Yep, I'm still here. Been busy with that whole immigration thing. Getting my life back on track now so I return to FA!

I'm kind of an unknown in the furry world, and that's fine by me, so I don't expect anyone to actually come looking for me, but I never mind meeting old faces, or greeting new ones :)


Where will you be?
Mostly fursuiting around the DLCC or the Westin Lobby, or grabbing food. I'll almost certainly be attending the usual opening ceremonies, and I imagine I'll be found at the fursuiting panel being run by  FayV and  mushimagicsuits on friday between 4 and 5. If I'm not in any of those places, I'll likely be in a bar or restaurant!

Where are you staying?
The Westin.

Who will you be with?
I shall be sharing a room with my fiancée  rioinred and  fayv Along with a couple of other folks.

What is your gender?
Dude.

How old are you?
Like... 26? Something like that. Not that it matters :)

Can I talk to you?
Of course. I might not talk back if I'm in suit... but then again, I might. It probably depends if I'm in the 'zone' performing or not. I've got a newer version of the Sicarius suit for this year, it's going to be something of a special one. But since I've not worn it before, I don't know if he'll talk or not. I imagine the likelihood is not though.

Can I buy you a drink?
Free drinks are always welcome, alcoholic or not.

Are you taken? Are you looking for a 'mate'?
So very, very taken. ^^

Can I touch you?
If I'm in suit, then yeah, as long as your hands are clean and I know you're there - be warned, I'm likely to be sweaty! If I'm not in suit... I'm not sure why you'd want to.

Can I hug you?
Same as above, really. I tend to reserve hugs for when I'm suiting, in which case, just stand in front of me and ask, so I'm not taken by surprise :) Standard fursuit etiquette. When I'm not in suit, I usually only hug people who I already know.

How tall are you?
Around 5'9" - give or take a bit. Though if I'm in suit, obviously I'll look taller. They have big heads and stuff.

Are you nice? Or do you think so (no personal references needed)?
Yep, super nice, but a little quiet. Not shy, I just don't speak unless it's necessary.

Are you friendly?
Isn't that the same thing?

How long are you going?
Should be arriving on the evening of the 3rd, though I'll be being very lazy and enjoying the company of my fiancée since we haven't seen each other in person in over 6 months. And I'll be leaving again on the 8th some time in the afternoon.

Can I talk about/do drugs in front of you?
Of course, but I've been there, done it, and will probably think you're a bit of a tool. Anthrocon is a place that really doesn't need any kind of drugs to get a high, it's too awesome!

Can I invite you out for food/fun/etc?
Hell yeah, especially the food. If you know any good places to eat around the convention area that I won't have been to already, then I'd really like to know about them!

Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
Sure! AC is all about good company!

Can I talk to you?
Wait, didn't this one come up already? I have a feeling I copy-pasted this journal from somewhere kind of dated.

Can I give you stuff?
Like presents? Sure! I probably won't have got you anything in return, but a gift is always nice :)

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Shout out my character's name, or just 'Sic' (it's funny to me when people run after me shouting 'sick, sick'). Alternatively, stand in front of me and for the love of Odin, tell me who you are! I have a terrible, TERRIBLE memory. I am more than likely to not remember you if we've only met once or twice. If I'm in suit, I might not hear you, so if I don't I promise I'm not ignoring! I love meeting all the people at AC, it's the bestest furry convention ever!!!!



Also, if you have a camera, PLEEEEAAAASE take pictures if I'm in suit. I LOVE to see pictures of myself fursuiting, especially because 99% of the time, I'll be with  rioinred and that makes me super happy.


Second Also, I REALLY have to thank Rio for everything she's done to get me to AC this year. I wouldn't be going if it wasn't for her, and I really lack the words to fully express my gratitude and love for her. And *another* also, a big thanks to Fay, for helping to get me to AC too. If she hadn't had been there for Rio when she was, I could very well have ended up missing this year.

Anyway, that's about it, see you at AC!
Peace!

For any of my watchers who aren't already aware that my fiancée is a fursuit builder of some renown, ya'll should go and check out her birthday raffle. She's giving the chance to win FREE fursuit parts made my her!

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4515999/

So go check it out, and enter if you can! Good luck!

