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Until...well...now? I suppose XD

I want to try to get better as an artist and maybe do some one-shot comics and such but I lack this thing called a tablet. I've been looking up different ones but my little brain is about to explode from all the different types I've seen! There's so many that seem to specialize in one or two different aspects of art and I'm just like:

"O___O mind = blown".

I don't need to snazziest, most expensive holy-shit package of a tablet because I'm not even that good as an artist. I just need something nice and simple and noob-friendly to get me started. I probably won't experiment with a whole lot because I'm just not too confident as an artist yet so...

yeah.

Can anyone point me in a good direction? 8'D?

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/28662665/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/28662665/ Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:41:36 PST
I've infected the world for two whole decades now. GO ME! 8'DDD

....wtf am I doing up at 2 A.M. anyways?

/sleeps.

XDDDDD

I'll prolly do a better journal update when I'm not, you know, half-asleep X33

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/28292988/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/28292988/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:07:15 PST
Look for Kennikish ;DD

If your wondering why my gamer score is so crappy it's because I had to make a new account >: I lost my other gamertag that was in my memory card when we moved the first time a long while back T_T

ADD ME BISHIES! 8'D I hope to see you soon!

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/27929095/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/27929095/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:09:49 PDT
Ahem. Let's start from the beginning yes?

So we sold the house and finally moved into our new one. This meant my internet was lost until we could get our NEW internet set up (Crappy Hughes net to loovveelllyy Verizon DSL ftw >)

However.

Verizon has THE shittiest customer service known to man. After being told we couldn't get DSL where we lived (even though we were well aware the previous owners had it and everyone on our block has it), being informed that nobody there gave a shit if we got service (nope. Not even kidding. That is a direct quote from the lady in the customer service department my mom was talking to. Legit. "There is honestly nobody here who gives a shit if you get internet service there or not". Not even kidding folks.), being told the street we live on doesn't exist (yup. I live in a mythical land called West Acres, my lovelies. Come frollic with me in our meadows with the unicorns and fairies be merry), our cables were too messed up and faulty from age (The house is four years old |:>, and any other lame-o and frankly quite pathetic excuse out there imaginable, my mom found someone who, for the right price, indeed gave a shit.

Ladies and gentlemen, because my mom is SUCH a ninja, we have internet. And all it took was NOT bribing a guy my brother knows who works for Verizon a hundred bucks to do it. You catch my drift? Bribing was NOT involved in this matter whatsoever. Nope. (No srsly stfu );< XD)


So allow me to celebrate my internet withdrawals with some srs youtube surfing and manic skyping.

Oh....and Project Doodles SO isn't dead. Yet. XD

AHMAIGAWD INTERWEBS HOW I'VE MISSED YOOOUUU

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/27657783/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/27657783/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:43:09 PDT
Good.

So as most of you are undoubtably aware of I am a writer and I enjoy it a lot. However, it would appear I'm suffering from a very serious condition called Writer's A.D.D. in which I simply cannot start an epic 40+ chapter novel and ever actually finish it. I drift from one idea to the next and drop the previous projects completely. Of course this is unintentional but even I am very aware of this fact; I have never finished a long and extensive plot and it is becoming clear that such a thing is part of my nature.

I CAN, however, write short stories left and right.

I started to reminisce about when I was in high school and how for out standardized writing essay portion we were given a prompt. They would be purposely vague and give no real inclination as to who our designated audience was or any other crucial information. That was when my writing shined the best, I believe, and thus I have dubbed these short stories my 'Writing Doodles'.

It was with this train of thought when it hit me; I may never be able to finish one long and epic tale, but what's to stop me from writing a bunch of short stories and cram them all into a single volume? Brilliant no? No? Well screw you I like the idea |:>

Anywho, this is where you lovely watchers come in.

I'm going to challenge myself, and I want you all to join in and help me, to write at least ONE short story a week until I've accumulated enough to compile a nice collection. I'm hoping with this excercise my creative juices will get kicked back into gear so I can write some more short stories independently. Call this Creative Boot Camp if you will (only not really).

At least once a week there will be a journal posted asking for writing prompts. It can be over anything original (don't ask me to write fanfic basically, please. I want these exercises to be as original as possible). Here's an example of a prompt I wrote over once upon a time back in my school days:

"Describe a time when you were someone's hero."

Now, obviously, I was nobody's hero. So what did I do? I wrote a story. And it not only WORKED, but it worked so damn well that my school's English department revered me as the best damn snot-nosed brat in my graduating class that could write.

Remember to try to keep these as vague as you can so that I really have to wrack my brain for ideas. We're trying to resurrect my creative mind here, not let me copy your own brilliance. Here's a "what not to do" example if you will:

"Write about a unicorn who befriends a human and how together they beat down an evil dictator of doom and live happily ever after and frollic about in a field of flowers."


...okay. Bad example. But that lets you know I came up with that shit on the spot ;D


I'll pick a concept/prompt to work with out of the comments and write over that and submit it on dA. Be sure to comment on them and tell me what you think: did it follow the prompt? Was it creative? What could I have done better?

I really need everyone's help on this one. I'm really asking for EVERYONE who actively watches to participate in this....this...

what IS this anyway? Creative Boot Camp sounds too....rawr. Dumb.

Hm...

....

Let's call it Project Doodles >


I hope to hear your ideas soon! Be sure to give me some in the comment section below ;D

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/27536884/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/27536884/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:27:23 PDT
So I've been doing okay, all things considered. Bills are still a pain in the butt but I'm gonna cancel my health insurance and whatnot to try and save some money.

I recently decided to try my hand at chemistry.com. Yeeaahhh I know what you're thinking, beliiieevveee me I was too. However, I'm too shy to go out and meet people on my own and there could be someone perfect for me just outside of town and I could not know he even exists! I'm currently talking to one of my matches, Adam. He seems really nice and he has a good relationship with his family so that's a huge plus for me. I really like him so far :3. Mom just likes that it's giving me something to think about besides being depressed over the ex and all this other stuff.

Uhhhmm.....

I forgot what else I was gonna say...

rawr. Maybe I'll remember later

lol pointless journal is pointless

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/27327677/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/27327677/ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:35:29 PDT or or or or even for all your needs of anything awesome, but that's just my humble opinion |:

So anyway...

For the past few months now my life has been steadily going to hell in a handbasket in a downwards spiral and I just...am really not sure what to do anymore. Usually I don't like self-pity party's because I always feel like an idiot later but I think that's what I need now.

The story is too long overall but I'll make a list in chronological order of what's happened to me, whether it be good or bad. The bad outweighs the good, but the good things are good indeed.

~Passed first college class since coming back from Corpus with an A. (Transcript technically states I have a 4.0 GPA ftw XDD)
~Classes + Books > Kenni's lowsy paycheck.
~Quit school due to financial strain.
~Spent most of summer wondering why the boyfriend was only a few miles away and yet we rarely saw each other
~Boyfriend goes back to school one day after we broke up and reconciled.
~Parents no longer able to pay for bills.
~Felt obligated to move out to help parents's financial strain. (was promptly debutted in the form of parents chewing my ass out |: )
~No period for one month (sorry boys if this is a nasty subject for you |: )
~No period for two months. Boyfriend starts to panic.
~No period for two and 1/2 months. Pregnancy tests still read negative.
~Three months, no period.
~Learned what an ectopic pregnancy is.
~Emotional breakdowns at work in the backroom with the asst. Meat Manager (bless her heart) holding my hand and praying for me becomes a tragic norm.
~First baby nephew is born. My heart broke in a good way when I got to hold that precious baby in my arms for the first time.
~Three months, two weeks later: learned I'm not pregnant. Finally got period.
~Constant build-up of stress and emotional rollercoasters cause me and boyfriend to fight frequently or not talk period.
~Came to the realization that boyfriend and I got along better when we were just friends.
~Hours at work begin to drop from 38 to 32.
~Broke up with boyfriend after another week or so of fighting.
~Hours at work drop from 32 to 29.
~Car payments become increasingly difficult to pay for every month. Too afraid to admit this to parents.
~Ex-boyfriend hurts me further by refusing to speak to me.
~Begins to mildly contemplate what would happen if I were to die.
~Ex-boyfriend continues to ignore my pleas of talking.
~Mom holds my face in her hands and says "I wish I could take all of your pain for you."
~Admits to a friend online that I think I might be becoming suicidal. He tells me he'd hate me and tells me he loves me as a sister.
~Hours drop from 29 to 20.
~Making payments becomes....painfully impossible.
~Credit card debt is starting.
~Gets a job interview at American Bank.
~Interview goes well.
~Hasn't heard from them since.
~Propane tank is repossessed; means no hot water for us.
~Random crying fits become normal.
~Takes baths in the hottub outside now.
~Begins to wonder if I'm losing my job.
~Tries to take up video editing again to try to not think about problems.
~Editing begins to reflect my mood lately.
~House is sold.
~Thinking "surely nothing else can possibly happen to me".

^ damn that list is long >_<

Allow me to explain my new bath situation.

I take baths in the hottub outside by going out with my bathing suit on and I soak in the water (we don't use chlorine) and then I get out and use soap on the grass and wash my hair and use a cup to dip into the water in the hottub and rinse off in the grass like that. It's not fun but it's better than freezing my ass off every morning in the freezing water in the shower.

*sigh*

so in a nutshell I've done nothing but stress and get emotional. It feels like...quite literally...I don't know. I'm very depressed... ]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/26795878/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/26795878/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:45:51 PDT
He's new to dA! ;D

go say hello and make him feel welcome yes?

[link]

I forced him to get a dA after seeing a MEEP thing ma bobber he drew >:3. I expect to see more from him /glares at Joshy

<---can you tell this is fast becoming my favorite icon thing to spam?

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/26586563/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/26586563/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:45:38 PDT
[link]

Dragon needs to hatch. Clicks make dragon hatch.

Don't let dragon dai pls?

Kthx

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/24716502/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/24716502/ Tue, 12 May 2009 07:40:50 PDT x = Somewhat
xx = Greater
xxx = huge enormous crippling omg fear



A
[ ] Achluophobia - Fear of darkness.
[xx] Acrophobia - Fear of heights.
[x] Agliophobia - Fear of pain.
[x] Agoraphobia - Fear of open spaces or crowds.
[ ] Aichmophobia - Fear of needles or pointed objects.
[ ] Amaxophobia - Fear of riding in a car.
[ ] Androphobia - Fear of men.
[ ] Anginophobia - Fear of angina or choking.
[ ] Anthrophobia - Fear of flowers.
[ ] Anthropophobia - Fear of people or society.
[ ] Aphenphosmphobia - Fear of being touched.
[ ] Arachnophobia - Fear of spiders
[ ] Arithmophobia - Fear of numbers.
[ ] Astraphobia - Fear of thunder and lightning.
[ ] Ataxophobia - Fear of disorder or untidiness.
[ ] Atelophobia - Fear of imperfection.
[xx] Atychiphobia - Fear of failure.
[ ] Autophobia - Fear of being alone.

B
[ ] Bacteriophobia - Fear of bacteria.
[ ] Barophobia - Fear of gravity.
[ ] Bathmophobia - Fear of stairs or steep.
[ ] Batrachophobia - Fear of amphibians.
[ ] Bibliophobia - Fear of books.
[ ] Botanophobia - Fear of plants.
C
[ ] Cacophobia - Fear of ugliness.
[x] Catagelophobia - Fear of being ridiculed publicly.
[ ] Catoptrophobia - Fear of mirrors.
[ ] Chionophobia - Fear of snow.
[ ] Chromophobia - Fear of colors.
[ ] Chronomentrophobia - Fear of clocks.
[ ] Claustrophobia - Fear of confined spaces.
[ ] Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns.
[ ] Cyberphobia - Fear of computers.
[ ] Cynophobia - Fear of dogs.

D
[ ] Dendrophobia - Fear of trees.
[ ] Dentophobia - Fear of dentists.
[ ] Domatophobia - Fear of houses.
[ ] tychiphobia – fear of accidents.

E
[ ] Ecophobia - Fear of the home.
[ ] Elurophobia - Fear of cats.
[ ] Ephebiphobia - Fear of teenagers.
[ ] Equinophobia - Fear of horses.

G
[ ] Gophobia - Fear of marriage.
[ ] Genuphobia - Fear of knees.
[x] Glossophobia - Fear of speaking in public.
[ ] Gynophobia - Fear of women.

