Realize I never actually wrote anything publicly here on FurAffinity.
But yeah I had an accident I think going on 2 months ago now? Got hit in the head and had a concussion. Developed memory and speech problems and get fatigued easily just thinking or talking too much. Get headaches and became slower. I also developed twitches and tics now where my arms and head just move and shake.
I had improved from where i was a month ago. I would forget where I was and often couldn't even speak. I also had a hard time typing and would misspell a bunch. I still have it but its not as bad as it used to be. Used to be that I couldn't go for walks without forgetting where I lived. Theres some missing parts in my memories or just a gap of logic, but usually enough pieces that I can still figure out things. I still lose track of dates and time and need to take things much slower. I started keeping a diary just to help me remember things now.

I have been seeing the doctors often. I got scans done and been doing some therapy. I can still draw however. Oddly that was unchanged. Of course theres some issue with remembering things like color choices or where some anatomy goes and its much easier for me to get distracted or fatigued while doing it. From what the test show, it seems im expected to recover, but it can take awhile and the brain is a very complicated thing that there can be a lot of snags in the process.

I think the one thing that this has opened my eyes up to is how often it seems like you're expected to be perfectly healthy and intelligent to function in society. Had friends call it Ableism. But I think a major one is how often doctors and lawyers seem frustrated that I'm unable to speak properly or misspell on documents. How I'm unable to drive myself to various locations or that there aren't family members and friends who are free to dedicate their lives to taking care of me 24/7 just so they don't need to deal with me themselves. The amount of times I've had to deal with frustrated doctors that get annoyed I can't remember things or have a difficult time reading documents or that I can't control my tics during examinations and test. It's frustrating.

But for now I'm just taking things very slowly. I have to reduce the amount of time i spend going out and spend more time just being a shut in and sit in a dark quiet room a lot.

I got a new job offer somewhat recently that I took so I'll be focused more on that and will be going on Hiatus for some time.

I have mentioned this to a few people and made a brief post about it but I felt I should probably make a more public notice about it. I'm even debating shutting down my Patreon and SubscribeStar since I'll likely not really be providing a service. I'll also probably not be able to take commissions anymore.
I'll still try to find some time to draw but its going to be a lot less frequent.
But until next time, stay goofy and silly!

Frankly I'm just not too active on FA.

I think i tend to prefer alone time and focusing on a few close friends that I dont really upload too much on social media or really respond (or even notice) messages. Sorry for the people who have sent me messages over the last few months. I rarely read them and by the time i do, i feel bad so much time has passed i don't respond usually.

I mainly just use FA to mass upload art and then leave.
Frankly for awhile I've actually been busy so Ive been using scheduled post for most of my social media art post. It's gotten a little more sloppy lately just because X/Twitter has been unreliable with actually posting my drafts and FA doesnt do scheduled drafts at all (Unless you use certain apps but that gets a bit weird to maintain too) Plus policies for various sites have been up in the air lately so its just been weird posting online in general.
So anymore its just been me scheduling post through patreon/subscribestar.

Sorry if anyones been trying to get a hold of me. Im a private person and just focus on my work so i tend to ignore a lot of social media stuff.

I've been drawing more lately so I think im starting to feel better now. Only problem is sitting at my desk all day drawing and forgetting to... you know... eat and sleep.

A few months back, I lost someone very close and important to me. The nature of how things happened made it difficult to deal with for awhile and even then I had a lot of funeral arrangements to manage and people to call.
Overall it just took a heavy burden on me.

One of my loved ones was going through a rough time. I'd try to call them and give them advice, but each time I called, it always sounded like it got worse and it broke my heart every time.
The truth was near the final days, I had accepted giving up a lot of my current life to try and help them out. I was planning on giving up my job, my apartment, and lots of my hobbies. They meant so much to me I was planning on leaving everything behind and moving in with them to try and make things easier. I was actually slowly coming to be excited about it. Starting a new life. And I called them to let them know what I was planning. I never got a response from them and a few hours later I got the news what happened.

For many weeks I just didn't see the point in any of this. I was willing to give this all up and now its all I had left.
Things have gotten better but it still hurts and I don't know if it ever stops hurting really. They've impacted my life so much and influenced a lot of who I am. I know some parts of them still live on in me, but I also know we were different people and there is much left empty without them there to fill it anymore.

I'm actually still not entirely sure where I'm going with my art. Had some debate on changing my focuses but then also catch myself still having fun doing what I've been doing. But in the meantime, I figured I can still post what I've had laying around for a few months and finish up some projects I started awhile ago.

