Status Update #2
Hey! So, I haven't been using this site for anything particular, but given the fact that I can write an unreasonably long wall of text here, I figured I'll hold the status updates here. If you missed the first one, it was a video which you can watch here. I'm not being very consistent with these, huh?
How is life?
Well, thanks for asking, it's terrible. Lately there's a lot of stress factors in my everyday life, work and personal life as well. But the one thing that sent me to the floor is my dog's health. A few weeks ago it turned out he has a maybe malignant tumor on his side, inside his skin.
It's where they took the samples from. In the past few weeks I've been through a lot of calls with different vet clinics and finally found a very kind and helpful oncologist who made us a "plan of action". The first step was a cardiology examination where they checked his heart with ultrasound and ECG, which happened last week. Thankfully they haven't found anything so we can proceed. Next we are going to a CT examination for metastases search, we have an appointment for next week. IF this comes back negative we can proceed with the surgery. After the surgery there will be another histological examination. IF that's also negative then we are happy and done. So yeah, I've kinda been in stress paralysis for a while now. But at least his eye problem that we struggled with last year have been fixed. Yay? My boyfriend also haven't got payed a single time this year, so we're trying to get by solely from my salary. They can legally hold back his salary - sadly. Sooo life isn't so bright lately. Wish us luck.💜
How is the channel?
Of course my mental state isn't doing any good to the channel. I wasn't able to record anything since the diagnosis and I don't think I will be able until we get through this. I also ran out of pre-recorded videos, so the channel will go into hiatus for an uncertain time. BUT I still need something to keep me from insanity, so I'll continue working on backstage stuff. There are two mayor improvements that have been implemented before the diagnosis came in and my stress paralysis set in. The first is my new earphones.
Both OBS and DaVinci decided they're not willing to cooperate with my bluetooth headphone anymore, so I invested in these. None of the caps fit tho', cuz my ear canals are the smallest thing in existence, but I made it work. Amazing sound and very good for editing! OBS and DaVinci finally happy now. The second is my new monitor and laptop.
My tablet decided it was time for retirement, which means I wasn't able to record and check on OBS at the same time. Well, I managed, but it was bad. Luckily I received my company monitor not long after (don't tell them I use it for personal stuff). I also received my boyfriends half-dead laptop that he used for his work. That's gonna be my rendering device so I will finally be able to edit a video while another one is rendering! Peak efficiency! Well, we haven't set it up yet, bu it will be very nice once it's up and running. (There's also my company laptop there.)
What's next?
I'll continue with the rebranding and preparations to be able to stream. Which means drawing and fighting with my sickly motherboard. I'll make it or break it but something will happen. Also looking for a webcam I can afford but it's at least acceptable quality. I'll try to make monthly updates. Emphasis on try. But do look out for them, I'm trying my best! Thank you if you managed to read this far.💜
