In Peoria, AZ at Mcdonalds, if you get an Egg McMuffin meal and a Sausage McMuffin w/ Egg meal, both with small soft drinks, you can get the evil total of $6.66

Because I am bored while waiting for the shuttle to head downtown for class.

1. What does your FurAffinity name mean and why?
It's something I came up with using K's (my favorite letter!) and modifying my last name. It doesn't really mean anything, and I just made it because it sounds cooler than my RL name.

2. What fandom were you obsessed with when you joined and what are you into now?
I was nearly an otaku before >.>

3. How many watchers do you have now?
57 brain-damaged individuals. :-P

4. Name 3 of your favorite artists on FA.
 skunkworks  odylic-force  coyox

5. Do you comment, fav, or both?
Fav, most of the time. I don't have enough time to go about commenting all of my faves.

6. Do you participate in clubs' contests here on FA?
There are clubs on FA?

7. What is your most popular submission?
In terms of views: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1206408/
In terms of faves: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2531826/

8. What are your favorite non-anime TV shows?
Law & Order: SVU, CSI: Las Vegas, ummm... I think that's it >.>

9. What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Everything

10. Summer or winter?
Summer

11. Rain or Sun?
Rain

12. What's your favorite type of music?
Argh, I hate questions like this. Well, currently, it's a hybrid of Electronic subgenres. Here's an example of what I mean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYCaHdEkEYY

13. PC or Mac?
PC

14. Anime or Manga?
Anime

15. Coke or Pepsi?
Neither, Mountain Dew Throwback and Dr. Pepper all the way.

16. Read or TV?
Read, I do this way much more than watching TV. I don't think I've watched tv in several months since the last time.

17. How many hours a day do you spend on FA?
Wayyy too many

18. Name a hidden talent.
I haven't found it yet.

19. Flash or traditional cartoons?
Traditional for sure.

20. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
Subway

21. What are your top 3 favorite books?
Snow Crash, Marlfox, 1984

22. Wii or Playstation?
Playstation... Nintendo's betrayed me. T_T

23. Name 3 of your favorite bands/singers.
WHY must you ask?!?! I have soooo many. *sigh* Well, here are the 3 I'm listening to most lately, but by no means are these the only ones:

Negative Format
Nitzer Ebb
Mind.In.A.Box

24. Are you a fast, slow, or medium typist?
Medium

25. Do you like Denny's?
It's alright. That have pretty good coffee.

26. What is your favorite smiley?
:3

27. What is your favorite type of pie?
Sweet Cherry Pie! :-P

28. Have you ever stayed up for 24 hours?
On a few occasions when insomnia hits

29. Do you go on YouTube a lot?
Yes, but I'm getting more frustrated with how much stricter they are getting with copyright enforcement.

30. Are you a member on any other sites besides FA?
Umm, plenty.

31. Do you cosplay?
No

32. Fruits or sweets?
Mmm, I prefer fruits. many of them are naturally sweet!

33. Buttered, plain, or salted popcorn?
Salted

34. Have you skipped school?
Yup

35. Have you been on a plane?
Yes

36. Have you swam in an ocean?
Unfortunately. >.>

37. Have you been ice skating?
Nope

38. Favorite vacation spot?
Anywhere that isn't Arizona

39. Ever been on TV?
nope

40. Favorite salad and dressing?
Cesar

41. What do you do to relax?
Hmmm, sometimes I read, listen to music, or have a smoke.

42. What is the last film you saw in the theater?
Avatar

43. Favorite Sandwich?
One comprised of Turkey, Provolone, mayo, mustard, and white bread.

44. If you could go anywhere in the world...
That's a tough one... probably Germany, Japan, Spain, and more that I can't think of at the moment.

45. Favorite time of the day?
Fun time :P

46. What did you want to be when you were little?
Rockstar

47. What do you want to be now?
Something like a net admin or CIO

48. If you could eat with one person, who would it be?
Dr. Andrew Kirby, that cynical bastard... (he's a former prof of mine)

49. What character would you hate to be stuck in a room with?
That annoying rich girl from That 70's Show

50. When is your birthday?
May 23rd

51. Favorite type of ice cream?
Peanut Butter and Chocolate

52. Last book you read?
Experiencing MIS, 2nd Edition

53. Which store would you max out a credit card at?
COP International. >:)

54. Do you buy / sell / both on eBay?
Buy

55. What is the most annoying thing people ask you?
Why?

56. Favorite all time movie?
Oye, I like too many movies x.x

57. What was your favorite show when you were a kid?
Power Rangers (I can't remember which one)

58. What are you listening to right now?
"Spectral Analysis" by Negative Format from their album 'Moving Past the Boundaries'

