Hey gang! Slick here, and I've hit the big ol' three-five! That means I've still got a long time before I need an Everstone to avoid evolving! In the meantime, this blossoming Dratini and/or Dragonair will continue to put out good and solid quality content for you! :3

Well, not today cause it's my birthday and I need to enjoy it with my friends, but STILL! <3

So far, 2025 has been a bit challenging! Most of what I set out to do has been reachable, but my Berried Alive money is looking a little low again, and I'm having to make some hard choices about what I get from artists to feed the populace with. It's also been rewarding though, with multiple pieces coming in that were stuck with long-run artists for a year or more. I'm looking forward to uploading them... when I have the time! There's been a lot to do, ehehe... ^O^;

I'm currently working writing stories for my big Berried Alive: Readers Digested book, the fourth of an (almost) annual series that started back in 2021. I've got at least 3 stories done and will have more in production very soon! I'm farther ahead right now than I've ever been working on these, so hey, that's nice!

I've also got to get acclimated to my new rehearsal schedule. Slick's picked up a role in a local playhouse horror production to help give him something else to feed into the creative feedback loop! My logic is that I've started early enough that I'll have time to juggle both projects, and if I get stuck on the writing, I can focus on the performance and maybe the one will help shake some ideas loose in the other!

On top of all that, the uploads I'm picking up are starting to stack up with the commissions coming home to roost and everybody's swell gifts! I almost can't keep track of all of the fun stuff coming in! That means I'll probably have to wait a bit to do some uploads, but trust me, the uploads WILL be done!

In the meantime, I'm a simple noodle with simple needs! If you want to show your love for the noodle without going through the commissions process, just go to my KoFi at https://ko-fi.com/slickdratini, and feel free to leave whatever amount of dono you want! It doesn't matter how much it is, any little bit helps. And even if you can't leave anything behind -- trust me, I get it, I have to think really hard before rounding up for charity at a retail store -- then your well-wishes are more than enough! Don't put yourself out for me, you're the ones who are worth it at the end of the day! ^O^

Anyhow, that's me doing my absolute best to avoid doing headers for every dumb segment of an impromptu journal. Hope you have a lovely day and a pleasant week!

- Slick ^O^