well, that only took 20 minutes to get working. i scanned this in at 600dpi for some stupid reason and had to save as png-8 as opposed to 24 so there's some dithering. it's also about 4MB. i hope you guys think it's as awesome as i do.
link.just so you know the poem is pretty deep and filled with metaphor and if you don't understand something don't worry, just think about it a bit longer. it's really all quite brilliant and must be read several times to garner full appreciation.
i'll do something about the stories later. i'll probably wind up typing them up when i get some more time as my writing is pretty much illegible.
as for how today went: well, i sat next to her. she didn't say anything, as i predicted. furthermore i have an excellent excuse if she does say something, i'll say i moved there because i couldn't see the board from my other seat. she actually completely ignored me and didn't even seem to notice i was there! i don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. i also checked out my school's library for manga but amazingly enough they didn't have GANTZ or Battle Royale so i'll have to try something else. i dug through her facebook profile pictures and found a still from an anime with the subtitle "Just according to keikaku" which apparently is derived from Death Note so i have another lead over there.
all in all you guys have been a pretty great help. i figure i'll wait about a week until she's used to me sitting next to her then strike up a casual conversation and say hi.