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My friend is organizing a brony con called Running of the Leaves. It's taking place in Colorado this fall, starting with a Halloween party on October 31, followed by a whole weekend-plus-Friday of con. The events include several dance parties, a music video contest, and improv, mock debate and karaoke games. There will also be video and tabletop gaming, and the obligatory dealer's room. Check it out: Running of the Leaves - Colorado brony con

I've registered for my winter classes now. And I told some classmates what I was taking. Based on their reactions, next quarter I will either level up or die of sleep deprivation. This will be fun :D (server side programming 539, database architecture and implementation 485 and needs assessment 455 in IT, and persuasion 481 in communication.) As to my inactivity here... that's from a combination of work (job and then classes), talking to people instead of drawing, and putting most of my "art" energy into planning a story (which I'm hoping to start posting sometime this year).

Lately, I've been trying to design characters, and getting frustrated that I can't get enough variety in facial features. So I'm taking portrait sketch requests for practice. If you want me to draw you, send me a photo, or a link to a photo (or if you know me IRL and don't mind holding still, come visit). I'll also draw famous people and fictional characters, as long as you can give me a photo reference (for fictional, a photo of someone who looks like them - using drawings as reference doesn't work so well for what I'm trying to learn, so I need a photo). If you don't want me to post the sketch online, please say so. Schoolwork sometimes g