Been a few weeks since I've posted anything, so I thought I'd give an update.

I'm still working with the cantankerous old CRT monitor. Gradually getting used to it, though, so I've been able to start doing art again. Still would like to replace it ASAP, but since the static distortions seem to have died down, I guess I can live with it for a while longer.

Been a busy month in my family. Said hello to a new nephew in mid-September; mother and child are both healthy. (Kid was over ten pounds when he was born. For reference, my sister is normally around a hundred....) Said goodbye to an old mare. She was in good health for most of her life, but you can't escape old age, and you can't fix it. She went fairly quickly, though, so at least she didn't suffer long. Going to be saying hello to a new colt sometime in November, the result of a long-standing deal my father had with a breeder in Texas. He's weaned, and will be getting shipped out here soon. Probably not UPS.

Still looking for work. Still finding next to nothing. I'll believe this economy is recovering when it's possible to actually find jobs. Wall Street's opinion on the subject holds no merit with me; I don't care how much the stocks are or are not rising, it's not a recovery if there aren't any jobs. Lost my car at the end of August because I couldn't keep up with the payments. Theoretically they were going to sell it at auction after a brief waiting period (about two weeks), to pay off as much of the debt as possible (with me being liable for any remainder, as is standard.) I haven't heard anything about it since, though. They're still billing me for it, with no further mention of sale, and no change in the owed amount. And, oddly, Oregon DMV sent me a new copy of the registration -- I wasn't due for another one, and it seems like they processed this specially after the repossession. Not sure what's going on there. Haven't received anything else on it since from them. If any of you have any guesses, let me know.

Despite the difficulties, I'm feeling pretty good right now. Still broke, still not able to get out and about much due to being broke, but I'm keeping myself busy, and visiting with family. Also having enough art ideas that it's hard to know where to begin, so hopefully you lot will be seeing the benefit of that. Busy with other projects and tasks as well. Also need to figure out how to come up with some money for Christmas presents, if I'm not gainfully employed by then.