Just a heads up:

I don't know when I'll update again. Hopefully soon, but I wanted to give a heads up. I know this is going to sound weird, but...

My dog died early this morning. She got sick suddenly a little over a week ago. Her vets couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. She had no viruses, she didn't have cancer, she hadn't been poisoned, no major organ failure, etc. She just suddenly came down with flu-like symptoms that progressively got worse and worse until she just shut down entirely. While at its worse, her mysterious illness was evilly violent. Her fever at its highest was 106 degrees, and she went from weighing 47 lbs to under 30 in just days. I wouldn't want any living being to suffer the way she did when she was at her worse this week. And the entire time, she was very aware.

She was my best friend, and we did everything together. I loved her very much and had her since she was a puppy. She comforted me at during my worst and helped me at my worst. She was nothing but loving to every person and every creature she met.

The thing is...I think she knew she was dying as soon as she got sick, and held out until this morning just so she wouldn't die while she was alone with me because I probably would had went insane if I was alone.

She knew me that well. That is how awesome of a friend--no, a sister my Pretty was.

While I hope this doesn't get in the way of me finishing artwork, I fear it might, so I don't want anyone to be surprised if I don't update for awhile, if it comes down to that. It just probably won't be in my heart to do much. This is hurting me so much that she died the way she did.

Anyway, that's it. So there is no surprises: if I'm quiet, if I don't respond, if I don't post, etc. That's why. I'm adjusting to my friend being gone. I'm trying to figure out--or rather accepting that she was taken so cruely and suffered the way she did.

I know. Everything living thing dies; and I've had family and friends die. It's just...the way she was taken was just so horrible and sudden. So please, just bear with me.

Thanks.