So, I've been rewatching Darker Than Black (which is a phenomenal anime, btw - go watch it), and I came upon the episode where they finally say what PANDORA stands for: Phisicalqantity Alteration Natural Decomposition Organized Research Agency.

In other words, WTF?

However, the best part is the obvious Engrish thrown in there. It's amazing how they did that; I mean, "phisicalqantity?" Honestly? But then I got to thinking about how it was written in the English dubbed version (since I only watch the subbed versions) and it turns out they actually corrected it to "Physical quantity."

So...Japanese audiences are expected to know what "phisicalqantity" means because of the way it sounds? Because if they really don't know that "physical" is spelled with a y, and every q word in English is followed by a u, then they really won't know what physical quantity means.

Still, I thought it was hilarious.

So...I lack a scanner...

My roommate brought the printer, so I thought it wouldn't be a big deal in terms of scanning art. But she hauled in a massive, old skool laser printer which is about the size of a small child and lacks everything but black-and-white ink printing.

HOWEVER, the good news is that my school's bookstore has a deal with an all-in-one, HP printer for $60. Life is great. Money issues, however, are becoming bigger, so I'm currently bargaining with my parents over getting it within the next week...or else I don't enter the FE Club contest. If not, I'll still scan and color the picture in due time.

P.S. It's unfortunate, but I foresee a ton of of homework/studying next week as well...two tests and a paper due, so we'll see.

So, I dunno if anyone out there cares, but it's been my first few weeks at college, and life's been pretty busy, so that means all my personal projects have been put aside. Fortunately, things are slowing down at bit, and I'm thinking I'll submit a piece to the Fire Emblem Club's current contest. : ) Other than that, no news is good news...I think?

1. Good news: New laptop. Shiny. Black. Tons of memory. Duo processors. Fujitsu.

2. Bad news: Photoshop isn't working, no matter how I try to upload it. And for some stupid reason, I can't download a trial version from the Adobe website. > <

So yeah, so much for art right now.

I'll make this short and frank:

1. It's been a long time and a lot's happened. I don't want to go into any details, but if anyone actually cares, send me a note or two and I can do my best to fill you in.

2. I'm sorry for any hurt feelings I've caused or any damage done. That's the end of my apologies. If you want more, again, send me a note.

3. Don't expect a lot of updates. I'll probably put out a ton over the summer, then stop once school starts. The rest of the year may yield a lot, none, or anywhere in between.

4. If you DO honestly, truly, really want to keep in any sort of touch, please, please, please use my e-mail address. You can get it, again, by note.

5. I'm not trying to be unfriendly...I'm just very tentative about getting back into DeviantArt. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the people here or the website itself - it's just me and my old habits.

That's it! Hope you enjoy what I've got! ^_^

P.S. The internal wireless modem in my laptop of five years has, inexplicably, lost its ability to connect to the internet. We only have two cables in our house, and both are used by my parents for their work. Therefore, I am essentially without internet until one of them leaves a cable open for hijacking.