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This humble pie tastes like crow...

AdemnusAdemnus Posts: 744
edited December 1969 in Daz Studio Discussion

I guess third time's the charm? I think I'm just getting old...

First time I tried ds4 and genesis I hated it like a snake hates anything nearby. I shot venom and made hissing noises.

Second time, which mind you was a week ago, I was miserable and depressed and ditched it in a fit of pique, refunding my genesis items.

Third time, yesterday, something snapped. I was sitting on the couch and I couldn't stop thinking about it. It wasn't so bad. Genesis was neat. There's tons of new goodies to buy... it was like eating that new dinner entree and thinking, yuck but then a minute later the aftertaste says, "I want more of that."

I repurchased my goodies and tried it again and... dear god, I'm hooked.

I don't what's wrong with me lol. Turning 40 just sucks, avoid it at all costs.

Anyway, I know I moaned and whined in this forum a few times and you were all so patient -and frankly, the help you gave was not only invaluable but it helped hook me on what I'm sure will keep me broke for the next year.

Thanks -and sorry, all. *sheepish grin*

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  • Herald of FireHerald of Fire Posts: 3,504
    edited December 1969

    Glad to see you're enjoying it at last. I think we've all been a little frustrated at one point or other that things weren't quite going to plan, but it's good to see you stuck at it. I don't think any one person here claims to know it all, but collectively we can at least offer advice to get you on the right track. That said, feel free to pick our brains should you get any other issues or queries. I've found the community to be considerably helpful most times.

  • 3dLux3dLux Posts: 1,231
    edited April 2013

    Welcome back, sgreco :)

    The folk here are great and so are Britney and the other Customer Service peeps :cheese:

    And if you think turning 40 sucks, just wait a decade :-P :lol:

    I jest; I feel half that (on the inside) without being the butthead I was at that age ;-)

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  • gingercakes47gingercakes47 Posts: 382
    edited December 1969

    Welcome back.

    And if you think 40's bad, try two decades (but inside feel about two decades younger) but the memory leaks........ oh my.

  • wancowwancow Posts: 2,708
    edited December 1969

    Yah, I'm about to turn 50... uhg...

    HEY, if you think YOU're eating Crow, check out what the guys over on CGTalk are now having to eat crow with:

    http://exocortex.com/products/species

    Premade figures for the high end :) :) :)

    After all that crying bout how Poser/DAZ was going to destroy 3D anything :) :) :)

  • wancowwancow Posts: 2,708
    edited December 1969

    OH, and just wait till you start playing with all the new OpenSubDiv features we're getting!!!! Forget eattin' crow, just enjoy!

  • gingercakes47gingercakes47 Posts: 382
    edited December 1969

    Hey Wancow, I like that premade figure for the high end. :roll:
    After all the talk about how using those figures didn't make an "artist".

  • wancowwancow Posts: 2,708
    edited December 1969

    I'm tickled pink that this is out there! And yeah, there was a lot of that kind of talk, wasn't there!!!

  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    LOL! 40 was a bump in the road 50 a steady climb, I'm ready for all the down hill now. It's got to be easier.

    So Happy you stuck to DS. Once it get's under your skin not much can slow down the cravings.

  • SickleYieldSickleYield Posts: 7,634
    edited December 1969

    One of us... One of us...

  • agent unawaresagent unawares Posts: 3,513
    edited December 1969

    wancow said:
    Yah, I'm about to turn 50... uhg...

    HEY, if you think YOU're eating Crow, check out what the guys over on CGTalk are now having to eat crow with:

    http://exocortex.com/products/species

    Premade figures for the high end :) :) :)

    After all that crying bout how Poser/DAZ was going to destroy 3D anything :) :) :)
    :lol:

    Chris realized that the types of characters required in production can be viewed as variations of the fundamental human form.


    I...I just...there are no words.

    "Jay realized that the types of coatings used to enhance objects can be viewed as variations on a pigment/binder system."

    Paint chemist and that is so going on my resume right now. Way to minimize the fact that this is common knowledge, not some new innovative discovery. :lol:

  • AdemnusAdemnus Posts: 744
    edited December 1969

    Jaderail said:
    LOL! 40 was a bump in the road 50 a steady climb, I'm ready for all the down hill now. It's got to be easier.

    So Happy you stuck to DS. Once it get's under your skin not much can slow down the cravings.

    that's for sure. I just added up my orders since march, and Ive blown a cool grand on daz. I expect love and chocolates.

    Eh, I dunno, next month I turn 43 and if Im not going downhill whats all this wind rushing through what's left of my all grey hair?

  • AdemnusAdemnus Posts: 744
    edited December 1969

    gingercakes47 said:
    Welcome back.

    And if you think 40's bad, try two decades (but inside feel about two decades younger) but the memory leaks........ oh my.

    yeah, I feel about 18 inside which on the one hand totally rocks but on the other has me staring in the mirror wondering how my dad ended up in there.

  • AdemnusAdemnus Posts: 744
    edited December 1969

    banditcameraman said:
    Welcome back, sgreco :)

    The folk here are great and so are Britney and the other Customer Service peeps :cheese:

    And if you think turning 40 sucks, just wait a decade :-P :lol:

    I jest; I feel half that (on the inside) without being the butthead I was at that age ;-)

    I love brit. She's been a huge help and a patient rock.

