the good, the bad and the ugly: got accepted for Fantasy Fair yay; now have to make new stuff from templates since my Blender skillz still suck; and fuck1ng FuckFl1x auto switched to German again.
blender switched to german? 
No, my lifeline to sanity - NetFlix
Every few days recently, our unlocator/smart vpn IP range gets messed up
oh okays... because i was about to ask where blender has some language controls 
PacoPooley: on a positive note, I finally bit the bullet and signed up for CG Cookie courses. Am finally making progress in Blender 
HanayaYummyCollectibles: the beginning is Kind of rocky because you have to get used to the shortcuts and the Tools blender provides - but you will learn quick - i am pretty sure
I have the shortcuts and basic menus down pretty good now.
emphasis on BASIC
well this is perfect - you come to a Point where the only Thing you Need is your Imagination - and this is where the fun starts ^^
