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Holiday Cheer, (also winter break, and new header)
Posted 14 years agoWhelp, finals are over and it's officially break time for me. I'll be traveling back from Kansas to my home in CA (to stay with my family...) I'm packing up and making sure I'm ready, then leaving on a 6:50 flight.
I'll still be online and whatnot, just not so much for the rest of today XP.
Anyway still sharing my two favorite songs for the season.
My favorite is sad and it's sweet (and I know it complete).
His Favorite Christmas Story
by
Capital Lights
and my second favorite song for the season (I found this sucker not more than a week and a half ago....)
This ones a real "feel good" down to earth type song
Snow Day
by
Matt Pond PA
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Also I've updated/changed my journal header, so heed it's message and share some awesome songs with me!!!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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I'll still be online and whatnot, just not so much for the rest of today XP.
Anyway still sharing my two favorite songs for the season.
My favorite is sad and it's sweet (and I know it complete).
His Favorite Christmas Story
by
Capital Lights
and my second favorite song for the season (I found this sucker not more than a week and a half ago....)
This ones a real "feel good" down to earth type song
Snow Day
by
Matt Pond PA
++++++++
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
Also I've updated/changed my journal header, so heed it's message and share some awesome songs with me!!!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
++++++++
Free art and a plug
Posted 14 years agogo check this out for 
fuzzzbucket
http://www.furbid.ws/cgi-bin/auctio.....item=232357745
http://www.furbid.ws/cgi-bin/auctio.....item=232357745
http://www.furbid.ws/cgi-bin/auctio.....item=232357745
also there is free art involved...
fuzzzbuckethttp://www.furbid.ws/cgi-bin/auctio.....item=232357745
http://www.furbid.ws/cgi-bin/auctio.....item=232357745
http://www.furbid.ws/cgi-bin/auctio.....item=232357745
also there is free art involved...
Won't say starbucks never did anything for me....
Posted 14 years agoI may loathe the company and all their beverages with a passion, but one of their commercials set me up to find my new second favorite Christmas song ever http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r2mz7TBCF8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNgSMCaje4c remains my favorite....
enjoy your holiday season everyone!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNgSMCaje4c remains my favorite....
enjoy your holiday season everyone!
My next character will definitely be.....
Posted 14 years agoA polecat!
Because they're friggen awesome
>Fur Patterning: will be either like this or maybe this
>Coloration: I may try to do some rather "unique" like I did with Ferah and Melody, or maybe something more natural and realistic....
>Gender: I'm definitely leaning towards another female character
>Personality: is still up in the air, but I typically work it out after I've commissioned a few pictures of the character, and would be highly affected by the age range I choose....
>Age: I'm not entirely sure on.... I could go one of three ways, 1. younger, like 6 or 7, aiming more for the cute factor... 2. Anywhere in the 16-18 range, more of a sleeker not quite mature range, trying to get a still cute feel, but easily used in pinups still... or 3. More Mature like 24-27 or so, aiming for the dripping with sexiness type deal...
>Body Type: would of course be greatly affected by what age I end up going with, though I think she'll be thin regardless, she'll probably be a little taller than average, more like 6 foot if I choose one of the latter two age choices or around 3'10"-4' if I go with the first age range, and I would think maybe A or B cups for the second age range choice and C or D cups for the third age range choice... more of a sleek and svelte type of body...
>Hair: Should definitely look and be colored like this
>Eye Color is subject to how I decide I want to do the fur colorations...
>Clothing: I'm thinking I might choose a signature outfit for this character (seeing as my last two seem to go without more often than not...) For the first age range I'd say a cute little dress, the second age range might be more a skirt (3/4 of the way down the thigh, something that's not longer than knee length, but isn't ridiculously short either... (unless I feel like it XP)) with a blouse or t-shirt (which may or may not shore some midriff...), while the last age range would be more along the lines of a sexy dress or maybe daisy dukes and a tube top.... I dunno really.... (all colors of the outfits aren't decided and will be determined by what looks nice with the selected fur colorations) Though I might go no outfit if I choose the latter two age ranges... it depends really...
>Accessories: I might put some glasses on this character, a necklace (a more simple affair with some kind of symbol or pendant at the end), and maybe/maybe not a anklet (I'm thinking a solid hoop type deal).
>Unique Markings or Tattoos: I'm also undecided on these, I don't think I'll do any tattoos, but I definitely have been loving having glowing markings on my characters... Color, Placement, Quantity, and any Specific Shapes are still up in the air though...
>Name: I always wait till seeing the finished character before deciding this one
>Wings?: I'm gonna say no for this one...
>Extras or Additions: I think I'm going to avoid these too...
>Other: Nothing springs to mind really...
What do you guys think?
Note to myself:
Need to decide before having an artist attempt to work on making the character:
>Age range: 6-7, 16-18, or 24-27 I'm leaning towards choice one or two for cuteness factor...
edit 3
-> definitely going to go with age 6... I've got Ferah and Melody if I want to do mature stuff...
/edit3
>Pick a fur patter, either this or this I'm leaning towards the first one though because the second one is so stark a contrast...
edit1
->I think I'm going to go with the first one this, for the parts you can't see (front legs and tail, the front legs would be "black" (same color as the back legs, the belly, the last half of the tail and any other visible parts of the fur that are currently black) , and the tail will be half "white" at the beginning of the tail to the middle of it (or at least the same color as any of the other visible white portions of the fur), while the bottom/ending/trailing half is "black") the other colors involved are a slightly darker shade of the "white" (or whatever color I end up using instead)for the fur that isn't at the end of the muzzle, the reddish color, and the tip of the nose (which I think will wind up the cute fleshy pink it is now).
/edit1
>Decide on coloration (definitely want to work with my artist friends to find something that works well together if I go the "unique" route)
>>From coloration decide eye color
>>Also decide what color to have special markings glow
edit2
->I've decided I'm going to go the more natural coloration route, and actually use the colors in the picture....
