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Not much to say. I've been neglecting DA...
Again.

To be honest, I'm in a bit of a funk. I feel so numb to everything, and I'm not liking it.

I feel like... well, like I don't matter to some people... like I'm just there...
I can't really explain it properly... and I don't really feel like trying.

... I could really use a drink
Or some Shisha
or both.

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/27296861/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/27296861/ Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:46:16 PDT .< So many projects and work and OMG MY BRAIN IS MELTING!

This is college people >.< and I'm just now getting the full brunt of it.... *shudders at the thought of third year*

Worst part is that I'm still not into the full swing of school, which is sad cause I'm going into week 5 >.< Honestly, I'm more pre-occupied with facebook than I am anything else. But I guess that's the hazard of having almost every class with computers. Excel is for sure the class I really couldn't care less about. It's a bunch of crap and I know most of the stuff, so for 2 hours I sit at the com and do nothing. The exercises are tedious, repetitive, and infinitely annoying, but I don't want to take the exemption exam cause I'm scared I'll fail.

My schedule is filled with 2 hour holes. Now you'd think I'd use that time wisely, but I'm only just starting to take advantage of them. Cause of course you want to balance friends and school, and school is so annoying that I just want to hang out with them.

And of course I leave things till the last minute. Unless I'm pressured to work, then I probably won't do it. I'm trying to change that, but it's not going too well >.< My weekends are for me, not for doing homework >_> and when I get home, xbox live is my stress reliever. Thank you Gears of War ^^

OH YEAH! I can't believe I haven't done this yet, but if anyone wants to add me on XBOX LIVE then they can ^^ my gamer tag is MidnightStrata. Send me a message if you add me, so I know who you are ^_^

And yeah, that's life right now. Missing everyone in Kingston so bad, and of course my family across the ocean <3

Take care everyone ^_^

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/27009410/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/27009410/ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:09:16 PDT I hate drama, which is why I avoid it at all costs; remaining impartial is a key factor in all of this. But now, to an extent, I'm involved as well. So this gives me enough grounds to rant about how stupid both sides are being(because there are only two sides with this kind of shit), even though one side is definitely being much much more stupid.

I'll use the human body as an example in my first assessment. If you've got an infected limb, and it just keeps getting worse and worse, THEN YOU CUT IT OFF! END OF FUCKING STORY! Yes, it may be painful. Yes, you may have liked that limb. Yes, it will involve some getting used to. BUT YOU'LL KEEP THE REST OF YOUR BODY FROM BEING INFECTED! Am I right? Yes, yes I am. Why? BECAUSE I KNOW! THAT'S WHY!
But of course, right now the whole entire body is infected. And despite all the doctors' efforts, they can't do shit. They're waiting for the big boss to give them the order to cut the limb off, and by big boss, I mean the patient. And while they wait for the guy to get off his ass and decide, the limb is fucking mutating into something really disgusting. The doctors are freaking out, one of them getting ready with a chainsaw for god's sake, cause obviously they want to help. But they're still waiting.

Then you've got the other side.
ONE PERSON! That's right, I can actually narrow it down that far. And you fucking know who you are. To use a quote from the song Undead by Hollywood Undead... *ahem*... "I SEE YOU DUCK! YOU LITTLE PUNK! YOU LITTLE FUCKING DISEASE!"
And through this one person, through their pity party, they suck everyone in, like a fucking black hole. This makes it easier for said punk to spread bullshit and lies and twist shit to their own gain. THIS I can't stand. THIS is what's making things worse. AND YOU FUCKING KNOW IT!!

And honestly? I don't give a flying fuck who's offended by this. I'm pissed. Really pissed. If you're offended, I encourage you to bitch to ME, and me only; to my face, in this journal, msn, facebook, anything! And heck, if we manage to have a civil conversation, then kudos to you. Bitch to someone else about this, and you're a coward; POINT A LA FUCKING LIGNE. Bitching ABOUT someone is much different than bitching TO someone. I've done a little bit of both. But it is also different if you're bitching about a situation, which is also what I'm doing.

So there, that's my little rant. I'm done.



Please continue down for my recap of fan expo
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Fan Expo was an awesome weekend ^_^ now imma recap:

~Friday~
The whole car-ride to the hotel I was shitting myself with excitement. I couldn't wait to see Holly, Jamie, Rebecca, Priscilla, and everyone else ^^ so it made the car-ride go surprisingly fast! When I saw them I think I practically tackled them xD I missed them so much!
Vince and Jamie dressed up like hunters in the hotel room and got fake blood like EVERYWHERE. I was freaking out and cleaning up behind them, and they didn't even stay hunters for long >.< you guys looked so cool! We found some people, went into the dealers room, and then after most of us headed for the dance. The dance was kinda cool; music was still a little too fast and needed a little more beat in my opinion. But I was having fun till I got ditched like a million times >_> After that people just started leaving en mass, and that's about the time I left.

~Saturday~
Was mostly okay. Everyone was getting painted as black people in the hotel room and it took absolutely forever! People kept calling me being all 'where are you guys?' and was all 'ainting people ugghhhhhh'. It was funny though, seeing Holly, Jamie, and Vince being painted up xD I totally fail at painting people, thank god for Rebecca and her uber skilzz!!

When they were pretty much finished, me and Rebecca went down to the con to meet up with Ashley and lend her my Aqua keyblade to complete her epic cosplay ^^ It was so awesome to see her.

But omg the LINES!! They were so LONG! It was absolutely insane how many people were there that day. Usually the path from the North to South building is pretty clear, but there was a line for the friggen escalators!! So me and Rebecca had to go outside and around, it was that bad. And of course there was a line outside the thing just to get in; thank god we had passes, I really pity those people

Randomly saw Justin once... ]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/26796736/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/26796736/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:27:35 PDT
Holly and Jamie left on Friday, and pretty much the whole day I was fighting off tears, me being the emotional person I am >.< The car ride there went way too fast, and I could barely sing to the songs we were playing cause I choked up so much. When we got to their place, me and my bro stuck around for a while, but even that went by too quickly. It was horrible to have to leave, cause I really didn't want to... When we turned the corner out of sight, I broke down into near hysterical sobs, wanting so much to just turn around and go back... I miss them so much... I'll get to see them at Fan Expo, but it's not soon enough...

