deviantART: by:Raining-Love

Merry Christmas!

~Raining-Love — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:32:19 PST

A very merry Christmas to all those who celebrate!

Dec. 27: I wanted to post some Christmas-y deviations. Let's see if I get around to it before the new year. XD

New Beginnings.

~Raining-Love — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:47:25 PST

So... I'm planning on coming back. I want to get a subscription soon, and I think Theresa might as well, and she's going to help me stay motivated.

I also bought a DA zip up hoodie tonight and stickers. I was depressed, so I splurged on myself. It felt good. You'll see pictures when I get them.

20K

~Raining-Love — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:31:03 PST

Looks like I missed seeing myself hit 20K by just a few days.

I really need to keep up with this more. I've been doing the 365 project, rather lazily, I must admit. Few of the shots are quality things I would post on here. I haven't really had time to shoot much at all - hopefully over winter break? I always suggest that I'm going to pick it up full force again, and then I never do.

We'll see what happens.

Thanks to everyone who still watches me, and everyone who's taken the time to view my photography.

5 years / 18K pageviews

~Raining-Love — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:24:33 PDT

Damn... I need to come around here more.

I missed my 5th DA Anniversary. I also missed hitting 18K. I'm flattered that I'm still getting views even though I'm not posting anything.

I started the 365 Project and also 365 Days. The first is just a photo a day, the second is just a picture of me a day. The latter I'm mostly doing with my webcam. Nothing special. Check it out at [link]

Finally, I took a photography class. Photojournalism. I couldn't handle it as a career, but I learned more about photoshop and printing and stuff. Definitely worth it. I didn't take anything really fantastic for the class, or else I would have posted it. If I wasn't working full time, maybe I'd play around more often. We'll see how my 365 Project comes along - maybe I'll come up with some good enough to post on here.

On a more personal note, I have a better job than last summer and a really fantastic girlfriend. If my parents weren't so close-minded, life would be pretty amazing right now.

March Mini Contest - New Beginnings WINNERS

~Raining-Love — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:18:40 PDT

FIRST PLACE: =yori1976

Other stuff in his gallery:

SECOND PLACE: ~123Stella

Other stuff in her gallery:

THIRD PLACE: *Sandy515

Other stuff in her gallery:

New Year

~Raining-Love — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:57:05 PST

Hi 2009!

Let's see what you'll bring.

So far, a few new deviations and an interesting profile page layout.

Hopefully, tons of photos. I got a new lens for Christmas, and I plan on shooting a lot more. I'm doing 365 self portraits, and I've made it for the first four days. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with it, but I'm worried it'll get boring after 50 or so. I also have a ton of other things planned... so we'll see.

Wish me luck, and a happy 2009 to you all!

Pretty please?

~Raining-Love — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:46:12 PST

[link]

If you like the photo, please vote for me. :]

I don't expect to be published, but it would give me more attention on JPG which would be nice.

Thanks bunches!
<3

Hi?

~Raining-Love — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:28:19 PDT

I got a lot more views so far today than usual.

Is there something going on that I don't know about?

In other news, I'm still working on getting that photography club started. We'll probably do Project 365, so expect shots from me eventually.

Hopefully, you're all doing well. Feel free to stop by and say hi, even though I haven't been submitting lately. I still check on a daily basis.

Quick update.

~Raining-Love — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:09:55 PDT

I'm at college! Things are going great, but I'm super busy.

In terms of photography, I haven't been shooting at all, but hopefully I will be soon 'cause I'm on the Photography Staff for the yearbook. I'm also working with another freshman in attempts to start a photography club. 140 clubs but no photography club!

I hope everyone is doing wonderfully! I miss you all, and hopefully when I get used to my schedule I'll be able to get on here more.

Vacation

~Raining-Love — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:52:06 PDT

I'm going on vacation for a week, so things in the message center are going to get a bit backed up. Bear with me.

And because I was tagged...
Eight random things:
1. I hate it when I'm on poor terms with someone.
2. I rarely make wishes on 11:11, even if I'm the one that brings up doing it.
3. I just typed 2 again, instead of 3.
4. The only emoticons I like are here on DA.
5. I bought a journal to write in, and I've neglected it terribly. I'm scared someone else will read it.
6. I don't pray enough.
7. I find it funny how I don't realize how much I miss someone till they're around again. I wonder if that's some sort of self-preservation thing I have.
8. I use proper grammar in text messages.

Blagh.

~Raining-Love — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:50:44 PDT

I want to make my journal pretty. I need CSS stuffs.

I'm not feeling too well right now. I had to get a cavity filled today, and I think she hit my tongue with the drill or something. It really hurts a lot in this one little spot in the back.

In other news, I did get an industrial bar piercing. It hurt tons. More than I expected. It still hurts if I bump it too hard and when I clean it, but other than that it's great. I really like how it came out. :] I'm sure I'll get a picture up eventually, even if just in my scraps. I've gotta talk to Adam again to see if/when I'm modeling for him next.

Tori tagged me, too, but I don't feel like doing that right now. I have to list 8 random things about myself. I'll just add on to this journal later when I have more time to think about that.

SUB!

