So... I've been working at EA for... well, almost a whole month now, out on the floor. It's pretty nice. Would be a perfect job if it paid better, honestly. I think I'm doing fairly well. But that's not what this is about. It's about Ivar's. My other job.

So, you all know that Blake is long gone. Well Chad hired three more people. THREE. Taylor, Melissa, and Chris. I trained all three of them. I had actually written up a guide to the kitchen to help things. They ended up calling it "The Book of Todd." This was about a month ago, like late September. I was kind of proud of it, honestly.

Thing was... the day I started my night shifts at EA Chad tells me he cant have me work from 9-3. I had told him thats what I needed on DAY ONE back in AUGUST. Not once in the nearly two month period did he say fucking anything about this. So now Im kind of fucked on hours at Ivar's. I will admit that miscommunication is never one person's fault, but honestly. So, for pretty much the entire month of October, all I worked was a double shift on Sundays (10am - 10pm). It sounds brutal, but Sundays are generally fairly slow. This also reduced my number of days off in the week from 2 to 1, which I have since gotten fairly used to (I even tolerated the idea of working at Ivar's Saturdays and Sundays because honestly, working at EA is a vacation by comparison. But I decided I needed at least one day off to just be me). So I was only working 12 hours a week at Ivar's

Now, let's think about this. I have two jobs, right? One I really like, that gives me as many hours as I want, and one that, while I dont like it, Im at least only working one day a week and know it like the back of my hand. Shouldnt be a problem, right?

Every.
Single.
FUCKING.
Week.
I had to convince myself not to just walk out.

There is a broken fryer that is absolutely filthy that has just been SITTING there waiting to get replaced for SIX FUCKING WEEKS. The big freezer is busted but its been sitting there since DAY ONE. Do we need it? No, but it could at least get thrown out. The kitchen is absolutely filthy, no one but me seems to give a shit about cleaning up after themselves and Im only in there one day a week. So I essentially spent a whole month wishing I could just... quit.

Last Sunday I finally made a decision. I can be indecisive, I know this. I was either going to a) get the hours I want at IVar's so I can make a difference in how things go and make the kind of money I want or b) get another goddamn job. Last week I applied at four other places nearby. Places that really have their shit together and are much fucking nicer than Ivar's. But I'm reluctant to just switch, because I didn't want to be at the bottom rung, making next to nothing. But something had to give.

So I spent Friday and Saturday psyching myself up for this scenario. I was going to talk to Chad, and tell him I needed to work nights. If he said no, then I was going to give notice. I was also going to give notice if he gave me his usual sort of hedging bullshit.

I ended up walking out.

I came in, prepared to work the whole day. I got the whole kitchen set up for the day, checked the inventory, etc. My usual routine. I didn't actually expect Chad to show up, or have time for me. Was going to call him if I had to. But he did show up, and I walked right up and said I needed to talk about the schedule. He said okay and I asked if I could start working 5-11 Monday through Friday. I had brought up the fact that I was thinking of switching to days at EA (a fifty cent pay cut I could live with if I got nights at Ivar's) to Edwin last week, since Chad had ninja'd his way out of talking to me about it last week.

Chad just said he already had someone working nights. My heart sank at this. I actually, honestly prayed last night for this to work out, for him to just say something like "yes please I hate [insert night shift worker]." I tried to sell him on the idea a bit, but I was not about to beg for anything. I finally just put up my hands and said "okay, this is my two weeks notice."

Now...

If Chad had just said, what I think any ordinary human being in that position SHOULD have fucking said, and said, "okay, Im sorry this isn't working out for you, Dude, but I understand you have to do what's best for you." (Pat would have said that...) Then I would be at Ivar's until... the 16th, which would be my last shift. I was prepared to do that unless one of my other applied-for jobs had wanted otherwise.

