100 Questions

1. How old will you be in five years?: Twenty-three/ twenty-four.

2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?: No one.

3. How tall are you?: About 5'8".

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?: ...Nothing?

5. What's the last movie you saw?: The Clone Wars one.

6. Who was the last person you called?: Um.

7. Who was the last person to call you?: Billie! :D

8. What was the last text message you received?: Same as above? Or maybe dad. Or Kayleigh.

9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail?: People don't leave them on my cell.

10. Do you prefer to call or text?: Text.

11. What were you doing at 12am last night?: Role-playing?

12. Are your parents married/divorced?: Married.

13. When did you last see your mom?: Half an hour ago?

14. What color are your eyes?: Brown.

15. What time did you wake up today?: ....Just shy of two pm. :\

16. What are you wearing right now?: Sleep clothes.

17. Do you like Christmas songs?: It depends.

18. Where is your favorite place to be?: Don't know, really.

19. Where is your least favorite place to be?: Off the top of my head.... university. :P

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?: Everywhere!

21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?: N/A.

22. Do you tan or burn?: Tan, then burn if left out too long.

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?: The Winter Warlock from Santa Claus is Comin' to Town. Eheh.

24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?: Finding out that i am currently emailing Nick Paul's sister. BWA HA.

25. Do you have an e-crush on anyone on DA?: No.

26. How big is your bed?: Big enough for me.

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?: I personally do not own a computer.

28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?: With!

29. What color are your sheets?: Currently blue.

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?: Two?

31. What is your favorite season?: Hm. A tie between Fall & Winter.

32. What is the best way to waste time on DA?: Looking through other people's favorites.

33. What do you like about winter?: The cold & possibility of snow.

34. What do you like about the summer?: The ocean.

35. What do you like about spring?: Fairie Festival!

36. How many states/provinces have you lived in?: One.

37. What cities/towns have you lived in?: Bmore.

38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?: Depends.

39. Are you a social person?: No.

40. What was the last thing you ate?: A fudgesicle. (eheh)

41. What is your favorite restaurant?: Um... i like the Macaroni Grill place. Carrabba's? They pipe Italian lessons in the bathrooms, which is ace.

42. What is your favorite kind of ice cream?: How can you choose?

43. What is your favorite dessert?: See above.

44. What is your favorite kind of soup?: I like clam chowder.

45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?: The kind you eat.

46. Do you like Chinese food?: yes, but i don't know how authentic i can claim it to be.

47. Do you like coffee?: No.

48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average?: Good question. It's basically all i really drink, nowadays, really.

49. What do you drink in the morning?: Water.

50. What is your favourite gallery on DA?: Don't really have one.

51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?: No.

52. Do you know how to play poker?: No.

53. Do you like to cuddle?: No.

54. Have you ever been to Canada?: No.

55. Do you have an addictive personality?: Don't know.

56. Do you eat out or at home more often?: I'm stuck at home....

57. Do you believe in ghosts?: Yes, i think there is scientific evidence. (Go TAPS!)

58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?: No. (Jesus does not count! He wasn't born in December!)

59. Do you want kids?: No.

60. Do you speak any other languages?: A little bit. Ma non è molto buono. むずかしいねえ. But i like them a lot.

61. Have you ever gotten stitches?: Yes.

62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?: No.

63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?: I like both.

64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seats?: Window.

65. Do you know how to drive a stick?: I can't drive...

66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?: Ugh, i hate spending money. Maybe art supplies (especially sketchbooks). With books, it depends. And CDs.

67. Do you wear any jewelry?: Rarely, if ever.

68. What is/are your favorite TV show/s?: Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Mythbusters, Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein, & old school Doctor Who. This new angsty stuff, no.

69. Can you roll your tongue?: Yes.

70. Who is the funniest person you know?: I think it depends on mood. Lauryll & Kayleigh, maybe?

71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?: No.

72. What is the main ring tone on your phone?: The Raiders March.

73. Do you still have clothes from when you were a baby?: No.

74. What red object is closest to you right now?: A soda cap that should probably get tossed.

75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?: Yes.

