Update!
I finished the picture I was working on! I'll put it up ant the end of the week, but - it's okay. Not brilliant, but okay. The shading is nice.
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Go see this picture!
Right here.

I LOVE YOU KYOHT!!!! :: laughs ::
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How 'Bout Some Jitterbug Dancing?
I remember a story I once read. It was called The Last Dead Man, but I cannot remember the host of the mind that spawned it. It was about a man who woke up to discover his coffin being exhumed for cremation. He was well aware of the fact he was dead. No one else really believed he was though, due by and large to the fact that he was walking around and speaking. Never mind the fact that his coffin was over a century old.

In any case, this was a short story. And short stories tend to have a point they try to get across. Especially given the fact that this was Science Fiction. Commentarry is the basis of most Science Fiction - putting forwards a dream of the way something should or could have been, for better or worse. In this world, the population was very carefully conditioned not to fear death. Fear, it was noticed, spawned violence and discent, and the fear of death is one of the most prominant fears to take hold and cause such acts. The dark held no fear for people, and the dead were carefully cremated in large towers or human recycling. All that jazz. That's why the cemetarrys were being exhumed - so that the bodies could be properly disposed of and the land reused. They were almost fanatical about that - they'd found tombs on Mars with mummies inside that they were going to exhume and cremate. Not so big on anthropology or archeology it would seem.

Later in the story, the dead man killed a group of people and tried to convince them to get up and walk around. But they would't do it. He knew he was doing everything right - the problem was that the people he'd killed wouldn't get up. Because they knew they were dead. They'd accepted it and already moved on - They didn't fear death, and their bodies were nothing now that they were no longer alive. They wern't dead though, they were... nothing. There was nothing of them that was left.

Why do I mention this? I guess it just strikes me as an interesting idea. Like Pratchett's 'Whatever you think will happen after death, will happen after death' idea.

Hey, that's all I wanted to say at the moment.


"You're a claustrophobic."
"You want a fist in the mouth? I've never even looked at another guy!"
~ Donatello and Casey Jones, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. The best part of the third movie was Casey trying to teach the samurai to play hockey. ^_^;;
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Sweet on Wagner
I go back to Uni next week. I'm not as big on the idea as I would normally be aftr such an extended period of break. I guess it's just one of those things.

I have a feeling the other parts of my computer are crashing. This is the only window that is currently operational to me. I think I overload the poor dear, but it seems to me that opening almost anyithng counts as overloading. She needs some maintainance work I guess.

Okay, back now and ready to contine.

Although I can't quite remember what the aim was... What it was I wanted to say...

I've been sleeping in an inordinant ammount, which will have to stop soon. I have a late start on monday, but that's about it.

Small cows are cute.

I've updated my site (at last - I know I'm supposed to do it on sunday, but lately I haven't been home until Tuesday, so...) in any case. I don't know why I say this here, because the peolpe who read this KNOW about my site I imagine, but if you want to knw what I've finished lately, go to my site. I put anything that is above the level of a pen doodle, and even some stuff that isn't, up on that site. Admittedly, some of the scans are kinda bad, but... Eh. I've been working on another piece with a new shading technique. I'm worried about how I'm gonna do the fur.

Anyway, I should head in soon and start on the pancakes, Pancakes on Ash Wednesday... mmm, sacriligious :P Sorry, I missed Shrove Tuesday, so...

Fear my fish!

"She don't like fat canada bever... Throw down your guns, your disco necklace" ~ The radio, just then :P S'okay, she's not the real quote.

WashiPuppy Siamese Fighting Fish Agility 8 | Strength 9 | Stamina 9 Battle Rating 26 Origins WashiPuppy was purchased at a national chain Pet Super-Store Can your fishy beat WashiPuppy ?

“It’s like renting a porno, without the embarrassment of standing in line for it.”
~ Malik, who gets all the best lines, in 'Walking a Thin Line'


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Rightening Fast Upedate!
Okay, not exactly...

Dad called and thanked me for his present. He didn't get the monkey-butler reference. Good for him ^_^;;

It's still hot.

