Yes, I actually am still alive. o.o It's a miracle isn't it? I've been ungodly inactive on deviantART over the past couple years for various reasons. Been trying to get a Nikon D80/D90 Digital SLR Camera, but I've been far too poor lately from upgrading my gaming rig and buying other random things / not being able to find a new job over the past few months. ;-;

I do have a bunch of things to post but I don't think I have them with me though.. Gonna have to wait a bit for that :3 Lots of stuff has happened in my life lately, been really busy with University and all. I'm 3rd year Computer Science > Game Design right now. Took the past year off to save up money so I can move out this summer, but that hasn't gone too well so far. Ah well, things can always get better, right? Hopefully, anyways.

I've learned an awful lot over the past few years, I'm incredibly talented with computers and any aspect related to them - including building, repairing, upgrading, troubleshooting, virus removal, data recovery, data backup, custom os installs, linux, multi-booting, etc. I'm running a brand new, high-end gaming rig, a laptop as my primary work machine and a couple custom servers (one's temporary because my main server is not working properly right now). I've got a total of 8 working desktops (1 needs minor repairs, 1 is semi-finished construction) and 1 working laptop right now. I've also got my old laptop which has literally fallen apart to the point it was no longer locally physically operable and started smoking. D= There's also a Win98 box I need to fix up. Good old Win98 boxes! I've amassed a gigantic array of hard drives too, which currently totals approximately 8.5 terabytes. They're stored in a vertical hard drive rack made entirely out of K'nex that's complete with 3x 120mm fans for uber cooling. Pictures and details of my recent work are available on my new work-in-progress domain (website) - you can check it out at [link] if you're interested ^^

As for my personal life, I've been through a lot of awful stuff over the past few years, fair number of bad memories.. but just as many good memories to counter all of that. Alas, I have a pretty good reason for moving out which I'd rather not get into. Went through the worst relationship of my entire life (with Sarah: ), which unfortunately lasted about 9 months. I do not want to get into details other than to say that some people are flat out insane and should not be allowed to procreate. It ended with her immaturely calling the police on me for no reason at all, after harassing me nonstop, sending me death threats and accusing me of cheating on her with a friend who I had only hung out with twice, ever, who was also in a 2 year relationship. Sad thing is she's still trying to taunt me via public journals, so she can try and get a restraining order on me and it just makes me laugh at how pathetic she is. Saddest part is, I didn't even do anything to deserve that.. But anyways, I've been a lot happier since. Sleeping habits are still ungodly messed up, but that doesn't matter too much. :] I'm currently in Kingston right now, visiting Emylee () who is now my girlfriend :3 Been here for a week already, and ended up staying longer because I'm having a blast. I don't wanna leave ;-;

Hmm. Well, as for anything else I've been trying to re-organize my life lately. And by life I generally mean my massive media/file collection on my hard drives, amongst other non-computer related things. Been hooked on Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare / Left 4 Dead lately, great games! ...I lost. >_> Can't really think of much else to say, just curious as to how everyone's been and if anyone actually still remembers me / will actually read this.. XD So, please comment! <3

[EDIT] Also forgot to mention I've got a second kitty now, Shadow :3 She's about 1-2 years old, not sure exactly because she's a stray. Found her in Peterborough, and she's absolutely adorable. I'll have to get some pictures of her later! She's black and white, with some interesting markings. When we found her, she was covered in fleas and nothing but skin and bones. Saddest thing ever, she'd be dead if she wasn't taken in.. D=

I've also got a LOT of catching up to do with the massive watchlist that's been accumulating over the past few years. But I'll get through it eventually XD That is all. [/EDIT]