Hi cookma54, I'm only really a newbie here & I will not be re-subscribing once my present sub runs out. There are many, many, much better members to get to know at WAU. I rarely log in here any more, though I appreciate you asking. Best with all you wish to accomplish at WAU. Regards, damien.

Hey Najla,

I love your second sentence here :).
I'm just about to crash for this round it's 9:40 am, so ~12 hrs past the normal bedtime. If you give me permission to PM you, we can take up the convo there (in ~ 12 hrs). I feel I have a reasonable grasp of your issue & have an idea that may give you something to ponder on.

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love it. Sleep well.

What a warm message SheilaKay, I'll make an effort to keep the sense of humour then, and forget about how many times I have to replace one foot in my mouth with the other.

Oh well, Big D, replacing feet gets easier the more you do it. <-----telling you from experience.....hehehe

When an artist uses the word colourful, the best I can say is thank you & you're welcome.
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Phew,

Glad you got my sense of humor Hana...
You must have a strange sense of humor indeed :)
Thank you for the kind words. Will see you around WAU I'm quite sure.

damien

(Don't be too concerned, the addiction here becomes manageble with time & some psychoanalysis sessions. You'll be fine in a few months).

Ha-ha, no offense taken in the slightest Ray.

Re Gmail, I know how limited it can be with bulk amounts of mail. I was offline for nearly two months earlier this year & had 1000's of mail to get through. It is a tragedy that you are unable to sort by subject & just delete a whole bunch from the same spammy senders.

The best I could do was a search & then bulk delete that way - Though, you can only list 100 at a time.

If you go to Settings > General > Maximum page size
You can select '100' conversations per page from there.

P.s. I use to love 'only fools & horses'

Thanks for the kind words Jay.

I am very fortunate to have had the little pieces of what 'appear' to be tragedies in my time. It is because of those moments that I have learned a few things about life - So much yet to learn...
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You've left your mark here previously Andy - I'm almost positive without scrolling... I have a strict one msg only policy on my profile pg. Though for you mate, I'm more than happy to make an exception...
The pleasure seems mutual then my friend - Nice to occasionally have a win~win...d

Cheers Buck.... I can't be positive, though, I think I've seen this data left here in the same configuration of zeros and ones somewhere else ~ is that not a sign of a glitch in the matrix?

Nope, just a sign of productivity.

Ok, productivity is good ~ nice one...
Glad you took the time out to respond,
cheers

I always try to, so are you at least leaning toward positive now?

I attempt to my friend, though like the term 'success', unless I understand the meaning & motivation creating your understanding of the concept of 'productivity', it can lead to semantic misunderstandings. These areas often have counter intuitive solutions ~ hence why people flap about so hard trying to be successful & never get to the point they wish to. Which should tell them something, I mean, truth be told, making boatloads of $ is not as tricky as most I encounter make it out to be.

For example, I work in excess of a hundred hours / week, though to my definition, I would be more productive (both in work & many other areas) if I spent much less time working. Interestingly enough the current research level being reached in neuroscience re creative productivity is very clear that your most productive creativity happens at rest - ie not working.

So with this in mind, I guess once I stop work so god damn much, my productivity will increase. More important to me though is motivation (why do what you do) & engagement (do we reeeeaaaly need to be sociable... unfortunately it is advantages to general health the stats say)...

I definitely didn't clear anything up here I'm sure, though it was nice to have a micro work brake Buck ~ thank you

(ps forgot to mention - you had a great comment here somewhere (?) re users lack of basic theoretical design knowledge. Seriously Buck, this is a pain point bigger than China... What a lucrative niche indeed, shhhhh ;) ).

Thank you kindly Mary, there are so many different skills needed in this game, it is handy to have somewhat of a grasp on a few of them ~ damien

Check this out !!!

3 artists in a row !!!

Gotta be able to make a joke about that ;)

Thanks for leaving such a beautiful message on this page Joy ~ Respect!

My creative self has claimed me Lorenzo, for no matter how many times in my past I tried to run from the artist within, it stuck to me closer than my shadow. I gave up running quite some time ago my friend.

