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Weekly Update! (2020/06/01)

Added 2020-06-01 23:14:35 +0000 UTC

2020/06/01

Hey everyone!

This month has been a rough one. I've been frequently sick, and generally full of anxiety (not just about what's been going on in the world, though that's a lot of it, but rather just a combination of awful sleep and a lot of mental troubles) which has slowed my work down a good bit, but I'm trying to take it easy and keep myself healthy going forward.

I've got a dentist appointment to deal with some troublesome teeth on the 8th of July, and I'm going to get some antibiotics going in sometime this week to keep myself healthy until that appointment comes. I've also been trying to fix my sleep and generally not push myself too hard.

Still, I only have six commissions left, so I'm going to make a push to wrap those up by the end of the month! I'm amazed to have gotten this far and I'm so grateful to everyone that's supported me and continues to do so. <3

As for Various Happenings, the next update is in progress! We've only got four more (plus the end carpet page) until the end of the chapter! I'm really eager to start showing off more of the universe and we're going to be getting a lot of that in the next chapter! I'm sorry that it's been going so slowly, but things are finally starting to wrap up on all this stuff that's been bogging me down!

Salifox may not notice the stuff coming down on that middle pile, but she's still pleased with herself. n.n; She's doing a good job!

If you like my work, and want to make things easier on me so I can keep making more cool stuff, consider pledging over on my Patreon for just a dollar a month, you'll get access to voting and downloads of zips of my artwork, while for $5 you get access to the VIP room in my discord where I post in progress and finished work as soon as I've done it as well as talk about future projects and work I'm doing!

Also, remember, you can also donate over at my Ko-Fi or even directly through Paypal, if you don't care for Patreon.

If you need to talk to me about business, scheduling streams, refunds, or payment options, feel free to contact me via e-mail at sali[at]foxsaliant.com, note me at any of the sites this appears on as a journal.

You can join our community discord to chit chat with other friends and fans of mine.

Feel free to message me for details! (Patreons get access automatically.)

Anyway, onto the lists! Here’s the short list.

Current Commissions:

#418 (Goldenheart) - Partially Paid
#421 (Kithpine) - Completed!
#437 (LiquidPotato) - In Progress! (Preliminary)
#438 (Curious Garchomp) - Not Started
#444 (Spooder) - Completed!
#453 (Curious Garchomp) - Not Started
#455 (Norithics) - Not Started
#456 (Mechaghost2003) - Not Started

If you want more details on what's going on, you can head over and look on the Schedule Page.

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During these times, remember, that we need to help the most vulnerable and downtrodden among us. Listen to those speaking out and take what they say to heart, not just now but moving ever forward.

We have to support the Black communities that are, have been, and are poised to continue suffering under a weighted and unjust system that would sooner see them die for existing than help them in any way.

We have to support the medical professionals and essential workers for that continue to risk their lives in this time of sickness and unrest. Who are considered less and supported less by our government than people whose apparent jobs are simply to protect property, rather than the lives of the citizenry.

I know we can't all help directly, but we can support those that need it and that do. Sometimes it's hard to know what to do.

Anxiety is a beast. Sometimes I don't know what to say or feel like I'm part of the problem and I desperately want to make up for it or do something about it or drag out an answer that says "Hey, no, you're fine. You're one of the good people."

But, in the end it's all much bigger than any one person. And all that worrying and fretting does little more than warp someone's personal sense of who they are and takes their good intentions and twists them into a clawing need for validation.

But this isn't about me, and there is no validation needed here beyond doing the right thing for the sake of doing the right thing.

So if you're like me and you have to deal with these kind of thoughts and feelings, take a step back if you need to. Find joy in the little things, spend time with your friends and those close to you, play your favorite game or have a cup of your favorite tea. Take a nap. Read a book to escape.

Then, once your head is clear, you can return with renewed vigor and purpose towards whatever you put your mind to.

You have to keep up your health and remember to take care of yourselves, because between all the troubles of the world you won't be able to take care of anyone else if you don't take care of yourself first.

Thanks again for listening, and I'll be back next week.

~Spooky

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A Special Thanks goes out to this month's Fanclub Foxes, MechaGhost2003, CuriousGarchomp, Kithpine, Norithics, Gunslinger Dragon, Chris Brown, and Razor Breeze for their support! If you want to help us stay fed and invest towards some cool projects in the future like more Various Happenings, consider checking us out over on Patreon. We really couldn't do it without fans and supporters like you.