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14 years ago
Merc's FA Journal:
Well my amazing Farelle has headed home. It was hard to let her go and not hold on to her or follow her back to Minneapolis. I have to adjust back to being home with only my family and a few close friends here in Raleigh and doing the long distance thing with her. I'm hopeful and positive things will continue to develop well and that we will be together again. That I will be able to hold her hand again and look into her beautiful eyes. ah!
I'm rambling private things~!
On to business.
My wonderful farelle has tagged me in a meme with 10 other poor souls to answer eleven very pointed and amusing questions. I will answer these here to the best of my ability and then I will continue this evil plot by tagging eleven more helpless furs! If you are not tagged but want to answer one of the questions I ask, please feel free to answer in a comment or to even start a new tree of this meme, just link me to it in a comment and I'll read it!
{I'll be blunt. I typed up all of this once and lost the journal when my browser decided to go on the fritz... I'll try not to go a to nutz and keep things to the point with this re-creation. Hopefully I learned this time to keep a copy/paste of my journal in notepad!}
Without further adieu:
Eleven Things meme
Da Rules
1. You must post these rules.
2. Each person must post 11 things about themselves in their journal.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and create eleven new questions for the people you tag to answer.
4. You have to choose 11 people to tag and post their icons on your journal.
5. Go to their page and tell them you have tagged him/her.
6. No tag backs.
7. No stuff in the tagging section about "you are tagged if you are reading this." You have to tag 11 people.
To answer those asked of me:
1) What significance does your favorite color hold for you? (Obviously, I also want to know your favorite color.)
My favorite color is a powerful yet subtle shade of blue, #0400BB approximately. Initially it was a reflex response through my early years of school and I had to do a lot of thinking about it as I came to be curious about myself and to try to know myself. As I came to know myself, I found that it is my favorite color because I can identify with it no matter what mood I am in. when I am sad, it reflects my melancholy. When I am happy, it is vibrant and electric. When I am stable and elated, it is noble and tranquil. If given gray-scale and the choice of one color, it would be blue.
2) If you had to change the color or patterns on your character, what would you do? (An alternate you!)
whuf. Well as I do identify myself as one of these fabled 'artists' I am unable to easily express my own fursona to the world. I must rely on others to do this for me and am subject to their own creative and wondrous minds. In that I will have to say that to change my pattern and color are relevant only in that I am deviating from one of the images of myself in my mind that you have yet to see. :p
I digress, if I was forced to change I would move my spot pattern and color more towards the dark chocolate and black coloration of the rain-forest dwelling clouded leopard.
3) Have you ever had a dream that later came to be real in some way? (Tell us about it!)
I have had dreams that came true in parts and ways, but not in their entirety.
HOWEVER~! I have had very strong and important moments of 'deja-vu'. These moments seem to originate when I am idle or letting my mind wander and I will work through a theoretical situation and emotions. Then months or years later that situation and set of emotions will happen EXACTLY as I remembered, down to the exact words said in the exact context.
I have no idea if this is something mystical or if it is simply a sign of how much I do mental situational exercises.
4) Do you know someone whose fursona is very similar to yours in species, color, pattern or personality? (who are they?)
In my brief year or two occupying server space and network time while exploring and finding myself in SecondLife, I met a very wonderful fur that went by the name of Ezra. He, a white tiger anthro, and myself, a still settling clouded leopard, found so much in common during our months of getting to know each other that we connected on a level that I have only felt with a true sibling. I have unfortunately fallen far out of touch with him and have only talked with him a few months ago. He is doing well and we still seem to have that bond. Our fursona's personalities were so uncanny in similarity and our mannerisms online so alike, I have no doubt we could have traded accounts and fooled the closest of friends.
5) Congrats! For your birthday I'm sending you anywhere in the world for one whole week on me! Where do you want to go?
Only one place? :/ Well, it is a gift so I can't complain!
The pick at the top of my LONG list is undoubtedly Australia. I have come to know a great number of congenial furs and humans that reside there of whom I would love to meet in person. Many of these acquaintances have also shown me many of the simply amazing and breathtaking sights though their creative and equally breathless photography.
I also have wanted to explore the cultures and environment of the 'Outback' and have discussed the concept of a 'Walkabout' at length with many of these friends. I understand it is simply something that one must do for oneself to understand it... and I do so love a challenge that helps me understand myself.
6) What kind of bubblegum do you chew, and if you do not chew bubblegum do you chew on/ munch anything else regularly for fun?
If I chew bubblegum, it is the original minty flavor of Trident.
However, I am absolutely known to completely decimate my way through a straw or toothpick without mercy. One habit I have developed that I love is to chew my way through one end of a toothpick after having singed the other end with a lighter. I find this particularly useful and relaxing, especially when I am doing something in an environment full of a distasteful or wretched odor. The smell of singed wood relaxes me and easily overpowers the worst smells the world has to offer. I guess the relaxation is from my years of camping and relaxing by the campfire.
