It is over, folks.  All over.

It took six years.  Six years of commuting. Staying up to the wee hours of
the morning.  Never having any time to unwind after work. Always telling
friends and family, 'Can't join you tonight. You know how it is.' Even
putting the novel I've been writing on temporary hold, as well as the
fanfics I wanted to do.

But now...it's over...it's all over...

I...have...GRADUATED!!!

(Insert your own Rocky theme here)

Yes! At last! No more school! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!

Of course, I won't get the actual BA until September 4, but I got my grades
today and now I can honestly say that I've GRADUATED! After six long
grueling years! Bwa-haha!!!

Okay, now that that's off my chest, I also wanted to say thanks to all you
folks who bore with me these past few months (and an extra thanks to David
Lerman, who put up with all my whining). Finals week was absolute hell, I
didn't even get a chance to check email all last week, so I'm gonna give
myself a week's vacation to catch up to all the email and fanfics that I've
put on hold these past couple of weeks.

FCASPER: I didn't get to your email until a few minutes ago, so don't think
I wasn't ignoring you. You're welcome to use anything of mine in your next
MSTing since I was too late to respond to the WAR. You're a hoot!

DAVID LERMAN: I didn't get to go anywhere last Saturday because I had done
an all-niter on a paper and my mind was fried. My friends were going to go
out in September anyway, so if you're still around let me know.

ERIN MILLS: Congrats on you engagement, buds! Hope your wedding turns out
with the least problems. I'm still working on Reunions: Ryouga, but now I
have far more time to devote to it. If everything works out, I'll finish it
by next week and send a draft your way.

TO EVERYONE ELSE: Thanks for all your fanfics. They've given me a diversion
whenever I got bogged down by work and school.  The good news is that all
this writing has gotten me working on short stories again, and my
confidence has been boosted in my writing skills both by you guys and by my
Creative Writing prof. Now I can finally dive into the ML with full force.
My first priority will be the Reunions: Ryouga fanfic, followed by my
Ranma/Sailor Moon Home/Heart fic. I also have plans to introduce my own
little MSTing of some fanfics, but that's a secret ;-) I also will be
changing Internet Providers, so watch for a new email address soon!

Now, if you excuse me, I have some overdue celebrating to do.

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