Then the next day is when I'm the one who has to leave... stupid school starting so damn early... Packed up all my stuff, saw some friends, then left my brother, who I've spent all summer with, behind while me and my mom drove up. That fucking sucked. My mom drove back today, so now I'm here in my little place that's barely been touched since Otakuthon. Everything in this place reminds me of the awesome times we spent here, especially the giant 'AIEEE' taped up on my wall and the Candy sign on my printer.... god I miss you guys so much...

And as if to kick me some more, in my first class we were asked to do a visual representation of an emotion we felt during the summer, and we had to convey that in six words; an actual sentence, not just random words. It was a quick exercise, so I didn't get the chance to make it any better, but I like what I came up with. The image was of a heart, and inside the heart were the Canadian and British flag, each taking up the right and left side respectively. My caption? 'Family don't have to be related.'

So that left me feeling a little sad, again... even chatting with friends that I hadn't seen all summer didn't help that much... It's just so different when I'm around them. All day I only heard one sexual innuendo, ONE! None of my college friends make jokes like that, and it really sucks...

I miss everyone so much...

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/26659802/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/26659802/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:14:42 PDT .< It's both a good and a bad thing.
Good, cause I get to see all my amazing Montreal friends from school and hopefully get to do stuff with Josi and Jaya, both who I look up to like sisters, and everyone else. oh, and DDR! I hope they put the machine back >_> that'll probably make up for my lack of a gym course this semester...
Bad, cause then I'll have to be away from my mom, brother, and my new amazing friends in Kingston. I'll only get to see you guys every 3 weeks or so, and since I don't have friday off the semester, it'll suck getting there and back and yeahhhhhh >_>. Also, my time with Holly and Jamie will be over >.< These last three weeks have been absolutely amazing, and quite honestly, the best times of my life. I feel completely at ease with you two around, and yeah I really feel like I've known you two all my life. I love you both to bits, and I know that next year won't come fast enough >.< Thanks so much for letting me be a part of your summer; I'm truly grateful ^_^

On another note; I FINALLY have my own copy of Drakengard!! For those of you who don't know, Drakengard is an action-rpg produced by Square Enix and Cavia in like 2004 I think. Check Wiki for more details. Anyway, it is so incredibly hard to find that game, since it's not really that well known, and I've been borrowing Bert's copy for the longest time. NOW IT'S MINE!!!! Blockbuster rules for that reason alone xD

Oh! Also, I would really like to thank the amazing for her epic portrayal of my mascot; Radiax. I can't wait to color her epic line art ^^ and maybe get my own picture of her up as well, since she inspired me to finally get my ass moving and get my own rendition up. Luff joo my maritimer sista!

Fan expo is also around the corner. Gonna go as Riku probably on Friday and Sunday, and Rita on Saturday with my amazing Estelle ^_^ also have to ask Vince to fix my Rita boot O.o cause I still haven't done that >.<

And yeah, that's pretty much all the random things going on in my life right now ^_^ See you all soon!

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/26364700/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/26364700/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:37:25 PDT
I tried, I really did....

Friday the line-up was ridiculous.

Saturday was fun. There were epic times most of the day. Towards the end is where it started going down hill. Dance sucked, so we left. Got stuck in like an hr of traffic, and then Holly got sick. I wandered around in the car for like 45 min trying to find a place that was open cause I had no meds in my place, with no luck.

Sunday me and Rebecca went back to the con, got some stuff, joined the Rape Circle, then left. Rest of the day was kinda half and half.

I felt so horrible... scratch that, I FEEL horrible. Regardless of what anyone says, I feel like it's my fault. I just want to crawl into a hole and die... I tried... maybe it wasn't such a good idea in the first place... Everything is my fault...
I'm so sorry guys...

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/25859589/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/25859589/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:15:30 PDT .< I'm not ignoring anyone, at least, I don't mean to...

There's a lot of stuff going on in my life right now... okay so maybe one thing... Some of you know about her (yes i said her) and what she's done/doing to me... it sucks... leaving something half finished like that... thought i'm not even sure it started... *sigh*

Might as well update some stuff

~Digital art/Art in general~
So I finally have the programs I need... I'm slowly working on some sort of art for my dragon mascot Radiax, who I've developed on my site to the point where she really is a part of my personality.


~Anime North~
All of the photos are up on my facebook. None of them are really good enough to be posted up on this thing...


~Photoshoot~
So the photoshoot was awesome, at least most of it. Once we got to Chinatown, it started going downhill... and most of it being my fault... stupid personality... stupid non-existent self-esteem...
Once we got to the fire fountain thingammajig, I thought maybe things would turn around... they didn't. While everyone was taking a group shot, me and my brother were thinking of some poses that I could do, as well as him trying to cheer me up, when I hear my best friend calling. So I start walking up, and he says, and I quote, "No. We need him, not you."
I wanted to leave right there, and if it wasn't for my brother having to get home with me, then I would have. What made it worse was, I found out later, that the photographer DID ask for both of us. That one sentence, from my best friend no less, ruined the entire day...

Sorry if the journal seems a little depressed, but that's kinda how I feel when I stop and think... especially when I hate my personalty that much...

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/25194459/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/25194459/ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:34:20 PDT
~Black and white photos~
I still have some photos I'd like do develop and upload onto this thing. Unfortunately I'll have to wait until next semester starts so I can get back into the photo lab at my college. If anyone would like hard copies of any of the photos I've posted up, please don't hesitate to ask me, since they're FREE xD


~Digital art/Art in general~
One of my goals this summer is to really familiarize myself with Photoshop and Illustrator. I really want to submit some digital art, and improve on my drawing in general. I have tons of sketches in my sketchbook, as well as some random drawings on pieces of paper, but I can never manage to finish inking the line art let alone color them in... there's one bad part of my personality I won't go into... >.<


~Anime North~
SOON I'll finally be able to upload some of the photos I took at AN, though most of them will be going up on Facebook rather than here xD The videos that I took should also make their way to either FB or YouTube xD


~Photoshoot~
I'll be going to the Montreal photoshoot that's taking place in a few weeks. I'll probably not bring a camera... so that means I'll be participating >.< Already I'm starting to get nervous... but I do have some ideas I could do with Bert if he's going as Raven so I'll be alright... I hope >.<


So yeah that's my little update ^^ Take care everyone!

