Okay, I have less than 20 minutes before I have to teach a piano lesson, my last of the day, and then ... well, I go home. I'd like to play MS tonight, but we'll see.

News
- Well, if you didn't notice, 24-hour comic day was this weekend. I didn't get a chance to participate, but I hope you guys did! That would be awesome. :3 Send me a link if you did, I'd love to see the comic! ^_^

- ~GhiaMGM and ~DCD-108 are doing an awesome art challenge. They are selecting a deviant each week to be inspired from, and then you create a piece of art based on something from the featured artist that inspired you. I've done 2 weeks now, and we're moving on to week three, and I'm still excited. It's working pretty well, because it's something REGULAR and SCHEDULED, so that fits my life nicely, and I've given/received lots of crits and comments, which of course keeps me accountable, and inspired. ^_^

Art
Well, if I get time in between working for the challenge, I'll be putting up the rest of the 3I2IR comic. I have several pages finished that aren't posted, and then just a couple pages to go to finish it. THEN IT WILL FINALLY BE OFF MY BACK, AND YOU ALL WILL KNOW HOW IT ENDED!!! DX I'm really sorry it's taken this long.

Life
Life is too crazy by HALF! ... no, MORE than half! By a WHOLE HECK OF A LOT! I'm crazy busy, but I'm not making nearly enough money. This is ... making things really difficult.

I won't be going back to NCU for spring semester. That's really depressing. I don't really have words for how depressing it is to me, 'cause I can't bear to think about it. I just don't have the money. And I probably won't be GETTING it any time soon.

I'm really tired and stressed out, and on top of that, my back went out about a month ago. It's FINALLY starting to heal, but it's slow work, and it's tending to be a two step forward, one step back sort of deal. Currently, I just took a step back. Meh.

I've also been feeling NAUSEOUS every day, almost all day long, for like a month. THAT IS REALLY IRRITATING. And before you ask, no, I'm not pregnant. =_= The only pre-requisite I fulfill for THAT particular ailment is being female. All other requirements are unfulfilled. A lot of my FRIENDS are pregnant and whining about morning sickness, and I'm like, "... shut UP. At least you know WHY, and it will stop in few months!"

But then I'm crabby like that when I feel sick. :3

Gaming
Oh, gaming how I miss thee!

My DS is shorting out. (NUUUU!!!) The "L" button is NOT responding. I can get a new one via Nintendo for $85, but in case you didn't read the above paragraph, MONEY IS TOO TIGHT FOR THAT.

Ditto on getting a wii, despite the price reduction and craigslist. THERE ARE NO WORDS FOR HOW DEPRESSING THAT IS TO ME.

I'm kinda at a standstill in MS ... I need a good party to hime, being a lvl 85 priest ... leveling by myself is kinda ... not an option. lol.

I'm not gaming nearly as much as I would like. Too busy. *sigh*

OH! My sister said the MOST AWESOME THING ever! She's 10, and playing through LoZ: Ocarina of Time for the first time (I'm so proud! ^_^), and she keeps asking questions. I told her how to get to gamefaqs.com and find an answer there, "It will tell you everything you need to know about the game." I said.
"will it tell me how to kill Navi?" she piped cheerily.
SO. FUNNY.

Writing
NaNoWriMo is coming up fast! Sign up before October 31 at the official NaNoWriMo site nanowrimo.org to participate in the writing challenge OF THE YEAR. I'm planning to do a full-length 3I2IR novel. Which is something I need to be researching in my spare time ... oh yeah. XD

I do hope to finish LAST year's novel before I start this years. But hey, 3I2IR stuff writes like lightening. :3 So I should be good this year. ^_^ (I don't have to think, the stuff just pours into the keys. XD)

If you're planning to participate, lemme know, we can chat together. ^_^

Okay, that's all I have time for, so I'll ttyl.

OH! I'm planning to cosplay as Tetra for Halloween, hoping I can get enough money for fabric and time for sewing beforehand. Kk, g2g, baies!

~Istra~