Alright, I know I promised I was pretty much back and that you could expect some work from me, but I've had to postpone stuff yet again due to issues at home. Fact is, I just can't really get my muse and my immaginative side to work together so long as I have all this shit weighing me down.

First problem is monetary issues. I'm a 22 year old man who's not only living at home, but supporting his own parents. Not only is it sad, but it's getting more and more irritating. Even now when my sister's turned 18 and has a higher paying job than ~I~ do, (Damn cosmotologists...) the amount of money they demand from me hasn't dropped one rat cent. If ANYTHING, it's increased! Basically, for the last two years, it's simply been a matter of 'I can't AFFORD to move out of my parents house BECAUSE of my parents'.

My SECOND problem is my little group's schedules are becoming more and more complicated and full, and as such we're getting less work done than ever. I'm almost tempted to just do all of it myself and do their characters FOR them so I can at LEAST see us get past the first CHAPTER! NONE of this would be as bad if we still had all the work we'd done on it BEFORE my computer crashed, I could simply go back and edit that. But as that is now an impossibility, I'm forced to sit at my computer and gaze into the realm of despair that is the short file which encompasses all of our work to date.

More recent issues include Work, The Holiday Season, and the scariest event of all... no I'm not talking about Halloween, I'm talking about my step-dad's parent's visit. Two whole weeks of putting up with the same crap as always. Fact is, their love works in a certain manner. My siblings? Well my step-dad is their REAL dad, so they spoil them every chance they get. My mom? Well they can't help who their child marries, so they're somewhat nice to her. The little piece of Bastard Baggage she came with? Oh, let's just see how much we can make his life a living hell.

If it's not a constant rain of insults they think I'm to stupid to understand, (I'm not ten anymore you shriveled old bats...) it's picking at every single thing that THEY think I could improve... which is pretty much EVERYTHING with them. I mean, I will hand it to them. I'm a pretty rough-skinned fellow. It takes ALOT to really get to me. But these twoo really take the cake, they just have that wonderful knack for making me feel like an unwanted piece of shit.

So yeah, that's my rant on why I haven't done shit yet. I still plan to, as soon as I can manage to get my head straight. Until then, well I don't know, do whatever. I'll be back 100% eventually.

Well things are progressing slowly, but after the long-ass absence I've had, it's to be expected. Although I should have a book soon to help me with my humanoid drawings sometime soon, if I can find one.

As for wiring this laptop to a portable adapter from Cricket, that might have to be put on delay even longer. SOMEHOW my phone's internal screen CRACKED. I THINK I can get it replaced either for free or for 15$, not sure who's rumor is true or not, but if I can't manage that then it could be a while. Not only that, but I've got to lower my service from the highest to basic. ALL of this made difficult by the fact that I STILL can't drive and have to walk everywhere, but I'm used to that by now.

But it's really starting to get old. Just when I have the money to get some projects off their asses and in production, SOMETHING breaks and needs to be replaced. First it was my MP3 player, then my old computer's moniter, and now it's my phone. And all in less than half a year. Someone shoot that bitch Fate and get her off my damn case already...

And with that vent done, I move on. There's still six sketches left to the next six to comment from the tag I got from 's journal. The first four are...

1) Tinaske for

2) Domo-Kun Riding a Girraffe for (Wierd, I know)

2) Kietske for

4) *Secret* for who didn't specify.

If I'm kept waiting too long then I'll withdraw the offer. Sorry but I can't wait forever...

That's all that come to mind for now. I'm still around so don't think I won't respond.

Alright, I'm more or less back in the pilot's seat after... *Checks watch* over a year. as you can see from my more recent deviation, I got my scanner and it works rather excellently. NOW I just need to practice up a bit. and I guess i found just the way to do it.

Practically tagged myself on 's journal. The jist of things being I getta sketch, but I gotta offer a sketch to each of the first ten people who comment on this journal... that is if anyone besides still actually checks this journal. But a bargain's a bargain.

OF course, I'm not sure if I have mentioned it in the past, and if I have don't bother reminding me because IF I have I STILL want to post it here again anyways. , , and myself will soon begin working on a webcomic. And now that I have NEARLY all the neccessary tools to do the artwork, (Still need a desklamp, pencil sharpener, and alooooot of practice) you should see a notice here soon of it's first post. Not TOO soon mind you, but soon enough...

So, to recap. Yes, I'm STILL alive, ten free sketches to the first ten to comment, and expect a webcomic soon. For now, just try to hang loose while I practice.

I'll admit it, I haven't been coming on here alot. That was mostly due to my Slow-Ass computer taking ten minutes to even START UP the internet, not going to even get STARTED on how long it took to get to Deviantart AND my page for that matter...

Another thing was that I just couldn't seem to get inspired enough to really accomplish much limited to working in my room in the corner...

HOWEVER, THAT was before I got my new Toshiba Laptop here. NOW that I have THIS, and NOW that I'll be leaving within the next ten minutes to get a new Printer/Scanner, I can FINALY start posting stuff. Not just written junk either, while bored to tears at work the other night I started sketching randomly, only to find out I hadn't lost my touch. It could still use some work compared to what people can do on here, but then again alot better than your average drawing types.

SO, expect to see some stuff, this time for REAL. I have no more excuses left, so if I don't start posting shit, take my E-Mail address and give me an earful about it.

I gotta head out now, so I'll end this here. 'Ciao

Okay, I SWEAR I was working on stuff for here......aaaand then I bought Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World...

That damn game devours your soul. I haven't played something so addictive since Kingdom Hearts and Star Ocean. However, I've now beaten it. Now if I can stop myself from playing it OVER again (I can't help myself, I wanna collect all the monsters...)then you can expect something soon.

The group and I are working on multiple projects here. For one, there's the Webcomic, which will hopefully be up before the end of the year, if I can ever decide wether I'll do computer art, or stop being a cheapskate and buy a scanner for hand-drawn work...

Another thing we're working on is a group fanfic for our group page, which we have dubbed Poke-Fic......shut up...

We're also still working on a big project that will one day be a gigantic lightning rod for people's fandom and attention. Or at least that's what we're hoping for...

And that's just the group. I myself still have a commision from to work on, which will be a free commision due to it being my first. I didn't even know people DID writing commisions, but whatever, I'm doin' the thing anyway.

After thinking back on my old stuff, I tried to see if there was a way to continue it outside of the REAL story's continuation. While Karbo's art doesn't do much for me (PUT A DAMN SHIRT ON!!!) I really like the concept of the world they're on, and if I can manage to get his permission, might try and put a twist on what was written and see if it goes anywhere for me.

Then there's that piece I decided to do to test myself. It's been coming slowly along due to the fact that I lost the will to re-write it after my computer's death killed all my files...

Needless to say, I got work to do. Oh well. Moving along...

It's been almsot a year since I posted anything here. There were alot of reasons for that. For one thing, after a year of honing my skill,s I came back to discover... my old stuff SUCKED compared to what I can do now! SO, I'll be removing those old writings from this page and will start anew. They'll be replaced soon enough...

And that's all for now. I'll be pokin' around now and then. Ciao'.

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