-->> I'm going to go with amethyst like this
-->>I think I need to skip glowing markings this time, unfortunately...
/edit2
>Figure out what the details on special markings (Color, Placement, Quantity, and any Specific Shapes)
edit 4
->The only special marking will be a spiral or white fur that starts from a band of white around her right wrist and spirals out to her elbow where it creates a second full band of white. The bands and spiral should be thin enough that the spiral can twist around 4 full times and have equal sized white and black strips of fur....
/edit 4
>Make sure to keep thinking of about the character and if/when any other details pop into your head, make sure to write them down....
Full description for me to use with an artist:
>Fur Patterning: this, for the parts you can't see (front legs and tail, the front legs would be "black" (same color as the back legs, and the belly), and the tail will be half "white" at the beginning of the tail to the middle of it , while the bottom/ending/trailing half is "black"
>Coloration: I've decided I'm going to go the more natural coloration route, and actually use the colors in the picture....
>Gender: Female
>Age: 6
>Body Type: Thin, and 3'10"
>Clothing: A sleeveless dress, kinda like you see here, and I think I'd like it to be soft green, but if you can think of a color that would look cuter with the character's fur coloration, then run it by me and I may change to what you suggest...
>Hair: Should definitely look and be colored like this
>Eye Color: I'm going to go with amethyst like this
>Accessories: A necklace (cord with a pendant like this (if this link doesn't work, use this one) at the end, except it should be purple (darker on the inside and a little lighter on the outside)), and a simple anklet for the left ankle (a solid blue plastic hoop).
>Unique Markings:The only special marking will be a spiral or white fur that starts from a band of white around her right wrist and spirals out to her elbow where it creates a second full band of white. The bands and spiral should be thin enough that the spiral can twist around 4 full times and have equal sized white and black strips of fur....
That should be it, if at all possible I'd like to watch it streamed so I can potentially say any last changes I might want...
Because they're friggen awesome
>Fur Patterning: will be either like this or maybe this
>Coloration: I may try to do some rather "unique" like I did with Ferah and Melody, or maybe something more natural and realistic....
>Gender: I'm definitely leaning towards another female character
>Personality: is still up in the air, but I typically work it out after I've commissioned a few pictures of the character, and would be highly affected by the age range I choose....
>Age: I'm not entirely sure on.... I could go one of three ways, 1. younger, like 6 or 7, aiming more for the cute factor... 2. Anywhere in the 16-18 range, more of a sleeker not quite mature range, trying to get a still cute feel, but easily used in pinups still... or 3. More Mature like 24-27 or so, aiming for the dripping with sexiness type deal...
>Body Type: would of course be greatly affected by what age I end up going with, though I think she'll be thin regardless, she'll probably be a little taller than average, more like 6 foot if I choose one of the latter two age choices or around 3'10"-4' if I go with the first age range, and I would think maybe A or B cups for the second age range choice and C or D cups for the third age range choice... more of a sleek and svelte type of body...
>Hair: Should definitely look and be colored like this
>Eye Color is subject to how I decide I want to do the fur colorations...
>Clothing: I'm thinking I might choose a signature outfit for this character (seeing as my last two seem to go without more often than not...) For the first age range I'd say a cute little dress, the second age range might be more a skirt (3/4 of the way down the thigh, something that's not longer than knee length, but isn't ridiculously short either... (unless I feel like it XP)) with a blouse or t-shirt (which may or may not shore some midriff...), while the last age range would be more along the lines of a sexy dress or maybe daisy dukes and a tube top.... I dunno really.... (all colors of the outfits aren't decided and will be determined by what looks nice with the selected fur colorations) Though I might go no outfit if I choose the latter two age ranges... it depends really...
>Accessories: I might put some glasses on this character, a necklace (a more simple affair with some kind of symbol or pendant at the end), and maybe/maybe not a anklet (I'm thinking a solid hoop type deal).
>Unique Markings or Tattoos: I'm also undecided on these, I don't think I'll do any tattoos, but I definitely have been loving having glowing markings on my characters... Color, Placement, Quantity, and any Specific Shapes are still up in the air though...
>Name: I always wait till seeing the finished character before deciding this one
>Wings?: I'm gonna say no for this one...
>Extras or Additions: I think I'm going to avoid these too...
>Other: Nothing springs to mind really...
What do you guys think?
Note to myself:
Need to decide before having an artist attempt to work on making the character:
edit 3
-> definitely going to go with age 6... I've got Ferah and Melody if I want to do mature stuff...
/edit3
edit1
->I think I'm going to go with the first one this, for the parts you can't see (front legs and tail, the front legs would be "black" (same color as the back legs, the belly, the last half of the tail and any other visible parts of the fur that are currently black) , and the tail will be half "white" at the beginning of the tail to the middle of it (or at least the same color as any of the other visible white portions of the fur), while the bottom/ending/trailing half is "black") the other colors involved are a slightly darker shade of the "white" (or whatever color I end up using instead)for the fur that isn't at the end of the muzzle, the reddish color, and the tip of the nose (which I think will wind up the cute fleshy pink it is now).
/edit1
>>From coloration decide eye color
>>Also decide what color to have special markings glow
edit2
->I've decided I'm going to go the more natural coloration route, and actually use the colors in the picture....
-->> I'm going to go with amethyst like this
-->>I think I need to skip glowing markings this time, unfortunately...
/edit2
edit 4
->The only special marking will be a spiral or white fur that starts from a band of white around her right wrist and spirals out to her elbow where it creates a second full band of white. The bands and spiral should be thin enough that the spiral can twist around 4 full times and have equal sized white and black strips of fur....
/edit 4
>Make sure to keep thinking of about the character and if/when any other details pop into your head, make sure to write them down....
