21st of Nov. 2020: *checks watch* nope still not dead!

But wow man this place sure is a shadow of its former self *whistles*

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20th of Nov. 2016: I'm not dead!

I'm doing OK, working and dealing with my mental health as well as I can. I won't be back here, though. I've started creating content for The Sims 3. As for anime, I've left it behind mostly.

If any of my old friends end up reading this - the years together have been great, and I still get nostalgic about them sometimes. Hope life is treating you well!~

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8th of Nov. 2015: For anyone wondering what's happened to me

Simply put, I grew distant from TheO. The fine folks here have nothing to do with it, you all are still amazing (and I feel awful for missing so many birthdays >_<). Tagging on Minitokyo took up a lot of my time, and I gradually found myself visiting TheO less and less, until it got to literally months between visits. Hell, I don't even think I can remember my password, thank God Firefox has the option to save them.

I'm also not that interested in anime anymore - I mean, I like the style and still add to my collection of eye candy, but I don't feel the need to keep up with new releases. I've got my gigs of old manga and am pretty much satisfied with that. Art-wise, the same: haven't felt the drive to pick up or finish a work in months, probably as a result of my passion for anime fizzling out. I'm still playing The Sims 3, and have picked up Doom too (love them custom WADs!).

Anyway, if you made it this far, thanks for the visit. Drop me a line on Minitokyo if you feel like it.
Hope all is well with you, and a huge thanks for the support. Take care.

icon by Torao

They grow up so FAST!

No really, pets seem to grow at an insanely fast pace. Just now I was looking at the pics in my previous turtle post and comparing them to the way she is now, and holy crap: she's as big as my palm! And has bigger claws too, so cleaning time is an adventure, to say the least. We're going to buy her a proper aquarium in a few months. The cutest thing she does is grab dried up shrimp from my fingers. When I hold on to it, she puts her paws (?) on my fingers and pulls the shrimp out <3

Apologies for the shitty pic, my camera has decided it hates me and randomly shuts down. I haven't gotten a new one yet (not a priority TBH). Anyway, she's pretty big compared to this and, if she lives to a year, she'll probably live around 30 years more. I keep telling my mom "that thing will die when I retire", yup.

/old lady gushing over turtle

Uh, in other news, I've been playing Duke Nukem and Doom 2 lately. Let's just say I love Duke's potty mouth - personal favorite: "Your face, your ass, what's the difference?" -, and Doom 2 isn't that bad either.
Now excuse me while I go pick up all the crap my cat knocked down while playing with the dog.

Quick (somewhat panicky) post

My mom got a turtle :I Impulse buy. I'm slowly learning how to look after it.

Exploring the bowl she came in
Most artsy shot yet
The lame little bowl she came in (arranged a bigger, deeper one)
View from above
Can't tell if feisty or curious
She loves to climb on my stuff
She also loves to trek across my keyboard

The little bugger is so photogenic <3 I think it's a girl - either way, I'm naming it Kiri (the name just popped into my head randomly). It does seem to have suicidal tendencies though, as it keeps wanting to catapult off my table (1 meter height). A smart animal, she is not. But I love her anyway <3

Aside from this, the most notable thing that's happened is that I helped organize a tagging contest on MT and I'm now tagging the Japanese hair met- I mean visual kei gallery.
Oh, and I've changed my icon to be more in tune with the holidays.