http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:SirNaelyan&section=today deviantART RSS for by:SirNaelyan en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:40:27 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/25066463/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/25066463/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:25:02 PDT
Hey guys--

So some of you know I was planning on staying in Baltimore for the whole summer, living with Janna and Meghan, and that I went back to Colorado to see my mom before her surgery.

Well, when I got back here, my family had intended to hire an aid to take care of my grandma for the time my mom recovers from the surgery. My grandma has M.S. and needs someone to take care of her and stuff. This weekend, that aid decided to back out on the commitment after talking with her family about what it would entail. Due to the short notice and the fact my family can't afford to hire a care agency, I've decided to stick around Colorado for the next six or seven weeks, to take care of my family.

I might come back to Baltimore on select weekends, but...for now, I'm just...in Colorado.

I hope you're all doing well!

--Zac

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/24615511/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/24615511/ Wed, 06 May 2009 09:40:19 PDT
I've got two more assignments to do and I'll be finished. It's a good feeling....and then I'll post up the work I've done this semester. I'm really excited about my own artwork for the first time in two years.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/24374420/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/24374420/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:40:01 PDT
I also got a call from a woman who works at a Baltimore attraction called "top of the world." It's at the top of Baltimore's WTC, and I would be talking to people about Baltimore and all its attractions. I'm excited for that job, and I hope I get a call back about it.

The Workstudy position will give me enough cash to survive...the Top of the World position would give me the money to pay back my boyfriend's dad, who bought part of my colllege education last Friday. And after that's done...I might be able to save up some money to get my own apartment-- or continue paying Janna off for a while.

In other news...well. No care about other news right now. This is exciting to me.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/24288322/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/24288322/ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:47:21 PDT
...I don't know why this is coming in this way, but it's sort of interesting.

According to some psychological test...while I identify as male, my gender role is androgynous leaning towards female. Maybe that's why.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/24054734/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/24054734/ Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:01:46 PDT
-_____-

Bad dell. Or bad kids-who-spread-a-Vista-worm-on-April-1. Or both. Anyway, that means I have limited computer access, and won't be frequenting so much here until I get my computer fixed.

That means I need cash. I'm trying to get a job, but I don't know if I'll have one for a while.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/23762924/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/23762924/ Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:29:03 PDT
I'll be posting my own stuff up as soon as I can. It'll be a while though.

[link]

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1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
Flapjack, King of the Hill, Family guy, Fairly Oddparents...if it's a cartoon, that's what he'll be watching.

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
Anything with a ginger base is probably his favorite.

3. Whats one food he doesn't like?
Cheese.

4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order?
Water and black coffee.

5. Where did he go to high school?
Chapel Hill High School

6. What size shoe does he wear?
12, narrow

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
Comic books and doll parts. Clothes too-- he's very into his clothing.

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
Good question! It used to be the BLT in all its varied forms, but then when I decided to stop eating meat he did too (I didn't make him, but there you go)-- so now I don't know, and I bet he doesn't know either.

9. What would this person eat every day if he could?
meat, I guess-- he's really not into eating enough for it to matter.

10. What is his favorite cereal?
Anything with a lot of fiber in it.

11. What would he never wear?
A bear trap. That's probably one of the few things I'd never see on him.

12. What is his favorite sports team?
psh. Sports...

13. Who did he vote for?
Joe Biden

14. Who is his best friend?
Me.

15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do?
I get really stressed out, and when he tries to sleep past noon I just can't leave him alone....muahhahahaha.

16. What is his heritage?
Irish and French are near the top of the list, but he's a total mutt, like many Americans..

17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake?
Last time I made him a cake, it was a triple decadent triple layer chocolate rasberry cake, with chocolate cream cheese frosting and a garnish of blackberries and strawberries. It was super rich, and he quite enjoyed it-- though next time, it'll be different.

18. Did he do any sports in high school?
No. But he wrestled in middle school.

19. What could he spend hours doing?
Photoshop.

20. What is one unique talent he has?

He's a charismatic performer that makes most others feel really comfortable around him. As far as I can tell, it's a pretty rare and stupendous ability.

__________________

It's snowing in Baltimore today. We're supposed to get somewhere between 5 and 8 inches. I hope that weather.com is not lying, because that might mean we get a snow day. My first year out here, they cancelled school for two inches of snow, or something...

I had a really exciting week, and I'm in the process of catching up on my schoolwork after taking a short weekend getaway at home. I got to do a raku firing-- my lungs hate me but it was fun, I am no longer a Rocky Horror virgin, I saw my artwork hanging in a public space and realized its' going to look fantastic at the exhibition, and I had some notably amazing sex. All that together = an excellent week. To top it off, I found out that the school I'm applying to go to for next semester will take my application as late as June, so I'm relieved of worrying about that until Spring Break.

Anywho. I'm out. I've got to go lazer cut some wood.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/23241703/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/23241703/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:34:01 PST
Anyway. I planned this trip before I knew, but my grandma spent the whole time in the hospital, with a swollen colon. It was a scary, her-life-could-be-threatened sort of thing, but she seems to be doing okay now. They deflated her, and after eating she reinflated, but they sent her home anyway, with some drugs. Hopefully they help.

I also saw my Aunt Deb, who I haven't seen in a long time. She came in the day right after I did, and it was great to see her.

Um. I didn't do nearly enough homework, but that's okay. Baby I'm not the only one, i'm sure.

I found a good quote though! I'm putting it on my wall when I get back to college. "To know oneself, one should assert oneself. Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself. We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die." ~ Albert Camus, 1913-1960

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The picture is titled, "hands clean." He's got four song lyrics in his "artist's comments" section.

And some of his asshole watchers had this exchange over the work--
Asshole One: alanis?
Asshole Two: yeah...I think it IS Alanis Morissette.

You THINK, Asshole Two? You THINK? My eyebrows are twitching as I try to suppress the Bloody Mary in me who thinks I should STAB YOUR EYES OUT for not getting this reference. I'm taking her out to a gay bar and dancing the night away to Alanis Morrissette remixes until she forgets there is ANYONE in existence who doesn't know who "Hands Clean" is sung by. Thank you very much.



Just kidding guys. Sorta. I actually did get a little annoyed at these two for not knowing for certain that this song was written by Alanis...and I thought it was pretty funny that I would.

As for the artist: muchlikefalling is a total narc who I'm through watching. But this picture is okay. When he forgets to photograph his sexy self for his fangirls, and actually comes up with a concept, his work is really nice. So take a look through his gallery, and then come yell at me for being jealous of his sexy body, or something.


I'm finally down to 60 deviations. For the most part I've stopped commenting until I get down to only current work, but there's a lot of nice stuff coming from you all so keep it up.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/23049389/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/23049389/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:01:44 PST
I quit my workstudy, tried to get rehired for it, but ended up telling off my boss instead. It felt good, I'll never do it to another boss again because I'll get out of the situation before it gets so annoying next time, and in the meantime...I've got a portfolio to build, and a resume to write, and a real job with a respectable boss to find. The funny thing is, telling him off is the most expressive I've felt at this school in a long time (and it's art school), so...I hope this means I've still got hope as an artist.

Difficult thing:

OMG. I got one of the most honest and straightforward critiques of my artwork today that I've had in a long time. She said to me, after looking at everything I did last semester, "I wouldn't put most of this into a portfolio. None of it looks like it has your heart in it. I can't tell where your heart is in your art."

The problem is...well first: what does that even mean? No heart...yeah, whatever. I only work on this shit 50 hours a week...that said, I understand where she's coming from. She put words to the criticism I never could give myself, but have wanted to for a couple years. I wouldn't call it "heart' exactly. I chose this school because I wanted to give my heart to creative endeavors. But still, it's not showing up. I get what she means.

Second: I don't know how to change it, and none of my teachers have really helped that-- they all just keep pulling me in different directions. I'm going to trust this one's directness though, and hope that she starts to help me change my artwork a little bit. for the better. We'll see if I'm right...by midsemester. if i'm not, then I'm going home for next semester anyway, and maybe I'll reconnect with everything then.

Good thing:

Um. down to 153 deviations. w00t. I can't wait to get all the way down to staying current on this website again, so that I can really pay attention to things that haven't happened months ago with you all.

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He's a middle school teacher and he really pulls off being didactic without coming off condescending. He makes fun of, like, serious poets and lawyers, and sometimes his kids and himself too. I hope I can be a little more like him when I'm a teacher.

In other news: I have a teaching internship for the summer! YEAH! I'm pretty excited. Of course it's not quite official yet, but...it seems like it's what I'll be doing. I got to know the people I'm going to be working with today, and now they'd like to see my resume and stuff. It's funny when things are backwards like that.