Chad did say "okay" and for a moment I thought that was the end of it. But then, much like Blake, he quickly realized he had lost the upper hand with me and tried desparately to re-establish dominance. He whirled on me and started shouting and swearing and all but shaking the cash drawers in his hands. He kept asking me "what do you want me to do? Fire Chris? " etc etc etc. I didnt WANT him to fire ANYONE, but my needs come before the needs of someone I barely know, Chad included. Maybe before he HIRED anyone, he could have talked to ME first, and I could have tried to get days back THEN instead.

He kept insisting that I should order my life around my job. Uh, no. It's the other way around. He kept talking, yelling, arguing with me, and Im just like. No, I'm not working here another minute. I make my way over to my jacket and just say, "I'm out of here." Chad kept insisting he needed people who could work around his schedule. In my head Im like "thats a slave. You want slaves. A person who has no voice over their employment, even if they are paid, is still a form of slave. I'm not a slave." I tried to at least let him finish his crazy spiel. He even tried to establish that he was a better person then me by talking about how big his bills were and how he works all the time and all I could do was shake my head and walk out the door...

So that was that.
I worked there eight years. Closer to nine, really... And good riddance. Once Pat left that place, I should have just left right along with him...

But it's over now. I'm done with that place, and now I'm free to pursue something even better.

Thank you all for braving my cuss-filled wall of text. I love you all. Stay tuned.

So I successfully completed training at EA to be a tester. I will be working 4pm - 1am Monday through Friday, for anyone curious. And no, I can't tell you what I'm going to test.
Loves.

so more things have happened since Monday. I ended up staying on a double Tuesday. Blake tried to call me and I didnt hear my phone ring, as I often don't, but he didnt answer when I called him back. Next thing I know he's showing up at the kitchen saying he needs me to stay because he was just in the hospital with a concussion. Uh, and you drove here to tell me? Whatever, I was expecting this anyway and obviously Im feeling better, so I told him to talk to Edwin (second in command after Chad) but that it was okay with me.

Once Blake left, Edwin asked if that was really cool with me and I said what Chad had told me at one point about how he doesnt want me to work close to 40 hours because any more than that and he's legally obligated to pay me overtime, which he cant afford. Fair enough. That was my main concern as far as working a double on Tuesday or any other day. So a little while later Edwin tells me that Chad can't work tonight because of something with his kids, but that they will pay me extra per hour in cash if I agree to "clock out" when I would normaly go home (at 6) which is fine with me, Im broke. The night goes by smoothly, everything was fine. I had told them what my schedule was -supposed- to be before all this Blake nonsense and they said to stick to that. so I was off yesterday. I didn't know if Blake was back to work or what, but I just knew I was supposed to work today.

So I wake up today and go about my day until about a quarter to ten, when Im literally about to get up and go, and Chad calls, asking if I can come to work

XD

Im like well yeah I was about to leave. He sounded so relieved, cuz as it turns out Blake had to go BACK to the hospital and didn't think he could come to work. So Chad said Blake is done with Ivar's. So he doesn't work there anymore, which Im glad for. So Im going about my day, its super-slow but Im keeping busy organizing everything to my new specifications, and then Edwin tells me about the final straw with Blake

He tried to get me fired yesterday :|

Which, frankly, I find fucking hilarious :D

They brought one of the new guys into the kitchen yesterday, and Blake apparently had a tiny freakout. He asked if this guy was replacing him and why I can't just work more hours and if I wanted to have less hours why not just get rid of me completely. It's really nice to have management on your side

So

Thats the end of Blake.

Good riddance.

I honestly hope this whole ordeal makes him a little wiser

But I doubt it.

So I may end up repeating myself a bit here, so bear with me...

So everyone knows Ive been waiting on the new job at EA to be a tester. I FINALLY have a starting date. Next monday, a week from today, the 29th. Was fantastic to finally have that. I can't wait

So, I may have mentioned this guy named Blake that's been working at Ivar's since the new management took over. The first day I met him he seemed like a cool guy. Bit rough around the edges, but he seemed to know what he was doing. As I mentioned before, I was disappointed that he replaced Mark, but I adapted, as I often did

It took about a week for me to realize how wrong I was about Blake.

