visuals 15.

Visuals 14

Heck yeah!

EL is a natural and already has movements down.

Training will be intense and focused. LoL

Look out PUBG players, the next generation is getting warmed up! 

Back again for the very first time

Ruby the cat forever in our hearts

2007-2020

Happy New Year, even though its 17 days in.

I spent the better part of last year becoming a more chilled out version of myself, found a great online group of people in IRC-most artists and music types- and started reading a lot, and found a new love of gaming. 

There is a vast and supportive community of people in the gaming world, and i have followed it since late 2017. 

The new rig, my Lenovo Legion C730 BEAST:

This is a stock photo. The best part of it, besides performance, is that it is 'futureproof'as in the motherboard and chipset will handle anything new for at least 5 years. I can keep swapping out graphics cards, add RAM and even another SSD, because, why not? 

I have a Lenovo Legion Y520 laptop, that i purchased in 2017, but save since then for this.

Funny how being middle aged, you appreciate things that take time to procure, and not instant gratification.

Anyway, my gaming handle on steam, twitch and youtube it Visitor73

The twitch has no content yet, as i just got the PC in early January, but i have a few youtube videos, mostly about gaming: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOzAiTTRPrcqDibjumieZmw

The image i use is of the alien ship, from the movie Starman, from 1984:

Now, that is Meteor Crater Park in AZ.

A place i went to in both 1993 and 2001.

It is exactly what one would think it is: a big hole in the earth. 

Ok, im off now but i want to tell you who i've been reading lately, mostly scifi and fantasy

Richard Thieme

Zak ZyZ

These both i found in my adventures in IRC. 

Richard's site: https://www.thiemeworks.com/

If you get a book to start with, i suggest Mind Games. an EXCELLENT anthology of short stories. He also contacts you personally, and will sign the book. Really cool dude. 

Zak Zyz can be found here:

http://zakzyz.com/

All his stuff is free to download, BUT you can also buy it on Amazon. Which i think is worth it 1000%

He is working on a book called 'GRAVID'right now and here is the intro video: https://youtu.be/ndWUOSwqE_g

He also livestreams the book edit every morning. He made the GRAVID intro himself. Very interesting person, to say the least.

Ok, well I'M BACK.

And by that, the Jer you loved is back and i'm going to post here a LOT more.

Because i love to talk about myself. 

Ok. 

Vintage radio

I picked up this vintage Zenith radio at a tag sale for $2. It's been on constantly and still runs like a champ.

Prince

Well, we lost another great. Prince-the prolific musician and entrepreneur- died unexpectedly at 57.

Here is why i am chiming in on his death:

He was an amazing, kind, caring and open person. 

He was an amazing musician. His recordings spanned decades and earned him a worldwide reputation.

He was a Jehovah's Witness. Which meant a strict lifesytle, that contradicted some of the themes of his music, but molded him into the disciplined machine that he was. 

I was introduced to Prince's music in 1984. The very first album i ever owned, still have, and am playing as i write this i Purple Rain. 

I received this for my birthday. I had to give away the poster, because my dad thought it was too mature for my ren years. I gave it to an older girl on the school bus. I also had a crush on her. 

We listened to Ourple Rain when my dad, brother and two step vrotgers went camping at Lake Otis. 

It was a cathartic experience, because Prince used the word 'masturbating' in one of the songs. 

The other cathartic experience was that my dad made us chili one fine camping night, and my then nine year old bowels did NOT agree with the spicy, protein enriched fusion. 

I cleared a tent full of family, and basically had to change through three pairs of underwear. 

Anyway, Prince was really awesome, stuck to his guns and rocked the hell out. 

Hearing the 'sermon' at the beginning of 'When Doves Cry' sent a shiver down my spine. 

 

 

another.

I just found out that my older step brother Dale has passed away.

He had lifelong problems that kept him from fully enjoying life, but i always tried to treat him with some semblance of respect. 

He was a wanderer, as i am too.

I just feel really bad for my stepmother,as she did everything she could as a parent, to make him happy. 

This Happiness often eluded him as he moved from job to job, place to place. 

I hope he has finally found some peace for himself, as he has given some part of that peace to those he affected.