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i handed in a paper for english and when i looked at the file on my computer after class i realized that even after numerous edits, i managed to miss the fact that i switched tenses halfway through. luckily, though, all of my space-brain mistakes are minimal and i'm actually doing really well. i'm just doing well... in a very last minute sort of fashion. cough.

ANYways so enough of my excuses and more of my shameless self-promotion because i am really really excited and feel the need to yell it over rooftops and through res halls during quiet hours (cept i won't because loudness during quiet hours would get me fined and i can't afford to pay fines).

some of you may recall my piece "letters to a loved one" ([link]), which i entered in =Pickled-Poppy's contest that was... well, letters to loved ones. it was a very, very emotional piece for me to write and getting it all out was a task (and don't even get me started on editing), but i stuck with it and submitted it because even if the gal it's for never reads it, well, i guess i want some people out there to know just how much i love her. i guess, yeah.

so anyways i just found out that i placed first in the lit section and i am totally just rolling around my very tiny res bed and i nearly peed on one of my friends due to my excitement. she was here when i checked my messages and i was like WHOAMYGOSH.

yeah so basically this is a very long winded way for me to say thank-you times a babillion zillion to =Pickled-Poppy and her delicious judges ~Satah and =W-Uno because they are all lovely and made my day and they are all just so very lovely.

also i am rambling a lot and such because i haven't slept yet tonight because that damn VA kid and i were watching corny movies (plus boondock saints) and giggling and then made sausages and hash browns and all was fun but now i kinda regret it except sleep tomorrow will probably be really really good sleep.

much love to everybody! only two days of classes left, and after that i'm going to force myself to read some deviations before clearing out my message centre, i promise. i may not get to everything but i will smack my cheeks and do my darndest.

-R.Power <333

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/27878376/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/27878376/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:08:21 PDT

My, what a dashing fellow this ~LelaelGalae is! Seriously though, this kid is one of my greatest pals from back in the snowy dunes of Labrador. He's fairly new to dA, and he's a talented new writer. I think we should all take this moment to click on of these many icons:





http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/27274743/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:45:08 PDT

okay, okay, i'll start off with apologizing- i am, and will probably main, only about 1/3 as active as i would like to. i've just started post-secondary and it is very much keeping me on my toes, and it's just going to get even more crazy when i start working.

but this here, is something i'll not go all inactive on.

that's right, it's feature frenzy time yaaaaay!



this girl is totally awesome. she writes, she draws, and she makes funnies!

so i am sharing the love!

now, so i don't keep you any longer, i will spam you with icon links! now go, go, spread some super love!





http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/26939824/ Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:43:05 PDT
i was lying down today after spending a good few hours cleaning my room, and as always i popped on the food network. chef at home is one of my favourites, with michael smith - that studly canadian - as the host. the episode featured an orange ginger beef stew, a coffee cake dessert baked and served in coffee mugs, and (in my opinion) the best kitchen creation- hot chocolate.

except this is hot chocolate with a kick. so for those of you out there who haven't heard of doing something like this with your hot chocolate, you've got to make this!

this is what you do:

-add milk to a pot
-add cacao powder (lots, cause it's an antioxidant, and it's delicious!)
-add brown sugar
-add a dash of cayenne pepper for heat
-vanilla extract makes the flavours work together!

note measurements are a judgement call, because michael smith doesn't use a recipe and so he doesn't tell us how much of what to add. unless it's a lot of cacao powder.

when i made mine, i let the milk heat up before i started adding ingredients, and then by the time i was done adding them it was hot enough to serve. also, i added a little bit of cinnamon, because i'm an absolute fiend for all things cinnamon.

so yeah, seeing cayenne pepper added to hot chocolate was something i've never seen, because i'm used to the typical packets or cacao powder, milk, and granulated white sugar.

so that's about all i'd like to share. hope you all enjoy this as much as i do!

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/26910231/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/26910231/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:35:17 PDT
and holy crud, found out that i got a freaking daily lit deviation! it's exciting! i'm excited! my day has gotten exponentially better and i've even made a deal with my sore throat so we can both enjoy ourselves!

and look at that excessive amount of exclamation point!

okay i'll stop gushing all over you guys.

so, here's a bigbigbig shout-out to =Pickled-Poppy for featuring me, and an even bigger thanks. <33

and congratulations to the others who have won a dld!

now i just have to figure out this stamp business. but for now, i shall put links!

news article: [link]

group:

also go here, jazz cats:

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Check it out!










]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/25789835/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/25789835/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:30:27 PDT
It is amazing.

News about my grad dress: the material did not work for placing poetry on it, which was sad, but I'll be putting up a few pictures anyways.

I don't have long, but my main reason for being here and posting a journal? I AM TOTALLY AT 's place!

She is as awesome as you think she is.

Many pictures when I get back! Love to all!

-R. Power


(PS a lot of poetry to be uploaded upon my return)

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/24463879/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/24463879/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:42:50 PDT
So this is why I've called you all to attention again: the burial service will be happening very shortly- this weekend at the latest. I'll be putting together a small booklet to bury with her, and to have at the wake/funeral service for those attending to read.

Any sort of literature celebrating the lives of the deceased (not necessarily pertaining to my grandmother) would be appreciated, to add to the booklet.

For anybody interested, link me to/e-mail to me at rpower53@hotmail.com what you've written. Since this booklet will be read by many different individuals who knew my nan, it would be appreciated if you signed what you've written with your full name. I'll be printing it off Friday afternoon at the latest - so if you don't think you can have something ready by then, then please don't worry or stress yourself trying to complete something.

That being said, since the majority of my family is religious, they would, every one of them - even those who do not believe - appreciate even simple messages for her to carry with her to the afterlife.

Thank-you, every one of you, if you have even taken the time to read this far.


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Yes, yes. The capitals were to get your attention.

Here's the deal. My grad is coming up, and I am currently sick to my stomach thinking about it. Why? My mother is the definition of female. She wants me dolled up. And the deal we worked out is- I would choose from the dresses she had shortlisted (luckily she kept my kind of taste in mind, the darling), and then I could personalize said dress.

How am I personalizing it? Bringing it to work with me. 'Cause, you know. My workplace may be a local magazine but my editor also makes jewellery and personalizes mugs and clocks and plates- and clothing.

SO. Getting straight to the point. All of you here on dA are talented and wonderful, and I desperately want to collect some of your poetry and get it pressed onto my dress. I may have to wear lipstick - but it's worth it if I get to have poetry all over my clothes.

If any of you are interested- just tell me right here. I'll comb your galleries (unless you have specific suggestions of poems you want plastered onto my skirt) and create a text document to send to my boss. I'm looking forward to having a poetic grad.

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/23290407/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/23290407/ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:35:45 PST
But now that's really no worry.

Haannyyyways. My main point of writing this journal is to direct you to this:

THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BE READING:

[link]

Last night, and I combined forces to create that poem. And I'm thinking. Well. Anybody who watches me and not her should seriously check that out. Not only because when combined we create poetry to rival the awesome of tea parties, but because if you haven't read her poetry, you just. Haven't. Lived. For serious, guys. She's madcrazytalented. So check out her gallery.

Updates with life generally aren't exciting. I'm going to be off to Portugal with in June. Again- visit her gallery if you have not seen. She has mad talent which I intend to steal from her with the power of straws while we're rooming together in post-secondary. And while that's exciting and all- it's probably the best news I have to offer.

I will let you all go now. Remember.




-R

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/20105959/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/20105959/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:59:35 PDT Edit: I made a new account to put my art in. I plan on doing a lot more of it, and I'd rather keep this gallery mainly for my writing. ~narwhalsandwich is the account. You can check it out if you're interested.


I thought it's about time I do a real journal entry, hmm? So, here goes.

As you may recall, last year around Spring time I had my poem, Falling Snow, published in What If? Magazine. Well, this year's summer edition published Birds of Paradise as well. I'm really excited about that. Despite the long wait due to printing issues, we still got it in time for the season, and I'm all giddy with pride.

But even more exciting is this juicy tidbit. Some of you might just remember my stressing about the Newfoundland Arts and Letters Competition as to what I should submit. Well, I ended up submitting Café Special, and at the end of May I got called from Math class for a phone call from the office. Keep in mind that phone calls from the office usually mean bad news - some kind of emergency situaton. It's very rare to be pulled from class at my school for that. And the secretary sounded very, very serious. So, shaking in my shoes, I walked down, about ready to burst into tears (there are a number of ill people in my family), and when I answer the call it's a lady from the Arts&Letters boards, telling me I was one of my division winners, and I had a trip to St. John's waiting for me to go out and read my poem at the awards ceremony.

Needless to say I just smiled and nodded and attemtped to articulate my feelings. It did not work. Anyways, I got all my info and was sent back to class, and on the way - burst into tears. It was a very, very happy moment.

Even better was going out there and reading my poem in front of everybody. Confidence levels went through the roof that night. I even did a radio interview. A talkative one.

*Giddy* Here's the website-> [link]

There's not much else for me to say. I'm still writing for 53 North(the local paper), still writing poetry (but nothing I spit out seems to be working for me, unfortunately). My most current project is going to be a screenplay for a short film - something I've always wanted to do. Once I get the formatting program from my boss, then I'll get straight at it, and of course submit it here.

I do believe that's all I have to say.

-R. Power



PS: I've really missed you guys.

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/19516833/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/19516833/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:19:26 PDT
I've missed you guys! I hope to start getting a little more active now. As of this moment I'm still incapable of writing, though, so bear with me, hmkay?

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/18234014/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/18234014/ Thu, 08 May 2008 20:55:18 PDT
I'm not exactly sure what else to include. That is, essentially it. I'm going to try and come on here every now and then, peak at what everybody's been up to. But as of right now, I don't think I have the mind capacity to properly comment on all of your work - and I certainly don't feel right logging on, looking at/reading your work - only to say you've done a good job, with nothing to back it up. Really, my intelligence has been slowly growing to a cold, dull ember lately. I want it to flare again - and in order to do that, I need time.

I feel terrible coming on here and making a journal like this - I've always tried avoiding it. I feel like one of those attention-grubbing kids looking for sympathy - but I'm really not. There's nothing here that calls for sympathy - I just need to find a flare again, rediscover passion. I haven't written anything in so very long - and that knowledge alone weighs me down more than I ever thought it could.

