Again, I apologize for the delay. I'm still alive, and have acquired quite a backlog of posts, but it won't be until this weekend that I have time to post them. Unfortunately, my otherwise-quite-marvelous apartment (will publish address in the next post) lacks the extremely necessary Internet connection, and if I paid I'd only be able to get a 56k modem connection. I shudder at the thought of returning to those days, for I've lived the rich life of broadband for far too long. Nay, say I - better to shun that bliss than to diminish it. Additionally bad, however, is that my workplace password-protects their Internet and refuses to give me an account. So, I'm left with the 24-hour-Manga-and-Internet stores that populate Japan in alarming numbers, but are less convenient than my own apartment. Thankfully,
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