59. What is the last thing you ate?
A Big Breakfast w/ Hotcakes, and a 32 oz. Caramel Iced Coffee

60. If you were a crayon what color would you be?
Something like that silvery gray

61. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Eyes

62. Favorite sport to play?
Wrestling (amateur, not 'pro')

63. Favorite Day of the Year?
Every day

64. Hugs or Kisses?
Both

65. Vanilla or Chocolate?
Chocolate

66. Favorite Board Game?
Monopoly

67. Favorite smells?
Hmmm, Sandalwood, Peppermint, Chamomile, cigarette smoke

68. What inspires you?
Music, dreams, life in general

69. Do you have any piercings?
used to have my left ear pierced, but I let that close

70. How many siblings do you have?
One younger sister

71. Bacon Bits or croutons?
Croutons

72. Favorite Day of the Week?
Wednesday because it's the most fcuked up day of the week.

73. Favorite phrase?
An eye for an eye may make everyone blind, but it'll make me feel a hell of a lot better.

74. Favorite Restaurant?
I have no idea

75. Favorite animal?
Ferrets, though I love mustelids in general

76. Favorite thing to do outside?
Sleep

77. Favorite thing to do when it's raining?
Go outside on my covered porch and listen to the Silent Hill 2-3 OSTs.

78. Favorite Disney character?
Jafar

79. Do you like coffee?
It is my lifeblood.

1.Are you single or taken?
Single

2. Chocolate or flowers?
Both?

3. Will you do anything special for Valentines Day?
Probably not

4.Do you like anyone?
I do

5. Were you dating anyone last Valentines?
Nope

6. What would be your dream Valentines date?
Having a Valentine's date. :P

7. Do you make a big deal about Valentines?
Not really, but then again, I've never been with anybody during Valentine's.

8. Have you ever had a secret admirer?
I don't know. If I did, they wouldn't be much of a secret. :P

9. Would you ever write someone a love letter?
I have, much to my regret.

10. Do you believe in Cupid?
That's like asking me if I believe in Santa Claus.

11. Do your parents give you presents on Valentines?
My mother typically gets my sister and I chocolates.

12. Do you still send out Valentines cards?
I haven't for a few years, but I've been thinking about it for this year...

13. Do you like candy hearts?
Bleh, no.

15. Is Valentines day depressing?
No, it's just like any other day.

16. How do you feel about PDA?
As long as it's within reason and they aren't practically having sex in public, then it's all good.

17. How is your love life?
Complicated at the moment.

18. Have you ever been dumped on Valentines?
Nope.

19. How many roses would you want?
It doesn't matter how many as long as they're given.

20. Will you have a boyfriend/girlfriend next year?
Probably not, but never say never.

What. a. waste. of. time.

It's the third week and we're BARELY covering the law of demand. The first two weeks was filled with my instructor dancing around unrelated things. On top of that, I made the mistake of Microeconomics (more focused and detailed than Macro, it seems), so this stuff is all common knowledge for me. *sigh* I shouldn't have come. x.x

In recent months, I have been losing touch with both myself and my dear friends. At first, I simply thought it was a creative slump. To those friends whom I've been losing touch with, I'm sorry. I've done things that I would not have meant to do in a normal state of mind. But it's coming to an end.

This slump I've been in is something that I have tried time and again to ignore and avoid my entire life. It's something that my mother suffers from and has suffered from since about my age. What I am speaking of is depression... now, I know you may be thinking that I'm just imagining it. But it was diagnosed to run in the family nearly a decade ago by a doctor who isn't some hack who just wants to push pills, and has been our family doctor since my parents were young teens. It seems I can't ignore it any longer, but the solution for me does not lie in medication.

I will NOT let it turn me into someone like my mother, who is nothing more than a husk of the woman that I knew in my childhood and early adolescence. It hurts to say that about her, but it's the simple truth. I won't let it destroy my friendships and my life like I have seen it do. To those I have spoken to lately, I internalize a lot of my issues and there are many that I keep only to myself. Only recently have I realized I need to get this off my chest now that I am nearing its resolution. To those I haven't spoken to as of late, I truly am sorry for being so absent when I promised I would be around more. But now, like a country after the second world war, I'm ready to rebuild. I should be getting back on IM's and in contact with all those I have been neglecting to contact within the next couple days.

Like a snake, I'm shedding the skin of my 2009 self. 2010 marks the year where I will work to rid myself of the lethargy that has been a plague upon me all last year. From this day forward, I promise myself that I will work to improve myself in body, and not only in mind. Though I am not ashamed of my body, I believe that its state influences the chemistry of my entire system, and improving that chemistry will positively influence various aspects of my life and personality. But...

Don't expect me to turn into some gym-going, steroid junkie. Only doing this until I'm back in shape and then I'll just maintain that. No hopes for a six pack here. :P

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:
Funker Vogt

• Are you a male or female?
Fallen Man

• Describe yourself:
Compulsions

• How do you feel:
Hostile Waters

• Describe where you currently live:
Darwin's Nightmare

• If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
City of Darkness

• Your favorite form of transportation:
Maschine Zeit

• What did you get on your last Birthday?
King for a Night

• Your best friend is:
Red Queen

• You and your best friends are:
Evil's Birth

• What's the weather like:
Nuclear Winter

• Favorite moment:
Date of Expiration

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

• What is life to you:
Pure War

• Your last relationship:
Prisoners of War

• Your fear:
House of Sorrows

• What is the best advice you have to give:
Vorwärts!

