Devinital

Hey everybody. Serious post this time. Gemini30, a long time TLK creator and some one I respect, had some art stolen. If you could go check out her journal here:

As well as share around what's happening it be much appreciated. Contact her if you need further instruction.

Thanks.

All my close friends and watchers may have already realized this but I feel it's important to announce. I am indeed back and hopefully will remain so for the foreseeable future.

Long story short my computer slowed to a crawl and eventually I couldn't even get the the main screen even when it started up. After that I asked about and looked at options and had to come to the final verdict of needing a new laptop. A little more research and advising later and I took the plunge and made the order. I was worried and fretted for most of the while (I checked the tracking order everyday at least) but luckily my order came several weeks sooner then intended. I was again worried about set up and everything needed for it but its seemed to be fine and well I was able to get it up and running along with come online last night. Sense then I've been happy to have a station to work on and be able to get in contact properly with every one (I had been using a phone to stay some what updated).

So here is my next order of business. I want to spend today catching up on my account especially sporting my message box. I took out a huge chunk of the messages yesterday and went through my second account already so I need only finish up on this one. And reconnect and check with all my good friends of course who I desperately missed. Then, once that's done I really need to get back to work. I have quite a few files that need to be finished up or worked on which I'll have to get photoshop for. There is a free trial month for the content on their website I'd like to try for and see if I can't get anything finished even as I adjust to the possible changes. I also have several files that are finished that need to be posted, including some adopts and the like. Hopefully I can make some revenue off that so to make up for lost time and any money lost.

Finally, the last piece I need complete is seeing if I can get my old desktop up and running. Not long but long enough to transfer everything from the old one to the new one in short order. Its really important that I at least try for that and I'll be seeing if there is any cheap way of doing that. In the mean time I'll see what I can do.

That' mostly it for now. I'll be going Tinto greater detail on my TLK account on what I worked on and what I need to finish going forward. Keep an eye out for that if your curious. And thank you to all who were so patient during this time. Well wishes and God speed.

Okay! I can officially give you all a big old update on what the heck is going on officially.

To start I had originally logged off for a bit to take a break from DA, get some stuff done, be away from drama and the like. At first it worked out well, I was getting A LOT done and the break was worth it even if I was unintentionally going back on now and again. I was expecting to come back on in July with work done and ready to be posted. But the future is like the ocean, seemingly calm but can turn turbulent and is very unpredictable, not always for your benefit.

About mid way into June, my Desktop computer (which I do most of my work on) started acting weird. One day it's fine and the next day it was moving SLOW, I'm talking it took a hour for it restart and load onto. And that's not even mentioning how slow it was opening or moving files it take, 5-10 minutes for those things without accessing anything else like the interenet. I was very worried but as I'd seen similar activity from it before was prepared. I had just enough time to try and get all my files saved and backed up on a jump drive before I let the computer shut down, 90% happy with what I could save. I had saved all the important files and felt good about getting some small work down while I slowly planned out next moves. I had the resources to get a new computer (I felt it was about time) and well in the meantime I could take a longer break from things. So not great but I felt comfortable I could ride out this storm.

Well about a week ago, just when I was making plans to come back on and what work needed be done, etc. Well I had plugged int he jump drive that I had been saving all my most important files on, started sorting through them when I realized something horrible. For some reason my jump drive DELETED complete folders of files I had on it for what I can seem to think of little to no reason. I was as the younger people would say shook, I mean that literally. I was shuddering, I was so lost for words and I think that is the closest I've come almost getting to a point I wanted to curl into a ball and cry. All that work, all that progress and time that I put in, those good feelings of feeling ahead of things and prepared, GONE. I was pretty upset understandably. I have one consolation and that is if I can get my computer guy to get back in and onto my desktop I have the chance to get at some of the files and retrieve them. But that's a big IF and even then there was work I had on that jump drive that I won't get back. That and ironically I had some files I had put in the trash on my laptop that I could retrieve after the jumpdrive failed. SO yeah that was massive back pedal.

What baffles me is I can't think of a concrete reason as to WHY. The Jumpdrive has 64GB of space and of that I was using 2GB, MAYBE fringing on 3GB from the work I was saving on it over a week and a half of time. So it wasn't over burdened or anything. It new, I have barely used it at all and heck none of the other jump drives (which are far more overloaded) had never had such problems. The only thing I can think of is the day before I had opened up some files on the jump drive, made some edits and saved it on there, perhaps unintentionally corrupting it. If that's the case then its absolute garbage cause it wasn't major changes I was making, small things like erasing this or adding this line so it really is too delicate to be able to handle that. Needless to say I may very well look for a new jump drive or something better for saving my files, I don't trust that one any longer.

Sense then I've been a bit of a loss of what to do but am picking myself up. I saved all my important files onto the desktop of my laptop. I've done a little research on photoshop and new laptops (cause my poor old one does need to be replaced sooner then later, poor thing) and I have a few ideas for what and who to ask about computers. I want to wait for some things to move along before getting a new computer though, just to be safe. In the meantime I'll try to be more cautious and get work done were I can even if its small and hope I can retrieve some of the files I missed. But this also means I can't come on here until I improve the computer situation.

My desktop, unfortunately, was my easiest and best means to comfortably get into DA. I have the aforementioned laptop and a hand me down iPad but both are far too old for to. Just to give you an idea of how old, my laptop, is if memory serves, right about 11 years old, the iPad is only a few years younger. So for one thing my God blessed laptop is some sort of champ for holding on and functioning as well as it does for so long. But two the new updates to DA have made it impossible for any of these devices for me to access and navigate DA properly (thanks again Eclipse). I do have a newer cellphone but I want to avoid being on it too much as I've seen what kind of addictions it could cause (just looking at the younger generations attachment to phones tells you how troubling it is). Also even then DA functionality is limited from my phone, I can't seem to access Stash or write journals, with viewing of images really wonky and frustrating (so much for the the new DA formate suppose to be more accessible for phones at least for me). I had to borrow a computer from my dad's office just to get this journal out and well time is limited so I do need to get work down rather then come on. So don't expect much reply after this is up.

So all and all its been hard but I'll get by. So I'll be going quiet again for a little while just wanted to let you all know what's happening. With any luck I do hope to get some stuff up but don't be surprised if I don't or its slow.

Thanks for your understanding, patience and support. Happy Independence Day and lots of love. BYE!