Gagala News (G-log #3)

There's just too much going on right now. After less than half a year, my satellite receiver broke. To install an image file on the new one, I need a PC on the same network, but I only have one LAN connection. The PC, or more precisely the motherboard, has problems with the temperature sensors and, as I just found out, the integrated WLAN is no longer working either. So I have to wait until a new motherboard arrives, hopefully tomorrow, which I can reassemble until my fingers bleed, and then install the receiver. (By the way, the company I bought this motherboard from, almost two years ago, didn't answer me. So they lost a customer and will get some negative reviews.)

Last Thursday, I went to refill the tit dumpling container (I like tits) hanging on my bathroom window when someone was looking at me from there. When I pointed out to this intruder that the contents of this cage were not for him, he probably got angry and jumped at my face. I managed to dodge, but I was too slow to catch a flying mouse, and since I was standing by the open window, Mr. Mouse landed in the bathroom and was gone. So that same day (it was my weekly shopping day anyway) I bought a trap and today was the day. Gotcha. My first guest in this apartment and I have to put him in jail. Tomorrow he will be taken to the forest if he survives the night.

Thank you to all my supporters for your patience and generous support so that I can get new hardware. You guys are awesome! Bear hug

Even though I reported my motherboard problem a few hours before business hours, the company didn't respond last Thursday. Friday was a holiday, Saturday and Sunday they don't work, and this Monday is also a holiday. Yay, great. So it will take a while if they answer at all.

But I read on the internet that the chip that causes the wrong temperature to be displayed is quite known for this problem, the "nct6798" chip. What caused my graphics card (the old and the new one) to disappear from the sensors is unknown to me. The card works, but the system doesn't know it anymore. Weird.

Other than that, my system runs fine, but having problems with temperature sensors is a serious problem. If something overheats, not even the motherboard can react if the problem is not reported and therefore not noticed. And by the time I smell something, it may be too late. The sad fact is that nowadays, if you have something with lots of different tiny parts, like a motherboard, a cheap part fails and you have to buy a new one, because a repair is more expensive, unless you have the equipment and skills to repair it yourself... and the time to do it.

Dear supporters, patrons, live savers and friends,

My bad personal situation hasn't changed, I still have to spend most of the day in bed and I'm sure that won't change. Although I live in a different place now, I am still surrounded by too many sources of noise and unscrupulous rednecks as neighbors, especially in winter they think that global warming only happens on TV and heat with damp wood because they are too stingy to replace their heating with a modern one just to be able to fly on vacation at least twice a year. I've always been and will always be an outsider, so most people reject me because of my disability or something else. I don't know how long I can take it, time will tell and fate will decide, as it always does.

The good news is that after more than four years of histamine intolerance, I can drink coffee and tea again, eat most of the foods I had to cut out for so long, and even gain weight. There are only a few things I still can't eat without having a pretty bad side effect, like walnuts or soy lecithin (which is in most of the sweets you find in the supermarket).

The sad thing is that AI-generated images (which has nothing to do with intelligence, when a program is still too stupid to create hands with the right number of fingers or limbs, and gets confused when arms or legs are crossed, and still has problems with human anatomy) are making more and more of my supporters disappear forever. In other words, I can't live off my supporters anymore. I will have to go on welfare next year.

But still, I want to give a special thanks to one of my hardcore supporters, PhillipThe2, who has saved my butt so many times by sharing his creations with us when my health didn't allow me to work as fast as I wanted, and who has helped me so many times by correcting the text for my comix work. Thank you Phil, you are a great artist and a good friend.

I'd also like to thank those who couldn't spend anything, but posted my work in the usual places to do a little advertising for me. Thank you very much.

But you, the hard core of 300, are still here with me, and that is the most important thing, so thank you for that. gigantic bear hug, you really are awesome. Let me send you season's greetings and wish you happy holidays and a great time in peace. Always take care of yourself and others, stay healthy. After all, the best illness is no good, so better stay healthy. I wish you good luck and happiness on all your paths.

Thanks for this year, in the hope of seeing you all again next year: Happy Holidays! Mele Kalikimaka! ハッピーホリデー! Joyous Kwanzaa! Yuletide Greetings! Joyeuses fêtes! Felices Fiestas! Boas festas! зі святами! Fijne feestdagen! God ferie! Glædelig ferie! Frohe Feiertage!

With gratitude and respect, I remain

Gagala van Org

PhillipThe2 was lucky, he's fine. The hurricane was downgraded to a Cat 3 when it hit his town. His house is standing. Power is still down, he has a backup generator. Some appliances may be damaged due to temporary surges. Has no internet, only cell phone. You can help him buy new appliances here.

Quote wsi.de:

Poverty thresholds are used to measure poverty. In a household whose net household income is below the poverty line, all household members are considered poor. According to the standard set by the EU, the poverty line is 60 percent of the median needs-weighted income of the population in private households. For a one-person household, this was 1,189 euros in 2022.

So, after checking my income from May this year, I am officially poor, my income is currently in the three-digit range.

Today I went to the supermarket, (I'm using my car only once a week) got my food supply for the coming week, then a crate of mineral water and then a little luxury, a cup of coffee and a croissant at the bakery. 60 € spent, this inflation is awful.

The only positive I can report is that my histamine intolerance has improved after more than 3½ years. Now I can drink coffee and beer again (yaaayyy!), also some foods I had to give up for so long, but still not everything. My hope is that in a year's time I will be able to have all the food I want again.

Unfortunately, I can no longer afford to drive around looking for beautiful landscapes and motifs for the camera, I can only look for something in the immediate vicinity, usually between my home and the supermarket, if my health and the weather allow it. I have taken a few pictures and will be posting them on the Gagaland site in the next few days.

But I do illustration work for you every day for as long as I can.

I am all the more grateful to all those who still support me. Big bear hug

Unfortunately it is not possible to continue working at the moment due to health reasons, but I hope to be back soon.

Thank you very much for your patience and support, take care of yourself and stay healthy!