• Thought for the Day:
A New Beginning

• How I would like to die:
Live Execution

• My soul's condition:
Under Control

• Most Faithful Companion:
Gunman

• My motto:
Welcome to Destruction

So, playlist on shuffle. Twenty songs. Talk about 'em.

Hah, this kind of shows how varied my collection is. I have some country hidden away, though it isn't featured here.

01. Project Pitchfork- "Existence v4.1"
This is the track that really introduced me to the idea of guitars meshing well with Industrial. I'm still not a huge fan of the band, but listening to this track gives me a feeling of nostalgia during my days of barely exploring Industrial music.

02. Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard- "Introduce a Little Anarchy"
Haha, what can I say other than this song's an awesome piece of an equally awesome soundtrack to an amazing movie?

03. And One- "Blue Monday (Live)"
While And One's covers are great, even live, I still prefer the original. However, it's still an enjoyable track.

04. Aghast View- "Timeless (Tim Schuldt Mix)"
Honestly, I've never been a big fan of Aghast View's original tracks. However, the remixes such as this one are awesome. This one's nice and heavy and really drives the idea of heavy Industrial Metal. When I listen to it I find myself wanting to headbang and dance.

05. Creed- "To Whom It May Concern"
This is a track off of the soundtrack for "The Scorpion King". In good old Creed fashion, it's beautifully melodic in both its guitars and vocals. It encapsulates everything I loved about Creed's style.

06. Masami Ueda- "More Digging Here Bow-Wow"
This is from the game Okami. It's very humorous to listen to, and good if you're in the mood for something a little silly and fun.

07. God Module- "Entranced"
Man this an old God Mod track before one of the co-founders left the project. It has the old ambient while still being Dark Electro, sort of feel. It's one of the few I enjoy these days from their older stuff. However, it's refreshing to hear Jasyn Bangert's vocals in a bit of a softer sort of distortion than he uses these days.

08. Karl Wolf- Africa (Original Mix)
This is a song a buddy of mine gave me. Usually this isn't my preferred sort of music, but the message is good and it doesn't sound as craptastic as most of the music in its genre out there.

09. Mind.In.A.Box- "Lost Alone (Acoustic.Version)"
This is a free bonus download for those that buy the album. It's really really a departure from MIAB's typical sound, which isn't to say it's bad. In fact, it's pretty damn good. It features an acoustic guitar and clean vocals in a completely different sound structure. I think this was the precursor to what would be the song structures for their live performances.

10. T_Error 404- "Solaris (Nightmare Mix by Diversant 13)"
This is a track I recently came across on an album being distributed for free by the label. It's one hell of a Dark Electro track. The project is actually very good and can create some serious dance floor thrillers. It's a shame they don't get the publicity they deserve in the scene.

11. Mindless Self Indulgence- "Adios Amigos (Mono Mix)"
Much like the mix title says, this is a version of the track mainly in mono. It's still a pretty fun, silly track that you would expect from MSI, but it lacks the stereo punch of the original version.

12. Velvet Acid Christ- "Phucking Phreak"
Wow, an ooooold VAC track in all its low-fi glory. This was one of the first tracks that got me interested in VAC's older material prior to the Fun With Knives album. It has that warm, old analog feel as well as a genuine distortion effect over Bryan's voice. Even after listening to the 2009 remake, which is much cleaner and has superior production, I still enjoy this version just because of that nostalgia feeling of old gear and sampled guitars.

13. Fangs On Fur- "Fangs on Fur"
A pretty awesome Gothic Metal track off of a compilation titled Pagan Love Songs. While it is goth metal, it has a bit of a punk feel due to the female vocals in it and because of the energy it has. It's pretty enjoyable, I have to say.

14. Michigan- "Shine in Silver"
Michigan, the very underrated and overlooked Synth Rock band. This particular song is beautiful and truly melodic. Perfect if you have any qualms about love in your life. The vocals aren't amazing, but they're good for the style.

15. Suicide Commando- "Die Motherfucker Die"
haha, the latest single from the upcoming album "Implements of Hell" (due out early next year!). This is what I call a 'dance floor killer'. It's aggressive, furious, fast, and unrelenting. Typical Suicide Commando stuff that'll have you dancing away all that aggression you have.

16. Nightwish- "Cadence of Her Last Breath"
One my favorite tracks off of their latest album, Dark Passion Play, featuring their new vocalist. Unlike some of the tracks on the album, this puts her vocals to the best use possible and retains that Nightwish feel while framing the vocals in just the way to compliment them.

17. Infected Mushroom- "Release Me"
The very first IM track I ever heard, and also the first Psytrance track I ever heard. It got me interested in both the band AND the genre. Starts out nice, slow, and dark, with a sample from 'Independence Day" before delving right into the Psytrance portion. It's really a great introduction to Infected Mushroom as it also features Metal-styled guitars.

