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deviantART: by:rchelsea2005 http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:rchelsea2005&section=today deviantART RSS for by:rchelsea2005 en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:49:34 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png Updates http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/28498115/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/28498115/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:02:27 PST

New ID, new poem, new prose on the way.

Love you all.

~C

_{Journal CSS and images by} ]]> ~rchelsea2005 New skin! http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/28368568/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/28368568/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:58:21 PST
My Gallery
My Gallery
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Yay! :]

New work soon, I promise.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Best of 2009 - UPDATE, Help Please! http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/27486803/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/27486803/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:58:25 PDT
I have it narrowed down to these prose items, which I have catalogued based on my own research of most favorited items and based on personal interest.

babylon
show me the way back (to the garden)
"the last mohican"
shirt tucked in, shoes untied
swallowed (in the purring of her engines)

]]> ~rchelsea2005 My best work of 2009? http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/27486342/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/27486342/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:35:45 PDT
]]> ~rchelsea2005 9000 Pageviews! http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/27358264/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/27358264/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:23:59 PDT
This is due to many, many people. People like

who have been here since the very beginning, and

who has been a steadfast and loyal comrade in the crazy, hazy world of writing. Thanks for always saying "This works. This doesn't work. MESS WITH THE SYNTAX, ALREADY!"

A special thank you to

whose latest interest in my work has sparked such surprising and appreciated attention. Your featuring of my work has been an invaluable tribute to my writing life. Thank you.

To random friends and fellow writers whose names fail me (there's too many of you) like

who always wrote "Well, why did you do that?" and frustrated me beyond ALL belief in the best of ways because no one had ever. asked. me. that. People like

who come in and out of my life at random times and always, always can brighten my day.

And especially to

for encouraging me to give so much more of myself as a writer, for saying "god, will you STOP WRITING ABOUT JUDAS" (she would *never* say that

) and "this isn't your best work," for teaching me the power of italics, for laughing with me, for laughing AT me, for ripping things apart and piecing them back together in her own special way (my poetry will never again be safe), for teaching me how to feel and cry and be young and *remember.* Thanks kid. Maybe someday I'll grow up to be like you

who have been here since the very beginning, and

who has been a steadfast and loyal comrade in the crazy, hazy world of writing. Thanks for always saying "This works. This doesn't work. MESS WITH THE SYNTAX, ALREADY!"

A special thank you to

who always wrote "Well, why did you do that?" and frustrated me beyond ALL belief in the best of ways because no one had ever. asked. me. that. People like

who come in and out of my life at random times and always, always can brighten my day.

And especially to

for encouraging me to give so much more of myself as a writer, for saying "god, will you STOP WRITING ABOUT JUDAS" (she would *never* say that

And thanks to all of you who are here, and who have stayed here and read these words because I couldn't keep doing it every day without you. You're not an audience -- you're a community of critics and friends and wonderful, beautiful abilities, and I can only hope that anything of mine that you've read has had some impact on you.

Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 8,000 (+393) Pageviews! http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/26527496/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/26527496/ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:57:41 PDT
I appreciate your steadfastness, your loyalty, and that you have weathered with me through such bouts of darkness. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Everything is static. Everything is evolving. http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/26132822/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/26132822/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:18:04 PDT
This is killing me.

Missing you all terribly, new work soon. Sorry I haven't replied to favs, or been up on messages or deviations, or anything really. Do forgive me, you know I value each and every one of you.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Skinnnsss http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/25389501/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/25389501/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:24:17 PDT
Watching 'Harper's Island.'
It's great, but a little gory for my taste.
Great atmosphere.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me A Match http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/25157137/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/25157137/ Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:38:37 PDT
...

God, I'm never going to make it xD

New updates soon. Summer is here, I have a bit of time on my hands for once in my life, and the words will *hopefully* be forthcoming.

Love you all, as always. Thank you for standing by me.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Losing my mind http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/24750342/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/24750342/ Thu, 14 May 2009 08:19:01 PDT
I need to get the fuck out of here.
I can't think, I can't write.

