Fantasy Dreamer

Old News

2009-01-30T02:09:26Z

This is another old one I did. I haven't really done any recently. I get too preoccupied with how terrible stuff drawn on paint tends to look.

Anyway, the story behind this dates back to 5th grade. My friend and I decided one day to finally solve that age old myth. So here is your answer. Mr. Owl was wrong!

Animotocon

2008-11-21T04:59:08Z

Comments...I have none really. I did this one ages ago, but something went wrong when I last tried to upload it, and I haven't really been on the internet all month.

Wow, that feels weird to say. I really am a recluse, huh?

Anyway, in other news, if anyone has any old jeans that they'd like to give me so that I can get artsy on them, I will love them eternally. <3

Dear World...

2008-10-09T05:07:20Z

If I had a vote, I have never been more certain than now where to place it. Can you guess where I'd put my vote?

Yeah, not with Sarah Palin, that's where.

Now for Something a Little More Serious...

2008-10-05T18:44:36Z

I don't want to discuss my sister's personal life...

...but things are a little rough right now. Be nice to her.

Weblogs are boring, but artblogs are fun!

2008-10-05T04:47:21Z

I'm taking bets to see when this latest fad of mine will shrivel up and die.

And though I denied my sister her ultra-thin waist, I could not escape the wrath of her fashion sense.

Scattered Dreams

2008-07-21T14:09:41Z

Well, I guess since I actually posted on LJ, even if it was just to post some important news, this counts as my being "back."

I hate Facebook anyway.

So, Livejournal here I come. And what better way to start than to talk about a giant fun project I am working on? Yeah, I didn't think there was one.

So, Scattered Dreams. Basically, it's a website where I will post the beginnings to a zillion comics (read: five) and people will get to vote on which ones update. Yumi, Justin, and I have been having little meetings every now and then to plan things out, and I have been working on the comics when I ~~feel like it~~ have the time. Yeah.

So, without further ado, here are the comics I want to do. Unfortunately, I'm having a little trouble deciding upon (and naming) them. Help?

Aries' Blade: I feel I have to do this one, and the title is set in stone, as it's a partnership with my friends Oniryu and Gale. The story follows a human, berserker, and chimaera as they battle demons and all that violent goodness. Story has not been finished as of yet, hence the vagueness of it all.

The Gangster Notebook: The story of four rival gangs each named after a different zodiac, as they desperately try to kill each other off. Throw in a military organization hunting for the cybernetically enhanced soldiers they have lost, and a crazed homicidal cult, and you've got yourself a recipe for disaster. Title under works.

Sixteen and One: I'm considering scrapping this one in favor of The Gangster Notebook. It's the classic story of a bunch of kids being transported to another world in order to save it, with a slight twist. Half of them are actually beasts in disguise, with the sole purpose of stopping the humans in their quest. Unfortunately, nobody knows who is who, even those on the same side. Title desperately needs to be reworked.

Divine Rive: I already started drawing this one, so I'd like it to stay. Title has just been finalized too. It follows the story of two friends who go on a quest for vengeance, and end up getting seperated. When one falls in love with a fallen angel, and the other is forced to accept responsibility for a clan of demons he massacred, however, they find themselves on opposite sides of a celestial war. It sounds pretty cliche, but hopefully I can make something of it.

Colliding Planes: This one I have to do, as it is a collaberation with my friend Haiku. I have almost finished the first three pages, to boot. Title can stay, I'll let Haiku worry about that one. Anyway, it follows the story of a young psychic who sees something he shouldn't, and finds himself working together with a demonic detective to maintain peace between the different planes, which are all too eager to plunge back into devestating warfare.

Pyxia: I started work on this one, but I'm not sure if it'll stay. Title needs working on, though. Once again it is riddled with cliches, so bear with me here. Basically it is about two orphans who struggle to survive during a violent crusade in a world filled with deadly creatures and magic.

Dark Days Dawning: Not sure about the title here. Basically, this one is a dark comedy about a young demon who accidentally awakens an ancient halbinger of destruction, and decides to take over the world, just for the hell of it. After all, what selfish little girl in her right mind wouldn't want everything to go exactly her way?

That's basically it for those. Eager for feedback.

In other news, I am totally addicted to RPGMaker.

Back With Bad News

2008-07-21T13:19:58Z

Assailant in bus stabbing may be deported to U.K.

Kalamazoo - A Galesburg resident who admitted to stabbing a fellow student on a school bus several times in 2004 faces possible deportation to the United Kingdom, where she is a citizen.

