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I am getting my own car!

Maybe...

I won't get it for a while and nothing is concrete yet but it’s looking likely.

It’s real cheap and doesn’t have that many miles on it.

The catch…

It’s my uncles car he drives to work... he works for a pest company.

So here’s the car.

[link]

…Mom promises they will take the ears off…

]]> ~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/27753899/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/27753899/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:37:44 PDT
I saw this trailer for this movie that looked soooo good.

It’s a Terry Gilliam film. He’s the guy who did Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

This guy is crazy and whacked and just the coolest guy in the world and I really wanted to see his new movie and damn it all one way or another I will. It has Johnny Depp and Jude Law and Colin Farrell AND Heath Ledger. And get this... they are all playing the same guy!

So…

Plot here : [link]

Trailer here: [link]

Look at both or I will hurt you, keep reading and you will see why I’m in such a poor mood.

I thought the release date was Oct 16 and that me and my friends could go see it for my birthday on the 30th.

But it turns out that’s just the date that it is released in Bulgaria!

Bulgaria!

…Bulgaria?

The USA date is not till like Christmas. So no movie for me till then.

So SO ticked off.

]]> ~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/26387332/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/26387332/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:37:21 PDT
Bit harder then I thought I didn’t want to reuse any questions from other quizzes I had seen. I might have by accident but I think I have a very odd and original quiz here.

Tell me what you think.

If you want to make your own quiz or fill this one out than please do. These are stupid but hey if you’re bored, go for it.


1. What is the craziest thing you did when you were little?
I ate a moth

2. What is the craziest thing you’ve done in the past week?
Made this quiz.

3. Guilty pleasure?
Eating raw cookie dough

4. If you could have any animal in the world as a pet what would you want?
A Bat

5. What manga do you think really needs to get made into an anime?
Crescent Moon by Haruko Iida. Vampires, werewolves, Japanese demons and it’s all very funny and romantic.

6. What color are your bedroom walls?
Mint. Light mint. Is that even a real color?

7. Do you read fanfiction?
Yes.

8. Do you write fanfiction?
No

9. How many pages long is your favorites gallery?
16

10. What kind of calendar do you have?
Master of Illusion.

11. What is your favorite mythical creature?
Dragons

12. Tea or coffee?
Tea. Coffee is mud mixed with vinegar.

13. What is your favorite American comic?
Zits. So funny!

14. What’s scarier? A croc or a shark?
Shark. More teeth

15. What teacher do you wish would fall off the end of the earth?
Dr. Conoley

16. Favorite myths?
Norse

17. Favorite quote?
When I get a little money I buy books if any is left I buy food and clothes.

18. What is the strangest conversation you have had with a sibling or cousin?
Explaining to my little sister that coffee cake doesn’t actually have coffee in it.

19. Something odd thing you find on your closet floor?
My dog. She likes to nap there don’t ask me why.

20. Weird thing that you collect?
Yarn.

21. What kind of cooking show would you host?
A dessert only show.

22. Do you want a surprise birthday party?
Maybe. Might be fun but might make me trip and fall on my face.

23. What’s your favorite food?
Sushi!

24. What food do you absolutely hate?
Peas. Yuck.

25. Are your parents’ losers, crazy, or just old?
Just old.

26. Can you cook?
Some. Mostly breakfast, the rest of the time I live on ramen.

27. What anime have you been watching the longest?
Digimon. Been watching that forever.

28. Least favorite holiday?
Father’s day. I never know what to get him.

29. Vampires or Werewolves; which is cooler?
Depends on the vampire or werewolf.

30. Is high school hell or is it workable?
It’s workable. Mostly it depended on how much sugar my friends had consumed that morning.

31. Grandma’s little problem with your appearance?
I don’t wear enough make-up

32. Are you waiting with desperate anticipation for the next Harry Potter movie?
No.

33. Name the weirdest thing you have on your wall.
Tibetan prayer flags.

34. What book to you plan to read soon?
Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

35. Do you wear contacts, glasses, or is your vision 20/20?
Contacts

36. Way of getting revenge on your teachers?
I ask questions that I know the answer to but I know that don’t know the answer.

37. Ever been on a boat?
Do the little foot-paddle boats count?

38. Favorite stone?
Opal

39. Do you believe in ghosts?
Yes

40. How many pairs of shoes do you have?
I’ll let you know when I find them all.

41. What color are your eyes?
Green

42. If you could change your eye color to any color what would you make them?
One eye gold, one blue.

43. Are you addicted to the internet?
Yes!

44. Are you addicted to DA?
Yep.

45. What is your secret talent?
I can knit.

46. Do hearses count in the carpool lane?
…I have no idea. It would be interesting to find out.

]]> ~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/26090510/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/26090510/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:35:42 PDT
Ok here's the e-mail.

