Hey guys. Anyone remember me? I don't blame you if you don't. Yes... I live. Where I've been: all over. What I've done: lots. I wasn't able to keep up with everything here, so I had to step away. Well, that vacation took over 57 weeks. But many things changed.

I still work at the movie theater, but I'm in a much higher position now. I'm one of the several assistant managers, so I get to do all kinds of fun stuff like be in charge of the minions and handle business operations and run the fun projectors. I love running the projection booth. I get this strange sense of pride when every movie starts on time, at the right place, and in perfect frame and focus. I also get to put new movies together when they arrive at the theater. It's also nice having company health insurance.

I'm also going to school again for a new degree. I'm in my second year of junior college and beginning the process of moving on to University. I've decided to teach in the lines of Art and Art History. Yes, education sucks right now and it may never get better, but who knows. The ultimate goal is to become a profressor rather than a regular teacher, because it's the college kids who generally have some shred of care for the history of the arts, especially if they're going through a major that requires it as a class.

I've done so much as far as art goes. A couple of years ago, I joined Mippa's Digimon Doujinshi project and had my first two fan comics published. From there, I've worked to make my own doujinshis, though at a very slow pace, but there is progress. I'm making prints like crazy in the hopes of getting a table at Anime Expo in the Artist's Alley. I truly believe that my line art and rendering has drastically improved and my style is more defined. But you guys can be the judge of that.

Finally, in March, my sister and I accomplished our greatest achievement: we went to Japan! We went with a tour group that we learned about from AX called Intermixi. They are amazing. The leader is Isaac AKA Aka-san. He and his sister Kim lead us on the adventure of our lives. We stayed for several days in Tokyo at the Shinigawa Prince hotel. We saw Tokyo Tower, the Sensou-ji temple in Asakusa, Odaiba with the famous ferris wheel and Fuji TV building, Manga University, we got to learn to be samurai, we went to Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku and the Meiji shrine, Akihabara, the Ghibli Museum, went to the Tokyo Anime Fair at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in Odaiba. Then we finished in Osaka, visiting Nijou Castle, Kiyomizu temple, Sanjusan Gendou temple, Shinsaibashi, and finally Osaka Castle which is next door to NHK. I highly recommend this tour if anyone ever wants to try to go.


To everyone who sent notes about the Taiora club: I really want to get it up and running again, so I will add you and get something cooked up as a Grand Reopening as soon as I possibly can.
To everyone who either faved something or devwatched me: I want to thank you all. I can't possible look through all my messages. There are two years worth there, so I'm afraid this journal is going to have to substitute.
To everyone who commented my stuff: also, I can't comment back. There is just too much. My brain will melt. I'll do my best to read them all, but I can't promise much for anything from the past.

I am going to post my new stuff. That's the major reason I'm coming back now. Maybe even get a subscription so that I have to come back.

So from the bottom of my heart and with all my soul...

Gomen nasai
and
Tadaima