H
[ ] Heliophobia - Fear of the sun.
[ ] Hemophobia - Fear of blood.
[ ] Herpetophobia - Fear of reptiles.
[ ] Hydrophobia - Fear of water.

I
[ ] Itrophobia - Fear of doctors.
[ ] Insectophobia - Fear of insects.

K
[ ] Koinoniphobia - Fear of rooms.

L
[ ] Lekophobia - Fear of the color white.
[ ] Lilapsophobia - Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
[ ] Lockiophobia - Fear of childbirth.

M
[ ] Mageirocophobia - Fear of cooking.
[ ] Melanophobia - Fear of the color black.
[ ] Microphobia - Fear of small things.
[ ] Mysophobia - Fear of dirt and germs.

N
[x] Necrophobia - Fear of death or dead things.
[ ] Noctiphobia - Fear of the night.
[ ] Nosocomephobia - Fear of hospitals.

O
[x] Obesophobia - Fear of gaining weight
[ ] Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
[ ] Ombrophobia - Fear of rain.
[ ] Ophidiophobia - Fear of snakes.
[ ] Ornithophobia - Fear of birds.

P
[ ] Papyrophobia - Fear of paper.
[ ] Pathophobia - Fear of disease.
[ ] Pedophobia - Fear of children.
[ ] Philophobia - Fear of love.
[ ] Phobophobia - Fear of being afraid.
[ ] Podophobia - Fear of feet.
[ ] Porphyrophobia - Fear of the color purple.
[ ] Pteridophobia - Fear of ferns.
[ ] Pteromerhanophobia - Fear of flying.
[ ] Pyrophobia - Fear of fire.

S
[ ] Scolionophobia - Fear of school.
[ ] Selenophobia - Fear of the moon.
[ ] Sociophobia - Fear of social evaluation.
[ ] Somniphobia - Fear of sleep.

T
[ ] Tachophobia - Fear of speed.
[ ] Technophobia - Fear of technology.
[ ] Tonitrophobia - Fear of thunder.
[x] Trypanophobia - Fear of injections.

V-Z
[ ] Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women.
[ ] Verminophobia - Fear of germs.
[ ] Wiccaphobia - Fear of witches and witchcraft.
[ ] Xenophobia - Fear of strangers
[ ] Zoophobia - Fear of animals

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/23822055/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/23822055/ Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:31:11 PDT
While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies.

His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.

'Welcome to heaven,' says St. Peter. 'Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem . We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you.'

'No problem, just let me in,' says the senator.

'Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in hea ven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.'

'Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in h eaven, ' says the senator.

'I'm sorry, but we have our rules.'

And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.

Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the p eople.

They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.

Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he
rea lizes it, it is time to go.

Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises ..

The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.

'Now it's time to visit heaven.'

So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls moving from c loud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and,
before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.

'Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.'

The senator reflects for a minute, then answers: 'Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.'

So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.

Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with w aste and garbage.

He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above...

The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his should er. 'I don't understand,' stammers the senator. 'Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhous e, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?'

The devil looks at him, smiles and says.......
'Yesterday we were campaigning. Today you voted.'

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/23134628/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/23134628/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:34:37 PST [link]

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/23061669/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/23061669/ Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:11:26 PST -- lucky for her this actually seemed like fun so I chose to not ignore it XD

Rules:
1. Choose 4 of your own characters.
2. Make them answer the following questions.
3. Then tag three people.
4. Feel free to go ahead and add some question yourself!

Characters:
Katie, Dao, Rhys, and Kangxi :3

-----------------------------

Who/what are you?
Katie: I'm the result of sheer boredom and lack of inspiration :/
Dao: I'm what my creator calls a plot device since I supposedly want to make Katie's life a living hell >:3
Rhys: I'm her favorite OC since Kangxi is dull and I'm the eye-candy in her fanfiction
Kangxi:...and I'm the reason why Rhys is going to die ):<

Want a hug?
Katie: uhhh....who are you?
Dao: Touch me and die :3.
Rhys: C'mere! *glomp*
Kangxi: Wtf? No. Go away.

Are you a virgin?
Katie: What kind of question is this?
Dao: Nope ;D. I iz da manwhore of my creator's story...oh no wait...that was Seung...>_>
Rhys: O.O uhhhh....
Kangxi: I'm too busy killing 'em to be sleeping with 'em if that answers your question at all.

Who's your crush/mate/spouse?
Katie: mm, the only love options my creator has given me is a jackass, a quiet jerk, and a manwhore...I'll let you decide which one of those she will evilly force me to crush on.
Dao: My only love option in here is Katie...and she's kind of a bitch...
Rhys: Oh I think it's been made obvious who I'm crushing on <3.
Kangxi: ...

Do you have any kids?
Katie: Nope O:
Dao: Feck no O:<
Rhys: 'Fraid not
Kangxi: Yes. *All above characters* WTF?! D:>???

What's your favourite food?
Katie: My creator never specified because she sucks.
Dao: My creator never specified because she sucks.
Rhys: My creator never specified because she sucks.
Kangxi: My creator never specified because she sucks.

Have you ever killed anyone?
Katie: O.O!!! *snorts* oh sure, with my stunning good looks ;D. *Dao*: More like with your stunning ego D:< *Katie* Oh betch like you're one to talk! O:<

Dao: I wanted to kill the bastard who attacked Katie and burned down her apartment but the damn cops showed up too quickly. *Katie*: Wow...really? Dao... *Dao*:...Yeah, I wanted to kill him for not doing the job right. *Katie* Oh you jerk! D:<

Rhys: Sadly yes.
Kangxi: Is what I do baby

Do you hate/dislike anyone?
Katie: Dao D:<
Dao: Katie D:<
Rhys: Ozai D:<
Kangxi: uhh...surprisingly nobody.

What do you do to relax?
Katie: Relax? Me? Relax? Hah! You're funny. I have no time to relax when I have to deal with a certain jerk.
Dao: Oh I tend to mess with Katie and make her mad at me. It's actually very relaxing >:3
Rhys: I read...because my creator is lame and wanted to emphathize with me some *snorts*
Kangxi: I have no real face time in the story and you think I get time to relax? Heh.

What kind of powers do you have?
Katie: The power to put up with Dao and his bullsh-- *Dao* hey now D:<
Dao: The power to piss Katie off X3
Rhys: I'm not a bender so I don't have power. I play around with swords and crap X3. I suppose you could say I have the power to make emo/gothic/lolita girls love me *pats Mei* (lolsp?)
Kangxi: I have the power to....to....*Kenni-punch* get kicked out of a tag-journal for being too lame because my creator made me that way x_x *is punched away*
Lani: And I have the power to replace her >;3


Who's your best friend?
Katie:...oh snap o:. I don't have a best friend yet because the story I'm in hasn't progressed long enough O:>!
Dao: *points and laughs at Katie* My best friends are Seung and Haneul. They're made of awesome :3.
Rhys: My best friend is my little brother <3.
Lani: Best friend? Penelope. The little girl is a sweetheart. Yes, you have no idea who I'm talking about or who I am X3.

If you saw a giant walrus destroying half the city what will you do?
Katie: OMFG! IT'Z GODZILLA! O:>!!! *Dao* No stupid it's a giant walrus...wait...
Dao: GIANT WALRUS??? *Flees in sexy fast car* *Katie* HEY! D:< Don't leave me!
Rhys: What's a walrus? No matter *pulls out sword* I shall smite thee you foul --
Lani: *interrupts Rhys and shanks Giant Walrus* >:3. Pwn'd. *Rhys* HEY D:
Heard of Goblin?
Katie: Who?
Dao: What?
Rhys: Eh?
Lani: WHERE? O:

What is your favourite drink?
Katie: I like tea fi... ]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/22859590/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/22859590/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:09:36 PST Remember to tag at least 7 peoples!

I DID NOT MAKE THESE UP.
They are STRAIGHT from the website. XD
Which makes it even more epic. <3

1) Your name?
Kennedi

Kennedi isn't defined yet (lolololol)

2) Your age?
19:
The Canadian drinking age. 2 years better than 21.

3) One of your friends?
Sammi:
A girl that is funny, likes to drive and acts like a kid. Very sexually driven. (LOOOL!!!)

4) What should you be doing?
Sleeping:
a mystical kind of magic which sends u to an alternate plane of existence in which the magical gremlins give u pro plus

5) Favorite color?
Blue:
The hue of the portion of the visible spectrum lying between green and indigo, evoked in a human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 490 nanometers. (mm, well that wasn't funny at all o

6) Birthplace?
U.S.A:
Although a country bloated on consumer economy and Big Mac's, the United States of America is diverse, free, and varied in ecosystems and landscapes. People of other nations seem to convienently forget that the USA hands out millions of dollars (and probably more) to charities, relief efforts, foreign aid, and education, among other things. The USA has faults, like *every other country in the entire world*. But it seems to me the downtrodden people sneaking into America are biting their tongues...

7) Month of your birth?
November:
The most popular form of rain when getting married to a hot and sexy rockstar. (LOLWUT??)

8) Last person you talked to?
Kevin:
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Coemgen, composed of the Old Irish elements coem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhin established a monastery in Ireland and is the patron saint of Dublin. (awwwwww XDD)

9) One of your nicknames?
Kenni:
Kenni isn't defined yet (yar damn right >)


10)NOW TAG TAG TAG TAG!!!!

Uhm...no :3

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/22832568/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/22832568/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:06:48 PST
Work. It sucks. It's necessary, but it sucks. Honestly, being a cashier has got to be one of the dullest, mind-numbing, soul-murdering jobs available. One is forced to smile as customers who insist on buying out the store and cramming it all into ONE cart and apologize and kiss-ass if a price isn't right on an item or something was on sale and isn't ringing up as such. Guh. Shoot me now please.

Of course, being a packer or stocker isn't much better. At least they get tips though >_>...hmm...maybe I'll ask to be a packer/stocker sometime. *doubts it*

Because of work, I no longer view the days as "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday" and so on, but instead I refer to them as days concerning shifts, or "12-8, 11-7, call-in, 3-9", etc. Mmm...fun.

Honestly...the minimum wage, ridiculous hours, and bitchy customers is more than enough to make me miss school. Alas, car payments must be made.

Now that I've fulfilled my emo self-whoring rant/whine-fest, how about some good news?

For those who don't know, I'm no longer single :3. I've been happily taken by the sweetest man ever for almost a month now :3. Kevin is amazing. He's soooooo freakin' good to me. Nearly bit my head off on our first date when I, without thinking, reached over to pay for our dinner bill XDD. I'm pretty sure he would've, as he said, "smacked a hoe" XDD. He's currently a student over at UT which is fine because that's only 4 hours away. I can easily drive there and stay over at my friend Sarah's house while visiting if I have two days off from work in a row, which has been happening a lot lately. I did that just last week actually XD. His roommate is...eccentric XD.

My brother is getting married next month, on Valentine's day in fact 8D. I get to be a bridesmaid again XD. My sister-in-law to be is a HUGE fanatic of all things western, so the whole wedding is centered around a western theme. Instead of classical tuxes and pretty dresses, we're to dress up as cowboys and cowgirls, cheesy hats included. X3 I personally am not a fan of it, but it's her wedding. I can keep my mouth shut and wear what she wants me to, seriously X3. (Just wish the other bridesmaids would follow suit D:< instead of betching about it all the time)

Lessee...what else...

Obviously, writing wise, I'm at a stand still. It's the same song and dance, really. I just never have the time to get anything I want to done. Of course I've been editing vids via yt for those who follow that account, but that's only because I've entered beta contests from way back and have deadlines to meet. Honestly, after I lose a round in this current one I'm in, I'll be at a standstill on that as well. I don't WANT to say this, but, realistically, I don't know if OFAW will ever get completed. I WANT to get it done, since I've already written so much of it...but...*sigh* I really don't know. It's one of those "we'll have to see what happens" scenarios. Foreign Exchange's future doesn't look too bright either x_x. I really just don't know.

Crap. I'm overdue for some sleep. I get to work tomorrow...oh joy. Shoot me now please :3.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/22831394/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/22831394/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:10:20 PST Then title this journal "My life is ___% happy."

