If anyone has been keeping up with my art over time, you'll probably notice that there hasn't been anything new in almost a month now...

That's largely because I really haven't drawn anything in the last month. October was sadly an unproductive month for me, and not going to lie, it really did a number on me. I saw kinktober projects from artists I follow, and I really was hoping to follow suit and do the same myself. Plenty of Halloween-themed art popped up as well, from the spooky, to the silly, the cute and the creepy; it's a month where ideas should flow and appear with relative ease.

Unfortunately, I had nothing, couldn't come up with anything whatsoever. =/

That being said, part of why I'm currently struggling to produce is partly due to just struggling as a whole. I'm worn down emotionally: work ruins me from an emotional and energy standpoint; dealing with people and their issues and their needs, some of which are honestly ridiculous, wears one out, especially when I'm already dealing with my own feelings and issues hanging over my head. I don't have time for my friends, I don't have time for my partner, I don't really have time for me, I feel distant, I feel forgotten, I feel insignificant, and it gets to me. :(

Speaking of my partner, the lack of interaction with her also has affected my art production. We haven't done much together as of late, and ideas involving us have run dry as a result. Sai's definitely one of my muses, a big source of my creativity, and not having time with her has not helped with the art struggles.

I often have asked what people want to see or enjoy seeing from me. I've been told also just to draw for myself, draw what I enjoy. I try...I've tried, but what now it's hard to know what I enjoy when what I enjoy...I'm usually unable to enjoy because my days revolve primarily around work and making a paycheck.

There hasn't been time for art, or at least I haven't been able to find the time or the inspiration for it lately. And honestly....I don't know what to do anymore. :(

If you've read this, thanks for listening. Hopefully, this struggle is temporary and passes. I guess we'll see.

Trying to make it not seem so "bleh" is admittedly a bit difficult. x3 But yeah, Happy Birthday to me I suppose.

Hello to those who are still checking things out on my end, both art-wise and just overall. I realize I've been a tad quieter than I may have been, if so I do apologize. Work takes up a huge chunk of my time, leaves me tired and worn out from both a physical and mental standpoint.

I do try to come up with new art when time allows, and I'm still loading new pics whenever I can, as anyone who watches me can clearly tell. I often have ideas brewing, but struggle to ultimately decide on what'll be next or also how the overall pic will turn out. Anyone want to help? xD lol But anyway, yeah, as I often say, thanks for sticking around even though I may not be the most productive right now.

Also, like many others lately, I now have my own BlueSky. While I'm still posting on Twitter....X......whatever it is now...... for the time being, obviously, it's not what it's been and who knows how long it'll last. Not going to say anything else about it.

But anyway, if you have BlueSky, or ultimately will have one, and want to give me a follow feel free: https://bsky.app/profile/smsfoxx.bsky.social

Take care! :3

Figured I'd let you all know that if you're interested in a piece of art from me, you're more than welcome to give me a shout and we can discuss the details further.

If there's any general interest, I'd likely just take a couple for now. Work and everyday goings on have often worn me down and it's been difficult at times to even make time to draw for myself, which is made even tougher when struggling to come up with an idea. But if you are interested, know that I will put all my focus on your pic and make sure I get it done asap and as best to your liking as I can. Also just letting it be know, there will be limitations and what I will and will not draw, but if you peek at my gallery you'll get a general idea as to what I tend to lean towards subject-wise.

So yeah, prices can be found here: https://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/smsfoxx/

~Thank you also to all who are still watching and following me here. Your continued interest in what content I provide is still greatly appreciated!!

So, first things first, I'm still around! I guess that one may be sort of obvious since despite not being the most vocal I've still been active here, posting art when I'm able to. But yeah.

Unfortunately I can't say I've been super-productive from an art standpoint, at least not as much as I'd like to be. Whether that's due to being sidetracked with work, a lack of ideas with personal-art and a seemingly lack of general interest in commissions lately, or dealing with goings-on outside of art causing a bit of stress or emotional wear-down, I do the best I can all things considered, but admittedly it starts to bring me down that I can't produce as much as I'd like to, can't come up with solid ideas that I immediately want to tackle, or can't seem to garner enough interest to get someone to want to get something from me. In short, there are times more and more where I start to wonder why I even keep doing this sometimes.