I happen to have one of the Mass Effect 2 lithographs of "Illium" - A concept artist's painting of one of the major cities in the planet where you meet Liara T'Soni in ME2.
Turns out they are pretty much the most sought after lithograph of the whole collection. It's hand signed, and numbered 129/300 by the artist who created it, and is in the same condition I got it brand new.

So, tell your friends, check it out yourself, spread the word - here's the ebay link http://bit.ly/ZoC0og



And for those who are interested, a little story behind why I'm selling this, though those of you who know me well enough can already guess. I am moving to the USA, currently awaiting my visa, to get married to  rioinred Times are hard for both of us, but I really want this to be the happiest time of her life and mine, so I'm finally parting with this beloved work of art. These are rarely seen in online auctions any more, and while I know the 'hype' of the mass effect series has long since passed, I hope to raise enough money from the sale of this to cover some of the expenses of getting married, moving out to Montana, and starting our new lives together. So even if you don't want to buy this yourself, I would be eternally grateful to those who help spread the word around.

Thanks guys :)

Dislocated my shoulder again yesterday, trying not to fall over on the ice outside my house... I managed to stick my arm out to steady myself against my landlord's truck, but unfortunately my body continued to move backwards while my arm sort of stayed in place.
And then I worked an extra 7 hours afterwards.

The moment I realised it was kind of a retarded thing to do was when I remembered I had the ice spikes for my shoes IN MY DAMN POCKET AT THE TIME. The ice spikes I had bought only a couple of days ago. You know, the ones designed to prevent injuries from falling over or trying not to fall over on ice.

I failed.

So Rio made us some new icons, because I'd mentioned that I was thinking of maybe commissioning someone for a 'couples' icon for us. Well, she jumped on that real quick and made us some funky little animated ones! Check this shit out, yo!



Love that girl like ya wouldn't believe. Ain't I just the luckiest. That's right, be jelly, you know you are.

Okay, so she's not really a snow leopard. But I wanted some kind of pun related to the journal as the title... sorry!

But yeah, the news has gotten out a little so I figured to anyone watching me who isn't watching her I'd share it here, though my journal about it will be considerably shorter. Please don't mistake my brevity for a lack of emotional involvement in this, but I'm pretty certain that I made my feelings more than a little clear in one of my previous journal entries.

So, for anyone who cares to listen, this is my internet equivalent of holding up a big sign with a photo of her, wearing a big silly grin, shouting to all within earshot that I love her.

 rioinred and I engaged! So, over the coming weeks and months, I'm going to be working very, very hard indeed, earning and saving money until my visa clears, and I'll be moving out the US to be with my fiancée!
Truth be told, I wish I'd have taken this risk a long time ago, but we spent a very long time pretending to ourselves that we were nothing more than friends and that it was best that way. I'm so glad we came to our senses.


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Aaand for those of you who want fursuit stuff, go check out  mushimagicsuits Because of the CONSIDERABLE expense of shipping her husband-to-be out to her, and then the whole... you know... "wedding" thing (I'm told those are pretty expensive), Mushi is now taking on commissions for fursuit heads as a standalone item, as well as the usual full suits and partials. She also regularly sells pre-made partial fursuits on furbuy. So if you're not watching her by now, it'd be a good time, since anything she earns goes towards getting me back 'home'.

Posting something here... uh.... it's 8.30 and I'm going into work... I suppose I should shave a bit first.



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For someone who is very open and comfortable talking about my emotions and things like that, I've been having a lot of trouble finding the best way to word this journal. So... if it sounds awkward or weird, forgive my uncharacteristic lack of eloquence!

This is a long journal, with a lot of history and emotions and stuff like that. I'm being honest here, but I kinda want to just write this down somewhere... I don't really mind if nobody reads it. :)