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/24898783/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/24898783/ Tue, 26 May 2009 17:52:18 PDT
redoing this to make it more organized ^^

Kept one costume for the whole weekend: Rita from Tales of Vesperia. I'll post up pics soon I hope.

~Friday~

Friday was pretty good considering we got there really late and had to get up early to register on saturday >.< BUUUUT at least we got there and we handed out most of the props we needed to. Seeing friends was awesome too ^^ finally got to see in person! yay! Also got to see Priscilla, meh Estelle ^_^ she wasn't dressed as Estelle, but she was there nonetheless.

~Saturday~
Omg BEST FUCKING DAY EVER! Spent most of the day with Priscilla and Sam, doing random things and running around the convention. But the J-POP dance... omg... LOVED IT. Had so much fun dancing with everyone, 'specially the Sexy Line/Triangle/Square/Circle xDD Even got a little kiss in It totally killed my feet though. By the end of the dance, me and the people I was dancing with were dragging our feet around like dead weights xD Stayed till the end of it, and got back to the hotel at like... 3am? something like that ^^

~Sunday~

I was so zoned out on Sunday it was amazing xD We finally had our TOV group together and met up with the other group too. I was also lucky enough to be taking part in my very first photoshoot. It was first time where I was in front of the camera instead of behind it. Honestly, I don't think I did that well. I'm really self-conscious about looking dumb in pictures, so my expressions were kinda controlled >.< I haven't even seen the photos, but I'm pretty sure I have nearly the same expression in each >.< have to work on that a bit. But it was fun nonetheless. I kinda um... broke Uboros xD well the end of it anyway. The other Rita at the shoot whipped me with Repede's tail and I wanted to whip her back with meh sexy chain buuuuuuuuuuuuuut itkindabrokeoffandflewintotheair *hides from brother* We laughed like hell though xDD it was the most epic of fails. I so wished someone had filmed that xD It was an awesome shoot though, everyone had fun and laughed.

And of course it was really sad to have to say goodbye to everyone T_T I'm happy that I got to meet some awesome new friends and see my awesome old ones ^_^ Can't wait till Otakuthon and FanExpo.

And that's it! There only thing that put a little damper on me was the attitude the person we brought with us displayed to me, my brother, my mom, and to some cosplayers as well. My family didn't appreciate it whatsoever, especially after we did so much for them. But it's just a little damper, almost nothing compared to the utter epic awesomeness of the weekend ^_^

I'll see you all at one point this summer for sure! Love you all! <3

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/24109214/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/24109214/ Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:41:54 PDT EDIT: So I developed the film from the photoshoot and OMG THEY'RE AWESOME!!! I love them ALL!! Funny enough, so does my teacher xD Neither him nor I know which ones to print xD I WAS gonna ask you all which ones you think I should print but SOMEONE took my contact sheet!! D< I'm really not happy about that. I assume it was someone in my class who took it for safe keeping because I had to leave and the print wasn't dry and maybe they thought I forgot it? Either way I don't have it and I wanted to post it up this weekend >.< I remember what time (14s) and what Filter (3 1/2) and stuff, but it sucks that I'm wasting time and paper to develop another one... since I'm already getting behind >.<

I'm going to use most of those photos for my portfolio though ^^ so I'll scan and upload as many as I can. Contact sheet first! >O

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Hey everyone!

Okay so on Sunday I was lucky enough to be invited to a cosplay photoshoot in Chinatown. Oddly enough, my photo teacher had given us a new assignment: shoot any subject. So obviously I was like 'SCORE! I'll get this roll out of the way AND see awesome people and cosplayers!'

So I arrived at the 11:30 ish and stood around looking for people I knew/recognized... too bad I didn't see Bert until he grabbed me from behind and scared the shit out of me >_>... Anyway so after standing around for a while we headed over to L2 to eat something. I was so surprised at how many people there were! Apparently for photoshoots like this they're only 10 people about, but this group was nearing 30 xD it was awesome! Bert rushed back home to get his Beat cosplay cause neither of us thought of reminding each other to maybe bring something >.< anyway so we moved on to this plaza thingy and everyone started shooting. Since I had an old-ass camera that only takes black and white shots, I stood around a lot waiting for people to stand still... and even at that I felt really self-conscious when I tried to go in closer... gah >.<

After a while we moved on to this awesome little place near the old port I think... not sure xD Anyway me and Bert are standing around thinking about shots I could take of him and we settle for a shot on these really nice stone stairs. And while me and him are talking and playing around with poses takes a place at the bottom of the stairs and I start to get REALLY self-conscious >.< Don't get me wrong! I'm a big fan of her work, and my bro speaks really really highly of her... guess I just wanted to LOOK like I knew what I was doing... *kicks self*

I felt a little bit like an idiot though... I hate the fact that I'm so shy and can't really live up to the open awesomeness of my bro. The only people that I really talked to I only did cause they've already talked with my bro, so it gave me something to talk to them about... It's like... I WANT to get to know these people, I just feel really awkward and nervous if I talk to them...

Ugh anyway! I'm home and sick >.< found out this morning that I have a small fever and my stomach feels like heaving anything I put in it back out. I just hope I get better before I go down to Kingston...

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/23126953/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/23126953/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:08:15 PST
So the first thing on my list is an Xbox360 of my own >.< I'm stuck at my apartment with nothing but a N64 and a GameCube.... Playing every Zelda game can only do so much >.<

Second thing I really, really would like is an 88 key Keyboard, since my current keyboard is missing an octave in each direction. With a full keyboard, I could play anything and everything I want to without having to try and modify the song or just plain stop playing it cause the notes go to high... and yes, for those of you who don't know, I do play piano, albeit not too well.

