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Well, today has been just the LAST straw for me, and I am never taking another fursuit commission, probably not EVER again. Plushes yes, fursuits no. I am just sick of the stress, and the demands, and the people who are upset it doesn’t have things they never asked for in the first place, and the complaints, and the passive-aggressive nonsense and the backstabbing of customers who never told ME anything was wrong, and… I am just done. So done. Today somebody was upset because he couldn’t wear is PANTS over his PADDED fursuit! In what reality would anybody expect that to be possible? Oh and also it didn’t fit in his luggage. How the flip is that my problem? Seriously, how?! So I am done. I never want to deal with this crap ever again.
-shakes her head- I’ve heard horror stories about unreasonable demands put towards artists by commissioners. It’s not like you guys can read minds after all. My sympathies. Sometimes it’s best to wash your hands of things that give you too much stress.
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_name*sigh* …..
So I love to browse ebay and see what Windstone deals I can get…. I seen a few good deals lately…
BUT…. well I messaged the seller explaining how important packing was, and how fragile they are, and I asked them how they were going to package the item. They replied with bubble wrap and crushed newspaper…. 🙁 And this was after I recommended double boxing and bubble wrap and peanuts…
Maybe, if they use a LOT of bubble wrap, and a LOT of firmly packed newspaper, MAYBE it will show up ok… but, with me being so far away, and them not really going into more details than that to satisify my concerns… well, I just wont bother risking it. The stress and worry of wondering if it will show up in one piece is just too hard on me, and not worth it. Its not even the money really, its the loss of such a beautiful piece due to negligence, it just saddens me and pisses me off….. *sigh*
OH… and also, I seen a few other nice pieces, that I also wont bother bidding on as the seller is using global shipping…. *arghhh!* …… this puts my costs WAY up , like for a $100 item, I pay their shipping cost of $25, and then the global shipping cost of another $25+ …. sheesh ! Then the fact the global shipping people unpack and repack the items.. and a lot of times DONT do a very good job…. WHY does ebay even allow this program !? It only adds more expenses and more damaged items to the mix. Oh, and last time I had a package sent to me like that, the tracking numbers didnt work once it crossed the border into Canada… whats the sense of that??
…. ok…. enough complaining…… :/
I hate that shakey muscle feeling you get after a round of more activity than usual. I put together a shelf for my youngest and then organized his toys into fabric bins on the shelf. And swept his room. Whew!
I hate that shakey muscle feeling you get after a round of more activity than usual. I put together a shelf for my youngest and then organized his toys into fabric bins on the shelf. And swept his room. Whew!
Ah, the jello sensation. I am quite familiar with it myself! Congrats on getting so much done though!
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameHere’s an update about my Knee surgery issue:
Physical therapy has been going well for the past two weeks – mainly stretching exercises. Yesterday, April 8, they adjusted my brace to bend at 70 degrees – a relatively big jump from the 40 degrees it was at for the past week. It hurt at first to bend that much. Boy, my tendons and muscles are tight and need stretching out, but at least I can now bend my knee enough to actually SIT in a chair instead of having my left leg propped on a chair beside me! LOL!
I’ve been walking (sort of) without crutches around the house – of course that doesn’t mean the stairs. I can do stairs, just one at a time and with one crutch to help me. The leg’s getting stronger and I’m getting more stamina – I’ve even taken Girlie, our little dog, out a couple times during the day. The week after next they’re supposed to adjust the brace again to 90 degrees, and two weeks later supposedly it will be unlocked then hopefully I’ll be cleared to commute into DC for work the first week of May. I’ll still need to wear the brace for another three weeks after that and I’ll still be going to physical therapy for another month or so, but it’s progress! I have my second follow up with the surgeon next Friday, April 17 – Wish me luck! So far the physical therapist is happy with my progress…
l’m still in good spirits and keeping busy working from home! And my Hubby, Tony, has been helping a lot, so I’m doing well…
🙂*~*~*~*~* Update: 4/23/15 *~*~*~*~*
I’m getting much better walking around the house without any crutches at all. I only use one crutch outside or if I’m going out somewhere – mainly for mental support so I don’t do anything stupid, or if I encounter steps or uneven ground. The PT and the home exercises are building up my leg’s strength, and working with my knee is starting to increase my range of motion. It’s at 70 degrees now and the physical therapist will be adjusting it to 90 degrees Today (April 23), then I’ll be able to comfortably start driving again – yea! Some measure of Freedom! 🙂I’m on track to start my commute back into Washington DC and be back at work on Monday May 4th! I’ll still have physical therapy twice a week for the next several weeks, probably until the middle of June, but I’m doing well and my surgeon and the physical therapist are both happy with my progress. I figure that maybe next week the physical therapy will start to include working on the bike, since I’ll be able to bend my knee enough, and perhaps start lifting exercises with weights – That’s probably going to hurt a little, but things are coming along!
