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Oh, and I finally figured out how to center things properly... seems like a more difficult code then they need though...

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I killed a grunty! Hah, kidding, but I got it really mad at me. It should have been more direct: I couldn't understand what it meant! I really like how the Grunties talk, though. They have funny voices^^.

Oh, and those darn Virus Bugs keep killing me. I swear, enemies only use Protect Break when you don't need them to.

[edit] Darn you, div!

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In regards to life, things haven't been so happy lately. Some high schooler committed suicide this morning, and although I didn't know him, I know people who knew him, so lots of consoling to do... also, Nick (he's the one who stole my .hack//SIGN DVDs awhile back...) got his tumor removed and found out it wasn't quite as benign as previously thought. It's not as bad as it could be though; probably, he won't even lose his hair.

On a less depressing note (or more, depending) I'm probably going to end up in summer school to make up the English class I failed (of all the subjects for me to fail... ), and that may mean I miss out on the summer art program in Idylwyld I was planning on attending. On the other hand, I'll be transferring to a school with an actual art class, which I need very badly. The 20th Century Art final consisted of putting spray painted rocks on a beach and taking pictures of them.

I had my Precalc final today, too... it was as hard as I expected and harder than I wanted^^. Um, I think I got a passing grade... Don (the teacher/proctor) even looked over my shoulder and said I was getting the answers right. And also pointed out that I was the first to get the graphing problems done and I was the only one without a graphing calculator. This is also the same teacher that during the test randomly said answers... in no particular order, without the problem number, from random tests. So, something like "3/8, false, 1287, D..."

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Finally saw the Harry Potter movie and to keep a long story short, the cinematography was better, the acting was par, Oliver Wood didn't show up, the new Dumbledore is icky (they should have cast Peter O'Toole ), the werewolf scenes (well, any action scenes really) were just ridiculous) and so much was cut out... I can't imagine how they're going to do the longer books... Anyways, that's my two cents. Greg and Ia3n (he's going to legally change his name to that ) were sitting on the other side of the theatre, and they and Jenna and I were the only ones laughing at innapropriate moments.

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I'm about ten or so hours into the game, and frankly, I can't see why everyone talks poorly of it. The graphics could be better, but I'm not really complaining. The story has a good pace so far (especially compared to sa... ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2581262/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2581262/ Fri, 04 Jun 2004 10:34:29 PDT kiriban=2,500

My internet died the other day... of all days >_<... Something wrong with Adelphia, I think, since everyone I know who uses it is also having problems. I'm probably the only one going through internet withdrawl, though^^. I'm using the school computer now, so if everything's still broken when I get home today, I might not be able to get back on all weekend... I'm going to miss that pretty message center.

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Currently listening to: the Pogues
Currently reading: Grapes of Wrath, The Mask of Apollo
Currently watching: QaF (season 4! ), .hack//SIGN (I don't want it to be over...), Haibane Renmei
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-edit-again- Sorry, I just had to mention somewhere how awesome those new subscriber features are... at first, I thought it was an admin thing, actually, but then I noticed subscribed members had it too.... They're so... cute. A little private forum and all. Can't wait til people start using them... I wonder what the calendar does... Ag, so frustrating. I want a subscription... hey, wait, my birthday's coming up...


Finals, again. I should be studying, but... since when do I study? Japanese should be fine, I'll probably pass precalc, but not by much, physics... I should just quit now, and history I'll never be done with.

(warning: rant)
What I'm wondering is why the art credit so easy to get (I managed to fulfill mine without taking any art related classes... I had to because of schedule conflicts), with music appreciation and art history and those kinds of classes... but we're forced to take so many years of lab science and maths. And why is art and music always cut first? Is it that unimportant? I always thought about life, that science makes it better, but art makes it worthwhile. Sciences aren't so much more important, I think. In fact, the board of education should either make theatre/drama, music (actually playing! Not just listening to stuff; let's give kids more instruments, since all they teach themselves is drums and guitar.), fine art, ceramics, graphic design, etc. all be requirements or let me take math appreciation for my math credits. That even makes more sense than art appreciation; anyone can create art if they care enough about it, but some of us will never be able to understand these higher up maths. We should just be able to understand why it's important, not be forced to go through the steps ourselves. I also think English classes should be made to literature. Teaching all the rules doesn't mean anything until you apply them. Languages aren't set in stone either. Just because it's bad grammar to end a clause with a preposition doesn't mean it can't be done. It was so frustrating to find out the English teacher from (remember, the one who made me fail ) spent an entire semester on The Stranger... I loved the stranger, not because it was a great book, but because of how much is incorporated with it. If I were to teach that book, I would go into WWII history, the Existentialist movement and why Camus didn't consider himself a part of it, and then also the Myth of Sisyphus and some of Sartre's writings. The teacher didn't even mention Existentialism! In an entire semester. Grrr... How can some people be so incompetant? These kids are going to graduate and have no idea what the great books are and why they're great.

And that, in my opinion, is the main faults of the American education system.

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Had a horrible day as well. The best part is I managed to get pictures of the Precalc final to study off of. Other than that, I got really bad cramps, and ended up going home (w/o permission... I'm such a bad student..) for painkillers, since I know our school doesn't stock them. Doesn't even have a nurse =.=. In the end, I couldn't find the advil, so I took tylenol, which tends to do nothing, but I'm hoping at least for the placebo effect... maybe if I think it shouldn't hurt, it won't...

To think, if I only had another half chromosome I'd never have to go through this...

-edit- hey, I finally reached 1,000 comments!... don't laugh, it's an achievement for me.

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Currently listening to: Solas
Currently reading: Grapes of Wrath, The Mask of Apollo
Currently watching: QaF (season 4! ), .hack//SIGN, LastEXILE
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They call 'em Sugar Waffles, but they taste salty to me.

Movies:
Hah! I went to see Van Helsing despite everyone saying how bad it is and guess what? I liked it. Awesome CG, some moments of humor, great characters (not all of them obviously=.=. But overall, I thought they were good) and, despite a thin plot, a surprising lack of holes. I was certain something was not going to quite add up somewhere along the way (finding plotholes is a bit of a hobby^^), but everything was explained, no matter how thin those explanations may be. And of course, the mark of every cheesy action movie, I burst out laughing at the most innapropriate times^^. Most notably, when the heaving-bossom-heroine (as my father dubbed her) just stands there and cries while her brother transforms back into a werewolf. This was, of course, not helped by the line "I know Dracula's secret; it's--"

I did like how at the beginning, they tied up all the loose ends from the animated version, so it was more of a sequel. Except for Carl's never been out of the abbey bit and that Van didn't already have the crossbow. Oh well, most people haven't seen the cartoon version, which is a shame, since it's so much better. Meaning, go watch it now and tell your friends too.

Games:
Finally given up on Xenosaga. I've been trying to beat this thing for months (I promised myself when I won, I could go get Castlevania). I'm still stuck in Proto Merkabah, and the thing is I'm running out of healing items and magic regeneration stuff, but it's too hard to get back to the ship to restock them and I'm right at the final boss. I can't beat him, but I get so darn close each time, it's insanely frustrating (talking about the whale thing; the guy before him is easy). The main problem, I think, is that I don't have any revives left so as soon as chaos dies, I can't bring anyone back . I know all I need are a couple more and maybe a few more levels and I could beat it no problem and then I could brag that I finished the game without ever using the mech system. I could never figure it out and it seemed like a waste of money.

That game had so many problems, and some characters I seriously could not stand (coughmomocough), but... I know I'm going to buy the sequels first chance I get >.<.

AX:
One word of advice: never let a group of college boys decide your nickname for you. If you're going to AX, look for me; I just found out I'll be the one called 'Little Dead Girl.'

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"Even if I am always dreaming, and even if my creator does what he can to decieve me, isn't it just as true that I do all these things as that I exist? Are any of these things distinct from my thoughts? Can any be said to be separate from me? THat it's me who doubts, understands and wills is so obvious that I don't see how it could be more evident. And it's also me who has these mental images. While it may be, as I am supposing, that absolutely nothing of which I have a mental image really exists, the ability to have mental images does and is a part of my thought."

-Descartes
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Currently listening to: Lunasa
Currently reading: Grapes of Wrath, The Mask of Apollo
Currently watching: QaF (season 4! ), Naruto, Whose Line is it Anyway?
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School:
Just finished my Philosophy final... for those who were wondering (all... -1 of you), that's why nothing has been happening, besides complaining about the keyboard^^. It's hard to type up notes when the 'a' button doesn't work. I couldn't even access the study guide without going through my history.

Anyway, turns out of the three essay prompts we got, I'd only really studied one of them, so all those extensive notes I took on the other seven subjects (she gave ten in all and then chose a couple for the final; it's the cruelest method in the book) were essentially worthless, especially because my brain doesn't work too well and I couldn't for the life of me draw any conclusions... Well, the three subjects were 'The Mind-Body Problem,' 'the Afterlife' and 'On Being Human.' If it had been on certainty or the meaning of life, I had cross references, quotes, outside curriculum material... Arg, I knew that would happen, too. What is that law, 'the probability of an event is inversely porportionate to its desirability'? Well, it's true.

In the end, I did the best I could, but probably the best I can hope for is a D. Luckily, I managed a 70/50 on my essays. So I have a little leeway. I just might pass..

