Hi guyyyyys

Since I have been rather innactive on DA for a rather long period of time now I figure it is about time that I write another long journal post about stuff...

First of all I am still studying at the University to become an architect. Due to some pretty long story I'm only now completing my second semester, even though I officialy started in 2010. It sounds crazy when I think about the fact that it has been two years already since I graduated from college in Traditionnal animation.

I miss the school. I miss the teachers. I miss my old crew.

Architecture is a really intersting field but I also feel a bit disconnected with it. It also represents a loooooong time at school, 3 years for the BAC and 2 years for the master, and that's without the years of stage that are required before passing the exams to gain the title. I am still figuring out wether or not I want to go that far or if I will (again) change fields at the end of the BAC (my money is on the latter).

Meanwhile in Quebec, the student world is getting pretty busy. We, as a population, have been moving massively against the government - since february for some of us, since march in my department's case - to stop it from raising the cost of universities for students. We have been on strike for over a month, and some administrations are now talking about the possibility of cancelling the semester. I have been wanting to write a bit more on the subject and on my personnal views on it, but this will have to wait until another journal.

On a completely different matter, with the arrival of spring comes for me the usual inner debate about wether or not I should go to Otakuthon again. Last year as been a bit of a bad experience for me. I had to rush my preparations while struggling with a full time job and in the end almost nothing was sold. With that in mind it gets a bit harder for me to justify going this year, although I have been brewing the idea of focussing on T-Shirts this year. What do you guys think? Should I go? What kind of product would you buy from me?

Speaking of products, if any of you recall my hand-knitted bunny hats, I still have some leftovers from last summer that I'm selling. That was one of the many things that didn't sell at all during the convention.

I'm also thinking of relaunching the Sketchbook contest, but since it had a hard time lifting up I'm asking for suggestions from your end. What do you think would help the contest?

Finally to completely change the subject again: video games. I've played a few video games since I have some free time thanks to the strike. Mostly, I finally got around playing Zelda Skyward Sword and Mass Effect 3, the 2 games I could say I have been looking foward to the most in the past year.

Now, it is funny because, in the case of Mass Effect 3 I started playing as soon as I got the game and completed it within a week. I started off really hyped and enjoyed the hell out of the game, but in the end got to the ending with a bitter, bitter after taste and now I can't look back at it without feeling utterly disapointed (if you don't know why... google Mass Effect 3 endings. It's sort of a hot topic right now). On the other end, I took several months before starting to play at Zelda, took my sweet-ass time to play throught it, and started off really not liking it. I couldn't stand the style, the controls, the story... Basically everything felt wrong. But after ending Mass Effect 3, I had nothing else to do and got serious about it. I took my time but I eventually warmed up to it and in the end, I was surprised to realize that I reaaaally like the game.

It just comes to show you that sometimes first impressions can be completely off-track.

... Thought I still have hope that Mass Effect 3 will be fixed by Bioware. Soooomedddaaaayyyy

Give me some news guys! I'm curious to hear about you ; )