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1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before??
Got a girlfriend, who I then lost a couple months later because I was stupid.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yeah...like most of America, I don't keep any resolutions that I make, so I didn't bother making any this year.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not anyone close enough to remember.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandma. (Mom's mom) At least she went painlessly.

5. What countries did you visit?
If being in my mind doesn't count, then nowhere.

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A car to call my own, and a 360.

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
When me and a few buddies of mine took a trip to Little Tokyo in L.A. It was a day full of shopping and shenanigans.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Staying happy, despite the cynicism I'm assaulted with everyday.

9. What was your biggest failure??
The fact that me and my ex broke up...stupid, stupid, stupid...

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just your standard yearly flu.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
The Doctor Who box sets. They never stay on the shelf for more then a few days.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Two of my friends got frikken married!

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Saying who will only get me killed.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Books, video games, and food.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The planning for a cross-country road trip I'm taking with a few friends this summer.

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Cheer Up by the Reel Big Fish. So many problems, yet I came out of most of them smiling.

7. Compared to this time last year, are you:

i. happier or sadder? Slightly sadder, I guess that cynicism got to me a little.
ii. thinner or fatter? I'm starting to grow a little flab...
iii. richer or poorer? Richer, I just spent most of it.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Write more. My brain is overflowing with ideas.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Spending money, I don't even know why I bought some of this stuff.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent it over at my aunt and uncle's house. Much Guitar Hero was played.

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
To tell ya the truth, I really don't know.

23. How many one-night stands?
None, I don't really care that I'm a virgin anyway.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
I'm split between Doctor Who and Scrubs.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Hate is an awfully strong word...

26. What was the best book you read?
I read too many books. I re-read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy though. Thats always good.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Bad Religion. Fast paced punk rock.

28. What did you want and get?
Windows on my Mac.

29. What did you want and not get?
A 360, and something to get me to start writing again.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Transformers, which I saw a day before it was publicly released, and The Simpsons Movie, which I saw on opening night.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
17, pretty much just hung around and watched a movie. I tend to not make a big deal about my birthday.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Actually doing well in school...

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Bright-colored. When it was cold, I wore long pants and my red marching band sweatshirt. And when it wasn't, shorts, a t-shirt, and a hawaiian shirt over it.

34. What kept you sane?
Define sane...

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
If by fancy, you mean think is awesome; then Johnny Depp, and Kevin Smith.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The fact that Jack Thompson might get disbarred.

37. Who did you miss?
Friends from the past that I haven't talked to in forever, and a certain one that moved to Indiana three years ago.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
I know too many people... ]]> ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/15281014/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/15281014/ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:09:48 PDT
Do you think you’re a good bf/gf?:
Personally, I don't think that's for me to decide. I certainly try my hardest, have no doubt about that, but lately, it seems like my hardest hasn't been enough...

Have any pictures of your bf/gf on your comp?:
Unfortunatly no. I haven't been able to take a good enough shot to warrent putting it on my comp.

Have you ever used a bf/gf’s photo as a wallpaper?:
On my phone, But its changed now, we broke up not long ago.

What would you do if someone was teasing your significant other and it was upsetting them?:
If it was a friend teasing her, I'd try to get them talking about something else. But if was anyone else, I'd jump in and tell them to lay off.

What’s your idea of romance?:
Nothing elaborate, just the two of us somewhere quiet, enjoying each other's company, where ever that may be.

Do you believe in waiting until after marriage to have sex?:
Well, I "suffer" from what many of my friends like to call: "Crazy Christian Beliefs." Fortunatly, the one girlfriend I HAVE had followed the same mindset. I'm not going to go further into this, 'cause I don't feel like explaining myself to people I don't know on the internet.

What would you do if someone came at your bf/gf with a knife?:
If there was a way to get out of there without any kind of struggle, then I'd pull her away, and we'd run for the hills. If there wasn't, and there was a good chance that either one or both of us could get seriously injured/killed, I'd get her behind me, and I'd grab whatever I could use a s a weapon. (i.e. staff, fake sword, metal pole, another kinfe [knife fight?], ect.) And then do what I could to deter them.

