Hello, my dreamers.

I wanted to begin this journal with an apology. I have left this account in a state of disarray that shames me. For my negligence and my absence, I apologize.

Over the next few months, please expect to see a rather dramatic overhaul of this entire account. I will be putting deviations into storage, deleting old journals that are either outdated, unnecessary or otherwise just need to be deleted. My goal is to make this a much more professional account as well as a more accessible account.

I realize that I have been gone for some time. The laptop that I have been using for a majority of my projects over the last four years has gone on to the pasture. I may be able to salvage the hard drive, but the machine itself has essentially died. Had it not been for this, I was originally hoping to come back December of last year. My truly wonderful partner spoiled me and bought me my own computer in May, although we only just set it up and got it working today. If the hard drive is salvageable and the programs installed upon it are not damaged or inaccessible for any reason, I may be able to begin posting art again as early as later this month. If I am forced to wipe the hard drive in order to use it, then it will be a considerable time from now. Aside from the obvious technical issues with my return, I allowed life to get in the way of my availability. In many ways, this is my own fault.

Ideally, I am hoping to find a happy balance this time around. I am still working, I am currently going to school and I am in a steady and healthy relationship. These will take up some of my time - of that I am sure. However, I am going to make it my mission to ensure that they do not take up all of my time. That being said, I have set goals and challenges for myself for the foreseeable future. I will now be writing 1,000 words per day. This is regardless of work, school or love-life. If there is a funeral, I will write after the service. If there is a wedding, I will write after the reception. If I go to Disneyland, I will be making sure to bring something with me that I can type with for the morning before or the night after. This is nonnegotiable for me.
  
For every day that I do not write, the 1,000 words will be added on to the following day. The amount will continue to accrue for as long as I hold off on it. Essentially, this is a roll over requirement. If this goes smoothly and according to plan, I will be upping my daily count. Another challenge is five drawings per month. This is a minimum and does not count sketches. By five drawings, I mean five fully rendered, colored and completed artistic renderings of something that I decide to create. Much like my writing goal, these accrue over time. The only instance where I will give myself any leverage is if my hard drive is inaccessible or if I am lacking in necessary tools between pay checks.

This is an ongoing effort, something that I will try to keep all of my faithful dreamers updated on as it progresses. Thank you, all of you, for your kind words, support and friendship. I could never have gotten this far without you all and I look forward to seeing where this will take us.

I'm finally back.