Full description for me to use with an artist:
>Fur Patterning: this, for the parts you can't see (front legs and tail, the front legs would be "black" (same color as the back legs, and the belly), and the tail will be half "white" at the beginning of the tail to the middle of it , while the bottom/ending/trailing half is "black"
>Coloration: I've decided I'm going to go the more natural coloration route, and actually use the colors in the picture....
>Gender: Female
>Age: 6
>Body Type: Thin, and 3'10"
>Clothing: A sleeveless dress, kinda like you see here, and I think I'd like it to be soft green, but if you can think of a color that would look cuter with the character's fur coloration, then run it by me and I may change to what you suggest...
>Hair: Should definitely look and be colored like this
>Eye Color: I'm going to go with amethyst like this
>Accessories: A necklace (cord with a pendant like this (if this link doesn't work, use this one) at the end, except it should be purple (darker on the inside and a little lighter on the outside)), and a simple anklet for the left ankle (a solid blue plastic hoop).
>Unique Markings:The only special marking will be a spiral or white fur that starts from a band of white around her right wrist and spirals out to her elbow where it creates a second full band of white. The bands and spiral should be thin enough that the spiral can twist around 4 full times and have equal sized white and black strips of fur....
That should be it, if at all possible I'd like to watch it streamed so I can potentially say any last changes I might want...
Favorite Christmas Song (and a plugging a sale)
Posted 14 years agogod I love this song
It's sad and it's sweet, and I know it complete....
(but no, it's not Piano Man...)
Also the VERY talented
Lychee is having a fantastic little sale.Definitely go check it out here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1923494/
Stalkers, Do I has them?
Posted 15 years agoAs I mentioned briefly in my last journal, I recently surpassed 19,000 page views, a feat that I would say qualifies me as being somewhat popular...
However I was wondering;
Do I have some super secret stalkers or other equally creepy follows/fans/etc.?
I ask because with the way things are going, I must have some people who secretly are a little creepy following me here on the furry corner of the interwebz known as FA.
My logic is this:
Out of the 19000+ people who have viewed my profile for some reason or another, I have only ever had a troll comment once on one of my submissions (a password scam site type deal... not a real troll in my opinion...), and I'm only blocked by one user here on FA.... So what I'm getting at is this; It's statistically improbable/impossible that I've only ever had problems with 2 of the 19000+ people who have come across me here on FA.
So I reason maybe I have some silent lurkers who are secretly Mine/Kaz/Ferah/Melody's "BIGGEST" fan, or something like that... I dunno *shrugs*
I'm not really upset with the idea, I just think it's interesting...
So if you consider yourself to be Mine/Kaz/Ferah/Melody's biggest fan, or you just know you're a stalker, go ahead and post the fact here. It would make me giggle to no end
So,
Stalkers, Do I haz them? Are you one of them?
However I was wondering;
Do I have some super secret stalkers or other equally creepy follows/fans/etc.?
I ask because with the way things are going, I must have some people who secretly are a little creepy following me here on the furry corner of the interwebz known as FA.
My logic is this:
Out of the 19000+ people who have viewed my profile for some reason or another, I have only ever had a troll comment once on one of my submissions (a password scam site type deal... not a real troll in my opinion...), and I'm only blocked by one user here on FA.... So what I'm getting at is this; It's statistically improbable/impossible that I've only ever had problems with 2 of the 19000+ people who have come across me here on FA.
So I reason maybe I have some silent lurkers who are secretly Mine/Kaz/Ferah/Melody's "BIGGEST" fan, or something like that... I dunno *shrugs*
I'm not really upset with the idea, I just think it's interesting...
So if you consider yourself to be Mine/Kaz/Ferah/Melody's biggest fan, or you just know you're a stalker, go ahead and post the fact here. It would make me giggle to no end
So,
Stalkers, Do I haz them? Are you one of them?
QWOP
Posted 15 years agoI don't know how many of you people have played QWOP before, but it's ****ing hilarious!
I managed to make it 100.6 meters, how far will you make it?
http://foddy.net/Athletics.html
Also check this out
Also as
-ko- pointed out, I just pushed through the 19K page views mark... WTF!?! When the heck did I get all popular and stuffs?
I managed to make it 100.6 meters, how far will you make it?
http://foddy.net/Athletics.html
Also check this out
(warning here be some curses)
Also as
-ko- pointed out, I just pushed through the 19K page views mark... WTF!?! When the heck did I get all popular and stuffs?Talkin bout movies, music, and my life (friends should read)
Posted 15 years agoMOVIES:
So I've been watching some movies recently, a few older ones and a brand new one.
>I watched Matrix Revolutions on netflix last night, and while I do understand the first one was better, I never really understood why people suppressed hated the 2nd and 3rd Matrix movies...
>Right now I'm in the midst of watching Les Miserables, mainly because this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VR1bOha40U is in it, and because my sister rather enjoys it. I mean she was right about musicals (when I thought they were still boring/sissy/etc.), so I figure I should at least watch it... I'm 25 minutes in and so far it's not bad, but no epic musical numbers yet... XP
>I watched Tangled on the day it came out (with my family while I was visiting them over Thanksgiving break), and I must say it was really good, and I liked it quite a bit. Though I must say the male lead, reminded me very much of Aladdin, and the female lead had a very "Ariel" (Little Mermaid) feeling to her... Still epic sauce, and worth watching, you know, if your still a fan of Disney and their films... XP
MUSIC:
-Beatles-
I recently started listening to some more songs by the Beatles (glances all around and waits for
to come flying in out of no where at the mention of the Beatles...). I mean I've listened to some of their songs before and like a few of them (Here Comes the Sun, Hard Days Night, and All you need is Love.), but I never really went more in depth to see which other songs of theirs I might enjoy. So now I'm fairly obsessed with Yesterday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwS_YDzxH3M (the lyrics and the singer, guh just chills ) and I've also come to find myself enjoying: Let it Be, Help, I want to Hold your Hand, and to a slightly lesser degree, She's Leaving Home, and Hey Jude. (once again looking over my shoulder expecting to be pounced by mooners with oodles of more song suggestions, not only based on the ones I mentioned liking, but popular ones and ones she likes too...)-Misc.-
Some other songs I've found recently and loved are:
-Let's Just Fall In Love Again by Jason Castro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzoiTk6oSKw +fun little romantic song
-Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGEyBeoBGM +an older song but still fun, my sister was listening to it and I decided I liked it...
