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Author: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z8IPNkKMwBc/TpSdbdBaPOI/AAAAAAAAAJc/aDlOpVKZPGw/s72-c/housepets_book1_cover_8_5x11.jpg Housepets! Book One… has been ordered, it is enroute to HP!R’s place of recording, YAY! Now we wait for book two…. Find the full article here: Radio Free Housepets! Housepets! Book One… has been ordered

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Animator Chris Ayers became well-known for his Daily Zoo project, in which he drew one new animal character every day for a year — therapy while he recovered from a life-threatening illness.  Two Daily Zoo books have been released so far… but his latest book takes a different tack. My Daily Zoo is a softcover book featuring over 96 pages of interactive black & white drawing exercises where you unleash your creativity and draw new cartoon animals. You can find out more about Chris, his inspiring story, and his works at his web site.

image c. 2012 Chris Ayers

OMG!!! Foxamoore I *heart symbol I forgot how to make in symbols* you ! With the work this time of Ashley Serena  with  Vocals, karuno on Flute, jariswolf for Character and as always  alectorfencer for that art work cover . This new piece titled “Rite of Vengeance” is one of the best in the series of his work. Full of vocals and such amazing movie like music it made me squirt a little.  So come here and check it out! Don’t forget to check out this guy HERE too.

I've been searching around DeviantArt and FA for skilled people who are a) open for commissions, b) decently priced (I mean, I'm not expecting to get cel-shading or anything cheap, but $30 for a lineart is way over my range), and c) actually get back to their potential customers. Thus far I've managed to find the first two, but those seem to be mutually exclusive with the third, as both artists I've contacted have failed to get back to me after a week and a half.

So, who do we know who is actually looking for commissions? If it helps narrow it down, my character is a coyote and I prefer people who don't use anime-type styles. I'm also not looking to commission anything that's NSFW/pornographic.

Thanks in advance! -Krim

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I'm not quite sure where to start looking and I have been browsing FA. I was hoping to get some input from someone that could create one for me or if anyone knew of someone that did an amazing job for them. I will definitely pay. Thanks!!

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Author: Harvi We’re rebooting the podcast! Now you can take part in the Hop Inn from the beginning! When we catch up to the current episode we’ll update our iTunes Feed to point over here instead of the old, soon to be gone, site. We’ll be adding more information and links as this site progresses [...] [Series Reboot]Live From the Hop Inn Episode 219

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Hello all. I recently have been looking for a wallpaper I've had before, but now I can't find it.

It's one of a fox that looks as if he is inside the computer monitor, licking the screen. He has on a collar, and there is a white background. That's all I can remember.

If anyone can help find it, I would be very happy. Thanks in advance!

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Dear Papa Bear,

I have read your column a few times and feel like you give sound advice, and that is one thing I have been needing for some time now. A few months back I ended a one and a half year relationship with my mate. I made a promise to myself that I would take a break from dating as I had been for the last 5 years going from one relationship to another with very little time in between. I chose instead to take this time to work on myself. I would work hard through the summer, paying off debt collectors and saving some money up for the future. Then in the fall head back to full time and concentrate fully on my studies. So far everything is going to how it was planned. 

Now here is my issue(s). I am working one full time and one part time job so that I can pay for everything (bills/debt/rent/etc.) I’m working on average 70+ hours a week. It’s not hard work but it takes away from time I could be doing other things like hanging out with my friends. I also no longer have one single day during the week where I am not working one or both jobs. It’s begun to wear on me. I have been wishing for this summer to be over recently, just so I can pull back. But I just cannot quit one of the jobs. I need to be making how much I make to cover everything and be a little less weighed down by debt by the end of summer. I have also gotten used to the income and enjoy having extra money to use on nonessentials. And if I were to quit one job I would be back on a tight budget and worrying whether getting a half tank of gas means my account will get overdrawn. 

On the other side of things. With working all the time I do not have much time for anything else, or rather I feel like that. What time I do have to myself each day I feel I have to fill with productivity and if I don’t get a certain number of things done before I have to head off to work I stress out. Feeling like I wasted all my time when I could have been doing some chore and gone somewhere that I needed to go to before work. Alongside this I also rarely get to hangout with my housemates or friends. Most of my socializing is through texts I sneak in while I am working or on breaks. Digital conversation works but its no replacement for physically hanging with others. 

Finally, being single has become something I rather not be. I miss having someone to be intimate with and share that rare closeness with. I have been trying to fill this void with close friends and such, but its getting to a point where just being around friends that are dating for any length of time gets me down. I end up walking away severely depressed and hurting for no rational reason. I feel wounded by the smallest things, like plans not going through with a close friend because their mate has a headache. 

All of this combined has made me feel worthless and hollow and half dead, and I am running out of motivation to try anything that might change this. I have thought about going to a doctor for medical treatment but I cant bring myself to taking the time or money to get professional help as it would divert from my goals. I am at a loss as to what to do, and I am unable to analyze or rationalize my feels while being emotionally overwhelmed. Is there any advice or words you can give to help? Some sort of guidance?

Signed,
JAT Snow

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Hi, JAT,

You are a very responsible furry! It is pretty rare I hear from a furry who says he/she is working 70+ hours a week and paying off debt. Papabear is really proud of you for trying to do the right thing.

Unless you have some specific medical issue you are not telling me about, I do not think you need to see a doctor.  What you are suffering from is stress.  Overwork can make you feel restless, anxious, and give you bad mood swings, which sounds like what is happening to you. There are some things you can do about that, namely getting enough sleep (8 hours a night), eating a healthy diet, and trying to get a little exercise in, which is a great stress reliever.

There are a couple of other things you can do to help yourself. One is to set up a goals sheet. From what you’ve written, your current work schedule is in place only temporarily until you have paid down some debt. One thing Papabear has learned in life is that you can endure almost anything as long as you know for sure that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that things won’t always be this way. It sounded like this was something that would only last until summer was over. It can be helpful, psychologically, then, to write down a goal sheet and post it on your refrigerator, including dates for each goal and a description of each goal. Maybe a column indicating what your financial goal is (e.g., “have credit card paid off by September 28).

You can also set up a daily schedule. In this schedule, you naturally fill in your work hours. But also fill in hours for you to eat, sleep, get exercise, and do a little socializing.  If you sleep 8 hours a day, work 10 hours a day, that leaves you 6 hours a day. Say about an hour for your daily necessities (bathroom time, eating and such), so now you have 5 hours. Allocate 30 minutes for exercise and one hour for doing chores, errands. Now you have 3.5 hours, ample time to do a little socializing. (Oh, almost forgot, travel to and from work--hope you don't live too far from work! So, let's give you 2 free hours a day). You don’t have to socialize every day, but 2 or 3 times a week would be good. You should have time to see a movie or go to dinner with friends.

As for your love life, well, you put that on hold yourself, which, in Papabear’s opinion, is not a bad idea for your short term goals. Love is not something you schedule; it is something that happens. Leave yourself open to the possibility of running into someone special in your life; don’t block someone out just because they are not on your schedule. And don’t be envious of your friends who have dates. Be happy for them. Your time will come as long as you do as I suggest and leave your heart open to possibilities.

Once you get yourself a bit more organized, you will find yourself getting less stressed because you will feel that each day you will accomplish goals and move closer to financial stability.

Good luck!

Big Bear Hugs,

Papabear 

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