"We have a fox terrier by the name of Jasper. He came to us in the summer of 2001 from the fox terrier rescue program. For those of you, who are unfamiliar with this type of adoption, imagine taking in a 10 year old child about whom you know nothing and committing to doing your best to be a good parent.

Like a child, the dog came with his own idiosyncrasies. He will only sleep on the bed, on top of the covers, nuzzled as close to my face as he can get without actually performing a French kiss on me.

Lest you think this is a bad case of 'no discipline,' I should tell you that Perry and I tried every means to break him of this habit including locking him in a separate bedroom for several nights. The new door cost over $200. But I digress.

Five weeks ago we began remodeling our house. Although the cost of the project is downright obnoxious, it was 20 years overdue AND it got me out of cooking Thanksgiving for family, extended family, and a lot of friends that I like more than family most of the time.

I was assigned the task of preparing 124 of my famous yeast dinner rolls for the two Thanksgiving feasts we did attend. I am still cursing the electrician for getting the new oven hooked up so quickly. It was the only appliance in the whole darn house that worked, thus the assignment.

I made the decision to cook the rolls on Wed evening to reheat Thurs am. Since the kitchen was freshly painted, you can imagine the odor. Not wanting the rolls to smell like Sherwin Williams #586, I put the rolls on baking sheets and set them in the living room to rise for a few hours. Perry and I decided to go out to eat, returning in about an hour. The rolls were ready to go in the oven.

It was 8:30 PM. When I went to the living room to retrieve the pans, much to my shock one whole pan of 12 rolls was empty. I called out to Jasper and my worst nightmare became a reality. He literally wobbled over to me. He looked like a combination of the Pillsbury dough boy and the Michelin Tire man wrapped up in fur. He groaned when he walked. I swear even his cheeks were bloated.

I ran to the phone and called our vet. After a few seconds of uproarious laughter, he told me the dog would probably be OK, however, I needed to give him Pepto Bismol every 2 hours for the rest of the night.

God only knows why I thought a dog would like Pepto Bismol any more than my kids did when they were sick. Suffice it to say that by the time we went to bed the dog was black, white and pink. He was so bloated we had to lift him onto the bed for the night.

We arose at 7:30 and as we always do first thing; put the dog out to relieve himself. Well, the dog was as drunk as a sailor on his first leave. He was running into walls, falling flat on his butt and most of the time when he was walking his front half was going one direction and the other half was either dragging the grass or headed 90 degrees in another direction. He couldn't lift his leg to pee, so he would just walk and pee at the same time. When he ran down the small incline in our back yard he couldn't stop himself and nearly ended up running into the fence.

His pupils were dilated and he was as dizzy as a loon. I endured another few seconds of laughter from the vet (second call within 12 hours) before he explained that the yeast had fermented in his belly and that he was indeed drunk. He assured me that, not unlike most binges we humans go through, it would wear off after about 4 or 5 hours and to keep giving him Pepto Bismol.

Afraid to leave him by himself in the house, Perry and I loaded him up and took him with us to my sister's house for the first Thanksgiving meal of the day. My sister lives outside of Muskogee on a ranch, (10 to 15 minute drive). Rolls firmly secured in the trunk (124 less 12) and drunk dog leaning from the back seat onto the console of the car between Perry and I, we took off.

Now I know you probably don't believe that dogs burp, but believe me when I say that after eating a tray of risen unbaked yeast rolls, DOGS WILL BURP. These burps were pure Old Charter. They would have matched or beat any smell in a drunk tank at the police station. But that's not the worst of it. Now he was beginning to fart and they smelled like baked rolls. God strike me dead if I am not telling the truth! We endured this for the entire trip to Karen's, thankful she didn't live any further away than she did.

Once Jasper was firmly placed in my sister's garage with the door locked, we finally sat down to enjoy our first Thanksgiving meal of the day. T... ]]> ~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/25677023/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/25677023/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:45:52 PDT
1. What does your deviantArt name mean and why did you join this site?
My name is Ryu-Ren and it’s Japanese for dragon lily. No promises on accuracy I used a translation dictionary. And I joined this site cause I couldn’t see get past the ‘Mature warming’ on stuff if I didn’t. But once I was on I really liked posting my stuff.

2. What fandom were you obsessed with when you joined and what are you into now?
Um let’s see. At the time I was in a Yu-gi-oh faze. And now I’m really into Hellsing and Naruto.

