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But whose counting anyway, it doesn't matter (srsly, please don't count, it's probably been way....longer).


Anyways, hope everyone is safe, I finally went self-employed, much happier, doing the things I enjoy again, cracked hip, no longer cracked, dislocated shoulder finally healed and my long head of tricep is working again. I've got tons of lifting to get my body back to it's previous form, but as always got a "little" carried away doing legs and spent the next week walking around like I was wearing the world's most unstable, invisible high heels.



My family were very sympathetic and laughed, and laughed and laughed....


(ಠ_ಠ)


I'll be trying to have a go at some 3D work, I've had Z-brush a few years but haven't used it beyond a bit of sculpt tweaking for computer game mods, like custom armours in skyrim....weird I never thought to upload any here, but probably because 98% of them are fan service for views (Oh God I feel so dirty.....).


Not had my jabs yet, but I'm on the waiting list....still stuck in Guernsey, but planning to leg it as soon as possible (I feel like Pinky and Brain combined, only with less white hair....for now).

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So where did all the sculpts go? Great question! Turns out the "Opt-Out" on DA doesn't do a damn thing when it comes to individuals scrapping your work, it just prevents third party use (apparently...). Doesn't help that I found a ton of my stuff (which I always thought as being too photographically clunky to be of interest) has found it's way into the Data scrape-bucket of a database. I'm sure it would have been quicker just to delete my gallery, but really, what's the point? I don't know what the future holds, I don't know how this digusting AI mess will end (but I'm hopeful for severe consequences and legislation). Above all else deleting doesn't send a message, this does, even a small one, but I do recall a saying about all Evil needing to triump was for people to do nothing, so.... If I upload anywhere from now on it probably won't be here (but who can say, the future is fickle beast), it will however be shaded and glazed, because I'll be damned if I'm going to make life easy for scrappers. Final FYI, but if you're in favour of it, please save your arguments, I've heard them before and they hold less water than a seive. There is no middle ground here, no postives for what is theft through and through.

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Over a year, didn't realize it had been so long.
Well, before getting on to the apologies, I thought I'd give you a quick break down of what's been happening and why I've been little more than a Ghost.

- I left my job, it was destroying me inside and I hated it.
- Puppies all doing well.
- Went to new scientist expo in London, it was awesome.
- Bitten THREE more times by false widow spiders!
- Epic 2 week holiday in Japan.
- Still no spider powers, only concussion from running into walls. :C
- Still single (but no shortage of crazy people with husbands, they "forget" to tell you about).
- Still looking at moving off the island, but NOW I'm in the right place to finally do it.
- Started sculpting again (stuff to come soon, conversion I've been working on for a friend).

The Big News & why I am REALLY back now:


For those of you who already knew (Facebook) you might want to skip over this bit.

I have Autism.

36 years on this multi-coloured rock, but only tested in mid December.

I was prompted after talking with a professor at New Scientist expo who ran a lecture called "Autism is a super power"
She said she suspected there was more to me than ADHD and recommended getting tested.
Two months later and yeah, positive diagnosis, not sure fully what to make of it yet, but it's starting to feel a bit more of a positive than a negative, mainly because I now know why some things are so difficult, or (if I'm being honest) a flat out mystery to me.

Biggest bonus:
I know why I'm able to be almost autonomous with my attitude to things I'm interested in (such as learning scripting on the fly, or the small scale sculpture). It's very hard to describe, but sometimes knowing exactly "Why" something is easier, or simply a combination crunching mission until you hit the correct outcome makes it easier for you to do, or exceed those limits.

Biggest downside:
Minus the nutters, dating has always been a farce for me, other social aspects not so much, but I've written off the possibility of being able to start a family, I don't get social queues/hints and so yeah....this rubs people up the wrong way, it might explain why (in the last year or so), I've found out a great number of friends have Autism, Aspergers, Dyslexia or ADHD and I never knew or noticed.


This is all very well and good, but I don't see how this means you're back:


I have a tendency, of withdrawing from the world and people when things go south; work, mood, injuries, illnesses, spider bites ¬¬ and similar. The more things that go wrong, the further and further I draw away from the world.

Knowing the cause and knowing about Autism, gives me a reason/cause, knowing where something stems from means that even if I can't do something about it, I know that the reason ISN'T because I'm broken.

Or to put it another way, in the midst of utter chaos and the collapse of civilizations, it's quite refreshing to put your feet up and enjoy a nice coffee, whilst watching the madness unfold.

Sculpting wise is a good example of the whole "Why I'm back and a I really mean it this time".
I've started sculpting again, sculpting makes me happy, if I can't bring myself to sculpt then I know something is wrong.

Sooooooo...

In short, hi, hello, how you all doing? Missed you all loads, love some of you more than life itself, even if I don't always show it, say it, type it, you're like  a break in the clouds during a rain storm that follows me so I don't get wet.


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So, puppies.....

Honestly, if you don't watch them, they grow.

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And grow....
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And grow....
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All in new and very loving homes, I got to see the little boy above last weekend, he remembered me (be warned, I go into baby talk mode).


So with puppies all successfully reared, homed and all the frustration dealt with at work, I finally feel like a Yeti post chest wax.
Sore, but like my skin can breath again.

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As promised.....

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DISCLAIMER: I didn't take the photos.

Pups all doing very well, we still have six (four boys, two girls). The youngest (the black and white one) is easily the largest, his interests include sleeping, drinking from the milky bar and drinking from the milky bar WHILE asleep.

Tess is doing well too, though she's getting fed up of feeding them, as it's like a rugby scrum every time she gets in the box.

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