Okay so 3 YEARS LATER... /cough

I'm still an emotional rollercoaster at times but things seem to be leveling out. I have been doodling again.... but nothing I'm truly proud of. I ditched my old scanner and bought a new one. I haven't unboxed it yet which is dumb since I've had the thing now for... uh... 4? 5 months??? Sometime the beginning of the year.

Last year my younger brother was forced into living with me so we've been taking care of him. He has his own job and a car sooo at least there is that. That's a different drama that I hope gets squared away soon enough... but let's be honest... the world is crazy right now so it looks like he'll be stuck here for several years.

September of last year we rescued a kitten. She was around 2 weeks old, eyes recently opened, and still drinking milk. She was found under our house during Hurricane Sally... wet... muddy... and 100% alone and VERY hungry. We even waited outside with her crying to see if momma would show up every day and night for a week. Momma never showed back up and we never found any kittens her age in our neighborhood. Poof nothing. So we kept her. And now she is this sassy thing that chases us around the house and her birthday is coming up. Almost a year old! ( Since she seemed 2 weeks old we guessed her birthday would have been September 3rd. Vet even agreed with our guess. ) Like a new mom and the dork I am... she has her own tiktok.

In Furry news... I finished the foam base of my very own suit. I feel like forever ago... but with my brother moving in I had to put it on hold. And now it's a hidden art piece somewhere in the back closet. I have no idea when I'll be able to work on her again because the fur needed for her is kinda always out of stock when I have the money for it. XD BUUUUUT... I have another project I'm working on and I'm super excited. My projection for completion will be either by the end of September or mid October. Depending on if I get all the supplies needed to finish in time. Honestly I'm almost done. All the major foam work is done. The mask is almost done. I just need to get more thin foam lining to help stabilize the head so the moving jaw will sit comfortably. I also need to install the tongue but I wanna do all that in one fell swoop. The biggest issue.... I don't have a name for the character. When I have her all put together I think I'll try coming up with a name then. That way I can match a name to a character and not just hope the name fits once she's done.

Commission news: I don't think I'll ever reopen for commissions. Not any time soon at least. I do apologize but it stresses me out and makes me feel guilty. I also don't think I'll be doing batch adopts anymore either. Not saying I wont do any ever again... but probably no more batches of them.

Future Conventions: I'm undecided at this time. I really do want to attend one but with this second round flying through I'd rather not potentially get sick. More so I don't want to accidentally get my mom sick... just because I wanted to go have fun at an event. I'm not that selfish. My mom has a lung problem and has been super lucky to have not gotten this thing yet. No matter what side of the fence you are on with the latest public health issue is... I just don't want my mom sick. And that's where I stand. If things turn for the better over the winter then I will consider attending Pensacon. If things get much better next year... perhaps I'll start attending FWA again too. We'll see. Stay healthy out there and be safe!