Sorry for taking so long to reply. I typically don't get enough time to make long posts like this one. (This one took nearly two hours to finish.)
Yes, it certainly has been quite a while since we last spoke. I guess there just hasn't been much of an opportunity on either of our ends. Anyway, I've been doing just fine, and most of my time this year has been occupied with two things.
The first thing is that I've been playing Civilization V quite a lot since early 2013. I do limit myself to playing only on afternoons when I have more than one or two hours to spare, and I always finish playing for the day at the same approximate time (that autosave feature comes quite in handy, as it typically takes me two days to complete a game). Because of this arrangement, I'm capable of setting aside this game if I need more time for other things. (For example, I took a break for over a month so I could watch the World Cup back in June and July this summer.)
The second thing has to do with my interest in the show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, specifically fanfiction. Throughout the last nearly two years, I've been reading a lot of fanfiction on a site called fimfiction.net, which has all kinds of MLP:FiM fanfiction (and I do mean
all kinds). Eventually, I decided to write an MLP fanfic of my own. My first idea was obviously a crossover with Bionicle, but with over two dozen such stories already on that site, it didn't seem like a fresh enough idea to me. My second idea, however, seemed much more promising: LEGO. Combining that with the alternate world concept used in the MLP:FiM movie Equestria Girls was something that I was really interested in seeing, so I began writing my first MLP:FiM fanfic at the start of this year, and managed to finish it just less than a month ago. (Thanks to all of your advice over the years on my previous stories, I actually felt confident enough to not ask for an editor at any time while I was writing. I simply checked over each chapter three times before adding them online.) I've received quite a bit of positive feedback on it, so I'm definitely proud of my effort. If you're interested in reading it, I put a link to it in
this topic. (Don't bother pointing out potential errors, as I have no intentions of doing any further editing. However, I would be interested in hearing what you think of it. I'll let you decide on where to post your replies.)
By the way, in case if you haven't heard, I decided back in December last year to put my second LBT/Bionicle fanfic on hold, and I doubt I'll be resuming progress anytime soon. I can only work on one fanfic at a time, and I think it's clear where my inspiration has shifted.
Well, that's pretty much what I've been up to these days. It was nice talking to you again.