yep! so i'm new to furaffinity but not necessarily new to the online art community. i've been on deviantart since 2005 and still continue an account on there now but don't actively submit deviations anymore. i'm in the us navy but i'm getting out soon (like april or may, 2011) so i'll be able to focus a lot more on my art since i'll have more free time. uh, about me... i'm 26 but i look and act a lot younger. i'm short (only a hair taller than 5ft) but i have a big personality. the last art class i've taken was in middle school and that only consisted of pottery and making papier maché masks. my original medium and still all-time favorite would have to be mechanical pencil. i have a wacom bamboo pentablet but no scanner at the moment. if you see scans of my drawings, i've probably used the crappy scanner at work. i've also recently invested in a nice collection of copic markers so hopefully you'll see traditional colored art from me. i'm also trying my hand at painting but haven't done much with that yet. there's a door on my ship that i'm creating a mural on and will post pictures later. uh, i'm just about obsessed with cats and have considered myself a cat ever since i could remember. i have 5 tattoos and 2 of them are feline related. lmao. well, i can't think of anything else right now to write. i'm also kind of on watch and totally slacking but oh well. i will gladly answer any questions anyone might have so throw 'em at meh! over and out!