76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?: Closed. The closet doesn't really get used.

77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?: A bear.

78. Do you flirt a lot?: No. I don't know how to.

79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?: Sweet & sour sauce.

80. What is your favorite food?: I don't know.

81. Can you change the oil on a car?: No.

82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?: I don't drive...

83. Have you ever run out of gas?:

84. What is your usual bedtime?: Whenever i'm tired enough to actually sleep.

85. What was the last book you read?: The Last Unicorn.

86. Do you read the newspaper?: No, not really.

87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?: Yes, free ones!

88. Do you like the new DA?: I've gotten used to it.

89. Do you watch soap operas?: No.

90. Do you dance in the car?: No...

91. What radio station did you last listen to?: Don't listen to the radio, really.

92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you?: There are none.

93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper?: Phone numbers.

94. What is your favorite candle scent?: Um...?

95. What is your favorite board game?: Um.

96. Which DA people have you had dreams about?: No one...

97. When was the last time you attended church?: I don't.

98. Who was your favorite teacher in high school?: Awww, come on!

99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent?: Never.

100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?: No one, & i am fine with that. I don't like it when people do things for me.

The Olympics are over, which is sad, but still... The Olympics are awesome. All those other sports events just don't compare. They just don't have the same feel. They are, frankly, not as good.





*is biased* But you know they're still more awesome! :D

If you don't watch this & think it's priceless, you have something wrong with you.



And this is what i did Saturday at Otakon! xD





Meh, i regret not going to the concert now. :\ Oh well. (At least that meant i found Japanese Dragon Knights.)

And this song is ace. Sadly, though, apparently their singer's leaving the band ere the year's end. Sad. :(

If anyone lives in Britain or Wales.

Photobucket selling things without consent.

Plane crash in Spain killing upwards of 153.

And schools using electroshock "therapy" as punishment. Humanity is disgusting.

And the mere thought of my brother ending up going to the same college as me ere he graduates has been grating on my nerves. The last time we were in the same school? Elementary school. It's an understatement to say i'm angry, but then again, this is what i get for being stupid in 11th & 12th grade & not being proactive. Not that he's doing anything differently. There's no mention of it, or pressure. There wasn't for me, either. And now i'm stuck at a place i can't stand & my brother will soon be joining, & so why don't we get my mother a job as a fucking lunch lady so that my family can follow my every fucking step like they seem to want to? Not. On.

The cliche is college is where you "spread your wings" & seperate from your family & head out into whatever. So much for that. With him wandering around the campus, how am i supposed to have a life? How am i supposed to do anything when i can't escape from this freaking family?






But. BUT. Did anyone else see Usain Bolt win the freaking Gold for Jamaica? He came around the turn & just ran. There was no one else in the frame. It was absolutely bloody amazing. Of course, it was depressing that the US guy & the Nethelands guy ended up being disqualified, when at first they thought they'd won the silver & bronze. (They both stepped on the lines seperating the tracks numerous times. But they didn't find out until later. It was depressing.)

But it was freaking amazing. He set a new record, something insane; nineteen point somethingorother seconds. "I'm number one!" he told the camera. So amazing.

And i didn't the end of the volleyball match, but what i saw was pretty intense. And diving was pretty ace, too. Having been seeing enough of the Olympics; missed the opening ceremonies because i was at Otakon. Typical; heard they were so amazing that, supposedly, no one will be able to top them.

And talking to Lauryll, though while still a little... wasn't too bad. A little like normal, actually.

The songs off the old Shoebox Mix zip reminds me of back when, the cold, & before Shoebox started to show the signs of decay within relationships, before everything got serious. I'm horrible when it comes to moving forward.

Ok, remember that photo meme? When people say "I want to see a photo of ___" & i post the results in a seperate post? Let's try that. I'm bored enough. I'll give it a week, i guess?

Watch this. A little late, but hey.

And i mean wow.