7) What is the most frivolous purchase you've ever made?
{Oh god I went on and on in this section last time. I think I'll do that again!}
Ahh, what a question. In my perception of the world, I have NEVER bought something that has not had some sort of crucial usefulness or important purpose in my life or the life of someone I love. My family and those close to me seem to label this as being 'Resourceful', a notion that I have no intention of trying to prove or disprove. It's quite a compliment!
So, I will answer this question using empathy to see the items in my life through the eyes of a passerby, an individual that could not possibly see what I see in the items in my life.
I have bought the following 'frivolous' things.:
-various pewter and painted sculpture dragon and gryphon figurines.
-Zoids and Gundam models.
-those orange edged CD 'protectors'
-a "mare's leg" or "ranch hand" lever action pistol (real steel like Zoe's in Firefly, not functional for self defense)
-serious art supplies and materials (I'm not an artist yet, haven't earned that card)
-magic cards (nuff said)
and the Coup De'tat of this list, the most frivolous thing I've ever bought by the standards of those people titled as 'normal'... will be in the next question!
8) What is the oddest thing that you own?
The oddest, and possibly the most frivolous, thing I own by the standards of everyone I meet, is a Bus. And I mean a real bus, like a school bus.
Plenty of people own old and used school buses right? no big deal.
HOWEVER~! I own a full fledged, all steel, and impressive NC Division of Prisons, road work crew bus. It comes complete with armor grated windows, a full welded bulkhead with sliding steel door inside, a lock-down bar and points for padlocks on every entry, and even features a stainless steel toilet.
It is the land transit vehicle that any zombie apocalypse survivalist would literally climax in their pants to see.
... Can you tell I love my bus?
9) Name one TV or book plot you'd be willing to take on in real life...
My initial thought for this was the TV show 'LOST', because I know for a fact that I would "Pwn that island" as my lovely wolf so put it. We would both PWN that damn island so hard.
However, I sat down and thought about all the options open to me, all the tv series I followed through the years, the movies I have collected and feel so strongly for, and the innumerable books covering my shelves and piled in stacks around my living space...
I decided that I would be willing to, and indeed want to, be immersed in the plot and story of S.M.Stirling's "The Change" series, that starts with the book "Dies the fire".
I not only feel but know that with my mentality, skills, and knowledge, I would not only be able to live but to flourish and become a leader in that environment and with those people.
If you love a well written story exploring society and people through an apocalyptic downfall of everything we know about the world around us, pick up this book, you wont regret it.
10) Pick one: Sing really well or dance really well?
Well, this question gave me pause for a moment and truly made me imagine my future with either one of these skills I don't feel I have yet.
To be honest, it is hard for me to choose. I know I would be great at dancing if I gave myself a chance at it, and that I would enjoy it immensely as I am a very touch and caress oriented person. When words fail, I can always rely on a hug or cuddling.
However, to sing to someone, that is something that is truly a powerful and wonderful ability. Music can move the soul and heal the wounds no doctor can see.
Ultimately I would choose to dance. I would love to have the effect in peoples lives that to sing would bring, but I know myself and what makes me happy, and that would be to support and love someone who can do that far better than I ever could.
11) What is your fondest memory of this past summer?
Sitting in my jeep, entrenched in the heaviest downpour we've had all summer, looking over at my Jennifer, holding her hand and loosing myself in her beautiful mahogany eyes. I had the thought cross my mind "Definitely, Undoubtedly, Indubitably YES!"
Alrighty Then! Now the hardest part of the Meme, I must tag eleven of you wonderful furs so that you can answer the questions that I drum up for you to answer! Muahahahahahahaha~! (I actually do laugh like that once in a while)
E1000BASETX
kikiohater
dasoslukos
Tyho
Drakesapphire
sevalprincess
SmexyTiger
Kaden_Falodir
Merlot
Don46
ciarankitteh
WHUF! I'm not sure everyone here will respond to my tagging them, or everyone is still online anymore, but I hope you will enjoy doing this meme! Now for the evil fun. What questions to have you answer!
1) If you could have one 'super power' or psychic ability, what would it be and why?
2) Are you a con-goer? and if so, what was the best con you've ever been to?
3) What song inspires you and makes you feel that the life is worth living?
4) What is your favorite book and why? (If you don't have a favorite, it better be because you like so many so much)
5) What is the most difficult thing you have ever done and do you feel accomplished for doing it?
6) Do you read web-comics? If so, which one would you suggest?
7) Where were you when you saw the best sunrise you've ever seen?
8) Where did you go on your first date ever? Did they earn a kiss?
9) (In brief!) What is your fursona to you? a simple character, your spirit, a part of your personality, etc...?