I can't make myself sit down and finish either of my new pieces,
but I'm getting back. I need to write again, and I need to get my head on straight.

I don't know if any of you care, but if you do, if you're reading this--bear with me.

I love you all, as always.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Blue -- My dear friends http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/24442206/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/24442206/ Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:16:46 PDT
Anyway, to satiate until life calms down and I can give you all something new.

Untitled 08/28/07

So he started--there is no substitute for the cat in the rain. There's just these pretty, pretty painters and their canvases and they paint the thing sthey see, not the things they feel. They like how the trees grow and the stir of the ocean, but they only paint what they see and I, I my dear friend, well, I write what I feel.

I feel cerulean cerulean cerulean blue and seafoam green and messy paintings of pretty artists painting--always painting what they know instead of what they feel and they're never listening, they're always running. And I'm always running from these voices in my head--these loud soft loud voices screaming to be put down on paper and remembered, if for only a moment. (Everyone has a legacy to leave behind.)

Screaming to trap me in parchment and ink, but why don't you enjoy yourself and just trap me in sex and sweat and god, I'm so sated. Write that down; satiation. What a wonderful feelin that must be--like cerulean blue and messy pictures of painters that paint what they stand for, not who they are, painters who paint what they are, not what they could be. Messy pictures. So many messy, messy pictures of you taking me to the ocean where if I'm lucky (only if I'm a good girl) you'll let me slip under the waves (and hold my head down.) Take me to the ocean, take me to the sea,

(take me to the pretty seaside where I can watch the growing sea-tide)

Let me write, let me write, just let me write, and please give me my tortoise-shell cat, I do miss the poor thing and god, god knows--the poor thing could use some shelter from the rain.

Â©rchelsea2005 [2007]

]]> ~rchelsea2005 to quote, "I need to write" http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/24152792/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/24152792/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:46:33 PDT Bear with me.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Don't hate me http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/23548699/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/23548699/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:28:48 PST
So, due to my life being one big stressball, I went out during my spring break (which I am currently on, thank god for a break) and bought this really nice journal (it should be for what I paid), with these beautiful pages, and this beautiful cover with Latin words I don't understand all over it in gold, and a giant, ornate bow and arrow. I sat down, and I just started writing. I wrote the longest thing I have written in quite a while, and it was very cleansing. There are so many things that I am still trying to heal from, and I am feeling very vulnerable right now. My only hope is that with the advent of spring will come my spark again. I've missed it. Plus, poor little LA doesn't need me getting all "weepy big sister" on her anymore.

Seriously.

So, in conclusion, I love you all. I do. I swear it. Even if I don't know you. Anyone who has ever, ever read anything, or seen this page, I am here because of you. I write for me, but I keep pressing on because of you, because I draw strength from all of you, even when you don't realize it. There will be a new piece posted shortly, and I hope that you all enjoy it because for the first time in so long, I didn't feel forced writing it.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 I don't want the world to see me... http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/23195500/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/23195500/ Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:23:20 PST And I don't want the world to see me, 'cause I don't think that they'd understand.

I am so sorry for the absence here. The past month and a half or so has been so incredibly busy. I haven't even had time to write, and my poor muse is suffering. I know that I promised to be more active on here, but I was not expecting this influx of activity in my own life. I'm working on a few new things here and there, slowly, and I promise new things soon. Bear with me, please, if any of you are still here.

Also, 6K+ views. I love you all for that.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 On the death of a next-door neighbor http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22805065/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22805065/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:10:14 PST So much younger and with a tall, young son
in the house above ours on a hill,
it seemed that death had blundered once again.
Was it poor directions, the blurring rain,
or the too-small numbers on the mailbox
that sent his dark car up the wrong winding driveway?

Surely, it was me he was looking for --

_{That's a newer Billy Collins. Apparently he has a new volume out, titled "Ballistics." I did not know this. When I have a bit of money stashed away, though, I will buy it.

