Finally finished running the farm for my father in October ; I came out of it with pride and without debt. Couldn't really have asked for much more. Actually, I did ask for more. I asked that the florist who did the funeral flowers to allow me to bring him flowers that I grew on the farm in Jersey to use in the arrangements. My best friend cut them for me in the middle of the night and drove 400 miles to get them to me in time for the funeral. It was really all I had to offer him. I like to think he was proud.
Since then, I got a new job, I was readmitted to school, given all of my scholarship and state funding back , went to see AC/DC in concert (which PWNED, by the way) , and I have been trekking along ever since. I did actually do some artwork recently, except I wrapped it up for my mom's birthday and forgot to scan it and upload it before I sealed the package. Maybe eventually I'll steal it back from her and scan it and post it. Well, that's my (condensed) status update.