The next thing is a Tablet. I've recently had the insane urge to draw ANYTHING, since my poor gallery looks so bland and empty. We're finally learning how to do stuff in Photoshop, and I'd like to try something with that program. Doing it with the mouse is all fine and good, but I would really like to try a tablet xD

Next is some sort of camera xD Now that I'm taking a photography class I'm learning more about cameras and what I like about them. I like playing with focus and lighting xD So for now I'm not sure what kind I'd like, but I definitely want one.

Funny how most of the things I would like all revolve around some form of art or involve creativity xD

Oh! I've also started writing fan fiction again. If any of you are interested in reading my stuff, just look up Strata Dragonfire on Fanfiction.net. Reviews are always welcome ^_^

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/22992757/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/22992757/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:58:13 PST cause I needed something new to go with my newly uploaded pics ^^

A
- Available: Yes T_T

- Age: 18 on the 22nd!

- Annoyance: UID being lazy >.<

- Allergic: Seafood *dies* lobster is like chocolate to me...

- Animal: Dragon!! ... what? no one said it had to be real...?... oh fine. It's a tie between the Tiger and the Wolf

- Actor: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. her voice is soooo sexy...

B
- Beer: hate it >_>

- Birthday/Birthplace: February 22, 1991 in MONTREAL baby!

- Best Friends: Mah bro, Alida, Bert, Sariah, Olivia, Sab

- Body Part on opposite sex: Eyes I guess...

- Best feeling in the world: To breathe the air of the country and listen only to the sounds of the forest... Having someone with me to experience that would be nice too...

- Blind or Deaf: I'd much rather be deaf than blind...

- Best weather: Clear skies at night so you can see the stars.

- Been in Love: yes

- Been bitched out?: by my best friend... it wasn't pretty...

- Been on stage?: Does elementary count?

- Believe in yourself?: I guess

- Believe in life on other planets: We are not alone, that much should be obvious

- Believe in miracles: sure

- Believe in Magic: yes

- Believe in God: No

- Believe in Satan: Not really

- Believe in Santa: Used to

- Believe in Ghosts/spirits: Yes... *rubs left arm*

- Believe in Evolution: How the hell did we come to be if we didn't evolve?

C
- Car: Mustang... but I would like to drive a Corvette sometime in my life xD

- Candy: NERDS!!!!

- Colour: Blue and Purple

- Cried in school: yeah

- Chocolate/Vanilla: Chocolate!!!

- Chinese/Mexican: Chinese

- Cake or pie: Cake

- Countries to visit: UK, Egypt... not much else

D
- Day or Night: night

- Dream vehicle: Either a Mustang or a motorcycle

- Danced: I suck... but I like dancing with people

- Dance in the rain?: That would be pretty romantic actually....

- Dance in the middle of the street?: That would be awesome if I could step off the curb without some car nearly hitting me >_>...

- Do the splits?: Never been able to.

E
- Eggs: my scrambled eggs are the best ^^ but I like everything.

- Eyes: Brown

- Everyone has a: soul

- Ever failed a class?: nope thankfully

F
- First crush: Daniel

- Full name: Stephanie Samantha H__________

- First thoughts waking up: Do I have time for more sleep?

- Food: Tortellini!!

G
- Greatest Fear: Never finding anyone...

- Giver or taker: um... both?

- Goals: For now... to finish my program on time. I did have a goal to find someone by Valentines day... fail...

- Gum: Dentyne Ice Intense

- Get along with your parents?: yes with my mom, my dad can go fuck himself

- Good luck charms: um.... don't really have one...

H
- Hair Colour: Brown

- Height: 5'5''

- Happy: Kinda...

- Holidays: *looks past Valentine's day to her B-day*

- How do you want to die: In my sleep or very quickly.

- Health freak?: no... *pokes flab*

- Hate: Being led on for months at a time with still no answer.

I
(In guys/girls)
- Eye colour: don't really care... but something about green eyes chills me...

- Hair Colour: Don't really care...

- Height: Taller and/or the same height as me

- Clothing Style: No whores

- Characteristics: Accepting, open minded.

- Ice Cream: um... chocolate?

- Instrument: any instrument is good ^^

J
- Jewelry: Necklaces sometimes, used to wear bracelets, earings

- Job: not sure if I have one any more >.<

K
- Kids: no

- Kickboxing or karate: some other martial art besides Karate

- Keep a journal?: used to

L
- Longest Car Ride: 14hrs >.<

- Love: T_T

- Letter: 8.5X11...?

- Laughed so hard you cried: hell yeah!

- Love at first sight: for sure

M
- Milk flavour: Chocolate.

- Movie: Day After Tomorrow, Princess Mononoke, and many... ]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/22731140/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/22731140/ Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:48:54 PST
more then 20= Uke
less then 20= Seme

01-[ ] You like to be content in everything.
02-[ ] When a person confesses his/her love to you and you don’t like him/her, you start feeling very tense and/or you don’t know what to say.

03-[ ] You enjoy listening to smooth and relaxing music.
04-[ ] You are quite hyperactive.
05-[ ] If you don’t like something, you start crying and you don’t care if you start talking too loud.
06-[x] You love candies or any type of caramel.
07-[x] You like making others blush.
08-[x] You sleep with a doll/ teddy bear/ pillow in your hand.
09-[ ] You’re usually shy with the opposite sex .
10-[x] You like romantic- funny anime.
11-[x] Between L or Light cosplay, you prefer L.
12-[ ] You have listened “an café”.
13-[ ] You like listening to it (the above band).
14-[ ] You have 1 or 2 song on your computer of “an café”.
15-[x] You are innocent and a little clumsy.
16-[x] You smile at kitties.
17-[ ] You usually say –kawaii-.
18-[x] You like plushies.
19-[ ] Between light blue and blue, you prefer light blue.
20-[x] You hate Paris Hilton because she is an idiot.
21-[x] You have been lost in a shopping center/parking/cinema.
22-[ ] You have called to the mistaken number twice or more.
23-[ ] You cried with Pocahontas' ending.
24-[ ] You have used a very feminine dress or shirt.
25-[x] You call your pets with cute names.
26-[x] You believe that yaoi/yuri is the best.
27-[x] You're easily to trick/convince.
28-[ ] Some men scare you.
29-[ ] You have seen Pucca and you like it.
30-[ ] You have pink/red clothes or they are decorated with flowers.
31-[x] Sometimes you start looking at the clouds and you get lost in space.
32-[ ] You’ve said “Kyao” or something like that before.
33-[x] When a person of your same sex gets angry with you, you’re at the defensive.
34-[x] You like j-pop.
35-[x] You have cried for more than one movie/TV series.
36-[x] You watched gravitation and you felt like Shuichi-you / watched strawberry panic and you felt like Nagisa. (Nagisa FTW!!)