So I've had a few relationships in my time. Some pretty good, and some very very bad. I've let enough people get close to me to tell them about who I really am, and all the things in my history that make me such a weirdo. But I've never had someone who could just tell everything about me from the first meeting, except for once. One person who just knew everything I've learned to hide, and everything I have trouble sharing. I'll be honest, I was pretty scared by that to start off with. I figured I needed to make a friend of that person, and get on their good side and stay that way to make sure my secrets stayed secret.
But as time went on, I actually became quite fond of this person. What had scared me at first actually became something positive. I'd finally found a friend who understood me completely. The first person in my life who I didn't need to explain myself to, because they understood why I act the way I do... even if they did think I was a bit of a pussy to start off with! (In hindsight, I imagine I was that way then since I was still coming to terms with how they were able to 'know' me so well without even having to meet me.)
Meeting them for the first time a few years ago was the first time in a very long time that I was blissfully happy. Nothing was wrong in the world, since I was spending time with my friend. We had such a great time, and the sadness I felt from having to leave that behind and go home was almost painful to deal with. Even a year later, when I lost contact with my friend for a few months, I looked back to the time we'd spent together with that wonderful feeling of nostalgia, a mix of both happy and sad, where all the sights and sounds and smells come rushing back to you in an instant that makes you long to be there just once more, even if only for a moment. That meeting changed me, and changed my life, for the better... I just didn't know it at the time.
Then, I missed a chance to meet my friend again. I had the funds, I had the time, but I was focused too much on how things would be a bit tight for me for a few months afterward, since travelling from Iceland isn't the cheapest of affairs. I have never regretted any decision in my life as much as that one. For the best part of a year, I felt so bad, and thought I had left it too long without meeting my friend, and that when we met again, things just wouldn't be the same as before, that we'd be awkward and distant. I hated the idea of losing the person who should have been my best friend in all the world.
Finally, after getting in contact again, almost 2 years to the day since we first met, I spent a week with my friend again. It was amazing... it seemed as though a day hadn't passed since we were together last. We just met up and got on with hanging out and talking as if it was the most normal thing in the world. The fact that we were both a couple of years older didn't make the tiniest bit of difference. I felt like a teenager again, and that's a thing that hasn't happened since before I was even 16 years old. It was like every one of those awesome high-school moments you have rolled into one week. And at the end of our time together I felt even closer to my friend than before. Leaving her behind to go back 'home' to Iceland was almost heartbreaking, but I didn't dare admit it to anyone (despite the fact that my good friends back here thought it was so obvious I didn't NEED to admit it.) I vowed to go and hang out with her again as soon as it was financially possible.
Just a few months later, after a lot of 12 hour shifts, and late nights of work, I found myself hanging out with her again. Once more I had that feeling of being just a kid. Inside me a voice was screaming "Fuck the rest of the world and all its problems, this right here is all that matters!" I even ended up missing my flight home, and through all the stress and expense of arranging a new one for a week later, I was overjoyed that I got to spend even longer with her. I have never, in my whole life, had as much fun doing very little as I did then. We went on a few little adventures, we ate at some nice places, and we hung out together, watching movies or cartoons, or just sitting and talking for hours on end. But then, the time came for me to once again go home, and leave her behind.
It was devastating to me. That's what I've never admitted. I wish it were possible that I could have just stayed. Every step towards the boarding ramp of the jet that would fly me back across the ocean to this tiny, frozen little rock, I could feel my heart sinking. When I got back here, I barely ate, and could hardly sleep. I didn't even leave the house for almost a whole week.
So you know what? I'm going back there. I'm going back, to stay. Because there's nobody on this earth who makes me wish I was a better person, and who I could possibly care for more than I do. And I know she cares for me equally as much.
You know what else?
I love her.
And knowing she feels the same makes me happier than I could ever hope to describe.

So, I spent a few weeks out in Montana with my buddy, and DAMN but we had the BEST time.

We went to a couple of little furmeets, but we mostly just went on little adventures, all over the place. The places we went to EAT holy crap. Smokehouses, steakhouses, restaurants... we took a little drive and went to this AMAZING steakhouse, I decided to treat my friend to dinner, so we had an appetizer, two of the best steaks I've ever had in my entire life, and some really awesome desserts, along with a half-bottle of very nice wine. $160... and worth every penny, when I head out there again, it's the first place I'm going to eat!
We visited the Yellowstone wolf and bear center, took a few pics and looked at the aminals and stuff, then ate at the only crappy place that we had the whole time I was there. Terrible service and a bad waiter, ah well. Made up for that by camping out in the mountains at night, in the back of my friend's car, watching the stars and huddling together to keep out the cold... even *I* felt chilly up there.
I could go on and on about all the great things we did but a picture is worth 1000 words, so if you head over to my buddy's tumblr blog you'll see a bunch of pics and get her side of things. <3 http://riodoesstuff.tumblr.com/
And, I expect this account will become a lot more active over next few months...