10) Could you survive the downfall of society? What's the plan?
11) Who is the last person you touched in an encouraging way?
Thats it! Go at it!
Genuinely,
~MercGryph
I'm rambling private things~!
On to business.
My wonderful farelle has tagged me in a meme with 10 other poor souls to answer eleven very pointed and amusing questions. I will answer these here to the best of my ability and then I will continue this evil plot by tagging eleven more helpless furs! If you are not tagged but want to answer one of the questions I ask, please feel free to answer in a comment or to even start a new tree of this meme, just link me to it in a comment and I'll read it!
{I'll be blunt. I typed up all of this once and lost the journal when my browser decided to go on the fritz... I'll try not to go a to nutz and keep things to the point with this re-creation. Hopefully I learned this time to keep a copy/paste of my journal in notepad!}
Without further adieu:
Eleven Things meme
Da Rules
1. You must post these rules.
2. Each person must post 11 things about themselves in their journal.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and create eleven new questions for the people you tag to answer.
4. You have to choose 11 people to tag and post their icons on your journal.
5. Go to their page and tell them you have tagged him/her.
6. No tag backs.
7. No stuff in the tagging section about "you are tagged if you are reading this." You have to tag 11 people.
To answer those asked of me:
1) What significance does your favorite color hold for you? (Obviously, I also want to know your favorite color.)
My favorite color is a powerful yet subtle shade of blue, #0400BB approximately. Initially it was a reflex response through my early years of school and I had to do a lot of thinking about it as I came to be curious about myself and to try to know myself. As I came to know myself, I found that it is my favorite color because I can identify with it no matter what mood I am in. when I am sad, it reflects my melancholy. When I am happy, it is vibrant and electric. When I am stable and elated, it is noble and tranquil. If given gray-scale and the choice of one color, it would be blue.
2) If you had to change the color or patterns on your character, what would you do? (An alternate you!)
whuf. Well as I do identify myself as one of these fabled 'artists' I am unable to easily express my own fursona to the world. I must rely on others to do this for me and am subject to their own creative and wondrous minds. In that I will have to say that to change my pattern and color are relevant only in that I am deviating from one of the images of myself in my mind that you have yet to see. :p
I digress, if I was forced to change I would move my spot pattern and color more towards the dark chocolate and black coloration of the rain-forest dwelling clouded leopard.
3) Have you ever had a dream that later came to be real in some way? (Tell us about it!)
I have had dreams that came true in parts and ways, but not in their entirety.
HOWEVER~! I have had very strong and important moments of 'deja-vu'. These moments seem to originate when I am idle or letting my mind wander and I will work through a theoretical situation and emotions. Then months or years later that situation and set of emotions will happen EXACTLY as I remembered, down to the exact words said in the exact context.
I have no idea if this is something mystical or if it is simply a sign of how much I do mental situational exercises.
4) Do you know someone whose fursona is very similar to yours in species, color, pattern or personality? (who are they?)
In my brief year or two occupying server space and network time while exploring and finding myself in SecondLife, I met a very wonderful fur that went by the name of Ezra. He, a white tiger anthro, and myself, a still settling clouded leopard, found so much in common during our months of getting to know each other that we connected on a level that I have only felt with a true sibling. I have unfortunately fallen far out of touch with him and have only talked with him a few months ago. He is doing well and we still seem to have that bond. Our fursona's personalities were so uncanny in similarity and our mannerisms online so alike, I have no doubt we could have traded accounts and fooled the closest of friends.
5) Congrats! For your birthday I'm sending you anywhere in the world for one whole week on me! Where do you want to go?
Only one place? :/ Well, it is a gift so I can't complain!
The pick at the top of my LONG list is undoubtedly Australia. I have come to know a great number of congenial furs and humans that reside there of whom I would love to meet in person. Many of these acquaintances have also shown me many of the simply amazing and breathtaking sights though their creative and equally breathless photography.
I also have wanted to explore the cultures and environment of the 'Outback' and have discussed the concept of a 'Walkabout' at length with many of these friends. I understand it is simply something that one must do for oneself to understand it... and I do so love a challenge that helps me understand myself.
6) What kind of bubblegum do you chew, and if you do not chew bubblegum do you chew on/ munch anything else regularly for fun?
If I chew bubblegum, it is the original minty flavor of Trident.
However, I am absolutely known to completely decimate my way through a straw or toothpick without mercy. One habit I have developed that I love is to chew my way through one end of a toothpick after having singed the other end with a lighter. I find this particularly useful and relaxing, especially when I am doing something in an environment full of a distasteful or wretched odor. The smell of singed wood relaxes me and easily overpowers the worst smells the world has to offer. I guess the relaxation is from my years of camping and relaxing by the campfire.
7) What is the most frivolous purchase you've ever made?