So, came back a while ago from seeing the midnight showing of the animated Star Wars movie. It was ok. Not a lot of people were there. Seeing Ventress was pretty ace, i thought Asoka seemed a little too adept, & i didn't like Obi-Wan's verbal jabs. Such things seem very unlike a Jedi Knight to me. But there's nothing more to make you feel lazy & crappy than the idea of the Knights. Or maybe i'm just lame. Everything seems to make me feel guilty. I sound so 'emo.' Ugh. But seriously, it's true. I can never distract myself, no matter how hard i try.


...Ok, i take that last bit back a tiny bit. This rp can distract me a little, at least to the point where i am *headkeyboarding* from the goings on. Bwaha. Sooo, Beaky, going to do doodles of this? (I'm joking. Seriously. Joking. But if you don't, i will! xDDDDDDD And then everyone would be shocked beyond belief...)


Mneh, all i do is whine. I should really stop posting so much. Or, hm, posting at all.

...when are everyone's birthdays, anyway? I already know for some people, but not for everyone. Am being nosy.

My first Otakon was pretty ace. Rooming with people i had never met before was even ok. Plus, it got me out of here for a while & being able to do whatever, really. Definitely need to remember how much everything i got cost/ hunt down receipts & see the total damage. (This won't be good.)

But it was good. Got to meet three Japanese bands (The Underneath, Daizy Stripper, & MarBell) & got autographs & pictures, & was speaking to them in elementary Japanese (one of the guys from one of the bands, either The Underneath or MarBell, recognized my Blind Guardian shirt!). The Q&A session beforehand with all three bands was entertainingly uncensored. (So wrong. xD) I was bored on Friday so i randomly watched the live action DeathNote movie, despite knowing next to nothing about the series. (Am waiting to be killed by DeathNote fans as a poser.) They showed Macross Flashback 2012, though! Definitely went & watched it. Go old school anime~. Also, also: bought Japanese Dragon Knights manga. Numbers 2, 3, & 26 (& already have 11). Yay~.

There really are no pictures, except for those of the bands & one i took of a Robin & Neo fighting late Saturday night, plus a hug line. I was too shy to ask cosplayers if i could take their pictures; it feels so creepy. But especially yesterday, i saw an awesome Saiyuki group, a Kenshin & Sano, & this guy who was cosplaying Spike who really looked like him. But i didn't take pictures of them, because i felt creepy. So what am i going to use the last eighteen exposures for....? Mneh.

Didn't cosplay this year, but if i go next year, i have a few ideas. Two, really. Obscure &/or old school.

So there was a lot that went on & it was all pretty ace. :) So i just might go back next year. ;)

Meanwhile, trying to figure out a bit of the second DK. The bit where, in the English version, it reads something like, "It can't be helped. She's dead, remember? And it's kind of your fault." Alfeegi talking to Ruwalk after Salazar goes away. The original text reads thus (i typed in the names :p):

しかたありませんね
Sarazarはすでに
死んでいる方ですから
半分は
ruwalkの
せいですよ

Am confused. The first bit, i figure, could either be "The resources don't exist (? shikata= resource/way/method/means; arimasen= doesn't exist (inanimate obj), & 'ne' is kind of colloquial)" or "It can't be helped, can it?" (Shikataganai= it can't be helped.)

Then, maybe something like, "Salazar is already dead [a dead person]," though then what about the ending (desukara= so; therefore)?

The last bit is most difficult. I thought the 'no' was a connector, & then there's an obvious 'desu yo' ending. But there's no definition for 'sei' that would work. Instead, the translator gave me 'noseide,' because of; caused by. The two kanji at the beginning read 'hanbun' (half), so it seems to read something like, "It's half because of you [Ruwalk]." But then, i'm just guessing, & my grammar is horrible, no matter what language it is.

By the way, anyone who took any of the music i posted in my last entry, can you please leave a comment? Just so i know? And because i want to know what other people think of the music i tend to listen to? (Eheh.)

