Bruno- I've found Daz doesn't seem to like to notify about alot of things! Apparently a picture that I uploaded to their gallery was actually used- and I got a $25 voucher. I never received any notice of this and only found out when they used the pic on their V4 promo page. I went to my account and there was the voucher- which had already expired! It would have been nice to be notified so that I could have used it! We all know their stuff ain't cheap! So I've learned that one has to visit the site on a daily basis in order to be caught up on stuff....
    Personally, I like the new morphs they've added and haven't had the problems that some of the people in the Daz thread have had (but I don't use external runtimes either...). I was just disappointed that I couldn't get her into Vue. 
    Thanks for the info everyone! I'll keep playing around and see if I can't get something to work!  :)
Have a great weekend!

 :woot: Wow! What a surprise- as a photographer, I'm not much of one!  I guess once in awhile even we amateurs get a lucky shot!
Thank you all so much! I'm honored to be amongst such talent!  
And Ilona- hope you've recovered! Thanks for your dedication!  :)
~Amy

Thanks Clint!  Will have to do some rearranging!  :)

Logo, you're lucky to have the variety that you do! I'm sure it gets overwhelming, but at least you have the knowledge and ability to be able to pick what you enjoy the most and say no to doing things that you aren't so keen on.
And I hear what you're saying about time. There needs to be more hours in a day and days in a week. I work in a small retail store in a popular vacation area and have done so for the last 12 years (did hairdressing previously, but moved out of the state). I now work three 13 to 14 hour days and two 7 hour days. I work those hours because I'm supporting myself and that's what it takes to be able to survive here with no other "professional" training- not because I want to! On the off time of the 7 hour days, I try to work on the website that I'm doing for the store- I do get paid, so it's still working (but fun work!). So on my two days off, it's the housework, etc. and sitting on my butt on the computer playing (and usually getting alot of nothing accomplished!) And there STILL isn't enough time for everything I want to do! And I don't do half the things that you do!
I appreciate the time by myself on my computer, as I'm around the general public the rest of the time (if you've ever worked retail, I'm sure you can catch my drift!)Needless to say, that's why I need a change. My brain is atrophying at this point and when business is slow at work, I go crazy! We don't have a computer there, so I can't even work on the site.
Like anything else, it's all relative, I guess. "The grass is greener..." I just want to properly learn something that I enjoy, where I could advance or change to something else, and make a living off of it. I don't care if I'm not a gazillionaire! I want to be comfortable and at least like what I'm being paid to do. And do the other stuff for fun!
Best of luck to you! :) -A

Great advice from all of you! Thank you! :)=) Mark, that's exactly what I am afraid of- turning the hobby into a job! (No offense meant to anyone ...) I know I would like it better than my current "career" (ha ha!) My own business would be nice...hmmm... Logo, I'm one of those people that likes to do lots of different things and gets itchy to do something else as soon as I feel that I've "been there, done that". I seem to have stuck with the computer artwork since I got my first computer 7 years ago, and haven't tired of it yet. (I got a new machine last year with as many bells and whistles as I could afford- so I could run Poser and Photoshop at the same time! :)) I'm always amazed at the things you can do and feel, too, that you can never stop learning- there's so much out there! And one thing seems to lead to something else. I just can't decide where to focus first! Started with Photoshop, found Poser, then the 3D modeling programs, and it goes on... My bookcase is running out of room! :) Seven, I agree about the talent. I've seen some amazing artists on these sites and go "WOW". I've taken art lessons in one form or another since I was a kid. I'm not bad, but I know that I need improvement in quite a few areas. Once out of high school, and having all those adult responsibilities (boo-hiss!), the classroom opportunities certainly lessen. I have learned quite a bit from the artists on these sites. That's why I'm debating going the big route toward a degree, or taking individual courses somewhere. My work schedule doesn't leave much time- that's my biggest issue- therefore I was looking for decent online programs. The one online college that I received info from has the graphic design degrees, and also the game art and design degree. I'd like to learn both, but don't happen to have over $100K just laying around! The one thing I'd hope to learn at a school would be the more technical stuff that sometimes books and online tutorials may leave out. Sometimes I want to know "why?" as well as "how". OK, I'm writing a novel here...I do appreciate you all replying! - Amy

Thanks so much! I have been poking around the site a bit for a while, but I guess I'm having that "mid-life crisis" with respect to a career and want to do something I enjoy. I figured this would be a good place to find out what other people do! :)