Anyway-- It's a teaching assistant job, and I'd essentially be doing the same sort of things that I did the last couple of summers...but I think this summer I'm also going to take notes on the programs that go on at Clayworks and figure out the kind of curriculum I'd like to carry out there the summer after this one.

My grandmother wrote her signature yesterday for the first time in years. Yay for stem cell transplants!

Um...I need to go do homework now. >_> I'm working about 50-60 hours a week on schoolwork, so I'm falling behind with dA. But I'm going to try and keep up this semester. It should be easier, I know what to expect now and everything...maybe. I might be lying to y'all. I hope not though.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22783582/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22783582/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:05:29 PST What I have shaped into a kind of life?
I had no model.
Born in Babylon, both non-white and woman,
What did I see to be, except myself?
I made it up
Here, on this bridge between starshine and clay
My one hand holding tight my other hand
COME! Celebrate with me
That every day
Something has tried to kill me...
And has failed."

I'm trying to memorize this for class on monday. I'm so terrible at memorization, but I'm almost there, so long as I forget I'm actually supposed to be performing, you know?

In other news, I posted a poem today. Once I figure out what exactly I'm going to do this weekend, I'll try and get on dA for a while and get through 50 more pieces. I'll also let you know what I'm up to as far as school goes.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22698776/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22698776/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:50:50 PST
"If I were ripped out of my body,
Blood would fill empty desert riverbeds."

It's actually kind of pretty and I want to defend it, but....GOD. Emo.

Anyway guys. Just an update from the first day of school back at MICA. I'll be back to checking dA once I figure out my schedule, which should be sometime next week. I'll probably be back to over 300 deviations to get through by that time, but I'll make it through soon!

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22553526/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22553526/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:48:36 PST --shh! In the next room
Snoring prostitutes."

16th century. Basho.

It's one of my favorites from him. I hope you like it.

Uh...I'm hovering at the 400 mark when it comes to deviations. You guys keep posting a lot of new stuff, so I can't get to the old...but that's okay. I'm loving it, so keep it coming...i'll get caught up eventually. I'm going to try and make an effort to stay on dA more during this year.

And mum is getting me a new camera and tripod for my birthday! w00t. I'm more happy about the tripod, my camera works just fine, but I have the shakiest hands ever. Which is bad when I'm trying to photograph artwork. Hm. I'll be taking a photography class soon, too, so it'll be good to have...

Break's been really nice. I actually still don't want to go back to college exactly, and I think it's because I've kept myself so busy. I've tried teaching my friend art, I've tried to catch up on dA, I've even been trying to do a little art and reading myself! I've also really enjoyed spending time with my family. One year ago, they drove me nuts. Now, not so much. Like...they still do, but I can handle it, and I don't hate them. yay!

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22230992/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22230992/ Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:10:06 PST
That takes about 5-20 minutes per piece. I have 765 deviations left to look at, and I only have a month, so I'm not commenting on everything. I'm picking some pieces I like and some pieces I don't like in a wide diversity to challenge myself to give everyone an equal opportunity.

If you have a specific piece, and you would like someone to critique it better than the average "this is really nice," please send me a note. I'll do my best to carefully consider what I think about your piece of art and give you an honest answer, even if I don't fully understand your medium, or its limitations.

Thanks.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22206764/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22206764/ Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:44:26 PST
...valiant brother Dancwart, Ortin of Metz, the two mar-...

2.Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you reach?

My brother's laptop

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?

I watched (as in, chose to see) Mulan last.

4. Without looking, guess what time it is:

9:56 AM

5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?

9:55 AM (OH! Just changed to 9:56. I rock! )

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?

The refrigerator, and traffic.

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?

I was leaving my cousin's house and driving home.

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
I was just browsing dA

9. What are you wearing?

My pyjamas! New, you know. I got them for crissmiss.

10. Did you dream last night?
I did.

11. When did you last laugh?

Last night.

12. What are on the walls of the room you are in?

Metal tape, aluminum bubble wrap, a painting of a tree, a pastel drawing of a woman ascending to the moon, a drawing of a chair, a couple pieces of construction paper, a picture of an apple regurgitating fog that has nails in it, sports logos, cars, pictures of baseball players, a picture of Michael Jordan

13. Seen anything weird lately?

Um....not really. I'll be communing with fire later today though, and that might end up strange.

14. What do you think of this quiz?
Good thing to do when I'm bored as hell

15. What is the last film you saw?

My brother and mom were watching "License to Wed." I "saw" it.

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?

That depends on what is meant by "multi." Do I have two million, or 999 million? Either way, I'd pay off my college loans first. Then I'd get my parents out of bankruptcy. Then I'd get a car, then I'd pay for my boyfriend's college, Then I'd try and help out some of my friends who are in need of some cold hard cash...I'd then take a vacation to Hawaii with my boyfriend, my grandparents, my parents, and my brother, and then I would save the rest (this is assuming that I have only 2 million, because at this point I think I'm at about $500,000, and I still need to buy a house and stuff.).

If I had more than that, I would give half of whatever it was to my school so they could make a scholarship out of it, for people who come into art without a whole lot of merit, but who are very determined to have a career in the arts, in spite of their skill level. If I had a whole lot more, i'd also take my boyfriend and go on a world tour. Yep.

17. Tell me something about you that I don't know about.

My official religion used to be "Necromancer," because I was too afraid to just say "I don't believe in God." But I'm comfortable with saying that now, even if I still can't explain through scientific means five things that happened to me while I was participating in occult practices, and probably never will be able to.

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?

I would go back in time and nurture the peace that once existed in parts of Spain between the three Western religions that now find it so hard to tolerate one another, in hopes that eventually they would all give up their God for the intelligence they were gathering, and start an Atheist empire based on furthering the scientific knowledge base-- or at the very least, in hopes they would help spread an empathetic, closer-to-secular culture.

19. Do you like to dance?
Yes.

20. George Bush:

Made the largest mistake when he turned off his television and chose not to listen to the voice of the American People. This was one of the things my mother celebrated about him as a leader: that he chose to do what "needed" to be done regardless of what the American public said of him.

My mom also thinks the U.S.A. should turn the Middle East into "a sheet of glass," which lets you know a little bit about the credibility of her judgment on a world scale.

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?

You know, for all I want a little girl, I've never picked her a name. I imagine, at this moment, I might name her Peyton Jean.



22. Imagine your first is a boy, what do you call him?

David John, Pigskin, Chock Full o Nuts.....Trout Fishing in America...no, no, no, no. I wouldn't trust me to name a boy.

Maybe Tyler Henry. That sounds good.

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?

YES. Italy... ]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22146378/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/22146378/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:45:45 PST
I have only 986 deviations to look through now, and only about 240 journal entries.

Thanks to the people I watch for being so art productive while I've been away at school...

Oh. And finally, my "mood" icons are fixed. so I can be happy instead of sad now.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/20636088/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/20636088/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:42:32 PDT
That's because I got really smart and decided to take seven classes, four of which are art studio classes (which means they go for six hours, and then you have a minimum of five hours homework, if you want your work to look good. More if you actually want to stand out). The others are pretty demanding or a waste of time. But i"m dropping one!

Which means that, if i'm lucky, i'll have a couple of dA hours to spare in the future. if not...well...I'll talk to y'all when I have a fall break.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/19905855/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/19905855/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:15:48 PDT May your kisses be soft, and surround all relentlessly."

China camp tomorrow! I'm so excited to be with the chilluns again. ^_^ But I'll be late the next two days because of doctor's appointments.

Paranormal State is a good show. I like how the team brings a good amount of skepticism into the cases they investigate. But...does anyone else have a problem with the way Ryan treats "spirits" he's never met before? Or the use of banishing/crossing over rituals without really showing understanding of what they're doing? Of why Catholic blessings only work for so long? It's fuckin nuts. I like the concept of the paranormal group, but if I ever become part of something similar, it's going to be totally different...

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/19795548/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/19795548/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:00:00 PDT
List ten things about your art, then tag ten people to do the same.

1. My art is a better god...than God.

2. My art is pretentious like a pinky held out at high tea. I try to compensate by making the sweetmeat accompanying it delicious.

3. My art is always socialist. The reason being that anyone can view it. All art is that way by nature no matter who owns it-- so isn't it strange that it becomes a status symbol?

4. I have struggled for years to find the importance of art, my art. It's still lost on me, but I've discovered one thing: Art is not meant to portray the truth, like science...or religion (*scoffs at that part*), and yet people try to derive understanding from it.

5. My art is a beggar.

6. My poetry is suffering while my drawing skills are flourishing-- but I hope to balance them out soon.

7. My art sincerely admires the work of illustrators and animators, but chooses not to grow there, for whatever reason.

8. Flowers are starting to become part of my aesthetic-- and main subject matter.

9. My art is a well known jungle gym still revealing its secrets to me. Like that fantastic room of chamber pots I found on the seventh level, across from that crazy tapestry.

