It's been a while, eh.

As some of the more astute (or perhaps merely fanatical) of you may have noticed, I fell into a bit of a lapse for the better part of this past year. Rest assured, I had my reasons for doing so. And they were all infuriating.

Unfortunately they're also quite dull, so I'll just sum it up in a progression of three maladies each one serving to beget the next:

Stress, gastric reflux, and insomnia.

In short, it has not been a fun year. And yet the remedy to most of it came in a humble form I could not have foreseen:

Oatmeal.

Yeah. I'm as surprised as you are. It turns out it does wonders for gastric reflux, and no less so for feeling full at night without abusing your stomach and/or diet. Who'd have thought? So after a couple days of laying on the sofa, listening to jazz music and snarfing down rolled oats, my art drive suddenly returned, and I've spent the past four-odd days at my tablet cranking out piece after piece. Amazing what a few good nights of sleep, a somewhat more restrained stomach acid situation, and a nightly bowl of oatmeal will do.

Oatmeal. I still can't believe that was the remedy.

Where was I? Oh, right. I'm mostly better and more art's coming, hopefully. I don't know how long I'll be able to keep this current pace, but being able to finally play catch-up has been a blessing in and of itself. I may need to start considering paid work if I can refine my process enough to make my own time manageable, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

_{Sheesh, you know you're approaching your middle age when you're gushing about how good oatmeal is for you.}

Enjoy the rest of your autumn, folks.

EDIT: A few people were apparently worried about the three strikes through the icon. The concern's appreciated, but relax, it's just a tribute to Ace Combat.