User blog:Numbuh 404/Status Update: Busy

Recently slowed progression in the Expanded AU and LD Stories is due to some upcoming (and current) events, mostly pertaining to school and work. At my Starbucks store, we have obtained a new manager who is still adjusting to our specific team, store needs, customers, etc. He's a wonderful manager so far, but scheduling is a bit nutty, so we'll work through it -- no pun intended.

Meanwhile, finals are coming up in my classes, which I've been actually trying to do well on this time around. As long as I pass, I'm good at this point (pertaining to one class), and the other is Drawing 1, which requires me working with charcoal on 18x24" sketchbook paperr at home -- and that's something I'm not super accustomed to, so... Yeah.

On the upside, I've been participating in this year's holiday art sale and have already sold a good number of works! I put up a couple handmade ceramics, old oil/acryllic paintings, Chinese watercolor scrolls, and my annually-adored digitally-drawn holiday cards (envelopes included!). As of Day Three of the sale, my station looks like this:

Once the art sale and finals are wrapped up, my classes will be over, leaving me more time to work on my commissions, Christmas present deliveries, and - of course - my Smurfs-related work. So, long story short, I'm not leaving again; it's just been busy on the home front.