10. My art is like syphillis-- it makes me suffer, drives me nuts if it goes untreated, and makes me do kinky things to spread it.


In other news, because it is really bugging me....is anyone else's smiley feature messed up? I haven't been sad for weeks!

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/19687135/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/19687135/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:17:40 PDT [ ] I think I'm ugly sometimes.
[ ] I have many scars.
[ ] I tan easily.
[ ] I wish my hair was a different color.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[ ] I have a tattoo.
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[x] I have/I've had braces.
[ ] I wear glasses
[ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger
[ ] I have more than 2 piercings.
[ ] I have piercing in places besides my ears.
[x] I have freckles.

Family/Home Life
[x] I've sworn at my parents.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house.
[x] My biological parents are together.
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old.
[x] I want to have kids someday.
[ ] I've lost a child.

School/Work
[x] I'm in school
[x] I have a job
[ ] I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[x] I almost always do my homework.
[x] I've missed a week or more of school.
[x] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year
[ ] I've stolen something from my job
[ ] I've been fired.

Embarrassment
[x] I've slipped out an "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[x] Disney movies still make me cry.
[ ] I've peed from laughing.
[ ] I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[ ] I've glued my hand to something
[x] I've had my pants rip in public.

Health
[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment.
[x] I've gotten stitches/staples.
[x] I've broken a bone.
[x] I've had my tonsils removed.
[x] I've sat in a doctor’s office/emergency room with a friend.
[x] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[x] I had a serious surgery.
[x] I've had chicken pox.
[ ] I've had measles.

Traveling
[ ] I've driven over 200 miles in one day.
[x] I've been on a plane
[ ] I've been to Canada.
[ ] I've been to Mexico.
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[ ] I've celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[ ] I've been to Europe.
[ ] I've been to Africa.

Experiences
[ ] I've gotten lost in my city.
[x] I've seen a shooting star.
[x] I've wished on a shooting star.
[x] I've seen a meteor shower
[x] I've gone out in public in my pajamas.
[ ] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
[x] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[x] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[ ] I've gone skinny dipping.
[x] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[ ] I've crashed a car.
[ ] I've been Skiing.
[x] I've been in a play.
[x] I've met someone in person from myspace.
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ] I've seen the Northern lights.
[ ] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[ ] I've played chicken.
[ ] I've played a prank on someone.
[x] I've ridden in a taxi.
[ ] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[x] I've eaten sushi
[ ] I've been snowboarding.

Relationships
[ ] I'm single.
[x] I'm in a relationship
[ ] I'm engaged.
[ ] I'm married.
[ ] I've gone on a blind date.
[ ] I've been the dumped more than the dumper.
[x] I miss someone right now.
[ ] I have a fear of abandonment.
[ ] I've gotten divorced.
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[x] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
[x] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[x] I've kept something from a past relationship.

Sexuality
[x] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex.
[ ] I've had a crush on a teacher.
[x] I am a cuddler
[x] I've been kissed in the rain.
[x] I've hugged a stranger
[ ] I have kissed a stranger

Honesty/Crime
[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't.
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
[x] I've snuck out of my house.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[x] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[x] I've cheated while playing a game.
[x] I've cheated on a test.
[ ] I've run a red light.
[ ] I've been suspended from school.
[x] I've witnessed a crime.
[ ] I've been in a fist fight.
[ ] I've been arrested.

Drugs/Alcohol
[x] I've consumed alcohol.
[ ] I regularly drink.
[ ] I've passed out from drinking.
[ ] I have passed out drunk at least once in the past 6 months.
[x] I've smoked weed
[x] I've taken painkillers when I didn't need them.
[ ] I've eaten shrooms.
[ ] I've popped E.
[... ]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/19473836/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/19473836/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:26:26 PDT
That means I just spent Six Hours watching cartoons. Best. Night. EVAR.

Except for the fact i broke my finger at work, and so i had to go home early (meaning less pay). I also might need to get the bone pinned to heal it properly. lol. Oh the antics of working summer camp.

so... if that happens, my right hand will be in a cast for the next six weeks. I'm right handed. -_-

But that gives me plenty of time to become ambidextrous! I probably wont be on much at all, because one handed typing is silly.


"All I can Bend Now is tears!" lololol

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18827920/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18827920/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:30:04 PDT
Xander and David continued to fight, and all the young boys (except Frank) decided to side with Xander. It got confusing though, because sometimes there were good moments where Xander and David seemed to be getting along-- even playing...but it was just enough to give David the hope that he might be accepted by this gang of white boys.

The two leaders of this group, Xander and Conner, would continually create objects and games that would soon be adopted by the other boys. As soon as David started to adopt them too, Xander started pointing out the flaws of reality in the game David was playing, as if Xander were too mature for that bullshit anymore. Once he started doing it, the other boys would join in, and ridicule David for the exact same things they were doing just minutes before Xander started saying it was stupid...

And I let this happen, because I wasn't sure how much of it was play and how much of it was not, and some very big part of me wanted to believe that this was just a normal case of two personalities that didn't get along too well, and that it was just unfortunate that Xander had all the other little boys wrapped around his finger.

I kept saying "this is probably NOT a race issue. Xander's just..." and I don't actually think I figured out what Xander was just. But I turned a blind eye to it, for some godawful reason.....maybe because I didn't know what to do. That's sure what it felt like today.

Today I heard Xander say "I learned a couple years ago to hate dark-skinned people," and he sort of glanced at David-- who was listening, because...quite frankly, this whole time all he wanted was to be accepted by this group of boys, and he knew that meant being accepted by Xander.

And when I heard this, I realized how serious all this "play" had been, whether it was play or not. I realized I was blinding myself because I didn't want to believe something so negative was happening right under my nose, and I wasn't doing enough about it. I wanted to cry right then and there...and I was also very angry.

So I went and I talked to my boss about what he had just said. As I told her, I couldn't stop my body from shaking so badly, because I was so pissed off. All four of the last days seemed to collapse on each other like a badly made tiered wedding cake, and all the problems mixed.

My boss, another teacher, and I talked to Xander after this, and found his side of the story. I told him what I heard, and he said,

"well...I don't really hate him because of his skin color. It's more because I just thought he didn't like me from the very first time I saw him....and because I can't understand him when he talks."

And inside I sort of flared up, because hating someone because they have a disability is just as bad as hating someone because they have a darker skin color (or lighter one).

The other teacher talked to Xander and told him basically, "be nice." It seemed to be working for a while, and the two of them got on well at lunch.

I talked to David alone. Now...something I need to tell my audience about David is this: He wants to be accepted. When he can't be, he has trouble verbalizing it...and I think because of this, he has learned in his short life to use his fists and his legs, and throughout these four days he had been using these appendices on the other boys making fun of him-- another reason I didn't know how to interfere. Both parties were guilty of something, as is usually the case.

So I told him basically that no matter what other people did to you, you needed to stand up in a respectful manner and not resort to violence, because really that makes you just as guilty. Except as I was trying, I was also trying to keep myself from crying, to keep control of myself. And that took everything I had.

I broke down after that. Luckily I got outside of the classroom before it happened, and the teacher I was working with was there to talk to me about everything that had happened today. Then she told me to take a break.

I spent ten minutes crying in the boys' bathroom.

I felt so helpless, and so hurt by my own oversight and lack of action that allowed this to happen. I was hurt because David was hurt, and because Xander was a sour asshole in power. And by the fact that really, no matter what I could do-- it would have happened anyway, because as a teacher-- even as a parent-- you don't have as much control over how your pupils are as you'd like to believe. You can stop it for a little while, or by some miracle, teach by example and by an even greater miracle, actually teach someone a life lesson. But these miracles happen very rarely in the course of instruction.

In the end...people are wonderfully and terribly free to behave as they wish. And in the four days of a class/camp, nothing will change.
<... ]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18826559/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18826559/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:02:35 PDT
It started on Tuesday, when a kid named Xander walked in-- and after about a minute of watching him, I knew he'd be trouble. Xander was smart, charismatic, charming, eager to prove himself, and just a little too full of energy. I later learned that he was in Anger Management classes, and had the trait of an Alpha Male that all the other little boys wanted to follow. And so they did.

This included a boy named David, who was small, probably one of the youngest in the class, very shy and introverted, African American, and with a stutter. This was a boy that Xander decided shouldn't be a full member of his "group," so to speak.

A fight broke out on the first day at lunch, when I wasn't there to see what was happening. I knew something had happened, because the kids I knew to be the "good kids" all had a weird expression on their faces. I asked Frank, the one boy not moved by Xander's charms, what happened. "You don't want to know," he said. And with that, I knew. But I didn't know why quite yet, though I knew who had fought by the looks on Xander and David's faces...

