After a nice conversation with Ashbet, I received an email from Stormbringer.  It sounds like he might have found a new credit card processor for the sites that he hosts.  He had already let us know that the processor we lost might be going to court against the credit card companies, and it sounds like the case has merit.  This would be a huge blessing if things work out.  It's a long shot, but I can hope.  The idea of the extreme art site being released into the wild was making me sick to my stomach.  I was pretty much resigned to doing so and placing a disclaimer explaining this messed up situation.  If I understood correctly, this might be a really positive turn.  I honestly don't care if it isn't the best processor, or its some skeezy outfit from Russia.  I just want the option to keep my work away from kids and accessible to adults, in accordance to American laws.  On related news, a mini comic containing a art from Rasputin Barxotka/Catamite will be available along with a bunch of other mini comics in  the Lutefisk Sushi C bento box.  A part of the proceeds from the bento box sales benefits Altered Esthetics, a wonderful non-profit arts organization.

Bio-mom health remains delicate, but it is improving.  She is also determined to go to college to get her ASE certification and become a mechanic, this fall.  I am crossing my fingers.  Little Blond's difficulty coping with all of the stress over her mom's health has been affecting her school performance.  Thankfully, she has a very compassionate teacher who sees the bright little girl behind the unfinished classroom assignments, and the occasional tantrums.  She lent her a math and reading learning machine, and gave a stack of math exercises for Little Blond to work on during the teacher conference weekend.  I am so proud that the munchkin is being such a trooper about working on her worksheets and playing with the machine.  I am doubly thrilled that her teacher recommended a wonderful summer school enrichment program that's free of cost for Little Blond.  She is a very lucky girl to be in such an excellent school.  I am sad that I do not have the time to homeschool the child, or the funds to send her to private school.  However, it makes me happy that I took her out of a substandard ghetto school and into a rare public school that empathizes the arts, civilized behavior and academic achievement.  I appreciate any school that cuts 2-mile radius or less bus rides, raises fees for athletic activities, and constant watering of lawns, before ditching their yearly artist-in-residence program  or their commitment to excellence.  Not bad for a rural area, eh?

Anyway... off to modeling in Minneapolis.