18. Das Ich- "Kindgott (Album Mix)"
There isn't much of Das Ich's material before the album "Cabaret" that I like, but this is one of the songs I do like. It's bizarre in it's instrumentation while still remaining somewhat danceable with the raw vocals Das Ich is known for. Much like the band's best material, it sounds like a warped journey the mind.

19. Toxic Coma- Anal Cockroach
Okay, this is VAC's purposely horrible, funny side project. Oddly enough, the music itself is okay, it's the samples that are simply terrible in that 'eww, gross' kind of way. Totally not a song to take seriously, plus in typical Toxic Coma style, it's time stamp is said to be over 28 minutes long, but it's nowhere close to it.

20. Fox Amoore- Of Light and Darkness MVMNT I (Jayli's Theme)
A beautiful example of the amazing classical work Fox Amoore can do. Seriously, check out his account here on FA! Next to the 3rd movement, this my favorite of the whole piece. Truly, it's stunning.

Am I the only one that finds what is happening to this woman and her child absolutely disgusting?: http://www.truthout.org/1114098

I got sucked into a pile of homework today, so I didn't get around to taking a pic of myself. But I promise that I will have one tomorrow! I'll take it after I wake up, looking all gross and sleepy-eyed... or not. :P

On another CRAZY note, I've been thanked in the liner notes of one of my favorite music artists' new album!
http://velvetacidchrist.com/

There's something really cool about seeing your name in the liner notes of a music album, regardless of it's global popularity. It reads like this:
"Donation thank you's:[insert 19 names]... Daniel Caceres... [insert 6 more names]... Thank all of you who donated! It really helped me get past a hard time. Again, thank you all from the bottom of my heart."

It was a little over a year ago that he made a post on his website about his financial situation at the time, asking for any donations fans were willing to give until things got better. I only had about 20 bucks to spare, but I gave it all to him since, you know, as fans we take and take and don't give much back in general. I honestly had almost forgotten I'd done that until I saw my name while reading the liner notes. I have to admit, I'm pretty psyched about it!

I'm noticing a lot of the people I watch are females... this is interesting since statistically (if the unofficial furry surveys are to be believed) males out number females something like 2.3:1 in the fandom. It's actually pretty cool to see.

You know, I have to say, I'm liking this photo meme that's going around. It's pretty cool to see the faces behind the avatars! I'll probably be doing of myself today looking all hot [and I don't mean by attractiveness!] and tired after running a bunch of errands.

Also, it's nice to be reassured that the fandom isn't full of people who look like their faces were hammered with a machete. Superficial, I know, but it's still pretty cool to know. :P

Have you ever wondered how "fuck" is defined in the phrase "busy as fuck"? Well, I now have a definition for that vulgar word. "Fuck", in this phrase, can be defined as that feeling you get when you think to yourself that you'd have a heart attack from your current workload increasing even a smidgeon; and if this happened you would pull at your hair and yell "fuck" at the top of your lungs. That is what the word "fuck" means in the phrase "busy as fuck".

So yeah... busy as fuck.

However! Not all of it is shit and grime! In my sparse spare time I have managed to get my eager paws upon a game called Torchlight! I hear that it's in between the games Diablo and Fate, neither of which I have played. Regardless of whether this is true, this game is fun and addicting! It's so paaainful to tear myself away from it to do homework just because it's so much fun. Sure it's repetitive and won't give you too much of a challenge even on Very Hard, but that's part of the fun! It's a great game for just relaxing and filling in some time, and for that totally worth the $20 you can get it for on Steam and Direct2Drive. Check it out!

And finally, a little opinion on music... sure, I could start going on about how Velvet Acid Christ's new album is simply beautiful, being mix of goth and Industrial, but I'm currently on a kick for one of the first bands I came across when getting into Industrial music.

Negative Format is one the most unfortunately underrated bands on the Metropolis Records roster. These guys seriously just get pushed aside in favor of the more cookie cutter bands despite their creativity and don't get the attention they deserve.

Their music blends plenty of electronic genres together, including Industrial, EBM, Trance, Techno, Ambient, and in a couple of their songs, even Trip-Hop. Their last couple of albums, "Moving Past the Boundaries" and "Gradients", are simply amazing and fully palatable chimeras of style. Unfortunately it's because of their hybridized style that makes them hard to market, which is a shame because it is quite unique and can be clearly identified as Negative Format's trademark style.

I've talked with NF's founding member, Alex Matheu, and he's never been hesitant about responding to my emails and answering questions or simply conversing about electronic music in general. They rarely ever tour, which can be part of why they are relatively unknown among their labelmates, but it also lends a nice mystery to the band which makes it only more appealing. As such, I'm asking for their albums for christmas, but even if I don't get them, I will once I can spare the cash! They deserve the support. Soooo, here's a few examples of my favorite tracks by them, including a song that is very very beautiful, Foundations:

Focus (MPtB)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrtYP2TuovQ
Echo Chamber (MPtB)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X1PLBO7huM
Foundations (Gradients)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tmPK5lpGGo
Color Depth (Gradients)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi7Th5mQ9nQ

Yay for sarcasm.