Otakon is soon. Very soon. I am not excited. Don't know if it's partially due to mother's reaction & freakish, annoying overprotectiveness, but am just kind of "eh." Don't even feel like going, really, but i will because i've already spent money on it already.

A meme from toronja: Put your iPod/MP3/Media Player on shuffle and answer the questions. Answers behind the jump.

Song Number 1: Colourblind-- Counting Crows
Your favourite lyric from this song: Ugh... can't choose. The whole thing, really. It's one of those songs that can't really be picked apart; everything fits together so well.
Does this song have any bad memories attached? Not really, but it's definitely one of those songs to play when one is feeling like shit. (Played twenty-eight times thus far. Ha.)
What genre is this? "Other."

Song Number 2: Better-- Regina Spektor
What's the last line of this song? "Will you feel anything at all?"
Have you ever seen this artist live? No, not yet. Want to, though. Missed my chance once already; found out too late.
Why do you like this song? It reminds me of fall, a bit of school in an ok-ish way, &, oddly, New York.

Song Number 3: Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns)-- Blind Guardian
What's the first line of this song? "Noldor/ Blood is on your hands."
Where did you first hear this song? Good question.
How about the first time you heard the artist? father found them. (typical of my life... argh.) Aunt Marie & cousins had come over to watch Fellowship the day the DVD came out, & he put in BG's "The Lord of the Rings" song for John (cousin).

Song Number 4: The Atheist Christmas Carol-- Vienna Teng
Which friend could this be a theme tune for, and why? Erm, no one, really, i don't think. Or maybe i don't know them that well.
Write down the chorus: It doesn't have one, really.
How long is this song? 4:24.

Song Number 5: Caribbean Blue-- Enya
What kind of film would you choose this as the theme for? Er, i don't think i would.
Best part of this song: It's Enya. Come on.
How long have you been listening to this artist? A while?

Song Number 6: Take Me as I Am-- October Project
The fourth line reads: Guessing: "You may not be sure."
What is the meaning of this song? Vampires. (It's based off of Interview With the Vampire.)
Who introduced you to this artist musically? No one. I found the CD at Goodwill.

Song Number 7: Existentialism on Prom Night-- Straylight Run
Who does this song make you think of? The Marauders & high school.
What's the cover look like on the album this came from? Vintage & sad.
Favourite lyric from this song? "Sing like you think no one's listening/ You would kill for this/ Just a little bit/ Just a little bit/ You would/ You would/ Sing me something soft, sad & delicate/ Or loud & out of key/ Sing me anything."

Has your favourite song come up? I can't think of a favorite... there's a few.


And here is a fanmix for Lykouleon & Raseleane. It has no fancy name, no fancy artwork to go along with it, it's taking forever to upload, & it keeps crashing IM when i try to talk to Dragonbeak, & nothing else will load, so yeah. Don't make fun of my music choices, & at least take one you've never heard of (hopefully there'll at least be one).

Lykouleon/Raseleane mix
1)Dragonfly-- The Cruxshadows
Sometimes angels fall/ But love will never die

2)All I Ask of You-- The Phantom of the Opera
Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime/ Say the word and I will follow you/ Share each day with me/ each night, each morning/ ...Love me/ That's all I ask of you

3)Come My Sweet-- Mediaeval Baebes
Where thou art now let me be/ For all my love is/ layde on thee

4)Penelope's Song-- Loreena McKennitt
I'll keep your heart with mine/ Till you come to me

5)Ghost of a Rose-- Blackmore's Night
I love you so, never let go/ I will be- your ghost of a rose

6)Where You Are-- October Project
Where you are/ Do you know I think of you/ Where you are/ Do you know/ I hope you do

7)The Legacy of Odio-- In This Moment
I know you're by my side/ Right here with me/ The time has come for you to fly/ Now that you're free/ You will always live in me

Field Below-- Regina Spektor
I wish I'd see your face below/ I wish I'd hear you whisperin' low

9)Never Had a Dream Come True-- S Club 7
And tomorrow can never be/ 'Cause yesterday is all that fills my mind

