I have some bad news, and... I dunno.

Bad news is, I've been tested positive for COVID-19. The not-so-bad news is, I'm not deathly ill, yet.

For now, my family can forget about putting me through slave labour anymore. If my father just learned to kick my brother-in-law, my eldest sister, and that child of hers (Don't think she has been tested); I would not have been infected by them.

As for my art, I have no plans of yet. Will probably make adoption plans, if I don't live long enough to be cured.

As I sit here trapped in quarantine; I might as well do what I can, to keep my chin up.

Was kinda hoping they'd arrive home sooner, but eventually they're back; except for my parents, who will be taking a slightly longer vacation. As much as I want to say I enjoyed myself; I must admit I didn't.

This kitten, has deprived me of my sleep for that past week, and I'm finally glad that I don't have to have this cat's filthy arse all over my bed sheets again. At this point I don't care what happens to him at this point.

What more I have to say, is my older cat was never this despicable to have in the house, and she seems to feel the same way about this kitten. Whether she finds a way to adapt to him or not, I also couldn't care less anymore.

I can only hope now that he doesn't come back to me during the night, when my sister and her husband, are asleep. I've already had enough problems trying to put up with this cat, after a tiresome experience.

I should be able to focus on my schedule better, now that I don't have to waste it all on kitten, anymore.

And I'm not talking about a buncha cards here. As much as I enjoy being alone in the house, I have three cats, that may ruin my last few days of 2020.

We got our old cat my one sister adopted.
We got a stray that was recently abandoned by our former neighbor.
And a kitten that my eldest sister foolishly adopted for my niece.

Right now, the first cat is easy to handle, except for one thing; I need avoid letting the kitten get into trouble with her. She has not been adapting too well with him lately.

Second cat I need to keep an ear out for when he arrives. Since he'll be clamoring for food every now and then. Two things I need to be weary of; don't let him eat the kitten's food, and don't let him get into a fight with the kitten. Now the latter doesn't sound too bad, since he doesn't go out of his way to hit back when our kitten jumps at him, but I still need to separate them as soon as possible.

Now the kitten. Now, I'm not gonna lie when I say this one's a real trouble maker. At first thought my eldest sister and brother-in-law were being harsh with him, everytime he wanted attention from them, but now I can see something wrong with him. He's too wild, and kinda all over the place. It's too risky to take my eye off of him. Since my eldest sister and her husband are out on vacation, I'm now stuck with cleaning up whatever mess he makes if I'm not careful.

First of all, I got to prevent him from pissing of my other house cat. Secondly, I need to prevent him from eating the adult cats' food, since he's already got a runny tummy from something her shouldn't have eaten. Thirdly, I need to stay close to him when he needs to go outside for some fresh air, since he likes to wander off. And fourthly, he needs to be in the house, before bed. Hostile with other cats is very strong where I live, during the night.

If everything goes well, then I should have no problem being a cat-dad one day.

I still got a few weeks before the stitches are gone. By then I can't pick up anything heavy, so that I don't tear something in the process.

Right now, I've taken the time to pick up my pencil again and sketched some fanart, for a friend. Apparently, I'm cancelling whatever Halloween piece I was planning to draw, since Hernia happened. Right now, I won't be needing my painkillers anymore, since I'm feeling no pain from the recent surgery; and also won't be needing some other meds, since I was nauseous from some of the potent painkillers, that made me constipated too. NOw that that's over, I can relax a little.

In other news; we've adopted a kitten, that my niece persuaded her parents to get one. However, I fear for the little one's life under my niece's care. I haven't even learnt its name yet, nor have I checked on how Mia's adapting to her new friend right now. Now I have to be weary of both cats, who may be a little too much for us to handle if things go downhill, from here.

AND FUCK YOU TOO NEW SOMERSET HOSPITAL. IF THERE WAS A MISTAKE IN T.J. PAPIER'S DECISION, IT WAS THIS.