37-[x] You smile with no reason.
38-[x] You usually are very positive.
39-[ ] When there’s a rainbow, you run out to see it.
40-[] You usually don’t understand what your parents say.

: 20?!? wtf!? what the hell does that make me then!? >.< *dies*

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/21564341/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/21564341/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:52:00 PST
I need projects to do to start building up my portfolio, and I would like you guys to help me.

Now these are not commissions, but I'm not calling them requests either. Just... projects ^^

So you've seen some of the work I'm doing in class. I have a pretty good knowledge of Illustrator, more than Photoshop, and I'm pretty good with coding(html).

Please don't give me super complicated things. I'll try to do them, but it just might take me a little longer. Between school and free time, I'll try to have them done as soon as I can.

Alright so this is me just looking to improve myself. I guess I'll start with sigs, avatars, even DA/site coding. Of course you'll get to keep the finished product if you want; with the coding I guess you'll have to xD.

I really need this guys. I know I'm not that good at drawing, but computers are more my friend than the paper xD.

Thanks in advance to those who give me projects.

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/21407116/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/21407116/ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:01:25 PST
I cry for my friends.
For the girl who's pain I knew all to well, and for her happiness at finally finding love again.
For my friends who are part of my old life, and who desperately need to be apart of my new one. I cry because I am afraid to lose them; they mean so much to me and have marked my life. Some relationships I have strengthened, some I have allowed to lessen.

I cry for my beloved brother, who just wants to start over.
I cry for my mother who has no choice to.

And most of all... I cry for myself.
For the loneliness I suffer; the yearning in my heart for someone to wrap their arms around me and love me.
For the relationship that I long for.
For the pain I feel from my father's betrayal.

For these reasons... I cry...


And to think... this all started from watching Click.

Don't get me wrong people! I'm not some secretly depressed person; I'm actually quite happy. It's just that I watched Click and then, while I was singing in the shower (and yes I do >_>, I realized just how good it felt to cry, and so I kept going... that's all. I actually feel better after crying and writing this, so don't worry okay? I'll find another quiz to post with to get this out of the way ^^

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/21322357/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/21322357/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:00:11 PST
~100 truths~

001. Real name → Stephanie
002. Nickname → Strata, stephiroth ^^
003. Status → single T_T
004. Zodiac sign → Pisces
005. Male or female → Female
006. Elementary → Ste-Agathe Academy
007. Middle School → same
008. High School → same
009. Smart → hope so xD
010. Hair color → brown
011. Long or short → short
012. Loud or Quiet → somewhere in the middle?
013. Sweats or Jeans → jeans
014. Phone or Camera → camera
015. Health freak → not really
016. Drink or Smoke? → drink only with friends and on occasion, never ever smoke
017. Do you have a crush on someone? → yes
018. Eat or Drink → eat!
019. Piercings → ears
020. Tattoos → want one!

FIRSTS:
023. First piercing → ears
024. First best friend → Gab. we're still friends but we don't get the chance to talk all that much anymore...
025. First award → for a poem about the color purple in third grade xD
026. First crush → Daniel
027. First pet → that is actually like 'mine?' my cat Tigra *reaches over and pets*
028. First big vacation → to PEI by car!
030. First big birthday → umm... my first?


CURRENTLY:
049. Eating → peanut butter!
050. Drinking → milk
052. I'm about to → work on Sakuriah Hill
053. Listening to → the TV, Law and Order: SVU is on
054. Plans for today → schedule work, eat, go to sleep xD

YOUR FUTURE:
058. Want kids? → no -.-
059. Want to get married? → eventually
060. Careers in mind → nothing definitive yet

WHICH IS BETTER WITH GIRL/BOY?
068. Lips or eyes → eyes
070. Shorter or taller? → taller than me hopefully
072. Romantic or spontaneous → both are good
073. Nice stomach or nice arms → both I guess
074. Sensitive or loud → sensitive
075. Hook-up or relationship → relationship
077. Trouble maker or hesitant → willing to take risks but is willing to think of me too... so a mix of both?

HAVE YOU EVER:
080. Lost glasses/contacts → nearly lost a contact down a drain twice
081. Ran away from home → not really, just kinda left
084. Broken someones heart → yes...
085. Been arrested → hell no
087. Cried when someone died → yes

DO YOU BELIEVE:
089. Yourself → most of the time
090. Miracles → yeah
091. Love at first sight → yup
092. Heaven → not really
093. Santa Claus → used to xD
094. Sex on the first date → hell no D<
095. Kiss on the first date → that's a little more reasonable

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
097. Is there one person you want to be with right now → *sigh* yess
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life → for now yes
099. Do you believe in God → no
100. Post as 100 truths and tag → HA!

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/19514619/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/19514619/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:58:22 PDT
it was amazing! i know her well enough that she really REALLY wanted to apologize, but unfortunately, she won't come right out and say it. so she did the next best thing, she listened to me. she let me talk and asked me about things that mattered to me. i feel kinda bad cause i talked a lot and even though i found out a bit of what had been going on with her, i feel i didn't let her talk all that much >.<

but anyway it really showed me how much she valued my friendship. it was amazing. cause near the end of the year i felt that our friendship was really really strained, and to be honest i was really sick of her putting me down cause of she didn't like my friends. but i really felt she wanted to make up for it with this. and hey, we're planning to get together again, go tubing on my lake or something.

so yeah i'm really really pumped ^_^ haven't been this happy in a while, specially cause my dad's being an asshole >.> let's not get into that... ANYWAY i'm off to play Lost Odyssey! which has been occupying my time for a while. maybe i'll get my muse back by playing XD sorry to any ppl watching me from DE.