After her guilty plea several years ago to a felony assault charge, Alexandra Riel, 20, who was 15 years old at the time of the attack, was made a ward of the court and ordered to receive mental-health treatment.

On Friday, Riel was removed from state custody and detained under an order from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She sobbed and called for her mother as she was taken away by deputies from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department within minutes of being released as a ward of the state.

The action was taken at a review hearing before Kalamazoo County Circuit Judge Gary C. Giguere Jr.

Riel has been in counseling and treatment at secure mental-health facilities, most recently the Adrian Training School, which is operated by the Michigan Department of Human Services Bureau of Juvenile Justice, since being sentenced in November 2005.

She had been charged as an adult and pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder, a 10-year felony. During her sentencing, however, she was treated as a juvenile, made a ward of the court and ordered to receive mental-health treatment. There have been several review hearings through the years.

At Friday's hearing, Riel's attorney George Perrett asked the judge to keep her in the training school and let her continue her treatment rather than be detained by immigration officials.

"The progress that has been made will unravel in just a few days in the Kalamazoo County Jail system," he said.

Releasing Riel from any incustody program to the community would have prompted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's intervention, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Michael Kanaby said.

Neither Perrett nor Kanaby knew under what status Riel lived in the United States. Her stepfather is a U.S. citizen serving in the Air Force.

Her mother, Joanna Hinga, reached at home, said: "They want to deport her back to England."

Kalamazoo County Jail personnel said Friday she was still at its facility.

Typically, when someone living in the United States is convicted of a violent felony, he or she can be detained and an investigation and hearing held to determine whether he or she should be deported.

Riel was sitting behind the victim, who was 12 at the time, on a Gull Lake Community Schools bus when she stabbed the girl seven times in the arm and back with a steak knife. Police said Riel was laughing when they arrived at the scene after the attack. She told them she had been thinking about killing or hurting someone for some time.

A federal lawsuit filed by the victim's family against the school system in 2004 was dismissed a year later.

Golden Compass

2007-07-25T17:01:24Z

So. I watched the Golden Compass trailer. Let it suffice to say that I was puzzled by the distinct lack of dæmons (there was once brief scene with them in the whole trailer, and Mrs. Coulter is often seen walking around without hers.)

I shall withold all further commentary, but I hope it's better than it looks.

Cell Phone Issues

2007-07-05T05:40:20Z

Alright, so if you haven't figured it out already, my phone does not have an answering machine. Nor does it have caller id. So, if you call me and don't get ahold of me, I have no way of knowing who to get back to.

Thus, you should always call twice, once right after the other, in case I just didn't get to the phone in time. If that doesn't work, just try again later.

Thanks.

Big Event

2007-05-14T23:45:50Z

Today is the day I got my first hickie.

Just thought you'd all like to know.

~Normal

Another Nail in the Coffin

2007-04-25T21:58:33Z

Things have been...rough lately. I've been working full-time and going to school part-time. It looks though that despite all I've managed to fail a class. Shit.

The stress is building up quite a bit, and tension with Chris isn't really helping. Yesterday I got a ticket because my license plate was expired. That cost me $105 dollars and two hours out of my day. On top of it I lost my driver's license and had to go back. Chris got pissed at me, I guess I've been making a lot of mistakes lately. I wish I could DO something about it, but the thing about mistakes is that you don't MEAN to do them in the first place.

I wish I could do better, but I haven't been meaning to do poorly in the first place, so I don't know what I could do.

Another nail in the coffin- I forgot to set my alarm and so I missed my first class today. Rock on, you sad little waste of space you, rock on.

~Deep Sigh

Letters to the World

2007-04-04T13:01:34Z

Dear Michigan,

IT'S NOT WINTER ANYMORE! STOP SNOWING!

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Ciamba Wildcat

ciambawildcat @ 2007-03-13T18:30:00

2007-03-13T22:32:11Z

I HAVE A JOB.

