. . . That I’m back online.

Hey guys. It’s been almost 2 months since my last update. A lot has gone on in the last month since then and, unfortunately, I don’t remember it all. I should really write these things down. But one never really thinks to do so when certain things are happening. I can however tell you what I DO remember..

I did something to my lower back early last month that caused severe pain for me for about a week or two. I couldn’t lay flat on my back or my left side. I couldn’t stand up straight. I couldn’t even walk for a couple of days. Putting pressure or moving my left arm or leg in any way hurt like Hell. The pain was so bad that I couldn’t sleep unless I took something to knock myself out. I don’t even know what happened. I just remember getting up from the couch one evening and instantly feeling a horrible pain in my lower back. I blame the couch. One out of its 3 cushions had a loose spring and I think that’s what did it. I was the only one that sat on that cushion.. Sure learned my lesson.

Shortly after I recovered from that, I got some kind of Flu virus. Caine got sick with it about a week before me and I got it from him. For a week and a half I was severely congested and had a runny nose. This also caused sleeping problems. I had to take Sudafed at night or else I would’ve just been up all night snorting and choking to breathe. I’ve never had to blow my nose so much in my entire Life (the last time I remember ever having to blow my nose was when I was in my teens).
After those symptoms went away, I had sinus issues that caused the right side of my face to feel like someone had punched me in the eye and kicked me in the teeth. No matter what I took, the pain wouldn’t go away. My friend, Tero, told me it was probably a sinus infection. I would’ve panicked about it. But it went away that same night after drinking a cocktail.

Caine and I moved back to Germany last week Friday. I felt much better after we were in our own place and slept in our own bed. I was extremely anxious our entire final month in Florida and that didn’t help my depression any.
As for the depression: I’m getting better. I think it had to do with the fact that we were in Florida while all my stuff was here in Germany. Don’t get me wrong… I’ve always wanted to live in Florida and I’m glad I got the chance to do so (even if it was just for 6 months). We had a great time while we were there. I think we chose the best location to live (it was affordable, still had really good views, easy to get around, everything was within a –short- driving distance.. I could go on). But, ultimately, I just missed our home. My working desk. All of my comic books and manga. My plushies. My [console] video games. Our internet connection (we can finally play “World of Warcraft” together again!). Our friends. And all the rest of my clothes.
I did NOT, however, miss our small kitchen (our kitchen in Florida was HUGE) and the recycling laws/schedule here in Germany. I especially don’t miss the fact that I’m back to being confined to the house here now that Mitsuko is back in the States (I could at least drive the rental whenever I wanted while we were in Florida).
But we won’t have to deal with it for too much longer. In 4 months (literally), we’ll be leaving Germany and moving to Texas for the next 3 years. I’ll elaborate on that the closer it gets to our “leave” date.

Since returning to Germany:
1. I’ve been having sleep problems again. I can only manage to sleep 4 hours at a time. I’m hoping this gets better soon
2. I finally have access to a weight scale. I weighed myself last week and… let’s just say I cried myself to sleep that night. I always knew I’d gained weight. I just never knew how much. I can’t even fit my favorite pair of pants anymore. ): I need to lose 25-30 lbs. I haven’t eaten fast food or drank a soda (or anything with soda in it) since last year October (and will continue to do so until we arrive in Texas later this year). But I wasn’t taking care of my body at all either. I only ate maybe once a day, I wasn’t taking my daily vitamins as I was supposed to, and I definitely wasn’t exercising. That all changed last week. I’ve been eating better and taking my vitamins daily. I start going to the gym with Caine next week (was supposed to start this week, but Caine’s days have been busy and hectic). I’m gonna lose this damn gut. I wanna look smexy for our honeymoon later this year. :3
3. I’ve started drawing again this week. For those of you still [actively] “following/watching” me, you’ve seen me post a couple of things. I meant it when I said I missed my stuff. Being able to sit at my own desk with all of my own stuff around me has helped me regain a little bit of motivation. So yes, there’s more to come.

Otherwise, I’m currently working on a couple of projects right now:
1. Door Signs: I’m making door signs for Caine and I when we go to ConFuzzled 2015 and EuroFurence 21 this year. (I was also thinking of making one for Cologne FurDance 15. But they only just moved to their new location in the Maritim Hotel and I’m not sure whether it’d be allowed.) These are the last two Furry conventions we’ll be attending for a while (at least a year or so) and I’d like to have a sign on our door. :3 I’m currently at a loss for ideas, though. ^^;
2. Character Bios: For years, I’ve always had a bunch of characters and nowhere do you see their character traits or any kind of info on them. So I’m finally getting that done and hopefully I’ll have them posted in the near future.

To wrap this up (‘cause I’m tired, can’t think straight, and I feel like I’m gonna start rambling soon): I’m back online everyone. Thank you for reading and stay tuned for more Art streams!

~ BoKo