How are you doing, my beautiful people?
I'm fine. Just woke up, got my coffee, ready to face the day ^^

I'm a bit disappointed about last week's production. Let me explain because Friday I told all of you everything was peachy... and it was. But life got in the way right after that :P

I ended up having to do a shit load of things on Friday, and I didn't advance the commission as much as I was aiming for. Completing it today isn't impossible, but it's going to be hard.

Also, I had planned a really fun painting for the weekend. It's another neon lighting concept (which is always hard) in a large format (which is harder because of the nature of watercolor), with three light sources where the colors easily conflict with each other. Still, I love the concept and was pretty sure I could get it done over the weekend.

Sadly, I learned that my uncle had suddenly been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer (and I mean... it's everywhere. Brain, lungs, bones... From what I could gather, he'd known it was coming for a while but hadn't told anyone. Not his ex, not his daughter, not even his doctor), so I spent Saturday at the hospital with him.

But... that's life... and I gotta keep going.

On a more fun note, in two weeks I'm having my big karaoke birthday party. Attendance is a little smaller than I had hoped (November/December is always harder... and apparently the 21st of November is a busy night. Even one of my good friends, who was also planning her own party that night but we hadn't told each other, told me she received 3 other invitations for the same date... and with the probable death of my uncle, I doubt my family will be in a cheering mood), but it's still quite a decent showing and it's gonna be a fun night ^^

Also... I finally got to Capaldi's run on Doctor Who. I'm almost finished with that series ^^
And honestly, so far I am quite surprised. In my memories, the revival had way more bad episodes than what I just watched, especially in the Matt Smith era... but with this viewing I found that I only hated one: "Journey to the Center of the TARDIS," which is a bad Alien knockoff with a boring secondary cast, a magic reset at the end, and a happy ending that is anything but when you think about it. But other than that one, it's been a blast so far, and I always planned to end with Capaldi. I always liked Jodie Whittaker, but her run isn't far enough away in my mind to feel the need to rewatch it.

Anyway...

With my uncle's condition being quite precarious, we'll see how this one goes, really.
I'll start with the commission, then I'll move on to coloring my Star Wars elements... and if I have time, I'll start laying out the pages of the comic.

Thank you all for your patience with me... and your continued support. You know I'll always be grateful for it.

See you all soon!
Alx