  • AdemnusAdemnus Posts: 744
    edited April 2013

    wancow said:
    Yah, I'm about to turn 50... uhg...

    HEY, if you think YOU're eating Crow, check out what the guys over on CGTalk are now having to eat crow with:

    http://exocortex.com/products/species

    Premade figures for the high end :) :) :)

    After all that crying bout how Poser/DAZ was going to destroy 3D anything :) :) :)

    holy jebus, that's pricey. quite what is it, their own version of genesis or...?

    EDIT Oh I just watched the video. Keep me away. keep me far awayyyy!

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  • AdemnusAdemnus Posts: 744
    edited December 1969

    SickleYield said:
    One of us... One of us...

    muhahahha!! ....hey.... I want that suit!! You so need a spotlight sale, I just know you do!

  • SloshSlosh Posts: 2,391
    edited April 2013

    sgreco1970 said:
    Jaderail said:
    LOL! 40 was a bump in the road 50 a steady climb, I'm ready for all the down hill now. It's got to be easier.

    So Happy you stuck to DS. Once it get's under your skin not much can slow down the cravings.

    that's for sure. I just added up my orders since march, and Ive blown a cool grand on daz. I expect love and chocolates.

    Eh, I dunno, next month I turn 43 and if Im not going downhill whats all this wind rushing through what's left of my all grey hair?

    I'll be 43 next month as well (the 17th). And, I hated DAZ Studio when it first came out. I was a Poser guy all the way. Now, I don't even remember where I stored my Poser runtime. Partly because I don't use it, and partly because of the over-40 thing. :-) If it ain't staring me in the face every day, I tend to forget about it.

    Oh, and my 2 cents... premade figures are totally ok. Are not Versace and Lagerfeld and Coco Chanel designers because they made their clothing from store bought fabric, made by someone else? Are Michelangelo and Rembrandt among the only true artists because they mixed their own paint and stretched their own canvases? It's what you do with the tools you start with that makes you an artist.

    Post edited by Slosh on
  • Herald of FireHerald of Fire Posts: 3,504
    edited December 1969

    This thread has cheered me up. I feel so young all of a sudden.. (31...)

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited December 1969

    I think I can give most of you a year or two and I can never understand why people say one loses ones memory as one gets older.

    I can still remember things that happened oh lets see um err what was it I was talking about.

  • SzarkSzark Posts: 10,634
    edited December 1969

    I feel an age off coming....

  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited April 2013

    Age is just a number. And nothing is wrong with my memory. I know I have holes in my head and things just dribble out while I'm not looking. I figure it's fine as long as I know it's happening. Besides Tv is so much better when nothing is a re-run.

    Hey look Andy Griffith is on... I've not seen this one before.

    Post edited by Jaderail on
  • SzarkSzark Posts: 10,634
    edited December 1969

    TV? Oh yeah I remember that thing in the corner I use just to watch DVD's with....sometimes.

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited December 1969

    TV? TV? ......................... Oh yes I remember that is the thing that my eldest commandeered to plug his spectrum into. We replaced it with a better computer that had it's own monitor and got rid of the TV as it was just taking up space.

  • SloshSlosh Posts: 2,391
    edited December 1969

    Jaderail said:
    Age is just a number. And nothing is wrong with my memory. I know I have holes in my head and things just dribble out while I'm not looking. I figure it's fine as long as I know it's happening. Besides Tv is so much better when nothing is a re-run.

    Hey look Andy Griffith is on... I've not seen this one before.

    Hahahahhahaha!

  • AdemnusAdemnus Posts: 744
    edited December 1969

    Szark said:
    TV? Oh yeah I remember that thing in the corner I use just to watch DVD's with....sometimes.

    I remember rabbit ears and big dials on TVs that went "CHUNK CHUNK CHUNK CHUNK CHUNK" when you "channel surfed" the 7 out of 13 channels that comprised all of television land.

  • WilmapWilmap Posts: 2,917
    edited April 2013

    Well I'm a pensioner or senior citizen! Not sure which I prefer!

    I'm still young inside but the old body keeps telling me to slow down, and all those grey hairs - where did they come from?:roll:

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  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    sgreco1970 said:
    Szark said:
    TV? Oh yeah I remember that thing in the corner I use just to watch DVD's with....sometimes.
    I remember rabbit ears and big dials on TVs that went "CHUNK CHUNK CHUNK CHUNK CHUNK" when you "channel surfed" the 7 out of 13 channels that comprised all of television land.Seven? Were did you Live? We had three, one for each major broadcaster ABC, NBC and CBS. Later came PBS, but later as said.
  • SzarkSzark Posts: 10,634
    edited December 1969

    When growing up in NZ we had one station and we lived in a shoe box in middle of road.

  • Satira CapriccioSatira Capriccio Posts: 523
    edited December 1969

    The worst thing about turning 60 is realizing you're not going to be able to retire ... ever.

  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Szark said:
    When growing up in NZ we had one station and we lived in a shoe box in middle of road.
    Didn't matter did it, The Shoe box. No cars back then... %-P
  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Satira Capriccio said:
    The worst thing about turning 60 is realizing you're not going to be able to retire ... ever.
    The worse part of being retired, nobody want's to let you work again.

    Double edged sword it seems.
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