So yeah... it should come as no surprise it has taken me a couple weeks to post a journal for 2009 considering the regularity of my other journal entries...*sighs* I honestly wish I could come on here and post more journals and things.. dunno whats wrong with me.. but anyways.. here we are. Welcome to the new year.. hopefully a lot of great things to come. Already had some bad news that my favorite place to go hang out and play games and buy stuff is closing.. so that was a big blow.. but hopefully from here on it will all be good. I usually like to see myself as an optimist... a cynical one.. but still.. in my heart I always want things to go right. I hope that in the new year I can produce more art for you guys to look at and hopefully enjoy.. I know I lost some momentum for a while.. that happens sometimes.. things in life that make u change priorities and focuses. But I want to do better.. so here's to new friends.. and old ones.. and joy and love and all that really good crap we all need!

-ard 09