~Raining-Love — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:57:19 PDT

The wonderful and amazing ~Insecticide bought me a one-year subscription!

Short of flying to the UK, I really don't know how to thank him enough. I would start with a feature, but considering he hasn't posted any art or poetry since August of 2004 (hint, hint, Mister!) I don't really think that would suffice.

SO! Instead, I just want EVERYONE who reads this to go over to his page and give him lovin's. Emotes, thank yous, basically whatever you feel comfortable with. PLEASE. I'm totally serious here, 'cause he deserves more thanks than I can give him.

Random

~Raining-Love — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:22:29 PDT

That journal was just too long, and it bothered me.

I need to buy a sub... Perhaps after I get (finally) my macro lens and start getting on here more I'll invest in one.

I need a new ID too. I chopped off my hair.

Tagged!

~Raining-Love — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:57:35 PDT

Tagged by !

Hair Color:
[ ] Black = $100
[ ] Blonde = $50
[ ] Red = $75
[x] Brown = $15
[ ] Bald = $5
[ ] Other=$2
Total: $15

Eye Color:
[ ] Brown - $150
[ ] Green - $75
[x] Blue $50
[ ] Hazel $100
[ ] Other - $15
Total so far: $65

Height:
[ ] Over 7' - $200
[ ] 6'8" to 7' - $175
[ ] 6'0" to 6'7" - $150
[ ] 5'5" to 5'11" - $75
[x]4'9" to 5'4" - $50
[ ] Under 4'9 - $45
Total so far: $115

Age:
[ ] 41 to 50 - $150
[ ] 31 to 40 - $100
[ ] 26 to 30 - $75
[ ] 21 to 25 - $50
[ ] 19 to 20 - $25
[x] 0 to 18 - $100
Total so far: $215

Birth Order:
[ ] Twins or more than twins - $300
[x] First Born - $300
[ ]Only Child - $250
[ ] second born - $150
[ ] Middle child - $100
[ ] Last Born - $200
[ ] third born - $100
[ ] fourth born - $100
[ ] fifth born-$375
Total so far: $515

Drink?
[x] No - $400
[ ] Only Holidays - $250
[ ] Sometimes - $215
[ ] YES - $200
[ ] only weekends - $300
[ ] Every other day - $50
[ ] Once a day - $15
[ ] I live from the bottle
Total so far: $915

Vision?
[ ] perfect vision $300
[ ] need or have glasses/contacts but don't wear them $200
[ ] No correction $100
[x] Glasses $50
[x] contacts $25
[ ] Surgical correction -$135
Total so far: $990

Car Color [or familes' car(s)]:
[ ] White - $2,000
[ ] Maroon - $800
[ ] Gold - $700
[ ] Gray - $600
[x] Blue - $900
[ ] Pink - $475
[ ] Black - $450
[ ] Red - $400
[x] Green- $350
[x] Silver $300
[ ] Purple- $250
[ ] Metallic - $200
[ ] Yellow - $100
[ ] Primer - $75
[ ] Tan- $20
[ ] Rusted - $15
[ ] No Car - $0
Total score: $2540

Shoe Size:
[ ] 13+ - $300
[ ]12 and a half to 13 - $250
[ ] 11 to 12 - $700
[ ] 7 to 10 - $600
[x] Under 7- $550
Total so far: $3090

Favorite Colors (three):
[x] Green-$750
[ ] Black - $600
[ ] Red - $800
[ ] Yellow -$475
[ ] Brown - $50
[x] Purple - $225
[ ] White - $400
[ ] Aqua - $350
[ ] Orange - $300
[x] Blue - $300
[ ] Pink - $100
[ ] Other - $ 50
Total so far: $4365

Did you use a calculator to add it all up?
[ ] Yes $0
[x]No-add $1000
[ ] on some- $750
Total so far: $5365

How many people are you going to tag?
[ ] 100-150 = 250,000
[ ] 90 - 80 = $100,000
[ ] 70 -60 = $50,000
[ ] 50 - 40 = $10,000
[ ] 30 - 20 = $5,000
[ ] 20 - 10 = $1,000
[x] 10 - 1 = $500

See How Much You're Really Worth!
Total so far : $5865

Now add your number of pageviews. (11,573)
Total: $17,438

I tag!

Last two, of course, may be tagged by Tor, so yeah.

Pass it on!

~Raining-Love — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:54:42 PDT

[link]

That's the link to go to help. The link for the explanation is here: [link]

In short, this woman desperately needs these surgeries and if her .txt file gets enough downloads from MegaUpload, they'll give her $10,000.

I'm going to pass this on to CircleOfFriends, and hopefully they'll help out also. If you don't mind, please put this in your journal. The more people we reach, the sooner she'll be able to pay for her surgeries. The download only takes a few seconds, and if it helps this woman continue her life, it's worth it.

Damn...

~Raining-Love — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:29:58 PDT

I haven't been participating here enough.

Lots of things are going on between school and clubs and work etc.

I am, however, well on my way to buying myself a Canon Rebel XTi. I've got almost $600 saved up so far. I think having about $300-$400 more will be good enough, but I still have to price it and all it's gadgets. We'll see. When I do get it though, expect lots of experimenting and stuff. I won't have the time to play around with it, but I'll make the time. I'm not above losing sleep in order to learn that camera well.

