Hello to those of you on DA who still check up on me and say "HI" despite my lack of activity on here. I really appreciate it. I still don't have a scanner... or I should say... I have a scanner.. but absoloutely no idea how to hook it up because I'm computer illiterate for the most part. Anyway, updates may be scarce here for now but that will all change pretty soon.

I'm in the middle of several fun projects that I hope you will check out once they are ready. Some are art related, others cosplay, and then there are the shows me and my Concept Galaxy crew are working on for several conventions we'll be attending this year as special guests. I finally got a pretty solid schedule together which I'm dropping off here incase anyone would like to make arrangements to meet up and hang out or if you'd like to get involved in some way in a show.

CONCEPT GALAXY EVENTS SCHEDULE

1. Broward Anime Festival - Feb 6th-8th (FINISHED!)

2. Anime School House Rock - May 2nd - site --> [link]

3. C.G./lolfilmworks filming - Birmingham, AL. - May 29th-31st*

4. Florida Super Con - June 5th-7th* - site --> [link]

5. Anime Festival Wichita - July 10th-12th - site --> [link]

6. SUPER TOP SECRET! - (TBA at a later date) - ???*

7. C.G. Zenkaikon Auditions! - Aug. 14th-16th - site --> [link]

8. Realmscon - Oct. 2nd-4th - site --> [link]

9. EXP. Con - Oct. 9th-11th - site --> [link]

10. Zenkaikon - Nov. 7th-8th - site --> [link]

(* = Tentative - Not 100% solidified/official until further notice)

I've also been spending some time working on some new costumes that will appear in the productions listed above in the fall. I'm very excited particularly about the Dissidia Kefka costume I'm working on (if you couldn't tell from the costume layering doodle I uploaded a little while ago. I've moved it to scraps recently so if you you'd like a look at it but can't find it it's because you have to go into my scrap book now to do so.)

I have always been a big fan of Final Fantasy 6 and have frequently considered doing either Realm, GoGo, or Kefka's costume for some time now. You can imagine how thrilled I was when C.J. mentioned that he wanted his costume upgraded to the new Dissidia look because that meant that I would finally have a kick ass model to to help me bring the costume to life in ways I coudn't have on my own.

I've also been working closely with Will and Mia Ward on a new web site design for Concept Galaxy that will take as long as it takes to get done. We're not putting a deadline for ourselves on that one because we are just having fun with experimenting with different features we can provide and ways to not just have the shows we do be entertaining but the Concept Galaxy site itself as well. This may include some fun things for anyone who likes "Oh, Captain!" or "Chaos in the Outer Region" as well. I have to talk to Heather more about it because she's going to be the one managing my web comics and publications in the future under Dragonmun. ( www. dragonmun. com )

Anyway... Thought I'd drop by and update and let everyone know what's going on with me and what's been keeping me busy. I haven't forgotten about the 50k tribute... It's crawling along and almost at the kiriban. When it hits it I will upload a nice tribute for all of you, my awesome DA buds and fellow artists. I'm off for now. Will be sparse for the next few weeks. Universal is picking up in hours since Spring Break is around the corner and I'm going to be picking up as many shifts as possible so I can make some extra bank to put into materials for costumes and props for the shows. TTYL!

PS - Don't forget to check out my websites at...

[link] <--- CONCEPTGALAXY.COM

[link] <--- NEW MYSPACE

[link] <---- MY CARMEN FAN SITE