A poorly executed pun but I’m fresh out of ideas at the moment. That’s pretty obvious when the best tentative title I had come up with otherwise was “Round We Go Round the Month-Berry Bush.” And I’ve not got the excuse of writing the episode dub-titles for Pokémon: Galactic Battles.

Perhaps I’m out-of-sorts because I’m not June’s biggest fan. I mean, it’s named after the Roman goddess of marriage, Juno. And in England, June’s flower is the rose... then there’s Father Day and Trooping the Colour (especially poignant as it’s a D-Day anniversary thing. No disrespect to the veterans of course)... oh, whatever. We’re halfway through 2009 and that means we’re all sailing on the winds of change. Something I'm not very good at dealing with, as those who know me very well have had to recently endure.
A long-distance course in video games design, a possibility of my getting noticed by possible big-time commissioners, me about ready to start doing smaller furry commissions (NOT YET so no hounding please!), hints of a long-term job on the horizon, driving lessons almost at an end with my final test booked, plus the fact it’s now been over two years since I’ve been furry... it’s all been a bit overwhelming but I shouldn’t really look a gift horse (or horses) in the mouth. After many a roundabout discussion and a lot of emotion (yes, yes, I’m one of those men who aren’t afraid to cry), I’m glad my life is the way it is. Originally, this journal was just going to be another dreaded moan fest... but bah, there’s enough of that in the real world (politics especially). My heartfelt thanks to everyone who’s supported me and a lot more besides. I just wish I had more interesting stuff to write about but I’m rather boring at the moment.
My apologies to those patiently awaiting more artwork, including the end of UEIE and Infurlation; I’m only one man and can only work so fast. A slight bugbear of mine is how much time I have to spend on colouring, something that puts me off many a sketch. But as it’s been drilled into my head recently, it’s my hand doing the artwork so I should do whatever feels right for me, including posting up line-art and things... then again, is that being too conceited? To quote the actor Alan Rickman (plays Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies, but was also an angel in Dogma, the only one to reveal his wings, albeit sardonically): “I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision.” Perhaps that’s me now. Of course, at the time of writing this, I’m recovering from a sudden bout of man-flu, so maybe things’ll look sharper and clearer once my brain stops spin-cycling.

I’ll bear William Shakespeare’s advice in mind during the intermission: “Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt...”

For those who ain't fallen asleep yet, take care everybody!

P.S. My most heartfelt thanks to everyone who's contributed to whatever amount of pageviews I've got nowadays over the past two years. :3