To be brief I've been rather busy at work and its been getting to me somewhat badly lately. So much in fact that I've begun to worry that I may be suffering from depression again. I think that because well, I'm not enjoying anything much at all lately just like before.
Been raiding on WoW with my Guildies, normally I really enjoy dungeons and the like, you know, all that working a in a group and chatting while you pile into those rampaging monsters and seeing how good a dps you can get, earning rewards, plundering loot etc. However for the past week I've gotten really frustrated with it if I've managed to get worked up at all. I'm not enjoying it no where near as much as I should. I didn't mind not getting upgrades to my equipment and such directly because I'd get conquest emblems which I could use to buy some decent gear with, but even that just feels like a pointless pursuit. Maybe I'm just not liking WoW anymore at all. It is failing to cure my boredom which is the only real reason I play it anyway.

That said I still can't get motivated to draw or write either unless I'm at work and thus can't (because I'm working so hard obviously) and rushing about chasing my own tail and getting absolutely nowhere. I would make more progress beating my face against a brick wall. (I won't actually do that but that's what I feel like I am doing pretty much) Anyway, I do have a few idea's I want to work on, but never the motivation when I have spare time.

I've just started the portfolio project for the end of Section 2 Part A of my Train 2 Game course.... The Pitch Document! Yey... (not my lack of enthusiasm) its not that I don't want to do it. Quite the contrary, its just that certain parts of it make no sense to me right now... I mean, I have have no idea how much it costs to make a game... not even a ball park figure! My idea is to make a game out of VOS (plots there, character design, all that stuff already thanks to the book right?) but how long would that take? I don;t know, I've never made a game before so I have no idea how long it would take to program a level let alone a whole world! I've just started looking at some forums and such and so far.. no help in sight... Ah well. It'll make sense eventually but if anyone has any idea... TELL ME!!!! PLEASE!

I've also recently submitted my TMA 18 and Section 1 final exam... Only time will tell if I've passed, I think I did okay but I'm not confident. If I fail no doubt I will write about it, whining as usual.

Had our two minutes silence at work on thursday (you know the 11th). Well I did at least. I forgot to buy a poppy mainly because I don't really go out at the moment. Not even on a weekend. I've not the energy (another sign of depression... gah!) and it takes real effort to do anything. I don't want to come to work simply because I don't want to. Its far too much effort to find clothes and get the bike out and all tediousness. yet Hopefully the feeling will pass because as tedious and agitating as my job is right now, its actually an okay job. A bit dull at times but I feel as if I am useful (which is ever so nice) and my colleagues tend (not always) to be rather nice and pleasant (tho are currently about as stressed and fed up with everything as I am if not more!). So other than the low pay, which, lets face it is better than a kick up the arse and probably the best I'm going to get until I actually finish my course and find something more focused and skill worthy (unless of course my books get discovered and before super hits at which point I can quit and spend all day writing and drawing... YES PLEASE!) its alright.

Right so on to what you're actually interested in and no just me bitching because I can! Mawhwa!

VOS Book Four Update - Another chapter nearly polished off. Half written the next one already (that's the fun of writing one bit at home and a different bit at work) So we're now aiming for a New Year completion as I'm off work over the holidays. With the cover almost finished (I know I uploaded a copy to my DA gallery but I'm not satisfied with it. I will go back and tweak.) all that will remain is the editing.

TotW - I've been neglecting this and I apologise. I have to get back in the swing of it but I've got a few colour piccies in progress that I want to finish first. I figure if I direct my creative energy in too many directions I won't get anything finished so I will leave this for a little while longer. please forgive and bear with me. I've not given up. I will go back to it!

Art in Progress - I've got another wallpaper for VOS in the mix right now. Its an old sketched piece I rediscovered and am reworking. Its on the base coat colour stage. I'm also doing another piccie for Sugar Rush. Random idea just went mad and I really wanted to do an improvement for Niall's random idea.

T2G - I've got my Pitch Document portfolio project to work on. This will need sketches as well a quite a bit of written work. The basic layout is already there with the exception of man hours and a basic budget so its going well. Need more practice at landscapes and cityscapes for the back up art work tho, so help when I post up a few of my drafts would be greatly welcomed!!!!

And just because I can and although not really relevant to DA or my art in any way!!!! WoW!!! - Want to get my shaman healer to lvl 80 (I'm at 29, nearly 30!!!) and all epic gear for my Main character, Lycentia (the beastmaster/marksman hunter). My trinkets are letting me down now so going to work on that. Plus I have another doodle idea for my WoW buddies but I may just leave that for a while too.

Not going to be taking any commissions or requests now for a while.