I managed to give myself an almighty thump to the head over the weekend (I can't remember exactly which day). Didn't hurt, but the side of my face went numb for a few hours. I might have jostled my neck, because it did the same last night and the night before. Ah well, I see the chiropractor in a couple of weeks, so let's se how it goes between now and then.

I got pants. Yay me.

Jemi's birthday coming up. Yay! Happi Birthday Jemi (k, still a few days to go, but... meh ^_^;;)

Ri-Chan's been playing Xenosaga. I've been alowd to watch. I enjoy it muchly - it's a real spectator game ^_^;; Well, it's full of cutscene in any case. I like it. And the english voice of chaos is the guy who did the dub of Ken from Digimon 02, which is seriously trippy ^_^!!!!!!!

Wakka wakka wakka...

Which reminds me, I'm supposed to be thinking of a themesong for Tahir. I've been trying to find a sample of 'Follow Me home' so I can get an ida about it, although it's probably... okay, I'm almost certain it's not right for Tahir. I wish we'd taped the ... seccodn to last episode of 'Who'se Line Is It Anyway?', because they did a song about a gang in a Musical called The Goats. It would have been amusing to submit that one as Azaz's theme. Anyway... at the moment, the top two on the 'list of possible songs for Tahir' are 'While you see a chance' and 'True faith'. Neither of them are extremely apropriate, but it's not as easy as all that. maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places, but he doens't fit most of the music I own. And he's not depressive enough for me to just pull anything not extoling how wonderful it is to be in love. But True faith could work lyrically, although it's not great... musically, I'm still uncertain. I'd need to be able to listen to it again. Tell ya what, I'll put the lyrics at the end of this post. I also quote it in one of my away messages, so people who im me may recognise bits...

On the same subject, Ri-chan informed me that Jemi had confused Tahir and Orban, so I decided I'd submit a joke entry for Orban :P At the moment, it's 'Ninja of the Night' (although the ship song from Monkey Island is right up there). I went through my lyrics collection (almost 400 pages of lyrics) in the start of my search - and discovered I have very little aproriate lyricality in there. But I stumbled across the lyrics to 'Big Boss Groove' which, if I didn't think the other players would hate it and attempt to skewer me on their pencils, I'd suggest as a... well, group hope theme?. It's sort of got... not quite a big band feel, but not quite a gospel feel to it... I'll put the lyrics undernieth True Faith as well. But you get no quote :P

Anyway, I gotta go in for dinner. Seeya.


True Faith - New Order

I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
I don't care 'cause I'm not there
And I don't care if I'm here tomorrow
Again and again I've taken too much
Of the things that cost you too much
I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...

When I was a very small boy,
Very small boys talked to me
Now that we've grown up together
They're afraid of what they see
That's the price that we all pay
And the value of destiny comes to nothing
I can't tell you where we're going
I guess there was just no way of knowing

I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...

I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
The chances are we've gone too far
You took my time and you took my money
Now I fear you've left me standing
In a world that's so demanding

I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...



Big Boss Groove - The Style Council

Hold on is what they say
To get any back to you will have to pay
Don't shout or get upset
It's the same message from the holy Tory government
Don't rock the sinking ship
And don't fly in the face of it
Work for your heaven's way
It's the same bullshit from the pulpit and the president

Hear keys getting in my way
It drives me crazy when I hear them say
"Let us pray" 'cause I want my heaven here on earth

Get up is what we say
Don't wait for judgement day
There's too much going on
You might think you're weak
But together we can be so strong

This world is no man's land
Our lives are in our hands
Our will is our command
You put it together and together we can make a stand

Our faith is the key to it
The unifying for some reason to be
You will see if you stand outside
The big boss groove

Get on up!

Our faith is the key to it
The unifying for some reason to be
You will see if you stand outside
The big boss groove

Get up is what we say
And don't wait for judgement day
There's too much going on
You may think you're weak
But together we can be so strong

This world is no man's land
Our lives are in our hands
Our will is our command
You put it together and together we can make a stand

In our hands, our command, and together we can make a stand!
Yeah!


