As always, thank you for the Inevitability love! I can imagine a nap in Sesshomaru's arms would be very nice, but his armour may be a bit uncomfortable... I think Kagome was probably WAY too out of it to even notice.

After I lost my dog, my mom asked me whether I would rather not have a dog and not feel this loss or enjoy the few years of joy and happiness we have with our fur babies at the price of a little heartache when they leave. And honestly, I would go through all of this pain again to spend those years with him. Whoever said animals don't have souls obviously hasn't had a connection with an animal before!

I'm always up for adventure! I just hope whatever job I do get will be an enjoyable adventure.

Oh wow! They're so advanced! I had no idea parachutes were so high-tech! Pre-programmed parachutes would definitely come in handy for newbie sky divers who don't know when to open their parachute! Really? You've broken a lot of bones? I think I've only broken my baby toe after stubbing it on a chair (and I can't even actually confirm if I broke it or not).

Digital art is so beautiful! I have free digital art program on my ipad, but I have no idea how to use it or how to draw without a stylus. I think you would really enjoy a digital art class What kinds of things do you usually draw?

Thank you again for your lovely reviews, Leslie! I'm so glad you enjoyed the last updates! I'm having a bit of writer's block on the next few chapters, but I'm really excited how the story is progressing!

I'm so sorry about your dog and horses I'm so glad that you had the chance to say goodbye to your horse; that must have been so difficult.

Thank you! I hope I find a job, too. I'm hoping I'll be able to talk to an adviser about the Education program and its requirements - if I read the program details correctly, I could complete it in a year and a half (if I take six courses each semester :unsure.

Oh my gosh! Sky diving! That sounds like it would be so cool but so scary! A tandem jump is where you're attached to someone else? If I was going to jump out of a plane, I'd definitely want to be attached to a professional sky diver who knew what to do. When I imagine myself sky diving, I always think of those old cartoons - like Bugs Bunny - where the parachute doesn't work or an anvil/pots come flying out instead of the parachute

Computer classes or art classes would be fun! What kinds of arts classes do you think you would enjoy?

Hi Leslie,

As always, thank you so much for your kind words. It has been a horrible month since my dog passed. We were completely blind-sided by it. A day before I last posted on your wall, he had started to show signs of illness, and four days later, he passed away. His health declined so suddenly that we weren't prepared. I think I was truly traumatised simply due to the fact that he so suddenly died in my arms and that his passing, to me, did not seem peaceful.

I'm glad that you enjoyed the most recent chapter of Inevitability, though. I'm attempting to create a bit of a buffer so that I can go back to my once a week updates (maybe even two since unemployment has my time relatively free).

I will be graduating November 9th, which is extremely exciting. Although, I didn't realise that I actually have to pay to graduate... Those Highbrow courses sound really interesting! I definitely recommend taking classes. I'm not sure what it's like in the States, but you may even be able to audit a class at a much lower price than the actual course and not have to do any of the assignments if you don't want to.

How was zip lining? I've always been too chicken to do it. Mostly due to the fact that I have an irrational fear of heights - haha. Oh my! Zip lining over an alligator pond!? That sounds even more scary!

Thank you for the good luck wishes on job hunting. So far, there haven't been any nibbles after sending in my applications. But, I'm thinking that I may apply for a Bachelor of Education and go in to teaching. But, I feel like I may need some experience working with kids first to see if it's even something that I'd want to do I've worked with kids in theatre programs, but that's very different from an academic setting.

Hope you have been well!

Hi Leslie,

Thank you so much for your kind review and for the words of confidence for my thesis. I passed! I was incredibly nervous up to the defence, but the presentation itself went very well! And thank you so much for your advice! I practiced a few times by myself and a lot with friends.

Monkey Beach is only one book, but I highly recommend it! It transitions between the protagonist's past and present, which takes place in the late 70s (around the time Elvis Presley died) and the mid to late 80s.

Rider sounds adorable! What would we do without our fur babies? One of mone is actually at the vet while I type this being diagnosedan and treated for some heart and health issues; it's been a very emotional day.

I hope that you have been enjoying your summer so far! It's been nice to be home, enjoying some down time after all of the school-related stress. Now it's time to find a job!

As always, thank you so much for all of your kind words and support! I truly appreciate our conversations and having the chance to get to know you

Thank you again for the Inevitability love and for the well wishes! I had a wonderful time at home, spending time with my family and with my dogs.

My thesis is on Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach, an increasingly popular piece of supernatural Canadian fiction set in Kitamaat/Kitimat, BC. I'm exploring the relationships between characters and plants and how these interactions are defined by cultural tradition, colonial intervention, and/or adaption to colonialism. I actually just received approval from my supervisor and a department member, stating that I can now move forward to the defence! Woohoo - except public speaking is definitely not my strong suit.

Oh! I really enjoyed the Alice in the Land of Hearts manga (even though I haven't read it in several years). I think there's either an anime series or a movie for it now? Haha, I completely agree with you about Clary; she definitely shouldn't have been able to gain so much physical and political power in such a short amount of time. And Magnus was the highlight of the entire show! I haven't read The Infernal Devices series yet (despite having all of the books on my book shelf). One day I'll get to reading them!

I can't remember if I asked or not, but do you have any suggested reading from James Rollins?

Oh my! That sounds ridiculously hot!

And I'm so sorry to hear about your dog; it's never easy to lose one of the furrier members of the family. I'm glad that Lilly has taken a liking to the new dog, though - that can sometimes be a difficult transition. Your new dog (Rider?) is he a puppy or a bit older?

Hope you're doing well

Thank you for your review on Inevitability! And thank you so much for the words of encouragement with my thesis; it's been such a long process! My supervisor has approved my paper to go to defence, and now I'm waiting for the Department Member/Second Reader to get back to me with her approval (and she's definitely taking her time with it!).

Anyway, long time, no chat!

How was the Cassandra Clare book that you bought? I loved her Mortal Instruments series but was extremely disappointed by the Netflix television series. Have you read the books and/or seen the show? I haven't read anything by James Rollins, but I did look up a brief synopsis on his Sigma series. It sounds really interesting! Aside from scholarly articles and academic texts, I've been leisurely reading East by Edith Pattou. From what I've read so far, it seems to be good!

Hope you've been well!

Thank you for all of your reviews! I'm so glad you enjoy "Dark Nights..." so much. I love to garden as well, though I tend to like the pruning rose bushes and watering the flowers part of it more than the actual planting.
I hope you get to read the new updates to "Dark Nights" soon

Thank you for being such a dedicated reviewer! It makes me so happy. I've been extremely stressed lately and have taken to writing to calm my brain down. As the stress level seems to be the same for most of April, you can probably expect a few more updates soon

You're very welcome, and thank you for another review! I agree; I think that Sesshomaru is very haunted by the question of having someone to protect. I think he would have wanted to prove to his father that he has changed or is changing.

I'm so jealous of your warm weather! It's been so chilly here. It's very beautiful in the spring; everything is in bloom and has that just-had-a-spring-shower-so-everything-is-glistening look Jury selection sounds...interesting? Haha! Dokuga reading or novels?