-Cute Without The E by Taking Back Sunday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ6IBr9K5q4 +I haven't heard many songs by Taking Back Sunday, but the ones I have heard I've liked, I need to listen to more by these guys...
-Hunting High and Low by Stratovarius http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-4Gm6VG4O0 +Epic song, reminds me of Through the Fire and the Flames (which I also like...), I also enjoy their Eagleheart song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2HhJkOsFus
-Little Buster by The Pillows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhNN9GIbsS0 +good times XD found it because I re watched FLCL recently....
-Smooth Criminal by (or covered by/etc.) Alien Ant Farm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE +I happen to like this version....
-Safe And Sound by Kyosuke Himuro ft. Gerard Way http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKKm3CkCMNY +I recently watched the new version of Advent Children (it was recently released, they added some new footage and redid a ton of scenes, the new version is epic and is easier for people who didn't play the games to understand...) and this was one of the songs they put in the credits (it replaced some other song), and I loved it XD
-Karma by Bump of Chicken http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz8A889diyQ +Don't let their weird name and lack of English put you off, this song is freakin' sweet!!! (This is the song used as the intro song for Tales of the Abyss, which is how I found it) Bump of Chicken does some other songs I really like Sailing Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeIk_s6X8n8 I highly recommend you check these guys out
MY LIFE
-Real Life-
Okay moving right along I've been crazy busy lately, what with finals coming and such. I've also been feeling like I don't care enough to get online recently so my online appearances may be rather sporadic...
I want to thank everyone for wishing me a happy Thanksgiving, and I hope you all had a good break too.
I did just recently find my cell phone, (the little bugger has been missing for something like 2 months....) and that means I'll be busy catching up on missed texts and what not. (This really doesn't apply to most of you...)
I'm still broke as hell, but it's my fault really considering I haven't gone out and gotten a job yet...
-Online Life (aka FA, and other online community things like SL, Gaia, etc.)-
I recently moved my submissions that were either adult or mature over to my new account for art like that. It's
callipygous for anyone that missed it. Also I plan to post a new journal over there soon...I haven't been on SL for a couple weeks after having my avatar finished (
kipper0308 did the skin, tails, and facial structures/features, I had to work to get the tattoo (long story involving lameness of SL mirroring anything on the right arm to the left one, so I ended up buying some cool leather armor stuff to cover up most of that arm), the glasses, belt(s), and such separate, and then make everything work the way I wanted it more or less), and if anyone wanted to show me some fun places to hang out, I'd be grateful. Please keep in mind that for almost no reason I'm really shy on SL (not to mention a noob for the most part), so I'm looking for someone to hang out with too...Haven't been on Gaia in far too long, and intend to get back on sometime this week...
I recently joined up with http://myanimelist.net which is actually pretty cool and useful. Since I've joined I've found a ton of fantastic Anime I might never have found, like: Durarara!!, Kanokon, Kampfer, Nyan Koi!, Omamori Himari, Scryed, GunBuster (1 and 2, though 2 is like 10x better), Tales of the Abyss, and Vandread. All of which were pretty fantastic. It also helped me decide to watch some anime I'd heard good things about but never felt like watching, like: Baccano!, Full Metal Panic! (all three seasons including Fumoffu), Fairy Tale, and Katekyo Hitman Reborn!. All of those turned out to be really rather fantastic shows and I was glad I ended up watching them. Definitely drop by and check out "my list" http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Kazard and see what series I'm in the middle of watching, what I plan to watch, and what I've watched, and how I've rated all of those. I've found that finding anime that people with similar interests and tastes have rated highly, is one of the best ways to find new anime series that you'll enjoy...
Okay that's all for now, hopefully I'll be on fairly more regularly ^^
Airport security get's a little creepy... XP
Posted 15 years agoI was getting ready to go through security so I could board the plane back to college, and the TSA lady standing on the other side of the metal detector said something that in hindsight was both a compliment and a little creepy... I got my self all ready to go through the metal detector (take off shoes hat and jacket, take cell phone and wallet out of my pockets, take my laptop out of its case, and place all of that in the little bins they give you), and as I passed through the TSA personnel said, "I've been watching you. You look smart."
At the time I said thanks, but looking back, it's a little creepy....
Anyway, I'll be boarding my plane sometime in the next 20 minutes, and getting in really late. Since the dorms don't open till tomorrow morning (at 6-7 ish) I'll be crashing on a relative's couch for tonight...
I'll be back to chat with all you guys tomorrow ^^
Thanksgiving break with my family was pretty fun and we actually got some time to sit around and be lazy (as opposed to doing something at all times during the trip...), which I prefer/like, so I had an actually fairly relaxing vacation with my family while we were all visiting Las Vegas. Recently started listening to more Beatles songs, visited the "Pawn Stars" pawn shop (saw the "Old Man" XD), and am happy to be returning to college after such a nice break. ^^ See you all soon!
At the time I said thanks, but looking back, it's a little creepy....
Anyway, I'll be boarding my plane sometime in the next 20 minutes, and getting in really late. Since the dorms don't open till tomorrow morning (at 6-7 ish) I'll be crashing on a relative's couch for tonight...
I'll be back to chat with all you guys tomorrow ^^
Thanksgiving break with my family was pretty fun and we actually got some time to sit around and be lazy (as opposed to doing something at all times during the trip...), which I prefer/like, so I had an actually fairly relaxing vacation with my family while we were all visiting Las Vegas. Recently started listening to more Beatles songs, visited the "Pawn Stars" pawn shop (saw the "Old Man" XD), and am happy to be returning to college after such a nice break. ^^ See you all soon!
