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W-wow. I'm pretty terrible at updating these things. I guess I've got other blogs, tumblr, Twitter and stuff going on and I (sadly) just forget to keep my journal here up to date.

But I guess that's okay! I'm still alive, still here, and ... yeah. I'll try to be around a little more. And I'll also try to SUBMIT stuff a little more. We'll see how that goes. Heh.

New Years resolution, maybe?

Speaking of New Years, the Odyssey Project is pretty awesome. I missed the first two chapters, but I've submitted for round 3, and I'll be entering the rest as they come.

I've been on the hunt for apartments all week. I've seen a few nice ones, ranging from $575 to $720, and was seriously considering a couple of them. All bachelors, except for one [the $720 one] which was a one-bedroom. I really wanted to take that one because it had a nice space, was in an awesome location, and just... GOOD, but it was too expensive.

The other day, I bought a Jones Soda. The fortune in the cap said 'An old friend will make you a great deal.' I got myself a new cell phone yesterday [details on that later], and while I was bored, I was playing around with it--and found that it connects to Facebook. So I gave it a try, and found a message from Kat. She said one of the people in their house is moving out, so they need someone to take over their rent. $500 a month, ALL inclusive [not just utilities--includes phone, internet, and cable TV as well], so I went to check it out. It's in a beautiful house, and since it's all friends pretty much, I wouldn't be confined to my room all the time. Which is awesome. I think I'm gonna take it. It's right on the Second Ave bus route, too, which is awesome as well.

Anyway, the cellphone: I finally got one on a plan. No more pay-as-you-go shit. I figured since I was going to be moving out soon anyway, I'd rather have this than a home phone. Because I changed services, my number has changed. Long distance fees are a little rough [as they are on cell phones] but I have unlimited texting, and talk on evenings and weekends. If you need to get a hold of me, my number is now 705-669-9586.

I know, Watercolor Emico: Olive was released over the weekend, but I haven't released the shellstyle for it yet. I've been pretty sick, and I'm just getting over it now. You can probably expect it by this weekend. Sorry for the delays!

Yeah, I know. Long time, no update. Well, here's one for the road.

Just got home from having a wisdom tooth and the molar beside it pulled from my jaw. The right side of my face is numb, but it's starting to wear off... and the pain is starting to appear. I kind of just want to lay down and sleep until tomorrow or something.

They prescribed this pill that I was supposed to take a half hour before the appointment, and I DID take it, but it didn't seem to do much. At the pharmacy, the pharmacist told me that it would most likely knock me out--it was pretty much a sleeping pill. Strangely enough, I didn't feel any more tired after taking it. :/

And damn. I took a tylenol-4 and a couple ibuprofen about an hour ago cause the freezing was wearing off, and... holy shit, it hurts. I can't believe that those painkillers didn't do anything.

Back to the dentist's office on Thursday for Round Two.

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No, the title of this post doesn't mean I'm going all emo or anything. Though I have to admit, now that I see it like that, it sure seems like that kind of title.

But it's not!

I merely wish to share a wonderful new anime [well, aired in JP through 2007] that I discovered last week. Now for quite a while, I've been pretty disconnected from the whole anime community, and haven't really cared for it lately. I'd been thinking about rewatching Cowboy Bebop because it's made of awesome, but then I came across this one. It's made by Studio Bones [who also produced anime such as RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, and Fullmetal Alchemist, to name a few], so it was bound to be good.

At 25 episodes, I figured it would be bearable, too. 25 episodes isn't that many to watch, unlike certain series [*cough*Naruto*cough*] that I just couldn't get into. It's called Darker than Black, and it's awesome. The story swallows you up right from the first episode, and holds you. I'm currently on episode 22, I think, and I'm kind of saddened because I know it's almost over. The series is nice, too, in that it doesn't really have long story arcs--well, I'd say that the entire series has a story, but the episodes are all in pairs, each with a sub-story. With the exception of the last three episodes, which probably conclude the series instead of introducing new stuff.

Also, after watching about five minutes of the first episode, I concluded that the music was written by Yoko Kanno. After some quick research, I discovered that I was right. And damn, this is probably one of her best soundtracks I've heard lately.

So if you enjoy a good anime--that is, enjoyed Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain, FMA... Definitely give this a go. It's apparently been licensed [by Funimation, damnit. They'd better not ruin it] so it may be hard to find... However if you have an account on Demonoid, the torrent that I got from there is awesome. The series finished downloading overnight. If you don't, I can try to get you an invite, I think I have some. I'm sure there are some other torrent sites [boxtorrents, maybe] that'll have decent torrents.

Definitely recommended. Probably the best I've seen since Cowboy Bebop, to be completely honest.

Well, I've finally made the move. I used to be ChaosFusion, for those who may have followed me there. I haven't updated anything there for a long time, and the username was quite old. I don't use it anywhere else anymore, so I figured I'd make a new dA account and drop the old one.

All of my relevant deviations have been moved over here, as well as a bunch of my old faves. I'll be hopefully adding some new stuff as well.

Oh, and Nyu's Art Meme nyu.deviantart.com/art/Art-Mem… is coming soon. I'm just at a bit of a roadblock. I'll probably finish it tonight.