Get a backpack. Put these items in it. Carry it with you wherever you go. You'll thank me later.

1: A towel. One of the small hand towels in your bathroom is perfect.
2: A sharp pocketknife. This will likely be the most-used item in the kit.
3: A roll of your personal favorite toilet paper. Anyone who's ever used a public toilet knows why I include this.
4: A novel, magazine, or a couple comic books. The next time you're in a waiting room at a dentist or something, you'll have something you actually WANT to read.
5: A pack of cookies or crackers, and a can of your favorite soda. Sometimes, a snack is all that's needed to save your day.
6: A pen or two and a pad of paper. The ability to take a note down at a moment's notice is never a bad thing.
7: Twenty dollars. You WILL end up needing it at some point when you're out and about, and your wallet is empty.
8: A roll of duct tape. Cliche as it is, it's also useful as hell.
9: Hand sanitizer lotion. Some places are just plain gross enough that you'll want it.

Feel free to add whatever other items you'll want on a day-to-day basis; this is only a baseline kit. Also feel free to post those items in a comment here, I may add them to my own personal kit.

This one is all about music.

The music that moves you.

The songs that get your heart pumping, that make your breath come quick and your adrenaline rush.

The ones that make you want to either fuck someone into a coma, or tear someone apart with your bare hands.

The songs that put a bloodlust-induced grin on your face, the ones that announce to the world "Look out fuckers, here I come."

Your War Music.

The rules are simple. Search YouTube for a handful of songs (at least three) that DEFINITELY should not be playing while you're driving. Then link them in your journal.

KMFDM - WWIII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWjEZmXIJL8
Rob Zombie - Superbeast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0BVBVNk6uc
Disturbed - Meaning of Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLfXym_dFoc

Now unleash that sadistic, malevolent glee you've got from listening to those songs on your friends, by tagging three of the helpless SOB's.

  faruzah   sindroms   rayeth

Let the aggression flow.

http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?Ilrys

Who would like to see the RL Chris, in his security guard uniform?

Yoinked from   alexeagle

Super Smash Brothers Brawl MEME

Character:
Ilrys Kadiatu

Weight:
Medium

Speed:
Medium

Jump:
High

Skills

B:
Warpwall - Creates a small rip in spacetime around Ilrys, protecting him from harm for 1 second. Damages opponent on contact.

Up B:
Far Leap - Allows Ilrys to teleport. For 1/2 second Ilrys becomes a fast-moving streak of yellow light, controlled by the directional pad or analog stick, to reappear wherever the player wants.

Down B:
Reality Wake - Sends out a short-range pulse of crackling dimensional energy in all directions.

Left/Right B:
Mind Control - Causes opponent to lose focus and stand helpless and drooling. They recover after either 3 seconds or by pushing the Analog stick around rapidly.

A:
Three-hit combo. First and second strikes are slashes of dimensional energy from Ilrys' hands, the third is a more potent blast of energy from his eyes.

Right/Left A:
Combined double energy shot from both hands at once.

Down A:
*unearthly screech*

Up A:
Far Punch - Knocks opponent flying.

Dash A:
Chomp - Leap forward to viciously bite opponent.

FINAL SMASH
Singularity - Opens a portal to the twisting madness between realities, exposing the opponent's mind and body to impossibility itself. Causes huge damage, and a double-duration Mind Control effect if they survive.

Taunt one
*insane giggle*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdItwaLrv1U

Remember kids, there's no problem that can't be solved with an army of zombie cheerleaders.

OH NOES I GOT TAG'D!! Snatched from   faruzah

Looking around at all the furs out there, all the different shapes, sizes and what not that furs come in I was thinking: why? Why do we as the human creators choose these specific shapes and forms? why do we choose to be a dragon or a fox or a horse? This is a meme I'd like to start that maybe will let us all learn a little more about each other.

WHO I AM...

What is your fursona?

I am Ilrys Kadiatu, the Far Master, descendant of the Cerebrant and the Solipsis. (bows and grins)

Where did the name of your Fursona come from?

Actually, the name more or less popped into my head one day... IIRC, I was trying to come up with a name for a Dungeons & Dragons character, heh.

What species is your fursona and why did you choose that species?

Gryphon, specifically sea eagle/puma mix. I've known that my totem creature is Gryphon since I was about six... puma because they're more or less solitary creatures, and I like solitude. Sea eagle because I love seafood, heh.

What color is your fursona and why? Hair/fur/eyes/etc

The fur on Ilrys' lower half is a bright brown-gold, and his feathers are ALMOST pure white; they're very faintly tinged with the brown-gold color of his fur. His eyes would generally be a deep, cobalt blue, but they usually constantly emit a yellow glow of liquid-like energy because of his powers, so his eyes usually look like miniature suns.

What is your fursona's personality and how does this compare to your irl personality?

I like to say that Ilrys is "Me, with a little more crazy and a lot more power."

What is one item your fursona owns that is significant to you irl?

Really, nothing. As a reality controller he doesn't NEED any items, so he doesn't have any. Even his clothing is more an extension of his power than real clothing.

