Monday, April 24, 2006 - Hokay, so...it's been almost a year since I last updated. XD;; Gomen, minna-san. m(_)m What I've been up to lately: (1) Working on my original novel, (2) wasting far too much time on livejournal, and (3) writing a ridiculous number of Prince of Tennis fanfics. The links listed down below - e.g., my Nuriko Shrine and the Fanfic Refugees page - haven't been updated in forever, and the email address I use for this account has been deactivated due to inactivity! Yikes.

Sadly, I think Expecting may very well be my last contribution to this site, or at the very least to the Fushigi Yuugi fandom. I hate that this has me leaving so many fics unfinished, but the fact of the matter is that I scarcely have time to get writing done on my current projects these days, let alone on fics I haven't updated in years!

But really, I'm so, so thankful for having had the opportunity to post my fanfiction here for so long. I made real, lifelong friends (cheesy, but true) and grew so much as a writer, and I can't thank all of you enough for supporting my writing with your kind reviews and emails. どうもありがとうございました！

~Ryuen

1/21/05: "When strategies are not yet formed and we feel uncertain about which way to turn, in those moments of vulnerability, bodhichitta - our noble, awakened heart - is always there. It manifests as basic openness, which Buddhists call shunyata." -Pema Chödrön

Fanfic Refugees - http:///fanficrefugees/

Ryuen Archive - http:///ryuenarchive/

Eternal Dream: A Nuriko Shrine - http:///eternalyume/