I think I'm overall getting better, but my symptoms have shifted into chronic low level lack of focus and dizziness instead of violent swings. I'm also improving on walking. So this is good and I'm pleased with that.

I'm also constantly sleepy, so I've been sleeping a lot. The doctor has told me to sleep and rest as much as possible. Which I really dislike doing, but I'm following her orders.

I still can't drive.

I'm having trouble drawing. My hand and brain are not coordinating. It's very frustrating.

I'm trying to work things out with my professors about school. When I'm awake and mostly lucid, I'm trying to spend time on my schoolwork. I WON'T give up my dreams because of some stupid ice!

In spite of how frustrating this all is, I'm still eternally grateful that this wasn't worse. I can handle some physical crap.

And yes, you are all free to joke about the fact I'm officially brain damaged. We all knew that already though, didn't we? :)

Monday night I apparently slipped and fell on ice outside while I was taking my dog out.

I say apparently because I don't remember doing this. I just remember walking along, and then hearing a voice in the darkness saying, "Honey? Come on, open your eyes! I'm calling an ambulance!"

Seems I was found lying on a sheet of black ice. From IM messages from the time I left to the time the ambulance arrived, I estimate I knocked myself out for a good 15-20 minutes.

Thankfully CT scans showed no hemorrhaging of my brain, and as you can see, I can still type. Outside of short-term memory problems, I still have cognitive function, thank god.

However, I'm going through recurring dizzy spells, and problems walking and speaking.

My doctor has told me to stay home, rest, don't walk or move unless I have to, and don't drive.

Yes, I have friends watching out for me and people handling walking the dog now. I am under medical supervision.

Needless to say, I was going to finish uploading RL after walking the dog and that didn't happen. I'm having trouble managing at the computer for very long because it is hard to orient on it I get dizzy again.

That said, I'm going back to bed and try not to think that Murphy the Lawyer Leprechaun hates my comic.

*weaves back to bed*

Day Ten: One confession

Due to serious illness years ago, a good portion of my short term and long term memory was lost.

I've been having one of those "If it's not one thing, it's another!" type of week/life. My Wacom broke again. No, I'm serious. I know that sounds like an excuse, but it's true!

This week I'll post my holiday picture that I've been working on.

Running Latte will resume on Tues. Jan 4.

I hope everyone has wonderful holidays. My wish for you all is that you get lots of belly laughs, and are all reminded how much fun life can be.

Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.

XD

-.- Zzzzz....

To elaborate, the ecstatic smiley is because my fiancee had a great job interview and it looks promising that he's going to be able to get the job. Which means he will finally be able to move home permenantly.

The second is because my dog has been having butt trouble, and I'm sucking down coffee because I was up and down with him all night.

Day Ten: One confession

Day Eight: Three turn ons.

- Deep, clear, male voices. Like Alan Rickman, Tim Curry, and James Earl Jones to name a few.

- Humor.

- Confidence.

Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession

Day Seven: Four turn offs.

- Pro-lifers. I hate these people with a passion.

- People who hork and spit on the ground.

- Semantics arguments.

- People who won't try new things.



Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession

Day Seven: Four turn offs.

1. Pro-Liars. I hate these people with a passion.

2. People who refuse to try new things.

3. People who play semantics in arguments.

4. Horking and spitting on the sidewalk.

Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession

Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)

- My fiancée
- My best friend
- My other best friend
- My brother
- My dad and stepmother (yes, they are one unit!)

Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession

Ok, I forgot to update this yesterday...but it never said 10 CONSECUTIVE days, did it?!

Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.

- Gone to public school.
- Kept quiet when I should have spoken up.
- Gone to college right out of high school.
- Taken sailing lessons.
- Started eating to cope with my problems.
- Turned my art into a business.


Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession

Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.

- Is Adam just faking it like Clark Kent, or is he really that stupid until he transforms into He-Man? Like Cringer really is a coward till he becomes Battlecat.
- I really need to clean this apartment.
- I'm hungry and should eat, but I don't feel like moving.
- I should be drawing something.
- I should be doing something responsible.
- I really hope I can do my chosen profession when I'm done with school. I'm scared that I can't.
- Wow. When I thought I could no longer be shocked by the stupidity of the world...


Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession

Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.

Well, my heart has already been won, but here's how my honey did it. :)

- Always try. Don't make me drag you through life.
- Take care of our home without being asked.
- Say "I love you" frequently and mean it.
- Surprise me with chocolate and/or flowers.
- Be willing to try new things.
- Be pro-choice and childfree.
- Non-smoker, no drugs, social drinker (but not drunk).
- Be funny and happy. Laugh a lot. :)

Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession

Day Two: Nine things about yourself.

- I'm obsessed with chickens.
- I hate French Toast.
- My plecostomus scares me.
- I LOVE spiders!
- I was born in Hong Kong.
- I collect weird socks.
- I want to be a farmer.
- I am entirely a self taught artist.
- I didn't have Mac and Cheese until I was 25.

Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession

Yoinked from the ever-popular  Mavuriku

Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now:

- I'm really, really, sorry I forgot your birthday. I feel like a heel.
- I love you.
- I love you too. :)
- I wish you could find a better way to deal with things.
- You make my morning brighter.
- Thanks for teaching me new things.
- You are NOT always right.
- You are a much better artist than you think you are. Don't sell yourself short.
- I TOLD you that I could do it!
- I hope you die in a fire.

Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession

This is my last week of school and next week is Finals. Then I'm freeeee!!!

At least till Jan. 3 and the start of Winter quarter.

I'm itching to get back to drawing. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving, a break from studying, and hopefully some time to start working up my story buffer again.

In the meantime, my wonderful fiancée is visiting this week and we bought a new bed that was delivered this evening (my aching back will be singing the Hallelujah Chorus).

We also got our first snow of the season today!!!! SQUEE! <3

I hope all my U.S. based readers have a wonderful Thanksgiving full of good food and family contentment this week.

I've been socking away 60 hours a week at my studies, so art and comics have a high chance of being sporadic right now. I'll do my best. I'm about to get started on what should have been last weeks Running Latte.

So, yes, Running Latte is Running Latte. XD

Ah ha ha ha. Ha. Eh-heh...

I'm going to crawl back into bed.

Zzzzz....

New tablet has been acquired and I got the scanner fixed! Art shall now recommence!

My scanner has died right on the heels of my Wacom tablet. So comic and artwork is ground to a halt.

I'll be back up ASAP!

Sometimes I have bouts of insomnia, and when I end up unable to sleep at stupid o' clock in the morning, I end up thinking of weird, random stupid thoughts in the night.

Last night's episode while I was staring at my ceiling with the dog tucked under my arm:

If I was a Carebear, which one would I be?

Happy Autumn, may you reap fully what you sow, your pantry be full, your family close knit, and your hearth be warm.

 KV1NN4 is the one that posted this, but being the massive dog lover I am, I need to do this.

 kandlin and  galadreal's new puppy Momo has come down with Parvo, which is a virus that attacks the digestive system of dogs and is highly contagious and lethal. This poor baby is stuck on an IV drip right now and the vet bills as you can imagine are going to be exorbitant.

I'm opening up 5 slots right now for one-character sketch commissions in pencil for $10 each. All proceeds will be donated for Momo's vet bills.

SLOTS ARE SECURED THROUGH PAYMENT ONLY. As soon as your payment goes through Paypal, you've landed it. My paypal is longtail4711 AT gmail DOT com

Momo has a 90% chance of living if this is caught early enough. Please help.

Here's  kandlin's full post on the subject and you can donate to them directly if you would prefer. Even $1 helps.

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1725645/

This is my best friend  Squeaky1 go watch her art! She does some amazing color work!

Since I'm thinking of doing a fetish series to challenge myself, I thought I'd write down a general list of which ones I'm willing to do and not do!

...