If you want to keep reading about what happened, I'll be posting a "Hell Week Part 2." You can avoid it if you want...but if not, that's cool too. I'm mostly just writing it down so I don't forget.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18632658/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18632658/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:01:59 PDT
They and one of their friends are sitting upstairs right now talking about how "everything is a race issue" with these "blacks and hispanics," blah blah blah...and how that isn't very cool, and how they're living in a reality that isn't real, or something of that nature.

Then they go on to complain about the Spanish labelling on products, and to make homophobic comments about Ellen "DeGenerate" and how she's having her wedding on the "bush ranch" (carpet munchers, bush whackers, etc)-- and you know everything with gays is a gay issue, too...*rolls eyes*

I'm not saying that the people of minority status aren't sometimes unfairly biased against white people, but...Dad, you are totally FUCKING PROOF they have a point when they make their race an issue.

Um. Okay. Done now. Sorry for the rant.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18597837/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18597837/ Sat, 31 May 2008 18:00:33 PDT
I don't like not having other people tell me what to do. AND my insomnia's returned, probably because I've been a bit lazy since I came home from college. Well...not lazy exactly, but just consuming more than I'm producing (mentally and physically) and that's just not such a good thing.

I've been trying to correct this balance, but it's sort of a downward spiral, I guess-- the laziness causes insomnia, the insomnia causes tiredness, and tiredness is just another way of saying laziness.

Anyway. I started reading some of my poetry from the past, and I realized: I'm not very bad at all at this poetry thing, and I should probably force myself to write more often. That means stories, poems, and even songs. I've not written anything in a long time though-- ten months, maybe? So...it probably won't be so good to start out with, and I'm sorry. That is, if you read it. I know most people don't like to read poetry.

In the meantime, I should start posting more art soon too. I've gotten caught up in the idea that I need a strong idea before I start a piece, and it's kept me from really doing anything at all. Also, sadly, in the idea that "craft" is not as important as "art," which is bullshit. Whatever. Anyway. More production. Most of it probably won't be that interesting, but it will be...nice.

I'll be starting my job working with little children again on Tuesday, and I'm super excited.

And tonight I'm setting a bedtime, taking some sleeping pills, and getting up early so I can start getting into a routine again.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18532942/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18532942/ Tue, 27 May 2008 18:49:16 PDT
Anyway. He also just graduated as an animation major from Ringling, and so I had an artgasm when I saw his thesis on youtube...so I'm tellling you to go watch it. Especially if you're John or Abby Boeh: [link]

It's probably not that abnormal coming out of an animation department that someone makes something like this, but still. I gives me the willies to think I have friends that are going to be doing this soon, and have some friends doing similar right now. Of course, they all like 2-D, if I remember right...

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18498644/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18498644/ Sun, 25 May 2008 17:28:33 PDT
I'm curious because I've decided to pursue a vegetarian diet and because of where my BMI is and how much protein I will need in because of it, these will be important sources of protein for me.

Doing a terrible job with this, by the way. I don't buy the food when I'm living at my parent's house, and they only seem to want to eat dishes if they have meat in them, and as of right now I have no adequate protein substitute...eh. Luckily, I think meat tastes good, and the fact I think "dead animal" when eating meat really doesn't bother me too much.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18454731/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18454731/ Thu, 22 May 2008 20:58:57 PDT
People are so weird sometimes.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18386863/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18386863/ Sun, 18 May 2008 17:01:23 PDT
I fell asleep thinking about the infinity between my hands, and I think maybe that's what did it. That and the fact that I had my window open, and the noise probably kept me semi-awake.

I can't remember the dream too well, just fragments that shift into each other, but I was having a party at a teacher's castle and I ended up chasing a scroll off a window. It was black with gold lettering, and I had seen another student out there looking at it. I couldn't read the thing, however. What I did do was fall, and I can't remember if that's the part where I died or not, but later I died. It was a strange death, because I got to watch the blue sky be replaced with blackness, before the land disappeared. Then I said "no no no no no!" I came back, but it was like I had come out of a dream in the dream. It's the first time I remember doing that.

I woke up a few times throughout the dream, and it was like I was awake but couldn't move, and I could open my eyes but only for a second before it started to hurt too much. So needless to say, I slept quite a while before I could gather my wits about me and set myself into a path where I could rise when I awakened.

That's about all I remember. But anyway, onto other things. SCHOOL IS OUT FOR SUMMER! I've just spent my first week at home, and I've realized it's not my home anymore. Also, my parents are filing for bankruptcy and I don't know how that will affect my schooling. My uncle is back in jail because he was considering making meth. This is the third time he's been caught, so if he is convicted he is going to jail for the rest of his life. In the meantime, he was storing the materials on my grandparent's property, so their house is considered contaminated, whether or not it actually is. All their neighbors were sent letters saying their house was contaminated, which is humiliating and stupid unless they actually found something.

There's been some good things, though. My cousin came to visit and I've never met her before, and my grandma is possibly getting stem cell treatment for her M.S. Also, I got to see a really kickass concert last night. I think they played Brahms and this German guy from the Hitler era. Hitler had very great taste in Classical art, whatever else can be said about him.

Oh. And also? No homework. School's out. So I've got plenty of time to do whatever I want to.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18091985/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/18091985/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:03:29 PDT
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I've decided that there is a group of people who, as a whole, annoy the shit out of me.

They are the Creationists. Not the ones who say "well, evolution seems possible, but...maybe God is using it as a tool for developing His creation!" We're cool, guys. Though I prefer to believe that everything did come from nothing on some level.


I have a problem with the ones who say evolution is false, and that Intelligent Design should be a legit topic in science classes. I wouldn't mind if they got to the conclusion in a nice way. But they didn't.

The premise of Intelligent Design science is that "if we can't find an answer, we can assume a supernatural being caused it to happen." They think this is an improvement on science, because you're never left without an answer as to the origin of life, or how things came to be.

And in a world (the scientific one) where the questions actually MATTER, and "how" comes before "why" as it should...Intelligent Design theories and Scientific ones DO NOT match up. Intelligent design assumes the cause of something, and science does not assume the cause of something until a lot of observations are brought together-- and even then, science can be revised. "God did it" is a vague and terrible absolute that should be avoided at all costs in the realm of science. It is an oppressive phrase that stops the motif for knowledge.

I'm not saying people can't have faith...but seriously. Keep it out of science, and let's keep science out of religion while we're at it, since science starts with the "how" first, and religion starts with the "why." Imagine how big the Bible would be if scientific theories were required to be in it. There'd be pages of footnotes for one verse. "in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.*"

*The time for this is not certain, although conventional scientists disagree with the 6,000 to 10,000 year universal model that the ID scientists have come to agree upon. They believe that the universe is more like 10 billion years old or so, and was caused by a "big bang" which for years was interpreted to be a....." etc etc.

Who really wants to read all that, when all they really want is a story?

Ben Stein pisses me off too, because he has become a spokesperson against the Darwinian theory, and directed documentaries about how scientists are persecuting the views of creationists, taking away their credibility without just cause, and generally violating the First Amendment in doing so. And I thought he was supposed to be brilliant. The thing is, Darwin's theory is not current Evolutionary theory, which has adapted to new knowledge and corrected SOME of Darwin's mistakes (not to say it's perfect, either. But if the scientific college is willing to revise the evolutionary theory, then I am willing to guess that they can be convinced of its illogic, if it is indeed illogical. Therefore, it is hard to believe that they would simply dismiss creationist science, unless it was totally unfounded).

But whatever. I'm really tired of the debate, even though I know it's not going away (thank conservative America). It's good to be skeptical of all ideas (otherwise errors in Darwin's arguments could never have been revised).
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I think I'm officially a liberal. I just hope I can be one of the smart ones who doesn't discard viewpoints without careful consideration. Liberals who do that are just conservatives without a strong foundation.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17928535/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17928535/ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:40:06 PDT
I looked at Failure and I said, "you haven't destroyed us."

But Failure gestured to my friend in her lead cloak, fastened with a lock of steel, and I knew she was trapped as her shoulders hunched and she was defeated.

And I, strong as diskobolos in the face of Failure (for we have been longtime friends, you see)...I failed to let her know that All was not lost.

Failure laid a lead cloak around me in the face of a friend of mine, who lost all hope as her Freshman final crumbled, and I couldn't speak for the weight of it, and how all turns to iron when you're stuck in one place for too long.

And Failure unlocked his bond only once he knew that I knew...my foundation for speaking my mind is weak, and try as I might to make it walk, it keeps crumbling like a plaster man. And I don't know what to do without imposing on the will of others.

I saw failure today, laying lead cloaks on those I care about...and we shook hands as he walked away, leaving us struggling to stand.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17853428/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17853428/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:46:30 PDT
I got most of the work I'm semi-proud of online today. Meaning it's some of the stronger work that I know how to document, as of yet. Is it great? No, because each piece took approximately three hours to complete, except for the "grapes" and "Bang Bang." Which means none of them are really completed, whether or not I ever work on them again.

