http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:westernrider1098&section=today deviantART RSS for by:westernrider1098 en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:57:56 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/27154131/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/27154131/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:26:47 PDT
I fall in between two different groups by heritage. My grandfather was a soldier and therefore my father is a military brat. He does not talk about it much. My father decided to work for Aafes system (basically the military's "walmart") and has worked for them for over 15 or 20 years if I remember correctly. I am the only military civilian kid I know (besides my sister) that consider themselves a military brat. I am technically a civilian however because of the position my father held in the Aafes system, I was moved around like military. Every two years, in the states, overseas, ect... I can say I've lived in the Azores Islands, Germany, as well as in TX, KY, WI and NM. I can say I've been to/visited even more places than that. I can say I've seen the Effiel Tower in Paris, smelled the cannals of Venice Italy, seen the Schwartzwald (Black forest) of Germany, been to the mall of america, seen the minature museum of Holland, bought Polish Pottery, tasted Belguim chocolate, and many other things. Surprisingly as a kid I thought these things were boring but having these experiences just makes me like other military brats. No, not all of them have been overseas but all of them understand a code that civilians can't. No offense to civilians, frankly you guys have a code that military brats can't understand. We don't know what it's like to have the same friends over 8-20 years, we don't know what it's like to grow up in one place. Sometimes we can't understand why you don't move every two years, why you don't get the wunderlust that is so common in military brats. I have to move the rooms in my apartment around around 20-50 times a year because I need to feel that there is some kind of "moving" going on around me. It's just the way I grew up, never fully having all the boxes unpacked, thinking about the next place we were going to go before we settled into our current place, dealing with dental/medical/school record transfers, ect...


About a month ago I went to my dad's place in Dallas to visit. He stacked me up with some boxes from my old room in Wisconsin and sent me home with them (apparently he didn't have room to store them and thought I did). So I went through them and found some old 9/11 material that I thought i should have a backup copy of just in case so I'm putting it in this journal. There is some interesting information I've collected.


Around three-four years ago I visited the Mall of America in Minn. I had never been there before and it is huge. It has a whole amusement park inside of the center of it. I was exploring it (by myself, I had come with friends/family but I shop differently than most everyone so I usually do my own thing). I ended up getting lost (the mall is big!) and almost ran straight into a memorial fountain. Being me, I wanted to know what a fountain was doing in a corner of the mall. I went up to it, read the plaques and then sat on a bench, thinking for about an hour after doing so. I'm sure I have some pictures somewhere of the fountain but I have no idea where so I'll use internet pictures. I wrote down the inscriptions on the plaques, here they are.
________________________________________ ___________________________________

[link]

This picture is taken of the "door" said to represent the door of the cockpit of Flight 93 (the one that went down in PA) that passengers battered down in order to take control of the aircraft and crash it into that field. Here is the inscription


"The open door in this piece reflects the cockpit door of Flight 93. It also represents a door to a brighter, safer future. Never forget the victims of 9/11 and walk confidently toward the future intent on 'doin... ]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/25618501/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/25618501/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:13:35 PDT
Just a quick update.

A friend of mine has just joined deviantart. Also deviantart was featured on msn.com.

My diabetic cats are doing fine. I'm doing better too. My roommate and I get along wonderfully. I'm going to Dallas in two weeks to visit family. My online summer class is almost over (another month to go!). I've been reading like crazy (Katie MacAlister; Gena Showalter, Tamora Pierce, Kelley Armstrong, Carrie Vaughn, Christine Feehan, Lori Handeland, Stephanie Rowe, C.E. Murphy, etc...) most Katie MacAlister. I've read most all her books and haven't found one I don't like yet. After I finish with her I'm going to read Katie Maxwell, which is the name she writes under for children's/teen books. See if that genre is as good as her paranormal romance books.

The only thing is it's hot here and it rarely rains. I miss the rain. And swimming. And thunderstorms. And fireflies. But it looks like I'm going to be moving next spring. So we'll see how everything goes.

I've lost a lot of friends over the years for any number of reasons. The last two were because of betrayals. But luckily it's hard to depress me.

Gotta run.

