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I actually have a little bit of money! It's incredible, but it looks like through filing some of the forgotten tax returns from years past, I've paid off the remaining loan that I had (which I didn't even know I had until recently, since the government is very good at not contacting me when something needs to be done), and the extra went into my bank account this morning. Most of it will go toward helping pay the rent next month, and some will allow me to buy a bus pass, but I bought myself a treat today in the form of a few notebooks. They weren't expensive, but they are nice, and I plan to make good use of them.

I finished watching Haibane Renmei today. I can see why it got as much acclaim as it did. It was an intelligent story with a bittersweet ending, and I'm glad I can now say that I've seen it all. It's one I wouldn't even mind watching again, and since I don't think Rei's seen it all, I expect I will rewatch it at a later date.

Now I'm moving on to .hack//SIGN, yet another anime on the long list that I started watching years ago and never did manage to finish. At least I'm trying to end that terrible habit of mine by finishing the unfinished now, even if it has taken years for me to finally do. And it isn't as though doing this isn't enjoyable. I'm having a lot of fun watching all this anime, and I actually feel once again that I can call myself a fan without the shame of telling people that no, actually I haven't seen this, or that, or the other thing either.