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Before I talk about this, let me begin by saying I'M FINE. I'm in good health and decent spirits. Don't worry that you're going to lose me anytime soon over this, okay?
So, I've been out on vacation for my birthday and various other things for the past 2 1/2 weeks. It's pretty much the longest vacation I'd ever taken, and it's been an exciting trip! Unfortunately, I also received some incredibly painful news that is going to throw a wrench into a lot of my plans for the immediate future.
I received word from my roommate that their father could no longer help them with their portion of the rent. What this essentially means is that we leave when the lease is up... And that is the end of this month. I need to move out of my home by the end of this month, meaning the next two weeks after my return will be very frantic to say the least.
Another problem is that I'm going to really need to find someplace in the San Fransisco Bay Area, or the surgery date which has already been put off for 3/4 of a year by this point will likely need to be suspended, and I'll need to start the whole process over, INCLUDING finding a primary health care provider that is experienced in these sorts of things. So, my options are find a place in the bay area and continue being delayed, or leave and start all over. Needless to say, this is an unbelievably frustrating issue to tackle. There is one place I'm looking into that seems promising enough, but I haven't heard back from them yet, which makes the situation look a bit grim on that end.
On top of that, our dear, beloved pet has developed pancreatic cancer and will need to be put down, soon. His symptoms come in waves, so there's a good chance I'll see him before he goes, at least. But... yeah, this hasn't been good.
I've survived worse than this, though, guys. I will figure out how to make it work and get back to bringing everyone the art, comics, and live streams I love to do. Thank you for your continued support, and don't worry. I'll bounce back.
-Katherine Klinghammer
So, I've been out on vacation for my birthday and various other things for the past 2 1/2 weeks. It's pretty much the longest vacation I'd ever taken, and it's been an exciting trip! Unfortunately, I also received some incredibly painful news that is going to throw a wrench into a lot of my plans for the immediate future.
I received word from my roommate that their father could no longer help them with their portion of the rent. What this essentially means is that we leave when the lease is up... And that is the end of this month. I need to move out of my home by the end of this month, meaning the next two weeks after my return will be very frantic to say the least.
Another problem is that I'm going to really need to find someplace in the San Fransisco Bay Area, or the surgery date which has already been put off for 3/4 of a year by this point will likely need to be suspended, and I'll need to start the whole process over, INCLUDING finding a primary health care provider that is experienced in these sorts of things. So, my options are find a place in the bay area and continue being delayed, or leave and start all over. Needless to say, this is an unbelievably frustrating issue to tackle. There is one place I'm looking into that seems promising enough, but I haven't heard back from them yet, which makes the situation look a bit grim on that end.
On top of that, our dear, beloved pet has developed pancreatic cancer and will need to be put down, soon. His symptoms come in waves, so there's a good chance I'll see him before he goes, at least. But... yeah, this hasn't been good.
I've survived worse than this, though, guys. I will figure out how to make it work and get back to bringing everyone the art, comics, and live streams I love to do. Thank you for your continued support, and don't worry. I'll bounce back.
-Katherine Klinghammer
Thanks for your patience! Transform Me is next!
December was a massively hectic month, but with that in the rearview, I can finally finish the second half of the Transform Me series. I really appreciate the patience of everyone who has been waiting for their slots to come up. I have to get my dental crown worked on today, but apart from that, expect the continuation to happen before too long. Thanks again for your patience and support over the holiday season!
Reflecting on the past couple of years...
Heya, folks. It's Thanksgiving in America today, and while I'm taking a little break from doing chores and making preparations for cooking food for everyone, I wanted to take a little moment to just sorta vibe and think a bit about my past, present and future here. TL;DR - Don't worry, this is nothing bad, and no breaking news/major changes or anything like that! Just doing some general holiday blogging about random things. Take my word for it, folks: time goes very, VERY fast. You might not know it yet, but it does. It's all the more reason to carpe that diem every chance you get. Life isn't perfect, and there are always bad times. But even those bad times remind me of how important it is to treasure life that much more. All emotions, good and bad, are reminders of this incredibly tiny, short existence we all get to share. Now, I'm not saying that you need to seize the day by being productive or doing something extravagant. The was something it's taken me a long time to learn.
The AI generator issue (HOPEFULLY) addressed...
According to the site, accounts are now opted out by default. I still don't fully trust these guys and it feels literally years late for them to finally roll back a terrible decision, but if they stay true to this, then things might be looking better. Just as before, I'm going to keep an eye on things while I work on Transform Me and make a decision once the dust has settled.
This might be the last straw, guys...
https://twitter.com/Secoh2000/status/1591115678760988672?t=yZMJN1WzyoB6CqHBUfwnpQ&s=19 ZeviantArt has decided that they have just given permission to use art for 3rd-party data sets. And as of right now, you have to opt out on EVERY SINGLE SUBMISSION ***INDIVIDUALLY*** to keep that from happening. I put up with a lot over these years. I've tried to be patient. But I honestly think I might need to migrate away just to protect my work. If they added in a mass opt-out option so I don't have to go through literally thousands of unique deviations and set the options individually... AND if the option was to opt out by default, that might be a different story. I'm still thinking this through. Whatever the case, I WILL be finishing my Transform Me commissions here because it would be unfair to do otherwise for the people on this site exclusively. But after that is finished, I might have no choice but to stop uploading here just to keep my work protected. Whatever the case, know that
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good luck!