Jon Dobbs

I've got 2 comics to flat over the next couple weeks so...time to roll up them sleeves...

...but not this weekend. It's mine and my wife's birthdays on the 13th and 15th respectively so I'll spending all my time with her. Deadlines are important, but she's more important. Always will be.

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Holy shit.

Oh he's comin' soon I bet. Probably next season. Deadpool is rumored too.

One of the benefits of not being on social media much is no longer having to deal with people deciding they're the arbiter on why the thing you love actually sucks and they're gonna give you a thesis on why their opinion is canonical fact.

I'm a lot happier.

YouTube video by Marvel Rivals Rogue: Tempted to Touch | Character Reveal | Marvel Rivals

Lord have mercy. I'm already an Emma tank main, but I'm always down for more tanks and Rogue looks legit AF.

I bought myself a cocktail shaker because fuck it, it's time to learn how to make cocktails and get drunk.

'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is giving a high five

I'm broke, but I'm happy
I'm poor, but I'm kind
I'm short, but I'm healthy, yeah
I'm high, but I'm grounded
I'm sane, but I'm overwhelmed
I'm lost, but I'm hopeful, baby

Flatted an entire book for IDW that comes out this month. Excited to share what it is soon!

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We've entered my favorite month of the year.

Gonna be taking 3 weeks off work over the holidays. Plan to get a bunch of art done.

Still enjoying my time largely off social media. Stress levels are definitely down a bunch.

YouTube video by SadeVEVO Sade - Smooth Operator - Official - 1984

One of my all-time favorites.

Like, hey, the talk I'm giving with my words is up here, not down there. Eyes up.

Also just seems like a weird thing to be hyper-focused on. I know if I was public speaking, knowing people were obsessing about my hand placement would make me just feel awkward when I'd be otherwise perfectly comfortable with how I'm standing.

I always see these posts where it's like "People put their hands in weird spots when they speak" and it's like, I dunno man, if everyone does it, then it's probably the most comfortable place for them to put them.

Just updating to let y'all know our cats have just about fully recovered. They have massive appetites and for the most part their mouth ulcers have cleared up, aside from some lingering irritation.

Man. That wasn't a fun week.

It's a pretty nasty virus, highly contagious. We think it's likely that Hinako, our new cat, may have been carrying it and brought it home, but I'm not sure. Either way, it's been an expensive and emotionally draining experience but I'm hoping all 3 will recover, so it'll be worth it.

So we found out finally what's been bothering our poor cats. It's Feline Calicivirus (FCV), which they had already all been vaccinated for. Currently our two 16-year-olds have mouths filled with ulcers, but we've been giving them as much care as we can. Our new adoption so far just has leaky eyes.

Had to take our 16 year old cat Wheeljack to the vet today since we noticed he was drooling and in pain. Turns out he has a mass in his mouth that's either an infection or cancer. He's on antibiotics, hopefully we'll know in a week what it is.

YouTube video by DisneyMusicVEVO Idina Menzel, AURORA - Into the Unknown (From "Frozen 2")

I always identified with this song.

I still like how this came out. Put a lot of efort into it.

Sonic 3 was a really fun film.

Humans are simultaneously incredibly beautiful but also horrifyingly barbaric. I wish I could say one is to be human and the other is not, but history has only shown that we're decidedly both.

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A long-time favorite.

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A big contributor to my sense of self worth has been my wife. She listens, encourages me, and has been there for me whenever I've really needed support, even though I personally feel I've not always been present myself. She'd say otherwise but I'll always strive to be the best I can be for her.

I'm living more for the moment and spending way less time thinking about tomorrow. Staying off social media has really helped. I've been experiencing a lot of self-doubt and lack of confidence, both in my body and my emotional well-being, and I've made a lot of progress.

My mum's heart attack was awful, but really came at a time when I was already re-evaluating my own lifestyle. 42 wasn't a kind year to me, but I've been spending a lot of time the past few weeks really just looking hard at what I need in my life and what truly makes me happy.

Going to be working on a lot of original art for a while. I've been re-evaluating what I want to do as an artist & its relationship with my recent unhappiness. I'll still do Sonic stuff from time to time, but it's time to finally channel what makes up me as a person & explore it in art form.

Had a rough week thanks to my mum's heart condition but she's stable and at home. My flatting work had to take a back seat so I'm behind on my work, but picking it back up and working hard.

My wife has been tremendously supportive. Couldn't do this without her.

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Thomas Newman is my go-to when I have a lot weighing on me.