First: Yes, I am still alive and writing stories. Finishing stories, not so much, but writing, yes.

Second: At the behest of ~AuroraExecutionchan I am posting some stuff. Mostly she just wants me to put up Nikolai, but I figure this is a good opportunity to burdo-er, grace you with some of my older (but blessedly complete) material.

Look out below!

So, my favorite show right now is NBC's Chuck, which just aired its season 2 finale last night. It's an incredible show, full of great characters and damn good story telling. Unfortunately, it's in limbo right now. NBC hasn't cancelled it, but neither have they renewed it. And it deserves to be renewed. So I'm appealing to my friends here. Even if you don't watch it, please sign the petition below. And watch it. Catch up with dvds or online or whatever. It's a funny, nerdy, exciting show, and I think anyone who watches it would love it. I need you all to be awesome and help it get renewed for a third season. Can you be awesome?

Save Chuck!
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So. Just posted a crazy translation thing I did of 's prologue to the Law of Talos tournament. It's not a story or anything, but it's something I invested a lot of time in, and it was really fun to do. I'm in the process of translating all Unknown's entries for LoT, and I'd like to do Endzone as well, but I don't know if I'll post any more of them. This is the only one I've actually put words to bubbles on, and that was because I'm using it for a grad school application. And most of the entries are flash videos. Uber gorgeous, amazing flash videos. They'd be hard to do something other than a typed script for.

I am still kinda working on other stuff. It's been a crazy quarter, and will continue to be for another few weeks. I should have more time to write next quarter, and I'll get back into posting stories then.

In the meantime, check out . More than enough there to keep you entertained.

Just thought I'd post an update. I am working on stuff, mostly Dr. Hart and some sketchy/doodlie stuff. Chrsistmas present for will be posted when it gets finished shortly. I got a 120 color box of crayons for Christmas myself, so I've been experimenting with using those in my art. AE's pic will be colored, so there's something to look forward to. I've been saving a fun looking meme in my deviations list that did, so look forward to that maybe soon too. I've been outrageously swamped this quarter though, between classes and internship, but I am still alive. See you all soon!

I know I just recently had a journal, but this seems like a lot of fun, so I'm gonna do it. Stolen from .

1. Character you'd like to have over for tea.

I'm gonna have to take a cue from AE-chan and say Baron from The Cat Returns. He's awesome and makes his own special blend, and I'm always up for trying new kinds of tea.

2. Character you'd most like to have as a sibling.

Tamaki from Ouran High School Host Club, as an older brother. There's an episode where he sort of adopts this little girl who's looking for her big brother, and he pretty seems like the coolest older brother ever. Not to mention he's a total sweetheart, and very wise about other people, so he'd be able to give me great advice. And maybe I could help him be less of an idiot about his own feelings. It'd be fun to finally get him and Haruhi together.

3. Character you'd most like to be friends with.

Xellos, from Slayers, in as much as anyone could be friends with him. He's hilarious, and life would certainly never be boring. Mostly I would just want to be on his good side. He's just generally a cool guy.

4. Character you'd most like to have as a cousin.

Victor Fries (Mr. Freeze) from Animated Batman, if only to have the excuse and the chance to give him regular hugs, poor guy. He's such a tragic character, and every time he tries to do something right, something terrible happens that pushes him right back over. He can't catch a break, and maybe as his cousin I could give him something in his life that was regularly good and not sucky.

5. Character you'd most like to have an adventure with.

I have to go with either or both of my two favorite Jacks. Jack Shaftoe from the Baroque Cycle, and/or Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates. They're both brilliant, crazy, and kick-ass. I think this choice needs little explanation, so there it is.

6. Favorite quirky character.

The Great Mizuti, from Baten Kaitos. Carzy little floating thing that talks in the third person and is "invincible, but not that invincible". Just loads of fun to have in the party, and a really powerful mage to boot. Great character design, really strange, and hilarious.

7. Favorite love-to-hate character.

Legato from Trigun. I have such a love-hate relationship with this guy, he's the obvious choice for this category. This is only having seen the anime, by the way. I don't know if he's a little less despicable in the manga,

8. Favorite bad guy.

Tie between Albedo from Xenosaga and the Joker from Batman (any Batman, but especially the animates series and the Dark Knight). They're both insane and hilarious and repeatedly well-acted. Truly great villains, both of them.

I am also not often compared to anyone, so I'll skip the last question too. Although, if any of you think I'm really similar to a fictional character, let me know! Cesura out.