The Golden Compass Movie

2007-02-20T19:25:29Z

Alright, well I thought, for those curious, I'd post a little information about the upcoming movie, The Golden Compass- a screen adaptation of the book by Philip Pullman in the His Dark Materials trilogy. So far it is up in the air whether they do the whole series, depending on the success of the first one. So click on to find yourself a list of the people behind this:

Distributors: New Line Cinema
Budget: $150 million
Screenplay Written and Directed by: Chris Weitz (About a Boy)

Mrs. Coulter – Nicole Kidman
Lyra – Dakota Blue Richards
Lee Scoresby – Sam Elliott
Serafina Pekkala – Eva Green
Farder Coram – Tom Courtenay
Fra Pavel – Simon McBurney
John Faa – Jim Carter
Lord Asriel – Daniel Craig
Roger – Ben Walker
Pantalaimon – Adam Godley
Iorek Byrnison – Nonso Anozie
Billy Costa – Charlie Rowe
Ma Costa – Clare Higgins
Tony Costa – Steven Loton
Master – Jack Shepherd
Thorold – John Bett
Librarian – John Franklyn-Robbins
Younger Fellow – Jonathan Laury
Mrs. Lonsdale – Magda Szubanski
Bolvangar Doctor – Paul Antony-Barber
Bolvangar Official – Jason Watkins
Sister Clara – Hattie Morahan
Ragnar Sturlusson – Ian McShane
Passing Scholar – James Rawlings
Hunt – Joao de Sousa
Daemon Puppeteer – Tommy Luther

Production Designer – Dennis Gassner
(Field of Dreams, The Truman Show, Road to Perdition)

Costume Designer – Ruth Myers
(LA Confidential, Emma, Infamous, The Painted Veil)

Cinematographer – Henry Braham
(Flyboys, Nanny McPhee, Bright Young Things)

Editor – Anne Coates
(Lawrence of Arabia, Erin Brockovich, Out of Sight, In the Line of Fire)

Make-up and Hair Designer – Peter King
(Lord of the Rings, King Kong, Thunderbirds)

Visual Effects – Mike Fink
(Constantine, X2, Mothman Prophecies)

Producer – Susan MacLeod
(Son of the Mask, Blade II, Hollow Man)

I have to say I'm pretty damn excited about this whole thing.

Random Rant Fest

2007-02-16T03:48:03Z

I feel the need to complain. Oh! Look! I have a Live Journal! I guess I'll complain here.

So what the deal is here is that Chris is going bowling with his friends. There is deal going on with cheap bowling from nine to midnight, so I offer to drop him off and pick him up. But then my mother is all like "No you shouldn't be driving so late," and I decide to listen to her for once. So I call Chris thrice to try and ask him to just spend the night with one of his friends, but I don't get through.

So I wait, and Hannah gets on the phone with Nate and starts chatting. All the while she pops up on occasion to bug me about calling Chris again, but obviously I can't because she's on the phone. Once I point this out to her, she is quick to say "oh I'll get off soon," but slow to leap into action. At 10:30 she still isn't off the phone, but Chris calls back midway through her conversation. At this point I would have to leave in an hour anyway, so all this malarkey about not driving late is completely irrelevant at this point. I then tell him not to worry, and that I will pick him up after all. When Hannah hears this she just rolls her eyes.

Maybe I'm just sensitive, but that annoys me. I don't get all this 'don't drive late' stuff when I'm not even living here. I'm an adult now, I can make my own decisions. Also, Chris is the one who is bringing in the money right now. I have to contribute somehow, and since he can't drive I'm more than willing to do that for him. It's just the nice thing to do. Do I look like a sucker for trying to be nice to my boyfriend who is pretty much supporting me? I hope not.

Nothing Better to Do

2007-01-31T23:49:06Z

Well, I am sitting in the Student Commons right now waiting for Chris to get out of his class. Normally my class is three hours long and it's Chris who has to wait for freakin' ever, but today I had an exam, and so I got out early. Really early. Like...two and a half hours early.

It wasn't that the exam was a total breeze, it was just that it was multiple choice. If I didn't know the answer after thinking about it for a minute or two, I just randomly picked one. I have a 25% chance no matter what I pick, and a 50% chance when I eliminate the two 'no way' answers. The exam had some decent extra credit on it too, so I have a good chance of doing quite well on it.

Anyway, there is something very important about today that I feel is worth a mention, and that is...it's Hannah's birthday! Happy Birthday little sis! We're going over tonight to give her pressies and eat her cake. I think she'll like what she gets. One thing at least is worth mentioning: she has a giant freakin' Happy Feet balloon! I'm going to take a picture, so prepare yourselves!

Anyway, that's all there is to report really, so I'll let you all get on with your lives. Bai!

Just for the cuteness of it all...

2006-12-29T22:47:24Z

Have a Coco Kiss!

ciambawildcat @ 2006-12-23T11:59:00

2006-12-23T16:59:43Z

Holy crap, there's this horrible singing Christmas tree in Beaners. Every time someone enters or leaves it starts singing in this really bad metallic voice. A lot of people seem to be leaving now that thing's plugged in...I think it's driving their customers away...

