Mirz123

(Cross-posted with @mirz333) I hate to be reactionary, and since I do not want to accuse anyone who may have been sincere, I will not name-names. However, I was recently approached by someone who stated they wanted me to be their muse and use my @mirz333 gallery as inspiration for a commission they were working on and would pay me. I said, "sure, but no payment required." However, it did not stop there. This person then seemingly ignored what I had said and stated we were in a "collaboration" and wanted me to accept a check payment for the commission -- wherein I would take my cut, then forward the difference to the artist. They then asked for my bank information and my mailing address. (They were also very insistent when I didn't answer their messages right away.) As @ravenswd said, a new spin on an old scam. A warning, NEVER give out your mailing address to a stranger. And certainly NEVER give out your banking information. There are secure ways to pay and get paid online, through

Sharing from my other account: http://www.deviantart.com/mirz333/art/6WS-978233189 Forced hiatus. Life hits hard, again. When I return, I have a feeling it will be the same circumstances. Until then...

That is actually my fever temperature, not the outside temperature. But, wait, that IS the outside temperature. Ugh. Sucks being ill when it is "fry an egg on the pavement" weather. Like most of the rest of the U.S., we are suffering through record breaking temperatures. Hot as Hell is a literal saying. Of course, I have to go and get sick. Having started a new job, no sick days, so just riding it out. Lots of collapsing into bed when I get home. Blah. I am actually at work now, on a Saturday, waiting for @ravenswd to get here to help me set up my new computer. (BTW, I have the Plants vs. Zombies soundtrack playing in the background.) Anyhow, my posting has been erratic the last few days. But, be assured, I am not going anywhere. The pixelling has been therapeutic. Since it is sickies keeping me at bay, no fouls. The previous day's flags just get double exposure, or triple, or whatever. Thank to my new watchers. Back in the day -- before DA wiped my account -- I had thousands of