so my scanner is currently completely useless.
I had gotten a new computer with vista preloaded, and canon in it's infinite wisdom has decided to update the driver to vista, except for the driver my scanner needs. so currently, I can't scan shit, so can't really put much on DA, update my webcomic, or work on anything else really.


canon sucks

new computer, adobe photoshop CS installed, scanner installed, housing situation settled more or less for the time being, so I can finally start doing stuff again, update my webcomic, work on some other projects, all that stuff. except for the TOTAL CREATIVE BLOCK I'M HAVING RIGHT NOW....on the otherhand, least some of my steampunk and craft projects are getting more attention

new updates to my situation, I'm now more settled in at the huse in Rosendale, one room freed up and I took it, new laptop I'm slowely installing everything into. job was going ok, until the manager quit and they brought the accountant in to take over, I'm now witnessing the slow euthanasia of the coffee shop by a complete idiot, I already just found out my hours have effectively been halved since she decided to hire more people than we need. fortunatly my paranoia for these things already kicked in and I already started putting feelers out for either a second job, or a total replacement job. It's not to bad since I'm still getting some hours at least, more than I got at the library, I can make rent and all, but not much else, and after a few months of getting a good paycheck, it does sort of suck, plus the fact I been passed over for management position twice now, apparantly for age reasons as the owners think I'm kind of young, despite the fact I'm possibly older than one of the owners

well, the last minute eviction from my home of 3 years due to the new landlord wanting to renovate in order to get new tenants and charge 5 times as much for rent, I'm in Rosendale currently staying in my brother's room while he's off working at camp.

started today at Muddy Cup, it wasn't for the manager position like I hoped for, but they offered me a regular job there at least, and sounds like it'll be close to full time hours, plus tips.
they basically called me in this morning asking if I could come in, as they apparantly has some staff just not show up at all, eitherway, the job itself is more my kind of pace, and ironic since I thought i'd be working at a coffehouse when i first came to NP, about 2-3 years ago. so yeah, money soon, can pay back my landlord what i owe him, get more meat in my kitchen, maybe more SOB for my chaos army.

last bit of time before the semester's over and I graduate, no way in Hel I'm doing the graduation ceremony, 1. I don' like that sort of thing and see no use for it. 2. my high school graduation made me incredibly uncomotable and I couldn't stop fidgeting, i swore I'd neve do that shit again. I'll happily go to graduation parties and what not, but no way will I pay money for a cap and gown, and walk up looking like an escapee from a mental ward to get a peice of paper that's not even really the degree.
I'll probably be sticking around this area still as it's closer to NYC, i like the area, despite all the hassle and disasters i've had the last 2-3 years here, and rabid, foaming, starving dogs could not drag me back to live in Galway, or at my dad's. ever.

least for now things are looking up, after the shittiest semester i've ever had so far, I'm almost done with classes, I finally have a job that will give me hours, a REAL schedual, and doesn't look like it'll drive me insane, it's not for the position I wanted, but still should work out ok. Possibly might go for my masters, then I could always just teach art at the college level. so finally feeling in a somewhat better mood.