So I was sitting here watching old Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes on the internet, when I noticed something interesting. Apparently one of the companies who worked on the show is called Hat Trick, and at the very end of the credits, they have a little video of this MASSIVE rabbit pulling a squirming and generally rather distraught-looking man out of a big hat. And that is when The oddest thought crossed my mind...

Needless to say, the furry fandom area of my brain took this image and just RAN with it! A ginormous rabbit...pulling a human man in a suit....out of a hat. My goodness the implications are nearly limitless! I am such a dirty Dino. XD

Ok, so it's actually more like a plea, but please just hear me out. :3

The one piece I have done in my gallery, art-wise, Acrocanthosaurus, is basically a lineart. I did shading when I drew it, but I find myself wondering how much more awesome it would look if some of the truly skilled artists I have seen here were to color it for me. :3 Obviously, this is something you are free to do in your time and there would be no rush. Kind of a 'when I have nothing better to do' type thing.

Probably another journal I get no answer to, but it's worth a try. :3

For the last moth and a half or so, we have had this little grey kitten in the house that we have been hand-feeding because it was maybe a week old when we found it and the other cats outside were not taking care of it. Last night, I killed it.

I was kneeled down on the floor, looking at a friend's laptop, trying to help him figure something out on Windows 7, and when I went to rest a knee on the floor, the kitten was there. I didn't even know it was out of it's box. My mother says she heard a pop and knew it was done for....she heard it, but I felt it.

I can't get the image of the little legs sticking stiffly out away from it's little body as it mewled in terror and pain out of my head. It lost control of it's bodily functions at the end...But then, for all I know, death by having something ruptured inside while being squished by much weight is a normal thing.

I loved that cat so much...We called it Squeakers, because it would squeak almost relentlessly. I played with it....it licked and nibbled on pretty much anything and everything. I considered it my little brother. And I killed it.

I feel like a truly horrible person. :(

Stole from  rexymagic

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think! Repost as "my life according to (band name)"

• Pick your Artist:
Guns 'N Roses

• Are you a male or female?
Nice Boys

• Describe yourself:
Sentimental Movie

• How do you feel:
One in a Million

• Describe where you currently live:
Welcome to the Jungle

• If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
Paradise City

• Your favorite form of transportation:
Locomotive

• What did you get on your last Birthday?
Just Another Sunday

• Your best friend is:
Anything Goes

• You and your best friends are:
Human Being

• What's the weather like:
November Rain

• Favorite moment:
You Could Be Mine

• If your life was a TV show, what would it be called:
My World

• What is life to you:
Ain't it Fun

• Your last relationship:
Dust N' Bones

• Your fear:
You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory

• What is the best advice you have to give:
Think About You

• Thought for the Day:
Don't Cry

• How I would like to die:
Shadow of Your Love

• My soul's condition:
Pretty Tied Up

• Most Faithful Companion:
Attitude

• My motto:
Live and Let Die

Questions? Feel free to ask! It's not all obvious...>_>

Before I get into this, a little disclaimer: I am in NO WAY a techie. When it comes to working on computers, or even remembering what half of the specs mean, All you'll get outta me is a good laugh at the sheer level of stupid I can cram into my frame. That said...

I got Omega's computer parts! 1.5 gigs of memory, 2 hard drives, rockin' sound card, and a nice shiny new video card. Took it all outta the box and shut my computer down so I could get to the upgrading goodness, courtesy of Tim. :)

First thing I notice? I'm missing screws. There were missing space plates in the back of the tower I'm using, and, while the Video card was big enough to cover one of those holes, I still needed a crew just to affix the sound card in place. Luckily my father is a pack rat in the construction industry. Electrical, no less, so he comes across the right size screws near-constantly. The down side? They are all in one big ass coffee can. So I had to spend about 2 hours sifting through this big can of screws, nuts, bolts, washers, and god-only-knows-what-else before I found my screws. Back to the task at hand!

So I get the memory changed out no problem. This is the one thing I am confident in my ability to do, and it goes smoothly. I fandangle the new video card in place and screw it down. Then I put in the sound card and screw it down as well. Put the tower back together and hook it all back up. Turn it on. Found New Hardware box pops up. Normal, right? So I have it scan the sound card and it auto-installs some drivers. While it's doing this, one of the little gaming services I never use pops up and starts updating itself. -.- Ctrl+Alt+Delete to open the task manager and close that, since it has NO way of stopping it otherwise. Add/Remove programs and get rid of Raptr. Back to business.

