So it's been about two years since I last posted. In that time, I've taken on and lost several jobs; currently I'm a night janitor at one of the local oil refineries. I clean offices, so nothing too gross unless someone forgets to flush a toilet. I find it unnerving that people who are engineers and smart enough to be in charge of dangerous chemicals cannot be trusted with simple tasks like not putting the dots from the hole-puncher in the recycling bin WHEN THERE'S A SIGN SAYING NOT TO! But further than that, I won't go into my opinions on the general nitwittery of those in higher ranking positions than mine. And if I'd tried harder at some things, I could be in a higher position.
I moved into my own place a little over a month ago. I'd been living in the condo my parents use when they're stateside for the summer, but last summer my dad had said that by the time they got back this summer, I needed to be out. Taking him seriously (to do otherwise would've been folly), I was frantically searching for places preferably still in town. And I consider myself lucky to have found the little half-a-house I got; the rent is very reasonable and I only have to pay some of the utilities. As a bonus, it's right across the street from my local library where I use the computer and a few blocks down from my local grocery store so I only really have to drive to work and church regularly. And my TV is my own now.
Animewise, I have added to my manga collection since I last posted: some Sailor Moon, the last two volumes of Earl and Fairy, and the entirety of Yurara and Rasetsu, both done by the same mangaka and the latter is a sequel of the former. They're pretty fun supernatural romance series so I can recommend at least checking them out. Haven't bought too much anime lately; I've been more into buying DVDs of Mystery Science Theater and Rifftrax.
If you look at my artwork portfolio, I've gone through and axed over 100 pieces. My apologies if anything was a favorite of you, the reader. I've written down the ones I want to re-do so we'll see how long that all takes. Sadly, a lot of what I draw now gets ripped up and thrown in the paper recycle bin quite soon after completion. I think it's the trouble of what I see in my head cannot be translated by my hand onto paper.