my friends and i have been planning a trip to seattle for a while now, set for may

besides that, who knows whats in store for 2024

Currently working on a drawing of Luke Evans, going to be my most ambitious project yet.

I also start my new job as a Toolmaker Apprentice.

Quote from: XSEAN on December 31, 2023, 01:34:20 PM

Quote from: alphy on December 31, 2023, 01:04:52 PM

my friends and i have been planning a trip to seattle for a while now, set for may

besides that, who knows whats in store for 2024

Never been to Seattle,  I hope you have a blast.

thanks, neither have i, and nor have i really traveled out of state before. ive been to arizona a couple times to visit family, but this will definitely be a new experience for me

Hard to say. I think my research on electrical shit needs to be put on pause. I need to find a way to play moneyball again. I don't trust the welfare program I'm on to stay operational forever. I also expect them them to throw me off it the moment they find a way to. I'm an outlier in the whole system. Whatever is wrong with my heart weakens me severely, but I'm too stubborn to quit, so I don't count for disability, just temporary worker's comp.

Problem is, while on worker's comp I can't hold stocks. A few years ago that was my game plan, and it was going well until the heart failure. I withdrew my stocks at peak covid and didn't lose anything. So I know I was on the right path. I just need to find a way to start that up again.

I'm in the process of talking to some art brokers that have connections to places all around the world. It's the only shot I've got right now for making any sort of income. If Andy Warhol can sell a painted soup can for 55k, then I don't think it's unreasonable that I can use my skills for for pieces that sell for 1-2k each.

If I can get that ball rolling, I have income. And if I have income enough, I can ditch being a welfare king and start my investing shit up again. But I am extremely tired. I've had more problems as of late. I think the magic tricks I've been using to keep my dead ass moving are starting to catch up to me. They're showing on the heart and lungs, and my temperment. Gotta try something though.

Quote from: XSEAN on January 05, 2024, 11:12:26 AM

Quote from: E on January 04, 2024, 05:11:45 PM

Hard to say. I think my research on electrical shit needs to be put on pause. I need to find a way to play moneyball again. I don't trust the welfare program I'm on to stay operational forever. I also expect them them to throw me off it the moment they find a way to. I'm an outlier in the whole system. Whatever is wrong with my heart weakens me severely, but I'm too stubborn to quit, so I don't count for disability, just temporary worker's comp.

Problem is, while on worker's comp I can't hold stocks. A few years ago that was my game plan, and it was going well until the heart failure. I withdrew my stocks at peak covid and didn't lose anything. So I know I was on the right path. I just need to find a way to start that up again.

I'm in the process of talking to some art brokers that have connections to places all around the world. It's the only shot I've got right now for making any sort of income. If Andy Warhol can sell a painted soup can for 55k, then I don't think it's unreasonable that I can use my skills for for pieces that sell for 1-2k each.

If I can get that ball rolling, I have income. And if I have income enough, I can ditch being a welfare king and start my investing shit up again. But I am extremely tired. I've had more problems as of late. I think the magic tricks I've been using to keep my dead ass moving are starting to catch up to me. They're showing on the heart and lungs, and my temperment. Gotta try something though.

Smart thinking my dude.  Sorry to hear your ticker is not ticking right. I would not trust anything from the Government.

I hope it works out for you my friend.

I don't believe it's entirely or solely my heart. I think the miniature heart attack I had several years ago happened because of the multiple things I was being hit with at once. But if I sit and listen to my heartbeat at present, it is steady, but I can feel pain in the region. I believe it's an inflammation that's crossing tissues, spreading, retreating, moving in circles. It gets to my heart, jumps to my lungs, gets into the ribcage, and goes round and round. It puts pressure on my lungs and heart, but can't outright drop me unless I exhaust myself, which is easy to do.

The docs never find anything because they've got a case of observation bias. They only ever test me when I can walk through their doors. They've never been able to test me when I've been too weak to stand. It's why they haven't clued in on what might really be the problem.

I'm also trying to think of how I can use what I know of electrical to incorporate into two things. Kinetic sculptures, and functional artwork. Ornate wood or metal kinetic sculptures can sell for thousands of dollars easy. A kinetic sculpture that can power itself would fetch a very high price.

I'm also thinking on the practical side. An ornate hand crafted lamp that can power itself with several means would sell like hot cakes. I don't think it would be a seller in terms of big dollars, but I could sell a lot of them. If I start having more money to work with, I get the materials I need to power big shit, like fridges or freezers, and sell that as well.

I can't build a generator or chunky battery without an insane amount of dollars for the materials. But I'm certain I can compartmentalize power sources. Those are much easier targets to achieve than an electrical output to power a whole building. Best I got for now, unless I get fed up and rob a bank after hours. I know how to turn myself into a walking emp that can fry electrical systems at the touch. In theory I could bypass most electrical systems by knocking them dead.

But it's not very productive if I get caught or the thing I build that I need to short stuff out backfires and turns me into a conduit. I can dream though. Just knowing that I can if I wanted is enough.

Get out from Ukraine and settle down somewhere else. Further plans after that have to remain secret, but it involves traveling and self improvement.

learning GDScript

Going to see a specialist doctor again, I guess. I have some more medical tests to undergo in a month. Other than that, saving as much money as I can.

Quote from: XSEAN on January 09, 2024, 09:28:48 AM

Quote from: Aether on January 08, 2024, 08:21:56 PM

Going to see a specialist doctor again, I guess. I have some more medical tests to undergo in a month. Other than that, saving as much money as I can.

If you don't mind me asking.....   What's wrong with your health?

I have a digestive and auto-immune condition as well as chronic fatigue (most likely caused by the other condition).

Quote from: V on January 04, 2024, 03:25:25 PM

I just got a house for my husband and I to live in.

  Right on V...   I shopping around my neck of the woods but dam she rough in my country

buy a house