That's a good thing Damien, because we're not meant to run from it. It's like a child—we can tell it to sit still while go about our business or take it wherever we go, but it'll get restless and it will let you know when it can't be ignored anymore.

Nice analogy, Lorenzo.
Funny, today I left a very similar comment here except just upside down to your analogy....
" the creative process generally leaves me totally out of the picture. It is often only in hindsight that I can revisit & say, yeah, that does make some sense. "....
Ask it to sit still? ~ sounds like I've spoilt mine a little too much. I may need some discipline instruction ~ Got a ebook on this / or maybe in comic form?

Not yet—but I can certainly arrange that to happen!

Thank you Lindsey, the amount you fit into a day is quite inspiring. I'm glad you popped in to say hi ~ Respect - damien.

haha, Laura, firstly your English is great.

Because at other sites I go to, there are many non-english speakers, so, I have got into the habit of messaging in the language of the person I am speaking with. I must stop doing it here at WA though, because it has confused more people than it has make them feel welcome :| ;\ :)...

On the website front Laura, I have started building several sites only to change the direction of the sites. So, I decided the next site I build I will be building from the foundations up, I do not want it to be perfect, though I do want to make my mistakes on paper before making them on WordPress.

I expect to do a lot more training, both here & elsewhere before I commit to a plan. This is not the best way to go about building sites, as many smarter & more experienced people will tell you. Though after due consideration, and for my own piece of mind, this is my choice. I hope to be able to show a framework of my site in ~ 6 months if my plans remain on schedule (which they seldom do).

Regards,
damien

OK, I get it now. I look forward to see your site. I know it takes a loooot of work. I sometimes have the feeling it will take me at least 2 years. :(
laura

I think your site is great Laura, I passed your link onto a honey lover I know! Also, in two years if you did not work on your site you will still have gotten to the same point in time ~ just without a site.

I would not put pressure on myself about how long it takes. If you are honestly working hard toward a goal, that is the best you can do. Do not let yourself be stressed because you wish things would happen faster, this will only slow your progress...

Be kind to yourself in this regard Laura, only you know if you are working at your goals to the best of your ability.
damien

Thanks Damien, I needed a good word.

You are welcome Laura, I did not sense that, though I know what you mean. We all have our battles, & it is sometimes hard to see this online.

I hope you have faith in yourself Laura? You seem to me not proud enough of the progress you have made. You have to realise that you are heading in the right direction ~ at least from what I can tell.

I am convinced that you will be able to succeed.

I think I saw you mention in a comment recently that there are very few people who know about website building in your area. This will be hard, for most people will not have a clue what you are doing. Though you are an entrepreneur, & so you should be happy, for you will be one of the skilled people in this area.

In the future, when people wish for help, you will be able to offer it.
damien

Thank you heartily!
I'm on the other side of the globe, Amanda (for it is not spring for another 5 months), though your sentiment is certainly not lost. I get so excited meeting artists here, let's contribute to a beautiful online experience!

Pm'd you Happy...

Happy, I'm not exactly sure.

I will find out for you no problem.
Though 1stly, Please ask Kyle if it is ok.
He may have a preferred way. I mean that, he may prefer you to link to the video here or maybe he is ok with you placing the video on your site.

I just don't know, I am very careful about advertising anybody's products Happy, so I don't know much about affiliate issues.

Please get back to me when you know what is the 'best practice', & I will help with the 'technical' part.

That's the go my friend... Respect

Cheers, mate. I've been hunting for a while, I'm no code cutter, & even struggle with html5 & css3, though need a lot of scope with functionality.

I think now, though, I may have a solution (?). This one is aimed at web designers who don't like to mark up ~ Didn't expect too many nibbles here, though worth a shot.

It's a big job to set up, but after that it's click & drag for the most part, & if you want to go down a level to markup, You can.

I just read your last post mate, though, just had a chuckle & back to work. Take 5 my friend - sand between the toes & all that. We can't have you working yourself thin, trying to post every day & god knows how many other things all day/night long. Rest easy -
Mr OOOOOOmmmmm

Cheers dude - not far from sleep time as 01.20 so soooooon gone. Laterz !

