First off, I'm sorry for being gone for so long, again. I really don't know how much else I can put this into words. So, let me explain:
For the last month and a half, my mother was recovering from her surgery at the hospital, for javing her cancer removed from her uterus. For the last 5 weeks or so, she was doing just fine recovering from the surgery. However, just a few days ago, she was having problems with the fluids in her body - having trouble draining them out. So we called 911, and had her taken back to the hospital to get a draining bag to drain the fluids out. Once we did that, she felt better, and was able to return home. That was on Wendesday this week.
However, I'm afraid that fate decided otherwise. At around 11 PM, Thursday night, my mom started to have problems - she was getting cold, and having problems breathing - we don't know was happening. So we calleed 911 again, and hhad her taken back to the hospital. My dad went with them. About an hour or so later, my Dad and his friend Fred came home.
It pains me to say this part but, my mother has passed away.
Right now, I'm am in so much grief and pain and suffering, that it makes me feel like I had it worst then her. Deep down inside, I feel regret, anger, and despire. I wish I could turn back time, and undo all the mess that has happened. I even wish I could see my mom again, hug her, kiss her, love her like a son should. But I can not.
I'm afraid now, ladies and gentlemen, I can not be here right now. I'm going to temporarily put all commissions on hold, and cancel for the time being. Please understand, I have no intension for forgetting any that I have left to do. As much as I was planning to get get back to them the last time I posted here, I was hoping to do so once my mother had recovered. But now, I can't - not yet at least. there is much my dad and I have to do now, and I just don't have the time at the moment to do so. So for now, until the time allows, I'm temporarily closing all commissions, and putting everything on hold until I can return. I will be gone for a while, but I'll see about dropping by whenever I can.
I hope one day I can come back, and continue my work, but right now, I can not.
Please, I know all of you are upset that I haven't done your commissions in a while, but now I ask you for mercy and time - time for me and my family to recover from our lose and move on.
I promise to all of you, your commissions are not being forgotten here, I just simply taking an extended leave of abscene for the time being.
All that ask of all of you is for support and pray for me. Pray that I make it through somehow.

I promise, I'll be back soon. I'll try. Until then, wish me luck...

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...OK...I'll explain my resent 2-month abscene:

The truth is... I have no explaination. Ever since I got over my sleeping problems and my Love Hina and Outlaw Star DVDs, I felt my drawing energy slipping away as such. All the way to the point that I had lost interest almost entirly, thinking that I would get back to my commissions and my drawings the next week. As such, one week went to another, and so on.
Luckly, I did get up enough energy to work on one of my adult commissions for FA, which I post just 2 1/2 weeks ago. Since then, I've decided to take time or from DA entirely, and just enjoy Christmas and New Years on my own.
I did have plans for some clean and hentai pics for Christmas, but sadly, they never went into the drawing stages. I just didn't feel into it at the time.
But now that I'm here again, and looking at the drawing that everyone here on DA and FA have done, I feel kinda sick to my stomach, sorta-speak, for being away from so long. I feel like cying to dumping everyone like this, especially keeping my costumers out on a lim like I did, (except for one).
But now that it's 2008, I need to get back to work. I still have 15 commissions to work on, plus I got some drawing ideas to think up. However due to family issues, I may still be out for a while, but I'll update whenever possible. Put the main thing is I'm back, and that's all there is to it.
Once again, I apologizes to everyone for being away for so long a time. I hope you can all forgive me. Right now, gotta go.

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I know I haven't done any commission work yet, but for the past 10 days, I've been having sleep problems since got back from Youmacon. At times, I've been staying up all days, hoping I would be tieed when I get home from work, but end up falling asleep, and at others I sleep and wake up late and stuff. It's annoying.
In addition to that, I forgot to mention that I also bought both complete series of Outlaw Star and Love Hina, and I've spend all last week watching them inbetween sleep and stuff. Yeah. **Damn you, Ashia and Suu!**
Anyways, I'll try to get back into commissions, but I've been also having things to do as well, so things are going to be slow again for a while. Just though you should all know.
Anyways, got to go.

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Man, what a great time I had!
On the first day, I took my friends Mark and Mike to Youmacon, and we check out the card gaming room, while I laso went to the dealers - and got myself a Gundam Wing: Endless Wltz Wing Zero Custom! 8D I love it! X3
I also got Lilo and Stitch Angel and Stitch keychains (I'm giving the Angel one to a friend at work), some Pockys, and even an Invader ZIM shirt!
I also met up with again, and I also met Johny Yong Bosch and Hyper-Strike! I also had an interview with Hyper-Stirke (John Stork is quite the nice guy), which I'll post along with my forgotten Tony Oliver interview at a later time. I got almost everyone's autograph, including Jeff Nimoy's! TENTOMON! XD
I even saw again, along with several other DA artists there. I'll also be checking out their pages later.

Anyways, I can't wait til next year, even if they change the location to Dearborn. I'll find it. Anyways, as for my gifts, thanks everyone, and for those who forgot to do once, no worries. There's always Christmas time! LOL! :3 Or even next year too. :3

Anyways, I got commissions to work on, a Hyper-Strike interview to write up, and new DA artists to shout out at.

Got to go! **plays with Wing Zero**

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I'veb een checking out the new trailer for Aliens VS. Predator: Requiem, and it look pretty good - see for yourelf here: AVP-R.

Anyways, I' still working on my sketch for my halloween pick, which is inspired by Linkin Park's "Breaking the Habit," however, I'm afraid I won't have it done by Halloween night. I'll try and have it done after Youmacon, though. Forn ow, I'm just make a quick Halloween card instead, and get my linkin-park one done later. I hope that's ok with everyone.

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Anyways, if anyone still hasn't finished their b-day gifts for me, you still have until Halloween night to get them in, so no worries here. ^__~
I'll keep the references up until the 31st. Again, all I ask is for a pic of Team Sakara in your style. You can use any of the two costume sets you like.
Here the references:
Costumes 1:
RICO: [link]
RIKA: [link]
KITANA: [link]
Costumes 2:
RICO: [link]
RIKA: [link]
KITANA: [link]

Got to go. Today I'll see about going out for dinnier for my birthday.
C-YA! :3

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