Hey there my little Space Lights,

It´s been a bit since I´ve given everyone an update on what´s been going down and what will be going on. And as I´m on a little break right now so I can rest my back and shoulders a bit (been drawing for a good 4 to 5 hours each day for the past few days), I thought I´d drop this journal here.

I am now officially out of my seasonal depression and have been doing all I can to try and stay out of it while I can. For me sadly, depression is a daily thing I fight, but I´m happy to say that I´ve been doing better than ever and even though I still get the occasional day in between where things just all seem to go wrong, I´m not as shattered as I would have been otherwise. I´m proud to say that this is the first time I´m seeming to find a balance between living with it and being able to do what I can to have a meaningful life. I´m not searching for happiness as I feel that is overrated, happiness comes in small doses. That cigarette after a stressful day, an orgasm, a cup of coffee in the morning, a decent or even good night sleep, a good story, seeing your friends after a long time, a sunrise or sunset, anything that just gives you a smile and a sigh of relief. All the rest in between those moments should be filled with content.
Anyway, enough rambling, on to something more important.

Confuzzled is slowly creeping up on us (OMG I can´t wait!) and I want to get my entire commission list finished and done before I even set foot on the boat to England. I´ve been working hard and have made a decent dent so far but I still have a bit to go. I´m working on the biggest projects first, so I can have enough time to finish the smaller ones which can be done in a day or two.
Right now, and I´m so gosh darn proud, I´m working on a massive project which needs to be done by May 4th. I´m making a poster/pamphlet to promote a up and coming convention which is based in Scotland, Scotiacon. (https://www.scotiacon.co.uk/) I´ve already been twice and it was my first ever convention. It´s such a blast and they´re looking to gather more people to keep the con going. This will be its 4th year. So expect to see the work for that up soon.

After May 4th I will be wrapping up all the other commissions. I want to have them done by May 21st, right in time for the con. I´ll be keeping in touch with the ones still on the list. If you are on the list and have any questions, please feel free to contact me througn note.

When I get back from the convention at the beginning of June I´ll be throwing everything around. I´ll be having a clear schedule, 2 days a week where I´ll have Stream Sketches. These will be announced each time. I might also kick the prices up just a tiny bit, as I´ve been getting better and have been learning some new things. I´ll also have a set amount of commissions I will take at a time and will have no reservation list.

I´ve also been thinking of starting up a Patreon for myself and have an idea on what I´d like to offer there, so that´s also something in the works. I´ve promised myself I will take on one project a year and work through it. This year it will be a long running web comic of all my characters and the world they live in.

I think that´s all the information for now, but if there are developments in anything, I will keep you all informed.

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So, to reiterate:

• May 4th to May 21st: I will be finishing off all the commissions on my current list. (Any questions, please note me)
• June 2nd to June 9th: I´ll be taking a small break to get everything sorted out after the con, make a schedule and figure everything out before going public again.
• June 10th to January 1st 2015 : Commissions will be OPEN! There will be only a certain amount of commission slots at a time, so I can give you all your work at a far more decent rate than now.

• January 2nd 2015 to March/April 1st 2015: I will be closing commissions for then, not sure if I´ll open again in March or April. This is to give my seasonal depression a chance to just sit and then get the heck out again without bothering you guys.

• My prices will go up just a smidge from June 10th on. I´m not sure by how much yet, but it won´t be by much.

• I´ll be kicking up my Patreon sometime this year.

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Every single one of you has been so incredibly supportive and fantastic through the past few years. I love this community and I´ve met so many wonderful people through this website. I wish I could give you all a hug, but a big ol THANK YOU SO MUCH I LURVE YOU ALL! will have to suffice.

I´m really giving myself a much needed kick against the butt and am getting myself in gear, I have the feeling that this will be a great and productive year.

Keep shining on my Space Lights.

Much love,
Zikaur