Outside of art, I guess I'm managing. I'm just like so many others in trying to put up with the constant stresses with life these days. I do my best to keep myself entertained and active, despite things being constantly uncertain. I've got major plans coming next month, I can't get into too much detail about it, for certain reasons, I'm admittedly stressed out about it, I don't know how it's going to go, if I can make it all work, or if I have the nerve to go through with any of it.

So yeah, I guess in short, I'm still here, still trying to be active and entertaining, but also struggling and stressing out about a few things and trying to figure out what, if anything, I can do to work on them. =/

Commissions are available! Click the link for info.
https://www.furaffinity.net/commissions/smsfoxx/

Today marks my 36th year of existing! That's...something, I guess? x3 But yeah, I'm another year older today. I wish I had something more productive to acknowledge it, but with work wearing me out more and more, this whole.....situation......wearing me out both physically and emotionally these days it feels like, I'm struggling to find the time to produce anything art-wise. I'm not really sure what I can do to fix this honestly, but I'll do what I can in the meantime, and if anyone can suggest something to help with that, I appreciate it.

But yeah, that's all for now.

Hey everyone,

Last time I wrote here, I had mentioned how commissions were available and how I was still looking for a job, looking for additional help in the finances in the meantime.

Since that time, I can happily say that things have begun to improve some: I was able to find a new job, working now at The Home Depot. A week into it, I'm starting to get comfortable in the new job, it's a pretty nice place to work, nice people, so far, so good.

That being said, it's going to be at least another week, maybe two, before I get my first pay deposit, so the money is still a bit on the tight side for just a little bit longer. So again, if anyone would like a commissioned piece of art from me, I would really appreciate the interest and the business. Like always, I'm not forcing anyone to, but if you're interested, or even just curious, feel free to check out my commission info/details, let me know and we can discuss things and I can start asap. I do need to thank my friends, and those who have been sticking by and with me throughout this time and have been helping me out in any way possible. Thankfully, things seem to be heading in a positive direction.

Commission Info HERE
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9072023/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9072023/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9072023/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9072023/

Admittedly, I really don't like doing this under these circumstances, but I'm REALLY hurting in the wallet currently. I'm still struggling to find a regular job and I've got about $10 left in my account as of now. This is only if you can or want to commission me, in no way am I forcing or making anyone do so, but if you can, I'd really appreciate the consideration; if you can't however, if you could at least maybe spread the word around or know anyone who would be interested, let them know.

All my commission info can be found at the link below. Again, thanks for listening.

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5100339/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5100339/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5100339/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5100339/

So recently, I made a post over on my Twitter that left some who follow it wondering if I'm doing okay. Short answer is no, I'm not really doing okay; if anyone knows me, they'll know that I have a tendency to be hard on myself anytime I make a mistake or do something that winds up hurting someone close to me. Well, that happened recently, a complete accident on my part, but still, one where I should've known better and has now left me with a lot of concerning thoughts and feelings, as well as those of a dark manner.

Now, maybe I shouldn't be feeling this way, maybe I'm overreacting, being over-dramatic some might say or feel; maybe they're right. But it's never a good feeling knowing that you hurt one or multiple people you've known, been friends with, cared about or associated with for many years. And now the dark thoughts start to creep in: will you be forgiven? will you be looked at or treated differently? would you be welcomed back? do you matter? would they care? those are some of the thoughts as well as the ones I posted in the the twitter post that are hovering around my head right now.

I'm not mad at anyone, I'm mad at myself, I need to be completely clear on this, I don't want anyone who reads this to go seeking out anyone, thinking that someone did me wrong. This is 100 PERCENT ON ME, I know I made a mistake and I know that people have a reason to be upset with me, think differently of me, hell, maybe not even trust me now. And that's why I'm feeling the way I've been, I hate the notion that I hurt those closest to me, even accidentally, and it's a feeling that tends to linger in the back of my head while it goes on.

