[EuricaeriS kicks off the latest Monthly Musing with his envious lifestyle: living with a bunch of otaku. All of whom are awesome. It's what many envision college life to be like, and sadly it doesn't always come true. But for this man? Why, he's living the dream, even if the UK does allow for that many anime cons. Got your own story to share? Post it in our community blogs section, and you might wind up on the front page too! -- Brad]

Back in 2007/08 I had a pretty tough choice to make concerning my future. This was picking out a good looking university and also deciding whether I wanted to carry on studying in the first place. Given some debate and a few visits, I picked Staffordshire University up here in the West Midlands, UK. This may seem like a trivial matter to some people, but I also had two friends pick the same uni.

Through one of those student orientated social websites I was lucky enough to meet the guy who would eventually become housemate number four in our new place. So, what are the common interests? How does anime, manga, figurines and the glorious Nippon sound?