I'm probably going to leave soon too.

Aaaaaah, make it stooooop!

Klein Sexual Orientation Grid

I scored an average of 3.19

Heterosexual

Bisexual

Homosexual

Meaning

This result can also be related to the Kinsey Scale:

0 = exclusively heterosexual
1 = predominantly heterosexual, incidentally homosexual
2 = predominantly heterosexual, but more
than incidentally homosexual
3 = equally heterosexual and homosexual
4 = predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally
heterosexual
5 = predominantly homosexual, incidentally heterosexual
6 = exclusively homosexual

Summary

The idea of this excercise is to understand exactly how dynamic a person's sexual orientation can be, as well as how fluid it can be over a person's lifespan. While a person's number of actual homo/heterosexual encounters may be easy to categorize, their actual orientation may be completely different. Simple labels like "homosexual", "heterosexual", and "bisexual" need not be the only three options available to us.

Take the quiz

That seems fairly even split. I can get behind that. *cough*

The Multidimensional Scale of Sexuality

According to my answers, it is likely that I identify as
Homosexual with some heterosexuality.

Complete set of results

Homosexual with some heterosexuality:		3
Heterosexual:		2
Concurrent bisexual:		1
Homosexual:		1
Asexual:		0
Heterosexual with some homosexuality:		0
Past heterosexual, currently homosexual:		0
Past homosexual, currently heterosexual:		0
Sequential bisexual:		0

Information

The Multidimensional Scale of Sexuality was devised by Larry Kurdek, B. Berkey and T. Perelman-Hall. It is an extension of the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid, recognising that sexual identities can change over time, people can identify with more than one sexual identity, and that asexuality is a valid sexual identity. The Multidimensional Scale of Sexuality was published in the "Journal of Homosexuality" in 1990.

Take the quiz

...Well that's a little worrying...

The Five Love Languages

My primary love language is probably
Physical Touch
with a secondary love language being
Quality Time.

Complete set of results

Physical Touch:		11
Quality Time:		7
Words of Affirmation:		6
Acts of Service:		4
Receiving Gifts:		2

Information

Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.

Take the quiz

It seems like I don't get a lot of that nowadays. Chris works a lot of the time. He does try to make time for me though, which is nice, but I just feel so needy all the time.

Good Omens

2006-12-20T03:44:34Z

So I was innocently driving down the road, thinking about The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, when I happened to pass a lorry with the words CROWLEY painted on it in huge red letters.

Now, if you don't get this reference, you need to read Good Omens. Now.

Off to a good start...

2006-12-11T15:21:11Z

I cried during my first exam today. How horribly embarrassing!

So very sleepy...

2006-12-11T13:56:40Z

Last night Chris was up until four in the morning making candles for his history class. I slept from about 1:00-3:30, and then 4:00-7:30. I had to make an emergency trip to Meijers at midnight, in order to get a double-boiler and drain cleaner. A third of the store was roped off for some shopping spree sweepstakes. I almost killed myself several times while driving, and screamed in frustration at the pointless red lights (I was sitting at them alone).

This has been a senseless memory post done by a very tired Normal right before her exams. Fucking shit.

~THE END.

A Whole Pile of Stuff

2006-12-10T21:33:00Z

First thing's first, the tentative date of the party is Saturday, December 16th! I'm thinking that the party will kick up at about 4, and run until 10 at the very latest. We can't keep things going very late for two reasons. 1) I have neighbours. 2) Chris has work and may be feeling tired.

So yes, that's the plan right now. Spread the word.

* * *

Next up is complaining session! It's my fucking period! My old period stopped like a week or two ago! This is not natural!

* * *

Third is my quiz report. I compared my scores from my last two times taking the personality disorder quiz and came up with the following list:

Paranoid: Moderate, Moderate, High
Schizoid: Moderate, Moderate, Low
Schizotypal: High, High, Very High
Antisocial: Low, Moderate, Low
Borderline: Low, Very High, Very High
Histrionic: Moderate, High, High
Narcissistic: Low, Moderate, High
Avoidant: Low, High, Very High
Dependent: Moderate, Moderate, High
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate, High, High

Most of these things seem to be up, save Schizoid and Antisocial. (Thank goodness.)

* * *

And last (boy I'm just rushing right through these things!) is some of my story stuff. I've been delving once more into name research, and have come up with a revised character list for an old old story I wrote ages ago, which has been nagging at me to rewrite it.