What would you do if your bf/gf did something to embarrass you?:
I'd probably laugh along with everyone else, and then get her back, good-naturedly, of course.

Are you possessive?:
I doubt it. While I might get a little jealous, I know that I could be left girlfriendless in a heartbeat. In my mind, as long as shes happy, there no need for me to be like that.

Would you ever hit your bf/gf in anger?:
What? Hellz no! Just the thought of something like that puts a bad taste in my mouth. Even if there's a girl I dispise, and shes asking for it, just no. I don't hit girls, end of story.

What would you do if your bf/gf woke up in the middle of the night screaming?:
Wake up immediately, embrace her, tell her that none of it was real, and lull her back to sleep.

Have you ever shared you bed with someone before?:
Nope.

Would you share your bed with someone else?:
As long as there's no sex giong on, probably. The whole situation would be slightly unconfortable though, making it harder for me to fall alseep.

Are you clingy?:
Not really. If someone needs a long hug, then I'm there for them. But I'm not much of a hugger, just being around her lifts my spirits.

If your bf/gf was in trouble, what would you do?:
If it was for something that she had no control over, I'd be at her side in a heartbeat. But if it was for, lets say she killed someone in cold blood, and make her seek help.

If someone was flirting with your bf/gf, what would you do?:
"You'd better stay away from my girlfriend
You'd better stay away from her
I'm just givin warning so you get no broken bones
You'd better leave my girl alone."
-lyrics from I'm Her Man by Reel Big Fish

Nah, thats not me, I just couldn't resist throwing in a little RBF. If she was being bothered by it, then I'd step in, and subtly make our relationship known, hoping that would deter him. But if it wasn't, then I'd let it wind its course. With all luck, when she finishes talking with him, I'll still be #1 in her mind, but if I'm not, well, it just wasn't in the cards.

What’s the worst thing you ever did to a bf/gf?:
Lie to her. It may not seem like much, but I have a MAJOR problem with lieing.

Ever been in love?:
Not yet. I certainly lijed the girl I was dating, but I ahven't had anything like love happen to me yet.

How do you feel about love?:
Love is a complicated thing. There are so many factors. But in my mind, love seems like the kind of feeling that you get when you look at someone and think: "Hey, I want to spend the rest of my life with her."

If you were upset with your significant other, what would you do?:
Talk with her about it, and see what we can do about it. I wouldn't want soething like that making a relationship any worse.

What would you do with the one you loved on a rainy day?:
Keep inside, cuddle on the couch/watch someth... ]]> ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/13031598/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/13031598/ Mon, 21 May 2007 17:37:22 PDT
But that's not what has me pissed though. As of now, I'm using my dad's iPod, because he rarely uses it. The problem is that I don't have any headphones. I used my dad's after mine got broken, then his got broken, prompting me to buy a new pair. But guess what? Those we're plugged into my iPod, AND GOT STOLEN TOO! The fucker could have at least left them.

Well, I'm done ranting. And to the people that are wondering why I haven't written anything in a while, I just can't think of anything I'd actually want to put into text. Although, once This new D&D campeign I'm in gets started up, I'm thinking about making a grand tale out of our adventures. After all, we've got a pretty zany cast of characters: A red mage with wings, a robot warrior, a zombie killing holy man, and a short gageteer. This is going to be very intresting.

'Till next time, folks.

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You'll never believe it. It didn't actually get stolen. It was in the bottom of my backpack the whole time.

]]> ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/11487084/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/11487084/ Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:11:20 PST
TEACHER: Tommy do you see the tree outside?
TOMMY: Yes.
TEACHER: Tommy, do you see the grass outside?
TOMMY: Yes.
TEACHER: Go outside and look up and see if you can see the sky.
TOMMY: Okay. (He returned a few minutes later) Yes, I saw the sky.
TEACHER: Did you see God?
TOMMY: No.
TEACHER: That's my point. We can't see God because he isn't there. He just doesn't exist.

A little girl spoke up and wanted to ask the boy some questions.