Oh well, that's all over and done with now... just in time to study for my physics and precalc finals.... And by ' ' I mean ''.

So, what happened to the weekend I was supposed to be spending studying? Well, a friend I haven't seen in a long time came back from college for the weekend, so a couple of us got together, for me, mostly as an excuse to get away from my extended family, which came over for a barbeque^^... my cousin's in jail now. For stealing food, and his dad was hiding at our house for awhile because he doesn't want to pay bail... so, I wanted to be as far away from that as I could. Of course, in the end that meant watching bad flash movies, minature golf and Shrek 2... you know, put like that, it doesn't sound so cool^^. Oh, speaking of Shrek 2....

Movies:
The cat face! That was so insanely cute! I need to find a picture of that on the internet somewhere and make it my wall paper (yes, it's cute enough to replace Wild Adapter... for a couple days, anyhow). And everyone is telling me either I can make that face well or watching that scene reminded them of me . I guess because I beg and pout so much... doesn't sound too cute when put like that^^. But overall, the movie was just as bad as I thought it would be.... possibly worse. However, the cops chase bit was pretty good... yeah.

Don't watch it if you can avoid it.

I wanted to see Troy or Van Helsing. Troy because it'll be so much fun to point out inaccuracies (I could just from the trailer^^) and Helsing because I managed to watch the animated version, and that was pretty sweet... The character designs bugged me a bit, but the CG was really nice and it had some surprising humor to it... and so much innuendo. If those two guys had just started making out, it would be less obvious. I mean, crossdressing even.... of course, my mind always puts that kind of spin on everything^^.

Art:
That's right, I'm going to finally get back to it, and maybe finish a couple of those contest submissions that are due in a couple days.... Yeah, hopefully I'll have more free time tomorrow.

And I'll get around to the kiriban and commenting asap!

...I can't believe I just typed 'asap'..... =.=

Expo:
One word of advice: never let a group of college boys decide your nickname for you. If you're going to AX, look for me; I just found out I'll be the one called 'Little Dead Girl.' ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2474009/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2474009/ Sun, 23 May 2004 15:51:17 PDT kiriban=2121

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Currently listening to: Lunasa
Currently reading: Grapes of Wrath, The Mask of Apollo
Currently watching: QaF (season 4! ), Naruto, Futurama
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[edit]- I've somehow destroyed my keyboard, so if my comments have horrible mispellings and it takes me forever to get back to anyone (even longer than normal), please be patient. I'll try to figure out what's wrong.

[edit again]- I couldn't figure out what's wrong, so I stole a different keyboard^^. I can type well until my brother tries to use his computer.

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The other day, I went over to JenT's house and she taught to play saxophone. That was fun. I picked it up a lot faster then I thought I would too, especially since I've never played anything with a reed at all. It was only a 2 1/2 though... why does she have one lying around? I thought she played about a 4... Anyways, after a couple hours I could play some rudimentary songs, but all slurred... Flashbacks to when I first started flute, I know. I have to learn to tongue notes all over again, just because the mouthpiece is in such a different position.

Oh, and she asked why she couldn't get a clear sound and why everything was so hard with a flute (I'm teaching her, kind of; more like lending her one of my old flutes and my first year books), and it turns out she's been playing everything an octave too high^^. Most people have the opposite problem. I think it's a little strange, at least. But I showed her the right fingerings and it sounds really good, so she can play as high as I can, but not as low as the first notes flutists are supposed to learn^^.

Also listened to some songs by the Annoying Worms or something like that. "I am cow, hear me moo, I weigh twice as much as you", kind of thing. It was funny.

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"I saw an angel in the marble and I carved until I set him free."

-Michealangelo

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Gifts/Projects
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To whoever gets it, I don't need a screencap; I trust your word. The request will be one of your original characters (I saw this somewhere else and thought it was a good idea... can't remember where though.) If you don't have one, or aren't comfortable with this, note me and we'll talk.
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Currently listening to: The Pogues
Currently reading: Grapes of Wrath, The Mask of Apollo
Currently watching: QaF (season 4! ), GetBackers, Naruto,
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School
Despite popular speculation, I did finish both essays on time, and although they were poorly written and a bit of a stretch to get to the minimum length, only one was required and any additional ones were extra credit, so I might just break even. Also, no more homework assignments (I got a 76% total for homework. Still passing, so I'm not complaining.), but the final... is going to hurt. We do get to use a notecard, but unfortunately, there's no way my 24+ pages of notes will fit on that thing. I'm going to have to do some studying, but judging from my past habits, it looks like I'll end up pulling another all night cram session >< .

QaF
(Spoilers, naturally)
I missed the end! My recording stopped about five minutes short. I need closure! :: cries:: Just when Chris was getting what he deserved too. Well, when I'm rich I'll buy all the DVDs... who am I kidding? I'll never be rich; when I move out and there's no chance my parents will find them, I scrounge together four hundred bucks and buy the DVDs.
I dislike Cody. A lot. He and Justin are spending far too much time together. At least we get to see Brian worried (hard to imagine, though).
And Mel! Poor girl. I felt so sorry for her... and what was Lindsay thinking? That has to be one of the worst solutions... pretty funny though.


Art
Art class went to a museum... wasn't all that interesting. It was a very small one; I could count the number of pieces I liked on one hand. It was... pretty pointless actually, but at least I got to spend more time with Cat. We don't have any classes together anymore, so we only see each other during, um, 'study hall.'

In other news, I finished something! CG is killing me.

Also, the 'bros' are apparently setting up registration for AX, but didn't tell me about it beforehand, so... I'm not too sure what my nickname will end up being^^. This year's going to be an adventure. Shame Jenna can't go. I'll buy her something... maybe a new wallet (she liked the one with the Mononoke tree spirits last year, and right now, she's using duct tape stuck together as a wallet^^ ).

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"I saw an angel in the marble and I carved until I set him free."

-Michealangelo

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Gifts/Projects
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To whoever gets it, I don't need a screencap; I trust your word. The request will be one of your original characters (I saw this somewhere else and thought it was a good idea... can't remember where though.) If you don't have one, or aren't comfortable with this, note me and we'll talk.
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Currently listening to: The Pogues
Currently reading: Grapes of Wrath, The Mask of Apollo
Currently watching: QaF (season 4! ), GetBackers, Infinite Ryvious, Technolyze
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Right, I finish the books I have to write papers on and I like them so much, I go out and start reading other books by the authors instead of working on my paper><. I'm such a moron. But I am halfway done with the important one (it's 20 pts more). The other I'll probably end up writing Monday after school again.

Bah... I can't seem to finish anything >< . My guess is I'll be more productive after finals. ::goes back to avoiding studying::

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I forgot how disconcerting it is to convert to a different religion... I can't think of any way to describe it... at least it's not as big a change this time.

I feel a lot better about myself and the world. And no more of that negative stereotype.

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"In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters."

-Paul Gauquin

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My photography.My art
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Gifts/Projects
My Watch List ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2367903/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2367903/ Sun, 09 May 2004 00:28:04 PDT
To whoever gets it, I don't need a screencap; I trust your word. The request will be one of your original characters (I saw this somewhere else and thought it was a good idea... can't remember where though.) If you don't have one, or aren't comfortable with this, note me and we'll talk.
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Currently listening to: Solas
Currently reading: The Last of the Wine (didn't realize my essays were due so soon^^. Have to finish in a hurry)
Currently watching: QaF (season 4! ), GetBackers, Infinite Ryvious, Technolyze
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I know I have seen this before, I'm just not sure where... does anyone happen to know off hand? Or am I going through some serious deja vu? Oh, if only all photographs didn't look the same to me!

But it's such a difference in quality from all her other work... but on the other hand, it is messy, and I remember the one I saw as really clean and professional looking...

:: glares at the search bar:: Only a subscription stands between me and knowing if I'm insane or not...

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...absolutely nothing happened. My life is so boring.

Oh, just found out Tsubasa is translated in English. Ah, I'm so slow... or quick since I own it Japanese? ...No, slow. Oh well.

I have a fan now! It makes me happy... I've forgotten how hot the desert gets in summer ><. Also, I've gotten my bag lunches switched for money, so if I don't eat that much for lunch (and all I usually get is a bean burrito or a subway sandwhich, so I spend about two dollars a day) then I can save up the rest for AX, since I'm poor and not good enough to whore my art talents like some people I know ><.

Oh, and sorry I won't be commenting so much lately; my enthusiasm for it kind of comes and goes...

I'll try to do more, but for now, I need to concentrate on drawing ><.

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"O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,
How can we know the dancer from the dance?"

-W.B.Yeats

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My Watch List ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2340948/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2340948/ Sat, 01 May 2004 23:52:42 PDT
To whoever gets it, I don't need a screencap; I trust your word. The request will be one of your original characters (I saw this somewhere else and thought it was a good idea... can't remember where though.) If you don't have one, or aren't comfortable with this, note me and we'll talk.
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Currently listening to: Solas
Currently reading: The Last Unicorn, To Say Nothing of the Dog and Byzantium ... looking for something new... either Eleanor of Aquitane, Midnight's Children or Catch 22
Currently watching: QaF (season 4! ), GetBackers, DNAngel, Infinite Ryvious, Technolyze (or whatever it's called...) Drew Carey
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News:
Remember back when I mentioned the puppy that was run over? (I love'd that thing too) Well, my cousin's got a new one, still an Italian greyhound, but, and this sounds horrible but its true, she's so much cuter than their old one. She's grey and white, doesn't shiver so much and has hair... named 'Piper'... I'm wondering if after that character from Charmed. Oh well, I wish I'd brought my camera.