[x] You have a boyfriend (<333 he's the greatest X3)
[x] You have your own room.
[x] You own a cell phone.
[x] You have an iPod/mp3 player.
[x] Your parents are still married.
[ ] You have more than 2 best friends.
[ ] There is a swimming pool in your backyard.
TOTAL: 5

[x] You dress how you want to.
[ ] You hang out with friends more than once a week.
[x] There is a computer/ laptop in your room.
[ ] You have never been beaten up.
[x] You never cry more than twice a month.
[x] You are allowed to listen to the music you want to.
[x] Your room is big enough for you.
[ ] People don't use you for something you have.
[x] You have been to a concert.
TOTAL: 6


[x] You have over 50 friends on Myspace. (Pft...I never even get on that thing anymore XD)
[x] Your parents let you have a Myspace. (Uhm...I'm 19. why wouldn't they?)
[ ] You get allowance.
[ ] You collect something normal.
[ ] You look forward to going to school.
[x] You don't wish you were someone else.
[ ] You play a sport.
[ ] You do something after school. (I don't go to school so....)
TOTAL: 3


[x] You own a car.
[x] You usually don't fight with your parents.
[/] You are happy with your appearance. (for the most part ^_^;
[ ] You aren't self-conscious at all.
[ ] You have never got a failing grade in your life.
[x] You have friends.
T 0 T A L: 3.5


[ ] You know what is going on in the world.
[x] You care about so many people.
[ ] You are happy with your life.
[ ] You know more than one language.
[x] You have a screen name.
[x] You own a pet.
[x] You know the words to 5 songs.
[ ] You don't have any enemies.
[/] You are a generally nice person.
T O T A L: 5.5

Total: 23

Multiplied total: 69% Happy


Hmmm....this was kind of dumb. Why did I fill it out again? /forgot.

Perhaps generic boredom was the cause ^_^;;

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21744428/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21744428/ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:19:17 PST
Family: *sneaky up stairs-desu*
Kyo: *mild snore*
Family: *creeky open door-desu* >3
Kyo:
Dumb Brother 1: WAKEY WAKEY!!! *flashes lights on and off*
Others: HAPPY BIIIIIRRRRTTHHDDAAAYYYY TOOO YOOUUUUUU
Kyo: *dazed* @___@
Family: HAPPY BIIIIRRRRTTTHHHDAAAAYYYY TO YOOOOOOUUUUUUU
Kyo: *flops over* *sticks pillow over face*
Dumb Brother 2: *grabs pillow and ruffles Kyo's hair* >333
Family: HAPPY BIIIRRRTHHHHDAAAYYYY DEAR KEEENNNNNEEEDDDIIIIIII
Dumb Brother 1: *same time* ----DEAR REEEETTTAAARRRDDDDD
Family: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOOOOUUUUUUU
Kyo: *wipes eyes, yawns loudly*...uhm...
Mom: Love ya babi 8D
Family: *leaves*
Kyo: @_@ uhhh....what? *falls back onto bed* *mild snoring ensues*

Ok...so maybe it didn't happen EXACTLY like that, but my dialog was more interesting XDDD

Today we're gonna go to Frisco for shopping tiemz, in which I'll most likely buy a jacket and WINTER shoes (seeing as how I'm no longer in constant sunlight and my feet can actually freeze now XD) for my mom's sake (since she REALLY doesn't like me to splurge all my money on video games...even though unbeknownst to her that's EXACTLY what I wanna do XD)...

Okay...maybe I'll buy Last Remnant or Mirror's Edge or that newest Sould Calibur or something like that...

Oh wait...

Dumb Brother 1: Hey Ken, breakfast is ready.
Kyo: kk...oh hey wait.
Dumb Brother 1: Yeah?
Kyo: How far did you get on Oblivion?
Dumb: Uhm...well I got to the first Oblivion gate or whatever...but I couldn't DO anything D:
Kyo: lol >3 I already pwn'd you then
Dumb Brother 1: SWEET!
*high five between siblings commence*
Dumb Brother 1: I need you to try Fall Out 3 for me then, I can't figure that shit out.
Kyo: Alrighty!

Fun fact: The whole time I was typing our convo and he had no idea I was doing it XDDDD

Ah...I love my dumb, precious brothers XDD

Well, apparently it's breakfast time and I gets to cut this journal short.

Mom: Come and eat Ken!!! 8D

Like now. XDDDD

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21736774/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21736774/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:56:38 PST
My friend is letting me borrow Star Wars: Force Unleashed and my brother just handed me Oblivion to play - he says it's hard and wants to see if I can get farther in it than him XDD

*is excited she has some new games to play*

Mass Effect: But but but T^T! What about me??? I still has some achievements for you to unlock D:>!!!
Kyo: *pets case lovingly* You know you'll always have a special place in my heart :3
Mass Effect: oh okay <3 :3.

Lol...yes...I'm a little hyper. I just got done Christmas shopping and I pretty much spoiled my brothers. Oh, what an amazing sister they have, splurging $70 or so just so they can keep their thumbs busy while getting McStabbed by necromorphs from behind XD.

Anywho, I'm off to play some new games! YAYAYAYA *rushes away holding Oblivion as if her life depended on it remaining by her side*

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21728207/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21728207/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:38:22 PST Mom: "Your birthday's on Sunday..."
Kyo: "Yup."
Mom: "So what are you wanting for your birthday?"
Kyo: *silence*
Mom: "You need to tell me! I don't want to get you something you don't want."
Kyo: "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I can't think of anything "
Mom: *exasperated sigh*
Kyo: >_<

~Now~
Mom: "Your birthday's tomorrow."
Kyo: "Indeed "
Mom: "Still don't know what you want?"
Kyo: "Uhm..."
Mom: -_-

I've always been like that XD. Every year my mom gets frustrated with me because I genuinely never know what I want. I never really ever want anything, and my birthday is no exception. Sure there's a few video games I reeallllyyyy wanna play, but mom doesn't like buying video games.

*le sigh* oh wells. Maybe she'll just give me money and I can go shopping one day or something :/

BTW, how was everyone's Thanksgiving? :3?

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21643201/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21643201/ Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:28:30 PST
1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4:
But but...there's no book near me! D:

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can.
*stretches and leaves it out there* Is something supposed to happen? Was I supposed to bump into something? o.o

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
the LAST thing I watched on TV...hm...I think it was an episode of uh....geez...I don't remember what it was *woke up at three in the morning this morning to her damn tv, realizing she had forgotten to shut it off*


4. Without looking, guess what time it is:
8:46 A.M.

5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?
8:59 A.M....meh. XD


6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
My mom and brother talk about skunks XD

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
Yesterday afternoon around....4 or so. Was taking my little brother to the high school.

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
youtube and a dA journal from which I stole this thingy

9. What are you wearing?
a camoflauge tee that says "B*E*T*A: Special Forces. Let us lead by serving others" and a pair of old black shorts that I used when I was first painting my room, which means there's TONS of paint splotches all over them XDDD

10. Did you dream last night?
Sure did. I blame Layna D:. I dreamt that I wasn't just PLAYING Fatal Frame 4, oh no. I was the girl taking the piccies with the little camera. Only...the ghosts never went away D:!!! After awhile, for some reason that makes no logical sense to me, I had a butter knife and tried stabbing them away...hm. Odd. When that didn't work I grabbed them by their ankles and started swinging them around the house slamming them into walls and into the ground. Oh, and my brothers were sitting at the kitchen table, talking and playing cards like nothing ODD was going on :/.

11. When did you last laugh?
Right now. I'm listening to the boys XDDDDD

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
*looks up* uhhh...some lights, a clock, a wreath, 4 pictures of chandeliers (not kidding XD), a couple more ornaments that I can't place a name for XD.

13. Seen anything weird lately?
Just my dream XDDDDD

14. What do you think of this quiz?
it's a nice way to kill boredom...for now XD

15. What is the last film you saw?
Twilight XD. *shot'd*

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
Well...first I'd give a nice chunk of it to my parental units. Then I'd set enough aside to pay for all four years (or more) of my college. THEN I'd set aside enough to live comfortably, keep a million or so for my kids's college and lives (when I have kids, of course XD) and donate the remaining however many million to charity ^w^.

17. Tell me something about you that I don't know:
I'm not nice. I'm a sarcastic betch and am not above biting, hair pulling, fighting dirty, and flat out punching. Oh...and I'm a Sagittarius XD

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
ONE thing? Just one? I'd make gay marriage not only LEGAL, but an accepted part of society dammit D<. Equal Rights people! You don't have to be GAY to believe in it! Geez.


19. Do you like to dance?
It depends on where I am, who I'm with, and whether or not they would laugh at me for dancing like the total dork I am XD

20. George Bush:
is probably a decent guy underneath all of that deuschery :/.

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
ehm...Ashi 8D After her auntie! XDDDD

22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
oh geez...I dunno x_x. Alex! 8D

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Probably not anymore. Geez, I couldn't even handle living in Corpus Christi without my family, imagine if I went to another country! D:

24. What do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
"Uhm...I can explain EVERYTHING" XDDDD

25. 4 people who must also do this in THEIR journal
Ninja Steve, Commie Bob, Wa-Ta-Fu, and uhhhhh...anyone who ISN'T their creator who totally knows who the first three are >3

P.S: Homg! I'm gonna be 19 in 6 days D:! Oh geez, I'm "old" XDDD.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21534975/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21534975/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:40:16 PST
I've been too far from home for far too long and I've had enough. I've been isolated in my room, listening to the other kids party and laugh and joke and somehow still pass all of their classes and I'm well aware that I don't belong here. I've been tucked away in my own little world long enough, it's time for me to go home.

I've been depressed. I've been lonely. I've been failing my classes BAD. I've finally had enough.

In the next day or so I'm moving back home. I've already started to pack and I've already filled out all of the paperwork necessary for me to leave. It's done. I'm done.

After this semester, I'm gonna go to a community college about 30-40 minutes away from home and get my basic courses done and over with there. After that, I'll probably transfer to a university like UNT or Midwestern State or somewhere like that. I can't be this far away from my family like this anymore. I can't do it. My family and I: we're extremely close. We're like one of those families you see in the movies that you love to hate: we have no conflict. We each pick on each other and laugh and everything like any other family, but at the end of the day there are no hard feelings; only laughter. I've been deprived of that love long enough.

How are my parents reacting? They're ecstatic. They never wanted me so far away from home in the first place. Now that I'm doing what they had secretly hoped I would do, they're extremely happy....yet concerned. I don't blame them. I called mom out of the blue this morning and asked her permission before I withdrew. I'm sure I'll have a lot of explaining to do for my "sudden" withdrawal when I get home.

Well, I need to get packing. I have to be out of here fairly soon; the paperwork concerning my dorm says I'm leaving on the 20th. I gave myself an extra couple of days in case they had to do the final room inspections with me there. And, if not, well then they'll just have a vacant room for two more days.

Anywho, back to packing.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21481699/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21481699/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:29:51 PST
ANIME NERD

[x] You watch anime.
[x] You read manga.
[x] You buy/collect anime DVDs or manga volumes.
[x] You own some other form of anime/manga merchandise.
[x] You have referred to an anime character as 'hot' before.
[ ] You have cosplayed.
[ ] You have done so in public.
[x] You have been to an anime/manga convention.
[x] You have created/joined a fanclub for an anime/manga character.
[ ] You have created/joined a hateclub for an anime/manga character.
[x] You have squealed when you found out somebody had the same name as an anime character you knew.
[ ] You enjoy drawing anime animu. [What is animu?!]
[x] People you know know you as the 'anime person'.
[x] You know that it is pronouced 'mawnguh' and not 'manga' like it is spelled.