Been a little slow/inactive lately because I've been learning more about VR Chat and modeling.
The great thing about it is having a character you made actually move and interact.
The bad thing about it is it takes a lot of time and practice. So I dont get updates to show very often and have a habit of ignoring social media to keep my nose in my work.

Fun but frustrating at time!

I've kind of ignored my FA for a long time. Yeeesh! I think the last thing i uploaded was like... over 2 years ago. Pardon all the sudden spammed art.
They really dont make it easy with needing to put tags on all these post!

I've been very busy these last few months. Back in June, my roommate suddenly bailed on everything. At the same time my job swapped management and my branch lost everyone except me. So ive been covering all the bills and utilities by myself while trying to find a new roommate, and covering the entire branch at my job while trying to teach the new boss how to run things. Ive just been very busy these last few months, and honestly i didnt say anything because i thought everything would be resolved and good awhile ago. But bad luck just kept popping up at the last second and kept putting stuff off for longer and longer.

Currently my situation is a bit more stable but i wouldn't say out of the woods yet. But i am finding myself having a little bit more spare time to do art again and just trying to find a way to pick back up where i left off.

The whole ordeal has left me somewhat bitter and reserved but im hoping being able to do art again will help me feel more at ease.

I'm re-opening my Patreon again.

I paused it for awhile because I was very busy and couldnt keep updating it the way I wanted. But I've found more time to focus on doing art again. This time its acting more like a tip jar or just any kind of support people feel comfortable giving. Although I'm hoping that if my skills improve i can do more with it.

So if you like my work and want to drop me a dollar my Patreon is
https://www.patreon.com/snappygrey

I wanted to make another model and so i set up 4 options over on my Twitter for people to vote on which one gets to be made next.
Ill have the poll running for the weekend and end on the weekday so Ill have a project to work on by then.

You can vote here
https://twitter.com/Snappygrey/stat.....64937158311936

So

As some of you might know, i injured my arm last month. I had been going to the doctors and doing therapy. I had been on lite duty at work. And last week my doctors released me back to full duty.

They might had made a mistake because despite my job trying to work around my injury, it just got worse again and Im not able to return to work now until i get better. But it might be awhile until i get better which means I might not be able to return at all.

Now I dont really like getting personal about stuff like this because I dont like to look weak and I also dont like to make things about myself. But its depressing me a lot and making me worried.
The plus side is I will have time to finally play all the videogames I got over the holidays. It also means I might be able to focus on art once again.
But I also might need to open commissions soon to help out with my bills.

As of right now, the injury is a bit stressful so I'm just going to spend the next day or so resting up. But if anyone is interested in commissioning me should things keep going the way they are, it would help me out a lot.

IM GOING!
See you nerds later HAH HAH!

I know i was planning on uploading more art like a week or two ago. But basically right after I made that plan, my injury got worse and there was a lot of stress happening at that time trying to deal with hospitals and the bills.

Currently im doing physical therapy and im able to move my arm again although I still cant put too much strain on it for awhile but im making progress.
I just felt bad because after that happened, several people tried to reach out and talk to me, but I just kinda went AFK for awhile and got depressed.
Hoping this Holiday break lets me rest up enough to heal again

I've been looking to be more active on FA again but thats kinda taken a hit since I've had something more important to deal with.

Recently I got injured in my right shoulder. Possibly a torn Rotator Cuff. At first i thought it was just a pulled muscle from sleeping funny but it turned out to be worse and I've had to go to the hospital several times and talk to multiple doctors.
The process to heal it can take weeks or even months and I'll need to start going to physical therapy to regain strength in my arm again.
Its been pretty stressful and upsetting. Theres a lot going on that I don't feel like getting too personal about but anyways the bottom line is i'm in a pretty bad mood. However some things I did learn about this is I apparently have a very high pain tolerance. Which isnt really good since it means I can ignore damage for awhile without realizing it, but still kinda cool. But for the most part all i can do right now is rest and heal up, and look at pictures of Panda girls with big butts.

As some of you may know, I lost my studio job last year. Finances made some bad investments and had to shut its doors, putting many of us out of work. I picked up a part time job and many of you supported me in that time through my Patreon and commissioning me. It was a nice experience.

However this year hasnt been very kind to my family. Over the last few months we've been in and out of hospitals and doctors offices. Unfortunate side effects of getting older. I myself recently had dental work done. Its been putting a lot of stress on all of us, and despite our efforts, its proving too much.

As such I am changing my focus from my patreon and commissions to other things. While art is a very important part of who I am, and despite the fun I've had in the furry fandom, I feel i need to spend my time on other things to help stabilize our situation.

While I do still plan on continuing to draw, I may no longer be able to do commissions, have a patreon schedule, or be as active.