The teacher agreed and the little girl asked the
boy:
LITTLE GIRL: Tommy, do you see the tree outside?
TOMMY: Yes
LITTLE GIRL: Tommy do you see the grass outside?
TOMMY: Yessssss!
LITTLE GIRL: Did you see the sky?
TOMMY: Yessssss!
LITTLE GIRL: Tommy, do you see the teacher?
TOMMY: Yes.
LITTLE GIRL: Do you see her brain?
TOMMY: No.
LITTLE GIRL: Then according to what we were taught today in school, she must not have one!

BURN!

"FOR WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT"
- 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7

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Okay, I do relaize that there are those of you reading this that think that religion is a bunch of crap. You can think what you want, I'm not here to preach. But before you think about idiotically flamming me, look at it this way. Not as a religious device (which I don't intend it to be), but just as a story of a stupid teacher getting proper burned.

'Till next time, folks.

]]> ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/11159481/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/11159481/ Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:00:58 PST
I am putting Sword of the Dark Moon on a permenant hiatus. Thinking about it made me realize that my heart just wasn't in it. I had great plans for it, but my mind's been shunted to other things. But who knows, one of these days, I just might start working on it again. Although, if I do, I'm completly re-doing it.

Speaking of the other things. A bunch of you may remember me announcing something called Sanity Check Studios at the beginning of the year. Well, we've changed our name, but the fun is still coming. That's right folks, the webtoon Side-Quest is halfway finished. To be more specific, the script for the first episode has been completed, and our animator , is honing his skills on Flash. So obviously, this is a pretty exciting time. And if you're wondering about what's up with the title of my journal, wait and find out.

And speaking of exciting, I'm up in Mammoth, suckers. Now you'll excuse me, I'm off to do some snowboarding.

Till next time, folks.

]]> ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/8013467/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/8013467/ Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:16:59 PST Listening to: random songs from DDR
Reading: just finished Perfect Dark: Initial Vector
Watching: Bonus Stage season 7

For those of you who watch Nny2, you'll know this first bit already. My self, are making webtoon/webcomics for our newly created joint: Sanity Check Studios. (See this link for our logo [link])

Our roles? Nny2 will be doing the animation for the yet-to-be-created webtoon Side-Quest. He will also be making a comic literally named NoThInG.
Ritz is making a comic called In The Beginning.
I'm going to be doing the writing for Side-Quest, as well as running the site (Which hasn't been created yet. For details, see below.)
And Janus...we're not sure what hes doing yet, besides providing his voice for a character on Side-Quest, which the rest of us are doing as well.

So, why am I having internet woes you ask? BECAUSE LYCOS IS BEING A BITCH BY NOT LETTING ME SIGN UP, AND TRYING TO LEARN HTML IS FUGGIN HARD! *sigh* Being a webmaster is going to kill me eventually, I just know it. But I'll be back later once something actually gets accomplished with the website. ]]> ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/7293651/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/7293651/ Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:44:36 PST

In myths and stories, the magerath were said to be the first inhabitants of Earth, a race who occupied it before the humans' existence. They were said to be given the very powers and elements of the planet. They built Gateways, transports from their world to Earth, in certain parts of the world. As the humans came to exist, the magerath blended into society.

In Victorian times, the gates were publicly discovered, as was the existence of the magerath; their psionics--mental powers-- were considered magic to the humans. Fearing their presence, the humans drove them out, and smashed the Gateways.

The half-bloods--those with half human, half magerath genes--were also driven out, once their powers were discovered. Some fled to their home planet via the remaining Gates. Some became shamans, psychics, and others took on more normal jobs. After the nostalgia of their presence died down--and the leaders of the killings and revolts were gone--the presence of the magerath was all but forgotten, save legends and myths.

To some, this was a mere fairy tale, a story of heroes and villains. To the people that believed and witnessed back then--real.

Long ago, humanity had seen its way through World War III, and numerous civil wars after a collapse of trust and resources. Just when humanity had seen peace, humanity made contact with a race they had just thought of as a fairy tale: the magerath, the prideful and exotic people of the planet Xel Kyan.

