Guess who's back? Back again?

Unholy bean-licking umbrella stands, Batman!

I don't know what happened. I seriously don't. I mean I knew it was happening, and then - blink - it's been 6 months since the last time I posted.

There's been a lot going on since then. I was busy with a friend that came to visit for a while. But mostly I've been studying. The programme I work on (JET Programme) has a 5 year limit. It's my 5th year. I've decided that I want to stay, which means I need to find a job next year. In my linguist/writer mind that also means that I need to be ABSOLUTELY FLUENT. This includes being able to read and write. (Ever heard of an illiterate writer?) So I've learnt 1000 kanji (Japanese/Chinese writing characters) in a little under a year.  And right now, I'm studying for a comprehensive Japanese exam at the end of the week.

 I haven't written in eons (studying, remember), so I don't know how many writing-related posts will go up. And I'm saving (in the face of joblessness) so I don't know if there will be any giveaways for a while. And I still have a lot of studying to go, so no guarantees on posting every day either.

But I still have stuff to say, and I miss saying it.  

So I'm back.