Jykle-and-Hyde

Unfortunately I'm on here less and less these days, there's something about DA that I just don't like anymore, but I can't quite put my finger on it...
I dunno maybe it's a sense of isolation? Not sure.

Anyway for anyone who's even listening anymore, I'm working full time for a greeting card company. it's pretty fun, sometimes I spend all day drawing pirates.
All the girls in my studio are just as crazy as me so I don't have to tone down my weird sense of humor. it's nice to be able to be yourself.
It's also nice to finally have a job that I actually like, care about, motivates me and has opportunity for growth. And no more customer service which I love love love.
I'm feeling much more motivated to do things these days and my financial troubles appear to be over.

I've also moved away from my home town to the bustling city of Melbourne- It's nice here. Lot's to see, lots to do.
As for personal projects, I'm dabbling here and there. I have a lot less spare time these days but I have a few ideas I'm tinkering with.

If there's anybody out there, I'll be back sometime, see you round.

Getting organized now I'm back in Australia,
New website soon - just ironing out the bugs.

What the fuck am I doing!!!!!
I don't know.
Now I have finished uni, I am adrift it seems.

After 2 years, I feel I may have emerged from what can only be described as a complete inspirational and creative breakdown.
And although I am taking baby steps, I feel that maybe I am on the road to recovery.
I have previously felt like part of my has well...died...or been lost and it's nice to actually wake up in the morning feel like actually doing something.
I have even been doing some designing.

This "recovery" may be largely attributed to my recent travels abroad!
I have just returned from around a month of traveling and completely indulging myself with shopping and lazing in the sun, on the beach or whatever urban environment I happen to have been in at the time.
I've just returned from:
Hawaii
Florida (Disneyworld...wowee!)
New York
and Windsor, Canada where I visited my beloved!
(If you are from the US or Canada and are reading this, Let me just say: Oh My god. Squirrels? They're amazing and they're everywhere and no one even bats an eyelid! When I saw one I nearly peed my pants with joy!)

I'm not sure how to describe it, but after meeting some just genuinely good people and having various experiences, my faith in humanity and somewhat in myself has been restored.
I was convinced to some extent that the world is a shitty scary place, filled with shitty scary people
and since this has proven not to be entirely true, I wake up in the morning and feel.....well....good!

I seem to have a bit more confidence in myself and I'm not sure if this is because I did some on my traveling solo and realized it wasn't as scary and intimidating as I thought and yes, a 5"3 blonde girl-woman can go out into the world to seek her fortune and no big bad wolfs tried to eat me, and no ogres tried to sit on my dreams, or if it was just the breath of fresh air and the sense of fulfillment that comes from working really hard at your shitty job that you hate and then taking all that money you saved and worked hard for and blowing it on a really rad adventure.

Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is:
Hello again.