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/19434432/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/19434432/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:36:57 PDT
i've almost got an apartment. we're still looking, but we're pretty sure on one of them. it's REALLY nice, but i won't give the details till after we've got it.

OMG i actually have my license! i can drive by myself!! HOW AWESOME IS THAT! ^_^ bout time too! the first time i went i failed >.< but i was severely rattled that time, this time i was okay. and i took the test in a 13 year old car too ^_^

this morning i saw Avril Lavigne perform on MadTV. she appeared in a skit and performed her song Nobody's Home. now this was obviously shot a while ago, but you can just SEE the emotion behind the song. you can HEAR just how much that song meant to her. PASSION is what she showed on the MadTV stage, and PASSION is what she lacked at the concert i went to... but anyway. it's funny, cause that is the song i hate the most. not because it's not good, but because i can always pin that song to someone in my life, ALWAYS, and i don't like it... *sigh* oh well.

okay stop being depressed *smacks self* you have a message to deliver remember? okay people listen up! to all my friends who i'm leaving behind at SAA, you guys have made a significant impact on my life, don't ever think i'll forget you. to all my classmates, thank you. there's a song by Rascal Flatts that best represents how i feel ^_^ hopefully you guys'll download it, and every time you play it you'll think of me, hopefully in the good way XD

~~~
My Wish - Rascal Flatts

I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,

But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And you always give more than you take.

But more than anything, yeah, and more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

This is my wish
I hope you know somebody loves you
May all your dreams stay big
~~~

now i know this song may be annoying depending on your mood, some of their songs are XD. but their whole album is good. ^_^ well that's all i got to say... OH! that and i finally discovered how to put icons! un-friggen-believable!

CLUBS!
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OH!! AND I ABSOLUTELY HATE THE NEW DA!!! it's so slow! and from what i'm hearing the subscribers don't get much benefits now, which sucks for them. but yeah i'm not liking the new search engine at all. that and the message center, it feels cramped and small... and the footer, thank god you can get rid of it. but yeah i don't like it. i did at first, but not now >.>

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/19088173/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/19088173/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:38:52 PDT
it's really hard leaving my school behind. i've been there since kindergarten for crying out loud! some of my classmates i've been with for that long as well, some longer. that school has taken up 12 years of my life... it's hard to leave it. all the wonderful teachers i had... i just couldn't express my thanks to them. i tried but failed miserably >.<

it's funny how you take some friendships for granted. Alida and i didn't get the chance to talk much this year, what with her being in the advanced stuff and in the other class and down at the other end of the hall... looking back now, i think we had one project out of those 12 years that we worked on together... i've always been shy around her, mostly because i don't want to say anything stupid because i respect her a lot- *smacks self* okay stop rambling, back to prom. anyway so at the end of prom when she was about to leave she came over and gave me a hug and half kissed me on the cheek. i nearly cried. because in that small gesture, i realized what a great person i'm leaving behind. our friendship was stronger than i gave it credit for, and i feel like an idiot for ignoring her... some other incidences similar to this one happened that night too, and again they highlighted who exactly i might not see for a while. i mean think about it: when you've spent the better part of your life going to school with most of these people, it's hard to suddenly stop. this year i'll be going to college and meeting totally new people... it's hard to explain the kind of loss that is... i mean i'm sure some of us will stay in touch... but it's just not the same...(one of the good things though is that me and alida are going to the same college XD so maybe i'll still get to see her ^_^)

on another note, i had a friend(though we're probably a little more than friends now...) over for a week that i invited for prom. that week went by so quickly! man before i knew it we were celebrating saint-jean with my friends. most of us were drunk *nudges Ecx* including me, though i remember everything XD. i hung off of my invite for the night till i sobered up. man it was fun being tipsy and half being able to walk straight and having the urge to babble and saying that over and over thanks guys for keeping me on my feet; strangely enough my biggest fear was falling *shrugs*

anyway so now he's gone back home and my brother's gone for a week T_T so i'm alone with my parents... bleh... man i miss my brother already! we've grown so much closer recently... man i wonder how i'm gonna manage while i'm in college... unlike most people i know outside of my school, i have to actually rent an apartment in the city while i'm in college. so that'll be hard on him and me... *sigh*

alright i'm gonna stop now before i write a friggen book here. i'm not gonna post updates for my attempt at art cause well... there are none... most of my pieces i've just given up on... *shrugs*

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/18383804/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/18383804/ Sun, 18 May 2008 13:38:08 PDT
why is it so bad for me to do good or be smart?

why is it so bad that i read a lot?

why is it so bad just to be me?

why can't i build my self-confidence at all?

why do i get discouraged so easily?

is it because i want to be better?

not really

all i want to do is be on par with them... to not always be the last one out, to not always get laughed at cause i don't like the same things.

i don't want to be an extra wheel, i want to be apart of the car.

but it's so hard... i don't like people very much.

people scare me.

they're always judging the quiet one, looking for something to make fun of. there are no exceptions to this rule.

i can never be me. i always have to hide some part of me from even my closest friends. there are no exceptions to this rule either unfortunately.

so why bother with anything? stupid question i know. but if you think about it, in order to make a mark on this world, you have to be some famous person who did something important.

what will i ever accomplish in this life? probably nothing but my own goals, minuscule as they are. i won't leave a mark on this world.

because no one remembers the quiet ones...

why you're still reading i don't know. but please don't comment. i don't need lectures or pity. i just needed an outlet because it's 'that time of the month' and this is the mood it dumped on me...