To think this is how my life will end one day. Sure the surgery went well, but the fucking staff. I hope they fucking burn one day. Assholes didn't even bother to push me out on wheelchair, and would rather let me walk out the hospital hoping to find my father. What's more is that I was stuck waiting hopelessly because the fucking nurses believe I have to stay for another fucking night when the doctor clearly said I was being discharged. Right now, I fear I've contracted something more, than just a fixed groin.

Condolences to one of my favortite uncles; I might be seeing you soon if things make a turn for the worst.

Spring's having a hard time deciding whether it wants to be hot or cold. A month has gone, and I haven't even touched my pencil yet.

Also took the time to get out more, wearing a mask. Mosquitoes are out, and I need to start stocking up on mats. But even now, I feel anxious, leaving the safety of my own home. I can only hope my attempts to go shopping again, hasn't sealed my fate already.

With Winter out of the way; I can start drawing again. However, I'm going to wait week out before picking up my pencil. Since I want the weather to pickup heat soon.

Wish I could say the same for those heading in for Winter themselves after a depressing Summer. Here's hoping all my favorite westerners survive this end of the year.

Also I might take the time to do something for this coming Halloween. Just gotta remember what it was I had plans for.

Less than 30 days to go before things begin to heat up again. I can only hope this last month doesn't hit me with anything that may be considered a symptom of this pandemic, like it did last year.

Still cold and struggling to make any attempts at doing art. The only reason I'm uploading nothing for this long is that my drawing hand (which is my right hand) is sensitive to temperatures, and I can't risk my hand going numb, or even worse from the cold.

BTW, I'm doing ok, yet I can't say the same for some of my ignorant relatives who have been struck by this pandemic. Apparently no casualties in the family yet.

As of now; I'm going to wait out this season, so that it should make it easier for me to sketch again.

Heat is slowly dying out; but I can't say the same about the fatigue and sleep deprivation I've been through, ever since my brother-in-law moved in.

As much as I have slowed down terribly, on the work I have; I might have some plans for more Easter related content. I might also want to draw some new male OCs that I still haven't taken time to do since the majority of my OCs are females. But will go back to some females that need more character development.

Hopefully this season gives me plenty of opportunities to draw more.

Hot weather is not fun to deal with; especially when your country decides to cut the power from your AC, for 2 hours. Right now, I kinda wish load shedding didn't get in the way of my attempts to sketch, because having a PC devoid of power, means I can't read any references on what I want to draw. And that sucks.

On the plus side; no power to my PC means I can't finish converting my sketches into digital drawings; and I'm already running out of time trying to keep up to date, with my schedule, because of load shedding.

As for plans for February. Pretty much gonna go for something non Valentines related. So probably less Emmanuelle drawings this year.

Another year gone, another year to waste away at my life's decisions.

So... I've got my own room now. The partition that was built recently can now block out the prying eyes of my family. One problem about it, is the wide open gap above it. I can't even sleep from the noise my family makes on the other side, the A/C is almost useless from cooling my side of the room, and I can't even block out the mosquitoes or other nocturnal pests from entering my room.

I've been slowed down, on my daily schedule a lot worse than it was when I was still sleeping in my old room, that is now owned by my brother. The fatigue from poor sleep, is really hurting my motivation to draw, plus my back's been hurting a lot lately. Even now, I don't feel like making any plans for anything special to draw for this month. I'm not even sure I want to continue with the outstanding requests anymore, and stick to developing my art a bit more.

And I've caught another cold. And yet it felt like I was adapting very well for 2 whole months.

Also thumbs hurt; can't tell if it's frostbite or the utter pain induced by my Xbone controller's thumbsticks. Even now I'm still struggling to make ends meet, as 2 months go by and I still haven't finished the last 5 requests in the process.

Maybe once I've got this batch done; I'll be doing two per month, starting with those that have multiple characters, usually from those that forget that I already had a request from them, and they end up making me add another character; which is pretty much my fault for allowing those.

Right now, I might put the current requests on hold (NOTE THAT I AM NOT ACCEPTING ANY MORE REQUESTS AFTER THESE), just to take part in a few art jams hosted by some of my friends. I need a break; and it'll be a very long one once the list is finally complete.

