Here’s a rundown of what I received from my wishlists! Not to brag, but because some of them did NOT come with who sent them. 0.o and we received a call from Amazon about a package on Thursday that we have no idea what happened to. So something got sent and is in limbo somewhere.
I suspect it’s the item that is on my list that I had no idea was publicly reachable/has items that are things I was considering buying for myself in the future. 
That is a nifty 3 slot lasagna pan.
For the rest: This also verifies that what you sent GOT to me!!
2 HP Digitizer pens (THANK YOU – have no idea who sent it, but thank you, that’s peace of mind for me. ) Updated: Thank you Madd_the_sane!
Set of 12 Pearlescent Acrylics by Fundamentals (I will learn how to use them! And no name was attached.)
Livescribe books 2 Unlined blank journals and 4 Grid Lined Spiral Books. In the same package was – Thank you, Randy. 
They didn’t have a name on them, but I suspect you for the Livescribe things which I make good use of!
Douple sided Matte photo printing paper which I use for more than just printing.
2 Pentel Brush Pens with Refills
3 packages of refills for the aforementioned brush pens!!! Updated: Thank you Madd_the_sane!
Ratha’s Courage, UP and Despicable Me on Blu – all three were wrapped and thus were not opened until after Christmas – and drat it, I’ve misplaced the envelope that came with it telling me who it was from, although I do suspect I know who. I will find that envelope once I’m done unpacking and email a thank you.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Gahoole, Megamind, Tangled, Gift of the Nightfury, Kung Fu Panda 2 Blus, and Wolves of the Beyond #4 – (I suspect I have Randy to thank for those.) One might be swapped with the prior list. Running them through off the top of my head and what boxes they were in.
Wind Dances #2 and #3 from Jasmine for Kim!
$40 Walmart giftcard from Eileen that just bought us a bunch of groceries.
SoHo Urban Artist Painting Boards 5-Pack 11×14 – No name on whom sent it.
The Drop-A-Thon is now closed to new entries. Arc 1 has been fully drawn and is in the process of being finished for uploading. It needs some touchups and lettering.
Arc 2 was put on hold after doing Arc 1 took about 18 hours. I decided to listen to myself saying: You can’t do this for another 18+ hours, your shoulders hurt, your fingers hurt and you can’t focus on the darn page. Take a break. So I delayed it a bit and will work on it in chunks throughout the week.
So now I know, don’t try to work more than 15 hours straight. (By 9 pm, I was yawning and having a hard time seeing and still stayed up until 11.) I also moved to my drawing desk to work.
Current Tally: $350 (Anything above this is going to gas and groceries and Thanksgiving dinner!)
Current Characters: 9
Arc 1 – Jasmine (Albino Fox), Bear (Fennec), Tvorsk (Cross Fox), Shyssa (Jilaic) Nevix – Skunk – despite his not entering his skunk version, I have come up with a plot to abuse him with.) This one will be a Cyantia based story, but I am not giving ANY details until more characters are submitted. – This group is now closed for primary characters and I am going to begin scripting the adventure tonight. It IS open for nonspeaking cameos. Fox preferred.
Arc 2 – Maldran (Snow Leopard/Steampunk slant, depending on other characters for world creation.), Rowena (Feline, undecided), Aaron (Grey Fox), Rose (Opossum) – Primary character roles are filled. This will be a completely NEW world. Open for nonspeaking roles.
Arc 3 – If a third arc is necessary and does not contain 4-5 characters, it will be done on another weekend, which means that the prior two will each be around 15 pages and so will the 3rd arc.
Well, that’s what it’s called before I decided that I better not TRY to work for 30-32 hours straight. My friends and readers and freaders show signs of concern when I do not sleep and I will likely be able to do better work if I have 8 hours of sleep in there.
So, the reason why: We replaced two balding tires on our car a couple of months ago and in rotating tires around, it reveals just how bad our alignment is on the front and the wear shows that even more. The left front tire is bald. Car pulls heavily to the right. The right front tire is in great condition, due to being replaced by our nail-in-tire replacement plan with Discount Tire over the summer. To get the best alignment, we need to get new tires and then align it, which will be around $300. (We’ll keep the good tire as a spare, not letting them have it to resell when the tread’s so good on it.)
