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2006: 1 day
2007: all three days, went to see the masquerade
2008: all three days, went to see Masquerade, had lots of photos taken of me.
2009: C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!
2010: ????

I'm a little upset that I won't make it to otakon, but that might be just as well; my Drop Pilot Costume does not have all the components I need.

But I will be pissed if all I have to look forward to this year is Zenkaikon. and even then, there won't be as much to do. Because I will be staffing, and "power-tripping" if the screaming fangirls get on my last nerve. Which they probably will, if years' past are any indication.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/23200220/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/23200220/ Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:31:54 PST
Enough sob story. Let's change to something completely different. Like, food! There we go! :grin:
I've been on a sort of culinary kick lately, raiding my spice cabinet more often than I have done in the past. Some onion powder and and steakhouse seasoning made for some pretty tasty burgers last night, and before that, I enjoyed a delicious Grilled Cheese and Bacon sandwich from a small deli on the other side of town; totally worth the walk. I also learned a simple recipe for a delicious dessert known as Mississippi Mud (which I can hopefully make even if I go to college; will post pictures of the finished product)that requires no firing up of the oven, only placement in the freezer.

Even right now, I have a container of chocolate chip cookies in my lap. It seems that I'm always eating as of late. I need to stop before I gain too much weight.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/21805846/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/21805846/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:16:55 PST
What? You were expecting more? It's not that big a deal...

Although, I'm probably the eldest in the entire Junior class....

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/21223329/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/21223329/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:34:32 PDT [link]

They did it. After 15 long years....

THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES WON THE WORLD SERIES!

I'm so happy to have witnessed this grand event in Philadelphia sports history. I wanted to set off a lot of these bottle rockets I have, but I don't wanna disturb the neighbors too much. *lives in an apartment building with old people*

WOO HOO!

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/20177739/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/20177739/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:30:44 PDT
See you all later.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/19897267/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/19897267/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:40:21 PDT
Ah, yes. Otakon 2008. By far the biggest one I've been to, with easily 30,000 attendees. Didn't get to take a lot of photos this year. I was actually stopped a bunch of times for photos. I also bought stuff at Artist's alley this year; a pack of buttons and a sketchbook collection from the awesome creators of Applegeeks (Including a free autographed sketch), and a lovely print of Haruhi, Mikuru, and Yuki as catgirls.

Oh yeah, and I got dropped a few times by a particularly rambunctious Solid Snake. fun stuff.

Sunday, my brother and I headed down from Baltimore to visit family in VA.

Let's just say that Jetskiing is not for the faint of heart. I had a blast gunning the thing up and down Lake Anna, holding on for dear life as I bounce up and down on other watercraft's wake.

Then on our way back, we hit some serious traffic on I-95 stemming from a shift change at the Delaware Tolls. we almost didn't return our rental car on time.

So, It's been an exciting weekend. But I'm content to just chillax now.

Though my mom tells me I might be headed to Cape May next week. wonderful.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/18156883/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/18156883/ Sat, 03 May 2008 23:08:50 PDT
That's the best way to describe it.

Seriously, I've been neglecting my own writing and internet activities because of this amazing game.

And it only gets better online. Because of the addition of Passenger-friendly helicopters, such as the Black Hawk look-a-like "Annihilator," which carries four working (but practically un-aimable) miniguns and up to 5 (possibly seven, if the rear passenger compartment fits six people) assault rifle-wielding passengers, expect some craziness when you link up with friends in the re-designed Liberty City when online. Especially in Free Mode. Here, alliances can be made and broken at the drop of a hat, so don't trust anyone unless you can talk to them through voice chat.

But going back to that image...

Step 1: Meet up at Francis International Airport on the Eastern-most island.

Step 2: Gather assault rifles, either AK-47 or M4A1.

Step 3: Board one or more "Annihilator" helicopters and fill them to capacity.

Step 4: Once in the air, attract police attention by attacking civilians.

Step 5: Alternatively, fly in formation towards "Happiness Island", one of the most undersecured sections of the map.

Whether choosing step 4 or 5, remember to do this:

grab a nearby boombox or similar device, make sure your headset is on, and then blare Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" over the voice chat network.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/17834738/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/17834738/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:25:29 PDT

The first 10 deviants who post in this journal will be featured. I will go though your gallery and choose 3 of your deviations I like the most and post them in my journal for everyone to see!

The catch?

