Time to get that holiday journal off my page as its definitely past the holiday season :P

I also haven't posted anything in a few months, which I'm hoping will change soon. However, life has been busy. Moving from Massachusetts to Arizona (and all that entails) is quite a big process to do to begin with. Then, starting and getting used to a new job, and looking into buying a house are more things that continue to eat away at the time.

That being said, I'm really enjoying life down here in AZ so far (especially since its not summer yet :P). I wish I could send some warmth and sunshine to all you people up north, who may still be completely buried in snow, despite the warm weather we've had lately.

Anyway, things are finally starting to settle down, and while I have continued to write and play music this whole time, art and writing has completely stopped, but I hope to continue both soon. On that note, I hope to actually have some music to post soon as well.

So yeah, just a little update for any who is curious; Happy February to all!

I hope that everyone finds time to escape the hustle and bustle of our fast-paced world and enjoy the gifts of family and friends, peace, and love. May all of these gifts be yours this holiday season and throughout the new year.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!

Warmest wishes and love,

~ Ikodo Moonstrife

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Also, enjoy an awesome documentary on furries: http://vimeo.com/17995012

Not to worry, I'm still here, I have just been inactive lately. Real life has been crazy and hectic, but there are some big and very exciting changes afoot involving a new job and a new part of the country.

In other news, a few days ago, I started writing some music again! So, stay tuned. I'll be posting at least one new song in the next couple of days and I won't make any promises, but I'm hoping more will follow!

It's too late to wish everyone happy thanksgiving and too early for Christmas, so...uh...Happy Wednesday!

ATTENTION: I will be selling both of my music albums, Beyond the Dream and Suspended Blue, at FurFright! They will be 10$ each, or 15$ for both. If you want one find me at the con and/or let me know and I shall get you a copy!

If you won't be at FurFright, but want either of these albums, send me a note ^^

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And now the meme...

Where are you staying?
A nearby friend's house

Who will you be with?
Flann and Bianco

Do you do trades?
Often times, yes, if I'm asked

What suits will you have?
Hopefully, I will be in my brand new Ikodo suit ^^

What is your gender?
Male

How old are you?
23

Can I touch you?
That sounds creepy <..<
Feel free to poke me though I suppose.

Can I talk to you?
Sure!

Can I buy you lots of drinks?
Also sure! and then I'll buy you some, or maybe give you a copy of my CD :P

Can I give you lots of money?
you CAN if you want to, but its not really necessary
UNLESS its for my CDs :D

Can I hug or snuggle with you?
Hugs are ok, just give me some warning before hand, no pouncing
and snuggles are reserved for only one person

How tall are you?
5' 7".

Are you nice?
I can't imagine why I wouldn't be

Are you cliquey?
nah, i don't think so

Can I stalk you?
no, that's creepy

How long are you going?
Friday evening to Sunday (won't be there the whole time though)

Do you have an artist table?
Nope

Do you like parties?
Normally, no, but if there was a lot of people I knew, maybe

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
Just shout Ikodo!

I finally have a new music album available!
See here for more info:

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4550096/

So I'll be at AC! Follow this handy guide to keep yourself from being mauled!

Hotel:

• Where are you staying?
Westin

• What day are you getting there?
Thursday, hopefully by mid-afternoon.

• Who will you be rooming with?
BF and 2 other good friends.

Info:

• What is your gender?
Male

• How tall are you?
A bit on the short side, 5'7"

• How can I find you?
Look for black and white tail and ears and front with several Ikodo badges; perhaps a cell number for the people I know and trust the most

• If I see you, how should I get your attention?
try yelling "Ikodo!" .....hugs would also be acceptable, but say something first so I don't jump through the roof :P

• Are you taken?
YOU BETCHA FURRIES

Personality:

• Are you nice?
Very easygoing, friendly, generous, but a bit shy at first and not good at initiating conversation.

• Are you cliquey?
NAY

• Can I snuggle with you?
NOPE, that is reserved for one person only <3

• Can I touch you?
Poking is fine, even hugging if you give me a bit of a warning, but none of that other crazy furry stuff YOU FURRIES

• Can I talk to you?
DEFINITELY, please do, I love to talk with new people, just make sure I talk some as well ^^

• Can I stalk you?
UH, creepy? If you are stalking me properly I shouldn't know, but don't do that, because I WILL know :P

• Do you like parties?
normally, no

Suiting:

N/A unfortunately, but hopefully by FurFirhgt

n/a lol

Art:

• Will you take commissions?
Perhaps to finish later, but not to finish at the con. It also depends mostly on what the commission is of.