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You have the eyes of an alligator in the water.
It's hard to tell who you are and how you feel.
You could be a crocodile, alligator, or just a
bit lizard. You keep certain things hidden
about yourself, and that's what makes people
see you as mysterious. There are some who know
how you really are, but those are the people
you enjoy being around with and who are close
to you. You enjoy alone time, but being with
others is okay to you as well. People don't
really pester you because they really don't
know what you're capable of doing. Hmm...could
be a good thing.


What Animal Eyes Do You Have?
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Well, you're just the person who doesn't really
care much about anything. You're not too much
of an idiot. You're just there. You took this
because you were bored. You should snap out of
it! Find something entertaining to do. This is
no excuse for boredom. Remember that boredom
comes from a boring mind, so go ahead and do
something cool because this quiz is far from
that.


What Kind of Idiot Are You to Take This Quiz?
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I'm sorry, my friend, but you would have been
quartered. Ouch! Your arms and legs would have
been strapped to four different horses and they
would all run in different directions. Your
hypocritical and backstabbing self would have
caused you to get to that horrible fate. You
would have turned your back on your masters.
Shame, shame.


How Would You Have Been Executed Back in the Day?
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... OUCH!!!


Nope, still good


Seriously...How evil are you REALLY?
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Druid


Which Diablo character are you?
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Suplemental?

Congratulations! You're Pippin!


Which Lord of the Rings character and personality problem are you?
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Yay!


You are one magnificent person! You are the night
of Christmas. You are a beautiful, good-hearted
person who enjoys the best for others. You are
probably very sentimental as well. You don't
believe in material objects for making you
happy, but in things more important. You truly
live out the spirit and meaning of this
holiday. Being around the ones you care about
most is enough to make you content. The thing
is that most people may either really love or
unfortunately hate you for your beautiful
nature. Merry Christmas =)


What Christmas Figure Are You?
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Sneaky, sneaky one. You are witty and a master of
trickery. You like to scare people and perhaps
rob them. Haha. You could be a good dealer and
negotiator, which is interesting. You barely
ever get caught in what you do, and you like
it. That's why you might do some things you're
not supposed to--you know you'll get away with
it. It's people like you that could
unexpectedly get caught. Anyway have a good
time tricking people. Have a Happy Halloween,
Eight-Legged Friend.


What Halloween Figure Are You?
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What is it with me and fucking spiders?


Hello, (insert name here)! The whole world would
know you by your birth name. You would not have
a special name, or you would not be unknown.
Everything you do would be recognized. You
would leave things in the open. You hate
getting caught in things you do, since it may
tend to happen a lot. That is why, I must say,
that you would probably get caught faster and
easier than usual. You may just be famous for
your slaughters, and then forgotten after
you're off the streets.


What Would Your Serial Killer Name Be? What Would the Public Know You As?
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Man, I'm a pathetic serial killer...


Yes, you will always be remembered for your good
ways. You seem to be close and caring around
your family and other people you really know.
You will be a major loss for them. There will
be an empty spot once you are gone. It may
sound morbid to you, but it could also be good.
Keep on with your great ways. You will have a
beautiful funeral.


What Type of Funeral Will You Have? Will You Be Missed Once You're Gone?
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Revenge! That's why you would kill someone! If a
cruel person did something horrible to someone
you loved, you would hunt him down. You would
not let anyone abuse you or someone you know.
You fight. Your belief is probably that revenge
won't bring anyone back, but that's not what
you're trying to do. You want to see that
horrible person suffer and get punished for
what he/she did.


WHY Would You KILL Someone?
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Trudging Through The Mental Mud
Still a bad person, but less hung up on it. Feeling mentally lethargic. Woke up dead, couldn't seem to make it out of it for the whole day. I'd say I should sleep in tomorrow, but I want to see about getting purple hair-dye. Actually... no, I really shouldn't. No treats for me for the next few weeks - don't want to reinforce this sort of behavior. There should be a booth where hugs can be purchased. Or love bats. I'd like a love bat right about now. Desire to hit head against monitor stemmed by the idea of getting grease all over it. Feet have blistered badly. Why do I do this to them? They've always tried to be nice to me, unlike most of my other body parts which treat me with a measure of disdain at best.

