Hi everyone,

I hope that you are all enjoying this fine holiday season, whichever fine holiday you may be celebrating, be it Chaunukah, Christmas, Ramadan, Kwanzaa, or NFL playoffs. I haven't posted too much lately as you may have noticed. Not because I haven't wanted to, mind you. I work in a retail situation and this time of year is so damn hectic that I am just way too drained to do this kind of stuff all the time, and Alena keeps me on my toes!

Some updates.

I have started that long format Curling video project I told you all about. I have shot about an hour and a half to 2 hours of footage so far. With much more coming here in the second half, after the holidays. I helped my wife Emily put together a special DVD project for Christmas, I probably shouldn't say too much about it since some of you readers may actually find it in your stocking come Christmas morn. :) Also put together a 2005 calendar for Emily's family.

I was the surprise winner of a 40GB iPod Photo here at work! It is fantastic, though I still have to figure out how to get the slideshow feature to work properly.

I have been very slow to work on any new artwork. the aforementioned time factor being one, and also the fact that my drawing table is in the unheated attic and makes for some cold times gripping the ink nibs. We do have a space heater up there, but I don't like to run it that often. I suppose if I didn't sleep at all I might find the time to get everything done....

Talk to you all soon! I hope you have a Wonderful Holiday and a Happy New Year!


---Doug