3. How many watchers do you have now?
7…that’s it.

4. Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA
Um off the top of my head, SilentReaper, sora-ko, Lizeth. I’m sure if I stopped to think about it I’d be here all day.

5. Do you comment, fav, or both?
Both.

6. Do you participate in clubs' contests here on DA?
I haven't yet.

7. What is your most popular deviation?
Evil Overlord To Do List. Which isn’t even mine!

8. What are you favorite non-anime TV shows?
Bones, CSI, Supernatural.

9. What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Faces. I can not do faces.

10. Summer or winter?
50/50. Summer: no school/cottonwood allergies. Winter: Christmas/snow

11. Rain or Sun?
Rain Rain Rain Rain. Gimmie water!

12. What's your favorite type of music?
I listen to just about everything.

13. PC or Mac?
PC

14. Anime or Manga?
I like both. But I guess Manga cause it tends to have less stupid dubbing problems.

15. Coke or Pepsi?
Soda makes me sick. Can’t drink it. Doc’s orders. PITY ME!

16. Read or TV?
If I’m not reading I’m on the computer. TV rarely. You can get most anything on youtube.

17. How many hours a day do you spend on DA?
Less then an hour most days but some days more.

18. Name a hidden talent
I can turn my ears off.

19. Flash or traditional cartoons?
?????

20. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
I don’t do fast food. Another order from the Doc.

21. What are top 3 favorite books?
That is a good question. Let’s see. I have no clue. Stuff by Tamora Pierce or Anne McCaffery mostly.

22. Wii or Playstation?
I can’t play ether of them.

23. Name 3 of your favorite bands
Too many to name.

24. Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?
Slow. I always need to stop and think.

25. Do you like Denny's?
Never been.

26. What is your favorite emoticon?


27. What is your favorite type of pie?
Pumpkin

28. Have you ever stayed up for 24 hours?
Yes. Not happy near the end.

29. Do you go on YouTube alot?
I live on it.

30. Are you a member on any other sites besides DA?
No.

31. Do you cosplay?
Nope. Too cheep.

32. Fruits or sweets?
Both.

33. Name 3 artists you admire
Wow. Can't pick just three.

34. Buttered, plain, or salted popcorn?
Butter.

35. Have you skipped school?
Once. My friends begged me.

36. Have you been on a plane?
Yes. Hated every minute. Like being on a kiddy rollercoaster for 3 hours.

37. Have you swum in an ocean?
Yes.

38. Have you been ice skating?
Yes. Fell on my ass.

39. Favorite vacation spot
Don’t have one.

40. Ever been on TV?
No.

41. Favorite salad dressing?
Ranch

42. What do you do to relax
Read, Write, Surf the web.

43. What is the last film you saw in the theaters?
UP

44. Favorite Sandwich
Ham and Cheese

45. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Stonehenge.

46. Favorite time of the day?
Later afternoon

47. What did you want to be when you were little?
A vet.

48. What do you want to be now?
Librarian

49. If you could eat with one person, who would it be?
My best friend

50. What character would you hate to be stuck in a room with?
Not sure

51. When is your birthday?
Oct 30th

52. Favorite type of ice cream?
Watermelon

53. Last book you read?
Wolf speaker

54. Which store would you max out a credit card at?
I don’t

55. Do you buy / sell / both on eBay?
None
~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/23992192/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/23992192/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:52:14 PDT
[link]

I think she was using this as an example of why kids think that throwing tantrums will get them what they want.

But everyone was laughing too hard at the end of it to pay much attention to the lecture.

Well it certainly was different, and so damn funny.

I dare you not to laugh at the end line.

Psychology can be Entertaining!

Who knew?

]]> ~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/22315067/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/22315067/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:37:00 PST

I am spending New Years on the computer. About an hour ago I stumbled on the Time magazine website. Where they showed the top ten of everything 2008. The Top 10 Viral Videos was so my favorite. You have to see these videos. The first one most of all. Where The Hell Is Matt? By Anita Hamilton.

Here it is on youtube [link]

Matt Harding is a 32-year-old videogame designer who quit his job in 2003 to travel around Asia. Along the way, he recorded and posted a short video of himself doing an elbow-intensive jig in Hanoi. That clip got passed from one person to the next and eventually got the attention of Stride Gum, which decided to sponsor two more of his trips. In his latest video, Harding visits 42 countries over 14 months and invites the locals to join in the fun. That includes everyone from some Huli Wigmen in Papua New Guinea to a group of school kids in the Solomon Islands. The sheer silliness and joy of Harding's adventures will keep you smiling long after you've watched them — and give you a serious case of wanderlust.