I recently found out I'm about 30% Celtic... I mean, I kind of knew, but I could never trace my father's side back that far. I get lost about the time the ancient Flocks went to Canada to evade the draft^^. We're a family of cowards, and proud of it!... I mentioned my real name, didn't I? Blast... and I'm too lazy to go erase it... I've grown immune to the jokes anyway .

When my father cleaned out the freezer, he found the most incredible food I've ever seen. It was a packaged chicken breast... that expired in 2000... That chicken is older than most of our pets, it's been through weddings and funerals, it's moved houses with us. That chicken was like an honorary member of our family. Don't worry ~ Hey-Poo-Guy, it wasn't alive, so you don't have to hate it.

AX:
Hey, is anyone from here going? At all? As long as I have to juggle around four nicknames, why not through in a fifth? I should have kept using a standard name like I used to, but for some reason 'frogpuff' was always taken . At some small sites, too. Anyway, back to the con deal, if the bros don't contact me soon about hotel rooms, I think I'm going to arrange to stay with some relatives who live near there and commute back and forth each day. Because I'm cheap, and paying half of the hotel rates is still pretty expensive, and I don't know who I'd be staying with... kind of a creepy thought.

And I'm also thinking of getting a spot at the Artists' Alley... . I don't think I'm good enough on my own, but to be sitting next to some people I know are going to be there... I'll be practically invisible... Oh well, I might be able to get to know the other artists better, and that would be fun. Now if I could just figure this Seller's Permit deal out...

The Fall of Kings:
by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman

I only found it because it was one someone's best twenty books of the year list, and now I see why it was there. I loved every aspect of this, the characters (especially Jessica...), the settings, the history that makes it seem almost real, and still impossible, how everything builds up to the ending, and oh, what an ending. I gasped, I cried, I was in denial for a couple chapters... it's almost indescribable. I wouldn't say this was the best book I've ever read, but I'm not going to forget it for awhile, and I'm going to pick up everything written by either of those two.

Wolf's Rain:
Since everyone else is talking about it . I actually thought it was pretty cool, enough to sit through the dub (which a lot of shows have proven not to be worth). Actually... I'm going to go look up the seiyuus right now...... ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2307100/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2307100/ Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:30:04 PDT
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Currently listening to: Lord of the Rings soundtrack
Currently reading: Sophie's World (finished), The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings... looking for something new... either Eleanor of Aquitane, Midnight's Children or Catch 22
Currently watching: QaF (season 4! ), GetBackers, DNAngel, Infinite Ryvious, X, Technolyze (or whatever it's called...)

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Anime:
All right, I finally managed to get to a bookstore. I scanned Saiyuki vol. 1 and it has met with my approval (I still like the GFC cover art better though!). On the other hand... I'm not sure I like how they did DNAngel... I don't actually know how Uizu's name would be written in English though, since I didn't use a translation for that series, since the writing was so simple... I never thought of it much, but I saw it written as 'Wish' once, and I really like that translation. A lot better than 'Wiz' at least ><. Oh well. 'Kyuu! Daisuki!' 'No, it's Daisuke.' '....Daisuki!' I love that hairball... and I don't normally like hairballs.

Also bought vol. 13 of Blade of the Immortal (is it just me, or did that take a really long time to come out?) and I get the feeling I missed a volume somewhere in there, but still... brilliant. I'm in love with Magatsu. And I'm kind of [spoiler] glad Shira is gone... or is he? Dundunduuuun... no, seriously, I don't think this is the kind of manga where people come back after falling off cliffs into a vague abyss. Unless they're Manji... but the whole point is that nothing kills him. Shira's still mortal, ne? Anyways... he was... creepy. Even creepy for me. And I read Poppy Z. Brite without flinching. I guess dismemberment while being alive is worse than getting eaten after being killed? ....Why am I talking about this? Anyways, back to Mugen no Juunin, the best line is definately "...Manji... one of these days I'm going to wrap my fingers around your miserable throat and strangle you!" 's better in context, though. This one seemed to have more humor than the others... ah, but poor Rin! I'm sure she'll be all right though... I just can't remember what happened to her exactly... I'm going to have to reread the series I think... Oh, and I hated the ending. Explicit straight sex... is just not my thing. [/spoiler]

Art:
Just... not happening. I have so many things I need to get working on, but nothing comes out like it should. And I'm not just being hard on myself! Maybe today was just too stressful... ah, but tommorrow will be too! Doushou...

By the way, if anyone tells you I can even remotely draw a gun that looks even halfway like a water squirter pool toy... they are lying.


Commenting:
{[link] } That... was really harsh. Is that what people really think of my comments? I just try to be helpful, but if people hate them that much... I don't know. I'm in a weird mood. I meant to write more about this... but I'm too tired.

Maybe one day someone will like me...

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"...And be the singing masters of my soul.
Consume my heart away; sick with desire
And fastened to a dying animal
It knows not what it is; and gather me
Into the artifice of eternity..."

-Sailing to Byzantium, W.B.Yeats

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Currently reading: Sophie's World (finished), The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings
Currently watching: QaF (season 4!), The L Word, Infinite Ryvious, X, Technolyze (or whatever it's called...)

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There are coyotes outside my window howling and barking... the sound is so eerie and beautiful, but at the same time, it scares me, and also fills me with anger and resentment, thinking maybe they are the same ones that killed my cat, and frustration that there's no way I can know or every do anything about it. So... I hate, love and fear them at the same time... I am very confused.

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Art:
I swear, there is some malicious creature whose only reason for existing is to steal my erasers when I need them most. And pencils too. I lost the one I've been using since last summer, and every other pencil in the house seems to be .07. I hate .07, I can't draw with them. I don't see how anyone can write with them either. Whenever I use them, I feel like they need to be sharpened more. I need to go buy more pencils... and some oils. I'm finally taking a (sort of) art class! And by that, I mean I'm auditing 20th Century Art. At this point, I'll take anything (except Latin... I despise that class and the teacher who made spelling and grammatical errors ><. Anyways, the resident art teacher decided I was mature enough to use oil paint, and now I think I'm spoiled for acrylics forever. I tried last night to make sure, and I ended up getting frustrated that the paint dried so quickly. So, yeah, my art supply bill just got a lot more expensive, but on the other hand, I actually got some offers for the one I was working on this week (it's abstract, therefore harder to tell how much I suck ).

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Expo:
There are a couple problems I run into here: 1. Lack of money. The amount I spent in one day last year is any indication, I am seriously underfunded... I think I can get my parents to loan me a bit though, considering all the free babysitting they've been getting (and ruining my weekend nights, not that I'd put them to good use anyway). In any case, I'll figure something out. 2. Hotel room. When Aaron called, he didn't say if the they had plans for room(s) or not, or whether they even wanted a lowly high schooler like myself with them. Or if I want to be in the same room with a bunch of college Japanophiles... . You'd think they'd be able to find someone more Asian than I am, but I guess that's some indication of... ::cough:: back to the subject. I'm trying to get the JenT to come with, and we'd definately share a room, but even if she does go, it won't be for the entire four days and she might have a scheduling conflict (she's the busiest person I know ). I was thinking of asking Cat if she was going... probably, and we're kind of friends, so it wouldn't be that weird, and we'd be with different people during the day, so sharing a room wouldn't be that big a deal... Bah, it wouldn't be that bad if all these people weren't so hard to get a hold of (which reminds me, I have to check my emails...). My last resort is to sleep in my car. It wouldn't be that uncomfortable; I have an SUV. 3. Name. You know the nametags that get you in and out (well, not so much out)... normally I just use my name as my nickname, since I just go with people I know in real life and don't plan on meeting anyone there... but this year, I'm trying to track down people who know me as Scion, Twig, Darknesspuff, Frogpuff, Kameko and my real name... I wouldn't know which one to pick... maybe something compl... ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2260197/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2260197/ Mon, 19 Apr 2004 23:56:47 PDT kiriban=1300
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Currently listening to: the ringing in my ears
Currently reading: Sophie's World, The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings
Currently watching: QaF (season 4!), The L Word, Infinite Ryvious, a bunch of new DVDs...

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Finally finished that Ella Enchanted book... (it wasn't my idea, just to let you know) And now the movie makes me mad. (I mean, madder than I was when I was forced to go watch it had nothing better to do... ) I mean, there was [spoiler] an imaginary evil uncle, they killed off the father, there was no banister sliding (which I thought was pretty cute, actually), none of the Cinderella references, no Lucinda becoming a squirrel and renouncing big magic, they created an elf character that didn't exist, the book talked when it shouldn't have (although I rather liked the book), there was no ogre charming, what was with that whole assassination plot thing? and they left out the finishing school and Hattie's wig entirely. I didn't belived JenT when she said the book was a different story entirely, but it was. Bah. Hate when movies do that. Why on earth would they want to rewrite it anyway? We both agree that the dancing knights at the end made the whole thing worthwhile though[/spoiler]

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Still haven't seen either KillBills or the last Matrix... but I heard the second KB wasn't as great, but the first one is brilliant (and there was some talk of an animated prequel?) and the Matrix:Revolution deal... I heard was a disappointment, which can be taken different ways. I rather liked the second one, but that was because I went into the theatre looking for three things: 1. a really awesome fight scene 2. an explosion 3. some stock dialogue to laugh at. I got all of them and was extremely pleased, whereas my friend (Jen again, I don't have many friends) was expecting something as philosophical and meaningful as the first (which in itself is questionable, but...) yeah, she was horribly disappointed. But I was told even I wouldn't like Revolutions, which means it must be really bad... Maybe so bad it's... good? Bah, probably not. I'll find out if I ever get around to watching it.

