Fill to me the parting glass...

... Good night and joy be with you all!

So; happy end of year collective festivities to everybody! It has been quite a year, full of joys and frightening instances, but generally indicative to me that life after a bachelors degree isn't nearly as terrifying as it could have been.

First and foremost, the health issues I've been having are more or less resolved. Back in June, I started experiencing fairly painful, constant abdominal pain. I was terrified for several reasons: A) It very well could be the same kind of cancer my mom passed away from as the symptoms and my experience with dealing with doctors during the whole deal were near identical, B) if not her cancer, it could have been something faaaaar worse, and C) regardless of the previous reasons, how was I going to pay for all the medical nonsense, being uninsured and under-employed? Luckily, I found a decent state funded program for medical treatment, and after jumping through some hoops with some doctors, I got one who cut to the chase, did some definitive tests and got things resolved. So, yeah; not dying! Always good...

Secondly, work has been kicking my artistic butt all around the field. I think I maybe drew 20 things this year... and according to deviantArt, I shared maybe about 7 of those with you fine people. Unacceptable. I am paying off substantial student loans because I wanted to be a professional artist, and I am hardly even producing. I am never one to put credence into New Years Resolutions, but I am definitely working on some goals for this year:

-At least one piece conceptualized, drawn, and uploaded to dA weekly.
-At least one comic based story completed and uploaded by year's end.
-Attempts at monthly multi-medium projects (lithography, acrylics, sculpture, etc.).

I understand the need for work, and I understand that it is unrealistic to be trying for an art job at my level of education, but dang it, I have put things off for too long.

Thirdly, all the nerd things! I've been DMing, Warmachining, mini modelling, and contemplating getting back to making video games. There's also been thoughts of doing more voice acting, stop motion animation, composing, and general writing. Work is looking to lighten up, but I know I tend to get like a puppy with ADD and run myself into a wall before any one project gets finished. We'll see how things go...

Finally, 10k views?! When did that happen? Sheesh...

In any case, see a lot of you in the New Year. Those I don't, I'll type at ya. Ciao!