• What is the best way to get a commission from you?
Giving me something interesting to draw ^^

• Do you do trades?
Normally no, but it certainly never hurts to ask ^^

• Do you do free art?
if you give me a really interesting idea, then I just might, but don't count on it

Music:

• What kind of music do you like?
Everything and anything that has a strong melodies or shows some true talent


CANT WAIT, hope to meet some new people, see you all there! :D

I've jumped on the wagon, and so far I really like everything about the site ^^

Come check out the site and my page ^^
http://inkbunny.net/
http://inkbunny.net/IkodoMoonstrife

Check out my boyfriend's site too, He already has some amazing paintings of his up:
http://inkbunny.net/Aden

I haven't posted anything in a month, so I'll share with you all an excerpt from the book "The Golden City" by John Twelve Hawks that I particularly liked. If you are currently reading or plan to read this book, you man not want to read this quote:


"Some of you have seen the future clearly. For those people, it feels as if we are trapped in a gigantic mall, frightened but hiding our fear, trudging from store to store, carrying objects purchased for some reason-now forgotten. Celebrities appear and disappear on monitor screens while music continues to play.

When people believe they have no real power, their only choice becomes what to consume. Our society's constant emphasis on buying things has nothing to do with the loss of morality. We feel powerful when we buy something, so we are easily manipulated to buy more.

I've spoken about freedom throughout this message, but for many of us the word freedom has lost its meaning. The faces on television use the word freedom as the justification for war and expansion of the Vast Machine. The word freedom is used to sell airplane tickets and lawn mowers.

Freedom is the ability to think, act, and express our views. In a free society, our rights are respected as long as they don't harm others. A politcal system that allows freedom has validity no matter how you view mankind."

So some may have noticed, my activity lately has been sparse. I have not had that drive to create music or draw art much lately, but I hope that will change soon.

So, what have I been up to? Well, I've started to slide back into video gaming. I have barely bought any video games in the last two years, and all of a sudden, this month I have bought 7; and needless to say, I have started playing them. I also bought a new graphics card, so I could play some of them (like Mass Effect).

Anyways, stay tuned, and hopefully I'll be able to squeeze in some creative stuff inbetween the video gaming, which I hope doesn't take over me ^^

Now, BACK TO MASS EFFECT :D

Ooo, I did a meme, wow

My mate forever:  Aden

1. Who eats more?
He does, and sometimes I complain that he eats too much, because sometimes it disgusts me a little

2. Who said “I love you” first?
I'm not sure, but he was the first to hint that he was indeed curious about both genders ^^

3. Who is the morning person?
Me, it is a battle waking that fox up sometimes <..<

4. Who sings better?
I never hear him sing much, but I'm pretty sure we're both decent, he might be better than me ever

5. Who’s older?
Me

6. Who’s smarter?
I think we're both of equal intelligence and stupidity and we vary a lot given the situations.

7. Whose temper is worse?
Neither of us really get angry about anything, but I do get set off by random pointless things occasionally

8. Who does the laundry?
We both do our own.

9. Who does the dishes?
Right now, we both do our, otherwise we try to split things up evenly

10. Who sleeps on what side of the bed?
I actually am not sure, it depends where the bed is, I'm often on the far or wall side.

11. Whose feet are bigger?
His, he is much taller

12. Whose hair is longer?
right now, mine I think, but it often is his

13. Who’s better with the computer?
He's probably a little better, but I would say we are close to even here

14. Do you have pets?
No, not yet, but we will have Fennecs some day I hope, or a husky ^^

15. Who pays the bills?
We both sort of pay our own bills, or our parents do <..<

16. Who cooks dinner?
Both of us together

17. Who drives when you are together?
often times him, because he likes driving my manual, but we both enjoy driving

18. Who pays when you go out to dinner?
I do, for now ^^

19. Who’s the most stubborn?
Me most likely, altough we are both quite leniant and flexible

20. Who is the first one to admit when they’re wrong?
uh, we always both admit we are wrong

21. Whose family do you see more?
Probably mine, because they are much closer

22. Who named your pet?
No pet yet, but maybe Taco and Schenectady :D

23. Who kissed who first?
We both kissed at the same time I think

24. Who asked who out?
He threw the first biggest hint that he wanted to spend more time with me

25. What did you do on your first date?
I dunno......what was our first real date anyways?

26. Who’s more sensitive?
I think we both are quite sensitive

27. Who’s taller?
Him, but quite a bit

28. Who has more friends?
Do online friends count? Actually I have no idea, a lot of friends are the same for both of us anyways