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/18083748/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/18083748/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:35:46 PDT i got a fever of 103!

well maybe not 103, but not far off... stupid immune system...

okay back to NYC...

one word: Disappointment

all we did was walk, there wasn't enough stuff to see or do. i found it pretty boring. there was this store we found on saturday where it was like we died and went to heaven! there was a whole freakin FLOOR of manga! so i kinda splurged XD

i also ended up getting a beautiful white tiger wall scroll and a silk-like, black and red bathrobe while i was in chinatown. apparently i look smexy in it XD.

ugh too dizzy... this'll do for now

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17662600/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17662600/ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:21:08 PDT
i've never seen a concert at floor level and it was really something different. but the concert itself wasn't all that great either. it was like Avril was trying to fit as many songs as possible, so most of the songs were just halfs... OH and i'm not sure if this was my imagination or not but i'm sure she said at the beginning of the concert 'it's so good to be back home in ONTARIO. i'm sure she said that...

though it would've been nice if the person i was supposed to go with came too. no call, no email, no nothing. so i had to go by myself... that was a real drag... *cries* so i believe this is well deserved
congrats, you are now part of my you list, at least temporarily.

i'm slowly uploading vids to my youtube account so take a look.
[link]

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17571728/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17571728/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:51:06 PDT
okay so my brother's playing guitar hero 3 and i'm working on my Sheena sketch when the phone rings. i pick up and it's the Deux Montanges police! they ask me if i own a cell phone with blah number because someone's been calling 911 with it and they've already received 12 calls this morning. i'm not sure so i go downstairs to wake up my mom from her nap telling her it's important and that the police're on the phone. so she gets up and starts talking to them while i get her address book. we find out that it's her cell! but the thing is it's been off since last night!!

so my mom talks with the cop for a few more minutes before calling Bell and asking them what's going on. they don't know what's going on either! while my mom argues with them suddenly there's banging at our door. i go to open it and see a cop in the window!!!

okay by now i'm freaking out and i hesitate to open the door. then they bang harder and i finally open the door. they all but knock me over not only with their questions but literally. i tell them there's nothing wrong and my mom's still on the phone with Bell. so they ask for the cell phone and i give it to them and they're all confused cause Deux Montanges is far and they get another police station.

the left just a few minutes ago cause they saw that there was nothing wrong with us but they plan to figure out what's going on cause my mom's phone was in emergency mode when the officer picked it up so we took the battery out.

man the cops were big! i think that's why i was scared >.<

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17473702/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17473702/ Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:30:00 PDT
Ouro's coming along Blitz! i finally figured out a rough pose for him. it doesn't show much of his body persay but i find it brings out his personality a bit... i'll show you when i'm done.

Rever, oh my big halfbreed i wish i didn't suck so much to get you drawn properly... >.<

Rahju's coming along... somewhat... man i'm scared to color him... i really don't want to screw up. and the first drawing i have of him, I Dare You, is so full of flaws it isn't funny. *sigh* especially cause i'm working on a ref sheet for him. maybe i'll make him a friend XD


Snow's a friggen pain to shovel!!! can't wait till it melts... me and my brother had to shovel our roof this weekend and my god it's hard. and it's cold so we can really only stay out 2hrs before we're soaking wet and have to go in. but we still got most of it!
oh i've also been taking some photos recently. i love taking photos ^_^ most of them are on my brother's DA which is here: [link]
i strongly recommend checking out some of his stuff. ALL the pictures he's in were shot by me, though he only wants to give me credit for the better ones XD he's so sweet. but anyway he's awesome with his crafting ability ^_^. oh and if you do check him out leave him a comment or something telling him i sent you.

alright i'm done for now. happy easter everyone! and here's hoping that when all that snow melts it won't flood too badly >.< but that' only if you've had nearly record breaking snowfall. god i want to actually see the grass...

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17337165/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17337165/ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:31:09 PDT you list, whereas i flip off the people who are bugging the shit out of me right now. so here goes:

List 1

A's Mom:
you are a selfish one-minded bitch who won't even let her daughter go to a concert with me. it would probably be for the better seeing as how the poor girl REALLY needs to go out and have some fun. now what could be your stupid reason i wonder? is it that you're scared of me still? not that i ever liked you either you constant PMSing woman. so, to A's Mom i say and

My Spanish teacher:
good lord woman have you never had a class friday last period? guess not. my god i mean threatening to send us down to the office just cause we're laughing? obviously you don't care that we had just finished a huge presentation in english and that's a whole weight lifted off our shoulders! so can you blame us for feeling giddy? so what if we laugh! it's friday! last period! like anyone's going to pay attention then. so to my spanish teacher i say

My Media lit teacher:
you're a single menopauseing bitch who can't take a joke and absolutely has to have everything quiet while you're talking. you're the rude one! so to you i say



that's pretty much it for now. the real bone i have to pick is with A's Mom... lousy bitch... OH!

if i get any complaints about this saying things like 'oh stop complaining' and 'get a life you whiny person' i have this to say to them
the reason i write these things is for an outlet. after i write these things usually i feel so much better it's unbelievable. so let me vent and if you don't like these things then it's simple: DON'T READ THEM!
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Clubs: (will add later)

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17277295/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17277295/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:16:59 PDT but i'll try anyway...

have you ever loved someone so much that you would do anything in the world to make sure they keep smiling? that when they're sad all you want to do is hold them until they feel better? that you feel personally responsible for not being able to help cheer them up when they're down?... now add onto that the fact that the one person you love the most you can't have...

it's just so... so frustrating... that i can't even slip my arm around their waist... that any touch has to be brief... especially cause you don't want to scare them off and make things any more awkward than it somewhat is already...

i thought i was okay with it... but every now and then i just wish that i could have them... and i hate these times... they already said no, and i respect their decision... *sigh*

i hate these things....

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17138815/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17138815/ Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:03:12 PST
CANADIENS TAKE FIRST PLACE IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE!! EAT THAT JERSEY!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


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*cough* oww... my voice hurts now... oh well it's so worth it!

to all those people who underestimated the Montreal Canadiens and the critics who placed them no higher than 13th place, I say: LOOK AT HOW WRONG YOU ARE! TAKE YOUR PREDICTIONS AND SHOVE THEM WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE!! HA!