ANIME/MANGA POINTS: 10/14

ART NERD

[x] You like art.
[x] You actually consider yourself an artist. (literature IS art 8D)
[ ] When using art supplies, the brand of them matters to you.
[ ] You have a favourite brand.
[ ] You have asked for art supplies as a Christmas/birthday gift before.
[x] You give people your drawings as gifts.
[ ] People actually ask for your drawings.
[ ] You are known as 'the art person' at your school.
[ ] Instead of just 'brown' or 'ink', you'd be specific; it's 'sienna brown' or 'blush pink'. Or whatever.
[ ] You have taken an art class outside of school.
[x] You have considered a career as an artist.
[x] Your school papers are always covered in doodles.
[x] You have a favourite artist. (I have MANY favorites here on dA 8D)
[x] Your drawings have been framed.
[x] You carry a sketchbook with you everywhere you go. [notebooks work ^^]

ART NERD POINTS: 8/15

MUSICAL NERD

[ ] You play a musical instrument.
[ ] You play more than one instrument.
[ ] You actually really enjoy playing your instrument.
[ ] You've given your instrument a name.
[ ] You've participated in an extracurricular activity for your instrument.
[ ] You are known by what you play.
[x] You listen to classical music.
[x] You are wondering whether that refers to the classical music genre or the classical music time period.
[x] You have a favourite composer.
[ ] All of your friends are from your band/orchestra class.
[ ] You write music.
[ ] You've had discussions with your friends about music; your favourite composers/instruments/musical time periods/key/etc...
[ ] You have considered a professional career with your instrument.
[ ] You are never nervous playing for other people.

MUSICAL NERD POINTS: 3/14


VIDEO GAME NERD

[x] You play video games.
[ ] You own more than 4 different video game systems.
[x] You've had debates over which system is the greatest.
[x] You play video games every day.
[x] You have played a video game for over 10 hours.
[x] You have songs from your favourite video games on your MP3.
[x] You love to talk about video games.
[x] You memorize the dates for when a new game is being released.
[x] People know you as the 'gamer' person.
[ ] You spend more time on video games than you do hanging out with friends.
[x] Your gaming system is in your room.
[x] You have preferences when it comes to what company your game came from.
[x] You've had debates over which company is the best.
[x] You keep playing a game until you beat it.
[ ] It makes you angry when you found out somebody looked up cheat codes on the internet to beat their game.

VIDEO GAME NERD POINTS: 12/15

COMPUTER NERD

[x] You use the computer every day.
[x] You have an account/username on some sort of social website.
[x] You go into random internet chatrooms.
[x] You spend at least 2 hours a day on the computer.
[x] You use computer faces; : D XD XP D: ^_^ >.> and etc.
[x] It is hard to go a day without using the computer. =
[ ] You spend time in online forums.
[x] In the forum/chatroom you use, you are known there by everyone else.
[x] You have friends you have only met online.
[ ] You have/have had a girlfriend/boyfriend you have only met online.
[ ] You have actually met an online friend in person.
[x] U cn ezly rd 'txttlk.'
[x] You have said 'lol' or 'omg' in speech that is not online (-_- sadly yes)
[x]You can type really, really fast.

COMPUTER NERD POINTS: 11/14

mm...so basically I'm just all kinds of nerdy 8D

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21349290/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21349290/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:16:12 PST
[link]

Poor girl...I'm definitely donating. I've been dealing with my own fair share of loneliness, but not nearly to that extreme...*shakes head* That poor poor girl...

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21069938/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/21069938/ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:37:54 PDT
I don't really know how to tell you this, but I'll join the monastery. I think I realized it when your dog ran amok with George Bush and his wife and I saw you put leeches on my avocado plant. I'm sure you're senile enough to understand that I did a sex-change. I'm returning your ring to you, but I'll keep your left ear as a memory. You should also know that I will tell the authorities about a new life as a clone.

Greetings to your frog Leonard,

Kenners


now I'll tag maybe a few people who I think will actually do this and have fun doing it XD:


not five people, I know, and I duhn't care 83.

Wanna know how the hell to do this freaky tag?

RULES:
Do the "Letter MEME". Tag no less than 5 other people, and leave them a comment, informing them that they have been tagged. Then copy the "How-to" Letter Meme, and finish your Journal entry.

-> How you do the Letter Meme:

Dear (the last person who left a comment on your journal):

I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ___2___ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___ .

___12___,
-Your name-


1. What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn't match
Grey - You're a pervert
Yellow - I'm selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You're a loser
Other - I'm in love with your sister


2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes


3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kabob - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women's clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife


4. What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out


5. What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United's goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk


6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
House - Scarred
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed


7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I've felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn't exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we're cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this.
Nervous - The middle-ea... ]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20794104/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20794104/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:11:27 PDT
I've been waking up earlier lately, so I've taken up jogging! Got to avoid that Freshman 15 with my life!

hmmm...what else...

OH! I need to register to vote!! I had registered back home, I need to get that bad boy done and sent in! D8>!

Uhm...that's really about it...

KCC Update:

So far I've lost 4 pounds! For me...that's doing pretty good! *Loses weight painfully slow* Other than that...meh. The usual. Vitamin Water, wheat bread, apples, grapes, and bananas for the win! ! I'll tell you what...there's something about college that makes me just LOVE eating healthier. Seriously. This morning I had Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds for breakfast this morning...I used to HATE almonds! With a passion! D8>

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20720341/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20720341/ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:38:15 PDT
Update for

She managed to come up with enough funds! Yay! Thanks to everyone who commissioned or donated!

Update on Ch.39:

I've literally typed like...a couple of sentences before clicking out of Word and reminding myself that I have an English assignment due and a test tomorrow. Thank GOD I didn't go clubbing with my friends last night like I originally planned...I need all the time I can get...

...

THEN WHY AM I STILL HERE?! *mad at herself*

I'm off to study...and do homework...-_- gross.

KCC UPDATE (homg I'm still doing this? XD)

I've officially kicked Dr. Pepper! Yay! Vitamin Water, regular water, milk, and the occasional Sprite ftw! Now...now I just need to learn to embrace a salad once in awhile and go jogging >_>

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20673224/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20673224/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:05:00 PDT
Therefore, I am asking for your help. I have a friend, a wonderful artist who is in need of commissions or donations or any form of funding help for her sister's Bachelorette party coming up on the 4th. I have already donated some money to her, but she still lacks around $30.00. I know that our economy is hitting an all time low, but even $5 would quickly add up in 6 of you donated.

If you don't like giving out money and receive nothing in return, take a look in her gallery! She is an AMAZING artist, I'm not exaggerating when I say so. Commission her if you love her work -- and I hardly doubt there's anyone around who WOULDN'T see the talent that I do.

Please everyone, please help her out. Go to 's page and show that you DO believe in this community. I would gladly do the same for you if such a circumstance should arise, and I would like to think that you would be willing to do the same for me.

So please, help a deviant out. Commission her, donate even something as small as a few dollars, please just pitch in. Help Alamus help her sister have a memorable Bachelorette part.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20429791/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20429791/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:02:30 PDT
ONE pit stop for gas and a Subway Sammich...

THREE very ecstatic family members once I pulled in...

See? Natural disasters bring people closer together XD

Ugh...I'm so tired...that drive was exhausting -__-

I ended up skipping my Political Science class. We learned that classes weren't going to end until 2 and I live 8-10 hours away depending on weather conditions and traffic so...I skipped my remaining classes and bolted. My Poli Sci professor doesn't ever take attendance so I just gave my homework to a friend who wasn't going to leave until after Poli Sci and she turned it in for me and...yeah. Very exciting.

Anyway...just wanted to let everyone know I'm alive XD. And I didn't get lost! Not once! HOLY CRAP! That's a first for me!

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20414442/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20414442/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:55:20 PDT 3! My car has a full tank o' gas, my clothes have been laundered, my homework has been (mostly) taken care of, now I'm just waiting for the official e-mail from the staff that will probably say something along the lines of "If you wanna live, get the hell outta here NAOW!" XD

Anyways, I'm off to continue to pack. I won't hear any official news until 10 A.M. tomorrow...which is not-so-conveniently placed RIGHT when I have my History class. I've decided I'd rather risk missing the officialy announcement for about 50 minutes than to be late to class and get epicly screwed on some sort of "free 100" opportunity >3. I know, right? I've got my priorities all kinds of screwed up but...I DUHN'T CAREZORZ!

So...yeah...

How goes your life???

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20402902/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20402902/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:22:03 PDT 3) I have seen nothing but "Oh-snap-that-is-BLONDE" blonde hair. My mom has always been against me dying my hair another color because "people pay to have YOUR color of hair". I'm sure she's right, but my hair is no longer my own. Around the 16th or 17th of August mom and I dyed my hair the same color of blonde I already had because my roots were darker than the rest and we couldn't get in to my usual girl fast enough (I don't trust my hair to anyone else in that town for good reason. NONE of them, besides my Mary, know how to handle coloring and a pair of scissors x.x)

Anyway...

I've been thinking about dying my hair the natural color that my roots have started to become, which is this kind of...I don't know...dark blonde, almost brunette, kind of color. However, should I? Should I mix it up a bit and just dye my hair whatever color I want since I want to do it anyway? (Nooo, I'm not dying it the colors of the rainbow ^_^ I'm not that fun or outgoing). Although...I know nothing about hair coloring and I don't know exactly what kind of color I should do. My mom feels that if I dye my hair a darker color, I will look sick because it will contrast with my ridiculously pale skin. I agree, but what about something warm like honey brown or something like that??

Opinions, anyone? I've got my deviantID piccy of ew posted down there, can you guys help me decide what kind of color I should go for? I've been leaning towards warm brown colors or subtle reds, but what do you guys think?? Should I just not bother changing it and accept my blondiness???

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20342402/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20342402/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:18:32 PDT [link]


That's right! Today there's this anime convention going on somewhere in Corpus and a few new friends of mine and me have spontaneously decided to go tomorrow OwO. On top of that I'm going clubbing again with Joy and our Thai buddies W

Random note: How come nobody told I had so much worthless shit littering my gallery???? Oh...because I'm the dumbass that posted them up in the first place XD I've gone ahead and cleared them out....except for that one piccy of my cat and my dorky pic that's meant to be my deviantID...because I'm a dork like that...yeah...

Another random note: my head hurts. Really bad. Maybe I'm hungry....

Anyway, tonight I'm gonna check out the volleyball game with my new winglady Diana. She and I have...majority of the same classes together so she and I go with each other to all of these different meetings and events because we're too cowardly to go anywhere by ourselves XD.

OH! I've joined up with this one awesome community service group! Next saturday and every other saturday we've voted to all go down to the Animal Rehabilitation Center down in Corpus Christi somewhere and we're gonna clean out cages and help feed the animals and all of that fun stuff. I'm excited, personally. I'm big on community service ^_^.

I don't have too much homework for this weekend so...I'm not making any promises, but maybe I can squeeze in a new chapter from either FE or OFAW...can't say which for sure...

I'm gonna work on the OFAW Archives page for a bit...I don't think I posted all of the chapters on it so...yeah. I'll post in that link in this journal once that gets done...not sure why though...everyone's already read all of the chapters so far XD.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20303472/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20303472/ Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:32:53 PDT
Wake up

ZOMG!

"Rain drops are falling on my head"

brushy-brushy

pretty

walky

early? O_o

professors cuss lol

walk some more

sweaty palms

more cussy-cussy

saved by the bell

Break Time!

Nom nom noms

"Oh hai, I can has my mail, pls?"

dirty laundry T_T

No time!

classy-classy

Free at last

laundry time

"Zomg is our floor DIRTY?!"

Slight OCD

*knock knock knock*

O_O

Nobody's home

Creepy guy sad

study time

"Clubbing?"

"Nay."



"Clubbing Saturday?"

"HELLZ YEAH!"



sleepy time

repeat.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20180118/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20180118/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:39:51 PDT
I'm so nervous! It's my first day as a college freshman! Holy crap on a stick! I'm a fish again D8>!

lol, I joke. I'm nervous, sure, but I'm mostly worried that I'll get lost...but that shouldn't be too much of a problem. My campus is on an island; if I bump into the ocean, I'll know I took a wrong turn somewhere XD

Anyway, I've made so many new friends here! Champ, Joe, Libby, Carlos, Andrew, Judy, Nick, Sara, Nom, Cody, Brick (yeah, that's his name! Isn't that cool?!)...just to name the ones that come to mind immediately. Everyone is so nice here! I think it's the sun...it infects people with it's warm rays and spreads non-annoying glee everywhere O.O

It's now 9:30...Normally I'd consider running off right about now, but I look out my window and there's the building to my first class. BAM, right there, ready to greet me every morning XD. I am truly a hopeless dork if I can't find my way to THAT class O_o.

