Hey all! Just wanted ta give a heads up that I will be at TFF this weekend. If any one wants ta meet up say hi just lemme know. It will also be Chompys first con, so come get lotsa' plush gator hugs! I will post up dates on my twitter over at (( https://twitter.com/Rip_Kackel ))

Just a quick update here, will go into more detail in a journal soon!!!

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OKies so just a general status up date if stuff going on. as far as comms~

---Comm list---

-Nix_darkhart:  Nix_darkhart PBJ plush skunk Reff sheet. -FL- done http://www.furaffinity.net/view/22109512/
-IceDrake:  icedrake20 Plush TF w/ Chompy -FL- Invoice sent
-KorikFox:  KorikFox Chubby plush -FL- done http://www.furaffinity.net/view/22109620/
-Tealsin:  Taelsin goopy goat -SH- Invoice sent
-Onyx:  onyx Stuffed plush griff -FL- wip https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u.....%201%20wip.png
-Westhoff:  Westhoff Plush TF w/ Chompy -CS- Pending
-RedXIX  redxix Pending -Pending

In other new with the Holidays winding down things are getting back to there normal pace. also the Chomp-o-metter is cruising along in a most awesome way! check it out here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/22109691/. lastly thank you to evry one for being such awesome and sportive folks <3

All right just a update on Comm and stuff I'm working on now :3

---Comm list---

-Nix_darkhart:  Nix_darkhart PBJ plush skunk Reff sheet. -FL- Paid
-IceDrake:  icedrake20 Plush TF w/ Chompy -FL- Invoice sent
-KorikFox:  KorikFox Chubby plush -FL- Pending
-Tealsin:  Taelsin Goopy goat -SH- Invoice sent
-Onyx:  onyx Stuffed plush griff -FL- Pending
-Westhoff:  Westhoff Plush TF w/ Chompy -CS- Pending
-RedXIX  redxix Pending Pending

Well dive right in as soon as this week comic page is done. Just cruising along on the chomp drive :3 http://www.furaffinity.net/view/21951166/ look forward to a mass art dump Friday!

Hello every one! So I decided to purse making Chompy happen! There is a lot of things going on in my life right now, and I feel like I have spent most of my time trying to mitigate problems. I feel like I really need something to work towards, a goal rather then resolution. This being said, I recently have become enamored with Chompy and want to work hard to earn a plush suit of him. This is sort of a way to give me something to aspire too/ look forward too. I want it to be Chompy because what he represents, a sort of care free and unconditionally joyful character. Something I strive for. I'm not asking for hand outs or trying to crowd fund a plush suit. What I want to do is kinda prove to my self that I can improve my situation through my efforts. Come with me on this journey! I will post up dates to the 'Chomp-o-metter' http://www.furaffinity.net/view/218.....che=1480378937 as progress is made over the months/years. However long it takes. Chompy has a lot of hugs to give, he thanks you for your time!

Something things to know!

-I will be offering a 30% discount on all art that is plush themed: suiting,tf, and so on!
-This discounts includes images With Chompy, who is happy to be in art with any one (as long as the theming dose not conflict with his character)
-all Commissions done of this nature will go directly to the Chompy fund.

note me or send an E-mail to Ripkcomms[at]yahoo.com if your interested in comms!
if your not interested in art you can help Chompy by spreading the word! If ya know some one who enjoys these sorts of thing let them know.

If you have any questions fell free to ask below! Fallow my FA https://twitter.com/Rip_Kackel or Twitter for updates!
you can find Chompy's reff here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/21843988/

***** CLAIMED/CLOSED*******



I have about 8 hours of free time this morning, gana open what I will call a "red line" slot. The parameters will be some what limited do to the fact this work will be done with in 24 hours .need money more then sleep so lets do this!

-THIS SLOT IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE-
The first person to apply who request fits parameters will be ask for payment. after payment is received work starts.

--Red line slot open--
-will be inked / flat-color / filtered
- one character
-may contain some themes, but not excessive complexity ( ie. themes dependent on BGs or multiple characters)
-must have payment up front
- work will be done with 24 hours of payment, this will be quality work, no cut corners.
-no redraws or alterations. work will be based of description and references given.
-must provide references

This slot will be 50$, payment accepted thru paypal.

plz respond below.