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/23279823/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/23279823/ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:03:49 PST
Sorry it's been so long (almost a year) since I updated. My life has been one party after another lately (and usually not in the good way). I barely have time for e-mail let alone anything else with school going on and trying to find a job. Here's a quick overview.

~ The job market sucks.

~ My best friend of 8-9 years betrayed me, almost killed my cat (costing me more money in vet bills than I had) and then took off, ending our friendship. Being an army brat makes it hard for me to make friends, let alone keep them. Loosing one I had for so long really hurt.

~ My parents are getting a divorce. My sister isn't accepting it to well and then we got dragged in the middle of it.

~ I am taking 5 classes, 12 credit hours of college and three of the classes (three days worth) are on the other side of town. Talk about gas guzzeling.

~ One of my best friend's grandmother died from a heart attack (cancer and lymes disease survivor)and I was stuck across the USA, unable to go to her.

~ I did get to take a month long vacation to visit family and friends in MO dec 2008-jan 2009. That was alright but a little to long around family. I love them but at a distance.

~ My former job tried to take advantage of me. They didn't belive I would quit because of the job market and economy. I surprised them by quitting anyway (I get pissed off when someone takes advantage of me) and a lot of them still don't understand.

~ One of the highlights of my months is a monthly lunch I have with some of my ex-coworkers that I am still talking to.

~ I have even more bills now than before. I also got hit in the parking lot at work and had to deal with going through insurance company paperwork for a few months to get my money. Luckily the guy that hit me (truck) was driving his work truck and had insurance. A lot of people here don't have it even though that is against the law.

~ I was told to sell my car as part of a dumb dispute about car insurance (long story) but even if I was inclined to I can't because my parent won't put me on the title or even give me a copy of it. No idea what I'm going to do when the registration comes due.

~ I now have family in TX, NM, MO and WI. And that's immediate family. (note there are only four of us in my immediate family)

~ My current roommate owes me money too but she is having trouble finding a job and has some other problems. Since I was having trouble before (and her too) we agreed to move in together but I am running out of money. I can't keep paying her fare.

And that just hits the peak of all my problems in the last year.

Ok, enough of the pity party, just wanted to explain why I haven't really been around lately.

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/18154102/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/18154102/ Sun, 04 May 2008 11:26:23 PDT
Note: I am by no means a horse racing expert. I have been to the races and I love the horses that run them. I have no interest in the betting and have never participated in it.

Post positions for DERBY 2008:

1. Cool Coal Man
2. Tale of Ekati
3. Anak Nakal
4. Court Vision
5. Eight Belles
6. Z Fortune
7. Big Truck
8. Visionaire
9. Pyro
10. Colonel John
11. Z Humor
12. Smooth Air
13. Bob Black Jack
14. Monba
15. Adriano
16. Denis of Cork
17. Cowboy Cal
18. Recapturetheglory
19. Gayego
20. Big Brown

Here is a news article to give you more information:
[link] (news article)

I can't find the video but if you find a ground view of the Derby and watch it you'll see some interesting things.

First off Eight Belles breaks from the gates well but is pulled back a few seconds later when she almost runs up on the horse in front of her. (look closely, you'll see her head fling up) She is then pushed a little to the outside near where Big Brown is running. Another thing I noticed in the video replay that I watched was that in the homestrech, for some reason her head turns to look towards the crowd and so does a little of her neck. I couldn't tell if that move threw off her stride however anyone that ever has ridden a horse knows that where their neck goes, they go.

Also note that she has pulled away from the field at the end. She's about 3-4 legnths ahead of the rest of the field. That's pretty good for a filly against a 19 horse male field! It was barely acknowledged by the commentator though.

Right after Eight Belles crossed the finish line, she started galloping funny. When her jockey tried to pull her up she went down and he jumped off. She never got back up. She had broken both front ankles and was put down there at the track after coming in second place in the Run for the Roses.

There are varying stories as to what happened. Some say that her jockey heard a "Pop". Some say she just started galloping funny and then went down.

________________________________________________________________________
Once again the question is being brought up....is horse racing humane? Just like when Barbaro went down and then had months of recovery time and finally passed, the same question popped up after Eight Belles was put down. It seems to me that only people watching the "big" races are starting to wonder about the questions that small racegoers have been asking for years. I wondered the same thing at one time in my life. I knew the answer the next time I went to the races.

