Hey, everyone I hope you all have a happy new year. 2016 has been a bit of a rollercoaster for me between health problems, bad luck and just a lot of things in my own life. There’s been quite a few diamonds in the year too.
January first I got to go to my first anime con, later on that month I got my fursuit head of Takeshi from  citymuttfursuits and it’s brought me so much happiness and great memories I’ll cherish from this year. Thanks to that head and my friends I’ve gotten to know better, I really got into fursuiting and learned a lot about myself and my character.
Then FWA was just that much more fun and I had one of the best Halloweens I’d had in years. I got to go to more meets this year than last year, went to my first furbowl and made a few friends in the process.
I started working on improving my heath and having fun with it while October kinda sent me a curve ball. I am going to try and continue to get in better shape and start going more places with Mattie.
It was also a good year for art. I managed to while I’d still call it by the skin of my teeth, complete my New Years resolution from last year. I got to try so many things while there were some things I wanted to do but, was unable to I am very happy with what I accomplished. I’m looking forward to posting the art summary even though it’ll be delayed till I can get photoshop back up.
My Christmas also went quite a bit better than past years. One of my cousins having had given me something I’ll be able to use and have been wanting for a while. A portable desktop easel and some drawing gloves. Then I also a few days ago got a present I think will really improve my artwork my grandparents gave me. The inks slate. I’ve been watching this project for a while but, couldn’t get on the preorder back in October. You will probably see a lot of artwork that’s been drawn on it soon.

I’m looking forward to seeing how 2017 will go. I’m going to enter into it with a optimistic attitude. I also have plans to make some more New Years Resolutions come true.
Looking at the tally from last year’s resolutions I successfully accomplished. 10.5 of 11. Not bad, who says new years resolutions are empty promises.

Ankle Update - This past week we went to physical therapy and well the inactivity I went into after my pain medicine wasn't refilled has sent my recovery on a bit of a backslide. Though she gave me some exercises and recommended a 4 wheel walker to help take stress off my knee and get me active again. Now we're waiting on the doctor and I'm trying to do what I can though the exercises have increased my pain quite a bit. I'm generally one with a high pain tolerance but, this has been difficult. I've had sprains, fractures, torn ligaments in the past and never had this much trouble or taken this long to recover. I'm doing what I can though. I'm sad to say I won't be able to attend Ichibancon afterall. I really wanted to go but, I can't walk. Guess I'll try for next year's. For now I'm going to spend a quiet evening watching movies till midnight and see where things go from there.

2017 resolutions
-Get at least 2 pieces done a month minimum. (I narrowly got one in a few months here this otto be a challenge)

-Stress myself out less and try to get myself in a environment I can succeed in and keep things fun (this has been a work in progress for a while; thought I’d finally do this as a resolution.)

-Get my ankle and knee back in sorts and just get in better shape in general

-Start a Youtube channel. (This has been put off for a long time. I always wanted to do one and even had a small channel before youtube started paying their creators and MVs and AMVs became something that’d be muted at the least. I’ve been planning it out and prepping for it. All I need now is to take the plunge and start making videos)

-Make a proper price and example sheet (this has been put off far too long. Why is timing yourself so hard!)

-Fursuit more, learn new costuming techniques, continue revisions on Takeshi and make a couple fursuit partials.

-Try to get more commissions and expand my art skills and badge types.

-Work toward going back to college.

-Learn to skateboard (this is kinda a optional one. Depending on my ankle’s recovery but, I’d like to learn. Always wanted to and a Youtube channel I found the same week I got hurt’s kinda brought back the interest.)

-Write more, maybe even get some stories finished and edited (The second half’s going to be a hard one)


How was your holiday? I hope you have a Happy New Year and a wonderful start to 2017