Arkine

@Arkine (216)

United States • Age 45

Joined myLot 13 years ago

When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. - Sherlock Holmes

Discussions (21)

Arkine's Discussions

Hands ... oh those hands!

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 12 Jun 11

Okay, I absolutely hate trying to draw hands. Of course, most artists have problems with this and I keep looking for an 'easier' way ... there isn't any. There just isn't. I'm going to have to buckle down and really get some good...

problems with drawing hands

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Masterbath remodeling

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 4 Jun 11

We ripped the carpet out of our master bathroom and found out the toilet was leaking. We spent two days repairing the floor and another few days laying down vinyl tiles. In the end it came out looking pretty good, but it was a lot...

remodeling a bathroom

repairing a bathroom

vinyl tiles

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Update on paid to post site

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 30 May 11

So I thought I'd write an update for those that read my earlier post about a PTP site that vanished. Well, it reappeared--intact. Now I guess I'll just have to wait and see if they pay me what they're supposed to. I did talk to a...

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10 days

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 30 May 11

Well, it's been 10 days since I smoked my last real cigarette. I say real cigarette because myself and my spouse are using these electronic ones. The crazy thing is we are taking in WAY less nicotine than we were when we smoked...

alternatives to smoking

electronic cigarettes

nicotine

quit smoking

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Not unusual

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 30 May 11

So, I was on this paid to post site, and they were paying out .10 per post, which seems to be really good. Today was the day that members were supposed to put in their payment request ... and the site is...

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Curious

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 27 May 11

Okay, here's what I'm wondering, and I'm not looking for anyone to give me any details as to how, but I'm curious if anyone is actually making a decent income on line? By decent I mean $500 or more per month. Call this a...

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How'd this happen -- life's surprises

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 27 May 11

I don't know why, but this evening it kind of hit me that never in my life had I ever considered writing as a means of making money. By that I mean that I never intended to be a writer, ever ... well, not until a few years ago and...

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Starting over ... sort of

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 21 May 11

Well, I've given myself one heck of a task recently. I decided that the first three novels I wrote for a series weren't working out. So instead of finishing the edit and publishing them, I've decided to use them only as history...

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Little dogs and house breaking

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 12 May 11

I don't know why it is, but it seems I have a really hard time training little dogs to go to the bathroom outside. It doesn't seem to just be me though, I know several people that have little dogs and they all have problems with...

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Why is it so hard?

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 11 May 11

I know I need to quit smoking. The reasons are numerous: my teeth are stained, my lungs don't work right, it costs a ton of money and it's bad for those around me. So why is it that I have such a hard time quiting? I think the...

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Regret

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 10 May 11

I've been thinking a lot lately about a German Shepherd that I had, he died about two years ago at the ripe old age of 14 (almost 15). I really miss him. I had always wanted to breed him with another Shepherd, but I never got the...

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Strange dog fight

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 10 May 11

This morning two of my dogs (both 7 1/2-years-old) got into a massive dog fight. I was able to break it up, and only one dog sustained minor scraps, but it freaked me out. These two dogs are sisters and they lived in the same pen...

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What to write?

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 9 May 11

There are days, like this morning, when things come to me and it's easy to crank out 2000-3000 words in an hour or so ... other days (or this afternoon) I can't think of a damn thing. Which sucks, I was doing so well! I posted 4...

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Rough Time--Making a Living Writing

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 6 May 11

I've been having a pretty rough time with making a living as a writer. Mainly, it's because writing does take a lot of time, and when you are relying on it to put food on the table ... well, getting sick for even a few days can be...

freelance

income

writing

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Long life, or not?

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 26 Apr 11

I saw an article recently that stated there are more 100-year-old people in the US than there used to be. It got me to thinking, is it really good to live a long life? I mean, most of us would like to live a long time, I guess,...

old age vs dying younger

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3D art

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 23 Apr 11

I'm just wondering are all the CG 3D artists over here? I ask because the 3D art section is pretty much dead to the world.

art

computer

graphic

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Nihility Book Cover

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 21 Apr 11

This is a book cover that I designed for my novel. I'm not sure if this will be the final version. Any comments/suggestions are welcome! :)

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Any Anime artists around here?

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 13 Apr 11

Just curious if there are any anime artists on the site? If so, have you done anything professionally? Also, is anyone using Anime Studio 7 Debut? Unfortunately, it's all I can afford as far as computer software anime goes,...

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Dragon Ruins

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 8 Apr 11

"I think we might have made a wrong turn..." ~L~ I composed this picture several months ago. He makes and excellent desktop. ;) Poser 7 and Corel Painter Essentials 4 were used to create/finish it. Man, what I wouldn't...

Graphic Novels

Arkine @Arkine (216) • United States 6 Apr 11

For those that don't know, graphic novels are basically comic books for adults. I have been toying with the idea of turning my unpublished novels into graphic novels, but I really have very little knowledge in this area. I...

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