Every shift I've worked since he started, I have spent HALF my time cleaning the fuck up after this guy. Every day, Im prepping behind him, reorganizing goddamn EVERYTHING, and cleaning up the sloppy work he's done. 2 out of every three shifts involved a crisis where I stumbled upon something we were completely out of, or at least something I couldn't find because he can't exercise ANY consistency with where he puts stuff. But again, I adapted. Out the roughly 100 hours of shifts available in the kitchen, I was only working 30, with Blake working 70 or more... And logic dictates that he can't be randomly getting assloads more orders than I do on my shifts and thus cannot do the amount of side work I do, therefore he's either lazing about or just being insanely inefficient, both of which seem equally likely.

It only took a couple of weeks before Chad decided enough was enough and told me he was getting rid of Blake. Not immediately, he wanted to give him a chance to find a new job. Which always seems like a bad idea, since working a job you know you're going to lose really destroys any enthusiasm you have for a job. And since Blake was already kind of doing a shitty job... yeah..

So. This morning, I wake up feeling kind of crummy. Headache, just general slight sicky-ness. I worked 12 hours yesterday (me and blake agreed, since its just me and him working and he shouldnt have to work everyday, that I would work open to close saturday or sunday, which is fair) so Im ready to be off. Blake texts me saying to talk to chad because he's about to quit. Not the best news, but okay. So I call Chad and tell him this. He says that he has at least one new guy ready to come in so we shouldnt have a problem, but I at least need to work tomorrow, possibly another double. Fine, no problem. He also says that today will be Blake's last shift. I might have misunderstood that part, but whatever. Im working tomorrow, we'll go from there.

A little while later Blake calls me. Im like "hokay here we go." Sure enough, he says I can be off Sunday if I work today. Says he pulled something. For a moment Im kind of like "well maybe I could," Then I think well, A) I dont owe this guy fucking anything b) I really dont feel well and have no obligation whatsoever to come in and work and c) if today really is his last shift Im probably not going to be off on Sunday. So I basically just say no. I can tell he's pissed but I honestly dont care. So I hang up with him and get back to trying to get over this headache. Next thing I know he's texting me. A lot. I didnt even understand half of it. I could tell he was flailing, realizing he had lost the upper hand and was now trying to re-establish his dominance.

Here's the thing. If you have an issue, you call me. You don't text me trying to start shit. That says to me you have NO balls. So it just reinforced how much of a piece of shit this guy is. I happily ignored these texts. I ended up giving KB my phone cuz I really just didnt want to deal with it anymore but I also was hoping to get a call from my mom today. This is another thing. Obviously your first thing to do if you want/need to be off, is to call the other person/people who work where you're at and try and get them to come work for you. But if you can't decide before you leave for work that you need to do that, then its not that serious. And if its really that serious, you tell your boss you absolutely cannot work and go to a fucking hospital if there's no other choice. I had to do that, luckily I wasn't actually working at the time. But its a goddamn bar grill. It can close for one freaking day. He's not feeling well, neither am I, who's feeling worse is subjective. I've had to work sick and sore and what not before. Its not fun, but its just how life goes sometimes.

Anyway, this is mostly just me venting, letting you guys know how I'm feeling today. Hopefully tomorrow, Blake will be gone and I wont have to deal with him anymore.

so I turned 30. That was my last journal. A lot of stuff happened since then. Bleh. Where to start...