But anyway. Keep that in mind when you look at them...I guess...or don't. I hope it's pleasing enough to look at for a while, while I continue to refine my style...

Now I have to go actually put the information for all of the drawings with the drawings. I have an interview on Wednesday that will involve a portfolio review.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17680432/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17680432/ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:26:11 PDT
In other news: yoga today! Course registration starts soon! I've got two drawings that I need to finish, one book to finish, one new Elements project to start, Digital tags to design, one paper due monday along with two projects for that class...hm.

Tough weekend. Luckily, my bank account is sort of "frozen" right now. I can't spend any money, so I might as well just work. *shrug* By "frozen" I mean I can't put any money into it. Since I only have five dollars in there right now, that means I can't spend any money and that if I were paying all my bills alone, I'd be in deep shit right now.

It's time for lunch. Anyway. I hope everyone is doing fabulously.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17349539/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17349539/ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:31:58 PDT [link]

"I show boring movies, because people think they're intelligent." -- Justin Bond, Shortbus

It's not the greatest video ever, but I'm psyched about it because it taught me that I really like the video medium. ^_^

Spring break has started. I did some Spring Cleaning today, and made myself some hamburgers. It was SO nice today, but now it's rather grey outside. Baltimore is so beautiful...I like the city quite a bit, even with the crime rate. I like it just as much as I like the mountains of Colorado.

Tomorrow I'm leaving to go to Wisconsin for a couple days. A friend I've known since 6th grade is going to school there. I'll be back to my empty campus after that though, to read, hang out in the inner harbor, get doughnuts, and probably paint-- because I really want to get the work from last semester done and posted in my portfolio. Mom was disappointed that I didn't want to go home, but...you know. I saw her for my birthday, and I'll be seeing her in a couple weeks when my family goes to Florida to see my grandparents. Since I AM going to Florida over a weekend while I'm in school, I need to get work done now

Anyway. I'll get work posted up if I can.

In other news-- I didn't get the RCA position. But I figured I wouldn't, because that's usually how things go. Your chances of getting leadership positions are never high, and there were a lot of qualified people wanting the job.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17287809/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17287809/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:41:33 PDT

It'll be up on youtube in an hour or so. *squee*

Anyway. I'll give the link when that happens. Talk to yall later.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17099694/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/17099694/ Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:23:25 PST
I've got a strange split going on-- I really would prefer Ron Paul win-- but I don't think it will happen. The odd thing is that I think I would prefer a democrat in office otherwise, simply because if all the candidates want governmental expansion, then we should let the government expand in ways geared toward diplomacy.

McCain's website addresses the issues rather poorly in comparison to the democrat's websites. On that note, though, Hilary and Barack seem like almost the same person. So it doesn't matter who of them wins.

Anyway. Yeah. So I was just wondering how your own political choices were going.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/16589030/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/16589030/ Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:47:10 PST
I'm probably going to photograph a couple of the other pieces too, but that will be later-- the pieces left are semi-finished or super-stupid-to-put-online. Considering I probably have a similar workload this semester, I don't know when the other pieces will get done. I'll probably end up with my next update happening during Spring Break. But we'll see.

I hope everyone is doing well. Sorry my last entry was so long.

So long, fellows.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/16431198/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/16431198/ Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:17:08 PST
American horror is almost never worth it, guys. Even if they're adapting from something that was probably good in its Japanese version. What I'm trying to say is, don't waste your money on "One Missed Call." Go see The Orphanage if you're into horror.

It's this movie about a woman named Laura who returns to her childhood home, and her HIV-positive child disappears soon after he starts playing with these imaginary friends. The movie revolves around her growth into the belief that these friends are real, and the games they play trying to get her to find her son...

It's got a lot of the old creaks and loud noises and creepy playground equipment, ominous bangs, etc...but it uses them beautifully, and in a way that I think is updated to fit our times. It has none of the gore of Saw or Hostel...or even "The Ring."

And yet it was probably one of the most emotionally stirring movies I've seen in a while. I laughed, I felt happy....I got goosebumps from being scared, and my knees were shaking....and I cried, too. I've been teary-eyed in movies before, but usually I can keep the tears from running down my face.

I heard some dude behind me say "HOLY SHIT" once. Which is pretty awesome...since you'd think in these times we wouldn't be so stirred by these old tricks.

Anyway. It was one of the better horror films I've ever seen, and while I saw influences from plenty of other movies (most of them American, funnily enough), the combination of symbols and characters in what I think must have been a contemporary world created a story that stands very much on its own. If you see one horror movie this year, it should be this one.

Or "Teeth." Because that just sounds fucking hilarious.

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I had to write a review for that movie, because it was just so good. I liked it better than Pan's Labyrinth, even, although the Spanish acceptance of death is a huge part of both and really made both movies significant.

After the movie, we went and ate dinner at Chili's. I got dessert for once...I don't think I should ever go to a restaurant for dessert again unless I have someone to split it with, because it's basically two servings of FAT SQUARED. Ew. But it's delicious fat. ^_^

I also got a "religious symbolism" book, and the Sweeney Todd Soundtrack!

In other news, I think I've decided to strongly oppose Islamic extremism...and conservatism....and even some moderate threads of the religion. I don't hate most of the people under the religion (in fact, my favorite math teacher was Islamic) but it really does seem to me that it preaches hatred a little more strongly than any other religion during these times-- to the point that European artists are afraid of the death threats they're receiving for parodying the religion. That's ridiculous, considering how often Christ or the Pope is parodied, and in most cases (except maybe Chocolate Jesus and Piss Christ) it's accepted, whether or not Christians frown over it. And even in cases where artists have been censored, protesters don't resort to death threats in droves.

If you're on facebook, you can look through "groups" and find a "fuck Christianity" group and a "fuck Islam" group. If you look for Islamic groups, most of them are "Facebook, if you don't delete the Fuck Islam group, we're going to ________." If you look up Christian groups, most of them are "If you love JESUS, come Join US!" or whatever. Only a couple mention what will happen if Fuck Christianity is not deleted, and most of those want both groups deleted. I was convinced by this comparison that even the liberal practitioners of Islam tend to want to accomplish things by threatening others and stamping out other points of view. Usually I'd chalk that up to them being liberals and shrug it off, but not in this case.

I tried to check to see if maybe an expert that was for Islam could convince me otherwise, so I looked at an article ( [link] ) written in defense of Islam, on a site promoting tolerance of all religions. I found it to be a blind unacceptance of the views of anyone who doesn't believe Islam to be a peaceful religion. He says, "Neither Islam's conservative critics, nor the "scholars" and "experts" they read and quote from in their writings, possess" the knowledge to accurately interpret the text. That's a terribly prejudiced, biased statement. To be fair, he's also terribly prejudiced and biased in that he believes the more violent of Islamic Clerics also lack the training to read and interpret the Qu'ran properly.

Furthermore, he basically says that Muhammad believes all Jews are... ]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/16378746/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/16378746/ Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:54:09 PST [link]

Dude. It's so...fantastic.

Don't read it without a sense of humor handy. The illustration is nice, though.

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The actual video isn't so great (talk about sex montage), but the concept is one I was really enthusiastic about...In fact, since I watched Mulan and I like watching QAF clips since I don't have the series on DVD...I had Justin and Brian in my head doing a montage to the song...
....Fanboydom overr....



Anyway. I'm trying to get back into writing poetry, and stories, now that I have been out of practice for a while. Bear with me while I get my skills back up...although I have this odd feeling that my writing has actually improved, I just suck...whatev.

Anyway. It's good to be back in a creative field after a month away. ^_^



In other news (that isn't): I'm trying to decide if it's the dialogue in the Harry Potter movies that sucks, or if it's just Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe that really annoy me....

I KNOW that Hermione-in-the-movies annoys the fuck out of me because she's too much of a moralistic pansy know-it-all. And I KNOW that Harry-in-the-movies makes me want to crawl out of my skin because he's over-stupid and innocent...but are these the actors' faults or the screenwriter's? And Janna is totally right-- they've got a LOT of on-screen chemistry that doesn't seem to go away.

I'll probably never know. It's just a good thing they have a great adult cast to support the little bastards...

(though the fifth movie shows a lot of improvement, even if I think it might be a bit boring)

Hm. I've realized something. American economy banks on no one being happy. The American Dream is the Pursuit of Happiness-- but not happiness itself. Sometimes that's a good thing...sometimes it's a bad thing...But know that if you really want to make it big (anywhere, I imagine, but particularly here), you must ensure that your public is never TOO happy...I'm glad I figured that out. Now I need to know how I want that to translate into my future...

