I interrupt myself
to reveal some [not exactly ground-breaking] news:

the [Christian Anime Alliance] appears to be gone!

that place is/was a vibrant community for fellow Christians to gather and discuss anime-related activities as well as have fellowship and serious prayer (amongst other things, such as art critiquing...)

unfortunately, it seems to be
[at best] missing
[and at worst: GONE]
(but I will not indulge the above thought...
actually, I pray that that isn't the case here).

In it's downtime, let it be known that this place will be sorely missed
and that it's members will be waiting for its return (well, at least I will be...)

come back soon, CAA!!
(along with all the artistic efforts that the artists had put into
the [CAA's oekaki board]
...please don't be gone, I was working on a digital painting!
;_;' *sniff!* ...)

-Daiko~
(pray for us all.)

contemplating joy, store schemes, and other things
such is my life
a strange mish-mash of many things
I guess you could call me "eclectic"
(o.o;; that's a lot of "c's" in that word!)

Anyways, I think I should do a post that has a description of some sort, for I've been wanting to do one of those for my profile...

but that will have to wait.

****
Currently, I'm wondering about having an online store and selling things so I can build up my bank account and be able to afford some college things (as well as stop being poor and be able to give some money to God during Mass... it's kinda sad when you get to the point that a dollar is about 1/5 th of all the money you have... -sigh-)

but...
I'm not going to rush this decision
I've been looking over my options and investigating places

so far the best candidate seems to be:
[Cafe Press.com] they seem quite reliable as they have been in this business awhile, and quite a few artists have been using their services

Of course, I am still open to suggestions
(and will have a thread started about cafepress at a forum that I attend- most likely over at the CAA...
so that I can see what having one of these stores is like and what it is that I should expect)

-uh, I'm being kicked out of the library (9:01 they say) so I'll continue this later!

...

help!
I feel really small and lost all of a sudden...
...
I'd explain more, but I'm going out soon.

-Daiko~
(pray for me)

Cute manga~
I'm posting a link to a shoujo manga for once...
ooh...

...

I'll write more later,
it's almost my bedtime now.

-Daiko~
(pray for me)

Okay, more stuff (updating...)
...
Do hate the sin and love the sinner...

yes, indeed.
-sigh-

Anyhow, I'm better guys
-not exactly perfect, but good.

I'm glad of the nice comments that I have recieved here in my blog- you guys are kind for writing such things ;_;'' ...
(and I wrote such a non-sensical entry last time too- blech!)

^_^ I'm so glad that you guys are now posting comments that are relevant to the entries that I put up; for other personal messages that you wish to send to me, you can use the chatbox that I have in the sidebar (as well as imbedded into my website) or, I will see about putting my e-mail up here somehow (but no SPAM, okay?)

...I think that this will do for now, it's past dinner time and my little brother was nice enough to get a good sandwich for me, so I'll go eat that now- ^_^ see you guys later!

this lack of zeal
is not the same as
the times where I have not felt motivated [to act]
though this feels quite similar

I think this is due to a difference in degree
rather than in kind actually...

Okay, as much as I like to wax poetic
I am aware that I may end up being rather cryptic to my readers, and so I shall explain
and try to do so in a way that is free of frills, so to speak.

I've felt something like being burnt out lately
(yes, I know there's something wrong with the sentence above, but I don't know what it is that I should do to remedy this awkwardness- bleck, I don't even know if I'm spelling things correctly either... @.@;; help!! ...)

something,
something I don't know how to explain
as efficiently
as effectively
...
as CLEARLY
as I'd like.

I love drawing
and I still have my abilities
as an artist
but, it's too hard for me to draw now
-maybe this is just some fleeting mood
but if it is, I fear that it's stayed with me for too long...

I could be wrong though. -sigh-

I am aloof and quiet
I don't know why
I don't seem to be able to say much or to respond
I've been so irritated lately
I am not sure of what it is that I should do.

I don't like this
at least, I know that.

ugh.

-now, I'm confusing myself...

oh well, even if it isn't clear now
it won't hurt me
I'll just be bothered for a bit,
but
I can get over this

...I'll be okay
God will help me,
and I have people who truly love me

I don't need anything.

-this storm will pass.

I think I feel better already.

-Daiko~

I ate a slice of cake
that tasted like memories
of high school
and the joys of those days now past

...

I ate my brother's cake
as he returned home
from his Final Farewell
over at his school
on his last official day of high school

and now, there will be no returning
to this place
to this time
to being such a student

for time comes once
and never again.

My home
now houses no highschoolers
...just people
who will soon leave
and continue to grow

...somehow
this seems melancholy
but joyful.

summer semester
looks quite interesting as of now.
-today is my first day of my first class
and the professor looks like a great guy!

...

and, I'm still at the college.

^_^;; I'll be going home now...

-Daiko~
pray for me.

myu...
gah! I have so much that I'd like to type up and submit as an entry on here, but I don't seem to be able to do it... -sigh- and why would that be? Well, it's because I have gone through a lot lately and I would have a long tale to tell that stretches back at least one week from today.

Despite everything,
I'm still quite well
I'm very grateful for my friends,
both online and offline
and even thankful
for the curious on-lookers who care to peep
at my stuff every so often

-please know that you bring me so much cheer
and happiness
I love the bright feeling that comes when I recieve comments...

-.-;; and yet, I haven't been repaying my friends in kind... at least, I don't think that I have.

I'll do what I can
and pray that that will be enough
-I can get this taken care of
and everything else
as long as God is with me...
as long as I'm doing the right thing...

thanks.

-Daiko~
(wants to live even better
and do lots of good works of art
and excellent, well-written blog posts
and forum inputs
and etcetera...

yay life!! XD!!)

Let's pray for each other...

and now healed of sorrows
for that I am
thank you, Lord.

^_^ I'm feeling much better!

-and I hope that you don't mind,
but I'd love it if you would take a look at my art
and tell me what you think of it

either in the comments section of this post
or over at the oekaki where I've drawn some the pictures.

Thank you!

-Daiko~
pray for me...