I'm sharing a dorm with my best friend from high school. She and I swore to each other that, to make this roommate thing work out, we would TALK to each other and let the other know if they are doing something we don't like. Example...let's say that, for some VERY odd reason, I turn nocturnal and decide to play video games loudly at about 1 A.M. She is to tell me and let me know that I'd better knock it off or she'll Thai box my arse to hell and back XD. Thankfully we know each others habits and lifestyles well enough that this shouldn't become a problem. We both like our sleep. I think the only MAIN difference between us is that she's a social butterfly where I'm...not. She'll bring home three or four friends at once to hang out in our teeny tiny dorm and I'm the type of person that loves to have some alone time. I love hanging out with friends...but all the time? No, that would drive me crazy. I think she's aware of that, though. We had Libby and Joe and Champ over one night, and the next it was just her and me. I think she's trying to help keep a balance for my sake...or maybe she was just tired from work...I suspect the latter, el oh el! XD

Anyway, I think I've rambled enough. This was just supposed to be a quick little update to let you guys know that my internet is up...and now this is turning into my way to attempt to kill time before I need to head out.

P.S.: KAI!!! If you're reading this, don't worry! I'm not abandoning you! I have my internet up now and I'll be logging on to MSN sometime after my classes! Hang in there, sweetie!

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20011818/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/20011818/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:35:15 PDT
A few hours ago my big brother asked me, "Are you scared?"

All I could do was smile weakly and mutter "Isn't that normal?" without tearing up in the middle of a parking lot.

Yes, I'm afraid. I'm very, VERY afraid. I have countlessly questioned why. What am I afraid of? What is it that's keeping me from realizing that this is what I've been working for? I don't know the answer. I just know that I am. I'm not ready for this. All of this. But...will I ever be? Truly? I don't think so...not completely. With that thought...I guess I'll just have to suck it up, won't I? XD

I've packed. And you know? I have a LOT of shit XD. I'm wondering if my little dorm space will have enough room for it. Oh well, I'll figure that one out the day after tomorrow. My mom is coming down to help me move in, so that helps. She and I are going to try to spend what little time we have with each other together. Man...I am SUCH a mama's girl. When I think of why I don't want to leave, it's her face that pops up in my head. If my family were to move down there with me, man, I'd literally have no reason to return to this little town I've been in for the last nine years. I'd be all kinds of set. But...they aren't. My little brother is a high school freshman, how can I ask him to leave all of his friends behind just because his big sister is something of a pansy? No. I'll put on my big girl panties and grow up. That's all I can do.

Oh goodness...I'm such a whiney baby. I'll be FINE. I know I will. *determined nod*

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19953604/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19953604/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT
Oh...sweet mother of all things holy...so guess what mommy got her little darling when we were at Sam's today...

Yeah, a big thing of Spaghetti O's but besides that...

....


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I had an...odd...conversation with my mother not long ago. And I'm still fairly crimson from it.

And to think it all started with a simply episode of "That 70's Show"...O_O

We were watching that episode where Kitty gives Eric a bag of condoms. My mom and I had just gotten done shopping, you know, grabbing things I would need whenever I move into my dorm. Things I use all the time and don't quite realize I'm using them. My mom - my precious, precious mom - turned to me suddenly and said "You know, Kennedi, I can buy you a box of condoms if you want."

This was my overall expression.

O/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /O

Soon after followed by:

"WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"

My mom just laughed at me like I was a overreacting ten-year-old. "Ken, I was 18 once, also."

"I'd like to think that I'm not going to be having sex while in college, mommy. It's okay, I really don't need....those."

She just rolled her eyes at me. "Better to be safe than pregnant."

"MOM!!! O/ / / / /O"

We both laughed hysterically for a little while.

You know you're no longer a kid whenever your mom offers to buy you condoms....

For a moment, I seriously considered taking her up on that offer. *snicker* That way I could unroll a pack in front of my dad and exclaim "LOOKIT WHAT YOUR DAUGHTER GOTS!" JUST to see if the poor man freaks out XD. Oh, now that would be some serious entertainment. *evil snicker*

But...man...that was embarrassing...X_x What's worse is she kept "assuring" me that she wasn't kidding...I was REALLY hoping she was D8>

I'm gonna go...do...something...and try to not think about that ever again...

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19899635/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19899635/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:55:02 PDT O_O! oh noes!

The rules:
1. Post the rules listed here
2. Each person tagged must put 8 random facts about themselves
3. Tags must write a journal about these 8 facts
4. At the end post list 8 people you tag.
5. Finally, go to their page telling them they're tagged



1. I am a hypocrite. Yup. A hypocrite. XD
2. I've listened to "Love Song Requiem" exactly 184 times. *got the song two days ago*
3. I still can't decide which Cain and Unable character is my absolute favorite.
4. My favorite character to play as in the Soulcalibur series is Seung Mina.
5. I've always wanted to try archery.
6. I leave for college in exactly one week.
7. Sometimes I really wonder if I'll be able to finish my fanfic.
8. I can't think of any other random facts O_O


I tag...nobody. That's right. I'm breaking that rule >3 I refuse to tag anyone *somersaults over into a field of flowers*

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19740602/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19740602/ Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:33:38 PDT
I've decided that I'll be fine. Some of you may remember my little episode where I sort of woke up and realized just how little time I had left with my mom. I would say my dad, but I'm used to not seeing him. Don't get me wrong, I love the old fart to death, it's just that he's always working and is sometimes gone for weeks on end. I've more than grown accustomed to not seeing him 24 hours a day. For my mom, it's a different story. She was always right there when I needed her, when I had some...issues. I would go into further detail, but those times are not something I'm entirely proud of. I may talk about it someday, but that day is not now, I'm afraid.

Anyway, no longer seeing my mom will definitely be hard but, I think I'll manage. I just need to take everything in stride and take everything in one day at a time. I know it won't be easy at first but at least I won't be entirely alone. I already have a lot of friends in Corpus Christi waiting for me to come and have fun with them. I already have a foster family of sorts who love me and accept me. I have to think of this as an adventure, not a date with the Grim Reaper. I'll get to see my mom again at Christmas and I know my time away from her will only make our time together that much more memorable and enjoyable. I just have to keep my chin up and continue to be myself and I'll be fine. I know I will.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still very much afraid, I'm still anxious. However, this too shall pass, I'll be all right. It will take some time to adjust but that's what I have older friends for. They already experienced what it was like to take a leap of faith into the unknown...at least they'll be able to give some guidance.

At least...that's what I keep telling myself. Either I've grown up some...or I'm really good at lying to myself.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19725536/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19725536/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:23:31 PDT W

Of course, I'm not going to be standing around in the surprisingly humid night among fellow sweaty bodies, no. I played it smart and pre-ordered MY slice of literary heaven MONTHS ago....



OOOHOHHHHH!!! I'm so freekin' excited! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYA!!!!!!

Okay, PLEASE you people over there in California. I don't care if you speed read and all that spiffy stuff, DON'T tell me what happens. Remember that one chapter preview thing in the Special Edition Eclipse novels? Yeah, I didn't even read THAT, because I don't want to know a THING coming into that novel. NOTHING. So pllleeeaaassseee refrain from commenting something like "OH EHM GEE, JACOBxBELLA FTW!!! BWEHEHEHE, YOU SUCK EDWARD FANGIRL! I JUST READ BREAKING DAWN AND HE LIEK DIES AND STUFF!!! >D"

...yeah right. XD

KCC Update: I have discovered a more fun way for me to do my workout thing WITHOUT going "ugh...do I HAVE to???"! Back in high school, I was captain of our colorguard. Colorguard is where we spin flags with the band. For lack of a better analogy, we are the icing on the cake, where the band is the cake. The band doesn't NEED colorguard, but we make a band so much sweeter XD. Anyway, we spin these poles that have a flag at the end, and yesterday I bought me a smaller version of a guard pole (minus the fabric) and it weighs ten pounds. I've been doing regular guard moves and routines with this thing, and it's been a LOT of fun. XD

I faltered and had a dr.pepper yesterday....but...it wasn't good XD. I thought it would be but...O_O it WASN'T. XD

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19648785/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19648785/ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:34:20 PDT
I...I'm scared. I was well aware that by going to Corpus Chrisiti that I would be 8 hours away from my mom but...right now it's like "8 HOURS??!! D8" I...oh God. I'm so scared.


Am I just being a pansy? Heh...probably. I should just suck it up and deal with it XD.

/whine-fest.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19586184/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19586184/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:47:12 PDT
~~~WRATH~~~
1) Who did you last get angry with?
My little brother.

2) What is your weapon of choice?
My quick wit and cutting sarcasm XD

3) Would you hit a member of the opposite sex?
Damn right! You hit me, I hit back. Only harder.

4) How about the same sex?
Read #3

5) Who was the last person who got really angry at you?
My little brother. XD

6) What is your pet peeve?
*eye twitch* Horrible grammar/spelling. I don't mean from people who haven't been speaking English all their lives; no, I mean the idiots who have been speaking English since they were ONE and STILL refuse to place commas in the correct place, fail to notice the difference between "your" and "you're" and don't understand why I laugh loudly at them when they pass me a note that says "your gay and should go die." Frankly, they need to stop stabbing their pencils into the paper with their wretched writing because each pencil stroke from them makes my soul bleed.

7) Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily?
It depends on what they did to me. I can both hold grudges for a long time (my longest was about 9 months XD), or I can let something go easily.

~~~SLOTH~~~
8) What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you haven't?
running/jogging *shudder*

9) What is the latest you've ever woken up?
Probably around 1 P.M. at the latest. Never stay up until 4 in the morning with a group of girls. Never. Bad things happen when it's that late and we're all hyped up on various soda.

10) Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't?
Oh wow, there's a lot of those. But to name only one? Kevin. I need to get a hold of him so that he, Kallie, and I know where we're going on Sunday. (We were supposed to all get together today but something came up on Kallie's part and nobody will be free until Sunday)

11) What is the last lame excuse that you made?
"Well, you see, I looked at that pile of dishes and thought 'you know? I just really can't seem to get up'." XD True story. My mom hit me over the head and I was suddenly no longer paralyzed

12) Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through?
No. They're boring and senseless to me. I usually just turn over to G4 and see what's on over there XD.

13) How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock this morning?
None. it wasn't set XD

~~~GLUTTONY~~~
14) What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice?
Yuppie? Overpriced beverage of choice...hrm...probably Sprite I guess.

15) Are you a meat eater?
Allow me to steal a quote I saw on the back of my band director's shirt once. I didn't climb my way to the top of the food chain to eat vegetables. XD I love meat, meat just doesn't love me, sometimes.

16) What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting/outing/event?
Hrm...a sip or two. I asked my mom what a real margarita tasted like and she let me try some. It was pretty much gross.

17) Do you enjoy candy and sweets?
Not really. Not anymore. I still have a sweet-tooth/craving for those "Cosmic Brownie" things I see at the store all the time, but that's just another craving I've been snuffing out.

18) Which do you prefer: sweets, salty foods or spicy foods?
I hate spicy. I like salty foods better, but not so salty to where I constantly need a glass of water, you hear? XD

19) Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought, "lunch"?
O_O? WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THIS? OF COURSE NOT! D8

~~~GREED~~~
20) How many credit cards do you own?
I own one. The only reason why I have it is so I can build my credit. I'm only using it for emergency things. For example: if a hurricane hit my college (like it is now down there) and I can't find my debit card (it happens D|) then I would use my credit card for gas to get me the hell out of there.

21) If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it?
A million? Well, after tucking away about fifty grand for my college and another fifty or so grand so that I could survive on my own for awhile, I'd give four hundred and fifty grand (half of what's left) to my parents (whether they like it or not XD) and I'd donate the rest to UNICEF since that's one of the only charities I know of that actually uses it's money for the poor. That or Red Cross. Either one. It doesn't matter, I'm still helping people far less fortunate than myself.

22) Would you rather be rich or famous?
I thought both came hand in hand? Well, I suppose I'd rather be rich, but not to keep for myself. I only want enough so that I... ]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19569500/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19569500/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:09:00 PDT
"Kennedi, tomorrow morning we need to get the cows moved to the other side of the property."

We haven't been getting a whole lot of rain in the part of Texas where I live (though Hurricane Dolly has been taking care of Brownsville O_O) and so our cows had eaten away at what remaining grass there was on their side. We have three different gated sections for the cows: one for the bulls that are old enough to mate, one for the girls who are old enough to mate, and one more for the mothers and their newborns. Today we needed to move the mother cows and their babies, the easiest and most difficult group to handle. Easy because the mothers know what to do after three years of the same routine. Hard because their babies don't quite know the drill and have a nasty habit of sometimes ignoring their moms and running off on their own.

