So big news: I landed a job!
Its been a long wait, but I'm glad something finally stuck. It ain't the most exciting or most well paying job, but its in a stable business with decent benefits and pleasant people, which is more than I could say for from some of the other jobs I've interviewed for in the past.

With some luck and a few years experience at this place, I may be able to continue progressing down the road. Or grow up through the business. But for now I'm satisfied. The idea of having salary pay in a career-like job is new to me so we'll be playing this all by ear.

For privacy reasons I'll just say that I'm working on graphics/visualizations for user controlled systems in a rather technical industry. It sounds pretty boring I'll admit, but at least I still have some fun with art on the side. :]

Sometimes persistence pays off. At least I got really good at interviews in the meantime!

Cheers.