{Oh god I went on and on in this section last time. I think I'll do that again!}
Ahh, what a question. In my perception of the world, I have NEVER bought something that has not had some sort of crucial usefulness or important purpose in my life or the life of someone I love. My family and those close to me seem to label this as being 'Resourceful', a notion that I have no intention of trying to prove or disprove. It's quite a compliment!
So, I will answer this question using empathy to see the items in my life through the eyes of a passerby, an individual that could not possibly see what I see in the items in my life.
I have bought the following 'frivolous' things.:
-various pewter and painted sculpture dragon and gryphon figurines.
-Zoids and Gundam models.
-those orange edged CD 'protectors'
-a "mare's leg" or "ranch hand" lever action pistol (real steel like Zoe's in Firefly, not functional for self defense)
-serious art supplies and materials (I'm not an artist yet, haven't earned that card)
-magic cards (nuff said)
and the Coup De'tat of this list, the most frivolous thing I've ever bought by the standards of those people titled as 'normal'... will be in the next question!
8) What is the oddest thing that you own?
The oddest, and possibly the most frivolous, thing I own by the standards of everyone I meet, is a Bus. And I mean a real bus, like a school bus.
Plenty of people own old and used school buses right? no big deal.
HOWEVER~! I own a full fledged, all steel, and impressive NC Division of Prisons, road work crew bus. It comes complete with armor grated windows, a full welded bulkhead with sliding steel door inside, a lock-down bar and points for padlocks on every entry, and even features a stainless steel toilet.
It is the land transit vehicle that any zombie apocalypse survivalist would literally climax in their pants to see.
... Can you tell I love my bus?
9) Name one TV or book plot you'd be willing to take on in real life...
My initial thought for this was the TV show 'LOST', because I know for a fact that I would "Pwn that island" as my lovely wolf so put it. We would both PWN that damn island so hard.
However, I sat down and thought about all the options open to me, all the tv series I followed through the years, the movies I have collected and feel so strongly for, and the innumerable books covering my shelves and piled in stacks around my living space...
I decided that I would be willing to, and indeed want to, be immersed in the plot and story of S.M.Stirling's "The Change" series, that starts with the book "Dies the fire".
I not only feel but know that with my mentality, skills, and knowledge, I would not only be able to live but to flourish and become a leader in that environment and with those people.
If you love a well written story exploring society and people through an apocalyptic downfall of everything we know about the world around us, pick up this book, you wont regret it.
10) Pick one: Sing really well or dance really well?
Well, this question gave me pause for a moment and truly made me imagine my future with either one of these skills I don't feel I have yet.
To be honest, it is hard for me to choose. I know I would be great at dancing if I gave myself a chance at it, and that I would enjoy it immensely as I am a very touch and caress oriented person. When words fail, I can always rely on a hug or cuddling.
However, to sing to someone, that is something that is truly a powerful and wonderful ability. Music can move the soul and heal the wounds no doctor can see.
Ultimately I would choose to dance. I would love to have the effect in peoples lives that to sing would bring, but I know myself and what makes me happy, and that would be to support and love someone who can do that far better than I ever could.
11) What is your fondest memory of this past summer?
Sitting in my jeep, entrenched in the heaviest downpour we've had all summer, looking over at my Jennifer, holding her hand and loosing myself in her beautiful mahogany eyes. I had the thought cross my mind "Definitely, Undoubtedly, Indubitably YES!"
Alrighty Then! Now the hardest part of the Meme, I must tag eleven of you wonderful furs so that you can answer the questions that I drum up for you to answer! Muahahahahahahaha~! (I actually do laugh like that once in a while)
E1000BASETX
kikiohater
dasoslukos
Tyho
Drakesapphire
sevalprincess
SmexyTiger
Kaden_Falodir
Merlot
Don46
ciarankittehWHUF! I'm not sure everyone here will respond to my tagging them, or everyone is still online anymore, but I hope you will enjoy doing this meme! Now for the evil fun. What questions to have you answer!
1) If you could have one 'super power' or psychic ability, what would it be and why?
2) Are you a con-goer? and if so, what was the best con you've ever been to?
3) What song inspires you and makes you feel that the life is worth living?
4) What is your favorite book and why? (If you don't have a favorite, it better be because you like so many so much)
5) What is the most difficult thing you have ever done and do you feel accomplished for doing it?
6) Do you read web-comics? If so, which one would you suggest?
7) Where were you when you saw the best sunrise you've ever seen?
8) Where did you go on your first date ever? Did they earn a kiss?
9) (In brief!) What is your fursona to you? a simple character, your spirit, a part of your personality, etc...?
10) Could you survive the downfall of society? What's the plan?
11) Who is the last person you touched in an encouraging way?
Thats it! Go at it!
Genuinely,
~MercGryph
kikiohater
~kikiohater
I did it! <3