Kaz where do you keep going?
Posted 15 years agoWell besides hitting a rather extremely busy patch with school, I'm now spending the Thanksgiving break weak with my parents, camping in Las Vegas (KOA near Circus Circus...). So don't expect to hear from me for a week...
Gosh darn I love to read....
Posted 15 years agoSo I'm a total fantasy Sci-Fi nut. I've got a good stack of favorite books and authors, and I'm going to share them with any body who ends up reading this....
If you read this journal, PLEASE AT LEAST LEAVE A COMMENT (even a smiley face is fine... )
For those of you who feel like making a more meaningful reply....
>>>Most of what CS Lewis has written, including the books in the Narnia series, and his lesser known space trilogy (Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength).... The man is a genius....
>>>Orson Scott Card and his Ender's series (Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind), as well as some of his spin off works to the series like Ender's Shadow and/or Shadow of the Hegemon. Once again, another epic genius of an author. XD
>>>Loads and loads of stuff written by the awesome Michael Crichton. You know, things like: Sphere, Jurassic Park (it's a fantastic book too, not just a movie... XP), and Timeline (one of my all time favorites XD)...
>>>Anything ever penned by the best SciFi author ever (in my opinion), Isaac Asimov , and I do mean anything and everything he wrote...
>>>Tolkien and his marvelous middle earth books, not just the three in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but the Hobbit and the Silmarillion...
>>>Piers Anthony is the writer of many a Sci-Fi and Fantasy novel, and creator of the light hearted and pun filled world of Xanth (a 40+ book series that seems to grow at a rate of one novel per year...). I never fail to be captivated by his literary creations, and they were to blame for many a late night under the covers with a flashlight during my middle school and early high school years....
>>>The Inkheart series (3 books, Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath), penned by the German author (the books were translated, and edited for their release in the US...) Cornelia Funke, is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES! For anyone with a love of reading, you absolutely are required to find and read these three books. The series centers around people with the ability to read characters and things into reality, and vice versa, people into stories.... Need I say more? All true lovers of books and reading could never resist these gems...
>>>Epic by Conor Kostick is part of a (soon to be * ) 3 part series, that I'm sure anyone who has similar tastes as myself, will enjoy just it just as much as I enjoyed it. For my fellow online gamers( MMORPG's to be exact) here and there amongst us... Well Mr. Kostick was one of the designers for the world's first live action role-playing game. You may be asking why this is relevant, and I'll tell you. Epic (and the other two books in the series, Saga and Edda) are centered around every gamer's dream; living in a world where your actions in an online multi-player role playing game, directly impact your life in the real world. I won't give away anything specific, but Kostick is a master author, and I've been waiting eagerly since 2006 for that last book to come out....
* the third book, Edda has been delayed in being released, initially scheduled for a late 2008/early 2009 release date, the latest news (9/17/10) is that the book should be released summer of 2011...
>>>Cory Doctorow's stand alone novel Little Brother, is a must read. I may be a fantasy/SciFi buff, but Little Brother adds an aspect of reality that was both slightly disturbing and thrilling. I would highly recommend this book.
-Also I was poking around on Wikipedia, (so I wouldn't misspell his name (*is a terrible speller, and would be so lost without the built in spell checker for my web browser*)) and I found something that piqued my interest. Cory Doctorow released a new book, For The Win, a few months ago, it's about online gaming (which was a fun coincidence for me after writing about Conor Kostick and Epic), and that it's available 100% free online at the authors website. Here's a link in case someone else plans to read it too... I'm a couple chapters into it, and it's pretty good so far
>>>To change my pace briefly, I would also like to mention that the unabridged versions of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein*, and Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera* were both FANTASTIC reads. XD
*Yes they were both books before being adapted to film (and theater (in Phantom's case)) versions... (Also, even though the Musical's version of the story of the Phantom of the Opera is not perfectly true to the way it was written in the book (something that happens in the movie versions of books far too often (and often bugs the crap out of me)) it's still spectacular, and well worth seeing as well...)
<<<I typically use my local and school (while I was in elementary, middle, and high school) libraries to get my hands on books. I started reading sometime in 3rd grade and I would read all the time, as much, if not more, than I played video games/watched TV. However sometime starting roughly in my junior year, it started getting more and more difficult for me to find new books that really got me fired up and unable to stop turning the pages. So I've gradually stopped reading any near as much as I used too... The last series that managed to keep me up late, unable to put the book down and go to sleep, was Issac Asimov's Foundation series, and that was a good full year ago....[/b][/b]
(I initially wrote this up for a post on the Read or Die club's forum on the MyAnimeList website...(link goes to my profile on MAL...), and then edited and modified it so it would make sense here, and could be used as a sort of favorites of reading kind of meme...)
If you read this journal, PLEASE AT LEAST LEAVE A COMMENT (even a smiley face is fine... )
For those of you who feel like making a more meaningful reply....
----What are your favorite books, authors, and/or genres? How much do you read? Are you a borrower or a buyer? Etc. Etc.---->>>Most of what CS Lewis has written, including the books in the Narnia series, and his lesser known space trilogy (Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength).... The man is a genius....
>>>Orson Scott Card and his Ender's series (Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind), as well as some of his spin off works to the series like Ender's Shadow and/or Shadow of the Hegemon. Once again, another epic genius of an author. XD
>>>Loads and loads of stuff written by the awesome Michael Crichton. You know, things like: Sphere, Jurassic Park (it's a fantastic book too, not just a movie... XP), and Timeline (one of my all time favorites XD)...
>>>Anything ever penned by the best SciFi author ever (in my opinion), Isaac Asimov , and I do mean anything and everything he wrote...
