Oh dear :c That sounds pretty hazardous. As much as I like RP and look forward to this one; please don't go out of your way to post if that means breathing in nasty stuff like smog :c 

Ahh I see. I do that every now and then as well, especially if I have a lot going and it becomes hard to overlook.

(I kinda like all of those, but I think portraits are my favorite. And I don't see not drawing your char as laziness; I don't always do it either, but I do like it when I have time for it, because I'm awfully nitpicky when choosing what my character should look like)

Yeah, though recently things do start evening out a little, which is nice. My female characters tend to vary a lot. Some are more towards stereotypical feminine things, others not so much, but I do notice I find the more tomboyish and/or down-to-earth types easier to write. 
I like the idea of getting to that once the CS's are done; might give us a little more to work with. 

Still working on her, but this is what I have so far;
http://puu.sh/kF63l/c267d7260d.png
The hair is still rough since I'm in the phase of trying out all kinds of different hairstyles to see what fits best :')