Glad you survived! :) That CS Lewis book sounds like a nice present!--let me know how it is, that's one by him I haven't read yet.
BTW I'm about halfway through my drawing of Heroine right now; probably won't be done before you go to bed, but I'll pass it on when it's done.
I had never heard of Frank Cho 'til Darksheare mentioned him.
However, I'm glad I checked him out (through Google), the guy is not just a comic artist, his understanding of how to draw is complete and classical.
His females are not just idealized and pretty, the drawings show a thorough understanding of the subject.
They are pretty inspiring, truthfully.