In other news, don't be upset if I don't answer comments, comment on deviations, talk to you in general. I barely have time for my "real life" friends, so it's hard to get on here and keep up with the "online world."

Give it time, and I'll be back eventually.

[link]

Get LOST.

~Raining-Love — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:44:47 PDT

[link]

Just do it. =]

Art I Would Steal: Photography

~Raining-Love — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:39:51 PDT

Photography

If I was a jerkbutt and ripped other people's art, here's some stuff I would take:

That's all for now.

Subscription!?

~Raining-Love — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:53:25 PDT

EDIT!

It was who bought me the subscription! Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!

Since I can now put THUMBS in my journal, he gets a feature!

Both such beautiful digital pieces! They're even more amazing now that I know he created them out of nothing!

Go give him lots of love for being so wonderful to me!

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Holy WONDERFUL!

Someone bought me a three-month subscription. I couldn't be more excited.

Thank you so much, whoever you are!

Soundtrack thing.

~Raining-Love — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:23:58 PDT

Someone remind me to do this.
--
Your Life Soundtrack

This is your life's soundtrack, chose a song for each scene that fits you.

Opening Credits
Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life

Waking Up Scene
Mercury Rev - Arise

Getting Ready Scene
Dave Matthews Band - Everyday

Car Driving Scene
Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness

High School Flashback Scene
Badly Drawn Boy - Walking Out of Stride

Nostalgic Scene
Red House Painters - Have You Forgotten

Angry Scene
Jack Off Jill - Angels Fuck

Agony, Painful Scene
Johnny Cash - Hurt

Break-up Scene
Imogen Heap - Loose Ends

Sad, Breakdown Scene
Damien Rice - Cold Water

Nightclub/Dance Scene
Special D - Come With Me

Buddy/Sidekick Scene
Candlebox - Best Friend

Dreaming of Someone Scene
The Cranberries - Dreams

Contemplation Scene
Iron & Wine - Passing Afternoon

Love Scene
John Lennon - Oh My Love

Kissing Scene
Sixpence None the Richer - Kiss Me

Relaxing Scene
Blind Melon - No Rain

Action/Fight Scene
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

Victory Scene
New Radicals - You Get What You Give

Closing Credits
The Beatles - Hello Goodbye

10K

~Raining-Love — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:34:32 PDT

I don't even know where to start.

I guess things really add up after three years.

Thanks guys!

100 Themes

~Raining-Love — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:21:25 PDT

Note: If you get a notice about this journal in your message centre, it means I added some links to photographs. Be sure to check them out!

I'm going to use these themes to help me accomplish my 365. I'm not promising to do all of the 100, but I'll try. As I do them, I'll edit the journal by putting a link to the photograph next to the theme it represents.

Theme List
1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace [link]
6. Break Away [link]
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
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat [link]
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
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 [link]
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
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
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror [link]
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
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

365?

~Raining-Love — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:41:09 PDT

Yeah, that "a picture a day" thing... didn't happen.

New goal!

365 dA quality shots in a year. Ends June 4, 2008.

Uploads!

~Raining-Love — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:33:14 PDT

So, photography, yeah.

I uploaded all the photos for the 365. I may go back and add borders, but at the moment I just wanted to get them on here.

There's other photos that I need to upload, but those can wait. It's others from vacation (spent 4 nights at the beach) and some other random things. May be some self portraits if any of them came out okay. I don't know if they're "DeviantArt worthy." Probably not.

Try to enjoy what's there for now.

Starting Something New

~Raining-Love — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:36:53 PDT

As of yesterday, I'm making a commitment to take a photograph everyday for one year. I may not post each picture on it's specified day, but the title will be the number out of 365 (or 366, rather - it's a leap year, isn't it?) and in the description it will have the date of the photograph.

So... expect to see photographs on a much more current basis.

Frustrated.

~Raining-Love — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:24:25 PDT

It's been a tough week.
My friends are the best in the world though.

When whatever is wrong with me goes away, I'm going to take lots and lots of pictures. I need to find somewhere pretty. They're going to be dedicated to my Pop Pop.

Update:

~Raining-Love — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:10:05 PDT

Hi all,

I don't know who has and/or hasn't been reading this, but I thought I would update you on what has been going on.

I know in my last journal I mentioned the health of my grandparents. There is good news and there is bad news.

The good news is that my grandmother (dad's mother) is home and doing fine. She had some flu-like virus and just needed medicine.

The bad news is that my grandfather (mom's father) passed away today. He went into the hospital on Easter Monday, and since then he had been in and out of ICU. He had lung cancer, which caused great difficulty when it came to breathing. There was a mass particially covering an airway. They had him on forced oxygen (the mask that sort of blows the air into you), but he was extremely uncomfortable with that. He got really out of it the past three days or so, and had fits of trying to get out of bed and get the wires and mask off. Yesterday they took the mask off and gave him the voluntary oxygen (the little tubes in your nose that you have to breathe in with). They said some people do really well with it, and some pass after only a few hours. Quite honestly, I think we all wanted him to go as soon as possible. It was terrible seeing him like that. My mother, aunt, uncle, and grandmother especially were just completely torn apart by watching him suffer so much over the past week. He passed away today, with my mother and aunt there. We all think that he waited until my grandmother left because he didn't want to hurt her by dying in front of her. Even until his last moment, he was always putting others first. Without bragging, I do believe I have the best grandfather a girl could ever wish for.