My answer? If you have ever seen these babies run you'll know.
Thoroughbreds are bred to be fast and "light" (which also makes them fragile). But racing is in their blood, it's what they love to do. Their eyes gleam with the knowledge of a win. You can tell they love the challenge when they see a horse in front of them and speed up, trying to catch that horse.

Racehorses are amazing creatures.

RIP Eight Belles
You went against the boys today and you proved yourself.
Race with Barbaro at the Rainbow Bridge now.


Note: Edited to finish. I apparently left some out! Shame on me.

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/18078048/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/18078048/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:43:17 PDT
Last week of school. Finals are next week. Good luck to everyone else that has finals coming up too!

Work is going on. Not getting the hours I want but with finals and stress, I'm getting headaches a lot so I'll wait till after finals to deal with that stuff.

I had some cool pics but I accidently hit the wrong button on my camera and reformatted the disk. oops!!

My dad came to visit this past weekend. He's not much for artwork but we did have a good time. He gets samples of some new products that are coming out soon during one of his conferences. He gave me these wierd caffine chocolate ball things. They aren't really chocolate, taste lirrlw like coffee (the kind is cappuccino) The package says that they have 40mg of caffine per ball (2 balls per pack). Now caffine doesn't usually effect me. It takes a couple of cokes (or any kind of soda) to even get me hypped. And then my *hypped* is falling asleep. But I take a little bit off these balls and I'm awake! They contain a TON of caffine. Wouldn't recommend these to anyone caffine sensitive though...might overdose you.

As you can see I have some new drawings and photo-manips up. Hopefully more will come later. I seem to be on a drawing kick and some of the pics aren't half bad, especially compared to my other pics a year ago!! I like my new *realistic* style.

I'm getting excited about going to my sister's graduation and to see my family in a couple of weeks. Not to mention that I'll get to see my ol friends!

Wensday is month's end. I'll be working late so maybe I'll draw something then...though not likely. I usually am half-asleep anyway.

In addition to finals I have two papers for german to write, three for english and I need to catch up on two days worth of math homework. It should be an interesting week!!

That's about it for now. Can't promise to be on in the next week or so. Will probably be on long enough to check messages though. So note me if you need anything. Have a good week!

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/17887736/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/17887736/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:33:28 PDT
RULES:
1. Put Your iTunes, Windows Media Player, ETC on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Put any comments in italics after the song name.


1. If someone says, "Is this okay?" You say?
I need a Breather - Darryl Worley


2. How would you describe yourself?
Dragon - from Xena

haha, I like this answer.

3. What do you like in a guy/girl?
She's in love with the boy -trisha yearwood

I guess that means I want a good person?

4. How do you feel today?
Emily Harper - Mark Wills

haha true. Thinking a lot about my childhood, my old friends, catching up with people. On my cat diabetes board we had 6 hypos (low blood sugar, life threatening), 2 deaths and 1 put to sleep today. All 6 hypo cats are ok and doing well now.


5. What is your life's purpose?
You Save Me - Kenny Chesney

For other people to save me? I don't think so!

6. What is your motto?
Reach For the Stars - S Club 7

At least this one is right!

7. What do your friends think of you?
She's in Love - Mark Wills

huh? HA!

8. What do you think of your parents?
The Last Memory - Mark Wills

9. What do you think about very often?
The Least That You Can Do - Darryl Worley

10. What is 2 + 2?
3 Wooden Crosses - Randy Travis

Wonderful song. Also makes sense, at least to me.

11. What do you think of your best friend?
Walk The Line - Johnny Cash

12. What do you think of the person you like?
The Little Drummer Boy - Celtic Women

I don't like anyone so I guess it just picked a random song?

13. What is your life story?
Say Goodbye - S Club 7

Amen! Sometimes being a military brat sucks. But I do have amazing memories, skills and friends.

14. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Best Friends - S Club 7

I thought I already was that but you can never have to many!


15. What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Tennessee River Run - Darryl Worley

16. What will you dance to at your wedding?
How Can I Help You To Say Goodbye? - Reba McEntire

I hope not!

