That's right, I'm back.

Well, not completely. I'm at my mom's house, doing everything I can to fight off severe jet lag. Mom wouldn't let me drive myself to my home in DE, and she was very right in doing so. I've barely been able to stand on my own two feet since I got back. My muscles are screaming in pain from carrying suitcase and carry-ons from airport to airport to airport to airport.

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Yeah, you spend a total of 24 hours in the air and tell me you're not tired and cranky and sore...especially when that DOESN'T include the extra time spent in the airports for layover and delay time.

Anyhoo, I have lots and lots and lots of pictures to share, but no updates for the comics. I have my Christmas special almost ready to go, but I can't finish it until I get home, so hopefully I'll get that tomorrow.

Alright, I'll give you all the details soon, just let me sleep off the traveling part of the trip.

Toodles

Me

...farewell, auf weidersein, good bye!

Also known as...

Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's off to China I go.

I'm so sorry I didn't get an update in before I left, but I will do my best to bring you guys some pictures of my trip. I will miss you all a lot, and I thank you all for your prayers and well wishes.

See you on the 23rd!

Me

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to let you all know that I might not get an update in until after I return from my trip to China and the upcoming holidays. Those of you who are competing in the Ultimate Fan Contest, that means you have more time to work on your entries. My guess is I won't be finishing the current chapter until well into the New Year, probably February, since my sister's wedding is in January, which means all my weekends are shot. I'll let you know the week before I'm ready to post the final page when the contest will end.

Now, as for an explanation of the title, I'm not going to go into detail, but I will simply say that life has been hell right now. It's been a huge combination of many things, but this weekend has been a waste for me, as I haven't been able to get myself off the couch our out of the house, save for church this morning (which I guilt tripped myself into going to).

There's so much going on in my life right now that I have this huge burden on my shoulders. The fact that, even when I get back from China, I will be spending Christmas Eve alone in this house 2 hours from the ones I love, just so that I can keep my promise to sing at the evening's service, has kept me from enjoying anything I normally love. Piled on top of that is some financial difficulties that have arisen; and despite help from my mother, I still feel like I'm in a hole I will never see the end of.

There's so much I wish I could explain to you all, but I have opted to keep most of the details to myself. I know many of you will wish me well, and tell me it's okay to wait to post anything, and I can't thank all of you enough for your love and support. I just thought you deserved the right to know that I may not get the updates done before I leave. All I know is this week is going to be torture, as my winter concert is on Thursday, and I need to be able to keep it together in front of my students, which is going to be a very difficult thing for me to do right now.

I love you all, and I hope to see you soon. If I don't post another journal before Thursday, I will see you all when I return.

All my love,

Anita

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Go, now! Reserve...WATCH TRAILER! Zelda...she...OMG, I can't give it away...GO WATCH IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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From Wikipedia and Zeldapedia and lots of other places:

"Spirit Tracks takes place "at least a hundred years" after the events of Phantom Hourglass in the now-established land Link and Tetra originally set out to discover at the end of The Wind Waker.[9] Through a series of plot events, Zelda's spirit has been separated from her body, and she is forced to travel with Link as he attempts to restore her to form. Along the way, she both rides atop the train with him, and physically takes control of a single Phantom Guardian to assist him"

XD IT'S A SEQUEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So tell me, what do , , , and have in common?

They've all been contest winners who have had walk-on roles in Zelda's Quest. And now, it's your chance to join them.

I'm looking to fill the roles of the final 2 friends, who will make their debut in Chapter 12 of Zelda's Quest (with all 6 friends being featured in Chapter 14 as well!)

So, what do you have to do to join their ranks? It's simple; Prove that YOU are the Ultimate ZQ fan! How do you prove that? YOU TELL ME! Draw, write, whatever! Show me that you are the biggest fan of the comic!

The two best entries will be selected for walk-on roles in Chapter 12 of Zelda's Quest, and will receive a custom picture drawn by me.

The deadline: Whenever I post the last page of Chapter 11 (hopefully by Thanksgiving, if not, it'll be around Christmas...yeah for Concert and my China trip!)

Good luck everyone!

Anita