I'm not sure how long it will be before I make a solid return - I've been promising to do so for quite some time, and it never works out. I think I should stop trying for a while, so that maybe - hopefully - I will be able to return in full-swing, being the foolish romantic I usually am.

Cheers,
Rebecca

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/17715146/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/17715146/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:20:34 PDT
I have the feeling this will be a very good month. I'll be seventeen in two days, on stage in three, pn stage again next week quite a number of times, and in London in 17 days. April is a good, good month. May'll be okay, too. I have Envirothon then. I love Envirothon.

But this month is also nerve-shattering. I'll be on stage on Wednesday. Exciting as that is, I'll be singing. That'd be okay, if it were a small crowd - but this is a benefit concert for a married couple with cancer, who are struggling to get by. If I see a small crowd, it would destroy me. Then again so would a large crowd. I'm at a touch of a loss, and I'm considering the fact that my father is actually a wizard. How else could he have convinced me to sing at this? Oh well, I'll suck it up. It's for a good cause.

I have little else to say. All that's going through my head right about now is London.

Oh wait, no, I remember something else now. As most of you likely know, I am a huge nerd. I mean, a really huge freaking nerd. Well, anyways, my nerd friend and I created a roleplaying forum a while back. We've wiped and revamped it because, quite frankly, it did not live long before. We were foolish and didn't advertise it enough. Le sigh. Anyways, if you're into that kind of stuff, go ahead and check us out. All you have to do is click the [link]

The layout was done by myself - including the fractal in the background. Which reminds me - I have a few fractals in my scraps. They're not great, but they're pretty cool. Check 'em out if you'd like.

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/17510959/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/17510959/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:40:36 PDT
So I've purged my message centre and have decided to start with a clean slate - again. This is getting to be quite repeptitive, hm? I'm sorry, I really am - I've been keeping an eye on deviations and enjoying all of your hard work, but I've been neglecting the artists behind the magic, and for that I apologize.

But on a totally fantabular note, I just got an e-mail from What If? Magazine and they've decided to publish Birds of Paradise! I'm all atwitter with excitement. On another good note, 29 days until London for me.

I don't have much more to say. I'm a little braindead. Breaks make me lazy.

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/17200105/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/17200105/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:21:17 PST
But I've recently given a good kick to my friend Devon and he's finally active here on deviantART. So I decided to take this chance to name off three people on here that I think you all should check out.

First of course is Devon, a good friend of mine. He is ~AngeldustRain. I advise you all to read his poem entitled "Purple." It's lovely.

Second is my step-cousin-to-be. A gorgeous girl who writes poetry that will grab your heart and squeeze. She is the lovely and talented ~milpalabras.

Thirdly is somebody's who's been with me damn near the beginning of my time on deviantART. He's not only a great photographer, but he's also somebody I can blab about Danny Elfman with. *AShoreNeverReached is somebody you should all appreciate!

Now I'm done my part. Everybody enjoy the love.

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/17170736/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/17170736/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:16:45 PST
Well, I've been quizzed so I guess before posting that beast up here, I'll give some updates. First of all, my Literature Club is finally getting some headway into all of our plans. We're currently organizing a competition for dramatic script-reading. It's going to be a blast. I finally get to bake.

More fun with sweets: I'm baking pie for my math class for math day on Wednesday. Then on the fourteenth it's pi day. I'm making another pie for pi day. Math and pie go so well together. (Advanced Math Class is full of nutcases).

One month and two days until London. I'm starting to get really really excited.

Oh! Finally a topic of substance has come to mind. I've had an epiphany(or as lol cats would put it, "i has a piffany!1!11!!" Sorry, couldn't resist. I love lol cats.)! Well, I've always been dabbling with thoughts of becoming an English teacher. I've always thought it would be really interesting. Anyways, currently in English class we're working on Julius Caesar, and I've had a lot of people approach me for help. And after a while it hit me that every time I had a chance to go on about Cassius' silver tongue, I got really excited, and when I saw people begin to understand what I was saying- well, that sold me. I really, really want to do this now. I know being a teacher won't be all the sunshine I want it to be- but I can deal. It's worth it for the good moments. (Not to mention having the Summer off really appeals to me. A lot.)

So, I'm going to be going to University to do a double-major in english, and, soon enough I'm going to be teaching some younger kid (or even a kid my age) about it all. There's a great program called "Tutoring for Tuition" that pays $8 an hour for a check that will go towards my tuition fees. Cool, huh?

Now that that's done with, and before I start some serious excited babbling - here's a quiz I was tagged to do.

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Tagged by: ~fectie

Rules: You must answer all the questions, be honest, tag six other people.

NAME: Rebecca

BIRTHDAY: April 8th, '91

BIRTHPLACE: Labrador City, NL

CURRENT LOCATION: Wabush, NL

EYE COLOR: Blue

HAIR COLOR: Brown with natural copperish highlights. It's weird.

HEIGHT: Around 5'4"

L/R HANDED: Right

SHOES YOU WORE TODAY: Brown/white/tan plaid print shoes. Can't remember the brand.

YOUR WEAKNESS: Robots scare the hell out of me, sometimes.

YOUR PERFECT PIZZA: Cheese pizza with extra sauce and fluffy crust. (Pepperoni is messy and burns my tongue, so none of that.)

GOAL TO ACHIEVE THIS YEAR: Become a better writer.

YOUR MOST OVERUSED PHRASE ON AN INSTANT MESSAGE: *roar*

YOUR BEDTIME: I can't sleep until after one. It varies between then and four.

YOUR MOST MISSED MEMORY: Every moment of a friendship I really wish I still had.

PEPSI OR COKE: Coke.

McDONALDS OR BURGERKING: Tim Horton's.

SINGLE OR GROUP DATES: Single.

LIPTON ICE TEA OR NESTEA: Lipton.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Vanilla.

CAPPUCCINO OR COFFEE: Latté.

DO YOU SMOKE: No ma'am.

DO YOU SWEAR: It's become more frequent as of late.

DO YOU SING: When I'm alone, and loudly at that.

DO YOU SHOWER DAILY: Very yes!

HAVE YOU BEEN IN LOVE: I am right now.

DO YOU WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE: University.

DO YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED: Probably, but I fear becoming Bridezilla. Do not want that.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF: Every now and then.

DO YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: Rarely.

ARE YOU A HEALTH FREAK: Nope.

DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS: Very much so.

DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT: Fluteflutefluteflute<3

IN THE PAST MONTH HAVE YOU:
1. DRUNK ALCOHOL: I think I've had a glass of wine with family supper. But that's different, I think.
2. SMOKED: Nope.
3.BEEN ON DRUGS: Nope.
4. GONE TO A MALL: Yessir.
5. EATEN A BOX OF OREOS: Nope.
6. EATEN SUSHI: No way.
7. BEEN ON STAGE: Yes.
8.BEEN DUMPED: Marta stopped loving me for a while because I wasn't rich. Does that count?

DO YOU WORK: Reporter <3

IN A BOY/GIRL: Boy.

FAVORITE EYE COLOR: To be honest I don't care much about colour. I'm more interested in the kind of look in a person's eyes.

FAVORITE HAIR COLOR: Brown (No bias, I swear).

SHORT OR LONG HAIR: Long. So very long.

WEIGHT: Scrawny. Definitely not muscly. Muscles gross me out, sometimes.

NUMBER OF CDS I OWN: My father recently gave me his cd collection. So right now I'm going to ballpark it and say I own 200+ CDs.

NUMBER OF PIERCINGS: None... ]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/17062168/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/17062168/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:40:00 PST love it.

Other than that there's nothing very interesting happening to me. Basically all I'm doing with life right now is waiting on a response from What If?, since my english teacher made me send in more poetry.

Oh! My memory is working. I have decided to major in english when I trounce off to university. I'll still play my flute, but becoming an english teacher is pulling me more and more each day to chase after it. I've already had a bit of a discussion with the school guidance counselor, and she's arranged for us to meet some time on Thursday or Friday to get into the thick of it all.

It's already been decided that I'm doing the program that lets me go to Japan or Korea for a year to teach English to primary students. You're basically thrown there without being taught the language. People have spoken to my Social Studies classes years ago (when I was veryyy young) and it seems like so much fun. I'm leaning towards Japan, I think, though. Because the stories the guy who went to Japan had were much more appealing than the guy who went to Korea. Just the places he went and things he did...I think I'm rambling. I'm very tired.

Now that the journal-writing is more fluent all of my topics are surfacing. I sent Café Special to the Arts and Letters contest. I know there were other things I could have sent in that probably would have given me a better chance of placing, but I've been doing a lot of writing lately and that poem is the best representation of what my "style" has morphed into. So I really wanted to send in something like that so I know where I really stand as a writer in the eyes of the adjudicators. It feels better this way.

Humm, I think that's about it. Also, to all who (unlike myself) have access to a bookstore or updated library that has more than children's books and the mystery/romance my mother reads, go check out the Sevenwaters Trilogy (Daughter of the Forest, Son of the Shadows and Child of the Prophecy) by Juliet Marillier. Best three books I've ever read. Full of Irish lore and such beautiful prose. I implore you all to at least check it out.

Also. The Phantom of the Opera is a heartbreaking story. The book is even more saddening than the movies or musical ever portrayed. In short, "am sad". Poor, beautiful Erik.

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/16825635/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/16825635/ Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:15:17 PST
I want to start off by spreading the joy of Soko. I found her on YouTube yesterday and fell in love. Her music is so beautiful in its simple, crazy little way. Yes crazy. So here's a [link] for you all to click and enjoy.

Second, I've decided to start posting some of my failed WIPs in my scraps section, because sometimes there are a few things in them worth reading, and it'll make me feel a little better about being inactive whenever I'm terribly inactive. That being said I'm only ever going to post them when I'm going through a dry spell. You'll be warned when I do.

Third of all, to try something different I've stopped using capitals when talking on MSN. Seeing the lack of capitalization reminded me of ee cummings, and I've been scraping what poetry I can find of his from the bowels of the internet, so please forgive me if I write a tribute to him and utterly fail in the future. Please.