I'm kinda lost on what to focus on right now. When it gets cold I'm not even sure I want my hands without gloves all day. But enough of that; like every month schedule; I will be doing 5 of my unfinished requests that I've recently closed due to the ridiculous amount of work I have to do.

I still want to make time to draw my new OC; who will not be replacing Sera Azraele, since I still have some love for the miserable necromancer. Hopefully everyone else is enjoying their Summer on the other side of the planet, though.

Another month has gone by, and I've got nearly nothing done recently. Since I only finished 2 of the 5 requests, I scheduled to be done last month, I'm gonna have to forget adding another 5 to the schedule, and finish the 3, I left unshaded.

As for what to do for May... I dunno. My body's been giving me grief lately. I'm either too tired, or in too much pain to sit in front of my screen and focus on the task at hand.

Wish my niece was still on vacation too; since I spent some time sketching a waifu OC of my own, that isn't Morte of course, while she was away.

Not sure what to make for this month other than starting on sketches for 5 requests. Since I'll be honest here, I'm going to be picking favorites and leave the less appealing requests for last. While this may seem like a dick move to those who asked first in line, as I pick some of those who asked late; just because they request something I like to draw, compared to those that I feel like skipping.

Either way; I've got a cold, and desperately trying to remedy it, without burning through my money. Just a reminder that requests are closed at this point, and will not be opened anytime soon. I may settle for an art trade, but I may decline depending on my mood.

As a matter of fact I got to make plans for Emmanuelle, this coming Valentine's Day special. Also, I'm feeling very drained on what I want to do first. There's still some unfinished requests to do. At this point I might have to prioritize favorites and either quit or leave the less interesting ones last.

I haven't been wishing everybody a happy 2019, until now. On the plus side, my time without my niece being a pain, has come to an end. And she is worse than ever.

Now, what I'm actually forgetting is who I'm suppose to draw for January. I'll have to check that list again. Also, I still haven't touched the requests I left unfinished. At the time I was just depressed and needed to do something else.

Now, what am I suppose to plan for this year? I don't fricken know, anymore.

And I don't think it's the heat that's bothering me. You lie down in bed, asking yourself, "what do you plan on doing with your life?" and still do nothing about it. The year's gone by and I'm still clinging onto life desperately trying to make ends meet.

Diligence is not my strong suit, yet I'm determined to strive for perfection. But what can I do but just sit around doing nothing to make my life easy. In the end, I'm just an average, poor soul, trying to prove he's better than everybody else.

I haven't made any plans for a Halloween special, yet I have a few characters I'd like to draw for the time being. Since the weather's beginning to warm up, it's about time I wear something less warm.

Had a nasty cold for about a week ago, but I'm feeling a bit better now. Also sketch paper's getting a little expense to buy, and I'm not happy about that. I'll just make do what I can for this month, and see if any progress can be made.

Not kidding. I'm expecting the temperature to be at it's lowest, but this July has been a lot warm lately, that I'm sweating from being overdressed.

Not even the Winter ailments have affected me yet; and we're half way past the season already.

A special month has gone by, and yet I still have to catch up to my art stuff. Right now the ailments of Winter hasn't hit me yet, and I feel like I might be able to do something for this month. But I still got a crappy schedule to stick to; just to keep my sanity in check.

It's getting cold and I can only take so much of it before considering my health priorities. Sketching at this time only gets more painful to bear as Winter draws closer.

Since my right hand's pinkie and thumb feels kinda swollen from something, I can't tell if it's frostbite, or a bug bite that I probably should get looked at. Even now, the cold makes it difficult for me to stay away from my bed, as A/C heating will only be costly on the electricity budget, this early before Winter. Let alone as to how tired I am trying my best to keep up with my schedule. The limited time I've given myself isn't helping me get anything done, with how small the window of opportunity for me to have breakfast and doing chores at the same time feels.

This dilemma isn't going away anytime soon. Diligence is just not my strong suit.