Long story short, hit the damn link button.

]]> ~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/22146454/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/22146454/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:50:24 PST
I know that sometimes people make fake trailers for movies that aren't really being made. I saw the fake Zelda trailer so the first thing I thought when I saw this - [link] - was...

“Yeah right. No way this is real.”

Just do me a favor and tell me I am right. If this is the first you’ve heard of it give me your thoughts anyway.

And if this is real...

Some one shot me.

Then go shot the guy that came up with it.

]]> ~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/22000206/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/22000206/ Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:32:02 PST
RULES:
A. Put your music player on shuffle.
B. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
C. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
D. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing the game as well as the person you got the game from.



1. IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
"Fools" Rachel Stevens

2. WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
"I Always Get What I Want" Avril Lavigne.

3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
"Century Tree" CAMP soundtrack

4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
"Track 14" Unknown. (That's ironic)

5. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"Jump to the Rhythm" Jordan Pruitt

6. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
"Cry" Mandy Moore.

7. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"Track 13" Unknown. (I really need to name some of these songs.)

8. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
"Whenever, Wherever" Shakira. (I feel I should laugh)

9. WHAT IS 2 + 2?
"Secret" Kylie Minogue.

10. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
"She Walked Away" Barlow Girl. (very unaccurate)

11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"To Know The Unknown" Innosense

12. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"A Girl Worth Fighting For" Mulan soundtrack. (Do I laugh or cry here?)

13. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"No Good Deed" Wicked soundtrack.

14. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Be Prepared" Lion King soundtrack

15. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"Stop" Spice Girls

16. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
"This is Halloween" Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack. OMG

17. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"Fully Alive" Flyleaf.

18. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
"Never Say Never" Melanie C.

19. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"Never Alone" Barlow Girl. (I feel touched)

20. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"Voodoo" Spice Girls. OMG :rolf:

21. WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
"Issac" Madonna

22. HOW WILL YOU DIE?
"Animals" Nickelback.

23. WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
"Breakaway" Kelly Clarkson

24. WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
"God Is A DJ" Pink

25. WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
"True To Your Heart" Mulan soundtrack

26. WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
"Red Sam" Flyleaf. (bad sign)

27. DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
"Every time We Touch" Cascada (well this is intresting)

28. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
"Flying Without Wings" Westlife.

29. WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
"Cadence of Her Last Breath" Nightwish

30. WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
"Snow White Queen" Evanescence

]]> ~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/21967037/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/21967037/ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:32:27 PST
It was funny, touching, romantic, scary and just absolutely incredible!!!!

I am serious see this movie. It’s about this boy living in the slums of India. He falls in love with this girl Latika, and they when they are separated he decides to try to get on the show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He knows Latika loves the show and knows that she’ll be watching, then they can find each other again.

It’s so unbelievably sweet and funny. And the music is great.

You so need to see this movie.

]]> ~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/21353643/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/21353643/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:09:02 PST

[link]

No real date has been set but it looks like there really will be a 4.

No name ether, but this is gonna be nuts. Though it's possible a 4 will be over doing it just a tad.

What do you guys think?

]]> ~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/21235459/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/21235459/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:25:28 PDT Happy Birthday to me.

Happy Birthday to me.

Happy Birthday dear meeeeee,

Happy Birthday to me.



Ok upside of being 21, new driver’s license which is cool.

Presents, which had better be cool.

And PUMPKIN CAKE, which is going to be cool and tasty.

Downside to being 21.

My cousins have decided the best way to spend my birthday is to "introduce me to the wonders of alcohol" I have no desire to spend Halloween puking my guts out for over drinking.

The puking is supposed to come the day after Halloween from eating too much candy.

]]> ~ryu-ren http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/18842633/ http://ryu-ren.deviantart.com/journal/18842633/ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:06:45 PDT
I am MISIRIBLE there!!!!!!!

So I’M MOVING HOME.

I am coming back to Colorado to live and attend school. Probably at Metro. Possibly at UNC or Colorado State. But who cares?!

I am leaving that horrible school full of jerks that walk up to complete strangers and basically say “knee at my feet and worship me”

I am free.

Mom’s thrilled. She knew I hated Drake.

Dad’s ecstatic. Drake cost a ton.

I haven’t told my brother yet. He’ll probably turn red and cry, because this means I get my old room back and me moves back into the closet-sized room at the end of the hall.

I feel so relieved. I never knew how much I really hated that school until I realized how happy I was never to be going back.

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