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
Daniel
Khris Kazeras
Khris K.

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU'VE HAD:
KhrisK
khris_kazeras0
master_of_slaves0 (you early Heat of the Nighters may remember this from before I joined up. You can blame Bondofox for inspiring this one :P)

THREE THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST 33 MINUTES (Of the last day)
Eaten dinner
Died a little inside
Finished some Accounting homework.

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
I can try being cool pretty well.
I’d like to think I’m a pretty down to earth guy
I know how to get things done

THREE THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
Doubtful of myself
Cynical to perhaps an unhealthy level
I easily lose faith in particular things of my life

THREE PARTS OF YOUR ORIGINS:
Mexican-American mother
Columbian-American father
Some unknown strain of Lebanese somewhere on my mother’s side.

THREE THINGS YOU'RE AFRAID OF:
Failure
Being unable to have control over something
Not being able to live up to the principles I preach

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
socks
glasses
Umm… does head hair count?

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
Wallet
iPod
water

THREE IMPORTANT OBJECTS:
Laptop
External Hard Drive
Soap

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE BANDS (gah, damn you for making me choose):
Velvet Acid Christ
Funker Vogt
VNV… (dammit, I hate choosing..)… er, Combichrist

THREE WAYS TO BE HAPPY:
Love what you do
Masturbate
Do what you love

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
Diary of Dreams- King of Nowhere (Lonely Mix)
Suicide Commando- Die Motherfucker Die (Die Twice Remix by Noisuf-X)
Velvet Acid Christ- Black Rainbows

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
An exotic food
Reach a couple personal goals for once
Listen to the next Suicide Commando album

THREE THINGS YOU REGRET:
I try not to have any….

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
The ability to make compromises
Sensibility
Understanding

THREE IMPORTANT THINGS YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE WORLD:
CO2
Trash
My cookie cutter opinions (I’m sure I’m not the first to say what I say)

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE:
I’ve taken Karate lessons
I. know. Kung Fu.
I’m constantly stressed

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE IN THE SAME SEX:
Eyes
Lips
Neck

THREE EMOTIONAL THINGS YOU LIKE IN THE SAME SEX:
Logical (hey, it didn’t say things that I didn’t like in the opposite sex :P)
Sensitive
Comforting

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
Kill
Become a vegan
Hate for long periods of time

THREE THINGS YOU MISS FROM YOUR PAST:
GOOD Disney films
The 90’s
Innocence

THREE GIFTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE:
Music I like (I have a big wish list :D)
Love (Ah, the rabbit meat of emotions)
Monies (I so need to pay for tuition)

THREE REASONS WHY YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE:
My mother and father (In good and bad ways)
Stupid people
My high school sophomore English teacher

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBIES:
Writing
Listening to music
Reading various nerdy articles

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
Sleep
Graduate from school
Sleep

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
Sys/Net Admin
Programmer
Manager

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR HOLIDAY:
Germany
Canada
The UK (There are just too many awesome countries to choose just 1!)

THREE BOY’S NAMES:
Mikhail
Daniel
Tuomas

THREE GIRL'S NAMES:
Ceri (once again, it’s the awesome spelling)
Farren (obscure, yet pretty cool)
Jennifer

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
Laugh (right before dying)
Get the degree I want
See the world burn (so I can say “I told you so”)

Well, I have several characters that have a bit of me inside them (didn't know I had that many penises, actually), so I'll go as far as inviting any of you to ask as many questions as you want out of the characters that I've debuted at the Heat of the Night forums! Oh, and please indicate which questions are meant for which chars. If it's for multiple, list their names, if it's for all, list 'all'.


Main- Khris Kazeras (M, Ferret/Mamba)
Secondary- Pearl Shotts (F, Otter); Melanie Drusy (F, Chameleon)
Others- Serenity Mubarak (F, wolf/Jackal); Evanus Hemat (M, Rinkhals); Minotake (F, Hare); Mortimer Lagune (M, Raven)

Alright, you're a final boss

A) What is your pre-battle speech?
B) Where does the battle take place?
C) What is the battle theme song (links preferably)?

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand go~

A) "I shall watch your precious world drown in disease!"
B) In a barren wasteland with only a few dead trees and a toxic atmosphere.
C) "Elektro Suicide (Dawn of Ashes Remix)" by LSD Project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upmfXS8kdgk

Problem solved... not really happy with the solution, but at least my GPA is intact.

Umm... due to an... unforeseen development pertaining to my educational career... I may be around even less than I have already. To be honest, it is devastating to what I have worked for this semester so far, and what my goal was for the entire semester... I don't know what to do about it, but... I'll have to think of something or... I'm fucked.

Until sometime in the future,

Khris K.

To give some background as to why I'm making this journal, let me explain. Recently a close friend of mine recently made a call that seems to have been a little hard to do. They may have broken somebody's heart, but they did what they believed would make themselves happier. This leads me to my subject:

Making choices for your own happiness.