That's been the biggest issue, but I won't lie, I've been frustrated besides that already, the holidays are depressing me as it is, the struggles of trying to find a new job; I admittedly dunno what to do with myself now after having spent almost 10 years at the same job, I'm not sure if I want to go back into retail, yet alone where I'd want to go. I worry I'd find a job that would ultimately stress or depress me worse than I tend to from time to time, but besides that, I wouldn't know what I'd be good at doing, where I'd be suited to, things like that. And because of the job struggles, I'm not sure I'd be able to give anyone close to me or my family, anything gift-wise, which I'd feel disappointed in doing so. I've also been feeling less than happy about my role as an artist, I feel like my art just isn't appealing, isn't worth asking about, checking out, or anything of that matter. Along with all the feelings I've been dealing with concerning my mistakes, I've had thoughts about wiping my gallery clean, and just not being here as an artist, I've felt like a disappointment in that department too, disappointing as a friend, disappointing as an artist, disappointing as just an overall individual.

I'm not sure if bringing this up here is the right decision, I'm not sure if anyone's going to listen, or care, or think that I'm just complaining or something, but at the time, I feel that it may just be better to get it out in the open rather than keep it to myself, but I don't know anymore these days. So yeah, again, no one has done anything to me, I'm the one who did everything, all the mistakes are mine and mine alone, so I guess I'll have to deal with the consequences, whatever they may be.

We'll see what happens. Sorry for this being lengthy also. Bye for now.

Hi guys. I know venting journals never tend to be a favorite for anyone, but I just feel the need to get some stresses off my chest and I'm not really sure of any better way of doing so at this moment. So please bear with me and hey, if you have any advice on how I can shake some of this off, please feel free to do so.

First off, I'm feeling a tad disappointed or concerned about how my last few pics have turned out. I always work hard on my art, usually winding up satisfied and pleased with how the final results turn out. But with my last few pics, I feel as though viewers aren't enjoying what I have to offer as much as I'd hoped, and what makes it more frustrating, is that I can't understand why. I don't know if something about my art is off, if it's lacking something, or if it's just not interesting these days. I've been told to just draw what makes me happy, and that's usually what I do, but it still has an effect on me from an artistic and personal standpoint when the general audience doesn't seem to be taking an interest in what you draw lately. Even more so, being an artist that offers commissions when possible, it hurts there when folks don't seem to enjoy what you draw or have to offers in that sense either. :(

Sticking to art, I'm having troubles coming up with ideas in general, both in terms of both clean and suggestive/naughty art, or it's more like nothing sticks for too long. Kind of coincides with the previous matter of what people would want to see more of from me.

Art's been kinda slow as a whole lately anyway due to my regular work taking up a good chunk of my free time and whenever I do have free time, I feel as though I'm feeling either too worn down or tired to focus on any. It sucks cuz I want to keep the art consistent, keep working on art whenever I can.

I'm admittedly also feeling a tad down these days with it being the time of year when cons are happening more commonly, people are making plans, going places, seeing friends, etc. I haven't gotten to do any such thing in over a year and it's starting to wear on me. Anytime I see or hear about the next con coming up or occurring, be it AC coming up, MFF later on, or even hearing about rooms opening for next year's FC, I feel down cuz as much as I want to go to even just one, it never seems like I'm able to do so, be it schedule conflicts, no one to go with, in ability to plan it out, or funds being a concern, among other things. I just wind up always feeling stuck while others are out having fun, and that's no fun.

I'm also just admittedly lonely lately. I miss my friends, wish I could see them again. Even more, I miss my gf; I haven't seen her in almost 2 years, there haven't been any plans yet as to when that could change. Long-distance relationships are tough as is, I'm well aware of this, but others seem to find ways to make it work, and I just wish I could figure out some ways to make it better fro Sai and myself. The needs just keep building and become more of a challenge to control sometimes. x.x

But yeah, that's just some of my more personal issues bothering me. Obviously there's a lot of nonsense going on throughout the world that's even more concerning and bothersome, but I'd rather no delve into that, as plenty of others have gone about bringing those up, so the less I think about those the better, would rather just focus more on what's concerning myself than anything. So, I think for now that's where I'll end my ranting. I do apologize for the somewhat long read, but if you have taken the time to do so, I thank you for doing so. And again, if anyone has any advice for any of my concerns, anything that can help even a little, I welcome it, so please, don't be hesitant to do so.

Thanks again.

Sooo..I ran the random number generator earlier today to choose the winner for my 1k watcher on FA milestone, thus receiving a free pic from me.

The winner was number 18.

Congrats to  kiathewolf27 !!
Looks as though I'll be drawing up a cute Tubbyterasu for you. :3

I'll be getting started on that asap.

Thank you again to all you entered, and again, thank you to everyone who continues to follow me.