Not sure if I mentioned it on here, but this year had me wanting to change careers. Just been at Ivar's as a cook for over eight years now and I just think its time to do something different. I make enough to get by, but not much else. Haven't made any active effort to do so. I think I kept telling myself I'd wait till after Megaplex cuz that would kind of fuck up scheduling and such. Anyway, a friend of mine has a boyfriend who works at EA Baton Rouge, which is just down the road at LSU. He says you could be a game tester. And I know that isnt "getting paid to play video games" like an astonishing amount of people assume, but still, its a totally different field of work. Trouble is, with the hours and the pay, I would be making pretty the same I do now. I applied anyway, back in april, and just sort of forgot about it.

Then, pretty much right after my birthday, I get a call back. They want an interview. Im like holy shit, I havent had an interview since 2006. So I get dressed up, shave, haircut, the whole bit. I even bone up on the company the night before for extra credit. Turns out its a group interview, which makes sense, cuz the guy needs to hire 200 people. Not enough time to interview one on one. I still get the job.

Then I start thinking... why can't I keep both jobs? I could DOUBLE my income that way! Cuz I thought about it, and I kind of just sit around in my spare time anyway :| And this job, now a second job, would most likely involve me sitting down, in air conditioning, with probably no physical strain at all. A far cry from working at Ivar's. So, I tell them I can work days (7am-4pm YIKES) that way I can still work nights at Ivar's. I also figure I should start august 1st so I dont have to take off right away cuz of Megaplex. This was late june, so it was going to be a whole month. That did not seem to be a problem. So I walked out of that place on Cloud nine. I had a new job. I just wasn't starting anytime soon XD

Then came a shitstorm. I was back at Ivar's, and apparently my boss was AWOL. He took one vacation, then he took another. And the whole time rumors were circulating that he was selling the bar. I took all this with a pinch of salt, of course, but everyone was convinced that's what had happened. Without confirmation, I didn't know if this meant I was losing my job, if my job was changing, or what! At the time it was kind of like "okay, well, at least now you have another job now to fall back on, right?"

So July progressed with me getting more and more stressed out. I always get my hopes up when things seem to be turning around. I already had this grand plan for what I was going to do with all the extra money I'd be making. The game testing job only lasts for a 12-month contract, but I had figured how much that would mean for me and what I was going to use it for. With all the thoughts about losing my job at Ivar's I was really upset about not being able to do any of that. My last day of work before my vacation and Megaplex, Pat, my boss at Ivar's, finally came back and told me that yes, he was being bought out and wasn't sure himself what was going to happen. So I went to Megaplex kind of just hoping for the best.

Had a wonderful time at Megaplex. Was a little stressful driving the whole way, and then navigating at Night to pick up  rosemaryteatree but we all made it and had fun. There was a ton more people this year, including  raphiel who I had fun hanging out with. The massive amount of people got me kind of overwhelmed, though, and I spent a lot of time in our room, sadly. But it was still tons of fun. Got to spend an afternoon at Hollywood Studios, too. Before we left, I called and got confirmation that yes, Chad the new owner at Ivar's wanted me to keep working as the cook, and yes, I was going to start at EA soon. After a long drive home and a nice day off recuperating, I was ready to dive back in, get back to work, and have two jobs.

Except, Chad wasn't starting quite yet, and Pat wasn't re-opening the kitchen yet. And EA had some kind of delay in the project so I wasn't starting there yet, either. So I was essentially jobless, directly after coming back from a not-cheap vacation.

@_@

I was barely able to get the money for the rent, with all the bills either already paid up or able to be late for a month. But still, two weeks without work was kind of a pain. I finally got in touch with Chad and he said I could come help with the rennovations being done to the bar while it wasn't ready to open, and once it was I'd be back in the kitchen. Woot. So that was a hard job to do, but I managed, got some more money, and now the bar looks way nicer. I kept calling EA trying to get a solid answer out of them about when I was starting my training, but as the weeks went by, I lost hope. I eventually decided to give up on them and try and get more hours out of Ivar's. Trouble was... I really didn't want more hours :\ Thirty hours a week may not seem like much, but... I'm kind of out of shape (really out of shape, honestly), there's no a/c in the kitchen, I find myself idle and bored to tears half the time, running around like a chicken with its head cut off the other half of the time.