And, finally, something I'm not sure is worth being said, but I'll say anyways: I don't think I'm going to be going back to that syrupy nature poetry I used to write. All of what I've been spitting out lately, well, I think I'm going to end up sticking to that. It's a lot more pleasing to write and won't make anyone sneeze due to the pollen of all those flowers. I like to think I've grown a bit, maybe.

Well, it's past 3 AM in the morning and I'm afraid of reading this journal tomorrow after I wake up and smarten up. I think I'll be shaking my head! Heh. I'll leave you all with a delicious quote.

"i like my body when it is with your
body. It is so quite a new thing."

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/16752833/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/16752833/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:13:00 PST
I'll start off by apologizing for my unannounced hiatus, but I was in dire need of a rest. Midterms were the main reason for my disappearance. Usually when I come on here I come on a little longer than I plan, and I didn't want too many distractions from my studying.

In any case, it's good to be back. I'm going to go through my message centre bit by bit, and it may take some time before I get it all done. But seen as I'm home sick, I'm willing to bet I'll have everything updated in one go.

I don't really have much to say here. I haven't done much writing at all, or much of anything recently. Life has been a touch boring from the artistic standpoint.

On topic of the Arts & Letters contest, I've decided to stop being so cautious about what the judges are looking for, because instead of winning I'm more concerned about seeing how well something that's more.."me" will do. So I've narrowed down what I'll submit to Den's Chair, The Dance, and a poem I've written that hasn't been submitted on dA. I'll submit once I'm done clearing my message centre.

Instead of rambling on, I think I'll end this journal here.

-R.Power (Or here)

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/16226097/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/16226097/ Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:54:56 PST
It seems appropriate to say holy flipping crabcakes.


Anyways, I digress. This year I have decided to finally give into my father's and his friend Kevin's pressures and enter the Newfoundland Arts and Letters Competition. It's something for literature, music, and the visual arts, so there's just about anything involved. Now, obviously I'm entering the literature part of the competition, but it's more narrow than that.

Poetry or prose? So far I've no clue, because there are poems and pieces of prose that I would like to enter, and I'm only allowed to enter one or the other. So, if any of you have any suggestions I'd definitely like to know.

That's basically all I have to say!

Happy New Year!!

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/16107241/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/16107241/ Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:05:53 PST Narabedla, but before I post that quiz I'll tell you all a little about my Christmas.

Last Friday my friends and I went caroling, and made lots of people happy. Including Ms. Foster, our old history teacher, who usually hates Christmas due to her living alone and being lonely. We turned "Santa Baby" into "Foster Baby" with historical and in-class references! She loved it! Then we caroled at a few more places, and my boss gave us coffee money. After getting coffee we had thirteen bucks left over, which we gave as a tip. The girl who worked there was unbelievably happy.

So that was fun! And of course, yesterday morning I open up my gift from dad and cry.

Because I'm officially going to London. Yep. Gonna cry again.

Also, I got a new laptop. And I must say that I actually enjoy Vista! Though personally this fancy thing is a little too much to spend..I'm still thankful, nonetheless.

QUIZTIME.

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Three Things You Want To Do Before You Die:
1.) Travel the world
2.) Compose a song.
3.) Actually finish a story.

Three Nicknames You Go By:
1.) Becky (HATEHATETHISNICKNAME. But people call me it sometimes)
2.) Evil Kitten (Given to me by my co-worker)
3.) Savage Lion (Given to me by my other co-worker)

Three Screen Names You Have Had:
1.) Aria
2.) CrypticWritings
3.) ...Um..Can’t think of any more.

Three Physical Things You Like About Yourself:
1.) My hair, sometimes.
2.) My eyes, sometimes.
3.) Umm

Three Parts Of Your Heritage:
1.) I have Irish
2.) and British roots.
3.) And I’m a newf.

Three Things That Scare You:
2.) Drowning.
3.) People looking at me.
1.) Fire, sometimes.

Three Of Your Everyday Essentials:
1.) Air
2.) Water
3.) My mind.

Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1.) Pretty black and gray socks with white butterflies.
2.) Green fluffy sweater.
3.) Brown pants.

Three Of Your Favorite Bands/Musical Artists:
1.) Nightwish
2.) Sonata Arctica
3.) Tchaikovsky

Three Of Your Favorite Songs:
1.) The Poet’s Lyre - In Gowans Ring
2.) I’m Gonna Fly – Sydney Forest
3.) Beauty of the Beast - Nightwish

Three Things You Want Have In Your Relationship:
1.) Snuggles.
2.) Honesty.
3.) LOVE.

Two Truths And A Lie (in no particular order):
1.) My fish attacked my brother.
2.) I have a fear of robots.
3.) I was deathly afraid of Cookie Monster as a child.

Three Physical Things About The Preferred Sex That Appeal To You:
1.) Eyes
2.) Warmth
3.) Scrawniness!

Three Of Your Favourite Hobbies:
1.) Writing
2.) Reading
3.) Fluting

Three Things You Want To Do Really Badly Right Now:
1.) Sleep
2.) Sleep.
3.) I really want to sleep.

Three Careers You're Considering/You've Considered:
1.) Poet
2.) Archaeologist
3.) Musician

Three Places You Want To Go On Vacation:
1.) Portugal
2.) Greece
3.) Ireland

Three Names You Like:
1.) Eric
2.) Sylvia
3.) Hotcakes! (Huh, Ashley? xP)

Three Ways That You Are Stereotypically A Girl:
1.) I love dresses and skirts.
2.) I have a woman’s intuition!
3.) There are certain times of the month when I really want chocolate.

Three Ways That You Are Stereotypically A Boy:
1.) Vulgarity isn’t always beneath me in a conversation.
2.) Rough-housing is FUN.
3.) If I watch a hockey game from start to finish I can actually get really into it. I’ll do the whole yelling and screaming and hot wings thing.

Three People That I Would Like To See Take This Quiz Now:
Ashley x 3?

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15878836/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15878836/ Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:08:02 PST EDIT!!!!!!!!

I feel the need to scream in sheer joy.

I'M GOING TO LONDON, BABY!

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I woke up this morning and was talking to Mom. What about? Well she up and says, "You're getting a new flute for your birthday."

Of course, my initial reaction was to protest with all my fluttering heart, for though I have a cheap, machine-made flute, this flute was the one that took my hand and pulled me into the passion of music. Like hell I'd let it go.

But of course, my mother knew that would happen, so she just said, "You're not getting rid of your flute, it's your first flute! But if you're going to be studying music for your career you need a new, professional flute."

Needless to say I will not be getting a professional flute. It's called professional for a reason. I will be getting a fancy new one, though, hand-made and better. I'll spare you all the details of every specific new quality.

Second item on my list of good!

I've met with my guidance councilor at school and she's going to help me look into not only scholarships, but the different requirements and such that I need for my career choices. And I say choices because I'm not throwing all my hopes into music- there's a chance I won't make into MUN school of music, after all, no matter how hard I work. If I can't get in, then I'll be pursuing a career of sweet, delicious archeology. Awww yeah.

Third item on my list of good!

Another guidance councilor item. She told me that no matter what degree I'm chasing, that I will be able to participate in the program that lets me go to either Korea or Asia to teach English as a secondary to primary level students. I've wanted to do that since I discovered the program. Hopefully it won't be something above my abilities. But from what I know, basically anyone can do it. You need no prior knowledge about the language of the country where you're going to teach. So. Yeah.

Fourth item on my list of good!

I'm still getting complimented about my performance at the Christmas Cabaret on Friday&Saturday night. Well, maybe that should have been number one, but I only thought about it now and so I've disrupted the chronological order. I'm not quite concerned about that at the moment.

The Christmas Cabaret was a show done by two local professional singers, and of course, an assortment of the most skilled musicians in town as their band. They invited me to play one song with them, and after the show everybody kept saying that they wanted to hear me play more. It excites me to hear that, especially days after the show! Not to mention I got paid $50 by the Arts and Culture Centre just for playing one song for two nights. I didn't want it, but it was ordered before I was told...ohwell, more money to fund my Christmas shopping!

Fifth item on my list of good!

My quill came in the mail today. I have a lovely burgundy pheasant feather quill, an ink well filled with black ink that double as a holder for the quill, and a bottle of hand-ground Italian violet ink.

Sixth item on my list of good!

I finally wrote a poem. The happiness of this feat makes me want to cry.

Now, I'm going to write that poem down for a third time. This time using my quill. It's going to be fun.

Thank-you for reading all of this ridiculously long journal. c:

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15670212/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15670212/ Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:08:33 PST
Mainly it has to do with writer's block, but hey, we all know what time of year is a month away today. For those who know me, let's say Christmas isn't exactly my favourite time of year.

I hope you all haven't thought I was dead, or that I was being mean or anything. In truth, I've been perusing my message centre sporadically and, well, to satisfy many people in one sentence- you're all doing really great work.

Hopefully I'll find some sort of drive sometime soon. I'll try and convince myself to keep up with everybody's galleries.



-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15451110/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15451110/ Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:21:04 PST I have been....tagged. D: The last "random fact" is AWESOME.

The rules are:
1. Post these rules
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves
3. Tags should write a journal/blog of these facts
4. At the end of the post 8 more persons are tagged and named
5. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're tagged

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1. When I walk my feet go inward.

2. Between the ages of 5-12 I wholeheartedly believed that when I grew up I would grow wings and fly away to discover my age-old companion, a white dragon named Hetch, had been hibernating until I found him. We would then take on a mission to save the world.

3. I used to (haven't tried lately) be able to howl like a wolf. Details to perfection.

4. To this day there is no one person who knows exactly what my beliefs are.

5. I have recurring dreams about discovering Atlantis.

6. The first character I ever created was one who has been in my heart for many years, and who will only ever be placed in a story when I find the right story for her. Her name is Aria.

7. The first short story I ever wrote was about a girl who found a unicorn named Coria.

8. My poem Soldier With No Name (Which has now been edited if you want to check it out [link] ) is going to be during my community's Remembrance Day ceremony tomorrow morning.

I tag whoever reads this and wants to do it.

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15339300/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15339300/ Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:22:13 PDT
On the other hand, check out once more! Haha, the comic Devon and I started got really popular with one submission, it even has a fanclub now, for my precious and dear character, Cookie. It's truly love, so you must all view it, for we demand popularity!

...More like, we want boosts in self-confidence. Heh.