Ready, set, GO!

A lot to cover so I will just dive in. been kinda trying to psyche my self up and get back into a full work load, while I'm not at 100%, I got a laptop set up so I can work easier while hooked up to my medical crap and such. My work load on average is about 60 hours a week. About 30ish goes toward the comic, the other 30ish goes to knock out commissions. Frankly Its stressful, because meeting dead lines and due to the fact there is no half-assing. I have to give every work 100% every day, all day. All together it is something I willing tackle every week. I think of this as 'paying my dues'. But now something has changed. Now there is so much more on my plate. I have been diagnosed with a condition that I will have the rest of my life, that will make me change the way I live my life. It means trips to the doctors at lest once a month for a long time. New routines to keep up with, medications and physical therapy, and figuring out how the hell to pay for it. For about a month I have been living my life form the recliner in my living room, I just got to where I can get up and get things own my own recently. I can work at my desk for about 4 hours at a time at best before I have to go put up my leg and try to get the swelling down. Seeing how long I can make it between pain pills that leave me felling like I'm in a drunken stupor. Lastly there is a debt looming over my head. One that make me have to consider exactly how large am I allowed to dream, what kinda of life can I reasonably aspire for .The downsizing of hope has been the worst of all of this. I am bracing to move forward, but it is all very intimidating. All I can ask for is please bear with me, if something is a day late, or less then 100%, I'm sorry. I have picked up a few more albatrosses and haven't acclimated to them yet, but I will. Thank you all for you time and all of the kind words I have all ready received. I will be back in full force as soon as I can and will stay optimistic. Diamonds come from an unreasonable amount of pressure over and unbearable amount of time. I never expected my attempts to escape mediocrity to be easy. I will over come.

Hello everyone. This is just a general update regarding my health.

It's hard for me to sit at my PC for long so I will be brief. A few days ago I returned from the hospital where I had been for about a week. I have been dealing with a really bad infection in my leg on and off for years now.
While in the hospital I received surgery that removed a sizable amount of necrotic tissues from my right leg. Unfortunately this also cost me some of my calf. I have been diagnosed with Lymphedema stage one.
This is apparently how my old wound got so bad. I am receiving 3 IV injections of an antibiotic via a tact-line a day as well as have a wound-vac I have to drag around.

I am trying really hard to work but it's hard to focus on anything, also I can only work on stuff at my deck for about 2 hours at a time before I have to go put my leg up. Things will get better, but for now bear with me guys, as far as the comic and art, I'm doing what I can.

hey this is  khren again

Rip wanted me to give an updated journal post about his time in the hospital.

He was diagnosed with Lymphedema which is apparently the cause of his severe infections. He went into surgery today to have a large chunk of necrotic infected tissue removed from his leg.

The surgery went well with no complications, but we aren't sure exactly how much longer he needs to stay in the hospital. Right now we're hoping he can come home around Monday, but there's really no telling.

Thank you everyone for your well wishes on the previous journal. Both me and Rip really appreciate the kind words.

Hello, this is  khren

I just wanted to let everyone know Rip is in the hospital with a severe leg/kidney infection and he's been stuck there the past few days.

He's doing fine now, they've been nuking it pretty hard with antibiotics, but he'll still be another couple days before he can come home.

If you've been trying to talk to him on skype or notes or email or whatever. He hasn't been ignoring you, he just hasn't been able to check any of those services in the past few days. I just didn't want anyone to feel like they were being ignored. Sorry for the delay in pictures for fans of the comic or people who have bought commissions.

Thank you everyone for your understanding.

Hi all! Going to FWA this weekend. Would love ta' meet with folks and such. If ya see me say hi. Look for this guy http://www.furaffinity.net/view/19511841/ . I'm super approachable so don't hesitate to stop me and say hello. If you are going lemme know!

Hi all, just an FYI that I currently have an auction up over at http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15919327/. It will be running until this Sunday afternoon. For information check out the link, I hope you find it interesting. Thanks for taking the time to read this.