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/16336656/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/16336656/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:16:44 PST
My New Year's resolution is to sing like this: [link]

Credit goes to ~dolle for this bit of corruption.

Only I'll do my bit to the Dreamgirls soundtrack, and then maybe Noel won't want to hear it anymore. Mwarharharhar. *Diabolical grin*
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Luckily, most Resolutions fail.

In other news, I don't think I mentioned this...I've read about 11 books this vacation and consequently haven't done any artwork. I've been reading:

The Harry Potter Series.

Eye and Brain-- Richard L. Gregory (Good reference book for the physiology and psyhology of seeing)

Interaction of Color -- Joseph Albers (Yay color theory)

Chromophobia -- David Batchelor (The fear of color pervades our culture. Beware! )

The Merlin Conspiracy -- Diana Wynne Jones (who is an excellent author by the way. Check her out if you don't know the name)

Mind Manipulation -- Dr. Haha Lung. This book's actually the most boring of what I've read. It's a general overview of the mind manipulation techniques created by the ninja. It sounds a lot better than it is, and I think I would have been a lot better off going straight to "The Art of War." But whatev.

I've also seen two movies: The Great Debaters and Atonement. Both are good insights into humanity, though the former is much more uplifting than the latter.


Coming Up: Zac paints a pineapple. Yay pineapples!
And maybe some flowers with beards, if I figure out how I want to go about that...

That's all. I just thought I'd let you in on what I've been doing. What I've not been doing? Art and Exercise. That makes me a bad person.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/16239276/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/16239276/ Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:05:36 PST Lived away from my parents, went to college, stayed up all night, graduated high school.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any for 2007. I have made some for this year, but they're not really resolutions, they're just goals to accomplish in due time.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Cat. I think one of my cousins gave birth, and my teacher and my friend Ivy got preggers.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
My grandma's brother.

5. What countries did you visit?
The U.S. But I live there, so I'm always visiting...

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A point to my artwork, and the drive to use the time I know I have properly...

7. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I don't have any. Because I don't remember dates.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Learned how to draw "good."

9. What was your biggest failure?
Probably neglecting my body and my meditations...

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
No.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Good oil painting supplies, I think.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
...I didn't really think about it.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Too many... way too many...

14. Where did most of your money go?
Food, art supplies.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Hallowe'en party, the new Harry Potter Book, picnicface, ice cream delivery (greatest thing ever!!!) Oh. And having friends.

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Anything off the Dreamgirls soundtrack, simply because my roommate likes to blast that sucker...all teh time...

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

i. happier?
Definitely.

ii. thinner or fatter?
Fatter.

iii. richer or poorer?
Poorer. Or richer, if rich comes with the realization of how poor your skills and thought processes have been so far...

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Uh. Work.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Hm. Good question. Probably talking..

20. How did you spend Christmas?
Reading. Because I'm scroogey that way.

21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
2006. But I guess it could be called a free fall, in which case, I'm still falling...

22. How many one-night stands?
None.

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Avatar: The Last Airbender

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Oh yeah...

25. What was the best book you read this year?
Six Memos for the Next Millenium, by Italo Calvino

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Harry and the Potters. ^_^

27. What did you want and get?
A college education.

28. What did you want and not get?
A full acceptance of the responsibilities I have now.

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Stardust, we'll say, for now.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 18, and spent the day with my family.

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
a $20,000 scholarship.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
The Muffin Top. -_____- That's what happens when you don't realize your pants are too tight now...

33. What kept you sane?
Friends.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
None really... Not big on celebrity anything...

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
The assassination of Bhutto. What the hell guys....

36. Who did you miss?
I don't know.

37. Who was the best new person you met?
I met a lot of new people. I don't know who is the best.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007?
Well...it couples with a lesson from high school: People will usually accept a lot of crap-- that's what makes Capitalism so fruitful!

The college addition is: That doesn't give you an excuse to suck balls...unless that happens to be the task you want to do well, in the given moment. And then, there... ]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/14823889/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/14823889/ Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:29:47 PDT
So most of my effort these days has been devoted to learning. I'm also understanding how very little I actually think for myself...so, I'll have to work on that. I'm not sure why I didn't notice before-- I think it's because when I'm on my own, I can think for myself, but sort of lazily...

Whatever. There's not a whole lot to say about school. It's great, and I'm in the right place. I feel kind of bad because I've only made one new friend for reals, and become acquainted with a few people through others. It doesn't bother me that my friends are very few (I think they're awesome, and I appreciate them immensely), I just feel abnormal when everyone else always seems to be in a group...maybe that's just crazy talk though. o-O

Anyway. I've done a lot of art, visited a lot of galleries, and am now under the impression I should really keep a journal. Like. I sort of do with my sketchbook, but not very consistently. I guess it's something I should start. It might keep me from falling asleep too much.

This wasn't really worth reading though, so sorry to post it. But I figured I'd let everyone know I'm not dead, even though it seems like it. I have a lot of art to look through; I'm avoiding the journal entries for the most part though.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/14156045/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/14156045/ Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:45:54 PDT
So I think I'm making a promise to myself:

For the next week, if and when I use the computer, my time online will be devoted not to facebook, deviantart(gasp!), or responding to stupid e-mails, but it will be focused on looking up food recipes, researching the political candidates or something else I should care about, writing letters to my old teachers, making grocery lists, packing for college, or other things of importance.

I hope I will make it. Until next Monday then, gentle readers...

EDIT: make that two weeks. I'm moving to Baltimore next Monday. Janna, I'll see you Thursday!! bwarharhar

Edit 2: I'm removing dA from the original list-- but ONLY so I can update this journal entry. I realized that if I'm going to be online trying to establish a bit of research regarding topics I am/should be interested in, then I'd better get together a list...

So. Here's my list, as it develops:

Christian Apologetics:
[link]

Atheism (YAY! ):
[link]

Recipes:
[link]

World Events:
Iraq:
[link]

[link]
[link]

I think those are fair enough. It's funny how far research gets you...sometimes...

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/14140797/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/14140797/ Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:25:36 PDT
So if you get a chance, go see it. I don't really do a good job of writing reviews because I don't like giving away any of the details. But it's worth your nine dollars or so. If only to see DeNiro in a dress...

In other news? Last night I fell victim to a conspiracy theory. I'm not sure why...lapse in judgment there...but it made me think about how very few questions anyone asks, of their sources or of the processes of things. Whether or not we fall for conspiracy theories, we're pretty stupid overall. More precisely, pretty ignorant...it's almost disappointing to realize the quality in yourself.

Luckily for me, the good people of dA are ignorant in other ways, and they saved my sanity. Hooray for forums-- even if you don't really go there to learn anything...because really. If you go to a forum, you shouldn't expect to learn very much, though a couple people may help you out. *shrug*

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/14088614/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/14088614/ Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:39:47 PDT
Looking around on the prose entries here, I just got really upset because it seems about half the stuff written in English is a joke. In the bad way.

This resulted in me telling off a 13 year old Japanese girl for not knowing how to spell 'boredom' and for her poor English grammar.

I'm such a jerk....o-o

That's just how the cookie crumbles sometimes, and it's a lesson for...well, me. I obviously need to find out why something annoys me before posting anything else...

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13990703/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13990703/ Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:20:48 PDT [link]

...well, I thought it was funny anyway.

Also, I've been busy working and painting. So I'll have a picture worth looking at either tomorrow or the next day...

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13963200/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13963200/ Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:48:41 PDT
I went here: [link] because told me to. Recently I went back to the site to check a couple things. If one greenhouse gas (water vapor) is 95% of the problem, that makes Carbon emissions look kind of flimsy. That aside....I checked the stats from that website involving CO2.

My biology textbook-- "Biology" - 8th edition, by Mader....actually agrees. "Human emissions" are NOTHING in comparison to natural emissions, according to that textbook. And it supports the global warming theory....

So. That's all well and good. Humans have a small role in it. Sometimes I'm convinced of that and other times I'm not. And either way I think there's other reasons to try and keep levels of pollution down, to try and conserve resources, et cetera.

But it leaves me wondering what is actually making the difference. Is it just climate cycles causing glaciers to melt, certain symbiotic relationships to crumble in the amazon, more frequent el ninos, etc? I wish we had the records so that we could understand.


Politics and science shouldn't mix. When they do, any clear answers disappear in a fog of propaganda...

Just me ranting. Sorry everyone. It's just a hot topic that pushes my buttons...It's in the Romantic nature of the world that we find comfort in ideas like this one...because if we caused something, we can change it...That doesn't necessarily make them true. So I'm confused.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13926232/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13926232/ Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:14:51 PDT
Yeah. So anyways, that's where part of my morning went-- sunbathing. I finally saw why people call Kentucky Bluegrass "blue." When your eyes are adjusting from being closed to being open in direct sunlight...it's this really pretty turquoise color.

