Actually, I'm neck-deep in the final leg of my training for my chosen profession. It's sort of like an internship. I work 40+ hours a week at that and don't get paid, then I work a crappy retail job for an additional 12-23 hours a week. It's rough; but I'm making it out alright. Some of you know what I'm training to do, and those that do I'd like to ask that you don't spread it around. I don't consider my hobbies to be uncouth or something to be ashamed of, but my line of work is going to be pretty public and not everybody needs to know what I do in my spare time. (if you're curious, whoever even keeps up with me after a hiatus of this length, you can shoot me a pm, but it's not really that interesting)

Well, as it happens I've managed to get a sort-of boyfriend; sort of because he lives on the other side of the world from me currently and we only get the chance to speak on Skype. It's bizarre. I went to school with this guy all through grade school but we only connected recently when he was back in town briefly. I started talking to him because I was curious as to the sort of life he leads now and whether he was as weird as I remembered (thankfully yes!) and it went from there.

I wish I had my own apartment, which is currently still unfeasible, and probably won't be feasible until I get hired on somewhere, but I really wanted to get out of my parent's house by the end of the year. I feel like everything is in limbo right now and anything could happen. Hell, I might even travel out of the country to go see my beau, but that's not likely. I just wonder if for all of my bravado, all my talk of change and trying to inspire others to go for their dreams in the face of fear I can do it myself. I'm just panicking at the thought of maybe even letting the poor guy kiss me when he comes in. @_@ Could I let my tiny little world open up enough to do something risky and frivolous and grand like travel with him? Could I let myself go and be free? Would I ever let myself get over it if I don't take a chance here?

I haven't had much time for art lately, which is a complete shame, but I thought I'd upload some old sketches for anybody still watching just to let you know that I love you still out here on the other end of the internet. Thank you so much for reading if you did, and for checking up on your humble sketchbeast as she tries to move up in the world.