Forever in our hearts.

As always, thank you for your prayers and thoughts. They mean the world.

Ugh.

~Raining-Love — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:47:54 PDT

What the heck.

My family is falling apart. Not only is my mom's dad not doing well with the whole lung caner thing, but now my dad's mom is in the ER. She was apparently throwing up all night and got completely dehydrated, plus she has a bleeding ulcer in her stomach. They're at least going to hold her in the hospital tonight while they stabilize her and everything.

This is getting ridiculous.

But on the up-side:
Fiestaremos esta semana.

AND Easter is soon. So, that means church-hopping and such.
And then there's the retreat, and then the little kids' retreat.

Just... yeah. Keep my grandparents in your prayers. And thanks in advance.

Heh.

~Raining-Love — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:17:09 PDT

I totally got my ass kicked by some balloons today.
Hardcore.

I actually cried.
Wasn't pleasant.

Holidays.

~Raining-Love — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:07:46 PST

Everyone else posted holiday journals so I thought that I should also. [conforming]

Christmas was really good. Lots of fun stuff. I realized today that I celebrated Christmas in five different homes. That's definitely a record for me.

I've been at drama lots the past few days. I still have homework to do that I've been putting off. I'll probably get that done (or at least started) tonight. Tomorrow night I'm having friends over and I'm really really really looking forward to that. It's been ages since I've had lots of friends over.

Today Adam, Mike, and Chris came over for a little bit. We all just hung out, played music, looked at the PostSecret book, etc. Ben came over, eventually they left, Ben stayed for awhile till he had to leave 'cause he was going out to dinner with some friends. We had a good time.

Carla might sleep over tonight which would be really cool. I hope she calls and decides she wants to. We were both invited over this other girl's house but I don't hang out with that girl as much.

ANYWHO!
I'm having tomato pie (like pizza w/o the cheese) for dinner! Yummm.

It's been too long since I wrote a journal.

~Raining-Love — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:14:10 PST

I'm home sick today and I should be getting work done, but DA is always so much more tempting. I completely lost my voice between yesterday and today. At drama we were supposed to be singing and I can't do that anyway today so I don't feel bad about missing it. I'm also missing a lab in biology, but I can just get that from someone in class.

So!

How is everyone?
Good I hope.

Christmas is in a week, and I really need to get ready for that. I haven't gotten any gifts or made any cards or anything. It's real bad. I'm such a slacker.

It's been a super good weekend, but I'm quite looking forward to having Christmas break. I want some free time, even though I'll have lots of work to do during it. It's still time at home.

Clubs:
*Circleoffriends
*macrophoto
=WordoftheWeek
*HotBed
~photocontests

My Day of Birth

~Raining-Love — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:07:10 PST

Friday night there was the bonfire. I had a blast. I went with Adam and Tori and we had lots of fun. I'm a mouse, but it's okay because I have an eagle to protect me. Made a new friend. Grossed out by an old boyfriend. Had fun watching the fire.

Tori slept over. 'Twas interesting to say the very least. Always good times with that girl.

Yesterday was my birthday, and it was without a doubt the most diverse birthday ever. Plenty of new experiences and such, and a wide variety of emotions also.

My parents woke Tori and I up by walking down the stair playing one of Ben's songs on my CD player. I had a feeling something was up, but I wasn't sure exactly what. Needless to say, about 10 minutes later he walks down the stairs playing the same song with my parents in tow - video taping all of this. It's cute, but I wish they would have left the camera out of it. He gave me a promise ring. His dad gave it to his mom when they were dating, and they let him give it to me. It's beautiful.

I am now known as Umbrella Girl.
But hey, it got us a free dinner.

And we won the rivalry football game, 43-7, so that was nice too [though it was so cold at the game and I don't understand football whatsoever].

I didn't feel too hot when I woke up this morning, but I'm feeling much better now.

Now I'm writing my research paper on Anne Boleyn and not really getting anywhere.

I... what?

~Raining-Love — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:53:01 PDT

Submitted some photographs!

Go look! They're squirrels!

Explanations have been requested.

~Raining-Love — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:52:40 PDT

No joke, I seriously thought these out. I have a reason for every single one of them. Ask me to explain, I dare you.

If I were time of the year: Hmm... Late Oct, early Nov.
The weather is the best. Not hot, but not too cold either. There aren't many bugs too, which is a plus.

If I were a day of the week: Thursday
The school week is already half over. Everyone usually plans what they're going to do on the weekend on Thursdays. The next day is Friday, so there's plenty to look forward to.

If I were a time of day: 2:41 pm (haha)
Everyone would love me because we're out of school.

If I were a planet, I would be: Pluto.
Because it IS a planet, damn it. Don't argue.