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Kickstarter 'Rainbow Tiger' Bantam Dragon*~*~*~* Ela_Hara: The DragonKeeper *~*~*~*
*** Come visit me on deviantArt at http://ela-hara.deviantart.com…sigh. And just found out I need to have shoulder surgery. Just when I can least afford it in more ways than one. 🙁
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Oh no! Sending healing vibes your way…
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmOh Wow! I think Shoulder recovery hurts more than a knee! Sorry to hear it – hope everything goes okay.
IN SEARCH OF MY NEXT GRAILS:
Black Peacock & Butternut Adult Poads
Kickstarter 'Rainbow Tiger' Bantam Dragon*~*~*~* Ela_Hara: The DragonKeeper *~*~*~*
*** Come visit me on deviantArt at http://ela-hara.deviantart.comTo the people who say they have pain, there is this spice called Turmeric. They have done recent studies on it and have found out it prevent and cure some cancers, kills almost all the pain, alleviate depression, and other things they are finding it works for. They come in capsules, I found some in Walmart but I’m sure you can find it on the web. It helps with my depression and anxiety. My husband has Snapping Scapula, where his shoulder blade grinds on his ribs, he takes it and he has barely any pain when Cortisone shots didn’t help at all.
I just need to whine a minute. Yesterday I was moving my Windstone around and the shelf fell(we found out the pin holding the shelf came out). I push my body up against the opening and stop a lot of them from falling. My husband came running and he save a lot of them. What got the worst was 2 PYO keepers and all my frogs(I will take pictures and ask drag0n to fix please). I fix the PYO keeper the best I could but I know I will never match the paint, but they don’t look bad. Well I am just heart sick and I know crying don’t help. I got every thing back in but now I am not sure I will every touch again. well that is enough for now. Linda
I just need to whine a minute. Yesterday I was moving my Windstone around and the shelf fell(we found out the pin holding the shelf came out). I push my body up against the opening and stop a lot of them from falling. My husband came running and he save a lot of them. What got the worst was 2 PYO keepers and all my frogs(I will take pictures and ask drag0n to fix please). I fix the PYO keeper the best I could but I know I will never match the paint, but they don’t look bad. Well I am just heart sick and I know crying don’t help. I got every thing back in but now I am not sure I will every touch again. well that is enough for now. Linda
I am so sorry Linda! T_T That’s really awful. You have my sympathies and I really hope drag0n can do something for you. Man, what is with all these shelves!? This is the third disaster I’ve heard of like this on the forums!
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameSorry to hear that LindaS. At least you managed to save most of them from damage and can fix the others. Also Trina_Hill thanks for posting that info. I have also suffered from depression and anxiety for a while and I take natural supplements like 5-HTP and St. John’s Wort and herbs and things to help as I don’t take prescription drugs. Turmeric is great for so many things and I use it in Indian recipes I make a lot like chickpea curries. Noni juice is also great for pain and an immune booster and can also help various diseases and cancers. Essiac Tea also is a great herbal formula for helping cancer and the effects of chemo. I will pm you more.
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I just need to whine a minute. Yesterday I was moving my Windstone around and the shelf fell(we found out the pin holding the shelf came out). I push my body up against the opening and stop a lot of them from falling. My husband came running and he save a lot of them. What got the worst was 2 PYO keepers and all my frogs(I will take pictures and ask drag0n to fix please). I fix the PYO keeper the best I could but I know I will never match the paint, but they don’t look bad. Well I am just heart sick and I know crying don’t help. I got every thing back in but now I am not sure I will every touch again. well that is enough for now. Linda
Oh Linda, I’m so sorry to hear it! I hope you can get the casualties repaired alright. I can only imagine your horror and the sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach! I’m glad it wasn’t any of your beloved Dragon Fruits!!!
I have a 1999 small sitting dragon garg out for repair presently from not being packed well enough by an Ebay seller I’m eager to get home and check out. From the progress photos I think he will look like new so long as he survives his return trip.Forever seeking: plum, chili pepper, and tattoo oriental dragons and kirins.
Between the knock out drugs from an esophogus biopsy yesterday messing with my depression disorder, a full moon tomorrow, and seeing yet another cougar sculpt done up as a leopard taunt me out of reach I’ve been crying hard literally for the past three days off and on and am shot and dehydrated. I’m fixated on those darn cougar sculpts done as leopards, I stay up til the wee hrs. staring at the photos of them longingly. They seem like just another dream that is out of reach. I know I have a lot to be thankful for and am, but them being out of reach and few and far between is killing me then the oriental dragon done in jaguar just pushed me over the tantrum edge!
Plus, working shift work any future GBs or awesome pieces usually are sold out before I ever get a chance to notice them, have the funds for them, or get an order in. 🙁
I’m sure even if the cougars go production they’ll all be gone before I get to them and not done up like leopards.Forever seeking: plum, chili pepper, and tattoo oriental dragons and kirins.
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