>>>Tolkien and his marvelous middle earth books, not just the three in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but the Hobbit and the Silmarillion...
>>>Piers Anthony is the writer of many a Sci-Fi and Fantasy novel, and creator of the light hearted and pun filled world of Xanth (a 40+ book series that seems to grow at a rate of one novel per year...). I never fail to be captivated by his literary creations, and they were to blame for many a late night under the covers with a flashlight during my middle school and early high school years....
>>>The Inkheart series (3 books, Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath), penned by the German author (the books were translated, and edited for their release in the US...) Cornelia Funke, is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES! For anyone with a love of reading, you absolutely are required to find and read these three books. The series centers around people with the ability to read characters and things into reality, and vice versa, people into stories.... Need I say more? All true lovers of books and reading could never resist these gems...
>>>Epic by Conor Kostick is part of a (soon to be * ) 3 part series, that I'm sure anyone who has similar tastes as myself, will enjoy just it just as much as I enjoyed it. For my fellow online gamers( MMORPG's to be exact) here and there amongst us... Well Mr. Kostick was one of the designers for the world's first live action role-playing game. You may be asking why this is relevant, and I'll tell you. Epic (and the other two books in the series, Saga and Edda) are centered around every gamer's dream; living in a world where your actions in an online multi-player role playing game, directly impact your life in the real world. I won't give away anything specific, but Kostick is a master author, and I've been waiting eagerly since 2006 for that last book to come out....
* the third book, Edda has been delayed in being released, initially scheduled for a late 2008/early 2009 release date, the latest news (9/17/10) is that the book should be released summer of 2011...
>>>Cory Doctorow's stand alone novel Little Brother, is a must read. I may be a fantasy/SciFi buff, but Little Brother adds an aspect of reality that was both slightly disturbing and thrilling. I would highly recommend this book.
-Also I was poking around on Wikipedia, (so I wouldn't misspell his name (*is a terrible speller, and would be so lost without the built in spell checker for my web browser*)) and I found something that piqued my interest. Cory Doctorow released a new book, For The Win, a few months ago, it's about online gaming (which was a fun coincidence for me after writing about Conor Kostick and Epic), and that it's available 100% free online at the authors website. Here's a link in case someone else plans to read it too... I'm a couple chapters into it, and it's pretty good so far
>>>To change my pace briefly, I would also like to mention that the unabridged versions of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein*, and Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera* were both FANTASTIC reads. XD
*Yes they were both books before being adapted to film (and theater (in Phantom's case)) versions... (Also, even though the Musical's version of the story of the Phantom of the Opera is not perfectly true to the way it was written in the book (something that happens in the movie versions of books far too often (and often bugs the crap out of me)) it's still spectacular, and well worth seeing as well...)
<<<I typically use my local and school (while I was in elementary, middle, and high school) libraries to get my hands on books. I started reading sometime in 3rd grade and I would read all the time, as much, if not more, than I played video games/watched TV. However sometime starting roughly in my junior year, it started getting more and more difficult for me to find new books that really got me fired up and unable to stop turning the pages. So I've gradually stopped reading any near as much as I used too... The last series that managed to keep me up late, unable to put the book down and go to sleep, was Issac Asimov's Foundation series, and that was a good full year ago....[/b][/b]
(I initially wrote this up for a post on the Read or Die club's forum on the MyAnimeList website...(link goes to my profile on MAL...), and then edited and modified it so it would make sense here, and could be used as a sort of favorites of reading kind of meme...)
Alt account for Adult stuffs....
Posted 15 years agoYep my new alt account for mature/adult arts is: 
Callipygous
For those of you who have never heard such a weird word in your life:
Callipygous
Adj. - pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks; "the quest for the callipygian ideal"
I dunno, I think it's an absolutely stellar word, very classy... XP
Anyway, all my mature/adult stuff (which is currently in scraps) will be uploaded over there, because I feel like it.... XP I'll probably get rid of it from this account after I move it to the new one.... most likely....
CallipygousFor those of you who have never heard such a weird word in your life:
Callipygous
Adj. - pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks; "the quest for the callipygian ideal"
I dunno, I think it's an absolutely stellar word, very classy... XP
Anyway, all my mature/adult stuff (which is currently in scraps) will be uploaded over there, because I feel like it.... XP I'll probably get rid of it from this account after I move it to the new one.... most likely....
Some bada**ed boots... (also, looking for friends on SL)
Posted 15 years agoGaston from Beauty and the Beast has them! Why don't more people wear boots like these? For that matter, he had some epic gauntlets too...
Also for those who missed my last journal (which I only had up for about an hour before I posted this one...) I've finally got my SL character looking pretty darn close to how Kas should look XD Unfortunately... for whatever reason I feel an overwhelming sense of shyness whenever I'm on SL... (I really have no idea whatsoever, as to why I feel so timid... it's not the case anywhere else...) So I'm looking for some other awesome furs to take me under their wing (paw, fin, coils, etc. ), and show me some awesome places to hang out and whatnot... XD
Also I'm lacking in the "hair for my new furry avatar" department, so if any of you know a good place to purchase some decent hair, speak up! I'm highly interested in your suggestions. (though I will be looking through the online market place in the meantime...
Also for those who missed my last journal (which I only had up for about an hour before I posted this one...) I've finally got my SL character looking pretty darn close to how Kas should look XD Unfortunately... for whatever reason I feel an overwhelming sense of shyness whenever I'm on SL... (I really have no idea whatsoever, as to why I feel so timid... it's not the case anywhere else...) So I'm looking for some other awesome furs to take me under their wing (paw, fin, coils, etc. ), and show me some awesome places to hang out and whatnot... XD
Also I'm lacking in the "hair for my new furry avatar" department, so if any of you know a good place to purchase some decent hair, speak up! I'm highly interested in your suggestions. (though I will be looking through the online market place in the meantime...
Clearly I need a guide.....