If I were a sea animal, I would be: One of those glowy fish.
I try to light up everybody elses' lives. I like being bright and happy.

If I were a direction, I would be: East.
The sun rises in the East. I would want to be East because it starts the new day. I always give people second chances, and third chances, etc. If I was East I would be giving people a chance to start over every day.

If I were a piece of furniture, I would be: That big chair in my living room.
It's comfortable. I like the fact that many people are really comfortable talking to me about almost anything.

If I were a sin, I would be: Probably lying? I don't know..
This one was hard. Normally I would say lust or something, but I think I'm really getting over that one. I said lying because it's common. Everyone lies. I'm no exception. I'm not all that unique, so I figured that worked out just fine.

If I were a historical figure I would be: Mary Magdalen.
I'm a sinner, but I still love Jesus.

If I were a liquid, I would be: Water.
Even though it usually looks pure, there are millions of tiny microorganisms living in it that you can't see. I have many different faces, many of which you would never think of applying to me.

If I were a stone, I would be: A normal rock.
Again, common. I don't like to draw attention to myself. Who cares about a plain old rock?

If I were a tree, I would be: Weeping Cherry.
I picture them as a great place to escape under. I'd like to be an escape for people.

If I were a bird, I would be: Canary.
The females can't sing nearly as well as the males.

If I were a tool, I would be: A shovel.
They're used and abused, but everyone needs them.

If I were a flower/plant: Dandelion.
They're beautiful in their own way, even though most people look at them as weeds.

If I were a kind of weather: A crisp autumn night.
Refreshing and invigorating. Goes along with the first question sort of.

If I were a mythical creature: A Nymph.
"Nymphs are personifications of the creative and fostering activities of nature, most often identified with the life-giving outflow of springs."

If I were a musical instrument: Violin.
Very small, somewhat delicate (or seen that way). Timeless.

If I were an animal: A mouse.
Again, small. Tori drew me as one.

If I were a colour: Pale green.
Green always has to do with life. I love life. Pale not only because I am, but because it's calmer.

If I were an emotion: Love (cliche, but true).
If you know me, you should understand this one just fine.

If I were a vegetable: Snap peas.
They grow in a pod with other peas. I'm as close as "peas in a pod" with everybody I really truly care about.

If I were a sound: Whispers.
Soft, and though they are sometimes misunderstood, they often carry a lot of emotion.

If I were an element: Air.
I went with the idea that we're talking about the four assumed elements. Air, because you need it to live.

If I were a car: Some type of jalopy.
They don't feel like driving you around places, but they're reliable nonetheless.

If I were a song: Something yet to be written.
*shrug*

If I were a movie: I don't believe I've seen one that really represents me.
No explanation really needed...

If I were a book: Secret Garden.
I read it so many times. It was "the book" of my childhood.

If I were a food: Macs.
To me, it represents my family. We always have pasta at almost all of our family gatherings. We're very Italian.

If I were a place: The cabin.
A little get-away in the Poconos that my grandfather used to own. That place will always be part of me.

If I were a taste: Green tea.
Energizing in a healthy way! Not bitter, not too sweet.

If I were a scent: The "before it rains" smell.
You can just tell from the...

Whoa, where'd that come from??

~Raining-Love — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:34:07 PDT

7,000 pageviews?

Wow... alrighty then. Thanks guys.

All fixed!

~Raining-Love — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:37:31 PDT

I got Firefox, so I'm not having any problems with the new DA layout (besides the typical getting used to it).

Thanks for those who suggested it.

I'm Home!

~Raining-Love — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 07:07:18 PDT

Back from the beach.

Unfortunately, I barely used my camera at all while I was away, so no photos from Cape May. Maybe next year.

All the same, it was good to have time away. I got sunburned pretty badly, but it's slowly going away. I shouldn't be red at all anymore in about a day or two.

I had a little shocker when I got home though. DA looks different! Well, some places of it at least. Some places I can't see at all. It seems that it's not compatible with Netscape 7.1... which means I can't even see my own profile anymore. Hopefully that'll get fixed soon enough, because Internet Explorer really messes up my computer. I don't want to have to restart every time I want to use DA. The Today page and such also look quite cluttered, but that's just my opinion. I could probably get used to this all very easily if I could see everything instead of just getting blank pages and cut off text.

I'm told v5.5 should fix everything, but if that doesn't come out till 6 months from now I'm not sure what I'm going to do.

Anyway, I hope you all are well. Talk to you soon.

Madonna.

~Raining-Love — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:16:22 PDT

I really do believe she needs to mature, and she should try to act like an adult for once.

This whole Crucifixion tour thing is ridiculous. Why are people even trying to defend her by saying it's not mocking the Catholic Church? Anyone who knows anything about the Catholic Church, even if they themselves aren't Catholic, should know how offensive her act would be. For those of you who don't know, she performs her act on a mirrored cross with a crown of thorns on her head. Oh, and by the way, she's doing this about two miles from the Vatican in Rome.

The best thing is she sends/sent her daughter to Catholic school. Can someone do me a favor and set her straight? She's my mother's age, yet she's still acting like some disrespectful, rebellious teenager.