I updated my commission cost and added some new options

Its a lot to put into words so luckily, you can just look at it here
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/27021572/

Basically its a First come First serve deal. These are the general pricing but that can change if the character is more complex (Multiple Wings/Battle Armour, things like that)

You can add an additional Character (Max of 3 Characters) and the price will increase by 1/4th of the cost.
Example: 1 Character Sketch = 8$. 2 Character Sketch = 10$. 3 Characters sketch = 12$

Things I'm uncomfortable with drawing are Loli/Shota/Cub, Watersports, Scat, Hyper.

-Payment is Via Paypal
-Files can be transferred through Email or Dropbox. Whichever you prefer.

You can contact me through here in notes or Tumblr/Twitter.
Things that help is to have an idea of what you would like, as well as references of your character. If you'd like Commissions to be private, let me know

As some of you might know, I have created some designs for the kind people over at Furry Dakimakura.

Got some Deer here
https://www.furrydakimakura.com/col.....-by-snappygrey

And a Kitsune just for you, here
https://www.furrydakimakura.com/col.....-by-snappygrey

The reason I bring this up is because they are currently being sold for $49.99 but not for long. The prices of these will increase $10 on the first of May. So if you're interested in getting one, I'd recommend acting within the next few weeks.

Taking some commissions to help pay for simple repairs.
Commissions are headshots full color for 15usd. Payment is via PayPal.
I do need image references.
If interested you can leave me a note or even contact me on Tumblr since their messaging system is a little better

Theres a small convention that happens around here every year and this one snuck up on me because they moved it from Mid Spring to Mid Winter. Which in turn was a stupid idea because the turn out was very small and there wasn't as many events. Most people couldnt travel in this weather to the event.

But I usually go anyways just because I want to find some Digimon merchandise from the vendors! I got pretty sick though just from various types of allergies affecting me the whole time, and am dealing with bloody noses and sinus headache. But overall, i would do it again. This winter has slowed down things a lot and just having an excuse to go out and do something really helps. Been stuck indoors too long.

I'm upset its already out! I cant afford it yet!
I've been trying to earn enough Gold to buy WoW Tokens just to buy it. I thought I had more time! I THOUGHT I HAD MORE TIME!
I'm a few Gold short for it. Maybe in a few weeks i can earn it. Its my personal achievement to earn 60$ from just playing WoW so i can be rewarded with an expansion!

I'm not sure what race to play either. I see a lot of folks out trying the new Elves and Taruen. I'm unsure if i want to make a new character yet because when the game is released, they might add more sub races you can pick from, and then Id just be starting all over again!
I saw those little fox people that look like Goblin Reskins, and they apparently have models of them in their Underwear, so it sounds like they might be a playable race since they went through the effort of being able to play dress up with them. Although I remember thinking they were going to make the Cat Folk from WoD playable just because they had models of them in their loincloths.

In honesty, I'm still hoping i can play as Arakkoa, Ethereal, Murlock, Mantids, and I will drop everything i have to start playing as a Gnoll if given the chance! GIVE ME RIVERPAWS PLAYABLE!

Or actually I found out I HAD a twitter. Guess i made it years ago, posted 2 things, and then forgot all about it.
So i'm trying to get back into that and use it some more.

I do post art on it on some occasions, but the impulsive nature of it just has me shitpost or reblog cute animals.

Got around to watching Season 2. I'm not going to spoil anything, but I felt it was a little shorter and less eventful than the first season. Which was odd since Season 2 actually had more episodes.

Its just with Season 1, there was a build up with who is Eleven, where is Will, how to find The UpsideDown, and the climax. It developed the relationships with every character and the world around them and it felt like each character had their own little stories that slowly connected to the overall events.

Season 2 felt like all the characters were all related to one single event and most of their stories revolved around this one mystery. So the story felt a little basic. Like rather than having their own little stories that have their ups and down, they were holding off for one big climax. It just made most of the episodes in between feel a little empty. That and I'm not a fan of Shadow Monsters. Feels a bit too easy as a monster design.

Also Max felt tacked on.

My nearby movie theater isn't going to play the new Pokemon Movie.
THEY ARE FOOLS! COWARDS!
I've built a camp to watch the staff and ride my steed through the parking lot to slay them when they tell me to go home already.
You know my demands!

I have some free time so I figured I might be able to take a few commissions. You can always just send me a note for a more personal talk about details.

Typically i charge about
FULL BODY $50
-Flat color $40
-No Color $30

BUST $35
-Flat color $25
-No Color $20

HEADSHOT $20
-Flat color $15
-No Color $12

I still do have a schedule to keep so I'm initially planning on 3 open slots. But I'll see depending on the complexity of art what I can fit in.