"Artists Beware"

I'm not sure where I sit on this in my own right - I've been waiting since November of 2008 for him to finish an icon for me, one that's been inked nearly that long, and just needs color. I contacted him recently (a few months ago now, for sure) and never got a response. I gave him a week and sent another note - and also added a shout on his FA page - and that did the trick, though he did say he thought he had gotten back to me already on my first note. Not sure what to make of it re: if I believe him, but he did get back to me promptly after that second attempt. He has been saying "soon" on the icon, well, since the beginning. And the inks for the damned thing are awesome, so I'm not willing to write it off yet, but seriously, it's coloring a black-and-white character head-only icon, so let's hope that eventually the 20 minutes needed to finish it up are found soon. :sigh: I was definitely not going to A_B him for that, but since he's here already, there's my added ongoing story.