You have to put this in your journal as well if you posted

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/17138739/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/17138739/ Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:57:25 PST
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I was using my Shaun of the Dead cosplay at a mini-convention at a local VFW when I entered their costume contest for fun. So I was very surprised when I actually won the "Best Zombie Slayer" award for cosplaying as Shaun, cricket bat and all.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/15654471/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/15654471/ Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:46:08 PST
Yesterday, I got some very apalling readings in terms of my blood pressure when I went for a physical certification. I'm borderline [something involving high blood pressure] because my BP is 142 over 80. This is a bad thing, I'm sure, and it will require some serious exercise and possibly medication in order to get it down. I'm really worried about my health now, if I wasn't already. Both sides of my family have a history of diabetes (my dad found he had it about 3 or so weeks ago) and stroke, so this has me frightened and confused. It could be the stress I deal with at school, my diet, I dunno what. Under doctor's recommendations, I must stay away from soda awhile, and while my dad was visiting for thanksgiving, he bought us a box of single-serving Splenda packets so that we can hold off on sugar awhile. I'm not really sure what caused my BP to be like this (I was drinking coffee on the day of the physical, so that might have thrown it off), but what matters more than ever now is that I watch what I eat. I will have to toss away luxuries such as school lunches, chip runs, and so on for awhile, and I have to get some blood tests done in terms of cholesterol and blood sugar (I really hope I don't have diabetes). The question is: do I have the willpower to change and keep up a particular lifestyle? Will I actually be able to get my blood pressure to a safe level?

A lot to think about.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/15615320/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/15615320/ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:18:39 PST
CLICK THIS LINK TO SEE NAKED BISHOUNEN AND BISHOUJO ART!: [link]

Got your hopes up, didn't I? Well, I, for some reason, enjoy singing this song. And it's gotten to the point where it's taken root in my head and I can't stop singing it. It can strike at any time, anypla--*CLICK*

We're no strangers to looove,
You know the rules, and so do I (do I)
A full commitment's what I'm, thinking of,
You wouldn't get this from any other guy,


IIIIIIIIIII just just wanna tell you how I'm feeling,
Gotta make you, understand,


NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP, NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN, NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND, AND DESERT YOU. NEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRY, NEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYE, NEVER GONNA TELL A LIE, AND HURT YOU--*CLICK*

oh god. Someone, anyone, please help me. make me stop!

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/15478775/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/15478775/ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:48:08 PST
I hate this stupid system that has been implemented at our school now that Lettergrade has been axed. I don't know if any of you are familiar with this, but it's an online progress report system known as ProgressBook which allows students, parents, and teachers to monitor class and grade status in addition to homework. Useful, but god help you if you forget your username AND password, because its retarculously (retarded and ridiculously) bureaucratic side rears its ugly f**king head. Because you cannot change your username, which consists of SURNAME(Given Name initial)########, it is difficult to remember and if you forget that and your password, you then have to send a request to the help address and then go to your guidance office to get it pushed through.


I just came from a goddamn funeral (for a kind older woman who had done so much for me and my family, god bless her soul)! CUT ME SOME F**KING SLACK, you accursed machination!

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/14714817/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/14714817/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:05:44 PDT
I was asked this question today by one of my school's vice principals, most likely because I had asked our school resource officer (who is also a policeman) if his service weapon was a Glock 26, and he had answered that it was a Glock 27 model, and he had overheard it.

We chatted awhile, and then said vice principal tells me that he had spoken to my guidance counselor about getting me signed up for a particular field trip (don't know the details). I replied that I was interested, and he said to come see him tomorrow to get the application form, and while I was at it, give him an honest answer about why I'm seemingly obsessed with guns.

And here's what I have to say:

I'm interested in guns because they hold some sort of strange fascination with me. They should not take this as a sign that I will do anything rash, but simply because my interest in them has become something of a hobby. Now obviously, I need to be careful when I talk about that sort of thing, and I may have forgotten that on more than one occasion. It may be cause for alarm considering that I may have been pushed around a little bit last year. I do what I can not to hold a grudge, though, and I've forgotten everything that's happened last year.

To be perfectly honest, I think that all sorts of media in general has gotten me hooked on the modern firearm. I never really thought about it before today, but guns seem to have been glamorized, especially in western culture. Perhaps it is that notion that a pull of the trigger can make all the bad guys go away, and other such mentalities like that. Nonetheless, Guns have been with us for over 100 years and has had a strange love affair with many parts of America's history. These days, everyone is trying to be more self-conscious. I know, and everyone else knows that guns have the potential to end a human life if used in that way. But they have other uses, though limited. They can be used to measure accuracy, as a form of recreation. Some of them are designed to dispose of explosives (another tool of war), others meant to bring down game as a means of obtaining food.