Don't be discouraged if you didn't win this time around, I will be looking at holding another raffle in the very near future, possibly at the end of the month, or the start of the next. We shall see.

Thanks again everyone, I truly appreciate everyone's support!! :3

Hey everyone!

So, as the journal title mentions, I recently hit what could be considered a milestone since I've been a member of the FA and furry art community....I've reached over 1,000 watchers on my art page!

First thing's first, I must say THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to stop by, view, enjoy, fav and ultimately follow my art through the years, and continue to do so to this day. I'm certainly not the most well-known artist in this vast community of personality and talent, but it means a lot to know that a good number of people seem to enjoy everything I ever attempt to bring to it. :) So again, thank you so much for that!!

Now then, to celebrate this accomplishment, I have decided to throw an art raffle to my watchers, with the opportunity to win a free art request of your choosing!!

HERE ARE THE RULES/ PLEASE FOLLOW THEM AS WRITTEN:
1) In order to join the raffle, YOU MUST BE FOLLOWING ME ON FA. New watchers are also welcomed to join, I just ask that if you watch, please watch for the art as a whole and not just 'cuz you're seeking free art. Please and thank you.
2)One entry per person. Keeps it fair and even for everyone.
3)Request can feature either one or two characters max. If you want to use a character of mine, you may. If you want to include someone else's character, I must know that permission has been given to use said character.
4)Please have an idea down as to what you would like. Try and keep the idea fairly simple. Can be either SFW or NSFW
5)If request is NSFW, no extreme fetishes are allowed. If you're unsure what qualifies, ask me or check my policies when it comes to commissions here:http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5100339/
6)No religious/political/hate requests please.
7)Be sure to post refs for the characters you'd like to include. That way I'll be at the ready.
8)If for any reason, you can't think up an idea, you can allow me artistic freedom.
9)Entries must include a required phrase which will be displayed at the end of this journal. If the phrase is not included, you will not be allowed an entry.

Entry will be start once the journal is posted, and run until Satruday, May 12th at Midnight PST. From there, I will decide the winner via Random Number Generator the next day. I will figure out a way to stay in contact with the winner from there. The entry phrase is Spot.

If you do not win, please don't be upset or angry. This is a special opportunity I'm offering to everyone. If you happen to want art from me in another way, I happily offer commissions as well. Please feel free to consider those as well.

Good luck to everyone who enters and thank you once again for watching! If this is successful I may consider making raffles a monthly event. :3

Hi guys,

Well, unfortunately I'm not going to be able to post or produce any art for the time being; in fact, I'm very possibly going to be scarce as a whole (that's more directed towards my friends online, who I already am missing a lot) for the moment.

Why? Well, for whatever reason, my laptop since this morning has decided to be absurdly slow, laggy and uncooperative for some unknown reason and I've yet to figure out why or what I can possibly do to correct it. I did have some Windows updates that I tried to load earlier but I'm not sure if that's contributing or not. My laptop runs Windows 7, and usually gives me no problems. I've tried a few things, including a startup repair which I continue to wait on, honestly I'm lost on what else I can do. I can't draw, can't post anything here without a running system, I can't socialize with my friends, those closest to me without a working system. I legit feel cut out from everything and everyone and it's extremely depressing. I honestly want a new system, but not before I can move all my saved pics, data and programs safely then transfer them onto a new comp once I'd have one._.

As for now, this was typed out from my PS4, and I ask anyone who reads this if they can suggest anything th at might help improve the situation. I can't really take it to a shop and don't know any real experts close by. I honestly feel like there's a simple solution but I can't figure out what it might be. So yeah, any advice would be extremely helpful. :(

I do hope this is only a minor, temporary issue.

Hi there folks!

Just wanted to let all you fine viewers know that if you happen to be interested in some art from me, I'm currently available for commissions. If you happen to be interested, all you gotta do is send a note my way, letting me know what you want. I'll get to reading it asap, and be sure to let you know what I think.

All my commission info can be found here

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Just so you know, I can do either SFW or NSFW commissions, whichever you prefer

If you're unable to commission me at the moment, but would still like to show support, there's also my ko-fi page as well

https://www.ko-fi.com/smsfoxx

Anything would be helpful, any and all support is greatly appreciated!! Thanks for listening. :)

I really....REALLY....hate writing this journal, first and foremost. But I'm at a point right now where I don't have a ton of options at the moment, so I'm going to go ahead and give it a shot, so I hope you can take the time to read what's going on.