Not bothering to brush my hair out, I rolled out of bed, stumbled a bit from morning clumsiness, and wobbled down the steps and met with mom. After barricading the cow's way down our driveway with the Suburban and the gates, I hopped on the 4-wheeler and shook a bag of their pellets up to let them know that the sleepy blonde chick had their breakfast. The moms kept up flawlessly, even started to run ahead of me and straight into the open gates waiting for them on the other side of the property, well aware that they were going to be rewarded with a huge helping of their favorite treat. The calves, however, were a little more difficult to handle. After a few minutes of mama cows mooing for them and a crazy chick in a 4-wheeler rounding them up and revving her engine at them to make them go where she wanted, the babies decided they'd rather not miss breakfast and eventually ran where they needed to be. After pouring the bag's contents into a trough and pouring the rest in a line on the ground for the rest of the cows who couldn't get any for themselves, I hopped back onto the 4-wheeler and got ready to shut the gate. However, that's when I noticed my mom trying to herd two more babies who had been more interested in visiting their older siblings. They constantly ran away, just missing her and running around her playfully. It took several minutes, but eventually one of the mama cows looked up from the trough, gave a stern moo, and the babies responded by calmly running in past the gates.

We spent another thirty minutes or so getting them a bale of hay, and then we spent some time yanking out weeds and poisoning the giant ant holes that had littered throughout our flower beds.

Now I'm inside and in need of a shower. XD It's been quite a day already, and it's not even noon yet!


KCC Update: I've been bad. I haven't been working out lately D8 HOWEVER! Mom and I went jogging last night, I'm going to be getting together with some friends on Friday, and Dr.Pepper has been completely flushed out of my system. What I mean by that is that I no longer crave it. Sometimes if I need an energy boost, I turn to a little bit of Sprite, but I've mostly been drinking milk and water. WHOOHOOO! Now I just gotta work on becoming more active....sheesh.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19490213/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19490213/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:12:33 PDT
For once I didn't care about shipping. When I saw the spoilers, I thought the hopeless shipper in me would have a hard time. However...I didn't. Not once. Oh god, this show was amazing. This was definitely one HELL of a finale. I can't get myself to shut up about this show. Never have I seen an ending THAT complete. THAT fulfilling. THAT awesomely epicly PHENOMENAL. I think it's safe to say that tonight, I was so much more than a proud Zutarian. I was a proud AVATARD. Period.

And, you know? After seeing the ending, I kind of can understand why Zutara couldn't happen. There just merely wasn't enough time. However, in a weird way, I'm kind of glad it didn't happen. When Zuko THREW HIMSELF IN THE WAY OF LIGHTNING to save Katara, oh, that was far better than any kissing scene the little fangirl in me could ever have hoped for. That alone was enough for me. I mean, one year ago those two would have KILLED each other if given the chance. And now Zuko's taking lightning to the chest for her and she, despite one very insane Azula (ooh ho ho? I got something right in my fanfic afterall!! XD) trying to incinerate her, tries desperately to get to him and heal him before he dies? Oh man...that was the best. That scene tugged at my heartstrings. It's exactly what Zutara represented to me, and just seeing that was more than enough.

Well, congratulations Maikoans and Kataangers ^_^. Honestly, I mean it.

I just...man. I love this series. I just wish Zuko could have found his mother BEFORE it all ended. I wonder if they'll make a spin-off series? Ugh, probably not, but I would just die of glee. I just don't want this series to be over. I had no reason to pay attention to Nick until this series.

Good God...I can't say enough about this show...however, it's getting late. I need to sleep. This show ended in a great way - no, a PERFECT way - and I can't wait to get my fanfiction done now. I just hope I can match the awesomness of that finale. Although...dammit, some of my ideas for the ending happened in that show (only...perhaps replace Ozai with Azula XD 'cause my fanfic pays no attention to set destiny and fates and instead weaves it's own shenanigans) But...crap. I have some big shoes to fill in my opinion.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19467933/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19467933/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:53:49 PDT
1. You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who is with you? Who is with me? The thought that came to mind was "friend". No name though....hrm...I know he's a friend, though he's sort of a shadow. I can't make out his face, I don't recognize him. However...there's this calming effect about him. I feel safe with this shadow. We continue to walk side by side in silence.

2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind is it? It's a cat. It's black and white and appears out of a nearby bush. It has striking blue eyes and has a youthful perkiness about it that reminds me of Ashi's art. My heart immediately melts at the sight of it.

3. How do you interact with the animal? I stop to pet it, and in return it follows me, most probably thinking I have some sort of snack with me it can mooch on.

4. You walk deeper into the woods. In a clearing is your “dream house.” What is it like? It's a one story regular looking house on the outside, but inside is full of bold colors and japanese-influenced decor. It's vibrant and welcoming, though somehow mellow as well. It's home.

5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence? There is a vast lawn with an awesome walkway and lots of flowers and plants. In the backyard there is a small creek where tiny fat fish swim by continuously. Protecting all of this is an old picket fence in need of repairs and a fresh coat of paint.

6. You enter the house. You walk into the dining room and see the dining room table. What do you see on and around it? Hrm...The dining room table is a dark cherry wood about waist high with a transparent vase with some orchids in them (orchids are my favorite flower w ) Also on the table are some red table mats with some form of china resting on them. There are about two lighter-colored and padded benches on the left and right side of the table and one regular chair on both ends. In these benches and chairs are the rest of my friends, the ones who didn't feel like taking a walk with me.

7. You exit the house and a cup is on the ground, what kind is it? What do you do with it? The cup is a regular plastic cup. I pick it up, ponder why it's on the ground in the first place, and then take it back inside where it belongs.

8. You walk on in the woods, and on the ground you find a key. What kind is it? The key is...old. There is rust covering it and it looks as if it would have fit into some kind of victorian, old time, door. Not really thinking anything of it, I discard the key without a second thought.

9. You walk to the edge of the property where you find yourself standing at the edge of a body of water. What kind of body of water is it? How do you cross it? The edge is a curved slope that descends into a slow-moving creek. It's a dark color, not very transparent. I cross the water by searching down the bank for another route, perhaps one where the other side and the one I'm on are closer together so that I won't get completely soaked in dark and freezing water.

10. You encounter an obstacle in your way. What is it, and what do you do about it? The obstacle is a rather large wall. It seems to go on forever and is very high. I stand and stare at the wall, thinking perhaps it be impossible to climb. However, a second examination reveals to me that the wall has many holes in it. They are coincidentally perfect for hands and feet to properly grasp. After a long struggle (because I am rather weak. Remember? I have weak arms X3) I finally manage to hoist myself onto the top of the wall. Beyond it lies a field, and beyond that...darkness. I can't see what lies before me, and that frightens me. Do I take the leap and cross into the unknown? Do I turn back to the safety of the ones I love, back to that welcoming home and seemingly endless wood? I remain on the top of the wall well until the sun starts to set, casting red and pink hues across the fading sky...and continue to think.

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The answer key!

1. The person who you are walking in the woods with is the most important person in your life.

2. The size of the animal is representative of your perception of the size of your problems.

3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is representative of how you deal with your problems.

4. The size of your dream home is representative of the size of your ambition to solve your problems.

5. A lack of a fence is indicative of an open personality. Peopl... ]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19450137/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19450137/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:42:36 PDT

*is SO gonna be recording the episode**

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19107345/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19107345/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:31:23 PDT

Pick 7 friends you feel comfortable around.


Nee-sama (Tsuyoki)

Ashi-cakes

Brobro-sama (Alex)

Raz

Sarah-Beara

Kallie-Jo

Jessie-kins









You're stuck in a house with these 7 people for a year.
There is no leaving the house until the year is over.
Choose a person for every question below.


1. If there was someone singing, making your ears bleed in the morning, who would it most likely be?

Hrm....it's a tie between Ashi-cakes and Brobro-sama XD. I can picture both of them getting into some sort of spontaneous singing contest that rises fear in the hearts of even the hardest men XD XD (lol, I joke, I love you guys XD )


2. If someone was considered the dad and the mom of the house, who would it be?

O_O Uhm...I'd guess My Sarah-Beara would be the mommy - she has that motherly aura about her, somehow. The Dad, though? Haha, probably Brobro-sama...he'd be one of those really fun dads where you'd come running to him "DAADDDD, can I go here..." whenever momma says no XD.


3. If you wanted candy really badly and all of the 7 in the house had some, who would you take it from?

OwO Why, all of them! I are a candy-whore; consider me the "Hunny-senpai" of this Host Club XD


4. If someone had to watch you brush your teeth, every morning, who would it be?

O_O EH? I...I guess it would depend....on who was already in the bathroom with me? XD But if I absolutely HAD to have someone watching me...I guess it'd be...*scratches head* Nee-sama? XD


5. Someone's caught on the phone all hours of the night, who is it?

Ah, definitely Kallie-Jo. That girl is ALWAYS on that cellular device of hers XD


6. There were two bags of chips bought at the store, but 20 minutes later they are gone. Who ate them?

Raz and ME! >3


7. Someone's caught singing in the shower everyday at 2 o'clock, who is it?

lol! I could easily imagine Brobro-sama doing that. It almost sounds like a repeat of question #1, eh?


8. Who would you hate being in the house the most?

O_O! -__- well...to be perfectly honest...probably Kallie-Jo and Sarah-Beara. Don't get me wrong, I love those two more than Carman loves Cheesy-Poofs, but those two together have this ability to just wear me out. I love them to death, though!


9. Someone took my (brand spanking new) pair of socks that were never worn before, who is the thief?

Ah, if they were cute and adorable and had prints of cute animals on them, I'd point a finger at Ashi-cakes XD. If they had Yu-Gi-Oh, I'd point at nee-sama *huggles*, and if they were just plain ol' socks, nothing special about them, I'd point at Brobro-sama, because he was probably being random again XD

10. Someone swept all the dirt under the rug, who was it?

Hrm...probably Raz XD. Or me >3


11. If there was arguments in the house, who would be the ones arguing?

Hrm....
Ken - Ashi: We'd be fighting over who was more awesome. I'd say she was, she'd say I was, and the "argument" would never end XD.
Sarah-Boo - Kallie-Jo: I don't know what they'd fight about, but while the both of them have the ability to wear me out, they have the same capability to wear each OTHER out XD.

Uhm...I don't know who else would have arguments...O_O


12. Who would be the one missing their boyfriend/girlfriend that wasn't in the house with them?

Mmm...I'll have to say Raz XD. He and his lady seem attached by the hip! XD


13. You walked downstairs in the middle of the night for a glass of water, someone is dancing on the table in their leopard thong, who is the crazy one?

XD! Brobro-sama, just for the lols


14. A pillow fight broke through, who started it?

Ashi probably did. XD


15. Someone made an effort in the laundry room, who was the kid?

Eh? Effort? As in...they actually attempted to do the laundry correctly? Then it was either Tsuyoki, Jessie, or Sarah. ^_^


16. There's a prankster in the house that put plastic on the two toilets in the house, who is the prankster?
~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19027679/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/19027679/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:18:40 PDT
A little heads up: My internet has (once again) been crippled. I've got connection right now, but who knows here in a few minutes. Our company sent us a lovely (not) little e-mail informing us that our connection won't be properly restored until sometime in JULY. Luckily for us, AT&T has been setting up some towers near us and have asked our permission to set one up on our land, so hopefully we'll be switching to AT&T's internet service here in the future. If that works out, then I should have an awesome, CONSISTENT internet service. However, in the meantime, this means no uploading, downloading, sideloading, or backloading (lol) on my part for the time being. This means that I won't be around on Youtube and I won't be able to upload anything into deviantART (which sadly means, my awesome readers, no OFAW D'8)

Wish me luck - I get to go for nearly a month without proper internet...*sniffle*

(P.S: I'm not actually feeling "Relief" - I just can't get my Mood thingy to laod so I can pick a "Frustrated" icon DX)

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Devious Dr.Pepper waited until the day my family and I decided to eat out today to make his ambush. He sat and waited patiently, knowing that I'm a horribly forgetful person and tend to do many things by habit/routine. So we went to Logan's Roadhouse today and I ordered my usual Dr.Pepper without even thinking. I was guzzling my second glass when I finally realized what I'd done and gave myself a mental "coulda had a V8" bash right in my skull.

