Well, just a few minutes ago I came out of my first, and final exam for this year. Luckily, unlike last semester (and unlike Leanne this semester), I had it in my lesson building rather than all the way off in Aintree. It covered pretty much the key elements of what I studied in this semester: verb forms, explaining what kanji mean in Japanese (wonder if 'kiken ni hashire deguchi' is an adequate definition for 'hijouguchi'?), and translating English sentences into Japanese and Japanese sentences into English. Though how did I do?

Well, I haven't exactly been a model student. I revised as much as possible, but I am prone to procrastination, and I've procrastinated a lot it has to be said Particularly thanks to me looning about with Leanne's DS. It distracted me from my studies to the point where I said to Leanne that she could take it back. Seems her willpower in resisting videogames for academic gain is much stronger than mine (damn you, Phoenix Wright!). After that it was the usual mixture of revision, art, DVDs (sometimes all at the same time), and embracing my newfound love for Lylat Wars/Starfox 64 and Super Smash Bros on the N64. There were elements that I should've revised harder- namely the Living In Japan handbook chapters (I made up some rough translation sentences for the last page of the exam), but I filled in as much as I could- 90-100% of each section- and...well, I think I might be onto a passing grade

Yet after the exam, I and some classmates were told by a fellow classmate that we had to wait a few mins for our lecturer, John Collins, to hand us our oral dossiers. I found this curious- the oral dossier is something we develop in our year out to Japan. I imagined John wanted to see what ideas we had for it. I'm figuring out something between art and cinema for that subject, so I wasn't sure what I was going to say. Luckily the classmate was mistaken; he was handing us our marks for our language logs- discovering interesting quirks in the English language and putting them to paper. They make up 10% of our final grade, so it's no small thing. I got 65%- possibly more due to J.C missing out some details due to the light glare from his halogen lamp- and the minimum grade worth a pass is 40%, so I did good I'm happy and confident that I've made up for my failure last year and will be bound for Kumamoto in September.

Or will I?

The Senior Programme Administrator emailed me, wishing me luck on the exam and hope I go to Japan...or head into combined studies if I have second thoughts about going abroad. Hmm...what does this mean? It's still an honours degree like my current course, but it's not as "prestigious". It also means I go directly into my final year this September here in Liverpool and graduate the following May (well, the ceremony's in July, but the final exams are in May). However, unlike circumstances last year, I can choose whether to go with this, or stick to Japan. Then again, it also depends on what happens with my application to Kumamoto University. Looks like I'm out of the fire, but I'm back in the frying pan again. Nevertheless, I'm free to relax a bit now, and I can look forward to finishing off some artworks, hanging out with Leanne, and heading to Las Vegas in June for a holiday & to make another photoseries (give them some love! I'm not all about pin-ups and bondage girls! )

REQUEST LIST SO FAR:
Feel free to make a request!

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1- Full figured harem/school girl pin-up - DONE
2- Giantess Series -
1st Pic- DONE- WIP Preview
2nd Pic- DONE -WIP Preview
3rd Pic- DONE -50% Finished WIP Preview
4th Pic- DONE - Rough Draft
5th Pic- DONE
6th Pic- DONE
7th Pic- DONE
8th Pic- 18% Complete
9th Pic (Conclusion) - Pending

- Sandstorm line-up
1- Kyoden Hayami - DONE w/ original scrap image
2- Yumi Kawashima - DONE
3- Solaris Salinas - DONE
4- Dave/Damon Heat - DONE
5- Adikkt - DONE

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1- Alexandra Kraven OC corset pin-up - DONE
2- Ryu Hayabusa and Ninja Marta - DONE
3- M. Haylo - DONE
4- Kill Bill Style: Ryu Hayabusa and Ninja Marta- 15% Complete - 15% WIP Preview
5- Kristel Ninja Marta w/ Hayabusa- DONE
6- Tori & Belle- Pending

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1- Jay OC drawing - DONE
2- Demon Fia OC horror colour pic. - DONE


1- Jean-Genie - DONE


1- Selected Photo:Lust As A Drawing - DONE


1- The Manga-Off; Ouran High School Host Club- Tamaki w/ Haruhi In Ichigo Mew Mew outfit- Pending


1- Portrait - DONE


1- Pencil Sketch - DONE


1- Bee Bryant- DONE...or is it?

Josh (Uni Friend)
Vulcan Raven- DONE

Leanne (Uni Friend)
Kyoto Temple- Pending

Paula (friend of Leanne)
Spider-Man Mosaic- DONE - 50% WIP Preview

PROJECTS:
James Clephane-Cameron, an old high-school and 6th form friend, has provided me with an interesting proposition- something which should interest fantasy fans out there (Tolkien-D&D-Warcraft ones, not Final Fantasy ones). He requires someone to illustrate some character races for his RPG project and, well, guess who he asked? Here's how it breaks down (like requests, it'll have a progress rating beside it).

Viking (standard viking complete w/ horned helmet) - Pending.

Celt (tartan-clad warrior)- Pending.

Elf (tall, jewellery-covered forest folk)- Pending.

Troll (Orcs in Romanesque outfits- yeah, this time, the green guys are the supposedly civilised, not the typical barbarians- this is gonna be fun to draw)- Pending.

Vampire (Romany/Russian look rather than Castlevania Bishie)- Pending.

Beastkin (Middle Eastern Anthro's)- Pending.