29. Who has more siblings?
Same amount of sibling, two younger ones

30. Who wears the pants in the relationship?
We take turns wearing the pants :D

If you haven't already, go participate!

http://www.klisoura.com/furrypoll.php

I finally broke.
I finally got a Twitter account.
If you're there, go right ahead and follow me if you wish.

http://twitter.com/IkodoMoonstrife

I would now like to call attention to the best commission I have ever received:

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3259374/

from the greatest boyfriend in the world <3

I truly think the piece deserves as much attention as it can possibly get because of how splendidly amazing it is and because of how much effort was put into it ^^

"In short, we are creating for ourselves a new dark age-the darkness of blinders we voluntarily wear, and which, if we do not take them off and see each other as human beings with legitimate, virtuous concerns, will lead us to tragedies whose cost we will bear for generations.

Or, maybe, we can just calm down and stop thinking that our own ideas are so precious that we must never give an inch to accommodate the heartfelt beliefs of others.

....In the long run, the great mass of people who simply want to get on with their lives CAN shape a peaceful future. But it requires that they actively pursue moderation and reject extremism on EVERY side, and not just one. Because it is precisely those ordinary people, who don't even care all that much about the issues, who will end up suffering the most from any conflict that might arise."

-from Empire, but Orson Scott Card





I wanted to share what I thought were some of the greatest and wisest words of advice I have ever read, words that I think the whole world needs to read and ponder.

I also had to boot off the holiday journal because sadly, those are over ^^

I wanted to write something thoughtful and meaningful, but the following journal has already done a better job than I can do:

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1100906/

Don't stress out on the holidays. Remove yourself from the modern fast-paced world and remember the holiday traditions that have lasted for generations. I wish you joy and happiness and I hope you all can relax and spend time with family and loved ones, and I wish you all best of fortune as we transition into a new year and a new decade ^^

Happy Holidays!

"We live in a time when people like me, who do not wish to chose either camp's ridiculous, inconsistent, unrelated ideology, are being forced to chose-and to take one whole absurd package or the other.

We live in a time when moderates are treated worse than extremists, being punished as if they were more fanatical than actual fanatics.

We live in a time when lies are preferred to the truth and truths are called lies, when opponents are assumed to have the worst conceivable motives and treated accordingly, and when we reach for coercion without even bothering to find out what those who disagree with us are actually saying."

-Orson Scott Card, Empire, Afterword

I saw this posted in  fluffyfennec's journal and I liked it, so I wanted to share it because it's always very nice to see some positive publicity for the furry fandom ^^

So, if you haven't already seen it, check it out :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNb_D5JU1YM

Forgot to write a journal earlier............

I will be there on Saturday ^^
Sooooooo, most of you who are already there and won't check FA till you get back, won't ever know :P ......although, that's not what I intended

Anyways, feel free to say hi if you spot me; I can be a bit shy, but I'm friendly ^^

so I've had a livejournal account for almost a year now.....and I've finally decided to start using it......because I think it will therapeutic to have a way to get my thoughts out of my head

So, if you wanna know more about what goes on inside my head....feel free to check me out and friend me there, because I think I will start writing regular journals there ^^

Here's the address: http://ikodomoonstrife.livejournal.com/

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Quote of the day: “The longer one holds onto a memory, the longer one lives in the past. The deeper the memory they hold onto, the more beautiful the past will become.” -Trigun

Happy 4th of July!! at least to all of those in the US, or any who celebrate it ^^........and if you don't, go launch some fireworks anyways :P

And for all those at AC, I hope you're all having a splendid time........I wish I could have gone this year, but I will make plans for next year!! :)

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Quote of the Day: "Are you congruent?"

