March has been pretty exciting. I think we bought a house and are moving even farther west than we are now. On our first outing with our lovely real estate agent I slammed my finger in her car door. It turns out I broke the tip of my finger and who knows if before or after they drilled a hole in the nail is when it got infected. So my left hand isn't my friend and I'm taking pills. All should be well in a few days. I do wish it was the middle finger and not the index.

AND thank heavens it isn't my right hand. Typing has been a chore, but sketching and having things to sketch has been awesome. Like sketching bits of our rental house and surrounding area that I'll be leaving soon.

And research sketching! I'm working on a personal dummy something set in a certain time period. Luckily there are loads of books and some movies set then, too, to look at and adapt for my own idears.

And researching how to draw hot teens! Sara has no idea how hard it is to draw someone hot and teenage. I might have her redo all the hot characters. Are teen boys ever hot? I can't have every hot guy looking like the only hot guy I know, Aaron (below is not Aaron) -- and besides, Aaron's WAY too old. It is difficult to look properly teenage AND handsome and the media isn't helping. Especially when most actors playing teens are ancient. Isn't the cast of High School Musical -- aren't they all over 40?

Kirby is back. I'm so glad. And not just because she brought me the best book!

We move to our new house the weekend of the Conference! I don't think I'll post much until May. There are lots of paints and slide whistles and pie plates to pack up. Plus critique sessions to prep for at the Conference which is almost sold out. If you haven't signed up yet what are you waiting for???