I should write something. X3

I'm back from Eurofurence and I had a lot of fun there with my peers. Talked to many an artsy people and distributed several packs of chocolate among them. <.<;
I came back to over 2000 submissions in my inbox which took me some days to dig through.

Also depression got its clutch on me again last week. You may call it PCD, I'm not sure if it has much to do with the con, but I've been back to the stressed and restless me that I was been before Calacene and Valkyrian invaded my personal space.
I haven't had the time nor the mood to draw yet, but I'm sure that'll come back soon. I have a few ideas itching in the back of my head that want to get out onto paper. Most of the evenings I'm chatting or playing games, which I haven't done in a long time. It's relaxing.

[Sorry if my thoughts are all over the place but I don't feel like organising them right now.]

I've gotten more active on Twitter lately, feeling content being lewd between a couple of amazing moos and kitties. My friends and peers are doing a great job of keeping me upright and setting my mind straight, even if they may not realise that. Love 'em all. <3

I'm not happy with my job anymore. If you're interested, I've been working in a chemistry lab on my doctorate / Ph.D. thingy for almost four years now and lately it's been ... exhausting. Straining. Nerve-wrecking, maybe. The pay is dissatisfyingly low and unstable, and in the last months the syntheses have been plastered with frustration and dead ends. I'm running out of ideas, motivation, and mindspace to keep it on for much longer. I know I'm not far from my goal, but this last leap is daunting at least, maybe impossible.
It's research, research is frustrating, I know, but neither I nor my boss have expected it to be as unfruitful as it's currently proving to be.
Last week I had an appointment with my orthopaedist to check up on my back, and he talked a bit with me about it. Said it is no shame to try around a bit with learning and studies. Life isn't a straight path. Yesterday my boss talked with me after I said that I'm slowly losing my sanity motivation over the research, and he replied that he's been seeing me struggling with it, and he'd understand and that I'd have his blessing if I quit and looked for something else to do instead.
It's nothing too special, but it's very uplifting to hear those words from elders. Especially since my educational and work life till here has been a straight path, never wavered, just went on, because I didn't know what else to do. I still don't know what else to do, but now I feel that I have options and support.
I'm going to continue the labwork till the end of the year, and then summarise my results. Whether that leads to a degree or not is in the open for now, that hinges on whether these four months will be more successful than the past twelve.

Also originally I planned to open commissions last week since I had a week off work, but that didn't happen. I needed to recover from the con. I'm not good with many people around. ;-;

Oh, and if you like Magic: the Gathering or just love good storytelling, I'd highly recommend reading the Magic Story from Monday. I went through so many emotions, mostly mindless chuckling. The characters are depicted awesomely. I think you'll have a better start if you know the protagonists already, but even if you're a newcomer, you should have a lot of fun. (Helpful links are on the bottom of the page, too.) Also, today is Announcement Day. Be stoked!