What've you skoped lately?

[SickAlice]

It really does. It's not the worst thing either because or at least hopefully it actually puts a lot of emphasis on the good things in life too. But I don't find my failing health or lost loved ones humorous myself is all it is. I would rather not be dealing with it all. It would be so cool if comic book superpowers in my case a healing factor and adamantium spine procedure existed. It is ironic though because this health problem is why I even do the 3d models in the first place. You know for something to do when I'm incapacitated and am I very thankful every day to have found this community and all of you.

[WyldFyre]

We're glad to have you too! As someone with back problems as well, I get where you are coming from. Yours are much were than mine, and I wish they could regrow both of us a new spinal column. (Worked for Worf in Star Trek

I do hope you can find some relief. I'm managing mine but also counting down to retirement. Still over 5 years unfortunately. Take care of yourself most of all!

[SickAlice]

A specialist is ordered in to do surgery but the consult isn't until the end of this month. I mean spine surgery so it has to someone who is great at it. They did give me these pills but it's still there. But otherwise is a constant. Partly caused by an autoimmune condition (infection packed in the tailbone) and partly do to having been assaulted. So it comes back and it's a matter of how bad it is. It either makes it hard to focus or makes me focus to much but I'm always working through it. I also know I come off bad in public because my voice and everything is always shaking. It's hard to apologize all the time for hurting. But again I deal but getting older yeah, the body gets less and less good at dealing with these things. Could be worse again. I lost a lot of people and my mother and stepdad are in very bad shape, he has terminal cancer from exposure in the war. So I do count my blessings.

[WyldFyre]

Sorry to hear about your Mon and Stepdad. I lost my Dad when I was 8 and my mom passed five years ago. Doesn't seem that long. I still have one Aunt living who is 94 and a breast cancer survivor. It seems like most of my near family are gone. I still have two brothers and sisters, but all suffer from health problems that sometimes get serious. It's hard to lose family. I also lost a good friend about seven years ago that just died. No health issues or contributing factors that were found. It made me realize how quickly things can change.

[style]

No problem dude. I don't like going into it because I don't want to lay this stuff but when I just stop doing models (well manual keyframes are what takes forever, it's a lot of numbers and math) it means something bad happened either my health or someone close me died and I had to travel to their funeral and help family out for awhile. My health is pretty severe right now and I have mentioned I will vanish at some point because my stepfather is terminal and I will have to travel about 2,500 miles and help my mother out. It happens. If it were up to me I would go sit and look at London Bridge and work on art all day and night but life just gets more demanding the older you get.

trust me I understand sorry 😞

[SickAlice]

Lost to many to count. I was just emailing my mom whose mind is pretty difficult to talk to these days about nightmares and how most of mine are about the dead whether I saw it or not. But in terms of getting things done in Freedom Force that plus pain in the body just makes me much slower than I used to be. And again I just don't care to drop all my depressing stuff on everyone here so I sort of just act like nothing is going all the time. My body is real mess currently, that is no lie. They have me very doped and I'm still struggling. So trying to type out tens of thousands keyframe animations is difficult when my hand keeps jerking and such. Again though it is what keeps me from just dwelling on all this on the other. When I started I was alone in a cabin in the mountains and could not leave the bed short of rolling around like an egg because my spine was so busted. I found having these things to work on is probably what kept me sane. And again making friends in this community though RIP so of the closest ones I had.

[style]

Lost to many to count. I was just emailing my mom whose mind is pretty difficult to talk to these days about nightmares and how most of mine are about the dead whether I saw it or not. But in terms of getting things done in Freedom Force that plus pain in the body just makes me much slower than I used to be. And again I just don't care to drop all my depressing stuff on everyone here so I sort of just act like nothing is going all the time. My body is real mess currently, that is no lie. They have me very doped and I'm still struggling. So trying to type out tens of thousands keyframe animations is difficult when my hand keeps jerking and such. Again though it is what keeps me from just dwelling on all this on the other. When I started I was alone in a cabin in the mountains and could not leave the bed short of rolling around like an egg because my spine was so busted. I found having these things to work on is probably what kept me sane. And again making friends in this community though RIP so of the closest ones I had.

Man thats tough I always have you in my prayers! 🙏🏾

[Randomdays]

Ditto from here as well

[SickAlice]

Ty. Just you know, exhausted so if I'm not with it half the time that's about it. And I do pay attention to what's troubling all of you so back at you and I hope whatever ails each of you reaches a point of relief sooner than later. Life should not be an uphill struggle all the time.

So I finished the Turtles keyframes but yeah I made Raph look like how a person would actually hold sais but the comic and cartoon doesn't look like that. It looks he's holding two knives in much of cartoons so I think I'm going redo them. Once I get all the way through the animations this will be a little more fun.

The gist by the way is in real life sais are not so much used to stab in fact you'd be reluctant to find one with a point (nor should anyone buy one for working out anymore than getting anything other than padded chucks lest you severe nerves in your arm like I did), rather they are used to hit, parry, jab and catch. The Konami Arcade game ones actually use their weapons right though again how they hold them is wrong. But I am going for the look of the Turtles and not real life sciences so it's going to be this way.

[SickAlice]

A few last keyframe touch ups and then I'm on to making 2003 textures.

[deanjo2000]

I know you're struggling with your health and that sucks. Honestly life isn't fair sometimes and I know you put a lot of good into the world, helping local wildlife and your neighbours. These are beautiful work and a lot of love has clearly gone into them. You have made a lot of people very happy. It's good to see you make something positive out of a bad situation.

[Podmark]

Looking good! Love Mikey's shoulder chuck stance.
Sorry to hear about what you are going through.

[SickAlice]

It helps to have something to aim at you know? And these models work well especially when I can't leave the house much. But again Western Arizona and the weather is horrible anyway. And again I'm not alone hurdles here of course. But man? Someone needs to invent cryo-sleep chambers. I could use a year off lol.

[style]

A few last keyframe touch ups and then I'm on to making 2003 textures.

This is AMAZING!!!! Fire 🔥 work my brother! Hope u and ur family are fairing well! 🙏🏾

[SickAlice]

Ty considering the work I put into it. I hate doing keyframes. I've never been shy about it. Luckily it's all done and I'm back to textures. Working on the Mirage ones right now and getting all that crosshatching done.

My family. It's odd. My stepfather has had multiple strokes and cancer of the brain due to exposure in Nam. So his mind is not all there which is a mixed blessing because he is unaware of much of what's happening. He is pretty much addicted to cable news shows and that's where his mind lives. Else they love gambling at casinos and seem to enjoy doing that so their health aside it's all good.