Got a little side-tracked the past couple weeks with a little bug going around called the swine flu... First my son caught it from his daycare, and then I caught it from him after staying home and taking care of him. Ah the joys of germs and daycare! XD

In other news, there's just a month left before the new baby arrives! Until he gets here, my art hobby will be put on hold as we continue to get our house all ready and baby-fied again

Hook'Em!!

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I seem to go through periodic bouts of inactivity here on DA - but I can assure you there's a good reason everytime The latest bit of gossip from the World of Clay is that our family car's air conditioning went out a couple weeks ago. Now, given that we've just come off of a record-setting summer here in Texas, it's understandable that our car's A/C was a casualty of the circumstances. However, when we took it into the dealership to get a quote for the repairs, they literally wanted half the car's value to repair the thing... So for the past couple weeks we've been debating on whether to fix the car or to get a new one.

After going over our finances and figuring out where we'd like to be in a few years before Corbin goes to school, we decided to take the car to a local mechanic for a second repair quote and see if we can't squeak a few more years out of our car. And 'lo the private mechanic came back with a quote that was half as much as what the dealership wanted! So now we have a fixed car and are in a much better position to move to a nicer area of Austin in a couple years

Anywho, as exciting as I'm sure all of that sounds (*crickets chirping*), I sadly haven't had a chance to sit down and finish a lot of the pieces I'm currently working on. And given that my wife is in the final stretch of her pregnancy (just a short 60 days before the new baby comes!), I don't expect things to be settling down anytime soon. I'm still doing the kiribans, so please note me a screenshot if you get it! It might take a while to get the kiriban back to you, but know that it *will* be coming Don't worry, , I haven't forgotten about yours!

Hope everyone's doing well! Hook'Em!!

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Really can't wait for this three-day weekend to come! This week has been CRAZY busy for me, and it doesn't look like it's going to be letting up anytime soon. Hopefully I'll have some time to get some of my WIPs done this weekend Or maybe get some new sketches posted...

So I bought Batman: Arkham Asylum earlier this week, and it's pretty much been consuming my late nights. THIS is how a Batman game is made Seriously, it has all the gritty feel of the comic without feeling like a kid-friendly cartoon. Don't get me wrong, I loved the cartoon when I was younger; but this game definitely has the kind of polish that Batman Begins brought to the big screen. I definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys stealthy games!

I'm also really looking forward to getting Muramasa: The Demon Blade. I've seen the trailers and gameplay videos for this game, and it looks awesome!! The art just looks spectacular, and I'm really hoping it gets me back to playing the Wii more. It's been way too long since I last played a game on the Wii XD...

In other news... College Football starts up this weekend!! Go Horns!!

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So this past week we kicked off a year-long project where I work that basically consisted of a team between me and a coworker. My coworker was deemed technical lead for the project (rightfully so since this is version 2.0 of essentially his 1.0 version of software), and I'm basically the lead developer. Sounds great!

Except, he just put his two week notice in last Monday

So... I just became technical lead for a year-long software project, and now we get to find someone new to bring into the project that I then get to train.

It does suck that my coworker is moving on, but hey, he's doing what's best for him, and I definitely wish him the best at his new company On the plus side, this is a fantastic opportunity for me to step up and take the new challenge head on. Definitely looking forward to this!

On the down side, this means my free time is going to drop by a lot. And since my free time has a direct correlation to my art, it means my time to draw to going to drop by a lot...

I'll still be working on the same projects, and I'd like to still keep submitting various sketches, but just don't expect any high-quality works from me for the time being Unless, of course, I get a commission *wink wink*

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In other news, school's back in session here in Texas. Which, of course, means my drive to work SUCKS HORRIBLY... *sniffle* I'll miss you summer for your short drives to work and little stress on the road... *sobs uncontrollably*

Best of luck to everyone who just started back up with school!

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... yeah you know the rest...

So it's back to the daily grind for me! Though it's not so bad - I really enjoy what I do, but I have to admit it was a ton of fun being home all day with my family Corbin's become so much more interactive lately - which has actually worked out great for me since it's forcing me to get more exercise! XD

So looking at the poll results for Guilty Gear (thanks to everyone who voted!!), it looks like I'll be drawing Dizzy next. After that, I'm going to draw May, and then I'll work on that Samus picture I've always wanted to do. Though after looking at the HUGE amount of Samus fanart, it honestly feels like any idea I can think of has already be done... 10x over Ah well, I'll try my best to be original with whatever design I can come up with. As for Dizzy, I was secretly rooting for her to be the next character I draw since she has the deathly/angelic wings going on for her. Kinda fits in nicely with the next Angels vs. Devils picture I'm working on

On another note, it looks like I'm getting some pretty positive feedback from the sketches I'm posting. I'm going to try and get some more of those posted while I work on these other pictures.

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