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I haven't got much to post this week. I have been cleaning my house for two visitors that may or may not be coming over. I also recently shampooed the carpet of our bedroom. I used one of those home hero or super hero shampoo machines. The salesman was very honest. He said it wouldn't clean but it would freshen carpet. I have found it to do both adequately. It's not amazing but for new carpet it works well. It's helped with that doggy odour a lot and it did remove quite a lot of dirt and stains. Already I feel healthier and less asthma problems after one use.

I would like to try to use it more regularly but one thing outs me off. It's almost as tall as me (I'm 5ft). The handle is practically at nose level and there's no lowering it. It takes a lot of my small body strength to use it and I get a hand cramp trying to use the trigger. But for a cheap machine I won't complain any further. It does it's job so I'm fairly happy. Especially with the type of carpet that I have. We were awful disappointed at how easily it got dirty and stained. It was nice while it lasted and very fluffy but all in all, it was to much work and trouble to keep clean. It also got to flat to quick from the walking areas. That was the only real downside but not to worry. It's just a part of life. I am glad to be able to clean it enough to bring some life back into it.

I've also been a bit sick but I have two solid planned written ebook tutorials I'm working on along with a few ideas for animations and a webcomic I plan to continue after I complete my commission and animation ideas and learning. If I can learn enough about 2D animation I might convert some of my webcomics to animation. But that is a pretty big maybe at this point. The only reason I won't be doing this in 3D is simply because I don't have the PC power to do so nor the tools I would like to use. I would prefer to use 3DS Max or Maya, two programs I quit learning because of the hefty price tag. And Blender is fine and dandy but the way it keeps crashing and often corrupting an entire file is just not my cup of tea. So I quit 3D animation. Unless I can gather enough commissions I don't see me ever buying either program in the future at all. But that's an artists life. You just do what you gotta do and make do with what you have.
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