Hey guys,

I am still in Saint Cloud. I did have to spend around two weeks home, but I was able to patch things up with my parents during my time there. I am going to be working a job to pay my way through the summer and I will be taking two classes during the semester.

I won't have as much time for art than in semesters past, but I can assure you that I will be continuing to break new ground. I want to keep this journal short and sweet because I can't think of much else to say, really. I am getting another laptop, albeit it will not be nearly as good as the hp I had and I will probably have to do the majority of the heavy digital stuff for class and art on the school's machines.

The laptop I did get was a Dell Latitude D600. They are very reliable, cheap, easy to fix machines, and I have experience working on them so I should either be able to upgrade the hardware/software or change machines at some point. I am also saving up to get another tablet, most likely a Wacom Graphire 6x8 inch. I'll have to save up until then.

I'm getting set up for another semester of art classes in the fall, so I'll do what I can to keep my drawing skills from getting rusty. This means I'll be doing more traditional art. I feel like my traditional skills are progressing nicely, but I'm still behind where I need to be. I went on scribd.com and got a ton of art books (PDF) from there for like $9. It was nice because I was able to pick up one of the premier titles on drawing anthros, "Draw Furries" by Jared Hodges and Lindsay Cibos, as well as some of my other favorite authors like George Bridgman, Burne Hogarth, Michael Hampton, and Lee Hammond, as well as renowned comic book artist Stan Lee. I highly recommend the site.

Between work (I recently interviewed at the local McDonald's, though exploring other options) and studying... It's going to be a busy summer. That's probably an understatement. Wish me luck.

Thanks guys,

-Donnie
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