::stretch::

Sorry it's been so long. My current job has really got me zapped of energy. It's not like it's hard, it's just demanding. Never have a free moment to just chill out except the scheduled breaks. At least the atmosphere is nice.

Okay, so, something I've been thinking about. I realized when a friend of mine asked me to say it, that not everyone knows how to pronounce Kolareny. At least, not the way I would prefer. So, let me spell it out phonetically.
Koh-lahr-ni.
The middle could also be pronounced 'lair'.
I made up the name myself back when I first made Rhia. I made up names quite often. Normally I would have changed a made-up name to one that actually exists for the story, but since Rhia isn't Rhia without that last name, as it's been with her for so long, and it seems only fitting that she have a last name not shared by any living person, I've decided to keep it.
There is one other name I believe is made-up, though I'm not entirely sure. I was not the person to come up with the name. It came up in one of my rps when I was young, and I loved the name so much, it stuck with me. That's Eryx. If someone knows that it is an actual name, could you let me know? That way when he finally makes his rather infamous appearance, I won't have to credit his name to someone else.

Before I go.. On my way home from work, I heard yet another song that reminded me of Rhia, though this one was pretty fun. It's an old one, too, so a good number of you should recognize it.
Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down".

Well I won't back down
No I won't back down
You could stand me up at the gates of Hell
But I won't back down

No I'll stand my ground
Won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground
And I won't back down.

Hey, baby. There ain't no easy way out.
Hey yeah, I will stand my ground.
And I won't back down.

Well I know what's right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But I'll stand my ground
And I won't back down.

Hey, baby. There ain't no easy way out.
Hey yeah, I will stand my ground.
And I won't back down.

Hey, baby. There ain't no easy way out.
Hey yeah, I won't back down
Hey, baby. There ain't no easy way out.
Hey yeah, I will stand my ground
And I won't back down.

Definitely a fun song to sing, and easy to picture some montage of training Rhia's doing before some major battle.
I think I might end up making a list of songs that remind me of Rhia. I've tried doing it in the past, but I never kept up with it. We'll see how it goes this time.