Final exams have finished here recently, in the land beneath sea level. Thursday the results got in, and after seven years of high school, Latin, mathematics and the most depressing art class imaginable, I can say, without fear of contradiction, that I am forever free of these things. It closely resembles the ending of an especially annoying feel-good teen drama movie, where the protagonist (me), his girlfriend (the Girl), and several people he tolerates (Extras) have a happy end, this illusion further solidified by the fact that several people I didn't quite like (blatant euphemism) failed miserably. Ha.

I am currently buried in the paperwork that is the Dutch student registration system, which is roughly the equivalent of piloting a U-Boat through a vast ocean of solidified elephant manure with a Cyber-converted Wampa distracting you from the periscope. But all that doesn't influence the fact that come September the first, I'll start my first college year as an Animation Student at Rotterdam Art School. Which is freaking awesome, if you'll excuse the terminology.

Anyway, I can concentrate on pumping out some art now. I've just bought myself a Wacom tablet, so I'll fool about with that a bit. I'm also toying with the idea to try some action figure customization. Reason for this is rediscovering my old Matchbox Thunderbirds figures, and wanting to try and make a short fan film for a while now. I've recently ordered some of the missing pieces in my collection, but this will result in getting me quite a few doubles, which could prove quite a good training ground. I can't use the Hood sneaking around as an industrial spy wearing Malaysian regal armor now, can I?