State of the Rey

[reymonkey]

Because this is the order I grabbed the links in...
The arts:
Commission from Shiri for her friend Domon of his character Owen Matthias. Man, that's just a cool name.
Long awaited and finally colored, DBear's Warcraft character Biancamane.

I guess I hadn't advertised it, but I now have a gallery on Artspots. Expect more furry art. I have ideas, but commissions come first. Working on your sketch next Shiri, and then Dina's wedding portrait.

The sobering:
Our friend Wendy is very involved in Roma activism, and she's been posting some scary stuff. Spread the word. We really don't need another holocaust.

The obnoxious:
The weekend Mel and her mom were here, our car went very seriously downhill. Haha. Or rather, downhill is the only way you can get Reverse to work. It was acting up intermittently before that, but last Friday it had to be pushed twice just to get it unstuck from spots where going forward was not an option. In an apartment complex where it's almost all streetside parking, this is a serious problem. It's probably the transmission, which costs more to replace than the car is worth, so... we may soon not have a car, again.
My parents actually offered to help pay for a used car, which would be awesome, except that I had to basically say 'wow thanks that's great but I can't just say absolutely yes.' The car we have is not technically mine, and I am not paying the insurance on it. If my parents help/pay for a car, it would be mine, and I don't want to agree to that and then be unable to pay for the insurance. At all. Which I can't right now, because... still jobless.
Did I mention that although I have been approved for unemployment, reported with information of the jobs I'm applying for, I have yet to see a single penny from them? I went online today with my jobhunting records all ready and was told that my claim has expired. WTF. I'm getting close to the wire here financially, no one will call me back for an interview, I have a dental appointment I may or may not be able to pay for, the car is potentially dead/unsafe to drive and... yeah.
I'm gonna stop there.

Good things:
It's Friday evening...?
I still draw fine, and have commissions to work on.
...I have my health?

Oh yeah, new Red Dwarf stuff will happen! I have no idea how I will ever get my hands on it, but it's cool news.

Comments

[dragonwhishes.livejournal.com]

... Holy shit that second picture is badass, Rey. o_o

And I'll definetly spread the word when I get home.

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I spent way too long getting it done, because I'm lazy.

:) I'm sure Wendy'd appreciate it. She's got other posts about the same stuff on her LJ. There's one with photos that's just... ugh. Inhuman. Two dead Romani kids on a beach and everyone is just enjoying the sun and surf while the officials get them in caskets.

[dragonwhishes.livejournal.com]

Still looks good, dudette.

I think I saw that one when I clicked on Morri's friendslist. It... really gave me the chills.

[placeboweek.livejournal.com]

I really love DBear's commission. The outfit especially.

That seriously sucks about your car. Can you get by without one?

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

Thanks, she gave me some really good screencaps, so I claim no credit for designing the dress.

Uhh... well sure, but it means I have to limit my job hunt to stuff that's on the unreliable bus line. I'm having a hard enough time getting a job already without that kind of restriction. The public transportation around here is extremely unsteady with the whole idea of showing up at set times, and they charge extra if you cross the city/county line, which we're sitting right next to.

[placeboweek.livejournal.com]

I asked because I was worried you wouldn't be able to get anywhere at all without a car. :( At least there's the bus, as lousy as it is. This is why I'm afraid to move outside of the city.