Watching Everything Is Illuminated. I find, with each time I watch it, that there exists within its confines the most delicious brand of melancholy, one of which I enjoy wallowing in on lonely Sundays such as these when the earth is quiet--silent, for only a day.

I watch as Foer hands the old man a bag of dirt from the river where he once lived, and I want to cry with the beauty of the moment, perfectly captured. This culture clash.

I have nothing to be proud of--no heritage or family or class to which I belong, and I feel this emptiness resound through my bones like a hollow, dull ache.

This loneliness is visceral; it dwells within me always, and the wound is deep.

There shall be no words for now, but soon they come.}

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Somewhere south of nowhere, north of nothin' http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22452628/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22452628/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:28:47 PST
I've been neglecting so many parts of myself this past year. Pieces of myself that I used to hold so dearly. I miss writing often, I miss posting more often...I miss my life here and all of you just terribly. I am making a triumphant return-after all of my broken promises I think I am going to try a full-fledged return. Karil's sudden departure has left an ache inside of me that has prompted me to re-commit myself to this cause.

I love writing, and it may never get me anywhere, but I will always love it and I promise never to stop.

ps. 5,605 pageviews. I never thought I'd see the day. I owe each and every one of you for that, and I could not be more grateful.

p.p.s. LA-I love you, little one. Please call me so I can stop worrying, okay? If I don't hear from you soon, I'm going to have to call :]

p.p.p.s. I'm not really that gloomy, but the little cloud was just too cute to resist.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Happy 2009, My Friends http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22333760/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22333760/ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:50:43 PST
I haven't made resolutions in years-they always seemed silly and frivolous to me. People always break their resolutions, and, if they don't it is simply because they intended to commit in the first place; with or without "resolutions." But I'm promising myself a happy year. I am blessed, and sometimes I forgot just how blessed I truly am.

I love you all. I wish wellness to you and yours. Let's make 2009 an unforgettably splendid year.

"Remember the past and prepare for the future, but don't forget--the present is where you live!"

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Happy New Year http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22297675/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22297675/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:39:40 PST
I wish a blessed new year to you and yours.

Thank you for sticking with me another year.

Wishing you a hope-filled 2009,
~Chelsea

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Why we don't kill mockingbirds... http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22268330/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22268330/ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:14:06 PST it's a mysterious thing; sitting down with your father and having him tell you that for thirty-five years of his now, very sad life, that he has been in something quite close to love [the rare and beautiful form of it] with a woman that wasn't your mother and wasn't your stepmother.

"oh what tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive," just presented itself in my mind for some inexplicable reason. even though he hasn't lied to me, and what have I or anyone to feel awkward about such things, such past things. . . it is odd to see one's father in such a light; one of those humbling moments where, as I watched his sad eyes and took in his thinning hair for the first true, REAL time, I saw him for what he was; simply a man full of sadness and regret and dignity. but in that moment, in that strange and awe-filled moment, he was strengthened in my mind forever as my mockingbird, my atticus.

"And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws near." Luke 21:28 ...

]]> ~rchelsea2005 HO HO HO!! http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22164024/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22164024/ Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:08:18 PST
I love you all <3

]]> ~rchelsea2005 'Tis the season http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22062345/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/22062345/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:50:47 PST
I can finally breathe again!

Sorry I've been so MIA lately (and no, not the good "Paper Planes" kind, unfortunately). Life has been busy and crazy-terrible and wonderful, as per usual.

Been wrapping and decorating and all that jolly good shit. We are currently experiencing a "winter storm," so that's a regular hoot-and-a-half.

I promise, promise, promise more work soon! In the meantime, here's a little something for you all. It's not anywhere near where it needs to be yet, and I may not even keep it, but for now it works. I'll attach things that I don't post here up there, along with random musings and such.

