So yeah, hi guys! Sorry for the long hiatus, Life has been wicked crazy.

What I've been up to lately:
School
Work
Anthropology Mural
Attempting to modify my art style
Moving
Commissions
Raising 2 puppies
Pottermore

School:
Basically school has been eating up a lot of my time simply because, well, it's school. I did the stupid thing of not taking a creative class with my core classes, so my focus has been all over the place. I was put into the wrong English class (one for non-native speakers) and so I have been out of my mind with boredom. The teacher took half a semester to notice I was too smart (mostly because I was lax about showing up) and is now assigning me separate projects from the rest of the class.

Work:
My job is in a state of upheaval at the moment, since my Sargent is moving to another campus and we're getting their Lieutenant. Cadets are being shuffled around, schedules rewritten and evaluations being made. All in all it's really tiring.

Anthropology Mural:
At the end of last semester the head of the Anthropology Department approached me about doing a mural of the evolutionary timeline in the Physical Anthropology Lecture Classroom. Originally I was going to be paid for my services, but due to budget cuts she didn't have the funding. Then she agreed to give me school credits for it, but due to some paperwork issues we never got around to me being enrolled, so basically at the moment I'm working for free. On the upside, not only will this be a great line on my resume, but I don't have to buy any of the materials, which are all being donated by students and faculty. I've just finished blocking off all the sections that are going to be painted, and we're going to start painting soon. It takes a lot of time, but I'm hoping it will pay off.

Modifying My Art Style:
A friend of mine's sister freelances for Dark Horse Comics, and he was talking about maybe being able to get my foot in the door. I sent her a few of my projects and she agreed I had potential, but I realized right away my style is more anime and less comic bookish, so I've been attempting a few sketches to see how to fix that. It's been tough and slow going, and so far I haven't gotten much down, but playing DC universe for inspiration and a character to work with has helped somewhat.

Moving:
Once again I have moved out of my parent's house and in with my boyfriend (different boyfriend than the one I last lived with) and now I have a wonderful new setup in the corner of our room. It's been taking some time to get settled in, but it's slowly coming together.

Commissions:
The part I'm sure all of you are reading this for. Most of my time has been spent on a 2'x4" canvas painting for my ex. He bought all $100 of the supplies, and so far I've put in about 8 hours of constant work into it. I'll post up some snapshots in scraps soon, but it's quite the undertaking.

That does not, however, mean I have forgotten about my commissions on here. I have been doing some sketchwork for the character sheets I have, although I must admit the stiff, fursuit style refs are quite boring to me, and I've been having some muse issues with them. I'm chuggin' through though, and I hope to crank out at least one commission pretty soon.

Raising 2 Puppies:
Chris and I frequent the local animal shelter, and we recently adopted two puppies that were born there. They're brother and sister Click for picture and are a LOT of work. The brown one is Havoc, and he's trouble incarnate. His sister, Harley, is a sweetheart, but can be a little bitch when she wants to. They're currently the main reason that I don't get a full night's sleep, and that I don't spend much time on art as of late. We're potty training them right now, and as soon as that is done life should be a LOT easier.

Pottermore:
Not a major drain on my time, but OMG HOW FUN IS POTTERMORE?! I play it at work when I'm stuck in the office, lol. I got into Ravenclaw, which has always been my dream house ever since I was little. All my friends have ended up in Slytherin though, and that is both confusing and disturbing to me.

If anyone wants to add me I'm GobletMoonstone3930.