(copied from Y!Gallery)

So, I'm sure many people have wondered where I am and what's with the lack of art...

The past year has been rather up and down as I'm sure you've seen in the few posts I've made in 2008. Things sort of rolled up in a ball and fell apart in a lot of ways at the end of last year. While loading up the new OS Leopard into my iMac, I lost everything as my computer ended up having to be wiped - luckily most everything was on my backup drive. But I had to reinstall everything back in (all the programs). I tried to look at it as a 'starting over' situation and positive. I got Corel Painter for my birthday, but realized that my tablet wasn't acting right - because I didn't reload the installation disc and I couldn't find them for a week. I finally did find them on my drawing table (under a bunch of crap, which shows I haven't been drawing or doing any art...) and installed them. But now Corel Painter isn't working. On top of that, my iMac is randomly shutting down while I'm using it... I can't afford a new computer right now and I'm getting concerned.

In this last year I have lost 3 aunts and 1 uncle from my father's side. There is now only one uncle left and he is very ill. I've lost 4 other relatives. There have been family issues left and right and while I won't go into all of it, it has been mentally and emotionally taxing.

My job has fallen apart a bit - we moved to a new location and since then, my boss has changed. Or maybe, he was always like this and better able to hide things. But now he says things and does things and I am trying not to take them as insults, but... it makes me wonder what kind of person he really is and what he really thinks inside. This last year of conventions, my profits were pretty miserable thanks to a poor economy.

Aside from all of that, I've had ups and downs with bouts of depression and severe lack of inspiration on top of still being single with no prospects. I know, I sound like a basket case right?

I'm glad 2008 is over and done with.

I want to get back to art and playing WoW and doing things that made me happy. I'm going to be looking for work and getting myself together again.

I want to thank all of those who have fav'd artwork and been supportive of me here and other places, in real life and on the 'net. I'm looking forward to 2009 as a year of growth and change for me. Things will get better... I believe that. And I can make things better for myself.

Thank you everyone.