April is my favorite month of the year. I like winter a lot, but some days it's just too cold, and seeing dirty snow linger for so long is really depressing. April has that really nice in-between of hot and cold where you can wear anything and be comfortable, just enough sun to get your fill, and it's the perfect time to plan both the summer and the rest of the year for business and fun alike. But April also has a lot of personal significance- it's the anniversary of three big things in my life:

On April 26th, 2013, I posted the journal describing Rainer as a character, and later that week the first picture of him was drawn.

On April 29th, 2010, I registered for the Furry-Teens forum and officially entered the fandom as Duino.

And on April 26th, 1993, I was born. Obviously the most important of the three.

April's a great month because it has both my birthday and the birthdays of both my characters in it. It's hard to pinpoint the latter two, since circumstance could lead to their "debuts" being a few weeks before or after in either direction, but it's all around the same time. And that to me is really awesome.

I've never been one for celebrations, since I'm not really a party dude and I really feel awful about people thinking they have to get me a gift. I appreciate that kind of stuff, but I don't really need it. I've just been thinking a lot about how far I've come in the past six months, the past year, since I joined the fandom... and it feels really good, all things considered. Two weeks from tonight I'll be fulfilling a promise I made to my Dad five years ago and I'll be having my first alcoholic beverage with him to celebrate. I've got a lot to be thankful for, people like my friends especially.

Thanks to all of you guys who watch this account. A lot of your comments might be terrible, but your support and patronage is humbling. Thank you. <3