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And while I'm on the subject of entertainment (even though I never talk about anything else ), episode 1, Queer as Folk Season 4... My day just got a little better. I love the new opening so much! The other one was.. I don't know, too loud and bright for me. I like the black and white with bits of color better. It's preeeetty. ::tries to pet it:: But... why did Justin cut his hair? I liked it better longer...

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And my second bit of good news, Philosophy teacher didn't cover as much as she wanted to today, and since we're on such a tight schedule, that mean we're not going to cover Quantum Mechanics! Seriously, I was dancing. There's no way I could learn something like that, I can barely spell it and I'm much better at spelling than math. I'm just going to have to find some A priori argument against the Clockwork Universe. A lot easier.

Also, I got my midterm back: 88%. Not bad, considering my usual grades (...D,E,_,G....). Combined with the fact that I know I missed a lot of key points (I don't think well, especially under pressure and without sleep) but I added a lot of extra information she seemed to like. She just said I should have made more connections.... ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2236635/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2236635/ Sat, 17 Apr 2004 00:49:39 PDT kiriban=1300
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Currently listening to: the ringing in my ears
Currently reading: Sophie's World, The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings, Ella Enchanted... you know what, shut up.
Currently watching: QaF, Wonderfalls, The L Word, Someday's Dreamers, Infinite Ryvious, Saiyuki

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[edit] Well something good happened today: I got second place in misskittyooooo's contest thing.

And now I need sleep so I can be wide awake when I make a fool out of myself at the range tomorrow. Haven't shot an arrow in more than two and a half weeks now. I'm liable to kill someone...

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[link] if I don't get an answer, should I report it anyway? I'm pretty sure this person did not draw that, and I have a link to the same picture hosted on another site under someone else's name... Nandeshokana... I just can't understand why someone would do something like this...

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The senior auction was today; I bid on two people, but I can't compete with the little, rich brats (I'm not calling them names, just stating a fact) who have too much money and nothing to do with it. When the bids went over $50 I pulled out. You know how expensive gas is? >< Would have been fun though. At least I can bring my camera next Friday and get some hilariously embarrasing pictures... maybe to blackmail later? Oh, and one of the teachers put himself up for bid, and he went to one of my friends, who is even more evil than I am... Should be interesting.

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My mom and I were talking the other day and the conversation turned to people who live vicariously through their children:

Me: "You don't do that, right?"
Mom: "Of course not."
Me: ""
Mom: "I make you do things I would never want to do."
Me: ""

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I should be working on stuff, but nothing ever seems to get done. I am such a waste of a life.

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[edit] Forgot to mention:

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"The world is not beautiful --- therefore it is."

-Kino no Tabi
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Currently listening to: 9 Days
Currently reading: Sophie's World, The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings, Ella Enchanted... you know what, shut up.
Currently watching: QaF, Wonderfalls, The L Word, Someday's Dreamers, Infinite Ryvious, Saiyuki

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DA ate my comments... Doesn't mean a lot for most people, but I spend about ten minutes on average for each of mine... so that sucks. I'll probably end up writing them up again for the pieces I really liked, but still.

Hey, anyone know how it's possible to believe in the Clockwork Universe and also in free will? All I remember about the explanation I found is something about comparing a cat to the cosmos... I think I'm tired.

Also, the parents found out about my failed classes, but I'm glad it was while I was here and not before when I was in France. The mom has been trying to take my computer away for years. Anyway, I got to explain that for one, I didn't need the credit (it's a language class, but I already have five years of Japanese, and I'm going to try to take AP before I graduate) and for the other, it wasn't entirely my fault. I mean, even the people who don't like me tell me I'm the best writer in my class, but I still get 10/40 on every single assignment, whereas most kids get at least a 'B,' even when they put less effort into their work. And the grading system at my school is set up so 30% of the overall grade is entirely subjective. It's literally the teacher saying, "hmm, I like this kid; he gets an 'A'." Or "I don't like you. Fail!" And it's worth the same as the final ><. Also, the teacher is bitter and evil. Actually, it was kind of my fault. I don't think she liked my reading Faulkner or Arther Miller while she was trying to teach that piece of airport trash fiction, Cold Mountain.

Okay. I ranted longer than I thought I would...

On a happier note, Japanese is fun. We went over the endings 'nagara' (while), 'hoshii/hoshigaru' (to want for adjectives) and '~tai/~tagaru' (want for verbs). I already knew all of them, but it was good practice, especially since I still can't say stuff like '~tagatteiru' smoothly.

And Senior Auctions are Friday! A lot of people confused me for a senior, but neither Laubach nor I are up for sale, even though we're taking senior classes . However, the 13th graders are, and one I've been meaning to get back... can anyone say Shingo Mama?

Now let's see if I can find that CD.

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"If you can consent to be slaves from fear of what you see me now suffer, I can only wonder at your cowardice."

-Zeno, allegedly.
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Currently listening to: .....the TV?
Currently reading: Sophie's World, The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings, The Grapes of Wrath
Currently watching: QaF, Wonderfalls, The L Word, Someday's Dreamers, Infinite Ryvious

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So, the other option for next year is transferring to Sunset or North Coast (both of which are horrible schools) but taking all my electives at the Academy, because they'll never let me enroll, but apparently they'll let me take a couple classes and getting the rest of my requirements done at Mira Costa. Sounds good to me, but I still have to convince my parents. Also don't know how on earth I'd get my transcripts together, let alone transfer to a four year college if I ever graduate.

Mah, whatever happens, happens, ne.

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Next Sunday! Season Four! Nyaaaaa!!!

I pray this week doesn't kill me.

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Taken from ~maddiemax's jounal:

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4, Write down what it says:

"...flying around in the skies than people, such is the volume of trade. It follows therefore, that there is an enormous selection available at your local dealers, just..."

Guess what book?

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?

A stuffed animal turtle^^.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?

The L Word.

4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is:

11:10

5: Now look at the clock; what is the actual time?

12:04.....

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?

Television, foreign people yelling in Spanish outside my window .

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?

A couple hours ago. I got lost.

8. Before you came to this Web site, what did you look at?

My posters of Mount Saint Michel?

9. What are you wearing?

O.o..... A shirt with the longest name of a city printed on it ("llanfairpwllgwyngylllgogerychwyrndrobw llllantysiliogogogoch" I hurt my neck trying to see the last bit^^ ) and sweat pants with paint on them.

10. Did you dream last night?

Not sure.

11. When did you last laugh?

Can't remember.

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?

A lot of posters, a smoke detector, more posters, some stuff my mom tacked onto them while I wasn't looking, random stuff hanging on hooks (nothing alive I hope)

13: Seen anything weird lately?

Wonderfalls is pretty weird... Not much I guess.

14: What is the last film you saw?

.......Ella Enchanted....

I'm sorry! It wasn't my idea! I was forced to go!!! :: cries::

16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?

A Smart Car. They're so cute!

Heh, Smartcar-of-light.

17: Tell me something about you that I don't know.

I thought you knew everything. Um, I can bend my thumbs back behind my knuckle?

18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?

As cliched as it sounds, I could really go for an end to war.

19: Do you like to dance?

DDR .

20: George Bush: is he r... ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2199166/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2199166/ Sun, 11 Apr 2004 11:20:36 PDT kiriban=1300

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Currently listening to: Clannad
Currently reading: Sophie's World, The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings, The Grapes of Wrath
Currently watching: QaF, Wonderfalls, Deadwood, Someday's Dreamers, Infinite Ryvious, anything in English

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Yay, I'm back! And only 745 messages. My watchees are slacking. Not that I'm one to talk; guess how much I accomplished last week? About three sketches and none of them worth showing . I really can't draw around other people or on planes or buses, so not a lot got done. And I even brought all my pens thinking I'd have a lot of free time.

Anyways, it's going to take awhile to catch up with commenting; I'm not going to try to go through that list, instead, I'm just going to do the most recent one or two for everyone on my list, and I'll be going in alphabetical order, so if you're further down on the list, please be patient; I haven't forgotten you.
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France

It was so cold, and yet so prettty. The first two days were pretty much just sightseeing tours around Paris, but after, we traveled to Versailles, Monet's gardens, a bunch of Chateaus, Mt. Saint Michael and the D-day beaches. I got more than 150 photographs; I figure I'll get them uploaded later tonight or tomorrow. Much too lazy right now, and I am feeling a little sorry for the one person who watches my photography. Anyway, I'll post links to the better ones once I upload them.

My feet hurt. Wearing sandals the whole time was not the best idea I've ever had. But not knowing any French wasn't too smart either. I was lucky the word for 'vegetarian' is the same in both languages, because I couldn't read the menu much and had no idea how to order something without meat. Europeans like meat, I discovered.