Either way, I'm working on submitting my first ever drawn comic. It's bad, because I lack Devon's skills (not to mention I have no fancy tablet), but, hey, I have fun with it.

AND CHECK THE LOVELY COURTNEY OUT->

So this is basically all I have to talk about, so farewell, my lovers!

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15228345/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15228345/ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:28:48 PDT
$270 spent, and that was after mom grabbed me by the wrist and said no more. After that, and going to HMV?

My wallet wouldn't allow me to spend any more money. Well, actually my card. I think I exceeded my daily spending limit or something, 'cause I still had over a hundred bucks left, but my card wouldn't work soooo. Heh.

Now for the good stuff.

I AM HEALTHY. FIT AS A FIDDLE.

My doctor man said that I am simply a person more aware of the way my body works, so if something goes quirky and works in a way different from the norm I realize it and feel pain. So, I am just a person more attuned to my bodily workings. Yay! xD

As for the dual collection valve? My other doctor man said it's benign, and I can live normally. WEW.

SO. After much shopping, a newfound addiction to chai lattes (that will only hurt me since there are no cafés here, which will lead to withdrawal) I am back. Now to catch up on a week of missed school, and to sadly inform you I only had time to work on a secret project while I was out. No writing. D:

Oh, but before I end the journal I have some anecdotes. Yay!

I almost got involved in a pile-up at one point. Some guy driving this huge truck ahead of us tried pulling into a lane without checking his blind spots and almost slammed into a car. Luckily, he didn't.

Both of my flights? High winds and pilots in training, so it was rough, and for the first time in my life I didn't feel safe on a plane.

And the only other really interesting thing that happened was my renal scan. It was...not fun. I was excited, but then I got there and realized it involved lying under a machine for an hour.

It works like this:

Step 1 - Get radioactive medicine injected into my blood so my kidneys are bright.

Step 2 - Lie under a table for half an hour while my shiny kidneys are shiny.

Step 3 - "Empty bladder" then return to have a snarky nuclear physician (who refused to be called a radiologist because it made him sound like no more than a technician) with a really high opinion of himself inject some kind of drug that made my kidneys go into overdrive while telling horrible jokes that made myself, my mother, and the technician pity him.

Step 4 - Lie under a machine for twenty minutes while my kidneys go into overdrive. Which really is absolute torture considering it fills your bladder after ten minutes are up and then you just have to suffer and hold it.

Step 5 - Have IV removed, while noticing my blood is very...goopy after being pumped full of various radioactive materials. It came out in strings for a while.

Step 6 - Run to the bathroom.


That's all for now, folks!

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15145014/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15145014/ Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:27:40 PDT
It's...kind of exciting what with the shopping I can do, and the places I can go..but..

St. John's means hospital time. And that's freaky.

I'm going through a good few tests. Ultrasounds, MRI, endoscopy. Yay.

While I'm out I won't have internet connection, so, I'll let you all know when I get back on Friday.


See you then!

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15092189/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15092189/ Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:24:11 PDT and I have started a comic.

[link]

It's just started, and just getting up on its feet, but please visit and support!

The first one up is his, and I'm working on the second (it'll be colourless, no tablet. (I'm working on that)).

Please support!

[link]

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-R.Power ]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15069108/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15069108/ Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:41:20 PDT
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Last night, I walk into my room and look into my fish tank, and my powder blue gourami Raphael was in terrible condition. He had a big hunk of flesh missing, and all around the wound his skin was so torn it looked fuzzy.

Now, I knew he wouldn't have much luck, but in an attempt of desperation I put him into a separater so he could get better. I wasn't too hopeful, but I really didn't want him to die.

Either way, when I woke up this morning, there's Raph, floating at the top of the separater. It was hard enough to see that- Raph was the first fish I bought that wasn't a part of my tank establishment, and he meant a lot to me. Oh, and feel free to mock me for being emotionally attached to a fish, I don't mind. Heh.

But, I digress. The hardest part about all of this was opening the tank to get Raph's body and finding my crab ripping him apart. I tried to chase the crab away, but he just dragged Raph along. Needless to say I was furious. I finally poked the damn thing away and got Raph, and flushed him.




As for my writing, if you've been in my gallery recently you'd notice that I have a lot of stuff scrapped. I did a, how you say...Autumn cleaning. Since I'm quite aware that it's not likely you've all gone into my actual gallery, I'll give a heads up.

All of the prose I was working on that I started this Summer or earlier has been canceled. They just weren't working for me any more and it was a painful process to try and write them, which is never good.

I apologize to those who have been following the stories. Prose is probably the biggest challenge for me in writing, and I have started many a story just to cancel them half way through, or near the end. Hopefully you all don't hate me too much.

Hopefully I'm not killed by a certain Erith fangirl...*Cower*

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-R.Power ]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15005482/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/15005482/ Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:31:00 PDT
Any musicians/music lovers on here have anything to say that I could quote and put into my letter? It's good to get perspectives.

....And really, we need music back. Human Dynamics is the most painful course I've ever had to sit through. It makes me want to kiss trig with a hell of a lot of passion.

It's that bad.

It's basically a guideline to living a traditional life. All about crap that requires no intelligence, and doesn't seem to be able to fit any kind of individual, free thought, or proper self-expression. I tried asking the teacher if we could focus more on the Dynamic part of the course, and delve into the workings of the human mind and focus more on individuality and why we feel the need to do the things we do. She said that course covers it.

..It doesn't. Hurgh.

Well, anyways, I have little else to say, this journal is mostly about our music program, and passing my boredom.

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-R.Power ]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14903184/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14903184/ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:02:07 PDT
This is angst venting.

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List of things I hate right now:

-Estrogen.
-Book Reviews.
-Not having minutes on my cell phone.
-Jim Baker.
-The period of time after seeing a chiropractor when your back is stiff.
-My zebra danios.
-My health.
-Every story I'm reading/watching is sad.
-People who say zebra like Debra, not ZEEbra.


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HH.

*Angst*

Why do I hate these things?

-Cramps.
-Wasting money on books I can't physically force my way through
-Having to walk all over the place because I can't find a phone for a ride anywhere.
-Idiot PC candidate who won't do us any good but will probably win the election anyways.
-Chiropractic=good, but I don't like being stiff or paranoid that my back will get misaligned again.
-They're crowding the tank, bullying the other fish and the crab, and just being gluttonous and annoying.
-I don't want to go get tested at the big ol' hospital. Frankly, I'm a paranoid person and I only expect the worst when it comes to hospitals.
-All the good people are dying, or getting hurt in the stories I'm reading or watching currently. To be more specific, after seeing so much of it around dA I started watching Death Note. Let me tell you. "Silence" was an episode that broke my heart (which attaches itself to characters easily, sadly).
-THAT'S NOT HOW YOU PRONOUNCE IT.



So there you have it. All of my wonderful angst thrown at you 'cause frankly I want to vent. If you're still reading, well then, you have more patience than I would in your situation. Heh.


Oh, and for those of you who watch Grey's Anatomy; I'm watching season 2 with my Mom now. And as of this moment, Dr. McDreamy is Dr. McDick.

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-R.Power ]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14832871/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14832871/ Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:47:35 PDT
So, they canceled the music program at school because there weren't enough students in it. Because the old principle and guidance councilor screwed the scheduling over so Music fell into everybody's Math or Science slot.

Well, now I'm in Human Dynamics, a ridiculous course with a teacher that was so bad at teaching I almost had low seventies in Science with her two years ago. Well, luckily the real teacher (she was a substitute) came back and I got the high eighties that I usually get.

Ugh. I hate Menihek so much. The worst part is that the music teacher is teaching English now. She doesn't belong in that kind of classroom...ugh.

I want to protest. I want to protest so bad. But there's nothing really that could be done. Our new principle and guidance councilor couldn't fix the schedules to work this year because they're new, and you just can't do that during the school year. They couldn't do it over the Summer because they weren't employed there.

Ugh. Ugh. UGH. Second last year before I apply to MUN School of Music and they cancel the course. Yeah. That helps my future.

Screw the old principle. He wanted the music program down for a long time, so the money could go to his precious sports. Well he's got his freaking wish now. Ugh.

Anyways, quiztime.

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Stolen from

Haha...at first I accidently pasted the copy I stole from her so here are my answers.


1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car),
Shadow Tracker

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie),
Vanilla Shortbread

3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
Rpow

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Violet Wolf

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Marie Labrador City


6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Powre

7. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink),
The Navy Blue Water


8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Wallace Michael


9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)
Blizzard Jolly Rancher (Yes, they do have a smell. xP Bad stripper name..XD)

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's & father's middle names ),
Dorris Prime Patrick (Dad's second middle name works as a last name)


11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter),
Patten Prague


12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower).
Autumn Cirrus

13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now + "ie" or "y")
Watermelon T-shirty

14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree),
Apple Willow


15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + "Tour"),
The Musical Wind Tour

-R.Power ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14675440/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14675440/ Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:16:45 PDT

[link]




My life is brilliant and exciting as always.

..It's okay, you can laugh. I did too.


Anyhoo, yesterday I was hopping along the mall with all my lovely friends, and we reached the electronics department at Wal*Mart...And then they peer pressured me into getting the Nintendo DS I've always wanted. At this moment, I'm very thankful for peer pressure. I now have A DS and Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon. It's sooo good. Farming and monster killing. AND MONSTERS HELP YOU FARM WHEN YOU BEFRIEND THEM. YAYYY.

And TODAY. I got a Fiddler Crab for my tank. Being the nerd that I am, I named him Stradivari. For those of you who don't get it:

Fiddle=Violin
Stradivari=Violin maker.


And so, that's the most exciting part of my life as of now. I'm still writing for the local paper, still coughing my lungs out(It's been a week and two days now, and the cough is only worse. :\), and still longing for snowboardinnggg.

Yay for the excitement of my life. xP

-R.Power<3 ]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14603152/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14603152/ Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:55:28 PDT
Well, there's really not much to say. School started, it's going well. Lit Club is going very nicely, work's the same as always.

The Fall Fair went...well, overall went well. I was supposed to volunteer with a pony for rides and such with some other people and their assigned pony, but that didn't really didn't work out for me.

Outside for nine hours in wind, rain, and extremely cold temperatures. Like, in the minuses. Needless to say I couldn't help the next day because I'm real real sick. I still have a horrible cough, and my head's only worse. I'm thankful I can pop at least one of my ears again, but there's a lot of pressure building in my head and it hurts. I really, really feel like shoving a pin through my skull to get rid of all that pressure. Blegh.