Plan B – Buy one used tire, move the newer tires from the back to the front and get alignment. Cheaper option would run around $100-$120 or so.
We need to get this done asap, because I really don’t like my husband driving for work on a very bald tire.. and I will have him take pictures to add to this post today. Now…
The Details: This is open to ANYONE and just about ANY type of character. I will put together a 30-32 page comic or two 15 page or three 10 page comics containing characters submitted via donation. It will be done in full comic style format, black and white over two days. Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th and if necessary, Sunday, November 20th. I will stream most of the process – likely not the setup, because I’ll try to do a lot of that ahead of time. I will be working on my full sized comic boards and will distribute the pages to those involved at a later date unless they tell me to put them up for auction.
I will formulate these stories based on the characters submitted.
Donate a minimum of $10 and you will get in the comic. The more you donate, the more influence you will have on the story. I will post the story in its entirety online and collect it for print and pdf distribution with a thank you page. The goal is $300, but I will not stop people from going over, since we can definitely use anything to keep ahead of the bills.
Now, details for you to send me (Please note these will range from PG-PG13):
Character Name:
Detailed Physical description, if it’s NOT in the description, it will not be in the comic and if you forget your body build/size I will take artistic liberties!!
Personality details. How you speak, when you speak, who/what you like/hate/tolerate/despise.
Technology level. Education. Life experiences.
Anything I need to know.
Those who jump on this first will likely have more pull on the world that is built around them and this is not specifically for my worlds. I will create new ones to populate where necessary.
To donate, you can use the donation buttons or go to Serve/Paypal and send directly to the email below, which will also allow you to pay the fees or not have fees depending on the options you choose. You can use this email address for your details as well, please put Shivae-Drop-A-Thon in the title!
- Tiff
Since I have a LOT of materials at my disposal that need to be used, bills that need to be paid and a kid who wants to eat everything, I am opening a new incentive for the season!
You can email me for my mailing address for checks/money order/cash donations or use any of the donation buttons on any of the pages or go through paypal OR Serve and send payment to
-min $10 donation, you can get a hand drawn, color piece of random artwork of a character of your choice. It will be roughly 4 x 5 inches in size on marker paper, penciled with a couple of shaded colors over it or it will be a 4 x 6 watercolor piece. Shipping included.
-min $15 donation, it’ll be either inked and fully colored on 4 x 5 marker paper, watercolor on 4 x 6 watercolor paper or on one of my 3.5 x 2.5 artist canvas cards, inked and fully colored. Shipping included.
- min $25 donation, your choice of medium and up to two characters on 6 x 9 canvas board, shipping included in the US. Add $5 if outside the US.
ALL donators above $2 for December will be entered in a drawing for a free 6 x 9 piece featuring two characters in your choice of medium. (Donators get ONE entry for every $5, but please make it all at once as fees will come out if you do multiple ones.)
You MUST TELL me what you want. If your email is blank, I’m going to assume you don’t want an art piece.
You can specify what you’d like it done on per the levels and one character. Obviously, if it’s a larger donation than the minimum, more can be asked for. A good number of the best ones will likely be gathered together in a print collection, but you’ll have the original.
This offer will end once my bills are caught up on and Christmas is covered, so take advantage of it ASAP!! – Tiff
*Edit for December*
Since November ended with only 3 people donating for AD and six for Cyantia, I am adding these stipulations for December.
If under 20 ‘numbers’ are received, the winner will get a single character drawing with light coloring.
Between 21 and 50 numbers received, the winner will get a single character full color commission on 6 x 9 board – possibly two, depending on the characters and the closer to 50 it is.
For every 10 numbers OVER 50, I will add a single character 6 x 9 piece, increasing the chances of winning one.
There is also ONE participation prize, given randomly to whomever I want to give it to who leaves comments on the comics.
I will be randomly assigning the numbers. You can not choose them.
November Winners:
AD: Eileen – 6 x 9 commission
Cyantia: Marijin – 6 x 9 commission
December Numbers
AD: 18 Numbers
Cyantia: 25 Numbers
