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And a lot of stuff that has happened.

I've finished my Master's Degree, learned a lot, and saw many great things. I hurt my ankle badly enough to need a cane to help me walk (for a short while, anyway). I screwed up a bit on some paperwork (but not too badly, thankfully). I enjoyed a lot of great music and games and tried a lot of good food.

I also lost one of the people most dear to me, and will miss her dearly.

But, I need to keep on, for her sake as well as my own and for the sake of my friends and family.

And, if you read this far, then thank you very much. Have a great new year.

Well, I haven't said much for the last year or so, have I?

I guess it's hard to say much when there isn't much going on regarding this stuff.


Anyway, this is mostly to say that I'm not dead, though I also want to submit a question (which I might make into a poll):


How weird is it to live one's life in parallel to their imagination?

In particular, how unusual is it for someone to make their own characters and modify characters from other series, put them all into a different universe, and make one's own stories with all of these characters?  Is it also okay to have one such character mirror oneself (partially, at least) and to have a few moments in the story be attempts to "show oneself off" to these other characters?  Is it also normal to have those characters break the fourth wall once in a long while to basically comment on the guy who is making all of this stuff up in his head?

The motivation behind my asking this is that I've done this sort of thing for several years now, and I'm starting to wonder about myself.  I am not personally averse to continuing this, and I could try to argue that my success in academia is in part a result of this, but I thought I'd get other people's take on this.  I also figured I'd try to catalog some of those stories, even if I only do so offline, and this might be the first step to making me do it (and maybe even commission some artwork related to it).

I'll list more details if needed, but I'm not sure I want to describe everything just yet.  If you want to point and laugh, then go right ahead.

I'm just curious.

Just posting this for the sake of changing what's up.
And because I've had a "best holiday wishes" post up for five months, and that needed to be moved out of the front.

So, yeah. Meh.

Happy End-of-Gregorian-Calendar-Year Festivities!

And, for anyone else that is stuck in a foot or more of snow: Stay safe; Don't be reckless just because it's the holidays. Your family/friends should understand.

Yeah, I know, more whiny crap from me.
Too bad. You clicked on this, so you are just as blameworthy as I am for reading my stupid ranty mumbling, so shut it.
Anyway, I got premium account status. Which means that I can write...

POLLS!!!
Yes! Beware, for now I can try to rope other people into my craziness!
And I will, too. For I am a sad, crazy loser.


...yeah, anyway... Stuff's going fine. Things are too. I'm not sure about crap, though...

Hmm... what else to say?
Nothing, I guess.

Except perhaps more silly emoticon arrangements!
Well... Silly, no. But emoticon arrangements, yes:

   



        

  

  



  


...yeah, I think I'm done...