I Always respect a person willing to go the extra fight to keep their dreams in view my friend ~ so I'm glad to have stumbled across you Tiffany. Best.

Ah yes Janice, I do have an ongoing 'fun' time with the challenges of what you mention... This positive mental state that success needs to thrive has been tricky for me at times (having bi-polar type 2 ~ keeps this topic at the center of my thoughts... Ok - I've said it now, & don't need to beat around the bush from here on out..). Thank you so much for dropping by Janice, & leaving your thoughts. I look forward to future connects!

I understand it can make concentration etc tricky... and why not be open about who you are? Wishing you well and yes, look forward to future connects!

So true Craig, we are individuals here, though WA is an individual entity in its own right, & we the members will do well to keep this in mind as we individually & as a community learn, develop & face the new challenges of the online space together. To your success as well my friend!

Yw, Tanya.

Intrigue is certainly hard to avoid if you are alive, I guess my friend. Will be looking for you Marcel here at WAU (I like how you keep the U in the acronym. Actually, dropping the first 2 would not be of much concern to me. Slight branding issue, though I'm sure)

Pm on the way ;)... Seriously friend, I will appreciate advice when I have a query for you (or several). No doubt, you have the knowledge to pass on.

Hrabri ili lud - Nisam siguran moj prijatelj, ali hvala ti.
Regards - damien

Hi Michaal, hahaha - Your very funny ;)

Thanks, I guess I have my days. :)

Meu prazer Tanti, eu gosto da sua atitude ~ Saudações e melhor saúde

Cheers DW, ha ha, yes, the money will probably come...
Though, I can not let its focus be a distraction this year my brother (no matter how much I could do with some coin/food/rent etc). For, you see, it's learn & create time - not great payers, though fantastic investments -> Harvest is inevitable...

謝謝你的鼓勵的話薛。
我慢慢變回我的腳。
我是一個不同的，更好的人對我的損失。
我更成熟有關我如何看待金錢。
有以下的不用我成為富人用錢再次，
最重要的是做什麼現在我喜歡做的事。錢是錯誤的焦點。達米安

hi Damien:
thanks for you write me the "google chinese" ,lol

它已成為一種習慣雪。因為我到世界各地的與更多的人講，我已經習慣了跟他們說話他們國家的民族語言。有些人喜歡，有些喜歡保持它的英文。你喜歡雪做？

Mighty kind of you mate - Cheers!

Well said MT - people are people... It's funny, we do spend much energy trying to find differences, though I always remember this biological fact -

If you found the two most genetically different people on the planet out of the ~ 7 billion of us). Those two people would be more similar genetically than two chimpanzees (not directly related) in the same patch of forest. We are that similar to each other as a species. We should celebrate our similarities that make what you speak of work so well in communities like WA! Speak soon MT ~ cheers mate.

My pleasure Happy!!! Done.

Hi MT, funny you say 'what a story', seeing as I just came from your profile & read this phrase here & I was still thinking the same thing about your story. Thanks for the message mate & all the best building up to your next big commitment.

Hi Martine, true words.... Perception of your situation & reaction to that perception contribute very much to your 'being well'. Thank you for the kind & supportive words.

Cheers OldMule, with your kind of experience & expertise I'm going to be pestering you a bit. Will check out your content for sure!

Anytime my friend!

Thanks for a kind & encouraging message... Yes, it is time for me to roll up the sleeves & get some work done. Hope to see you around (between training sessions here), & the best of moving toward success to you too Dorothy!

Cheers Curtis, Thanks, I will. All the best mate.

Cheers Linda,

Nasty sounding bug you all picked up.

I'm back up again (or to put it another way, back down & grounded ;) ). Thanks for your kind words & after catching up on the several thousand unread mail accumulated while I've been on hiatus, I will be logging in to WA again.

Regards & hope you are well,
Damien.

Hey there friend, it's nice to be back & meet such a warm message (except for your weather update). Will be nice to resume communications with a less hectic schedule.

Quite well after some downtime, Cheers mate.