[link]

Much love, my friends. Thank you for standing by me. I hope you continue to read my work, it is ALWAYS appreciated. I would be nowhere without you all :]

Happy Holidays! }:] (<--Issa Grinch!)
~C

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Absence http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/21927237/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/21927237/ Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:01:13 PST
Much love to all of you who continue to stand by me. I will try to update with some new work soon.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Liiiiffffeeee http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/21537511/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/21537511/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:06:35 PST

]]> ~rchelsea2005 I'll miss you, grandma http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/21158897/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/21158897/ Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:57:20 PDT
]]> ~rchelsea2005 Evil home stereo...what good songs do you know? http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/20541149/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/20541149/ Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:54:11 PDT Good news for people who love bad news
We've lost the plot and we just can't choose

We are hummingbirds who are just not willing to move. And there's good news for people who love bad news. We are hummingbirds who lost the plot and we will not move. We have good news for anyone who loves bad news

We were aiming at the moon, we were shooting at the stars. But the kids were just shooting at the buses and cars. So don't drink the water, don't you breathe the air. And if it's going back home then I just have to declare that you can please bury me with it.

Well, the point was fast but it was too blunt to miss. Life handed us a paycheck and we said
"We worked harder than this"

Woke this morning and it seemed to me
That every night turns out to be
A little bit more like Bukowski
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read
But God, who'd want to be
God, who'd want to be such an asshole?
God, who'd want to be
God, who'd want to be such an asshole?

Well we sat on the edge of the river
The crowd screamed, "Sacrifice the liver!"
If God takes life, he's an Indian giver
So tell me now why, you'll tell me never
Who would want to be
Who would want to be such a control freak?
Well who would want to be
Who would want to be such a control freak?

Well, see what you want to see
You should see it all
Well, take what you want from me
You deserve it all
Nine times out of ten
Our hearts just get dissolved
Well, I want a better place
Or just a better way to fall
But one time out of ten
Everything is perfect for us all
Well, I want a better place
Or just a better way to fall

Here we go
If God controls the land and disease
Keeps a watchful eye on me
If he's really so damn mighty
My problem is that I can't see
Well who'd want to be
Who'd want to be such a control freak?
Well who'd want to be
Who would want to be such a control freak?

Evil home stereo
What good songs do you know?
Evil me, oh yeah, I know
What good curves can you throw?

Well, all that icing and all that cake
I can't make it to your wedding but I'm sure I'll be at your wake
You were talk, talk, talking in circles that day
When you get to the point make sure that I'm still awake, okay?

Went to bed and didn't see
Why every day turns out to be
A little bit more like Bukowski
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read
But God, who'd want to be
God, who'd want to be such an asshole?

My whole fucking day right there. Maybe even my whole life.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 TRAITOR - DON CHEADLE, NEAL MCDONOUGH, GUY PEARCE http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/20251826/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/20251826/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:35:08 PDT
The ending was perfect, it didn't overshoot itself...it just let itself be what it was and it was perfection reborn. Don Cheadle was beautifully moving, Guy Pearce was just wonderful, Jeff Daniels was quite good, and don't even get me started on how much I love Neal right now. He was a cussing, snarky asshole the whole time, and it was LOVELY.

And I don't know who played Omar, but he was amazing. Ah, here he is: SaÃ¯d Taghmaoui

[link]

He was wonderful. And totally cry-worthy.

ps. Got the special edition of The Nightmare Before Christmas. And The Fountain. Don't even get me started on how wonderful Hugh Jackman is.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 9:46 AM -- Saturday, August 22 http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/20125319/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/20125319/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:49:37 PDT College has been AMAZING so far, but we'll see how I feel after classes start. I'm really excited for WRT 150, (writing is my favorite thing in the world, obviously) but I'm also very excited for my science class: NRM 140; The Climactic Factor. I get to learn about jet streams and weather patterns...forecasting, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc. I cannot wait! I'm into that nerdy shit, for sure.