Many times people in relationships don't make a decision because they'd be hurting the other person emotionally. Most of the time they tell themselves that making that decision would be selfish, even if it would ultimately result in their happiness, and end up choosing to stay in a situation that makes them unhappy.

Making a choice to get out of an intolerable situation to benefit yourself is NOT selfish. Never let the others that are affected lead you to believe that it is. Now, I'm not saying that when one little issue springs up that you should jump ship. Issues pop up in relationship, that's just a fact. However, when the issue is a recurring problem that makes you unhappier as time goes on, the it's time to make a call. At that point, it comes down to doing what's necessary for yourself.

Sure, if you go by the dictionary definition of selfish, that sort of call is selfish to make. BUT, for those with this viewpoint, sometimes it's needed to be selfish. There's no sense in keeping yourself in an unhappy situation for the sake of another's happiness. Why live your life being miserable? In my opinion, the point of life is to be happy. If you're consciously making the decision to stay unhappy, then you're completely missing the point.

Basically what I'm trying to say is if a decision drops onto your plate that affects your happiness with your life, you need to do what's right by yourself. Live your life according to you, and don't let someone take it over with their will. Trust me, you'll be happier in the end.

And to my friend who inspired this tiny rant: I'm proud of you for making the right call.

Your resident Marret,

~ Khris K.

*Are you a furry?
Well, duh :P

*If you have a Spouse/SO - Is he/she a furry too?
Hehe, yes and yes (not married though).

*How long have you been in the community?
For about 5.5 years

*How did you find furry?
Dr. Comet's website

*What's your reason for furry (what interested you to get into the community)?
Well, it was initially the pron ^_^; A random search for catgirl hentai landed me in Dr. Comet's website and it was the beginning of the end from there :P

*What's Furry to you?
Ultimately, it's what you make of it. Personally, for me, it's a great community to meet people with similar interests. Despite it's shortcomings, it's a fun community that still has great amounts of potential (just don't yourselves so seriously guys! We're weird, except that fact and all is good :P)

*If someone found out you're a furry and asked you about it how would you respond?
Well, I'd say "Yeah, I am" and then proceed to use the more neutral and generic explanations for what furry is (i.e. it's a community of people who are fans of anthropomorphic animals).

*What are your favorite aspects of our community?
All the little silly terms we use, the potential for making jokes, how easy it is to make friends.

*Do you use any furry terms? (i.e. yiff, paws, murr?)
During the first 2 years, I didn't, but it's one of those things where terms latch onto your lexicon. So I have, but not seriously, I usually use them only in furry contexts or as a joke (what's your murrrsona's name? :P)

*What do you wish furry was NOT associated with?
The scummy people who, because they are rejected by all other fandoms for being total creeps, think they'll just identify as furry since there's no where else for them to go.

*How strongly do you feel about someone bashing the community as a whole?
Eh, I may not like it, but I don't take it personally. It's usually because they believe what the media tells them, and generally those people aren't worth wasting my breath on explaining the truth. Otherwise, I also don't see why furries care so much about being excepted by mainstream culture. If they think we're freaks, so what? Let them be retarded.

*How strongly do you feel about anyone bashing you yourself for your interest based on the media's aspect of what furry is?
Heh, I think I already answered this. I couldn't care less.

*We all know furries have alot of sexual aspects in this fandom, What's your opinion on it?
Hehe, it's all good. There's plenty of clean art out there for those who don't like the sexual parts of the fandom, so people who make a big deal about it are just being drama queens.

Personal

*What is/are your fursona(s)?
A ferret/Black Mamba hybrid named Khris Kazeras

*Do you have any fetishes that pertain to the fandom?
Oh yeah.

*If you could magically morph into your fursona would you?
Hell yes :P

*Do you believe you have a spirit animal?
- If Yes, Is that spirit animal your fursona(if not what is it?)
No

*What other fanbases/groups are you a part of?
None, really.

*Anthro/Feral, Therian or Kemonomimi (Not a furry, just a human with animal ears and a tail)?
Anthro's good enough for me

*Are you a fursuiter?
If yes, How many do you own?
If No, do you ever plan on being a suiter?
No, but someday I'd like to give it a shot. It looks fun, to be honest.

*How many of your friends are furry?
A good percentage of them

*How many pets do you own, if any?
Two dogs

*Aside from furry what other interests do you have?
Writing, music, friends, school, RPing (interested in paper-pencil ones too), video games, science, tech

*Are you confident enough in yourself to say that you're a fur, no matter what the media says?
Yup, as I've said before, I don't care for what the media has to say

Meetups

*Do you attend any cons?
If no, would you attend any cons?
If yes, which cons have you been to?
Not yet, but I'll be going to MFM 2010 for sure.

*Do you go to local meetups(bowling, public outings...etc)?
Nope, unfortunately I don't have time to meet up with the local group.

*Have you ever attended a furry party?
-If no, would you attend one?
No, but I'd like to. We'd all get into a furpile and have sex in our murrsuits for a random reporter that walks through the door :P (god, I can't believe I just said that, even if it is a joke x3).

