Ready for spring

My parents had to put down their last sheep, who was really a pet and would follow them around for cuddles and pets same as any dog.

In other news, YES I have been working on updates for the Miliners.   Part of the hold up is I realized that if I wanted to have a plot, I really needed to have some behind the scenes planning, and part of it is just anxiety and so such.

Anyway.

Here's hoping that spring and summer will be normal and relaxing!

How do you organize your pictures?

I now have a ludicrous amount of pictures to sort through for the next update.   It was ludicrous before, and I didn't know what to do with myself, so I went back in and took more screenshots.

The last time I tried to open them all it took about 20 minutes, and then my computer updated itself and restarted.   Now I have half the memory (the computer memory! meanies!), and I am afraid.

Photoshop came with some sort of image tagging system, but when I tried it I ended up filled with rage and fury.   I have a nagging suspicion that they make it clunky and aggravating as a way of marketing one of their other image cataloging systems.

I have this update, and 5 or 6 after it pre-written in at least skeleton form (I do let the Miliner's have a large amount of freedom, at least compared to other legacies with plots.   They roll their own traits, and they pick their own friends and romances.  Usually, they pick their own hobbies.   I love Alesha, but to be honest she's not who I would have chosen for Lynx, if I'd been choosing.  It was just luck that Ocelot fell for Cho.  So there are a lot of details I can't pre-write).   At this point it's the wading through the screenshots that's slowing me down, which is a bit on the aggravating side. 

ETA:  Giving the software I have another go. Even if I do qualify for an Educator's discount on some of the nicer software...er...I get paid what an Educator gets paid (less! since I'm an assistant).  Hee.    It probably would be helpful if I'd used it all along - I expect organizing to take 2 or 3 days.    It would go faster, but I have a touch of difficulty staying focused on any one project.  Plus, I do find it bulky and aggravating and need frequent sanity breaks.

Anyway, here's a picture of Daisy Malifa.   As you can see, she's hungry.  

CiJ

Apparently sharing the gift pictures of the Christmas in July items is not taboo, as I feared.

So I will post them!  I'll still let my secret santee decide if she wants to share the download link, or not.   The event is still going on, after all.

I think CiJ filled me with anxiety, but...maybe I can get some helpful feedback on the items.

A sim, tried to go with the vintage Star Trek look.

view it in a room...!

Ok, the posters were out of my comfort zone.   Custom mesh with different paintings in the same file ... I know the tutorial said it should be easy.   But I was so unfamiliar with the program I re-made it about 6 different times.   I was happy with them at the time, now I'm really not.   Also, painting the backgrounds made me want to make custom walls, and I don't need any more projects.

I didn't realize how much stuff the sims 2 people were going to make for gifts!  I feel bad.   I thought the send date was the date we should aim for, and the extra week and a half was for emergencies, just in case something borked.

So...that is what ate up most of my creative time over the 2 weeks!   It looks like hardly anything!

Edit:  DOWNLOAD

Awww! ♥

I knew I was focusing on art and CC and PT and trying to relearn all the drawing skills that I now feel like I've lost, but I didn't think I'd totally lost focus on other things that matter.   But no! I am a distract-able mess.   I've missed several updates of Chimera, and I'm sure other stories as well.   I will have to focus and hunt them down. :)

Also, Seaweedy found my story and added me to his Today in the World of Sim Stories.

Ok, I love that synopses so much I got a bit weepy eyed.

My tattoo set also ended up on MS3B.  I appreciate the huge amount of work that must go into maintaining a blog with that many daily updates, but honestly after reading troll comments before seeing my tattoos took all the fun out of it.  Which stinks.

But! Now that I've slept on it I don't think that making tattoos designed to work well with others was that stupid of an idea.   If other people start to make them I would be thrilled out of my gourd.   Plus, for whatever reason there are not many translucent, shaded, or 4-color tattoos out there.   I don't know why that is, it's not hard. If I can do it, when trying to learn new programs feels like getting poked in the eyeball with a migraine, then surely most people can.  I am basically a lunatic with art programs and access to the internet, but I'm a friendly lunatic and am happy to either answer questions or...admit to not knowing the answers.

Ok, back to taking pictures for the next update.  Oh and reading stories.   And working on projects.