So, I wake up purposefully late, about 2 or 3pm, and decide to stay up late and chat to a good friend who lives in another time zone. But, by 2am, I'm literally passing out in my chair. I manage to keep myself up until 5 am, something I usually have no problem doing at all, but I can feel myself passing out again so I apologise to the person who I was going to talk to for bailing on them, and get myself to bed, absolutely exhausted and practically falling over myself tired...

And then I wake up after sleeping only 3 hours and can't get back to sleep no matter what I do. I actually had to yet up, put my pj's on, and re-do my whole bedtime routine before getting back to sleep...

And then waking up 2 hours later, wide awake and unable to drift off again.

And you don't even want to know about the dreams. I'm almost glad I can't sleep more, to be honest.

Yup, making sure everyone knows I ain't run off or anything.

Not much been happening lately, I'm generally at my most active just before and after I go to a con... and since the only one I go to is AC, there's not really a great deal I have to say that'd be too interesting to you furry folks...

Except....

Well I'm starting at art school in about a month and a half, so perhaps if I actually learn anything of use I might start uploading the odd picture here, who knows?

Until next time, then... ciao!

A buuuunch of 12 hour shifts the last few days, worked over the weekend and almost all of this week, I'm WELL and truly ready for my weekend.

I'm gonna keep my party mood going though, off to drink with some buddies tonight, hang out and stuff, doing everything I can to keep that oh-so-terrible Post-Con-Depression at bay... I can't believe it's a WHOLE year to wait until AC2013... A whole year to wait for fursuiting, sightseeing, and maybe even fursuit sightseeing!

In other news, I'm right now listening to the new album from Renard/Lapfoxtrax. Check out Furries in a Blender's new "Atomizer" album here! It's free to listen to and name your price to buy, so what you waiting for?!
http://lapfox.bandcamp.com/album/atomizer

Peace out, y'all!

Alrighty, I used a bit of my day off to throw together some of the footage I took at Anthrocon this year.
The video DEFINATELY could have been longer, but to be honest I wanted to keep it short and sweet, and I liked the ending.
So expect another video from AC2013, along with a brand new and very different fursuit to be debuted...


But until then, here's the link. Feel free to comment/fave/whatever it... but there's not much point subscribing to my youtube, since I hardly ever upload anything.

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http://youtu.be/mIPzFQHGeuA

Yeah, Journals. I haven't written one in ages, since I haven't really needed to. Had nothing to say! I've been working hard, mostly just coming on FA to check out my updates. But now, I'm back to being a bit more active on here... Anthrocon gave me a REAL boost... A BIG injection of furry enthusiasm.
So keep your eyes peeled for a new Sicarius fursuit after about 9 months or so... The designs have started and he's already looking VERY different...

In other news, you may well have guessed, I stopped making knives. Importing the rare wood has become FAR too expensive, and now that I'm working heavy shifts, I just don't have the time any more, so I'll be shutting down that account and moving any knife things into my scraps here for posterity.

Also, I mentioned Anthrocon, and I'd write a con report but it's mostly a blur of fur and fun for me. It was an AMAZING time. I spent most of it hanging out with  mushimagicsuits, running around in fursuit and generally having fun. It was nice to be able to get to Fernando's (renamed to Furryland Cafe) before it closed down, it'll be a shame to not have him there next time, but I'm sure he went out with a bang - I managed to pick up one of the Furryland Cafe dog bowls and shirts, so that was pretty awesome.
I got to see Bitter Lake finally, I've always been a fan of Qarrezel's fursuits since I first looked at a con video, so it was great to catch that. I also managed to watch Saryudon's performance, and I was more than a little impressed, seeing him in person doing that circus stuff in suit was something I'm really glad I didn't miss.
We managed to explore a bit of Pittsburgh, but nowhere near as much as I'd have liked, since we knew we were missing out on con stuff. So, next year I'll actually be heading to the Westin a good few days in advance, give me time for some good and proper sightseeing, try and get it out of my system. Strangely, I don't get to go sightseeing very often in Iceland, so when I travel next year, I intend to go sightseeing until I can barely walk... and THEN I can goof around at the con as much as possible.
I missed out on a lot of the dances this year... I'm a bit bummed about that, but next year will present another opportunity I'm sure.
And that was mostly my AC. Apart from helping out Mushi with her photoshoot of a bunch of the suits she'd made, and spending a LOT of time in tonic, that's more or less all I did.
And I'd do it all again in a heartbeat! Roll on 2013, and with any luck I'll be debuting the new suit there.