17. What will they play at your funeral?
What if God was one of us? - theme song from the t.v. show Joan of Arcadia (I think that was the name of it)

18. What is your hobby/interest?
Independance Day - Melanie C

Not exactly. Though I do have a hobby of being military based and being patriotic.

19. What is your biggest fear?
To Many Pockets - Darryl Worley

NEVER!

20. What is your biggest secret?
The Last Rose of Summer - Celtic Women

huh? Sounds a little like what my grandma calls me...her "yellow rose of TX"

21. What do you think of your friends?
Itty Bitty Pretty One - Aaron Carter

haha! Don't tell my friends this, I might be strangled in my sleep!

22. What will you post this as?
The Way Things are Goin' - Darryl Worley

yes, I'm a country nut. This isn't even near all my songs, just the ones I currently have in a folder on my computer and on my MP3 player.

Other Updates:
Finals coming up in about 4 weeks or a bit less now. Family coming down next weekend so don't expect me to be to active. About a week after finals I'm leaving for my sister's graduation so I won't be on much either then for about 3 weeks.

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/17614866/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/17614866/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:58:47 PDT Blame

feel free to ignore!


How are you today?
*shrugs* fine I guess. Couldn't get to math class cause the road was blocked so I'm getting more hours at work. Also months end at work.

What colour is your mailbox?
silver

Are you single or in a relashionship?
Relationship with my cat. Otherwise single and proud of it!

Have you ever hit a deer?
Nope, though I've come close to many times to count!

Do you know anyone with the same ringtone as you?
nope

What do you do first in the morning?
groan and drag myself out of bed

What brand is your printer?
right now...nothing. Maybe, if I can get it working, Epson 777 Color

Do you enjoy fighting with people?
not really

Is your hair naturally straight or curly?
annoyingly curly

Who was your kindergarten teacher?
HA! I don't even remember where I went to kindergarden at! I only remember 2nd grade up.

What is your ringtone?
Graduation by Vitamin C. I need to change it but I haven't found anything else I like.

Are you God?
Why would I want to be him? Does he even exist? According to different religions, some say he does and some say he doesn't. I reserve judgement.

What was the last thing you laughed about today?
Jim's story about him and his twin as kids growing up in a military hospital setting (his mom was a military hospital nurse).

Do you enjoy writing in coloured pens?
nope

Does anything hurt on your body right now?
no, just aches

Do you often cry during a movie?
depends on the movie

At what time did you receive your last phone call?
Yesterday from my german teacher.

Last text message?
from roommate on yesterday

Do you hate your life?
*shrugs* my life is my life. Like it, love it or hate it.

Do you get mad easily?
no, but if you do get me angry then get the heck away from me for a few days at the minimum.

Are you cold?
no, actualyl VERY hot. The air conditioner is broken at work.


Do any of your friends have kids?
hum... not that i can think of off the top of my head

Do you know anyone that is pregnant right now?
yes

Who should pay on the first date?
guy - I'm old-fashioned

How many years older than you are you willing to date?
depends on the guy

Do you have any friends?
yep

Do you have any mean friends?
Define mean

What is the ugliest color to wear in your opinion?
puke green, bright pink, etc...

Have you ever liked someone who all your friends hate?
not that i can think of

Have you ever contemplated suicide?
haven't we all

What brand are the pants/jeans you're wearing right now?
not wearing jeans

How tall are you?
5'7"

What is the closest green object?
large paper cutter (often used in scrapbooking)

If you were born the opposite sex, what would your parents name you?
*shrugs* no idea.

Do you want to have kids?
me...nope. Maybe adopt.

What is the brightest color you're wearing?
white?

What kind of car do you want?
I used to always want a minivan but I've grown outta it. Now I just want a horse, forget the car

What is your favorite video game?
i don't do video games

Do you like your dad?
yeah he's cool

Do you have any TV shows on DVD?
Buffy the vamp slayer, and I'm sure a few others

Are you wearing make-up?
heck no

Do you have a tattoo?
Nope

Have you ever broken a piñata?
yep

Without looking at the clock, what time do you think it is now?
11:00

What is the actual time?
10:55

Do you know how to draw?
yep basically. no clases taken on it though

What do you smell like?
guess

Who loves orange soda?
if it's fanta...me

Who did you last IM?
mom

Do you work a lot of hours?
less than a couple of weeks ago, about 20 average now

Where were you in the last 24 hours?
work, school, work, home, work (get the picture?), the frau's (my german teacher), papa john's, etc...