I will be doing two more pics like this http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14881586/ on the 4th of next month until then I will take bids on any interested. biding starts at 40$ it will be full color and shading like in the example. I will take the top two bids. the pics can be clean or of an adult nature. my standard restrictions apply. If the bid passes 120$ the winners will get a one page flat color comic detailing the transformation as well as the post TF pic. fell free to ask any qwestions


*closed*
winners are  talosar and  deltad

Sorry to have disappeared for a while again. A lot of those who follow me know that I have some health issues, and I've got some serious problems with my lymph nodes. A while back, I got sick and another infection flared up, which led to another hospital stay. Unfortunately, this piled on to my medical debt, causing me and my mate to go from living paycheck to paycheck to not being able to make it. Because I won't take any new commissions while I still have so many out, I really had no means of generating extra income to pay off the debt. I also have a job as a gopher for a law office, and do various odd jobs, such as yard work and so on. Due to the need for increased income, and the urgency placed on the situation by increasing debt, I got a job at local vape shop. While I originally applied for part time and was hired as such, due to my experience and background, within a week they had given me the keys to the building and assigned me a third key position. Due to the promise of a manager position, I accepted this responsibility. I was told that after two weeks at third key, I would be given a raise and promoted to manager at another store location. While the workload has increased, those promises were not fulfilled. Due to the severity of my debt, I have found myself stuck in this situation. As a frame of reference, last weekend, I worked 3 open-to-close shifts. These shifts were over 12 hours, and the other store is almost an hour away. And while I put on my application that I clearly could not work more than 30 hours a week, this will make the 3rd week in a row where I've hit overtime and not gotten paid for it. The hours would be great, if not for my other obligations to my family, friends, and fandom, as well as the fact that I'm only making 50 cents more than minimum wage and am clearly being taken advantage of, still yet to receive my promised pay increase. my paycheck only serves to barely satiate the payments on my debt and I feel that I will not be working at this place much longer. Unfortunately, I find myself in a situation that I feel as if I'm trapped in. While having made a serious dent in my medical debt, I'm still not out from under it. I still have a handful of commissions I owe, some of them being pretty large projects, such as comics and so on. To my commissioners, I want to thank everyone for their patience thus far. Soon, I will have this monkey off my back, and I will make it worth your wait. For those with more complex things, I've done some sketches and other simple stuff along the way as freebies for having to wait as long as they have. To all my friends that I haven't spoken to in a long time, I owe you an apology. While it's true that I could have taken 5 minutes here or there to post an update, or send an IM just to let you know I'm still alive, I will find myself coming home after hours of being taken advantage of to a cup of ramen or fast food. Knowing I have no choice but to repeat the process the following day, it's kinda hard to have the will to do anything except maybe dredge through 20 or so minutes of youtube before calling it a night and just going to bed. Because of the stated issues with my job, I'm going to give my boss the ultimatum of absolutely no overtime and a raise or I walk. Due to this, one way or another, I will have more free time soon. Again, sorry you've had to put up with my hermit-like tendencies, I will strive to be the quality of friend that you all deserve.

In other news, I've got about 6 or 7 things I need to upload. Hopefully I'll have that done by the end of today. Today is my day off, and other than making a few hours to spend with the mate this evening, and doing lunch with the family, I have no other obligations. So I will try to post those tonight. Thank you everyone for your love and support. Will post again soon.

I should probably start this off by saying, this might get a little wordy. So if you find yourself thinking, "TLDR", Skip down to the end, I'll summarize. I don't like to make excuses. I think excuses are kinda lame, and that action speaks louder than apology. But, I also feel that I owe a lot of people an explanation. So I will go into some of the reasons that I have not been active lately in the furry community or here on FA. I don't want this to come off like a laundry list of bullshit reasons and half-ass excuses. Nor do I want pity or attention. The main thing that I am hoping to achieve in writing this is to avoid resentment and absolve any tension that might be brewing. The following is a list of reasons I have not been active lately.