Needed and new journal
so I stole this from  Jorge-the-Wolfdog

[b].:FIRE:.[\b]

[] You have a short temper.
[] You often act on your emotions without thinking first. ((very often))
[] You are very competitive.
[X] You like to play with fire.
[] You are not a strong swimmer or you can't swim at all.
[] You prefer warm weather over cold weather.
[] You often lose control over yourself.
[] You can be quite reckless.
[] You sometimes hurt people without realizing it. ((I’ve been told that))
[] People have often called you insane.
Total: 1

[b].:WATER:.[\b]

[X] You have a calm, laid-back personality.
[X] You like to go to the beach.
[X] You rarely get angry.
[X] When you do get angry, you know how to control it.
[X] You think before you act.
[X] You are good at breaking up fights.
[] You are a good swimmer.
[X] You like the rain.
[X] You can stay calm in stressful situations.
[X] You are very generous.
Total: 9

[b].:EARTH:.[\b]

[] You are physically strong.
[X] You have a close connection with nature.
[X] You don't mind getting dirty. ((if you got to do it, you got to do it))
[] You form strong opinions on issues that concern you.
[] You could easily survive in the wild.
[X] You care about the environment.
[] You can easily focus on your work without getting distracted. ((yea cretin times))
[X] You rarely get depressed.
[] You aren't afraid of anything.
[] You prefer to have a strict set of rules.
Total: 4

[b].:AIR:.[\b]

[X] You have a free spirit.
[X] You hate rules.
[X] You prefer to be out in the open rather than in small, enclosed spaces.
[X] You hate to be restrained. ((who doesn’t))
[] You are very independent and outgoing.
[X] You are quite intelligent.
[] You tend to be impatient.
[X] You are easily distracted.
[] You can sometimes be hyperactive and/or annoying.
[X] You wish you could fly.
Total: 7

[b].: DARKNESS:.[\b]

[] You spend most of your time alone.
[x] You prefer nighttime over daytime. ((sometimes))
[] You like creepy things.
[X] You like to play tricks on people.
[] Black is your favorite color.
[X] You prefer the villains over the heroes in movies, TV shows, videogames, etc.
[] You don't talk much.
[] You are atheist.
[X] You don't mind watching scary movies.
[] You love to break the rules. ((there are times))
Total: 4

[b].:LIGHT:.[\b]

[X] You are very polite.
[] You are spiritual.
[X] When someone is in trouble, you never hesitate to help them.
[X] You believe everything you see or hear.
[X] You are afraid of the dark. ((unless someone is in need))
[X] You hate violence.
[X] You hope for world peace.
[X] You are generally a happy person.
[X] Everyone loves to be around you.
[X] You always follow the rules.
Total: 9

Water and light are my elements, with air as a close second
and amazingly, those are exactly the ones I have always chosen in the past ^^

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Quote of the Day: "That is astute! You get a 9!"

It's always been my birthday, but I never noticed it rhymed :P

Also, my journal will now start having inspirational or funny quotes at the bottom ^^

Quote of the day:
"What is the most important thing in the world? Not being on fire, just ask anyone who is on fire."

Now, I have to make a new journal to get rid of the old depressing one :P

So, I'll announce that I'll be at Tora-con next Saturday for anyone who knows of it and for anyone who's going. And for those who don't know, it's an Anime convention hosted by RIT in upstate NY

Anyways, I won't have an artist table or anything, but the artist's alley is where you'll find me ^^

First off I feel the need to announce that this academic quarter is over......and I survived and I think I passed everything ^^ .....all I got are some finals left, but those are nothing compared to the way my last few weeks have been X..x

Also, my journal title.....saw a video on youtube and boom..... nostalgia; I also laughed hysterically through most of the video....anyone remember the yip yips from seasame street?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4VNMERVsC4

Also, I think I'm gonna try something new really soon, I'm gonna start offering art commissions and possibly even music commissions in a few weeks......but I don't know any details just yet or if I will even actually go through with it.....we shall see :)

Anyways, that's all for now....I am happy I can now spend more time with my online world ^^

I have posted a video..... hooray!!:

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

A few moths ago I posted a picture of my mate swinging around steel wool on fire, also known as fire wire. However, I have neglected to post any of the videos from that night; until now that is ^^.....anyways, thought some people might be interested :)