There's been so much that's happened lately that I simply don't know where to begin.  Two new islands have been released, which have kept me up in stitches with questing.  Although both islands (Toledomania and Stelthania) only have five quests so far, they are interesting and unique in their own rights.  I'm particularly proud of Stelthania, which is being managed by my friend Brucey.  He's a very amiable fellow, and the citizens of his island are as well (although there might be a few odd characters you'd want to look out for). 

And today, when I woke up, I was in for a surprise!  The first thing I do every morning is to check the forums, and so I was quite surprised to see that Zorich had finally implemented the new snow, sand and water tiles.  The NEaB scenery is very lively now, and I must say that I really do enjoy living in a more vivid world.  

 Another thing I am looking forward to is the upcoming Winter Ball.  I bought another Marcelli Gown for it (next year though, I should try buying a suit-Marcelli only comes around once every year, after all).  Last time when I was still a bachelorette, I had plans to go with another young man (who I've not seen since).  Now, however, I plan to take Nasrudin as my date, where we will promptly burn up the dance floor and slide across the room like greased lightning!  Saturday Night Fever, baby!  I just hope I won't be sick afterwards-I hear that there will be some nice goodies served at the ball, and I would very much like to eat those.

 By the way, my Ninja-ing has paid off.  Look for an account of what I found out about Croesy in this week's gazette, and in the next one as well.  Not much goes on in the first part of the story, but pay close attention to details...they will be important to know if you're going to read the conclusion next week.

 Edit: I'd almost forgotten, my picture contest deadline passed a while ago, but sadly, nobody submitted anything.  I understand that people may be busy at this time of year, so I think I'll run the contest again during the summer, probably some time in August or late July.