~A storm caused a tree to fall on my house. Though damage was not extensive, my insurance policy was up for renewal and they threatened to drop me basically by refusing to renew my insurance. If my house is not insured, the bank can and likely would default on my loan, and I would lose my house. I was told "it would be in my best interest not to file a claim".

~My truck suffered $1,656 worth of damages, which my insurance refused to cover. That money came out of pocket.

~A new casino has been built in my city, and for almost 6 months I spent a lot of time viciously pursuing a Security Supervisor job there. The shitty thing is, it was probably the closest I'll ever get to being able to have provided a comfortable life for my mate. I worked previously for the guy who was head of security at this new casino. I have seven years in the security industry, 5 years of which were security surveillance at a casino under previously mentioned head of security. And I'm a 4.0 Criminal Justice major who's not that far off from his Bachelor's. I REALLY thought I was going to get this job and be making the kind of money I never really thought I would see. I was crushed to find out, despite "favors" that were on the table, that I did not get chosen for that position.

~As some of you may know, I have preexisting health issues. I have been hospitalized multiple times, battling an infection that has almost taken my right leg. My leg was injured once when my street was flooded, and I got a cut on my leg while trying to help neighbors. The cut got infected, spread in the form of cellulitis, and due to being overweight, the infection just about took my entire right leg. Ever since then, my right leg has been prone to cysts and becomes easily infected. I have been told too many times, "You're going to die if you don't get the weight off". Louisiana State University Hospital has been privatized, and this training hospital was previously my only option for health care. So with no health insurance, no health care, and no LSU, if my leg gets infected again, I could feasibly die. Because of this, I have spent at least 2 hours of every day, literally every day, for the past 5 months at the local YMCA exercising. The bad news is, this eats a large portion of my time. The good news, I can roll up a frying pan like a newspaper, and I've lost about 40 pounds. Although excess skin is slowly becoming an issue.

~For the second time, my mate has had corporate America spit in his face. For the second time this year, he put in for a promotion and had a really good chance for becoming a manager in a department he's been working in for over 2 years. He had manager experience, he had the qualifications, and he had the background for it. His HR manager looked him in the face, and told him "you're perfect for what we need for the position, but we have this unwritten rule...". Basically, even though he works 40+ hours most weeks, he's on the books as a part-time employee. This is mostly so they can fuck him out of insurance, vacation, and sick days. But they have a policy about only having the Team Leads be full-time, and that they would have to promote him to a Team Lead when the opportunity arises, and "groom" him to be a manager. This basically translates into, "You're not in the clique, so fuck you." This comes at a bad time, due to financial burdens we are currently suffering. My mate was emotionally crushed, and I've had to be there to support him emotionally.

~My roommate lost his job and there was about a 3 month period where we were gradually building debt due to a lack of income. Though we did not go into the hole, it exhausted ALL of our savings, putting us in debt once the issue of the truck and the roof arose.

~I have become involved in a bit of unpleasant business in acquiring the money to fix my vehicle. It's a situation that I don't want to go into too much detail about, however, what was originally supposed to be a favor for a favor, has turned into a fiasco. Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do at this point but roll over and play bitch until I am no longer an "indentured servant" to said individual. Pro Tip: Never borrow money.