And the hotels were interesting. First was Sofitel, which was really nice not in the least because I got my own room . Second was a Holiday Inn and last was a little two star hotel in Daneau. My bed was a cupboard like thing and all the halls were really dark and narrow. I loved it, felt like being in an old horror movie, like the original House on Haunted Hill or something. The owner also had a very small, old poodle thing with gray, cloudy eyes. I think it was blind; it jumped on me and stared at a point past my shoulder. That was pretty creepy.

Movies

Saw more than I thought I would. Miss Congeniality in French. Whenever I travel I end up watching this movie, so I pretty much have it memorized, unfortunately.
There's Something About Mary, also in French. Really good dubbing job, too.
Two Brothers. Went to a theatre to see that one.. it was really nice, with high backed chairs and leg room. And the commercials were all cheap still shots with voice overs, but they were for local stores, like a creperie down the street. That was different. As for the movie itself, I understood what was going on, but not so much why. I might have to see it again in English. Afterall, you can never see too many tigers.
The Talented Mr. Ripley. Strange, strange movie. I feel sorry for the people falling in and out of sleep during it; I was awake the whole time and still had difficulty following it. It was still fun, though; I like those kinds of movies.
101 Dalmations. It was on a plane. I didn't have a lot of choices. But, man, there was so much innuendo that went right over my head as a kid.... ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2133783/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2133783/ Thu, 01 Apr 2004 23:03:34 PST kiriban=1300

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Currently listening to: the rain...
Currently reading: Sophie's World, The Last Unicorn, The Fall of Kings and The Alchemist
Currently watching: Keen Eddie, QaF, Wonderfalls, Monk, Deadwood, Someday's Dreamers, Infinite Ryvious
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Failed April Fool's day... mah, I was never good at that kind of thing... I was thinking of switching icons with someone and confusing people that way, but I'm not well known enough and no one would like me enough to do that... maybe next year?
Anyways, the Brittish invasion of dA was much more amusing. So was ~ lumi-sama's journal... she fooled so many people. I can only admire her skills...

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Ever gone to ~deathlist? Interesting to say the least, and finding new ones is more fun than it should be. Just pick a word, pretty much any word will do it, fruit works especially well, and sometimes a random assortment of letters, usually three, works too. Just type in http:// somename .deviantart.com and see if it works. I got something like 90% were dead or abandoned accounts. It's also kind of fun to see the same people posting on all these pages.

I got about 70 O.o... I should really be packing

~defiance
~silky
~sofa
~plum (one favorite though...)
~prune
~google
~pineapple
~artificial
~mooch
~crystal (some deviant comments)
~loner
~cujo
~howard
~same
~unloved
~ggg (almost seven weeks...)
!stupidity
~soap
~pain
~agony (forgot password)
~mwahaha
~hello
~artist (one deviation comment)
~mango
~heir
~talent
~talentless
~cork
~plug
~acorn
~X-Rated
~xrated
~shameless
~insomnia
~jfk
~coon
~soul
~overlord
~antagonist
~spammer
~maple
~secret
~annie (one favorite...)
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Currently listening to: Altan
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings, The Alchemist
Currently watching: Keen Eddie, QaF, Wonderfalls, Touching Evil, Deadwood, Someday's Dreamers, Infinite Ryvious, X

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Best Buy spelled 'Altan' as 'Atlan'... On the other hand, Borders had the Chieftans as their featured artist!

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I didn't get any sleep at all the night before my midterm.... that's not a good idea, I learned. I just couldn't sleep, though, and I wasn't really stressed out or anything. I got so bored trying to sleep, I ended up watching my taped Queer as Folk episodes, and finally decided to upload all the photography that's been rotting in my camera...

Anyway, it got a lot more um, sense-making comments than my last bunch and I even got a watch. Never thought anyone would like my photography...

As for the midterm, I managed to stay awake through it, but I did miss most of the lecture afterwards. The essay ended up being on the concept of change, which was a huge relief since one, it's the one I know the most about and two, it's the only one I studied for . Don't do what I do; it doesn't normally work! Anyways, I wrote about four and a half pages in a little over an hour... I had no idea I could do that, but after while there was a lot of filler. She told us to show off, and I heard she's a hard teacher O.o... I also completely forgot Socrates' metaphysics, so I only wrote about Thales, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Plato and Aristotle... should be enough, even though I probably focused too much on Forms than I should have...

Philosophical ramblings over.
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[edit]- started checking my messages and got beaten by three different people, one of whom was really insulting... that and the absolutely horrid day I've been having is too much... I was trying to be nice, too, not "shameless"......

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I'm leaving for France on Friday, so I won't be doing a lot of commenting, since the group I'm going with isn't as addicted to the internet as I am. I'll try to catch up when I get back, but I might take me awhile...
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-`justthorne

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Currently listening to: Lord of the Rings soundtrack
Currently reading: Sophie's World, The Last Unicorn, The Alchemist and The Fall of Kings
Currently watching: Keen Eddie, QaF, Wonderfalls, Touching Evil, Deadwood

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Ne, what do you think of the newish icon? Took me forever to figure out that I wasn't editing it in the optimized view, so it kept getting screwed up and I couldn't figure out why... anyways, the green thing is my stuffed toy, nagomimakuri... it's kind of like frof tadpole thing and is proof that the cutest things ever all come out of Japan^^.

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Memo to self: Scion, study for your d*mn philosophy midterm!!!!!

Sorry for the language, I have to do something to catch my attention.

The Concept of Change in Ancient Greek Philosophy.

At least you need to talk about Parmenides (you may compare him to Sankara), Heraclitus, Plato (how he integrates both), and Aristotle's causes. Make sure that all your answers are relevant to the question of Change (e.g. explaining Aristotle’s causes without any reference to change is not good.)

Epistemology in Ancient Greek Philosophy.

This is a very juicy topic. You may talk about myth vs logos, you may talk about Socrates' inner voice, about Plato's rationalism, about Aristotle's empiricism… Try to find connections between the different epistemologies (you may even throw in some Sankara).

Forms

What is a Form? In what sense are Plato's and Aristotle's Forms similar? In what sense are they different? Have we seen any other concepts that are related to Forms? How does the topic relate to ontology, epistemology and/or the question of human nature?

Does God Exist?

Evaluate Aquinas’ proofs for the Existence of the Theistic God. Show the appropriate relationships between Aquinas’ and Aristotle’s theories. Evaluate arguments against the Existence of the Theistic God (e.g. the Problem of Evil). It is perfectly acceptable and even desirable to express your personal opinion, but remember to that you are writing your essay from a purely philosophical perspective (you may want to explain what that means and implies).

So... any input?

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Last night, the boys (Pat and Kelly) came over and after about an hour of drifting waiting for someone else to think of something, we ended up watching a movie (like always). Igby Goes Down. Despite the protagonist's awesome name, it was a pretty horrible movie. I laughed maybe three times, never felt any of the emotions the back of the DVD case claimed I should be feeling and... heterosexual intercourse >< . Ew. Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew. I'm such a heterophobe, I know, but I'm all right if they want to do it (their business, their ensurance of the survival of species), but looking at it... I'd much rather not.

Also ended up watching Starsky and Hutch again... I didn't even plan on seeing that movie once. This is all that having friends has gotten me.

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Reported two rips the other day... first time I've ever done that. I don't like confrontation, but... I just couldn't let it be, ne? Still feel kind of bad, although it is some consolation that the person was being a real jerk about it...

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I have 43 watchers.... when on earth did this happen?

[edit] Just realized I'm watching 138 people.. O.o

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"The sandy haired son of Hollywood
Lost his faith in all that's good
Closed the curtain, unplugged the clock
Hung his clothes on the shower rod
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Currently listening to: Lord of the Rings soundtrack
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings... any suggestions?
Currently watching: Keen Eddie, QaF, Wonderfalls, Touching Evil, Deadwood

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Memo to self: Scion, study for your d*mn philosophy midterm!!!!!

Sorry for the language, I have to do something to catch my attention.

The Concept of Change in Ancient Greek Philosophy.

At least you need to talk about Parmenides (you may compare him to Sankara), Heraclitus, Plato (how he integrates both), and Aristotle's causes. Make sure that all your answers are relevant to the question of Change (e.g. explaining Aristotle’s causes without any reference to change is not good.)

Epistemology in Ancient Greek Philosophy.

This is a very juicy topic. You may talk about myth vs logos, you may talk about Socrates' inner voice, about Plato's rationalism, about Aristotle's empiricism… Try to find connections between the different epistemologies (you may even throw in some Sankara).

Forms

What is a Form? In what sense are Plato's and Aristotle's Forms similar? In what sense are they different? Have we seen any other concepts that are related to Forms? How does the topic relate to ontology, epistemology and/or the question of human nature?

Does God Exist?

Evaluate Aquinas’ proofs for the Existence of the Theistic God. Show the appropriate relationships between Aquinas’ and Aristotle’s theories. Evaluate arguments against the Existence of the Theistic God (e.g. the Problem of Evil). It is perfectly acceptable and even desirable to express your personal opinion, but remember to that you are writing your essay from a purely philosophical perspective (you may want to explain what that means and implies).

So... any input?

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That was fun. Got from *hikaricloud and *greenie.