My morning also went to finding all my poetry books, trying yet again to learn to sing better, eating breakfast/lunch, meditating, cleaning up my room a bit, and doing research for my next big painting. If any of you know Coldplay really well, PLEASE tell me what you love about them. I hate Coldplay, but I'm painting a really big picture of them for my friend who thinks they're the greatest thing since the invention of dogs. So naturally, I'm trying to develop a semi-tolerance for them, and trying to figure out what people love about them.

This past week went to pissing off , because that's what happens in almost all arguments where no actual proof can be presented (and most arguments where proof CAN be presented). Especially when one decides to push issues the other person cannot accept or will not accept. Great artist by the way, so check him out.

That's important only because it was the introduction to last week's theme: human behavior. My own, gromyko's, and a few others in turn....finally falling to this guy named Christian. 15 year olds are kind of funny no matter what, but he really struck me. His name gave an implication that matched his persona, because he is this nice kid with a cross around his neck. He's a good looking skater boy, kind of like "Drake" from "Drake and Josh." If you look good, people usually assume the best of you. So naturally I thought he was a good ol' Christian boy. That was the sort of persona he put out there. And then on the last day of the summer camp he was in (I was the T.A. ) he starts doing this "shrink art" with one Satanic symbol (666), and another that had a hand with a pentacle on it. I was pretty surprised. Not repulsed of course, because I was that kid three years ago or so. Nonetheless, it's interesting how we lead double lives...the moment Christian's mom showed up, the shrink art disappeared....

He was interesting for other reasons too. I thought he was an outgoing kid because I saw him with his friends. He'd come up to me and sort of make fun of me every once in a while, without knowing who I was....then I started noticing that he didn't really make eye contact when talking to other people, and his voice would get kind of misty with people that he wasn't friendly with. The kid was shy. Hmm...

yeah. So anyway. This week's been much about human nature for me. I focus on Christian because he's one good example, but there were others in that class just as interesting....for their greed, naivete, lack of confidence, insecurities, quirkiness, developing senses of humor, happiness, and creativity, along with countless other mosaic tiles making up the picture of humanity.

And about sunbathing in the nude. But bring a towel, because the grass itches, and be prepared to have spiders and ants crawl across your skin. But if you're in the right mindframe, it'll be something fascinating because you're level with those bugs, all of a sudden...

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13830113/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13830113/ Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:46:16 PDT
I think Rowling should have waited another year before publishing it, but I imagine she spent nearly 20 years on the books and was just tired of them....it's probably her best, which is great, but it also shows her shortcomings as a writer, and she slips into a lot of cliche's.

I was somewhat disappointed about the end at first, but then I realized that Rowling actually made a great point with it.

The first half of the book is kind of slow, but it's worth reading through, as well.

I will say no more, because I think it's a bit too early, which is why the title of this is also from a previous book. I'm silly that way.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13766907/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13766907/ Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:29:26 PDT
It's one of the better movies I've ever seen, and nothing like what I was expecting. So anyway, if you get the chance...watch it.

In other news, MICA figured out that my financial aid really was still there, but they're still having problems. *sigh* well. That happens, I guess. I guess. ><

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13746691/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13746691/ Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:39:44 PDT
So. I get an e-mail today (sent yesterday) that the financial aid office at MICA thinks I am not going there. Why?

BECAUSE THEY CANCELLED MY AID. WHY THE FUCK DO THEY THINK ANYONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD GIVE AWAY TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR?!!!!!!!!!!!


Fucking bastards. Oh well. I'm sure it's all just a little misunderstanding. ><

I just had to vent.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13730394/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13730394/ Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:37:07 PDT
Casting:

Professor Umbridge was almost PERFECT for the role. Delightfully vindictive, and all in her own way. She was a very different Umbridge than the one in the book, but in a way that totally agreed with the character.

Luna Lovegood...so airy I thought she would blow away. She was my least favorite character, even though she was my favorite in the book. I think a lot of this had to do with the fact I couldn't really hear her too well, and what I did hear did not seem to agree with the fact she was in Ravenclaw. I did love the scene where she fed the baby thestral though.

HP, HG, and RW -- the three main characters have finally managed to make their personalities gel with the characters, I think. So...go them.

Neville -- Gets uglier every movie. That poor guy. I didn't appreciate how powerless the script made Neville though. He's not really all that terrible in the books....just a little behind everyone else. None of his bravery is actually put into the role, somehow...

Everyone else is pretty much extraneous, as far as characters go. Except Dumbledore and Voldemort. Tonks was the coolest useless character though. Arabella Figg was the least cool. She was a very quiet character....really boring. But she made the trial scene funny.

The actual story:

I am glad for this: they made Harry Potter a movie that stands slightly away from the book. They added a lot of lines that weren't in the book, changed who says what/does what, et cetera. This resulted in the movie being as good as a Harry Potter movie can get, even though it did not capture the same magic the book did (though perhaps it got closer).

The problem with turning HP into a movie is that the characters are so interdependent, and there are so many of them. To make the movie, the timeframe required that only Harry, Ron, and Hermione really got focused on at all. In my opinion, this ruins the whole message of Harry Potter, but there are just some things that get conveyed better in writing...like the argument that a community of people who care about each other can in fact defeat the darkest powers in the universe. It can be done in movie form, but it's such a large idea that a movie would do best to focus on just that, and Harry Potter is not just focused on that...blah blah blah...*goes on a rant about thematic elements and the purpose of books*

Anyway. My one other complaint is: the movie felt more like a collage of scenes as opposed to a coherent story. It was a bit hard to follow, and I think they would have done better to make it about three hours long instead of two hours and twenty minutes.

Visually however, everything was stunning. Thank God they had good artists, because it redeemed almost everything I thought was stupid. Oh. Except for this line:

"You've got no friends. AND I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU!!!"

Come on Harry. When did you lose your fire? Oh well. Luckily, that came in the middle of one of the greatest scenes in the whole movie.


Anyway. One question for any fans out there: Am I the only one who is hoping Harry dies in the seventh book? I kind of doubt he does, but I think it would drive the point home a lot better if he did....

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13476850/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13476850/ Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:10:28 PDT He kicks ass, just for those of you who don't know. At the same time, I'm not sure he's my favorite anything, but his voice is fabulous, and his lyrics aren't half bad either. And he's got a good designer for his album art-- and the reason I buy CDs is for the album art.

My boyfriend is in Hawaii. I'm jealous. >< And also surprised because I got really anxious about whether or not his plane would stop over the ocean....so I was peeved when he didn't let me know he made it to Oahu. But whatever. That's how these things go. *sighs* I wish I was in Hawaii...with or without him.

I started painting my first large scale mural. I think it's about five feet high, maybe a bit more, and 12 feet wide. It covers two walls, and I realized the joys of two point perspective in a folded image...mwarharhar. I'm a happy boy. For those who don't know, the two point perspective makes whatever is on the fold change as you move around it, so it becomes more sculpturesque than a painting should be....enhancing the three dimensional illusion. I'm quite happy to have learned this.

I'll have pictures of it-- once I finish, which should be tomorrow.

I need to be reminded to watch Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus. They sound very interesting.

And now for a new mp3 player...thing...I get to make up my own life story, finally! If I assume the tracks are accurate.

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?

So, here's how it works:

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool..


Opening Credits:
Delerium - Temple of Light
(This song is awesome, hands down)

Waking Up:
Evanescence - Imaginary
(damn. That's a terrible way to wake up, I must be depressed on this day.)

First Day At School:
Bjork - Who is It?
(At least it would be happy! The morning depression has gone away!)

Making Your New Best Friend:
Lacuna Coil - Veins of Glass
(...just no.)

Falling In Love:
Alphaville - To Germany with Love
("I write to Germany with love." No. )

Breaking Up:
Emery - The Weakest
(That's quite a violent breakup...guns and everything)

Prom:
The Dresden Dolls - My Alcoholic Friends
(I TOTALLY wish this was playing at my prom)

Graduation:
Alanis Morissette - Hand in My Pocket
(Broke but happy, right?)

Life's Okay:
Loreena McKennitt - Annachie Gordon
(...a song about suicide and death over love... )

Death of a Close Friend:
Emery - In a Win Win Situation
(it could work)

Mental Breakdown:
Dead Can Dance - Orbis de Ignis
(I'm thinking if I overdosed on drugs and was hallucinating, this could be a great scene)

Driving:
Alphaville - The Voyager
(^_^ That works really well)

Flashback:
Dead Can Dance - Wilderness
(It's a sort of sad flashback. Probably to my friend's death. )

Getting Back Together:
Mediaeval Baebes - Igrayne's Dance
(It's sort of a chase-down scene, that turns into some steamy dirty hotel room sex, that we call "getting back together.")

Wedding Scene:
Lacuna Coil - Devoted
(It's a very serious wedding in the middle of a war. Underground. There's explosions above.)