This is when I realize that the sound card came with it's own software disk. So I put it in and install it. Open the Program it puts on...and it's messed up. o.O There is like...3 inches of space around the bottom and right side of the screen, cutting off everything the program SHOULD have there...My start bar is GONE. I have no way of closing this program DOWN now. >.< Ctrl+Alt+Delete again...but...what? A little box pops up saying that they task manager has been disabled by the administrator. But...wasn't I just in it? o.O

So I do a system restore to get back my Task Manager. This also means my sound driver is gone again. >.< And Raptr is back. So I first re-un-install Raptr. Good Riddence! Then I decide it's a good time to fix my AVG free so I can do a virus scan and see what's the deal with my Task Manager getting locked out in the first place. But...Now I can't find the disk with the install file on it! Argh! I search for about a half hour for that before I finally give up. Steal a CD-R from my dad and go to my MOM'S laptop to grab the file, so as not to take the chance surfing the 'net for it with no protection. Finally get AVG uninstalled and reinstalled. Updated. And now it gives me a new little error box saying there is a power problem with my new vid card and it's auto-setting all the setting down to safe levels. I just turned the PC back on...it had only been on for like...15 minutes, max. So I, naturally, assume I need a new power...supply...pack...source...thingy...YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, DAMMIT! D=

So I take my tower apart, AGAIN, and take out the shiny new vid card (which is almost too hot to touch. I guess I know now that the fan it comes with was NOT running...) and re-rig the fan I had to the fins on the old card so I can put IT back in. Put the computer together and turn it back on. When it gets to the desktop, it just....goes black. >_> And then start booting up agian. It Auto-reset. And then I get this little box pop up...AGAIN...that says the system just recovered from a major crash. No shit, Microsoft...no fuckin' shit...>_>

So I start manually closing down all the frivilous little programs that start up automatically upon start-up because I never figured out where in the hell to go to stop them from starting up in the first place. And I misclick. I hit the NVIDIA controls on accident. For the new vid card...that I just had to take out. AUTO-RESTART!! Hmmm...I guess I should get rid of that, so I don't do it agian.....so when my system reboots, I open the Control Panel. Add/Remove Programs again. NVIDIA Drivers is in the list! So I select it. Tell it to remove all but the basic video driver. And it restarts, as it is supposed to do when there is a registry/driver change, so that the change will take effect. Reboots...Desktop again! Found New Hardware? Oh yea! I still don't have my Sound driver installed...No bi--............Huh? o.O? Other PCI Bridge Device and SM Bus Controller have no driver now? How the hell did THAT happen?! >.<

It was at that point that I decided to give up. Ran my full system scan, which came up clean, save for the usual tracking cookies, and decided that I needed to rant. Maybe you guys need a good laugh. >_> I have a friend who is a computer technician. He is going to fix this for me. I have his word. :3 Or...I'll end up throwing this damn computer out the nearest window........and it sits right in front of one! Either way....

This, my friends....is why I HATE working on computers. With a PASSION!! >.<

1) Who are you?
2) Are we friends?
3) When and how did we meet?
4) Would you kiss me?
5) Give me a nickname and explain why.
6) Describe me in 1 word.
7) What was your first impression of me?
8) Do you still think the same?
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) Are you gonna put this in your journal and see what I say about you?
13) Would you meet up with me?

Okay. As some of you (if I even HAVE anyone still visiting my page. >.< ) may have noticed, I took the 'Mated to  rexymagic ' thing off of my front page. This is because...well...I'm NOT mated to him anymore. We kinda mutually agreed to step back and see what happens. So yea. Single Sauropod. If anyone cares. o.o'

tomorrow, March 24th 2009, is my 2-year anniversary of the day I met my mate. It doesn't feel like it's been two years....the time is seriously FLYING by. heh...

I guess I can understand it, though...it's been probably the happiest two years of my life. While we have many things in common, he is everything I wish I was...outgoing, confident, popular. heh. Well...that last one is a little iffy, honestly. :3 I get nervous around a bunch of people I don't know IRL, so it suits me fine to not be center or attention. :P

Anyhow, I've been trying to think of something I can get or do for him because...well...it's our anniversary! And I love him and he does SO MUCH for me...beyond just emotionally. I dunno. Maybe I'm just being my usual sentimental self. We'll have to see if I can come up with something by tomorrow. :3

Something else I stole from  rexymagic

Instructions:
Start with 100%. Bold everything you've done and subtract 1% for everything that you've done. Then repost as you're __% pure.