Online

*Have you ever met up with a fur you talked to online?
A couple times

*What furry websites do you attend?
FA, FurBuy, FurBid, VCL, Heat of the Night, Wikifur, Phoenix Furness, Jay Naylor Illustrations, The Belfry Archives, Sequential Art, Concession

*What non furry websites do you frequent?
Fark, Metropolis Records, RantRadio, various band websites (most notably Velvet Acid Christ's for updates on his new album)

And last, but not least
*Has the fandom done anything for you that you're thankful for? Has it taught you anything or brought you anything you treasure greatly?
Oh, it has done, taught, and brought me many many great things. :D

Wow, thanks to  grinningwolfie I have another survey meme to do!

1) Favorite object in your room?
My SH-201 Synthesizer :3


2) Have you ever smoked heroin?
NO

3) Do you own guns?
No :(

4) What flavor drink do you get at sonic?
Man, I haven't gone to sonic in years.

5) Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Yeah, I tend to worry that my doctor will find something wrong.

6) What do you think of hot dogs?
They're okay, but they're not so good when I remember that all the leftover bits of meat make them up.

7) Favorite song?
I CAN NEVER ANSWER THIS QUESTION PROPERLY. There are way too many songs I love. But, for the moment, I'm really loving "Saeed" by Infected Mushroom ^_^


8) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Water

9) Can you do push ups?
Quite a few


10) Can you do a chin up?
Only a couple at a time

11) What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
Eh, to be honest, I'm not a big jewelry person

12) do you like blue cheese?
Ewww

13) Ever been in a car wreck?
Unfortunately.


14) What's one trait that you hate about yourself?
I sometimes find myself torn between doing what's 'right' and fulfilling my selfish desires. I'm getting better at doing what's best as I go along though. :D

15) Middle name?
Antonio, after my great grandfather, whom I look almost exactly alike in his youth.


16) Name 3 thoughts going through your head at this moment?
I want to eat something yummy and greasy... but I don't want to spend the money to get it from work.
Fuck... homework...
I hope my father doesn't text me to meet for lunch


17) Name 3 things you bought yesterday?
Nothing :D I should've bought gas for my car, but I'll do that this morning.


18) Name 3 drinks you drink regularly?
Water
Water
Water (I've been laying off the coffee and espresso lately)


19) Name 3 foods you eat regularly?

Bread
Trail mix
Pasta


20) Current worry?
Not having enough money


21) Current hate right now?
My homework


22) Do you spend Christmas with extended family?
Without fail, though perhaps that change in about.... 3 or 4 years (I plan to get the hell out of Arizona after I graduate from college) ;)


23) How do you bring in the New Year?
By chugging down apple cider and making sexual jokes with my awesome aunts XD

24) Where would you like to be right now?
An alternate universe where I am king :P

25) Do you own slippers?
Used to. I'm not sure where they went ^^;

26) What shirt are you wearing?
None :P


27) Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
Ohhh YES. They're delightful to sleep on <3


28) Can you whistle?
Yup yup

29) Which hand do you use to write?
Right


30) Would you be a pirate?
Arrr, yes me matey!

31) What songs do you sing in the shower?
Whatever I'm playing on my amplifier XD Though the one I sing most often is "Human Condition" by Wither


32) Favorite girl's name?
Ceri, because it has cool spelling and is pretty easy to be fooled by in terms of its pronunciation.

33) Favorite boy's name?
Mwahaha, Daniel :3

34) What's in your pocket?
I'm not wearing anything with pockets

35) Last person that made you laugh?
All the people who replied to a journal about coming up with "You know you're a furry when..." That was awesome x3

36) Best bed sheets as a child?
Glow in the dark Godzilla


37) Worst injury you've ever had?
I was in a wrestling match and my opponent elbowed me hard in my ribs and cracked a couple. Apparently, they'd been knocked back close to where my lungs were. Luckily they didn't hit them.

38) Do you love where you live?
Eh, it's not bad, to be honest, but I'd like to have a big change in scenery.

39) How many TVs do you have in your house?
3, but only 2 are used

40) Who is your loudest friend?
Oh dear god, that would most definitely be Jennifer, a manager at my work who I've hung out with before.

41) How many dogs do you have?
2

42) Does someone have a crush on you?
I don't know, but I would be honored if someone did :)

43) What is your favorite candy?
Warheads >:D

44) Favorite Sports Team?
I don't like sports


45) Where is the next place you want to travel to?
A little backwards college town in Missouri :P <3


46) What were you doing 12 AM last night?
Writing the first survey meme ^^;

47) What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
FFFFFFFUCK

Doing this only because I'm winding down before heading to bed.

1. Can you cook?
A little, but nothing to brag about.

2. What was your dream growing up?
I wanted to be a rockstar

3. What talent do you wish you had?
I wish I was double-jointed :P

4. Favorite place?
My bed

5. Favorite vegetable/s?
Mmmmmm, spinach.

6. What was the last book you read?
"Microeconomics, 7th Edition" by William Boyes and Michael Melvin

7. What zodiac sign are you?
Gemini

8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
Used to have a piercing, nothing at the moment.