What is one thing you thing you would say to your fursona if you could meet?

.... I couldn't even begin to imagine.

What is one thing your fursona would say to you if you could meet?

Again, I couldn't possibly imagine.

How has your fursona changed over the years?

He started with far less power... psychokinesis, telepathy, and psychoportation. Over the course of maybe two or three years that power set changed and expanded as I found it lacking in one regard or another. By now it's "he can do anything, because Reality itself likes him." Also he grew slowly more crazy over the years, because crazy is fun. (grins)

How long have you had this fursona?

About nine years, basically since I found the fandom,

Would you like to be more like your fursona?

If I could look like him, definitely, especially since that would mean I could fly. Wings = awesome. His powers and personality, well... that'd probably be a bad thing for most of the world, heh.

Ok now tag three other people you would like to learn about!

Oh lord...   alopexalex ,   redmonkey , and   silverpaw

Would you.......

1. give me your number?
2. let me hug you anytime I wanted to?
3. let me kiss you?
4. watch a movie with me...even a really sappy one?
5. let me take you out to dinner?
6. drive me somewhere/anywhere?
7. take a shower with me?
8. have a fling with me?
9. listen to me if I called you crying even if you were out with all of your friends?
10. buy me a drink if i didn't have money?
11. take me home for the night?
12. let me sleep in your bed?
13. sing karaoke w/ me?
14. sit in the doctors office with me because I didn't want to go alone?
15. re-post this for me to answer your questions?
16. come pick me up at 3am because my car ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere?
17. Do you think i'm cute or hot?
18. Do you like my style?
19. Do you think I'm funny?
20. cry if I died?
21. dance with me?
22. sing happy birthday to me?
23. take advantage of me if I was drunk?
24. strip for me?

Listen to me. You're not making any friends like this.
Just put the IQ test down, and nobody'll get hurt.

I got into an argument the other day, with someone I generally consider to be fairly intelligent and an overall nice guy. It would appear he doesn't hold the same opinion of me, though.

See, I mentioned that I wanted the game Portal, that's just been released in the "Orange Box" as part of a package with Half-Life 2. Since it's fairly obvious to anyone smarter than your average sausage link that it uses the HL2 game engine, I thought that was what he meant when he asked if I had played "the game Portal was based on". Those were his exact words.

Well, he didn't. Apparently, some college students made a game they called Narbacular Drop (don't ask me what it means, I don't know), which was where Valve got the idea for Portal. In fact, Valve even went so far as to hire the students who created it in the first place. THAT was what my friend meant.

My problem came in when I said that yes, I had played HL2. He then proceeded to call me nine kinds of an idiot, get angry at me for "being so stupid", and blocked me.

It's a GAME, dude. Relax. Take a deep breath, count to ten, jerk off, whatever it takes to chill the hell out. Instead of treating me like I'm some Special Ed kid just because I haven't heard of some obscure game, try actually EXPLAINING yourself before you have an aneurysm.

Obviously, he did eventually explain, because otherwise I still wouldn't have a clue about this precursor game. Lucky him I forgive easily.

How the hell did THAT happen?? I'm still boggled over having even ONE watcher, much less 20!

What have I done, seriously, to deserve any watchers at all? I'm not an artist, I haven't posted any of my stories, and the only thing in my gallery is a commission!

  pseudosamurai tagged me...

1. What is your favorite anime?
Haven't seen that many, actually... to me, anime will never be anything but just one more entertainment medium, no better or worse than regular TV. Having said that, out of the ones that I've seen I think I'll have to say Evangelion, because I'm a freak for mecha.

2. What is your second one?
Rah-Xephon. (points at above question, then himself) Freak for mecha.

3. If you could change your username without losing your stuff would you?
Um... okay, two things. First, I have no stuff to lose here. Second, why the lactating Jesusnipples would I ever want to change my name?? I'm ChrisGryph, nothing's ever gonna change that! If anything, let's say FA somehow screwed up, and my account vanished. And then when I went to make a new account, it wouldn't let me use ChrisGryph any more. In that case, I'd probably just make ChrisGryph2, or something. (shrugs)

4. What is your favorite japanese song?
Heh. The only Japanese music I've heard is the stuff in the few animes that I've seen... the opening and closing themes, y'know. One of my friends says he's heard Japanese heavy metal though, so I keep poking him into trying to find some for me...

5. Who was the reason you came to FA?
I love furry art.

6. Who was your first watcher?
I totally don't remember, heh...

7. Who was the first person to do a commission for you?
Technically, azuredoragon did my first commission, although I'm not 100% sure it counts... see, he's generally got a really low opinion of his own work, even though he really does rock. A couple years ago, he drew my character Ilrys for free, without telling me he was going to do it... random surprise gift art rules, heh. I spazzed of course, and wanted him to draw Ilrys in another pose. I offered to pay him, but he was like "Oh, no no, that's really not necessary... my work's not that good..." so I said "Yes it is, now give me your address so I can send you money!" I literally had to FORCE him to ACCEPT $25 for the newer pic.

