Hi guys, I'm not dead I promise! I've been busting my butt on a Patreon project that was meant to catch up on months of Patreon backlogged work from around the wedding time. It's a 10 page TeaFeathers comic, and I'm about halfway through. The pages maaaay be a bit more detailed than needed out of a comic, but I am really liking the way they looks so far. I'm thinking about posting what I have so my account doesn't seem so dead, and then working on the rest as soon as things calm down around here.

Outside of that, another bit of an emergency has come up. My cat Loaf is recovering from a severe anal gland infection, on antibiotics and gabapentin for pain. We took her into the vet after noticing her fussing over her backside, and not eating. The vet originally said she likely had a disc injury in the base of her tail, but the next day the swelling on her poor butt was very hard to ignore... We took her back in, and another vet (same clinic) correctly diagnosed her. I'm actually pretty upset that the original doc missed the infection. The other vets at this clinic are people I've been taking my animals to since before Loaf was born, and they're GREAT with Loaf. But this lady has been working there for about a year and a half, and hadn't seen Loaf before. I'm not going to make any appointments with her again, Loaf will only see the trusted docs who know her well, and are good at their jobs. Sheesh! At least she's on the mend, even though she's very sullen at having to wear the cone and be confined to my office. Her rear still looks pretty gross and uncomfortable, but I have faith the antibiotics will do their work, and she'll be ok in a couple of weeks.

In addition, a friend from a long time ago recently passed away, leaving me feeling pretty low. He was my boss when I worked at the library at my art school nearly 10 years ago now, his death was very sudden. We liked to talk politics and popular TV shows when we worked together, he was there to bounce a lot of ideas off of back when Obama was first running for president. He had insights I hadn't considered, and he was fantastic at creating a relaxed library environment. He taught me to care for the books, and even gifted me with a couple copies of my favorite books when I graduated and left the library job behind. I haven't seen him in a couple years, but I did visit specifically to see him occasionally. I really regret not going to see him in recent years... You never know who will be gone from your life. Connect with people while you still can.

It's been an absolute hell week with little sleep, and even less productivity. I'm incredibly sorry to everyone who has been waiting for their art. I'm trying really hard to not open for more commissions, but I think some in-stream sketches might become a necessity soon. At the very least, keep an eye out for some comic pages soon!