For the past month I've been switching over to a new schedule and, unfortunately, haven't been finding myself spending much time talking online. I still find myself checking DA pretty much every day, as well as several other sites which I check on occasion, but I've been finding it difficult to get myself to contribute as far as my own input. I have a couple RP's(roleplay stories) that I'm sadly falling behind on, a lot farther than I would like to admit. T-T Another area that is suffering from this shift in focus is my comics. I am at least a month behind on them all and would to see them all go up by the end of April. I have some of the strips drawn out on paper, but feel like polishing them up a bit before tossing them out. I also have various random sketches, like the Pokemon ones that I posted earlier, that could go up, so I hope(keyword T-T) to get all of that taken care of soon.

It's a weird feeling, to sacrifice my time spent on the computer talking to friends and working on art with getting rest, working at the store(which I do anyway, of course), and hanging out with people who live near me. I miss everyone that I talked to online regularly, but my relationships where I am are developing more. Not to say the loss is unavoidable. I could spend my time with both, but it's the fact that I can't seem push towards balancing the two is what's bugging me to no end. I've had a lazy streak in me for the longest time, and, unfortunately, it's starting to reach me here now more than ever.
I can make all the promises I want, but if I can't stick to them, then it is better if I don't make them at all, if you think about it a certain way. In other words, I wish to not give any guarantees on my art at the moment until I can learn to be effective in tackling both sides of the situation.

On a lighter side note, I believe I have finally decided on who to cosplay as for the upcoming Fandemonium convention. Besides my usual garb of Kisuke Urahara, I'll try to get a second costume put together for Kazu, from the manga Air Gear. ^w^ After reading the fifth book of the series, I've seen how awesome his character can be, with both his skills and and his personality. Plus, his look kinda fits what I usually wear, always wearing a hat and all.
I was looking forward to trying to go as Shikamaru, but with my usual diet and level of exercise, I don't think I can pull the look off confidently. It will be a shame to have spent all this time growing my hair out to try and pull off Shika's hairdo naturally as well, but I kinda miss the low-maintenance and easier-to-control feel to short hair. Though, with the long hair, I had an excuse to wear my hat everywhere. XD Plus, I was kinda getting used to the look of it. Oh well. I'll at least get some pictures taken of myself before I finally decide on cutting it back.
Which reminds me. I almost got my room completely cleaned and organized. ((I still need some more storage space and hangers for my clothes before I'll be able to clear the thing up totally TwT )) I also got a hand-me-down entertainment center for my room. So, to remember it in that state, I took some pictures of my new setup with the camera I got for the convention, and might be posting the pictures of it in the future. ^-^
Well, I could go on farther, but I'm afraid that might be too tedious to read, so will save the rest for another time. ^-^