Going to do laundry today. Maybe actually try to write something of subtstance, but you never know. I'm going to try to keep updating, even when things get really busy with school, so keep an eye out

There will probably be plenty of new stuff within the first few months

Love you all.

ps. Twin Peaks? Amazing.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 The Final Countdown - Please Read http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/20021144/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/20021144/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:24:06 PDT
ILY all. Ps. Leeann --- the latest piece up is for you. Hope you see it soon. Toodles, dearie

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Eight Days http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19894806/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19894806/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:22:48 PDT )

I'm about to put up a new piece. I fought through some awful writer's block to come up with "My gypsy wife". I hope you all like it.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Book through Blurb http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19748078/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19748078/ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:14:08 PDT
I'll try to catch up with all of you soon, I promise

If I can afford to create this book, I'll be sure to send you all the info.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Trip -- Please Read http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19577106/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19577106/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:19:05 PDT I'll try to keep in touch.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 We all do what we can... http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19534654/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19534654/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:23:19 PDT [link]

This song will change your life:

"Maybe Not" by Cat Power

There's a dream that I see, I pray it can be
Look cross the land, shake this land
A wish or a command
I Dream that I see, don't kill it, it's free
You're just a man, you get what you can

We all do what we can
So we can do just one more thing
We can all be free
Maybe not in words
Maybe not with a look
But with your mind

Listen to me, don?t walk that street
There's always an end to it
Come and be free, you know who I am
We're just living people

We won't have a thing
So we'd got nothing to lose
We can all be free
Maybe not with words
Maybe not with a look
But with your mind

You've got to choose a wish or command
At the turn of the tide, is withering thee
Remember one thing, the dream you can see
Pray to be, shake this land

We all do what we can
So we can do just one more thing
We won't have a thing
So we've got nothing to lose
We can all be free
Maybe not with words
Maybe with a look
But with your mind

But with your mind

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Black & Blue http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19523596/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19523596/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:00:18 PDT
god, just...

[link]

"Black and Blue" - Chris Garneau

Air-conditioning is cold,
summer's hot and love is old
I wish I was smaller,
a little creepy crawler.

There's lovers' sin in this town,
lovers cannot let down,
the summer's hot as hell here, you know,
if we think we can drink now,
we won't stop cause we don't know how,

it's cold, but we love
how it feels alright

I'll sweat it all out, you sweat a lot too
we heart the same, the same black and blue

ohh ohhhh , I wanna catch my death of cold
ohh ohhhhh , cause I'm scared I'm growing old
ohhh oh oh , don't return the love I gave
ohhhh oh oh, you're still my favourite

Troubles win in this town,
Troubles don't turn upside-down,
ohh - they shit on the last bit of fun

There's sin all around,
Lovers cannot let down,
and the winter wears and tears our bones.

There's a man in this town
he's shooting us down,
he thinks he's a big man but he doesnt know anything about us or anything at all.

At night he lies awake,
and his heart aches,
cause its cold - ohh ohh old,
he sweats it out all the night through,
then he throws up all over me and you.

ohh ohhh, I wanna catch my death of cold
ohhh ohhh, cause I'm scared of growin' old
ohh oh ohh, don't return the love I gave you
ohhh oh oh, you're still my favourite

ohh ohhh, I wanna catch my death of cold
ohhh ohhh, cause I'm scared I'm growin' old
ohh oh ohh, don't return the love I gave
ohhh oh oh, you're still my favourite

Air-conditioning is cold,
summer's hot and love is old
I wish I was even smaller,
a little creepy crawler.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 OMGAH http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19456512/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19456512/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:43:12 PDT
Dark Knight.
Midnight premiere.

(Hey, individually, they both had two words.)

Not to jump on the bandwagon, but it was...AMAZING. It felt really different from the first one to me. And, while I thought Ledger's performance was wonderful (his dark, twisted humor was on the nose), I really felt like Eckhart and Bale outshined him. (Especially yummy Mr. Bale in his yummy Lambourgini.) It was overwhelming at the end; it was beautiful and poetic and...*Batman*

Morgan Freeman *and* Micheal Caine? Those are two very awesome old dudes right there.

A little taste of my favorite quotes: (Unfortunately I could not find the entirety of Oldman's monologue at the end...)

"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain."

"Why's he running, Dad?"
"Because we have to chase him..."
"But, he didn't do anything wrong."
"He's the hero Gotham needs him to be."