Now I would like to take a moment and discuss where it is I feel I have failed. After multiple times of proclaiming a comeback, I feel like I've damned myself, and that any words that I say to said effect will fall hollow. When I attempted to raise the money to fix my computer, I took on way more work than I should have and I accepted way more money than I should have. I took on too many commissions and while I did work on commissions, livestreaming them every day for a week or so, it didn't take long for life to say "fuck you". Granted, I was charging a 4th of what I would normally charge in a lot of cases, I still took on too big of a workload that bottle-necked and eventually fucked me. But let me say this now, ALL OUTSTANDING PAID COMMISSIONS WILL BE COMPLETED. The problem lies within the fact that I'm not a very good artist. I have no formal training. And for me to do the kind of work that people expect and to have the quality of work that I would expect for myself, I have to sit down at my computer uninterrupted and have about 4 hours to myself to finish a piece. I'm no good at putting something down and picking it up later and working on it. If I work in small spurts, it usually just comes out crap. These are my faults as an artist, if I was able to keep practiced, if I was more skilled, or maybe if I was less neurotic, this wouldn't be the case. But long story short, I'm lame. And when I do something that looks good, I usually got lucky. Recently in my life I've had a whole lot of crap handed to me, the kind of stuff that's like a live grenade, that if you don't take care of right now, it blows up in your fucking face. And I've dropped the ball in a lot of places. I'm sorry for putting the furry community, my friends, the people who care about me, the people who care about my art, and the people I owe stuff to on the back burner. It was shitty, and I shouldn't have done it. I just have something wrong with me, this thing where I do something 100% or not at all. It's been one of the biggest sources of grief in my life, as well as the reason for what few successes I've achieved. I'm sure if I went to a head doctor, he would probably diagnose me with some sort of obsessive something-or-other. But again, we are in the realm of excuses, and I hate excuses. So let me say this, for everyone who cares or has a vested interest, I am sorry. I will not go on and on about how sorry I am, as it is demeaning to you and the value of the apology. Instead, let my actions show my intent to do better, and give value to said apology.

Going forward from here, it is my intention to try to livestream for about 3-5 hours every other day. Right now, it looks like this would happen either week days, some time after about 7 pm, or week days sometime around 10 am. If possible, I will try to devote a day of the weekend, likely Sunday afternoon, to streaming. Thank you all for your understanding in the things that I have no control over, and I hope you will be able to accept my apologies for those things that I did.

Hey, everybody. This is just a general update. Computer is up and running. Had a few hitches, namely some corrupted data issues. Also, my new computer doesn't like my copy of windows, and long story short, i'm going to have to buy a new copy of my OS. ohter than that, we're golden. Will start knockin out more of the March madness commissions. mass upload coming soon. Thank you everyone for your patience. you should see a lot more art over the next few days.

This is just a general status update. The new motherboard and CPU are here! They're sitting in the box, waiting for my computer guy to put them in. Again, I can't say thank you enough to all the folks who helped support me with kind words and gratuities during the March Madness Fundraiser. As you can probably tell from the flood of posts, I've knocked out a good chunk of the March Madness stuff. still much more to come.

~Remaining March Madness Works~
1)  thunderstrike23 10$ ink (paid)
2)  insane1 a ton of stuff! (paid)
3)  susi 15$ flat (paid)
4)  mdowns2 15$ flat x3 (paid)
5)  Kartonis 15$ flat x2 (paid)
6) shadowfenris Color x4 (paid)
7)  icedrake20 15$ flat (paid)
8)  gryphraptor 20$ flat (paid)
9)  forepawz $15 Flat x3 (paid)
10)  clothking $15 Flat
11)  dati (paid)
12)  ceruleanruby (pending)
13)  barisaxophone77 (paid)
14)  mephis (pending)

More info soon. Hope to be off this labtop and back on my PC soon.

First I would like to thank everyone who helped me raise the money to get a new motherboard for my computer. it really means a lot to me, not only to know that there are so many who generally care about my art, but were more than willing to pitch in more than I asked for on multiple occasions to help me get my computer back up and running. That being said, I started this last Saturday night and have streamed for 10 hours+ every day for the past 6 days. I kinda expected to get burnt out, but honestly, other than my arm cramping up a bit, I haven't felt the slightest bit burnt out. I think alot of that comes from all the support and kind words of people who joined my streams (thank you all very much for coming). All that being said, I will be closing the queue for march madness tonight at midnight. (3/28/13) This will be your last chance to get flats and inks for half the price as part of my fundraiser to fix my dead computer. If you would like a $10 ink or a $15 flat color piece, head on over to my journal here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4462165/ for more information. Though I will be closing the queue, I will still be streaming daily as I knock out the rest of the work. Again, thanks everyone for the support. My new motherboard and cpu should be arriving in about four days. also, come in tomorrow night for a very special guest stream where me and NAiL will be drawing. Thank you all again for all the support!

