Geez, it has been a reeeeeaaalllyyyy long while since I even touched this website... At this point in time I have 366 messages, 712 deviations, and a whole heap of nothing to show for it (artistic wise).

My life has changed dramatically since my last entry, not in the least because now I'm working full-time as a child protection caseworker for the government... And the whole experience in itself has been both the most stressful and most rewarding thing that I have done in my life so far... but it's not something that i wanna do for the rest of my life. But in terms of a first job, it's excellent.

Due to the perks of having a proper, regular salary, I have become more of an Otaku than I could ever have before. I am now at the point in my fandom where I can boast that I have reached my goal of 100 manga/comic books on my shelves (yes, that's 1-0-0...) by the end of this year. Compared to my collection 3 years ago, I'd say it's definitely Grown...

I now am a regular at eBay, ordering whole series from America that I would never have a chance to see otherwise - things like "Revolutionary Girl Utena", "Genshiken", and the (pirated copies of) "Sailor Moon Seasons 3 & 5". My shelves are slowly becoming filled with anime figurines... why, just yesterday, I ordered a set of "Kujibiki Unbalanced" figurines off of eBay... Oh, and let's not forget that I ordered my first Hentai PC game, "X-change 2"... of which I have finished 20 out of the 23 endings for it... XD (Of course, it's not like this is my first H-game, but it's the first one that I have officially bought, so... )

I guess in a sense Anime and Manga have served to sway my attention from worse things in my job, and in my own personal life... But, I'm finding it hard to allocate space in my room for all of these things

I have been drawing - albeit sporadically and crappily - but perhaps, with a new scanner, I'll put the new drawings in here. One is of an anime maid, whose costume I desperately want to wear someday... and of which I hope to colour in digitally. I feel the urge to write a story, but the images in my head for that possible story are not clear enough for me to do anything other than wait, hoping they'd be clear enough to put into words someday soon.

For the finishing touch, I'll add a list of my current favourite manga and anime (just to clear my Otaku leanings and to be completely annoying...):
Manga:
-"Legal Drug" - ahhh, the shounen-ainess is soo cute <3
-"Chrono Crusade" - God, that is one good manga...
-"Azumanga Daioh" - cuter than the anime version in some ways
-"Sailor Moon" - oh yes, the manga is 10x better than the animated version...
-"Xxx-Holic" - dark, mysterious, and a complete cash tie-in for CLAMP...Quite addictive.
-"Genshiken" - Japanese Otaku-slice-of-life... hence, one my favourites ^___^
-"Nana" - dramatic, heartwrenching, and my favourite shoujo manga to date. No questions asked.

Anime:
-"My-HiME" - still haven't seen all of it, but it's really a good show... especially for the pervy side of anyone Am hooked.
-"Revolutionary Girl Utena" - Wow... Watching all 39 episodes in marathon-like sessions does things to your brain that probably won't heal without poper therapy. But, OMG, the story is so worth the cerebral/emotional damage it causes...
-"She: The Ultimate Weapon ~ Another Love Story" - so sad, so sad... *sniffs*
-"Genshiken" - the story suffers a little from the translation from manga to anime, but there are other things in it which are funnier. Plus, the "Kuji-un" episodes are really cute.
-"Ranma 1/2 TV" - 3 seasons down, 4 more to buy... XD


...Ohkaayy.
That's enough of me being a (major) Geek!

Expect a proper (less geeky) update soon ^^

Ja ne
Leti-chan