If anyone gets that reference I love you forever :p
Anyway, considering this nifty integration with theO, I've decided to start my personal blog here. I'll still be keeping MyOtaku, though, to keep up with my friends' updates there and to have somewhere to put the Soundtrack review snippets for people to listen to. So that's nice ^_^
Anyway, I've been keeping busy. I've another play coming up at the Chichester Festival Theatre that I'm really looking forward to. That comes round in August but preparation's already beginning for it. It sounds really exciting ^_^
I have a... I won't say 'job', but a source of income. I've started being a home education tutor for drama. I'm only doing one family at the moment because I haven't got that much time outside of my other commitments, but it's working out really nicely. They're a lovely family and the kids seem to take everything in well. I've never done anything like this on such a personal basis though, so I find myself running short of ideas for activities pretty quickly. What I want to do is develop their imagination and improvisation skills, and hopefully increase their confidence. Eventually we'll put together a big film project, going through all the necessary stages, from writing through storyboarding to filming, editing and putting onto DVD. So it's a nice, long-term thing, I should hope.
My writing's been going well, although I've not added anything to it in about a week or so. I'm only two chapters and an epilogue away from finishing the first draft. I'm up to near enough 81,000 words now. I want to get it finished within the next four weeks, because...
...Dan moves to Australia on April 14th. It's going to be bizarre not having him here, as he's lived in the house for the last two and a bit years, in the room just next to this one. In some ways it'll be easier for me in terms of being able to sit down and concentrate, but I know I'm going to miss him a lot. I hope he does okay out there.
On theOtaku news, I'm planning another few soundtrack reviews to put up. Specifically: Princess Mononoke, Escaflowne: The Movie and The Black Mages III when that arrives. It's released today and the Japanese postal service is incredibly efficient :p
I'll also be uploading OtakuBoards: Enter The Net sometime, when I can find time to put it in the right format. It's a pity I can't upload them one chapter at a time, as they won't be eligible for nomination. Hmm...
Do you think it's worth putting up the first chapter of my book for feedback? I really really want to show it to everyone. I've had some feedback from people I've given it to in person but while they've said they really enjoyed it, not all of them gave back the feedback forms I attached. Which is a little annoying :p I'm just a little worried about copyright and stuff. I'll give it some more thought.
Hope all is well. I'll be back soon. Especially as I've vowed not to play on Smash Bros Brawl until I've finished my book, and my friend has just told me he's importing it to arrive next weekend... I might be very busy >.>;