Who was the last person that called you?
the frau

Is there anything you regret?
maybe

Do you know where your family name originated from?
~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/17612925/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/17612925/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:33:25 PDT
I was listening to Blaine Larson's "How do you get that lonely" (yes, it's country music) today on my way back from class and came up with this question:

Why do we put flowers by the grave of someone we love?

(or if you're like me, when you go into a cemetary you put flowers on everyones' grave. My friends and I used to do that all the time).

I found out this information (and some of my own thoughts are included):

~ Most believe that it is to show the dead that we still remember and are thinking about them.

~ Some jewish put pebbles instead of flowers at gravesides.

~ According to Xena (Warrior Princess, the 90's T.V. show) and Hercules (also a 90's t.v. show) the dead can hear our thoughts. This is a very interesting concept for me because I believe it. Why do we have to show the dead, who can't see, that we remember them with flowers? Why flowers? Why not chocolates or pretty stones or even wooden totems?

Here is why I think we do flowers. I think it has something to do with renewal, rebirth and going back to the mother earth. Basic roots seem to be in all religions about this topic when you look at it correctly. It's just like the legend of the Pheniox. The pheniox is born from it's own ashes; grows up, gets old, dies by fire and rises once more from the ashes (Harry potter emphansized this myth although I knew it way before HP ever came out). Flowers are just like the Pheniox. They are "born" from a seed, grow, get old, die (winter) and come back the next spring (rebirth, like the pheniox being born from the ashes of it's former self).

Another topic is why do people send flowers to the living realitives as "expressions of sympathy" when they also bring flowers to the graveside for the one that passed away? What is the connection there? Is it thought that since both get flowers they are connected still, even though the deceased one is in another "world" (which "world" or place depends on your religion and beliefs)?

Now I understand if your deceased one loved a certain type of flower, etc... and you get them in their memory. But what if they hated flowers? What would you put at their graveside?

Give me your thoughts on this, feel free to state reasons and religious ideas however don't bash eachother or other religions!





P.S. I was reading an article on msn tonight and found something that fit really well with this question that I've been contemplating all day. Check it out:

[link]

As far as I can tell, this site is not well known and it should be IMO. If you look up "the doe network" in google, you can find the site for canadians.

Here is a description:
The Doe Network is a volunteer organization devoted to assisting Law Enforcement in solving cold cases concerning Unexplained Disappearances and Unidentified Victims from North America, Australia and Europe. It is our mission to give the nameless back their names and return the missing to their families. We hope to accomplish this mission in three ways; by giving the cases exposure on our website, by having our volunteers search for clues on these cases as well as making possible matches between missing and unidentified persons and lastly through attempting to get media exposure for these cases that need and deserve it.

We cooperate with several Missing Person, Law Enforcement agencies and Medical Examiners and strive to work with more in the future.

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/17428790/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/17428790/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:41:09 PDT
Also, I have over 1,000 page views now! Go us!! Let's keep the pageviews coming. I managed to shock my roommate (which is always fun *innocent grin*) when she looked at my pageviews, she had thought I was still at a few hundred I guess.

I know I've talked to a few people about this...if I flood your message central with messages (about new deviations)...remember you can always delete all the messages about my new deviations, go straight to my page and look through my gallery from there instead of clicking on every message. I'm sure this note doesn't apply to everyone with a DA sub but I don't have one so I know how you can get swamped with deviations. It's a lot easier to go look at the gallery than to click on each and every message.

I warn you now, I'll probably be playing with photoshop tonight too. I have plans for all this weekend now. I'm going over to a co-workers for Easter. The rest of the time I'll be working.