Posted 15 years agoDoes anyone who's SL savvy want to come help me find something fun to do in SL? I'm clearly still a noob, but I catch on to things rather quickly and 
kipper0308 just finished my avatar mod, so now I'm almost perfectly satisfied with my appearance...
Some things I want to do are:
> Get some good hair for my now furry avatar... Just something brown of moderate to high quality would be fine with me...
>Get a nice blue collar with a silver bell on it. got myself a collar though if someone who knew what they were doing, wanted to edit the texture to make it nice and blue (not a solid blue... I could do that..., but with a bit extra detail, the way the black on it is now...) that would rock ^^
>Find some glasses (either already rose colored, or modifiable, to be rose colored, must also not equip to "chin" because otherwise my lower jaw disappears...) Okay I found some decent specs and managed to place them elsewhere on my avi, then with much painstaking labor (to me at least... noob remember?) managed to get the placed on the bridge of Kaz's muzzle and oriented rather perfectly XP though they're a circle framed, pince-nez* affair (as opposed to the square framed, with ear earpieces like on my ref). Regardless, I think they'll work for now, unless someone wants to point me in the direction of someone who'd be willing to make me something more custom.... (but that's not so important, I have something that's fairly functional and looks decent, so I'm good for now...)
>Find somewhere fun to hang out....
For whatever reason I've found I'm darn near incurably shy on SL, dunno why, but I am.... so having a buddy to help me figure things out would be highly appreciated ^^
My SL name is: Kazard Monday...
Feel free to note me hear or send me an in game message ^^
*click on the link to read the brief wikipedia article on what the heck "prince-nez " is, or read the definition in my own words: A pair of glasses supported by using pressure on the nose, rather than earpieces (or other methods...)....
kipper0308 just finished my avatar mod, so now I'm almost perfectly satisfied with my appearance...Some things I want to do are:
> Get some good hair for my now furry avatar... Just something brown of moderate to high quality would be fine with me...
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>Find somewhere fun to hang out....
For whatever reason I've found I'm darn near incurably shy on SL, dunno why, but I am.... so having a buddy to help me figure things out would be highly appreciated ^^
My SL name is: Kazard Monday...
Feel free to note me hear or send me an in game message ^^
*click on the link to read the brief wikipedia article on what the heck "prince-nez " is, or read the definition in my own words: A pair of glasses supported by using pressure on the nose, rather than earpieces (or other methods...)....
Messin with Sarturn's Commercial!
Posted 15 years agoWhere my Kaz at?
Posted 15 years agoSo yeah... some of you may have noticed that I've been less active as of late...
This is not because of anything bad or wrong. I'm merely going through one of my "not so social, and want to do things like an introvert" phases...
Been watching a lot of anime, and stuff... (suggestions for anime or manga are super appreciated! recently finished D.Gray-man (anime) and Psyren (manga). Pysren kicks ass, and D.Gray-man was pretty good but not the best...)
The mood'll pass and I'll come back. XD
Side note: We Are Golden by MIKA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEhutIEUq8k is an awesome sauce song!
This is not because of anything bad or wrong. I'm merely going through one of my "not so social, and want to do things like an introvert" phases...
Been watching a lot of anime, and stuff... (suggestions for anime or manga are super appreciated! recently finished D.Gray-man (anime) and Psyren (manga). Pysren kicks ass, and D.Gray-man was pretty good but not the best...)
The mood'll pass and I'll come back. XD
Side note: We Are Golden by MIKA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEhutIEUq8k is an awesome sauce song!
Fun times....
Posted 15 years agoWho hear remembers that old (sorta old) cartoon, Samurai Jack?
Blarg!
Posted 15 years agoWorst thing ever, my mom thought of the idea for googling my more common usernames...
She knows about k_a_z_r_e_s_t_i_t_u_i_o_n but not r_e_s_t_i_t_u_t_i_o_n_6_9 ( I put in the underscores because I'm paranoid... I dunno)...
anyway I've come to realize that there's no way I could ever manage to change accounts... even if I did, she could still use FA's search to search for my username, and be able to see what every other artist has ever posted, even if I deleted all my old stuff... so I'm attempting to make sure she never manages to stumble across the restitution69 username... because if she does, I'm hosed....
Woooo for the connectedness of teh interwebs... blargle....
so yeah all mature and adult stuff goes into scraps now...
She knows about k_a_z_r_e_s_t_i_t_u_i_o_n but not r_e_s_t_i_t_u_t_i_o_n_6_9 ( I put in the underscores because I'm paranoid... I dunno)...
anyway I've come to realize that there's no way I could ever manage to change accounts... even if I did, she could still use FA's search to search for my username, and be able to see what every other artist has ever posted, even if I deleted all my old stuff... so I'm attempting to make sure she never manages to stumble across the restitution69 username... because if she does, I'm hosed....
Woooo for the connectedness of teh interwebs... blargle....
so yeah all mature and adult stuff goes into scraps now...
Between 3,780 and 4,725 balloons (don't try this at home)
Posted 15 years agoI searched around on the net and found that a typical 11 inch diameter helium balloon can generate 4.8 grams of lift. So then taking a weight of 165 lbs and converting to grams, you get 74,842.741 grams (according to google conversions and calculator). So by taking that number and dividing by 4.8 grams, you get 15,592.237708333333. So based on this, I would say that it would take about 15,593 balloons, because that's the number of balloons it would take to lift that amount of weight (assuming 11 inch diameter balloons filled with helium). Now it might be slightly less or slightly more, but from what little I know about hanging... However because I'm weird I just decided to look up how much weight it takes to actually kill someone with hanging...
After looking around I found that it takes 40-50 lbs. (18,143.6948-22,679.6185 grams) of pressure on a person's throat to choke them, causing death. So assuming that 40-50 lbs. (18,143.6948-22,679.6185 grams) of lift, provided by helium balloons would be enough to choke you, then you'd need between, 3,780 (3,779.93642) and 4,725 (4,724.92052) balloons (assuming 11 inch diameter filled with helium) to hang someone weighing 165 lbs. with an average size/strength neck, and kill them.