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Cold Mountain is finally finished! That book was so hard to read... memories, though... it had various alcoholic beverages spilled on it. Unfortunately, the class is going to take another month of discussing it, writing about it and pretending to like it to suck up to the teacher. Meanwhile, I was trying to insult her by reading Faulkner in class... ah, good times....

Still have to finish Sophie's Choice and The Persian Boy (Mary Renault! Is my philosophy teacher awesome or what?! ).

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"Good news, everyone! I'm still technically alive. Yes. But I need you to dispose of this crazy *ss experiment that almost killed me. You will have to throw it into the sun itself, for only the thermal nuclear inferno of the... ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2085337/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2085337/ Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:25:03 PST Anyways, it's all in good fun, don't be insulted if yours ends up here, ne.

" FIRE :fire:" (that's not even an emoticon!)
" oh .. "
" ah... good old nature...."
" moce" (typo)

The most amusing and unexplained ones came from my photos; I'm sure there'll be more when I upload the next bunch.

Yeah, I'm in a weird mood... sorry. ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2066161/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/2066161/ Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:55:51 PST Kiriban=1212
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Currently listening to: Josh Joplin
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate!!!), The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings
Currently watching: Odorobou Jing, .hack//SIGN, QaF, Wonderfalls, Touching Evil

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Memo to self: Scion, study for your d*mn philosophy midterm!!!!!

Sorry for the language, I have to do something to catch my attention.

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Happy Birthday Minekura Kazuya!

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Honest opinion everyone: do you like A or B better? I'm leaning towards A myself, but I really can't decide... Man, no one knows what to do with her hair.

[edit] three votes for A so far... so A it is!

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Did anyone else watch that Queer As Folk episode last night?... Yeah, so I'm the only one again. Mah. Anyways, I knew what would happen already (thanks to the wonder that is the internet^^ ), but still... that was just so beautiful... whoever is in charge of cinematography should get some kind of award. And at the very end, where Brian's sitting outside the hospital room holding the white scarf stained with blood... I almost cried... and then they spliced in scenes from the first episode that were humorous the first time, but now... that was just heart wrenching...

On the other hand, there was that scene where someone tied a bunch of balloons to Brian. And the fact that it took him so long to realize it.

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'Kay, enough of that. In other news, I finally saw Hidalgo (without Jenna, meaning I might have to see it again...) and I did like it, although some of the stuff in it... like the end [spoiler] when he lets the horse go back into the wild... Sorry, but I didn't understand why... . And killing the black guy, we all knew it was going to happen, but he was, without a doubt, the coolest character. He was taking on four other guys like it was nothing. Also, those parts that didn't make any sense, like how his horse, after an injury like that could get up and outrun those other two... and how on earth did it kill a cheetah?......anyways, the locusts were cool.[/spoiler].

....That whole thing was a spoiler, why did I bother with the marks?

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"I'm a rambler and a gambler and a long way from home
And if you don't like me just leave me alone
I'll eat when I'm hungry and drink when I'm dry
If moonshine don't kill I'll live till I die"

-Moonshine, Folk song

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Currently listening to: Josh Joplin
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate!!!), The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings
Currently watching: Odorobou Jing, .hack//SIGN, QaF, Wonderfalls, Touching Evil

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You know, once you eat one piece of Pocky, you always end up eating the whole box. I have never found a way around this. Kind of makes me glad I buy the smaller boxes... unlike Paul, who buys about 16 of the $1.60 kind and sells them at school for twice that much . I kind of feel bad for the middle schoolers who really don't have any sense of monetary values... but at the same time, it's pretty funny.

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...well, my day was spent doing pretty much nothing... I figured out how to get lineart into oC (I can't draw lineart on computer in any program ever ), which I think is a pretty good improvement, seeing as last week I could get pictures out of that program. And I was all set to do some serious practicing and portalgraphics is down. It's working now, but doesn't help me. Maybe next week... I will figure this thing out!

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And in other news (to the disappointment of all my watchers) I started writing again... Just another short vignette thing, but it's taking so long to get through. Maybe I'll never finish and no one has to be subjected to it...? Who knows...

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Last night, Kelly came over to practice Japanese... turns out he forgot what he needed help with, so we reviewed a chapter, talked about his bizarre plot ideas... which are seriously worse than mine: he was one about space koalas that get high on eucalyptus leaves and one about a sword handle that turns whatever it touches into a blade... like a chair... or a person... but he didn't like the person-chair-sword I suggested... and then we watched Irresponsible Captain Tylor. Man, that is one funny show. I want to name my kid 'Justy' now. I mean, besides the fact that I won't be having kids. (parasites)

Jenna was supposed to come over to, since she's avoiding... or pretending to avoid her boyfriend... the whole thing confused me too. But she does manage these kind of things more than most people should be able to... And she fell asleep at around six. Well, I did, too, but about twelve hours later.... Maybe that's why we haven't been able to see each other lately...

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"late night
early morning
we talked until there was nothing left to say
it was strange
the war was on
but I've never felt so safe
and I've never seen better days"

-Josh Joplin, Better Days

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Currently listening to: ...what on earth is that, anyway?
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate!!!), The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings
Currently watching: Odorobou Jing, .hack//SIGN, QaF, Wonderfalls...

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I try not to write so many journals in such a short period of time, but I didn't want that last one on main page... thanks and s to everyone who commented... it means a lot to me.

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Yeah... in other news, is it normal to have dreams about making out with one's best friend? I'm starting to creep myself out...

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School is horrible... but I have to get through it. My three choices for next year are

continuing at the Grauer School, getting nothing done, going to community college for (hopefully) English, Japanese (if I study a bit over the summer, I might be able to pull off a lit course), some sort of general art class and some graphic design or technology related course.

transferring to one the overcrowded, underfunded public high schools in the area, getting back into shape in regards to actually getting to class and doing work but getting lower grades and becoming even more of a socially-impaired loner, going to community college for elective classes only.

or attempting to transfer to a private art high school, but having to board there, so moving out of the house pretty much, getting little to no free time, not being able to take college courses, learning something useful and applicable, but being under a lot of pressure and competition.

I need to make a pro/con chart thing... I really have no idea. The third one probably isn't an option, since... well, you've seen my art, and it's very competitive. I don't think dedication is enough. I'd really rather just continue at this school for my last year, but the counselor has hinted (none to subtely) that she hasn't wanted me here from the beginning and really, really wishes I would leave and my father wants me to go to a public school... still haven't figure out why.

I guess my fourth option would be

get a GED, take most/all required courses at jr. college and transfer to a four year college able to concentrate on pertinent classes and have more free time.

That'd be the lazy course, kind of the one most people I know took to some extent. Which brings me back to the ancient dilemma of where exactly I'm going to apply to... parents have decided they aren't fleeing the country as soon as they can ditch me, so staying at home and going to a local college certaintly sounds attractive... on the other hand, I've lived in this state my whole life and moving out would be a nice experience... The only problem being San Diego weather spoiled me to anywhere else in the world.

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So, another uninteresting monologue from me. People are going to start removing me from friends lists soon.


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Currently listening to: silence
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate!!!), The Last Unicorn and The Fall of Kings
Currently watching: Heat Guy J, .hack//SIGN, QaF

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Really depressed right now and can't quite figure out why... well part of it is because I just uncovered a bunch of pictures of my kitty... she ran away last summer and where we live it's more a matter of what couldn't have eaten her... I blame myself, since I didn't even look, didn't even know she wasn't inside that night. I think she's the only one who ever only loved me... she was taken away from her mother too early and was always extremely skittish and wary, but she trusted me... I don't why, but that has to be the greatest feeling in the world, and I don't think I'll ever have it again. And all I had to do was go outside for fifteen minutes and find her before she got too far away. I miss her. I miss her so much and there's nothing in the world I can do to ever see her again.

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Sorry so much for that... thing... monologue, whatever. I needed to get it off my chest... because I never got closure or anything, I don't think I'll ever get over it. And right now, I'm kind of feeling like if I just fell off the face of the earth (since it's flat and all) no one would even notice. It's a fun feeling.

I still have all those messages to get through, but I really don't have the energy right now. Sorry again.

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Currently listening to: Clannad
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate!!!), The Last Unicorn and The Beggar Queen
Currently watching: Heat Guy J, .hack//SIGN, QaF

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Over 1,000 page views.... wow.... thank you all so much... when I had my website, it only got to 30 something views, so this is mind-boggling.... heh, 'boggle'....

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I had some political rant going, but it's too late now and I've forgotten most of it... probably had something to do with NASA.... like that new planet thing... everything I learned in elementary school science was wrong.

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I need... to do something... besides writing '....'...... Mmm I need sleep. Muchly. I'm so behind on all my messages... My goal today was to read all of them and I still have over 200... tomorrow maybe.


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I uploaded some photography; it's at ~ darknesspuff. I made a new account so people who watch me for anime-related stuff don't have to suffer through it if they don't want... I still need to work a bit on it....

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Currently listening to: Clannad
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate!!!), and looking for a new one...
Currently watching: Heat Guy J, X, Sugar, QaF

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My dad bought my the Clannad CD anthology! They're such an amazing band, and really prolific. I think I only have two of the songs on the entire CD; the rest I've never heard O.o... That's a lot of songs....

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Thanks again to ~iduck for everything! She's just such a wonderful person. I know have oC and it's successfully distracting me from studying.