As of this morning, I am currently at -$80 in my bank account, that's NEGATIVE 80 dollars!! This is in large part, due to bills that keep appearing faster than I can maintain a decent balance to cover them. It's obviously not just that though: there's also needing to cover for food, insulin for my diabetes, being able to pay for public transport for a new month (which as of right now I can't pay for, so therefore I resort to having to just hop on the light rail here and HOPE there's no one on checking for tickets/pass cards....otherwise that'd probably be another large fine), and such. Back on the bill matter, as of right now, as much as I can tell, there's no real way to delay the bills, no way to negotiate, basically when it's due, they take what I have, no matter what it is I have, and more and more often it leaves me in negatives at the end of the day. My job only helps so much, it's more recently just not been enough for me to make it through a month, let alone a week or two. -.-

This is where commissions have started to come in. As much as having extra money for nice things or art for myself would be, right now I just can't do either of those, and now commissions are more for trying to help me feel even a slight bit better about getting by. So as I've done, numerous times before. I ask anyone out there who reads this, who follows me, enjoys what I draw, to please consider a commission from me. Even if it were just a simple black and white picture, anything at this point would be welcome. Admittedly, I'd need a few to get me out of my current situation, but I'm short on options as of right now. Job markets are tough, my medical condition hinders that a bit as well, there's not a lot of support from family. I'm struggling to come up with ways to improve the situations, and the feelings of hopelessness more and more start to grow. :(

Again, I hate writing this: I hate feeling this desperate, needy. I've never wanted to reach such a low point in my life, and yet, it's starting to feel more and more like that's where everything is headed.

But yes, if you ever want a commission from me, please refer to my commission info and come reach me: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5100339/ If you do want a commission, all I ask is that you be patient with me when it comes to work and completion. Commissions become my first priority when it comes to art once one is requested, but I also have a job and other things to also balance out, rest assured though, that I always try to put my best efforts into my art and any commissions would be no different. Work will get done ASAP and I will be sure to do my best to keep you up to date on your request and touch up on it if anything needs fixing up or needs to be changed.

Once again, to anyone who reads and can help, be it commissioning me, or even just providing me with some ideas that might help with the situations, I thank you for doing so and for taking the time to read what I have to say. I do hope things can somehow turn around. =/

Just letting anyone who may be interested or wondering know that I am available for commissions right now. Things have been a bit tough lately so anything would be helpful, as would spreading the word if possible.

Going to start at 3 slots and if need be, I'll see about adding more. If you do decide you'd like to get something, we can discuss details through notes or if you have another preference to staying in contact, feel free to ask and we can discuss further.

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All of my commission details can be found here

Any commissions I receive will immediately become top priority and will be completed as soon as possible, I'll be sure to stay in contact as well.

Thanks for listening.

I'm officially the double-3 today (more commonly known as 33) !! XD So yep, another year older for me. :p

Hi guys, so I've got a few topics that I'd like to bring up here. I hope that you'll take the time to read, and possibly respond to what I have to discuss:

Boring Art?
I realize that this may be wrong of me to say, that maybe I'm overreacting or I'm taking things too seriously; but I can't help but wonder sometimes if what I draw and post here is not interesting the viewers. Maybe it's becoming too repetitive, the same themes, characters, situations; I wonder sometimes if I need to do something different to help get the interest back up. Or if I'm doing something wrong and need to change things up a bit. When I'm not working on a commission, usually I just draw something that I'd like to draw, something that would help improve my mood, something I'm feeling, something fun, something silly, something *ahem* x3...Anyway, that's what friends have told me to do, just draw what you want to draw, which I usually do, but sometimes I feel I need to do something more, something different. With that being said...

