blkrghfh! hello fa how are you i suppose i should update my journal

i had to cancel my trip to anthrocon at the (nearly literal) last minute because i managed to mangle my hand by flipping over a pan of boiling oil that was on the stove, which melted! all the skin off the side of my right hand and palm and thumb. i couldn't use it at all for almost a week and had it wrapped up for nearly two, which would've killed my ability to take work at the con. i tried to stick it out anyway, but when i couldn't even pack the car the night before i was planning on leaving, i just sort of gave up. i was pretty bummed about it (understatement) so i didn't say much, but stuff happens and there are other cons to look forward to. sorry i missed so many of you guys. ;-;

anyway, i've got three more suits from the last couple months that need to be updated here -- i just haven't gotten any photos of them quite yet. these days i'm most active on TWITTER: (( https://twitter.com/joecifur )), which is where i dump a ton of WIP photos and sneak peaks of stuff, all at the low, low price of your being able to tolerate my occasional post about a video game or picture of my dog.

i'm still working toward wrapping up work owed to work toward a faster average turnaround, so i'm taking commissions very sparingly right now, but if there's something you're interested in or something that you need help with, you can always drop me a note and i'll get back to you.

i have 15 current commissions counting the new commissions for beginning 2014 completion that i've taken recently in the past few weeks, and at the end of this month after completing a bit of back-owed work i should be fully caught up for the first time in forever! thanks for the support, guys, and i should have some more stuff up and some additional updates for those of you upcoming in the next month or two soon. :3