Side note: new haircut. With bangs.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Have I mentioned...? http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19349699/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19349699/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:56:48 PDT
In other news, Terri told me that my cake for graduation is "Art deco", and if you know me, you'd know that those two words together excite me greatly. Blue on it (for my school colors), some small flowers, layers of fresh strawberries? YUM. I'll be sure to take a picture Sunday at the shindig.

ps. ILY ALL! All you wonderful people continue to inspire me and stand by me (even and especially when I don't deserve it) You are all such steadfast readers/reviewers, and I can't thank you enough for that.

p.p.s. August 19th is my move-in date for school, so for a couple weeks, I may not have net access (esp. with the way my mother is talking about not getting me a laptop in time for school.) We'll see.

p.p.p.s. 13 DAYS UNTIL X-FILES 2: I WANT TO BELIEVE! I'M SO EXXXCCIIIIIIIITTTTEEEEEEEDDDDDD!!!!! *fangirl thud*

]]> ~rchelsea2005 He's got "the shine"... http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19198136/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19198136/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:13:05 PDT
GREAT MOVIE! *cue chibi Chelly giving two thumbs up*

ps. LA, I'M WORKING ON YOUR REQUEST, I PWOMISE!

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Don't make me regret this... http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19171474/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19171474/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:42:34 PDT
Her request was:

dolphins
bridge of glass
yellow
shame (lots of it)
and an accident.

Leave comments here if you'd like something

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Lightning http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19169834/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19169834/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:55:08 PDT
It's going to be a bad storm.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 GUESS WHOOOOO! http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19126659/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/19126659/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:47:19 PDT
I cleared 307 devs. I looked at the list and went "there is no fucking way", so if I missed something, I'm sorry, but I'm going to try and catch up.

Thanks guys!
~Chel

]]> ~rchelsea2005 A little trip - please read http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18951434/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18951434/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:23:22 PDT
I'm going to miss you guys. Please, leave some love (tell your friends about my work

) and a special note for LA:

I'm looking forward to my requested piece *g* I'll take extra pictures just for you, kid

ps. Coldplay. Viva La Vida. Go get it. I just bought it yesterday, and it blew my mind. I had gotten bored with Coldplay for a while. Though the songs on XY were great, there was something I couldn't put my finger on...maybe not enough change? This was a lovely and refreshing listen, and I wouldn't expect anything less from them.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 A necessary update http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18781139/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18781139/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:32:49 PDT
ANYWAY, got back from my orientation at GVSU Monday night to find trees uprooted everywhere, that the power had just come back on, and that our internet and cable were out. Internet didn't come back on until late yesterday, so I tried to get on and catch up with some things.

I'm trying to get back to comments, and I've got a lot of inspiration to write...just need to find the energy. After I complete this DCFC/CDG fanvid, I think I'll sit down and try to put some things down on paper.

As usual, I love you all. I'm sorry I haven't been a good watcher. There's some of you that are always steadfast and always supporting me and I feel like I don't return the favor

I'm really going to try hard to make up for that, and to not disappoint any of you who read my work. This means better quality, more quantity (? who are we kidding, maybe not that) and better quality/more comments from ME on YOUR work.

*hugsquish* You guys RAWK. Don't forget it.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Mah birthday... http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18674736/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18674736/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:13:47 PDT
(You can sense my sarcasm.)

I suppose I'll have to admit (begrudgingly) that I have joined the shit world of adulthood.

...

....

At least there's cake.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 I'm just a little black rain cloud...turning http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18663273/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18663273/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:58:28 PDT

RL has been a little busy: Graduation was Sunday, gone two days ago, leaving to visit my father tomorrow for my birthday, etc. 18th birthday tomorrow (don't even go there-I can't believe it myself) My teen years have just flown by.

I'm still counting down the days until the CC/M5 concert, the XFiles sequel, the new Harvest Moon game...still watching X-Files obsessively, and listening to The Cardigans/Cranberries excessively. Still *TRYING* my damnedest to write, esp. to work on fragemented. I've got some plans for it, but unfortunately the muse is not cooperating.