What would you like to see more of from me?
Is there anything you, the fine folks who take the time to view and enjoy what I do happen to draw, would like to see more of from me? Would you like to see more of Claire? More cute stuff, suggestive stuff, naughty stuff featuring her, maybe more stuff with Sai and Steve? Should I try a new style? Maybe a new character? More doodles? Black and whites? I'll listen to ideas and maybe it'll help keep production going at a more steady rate. But yeah, I'm curious to know what you guys like to see from me and what you'd like to see upcoming...lastly,

Streaming and Commissions
I used to stream whenever I had a free day to do so, but after I had an issue with my laptop which resulted in me having to reset everything and reload everything, I was hesitant to try streaming art again. Now, I've had urges to give art streams another shot, and have tried getting a stream setup and running again. Problem is however, that I can't seem to get one running smoothly, there seems to be an issue of lag when I tried a test run anytime I set one up. So honestly, I'm not sure what the proper settings would be needed in order for me to do so. If anyone can help with that and/or give some advice or help, it would really be a huge help.

On the topic of commissions, if you are interested in getting a pic from me, please feel free to ask me in a note and I'd be happy to see what you have in mind. Work's kinda slowed for me since holidays are now over, so money may be thin, but just in general to have a lil something here or there would be nice as well, so any commissions would be helpful if possible. And if you're not interested, or can't afford to do so, that's ok, I understand, if nothing else though, maybe spread the word to see if anyone else would be interested. Just trying to consider any and all possiblities.

Thanks for taking the time to read all this, again, any feedback would be greatly welcomed. Take care until next time.

Wishing all my friends, followers, everyone in general a safe and pleasant Holiday weekend! Have a great one everybody!! :-D

To be more specific, artistic frustrations...Lately I look at art I'm working on, art I've recently posted, and I just...don't always feel satisfied with how it turned out, how it's been received once it's been posted. I often feel like the poses, proportions, shapes, they never quite look the way I'd been expecting them to turn out. I suppose I could always ask for critique but I'm not sure how well I'd handle it, not to mention I'd hate to have to go back on a pic I've already put a lot of effort into and start over.

Then there's been the issue of subject matter and ideas in general. When commissions are low or empty (much like they are now...that's another issue or something I ponder about, the struggle or general lack of interest in commissions from me....but I won't go into that, anyway) I tend to just draw for myself: personal pics, personal ideas, stuff like that. But these days I feel like I'm having a hard time coming up with anything, much less sticking with it. And when I do come up with something, recently it often leans more to something of an adult nature. And as much as I enjoy drawing such subject matter, it's the best way for me to express myself on the subject, I don't necessarily want to flood my gallery with pic after pic of adult art; not to mention, I'm not sure the viewership would improve there, I feel like variety is the better way to go. I dunno what options there are though: currently I'm not streaming anymore, I can't find time these days to so and even if I could, I would need to set up my stream again after the whole fiasco with my laptop a few months back, I can't remember my OBS settings for picarto and I'm not sure if anyone could help me there, my streams also affected me some cuz I always felt like I wasn't entertaining to those who would come in and see what I was up to. So yeah, I'm kinda just trying to do whatever, whenever, not really sure what, if anything, I can do differently from an artistic standpoint.

Sorry if this is at all bothersome to listen to, but if you happened to listen and have any advice, I'd be glad to hear it. Either way, thanks for you time.

This is coming from my phone, just a heads-up...

So last night my laptop was running just fine. I had a few updates to run, stuff I've done before, then shut it down for the evening. Today though, I turn it on, it loads the whole welcome screen, a bit slowly but fine, then shows where you enter your password, enter it, accepts it, all seems well...after that though, nothing displays at all: my desktop image doesn't load, none of my program icons, nothing. Basically the laptop is running and everything but all I see is a blank screen.

This has been extremely perplexing and frustrating; the machine seems to be running fine, it's just that nothing shows up. Obviously I'm stressing a bit as my laptop is my art hub as well as allows me to stay in touch with my friends through Skype, streams etc. I don't think I necessarily need a new laptop, it's still running, but if I do, I can't really afford one atm, and would also hate losing all my work saved and current WIPs I have, among other things.

Is there anyone out there who has, or knows someone, who has had to deal with a similar situation, and knows what the issue might be and what I can do about it without having to either get it looked at or replaced? Those are "if nothing else works..." options. It's a Dell XP 17" (plz no criticisms about the brand or anything, this isn't about brand superiority)

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope someione can help out, I'm really stressing about this. :(

So, I came back from AC last Monday and have more or less just been hovering about for the last week since returning from said con. Overall it was another fun experience, great seeing many of those closest to me, including my gf  lovelymiyu who I now miss terribly, along with all my wonderful friends, was also great meeting new people and some great artists who I've been fans of here on FA, it's always nice to finally see the people behind the art, always fun ; that being said, it was also a bit of a downer as I felt it went by far too quickly and at times, I wish I could've made better use of my time or had things better organized. There was other stuff, but I won't go into that. But yeah...with things having gone as quick as they did, and as of right now, not likely returning for next years AC or anything in terms of seeing Sai or any of my friends, needless to say I kind of fell into a bit of a depressive funk, which at times pokes back up again, especially thanks in part to the separation from everyone, and dealing with the constant stresses of home, work, finances, etc.