That's in the context of art and drawing, not me personally, you hard-ons. :P *kiss*


Fetish Drawing Subjects

Favorites:

Bishonen/girly boys, Mpreg, Zaftig, Taur, Cross-Dressing/Transvestitism

No bias against:

Inflation, Vore (in it's various incarnations, hard and soft), S&M, B&D, S&D, Transformation, Inflation, Baby/Diaper, pregnancy, Anal, Muscle, Hyper, Stockings, Leather, Clothing, Paw/Foot, Shoes/Boots, Herm, Yuri, Yaoi, Butch Girls, Biting, Uniform, Asphyxiation, Oral, Sinking, Mud/Quicksand, Spooge, Lactation, Thin, Older, Needles/Pricking, Piercings/Tattoo, Tentacles

Would really rather not because it's either gross or a pain in the wrist:

Orgy, tech, scat, water sports, vomit

Will NOT do under ANY circumstances:

Cub/shota, zoophilia/beastiality, rape, parts, extreme violence, non-consensual, hate, plagiarism, or anything that could get me fined or in a legal battle.

I'm sure there's a ton more that I haven't mentioned, so if you have a specific question about one, feel free to ask. :)

Oh, and I'm NOT taking commissions. I'm about to go back to school in a couple of weeks full time in a high intensity course, and won't have the time. Sorry folks! I'm just welcoming suggestions for the fun of it, and I may or may not draw something. Depends on my mood/time constraints.

Rules:
Go to www.urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the following questions.
Post a definition it gives you.


1.) Your name?

Lori

loyal, honest, loving woman with a heart of gold. A very forgiving person. She will fool you though. She may seem like she is clueless, but she is on to everything therefore she is a very hard person to surprise. Loves humor and laughing.

2.) Your age?

33

Two thumbs up. Something great
If you count binary on your fingers, and one of the thumbs is the LSB; gives 2^0 = 1, then the other thumb wil be 2^5 = 32. The two thumbs will then yeald 33 (100001).

Definition-
Bag of Weed, costs $20.00 dollars and is enough to make 4 fat joints.
I know this dealer that sells 20's.


3.) One of your friends?

Amy

A person who is loving and caring. Loyal to everyone important in her life and is easy to forgive, but won't let someone walk all over her. She steals the heart of everyone she dates, because she is real. Very few girls often like this person, because they feel threatened or intimidated by her. She is also someone who people seem to obsess about without ever realizing it.

4.) What should you be doing?

Dishes

1. The most vile and unacceptable chore known to all people still living at home with their parents.
2. A chore that is required by most parents for their children so that they may earn a lousy allowance.
3. Something that needs to be clean so that one may eat.

5.) Favorite color?

Purple

Irrefutably the best color in the world. End of story, period. This period signifies the end >.

6.) Birthplace?

Hong Kong

a rich little island thats about as big as a high school. 80% of its people do not exceed 5 feet in height(mostly because because they are cantonese LOL). Currently, HK has been going on a revolution/revolt called "HK Independence", and its slogan is "Chinese people OUT!" However, these little cantonese people are nothing against the almighty chinese govt.
Ok ok, you don't want to be chinese, fine. Then just go back to the UK< you'd be nothing but treated like a 2nd class citizen there by working for an opium packing company. And we mainlanders don't want you people, we just want our land back.

7.) Month of your birth?

May

may is the month where teachers think that they can control a classroom but really nothing gets done and no one cares about their grades anymore. usually this happens because summer break is only 30 days away

8.) Last person you talked to?

Seth

Seth is the person who is one of the craziest, happy, smart, and amazing guy you will ever meet. With just a few words and a couple of funny jokes, Seth will make you feel very good about yourself,no matter what kind of day you are having.

9.) One of your nicknames?

Longtail

A drug belonging to the benzodiazepine class of sedatives with an exceptionally long biological half-life. Powerful members include clonazepam and flurazepam. They are capable of rendering grown men incapicitated for days.

Sweeet!

Yoinked from  DodgerWolf

Please help tell the Seattle Aquarium we want goldfish at our aquarium!

http://voteleonardin.com

Leonard the Goldfish has been trying for three years to get admitted to the aquarium, and now he's so close to doing it and becoming our official greeter! But he needs votes!

All you have to do is just click the checkbox. No registration or giving out your email or anything.

Check his facebook too!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?p.....22088421136080

All you goldfish lovers, let's vote and give a cheer for the remarkable and unsinkable Carassius auratus! :D

*jumps around waving pom poms* GO LEONARD GO!