Happy easter everyone! Be sure to submit some egg pictures

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/17416197/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/17416197/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:11:34 PDT
I went to walmart tonight with my roommate to print out some photos. Some were mine, some were photoshoped, some were contest prizes and some were just from random forwards that have been circling the web for years. Well I print them out and take them to the counter to pay for them. The lady there looks through them and says that I need to provide copyright notices because they "look professional". I told her they (most of them) were photoshopped and were susposed to look like that. She gave me this long speal about having to prove they were MY pictures because otherwise walmart would be fined. How do you prove that they are your own pictures?!?!?!

Anyway, she ended up letting me keep the ones of my cats (no duh!) and the two sunset pictures from random forwards but none of the others.

Needless to say, since I thrive on confrontation, I'll be going back there to have a little "talk" with them about my "professional" looking photos. I was really hungry so I didn't stay at walmart tonight to argue with them (or call in a manager, which I will do next time if I have the same trouble). The plan is to take in ALL my photoshopped pictures and see if they try to give me the same BS, especially as they are ALL mine and I can tell them how to use photoshop to make each and every one of them. I'll let you know how it goes. I'll either be going later this week or next week as I'm on spring break starting Friday.

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/16906589/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/16906589/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:27:20 PST
~Credit must go to me for the stock
~ Note me with a link to the picture

You don't have to ask permission beforehand but please note me with your pic link, I'm curious to see what kind of things you do!

I just decided to play around and make some stock. It is open to the public however I request that you follow the rules when using it otherwise I will NOT be able to provide it anymore.

Thank you!

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/16838283/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/16838283/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:42:29 PST
Random facts of me:

1. As long as I take German class I feel at home anywhere I am because German has been a constant for me since middle school.

2. My roommate is one of my best friends from Germany and my ex-roommate is another friend from Germany.

3. I'm an army civilian brat (we are military brats!) and proud of the fact.

4. I'm currently swamped with homework from math, german and english class.

5. I have two diabetic cats, only one of which I can ever get a picture of with his mouth open (plus teeth!).

6. I can't draw worth anything (take a look at my gallery and you'll see that for yourself) however I can use photoshop whenever I have the time. Also I can make pictures using powerpoint and pictures from the web however it's a lot harder than using photoshop.

7. I looked at this '7' and want a line to go through the middle of it (I am so german!).

8. I recently asked someone in an e-mail if he believed in:
Vampires
Unicorns
Pegasus
Alicorns
Spirits
Angels
God
Dragons, ect...
My answer is 'yes' to all these and more. Sorry to break it to those of my watchers who thought I was sane

9. I am very protective of who I consider my 'friends' and if you hurt them you're in for a load of trouble.

10. Sadly, I can't wait till this summer and my first time flying on an airplane alone. I also can't wait to fly on an airplane at least once every two years (hopefully). I just love flying, grew up moving around so much that I love airports and every new one is like exploring a new part of a forest. Fun and exciting. (I like exploring) Plus every time I go I've matured and have something more to look for. This time I'll probably be taking pictures and trying some drawings, maybe do some photo-manipulations for airport stuff in it.

11. When I was little I had a friend named Jill Sotto. She used to collect cat bones that she found behind her apartment complex (she lived on base) and she got me into it. One time we found enough bones to put together a whole cat! It was a great learning experience in atanomy and I wish I could do it again!

I know there are only susposed to be 10 (I think) but I was on a roll! lol

My Victims:
Whoever is bored enough, tag yourself. And let me know cause I'm curious to know what you write!

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/16473250/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/16473250/ Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:38:48 PST
I'm taking German II, English and Math this semester. Doesn't seem like very many classes but English and German have alot of homework so far, let alone math which hasn't yet given me work however I've only been there once.

I don't have much else to say. My co-worker and I got into a 2 1/2 hour long talk about the US and where we are headed as a nation yesterday. The day before the talk (though not as long) was about whether or not ghosts exist. I have some VERY interesting talks with him to say the least!

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I guess I haven't updated for almost a month so I'd better. VERY soon your going to start seeing some pictures of a white and orange long-haired cat. This is the new addition the the household: Scamp. He's diabetic and currently on honeymoon 2 weeks after I adopted him.

Teddy, my other diabetic cat is going through some troubles and you might see a journal all about diabetes and how to treat it (and the fact that it's not a death sentence) coming up soon. I'm sick of going places (cyber and reality) where they think diabetes is a death sentece. It is only a death sentence if you DON'T treat it with insulin. That happened to a cat I wanted to foster. He was in San Antonio, his mom didn't treat his diabetes with insulin and he died as I started the prepreations to bring him to me for me to foster and get his diabetes under control.