Eh. Rant over.

Vacation.

~Raining-Love — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 07:05:49 PDT

_{Hello friends.

I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow! One lovely week in Cape May, NJ. I must say, I'm ever so excited. haha. Tons of relaxing on the beach and hanging out with my family. Unfortunately, I do have to take some school work with me to get it done soon. I have more to do than I even like to think about.

In other news, I got my hair cut. I've never had my hair shorter than my shoulders, and I've definitely never had it layered at all. Now I've got both, and I'm enjoying just flipping it around. Pictures will come eventually [when I get a chance to take some fun ones].

So, I'm off. I've gotta clean the house, shower, pack, etc. Talk to you all again on Friday.}

Sorry for the lack of art-ness.

~Raining-Love — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:05:46 PDT

I need to do something. Anything. I have yet to figure out what.

It's like I've been so busy lately, but I'm still not getting anything done. It's positively driving me up the walls.

Maybe I'll be able to do something [anything] this week. Even just some scraps hopefully.

On the up-side: life is good. VBS is this week, and that's always fun (though it's so tiring - I actually took a NAP today. Me, a nap. How ridiculous). Also, nine months is coming up. I couldn't be happier.

On the down-side: My dear friend Joshua left for the Marines yesterday without saying goodbye to me. It's very upsetting. He told me saying goodbye would be hard, but I honestly didn't think he'd avoid it all together. I'm not sure how to take it. [maybe I'll do some art for him? not like I'd ever show it to him, but that could be a source of inspiration. let's hope]

Enough of this.
Love all.

Two years? No freaking way...

~Raining-Love — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:31:13 PDT

But it's true.
On June 2nd in 2004 I started my DeviantArt account.
Two years later, I'm still pretty much addicted.

I should probably submit something, but unfortunately I don't have anything I would consider deviation-worthy.

Ah well.

Anyway! I just wanna say thanks to everyone who watches me/comments me/etc. I wouldn't still be here if it wasn't for you guys.

Colorist Needed

~Raining-Love — Thu, 18 May 2006 12:38:33 PDT

A Deviant friend of mine, ~wing-wing needs a "casual colorist" for some of his artwork. He's not looking for anything professional. If any of you would be willing to help him out, or if you know someone who would be, please contact him by sending him a note at his page, or you could note me and I'll forward it to him.
Thanks in advance.
-Gina

General Update 2:

~Raining-Love — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:50:06 PDT

My Life
Since my last update (which was definitely over a month ago) alot of things have happened. Drama is over. I'm glad, but I miss it too. I also did my I-Search presentation, which I got a 100% on. I was quite proud of myself. My family is doing well. My boyfriend and I have been together for over six months now, and that is going wonderfully. He's looking for a place to live/play music. I'm just hoping the "perfect place" doesn't end up being too far away. What else? I'm not sure, really. I was nominated to be in the National Honor Society, but I don't know if I was accepted yet. I was also elected as Key Club's editor.
Other fun things:
-started going to parties again now that I have free time
-threw a party for my friend's birthday
-Easter was a blast
-I started going to prayer group again! I didn't realize how much I missed it.

Art?
Still not much. I need new batteries for my camera. I have rechargables, but they don't hold the charge very long at all. I'll also be saving some money to hopefully buy equipment for my camera or possibly even buying a new camera. I'm not really fond of mine. Anywho! I have a few newer photos in my gallery, just some flowers. Nothing special, but it's all I have right now.

DeviantArt:
Slowly but surely I'm catching up on all my messages. I'm not going to comment on every piece of art in my message centre (I couldn't, there's over 200), but I promise that I'll be looking at every piece. I'm going to try to be around the forums more often too. I used to love the forums, and I quite miss them. Oh! I'm considering buying a subscription. Maybe once I get the money I'll invest in one. I had one ages ago that someone bought for me, and I want one again. I just wish I had the money now.

Other News:
None that I can think of.

Shameless Promotions:
Clubs/Communities/Projects-

Deviants-

Outside DA-

General Update:

~Raining-Love — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 11:48:02 PST

My life:
All in all, I've been doing quite well. Recently I've been getting a surprising amount of mail/e-mail from colleges, so I suppose my college search has officially begun. School is going well. I can't believe there's only one marking period left before summer. As of right now, drama club has taken over my life. We're in our last week (aka: Hell week) before we actually put on the show, so I barely have time for much else. I also have my graduation project due (a 10 to 15 minute presentation) by March 21. I'm a little stressed about everything, but I just keep reminding myself that it'll all be over soon.

Art?
Not really. I really want to start working on more photography, but that's definitely put on hold until April, when everything else will be done with. I haven't written any decent poetry in months. *sigh* I submitted something not long ago, but it will be moved to my scraps soon. I just don't have any inspiration.

DeviantArt:
Yes, my poor DeviantArt, I've been neglecting you. Really the only thing I'm keeping up with at all is trying to answer comments and notes (especially COF matters). Please don't be upset if I don't answer and/or comment on your comments/ forum replies/ journals/ deviations, etc. I'll try to get to it all ASAP.

Other News:
None at the moment.