Anyway, my point is that all you people out there who read my stuff, who let it inspire you....who glean anything worthwhile from my work are the people that make a difference. I'm grateful to have you; each and every one of you.

ps. LITLE LA: I'm sorry I haven't been reading your work. I'm scurrying over right now to read it. But did you read the comment I left you? Aden liked it! (Pat yourself on the back, lil missy!) SIDE NOTE: Not that you should define your image by what others say, but I liked what he said about your work. I thought you'd appreciate hearing it

EDITTTS OF MAGICALNESS:

I GOT MY DEAD GRANDPA'S TYPEWRITER! (Wait, that came out wrong.) I got my grandfather's old typewriter. Even if it is a pain in the ass, I'm excited. It's still in great shape. Just have to find stuff for the damn thing. And learn the actual mechanics of a typewriter. But I feel vintage.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 K, homies, I need a favor http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18482320/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18482320/ Sat, 24 May 2008 16:32:41 PDT
LA (yes, you), this has your name ALL over it

You can send them to:

TheMidnightWriter@gmail.com

(I'd recommend reading Holland's End over at his site.)

Thanks guys! *MWUAH*

ps. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP SOOOO MUCH. Please hook me up?

*BIG HUGS*

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Mulder, I don't believe... http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18469802/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18469802/ Fri, 23 May 2008 20:20:21 PDT
In other news, I am in love with Eddie Izzard:

"But I think we were thrown because it was like a soap opera; it was like a soap- front page for the last four months (mimes turning the pages of a magazine), and it was so in your face that you had to be thrown, and it happened one night. You woke up and went, ÂWhat?Â It was weird! It was something like ÂThe X-Files,Â Âcause, you know, ÂThe X-FilesÂ is huge, itÂs all over the world, and youÂve got Scully-Mulder, Scully-Mulder, Scully-Mulder, front page, no clothes, no clothesÂ And imagine if an episode came up a Monday night, at 2:00 in the morning, and they killed off the characters, and you went, ÂWhat? How come they finished that? I was quite- I was watching thatÂ Just Monday night and theyÂ?Â It just throws you, you know?

With Scully always there, because sheÂs so,

ÂLook, Mulder, I donÂt believe that Martians with big elbows are taking over the world.Â

ÂThereÂs 50 lbs. worth of files Â thereÂs tons of files on that thing; itÂs all here, Scully, you gotta read these files!Â

And by the end of the episode, thereÂs Martians with big elbows everywhere! And sheÂs swatting them off with a tennis racket, ÂI believe you! I believe you, Scully! Mulder. You know who you are!Â

Hah, if you watched, you would know JUST HOW TRUE that is.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 WUT WUT...she's alive? http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18411031/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18411031/ Tue, 20 May 2008 07:19:21 PDT
and then House?

KILLED ME. I said I wasn't going to watch it but I did because of those damn previews (this happens, every weeks folks) AND IT WAS SO GODDAMN SAD! They tore apart my ships: (I was starting to like Amber/Wilson) and House/Wilson (this one's a joke people. I think. I mean...I'm not a slasher, but they seriously are like a little couple.) WILSON IS SO SWEET! HOW COULD THEY WRITE THAT IN?! OMSHFO*IQHE()@HGE And the scene with House talking to Amber on the bus?

"I don't want to leave. Nothing hurts here. I don't want him to hate me."

"Well, you can't have everything you want."

AND THEN HOW WILSON WALKS AWAY WHEN HOUSE WAKES UP, AND THEN HAS TO GO BACK TO HIS EMPTY APARTMENT ALONE???? DAMN YOU WRITERS! DAMN YOU ALL TO THE FIERY PITS OF HELL!

Okay....I feel a little better now.