But, on a lighter note, I think I might have my hands around my muse again. Like hell I'm letting her go for a while. xP

Oh, and I found some old comics from my days of animeluv. Cardcaptors (Or Cardcaptor Sakura) is still amazing in my eyes. Heh.

SO. In conclusion, my lovely Lit Club will be having a bake sale or two to raise money for one of the contests we'll be holding. (The money raised will be going to winners and if there's enough to meet the amount we need, we'll see if we can donate the rest we earn to the school library. It desperately needs new books. D:

But, I digress. My purpose in mentioning the bake sales is that I'm looking for some tasty recipes, and it'd be cool if some of you would say "Hey, this is a pretty uncommon dessert, and it would sell well at a bake sale."

Like, say, if you're from a different country, or if you have roots from foreign countries and somebody in your family has an awesome recipe, if anyone could give me one it would be very well appreciated.

-R.Power<3 ]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14365721/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14365721/ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:52:56 PDT Angeldust-Rain and myself have started this really awesome roleplay forum. Yeah. It's nerdy. So what, you wanna fight about it?

Anyways, those of you interested should join up. It's called Diathor. Well, that's the name of the country where it all occurs.

DIATHOR-> [link]

Here's some information...


Diathor is a world run by four holy cities. Torpathiel, Arromony, Rajeal and Voreak. Each city worships their own deity with a grave passion. Through several centuries the deities claimed servants and slaves for their own. These servants yearned power and justice, which is what fueled their silent revolution against the deities.

They set out questing for the magical items that were able to kill the deities. Those items were called 'Virtues'. Believed only to be a myth --even to the deities-- the servants' revolution progressed beautifully.

Now because of the Deities' flaws and mistakes, they're dying. Though their followers are blind to the actual cause of death. They believe that it is the other blasphemers from the other holy cities that are the cause of death.

The naive followers rage war against each other. The hope for the purity and the power to heal their own deity. Death is no option in a world that is filled with grief and loathing.

Though may it be, a war might not effect everyone. Residences outside of the four holy city lay neutral. These lands market their goods to the holy cities. They find the war to be a blessing.

Even residences inside the holy cities may not be effected. Some might seek different ways to help their deity. They may travel to foreign lands in search for a cure. Though mixture between two different beliefs are now rare. Usually when confronted with each other, one will die.

There is no such thing as mercy in a naive world fueled by loathing.




JOINJOINJOINJOINJOINJOINJOINJOIN.

Support us. D: And by us I mean ~Angeldust-Rain and *CrypticWritings !!!

-R.Power<3


PS: It would be really well appreciated if you would vote in my polltastic poll. ]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14295525/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14295525/ Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:51:38 PDT
(You'll read the help part further on)

So I walk into work on Monday, ask my boss what she has for me this week. Her response?

"Crystal Meth."

So I just went, "Uhhh?" and we both laughed. I'm doing an article on crystal meth use, and a presentation some lady had at the youth centre.

SO. My Beat of the Drums muse has started punching my brain into action, and the first chapter of the revamped BotD will be written and posted tonight.

Don't get your hopes up. It shall be unedited and terrible.

On the other hand, it's going to work out so well. I've so many ideas I'm all shaky. And it works out that I'm inspired now, because Jordan has Bioshock. Now when I'm at his house he can game and I can write and we can be all "Wooplydoop".

I don't know what wooplydoop is yet, but when I find out, I'll tell you.

What else is new? My fish tank is growing. I have two new catfish; Li Sao the panda catfish and Aladdin the salt&epper catfish. Plus my zebra danios. But it's sad, because one of my danios is a bully. One of them got eaten, I had eight, but now there's only seven. And one of them has his tail ripped off. Hopefully it'll grow back, and he won't die. He's always been my favourite of them, because he has unhealthy looking red spots that really aren't unhealthy, and he's all skinny and cute. It's sad. Bullies are not nice.

And why Li Sao, you ask? I named him after one of my favourite poems. A gorgeous piece of work by Ch'u Yuan. The title translate to "On Encountering Sorrow." Don't try and find it on the internet. It's a gorgeous poem but the translations I've found butcher the meaning, because they try to create a rhyme scheme. It's disgusting, really, and does not suit the poem at all. In the translation I have, in my book, there is no rhyme scheme but the beauty of the poem just slaps you across the face and makes you rub your cheek in pure wonderment.

/rant

On to poetry! Well, my poetry...you get the point.

With every new poem I write, my excitement heightens. Kevin Lewis said that when I have enough to put a book together, that he would help me out to get published. Now, I personally don't think all of my poems are worthy of publication. They may be a certain few that could pass for worth, but as of right now, I don't think I'm ready. So my plan is when I reach the proper number, to gather my poems and edit like hell. If I think the results are worthy, I'll contact Kevin. So. I want two people willing to give me hell and work with me to help.

Actually, I'm only asking for one person to offer. I know I want your help, Marta, if you will be kind enough to lend your knowledge. If I decide to go through with this, I want two good critics and a hell of a lot of support.

So anybody willing to fill in that position just note me a "holla" and I'll see if I think you're right for the job, hmkay? It's got to be somebody I know, trust, and respect...or else my natural hot-headedness will just make everything go to hell. XD

I've got little else to say.

-R.Power<3


PS: It would be really well appreciated if you would vote in my polltastic poll. ]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14222513/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14222513/ Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:40:25 PDT
The rules are:
1. Post these rules
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves
3. Tags should write a journal/ blog of these facts
4. At the end of the post 8 more persons are tagged and named
5. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're tagged

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1. I've already done one of these random facts things.

2. I pull my hair when I get frustrated.

3. I wimper at...everything. Every kind of mood, I'm making every kind of noise. XD

4. I started a Literature Club at my High School, and we're planning a hostile take over for next year.

5. I used to have a pet rock.

6. Snail races thrilled me when I was little.

7. When I was young, I wanted to be a warrior princess just like Xena.

8. When I was little me and a few friends nursed a shrew with a sprained ankle back to health.




Then a cat killed it.



I tag...
Anybody who wants it.

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14096925/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/14096925/ Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:04:46 PDT
They pass the time, don't complain about my quiz-riddled journals.

LAYER ONE:
Name: Rebecca
Birthplace: Labrador City
Birthday: April 8th
Gender: Female
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown, but goes all coppery under the light.
Height: 5'4
Righty or Lefty: Righty
Zodiac Sign: Aries<33
Elemental Sign: The Cardinal, and Fire
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Goat


LAYER TWO:
Your heritage: I'm a Labradorian (From Canada), but my ancestry goes back to Ireland and Britain.
The shoes you wore today: Panda flatsss
Your fears: Guns, cars, drowning, robots.
Your perfect meal with ketchup: Thick, juicy hamburger.
Goal you'd like to achieve: Write something I'm proud straight from the beginning to the end.

LAYER THREE:
What is...
Your first thought waking up: Whatever I was dreaming about.
Your best physical feature: Umm...eyes?
Your bedtime: Whenever I'm tired. Usually not before one.
Your most missed memory: Someone who was once very close to me..


LAYER FOUR:
Do you prefer...
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
McDonald's or Burger King: NEITHER.
Single or group dates: Singleee.
Adidas or Nike: Nike
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton
Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino

LAYER FIVE:
Do/Did you...
Smoke: Never have, am not, and never will.
Cuss: Unfortunately.
Sing: A hell of a lot, but not well. XD
Take a shower: Mmmm...shower. I love those.
Have a crush: I've had crushes before, of course. Not now, though.
Think you've been in love: I am right now.
Want to go to college: Memorial University School of Music<3
Like high school: It's a lot of fun if you go about it properly.
Want to get married: Yes.
Get motion sickness: Rarely.
Think you're attractive: ...Sometimes.
Think you're a health freak: Pfff.
Get along with your parent(s): Mom and I are peachy keen, we're buddies. With my father it takes more effort.
Like thunderstorms: They're enchanting.
Play an instrument: I think I'm in love with my flute.

LAYER SIX:
In the past month...
Drank alcohol: Nope. I have wine on occasion, though.
Smoked: Nope.
Done a drug: Never!
Made Out: Yes.
Gone on a date: Haha, yeah.
Gone to the mall?: Yes.
Eaten an entire box of Oreos: Nowai.
Eaten sushi: I tried it once...worst mistake of my life.
Been on stage: Not during Summer. School years are when I'm on stage, mostly.
Been dumped?: Nope.
Made homemade cookies: Not yet.
Gone skinny dipping: Never in my life. Unless you count taking a bath as skinny dipping? O.o
Dyed your hair: Nope.
Stolen anything: Never in my life.

LAYER SEVEN:
In a guy/girl..
Best eye color?: I don't go for colour, but for what I see in them.
Best hair color?: Red, and brown. White hair rules, but that's only for old people, unfortunately. Short or long hair?: Medium to long. Short hair blows.
Height: At least my height.
Best weight: SCRAWNYBOYSFORLIFE.
Best articles of clothing: Shirts.
Best Qualities: Eyes and intellect.

LAYER EIGHT:
Number of...
Number of drugs taken illegally: None.
Number of piercings: Used to have my ears pierced.
Number of tattoos: None.
Number of times name was in newspaper: I lost count years ago.
Number of scars on my body: Quite a few. Most prominent are the one on my eyebrow and the one on my boob. ....I tripped up at the cabin and fell on a stump, okay?!
Number of things in my past that I regret: An argument.
Number of things I hate myself for: I don't hate myself so much any more. Number of things I don't like about myself, well...that would be an impressive list.

LAYER NINE:
If I were...
If I were a month I would be: September. My kind of weather<3
If I were a day of the week I would be: Thursday.
If I were a time of day I would be: The start of moon rise on the longest night of the year.
If I were a planet I would be: Earth. To get back at mankind.
If I were an animal I would be: A Grey Wolf.
If I were a direction I would be: Left.
If I were a piece of furniture I would be: Fluffy chair.
If I were a sin I would be: Sloth.
If I were a historical figure I would be: Li Po<3333
If I were a liquid I would be: Water.
If I were a tree I would be: Willow.
If I were a flower/plant I would be: Cirrus flower.
If I were a kind of weather I would be: Cloudless, but at night.
If I were a musical instrument I would be: Harp.
If I we... ]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13993292/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13993292/ Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:51:57 PDT

I write 6 random things about myself, then tag 3 people. Those people must write 6 things about themselves and tag 3 other people, etc. etc.

