I did take a break from it all yesterday to build a new avatar for SL. It's thus far cheaply done, but I think it's cute, and it's getting a lot of attention:
http://www.drakkolupen.com/stuff/slss/wolfav2.jpg
I guess I should post this in my art journal since it's the first animal I've ever done in 3d.
It needs some more work, but I think it's a good start.