:holds up a brick proof sheild:

Hello. It's me again.

It is the amazing and wonderful, sweet and talented Masq.

I'd like to say hello again and see if anyone is stil watching this journal/account.

I'd also like to apologize for the extreme lack of ... anything... in the last year or so. It's been a hard economy and a hard life to match. I've worked two cosmetologist jobs in that time, gotten into a fight with the management in one/left there and nearly pressed charges against management, working two jobs now one in a Beauty Supply Store (which, legally, I'm not allowed to name without permission) and a job at a salon as a nail tech/hair stylist. (depending on the day depends what I do)

I have a few return customers and a few people who know me now. I had to work extra hours at the store recently because of an issue with us missing a girl.

Also... I have more news on the "writing/getting published" front.

I'm taking a class to become a published children's writer. It's a mail course and the place is known by the BBB and has an A+ ranking. It teaches about publishers and editing and things like that so hopefully I'll improve working with my one on one teacher.

I've written a few assignments I don't think I'll post for a while. And I've got some ideas underway.

I'd like to know if anyone would like to see sequels/continuations of my two tickle stories:

* Mirari

and

* The Airship Heiress and the Pirate

I know some want a continuation definately of the second option. I'd like to know how many are for each however as I have a lot on my plate and I want to know which one is more important.