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Raven Rawne

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  1. Spent all night playing Fallout 4. Now it's high noon and I feel like I have a hangover. Guess that wasn't the brightest idea to kick my sleep schedule like that.

  2. Last evening I've sent a work application, and they called this morning to invite me for a chat. What a nice professional confidence boost I daresay. At least the market knows I'm worth my pay, even if my current management fails to show that.

    1. Dark Horse

      Dark Horse

      Wish you all the best for it!

    2. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      Thanks, I'd really want this one to work out, sounds like job right in my alley.

  3. *sigh* I need a new job, and fast. Weird how quickly my view on the current one has changed, from okay-ish to a stressful dead end.

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    2. CypherHoof

      CypherHoof

      there do seem to be polish companies there (like this one) so perhaps if you start a review and it doesn't have the company listed, it creates the entry?

    3. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      It may be so, yes. PZU is a giantic company in here, one of the largest insurance companies on the market so the employment summary is a wee bit misleading, but it's interesting that people bothered to make a profile and post reviews on a foreign site.

    4. CypherHoof

      CypherHoof

      Ah, I see. No, it's not a UK site - it has different international subsites (but not for .pl it seems) but only one database. Here is the indian subsite for example

  4. Pen and ink is such a b**check of a drawing medium. But I'm drawn (pun intended) to it, and invested in the supplies, so I won't just toss it all to trash. At least I managed to do one request today,  even if it's not the first on the list.

    1. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      Autocorrect, you give the meaning to life...

  5. I'm in a good mood. This is highly suspicious.

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    2. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      Well, guess there's little good in second guessing "why" anyway, but considering it's not weekend yet, it does seem strange to me.

    3. Lunar Echo

      Lunar Echo

      It happens, we go from good to bad randomly, more bad than good mostly.

    4. Raven Rawne
  6. Tending to a lighthouse in the middle of nowhere would be a perfect job for me. Such a shame they're all remotely controlled or even fully automatic these days...

  7. Finished the second request from my queue, the ink is drying and I'll post it in the evening.  Who knows, maybe I'll finish another one before the Weekend ends.

  8. Now playing: "last kiss" by Pearl Jam.  For some reason it puts me in the driving mood. Fast driving I may add.

    1. Drunk Not I Am
    2. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      About 140 kmph. Polish roads often make it uncomfortable when going faster, and my car isn't large enough to dampen the bumps with it's length and mass. Still, she will go 200 if needs be. I checked so I know.

  9. One if the few upsides of a stressful work day us that when I come home and fire up the stereo with Evanescence playing, it sounds the best. Like me feeling down made the music better. Not complaining though, seeing them live made me like their songs all the more.

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    2. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      They were in Poland for the first time ever last month, had to buy the ticket. All in all, I was pleasantly surprised by the drummer, of all people. Doing stunts while playing and all that. Amy was basically running all over the scene the whole time, with a few slow piano songs in between. And the bass switched instruments with guitar for one song, that was cool.

    3. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      BTW finally had a good idea for your picture. Now let's hope I can actually draw it.

    4. Chrylestia600

      Chrylestia600

      Awesome! Looking forward to seeing the finished product if you manage to complete it. :)

      Btw... just realized I put 'lived' instead of 'loved' in my previous reply. Ugh. Typos.

  10. Third hour straight of drawing requests and all I have is a tiny pile of crumpled paper with rejected sketches... Just great.

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    2. chaosprincess

      chaosprincess

      At least you know how to keep yourself mentally afloat so you don't do anything to harm yourself so if drawing helps you then by all means keep drawing even if they come out bad and any drawing is good practice.

    3. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      Oh don't worry about me doing something rash. Im all too aware of just how much of a mess would it do to my family, which makes an effective guilt trap. Plus, who would take care of my tortoise? And there's no way I ever let go of my beloved car. Even though I've had "s" thoughts for years, nothing's going to happen, I assure you. Once work calms down (and I hope it will eventually), things will get back to normal.

    4. chaosprincess

      chaosprincess

      I hope everything gets better for you and calms down.

  11. I wife I had a real job, like a carpenter or something, instead of being a corporate excel pusher. Parents were wrong, office jobs aren't the best ones. Nor necessarily.

    1. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      *wish. Stupid autocorrect. 

    2. Dark Horse

      Dark Horse

      I know how it feels to have work get the better of you sometimes. I don't think I could ever manage an office job though.. I'd need something to mix up the day, not just sit in one place for 8 hours. It's why I left my IT job as soon as I could. But then some people are the exact opposite. They can't stand the idea of being outside their cushy office or having to deal with people on the floor.

      Would you ever consider changing vocations or getting training in something else you enjoy? Is it feasible?

    3. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      Heh, I for once can't stand the clients. Okay, people in general but, same difference. I'm okay with doing stuff in excel the whole time if the atmosphere is okay, and my superiors are on the "we need to find and punish the guilty" side of management. 

      I like managing contracts with the public health care payer, but it's hard to land a job where you do only that. While I could probably get some paid courses to gain extra skills,  it would take months and some serious sums to become sufficiently versed to become employable in the new field. 

      All in all, it's more about people in the job rather than the job itself that gets to me.

  12. When you want to draw but somehow end up playing "one more quest" in Fallout 4 till it's time to turn the lights off... It's not even funny.

  13. Uh huh, the whole Warsaw will choke with traffic and signal loss because a certain individual is coming to town tomorrow. Gotta love it when we host international conferences...