I'm weird I know... That and I'm messing around on Yahoo! Answers....
also, just because I can, here's what I put for "sources":
http://www.cockeyed.com/science/hel.....m/helium.shtml
http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&a.....5+lbs+in+grams
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hanging2.html
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&.....=&gs_rfai=
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&.....=&gs_rfai=
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&.....=&gs_rfai=
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&.....=&gs_rfai=
(I didn't use google to calculate the 74,842.741/4.8 grams.... I used the little calculator that comes already installed on PCs)
After looking around I found that it takes 40-50 lbs. (18,143.6948-22,679.6185 grams) of pressure on a person's throat to choke them, causing death. So assuming that 40-50 lbs. (18,143.6948-22,679.6185 grams) of lift, provided by helium balloons would be enough to choke you, then you'd need between, 3,780 (3,779.93642) and 4,725 (4,724.92052) balloons (assuming 11 inch diameter filled with helium) to hang someone weighing 165 lbs. with an average size/strength neck, and kill them.
I'm weird I know... That and I'm messing around on Yahoo! Answers....
also, just because I can, here's what I put for "sources":
http://www.cockeyed.com/science/hel.....m/helium.shtml
http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&a.....5+lbs+in+grams
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hanging2.html
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&.....=&gs_rfai=
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&.....=&gs_rfai=
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&.....=&gs_rfai=
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&.....=&gs_rfai=
(I didn't use google to calculate the 74,842.741/4.8 grams.... I used the little calculator that comes already installed on PCs)
Bawwwwwwwwwwwwww!
Posted 15 years agoJust got to see Toy Story 3...
for a sequel of a sequel, in a serious of movies that were a treasured piece of my childhood... I have to say the fine fellows of pixar did right by this movie
for a sequel of a sequel, in a serious of movies that were a treasured piece of my childhood... I have to say the fine fellows of pixar did right by this movie
Profile Update! XD and CONTEST OVER/WON
Posted 15 years agoYep ^^
I updated my opening couple sentences (a little). I've changed my relationship status, and I totally revamped my section where I talk about my posse (my very good and close friends) here on FA. Feel free to take a peek if you want... it's up to you XP
I'm currently listening to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aojTGWAqUIQ
Half of My Heart
by John Mayer
By the way I LOVE!!!! the opening few lyrics:
"I was born in the arms of imaginary friends,
Free to roam, made a home out of everywhere I'd been,
Then you come crashing in, like the realest thing
Trying my best to understand all that your love can bring"
And if you didn't see it, (and were somewhat confused because I never went back and removed those links in all those submissions, or edited the titles for the contest journals, or changed my header at all) yes the contest is over and won.
here's a repost from the journal I posted about it:
"That's right, we have a winner
The tenacious
Coyote42 won with his guess.
The winning answer?
Eddie Money- Take Me Home tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbhXmSBlS_U
frickin love that song "(I have no clue if the "quote" command works outside of notes....)(edit and now I do XP)
I updated my opening couple sentences (a little). I've changed my relationship status, and I totally revamped my section where I talk about my posse (my very good and close friends) here on FA. Feel free to take a peek if you want... it's up to you XP
I'm currently listening to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aojTGWAqUIQ
Half of My Heart
by John Mayer
By the way I LOVE!!!! the opening few lyrics:
"I was born in the arms of imaginary friends,
Free to roam, made a home out of everywhere I'd been,
Then you come crashing in, like the realest thing
Trying my best to understand all that your love can bring"
And if you didn't see it, (and were somewhat confused because I never went back and removed those links in all those submissions, or edited the titles for the contest journals, or changed my header at all) yes the contest is over and won.
here's a repost from the journal I posted about it:
"That's right, we have a winner
The tenacious
Coyote42 won with his guess. The winning answer?
Eddie Money- Take Me Home tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbhXmSBlS_U
frickin love that song "
This is really interesting....
Posted 15 years agoTake your fursona's ref and invert the black and white (invert the colors XP) and look at how it looks...
obviously the eyes are going to be a bit off, but this is basically your evil twin/alternate universe/nega self XP
it looks pretty interesting XP especially for those of us with a more black and white character XD
obviously the eyes are going to be a bit off, but this is basically your evil twin/alternate universe/nega self XP
it looks pretty interesting XP especially for those of us with a more black and white character XD
IT'S OVER!!!! CONTEST IS WON!!!!!!!
Posted 15 years agoThat's right, we have a winner
The tenacious Coyote42 won with his guess.
The winning answer?
Eddie Money- Take Me Home tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbhXmSBlS_U
frickin love that song
The tenacious
Coyote42 won with his guess. The winning answer?
Eddie Money- Take Me Home tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbhXmSBlS_U
frickin love that song
CONTEST UPDATE!!!!!! NVM IT'S OVER AND WON
Posted 15 years agoSo since no one has gotten the answer to my contest yet, I'm going to say that if anyone guesses my second love song obsession, then they will win just the same as if they guessed my first love song obsession....
SO MAKE WITH THE GUESSING YOU GAIZ!
also
A HUGE FREAKING UNBELIEVABLE HINT!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE ANSWER IS IN MY FIRST 100 YOUTUBE FAVS (you'll want to go to the bottom of the list and work up, you know, furthest back forward and all that...)
SO MAKE WITH THE GUESSING YOU GAIZ!
also
A HUGE FREAKING UNBELIEVABLE HINT!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE ANSWER IS IN MY FIRST 100 YOUTUBE FAVS (you'll want to go to the bottom of the list and work up, you know, furthest back forward and all that...)
free art for gals...
Posted 15 years agoor at least the owners of a cooter XP
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1741198/
go check it out ^^
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1741198/
go check it out ^^
