hello all! i'm doing a lousy job trying to get back on top of my buffer lately, which is very vexing:

1. my wedding is in less than a month O_O which means i have a metric shit ton of last minute stuff to run around and do. aaack! eek! so that's on thing that's eating into my free time.

2. i slept terribly this week, partially because of wedding nerves and partially because my body just likes doing that sometimes. usually this isn't enough to kneecap me for work, but these are extreme circumstances.

3. something weird has happened to my creation process. my pages used to be low on layers and less complex but (despite appearances) they are becoming more involved and complex than they've ever been before. this is good? i think? but also bad; part of making a comic is making the deadline even if it means compromising artistic vision (or what passes for it in this comic). i need to get my balance back. but i also feel like i want to flex my muscles as much as i can. im at odds with myself!

on the plus side: physically i feel pretty good? after a year+ of nonstop physical pain, it's mostly stopped except for the rare flare up about once a month. i cannot tell you what a relief that is. i was hoping getting over it would immediately restore my ability to work overnight but it's been more of a slow climb back up a hill. eventually, i'll get there. i have so much i WANT to do, but i'm still working on being at a place where i CAN do it. but it IS getting better, thank god.

obviously the weekend i get married, i will not be updating and then after that we have weddings like every week in october to attend. BUT AFTER OCTOBER I WILL BE BACK...hopefully with a buffer that will save me from myself.

here's a stupid "elden ring" inspired doodle i did this week. enjoy and thank you for reading!

maxine: lazuli robe and alberich’s hat

jack and lily: finger maiden set

valdo: blackguard’s iron mask and prisoner’s set