Shameless Promotions:
Clubs/Communities-

Deviants-

Outside DA-

So I realized...

~Raining-Love — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 16:38:26 PST

My journal still said I was leaving on a break, when in fact I'm definitely back.

No art recently though, 'cept a few pictures of myself. I haven't been all that inspired.

Back to hanging around the forums too much. I love it though. I'm gonna reach 3000 posts soon, and that'll be exciting. I know its not nearly as many as some other people, but its still a bunch.

How's everybody been doing?

Leaving for a bit...

~Raining-Love — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 17:26:40 PDT

Well... its not permanent, but with school starting I'm finding that I just don't have the time to keep up on here. Please don't be upset (). Hopefully I'll be back by next month, depending on how much I let things pile up.

Gina

4000

~Raining-Love — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:09:51 PDT

Promoting friends:
~NightDragonFly <- Check him out!!
~Evanescere

Promoting clubs:
*Circleoffriends
~WEsupportJARK
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Reading: The Killer Angels - Michael Shaara

My goodness. I just wrote that journal last night and this morning I wake up and see that I have already hit 4000. I really never though I'd get this many pageviews. And yes, I know, it truly has nothing to do with pageviews at all, but its still fun to watch them and see how many times your page has been looked at.

Besides all that, I went to the beach this past week. I had fun, but I'm sunburned.

Thats about it. I'm going to a party tonight. I'm very excited about it. I don't have any clue what to give him though, so I've gotta figure that out. Probably just money, because thats always acceptable. I'll ask one of his friends. This is becoming a long journal... so it'll end here.

<3

PS! I love Mary Poppins. I forgot how wonderful of a movie that is.

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Look at that! I'm close to 4000 already! I can't believe that came up so fast. I just got my 3000 in July. <3 Thank you guys so much!

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and some shameless self-promotion:
[link]

Jark?

~Raining-Love — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 10:11:29 PDT

Promoting friends:
~NightDragonFly <- Check him out!!
~Evanescere

Promoting clubs:
*Circleoffriends
~WEsupportJARK
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Reading: The Scarlet Letter

Heh... Yeah. I'm not gonna go off about it because I'm sure you've all heard enough, but honestly that really sucks for him. I couldn't imagine how he feels.

So yeah... I joined a club to support him. Its in my header. They're trying to get as many members as possible by the 7th, so if you wanna join that'd be awesome.

Besides all that I'm going to my friend Ben's house today, so that should be awesome. All good times.

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and some shameless self-promotion:
[link]

Stole a Quiz

~Raining-Love — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:21:19 PDT

Promoting friends:
~Evanescere

Promoting clubs:
*Circleoffriends
~Joy-Division-FanClub
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Reading: Tommyknockers - S.K.

You're responsible, sweet, gentle and lovable! You have a loving heart, a great respect for all creatures (human, great and small), and the ability to see the thing that makes each individual special. However, you tend to overlook the things that make you special, and thus, putting you in a position to be pushed around by others. Take some time everyday to reflect on your qualities, and see that you don't have to please everyone and still be loved for who you are. Which Love Hina Girl Are You?

I definitely stole that from *Zachary-Moonlight. I have no clue what a Love Hina Girl is but I felt like doing a fun quiz anyway.

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and some shameless self-promotion:
[link]

3000

~Raining-Love — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 15:49:03 PDT

Promoting friends:
~Evanescere

Promoting clubs:
*Circleoffriends
~Joy-Division-FanClub
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Listening to: UB40 - Red, Red Wine
Reading: Tommyknockers - S.K.

So yep! I reached 3000 pageviews!

Now I suppose the next thing will be 3000 forum posts.

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and some shameless self-promotion:
[link]

News

~Raining-Love — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 19:11:16 PDT

Promoting friends:
~Evanescere

Promoting clubs:
*Circleoffriends
~Joy-Division-FanClub
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Listening to: UB40 - Red, Red Wine
Reading: Tommyknockers - S.K.

Okay, so I'm home from DC. The trip was great and all. I'll put a few pics up this weekend or next week hopefully.

For some reason I have 47 forum replies in my message center that every time I go to view they all disappear. Its becomming quite the hassle, because I want to reply to them but I can't!

AND 3000 is coming up mighty soon! If you get it please tell me, and I'll do a request if you want.

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and some shameless self-promotion:
[link]

Devious Journal Entry

~Raining-Love — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 10:34:13 PDT

Promoting friends:
~Evanescere
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Mood: Perty darn good.
Listening to: My Mind is Dangerous(Life of Agony)
Reading: Tommyknockers - S.K.

My last journals weren't all that happy and I'm feeling really good now so I decided to make one.

Last night I went to a church picnic thing. I had a blast. My friend Anthony pulled me in the pool with all my clothes on, so I swam in all of my clothes all day. (my lovely daddy went and got me dry clothing for when I wanted to get out) I just had an all around great time. And and and Anthony gave me lots of goodbye kisses on the cheek. Hello and Goodbye kisses are like the best thing in the world. It can really show people how loved they are, and thats just what I needed recently.

What else? Well on Tuesday I'm going to Washington DC for a little vaca-type thing. It should be good. I'll hopefully have pics for all of you when I get back.

