LancelotTheVampire

So I just tried uploading some of my newer stuff, and keeping my account as updated and recent as possible. I just got back from my tour at Fort Benning for my Basic Training/AIT, but I can't wait to get back to my civilian life with my photography, my job, and my friends. I've been out there since May 9th, and I couldn't be happier. I'm in the best shape of my life, and I feel great. Thank you to all of you who have stuck with my until now. Your support is more appreciated then you'll ever know.

Pleasant somethings,

Lancelot

Okay, now I know that i never get the chance to update my journal lately, much less respond to everyone's comments, messages, notes, etc on here, but I need to vent about this one. There's another website that I have an account with for modeling and photography and it's very similar to Myspace, but it's strictly only for models, photographers, MUAs, and wardrobe stylists. You can post your work on there, search local talent, post comments on people's profiles and pictures, and more. You can also write up your entire profile description and within that I had wrote this:

"Please Note: If you're going to send me a friend request, send me a comment or a message first. It's rude otherwise, in my opinion. If you don't have time to do that, then I don't have the time to accept your friend request. So please, if you like my work, tell me why or what you like about it. I'm not a collector card."

...because I was getting friend request after friend request by random people all over the place, and it was starting to piss me off in feeling like I'm a trading card of sorts and having people go "OHHH, look! I've got this friend, and this friend, and this friend..." but in the words of a good collegue of mine: YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW ANY OF THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST SITTING ON YOUR @$$ COLLECTING THEM ON THE COMPUTER ALL THE TIME!

It's starting to sicken me about these people. It's right at the top of my profile, and it's VERY obvious. I've put it in bold, and had a separation line for it to stand out as much as I possibly can. I've had several friend requests with no comments, tags, messages, or otherwise. It's really starting to piss me off because It's rude. It's just plain rude.

So now I'm considering putting something else on my profile there within the brackets of that note. It'll be called "People who can't read" and I'll have it right on the front of my page. would I be worried that they'll see it and get mad? No, because they didn't even read my profile in the first place, why would they read it later? Secondly, it was their idea to "collect" me in the first place. If they want to be taken off the list, all they'd have to do is message me, or tag me, or note me. ANYTHING.

I'm just worried that I'm going to come off as too much of a jerk if I do this. Ideas? Suggestions? Opinions?

Pleasant Somethings, everybody.

Lancelot

Alright, so I feel I need a newer, more uplifting journal as opposed to ranting about crap from things that have long past weeks ago.

So I was modeling for Dementia Clothing, doing a runway fashion show at the BlackSun Festival this past weekend. Lectra made me my own outfit, and I was clad in a "black jean-like" material and PVC from head to toe. I got a Black Respirator mask full of spikes, and a BioHazard grill. It also came equipped with a shoulder strap that had tubing go from the front of my shoulder to the shoulder blade. I looked like a Super Villain and loved every second of it.

I was asking all the other models and everyone around me for a good Super Villain name. The best one I got was from this one guy named Gaetan who had this whole "apron" look to his outfit with BioHazard logos all over it. He was called "Bio-Butcher", and called me "Dr. Conduit".  From then on, all we kept saying was:

"Bio-Butcher and Dr. Conduit! ELECTRIFY YOUR STEAK! [or other assorted meat products]".

We also kept it going with things like:

"Batman? Batman, this is Commissioner Gordon! Dr. Conduit and Bio-Butcher have struck again in the Jewelry District in central Gotham! We need your help!"

...and...

"Dr. Conduit takes 45 minutes to apply his make up before processing evil!"

I thought you all would get a kick out of those. I bought myself a couple of nifty things from the sales booths, as well as a couple of BlackSun Festival Shot glasses.

We strutted our stuff, and I was the first to go down the runway. I grabbed my balls, and did my best. I got a lot of the crowd going, and setup well for Gaetan. We did our interaction stunt on stage, and I walked off. It was a blast.

I also met a couple of people that I view to be celebrities by accident. I was roaming around the building when I came across this one woman in a furry parka coat. I introduced myself, and asked what she was doing at the Festival. She looks back at me and says (*laughing*): "Uhm, I'm Zombie Girl." I was never as embarrassed in my life. She laughed and thought I was cool, and she even tried to pull me on stage during her show. She was one of the coolest people I met that day.

I also met Fetish Dolly on accident during another one of the performances. Great time.

Then, on Sunday, Lectra took all of the models that didn't have to return home to a photo shoot in New York for her website. I got to do some work with this amazing photographer, and we laughed and talked a lot, and I was able to meet one of my more admired models, "Forest" for the first time. I had found her on here ages ago, and loved her work so much that I followed her portfolio all the way to Dementia. I think I was geeking out at that point, but I didn't care. It was still an honor.

So we left and took the 11:22pm train back home on Sunday night (as I'm still dressed as Dr. Conduit), and had a VERY interesting conversation with some of the people on the train ride home. I got home sometime after 3am, just for me to realize that I had to open my store the next day. I nearly cried.