1. I use to be extremely anti-social, full of angst and horrible poetry.

2. I love 3/4 beats.

3. I used to think there were trolls in my toilet.

4. My father once told me he thought I was meant to heal animals.

5. I have a huge scar on my right eyebrow. Fell off a rail and hit it off the corner of the porch stairs outside, then off a broken hockey stick, then a broken pepsi can. You could look through the bone and see my eyeball.

6. I often try to be annoying, unintelligent and unlikeable when I first meet people, because I'm afraid to let the real me show and be judged horribly. I can be self-conscious like that.

Tagged:
YOU!





NOW THE GOOD STUFF.


I've been doing lots of work with the paper, and getting good comments.

It's awesome, because at work I got my pay check, expecting the usual $131.36, but instead got $379.11. So with that I set out for my goal. Bought my second betta, a little purple guy, and now I have my 10 gallon tank started. WEW. I get the first fish tomorrow(technically today), tiger barbs. It's exciting.

My school principle quit, so now we get a new one. Lit Club is having a meeting tomorrow and we're planning a lot...trying to stop the school from being sports oriented.

That's about all the good news I have at the moment, and if I do then I can't think of it 'cause I've hit a bit of a rough patch...if things go as they always do, it'll be fine. So there's nothing to worry about.

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13848563/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13848563/ Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:48:14 PDT
Keep in mind that was my first time using a video camera. 'Sides, I wasn't supposed to film but our cameraman couldn't make it.

I'm the segment director.

Anyways, my writing stuff's going well. That's always grandtastic.

My brain's melting so this journal's bad. I'm spending all night working on things...some shorts, especially. Missing those, I am.

I have a poll going now, to see what thing I've written everybody loves. Yay, shameless self-advertisement!

Well, before my brain-thinks confuse you all because of my out-of-it-ness, I'm leaving. Just thought I'd keep you updated.


Oh, before I leave, everybody show some love to

She bought me ANOTHER dA subscription<33333333

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13762563/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13762563/ Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:01:47 PDT
Too bad for those of you who want me to comment on your deviations. I just got rid of all 194, and I'm not going to pick and choose, because everybody deserves comments but it's not physically possible to do so considering my patience level.

Same goes for journals and other comments and such, because I just don't have the patience when it comes to internet and such.

Either way, I had an awesome trip. Photos will be uploaded, along with some really lame poetry I did.

There's also some prose stuff I started out there.

And, oh, my family doctor's a jerk. He sent me and my family off to St. John's to see a specialist and didn't send out any of my test results or X-Rays. The doctor out there was excellent and tried to do what he could for me, but without the information he wouldn't tell us anything, because he could be wrong. And he refused to make me do the tests again out there, because it would expose me to more radiation than was necessary and he didn't want that happening.

Either way, we have to go back out in October, and that's not exactly cheap. Flying from Wabush to St. John's is roughly $900 a pop. Then there are hotel expenses and all that jazz, and quite frankly, I'm not sure if we can afford that.

I think it almost broke the St. John's doctor's heart that he couldn't do anything, he was so upset and kept apologizing and whatnot, and it made me sad that he was sad 'cause he was really nice and had an amusing accent.

Not only that, but he gave me a high five when he came into the room. How awesome is that!?

Either way, the trip was okay. Horse Camp was super fun, but rural Newfoundland not so much. And since we didn't go to Chapters until the end I had nothing to read (I was only allowed two books, technically four 'cause I had a three-in-one book, and had all of those read within the first five days of tripness) basically the whole time out there.

But now I have a lot to do at home and it's nice to be able to have my own room again, and a trustworthy bathroom, AND water that doesn't come from a well.


I love all my deviantART buckaroonies, and I missed you all. But now I'm back and I'm going to love you all to death with an overdose of....love.



-R.Power




P.S. I'm not too clever right now, we've been doing nothing but driving the last few days and frankly my brain feels like pudding. So forgive my badness of talk.

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13411982/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13411982/ Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:42:29 PDT has to do it. x:


QUIZ:


1.Is there anybody you just wish would fall off the face of the Earth?
So very many.

2. How do you flush the toilet in public restrooms?
I push the handle with toilet paper over my hand. Germieeess.

3. Do you wear your seatbelt in the car?
It's habitual to do so as quickly as I can now. I used to compete with my Dad on who could do it the fastest.

4. Do you have a crush on someone?
Well, other than my Jordan I think I have a crush on Ashley. That could just be lust though. xD

5. Name one thing that you start to get tense about if you are close to running out of it?
Breath.

6. What famous person do you (or other people) think you resemble?
I've been told I look like Hermione Granger...o.o

7. What is your favorite pizza topping?
Sauce, hands down. ALWAYS extra sauce<3

8. Are your nails painted?
Not as of now. I do when I'm bored with them. Which isn't often.

9. Do you crack your knuckles?
My cousin cracked one of them when I was little. Now I crack just about everything that's physically possible to crack.

10. What song do you hate the most when it gets stuck in your head?
Dance Dance. I. Hate. Dance. Dance.

11. Did just mentioning that song make it get stuck in your head?
No, thank apple juice.

12. What are your super powers?
It's either to make magically make food, clothes or shelter...I can't remember. Marta, which one am I?

13. Peppermint or spearmint?
Very Berry.

14. Where are your car keys?
Eh, my Mom keeps the keys because I still don't have my license. I have my permit though.

15. Whose answers to this questionnaire do you want to hear?
Martaaaa<3

16. What are your biggest "pet peeves?"
1. Ignorant People
2. My Career Education class. Minus my friends and Mr. G-lis of course.
3. Liars
4. People who hate freedom (This one's for you, CoPo)
5. Nosy people (In certain circumstances)
6. Poorly written books that had a lot of promise.

17. Where did you last go on vacation?
Er, does a Science Comptetition count? If so, then Gros Morne/Deer Lake, Newfoundland. If not then St. John's, North Harbour and St. George's, Newfoundland.

18. If you could punch one person in the nose and get away with it, who would it be?
I'm not comfortable saying.

19. What is your best physical feature?
Er...my hair when the light hits it and shows its redness.

20. What CD is closest to you right now?
Imaginations From The Other Side Blind Guardian

21. What 3 things can always be found in your refrigerator?
Ketchup, Carrots and Baking Soda.

22. What superstition do you believe/practice?
Karma.

23. What color are your bed sheets?
Lime Green.

24. Would you rather be a fish or a bird?
A nightingale.

25. Do you talk on your cell phone when you drive?
Hells no.

26. What are your favorite sayings?
"We are drowning in information, yet starved for knowledge."

27. What song(s) do you sing most often in the shower?
Whatever I'm in the mood to sing.

28. If you could go back or forward in time, would you and where would you go?
I would take a visit to ancient Italy.

29. What is your favorite Harrison Ford movie?
Not a movie, but I loved his "Intense Face" bit on Conan O'Brien.

30. What CD is in your stereo?
Glory to the Brave - Hammerfall

31. What cd will be in your stereo in a few minutes?
Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken - Hammerfall

32. How many kids do you plan on having?
I'm not going to be thinking about kids for a good while yet, thank you.

33. If you could kiss anyone, who would it be?
Well, it's a given that I want to kiss Jordan.

34. Would you really want to kiss someone you didn't know, even if they are famous?
That would be so weird...no way.

36. If they made a movie about your life, what actor/actress would be the best for this job?
Somebody who isn't glamorous or beautiful who was brand new to show business.

37. Would you rather die in a blaze of glory or peacefully in your sleep?
Sleep.

38. Have you ever started to fill out a survey and then thought "this is stupid" and exit without sending it?
A lot.

39. Coffee or tea?
Cappuccino
~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13382060/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13382060/ Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:37:54 PDT
My father made a new friend.

That new friend is the percussionist for Wicked, the musical. (Not sure which city).

Either way, that percussionist has invited me to go to the musical two nights in a row- one night to watch from the audience, and one night to sit in the pit with the musicians.


...Have I ever mentioned that being a pit musician is a dream I plan on pursuing? No? Well either way, that's the career I want. (I'll write too, but only off season! Hehe.)

It's just...an amazing thought. Playing the music the show would be nothing without, hidden away and secretly astounding the audience.

...Needless to say I'm excited.

Vacation on Saturday. That means slow updates (Lack of internet connection), probably no comments, but most of all.... a hell of a lot of writing. YAY.

I don't have much else to say other than....I'm in tears with excited. Can't wait until Winter! ...Heh.




-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13300130/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13300130/ Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:38:51 PDT
Fortunately for me, though, I sat down one day, got angry at myself (Literally), had a whole bunch of inner-fits of yelling at myself using my brain, annnnnd. I conquered writer's block...a little. As you can tell.

So I've started a great new story that I love. I'm posting the prologue, but other than that, there will only be excerpts in my journals.

Why? Because I can.

is my Portuguese lovely. We're working on a bilingual book of poetry together. 25 topics, and for each topic we are writing a poem. Me in English, her in Portuguese. This also means I'm dropping the 100 theme thing. I don't like a lot of those themes anyways.

Either way, I have 1/4 exams done. I'm not stressed, they're all going to be so easy.

HURRAY FOR PIPPI. She's on my T.V. right now.

Anyways, I have exams this week, no school next week. (Except to get my report card on Friday. That'll take a total of a few or it could take a half hour, depending on whether or not I get to see the teachers that I wanna say goodbye to. Like Wendy-Joe and Gillis.

Then next Saturday morning we start driving out to Newfoundland for vacation. Honestly, I'm scared to death. We have to go on a boat. A boat. Oh, laugh if you like. But I have an irrational fear of drowning. It's bad. I'm probably going to be full of anxiety the whole time we're floating.

;-;

But other than that things are going well. I'm posting up the prologue of my new story, Nature's Law, now. Yay.

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13156213/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13156213/ Wed, 30 May 2007 20:01:10 PDT
I've been in a huge artistic rut, a terrible slump. My camera feels too heavy to lift, ever word that escapes me is tasteless.