MARCH MADNESS QUEUE CLOSES TONIGHT (3/28/13) AT MIDNIGHT! POST IN JOURNAL NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

Okay everybody. Pretty much everything is coming unglued, so I figured I'd follow suit. So starting as early as tonight at 8:00 and lasting till about this upcoming Friday, If I'm conscious, I'll be doing art. there will be tons of porn, comics, and all sorts of crap, as well as the kind of incredible deals that you can only get when desperation is involved. I'll be streaming every second that I can for as long as my laptop holds out. This is not an iron artist...this is worse! Unless extreme biological needs are callin', I'll be grinding it out. Get stupid good prices during my streams! I'll be doing $10 full detail inks, as well as $15 flat colors. Not interested in buying anything? That's fine! Just grab a bowl of popcorn and watch as a furry artist willingly self-destructs! Laugh in amusement as witty banter slowly degrades into frantic, desperate babbling! This is your chance to get anything! And I mean, ANYTHING! And I know the gravity and significance of saying 'anything'! (when I say anything, I literally mean anything, except that one thing, you know, that one thing you can't post on FA anyway, but other than that, ANYTHING!) SO COME GET ANYTHING! I'm $400 in the hole, and I've lost my damn mind! Along with my motherboard, went my self-preservation center! This is your chance to get same-day porn. Once all my slots are full, I will start an extended slot regimen here on this journal. But wait, there's more! Not only are you getting the services of one furry artist, but I'm dragging someone else down with me! For this entire upcoming week, you can get art from both me and  nail_opossume. We're like a tag team of porn, degradation, and begrudging compliance! I'll even pretend there's going to be food and drinks! (disclaimer: there will be no food and drinks) There will probably even be a burnout night, where NAiL and myself get as sloshed as fucking possible/blazed out of our minds and see if we can still draw. And don't you worry, you can expect the Rip K. standard of quality that arguably exists....the kind of quality that only neurosis can provide. We will even have a 'Suck your dick for $10' stream, where you can get a pic of NAiL or myself belittling ourselves for fun and profit. It's gonna be CRAAAAAZY! Act now....because I might explode.

(edit) make request in this journal to be added to reserve queue!

1)  thunderstrike23 10$ ink (paid) Done:http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10218469/
2)  thunderstrike23 10$ ink (paid)
3)  insane1 a ton of stuff! Done: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10209851/
4)  susi 15$ flat x2 (paid) Done http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10226637/
5)  scani 15$ flat (paid) Done: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10209963/
6)  mdowns2 15$ flat x3 (paid)
7)  Kartonis 15$ flat x3(paid) Done: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10218411/
8) shadowfenris Color x4 (paid)
9) icansee $10 Flat (paid) Done http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10220204/
10)  icedrake20 15$ flat x2 (paid) Done http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10220164/
11)  jousterl 15$ flat (paid) Done http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10226679/
12)  gryphraptor 20$ flat (paid)
13)  olefin 15$ flat x2 (paid) Done http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10239411/
14)  forepawz $15 Flat x3 (paid)
15)  clothking $15 Flat
16)  dati (paid)
17)  ceruleanruby (pending)
18)  barisaxophone77 (paid)
19)  mephis (pending)


UPDATE! How this works: To take advantage of this opportunity, comment on what you would like on this journal. I probably won't cap the queue any earlier than Tuesday. And these deals will last for the rest of this week.

Priority for work during this fundraiser: Here is how the priority for this is going to work...you will be put in queue in order as per journal post. Those who have paid will bumped to the top of the queue respectively. And of those who have paid, those who are present in the livestreams will be given priority.

IMPORTANT! When making Paypal payments, please in the note section put your name as it appears on FA followed by 'pic'. For example, "Fox_fox pic". If you pay for it, I want to get it to you as soon as possible. This helps me keep up with who has paid for what.