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Yesterday I did nothing... went over to a friend's house and ended up playing DDR with her brother till 11... He's ridiculous though; maniac/heavy mode for almost every song. I play about 5-6 feet, but he does 8-9 O.o.... Of course, we're both out of shape, so every so often, we'd switch to a movie. Ended up watching Four Weddings and a Funeral, which was just a horrible, horrible movie, and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, which would be horrible if it weren't so darn pretty... we all still cracked up at the dialogue, though... "Oh, it's warm"

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On an unrelated topic, do not try to make or consume wasabi water. Ever. >.<

Also, I should be working on my Philosophy paper instead of coming up with unmarketable beverages...


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"Dustfinger waited motionless beside the bed until she was breathing regularly again, then leaned over her treasure chest with a deep sigh and put the book back under the others. Soundlessly, he closed the lid... He went on listening to Meggie's quite breathing for a few moments, then stole back to the door. 'Well, what does it matter?' he muttered when he was out in the corridor. 'Who wants to know the end of a story in advance?' " (Funke, Inkheart)

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Currently listening to: my fishies
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate!!!), and The Unvanquished
Currently watching: Haibane Renmei, Futurama, Hoshi no Koe
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I want OC... Everything I've heard about makes it sound like it'd fit my style better, but... it's expensive. I would download the trial version, but I know I wouldn't use it and then the time would run out and I wouldn't get to try it. Maybe over vacation or something...

Archery... was not good. My arrows have a mind of their own, I swear. It's almost time to get new ones I think, but they're expensive too... Why must everything cost money?

Don't answer that.

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From ~Blitzballbaby's journal:
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100 questions for an artist

1] What is your pen name?
Darknesspuff, Scion, Kameko

2] How did you get the name?
From a message board, one of my characters and from camp respectively.

3] Do you use PC or Mac?
PC. macs are the devil.

4] What software you use most often?
I haven't kept track...

5] Do you use mouse, or tablet?
Tablet.

6] The color you use most often is?
Black. And sometimes white.

7] What area of the pictures do you put most effort into?
Whatever the focus is supposed to be.

8] How long does it take you do draw a picture?
Depends; averages from 3-8 hours.

9] Do you keep your rough drafts?
I try... but my room does eat my stuff when I don't pay attention.

10] What kind of font do you use most often?
Times New Roman....

11] What's the dpi when you scan?
300 usually, but I have gone up 600.

12] Do you do anything else when you're drawing pictures?
I hope so, otherwise there's a huge chunk of my life wasted.

13] How many pictures do you draw in a month?
I don't know... 25? Do sketches count? Then it'd be over a hundred.

14] What kind of paper do you draw your pictures on?
Ugly boring light paper. I'm not good enough to waste money on the nice heavy kind.

16] How long does it take to ink something?
Depends; I don't like inking much.

17] Do you do doujinshi or original manga?
I don't draw doujin, but I do attempt my own stuff.

18] Do you like doujinshi? Is it fun making it?
I like them, but I don't make them, so I wouldn't know.

19] Ever submitted anything to a magazine?
...yes...

20] Did it get published?
...not telling...

21] Who are your favorite artists?
[link]
The ones outside DA I can't pull of the top of my head.

22] What's your favourite Anime/Manga?
..............Alichino, Executive Committee, Boys Next Door, Yami no Matsuei, Fruba (anime), Dragon Knights, LastEXILE, Haibane Renmei, Berserk (anime), LOVELESS, PetShop of Horrors, Kino no Tabi, GetBackers, Lumen Lunae, Luno, Count Cain, Gravel Kingdom, Azumanga Daioh (manga), D.N.Angel (manga. Still haven't seen the anime ::shiku:, X, Tsukikage Ran, Senkaiden Houshin Engi, Saiyuki (and Gaiden, but not Reloaded yet), Infinite Ryvius, Heat Guy J, .hack//SIGN, .hack//Twilight (manga), Star Ocean (manga), Blood Reign: Curse of the Undead, Darkside Blues, Twilight of the Dark Masters, Serial Experiments Lain, Boogiepop Phantom, Blade of the Immortal, Bakuretsu Hunters, Fake, Wild Adapter (manga), Metropolis (anime), Mars, Cowboy Bebop (anime, movie and the Shooting Stars series), Perfect Blue, Ghost in the Shell, Nightwalker, FF:U, Gasaraki, Excel Saga (anime), RahXephon, FLCL, Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu (anime), Someday's Dreamers, Alien Nine (anime), Dousaibouseibutsu, SoulTaker, A.D.Police, Risky Safety (anime), Odorobou Jing, Lawful Drug, Color, Sugar.

....:stare: Well, you did ask.

23] Favourite Character?
Didn't you learn from the previous question?
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Currently listening to: Gypsy music from Romania and Translyvania
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate!!!), and The Unvanquished
Currently watching: LastEXILE, MahouTsukainiTaisetsunaKoto (Someday's Dreamers), Full Metal Panic (I'm so behind on the times...), Futurama

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Look, isn't this the greatest ever? ~ iduck is such an amazing artist; she can actually make my lineart look good:

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So... hot. It just became summer yesterday. The day before was winter and barable. Yesterday would kill a man if he were to stand outside too long. Of course, that was the day I decided to go behind the house to the abandoned copper mine (it's not as interesting as it sounds ) and take pictures. I think some of them came out well, but I can't find the USB cable. I should get a couple on tonight or tomorrow.

I went down to the range, too. The AC wasn't on, but the room was large enough that it didn't get too bad. Also, I think I found out why my scores have been so bad recently. Two of my arrows are bent, so one goes about ring 2 or 3 towards the top and one goes slightly to the left. At least the nocks aren't loose or broken, but still, I need new arrows >.<

And, today I got a hyaku pasento on my Japanese test! It was pretty easy, though, we didn't have to write any kanji, just identify them. And then we had tea tasting. Sara and I mixed all of them together to see what would happen. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

Sorry, not a lot of updates or comments; I'm getting pretty far behind on my messages. Must stop watching people! At least it hasn't gotten in the thousands yet.

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"...that the railroad, the rushing locomotive which he hoped to see symbolised it-- the motion, the impulse to move which had already seethed to a head among his people, darker than themselves, reasonless, following and seeking a delusion, a dream, a bright shape they could not know since there was nothing in their heritage, nothing in the memory even of the old men to tell the others. 'this is what we will find'; he nor they could not have known what it was yet it was there--one of the impulses inexplicable yet invincible which appear among races of people at intervals and drive them to pick up and leave all security of earth and start out, they don't know where, emptyhanded, blind to everything but a hope and a doom." (Faulkner, 68 )

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Currently listening to: some Finnish band I can't pronounce
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate!!!), and The Unvanquished
Currently watching: Kino no Tabi (Kino's Journey, The Beautiful World, etc.), X, LastEXILE, MahouTsukainiTaisetsunaKoto (Someday's Dreamers)
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Look, isn't this the greatest ever? ~ iduck is such an amazing artist; she can actually make my lineart look good:

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Hey, you know that annoying website, SpyWiper, or something. The one that runs all these 'tests' to determine if your computer has SpyWare or AdWare installed? It's so annoying, but at the same time, I can't help thinking it's the cutest scam ever. Sorry to anyone who got fooled by them (I know some in real life O.o), but if you have any experience, even the most rudimentary, in programming and view source, you can see exactly how every little 'test' on their site works, and it has nothing to do with whether or not certain programs are installed on your computer.

For instance, it lists your location, operating system and ISP (I think...) and claims that you have a breach of privacy that allows all this information to be leaked out... but it's the code on their site that calls up all that information, and in my case, they actually got part of it wrong. Also, they say if your CD drive(s) open, you have a spy program... but what kind of hacker would encrypt a command to open your CD drive when you access a certain cite? Come on, it's comon sense. They have a very simple Javascript program for every single one of those that they make no attempt to hide in the source code that applies to every computer that can read scripts. The best part is, they claim they'll stop websites from resetting your home page, except that's already what they've done. Unbelievable.

But, someone should tell their programmers and designers that a 16 year old with no professional programming experience thinks their scam is cute.
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I want to go to Animexpo... I just found out all the money in the world I have is US$110 and 1000 in Korean (it looks impressive, but it's only like eight bucks). I'm going to have to get money, meaning chores. Mah ii, could be worse. This year, though, I want to stay the full four days, since I never have before, and I should contact people from camp who said they wanted to fly out here. But $100 is about what I spent last year in one day not including the entrance fee>.< I'm going to be so broke if I end up going.

Oh, speaking of anime, last night was movie watching thing. My school doesn't have any cool clubs like I know a lot of people's do, so a bunch of us go to my friend's house with the really nice TV and watch anime. And of course, I always end up being the only one to bring anything. Freeloaders, you're supposed to buy stuff so I can watch it! Well, we watched (and I rewatched) the first eight episodes of LastEXILE. I really want to do art for it now...

But I promised I would get started on all that stuff I promised other people again!

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Currently listening to: my fish tank
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate!!!), and The Unvanquished
Currently watching: Kino no Tabi (Kino's Journey, The Beautiful World, etc.), Heat Guy J, X, LastEXILE
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All right, so about this whole business with Haiti, don't you think we screwed them up enough already? I'll admit, I do sympathize with the rebels, but I hope we get our military forces out of there before we ruin yet another country... again. I mean, we put Aristad (sp?) in power (that sounds familiar...) and then basically kidnapped him without letting him issue a statement, besides that one little note and we have essentially taken over Haiti with military forces (now we're definately drawing parrallels, ne?).... So, yeah, I'm worried, but they did say they were trying to get a working internal police force to take over and get all the foreigners out of there, so maybe this will all work out. I'm still skeptical, though.