Then came the atomic bomb. The first week we were open, the kitchen was kind of "soft" open, with only a handful of items available and only open at night, with me and Mark, the only other cook, alternating days. We did a whole week like that, and on the last day, the saturday, I was working, and Chad mentioned the new guy, a third cook that we would need if Mark was going to be going back to school, was coming in to meet me and see the kitchen. This new guy, Blake, comes in, and introduces himself as the new kitchen manager.

...

I've been working for Ivar's for over eight years. I never really felt like I was in charge, but the seniority and the experience kind of grants me the ability to say "yes I run the kitchen" no one has been there longer than me at this point. At least no one who still works there. It was kind of "no, IM the kitchen manager, dickwad" But whatever, this guy was a professional chef, I was willing to accept he was here to get things going and come up with new stuff for the kitchen to make things better. He talks to Chad for a while and then comes back in saying "so we were talking and we wanted to get rid of one of you guys, but I like you so we're going to let Mark go"

............................

Mark has been there roughly five years and I know he's a great guy and works really hard. It REALLY wasn't fair of them to do that. It's going to bother me for a long time that I didn't do or say anything. I spent the rest of the weekend fretting like "holy shit are they just going to fire me like that too?!" But when they gave me a schedule for the next week, obviously not.

So at this point I've given up on EA. They never called me back, and for a whole week they wouldn't answer the phone. so monday morning hits and Im like okay, one more call and then Im done, throwing in with Ivar's only. Lo and behold they finally answer, and theyre zeroing in on September 8th. So I make a decision; if it comes down to one job, Im choosing EA. If I have to quit Ivar's to get that job, thats what Im going to do. But it sounds like Chad and Blake really do want me around, because we figured out a schedule that would work perfectly around my shift at EA. Provided, of course, I actually do start at EA

Now, this is all early last week. This has been a two-month long rollercoaster of emotion. Will we, wont we, is it gonna happen, when do we find out. I was teetering this whole time. Is my life finally gonna change for the better or not? JUST TELL ME ALREADY?!

On wednesday morning, a day I have off, I finally get EA to answer again and they tell me I start training September 8th

Joy. Relief. Gaaaaaaaaaaaawwd.

So, This all means that I will have tons of extra money. But I will also have much less time. this will be... 28 hours at Ivar's, with forty-five hours at EA (counting my hour-long lunch breaks), every week. I'm sure I can handle it, but it will mean I will probably not be doing artwork anymore. Yes, Im going to finish my commissions, don't worry if you've bought art from me. Worst case-scenario, you get a refund, but I'm hoping that won't happen. Thank you for reading all this, and I love you all!


TL;DR - Lots of stressful stuff happened. Got two jobs, starting soon; less time, more money. Megaplex was awesome. Loves.

guess I'll update my age since FA doesn't do it for me >.>
<sloth> such a pain... </sloth>

I'm thirty years old.

*INHALE* yaaaaaay.

so I've had this idea for a while now. I'm building a fursuit and getting in shape to look good in said fursuit. I thought it would be neat to kind of let people keep track of this process, sort of like I'm transforming into my fursona :3
I'm not sure whats the best means to let people see it, since I know you need a facebook account to friend me and see my updates, and not everyone likes facebook... I haaaaaate twitter, and I dont really understand how tumblr works

any suggestions?
Also, besides knex.com, where can I get knex pieces? like, individually?

One of the things that got me going about streaming again was that I had gotten morphvox to a point where I really liked how I sounded, all mousey and girly. I really hate listening to myself talk. I dont like my voice. So when I could sound like the dragonmouse I want to sound like, I got excited. But lately the goddamn software can't seem to function for two seconds without warping my voice into something utterly stupid and incoherent. So... probably not going to stream anymore unless I can figure this out. May try and devote more of my Thursday evening towards trying to make it work, but no promises.