  14. I was driving a brand new VW Tiguan today. 200 HP, automatic gearbox, full gadgetry. Surprisingly enough, I didn't really like the "modern car experience" and much more prefer my 16 years old Lancia.

    1. Lunar Echo

      Lunar Echo

      Everything has to be like that if it's my first proper new car.

    2. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      I'm European and had a manual all my years, so no wonder I don't like it when the car just keeps rolling forward on automatic. And the way it feels when driving... I felt so disconnected from the road, like it was a video game or a training machine with screens for windows.  And those assistants for everything, like I wasn't trusted to drive on my own and needed a slew of computerised helping hands. 

  15. I miss the days when I had several roleplays to reply to every day. And enough time to post my replies on the same day.

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    2. Foxy Socks

      Foxy Socks

      @Raven Rawne I see, I am only in one now, and I enjoy it.

    3. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      Good, it's always a bit of risk when starting a new one - whether it works or not - but when it does, it's just great.

    4. Props Valroa

      Props Valroa

      I miss when I roleplayed on here too. Hm. I don't really have any 'normal' characters.....as I always go for something edgy or weird, I don't really have the time to really be on here as much, even though its summer. 

  16. Ugh... gotta make up my mind which way I want to go with my art style... I'm going all over the place with different concepts, each piece a mix of different things, which obvously doesn't help. Funny, when you look at canon ponies, they seem so easy to draw... 

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    2. Lunar Echo

      Lunar Echo

      I'd go for your own unique style. :)

    3. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      Guess you're right. Lots of practice before me to reach what I want but, should be worth it in the end.

    4. Lunar Echo

      Lunar Echo

      Can't beat your own style, it's your after all.

  17. When I look at art like this, I can't help but wonder why would I ever want to try anything than pen and ink for my own drawings...

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    2. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      It does, but it's a drawing. Like this one.  Made by Rustem Kuramshin.

      Pen-ink-landscape-drawing-by-Rustem-Kura

    3. Props Valroa

      Props Valroa

      You will get there someday

    4. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      I'm more into stylised drawings myself, rather than hyper realistic ones, but it goes to show how versatile this medium is. And if I decide to add color later on, it will be that much easier with solid lineart skill. I can buy a bunch of markers right now if I wanted to go color to be honest,  but I choose to get good in what I do now first.

  18. Just came back from the concert. Dead tired but happy I went.

    1. Lunar Echo

      Lunar Echo

      Time a nap I think. :fluttershy:

      *hug*

    2. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      It's midnight, better turn off the lights and get some proper rest. At least I was smart enough to take today and tomorrow off, so I don't have to rush to work. So, yeah, night I guess. 

    3. Lunar Echo

      Lunar Echo

      Goodnight. :squee:

  19. Uh huh, Evanescence concert tomorrow. Can't say whether I'm more nervous or excited though.

    1. Lunar Echo

      Lunar Echo

      Why would you be nervous? :fluttershy:

    2. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      First time on a concert. Well I was once as a security guard but still. I have a ticket for the Golden Circle, so the crowd will be thick.

      First time on a concert. Well I was once as a security guard but still. I have a ticket for the Golden Circle, so the crowd will be thick.

    3. Lunar Echo

      Lunar Echo

      I see, I haven't been to a concert before, just try to relax and have fun. :fluttershy:

  20. So, any takers for the RP?

     

  21. I think I need another 1x1 RP in my life. But then, I don't really have a plot idea. Yet.

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    2. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      I'll wait some more, see if there's any interest. Ofc if you're interested,  we can try the rp but no pressure. It's supposed to be entertaining after all.

    3. Lunar Echo

      Lunar Echo

      I was doing an RP with someone via pm but she stopped replying.

    4. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      Happens to everyone really. People just drop out without a word. 

  22. I tried using a rapidograph, a brush pen,  and technical pen instead of the usual dip pens for own and ink art. Now I know why everyone uses Micron tech pens...

  23. Just came up with an idea to, hopefully,  improve my ink drawings. But I need to finish the pending requests first...

  24. Uh huh, so this is one of those "I don't care about being alive, wouldn't mind a change in this department" days. Not really fun but, whatever.

  25. I may or may not reply to roleplays this weekend.  Problems at work. Same with art requests, I guess.

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    2. Lunar Echo

      Lunar Echo

      Same ere, my last supervisor was a real treat, no one done much to really grind it into him cause they'd be in his bad books and we need him for many things. This is the world of work and it's gloriously testing of you as a person, I found it best to just put my head down and take the bs, work hard and you'll be fine. My last supervisor took the pee out of everyone and usually in a way that made no one happy about it. 

    3. Raven Rawne

      Raven Rawne

      Yeah... I had a reeeeeaally dumb boss in my last work, but my immediate manager kept her in check and off people's backs. In here,  my immediate is just as clueless about real work we do as the director who's doing the Spanish Inquisition every time she sees something she didn't know. Ofc she says she should be informed. Should is like,  her fave word.

    4. Lunar Echo

      Lunar Echo

      Totally understand you brother, but they're their to do a job like everyone else, bosses, managers, supervisors etc are typically bad jobs for the people in them.  So naturally they'll become douches with time due to the amount of shit they probably had to put up with in the past when  being a "cool and chill" leading figure. For me, I was just happy to have a job and pay, that got me through a lot of the bad times.

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