So I don't have, like, an exact date on this or anything. Well, I do, but it's long after when it started probably... March the 13, 2009. That's when I made up (well, borrowed) the word that I named my dear Briza- kitten I've had for maybe a month plus. I know I was writing this thing for a while before that, but I don't quite know how long? Anyways, going by the year... it's been nine years since I've started. Nine years of working on the same darn story. Nine years I've known these characters. Nine years. I can hardly believe it.

When I first started, I never dreamed... well, maybe I did, but I never really expected it all to go this far. I thought maybe it would be fun to write, something to do when I was bored. I never thought that I wouldn't stop. But I haven't, and now... My project, OBL... it is literally what I feel like I want to do with my life. The one accomplishment that's going to really mean something to me. And I'm really emotional about this? Because... hoo boy. It's been such a big part of my life, and I want it to keep going for another nine years. Heck, let's shoot for 90 years.

Crazy thing? It's feasible that in the next couple of years, I may actually finish the first story.