Yay, glad you like it ^-^ *pokes* How far did you get in the game, hmmmm?

Oh, you do have an account here .. well, now you do ;P All you need to do is setting your password and you'll be all set ;P

And that's grand news ^-^ Now you could practice with your pencils already, so you'd be all ready and prepared when you get your tablet for your birthday ^-^ Do you already have a particular tablet in mind? If not, may I make a suggestion? Try going for Wacom tablets. I know there are tablets for $20 and sometimes even less, but they're usually poor quality (I've had an Aiptek at first, and when I got my Wacom at CompUSA, it was so much better and I started to notice how bad the Aiptek tablet actually was ;P ). As for the size, it depends what's more convenient for you the most popular tablets are the 4x5 and the 6x8 ones. If you move your hand around quite a bit when drawing, the bigger one is better for you, if you mostly draw small and with precise lines, you might want to try the smaller tablet ^^ There's a Tablet FAQ someone has written three years or so ago which is definitely worth a read too, if you want to get a tablet ^^