Love ya folks, I'll try and be more active from now on...

Warning! Excessive Overuse Of Capitalisation In Sentences Can Ruin Your Brains!

Over the next few days, I'll be moving all my custom knifemaking things to a new account. So if you've watched me here for my knives, head on over to  SicariusStudios and throw me a watch there. I'll be re-upping all my existing knife-related things there, and they'll be removed from this account the following week!

Hope to catch some of you over there!

Sic.

!!!!!EDIT!!!!!
The website for quotes, ordering and other details is online NOW. Go to:
http://sicarius-studios.webs.com/

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My contract at work is coming to an end in about 3 weeks, which means that once again, I'll be out of a job and on unemployment benefits. So to support my income a little bit, I've decided to consider taking commissions for knifemaking.

Now, let me start by saying I am *NOT* a professional, however I *WILL* be charging very very competative prices. From what I understand so far, sending knives worldwide via registered mail is perfectly safe and legal, but I'll be going down the local post office and asking their advice.

What I'm looking for right now is interest. I've got a few examples of my work up in my gallery, and I'll be adding another one over the next few days once I pull my finger out and take some damned pictures of the thing. If you think you'd at least be INTERESTED in buying a custom-made knife from me, let me know. I'm going to put up some pictures of the choices of wood for the handles, and also the MANY different blades that are available.

All the knives I have made so far are tools. They are for working with. However, I will also be accepting commissions to make knife stands or displays, but these will *NOT* be cheap, and will only be accepted on a case-by-case basis, depending on availability of materials, complexity, etc. One thing that will be made available is hand-made storage boxes - small wooden boxes with a hinged lid, fabric lining and an indentation to keep your blade secure within. I don't know about locking them yet, but that can also be discussed if you want them.

Prices again will vary, but to give you an idea of how much of a good deal this is, let me break it down for you.

Average blade cost - around $40
Average rare hardwood blank cost - around $40
Normal length of time to spend working on a single knife- several days, including prepping and drying times. Pure linseed oil takes at least 8 hours to dry.
My normal hourly rate for hire - about $10
.....
Average price per handmade knife?
$150

Obviously, prices will HAVE to vary depending on what sort of knife you want, and if you want any extras. But I'm not counting extra materials costs, things like the super-hard epoxy resin I use to secure the blades into the handles. Things like the MASSIVE amounts of different grades of sandpaper I'd need, and the special application material for the hard protective coating.

Shipping will be worked out individually based on where you are, but once I get this up and running I'll make a commission application form, so you can give me all the details I'll need to give an accurate quote.

So... who'd be interested?
Oh.... and please, PLEASE tell your friends!


::::UPDATE::::
Pics of the most recent work I've done
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4441869
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4441434
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3876610

Before I open the commission slots in around 4 weeks, I will be providing an up-to-date list on materials and blade styles available, since there are MANY.

If you would be genuinely interested in getting a custom knife from me, feel free to send me a note detailing what you'd like.
Payments will all need to be via paypal.

I occassionally decide it's time to add something here... this time it's another meme.

YOUR PORN STAR NAME: (first pet & street you grew up on)
Figaro Furzey

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (favourite ice cream flavour, favourite cookie)
Rum Hobnob (yeah... gangsta...)

3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
J-Sin

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favourite colour, favourite animal)
Brown Wolf

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Andrew Poole

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Sinja (like an evil sinning ninja - yeah totally a sith)

7. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favourite colour, favourite drink)
The green nesquik

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Jack Keith

9. STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favourite perfume/cologne/scent, favourite candy)
Diamonds Gummy

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (father's & mother's middle names )
James Mark Elizabeth (dad's a catholic, 2 middle names)

11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
Barr Barcelona

12. SPY NAME: (your favourite season/holiday, flower)
Winter Dandelion

13. CARTOON NAME: (favourite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now + "ie" or "y")
Pomegranate Shirty

14. HIPPIE NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favourite tree)
Bread Spruce

15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + "Tour")
The woodwork lightning tour



Steal it, post it, link it so I can laugh!