Note I am speaking of feline diabetes not human. Will go more in depth on that maybe tomorrow, maybe when I have time.

Other than that, Teddy has been sick. He's feeling better now though.

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Updates:

I'm submitting a couple more deviations since I haven't in awhile. I'm picky about my entries so it won't be many. For ever 50 shots (of the camera of course) there are maybe one or two worth putting up here. Unless your really good with a camera And have a better camera than I do.

Finals are coming up really soon. About a week or so. Hope everyone does well on them! Good luck!

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/15161303/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/15161303/ Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:15:18 PDT

I went and volunteered at a no-kill shelter. Well this place is pretty much a home out in the middle of nowhere (desert) that has alot of kennels. So here's the experience.

A new cat, one that had only been there a week we'll call him C, is in isolation because he's not taking well to people or being surrounded by other cats. Well one of my co-volunteers went in there to try and get a picture of him. He went awire, hit the closed gate so hard it opened (not locked from the inside and she can't lock it from the outside when she's in there). He got out into the large cat area (outside) with all the other cats. Luckily most of the other cats were being lazy and either ignored him or were in the 'cat house' instead of outside. Well C is running along the fence and whenever anything gets close (cat/leaf/blown sand/person/ect...) he takes off. This cat is jumping into the fence in the corners and of course we back off cause he can hurt himself. But he hates to be confined so even when we back off (even out of the cage and away from it) he still does it. It's not fear, it's a blind panic. We know nothing about his history besides he was well behaved when he arrived a week ago (well behaved when in his owner's arms). A 23-year old girl dropped him off cause she was moving and couldn't keep him. So anyway, the cat fast becoming my favorite named Salsa (he's black, I've never heard of anyone naming a black cat salsa) starts to get annoyed with this little whirlwind in his pin. So Salsa starts chasing him around the pin and stalking him. My coworker and I use that to our advantage and she backs off. Me and Salsa move in, Salsa a little behind him and to the side (perfect herding position) and me way behind just in case he makes a break for it I can keep him from literally trying to climb the fence. So I slowly move behind Salsa and tell him what to do (aka. when to back off a little, when to move left a little, when to chase, ect...) and Salsa actually does it! Amazing for a cat I know! So we finally get C back in his pin and Salsa goes right in after him (salsa was pissed by now with C) so we have to call Salsa back out without getting C back out with him and having to go through the whole thing again. Salsa sticks his head through the door, makes sure C is in there and then comes trotting back out, head held high. Salsa is a younger cat, I've heard of older cats doing that but never younger cats. In fact I think C was a year or so older than Salsa (I'm going by looks cause we don't know C's age). I love Salsa!

So that's my experience for the day.

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Can you believe second quarter (for school) is almost over? We have a little over a month or so (don't know exactly) and then a month break over Christmas! YAY! I can't wait but I'm dreading finals. I hate tests.

Just an update on Teddy (my diabetic kitty in the pictures in my gallery), he went to the vet on Friday. The vet ended up getting 'really sick' and went home. So he was there for a couple of hours (tried to bite one of the people stuffing him into the cage) for nothing, though it didn't cost me anything either. They were susposed to be getting a urine sample to see if he has a UTI (urinary tract infection) because his BG (blood sugar) levels have been through the roof and he has a history of UTI's. But apparently the three hours he was there wasn't enough for them to actually get a sample and he has to go back on monday. He is going to be so pissed off!

I'll add more stuff to the gallery hopefully sometime this week, I'm going to volunteer at a shelter (sanctuary, it's no-kill) tomorrow so maybe I'll get some good pics there. We'll see.

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I finally got my camera out and was taking pictures. Mostly of my cat, as you can see. I took alot of pictures of random things but I'm picky about what I post on here. If you want to see my other pictures than I have them in a photobucket account.

Just wanted to say hello and make sure everything is alright. I've been keeping up with everyone else's stuff, even if I don't leave a comment on them.

