Incredible... A whole year without one journal entry. Life is too generous to me.

With the completion of my first major commission last summer and the start of my first legitimate forray into 2D animation this spring, it's clear that 2007 signals the beginning of my career as an artist and as a creator. I'm very happy to post photos from my most recent costume design and the final images completed for Mudcap Games' exciting table top game Unearth, winner for Best Original Game at Kublicon 2006. ~My eternal thanks to Scott Caputo and his partner J.T. for coming up with a truly inspiring concept for me to work off of.

Expect some new exclusive designs from my original video game Castlevania 2000 within the coming weeks, plus some brand new pics from SuperNaturals and even Outworld Armageddon/Gen X-Treme to follow.

Here's to a prosperous year in creation and design

Well, this is oddly familiar. . . .

I stand at the threshold of a new job, new semester at school, and within the next couple of days a new living space in San Francisco. Yup, after two and a half years of living the sunny, smiley life on Potrero Hill I am packing up and relocating to foggy and wind-swept downtown Market St. in the financial district (look out Sarah Jessica Parker, SEX IN THE CITY ain't gonna' have squat on me!) The thing is, nothing's really changed. I may have a few extra wrinkles in the corners of my eyes, but for the most part I'm still the same nutty candy bar I've always been (with soft, gooey nougat center). I still am addicted to milk, I still love to draw, I still need sleep even though there's little to no chance of getting it, and I'm still not a player. Referee, maybe but definitely not a player. Apart from witnessing a close friend make a total fool of himself and ruin a perfectly nice, budding courtship with a lady for himself and for her, and being pulled into the whole sordid n' sloppy affair against my every wish (DANG IT!!), and serving as a #%^@$!! go-between for the two for just a moment there, I would say life is still pretty damned good. Hey my body's not complaining, so why should I?


Pointless News: I am posting artwork again, slowly but surely. Expect a bunch of Yu-Gi-Oh -related drivel in the next few weeks before the deviations segue back to my usual style of drawing. Yes, you heard right. - -Yu-Gi-Oh. That streamlined blend of Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering brought to us here in the States by Shonen Jump, 4Kids Entertainment and the freakin' WB network. Apologies in advance to my most loyal fans.

More Pointless News: A very sweet and flouffy friend of mine named Celeste has come up with a new nickname for me which I think is spot on (in much the same way that "Mr. Snuggle-up-agus" is). So, drumroll please. And the envelope? *ahem* . . . . . . . . The new nickname is: Catnip ^_^ Yes, Catnip, because when it comes to kitties and furry-friends, I just seem to attract them. Hardly a bad thing when you happen to like flouffy things, hee heee.

So I return. And so ends the troubled and thorny path that marred 2004 for me.

God... Can it really just end so easily like that? I mean, is life that simple?

. . . . No. Of course it isn't.

Without going into too much detail about recent ordeals, I will just say that it has been a difficult climb for me these past 14 months. It has been an eye-opening experience to be sure. There have even been a few casualties here and there. So the difficult part of the climb is over. I still have a ways to go before life can return to normal for me and those who have been along for the ride.

This *is* my life though. Nothing changes that. And I can at least take comfort in knowing fully well that it will soon be right back on track. All of it.


In the meantime, I can take comfort in at least one undeniable fact:
I'm back.

Ahhh boy... 2004. . . The year of da monkey.
- -MY year!

Alas, difficult times await me. I fear I will be away from this most unique and awesome place for some time. *s i g h* It is true that shit happens when you least expect it. Thankfully though, so do miracles.... Where my current selection of roads will take me even I can't imagine. I never even got a chance to let all of you amazing ppl who have shown an interest in my artwork know how much I appreciate you.

To all of you out there who have dropped me a kind word here or on the message forums, cheers to ya'll!
I shall be seeing you again. - - Hopefully sooner than later. ^_^
Incidentally, go and show my awesome Deviant friend sindra some love and attention. If not for her, I would not be here. ~HEY SIN!!

Until next time we meet, I remain the same ol' C. Later folks!


One dream... One life... One love

ecce signum

~RC "Krispy Kremes 4 Life" Cortes


"If ignorance is bliss, then I must be suicidal... And if chivalry is truly dead, then I am a walking corpse. Fear meeee!"

Well, this has been quite a week. -Great times spent with friends and family, some actual productivity at work, and frequent updates here on my own personal slice of the Deviant Art dimension. I must say, I'm glad Sindra kept urging me to join.

Anyway... Journal entry. Hmmm. . . Words. Events. Cra-a-a-azy shtuff.... In the last 72 hours, I have danced an entire night away with 2 beautiful strangers whom I probably may never see again, dined at two excellent gourmet restaurants, enjoyed an intense video-game/movie related discussion with a professional game programmer, chatted until dawn with an very pretty, very intellectual Chinese girl, and downed enough alcohol to compensate for New Years already. Ahhh... Life is good.

Now, at last, I can curl up under my own warm blankets again and sleep until four in the afternoon tomo--...!
-HOLY CRAP!! I just remembered, I have an appointment tomorrow at noon! Dang, I'd better get to bed. - - *checks clock* ....After some milk and cookies.

*SMOOCH-WA* G'night everybody!