Hello again, everyfur/scalie/avian/whatevs. It’s THAT time of year, and Spring is upon us, so let’s get right into it.

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Getting the IRL junk outta the way first, I’m currently in the talks with my folks about going back to school. As I previously mentioned, my student account is locked up there (has been since I stopped taking classes 2 years ago), and I have a balance that needs to be paid down by $530 usd, before I can even DO ANYTHING. (That would mean taking the last class needed to graduate and/or reapplying as a Grad student.) I REALLY would like to do the latter, but, again, no funds yet. And at my current rate with my day job, it could take months, or perhaps years. Kind of a bummer....

On that note, I really hate to burden any of y’all as I’m on a path to growth here, but I’m at a point where I gotta take what I can take. I can only do so much with disability benefits and funds from work alone, and even THAT can barely help me with my bills and utilities. Again, BARELY. 

I don’t normally share this, but my overall goal, money-wise, is to make enough money to live off of, and quit work doing so. Lately, I’ve been endlessly searching for other side hustles online, to no avail.

Okay... I think this rant has stayed its course. Let’s move on.

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Continuing the discussion of money, I also mentioned that my Griffon WG Drive had been postponed from last July. And I’ve been waiting patiently to see if I can safely open it up again without worrying about it hitting ANOTHER brick wall. This time, it would be a 3-way between Gilda, Gabby and Gallus, with RD, Spike, and Silverstream being their respective “cheer-feeders”. Likes will be accepted on posts from both my X/Twitter and BlueSky accounts.

So what do y’all say? I will need all hands on deck for when I shall reopen.

And I’m CONTEMPLATING a REOPEN DATE for this Saturday (March 23).

I really REALLY want this to work, just like the other Drives....

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Going back to fandom stuff real quick: I’m STILL tackling my sizable backlog of requests, and JUST A HEADS UP: when I open back up my Drive, I will temporarily put NEW Commission requests ON HOLD. That way, I can juggle both in a timely manner, that way it should be done. NOT time-consuming, like before....

Fingers crossed.

MOREOVER: isn’t it TIME that I made some CUSTOM DISCORD EMOTES already?! It’s long overdue, man!

Speaking of, the MORE heads in my server, the merrier! > https://discord.gg/J7qR2ar

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DON’T FORGET: I’m currently writing up a BRAND NEW story, a romantic drama starring yours truly, and Gilda the Griffon, entitled “Hearts and Feathers”. You can follow along in this link: Rupert Meets Equestria Presents: Hearts and Feathers

LASTLY

AND... I’m aiming to draw at least one pic a month this year, centering around the adorable Sphinx from MLP:FiM. Here’s the gallery as it goes along so far, with more to come... > https://derpibooru.org/images/1530269?q=the+sphinx

Oh. My website is getting revamped, albeit SLOWLY.... > https://rupertthebluefox.wixsite.com/rupertchubbyfox

OH! Before I forget... my post on Sound Effects Wiki: https://soundeffects.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000075655

In case you don’t know, your blue boi is a sucker for these crazy cartoon SFX, dating back to the Hanna-Barbera days and WB.

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That’s it for now! If I missed ANYTHING vital, don’t be afraid to let me know. Okay? Let’s just hope the rest of the year doesn’t turn to crud, okay? Thank you all again. Rupert out.