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I know a few people are watching me and sorry for not providing. Life has been hecktic and will get worse before it get's better. I added one more pic for now and, hopefully, will have time to add more later.

Mostly I just use this account to check up on my friend's poetry and artwork, I'm not on it alot. No time but I'll try and change that when I can. Especially since my work on Photoshop is ALOT better than my drawing!

See ya!

]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/11695872/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/11695872/ Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:59:45 PST
1) I have a hard time making friends even though I am a very trusting person.
2) I currently have a will and a first aid kit in my bedroom.
3) I am going across the United States for college.
4) I mostly hate horror movies
5) My cat is diabetic (ok so not so much about me but I ran outta things to say)
6) ... anyone any ideas?...

I'm not mean enough to tag anyone else, plus I don't know as many people as she does. I'm not on here enough to see any answers cause of homework and everything else.

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]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/7166793/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/7166793/ Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:31:25 PST Hey everyone! I had a pretty much boring thanksgiving holiday. I slaved away over the stove and a friend came over to eat with my immediate family only. My realitives didn't come up because I'm going down there this December for X-mas Break.

Quiz: Anyone who wants to do it but please try it and be honest. I got this from: ~rickona

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF:
I died from natural causes:
I said I liked you:
I kissed you:
I lived next door to you:
I started smoking:
I stole something:
I was hospitalized:
I ran away from home:
I got into a fight and you weren't there:

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MY:
Personality:
Eyes:
Hair:
Family:

WOULD YOU:
Be my friend?:
Keep a secret if I told you one?:
Hold my hand?:
Take a bullet for me?:
Keep in touch?:
Try and solve my problems?:
Love me?:
Date me?:

HAVE YOU EVER:
Lied to make me feel better?:
Wanted to kiss me?:
Wanted to kill me?:
Broke my heart?:
Kept something important from me?:
Thought I was unbearably annoying?:

AND M0RE... --;
1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
6. Describe me in one word.
7. What was your first impression?
8. Do you still think that way about me now?
9. What reminds you of me?
10. If you could give me anything what would it be?
11. How well do you know me?
12. When's the last time you saw me?
13. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
14. Are you gonna put this on yours to see what I say about you? ]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/7061187/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/7061187/ Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:41:13 PST
[10 people/things you like:]

1. My friends
2. My family (sometimes)
3. Writing
4. drawing
5. the moon
6. darkness
7. horses
8. herbal stuffs
9. animals
10. the midevil days

[5 things that make you happy:]

1. friends
2. being on the compuer
3. animals
4. my cat
5. the smell of the great outdoors

[10 things that you hate/dislike:]

1. my sister
2. computer applications 2
3. idiots
4. the unknown (dislike)
5. stupidity
6. backstabbing freshmen (no offense any freshmen out there)
7. closed minded people
8. Geometry (did I spell that right?)
9. pink
10. people

[3 facts about your name:]

1. i nhave many nicknames
2. One is scooby doo
3. that was b/c i had a scooby doo lunch box when I was little

[6 facts about yourself:]

1. I love to read
2. i'm not a big fan of people
3. I'm taking Web Page Design in school
4. I have brown hair
5. I have a slow temper
6. just don't get on my bad side

[2 things you expect (at least for now):]

1. I expect for that snow on the ground outside to go away!
2. I expect friends to stay friends

[4 random thoughts:]

1. *sees word random* hey thats me!
2. Its cold outside cause its snowing, I hate the cold.
3. We have some play to go to so we have shortened classes
4. I want to get into college

[Song you're listening to (give singer):]

1. the sund of typing keys in my class *ahhh the sound of computers!*

[12 People you'll tag this to:]
I'll just let anyone answer who wants to ]]> ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/6872727/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/6872727/ Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:18:41 PDT ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/6827229/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/6827229/ Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:30:43 PDT ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/6808903/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/6808903/ Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:42:26 PDT ~westernrider1098 http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/6791095/ http://westernrider1098.deviantart.com/journal/6791095/ Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:05:55 PDT It seems to be a regular school year so far. Besides the five bomb threats in the almost 7 weeks we've been in school now. The first one was cool, we got out of school for an hour while they chedcked the school. The rest not so, especially when the third one came around and it was freezing outside with a north wind blowing. Not much else to report though. ]]> ~westernrider1098