I have some new things to post, however my urge to show them has dwindled down.

A lot of my more recent stories have been fan fictions based off of characters of artists I watch. Because fo that I am not posting them without the express written permission of the artists. (I am currently awaiting a reply from Ruth Thompson, other mails have yet to be sent)

My more original works were meant to be gifts to people, but it seems I've had a falling-out of late with many of them, and I'm not sure what sort of drama w ill come out of me posting them.

I'll throw something up soon... no I'm not dead

So I woke up this morning and I came online and I realized...

"Hey, I haven't put ANYTHING on my DA page."

The truth being I have hit a serious null phase. I have all these ideas in my head, but as soon as I commit them to paper, the whole plot dissolves and my attempts to save it end up making a bit of drabble I'm not even proud to have written, let alone consider posting.

My birthday is in a month, and I am hoping that will put some coal in my furnace.

new stuff soon.

Been spending a lot of time reading books,, ya know,, 'cause I like to... Though it might be a good idea to give a brief rundown of what went through my playlist.

The Sin War Trilogy
By Richard Knaak

Blizzard made a killing with the Diablo francise, and because of that I was afraid to pick up any of these books for a long time, afraid they were hastily cobbled together meaning to ride the wave of Diablo-fever young gamers had. I was right, but this trilogy wasn't all that bad.
It takes place on the human land of sanctuary, long before the events of the games, and it chronicles the high heavens and the buring hells discovery of sanctuary and the rogue angel and demon who created it. I won't go into details abot the main character, Uldyssian Ul-Diomed, but the first and third books are easily the best reads, two was too much of a "lets make a filler" story

Twilight (and subsequent sequels)
By Stephanie Meyer

Dear gods it's Laurell K Light! That's the easiest way to describe the overall storyline so far. Female who has a unique resistance to vampire powers falls in love with vampire, then has her feelings torn between loving said vampire and loving a werewolf.
I initially avoided this one because I felt that a Suburban Mormon housewife from Phoenix was ill-equipped to write urban fantasy (or whatever genre you'd label this among,,, teen drama maybe). BUt again, curiosity got the best of me, and I went out and bought "New Moon" and "Eclipse" within the week. I have to admit it's a lot fo what I enjoyed about the Anita Blake series, minus a lot of what I didn't.

feast of Souls
By C.S. Friedman

I've been a Friedman fan since I got a battered paperback copy of "Dark Sun Rising" from a friends mothers boyfriend. So of course when I found another (slightly less) battered paperback copy of this, I of course picked it up. I'm only about halfway through as I write this, but so far I am loving it. So few authors successfully create a new sort of fantasy world worthy of standing on it's own. Her Coldfire trilogy managed it beautifully, creating a world full of people and questioning Morals of both her main characters and her readers. This book, the first in what promises to be a wonderful new trilogy, holds that tradition true.



well, that's about ti for now, though I've read a lot more,, maybe make a deviation out fo it....

*bump*

I didn't realize I hadn't said anything in so long, jeez. I apologize to each and all of you watchers personally (there's what? *counts* six of ya. easy to do).

My life is getting back in order, slowly but surely. My job transferred me to a new store. It's larger, and a bit further away from home than before. But I am working for a Manager who believes management isn't supposed to be on register. That puts my job somewhere akin to that of an office position. I love it!

A friend we lent our spare bedroom moved out and I got my workspace back (finally!!). For some reason I just couldn't work with my computer three feet away from the TV in the living room.

On top of that a dear friend I haven't talked to in years is back in my life (or I stumbled back into hers, not sure which). I'm thankful my wife isn't the kind to think I'll run off and leave her at the drop of a hat or another female in my life. The addition of another kind heart into my daily routine has definitely been a boost.

I know the title is a little vague in relation to the subject of this journal, but right about now it's exactly how I feel, in one word or less...

I write and draw and create as a passion, like any starving artist, and as such I am required (by the need for food, water and shelter) to be gainfully employed. I am currently a happy smiling face behind the counter at your local Circle-K. Actually I'm the slightly less happy, overworked assistant manager of your local Circkle-K...

Before getting into a job as customer-service heavy as this one, I had a very naive ideal that most people are inherently good, and on a normal basis respect one another.

Gods was I waaaay wrong...

First off, getting gas. I've never had an issue using my card at the pump, it always works for me and it's the easiest thing I can think of. but alas it seems I am a rarity, that I am blessed with some kind of preternatural intelligence, because I get a minimum of 20 people a shift who screw it up and I have to fix it.

And gods forbid something is out, or the customer wants something we don't have. I know the customer is always right and all that BS, but that does not mean I am going to turn around, bend over, hike my smock up and take it like a bitch. yes, I am being paid to at least seem empathic to your problems, but that doesn't mean I actually care. you want Camel reds, go elsewhere or smoke some Marbs, we don't carry them.

anyways, I have some works in store for posting later. another addition to my 3rd shift series, which is looking like a reflection of this rant, another WoW fanfic, and a few oddball ones I wrote down in what little free time I currently have