9. Worst Habit?
I willingly stress myself out more than is necessary to override my laziness.

10. What was the last thing you touched besides the compy?
*resists temptation to make a masturbation joke* I touched a cup.

11. What is your favorite sport?
Amateur Wrestling

12. Negative or Optimistic attitude?
Negative towards the big picture, optimistic on an individual level. ;)

13. Can you eat 50 hot wings?
UGH. No, i despise hot wings

14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
Stepped on a nail D:

15. Tell me one weird fact about you:
I will go to great lengths to save a small amount of money.

16. Do you have any pets?
3. One pure chihuahua, one mixed with jack russel terrier, and one rock :P

17. What’s the weirdest pet you’ve owned?
Unfortunately, the only weird(ish) pet I ever had was a parakeet.

18. Where are you?
Sitting on my creaky computer chair in my room.

19. What is the dumbest thing you’ve done while intoxicated?
I've never been drunk.

20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
My penis... nah, it would be my acne. It's acne season for me :(


21. Weapon of choice?
My penis

22. What color eyes do you have in real life?
Brown with tiny strains of red.

23. Ever been arrested?
Once for vandalism when I was 11.

24. Bottle or Draft?
Beer sucks arse.

25. If you found a $100 bill on the ground, what would you do?
Save it for a rainy day


26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?
Anything fruity

27. Where’s your favorite place to hang out?
My house :P

28. Do you like your room cold or hot?
Hot

29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
What spare time? :P

30. Do you swear a lot?
Fuckin' A, bitches.

31. Biggest pet peeve?
People who make judgments without bothering to learn more about what they're judging.

32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Penis

33. What’s your shoe size?
11.5-12.... I haven't checked in a while

34. Do you have the same features (eye color, body size) as your furry character?
I don't draw

35. What is your favorite outfit?
Anything comfortable

36. Favorite image in all of the internet?
Oh shi- I divided by zero :P

37. How many windows/tabs do you have open?
5

38. What's your desktop image?
An Otter female finding an injured human male among the wreckage of a ship.

39. What shampoo do you use?
Avalon Organics (Peppermint)

40. What perfume/cologne do you use?
Stetson Untamed

Soooo, thanks to  sledmetodeath I went ahead and did this fun little Tarot quiz thing. It's kind of funny, because what it describes is basically how I make the most significant of my decisions. ^_^;

http://www.flarn.com/~warlock/tarot/

My card: The Lovers

Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse.

The Lovers represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made.

Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that's actually more apt than "Lovers." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that you have or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete.

Here's one final spurt... aimed right for your eye :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlyi8oTVNDY

Alternative title for this journal: "No Badgers, Plenty of Mushroom"

WARNING: The following journal does NOT contain a discussion about psychedelics. Mushroom should be played without restraint or regard to your own sanity/safety. If you experience sonic delusion, turn up the volume and consult your nearest electronic music vendor. Not recommended for purists and close-minded morons. The author of this journal is in no way responsible for loss of sanity, spent money, or damages caused by readers' vulgar gyrations. Reader/listener enjoyment is advised....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAwIpOnzN8M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxov0BQ2fpE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi4_bAWuKJQ

Sooooo, I was going to make my "Song of the Day" for the Heat of the Night forums the b-side from the Suicide Commando single that I recently reviewed. But then, I stumbled across the most delicious, exciting, innovative, and DIFFERENT Mushroom I had yet to encounter. This was when I truly realized the glory of Infected Mushroom.

I had already been introduced to Infected Mushroom from their album "Converting Vegetarians" a couple years ago. They are the band that introduced me to Psytrance. Now I've come to find the experimental side of IM, and I've said before, I have recently developed a hunger for something DIFFERENT. When you spend nearly 7 years listening to Industrial and other electronic genres, you get tired of the trend of sameness you start to see. Then you come across a band like Infected Mushroom that takes that salad and tosses it like you've never seen before.

Infected Mushroom has recently released a new album, one that meshes Metal and Rock with Psytrance. The combination they achieve is sooo damn sexy, any fan of rock, metal, industrial, and generally experimental music will LOVE Infected Mushroom guaranteed.

In their newest album, "Legend of the Black Shawarma", they even employ guest vocalists Perry Ferrell of Jane's Addiction and Jonathan Davis (featured in the first link) of Korn. Seriously guys, more than any music I've plugged here before, I encourage to at LEAST give Infected Mushroom a listen. You'll find yourself wondering whether you should be headbanging or dancing!

IM is like the KMFDM of the Psytrance genre. They are not afraid to tread ground where other Psytrance musicians fear to step foot, despite whatever criticism they may receive from purists in the genre. They are almost like Juno Reactor, except that they keep their Psytrance style in their songs whereas Juno Reactor often strays completely away.

So in short, Infected Mushroom has captured my heart. These guys are talented up the ass, and should be given a chance by any Metal, Rock, and electronic music fan out there. Maybe, if you like them, you should catch one of their shows during their world tour (which hasn't stopped since 1999!).