In actuality, the magerath had appeared from their home to ease the problems of half-bloods, impurity of race--it is unacceptable, in the magerath teachings.

They had forgotten the bitter blood held between their races. The magerath had not.

War ignited on Earth between the magerath and the humans; this war was ended with diplomacy and treaties. Nautilus intervened, and ceased the persecutions and the wars after five years of attempts and negotiations. Peace was upon the universes once more. In this period, the Republic, the new government, and the Alliance, a ring of factions of rebels, was born.


* * *

Flash forward to the present day, 2380: Earth is all but a wasteland, teeming with mutants, and remnants of the War. Civil wars are igniting sporadically. Bitterness still lies between the humans and magerath, after those events. Predjudice remains deep between races. Corruption lies within the Republic. The Alliance is becoming more apparent. Who will you side with?

Welcome to Infinite Horizons. Where anything's possible.

Welcome to the new era.

[link]

This board has been newly reopened and redesigned. The roleplays are starting back up--perhaps you'd like to be a part of them.


-Original setting, composed entirely by myself
-Friendly community
-Multiple playable races, over ten to choose from
-Semi literate roleplaying and up.
-Open-minded community, allowing roleplay ratings of all kinds, including //.
-Expansive history, technology, culture, and more
-Shop and currency system


As you guys can probably tell, this is for a sci-fi RP site. On there I play a Human mercenary named Relick Aramond. Everyone is welcome to join. Oh yeah, I didn't type all of the above stuff, so don't give any of the credit to me. ]]> ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/7250005/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/7250005/ Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:45:51 PST
1) Include Your Children When Baking Cookies
2) Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
3) Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case
4) Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
5) Is There a Ring of Debris Around Uranus? (My favorite one)
6) Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
7) Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
8) Miners Refuse to Work After Death
9) Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
10) Stolen Painting Found by Tree
11) Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years in Checkout Counter
12) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
13) Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge
14) New Study of Obesity Looks For Larger Test Group
15) Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
16) Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
17) Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead ]]> ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/7134863/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/7134863/ Thu, 24 Nov 2005 17:47:24 PST ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/7014623/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/7014623/ Fri, 11 Nov 2005 01:29:33 PST ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/6948152/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/6948152/ Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:13:43 PST
And in other other news, the ingrown toenail I've had has finally been fixed. What did I have to give up? Just part of my big toenail. Damn, the anestetic is wearing off as I type this, but oh well, I can deal. Until next time folks.

]]> ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/6380374/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/6380374/ Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:41:33 PDT
I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.

I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman.

I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights.

We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time.

I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room.

I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I wish they could adopt me.

I am one of the lucky ones, I guess. I survived the attack that left me in a coma for three weeks, and in another year I will probably be able to walk again.

I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself just weeks before graduating high school. It was simply too much to bear.

We are the couple who had the realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men.

I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me.

I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with another woman.

I am the domestic-violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant when they found out my abusive partner is also a woman.

I am the domestic-violence survivor who has no support system to turn to because I am male.

I am the father who has never hugged his son because I grew up afraid to show affection to other men.

I am the home-economics teacher who always wanted to teach gym until someone told me that only lesbians do that.

I am the man who died when the paramedics stopped treating me as soon as they realized I was transsexual.

I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I didn’t have to always deal with society hating me.

I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors to my kind.

I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love.

Repost this if you believe homophobia is wrong. ]]> ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/6328407/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/6328407/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:54:44 PDT
Its also freaking hot over here. I must be crazy. I'm sitting upstairs typing this out when I could be downstairs watching TV where there's a fan. Now I know that there are plenty out there who have to live in temperatures hotter then the coast of Southern Claifornia. Well you know what? I don't care.

On a more friendly note, expect chapter three of Sword of the Dark Moon out sometime this weekend. Now that I don't have other things bogging me down, I should be able to finish the chapter pretty quickly.

Until next time folks! ]]> ~Ellas-Aramond http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/6237439/ http://Ellas-Aramond.deviantart.com/journal/6237439/ Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:25:45 PDT
Anyway, I'd better go and finish that english peper before I fall asleep.
Till next time folks. ]]> ~Ellas-Aramond