thanks for the language learning advice, scissor-san. actually, I've been keeping up with my lessons and studies that- I've got about 200 kanji registered in my mind now and planning to take a course at summer school in japan during the summer(hencethename). I don;t plan on giving up anytime that's for sure; japanese language has already integrated itself deeply into my desires quite a bit. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it is the main focus of my life now.
that translation period i entered really feels like a long time behind now. 2013 doesn't feel like it has ended yet lol. gud luck with work and other GE translations; I can;t wait for the new 1.2 update to come out (actually, i can).