As a general principle, I specifically do not get on FA, go to my journal, and load it full of my woes. Unfortunately, sometimes it's difficult to make a molehill out of a mountain. I feel like I owe both my commissioners and my fans in general some explanation as to why there hasn't been any recent uploads or progress on commissions. Well, as the old saying goes, when it rains, it pours...and then the levee breaks. Probably my first and biggest problem is that the motherboard on my computer has died. It was irregularly booting, and then got to the point where there was no post code. Long story short, I had to purchase a new board. Unfortunately, it appears that I'm also going to have to purchase a new processor, as it seems to also be kaput. On top of this, there is a significant strain on my free time and resources, as many other unfortunate financial issues have simultaneously struck. My air conditioner has gone out, which did I not live in Louisiana, would not be something that I have to immediately tend to. It will not be cheap. On top of this, both my parents are attempting to shang-hai me into doing their office work. My father, who doesn't take my art seriously, despite the fact that, unlike other people in my family, I am independent of his financial assistance via my commissions and other entrepreneurial pursuits, wants me to come work the front desk at his office, because he recently had a girl quit. This would be a 9-5 on paper job, only from my personal experience from every time this has happened before, "I'll only need you for a few days" turns into a few weeks, turns into a few months. I love my father dearly, but as I am both committed to my art and my webcomic, this is just not something I can do and maintain a work schedule. Especially when, last time this happened, I would be there by 7:45 and rarely get home before 7:30 or 8:00 that evening, because all of his 'bitches' (his words, not mine; again, I really love my father) take advantage of the fact that I can't say no and will leave all the work to me with a "This has to get done" ultimatum, which in a law office is absolutely true. Last time I worked for my father, I found myself working 75+ hours a week, and getting paid for 40 of it. It averaged out to less than minimum wage. Pro tip: never work for family. The situation is similar with my mother and her office, only for some reason, she believes it is not necessary to pay people if they are your children. Fun Fact: The other day, she called me drunk at about 8:30 at night, and went into detail about how not only was I a disappointment to both her and my father, but I was "A disappointment to Life". Momma, you so crazy. All of this said, I have multiple people clamoring for my time, some of whom I can only kind of say 'no' to. And on top of all of this, comes a truly unfortunate bout with a stomach virus and the aggravating of some preexisting medical conditions. Well, there. Sorry to get so long-winded. I could go on about more things that vex me, but those have less to do with my ability as an artist here on FA, and more to do with the kinds of things that make you wonder, "What unseen cosmic forces have I managed to piss off?". To summarize, the wheel on my little applecart of a business has broken. Looks like it's time to pick it up and carry it on my back.

will be starting a stream abot 530ish cent U.S. time over at http://www.livestream.com/ripkstuff

Okies so this is one of those cant sleep so might toss up a stream in about an hour (1am central US time) will make a streamer post If I do. basically If you like CTFing others lemme know Im looking for some one to do a simple lil CTF thing with, probably just a line work thing. I will be the one reciveng the TF so ifn' ya like TFing other into your junk keep an eye out for the streamer notice~

gana do like a 10 hour-ish stream. starting today (Jan 22) at 6pm central time. till about 2am or later.. depends on when I pass out. have to comm's to do then Ill open up the floor and work for tips. doing "Pay what you want" stuff. should be lotsa' fun so join me over at http://www.livestream.com/ripkstuff

Just a heads up to those who are interested. the comic that i'm working on, working title "Gnosis Pandemus" is in full swing. Just wrapped up a pretty lengthy writing process and after doing some more character sketches and getting some things set in stone, it's time to start panelling. the plan is, to get one month of the comic done before i begin posting it online, to give myself some wiggle room. after that, i'm gonna try for a Monday/Wednsday/Friday posting. examples of the characters and style can be seen here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9353432/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9401839/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9420169/ aside from that, I've also retro-fitted the way I'm doing commissions to better facilitate a more efficient workflow. If you'll notice, what i've done is set up the art by tiers based on complexity. basically what this means, is the bigger the project, the less slots. and for things like linework commissions, i'll have more slots available. for a full shading, high res, best quality pic, which would take me about 12-14 hours, i have 2 slots. whereas, for a linework piece, which would take me about 3 hours, i have 4 slots. hopefully, this change will streamline my efforts and let me get a lot more work turned out. also, i intend to do a LOT of Livestreaming. so be on the look out. thank you to everyone for all the kind words and support. you guys are all awesome!

okies I will be doing 10$ line work pics for the rest of the day over at http://www.livestream.com/ripkstuff ask for what ever ya like.