There is a new section being created for referral artists. I've got to make a new button for it and I'm waiting for permission from one of the artists. They are doing commissions very openly right now and would definitely be worth looking up.

The other link is from someone I met at Saboten Con. It has been a while but things have been hectic at home, I'll post about that later, but he has a MySpace page to visit. He's a nice guy too. He works on macabre themed images and such so be warned: Might not be for the kiddies.

You can click on the page, the empty space on the left, but it is not entirely ready yet.

Well, toodles everyone!

-Ally B.

Commissions are now closed since the major holiday season is here. I don't have my laptop either so my files aren't progressing either. Sigh...

Toodles!

-Ally B.

More of my work can be seen at Deviant Art!

I met many interesting people this past weekend and did artwork for them. I did break my rule of not doing fan-art for this special occasion but it is not routine. I hope you all had a great time and I will post a special little comic about this past week and convention. I do have a funny and painful anecdote for you all but I'll save it until then.

Edit 2 After the Con I will accept commissions for a short time only. If you would like to order shoes or anything please contact me at allysonboeckman@yahoo.com. Due to the fact that I work on 3 mangas simultaneously and must divide what time I have between them I am generally not available but for Saboten guests I will make an exception. If you do order, please have them in before Thanks Giving so it will be ready before Christmas. I will mail the order to you or what ever address you would like to give.

Thank you all for your support and all of the wonderful conversations we had. You helped to make this convention such a joy. If you are a member of deviant art or have your own website I have some good news too. I am looking for referral artists. If you are available for commissions and projects please let me know and I will put up a link on my website to your page!

ありがとう　ございます！

-Ally B.

I am in Phoenix, AZ right now. We woke up at 4:30 our time to make it to our flight to Dallas, TX, then boarded another flight to Phoenix. It was the first time I've ever flown. Before we left though we had to drop Fry off at a pet hotel thing and it broke my heart to say good-bye to him. I miss my kitty-Fry but I know it is better than leaving a pile of food, ton of water, and however we would've done the litter for almost a week.

The first flight was completely dark at the beginning but after we were above the clouds we could see that the first rays of the sun were already touching some of the clouds. As time progressed I could see more of the beautiful fluffs of white below us. I was a bit nervous but I knew we were safe, I'm not sure how but I knew. The statistics are in our favor after all.

We landed in Dallas, TX 9:20 am IN/OH time. We only had an hour layover so we just got breakfast. I had never been in Texas, to my knowledge, in my life. The airport was nice though. We boarded for the second flight shortly after. It was much more rough than the first one. The fasten seat belt sign was on the whole time but the clouds were more fluffy. I also got to see the earth more. I noticed when we were getting ready to land that the sagebrush growing on the Arizona mountains looked like veins in the earth. It has been a long time since I'd seen the desert mountains. They appear differently than in the Midwest since I imagine the rate of erosion is far faster due to lack of trees and such.

After we landed we waited for a little bit for Ravyn and Tiffanie to pick us up. When they pulled up I didn't realize they were right in front of us until Ravyn was about to get out of the car. We drove to the hotel, but were there early so we walked to the nearby mall to eat in the food court. Ravyn was nice enough to cover Joey and I, and it was delicious. We walked back and checked in. We were going to go to their hotel and help put the finishing touches on our "booth" for tomorrow's con but Joey and I were so tired. I fell asleep watching Adult Swim, at 8:30! Both of those facts are a bit shocking. I don't sleep that early, and Adult Swim starts at 10:00 where we live.

The television is throwing me off. I watched the King of Queens, like I do every day at 10:00 instead of 1:00 like usual, and I think it is tricking my brain to think it is later than it is. We ordered Pizza for diner, and this afternoon didn't have paper plates to heat it up in the room's microwave so I tore the box lid up into a heating "tray". Hey, it worked.

Well, tomorrow is the con and this evening if Ravyn and Tiff need our help we are well rested enough to do so. I'm excited to meet everyone this weekend and hope it will be a blast.

See ya'll tomorrow at Saboten Con in the Artist Alley.

-Ally B.

This weekend I went to visit my family to celebrate my birthday since it is tomorrow. I had a really fun weekend, on Saturday we had a party and sooo many people showed up! 14 in total. Then my in-laws took me out to eat with my sister-in-law, her fiance, and brother-in-law. My mother and I worked on my Mira cosplay for the convention. We're almost finished, I finished the scarf I was making for my husband, and patched up a quilt I've used almost every night since I was 14.

Everything was wonderful until we returned home. Apparently during this weekend one of the cabinets in the kitchen fell off the wall. The majority of my glasses and several of the plates my mother bought me broke, there was glass everywhere, and kitty-Fry was running around in it. When we looked at the cabinet the people who installed it did a terrible job, they didn't brace it with anything! They hung the whole thing through the flimsy cardboard-like back instead of any actual wood or structure! We called the landlord and we have to come up with an amount of damage. Ug, so not what I needed...All but one of my favorite set of glasses broke. But my Sailor Moon mug is fine, lol.

Joey found the Halloween decorations too! I decorated my mother's house already. I know it is a bit early but oh well. :)

For my birthday I got The Big Bang Theory seasons 1 and 2! My brother, husband and I spent most of Saturday night (until 2 am) watching season 1. I also got my very first birthday balloon!

-Ally B.