Name: Ardyn Sun
Sex: Male
Guardian: Leviathan
Force: Water
Planet: Venus

Name: Ciro De Luca
Sex: Male
Guardian: Couatl
Force: Psychic
Planet: Uranus

Name: Eris Page
Sex: Female
Guardian: Hydra
Force: Ice
Planet: Pluto

Name: Eroc Yi
Sex: Male
Guardian: Naga
Force: Poison
Planet: Mercury

Name: Kale Rutas
Sex: Male
Guardian: Grim
Force: Darkness
Planet: Saturn

Name: Mele Traverse
Sex: Male
Guardian: Basilisk
Force: Nature
Planet: Earth

Name: Nephele Andes
Sex: Female
Guardian: Griffon
Force: Wind
Planet: Sedna

Name: Redna Ram
Sex: Female
Guardian: Salamander
Force: Fire
Planet: Mars

Name: Riane Rothschild
Sex: Female
Guardian: Thunderhawk
Force: Lightning
Planet: Jupiter

Name: Rocio Rothschild
Sex: Female
Guardian: Unicorn
Force: Light
Planet: Neptune

Nicole may recognize, but then again at least one thing from each character (except Redna Ram) has changed. To be honest I like the new names a lot better, my new favorite is Riane Rothschild. That's just an awesome name.

Anyway, I'm off. Catch you all later!

Because I like to do this one every once in a while...

2006-12-10T03:33:50Z

Disorder	Rating
Paranoid Personality Disorder:	High
Schizoid Personality Disorder:	Low
Schizotypal Personality Disorder:	Very High
Antisocial Personality Disorder:	Low
Borderline Personality Disorder:	Very High
Histrionic Personality Disorder:	High
Narcissistic Personality Disorder:	High
Avoidant Personality Disorder:	Very High
Dependent Personality Disorder:	High
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:	High
-- Take the Personality Disorder Test -- -- Personality Disorder Info --

Ooh, a lot of 'very highs' this time. Interesting...but it's just a quiz.

S-S-Snow!

2006-12-07T22:51:51Z

Yup, it's a post all about snow. Wahoo. Out here it's been snowing by the truckload, and Quail Run doesn't get plowed, or at least not very well, so I have to go at about 5 miles an hour. Glad I'm the first house.

Getting Chris to work and back has proven to be a bit challenging on occasion, but I think I'm getting used to it. At least the roads aren't crowded around there at 11 (because that's about when most of the shops close...) The only actual driving problem that has come up was on a Monday, when Chris and I were at my Mum's. After hanging out for a bit, Hannah's phone rang and it was Jessica! Apparently she was out at WMU, and on her way back she found herself slipping and sliding all over the road. We looked out and it was snowstorming a bit. In the end Jess, Chris, and I all spent the night there because the roads were too precarious.

We played Apples to Apples, watched Armitage III, and were generally crazy youths. I played a bit of Word Bump on gaia, and everyone crowded around me and shouted out suggestions which were far too overwhelming to be put to use, but it was fun. Can't say sleeping was as good though. I took to 'my' couch/bed in 'my' room (or the guest room). Jess slept with Hannah, and Chris got the couch. Fiend cycled between sleeping on me, next to me, and on the sheepskin in the Living Room by Chris.

We had all these great plans about the Snow Day coming up. Hiking through the snow to Rave in order to see Happy Feet, playing games all day...it was going to be great. Except that there wasn't a Snow Day. Booooooo!

Well, we headed back home after that, and the kitten was glad to see us. He had plenty of food though, so it was alright.

Speaking of kittens, there's a little black kitten (they must be attracted to us like magnets) living alone in the park across from where Mum and Hannah live. They leave food out for it, but it's going to be a rough winter for the poor thing. So, they got the bright idea to try and catch it. No news yet, but we gave them the pet carrier. I really hope they catch it and he can settle well into the house...that would be so nice. Fiend's a grumpy man now though, so it's not a sure thing even if they catch it.

Well, I think I'm done rambling, so I'm going to head out now. Good wishes to you all, and I'll catch you guys later!

~Da Kitty Lover

P.S. If you're curious, you can see the new Diamond/Pearl Pokemon here!

News

2006-12-04T17:21:58Z

Alrighty, before I go and get myself some breakfast, I think it's time to make the formal announcement.

Actually the announcement is that Chris just got a job at World Market! ...Last week. Gosh I'm slow at updating, aren't I?

Well, my stomach calls. Bai!

~Normalcy

P.S. God damn, why does it have to snow after I am already at school?

P.P.S I'm doing a roughly 20-page book on Simple Japanese for my final GRD 102 Project. Anyone want a copy?