COMING, super slow and stuff, but nonetheless, ha-ha.

So, the Choral Cubs picture I have started to do some more shading on. All of the currently-filled slots have been flatted; I should be caught up on that in the next week or so. (slots are still open hint hint nudge nudge)

My two commissions outside of that are in the "almost done" and "had to re-do it but it looks fantastic now" stages, they should both be done soon, god willing.

I also am in the process of what I generally refer to as an interview; "I like your arts, have a big project, let's do some speed/accuracy tests first" and the current one is going well; the previous (for Matt Rat's Desperate Otto and I learned a lot but probably didn't get the job (small though it was)- that's alright though, cuz Rat is an Excellent Guy Who Doesn't Afraid of Anything and, should the opportunity arise, I intend fully to throw as much money as possible at his project.
Anyway, the current one is for a webcomic with bunnies in it, and my fingers are crossed =3

I've also got my new copy of Adobe Design Standard CS5 for Mac coming in the mail in the next few weeks (whoo!) and I'm looking forward to finally being able to play with my Christmas gift from mom!

In other news, I'm about halfway done with the small sketches for The River (I'm up to about page 24 of 42) which of course means that I am etching slowly closer to making the final illustrations.
I had a chat with a printer yesterday, so I should be getting a proper quote in the next few days, and some samples by Tuesday or so (lucky me thinking ahead and putting the rough layout into an easy-to-read word file, seems to have expedited the process quite a bit!)

While Waiting for those things, I'm also in the process of buying a Bicycle for general commuting. All said and done (after things like a bottle cage, kickstand, rear tire rack+saddlebag) it's about 550, and I've got three more payments on it before I get to take it home!

We had to change our summer plans, though (and unfortunately) because since the paypal fund hit 700 it's run stagnant (and actually fallen to 600) - so the new plan is to bring the dragon out the first three weeks of January next year for FC and stuff- plus then He won't die of the heat, so despite the delay, it's still got its plus sides-

Including the fact that I am now free to save up for.. something else (dun dun DUN). Mom and I are losing weight (well, she's losing weight. I think that I'm at this point just improving my cardio ha-ha!) and I've promised her that when she hits the size where she can ride roller coasters again, I'd take her to any theme park that she wanted to go to- and she picked Universal Studios Orlando, which of course means that we also have to go to Disney World (it's a law!) so we're going the first week of August before school starts, because as it stands she's only like three inches away from her goal (She's lost like six already! Go Mom!)
So that's like 1200, and I'm just paying for the hotel and passes (which include 3-day-Disney Tickets, 2-day Universal Studios park hoppers, and one day at Sea World) and she's paying for the plane and souvenirs.

And then of course there's RainFurrest, but let's not get ahead of ourselves >>

I have art going to AnthroCon! One is completely finished, and I have to pick a few more (and perhaps also make them.)
I'm Trying to decide if I want to make/send some business cards along- it seems like mostly a good idea, but I only have so much money.

Anyway, so, I have some questions and opinion requests-

I'm planning on starting a KickStarter campaign to help fund The River; and I need to know a few things:
What sort of stuff would you like to have/see as pledge rewards, and how much would you ideally pay for them? (rewards compound, so what you get in the dollar range you still get in the hundred dollar range, unless otherwise stated.)
And what would you want/need to know about the project before considering funding for it?