I woke up at 9 the next morning... Did my shift... Got home around 6:30... Passed out, dead, until 9am the next morning.



So that was pretty much my weekend, and the only thing left I had to do was to tell all of you that there is this photographer that had a school project, and needed to do it on a photographer that they wanted to emulate. She chose me, and made me feel all different forms of squishy. I want you all to check her out and tell her just how well she did. Here's the link to Tawnka:



...And, as always...

~*Pleasant Somethings*~

Hi, all...

I just wanted to say thank you to all my friends, fans, and supporters. Lately, I've been getting a lot more positive feedback, and a great amount of love from all of you. Not only that, but I've got a lot of new friends on here, and more and more everyday I've getting friend adds.

I wanted to thank you all, and that's the point of this journal. I wanted this to be my lazy way of tanking you all for your comments, friend adds, and fav+'s.

I'm just getting so far behind with work, photography, and life in general. I'm doing a modeling thing with Robert Siegelman, and a fashion show for Dementia Clothing with Spooky on March 15th/16th.

Life update:

Then, when I'm just starting to catchup on my Student Loans, I was driving back from New Haven, CT while visiting with the owner of Dementia Clothing and her husband, one of my belts in my engine finally had it, and snapped off. I was trapped on the Mass Pike between two tolls, and had to call AAA. This was at 2:30 in the morning, and I wasn't happy.

So they got me a tow to Sturbridge, MA. By 6:30 we got some help, and they got my car to Firestone in Natick, MA and I went home to Milford. I passed out, and got sick from staying out in the cold for so long. 

Got the call that it would be $2,000 for everything my car needed, since the fuel intake was broken and rusted out my mufflers (or something like that), need two new tires (which I disagree with), need a new fan belt or something, and new tire rods since my car's out of alignment (that one, I was actually well aware about), plus inspection. So basically, they've got me by the balls here. I need to come up with $2,000 for my car just to run, and I'm not working enough to make it anywhere close to that.

I need a new job, because I'm not making enough money to cover my bills and day-by-day needs, as well as gas, insurance, Student Loans, and now this.

I feel totally helpless, even though there are hundreds of people trying to help me. Above all else, the person trying to help me through all this more then anyone else is my mother, who just recently lost her job. I'm afraid to say "it can't get any worse", because something will come up and show me that it can.

Oh Yeah! I just got the call from my work that it's snowing too badly, and that they're closing the store! Free Day Off! ...I'd like to thank the academy-... (hahahaha)...

So now I've got the day off and nothing to do. *sigh* I guess I'll just have to throw a party here by myself. I could.... I can... Well, maybe I could.... This blows, I'm already bored. I'm just going to get naked and do stuff. Everything is more fun when you're naked. Like playing video games, cooking, cleaning, getting the mail, calling for bail money for public exposure. You know how it is.

So anyway, I was a little pissed off yesterday at work because I spent three hours helping write something that needed to be faxed to one of my boss's boss. It was something that read similar to: "What course of action will you take to make 'Zero Defects' the mindset of all employees, as well as lowering our Remake and Breakage numbers in the Lab?". I was selected because of my good writing skills, and so I jumped on it. Then, after trying to handle all the jobs in the lab, as well as write this thing, and correct grammar issues from the other two lead techs that were in yesterday, I worked on it AS I WAS WORKING.

Then I was struck down, only to be told that it was all fluff and had nothing of value to the hierarchy, and that I had to redo it. So I started again.

This time, I gave a much less general approach and made it focus on our Lab specifically. Then, was told once again, that it wasn't what they were looking for, only to be replaced by 3 bullets of half sentences and grammatical nightmares. Why am I telling you all of this? Because I spent the damn time, I want SOMEONE to read it... So here it is:


The action steps that we will take to ensure that "Zero Defects" is the mindset of all associates is to keep a constant reminder of our individual focus issues, as well as individually pairing up newer and less experienced associates with seasoned associates, and mentoring them about the advantages of keeping our breakages down and our numbers up.

We will achieve our goals better if we show them how well our lower breakages and higher ready When Promised percentage had resulted in the past, and how crutial one breakage effects us as a team, instead of individually. (Which is true, since the more breakages we get in the lab, the less money we get in spiffs/"weekly bonus". It's not just YOUR breakage, it goes on the entire lab when it happens.)



So that was shot down. Then, I started work on my next version:


For us to accurately remedy our current remake issues as an individual (/independent) Lab, we need to work on our focus issues, as well as control the amount of jobs that are completed out of the tolerance range. We have been successful lately by having more then one person inspect the job before it is given to the customer.

We also need to work on communication with our retail associates to prevent any errors made from miscommunication.



That, too, was denied and replaced by... this:

1. Assess face form to Base Curve compatibility every time.

2. Collect copies of job tickets for every frame to Rx issues. Give to retail manager on a weekly basis.

3. Twice a week conduct lab huddles to specifically share feed back between associates and departments.


God, it was even numbered and everything. Truly painful for me to send that to print. Oh well. C'est la vie...

Pleasant Somethings, everyone...

Lancelot