I haven't decided to own a real gun, and if I consider it, I have to take all the factors in and be aware of all the responsibility that comes with owning a gun. Only when I have taken all this into account will I ever make such a decision. But for now, I am simply content with nonlethal replica weapons that are used as tools of recreation and re-enactment. I have no desire to join the military or anything, I just want to be involved with what I enjoy. Even if it is being just a weekend warrior, As long as it doesn't hurt anyone and can be enjoyed by more than one person, I'm happy with that.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/14201894/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/14201894/ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:45:49 PDT
First off, I am now a white belt at Phoenix Karate, where I am learning a little bit of Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Kali Eskrima, and possibly Kung Fu. However, I need to really get in shape if I want some attacks to be truly effective (I'm still having trouble with the kicks).

Summer reading is almost done, I'm tackling Gary Paulsen's "The Car", a cakewalk considering I've had to read To Kill a Mockingbird and Ender's Game before it.

I just started Reading "Hayate the combat butler" today at onemanga.com, which is a place full of translated manga scans (Sadly, no Full Metal Panic). The story so far has been quite funny.

The Next two weeks have me heading to Cape May twice with my mom, who is helping her employers take care of a newborn child. I'll be leaving on wednesday and returning on friday once in each of the next two weeks. I will be in town on Monday and Tuesday the next two weeks, though, so that means I'll be home.

Oh, and As of tonight, I am the proud owner of a Playstation 3! It is huge like an Xbox, and weighs nearly the same! Now to wait for Metal Gear Solid 4....


Edit: Plans change. Instead of two weeks in a row, I'm only going next week to Cape May.... *sigh*

Edit 2: The Atlantic Ocean is a cruel, fickle mistress. She swept me off my feet at high tide when we were at the beach this morning and mugged me of my prescription glasses. That's it, It's time to try using contacts. In the meantime, however, I am as blind as a bat.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/14039838/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/14039838/ Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:32:38 PDT
Warning: Video has been edited in some areas(intentionally or otherwise) to make some of the Ecchi moments in the anime last longer. You've been warned.

check it: [link]

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/13790333/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/13790333/ Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:40:45 PDT

I'm so excited! I'll actually get to go for all three days this year! I really hope to see anyone from dA down in Baltimore. I'll be seeing you guys like monday, since I don't have access to a PC the entire weekend.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/13537201/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/13537201/ Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:32:57 PDT

Question 1: Do you like how the series is going so far?

Question 2: What was your favorite scene?

Question 3: Out of all the weapons Naruto has used, which is the one you find the most interesting?

Question 4: Do you consider the modern technology aspect of the story ill-conceived, or well-done?

Question 5: Do you think any or all the other characters should eventually wield a firearm against an enemy at one point or another?
Please state why or why not.

Question 6: Taking into consideration the content of this story, and the fact that it is also on fanfiction.net, should I bump up the rating from T to M?

Question 7: Is the relationship between Naruto and Hinata rushed, or is it going at a decent and bearable pace?

Question 8: What pairings would you like to see?

Question 9: would you recommend this story to your friends?

Question 10: Should I throw in a Naruto Abridged Series reference at one point? Perhaps make a separtate, abridged series out of Konoha Marksman (in fanfiction form, of course)?

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/13214886/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/13214886/ Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:20:47 PDT
Anyway, I'm completely unsure how I should feel right now...

Edit: My uneasiness has grown a little. I talked about it with my mom, and since she knows what's been happening to me at school, she has expressed doubt that has rubbed off on me. For all I know, someone may have dared her to do this in order to get back at me. for all I know, she might not really like me at all.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/12790375/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/12790375/ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:01:37 PDT
My Monday was going just fine. The weather was nice, I had no homework for the night, the sun was shining... I was walking on my way home and I encountered a stop light upon getting ready to cross the street. And on the same corner as me are these two old crones preaching the evils of homosexuality and abortion. Now I hate these people, and they have the nerve to push their agenda on me. I would've capped these people if I had a gun and were allowed to by the police. Why? Because they have the nerve to call Homosexuality a sin and an abomination when I have one friend who openly admitted to being gay. That takes a lot of courage to say that in an increasingly conservative society that rules by fear. Now as an Anime fan, I might be slightly hypocritical in that I don't really pay attention to Yaoi/Shonen-ai (because I am a boy) as much as I do Yuri/Shoujo-ai (also because I am a boy, and because of the pervertedness that has resided deep within the human psyche for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Isn't evolution great?). Still, I tolerate them both. My Understanding is that the United States of America was (and I hope still is) the shining beacon of freedom from persecution and oppression in the entire world. My Understanding is that the principles that America was founded on were the rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. In my book, that includes anything. Homosexuals have the right to live as they wish to. If they wish to live an alternative lifestyle from the norm (such as being an open homosexual), then so be it! Homosexuals, in my opinion, also have the right to roam the streets freely, liberated, as one might put it. Show me where it says in any American Law book that deems it a crime to be Homosexual. Finally, America is (and hopefully always will be) all about the pursuit of Happiness. If Settling down with someone of the same gender makes a person happy, then so be it. Who knows, maybe there'll be less divorces that way. I mean isn't America also about Family Values?
With that said, let me fire up this bullhorn o' mine again...

