HOKAY well first off I'd like to elaborate on the hiatus situation. Yes, I know I said I'd probably be back in late November/early December. Yes, I know it's now halfway through January, and I still have not posted anything. BUT, here is my reason as to WHY: Simply put, I haven't uploaded anything because I can't upload anything.
When I moved to Alaska and packed away my computer, I kinda forgot to pack my TV as well, which I also use as a computer monitor. As a result, it is now sitting in a storage unit in Texas, along with half of my other crap including my scanner. In all of my brilliance that was one of the things that I packed away first but never loaded into the trailer of stuff to take directly to AK. BUT, back to my point about the TV. When Christmas morning rolled around I spotted a big box with my name on it and unwrapped, to my surprise, a brand-new, higher-quality, bigger TV. Jackpot, right? Well almost. It's like getting the three "BAR"s rather than the three sevens. While this new TV is bigger, higher-resolution, and can directly play back most media formats via USB, the ONE thing it does not have is any form of PC input. Or at least, none that I can make use of even with an adapter, since my computer only has a VGA port (it's old like that). TL,DR: No monitor, no computer. No computer, no art uploads.

Now I HAVE been rather active otherwise on FA, mainly because I have regular access and permission to use a family member's laptop (the very thing I'm using right now). If you're wondering at this point why I don't just use my camera and upload art with this thing, it's because this computer has no SD card slot and is not set up to recognise my camera via USB. And while I could dig around for the software disc, I'm sure said relative would not appreciate me installing a bunch of software on their laptop. That leaves only one other option, which I dare not consider: the dinky, low-res, crappy quality camera on my mobile. Yikes. Bear with me folks, I'm hoping to get either a monitor or a (mini) projector in a few days.


Why would I be hoping for that? Why, because IT'S GONNA BE MY FREAKING BIRTHDAY IN A FEW DAYS, THAT'S WHY
Yus indeedy folks, as of this writing (at 3 in the morning because sleep is for the weak), my birthday is in precisely EIGHT DAYS. And it's gonna be awesome... or at least it was supposed to be awesome until this surprise move to Alaska dragged me away from all of my friends and everything I knew in Texas and now that I'm here i don't know anybody and that sucks BUT I'LL TRY NOT TO LET THAT RUIN IT.

Also, what I'm REALLY wanting and hoping to get for my birthday is a ticket (or tickets) to see ThePianoGuys in concert, as they will be here in Anchorage only on February 8th, for two shows only. If you know who ThePianoGuys are, then you know how big a deal this is. If you do not know them, shame on you. Go educate yourself. Then come back here and appreciate how big a deal this is :P


Anyway, that just about wraps up this journal for now. I might go back later once I've had some rest and try to simplify it for those lazy bastards that can't handle a nice hearty serving of words. But be on the lookout in case I do get a chance to upload anything, because there's gonna be a truckload coming in when it happens.
But for now, I bid you all farewell, for it is off to Dreamland to catch up on some very much-needed sleep.

TIBBY-LAD, AWAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!