But I swear, they take away my House/Wilson, and there will be some ass whoopin'

ANYWAY...onto important things

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RL has finally given me a spare moment with which to breathe. I know I'm so behind on viewing all your deviations on my watch list, and many of them I probably won't see just for sheer number. I will try to respond to all your comments, but it may take a bit longer. I swear I'm back now (now that I have free time). I know this past six months or so I've been promising and I haven't always followed through, but I swear I'm going to get back on top of things. Just all know that I appreciate every person who views my work, every fav add, every comment, every criticm, I love all of you who are a part of my life on here. Thank you for your continued support. You rock my world.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Oy to the vey. http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18325137/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18325137/ Wed, 14 May 2008 17:43:26 PDT
[link]

Even if you're not an X-Files fan (you're crazy

) you can appreciate the beauty of her work. I hope to someday be able to write something that incredible. But I think...out of all the things I've stopped and started, maybe this will be the project I stick with. Who knows.

Bear with me folks. I'll be back to my old self by Saturday.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Please read... http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18226675/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18226675/ Thu, 08 May 2008 12:49:29 PDT just hang in there.

I LOVE YOU ALL! *mwuah*

]]> ~rchelsea2005 It's been so long... http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18149334/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18149334/ Sat, 03 May 2008 13:16:27 PDT
Walking outside without jacket and without fear, I stopped before the large oak tree.

Feet apart, arms high, palms open and head leaned back, I prayed.

And the rain came.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 ADAM LEVINE = HAWT http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18072305/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/18072305/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:43:46 PDT [link]

DAMN.

And 3:36? His voice, the lyrics...everything? Those girls at the front must have been just MELTING.

I GET TO SEE THEM THIS SUMMAH! Although, M5, you'll have to forgive me because I'm actually more excited for Counting Crows. BUT DON'T GET ANGRY! THEY ARE TRULY THE BEST OF ALL TIME!

Not to sound like a total groupie, or anything *g*

Speaking of hot...

[link]

YEAYUH BABY! XF2 PROMO SHOT! AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL!? IT BROUGT TEARS TO MY EYES!

]]> ~rchelsea2005 2.5 K Views http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17976928/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17976928/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:04:37 PDT ) it feels really great to get exposure. Reaching 2,500 views tells me that somebody (or a few somebodies think I'm doing something right) and I am SO grateful for that. So, for the thousandth time, I think I need mention that I love you all to death.

And don't worry, I'm not going to do this every 500 views

But maybe every thousand still XD cause that's some pretty big shit IMO.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Strange Signs, 9 Crimes REVISED http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17959575/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17959575/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:11:08 PDT
So, Leeann, I took your advice. I hope it rings better now. I think it does. *sigh* You were right, as usual.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Is that alright with you? http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17950413/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17950413/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:19:30 PDT
]]> ~rchelsea2005 come to feel out on the sea, these urgent lies http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17929732/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17929732/ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:06:56 PDT [link]

Lovely.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 Weekend with my father... http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17925132/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17925132/ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:31:52 PDT
IT IS ALL - ENCOMPASSING

]]> ~rchelsea2005 *is going to be better* http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17713490/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17713490/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:40:34 PDT
It's been a while since an update. Life has been treating me well, and I wish you all the same.

]]> ~rchelsea2005 2K (plus 147) VIEWS! http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17572282/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17572282/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:28:49 PDT
2K VIEWS! *WOOT*

]]> ~rchelsea2005 I haz died from squee http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17539159/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17539159/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:29:22 PDT [link]

ZOMG XF2 XF FRIKKEN 2...it cuts off the end, but ruTube has it (don't ask how I know this) and near the end the Britishy guy says, "If you believe in that sort of thing." and GET THIS GET THIS, MULDER SAYS, "I WANT TO BELIEVE" *dies*

]]> ~rchelsea2005 My grandmother passed http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17504682/ http://rchelsea2005.deviantart.com/journal/17504682/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:39:20 PDT
I'm really gonna miss her guys...

EDIT::

"she smiles, and it is a web
of spiders who know better.
watch me, she says, from
Heaven.

i decide not to tell her
that we might never
make it. "

From livingcomforteagle's latest piece. Thank you, my friend. Somehow your words make this just a little bit easier.

]]> ~rchelsea2005