*throws hands up in defeat* So I quit.I'm waving the widdle white flag. XD I'll start jogging or something to keep the carbs/calories at bay, but life is too difficult without my pick-me-up. *grabs a bag o' potato chips*

So...what's new and exciting?

What's the "Relief" mood for, you ask? I'm relieved that I'm not going to make myself avoid my precious, precious DP

DP: >D! Victory is mine! I KNEW I'd get you before a week was up!
Me:...stfu *guzzles*
DP: D:! No wait...NNOOOOOooooooooo *disappears into Ken's throat*
Me: XD

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Aw snap....NOW what am I gonna do?...hrms...I suppose I'm gonna be eating simple sandwhiches and whatnot until I can find a solution (or until mi madre goes grocery shopping again)

owwwww...my brain hurts! *is such a whiney-baby*

OH! So I went to see "You don't mess with the Zohan" today! It's very perverted, but very funny. I lmao'd BIG time (and tried to avoid looking at my mom, who looked appalled...the expression on her face during half the movie only made it more funny)

So...my latest aerobic (if you can call it that) project is to learn the Hare Hare Yukai dance! Whoo! *spams Youtube Search engines to find the whole dance*

*stretches* well, I'm gonna go take a Benadryll and go to bed.

Psstt....by the way *shifty eyes* Dr.Pepper tried to tempt me again...water won...again. XD WHOO! Two days without sodie-pop! (Hey, it's SOMETHING)

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18821174/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18821174/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:21:43 PDT
kicking soda is harder than I thought. I swear...out 2-liter bottles of Dr.Pepper are glaring at me. When the frack did 2-liter bottles grow faces?!

Me: *stares at bottles of soda*...oh God...I think I'm thirsty.
DP: >3 ch'mon! one sip won't hurt.
Me: *sweat beads start to form* but....but...
DP: >D C'mon...just oneeeee cup
Me: *starts to reach for 2-liter* ....oookkaaayyy...
WATER FAUCET O' JUSTICE: NO Ken! Come to me! Come to me! REMEBER CARAMELL DANSEN!
Me: *wakes up* D8 WAHHTEH!! *grabs a cup and fills it up with water. A.S.A.P* ahhh...my thirst has been satisfied.
DP: D:!

Yeah...this scenario has happened like...three times today.arrrgghhhh

And now I'm hungry....crap...this will make for an interesting scene.

Me: *stares at pizza*
pizza: >3 hehehehehehe


NO! REMEMBER CARAMELL DANSEN!!!!! *grabs carrot sticks and munches* hrmm....this needs some peanut butter 83. Is peanut butter good for you???? Surely it would...it has "peanut" in it's name XD

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18809976/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18809976/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:42:30 PDT
So lately I've been hearing about this song called the "Caramell Dansen" and it's been sweeping the internet like an atomic bomb let loose on an innocent, oblivious town...only this atom bomb if full of cute fuzzies and not deadly toxins that will render what used to be your home into an inhabitable barren wasteland XD.

And, of course, my curiosity go the better of me, so I typed in "Caramell Dansen" into the youtube search bar, found a promising video that taught the actual dance...and voila. After watching the video two or three times, I stood up and started dancing myself...two or three times XD. Afterwards, after noticing that dancing to a three minute song was actually more like a fun workout, I started thinking about creating a better lifestyle for myself. I'm always complaining about how my figure and social preferences are nowhere ready for Corpus Christi - I much prefer the four walls of my room to the outside world, and I'm a total junk food junkie - and yet I've never done anything to rectify that. After all this fun dancing, and not once caring if my little brother came in to see what squeaky singing voice was causing all the racket, I've decided the following:

~That Caramell Dansen, and whatever other cutesy dances I can find, will be my aerobic workout session everyday.
~No more pop. Pop is EVIL *points to acne-ridden face* and EVILLY addicting. I've kicked the stuff before, I can do it again. Water will be my best friend (and OJ, and milk....mmmmm....milk) from now on.
~I need to get out there and go on dates...or...SOMETHING. I've graduated! This may be the last time I ever get to see my girlfriends! I need to find the ones who are still in town and get together with them. Fast.
~I don't necessarily need a boyfriend, but I DO need to stop shying away whenever a guy looks at me. Surely not all of them find me so much of an eyesore that they simply cannot stop staring.

Hopeful outcome of all of this:
~Better figure
~Better lifetsyle
~Better self-esteem


Now - believe me, I'm asking me this myself - riddle me this: how does all of this happen after listening to a SONG? XD

Well, I'm out. Thanks for stopping by (if anyone does :3)

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18783628/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18783628/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:46:30 PDT
*sniffles* No fairs! >_< Is summer the time for anime/comic conventions??? I see pics and yt vids of them EVERYWHERE!!! DX!

T____T Ah, conventions. One of the many joys in life I will never get to experience >_<


Moral to this short update: I'm a whiney-baby who dwells on the things she can't have. XD

[END EDIT]


*yawns* okay, so here's what I've been up to...

~ For the first time in three summers, I don't have any summer work for any advanced placement classes I have to do, so I've had *insert dramatic gasp here* free time! I've been spending most of my time tackling my pile of unfinished/promised/requested vids that have been collecting dust in my editing program for these few months.

~The haunted hotel was AMAZAZAINGZORZ!!! I had an experience, and I didn't even realize it at the time!!!! O_O We were taking a tour of the hotel with a bunch of other people staying, and our tour guide was explaining how should we have an experience, it's common that we would feel a tingling sensation, and that's believed to be a spirit borrowing your energy to manifest itself. Now, I'm a over-imaginative, highly sensitive person, and in the past I've reacted the way someone has said I would. Right after the guide said we would feel a tingling, strange sensation, that's exactly what I felt. At the time I figured I was just having a phantom reaction to what the guy was saying, but I didn't know that at that time, my mom was randomly taking pictures. When she reviewed those pictures later, she noticed someone walking a different direction from the group (we were all headed down a hall, this guy seemed like he was going to walk into the wall instead). Weird thing about this guy was that he was walking. Right. Through. Me. In the picture you can see this guy half-way through me! O________O OMFGFTWBBQ!

~ Two days after getting back from the hotel, my mom and my cousin and I had to hop right back into the truck and take an 8 hour trip down to Corpus Christi for Freshmen Orientation so that I can sign up for my classes and all of that fun stuff. Sometime during the trip we met up with my best friend, Joy, who will be my roommate and going to the same college as me in the fall, and we swam in the beach with normal clothes (what? it was a spur of the moment decision XD), met her Thai family and partied with them, I got sick, and we've been taking pictures of Crescent (this ghost figurine we stole from the hotel XD >D >3) wherever we went just for the fun of it. (sort of our take on "Where's Waldo?" - only as "Where's Crescent?")

~ Like I said before, I got sick and I've been sick for the past....three or four days. I'm starting to get better though, so that's a plus.

I'm starting to outline the next chapter of OFAW in my TextEdit (the Mac equivalent of Microsoft Word), trying to think of what I want to happen in that chapter. It kind of feels like I'm dragging this thing out...but that could be because it's been months since I last updated before chapter 38...anyway, I want the ending to go out with a huge BANG that leaves everyone satisfied and leaves little possible questions unanswered. I'm trying to think of how to best go about that. Most likely I'll end up consulting some super-hero buddies and others again...XD

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18583044/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18583044/ Fri, 30 May 2008 19:46:07 PDT

I'm so happy I didn't cry. I was just too giddy, too excited to finally be done, that while everyone was hugging me in tears and wailing about how they'll miss me, I was laughing and dancing and frolicking like a child at Christmas time, for once not caring what everyone else thought.

Oh goodness, it's such a wonderful feeling. For once, nobody hated me, and I hated no one. People who had stabbed me in the back were now hugging me, girls who had started rumors about me were hooking arms with me, skipping happily down the hallways that were no longer a prison to us. Teachers whom I loved dearly were congratulating me, asking me to make sure to keep in touch (oh, how I LOVE the English Department - if there's any group of people I will genuinely miss and regret leaving behind, it's those wonderful teachers who helped hone my writing skills and techniques to what they are today). If anything puts a lump in my throat and makes my eyes water, it's knowing I won't get to see my favorite, beloved teachers next year (I know, right? I'm more likely to miss my teachers than I am to miss my friends...I'm either ultra-nerdy or just...weird.)

*takes a sigh of relief* It feels so wonderful being rid of that school. No longer will I feel afraid to hug a friend in the hallway, wanting to avoid ISS for "public display of affection". No longer will I be walking with my head down, shoulders stiff, clutching to my beloved books as if my life depends on it just so people will not see me and leave me alone - leave me out of their gossiping.

Oh God, I'm just so happy!!!!!!!!!!!

Texas A&M at Corpus Christi - get ready, because this Kenners is coming with blazing determination and irrational excitement.

I'm about to go to the after graduation party with a couple of my closest bosom-buddies (i.e. girlfriends, besties, whatever nickname you wanna call chick friends XD), where we'll be doing scavenger hunts, lots of Guitar Hero, and random euphoria from midnight until 6 in the morning. Right after that, I'm going to stay in a haunted hotel (yes, GENUINELY haunted - anyone watch Ghost Hunters? I'm staying in the Crescent Hotel in Arkansas!!) for three days and two nights as my graduation present (I know, I know - the typical girl wants a car for her graduation gift. I want two nights of ghosts going bump in the night XD). All in all - when I come back home, I will have THREE sleepless nights and not a care in the world. Life. Is. Beautiful!!!!

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18467133/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18467133/ Mon, 26 May 2008 21:03:15 PDT
So my good friend gave me the best idea since sliced, buttery bread, and my mental gears that have been collecting dust and cobwebs for these past few months are finally starting to squeak into action. Thankfully, I'm exempt from some of my final exams, so guess who's got time to finish her new chapter (er..I mean...study for her exams of course XD)?

So, yeah, I think we all owe Raz one giant slice o' cake XD or...something. *shrug* I dunno.

*goes back to typing like a madwoman*

[/EDIT]




Alrighty, so here I am, working on the new (and VERY overdue) chapter to OFAW, and something has just dawned on me.

That darn Solar Eclipse.

In my story, the solar eclipse hasn't happened yet. I had been planning on this story as if it had already happened (darn Boiling Rock eppies! XD), meaning Sozin's Comet was next on the list.

So...what should I do, plot wise? Do I play "Change The Story" and pretend the solar eclipse already happened? Do I forget about the eclipse completely? Do I mess with the time-plot by saying "Uhm...the solar eclipse happens the night BEFORE the comet arrives" and somehow have the gaang NOT be able to defeat that crazy Azula before dramatically whooping her arse just as she's gaining power from the almighty comet?

Seriously, I needs some help, yo.

If you have any ideas, NOTE me. No comments; unlike Nick, I'd love to avoid giving out spoilers as much as possible. I.E. I don't want someone to go "OMG Ken, you should TOTALLY say 'screw it, they all dai' " with my reply "OMFG YES! BRILLIANT!" Then have everybody read those comments and go "WTF, why don't you just stick the *censored* ending in a damn comic book while you're at it? THANKS FOR KILLING THE ENDING, BUTTMUNCH!"

Yeah...did that paragraph make any sense? It did to me, so that's all that matters XD

No. Seriously. Help me, I beg of you.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18402692/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18402692/ Mon, 19 May 2008 16:42:13 PDT
For one, it is just a show. Now, I know my good friend Raz will point to his video and say "No dammit, it's an American artform, REMEMBER?!" and he's absolutely right: it is art. It is very good art. However, it's not something I should have blown up over so childishly. I'm supposed to be an adult now - I guess I haven't fully grasped that role yet.

And so, I apologize. I've been humbled - I haven't seen the light yet, but there is some sort of glimmering thing at the end of a VERY long tunnel that I have just started to notice. Now, don't get me wrong, this does not mean I'm going to disappear and try to join the real world that seems to have a hard time accepting me for as I am anyway. I'll still write OFAW, I'll still love my ship and all the people in it, I will learn to love the others, and to love the show not just because of the romance and lovey-dovies and kick ass action, but for the art it truly is. After reading my friend's journal and seeing her epiphany, I've realized that I myself have quite a bit of growing up to do.

