Sorry about the title, I couldn't help myself! I'm feeling much better obviously, for a lot of different reasons, even tho I'm still technically dealing with the stomach bug that my son Connor is now enduring. At least in his case he's not throwing up every 5 minutes! Getting to stay home and play the xbox has brightened his spirits tho.


I've not had a lot of time to get around to saying thank you to all my new watchers that I have accumulated in the last few weeks, but each and every one of you are greatly appreciated. With my ideas and the obvious talents of the artists I deal with, I hope you enjoy the show!


I've 3 pieces of interest that you should check out by friends of mine. Not to brag or anything, but I created Allura and Diana, and the lovely ~BrokenApollo gave me Pearl as a gift They turned out awesome!






Ever had one of those days when things just go your way out of the blue? I'm having one today... unfortunately I can't tell you why, but let's just say that thanks to a certain someone, it's a bright sunshine kinda day. Now I wanna start shamelessly bending people to my obscene will. You know, just because I can.


*eyes pageviews*


No, no, not because of the kiriban either. I've got a VERY special image ready and waiting as my way of saying thanks, but it's not getting posted until I hit the 100K mark and not a pageview sooner. The artist must remain my little secret for now, but let's just say that there are three lovely ladies just waiting to show their appreciation for all my watchers in their own way. *nod* Keep the views coming!





Secret Santa project! It will be different from the other ones that have been done on DA in the past, because I'm inclined to make sure that everyone that participates gets something in return as well. There have been too many times I've seen an artist give a gift and not get anything in return. I simply couldn't allow that with my project. Details here! [link]

*The Secret Santa cutoff is the 21st - i.e tomorrow at midnight, so if you want to take part, let me know!



And just because the urge as suddenly hit me.... Super Secret Project II

The last one was a smashing success in my opinion, so what the hell.. I'm going to do it again! One lucky recipient will get a very special gift, and just in time for Christmas. If you're interested in helping me out with it, drop me a note! I have two artists so far that are interested, so c'mon and join in on the fun!


Nothing new to report on the pending commissions front, nor any requests or kiribans. Man, I gotta get a life or something.












2009 B.A.D. Contest Winners!

3rd place - by



2nd place - by




And last, but not least, the winner of the B.A.D. Contest!












Congratulations go out to all the winners, and I'd like to thank everyone for making my 3rd annual contest such an enormous success!!!

Winners, please contact me via notes and let me know how you would like your winnings!







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Announcements!



"The Character Kidnapping Game" : [link] . It's incredibly fun, and you get free swag out of it as well, so check it out and give it a try!

My Current Hostages: 's J'Zhaeva L'Renci & 's Inspi

My journal was getting entirely too long with all the booty I've collected ( pun intended of course ) so they are now on the game page



Series I Stamps

Pending once again!


Series II Stamps

Yes, still on the way as well. Bear with me



***Art Status***

Commissions pending with ( 1 of 3 done ) , ( 1 of 3 done ) , ( 1 of 4 done ) , 1 non-DA piece, ( 1 of 2 done ) , ( 1 of 2 done ) , ( 1 of 2 done )


Zero requests or trades pending.





Rant of the Week


Black Friday


Why? Because with the exception of Toys R Us ( duh ) , none of the major retailers have any decent BF deals on toys! Seems to me that in this economy, families are the ones that could use the deals the most. It's not cheap at all raising kids to begin with, and Christmas is a nightmare anyway when you're trying to do Santa. What the hell am I gonna do with a 32" TV at half off? Feed it to my 52" big screen? And really, how many people need a 3 dollar toaster for Christmas? If the retailers want my happy ass in a store at 5 a.m. ready to spend money, give me 50% off a set of Legos... not 2 dollar bath towels or 20 dollar coffee makers.




And that's the bottom line.


Peace!