No, really, I'm not. I'm sorry I've been gone this long; I didn't intend to be. But a long bout of "too busy to put a lot of work into the site" was followed by "okay I *can* work on the site now but I have no internet access". Admittedly the only thing I had ready to upload right away was two more pictures, but it was something. :/

Anyway, the internet at home is finally back up, but since we're having a problem with the router it's only on the main computer. All of my relevant files are on my laptop, however, and it's too much hassle to try and go back and forth between this computer and the laptop to update stuff. I apologize, but everything's going to have to wait until we have wireless internet again.

But don't despair! (haha yeah right because people actually care about this site) I haven't just been sitting around twiddling my thumbs. Okay, maybe I've wasted a lot of time playing Solitaire and Mahjong on my laptop, but I *have* done some productive stuff in addition to that. In addition to the two pictures I have ready to upload (and, depending on my drawing mood over the next few days/weeks, there might be more of those), I'm going to be finishing up another ASB-related page that should be able to go up with them. I have another one in the works, but all of my notes for that are in Google Docs and are therefore inaccessible without regular internets. Also on deck for when Regular Internets has returned is a game-related page about EV training, and depending on how things go there might be another page about Platinum's Battle Factory. There *may* also be new/updated free images and zodiac images and an update to the art page to make it more like a gallery and less like a jumbled mess, and if my resolve and self-confidence hold up and manage to chase all of the stupid ideas away there might even be a one-shot fanfic and some information about some potential projects I have planned (one of which isn't Pokémon-related, as a heads up, but the site technically isn't entirely about Pokémon anyway, so).

Now that Platinum is out in English I really ought to finish up the Platinum failblog, which I should be able to do in one or two more posts when Regular Internets comes back. My English copy of Platinum and a few other games are eating up some of my Japanese Platinum time, but I do have enough notes for at least one more post when I can get to LJ again, so there shouldn't be that long a wait.

So the two-maybe-more new pictures and the ASB page should be up as soon as my laptop is connected to the internet again. Following that I will do my very best to deliver at least some of the other stuff I mentioned, and maybe more stuff depending on my mood. (Oh, and I'll update the shiny Pokémon and TCoD ASB pages, too, if you're one of those strange people who actually finds those interesting or would like a trade.) Please bear with me just a little longer, and hopefully I'll be able to step up site activity again.

Now, if you will excuse me, I need to finish the ASB page and then go lose myself in more Solitaire and Mahjong. And Platinum, and some Fire Emblem games, but mostly Solitaire and Mahjong. Later.

I *am* actually still working on two relatively large pages and some other stuff on the side. It's just taking a while because I've been too distracted to just sit down and write anything for any long periods of time. On top of that, at least one of them is going to require me to do something with Javascript or something else; I need to figure out the best way to handle that without making the page unnecessarily cumbersome, etc..

I did add two more pictures to the artwork page, though, so there's that if nothing else.

Crazy, but true! I actually added a sort of interesting page today! And it doesn't even have anything to do with ASB! Can you believe it?

That page, in the Misc. Writings section, is a fanarticle about some of the more confusing Pokémon designs. It attempts to take a crack at explaining those Pokémon with less obvious or incredibly varied origins. I've started by covering two groups of Pokémon, the heavily-debated legendary beasts and the not-so-heavily-debated-but-I-get-annoyed-when-people-say-they're-just-wolves Poochyena and Mightyena, and I'll add more as they come to me; if any Pokémon has ever really confused you, you can email me and suggest that I look into it. I might also add another section to it about designs that aren't so much confusing as they are interesting, so we'll see.

I've got some ASB and some game-related sections in the works as well, so we'll see if I can't get at least one of those up by the end of the month.

I updated the Platinum failblog a few days ago–the newest post covers my trek through the Torn World, so you might find it interesting. I also added another link to the "these are cool" section of the sidebar. It's a Pokémon text RPG I mod at. I know, I know, you're thinking it's Yet Another Uninspired Pokémon TRPG, but it's got a lot more freedom and wanton destruction at the hands of baby Pokémon. Give it a look, it's really a lot of fun once you get going. :)

No, really! There are actually new pages up, one of which is technically useless but hey!

So let's get the useless page out of the way first. I got back into the Pokemasters Forums ASB league recently, and, of course, that means a new team profile page. If you happen to frequent TPMASB as well, would you mind just giving it at least one look and tell me if I got one of my Pokémon wrong? I really don't remember.

The other, less pointless one is a page with some ASB arenas I've created and that anyone can use if they're stuck for ideas. There are currently only two, but more will be added as I come up with them.

School starts again tomorrow and that means four straight hours of math on my first day back, but as long as the math doesn't totally eat me I will keep working on the site.

I've also gotten to the next good stopping point in Platinum; I just haven't had a chance to type it up for the failblog yet. It should be up sometime soon, though.

I swear to god I'm working on something that is actually semi-useful and vaguely informative, you guys! Really! I promise I won't come back until I have something decent to show you!

you'll never see me again

Still working on the fakemon project site thing, slowly but surely; I have a few other side-jobs I've taken that are also eating up my time, and school will be starting in a few weeks, but I'm still working on that and on some things I've got planned for this dusty little corner of the internets.

In the meantime, though, a few new requested pictures have been added to the artwork page. I've also restarted the Platinum blog, at least for now. At the very least I want to get through my little trip through the "Distortion World" (ugh Torn World was better, but couldn't they at least have made it "Distorted World" so that it doesn't sound so stupid?). Eventually I might copy my entries in the blog to the site just because this place is so goddamn empty in the event that anything happens to the blog, or maybe it might be easier/preferable for some people... dunno, but it's something.

Happy New Year, etc., etc..