Updated: March 27, 2009

Story Progress?

Wander is done-ish. Every so often I think about revising old stuff and adding new chapters... I've made a few changes to things, but I can't even think about posting those updates here without it making my storyline pretty funky. Someone once mentioned that Wander wasn't DONE yet, and they were right. It wasn't. I want to add so much to that story, but I don't know if I ever will... :(

SatMW is done-ish. I'm actually working on an additional battle scene between the Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru and two foreign elemental youkai. When I finish it, it'll be added into the fic as another interlude. But, looking at how well I've kept up with my personal writing, don't hold your breath. ;)

The Blue Anshan, sequel to SatMW, is in full swing. (Hey, I just posted two chapters the other day! Go me!) I have written a lot of Kagome's adventure in the Makai (I've had to rewrite a lot of it, too, because I'm having a hard time deciding how --or even if-- to write my pairing). Currently, I'm working on Shippo's mainland arc. I originally wrote this bunch of stuff that I completely scrapped because it was HORRIBLE and I couldn't figure out how to make it work. Then I got this GREAT IDEA, wrote it down, then forgot I'd gotten the idea, only to think of it again two months later! When I went to write THAT idea down, I found the spot I'd originally written it, and then prompt;y kicked myself for not working on it like I'd thought the month prior. BLAH. Anyways, I want to get through some minor self-discovery adventures there and at least make it to a serious plot point before I can work on Kagome's parts again, which is as frustrating to me as it must be to my readers, what few there are.

About me:

Living in Texas! 27 (and three quarters) years old, mother of two little girls, and have been married for eight years. ;)

I'm a Junior at Academy of Art University, studying 3D modeling/animation/game design. Why am I so behind the age of regular college students? I spent five years in the Marine Corps, that's why. :P

I sport medium-length brown hair (er, sometimes dyed other colors but still hovering around the reddish-brown range) and occasionally forego wearing contacts for my silly, squarish, metal-framed glasses (which break frequently, so hurray for twisty-ties). My eyes are usually greyish blue, but sometimes they change color to green or a hint of brownish-yellow (Kinda weird). Check this out - I'm planning on dyeing my hair green this summer. No, not Joker green and all crazy like that. I want to get dark green streaks. Something really different but not blaringly obvious as I walk down the street. I've seen girls do it with barbie pink streaks in blonde hair, so I think my idea will work okay. Plus, I'm going into a salon to get it done RIGHT, so I'm not too worried about huge mistakes. :P

I love coffee (omg, love it!). I've also found a new love in Monster energy drinks, especially the Khaos flavor. :)

I'm also very much obsessed with IY/YYH crossovers, and I hate the fact that every day I hunt around online HOPING that someone posted something new and interesting. It rarely happens, but still I search. It is the sole reason I try to write tBA, because I know I'm not the only one hungering for some xover action between those series, and I'm determined to help contribute to a lacking source... (even if it isn't as good as some of those great ones that went on permanent hiatus before completion...) Ugh. UGH. I need to get back to doing my homework. This week, for instance, I have to storyboard a teaser script for one class (my teacher is really stingy with his A's, so it's GOT to be AWESOME work. Then, I have to finish 3d modeling a jacket on my character, then give her hair, before going on to UV map her entire body. Then, I get to write a little for class (what's cool is that I'm using my little sad love story between Hana and Ryuu as the basis for many of my assignments in English this year, so I've gotten the chance to produce some lovely new material for a few tasty A's!) And then I get to read up on some history and talk about the differences and similarities between the David statues by Michelangelo, Donatello, and Bernini. All this, between today and Tuesday morning. Wish me luck, and if I decide to procrastinate from my homework, rest assured it'll be so I can write a tiny bit more for tBA. (Liquid Story Binder FTW!)

Find me online:

http://alesyira.deviantart.com

http://www.last.fm/user/Alesyira/ ( - this site has charts of all the music I listen to. If you're curious about my long-time playlist favorites, or listen to a lot of music on your computer and you haven't checked this out yet... take a glance! Friend me if you decide to join... no one seems to want to participate in this but me. ;_; )

http://www.livejournal.com/~alesyira

My fiction-centric art posted at MMO

Finally:

Happy reading, and I love to get emails from my readers :)