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Work, a visit by my sister, and a brief mention of my original manga!
I pretty much vanished last month, I know. Work kept me rather busy, though it could have (and has been) much worse. I forgot about Skip before Giftmas while estimating my work load. *wince* Thus, I lettered two volumes in January: Nastume 8 and Skip 24. That volume of Natsume was easier than the norm, which is good because that volume of Skip was the most difficult one in the past ~10 vols. That was thanks to Valentines Day (canon!) shenanigans. Though I have to say that thanks to all the manga I've read and anime I've watched, I've seen an amazing number of different(?) Valentine's Day storylines, but Skip still managed to bring me one that was brand-new. This is one of the reasons Skip Beat is my favorite manga: it's incredibly unpredictable and fun--not to mention beautiful. ^^
I did finish both Natsume 8 and Skip 24 on time, and I am now in the middle of the next volumes of each--with the usual 2 month deadline. Whew! No script yet for Saiun 4, though I do have the page files and am prelettering those in preparation.
I've seen Mistress Fortune and Saiun vol 2 on bookshelves, so they are now available. I would be delighted if you would flip through Mistress, as it contains my best FX and retouch work ever!
My sister has been in Portland for the past week; she flies back to TX today. She came for work, and was able to see me for at least dinner just about every day. She joined me for book club, I took her to my fave restaurants, showed her the sights (my libraries!!), we both spent too much money on books at my local and downtown Powell's locations, and she was able to meet almost all of my local friends. She also had the full Portland experience: caught in the rain with no umbrella, hit up for money by a bum, rode the commuter train, had train fair inspected by a transit cop (yes, we were legal), got lost in Powell's, observed one loud person of questionable sanity, and walked everywhere possible. It was a good visit for both of us!
Now it's back to regular work schedule for me. The standard quota of 4 pages a day each of Skip and Natsume will let me meet my deadlines with time to spare. ^^ This means I've been chipping away at my original manga again! Kyaa! The inks for page 1 are SO CLOSE to being done. XD
I did finish both Natsume 8 and Skip 24 on time, and I am now in the middle of the next volumes of each--with the usual 2 month deadline. Whew! No script yet for Saiun 4, though I do have the page files and am prelettering those in preparation.
I've seen Mistress Fortune and Saiun vol 2 on bookshelves, so they are now available. I would be delighted if you would flip through Mistress, as it contains my best FX and retouch work ever!
My sister has been in Portland for the past week; she flies back to TX today. She came for work, and was able to see me for at least dinner just about every day. She joined me for book club, I took her to my fave restaurants, showed her the sights (my libraries!!), we both spent too much money on books at my local and downtown Powell's locations, and she was able to meet almost all of my local friends. She also had the full Portland experience: caught in the rain with no umbrella, hit up for money by a bum, rode the commuter train, had train fair inspected by a transit cop (yes, we were legal), got lost in Powell's, observed one loud person of questionable sanity, and walked everywhere possible. It was a good visit for both of us!
Now it's back to regular work schedule for me. The standard quota of 4 pages a day each of Skip and Natsume will let me meet my deadlines with time to spare. ^^ This means I've been chipping away at my original manga again! Kyaa! The inks for page 1 are SO CLOSE to being done. XD