Well this is like the most serious hiatus I've ever been on, isn't it?

Just thought I'd say hello and that no, I haven't abandoned my DA account. But you may know that because I continue to follow my watch list and comment when I can.

I've taken five out of the six exams covering the whole of my first year of vet school and I really can't say how I feel I've done so far. I don't feel totally without hope but I'm very concerned that I may have failed one or more of those exams without realizing it. The grading in this country is just so different that I really won't know until the day results come out. It's a very blind feeling. The next exam is a week from today and it's the oral, so I continue to study and be nervous.

I'm currently very behind in Art Slam because I was struck with the notion to finish a certain novel I started and abandoned eight years ago at 34,000 words. Within the last three weeks or so I took it to 74,000 words. Because this was finals writing the words themselves are pretty awful but I like the ideas I wrapped the story up with. It was very self-reflective on the writing process and how some stories need to be laid to rest properly, no matter how ridiculous they are.

Right now I'm looking into the next ancient story I can attack and finish without worrying about how good the writing is, and at the same time I'm thinking about some experimental work to try and improve my descriptive language. I've spent the last few years focusing on a style that is rooted in strong nouns and verbs, and while I'm happy with the direction that's taken me in and I'm happy with continuing to improve that style, I feel myself beginning to ignore setting along with the extraneous adjectives. But this is all stuff that will probably turn up on Going Mobile eventually.

Speaking of LiveJournal, I will probably be "starting over" with a new personal LiveJournal in early July. I do have one currently, but I've had it for the last seven years and it has seen some times in my life I don't particularly like reflecting on, especially the way I handled those times. When/If the new one comes about, I'll link it here since I hope to make some public photography posts (since I continue to be a tourist, and I love snapping photos anyway).

Hope all is well with you and I hope to be back in action sometime in July!