SINCE WHEN WAS IT A CRIME TO BE A HOMOSEXUAL?! HOMOSEXUALS ARE PEOPLE, TOO! THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE, BE FREE, AND PURSUE WHAT ALLOWS THEM JOY, PEACE, AND HAPPINESS! IF YOU CONSERVATIVES WERE TRUE PATRIOTS, YOU WOULD ALLOW GAYS TO LIVE FREELY INSTEAD OF TRYING TO HINDER EVERYTHING THEY DO! BY DEPRIVING PEOPLE THEIR FREEDOM JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, YOU ARE NO BETTER THAN TOTALITARIAN DICTATORS! BY BRINGING HARM AND FEAR TO PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE THEY WISH TO BE WITH SOMEONE OF THEIR OWN GENDER, YOU ARE NO BETTER THAN THE TERRORISTS WHO ATTACKED THIS COUNTRY! BY DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PEOPLE OF THE SAME GENDER, YOU MAY AS WELL DON A WHITE HOOD AND CLOAK AND BURN CROSSES BECAUSE YOU ARE THE NEW RACISTS AND FASCISTS OF THIS ERA!

*passes out*

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/12622415/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/12622415/ Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:22:50 PDT In a place called Blacksburg, Virginia, in the southeast U.S.A.

A brokenhearted gunman brought two pistols plus ammo
and began pulling the triggers, blam, blam, blammo.

Many ask "how?", Many ask "why?"
why today, of all days, 33 souls had to die.

They didn't, they shouldn't have, it wasn't necessary for them to die
but fathers and brothers gnash their teeth, and mothers and sisters cry.

So what's left to do now that the bloodshed is done?
We can bow our heads in respect as a nation, we shall all grieve as one.


I created this poem off the top of my head. It's truly sad how the gunman couldn't properly handle his breakup with his girlfriend, and it resulted in him taking 32 lives as well as his own.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/12580787/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/12580787/ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:14:29 PDT
Sincerely,
Skidracer21

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/12429362/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/12429362/ Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:52:00 PDT

Maybe I need a bullet to the head to keep me from making these stupid decisions. or at least, to a major artery.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/12067201/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/12067201/ Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:37:35 PST
[link]


If you've already clicked the link.... Gotcha!!!!

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/11839168/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/11839168/ Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:06:40 PST
IT'S FINALLY HERE! THE FILLERS HAVE ENDED, AND NARUTO: SHIPPUUDEN HAS ARRIVED!

Some stuff from the first episode:

* Naruto, Sai, and Sakura are shown in the Sound village with Yamato as they try to find Sasuke.

* The Konohamaru Corps return. And they subsequently complete the ever-nostalgic/infamous "Retrieve that damned cat for the 100th time" D-rank mission.

* Sakura punches Naruto for talking about a new, more powerful perverted Jutsu.

* Past and present height Comparisons!

*Kakashi reviews the all-new Icha Icha Tactics.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/11749596/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/11749596/ Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:09:08 PST
1. i'll respond with something random about you.
2. i'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. i'll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle with you in.
4. i'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. i'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. i'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. i'll ask you something that i've always wondered about you.
8. you MUST put this into your journal.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/10311170/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/10311170/ Sat, 07 Oct 2006 06:15:32 PDT Check my gallery out to get the gist of what I'm asking to be turned into art or a doujin.

]]> ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/9887446/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/9887446/ Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:14:07 PDT ~Skidracer21 http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/9551625/ http://Skidracer21.deviantart.com/journal/9551625/ Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:15:34 PDT
During the time I've looked around on this site, I have seen many a SasuNaru Shonen-ai or Yaoi piece. Since so many of you like such an alternative lifestyle, let's try having a little comedy put into it. I am looking for anyone who can draw Sasuke cosplaying AND acting like the Japanese comedian Razor Ramon HG; also known as Hard Gay. The piece would be better complimented with various characters in the series reacting to Sasuke's new, erm, style.....

To learn more about Hard Gay and what exactly he does, use these links:

[link]

[link]

The first link requires a youtube account that allows you to view videos appropriate for 18+ audiences. You have been warned. ]]> ~Skidracer21