Hey guys, I meant to make a post like this sooner, but something else came up. I'll be making that the main focus of my post instead, since I probably won't be on much for a few days. The other thing can be found afterward.

P.S. I wrote this from my tablet, so there may be typos and formatting issues.

I ended up going to the hospital last night since my chest was hurting a lot and it was getting difficult to breathe, which made speaking hard (mom was a bit reluctant and using the same complaints/bitching as usual...). After being checked up and doing a few tests, I was told to rest while I waited for the results. I was too exhausted to pay attention to any of that, but the doctor told her I had a muscle inflammation or something along those lines.

I'm still feeling soso for now, but at least that's better than how I felt yesterday... I'm taking some meds they gave me and trying to take things easy, so it would probably be best for me to stay away from my laptop and working on drawings til a few days pass. I'm really sorry that this means my patrons and commissioners will have to wait even longer for me to get around their drawings, but I do hope you understand... As soon as I've rested enough, I'll get back to working on and uploading new content.

As for the other news, it's about my laptop. I don't think it's gonna last another year and I would really like to have it replaced soon, before it becomes too buggy and/or unusable. During the past few weeks, my wifi card has stopped working momentarily, my screen has gone pitch black, programs have frozen and even closed themselves somehow, and my laptop itself has crashed quite a few times for no apparent reason. This laptop has never been good for big or long drawing sessions (especially when I'm using bigger canvas sizes and/or the drawing file has a ton of layers, coloring, or parts) and while I can usually get by, it's becomes rather annoying since there's still the slight chance of my drawings freezing and crashing while I'm saving them (for now, nothing has been lost during the saving process, but still...).

A friend of mine has decided to help me purchase a new laptop (it's this one for those who are curious: https://www.cnet.com/products/asus-.....-tb-hdd/specs/ ) since his store doesn't ship to PR and happens to have it on sale, so it only comes out to $865 (with tax + warranty). He's also grabbing me a bag for it (since I really need and would like to have one for it), so the total for both things would be around $882, if I'm not mistaken. He said he'd cover the shipping costs himself.

Currently I have a total of $750 or so ($588 from comms and patreon, which are ready to be sent to my friend whenever I have enough to purchase it and $162 or so that I've had on hand, yet unable to deposit since I haven't had the chance to go visit the bank...). If I do earn more than what I need, I could use it to help him with the shipping costs or save it for moving out in the future (I'll post an update on that at another time).

The ways you can help me are rather limited right now (seeing as commissions are still closed, as I had been trying to work/finish my current backlog whenever I could), but if you still want to do so, then consider either of the following: sending in a donation via PayPal (http://goo.gl/qoiw4G) or supporting me through Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/luxen ). If you do the latter, I won't receive/be able to withdraw what you've pledged until the next month rolls in, but you'll be able to download high resolution versions of the finished drawings I've uploaded there and also get to vote on the current growth sequence for this month! This growth sequence is focused on fat and the poll will close on March 27th, 6:00 PM AST (as long as you remain subbed and are charged next month, your votes will count).

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this, I hope to see you all again soon.