Just letting you guys know that my preshow starts in about ten minutes :3 Then I will be working on commissions
https://furstre.am/stream/derpdraggy

Had a rough couple of days since the marathon, so Im still a little stressed and I think its better just to take a day off. I might post some stuff tonight for you guys instead :3 See you all Tuesday!

Just letting you guys know that tomorrow at noon (central time) me and  kittybird will be doing a gaming marathon live stream to raise some funds to cover my hospital bills
All the relevant information can be found in her journal here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5677038/
and here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5706471/

If you cant help out by making a donation perhaps you'll consider spreading the word for us? It would be much appreciated :3

I will be streaming at noon (two hours from now) today! And every other Tuesday henceforth until further notice! You can join us at https://furstre.am/stream/derpdraggy
The preshow will be starting at 11:30 and will be Bravest Warriors!

So... my hospital bills came today. I'd rather not disclose the numbers, but suffice to say I'll be needing to go on payment plans...

Im not sure what else to say.

I may need a second job to pay this off... I don't know whats going to happen. We'll see, I guess.

EDIT: okay, Ive done some math and if I can set up a five year payment plan I should be able to manage this...

Thats right, superfriends! Draggymouse is coming back to streaming! I will be starting again on Tuesday, April 22nd at noon CST. I will supply a link for you guys along with a brand-new streaming icon when my preshow begins about 20 minutes prior. It will be on Furstream and it will as always be 18+

And I will be squeaky ;3

Hey, guys. Sorry I never wrote back about my doctor's appointment. It went pretty well, but we ended up just answering a bunch of questions. But the important thing is we confirmed that Im not going to die. Im also feeling a thousand times better and have started dieting, so yay me! Im going to wait until I get my new health insurance to go back to the doctor's for some blood tests, hopefully confirm that there's nothing seriously wrong with me (or at least potentially serious).

Also, I've started looking for a new job. It's time. I've worked at Ivar's for over 8 years now, and it's just time for me to move on. Im almost 30 years old and I need to earn enough to live comfortably. I don't have an extensive education, or even a wealth of experience, but I'm as hard-working and determined as it gets.

Also, In the next day or two Im going to be posting a new story I FINALLY finished, a commission for  meister_li that I took over a year to finish :| wanna make up a nice little icon for it first :3

Anyway, that's about it for now, I love you all and thank you again for being awesome

Hey, guys. My wife is doing a marathon stream on Wednesday to help raise money to pay for my medical bills. I will be there, as well, and probably drawing. For everyone who donates, I will give you a sketch :3

All the details can be found here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5595963/

Woke up this morning around 3am with some pretty bad pain in my tummy. When it didnt go away i decided to get griffy to take me to the hospital. And here i am still, waiting to hear back on my tests. Lots of achievements unlocked here XD
First time as a patient of course
First time in a hospital gown
First IV
First dose of morphine
First ultrasound XD

So far the doctors dont seem to think its anything serious. Possibly gallstones? I will let you guys know



**UPDATE** I'm back home now. They did some blood work, some x-rays, and an ultrasound and couldn't find anything life-threatening, which is awesome. They perscribed some pain meds for me (and some nausea stuff even though I said I had nausea for like 5 minutes yesterday o.O ) and sent me home. So I'm going to be okay! I really appreciate you guys being so concerned about me, and I really apologize for worrying you all. Im going to be making an appointment on Friday to see a specialist, the doctor at the hospital said it could be some form of hepatitis (again, nothing life-threatening). I will post a new journal about that later this week

My good friend lilybunny had this to ask about fursuits
Hi everyone,

So yeah, I am going to be pulling back the curtain a tiny bit for this journal, doing a OOC type post here....won't happen too often but I really wanted to get my thoughts about this out there if I could....seeing how I don't know too much about this subject.

