"It is time," the Walrus said,
"To speak of many things.
Of ships and shoes and sealing wax,
Of cabbages, and kings."

There really is so much I should talk about. I still have to go over my trip to Oklahoma to see my best friend - pictures that need posting and all - being visited by a friend from Australia, and a few other things of note. But I am going to settle for a quick and dirty sort of update, as there is something larger on my mind.

Tilting at Windmills

I finally began the process for getting my surgery. I had my consultation - and that lasted 3 hours. The end result is, the precise surgery I'll be getting is called a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. It will be laparoscopic, and basically, your stomach is roughly a c-shape, with the top of the "c" where the esophagus attaches, and the bottom, the pylorus, where the intestine attaches. The inner part of the "c" is short, but the operation would cut off the rest of the stomach to the side of those two points. Then, the portion that's left is going to be about the length of a nice fat ball-point pen sans the cap. There are x-rays and blood tests to be done, but we're looking at December as the month it takes place. There's a lot more, of course, but I'll spare you all the rambling details. In the end, it's scary, but exciting, all at once.

Whee! Pictures! All the art I've been so bad about showing but have gotten. Some may be reposts because I can't remember if I showed y'all or not.

Other folks' art. Image intense.

A character sheet of Kaz I commissioned from the lovely EbonyTigress. Linked to her FA page because photobucket is stupid and resized it too much. But oooh, so pretty. Loves it, I do, even if I should have had her add a lot more text. Glorious art of Kaz.


Blackavar by GunnerRomantic on DA.




A sketch of Kaz by Savannah Horrocks.



Nifty little headshot of Kaz by Chien.



Veilia and Asterion by Kaji.



Dingane by Bonez.




Sehran and Sabedra in trueform by Ebony Tigress.

And a surprise gift that blew me right outta my socks. Kaz and gallowspony by Dogsoul, aka rantingmule on lj. Serious thanks. I can't tell you how much I love this beauty. I'm still in awe. Thank you! *hugs*





And some art of my own.

Nothing too special. An unfinished short story that's going to stay so because the characters I made for it ( Rue, Lichen, Bitou, and others) can't be used elsewhere, and the creator of the world and races has decided not to go forward with her plans. Crosswinds.

And a character done for a canceled contest, whom I owe many many thanks to Leif for helping me create. Couldn't have done it without him. Pirate cat.