Losing the ability to write is what's breaking me down. Nothing I do helps me. I'm losing all my drive, all my self-motivation. I just want to curl up and stop moving.

I thought after experiencing Gros Morne I would get that familiar rush of creation and just write. Instead I get that familiar rush, but something dams it up. It makes me want to scream.

Trout River was breathtaking. Everybody knows that I write. Even Mr. Gillis (Our teacher/coach) said "After seeing this, you must have something to write about."

I was too awe-struck at the moment it was said to even think about what he said. Thinking bback on it now makes me feel sick.

I have so much I could write about it, but I just can't. I need...something. Anything. I can't concentrate in school any more, I can't concentrate on homework, even my flute is too heavy and cold to the touch.

Not being able to write is destroying me. I'm beginning to question whether or not I have what it takes to be a writer. I'm even beginning to question if writing was truly meant for me.

My muse is dancing for me, but all I can do is sit and watch.

[/rant]

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13128282/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13128282/ Mon, 28 May 2007 17:08:19 PDT
Out of teams with level threes, and teams with level threes that had gone to the nationals with their experience, we came second place with four level ones(including myself) and a level two student.

We blew the participants, judges, and coordinators away.

There were two sections, field testing and an oral presentation. We honestly went out there with very little knowledge and no idea how anything would go or what exactly would be tested.

We didn't do so hot on the field test, but came FIRST PLACE in the oral presentation. FIRST. And apparently we won by a long shot!

To think, an unexperienced team went out and did that well! We were the first team to ever pull off that kind of thing out there!

Our teacher was hilarious too. But what happens on the road stays on the road. Heeeeeeeeeeeee.

I had a whole bunch of fun and will upload the few pictures that turned out well.

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13067830/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/13067830/ Wed, 23 May 2007 19:14:48 PDT
Details then. I'll just keep y'all in suspense.



]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12862664/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12862664/ Sun, 06 May 2007 09:59:04 PDT Then she asked if I wanted to play my solo from the concert. I arranged The Name of Life by Joe Hisashi so that I could play along the with piano. It's a real pretty song-> [link]

Anyways, I agreed to play and then she asked me if I wanted to play more songs. So right now I'm looking for more Joe Hisashi piano pieces to arrange for it, which shouldn't be difficult because I use a good site to get the piano sheet music and the arrangements aren't difficult to do at all. It's short notice but I should be able to get them down.

I'm really proud that she came to me about this, and I'm kind of wondering who else will be playing there. I know some people who'd do a great job and I like the idea of mixing up the music students in the art show. Of course, the show is for the art students to show themselves off but who says the musicians can't give a bit of music to help set the mood, right?

Heh. I'm excited.

Well that's my rant. If my comments on deviations are a little off then you can blame my busy-ness. I don't want to leave again, though. I like dA.

Wish me luck!

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12819861/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12819861/ Wed, 02 May 2007 18:34:48 PDT
So consider this my return. I'll be busy but I'll be here. Now that I'm not practicing literally for at least four hours a day, I'll be here.

I'm ecastatic, and even more excited for the Voice Recital coming up! I wasn't even all that nervous tonight, wasn't worried standing under those hot lights. I was so comfortable, and it felt so good. And the fact that I'm excited for the voice recital amazes me. I usually dread singing in front of crowds, but now I'm pushing myself more than usual, and Leanne(My teacher) told me yesterday at my lesson it that my voice was so gorgeous, and the best she's ever heard it! I'm even excited to the point where I actually want to invite friends. Heh, but I won't.

I don't think I'll have much writing time, but I'm starting my very first structured poem tomorrow in class(a SONNET. Ooooo.), but yeah, that'll come with time.

My good friend who I'll refer to as Normie(HAHAMARTAYOUCANSQUEAL.) told me something tonight that I think is going to stick with me for a while, when i got a bit nervous before I went on. He said, "You should only be nervous if your bad. And you aren't bad at all." I don't know, it kinda put me at ease to hear that. Not to sound egotistic or anything, but I know I have talent. I work hard to get to where I am. I have to really thank him tomorrow.

But the person who gets the most thanks in my lovely Jordan. It's his fault I'm so full of confidence these days, though that's not a bad thing at all. I thank him so, so, so much for his constant support and always making me feel like an actual human being, wheras before I thought of myself as an ugly bit of forgetable scum.

So thanks!


And thanks for the support of all you guys, it all really means a lot to me!

If you're reading this now, thanks for bearing with me!

So you all go mae your wonderful art, and I'll be cheering for you and supporting you too!

Much love to my dA lovelies. Hehe.

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12729056/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12729056/ Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:58:42 PDT
I have a voice recital to practice for, that's coming up in about two weeks. I have a Spring concert to practice for like mad, that's next week.

Then there's the music test tomorrow I'm not ready for. At all. I'm behind in homework, not to mention I have work for the school paper. And I have a writing assignment that was due two days ago. I have a Science assignment on Physics that I don't understand to do. AGH.

And the Envirothon in itself is so much work it'd be stressful in a normally laid-back period.

So I'm taking a break from here until it's all good and clear. No comments unless I really feel a need to.

I'll basically just be skimming through deviations and journals to keep myself up to date, but I can't handle dA with all this stress.

[/rant]

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12634347/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12634347/ Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:43:00 PDT EDIT. CHANGED QUESTION 22. LEFT ANSWER FROM 'S JOURNAL, 'CAUSE I COPIED IT FROM THERE 'CAUSE HE TAGGED ME.


Before I start, I’ll keep you updated? Nothing much happened. I went for my catheter test. Not fun, don’t want to elaborate. No results yet, which is why I haven’t done a journal. I also bought new perfume called White Musk made by a company called “Body Fantasies”. I’ve wanted the stuff since I was little, because of the commercials where the perfume was sprayed and there were little fairies in it. I think I’m going to buy another scent. They all smell amazing. Hehe, it’s capped by fairies instead of a regular plastic cap. I bought Super Paper Mario for Wii yesterday, too. Needless to say…it’s super.

Oh, and I also decided with Leanne today that I'm singing On My Own from Les Miserables in the music recital. So I'm going to be listening to it a lot so I can get it down.

1. Do you like animals?
Love.

2. Have you ever met an online friend in person?
Nope.
3. Are you athletic?
Nope. But I do love hiking and walks.

4. Are you: thin, fat, athletically built etc:
I’m a good few pounds underweight for my age, but I look like an average-weighted person.

5. How much do you weigh?
110 lbs when I checked a few days ago.

6. What's your height?
Average height, don’t know exactly.

7. Shoe size?
Seven in ladies.

8. Girls - are you tomboyish, girly, normal, etc?
I’m Rebecca-esque<3

10. How old are you?
16

11. When is your birthday?
April 8th

12. Do you like to receive giftart?
Freaking love it.

13. Are you sociable?
I hate meeting new people, I have a natural fear that people will screech at me and hate me, but I’ve been getting a lot more confident, so I’ve been getting more social.

14. Do you have many friends?
Many people I call friends, very few I’d say are dear to me. But there is a girl in Portugal who is dear to me. Yay! You know who you are.

15. What's your race?
Well, Canadian. But, my father’s roots are in Ireland and my Mother’s are in Britain, so I consider myself Canabrish.

16. Do you like to talk on the phone?
No. No. No.

17. Are you single or taken?
Takennn<3

18. Do you eat meat?
Meeeat. Delish.

19. Are you paranoid?
Of people, cars, robots, guns, drowning and not having enough fresh air.

20. Do you read a lot?
Mmhm. Well, kinda. Now that I have my laptop in my room so I can write a lot, I can’t get a lot of reading done. By the time I’m hit by another block I’ll be reading again. Hehe.

21. Do you listen to music, what kind?
A lot. I like, mainly, classical, celtic, certain styles of metal and rock, I can stand some country(My Mom raised me on it), orchestral, any kind of instrumental, opera, broadway stuff, symphonic stuff, meditation music, so on, so forth.

22. Do you play any instruments?
I play the flute, the pendant ocarina, the bone flute, the piccolo and am waiting on my lyre to be fixed, because it was sent in in bad conditions.

23. How long have you been drawing?
All my life, but not well. xP

24. What's the meaning of life?
There is no definite meaning. But I like to think our purpose is to make life as good as it can be for those around us, and future generations. Of course, we have to look out for ourselves at the same time, because it’s just not wise to let yourself suffer.

25. Now tag five of your friends! They MUST take this quiz and post it in their journal.
~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12506578/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12506578/ Sun, 08 Apr 2007 07:34:37 PDT
Yeah. It's my birthday. On Easter. I don't like sharing my special day with Jesus'. It's MINE. He should just get his own solid date. Not just a random Sunday. GRR.

Haha. I kid. HAPPY AWAKENING DAY JESUS. Even though I'm not Christian, Jesus is still a pretty cool guy.

Sorry if I'm being disrespectful. I'm excited. xP Last night was my party, and I got $270 bucks. Plus, I have more to get from family members. I'm saving up for a laptop and money is good for that kind of thing.

I haven't opened my birthday gift though, and I actually have no idea what it is. Mom likes to tease me. Last night she was all "DON'T GO IN MY ROOM" multiple times and it made me so curious and tempted to sneak in there. But I like surprises so I didn't.

Hehe. The only other gift that I got was a gorgeous silver chain from my boyface. He thinks it's a bad gift, though, 'cause he's too self-critical. Everyone should yell at him 'cause it's an amazing gift!

I don't know what else to say. xP I'm excited.

My Mom rules. She got me my laptop, which I'm on now! O:

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12395076/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12395076/ Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:11:22 PDT EDITEDITEDITEDITEDIT Yeah, so, I was tired when I did this. Really tired. And accidentally made Azrith say "no" when asked if he was a virgin. XD Oops. Fixed now, though.

Woo. So I stole this from You interview some characters of yours. I didn't notice until after a few questions that the first letters of each character spells "SALT". XD

Rules
1. Choose a few of your own characters. at the most.
2. Make them answer the following questions

Characters Chosen
Silthis
Azrith
Leerfi (During Anchors)
Tari

How Old Are You?
S: Old. You lose count in immortality.
A: Nineteen turns of the seasons.
L: Eighteen. *Blush*
T: Seventeen years, fifty-eight seasons!

Height?
S: Tall
A: As tall as a man who sits on a stallion.
L: *Averts eye contact* A dolphin and a half long...who are you?
T: I’m average height. It makes me damned angry. It’s all because of the foxes, bloody devils!