So I wanna bring Lily more to life than she is at the moment. I wanted to get a fursuit made of her. Seeing how I am very clumsy with my hands and trying to take on a project like this would more than likely lead to poor results, I would like to hire someone to help me make this fursuit. However, seeing how I have NO IDEA where to look, I would like to bring this to you guys to see if any of my watchers knows of any fursuit makers that isn't too shy on making more...erm...sexualized characters. My inspiration for this is seeing Roxikat and her brilliant and awesome looking fursuit. I realize that her creator rarely if ever dawns the suit anymore, but Roxi was still an inspiration none the less. So I would want to make a suit in that same kind of style.

If any of you guys knows of anyone who they can point me in t please please please comment or send me a note with some info. If anyone doesn't know any info but would still like to help, I would appreciate it if you made a journal linking back to this one.

Thank you for reading, guys. There will be more coming soon.
~Lily
can anyone help her out? She'd really appreciate it

Hey guys! Check out this awesome idea and maybe donate a little to help make it happen!
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/facerig

do it.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5155791/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5157480/
do it.

at the request of my sweet  lilybunny I will be streaming Earthbound on the Snes. Not familiar with this game at all, but hey, I love my bunny and I wanna make her happy. Come join us at 12pm CST (one hours time) at www.livestream.com/thedraggyderp for gaming fun! <3

So, as some of you probably noticed, BL doesn't work anymore. Not sure what's happening over at the duck, but I can't load the site at all. So can't really find out.
In any event, I already created a new site over on smackjeeves. In short,
THE NEW LINK FOR BLURRING LINES IS NOW
blurringlines.smackjeeves.com

I have uploaded all the old pages and set them to update regularly, mondays and fridays. New pages will begin on november 11th. Please spread the word, tell anyone you know who might enjoy the comic!

Megaplex was a blast. I met so many new faces it made my head spin. I tried to do more but I ended up doing less ^^; I spent a lot of time in artist's alley just chilling and drawing, hanging with KB and anyone else who happened to sit down. I ate waaaay too much; pizza, taco bell, chili's, denny's, pizza again XP wasn't too shocked to see my weight had gone up a bit when I got home. I did some nice swimming, the hotel pool was lovely. I met and/or got to hang out with the following folks...
 holliehyena,  beaglederp,  arisuvixen,  shane_lafleur,  starallon,  sk-1,  genesisw,  gens_uriel,  rancourt,  kiarancourt,  rosemaryteatree,  fermentedskunk,  tonka_wolf,  maximus-ursus,  hmseagle,  java_meerkat,  foxenawolf
and probably a bunch of others I forgot because holy crap @.@
It was so wonderful to see you all and spend time with you. Thank you for making Megaplex so very very awesome for me and KB. To those of you I saw last year who didn't make it this time, hopefully next year :)

Leaving the con let me with the blues, for more than one reason. I received a text message early monday morning from my neighbor who I asked to feed our cats while we were gone that Sophie, my older cat, had died. I'd had her since I started high school back in '98... It was hard coming home and having to bury her right away... Still, it's done and she's at peace. She was a good cat.

Me and KB celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary next week. We want to go to the aquarium down in New Orleans, but we may end up just having pizza instead :P

So, now that I'm back and getting back into the swing of things, I have TONS of artwork to upload. Most of what I drew at the con was BL character stuff, but I have a pile of commissions I finished but never posted. So I'll be posting those shortly. May not get everything up today, but You'll see it all soon enough ^_^ Also on that note, COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN. Me and KB cleared out our queues (for the most part) before Megaplex and now they're practically empty! And seeing as we just got back from a convention our pockets are pretty empty, too! ^^; so if you've got some extra cash, why not buy a pic or two from us? :3

I love you all and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.

Just a quick one while I prepare a MASSIVE one. My new yahoo handle is derpdraggy
add me if you like ^^ just PLEASE write a message saying who you are