Just to give a brief status check, I'm doing alright - still a bit mentally slumped, but functioning.

I'm taking some much-needed time off work, so I'm back in New England boarding with my sisters, which brings its own kind of melancholy - one sister is just married, and one is bogged down in her own work. Of course I couldn't be happier for them, but it's a bit sad that we're not constantly together playing 'Exquisite Corpse' like we used to be.

Still, something about Vermont or Mass always inspires me somehow when I'm up there, and I'm trying to get into some small sketches. If I can keep myself in a clear frame of mind I'm hoping I'll feel my creative juices flowing again soon.