Well, now it’s time for the actual first post of the blog!

A part of me is surprised that I actually managed to get everything up and running on this site, especially after the shuffle of the fall semester and dealing with the family business, but a success; however minor, is still a success. So, I do hope any eyes that fall upon this page will indulge a newcomer to cyberspace who has before now only lurked and shuffled between message boards – oh, and YouTube comments, of course.

I can’t help but be a bit reflective at this time of year, even more so since I have entered my final ‘winter break’ as a student and will no longer experience that small elation when exams are over and the dorms expel us for a short time. It’s strange; coming back to college after my hiatus and tenure in ‘retail-hell,’ I would’ve thought I’d feel a reluctance to leave since I’ve willingly entered one final semester to bulk up my skills for the next leg of the journey, but now I just can’t wait to be gone. I’ve had my fill of university life, I suppose. I should probably switch from this topic to something far more pleasant – yes, let’s do that!

I have a tendency to peek at Kickstarter and see what folks are trying to bring into existence, usually while trying to keep my fingers away from my purse strings when it comes to the video games and board games. Those projects eat up storage space and funds like some antediluvian monster and I have very little of both those things at present. However, I have found a few projects that I think deserve some attention, but I’ll focus on just one for this post. I have found a comic! Here is the link, which has a nice little video too – always a bonus for Kickstarter campaigns I find.

“Before You Go,”is a lovely little story about two women falling in love during their daily commutes home. One of these lovely ladies, Sadie, is hoping to enter a musical college while working a retail job to save money(something I believe we can all relate to,) and is an adorable bundle of energy. Her counterpart, Robin, is more in line with that ‘oneesan’ character archetype you would see in Japanese comics; calm, cool, and beautiful with an adult-like demeanor that Sadie lacks.  The bio on the page offers a better example of what awaits the duo since I have only started at the tip of their story, but I can say that its tender claws have managed to knead into my heart and demand my further attention.

It’s apparently been publishing online for some time and can be read at this link here: https://sparklermonthly.com/byg/before-you-go-page-001/

Well, I shall end it for today and hope to continue this on a regular basis. Thank you for taking the time!