Happy birthday yesterday, Aziz --

I wanted to say a lot of stuff, but I'm exhausted, so I'll make this brief.

First of all, happy New Year.

Second, as promised, here are the first four canti of Ziz. Lanala requested it specifically, but that was after I'd already started writing it again while I was in Hokkaido. It took me six months, but I got around to it. I think I'm really going to do it. However, I don't think I'm going to keep posting it here, for a lot of reasons, the main one being that it's a pain. I will send it to you by e-mail like a serial if you'd like. Keeping in mind that it might be out of order, if that's how I find myself writing it. I'll send it to a few people that I already know will want it, like Tyson and Ilana and Aaron, so if you want it please let me know. The price, naturally, being that I will then want you to tell me everything you liked and didn't like about it. Please.

It's already 2009, somehow. All things conspire to make my happiness complete.