No humping zone...

Hump day again! Except, when you are working 7 days a week, there definitely no humping going on.
Yesterday was spent dealing with stupid people and dragging hideously old pieces of paperwork out of my boss's boss's hidden closet. Yay! Menial work all over again.
I did, however, finish the last illustrations for the children's book I'm working with an Internet partner on. Interesting short story and a chance to stretch my cartooning muscles!
Our roommates brought in cable so I don't think I'll ever turn off the TV again... Hubby and I cut off cable almost 3 years ago and just watch the free antennae feeds and DVDs/tapes. Now I'll be sucked back into the couch potato world of staring at the TV.

I hate credit card fraud!!!

I have several credit cards that I keep (mostly) paid off. So, imagine my surprise when my Visa is turned down at Dollar General (I was buying a covered cat litter box if you must know). I got on the phone with VISA and some @$$hole has charged a GRAND on my card...
SON OF A B*TCH!!!!!!!!
So, I have spent, literally, hours on the phone with the merchants, the credit card company, and the local police... GRRRRR
AND I am going to have to check my statements everyday from now on AND order all my credit reports. Sometimes people REALLY suck!

New calendar uploaded.

I finished another UK trip calendar:

http://www.lulu.com/content/866861

This one is from the Brecon Beacons and shows some very cool views of the countryside of Brecon. If I can figure out how, I'll be able to set up a better preview for the calendars- one shot doesn't tell everyone how the rest of it will look! I'm limited to 2mb so I can't upload the pdf proof since that's a HUGE file... I'm thinking I may be able to put all the pictures together through Paint and then save that as one jpeg.

I am consoled by the fact that I have another four months or so to get it all ironed out before calendar sales start happening (because who buys a calendar in May?) and by then I should be a pro!

On another note, I added some more elements to my lulu site: http://stores.lulu.com/victoria_masters

So now I have some more links and some personal information! I am seriously considering some more cafe press items using my photographs- making prints and calendar sheets, for one. I can then put those links in too.

Networking? Or making the net work?

I am now on:
myspace (http://www.myspace.com/vickiwho),
facebook(http://www.facebook.com/p/Victoria_Masters/644296684),
blogger (http://victoriamasters.blogspot.com/),
gather (http://victoriamasters.gather.com/),
and
squidoo(http://www.squidoo.com/victoriamasters and http://www.squidoo.com/chessart).

I also have a storefront at Lulu (a publishing website) http://stores.lulu.com/victoria_masters. All of these sites offer networking capabilities and also the ability to post one's thoughts, dreams, and for profit websites.

So, am I networking, by hooking up with friends from high school, fellow artists and writers, strangers etc? Or am I wasting time that I should use for other pursuits?

I'd like to think that by getting the word out about some capitalistic ventures I am attempting, it will make a difference to the sales, etc... But will it? Can I make the net work by networking?

There is always a word of mouth ideal that people want to achieve- having a few great friends who spread the word to all their friends and then they tell their friends etc... I, like everyone else with something to sell, would love to invest nothing but time and get sales- but am I just wasting my time instead? I suppose, only time will tell...

Welcome to Blogger?

As if I didn't have other blogs, I thought I'd set up a Blogger Account. We'll see how this goes!