*cracks knuckles* anyway, how about that OFAW? I've been working on the new chapter's pages via notebook during boring Economics, so hopefully I'll have a new chapter out....today? Tomorrow? Definitely sometime this week. I'm fairly certain I've already lost...2/3's of my readers, but *shrug* being a Senior is surprisingly time consuming. It's ridiculous! I thought this year was for fun, not stress! *shrug* Ah well, that's life for you.

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Ahem *clears throat*

For those of you who are familiar with Stephenie Meyer and her far too awesome Twilight Series, grab on to your Barnes and Noble gift cards, 'cause I know the PERFECT book that you MUST read.

I just finished Stephenie Meyer's "The Host" and (please, hear me out BEFORE you whip out the cyber-shotguns) it is by far better than the Twilight series, in my personal and highly biased opinion.

This book is what she has called "Science Fiction for people who hate Science Fiction". At first, I couldn't even begin to comprehend what she meant by saying that. Now, after having read - no, more like drank in - every page of this fantastic novel, I finally understand. If I had one word to describe this book, it would be "thorough". Yes, I know, "perfect", or "amazing" would certainly be more like something I'd automatically say, but, please understand, this book is...Stephenie Meyer leaves little unanswered. For example, the main character (I wouldn't dub this as a major spoiler, so don't worry XD) has lived on 7 different worlds, each one rich with its own unique culture, lifsetyle, and very being. Now, any author could say "she lived on 7 different planets" and we would all - more or less - shrug and go along with it. No. Meyer goes so far beyond that; she not only includes the way each world's unique make up is, but also some of Wanderer's (main character's name...also not much of a spoiler, I would believe) own personal experiences, and uses such vivid detail, one cannot HELP but drink in and believe every single word that is written in this wonderful novel.

Some would probably be intimidated by the 619 pages, but to me, 619 pages was not nearly enough. I wanted MORE - more drama, more action, more wonderful story-telling, just...more. By the way the book ends, I wouldn't be stunned if the book did not turn into a series like Twilight, but I would die with fangirl glee if it did. I did not want more because it felt like the story wasn't complete, I wanted more because it was. Just. So. Wonderful. It was incredibly well written, delightfully addicting, and most of all, just flat out astonishing. I could go on all day about how wonderful this book truly is.

The best part is that it's not just aimed for females. The Twilight Series is generally more loved by girls because it's an incredible love story with some awesome action mixed in. "The Host" could very well be just as loved by males because romance is not the central genre surrounding this book. It's about humanity and all that comes with the word. It's about survival, about fighting back, with romance that adds a shiny red cherry on the already perfect hot fudge sundae. There's something in this book for EVERYONE, and that is what makes this story pure genius.

Ah, I'm so obsessed. I want to go back and re-read my dearest and most favorite parts of the book now. Goodnes...just...wow, it's such a captivating book.

Seriously, everyone, if you ever get a chance to read it, or happen to walk by it in a book store and think "you know, I think Kenners was rambling about this book not too long ago", give it a try. You'll be far from disappointed.


Oh, and yes, I'm still very much upset about gay Sozin's Comet...*sigh* but...I suppose I'm dealing. I have a new ship to love and adore (possible spoilers? Very vague, if that *insert evil laughter her*)

Oh dear, that made it sound like I'm no longer Zutarian, didn't it? X_x Never fear, loves, even if it exists only in fanon, I will stay true to my ship to the bloody, violent end.

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18280962/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18280962/ Sun, 11 May 2008 21:04:36 PDT
.....

Okay, seriously, WTF?!?!?!?!

KATAANG?

SERIOUSLY?!


GODDAMNYOUSOZIN'SCOMETYOUROUINEDMYEFFIN'LIFEYOUFRIGGINSUCK!!!!!!!

*cough* *cough*

I think I'm gonna go cry in my emo corner now...

God...that just sucks...

*exasperated sigh* SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!?!?!

(Can you tell I'm a wee bit upset after seeing the "Sozin's Comet" spoilers?)

]]> ~kyokyo08 http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18129252/ http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/18129252/ Thu, 08 May 2008 19:22:13 PDT
I'm a selfish person...I want my grandma back.

My mother went to see her last week. She told me all about how grandma, when she wasn't asleep, would constantly talk to these people all around her. She would gasp and raise her hands as if she were grasping someone else's and say "Oh God, it's been so long!" or say something like "Now that is just the most beautiful light I've ever seen!" in complete awe of the things my mother and grandma Lyla could not see. There was one point where apparently Grandma started giggling and my mom said "Now what is so funny Juanita?" and my grandma said "Well, that old woman sitting over there is just so funny!" Of course, there wasn't anyone in that chair.

So..that gives me some comfort. She gets to see the ones she's loved and missed. And yet...

Oh God I miss her so much, and she's only been gone from this earth for a few hours.


[EDIT]

You know? I have the greatest friends anyone could ever ask for. Seriously. You guys are just....well, 'amazing' isn't a proper term, as you are all so much more than that, but for lack of a better word, I'll say you're amazing ^__^

Honestly, I was feeling pretty sucky (obviously), and your comments are exactly what I needed to hear; I needed to know just how much I'm loved. Haha, I don't mean to sound corny, I'm being very serious. Goodness, you're all just too good to this Kenners.

Ah, anyway...

I'm feeling...hrm...I'm not sure exactly. I'm...melancholic? That's not quite it, but like I said, my vocabulary is failing me right now. Her funeral was Sunday. It's strange, I can't get the image out of my head. It's one thing to find out that someone you've loved is gone, but a whole other story when you actually see them lying in their coffin, forever asleep. I couldn't stand to walk up to her coffin at first. I was too afraid, I think. I mean, I'm afraid I don't have much experience with death: sure, I've been to funerals, but none have hit as close to home as my grandma's. I kept expecting her to wake up, give me a good ol' whack on the head and say "girl, what did I say about crying for me?" But...of course that didn't happen. I think I cried more when seeing her like that than when I first heard about her passing.

Ah, but anyway, I'm...dealing. I'm not better, but I will be. Thank you so much for all of your support, everyone, and I'm so sorry for making you worry.

Ah, to all of my OFAW readers: expect a new chapter sometime in the future ^_^ I'm not sure why, but ever since I found out that Ozai's Angels were broken up and Azula is going crazy (sound familiar? XD XD XD) I've been exceptionally motivated to put up some new chapters and try to get this puppy finished before I go to college and really don't have the time to update. Wow, you must have the patience of a saint...a horrible writer I've been to you all D:

Ah, I'll do better, I promise. *determined stance* FIGHT! *has been watching inspirational anime lately*

P.S: has anyone else noticed that, like, nearly every other paragraph I've typed starts with "Ah"? X3 A repetitive goober, I be!

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Therefore, to not get everyone's hopes up, I'm going to just discontinue the story now and save everyone the trouble of looking in their deviations box in hopes of seeing a new chapter. You won't. I really am very truly sorry. When I first started this fanfic, it was my upmost intent on making this story work and be completed. :sadness: I guess that's what I get for expecting too much. -____-

Now, if anyone wants to finish OFAW in my place...well...I don't know. I suppose I wouldn't mind, just give original credit where it's due, okay? I don't mind if you take credit for the new chapters, but make sure you give me credit for the others. Also, make sure you give credit to concerning the character Kangxi. I know it was a joint effort, but philly-chan came up with most of Kangxi's...well...entire being. Most of what I did was help pick out a name

That being said...I really am sorry, everyone. I never expected this to happen...I'm certain I've probably just lost 2/3s of my watchers...but...what's the point in watching me if you're not going to receive what you're watching for? My deepest apologies...

Oh, one last thing....


.....April Fools. *hides for dear life*


OFAW Archive--->[link]

slightly borrowed from onee-sama! (she featured me! YAYA! XD)

The first 9 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! It's pretty much to show you off. Who doesn't want that?

The catch?

You have to put this in your journal as well if you posted!
Random Note: DEAD FANTASY 2 IS OUT!!! bsessed: :hysterical:
If you're added down below, you're loved!
Kenners Famileh:
Mommy-chan:

Adopted Son:

Long Lost Twin Sister:

Sisters:

Onee-sama:
http://kyokyo08.deviantart.com/journal/17367184/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:10:03 PDT Wait...I'm in the woods??? Oh geez...then Ashi-cakes, Onee-sama (Tsuyoki), Brobro-sama, Zeggerz-chan, and my parents and Joy are there with me! XD

2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal?
hrm.....we see kitties. lots and kots of kittehs! 8D

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal?
We pets them and they purrs and eventually run away (except for the one I not-so-stealthily tuck into the inside pocket of my jacket X3)

4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing, and before you is your DREAM house. how big is it?
It's medium-sized: two stories, but not extremely huge ^_^

5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?
hrm...yes; that ways my kitty can't run away! *kitty jumps out of pocket and runs for it* NOOOO! KITTEH DUN'T LEAVE MEH! D8...so much for that! X3

6. You enter the house. You walk into the dining room and see the dining room table. What is on and around it?
On the table is a table cloth with some sort of decoration in the middle...probably a vase or something...around the table is a bunch of chairs, and seated in them is all the people I failed to mention in question number one going "FTW, Kenners! Don't you care about us?! D:"

7. You exit the house and a cup is on the ground, what kind is it?
It is a....regular plastic cup??

8. What do you do with the cup?
I pick it up and put it on Brobro-sama's head for the sake of randomness! 83

9. You walk to the edge of the property where you find yourself standing at the edge of a body of water. What kind of body of water is it?
Hrm...it is a shallow stream with fat little fishies swimming around in it! :3

10. How will you cross the water?
I will strap on my jet-pack and fly over it. Once I've landed on the other side, I'll point and laugh at the others for not having a jet-pack, and they'll just step over the water and beat me up for being such a butt-munch

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1. The person who you are walking in the woods with is the most important person in your life.
Wow....there's a lot of people who are important to me!

2. The size of the animal is representative of your perception of the size of your problems.
So...they're all adorable and I like to take my problems with me???? >_>

3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is representative of how you deal with your problems.
???? Well aren't I just a little weird?

4. The size of your dream home is representative of the size of your ambition to solve your problems.
Huhm...makes sense.

5. A lack of a fence is indicative of an open personality. People are welcome at all times. The presence of a fence indicates a closed personality. You'd prefer people not drop by unannounced.
ftw? I thought I had a relatively open personality....>_> hmmm...okay....

6. If your answer did NOT include food, flowers, or people, then you are generally unhappy.
So I'm......kind of happy??

7. The durability of the material with the cup is made of is representative of the perceived durability of your relationship.
....just how durable is plastic?

8. What you admire.
O_o???

9.The size of the body of water is representative of the size of your sexual desire.
Wow...I could be a nun! XD

10. The way you cross the water is representative to how easy or hard you expect your life to be.
So....it'll be easy yet hard? (easy in that I have jet-pack, hard in that I get my butt handed to me later XD)

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Chapter One ~ [link]
Chapter Two ~ [link]
Chapter Three ~ [link]
Chapter Four ~ [link]
Chapter Five ~ [link]
Chapter Six ~ [link]
Chapter Seven ~ [link]
Chapter Eight ~ [link]
Chapter Nine ~ [link]
Chapter Ten ~ [link]
Chapter Eleven ~ [link]
Chapter Twelve ~ [link]
Chapter Thirteen ~ [link]
Chapter Fourteen ~ [link]
Chapter Fifteen ~ [link]
-15.25 ~ [link]
-15.50 ~ [link]
-15.75 ~ [link]
Chapter Sixteen ~ [link]
Chapter Seventeen ~ [link]
Chapter Eighteen ~ [link]
Chapter Nineteen ~ [link]
Chapter Twenty ~ [link]
Chapter Twenty-One ~ [link]
Chapter Twenty-Two ~ [link]
Chapter Twenty-Three ~ [link]
Chapter Twenty-Four ~ [link]
Chapter Twenty-Five ~ [link]
Chapter Twenty-Six ~ [link]
Chapter Twenty-Seven ~ [link]
Chapter Twenty-Eight ~ [link]
Chapter Twenty-Nine ~ [link]
Chapter Thirty ~ [link]
Chapter Thirty-One ~ [link]
Cha... ]]> ~kyokyo08