It has been quite a while since my last post.  I've been working too hard and taking far too many classes this year, and I'm happy that school is nearly out.  On an interesting note, this is my 800th day as a Xanga member (that's more than two years!)  I can't believe it's only been 800 days though.  It seems like it has been far longer.  Then again, I'm one of those people who perceives time as passing way too slowly.  For example, Christmas was only four months ago, but, in my own thinking, it feels like twenty years has gone by since the 25th of December.  Strange and definitely not normal, but it's how my mind works.  Someone once told me it was because I am young, and time seems to move slower because a year is only 1/20th of my life, instead of 1/40th or 1/60th, etc. 

Anyway, a bit of an update.

I'm still playing FFXI.  It has been one of the most enjoyable video games I've ever played, and I am happy I discovered it.  I plan on playing it until FFXII and the new Zelda game come out.  Anyway, I've got WHM up to Lv.72 now (Lv.75 is the maximum), and I'm just hanging out now, doing fun missions and helping people out.  I'm nearly to the end of the game, which is where about fifty percent of the game actually begins, and I'm really excited about finally getting to some of the most incredible stuff in the game.  I am working toward unlocking different worlds right now, such as Sky, Lufaise Meadows, and Sea, and I may even try for Moongate access if I can time it right (you can only get access when it is a full moon out).  I also plan on getting access to the Eastern Continent, where the Kingdom of Aht Urhgan is.  I finally saved up enough in-game currency to buy some of the best equipment for WHM, and I am nearly done with my insane, year-long farming spree.  It has taken me about ten months to get from level fifty to level seventy-two, simply because I spent eighty percent of my play time making money.  I'm glad that I did it though, and I feel a great sense of accomplishment that I was able to save up enough to buy most everything good for my job by the time I reached the level that I could wear it. 

My book is going well.  I took a creative writing class this year to help me gain insight and training in how to actually write, edit, and publish a book.  I also was able to get two of my poems published by a respectable literary journal called the "Scribe".  I only have two more years before graduation, and hopefully I'll have my first novel finished by that time.  Heaven help me if I can't do it in two years.

I've done very well in learning languages.  I'm thinking of learning Italian once I'm quite fluent in Spanish, and then maybe Chinese or Japanese. 

Easter is fast approaching, and I got a beautiful new suite to wear on Sunday.  I don't wear suits often, but this one is absolutely gorgeous, and I might just enjoy wearing it. 

Well, that's about it for now.  Nothing truly grand happening.  Take care... if there's anybody who actually reads this.

~Child