10)Fallen Embers-- Enya
Once, when our hearts were singing,/ I was with you

So i still have the Polaroid film. It says "Polaroid 54" on the box, so i assume that is the film type. Sheet film; the actual film is 4x5 inches, but the things are at least nine inches long. They're covered with paper with instructions, like which side should face the lens & the direction it should be inserted into the camera, & a "do not squeeze here" on a lump. It can't be used by conventional Polaroid cameras, thus i cannot use it. It would be really nice if someone could, or knew someone who could. There are eighteen exposures out of twenty originally in the box. Money is always acceptable, but a film trade would also be nice. Any traditional Polaroid film, excluding Spectra, because i think that wouldn't fit in my camera either (camera can take 600 film & other films of that size). The film i have has also been expired since March, if that influences any decisions. Depends on whether you like expired film or not. And i don't know what impact the environment the film's been sitting in could have on it.

Also, on cell phones & cancer. Knowing the various health side effects of high electromagnetic fields (which can be things like insomnia, heart problems, & may contribute to depression & even cause skin irritation), i wouldn't doubt it. High EMF will mess with you. (See what one can learn from watching Ghost Hunters?)

Speaking of Ghost Hunters... Frank getting smacked down.


And i wish that a lot of the things i've been favoriting recently on DA could be in books or something. Or things like them. So that they'd always be on hand & i wouldn't have to wade through pages of uncooperation to find them. Some:

AIR GEAR: got shark? (by len-yan)
79876 (by SmitchSC)
fireflies (by prismes) (especially this one)
The winter end (by Mymosa) (and this one)
Lose control (by orpheelin)
Incredi's Contest (by TerrorCookie)
GOOD TIME (by krecha)
Leave reality (by Firemane)
Deesse De La Lune (by Zephyri)
The Moonlight Spinner (by kyrn)

And here's some new things on Etsy.

Quizzes:

You are a Tiger Shark! You are fairly fierce and everyone's afraid of you. But your not as scary as the big white.You are quite independent but sometimes you need a lift. (Take this quiz.)

(Actually, tigers can be more dangerous than great whites. They'll eat just about everything (including suits of armor & liscence plates), & so people call them the "trash cans of the sea.")

You are a Zebra Shark! (Take this quiz.)




you are the tiger shark. The most mysterious shark around although you can be too mysterious at times people should back away if you are mad. You lucky duck!I like ur style too! (Take this quiz.)

There aren't enough shark quizzes on the net. But here is a brilliant online comic.

July 29, 1954: The Fellowship of the Ring is first published.

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'I cannot read the fiery letters,' said Frodo in a quavering voice.
'No,' said Gandalf, 'but I can. The letters are Elvish, of an ancient mode, but the language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here. But this in the Common Tongue is what is said, close enough:

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

It is only two lines of a verse long known in Elven-lore:

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them,
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.'

He paused, and then said slowly in a deep voice: 'This is the Master-Ring, the One Ring to rule them all. This is the One Ring that he lost many ages ago, to the great weakening of his power. He greatly desires it-- but he must not get it.'


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We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers-- thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams.
-Peter S. Beagle


Meanwhile, something that would make the Professor roll in his grave. Fools should not meddle with language.

This made my bad day kind of better. (Yesterday was a bad day, & things recently have just been... yeah.)

And i still have Polaroid sheet film available; those interested should refer to the past post. I can't use it, so if you or someone you know can, please let me know.

And i know i already asked "what from LotR didn't make it into the movies," but where there any specific scenes/moments/passages you wished had gotten in?

Details here.

Keep getting headaches. It's Shark Week. I'm eating my last pappermint. Blahblahblah.

Went over to Janna's yesterday, but it felt short & like we didn't get to do much.

I should stop updating this thing; it's so trivial & it's not like i even say anything worthwhile. But just wanted people to know about the film, because hopefully someone will want it. Janna gave it to me, & i was hopeful there might be some demented way i could feed the film to my camera, but.... no. Unfortunately.