my own money and started toying with the idea of maybe drawing again and selling those, maybe some papercuts too? And photos? But then I have to come up with the money for prints first. I don't know. How do you even get people to know about you without already having a fan base or money to advertise the hell out of yourself? Plus there's the whole self doubt of would anyone even be willing to pay money for what I can do. And even if I could sell things I know it would take a long time to make enough for one round trip ticket. I'm not sure if it's worth trying. Money is so frustrating. Well, I guess more lack of money is frustrating.
OK, enough of this pity party. I have pictures of Christmas that I still need to go through and then maybe I'll share them here. And pictures of bowling when my sister and nephew were in town. And I feel like I have pictures of other things too? I don't even know. I am going over to my dad and Robin's tomorrow to watch the playoff games (Brock and Wes are gone all day tomorrow too) and my new niece Laney will be there. I've only seen her twice and that was FOREVER ago! I'll be sure to get some pictures of her to show off too. :)
Brock and I were talking yesterday and it sounds like there is no time in the foreseeable future that I will be able to go to Omaha to visit Bev, not to mention all the other friends I have made out there. Honestly, I have way more friends there then I do here. Here I have one. And I barely see her. I got so used to being able to fly out there every year, but I guess Brock was able to pay for my plane tickets by selling things on eBay (mostly all our video game stuff.. we had a HUGE collection) but apparently he doesn't really have much to sell anymore. I was trying to think of ways I could make my own money and started toying with the idea of maybe drawing again and selling those, maybe some papercuts too? And photos? But then I have to come up with the money for prints first. I don't know. How do you even get people to know about you without already having a fan base or money to advertise the hell out of yourself? Plus there's the whole self doubt of would anyone even be willing to pay money for what I can do. And even if I could sell things I know it would take a long time to make enough for one round trip ticket. I'm not sure if it's worth trying. Money is so frustrating. Well, I guess more lack of money is frustrating.
OK, enough of this pity party. I have pictures of Christmas that I still need to go through and then maybe I'll share them here. And pictures of bowling when my sister and nephew were in town. And I feel like I have pictures of other things too? I don't even know. I am going over to my dad and Robin's tomorrow to watch the playoff games (Brock and Wes are gone all day tomorrow too) and my new niece Laney will be there. I've only seen her twice and that was FOREVER ago! I'll be sure to get some pictures of her to show off too. :)