I see a bunch of people here and friends of mine now playing Pokemon Go on their phones; I sadly can't enjoy that fun because my phone is old and outdated, also can't really afford a new one right now. All the good stuff I'd like to have needs money, which is just not coming consistently enough for me. :(

Speaking of money and funds, commissions are available from me if you happen to be looking for someone wanting to draw up your characters or ideas. I am trying to get back into an art swing, work and life have recently worn me down, but I'm starting to try and bounce back. Anything I can earn would be helpful for me, be it to cover bills, expenses, among other things, anything to help me not stress as much as I have been over finances. Funds are a bit low, so anything would be helpful right now.

But yeah, slowly going to start trying to be more productive here again. Anyone wants to discuss art things, or just things in general, feel free to say so.

Thanks for listening.~

I shall be attending it once again this year (in a little less than a week to be exact)

Where are you staying?
Marriott City Center

What day are you getting there?
Wednesday the 29th

How are you traveling?
Airplane

Who will you be rooming with?
My gf Sai also my good friends
Kyo & Kia

How is the best way to find you?
I'll have my phone on me, Twitter would probably be best (@ SmSFoxx)

Are there any panels you might be attending?
Still need to check out the schedule, but very possibly

What do you look like?
Average guy, short brown hair, glasses, I'll be wearing my spotty tail around (just like my sona's) so look for that.

Will you be suiting?
Not really my thing, so no

Do you do free art?
If you're a friend and I'm up for it, then possibly

Do you do trades?
I might be, again, all depends on how I'm feeling x3

Do you do badges?
I would love to, but mostly just wear and collect them

What is your gender?
Last I checked I was a guy ^^;

How tall are you?
Around 5'9"

Can I talk to you?
You certainly can, I sometimes can be a quiet type, so just know that if I'm not as talkative

Can I touch you?
Depends on your definition of touching....Sai probably wouldn't like it regardless, talk to her. XD

Can I visit your room?
Depends on the roommates, we'll need to discuss. x3

Can I buy you drinks?
You absolutely can!!

Can I give you stuff?
Maybe....o.o

Can I hug or snuggle with you?
If I know you and it's ok, then yes you may hug, snuggling's reserved pretty much for the girlfriend however. :p

Are you nice?
I like to think I am, certainly try to be. :o

How long are you going?
Wednesday - Monday morning (boo)

Do you have an artist table?
I do not

Will you be going to parties?
Probably not, but could always change

Will you be performing?
Nah

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Gimme a poke or shout! "Yo Steve!" "Spotty Foxx!" "SmS!" something like that

Where will you be most of the time during the day/s?
During the con, most likely around artist's ally and the dealer's den, maybe at a show, panel, who knows, I'll also be where my friends are

What/where will you be eating?
Food, as for where, Subway, Furnando's, 7-11, Dunkin, maybe somewhere else, depending on the price/location

Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
Maybe

Can I take your picture?
I'm not one who likes getting pictures taken usually, so it'd depend how I'm feeling

What's your goal(s) for the con this year?
This is technically my vacation, so the plan's to relax and have fun away from the craziness of life. Also spend time with my gf, my best friends, hopefully get some cool art and mementos (while not going too overboard) and just have fun overall.

See you there!

I'm just not sure what to update it with. x3 To be honest, there's not been a lot going on recently. I'm more or less, just trying to work on art when I have the time, idea, or drive to do so. Besides that, I'm basically just trying to make sure I'm prepared for AC at the end of the month, trying to keep what funds I have, although that is constantly difficult. But yeah...

I'm not really sure what else to say or add right now. x.x

It means I've lasted another year!! 32nd year to be exact.

TO PUT IT SIMPLY: IT'S MY 32ND BIRTHDAY TODAY!!

Sooooooooooo....yep. :P Happy birthday to me!!