1. Smoked
2. Drank alcohol
3. Cried when someone died
4. Been drunk
5. Had sex
6. Been to a concert
7. Gotten/given a hand job
8. Gotten/given a blow job
9. Been verbally/sexually harassed
10.Verbally/sexually harassed somebody

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 92%

11. Felt someone up and/or been felt up
12. Laughed so hard something came out of your nose.
13. Cheated on a boyfriend/girlfriend before.
14. Been cheated on by a boyfriend/girlfriend
15. Been to prom.
16. Cried at school
17. Gotten lost in a WalMart or a department store.
18. Went streaking
19. Given or received a lap dance.
20. Had someone of the opposite sex in your room

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 88%

21. Had someone of the opposite sex sleep over
22. Slept over at someone of the opposite sex's house
23. Kissed a stranger
24. Hugged a stranger
25. Went scuba diving
26. Driven a car
27. Gotten an x-ray
28. Hit by a car
29. Had a party
30. Done serious drugs

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 81%

31. Played strip poker/darts/basketball
32. Got paid to strip for someone
33. Run away from home.
34. Broken a bone.
35. Eaten sushi
36. Bought porn
37. Watched porn
38. Made porn
39. Had a crush on someone of the same sex
40. Been in love

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 75%

41. French kissed
42. Laughed so hard you cried
43. Cried yourself to sleep
44. Laughed yourself to sleep
45. Stabbed yourself
46. Shot a gun
47. Trash talked someone and then acted like their best friend the next day
48. Been online for 9 consecutive hours.
49. Watched TV for 9 consecutive hours.
50. Watched an animal die.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 67%

51. Watched a person die
52. Kissed and/or messed around somewhere with at least 1 person present.
53. Pranked somebody.
54. Put somebody in the hospital
55. Snuck into someone's room and/or your own room after being out
56. Kissed somebody of the same sex
57. Dressed punk
58. Dressed goth
59. Dressed preppy
60. Been to a motocross race

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 65%

61. Avoided somebody
62. Been stalked
63. Stalked someone
64. Met a celebrity.
65. Played an instrument.
66. Ridden a horse
67. Cut yourself
68. Bungee jumped.
69. Ding dong ditched somebody.
70. Been to a wild party.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 62%

71. Got caught stealing something.
72. Kicked/punched a guy in the balls.
73. Stolen a boyfriend/girlfriend from a friend.
74. Gone out with your friend's crush.
75. Got arrested.
76. Been pregnant.
77. Babysat
78. Been to another country.
79. Started your house on fire.
80. Had an encounter with a ghost.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 59%

81. Donated your hair to cancer patients.
82. Been asked out by someone that you never thought you'd be asked out by.
83. Cried over a family member of the opposite sex.
84. Had a boyfriend/girlfriend for 3 months or more.
85. Sat on your butt all day
86. Ate a whole carton of ice cream all by yourself.
87. Had a job.
88. Gotten cut from a sports team.
89. Been called a whore.
90. Danced like a whore

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 54%

91. Been mistaken for a celebrity.
92. Been in a car accident.
93. Been told you have beautiful eyes.
94. Been told you have beautiful hair.
95. Raped somebody.
96. Danced in the rain.
97. Been rejected.
98. Walked out of a restaurant without paying.
99. Punched someone/slapped someone in the face.
100. Been raped.

FINAL PERCENT: 50%

This was a neat little thing  rexymagic had up in a journal, so I thought I'd see how it came out for me. <3

Using only song titles from one artist, cleverly answer these questions.

Pick a band/artist: Guns 'N' Roses

1. Are you male or female: Nice Boys

2. Describe yourself: You're Crazy

3. How do you feel about yourself: Bad Obsession

4. Describe your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend: Back Off Bitch

5. Describe your current boy/girl situation: This I Love

6. Describe your current location: Welcome to the Jungle

7. Describe where you want to be: My World

8. Your best friend is: Raw Power

9. Your favorite color is: Shotgun Blues

10. You know that: It's so Easy

11. What’s the weather like: November Rain

12. If your life was a television show what would it be called? You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory

13. What is life to you: Live and Let Die

14. What is the best advice you have to give: Think About You

15. If you could change your name what would you change it to: Nightrain

Alright! I got tired of this account just sitting here, gathering dust. I am posting things now! =D For now, it's a story series, but hopefully it won't be TOO much longer before I can get back into drawing. When I do, those will go up here too. :P

But yea. So how has everyone been? Good? Yes? No? *stares*

.........*shrugs and walks away*

Ok...I am starting to be a bit more active here, thanks to my mate, and I am tired of looking at a cup with various art supplies in it. n.n If anyone would be willing to toss together some kind of small piccy for me, I would be much grateful. :3 A purple sauropod. Headshot would be fine. Eye color is...Hmmm...Never really thought about that. XD Eye color will be left up to artist's discretion. Whatever you think looks best. :3

Muchly and eternally grateful to whoever decides to do me this favor. <3