I think thats about it. Congrats if you actually read all of this, since this is quite a long entry for me. You get a .

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and some shameless self-promotion:
[link]

Account switchy stuff.

~Raining-Love — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:14:17 PDT

Promoting friends:
~Evanescere
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Mood: Organizational.
Listening to: Anthem for the Year 2000 - Silverchair

Okay. So the deal.

My other account ~HeavenAdoresYou, is now sort of merging with this one. I'm making that one just stocks and such. So I'm going to be submitting stuff here that I had on there and then deleting it from there, etc.

Sorry for any confusion coming from this. I just wanna use this one more and its bugging me that I have stuff on there that doesn't really get seen.

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and some shameless self-promotion:
[link]

Peh.

~Raining-Love — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:50:42 PDT

Promoting friends:
~Evanescere
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Mood: Upset.
Listening to: DC - The Ghost of a Good Thing

Edit
The only thing I was happy about today, seeing Jordan tomorrow, is now not happening. He says he had to go to Baltimore today to help a friend move from college. I don't even know if I believe it or not. There's like a 10% chance he'll get home tonight and we'll still be able to hang out, but I'm not getting my hopes up. I know this is silly, but I feel crushed.

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I really don't like my job. I'm not usually one to complain, because its easy and I get paid, but I'm so bored. I hate scanning. I don't mind copying things for people because they actually use it, but when I scan its just stuff that no one is ever going to look at again. Heck, I even like shredding better than scanning.

Thank goodness I'm leaving early today. I hate being cynical and such, but I just need the weekend.

And I just found out that there is definitely no way I'll be able to go to the Warped Tour. It starts at noon and there's no way I can get back from the beach (3 hour drive) and to Scranton (1 hour drive) before it starts. I know once I get to the beach I won't care because I love it there, but right now its just another downer.

I would give you the "bright side" of things, but right now there isn't really one. I'm going to Washington DC next week, and I'm a bit excited for that but not really. I just wanna take pictures there.

I suppose thats really all. I'm supposed to be seeing Jordan tomorrow, but I haven't talked to him almost all week and I don't know if its still on or not. I really hope so though. I need to get out of the house and have some fun.

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and some shameless self-promotion:
[link]

I wish...

~Raining-Love — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:34:33 PDT

Promoting friends:
~Evanescere
=paulieslim

Reading: Needful Things - Stephen King

I wish I had a really expensive camera that could take awesome macro shots.

Macro photography is definitely my favorite type, with almost all black and white photos as a close second.

If I had a camera though could take awesome macros and great black and white shots I'd be in my glory.

and some shameless self-promotion:
[link]

Today.

~Raining-Love — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 18:16:40 PDT

Promoting friends:
~Evanescere
=paulieslim

Listening to: Crossfade - Cold
Reading: Needful Things - Stephen King

So I'm working on Terragens lately. I submitted a bunch today. Hopefully tomorrow I'll do some more. I look at other people's and think they're so awesome, and then I read that they worked on it for 5 hours. I'm so lazy. I do mine in like 20 minutes. Thats explains the quality though.

And I hit 2500 pageviews today.

and some shameless self-promotion:
[link]

<3

~Raining-Love — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:36:22 PDT

Promoting friends:
*Evanescere
=paulieslim

Mood: HAPPIEST EVER!
Listening to: Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
Reading: Needful Things - Stephen King

EDIT
NEW AVATAR! Thought it was a tad better. Happier maybe. Not quite sure but I like it very much so.

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Well now. I was bought a subscription. So lovely.

I hope I don't get too addicted to it. I'm going to have fun though. Lots and lots of fun.

I don't know what else to say.

and some shameless self-promotion:
[link]

Ohh fooey.

~Raining-Love — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:12:19 PDT

All good things must come to an end, and that exactly what my free subscription did.

I think my favorite part was the userpage stuff, like checking out recent visitors, having it display my friends, and being able to see how many pageviews I got in a day.

The comment thing was a tad annoying and I didn't like how they did the deviations either(but of course thats just me being picky).

So anywho. Enough of that.

Dude...

~Raining-Love — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 09:28:02 PDT

Look! A header!

Mood: HAPPIEST EVER!
Listening to: Reinventing Your Exit - UnderOATH
Reading: Lord of the Flies

This is just way too freaking wow. Not only is today my last day of school, but it is also my 1 year anniversery on DeviantArt! What what did I get for my anniversery? A week subscription. I'm going to be so spoiled! Haha. <3 I love it. I know I'm not going to order a full one so I'm sucking this up while I can.

times a kagillion!

AND A FOOTER!!!

Devious Journal Entry

~Raining-Love — Fri, 13 May 2005 17:19:47 PDT

I think I believe that Friday the thirteenth is actually unlucky.

My friend's girlfriend told him that as long as they are going out he's not allowed to see me, because her last boyfriend tried to come on to me while they were still going out, and I took the blame so she doesn't trust me at all. He said he's listening to her because even though I was his best friend and took care of him after she dumped him the first time that she's more important to him than I am. I can't stop crying. I just lost one of my best friends and I can't take it.