The very sounds you DON'T want to hear coming from your computer's power supply, right after you've been out and spent a load of money on stuff for a trip to the US, and taken the rest of your money out in dollars.

Guess what sound I heard just now...

Oooooh, the PC died brilliantly, there was even that tell-tale burning electrics smell, and the blue smoke of doom that means "This particular component is now fuxxed."

So, I've just removed the power supply, and cannibalised the crap out of a newer, but considerably crappier power supply I had lying around, and mashed the two together until-

TADA! It worked! It's alive! And I didn't spend a penny! *Joy*

Also, I'M GOING TO FREAKING ANTHROCON IN 2 DAYS!

That is all.

So, AC's up in just about a month now. I'm gonna be there, tickets and room are all sorted... granted I'll be poorer than a church mouse, but I'll be there. So who's going? And who wants to hang out with me... with ANY luck I'll have my fursuit sorted by then... I know it's not long until the con, but I LIKE leaving things to the last minute, it seems to be a continued theme throughout my life :)

My work project application finally got approved!
I've been unemployed since about september/november last year, and just about managing to scrape by. To be fair, the Icelandic unemployment benefits are REALLY good, and don't let anyone anywhere tell you differently. You get around $900 US (roughly) a month, to cover everything. Food, rent, bills, whatever. Now, compared to what I got when I was unemployed in the UK that's a HUGE difference. It was a long time ago and my memory's not all that great, but it was no more than about $100 US a week at the time.
So, I've been talking to various folks, and liaising with the unemployment office and I've worked out a sweet little deal. The forest I used to work for are VERY short on cash since they're funded by government subsidies, and currently only employ 2 people other than the manager. It was 3 people, but due to some serious medical issues my 6-month contract was never renewed - it's not a good idea to play with chainsaws when you're taking ridiculous amounts of codeine and suffering from acute memory loss. The company could barely afford the three of us anyway, since the level of forestry work available in Iceland in winter is very little - most forests are on the sides of mountains where the ground is fertile enough to grow stuff, but too rugged to successfully grow crops, so they plant trees instead. Over the winter months (november - april/may) there's a LOT of snow in the forests, so managing them is virtually impossible.
Because of all this, here's what we've suggested. The unemployment office here in town will pay my benefits to the company, who use them to pay my wages, with a little extra (about 30%-40% more) on top, which is easily possible thanks to the money they'll make from having me working for them again, especially now that I've seriously lowered the dosages of my meds right to the pain threshold so I am more able to work. Memory loss is still an issue, but as long as I'm able to remember how to start a chainsaw, I'll be fine!
I'll also be building a lot of 'rustic' furniture out of logs and trees and things. Mostly for the summer/autumn for people to have BBQ's on their back lawn, with their cool new bench made out of half a tree. Some of the stuff I make will no doubt end up going out into the trails in the forest too, places for walkers to sit and take a rest, or in the play areas or BBQ areas for people to chill out, and to generally make the place more accessible to the townsfolk.
So YAY! I finally get to start doing something with my life again! And I'll have loads of money to spend at AnthroCon2010!!!!

TL:DR - I got a job, I'm very happy, go me.

Yes folks, I'm plugging something... well sorta.
Awesome awesome tune that I have buckets of lovins for off the new album by Faroese band Týr.
It's "Viking Metal" officially, but just trust me with your ears and listen to it, please ^_^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqmgpuZLsXQ

Then let me know what you think :D

NOTE: if you don't like fancy fappy guitarings then you won't like the middle bit. It's got lots of that. It IS metal after all...

The most awesome mate ever.
Last night, before she went to work (she's a waitress for a fancy-ish restaurant in town) I had a real "I want a BBQ" kinda feeling. And I happened to mention aloud that a burger and beer would kick ass about that time.
So she smiles sweetly and goes to work.
And comes back with a freshly cooked cheesburger for each of us (her work is only about 5 minutes walk from our house) and 6 ice cold beers.
She is made of awesome and I love her.

It's -32 centigrade where I live right now.
That's -25 farenheit.
And I'm going outside for a smoke.
Dang it's cold :D