deviantART, I have been ignoring you. I know I'm not one of the most productive people on here or in any of the watchlists I'm on, but I've been slacking off badly these past few months.

Shit Has Hit The Fan. I quit university because I didn't seem to be able to put enough effort in it to get useful grades out, and I'm planning to start a teacher's education next year. It's not a last resort, I was planning to teach anyway - but through university I would at least have learned a little more on the physics side.

Ever since I got back on my meds (Concerta 36mg, mostly for the concentration disorder part of my ADHD) I've been a bit less creative. It's kind of odd how drugs that help me focus on the task at hand completely break my ability to relax and create. However, for the past months I've been sitting at home doing hardly a thing, and right now I'm really trying to get back into things simply because I don't have anything else to do.

I did get a job, for a few hours per week (retail, Xenos, great people, relaxed work, minimum wage -_-' ) and thanks to that I finally had the money to fulfill a year-old dream: to buy a new camera. I bought my first compact about two years ago, and while I'm very happy with my Panasonic FX12 it *is* a bit on the limited side. Monday night, after a few days of reading reviews and specifications and some hunting on Kelkoo.nl (great, great site) I got myself a very awesome deal on a Sony α200 + 18-700mm lens. I spent yesterday reading the manual that Sony had up for download and a book that taught me a little more about photography. This afternoon the camera should arrive (hurray for track&trace) and then I shall have some fun.

I'll try and get you folks some actual dA updates, some time in the future. Photography or music/poetry, I dunno, but I really need to get something done.

(Note: despite the number of brand names in this post I do not get paid for any of this.)

(Note: I'll try to have a look at all the deviations I haven't checked out yet, honestly)