You Got Any Bad Habits?
S: I tend to drink the blood of mammals, which usually kills them.
A: I stomp my hoof when I count..
L: *Blush*
T: I like to curse, a whole damn lot.

You a virgin?
S: It isn’t wise to ask about my sex life. I’m not human, and I do enjoy blood.
A: That’s...sickening. *Sidesteps from Silthis* Er, well, *Blushes madly* my wife and I...um...yes, I am...but...I. Heh. I feel really awkward.
L: *Splashes Silthis while screaming*
T: Damn right.

Who's your Mate?
S: I’m alone. Who would understand my suffering?
A: Err, her name’s Laina. She’s...a human.
L: *Blushes* The Pearl Festival scares me...
T: I’ve got no bloody mate yet. I won’t settle until I’ve killed all the damn foxes!

Have Any Kids?
S: No. I killed an unborn child once. I wouldn’t be able to handle the guilt.
A: I’m almost positive that would defy all of nature’s laws. What’s up with this Silthis guy?
L: Peeeeearrrl Festivallll.
T: The bloody things don’t shut up! Why would I want one? Good job, bloodsucker! One less little fox lover!

Favourite Food?
S: A young man in his prime.
A: Oatmeal. Seriously, though, what is wrong with this guy?
L: Fish. *Lowers into the water, hiding from Silthis*
T: Dried meat.

Favourite Ice Cream flavour?
All: Ice...cream?

Killed anyone?
S: *Histerical laughter*
A: Nearly.
L: *Gasps* Never!
T: A few, during skirmishes.

Hate anyone?
S: *Growls* Balthor.
A: Ethid. And Lord Valhil.
L: Pretty merlasses...
T: The. Damn. Foxes. ARE YOU STUPID?

Any Secrets?
S: Hah. Hahaha.
A: Not really.
L: *Blushes* I...um, love...um...*Blushes*
T: *Blushes*

Love Anyone?
S: Sweet blooded mortals.
A: Laina. Laina, Laina, Laina. Now, will you please do something about the pale guy? He scares me...
L: Eek! *Blushes* Ulsit.
T: Hey! That’s my damn secret! I don’t have to answer this bloody question!

TACOS?
Blank stares all around.

Ever slept in All day?
S: AH HA HA. *Hysterical*
A: Not in this lifetime.
L: Ulsit won’t let me.
T: Damn right.

Favorite Band?
S: There was this one group of bards...with such sweet blood...
A:*Glares at Silthis* Laina plays the flute beautifully.
L: Whales!
T: Hm?

Eye Colour/s?
S: Silver.
A: Blue.
L: Indigo!
T: Brown.

Skin?
S: White, white, white.
A: Just your average skin tone. Beige.
L: A little pale.
T: A little tanned.

Shoe Size?
S: I don’t measure.
A: This has to be racism.
L: *Flushes angrily* It’s racism.
T: I wear boots. Fox fur boots.

Fat/Average/Slim?
S: Slim.
A: Somewhere between average and slim.
L: Average for a mermaid. Slim for a human.
T: Average. But I’ve got no shape.

Rain, sunshine?
S: Snow.
A: Fog.
L: Sunsunsunhiiine!
T: Sunshine.

Pool, Beach?
S: Poooolll...’s of blood.
A: Beach.
L: ..Umm. What?
T: Pool.

Camping, staying home.
S: Home.
A: I have no home any more...
L:Camping!
T: Both are the same for me. Get some common bloody sense!

Dog, Cat?
S: Cat.
A: Dog.
L: Seahorse!
T: Cats. They’re not like bloody foxes.

Believe in aliens?
Blank stares all around.

Natural Born, or Clone?
S: I was reborn into one who feeds on b... ]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12327736/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12327736/ Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:16:31 PDT
Tenacious D is fun. Watched the movie a while back, and my brother was listening to the soundtrack today, so now I've got a bunch of Tenacious D songs to listen to.

The Labrador West Music Festival started last Monday. I was supposed to sing, but sickness got in the way of my soloss.

Buuuttt. Flute ensemble and band played. People skipped band practices. Senior band did a crap job. Half of the people only played our pieces like, what, three times in total? They don't show up for practice, and don't practice at home. We even had to start our second piece over.

BUT. Flute ensemble rocked. We made it into the Gala! Which is the performance at the end of the festival, of all the top talent performerrrss. Choir made it too, 'cause they did awesome. My throat was better, so I could sing with them in the Gala.

Unfortunately that night, one of our members couldn't make it. But we still did mediocre for what we had..

Ahwell. I'm going to ask our Music teacher if she has any more ensemble pieces for us to play in the upcoming Spring Concert.

Any more news? Not really. Still don't know when I'm getting my next test done. Umm....

OHOH. I watched Cars. It was a typical, predictable Hollywood movie but I loved it. Same goes for Night at the Museum. xP

I feel like I don't have time to write lately, but now that the Festival's done with maybe things will calm down. I need to be positive I have four straight hours ahead of me to do any kind of prose, and that hasn't happened recently. As for poetry, I'm suffering a bit of a block. I need.. something new to take my breath away. Not dreadfully new, but something I haven't written about that's inspirational.

In any case, I'm going to try new things. Like, sleeping differently, eating different foods maybe. I might even get a new T Shirt. Maybe that'll help.

It's not fair, though. I have like, 20 ideas for short stories and no ideas for poems, and that breaks my poor leetle heart.

All I know is that if I had a laptop, it'd literally go with me anywhere so I'd get to write little bits at a time. I can't do that with pen and paper, because one: my handwriting's despicable and highly illegible. Two: I write too slowly to be able to get my ideas out in time, because I need to take my time so everything's legible. And, really, my writing wouldn't be the same if I use traditional tools. I really don't have a lot of time to get out my words and metaphors before I lose them. They're like sparks. It's weird, I can't explain it.

Maybe I'm just psycho.

Ohwell. If you've read up to here, thanks for bearing with me. Or at least, thanks for reading the important bits and the end, and skipping all the unnecessary babbles and rants.

Hehe.

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12246947/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12246947/ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:34:27 PDT
But I've been sick. And busy. And lazy. Soblehck.

I don't have much to say. I'm sick.

But I went to the Snow Jam (Local Band show at the local downhill ski lodge) and had fun. One of the Local Legend bands played a song, and the lyrics were about a cool girl, and wanting to hang out with that cool girl, and the singer pointed at me and I feel SPECIAL. 'Cause they point at the audience and that, and I was chosen as the cool girl.. Gosh that's so not me. XD In all honesty, I didn't know I had been pointed at until my boyfriend told me. I was all giddy.

Speaking of the boyface, I think we should all applaud him for being really good to me while I've been sick. I stayed home sick from school today, and he even came to visit and kept fighting to try and get me to not care about being a good host, and trying to make me do as little work as possible. He's grand.

And, yeah. That's how boring life's been.

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12096381/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12096381/ Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:03:47 PST
I've got a duplex collecting valve, so basically, two ureters. There's blockage and tube dilation, and signs of reflux (which is basically urine flushing back up when I pee, meaning that my kidneys aren't getting cleared). Depending on the results of my next test (which will be when the specialist comes in, because we aren't good enough for those kinds of doctors, small town and all) I may need surgery.

BUT. Don't fret, there's a big possibility I won't need it, and I'm not worrying, so you guys had better not worry either. Besides, if I do need it, it's only a minor thing.

It scares me a little, but overall it doesn't kill my happy.

What kills my happy is the fact that my next test requires a...catheter.

I'm going to be so uncomfortable. It's a MALE doctor. He's putting dye into my bladder, then I have to pee in front of him.

I'm so dreading it.

Sorry for all the journals lately, but, you know.. updates and all.

Oh, and, just to warn you, I'm uploading TV all in the one submission. Because I'm LAZY. c: But that won't be until later, because I'm much too lazy to upload. My brain gets mushy after three straight hours of editing.

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12084115/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12084115/ Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:13:02 PST totally loves me.

xD

-R.Powerly

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12054417/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/12054417/ Sun, 04 Mar 2007 13:16:39 PST
I'm currently working on another short called Dead Child, about a native necromancer. Oooooo.

I don't know what to say.

I'm excited about What If? Although teachers have started calling me Poet Laureate, and I don't like that. I'm not deserving of that title. Humbugs.

Oh, errm, what else. Things are going great. Speeches on Tueday, HATE doing speeches in English, but I have to. :\ Way to torture the youth, Mr. Schoolboard! ;-; At least my Monologue for Writing class went well. Maybe I'll post it. A friend of mine read it for me and did an amazing job. I think my teacher said I got a 10/10, though I'm not sure, because I didn't read it myself. XP

My nose just started bleeding. Ick. Still no further results on my medical concerns. Blegh. I'm afraid they won't know the cause, then they'll just say I'm over exaggerating and glare at me. But it hurts a hell of a lot...

Oh well. It's like my ridiculously awesome Math teacher says: "No stress! Don't freak!" He also likes to compare inclining and declining line graphs to decaying corpses and AIDS. Gosh don't I love him. XD

Also, go check out my boyface's gallery. He's new, and I kind of gave him that username.. XD Ohwell, I'm trying to help him get known, 'cause he's special. Gothere.

That's all for now my lovelies. Go make some beautiful art!

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/11984706/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/11984706/ Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:25:22 PST
Things are hectic and I'm lazy. I thought things would've calmed down.. but they haven't. So it's hard to get any time for writing.

The list is going to be picked at, but I think it'll be like a Summer-Project for when I'm on vacation.

I'm getting around to everything else slowly..

And hospital tests (The reason why I'm not in school at this moment) are really annoying me.

Roar.

I don't have much else to say.

...G'bye? xP

EDIT: Whoa, I forgot to add. They have a suspicion as to what I have. Should've mentioned. They suspect it's a duplex collecting valve. Basically, a second ureter. It's really disgusting, but if I have it, it means one tube could be flushing waste back into my kidneys. x:

-R.Power

]]> ~CrypticWritings http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/11799968/ http://CrypticWritings.deviantart.com/journal/11799968/ Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:26:10 PST If only I knew how to work CSS. (Inconspicuous cry for help) -

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow Link
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion - [link]
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale - [link]
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning - [link]
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation

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