Stanley Cup baby! I BELIEVE!!

if you believe too then show you do!
GO HABS GO!!

link ish here: [link]

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17015883/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/17015883/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:09:37 PST
oh! time for presents. my little brother is so sweet! this is the first year he bought me something. he bought me an actual Deathnote, a Deathnote poster with a very smexy Light, and Renji's Sabimaru as a keychain... oh and pocky. yay pocky!

my uncle is so awesome! he's the only one of my relatives who called and wished me a happy birthday but he's just so awesome anyway! he's just so sweet and so funny! love ya uncle john!

my parent's got me a cell phone! i'm so happy! i actually have one of my own! a sleek, sexy red motorola razor. the new one, the longer slightly thicker one. plus my dad gave me a nice necklace.

so tomorrow (sat) i'm going to my one of my best friend's party. cant' wait! then the day after i'm going to see Jumper. man i can't wait to see that movie! looks awesome!

so here's to another year. my biggest wish though, is to not stay single; to find someone who loves me for who i am and what i like. yes... truly that is my wish for this year.

Cheers.

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/16925296/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/16925296/ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:28:25 PST
so when we get to where we need to be my friend picks us up and we head to the dance at his school. we meet some of his friends and, after a while, we start dancing. it was fun... until this fat girl started coming onto me. i mean i'm kinda bi, but i don't know anymore. she friggen traumatized me. i mean we were having fun and she took it like i was flirting with her. she asked me to dance with her for a slow dance... maybe that was my biggest mistake. we were having fun! at least in my eyes. but when the song ended she KISSED ME! ON MY FUCKING NECK! WTF! i wanted to puke... wtf is her problem! i'm a fucking stranger that she met not even 2hrs ago! i wanted to leave right there... but i couldn't so i spent the rest of the night avoiding her. ugh...

so the dance finishes and we have to take a bus back so my friend's brother can pick us up... and i get stuck sitting with her too cause there's no other seat of the fucking bus!! T_T something please strike me down... i'm so tried i start nodding off and what does she do!? she puts her fucking arm around me and asks me if i'm okay! it's like PLEASE! LEAVE ME ALONE!! i was so glad to get off that bus...

so all three of us are waiting for my friend's brother to come pick us up. we wait there... in the fucking cold... for more than half an hr!! i had to force myself to stop shivering or i swear my chest would've seized up. so his brother finally comes and me and my friend get in the car, leaving his other friend to get picked up by his cousin. i was so happy to get into a warm car...

we get to his place (oh i forgot to mention that his brother had friends in the car). it's okay, kinda messy and they didn't have a room for me where i could sleep. (oh i also forgot that while we were driving to the dance he told me that his parents had already left for Florida. i was like O.O!?! it would've been nice to know BEFORE i came) i get the tour of the house and when he shows me the garage i see his brother's friends MAKING DRUGS! (the kind of drugs where you sniff the smoke) i was scared now. the thought of possible rape crossed my mind, so i asked if i could sleep in his parent's room (i figured they wouldn't go that far as to rape the only mature girl in the house. i mean there was another girl but she's their sister and she's like... 7?) i couldn't wait to leave...

i get up in the morning and find out that the buses i have to take don't match up! so instead i had to get from there to the terminus and take a metro as far north as it would go and get picked up by my dad there. i was never so happy to see that shitty old Thunderbird in my life! it was i think about 2pm when i actually had a meal that day, and i hadn't had supper yesterday. so yeah... i was starving. the first thing i did when i got home was shower...

and so there you have it, the weirdest (to say the least) 24hrs of my life... and sorry buddy but if you ever read this... i'm not going back without your parents there. that's it. you're coming here next time

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/16846377/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/16846377/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:35:17 PST
why i'm suspended you ask? well first off i'm not the only one. it's me and 12 other people. all becase we went out for breakfast instead of going to our shit media literacy class. the teacher's on constant PMS and, though we didn't interpret this as a protest, the principal and the teachers did. so yeah... now we're all suspended for like... nothing.

we didn't even set foot on the school grounds before going for breakfast! so technically we didn't skip... we just arrived late. but man did the teachers freak out. they called all our parents and i know my dad's going to be pissed at me. when i called him to say that i was okay, the first thing he said was that i went out partying. i NEVER party. my mom was different when i called back. she was pissed at the school for suspending us for such a stupid reason. of which it is...

now we have to go apologize which is a bunch of bull...

]]> ~Strata-Dragonfire http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/16582297/ http://Strata-Dragonfire.deviantart.com/journal/16582297/ Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:01:08 PST
well i guess some of you saw that i live in Quebec. in answer to any future questions, yes, i do speak French. i speak it, write it, and understand it. i warn you though it is very Quebecer the French i speak so there are some slang that won't turn up in Google translator

faque si vous voulez me reponde en francais, ne vous inquietez pas parce que je comprends le francais.

ok um... what else...

oh! i'm new to drawing kinda. i mean i've sketched stuff before and i've always gotten a good mark in Art () but i've never really finished some sketches. i love to draw dragons. that's what i've been drawing for most of my small life so far. i want to get used to drawing wolves and other animals though for various reasons.

um... i also write poetry and take pictures. i love taking pictures. especially of landscapes and such.

Stuff I'm Working On:

Nous deux
-in French class we're working on illustrating one of our poems. it's on a huge sheet of paper and i plan to color it in in pastel. i don't know how long it'll take me to get it up on DA cause i don't know when i'll get it back and such...

Scout's Honor (not definite title)
-recently on my site one of my characters, Sarron, was involved in a bloody battle with another dragon. seeing as how i've been kinda depressed lately i thought i should draw him bloody with his new scar. so far it's coming along well i guess. i've never drawn a dragon in the position i drew him in and for first times it's pretty good.


Ideas/Future Projects:

Her Portrait in Color (not definite title)
-i figure i should try to draw myself in either dragon form or wolf form. i already have an idea what i want to look like in wolf form because of Nous Deux... and yes, for those of you who recognize it, it is a play of words off of Her Portrait In Black by Atreyu (of which is a good song btw)

Reap the Whirlwind
-a good friend of mine Blitzkreig-Storm who is also on my site has a beautiful dragon but no picture! i want to create one for her but only if she'll let me draw him and use the title

Outcast
-my precious Rever. although for now all i've done is made his profile i'm so very attached to him. can't wait to draw him.

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