Birth of Child:
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am
(It works great for the baby. ^_^)

Car Accident:
t.A.T.u - 30 minutes
(Perfect)

Final Battle:
Tsunami Bomb - Say it if You Mean it
(MONTAGE BATTLE SCENE! WOOHOO! Not that the song makes sense.... )

Death Scene:
Sinead O'Connor - Oro Se Do Bheatha 'Bhaile
(coz Irish is always good for a death scene. )

Funeral Song:
Linkin Park - Breaking the Habit
(I think this might work if...a zombie montage follows burial. Brain eating and all. )

End Credits:
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

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This was the stupidest one I've ever tried. Hands down. But assuming someone could create a movie with this soundtrack, and so many different ideas....it would have to be a great movie. Beacuse otherwise it would be just a waste of time. Try it if you dare.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13361730/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13361730/ Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:22:15 PDT [link]

Hmmm. It's a great song. ^_^ Even if I really DO paint people, the video is worth watching....

I updated recently. As soon as I finish the current projects I'm working on, I'll add them too. I've been working, so I haven't been doing art, even though that's not really an excuse. Neither is watching animated gay love-- but that's really funny for some reason. I mean, the characters are pretty silly and the storylines kind of suck, but the voices are hilarious! And so are the translations...with full confidence, I can recommend "after school in teacher lounge" and "boku no sexual harrassment" as worth watching, if you ever get tired of normal comedy and want to go for the "so pathetic it's funny" aspect of the genre.

I just realized I wasted an entire night watching youtube.
Oh. This one's good too (not anime):
[link]

And I say that as an atheist. Baby got BOOK!

Which reminds me. I read more of Genesis. I like Moses' sense of humor in Genesis 4-9. In Gen 4, he's all like "this dude begat his first son at 100, and then had sons and daughters while living 900 more years. And then he died. " And he does that over and over again, right? Then it all stops so that the story of Noah can intervene for the next few chapters (he had his first son at 500...that's a lot of years without any nookie), and then the last sentence of Noah's story is, "And then he died." I had to laugh. Go Moses, I guess. Although I don't believe there were giants, or angels taking human wives, or people living almost a thousand years, NOR do I believe there was an ocean of fresh (rain) water above the sky, or below the earth, before the great flood of Noah. NOR do I believe the flood actually covered all of the Himalayas, even if it did cover the other mountain range (though I sincerely doubt it did) unless the world happened to switch its polarity...but whatever.

World floods. How much more epic can you get?

"And then you die."

And that is a very vague update of the last couple of days. Enjoy the weekend, folks!

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13025151/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/13025151/ Sun, 20 May 2007 11:51:46 PDT
Yesterday, my date was supposed to be ready by 4. She got done at 5, so we missed the limousine that was supposed to take us to dinner.

Which is really stupid. I don't mind that she was late (she looked fabulous, and honestly the limo wouldn't have been too comfortable on the way to dinner anyway), but I DO mind that we still beat the limo to the restaurant by at least ten minutes...which makes me think that we actually could have made the reservation if the others would have waited for us. But whatever. Actually, they might have still been late, so it was probably a good thing Gloria and I got to the restaurant early anyway.

*shrug* That was the beginning. Dinner was excellent! Except it gave me really terrible gas for the rest of the night....*shudder* But back to dinner. I had chicken parmesan, and a side of pasta for 20 dollars. It was a lot of food. 3 servings of chicken covered in mozzarella cheese, and about two servings of pasta. Gloria had this other chicken kind of dish that really could have fed a family of four. She also had soup and pasta, but couldn't eat most of the chicken dish or pasta. LOTS OF FOOD!

And then they brought out these complimentary lemon sugar cookies....mmmmmmmmmmm lemon sugar cookies.....*drool* they were really good. And the people that got dessert had really GOOD looking desserts....

Then we got back in the limo and found out that it was really, really cramped in there (15 people, maximum capacity...though later we fit in 16, and could have fit more). One guy was really heartbroken, because he finally realized this girl he thought was his girlfriend never actually said "yes, I'll be your girlfriend." He just assumed it to be true, because they were going to prom together. Anyway. Back to the limo. It was a hummer, and they played some shitty music mixed with some semi-okay music that hypnotized me. But that might also be due to the lava lamps and all the pretty lights in the limo...

We pull up to the center, go through the line (ew) and get up there. Gloria and I tried to waltz to the second song they were playing (great fun, and we kept hitting others ^^' ), I realized dancing is a lot of jumping up and down sometimes, and so I stayed ont he dance floor about half the night. But it got so packed!!! 600 people, and most of them were on this square of floor....we overflowed into the table area and people were still dancing out there. Including me. It was alllllllllll fun though. ^_^

Then we came back, changed, went back out for afterprom at this arcade. I realized I have NO skills when it comes to video games, but that's expected since I have never really been into them...but it was fun to play them anyway. They also had these photo booths that were pretty cool. We left an hour early and went cruising around until half the party was sleeping in the limo, and we went home. The end.

The sun was rising, and I got home at 5. Long, long day. But fun. I was pretty pumped. I'll get up pictures soon.

]]> ~SirNaelyan http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/12913347/ http://SirNaelyan.deviantart.com/journal/12913347/ Thu, 10 May 2007 16:48:35 PDT
What that means: LOTS OF APPLES. I'm sorry to those of you who hate apples. I promise you...I'd hate them too if they weren't so delicious as a food source....I'm the one that painted all these. Some of them twice. >>

So anyway. If you like apples, stick around a while. If you don't like apples...well. Ignore the apples and go find some better art to look at until I get some new, non-apple material up. Please. ^^'

_______________

Two AP tests down, two more to go. Good luck to all you AP Studio kids out there, though I'm sure your teachers have prepped you for it already.

Oh. And you AP Japanese kid...though I don't know if you took it already or not....

Anyway. That means my brain is fried and I don't feel like doing much. But I DO finally have a poem on the way, and might have more on the way soon...both art and poetry.

_______________

As for my camping trip-- the first poem is going to be about the greatest experience I had up there. For a quick update on it:

it snowed both days. It was cold, but hey...

I have a crush on this boy scout in the tent that was across from me, and I spent most of the trip admiring how incredibly kind, playful, thoughtful, and serious he could be all at once. It ALMOST makes me wish he was gay, because then I could feel even weirder about not flirting with him. But why that's important: he spent the whole trip pretty much being both daddy and mommy to everyone on the trip, as much as he could. We could have made it through the trip without him, but...it was nice to have someone with camping experience along with us. Plus, he had the only working stove. So...we would have been pretty hosed without him, food-wise. It was also cool just because he's a leader, so he was the one going "hey, you wanna go on a hike?" when the teacher had to leave. So he kept us from getting bored. Though everyone had a hand in keeping us from getting bored, i must say....

This other dude named Evan that was also in the other tent screamed out "WAHOOO!" Late on the second day. Then he comes up from the bottom of this hill, smiling. He's like, "ZAC! I WIPED WITH SNOW!" Oh. And then once he had shat, he spent the whole trip farting, and he had really bad gas.
So I was glad I was NOT in his tent.

And I had to laugh. And then try it myself. If you've never wiped with snow...do find an opportunity. And it has to be snow. I don't think ice would work very well. Except maybe shaved ice.

It was cold enough the day we went home that i found ice on my pillow when I woke up. My boots froze, so did some of my food. It was pretty special. And actually, that was my favorite morning-- and so you'll hear about it in poetry instead.

What else...right. One of the stoves actually DID light. Once. And when it lit, I mean...the whole thing lit. The fire started in the fire bowl, and then came out of it, all over the gas tank. Everyone's like "OH SHIT!" and kicked over the stove and started throwing snow and dirt at it. And the thing kept lighting, of course, because no one bothered to turn the damn thing off....had i been there, I probably wouldn't have turned it off either....ut whatever.

And hiking. Lots and lots of hiking. It was fun stuff. Just so you know.

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One more thing. I won 500 dollars last night in a scholarship competition. It's not much, but it's something kind of nifty! Sooo...woohoo. ^_^

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Your feet decide to get their revenge rather quickly. Even if that nine miles was rather spread out...of course, it might have been more than that. I don't really know.

Anywho. Went camping this weekend for the first time. We got snowed on each night we were there, and I woke up to frozen boots this morning. I think my toes decided to almost-freeze on me the last two nights, and I might have gotten a giardia infection from my tea....I'll find out next week, I guess.

BUT IT WAS SOOOO TOTALLY AWESOME DUUUUDE!
And I'll just have to talk about it later, because right now, I'm going to take a bath. I just thought I'd let you know: I survived, and am still working through the previous couple weeks's submissions...<3


Although next time, I will bring things to cook as opposed to precooked things....

I've got a ton of homework to do for tomorrow, but I don't think any of it is getting done.

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