REMINDER: Essay contest entries due tomorrow.

We're not off the hiatus yet, but this is just a quick reminder that entries to the essay contest (in which the winner will receive a copy of a particular classical epic poem in translation) are due on May 31, 2007. If there aren't enough submissions, or if people request it, I am willing to extend the deadline another week, so please leave a comment if you want that. Otherwise, please send submissions to age.of.silicon@gmail.com. Thanks!

SITE: Semi-Hiatus Now a Full Hiatus.

At the beginning of May, I announced that I would be taking a sort-of hiatus on account of a study abroad program that I am currently doing in England. By now, I've been at the International Study Centre for a week and I can definitely say that with the amount of work I have right now, I'm afraid that the newsblog will be going on a full hiatus, with no new updates for the next few weeks.

We're NOT closing, for the record, and the essay contest if still happening, with submissions being due on May 31, 2007. I also understand that there have been a number of new entries at the the director's blog that haven't been recorded here yet, and I will do so later in a recap post when I am less busy.

Thank you, and cheers.

-- xanthophiliac

'Forget Me Not' Season Two Screencaps to be Posted on Friday.

THIS ENTRY AND ITS LINKS SORT OF CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR SEASON TWO OF 'CLASS OF THE TITANS'. JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, PLEASE NEITHER CLICK ON ANY LINKS NOR READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SPOILED. THANK YOU.

This Friday, director Brad Goodchild will be posting screencaps from Episode 2.04: Forget Me Not (more information here) to his blog. There will be three exclusive images posted, so remember to check that out at the end of this week.

'Sibling Rivalry' Background Keys at 'Brad's Corner'.

For this week's Background Tuesday, director Brad Goodchild has posted 14 full-colour background keys from Episode 1.09: Sibling Rivalry to his blog. You can view them here, here, and here. As per usual, it is recommended that comments be kept to the first entry that's been linked to.

SITE: Exam Hiatus Ends and Another Begins.

For the last month or so, the newsblog was on a semi-hiatus on account of exams. That hiatus ended about a week ago, but another one is going to be starting this Thursday and running until mid-to-late June because I'll be studying abroad in England at Queen's University's International Study Centre at Herstmonceux Castle.

Updates will still occur, but probably not as regularly (ie. some things may be reported days after they were posted) as usual on account of classes and field studies. I don't know if the Season Two news summary will be updated during that time, but most likely not until I return to Canada. If the fansite finally gets legal approval from the studio while I'm away, then it will be launched when I come back. The essay contest is still on-going and I am still accepting submissions as per the rules. Prizes, however, won't be distributed until I get back and can purchase them.

Those are the current terms of the hiatus. If I have anything to add, I will do so as an edit to this entry. If you'd like to keep track of what I'm doing in England, you can do so here. If I'm lucky, one of my field studies will be to the British Museum and I can take photographs of the Parthenon marbles. See you around.

-- xanthophiliac