^^ Hi everyone who hasn't forgotten me.
I can't really believe that I haven't posted a journal since I vanished for a week in August. It's funny 'cause I'm explaining where I went for five days and then I leave for, what, four months or so? I'm sorry. I also can't believe that the last thing I posted was that hideous pants joke thing that I didn't even think was that funny, but I wanted to draw it anyway because I just can't let ideas go. That chick seriously creeps me out. She looks like she's going to cackle manically and then eat my legs.
Soooo, tell us, TearaS, where have you been?
I'll tell you!
I was originally putting DA on hold until I finished writing this silly, impulsive fanfiction for the 'ercy Jackson and the Olympian' series. (Here's a link to it if you're interested, by the way: [link] )
They're making the 'The Lightning Thief' into a movie which I'm very pretty happy about. I'm not very fond of their choice of Annabeth, but whatevs.
Oh! I dressed up as Annabeth Chase for a Geek dance we had at my school. It was awesome. I had a BRIGHT orange shirt that said 'Camp HalfBlood' on it (and Annabeth's name on the back). I had a Yankees cap and cargo shorts and hiking boots. And a necklace with my friends highschool ring (to substitute for her dad's college ring) and I made 9 beads for her necklace. It was fun. I loved it. I felt really awkward, however, because I was in a bright orange shirt, wearing a Yankees cap in New England (I'm thankful I wasn't stoned) and no one knew who I was. Very confused people thought that maybe I was from Harry Potter with the whole 'halfblood' thing. All things considered, Camp Halfblood is the worst name for a camp I've ever heard.

Okay, uhh.... so I meant to come back after I wrote the fanfic and stuff, but college had started up again somewhere in there and I was planning another fanfic in my infinate lameness, and I hadn't drawn anything in forever because all my classes are like "you can read all of this in a week, right?" and I'm like "Uhhh.... ¬_¬ sure... 'course I can. I mean, anyone can read all of that." "Can you write this paper, too?" "Oh, like how could I not write that paper, too. I love writing papers. Papers are the coolest things in the world. I love them so much I could devour them alive!"
I've also been applying to study abroad. I GOT IN! I'll be going to Lancaster University in Lancaster, England next semester! (I'll be that much closer to Kelly Jane and Jenny! If you don't know who they are, you'll be forgiven eventually).
And while I was applying to study abroad, my cat almost died on me so that kinda through things off. He's home after five days at the Vet. They tell me he's getting better and I'll see him over Thanksgiving break. I also got hit in the face with a tennis racket. My nose was bleeding and I almost passed out and everything (I didn't pass out because of the blood. I almost passed out because I got whacked in the face). It made a crunch sound and everything. It wasn't fun and my nose still feels funny.

Uhhh... What else have I been doing... I dressed up as Titania, queen of the faeries, for Halloween. I didn't get any pictures, but I do plan on taking a few of me in the outfit I made, at least. It's a pretty outfit and I had these MASSIVE wings that I borrowed and they hit a lot of people and made it hard to dance or get through crowds or anything... I cut my hair myself for that outfit. I didn't mean to cut it as short as I did, but aw well. Hair grows back. (It just takes FOREVER for curls to grow out and I cut off, like, 2 years of growth! WAH!)

I'm doing NaNo this year for the first time since 2006 (or was it 2004... I don't remember). I'm failing a bit, but I do plan on bouncing back. I don't know. I'm such a lazy butt. I hate it!

So, basically, my motivation has been in school and reading and not art. I'm so sorry. I love you guys and I love art. I've made 2 costumes since I've seen you last. That's gotta count for something... although I suppose it doesn't count for too much if I don't show you pictures.

Soooooooooo......... I'm not sure what else to tell you. Nothing terrible's happened (besides Lucas being within inches of death!) My spelling hasn't gotten any better. Nothing wonderful's happened (besides me going to England!) My tablet's been unfairly neglected and I'm not sure what to do about it since I don't really feel like drawing anything right this minute except for those illustrations I want to do for that story I'm writing for my Kid's Lit class that isn't going to be graded - the paper that I eventually write about that story will be what's graded- sooooo...... yes. That's been my life. Hasn't it been exciting? How have all you guys been? I've barely heard anything and I miss you guys so much. SOOO MUCH! I have 500 deviations to look at and I'm not willing to remove a single one because I want to look at them all and I want read them all and I want to invite them all into my life. YOU GUYS ARE A PART OF MY LIFE!

Okay. Now that I've confessed my unyielding affection for all you guys, I'm going to go and try to do some more of my homework before I have to go to Renaissance Dance (I'm sorry. It's not as cool as it sounds.)