I need Pepsi. There is nnoe in the house. Sno top is not an adequite substitute.

I didn't mention what a fecked up week I had last week did I? I had a run of bad luck - not a whole mess of large things, but lots of little things, mostly involving my bad luck infecting other people. A string of things that didn't go my way.

Moving on.

Hunger Comfort Hygiene Energy Fun Social Bladder Room Urge to Kill

Reach for the lasers with Antic's Sims-ulator!

Dark shadow. Something has drawn you into darkness
in the past, and you're now trying to get out
of it. The darkness is already inside you, and
getting it out will be hard, but if you try,
maybe one day you can be who you want to be
again. Don't give in!!!

Please rate ^^


What kind of dark person are you?
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(This darkness is dark in the dark night... Dear, psycho Bakura...)



Honey, you're just plain fucked up.


Fucked up, any?
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I love the icon...


Congratulations or not...you're Giant Hamster of
The Hamster Alliance. w0o y3y. Visually akin to
homless white trash with the humor of a failed
sitcom, you are the most desirable 5'9"
nocturnal rodent with acne to roam the
earth...probably cause you're the only damned
one too. Sleep well knowing your music can
totally kick Armand Van Helden, Robert Miles,
and James Holden's collective asses. YEAH!


Which EK member are you?
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(I don't know either...)


You came from the sky. Your a daydreamer and prefer
to have a good look on situations.


Where did you come from?
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Air. You think before you act, you look before you
leap. You are very direct, which sometimes can
hurt others. You are always looking for the
truth behind things. Of all the elements,
you're the wisest.


What is your element?
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Both the above are cute, primarily because I usually play the roll of Earth. and I always used to be eatrth - it was Angel that was air. That was one of the all important diferences between us - I was silent earth, she was movement and air. But I suppose I've always been a bit of an air-head.


You're a Mystical. You don't fit in in any way and
most people just find you weird, but you are in
a group. You are respected by everyone, even
though you're just really different.


What kind of group person are you?
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Honor: You are an honorable person who is firm with
his/her beliefs and treats others as you are
treated. People would consider you humble at
times and very respectful, and someone to
definitely respect back.


Which Characteristic From the Samurai Code Matches You Best? (You may find out your best trait)
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Ah, 'twill do for now.


"Assumption is the mother of all fuck-ups."
~ I've not got a clue.

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Why Don't Swords Of Icey Relief Fall From The Sky And Stab Me?
That would be the polite thing to do.

I think I've managed to stuff up again. That's what was implied in my general direction. Why didn't I leave the message to travis? Well... appart from the fact he probably wouldn't do anything... I managed to fuck it up. I didn't even realise there was anything wrong. It seemed fine and natural, and Travis said nothing about it, and damnit he was THERE so I'm guessing he didn't think it was strange...

But mum did, and that means dad probably will. Damnit, I STILL think of him as my father, but a man deserves a name! If I just go around thinking of him as 'My Dad' then he doesn't get to be a person, because - let's face it - I don't get to see him that much.

Either way - I've done something bad. And I feel really bad for it. I'm always so mean to him - I don't mean to be, but I'm just so selfish and thoughtless that I end up doing the wrong thing, and I don't want to upset him... I really don't. I love my father.

I suppose I should leave it there... it dominates my thoughs, and as such I can say no more on other subjects, save that I can still see the mark where my dog scratched me, and that I feel this may invade my sleep and take the place of the current ideas which plague my sleep.

Bah.


"And you, my parents, am I not right? You who loved me
for that small beginning of my love for you
from which I always shyly turned away, because
the distance in your features grew, changed,
even while I loved it, into cosmic space
where you no longer were..."
~ Exerpt from the Forth Elergy, Rainer Maria Rilke
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