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Kanda and Lavi, drawn 2008

Blithe, Aein, and Phys, drawn 2008

Group shot (Erebos, Aein, Blithe, Hoale and Edel): drawn 2008

Group shot: drawn 2008
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Guess what I found this year when I was home last month? Old sketches, so old and so amateur that my toes started to curl upon first sighting! But I need to document them somewhere, since the originals are disintegrating rapidly (curses, humidity!) Plus, always nice to have a laugh when I refer to these again in the future.

Back in the U.K. (after an eventful month back home; including my birthday, Home Office visa worries, intestinal infections), and the new school term has started. Much readings to do, essays to write. And since my last post, I've decided to move back into college; couldn't stand my anti-social flatmate anymore. Not only did she have this strange deluded opinion that I was making a mess in the kitchen (a miracle, considering I don't cook at all), she also invites strange guests into the flat without prior warning. And when she goes on vacation, she turns off the main fuse without thinking that I would still be living there in her absence.The moment she started hanging her Christmas decorations all over the flat and on my room door, it was time to go bye-bye.

College-living is nice, especially since my friends are around. It does have a bit of a downside; recently went to a folk dance (college event), paired up with one college-mate for two songs, and the next day he messages about wanting to know where in college I live (didn't ask to meet in a cafe or somewhere public, but my room. No thanks, I like my privacy.) I don't even tell my parents where in college I live, much less a stranger who I just met. (I'm sure he is a nice person, and that I am being oversensitive; but I do have a huge personal 'buffer zone'.) Think I'll just wear a hoodie for the next few...weeks. Or months. That is the last time I go to any social events.

Goodness. I've caught the sniffles. Better go remedy that. Will post holiday photos later.

Lunar New Year

A day late, but Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

Though personally I'm not on board with this 'new-year' plan, since I got a horrible prediction for 2008 from my Chinese horoscope. So I'm going to be in denial. I'm atheist, and I normally don't believe in these superstitions, but it's just so depressing to know that someone else thinks the next 365 (366, since it is a leap year!) days of my life is going to be one downhill ride. Well, whether I believe in these predictions or not, I'm still going to make the best of what I have.

Hm, surprisingly optimistic thoughts coming from a pessimist.

Well, I've spent my New Year working at the library and writing up my thesis. The former is going perfectly well (it is now my job to mutilate and discard books, and I'm proud to say that I'm very competent at that), and the latter is moving at a snail's pace. I sat in front of the computer for five hours before realising that my paragraphs were getting redundent. Looks like I'll have to work harder this weekend.