And in lighter news, LotR:RotK won! In every category it was nominated! As much as I hate Jackson's rendition of the script, that was an amazing movie, my favorite out of the three, I think, and I'm glad it won, and even set a few records, ne. I saw a picture of Jackson with the award (I didn't watch the actual show ) and couldn't help thinking he's gone a long way since 'Bad Taste'. Although, his first film had a table with fuzz representing a blown up sheep and his latest had normal people kneeling to look like hobbits. Mad special effects, that was.

Anyways, today sucked, as all Mondays do. I think I'm going to fail English. I just hate. that. book. so. much! I mean, reading it isn't that bad, but testing us on the most minute trivia and assigning papers on top of that... It bothers me. Especially since this is the same teacher that ruined Of Mice and Men. I'm not feeling a lot of love right now. The only decent book she assigned, and she made a whole class hate it. I really don't want to see how she handles The Crucible. I love that play! Please don't make me hate it, too!

And band... I'm still trying to decipher Concertino, but without any personal instruction, it doesn't get very far. And band music we're working on is Basie Straight Ahead, Blue Rondo, Porgy and Bess Suite and Spain. Blue and Spain are fun and easy, but the latter I only play half, even if it is the easy half, it's not easy letting a kouhai take a solo part. (no one here knows Japanese, right? Because that was kind of mean...) And Porgy and Bess is just torture, both to play and to hear. I know Sammy Nestico is a great guy, but I'm not loving his arrangements.

Oh, and I finally wrote something, but I'm debating whether or not to post it... I don't think it's very good. But criticism from this site has helped a ridiculous amount with my art. But writing is a lot more sensitive to me... So I don't know what I'll do.

It's already so late and I just got home! I still have homework, and the teacher is getting stricter on turning in stuff late, like not accepting it. Fun. I know the counselor won't believe me if I told her I was going to fail, since that worked so well with Physics, which I'm still taking, despite that I haven't learned anything all year and I could be taking Marine Bio, which, seeing as I'm head aquarium intern and testing beach water every other week, I just might have some interest in.

Sorry for yet another school related rant. You know, I don't think the local news has even mentioned Haiti, but they just went on a fifteen minute reel on bullies...

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Currently listening to: Gaelic Storm
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate), and Celtic Mythology
Currently watching: Kino no Tabi (Kino's Journey, The Beautiful World, etc.), Heat Guy J, X
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I finally saw an episode of GetBackers, luckily not a plot intensive one, seeing as I've only read vol. 1, 6, 20 and 22 of the manga. It was so cute, and had so many more hints than I was expecting. I also saw the first couple episodes of Kino no Tabi; it turns out the entire first chapter of the novel is translated both in the manual and on screen. All that work I put into translating it, and there it is with better grammar. However, I did find out the translations to all those katakana words I was agonizing over, so I guess it's not all bad...

Anyways, last night was DDR/billiards/HALO/loser goo party thing. It was a lot of fun, especially trying to play Drop Out on trick... no wait, that part hurt. And a friend of a friend has a car with seats that face backwards! They were overly exciting.

Oh, and I just found out there's a price break on a bunch of games I've been meaning to buy, but can't because I'm broke, so I've decided to go back and finish a bunch of games I got really far in before I got sick of them, since I know if I get Castlevania I will never look at them again and I really want to finish them, even if only to say I have.

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Currently listening to: Solas
Currently reading: Sophie's World (love), Cold Mountain (hate), A Prayer for Owen Meany (praying that my teacher accepts that as a replacement for Frazier), and The Persian Boy (love)
Currently watching: USQaF reruns, Heat Guy J, X
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I think it should be obvious that if you plan to see the movie and haven't yet, don't read this. Unless you're one of those people who have to spoil every ending for themselves. It's weird, but there are people like that!

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On to the actual move; I think I may get beaten for this, but I loved it, and personally, I think it's going to be a classic. Most of the response I've heard from it has been negative, but look at how much attention it's been getting. I mean, as long as people are talking about it, it's a good indication that this made an impact.

The whole thing was absolutely heartbreaking, I mean, just thinking that people are capable of such cruelty and G*d is so merciful... I'm sure there are people who will purposely sit through it smug on the pretense of not liking this 'religious propaganda' but if they aren't able to appreciate all the work that went into this, I mean, it's so beautiful, even without the message, there would still be something the average movie-goer would enjoy, like the demon that appears out of the wall, I saw it coming, but if I hadn't, I think I would have had a heart attack. I don't normally like that suspense device, but it was so hauntingly beautiful... I think I'm going to end up drawing him. And the portrayal of the devil.. speaking from a strictly aesthetic point of view, wow... and the demon children really reminded me of gollum, who, if you didn't know, I think is the cutest thing ever (but that's a different rant)

The violence might have been overdone, but I think shying away from it would make the whole thing kind of faked, glossed over. All the blood, the ten minutes of ruthless torture, the close-ups of the nails, it just drove the message home that this guy wasn't too well off. I mean, we all know he died for us, but for most people, reading it, especially in the old, dry style of writing isn't as impactful as watching a man, dripping in his own blood, beg for his torturers' salvation. Personally, I've cried a lot for him, and I've stayed awake praying for people I've never met, but I know many other religious people who never think about this kind of thing. Hopefully, this movie will help them to redefine their faith and maybe question exactly what their purpose on earth is.

Unfortunately, I saw this as part of my Latin class, and I know they'll want to talk about it tomorrow, and since it's such a small class and half of it couldn't come, I know they'll want me to talk, but I really can't voice my opinions like I can typing them. I'm not sure if my mind is just visually-oriented or slow, but I have a lot of difficulty talking to people, and this is a really sensitive subject...

I want to stay home sick.
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My deepest apologies for the religious rant and all the random tangents. Um, in other news, it rained an inch and a half; half of our average rainfall for the last three years, and some roads are now flooded. San Diegans are wimps. Although, I'm officially one of them. I managed to get my car into a fishtail. Scared me so much I was openly cussing (it doesn't happen that often, actually) and I started driving under the speed limit for the first time since my permit. Luckily, I didn't hit anything, even though I suspect I ran over someone's sprinkler...

Sorry again for the needlessly long journal! I think reading all those poems and stories inspired me. We can just hope. I'm actually planning a multi-part story, but don't get your hopes up.

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Watch List ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/1902806/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/1902806/ Fri, 26 Mar 2004 01:45:01 PST
Eli: her two OCs

*ParodyofHeaven: more defacing

~Eber-Stone:concept art for [link]

~heyyou5's idea; something from [link]

Amaya (not DA amaya): another collab.

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I haven't done anything! I'm such a horrible person... ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/1887761/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/1887761/ Sun, 22 Feb 2004 08:56:02 PST Kiriban=1212
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I got a puppy! The cats hate me again. It's a German Shepard Laborador mix, so finally we have a dog that goes above people's knees. For those that weren't there for the story, my cousin has a three year old dog with a scar on its stomach... turns out the scar isn't from the dog getting neutered.


In other news, archery yesterday sucked. There were only 11 people so instead of having a second shooting round for one person, I got to share a lane with someone else... who just happened to be the slowest shooter there . He took so long, they'd skip me entirely sometimes, so my round was considerably lower than it should have been. Not all that fun.

Sorry for the lack of updates, everyone; I'll start drawing in class again next week!
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Watch list ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/1868907/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/1868907/ Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:09:37 PST Reading: Sophie's Choice, The Persian Boy, Midnight's Children
Watching: Simpson's reruns
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It rained today!

Sounds bizarre, especially to you people still snowbound, but to us San Diegans, rain is like a fairy tale. You have a feeling it exists, but you really never see it. It actually took me five minutes to figure out my windshield wipers. I wanted to get some pictures at some of the natural reserves (they're so pretty), but I don't have an umbrella and I'd have to park rather far away from them. I got a couple of the sunset just after the rain stopped, but I think I kind of screwed up the shots. Why do I not have any experience or anyone who knows the second thing about photography?

And I'm restarting the comic dealy. Again. Why must I be a perfectionist? Why can't I just accept my... bad... ness. I know there's a word for that! Just can't think of it... Mah, anyways. I have a paper to write. That I really, really don't want to write. I mean, not only did she give us the topic, she gave us all the research too. It's cut and paste, simple enough, but I know I'm going to get a bad grade on it no matter what I do. I miss the old English teacher. You know, the one that wasn't Satan.

To all my new watchers and faithful old ones! I love you all. ]]> ~scion-of-light http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/1855746/ http://scion-of-light.deviantart.com/journal/1855746/ Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:11:01 PST
Okay, I just realized I have 399 deviantion comments, so if anyone wants to be the 400th, just let me know. I know it's not all that special, but I'm sentimental like that. No one else probably cares, so chances are, I'll just give it to whomever pops up on the random deviation link.

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I don't know why that makes me so happy....
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I got a digital camera! Heh, be afraid. My mother got a new one yesterday, so she gave me her slightly less new one.

Um... yeah, I thought I had more to say. ]]> ~scion-of-light