8. How many people are currently watching you?
14, although I have absolutely no idea what they're watching for... the few drawings I've done I have exactly zero plans on ever sharing with anyone, and the stories I'm writing aren't done yet.

9. Do you currently have any problems with FA?
Yes! They need a faster server, god dammit! I have a freaking cable connection, and I still have to wait three minutes for a picture to load?? That's a load of SHIT.

10. What is that problem?
Um... okay, this REALLY could have been combined with the last question.

11. What is your favorite furre related online game?
..... there...... aren't any? I don't count Furcadia, Taps, or SL (or any of the others like them) as games. They're not games, they're glorified chat rooms. Where's the NPCs, or monsters, or quests? Where's the character stats, that show how strong or smart or tough they are? Now, if someone out there knows of a REAL furry-themed GAME, then by all means tell me about it! I'd love to play!

12. What is your favorite non-furre related online game?
My favorite is probably EVE Online. The one I play most, Maple Story... of course, that's not saying much. I don't really play online games much at all, because I strongly prefer single-player games.

13. What online game do you wish you could play?
If Dungeons & Dragons Online hadn't been horribly mutilated by the guys who made it, I'd play that.

14. Do you wish you could draw?
I CAN draw. Anyone can draw. What I wish is that I could draw WELL.

15. If you could somehow be able to draw by trading your writing abilities for drawing ones... would you?
No. I value my talent with words too much to even consider such a thing. Think of it this way: a drawing shows the viewer only one thing... one pose, one look, y'know. But a well-plotted description can fire the reader's imagination. The same "scene" can be "viewed" as many different ways as there are readers. And I don't care HOW good an artist is, the imagination will ALWAYS be more vibrant and alive.

16. Do you wish you had more people reading your stories sometimes?
Not until they're finished and I post them, heh.

17. What do you hate most in the world?
Religeon in any and all forms.

18. Would you leave FA anytime soon?
(snorts) Unless FA dies, I'm not leaving EVER, much less "anytime soon".

19. Do you wish you had as many people watching you as you watching other people?
Like I said before, I have precisely zero idea why the people watching me are doing so already, so there's basically no reason to have any MORE...

20. What is one of your fantasies?
Heh. I've got quite a few... most of them involve male bondage and machinesex, and several of them involve C&BT. A few involve tentacles, and a few involve mind control. All of them involve furries, and all of them involve lots of eye-crossing orgasms.

So now you all know a bit more about me. Enjoy.

And I'm not tagging anyone else, because I wish these things would JUST FREAKING DIE ALREADY.

It's my birthday today.

I'm 26 now.

Twenty... freaking... six.

More than half of FIFTY.

God I feel old.

Well, unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard about the latest shooting. If you HAVE been under that rock, some wacknut went on a killing spree at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.

The final death count was 32. They say it's the worst school massacre ever.

The funny thing is, that school prided itself as being gun-free.

There have been more than one of the other students there saying "If I had a gun then, I could have done something."

I'd like to pose an interesting theory... one that makes too much sense to ignore.

Take the example of New Hampshire, where I live. This state has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country. Walk into a gun store with a fistful of hard cash and your driver's license, and with a five-minute background check on the computer you can walk out of there with any handgun, rifle, or shotgun you want. Hell, there are even ways you can legally acquire fully automatic assault weaponry up here.

But NH has one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the country.

Now take New York City as the flipside to this. In NYC, nobody except cops are supposed to have firearms. It IS possible to get them legally, but the paperwork is terrifyingly complex and tedious, to the point that nobody bothers.

Neither do the criminals. They get them via the black market.

Look at other places around the country, and around the world. The same concept is everywhere. The rate of violent crime is inversely proportional to the populace's access to guns.

More guns = less crime.

The good: I finally have some decent freaking hours from work.

The bad: THEY'RE CALLING FOR MORE GODDAMN SNOW!!!

Don't have anything for "ugly", heh.

TTYL!

You know, I love my job. I work IRL as an unarmed security guard, for a contract-based agency. It's easy work, it gets around the couple minor physical disabilities I have, and it's necessary and useful.

The only problem is the contract-based part.

I live in New Hampshire, near the seacoast. Right now, the nearest open shift is in Massachusetts, over two hours away. Unless and until a ship comes into one of the ports, there's nothing for me to do.

The bad news is that I have no money at present. The good news is that my landlady understands my situation and is extremely tolerant of it.

So I guess it balances out.

Holy crap, we have GROUND again!!

It's actually WARM outside!!

I can wear short-sleeve shirts again!!

(dances around)

Well, probably about time I started using this journal...

Um... stuff. Yeah.

I'm ChrisGryph. I'm 25, bi with a preference for guys, and I like heavy music, video games, RPGs of all kinds, and skydiving.

My main character is Ilrys Kadiatu, a white-and-gold gryphon with far too much supernatural power... good thing he's such a nice guy.

Yeah. And now you know all there is to know about me, heh.

~ChrisGryph