Was I Stuck In Some Cryostasis, Or Am I Just Reeeeeeaaaaallllllly Lazy? I Think The Latter.

It's true, I must be extremely lazy, in the fullest sense of the word. Because only a sluggard would wait NINE WHOLE FREAKING MONTHS to publish another post on his blog. But, my reasons for doing this are mostly understandable. I had to finish the remainder of the spring semester of my first year in college, I was rather and unusually busy during the summer, even though I HAD NO JOB OF MY OWN, and now, I'm nearing the end of my fall semester of my second year in college. Dang. Time does fly. Maybe that whole cryostasis theory might not be wrong, and I have been dreaming this whole time.... nah. Anyways, I will try my best to update as often as I can, but seeing as how nothing extremely interesting is happening in my life right now, I don't see many people coming through here either, but whatever. Until my next post, later.

And You Would Think That It Was The Ice Age Instead Of Global Warming... Wait, That's Old News?!

Well, as the title suggests, we in Virginia Beach have had to go through quite a bit of snow these last few weeks. But, all that is over and done with... I hope.
So, now to get you up to date on things. I am now well into my second semester here at Regent, and though it's a bit easier this time around, it's still just as hectic, if not more so. This semester I am taking New Testament Studies and Beginning Acting for Non-Theater Majors. I'll have a few additional classes added to the mix after Spring Break. As for my Animation classes.... well, I won't go into too many details but, like I said, it's been hectic, so I've decided to hold off on those until next semester.
As for my personal and social life, it happens to be same old, same old. That's all really there is to it.
Well, I'd talk more, but I have things to do, so until next time, peace.

Stressed Over, Broken In, Flipping Out

So..... I have waited yet another extensive period of time to write yet another post, the reason being that I've been so busy all this time, with several things.
First, I had to get through the final weeks of this college semester, and believe me when I tell you, that was not easy. I had three final exams in the last week, not to mention several digital art projects due and a group presentation that was done in the prior week. But, I got through it, relieved that the worst is finally over, and this leads to my second reason.
Second, I am now on Christmas Break, well, technically Winter Break now, since Christmas is well over, and the stress-free, leisurely life couldn't be more enjoyable. I've gotten around to doing things I've nearly forgotten about, hung out with friends I haven't seen in forever, and, of course, I've gotten to spend time with family during Christmas, which reminds me of and leads me to my third and final reason.
I got a very exciting and useful Christmas present this year... I received a Flip Video! If you know about this piece of technology, which all of you should, I won't need to explain its functions. So now, I'm thinking about using it to make some type of video blog, which I'll probably post on Youtube, aside from other things.
So there you have it, that's what I've been doing this whole time I've been silent. Until next time, I'm signing out. Peace.

Journey to: Regent... Nekocon... Shorter Hair?!?

It has been a loooong while since I last posted a blog, so here's what's been happening with me, in a summary format: I started college, it's been going great, keeping my grades up (as usual), I started preparing myself for an anime convention called Nekocon (that by the way starts tomorrow), aaand I cut my hair that I had been growing out :( it was at least 3 inches in length, at least. Now that that is done with, I'll explain them in more specific terms, for those who want to know more.
About college: As you might know, I am attending a university in the Virginia Beach area called Regent University. I am taking the following classes: Introduction to Digital Art, Public Speaking, Contemporary Problems for Christian Leaders, and Mathematics for the Liberal Arts. I am doing exceptionally well in all of these courses, and I am maintaining a high Grade Point Average as well. I have also made alot of riends here at Regent. Perhaps God has sent me here to Regent for a reason, and I will discover it more and more along the way.
About the anime convention: As aforementioned, I am attending an anime convention called Nekocon, being held in the Hampton Roads Convention Center, and is starting tomorrow (Friday) and will be going on until Sunday. For the convention, I'm cosplaying as Cloud Strife from the game Final Fantasy VII, But I'm cosplaying as the version in the movie Advent Children, which is based off the game. I have a few photos up on my Facebook account that I took with me wearing the outfit, but they aren't very high quality. The better quality photos should be up after Nekocon, And there will be LOTS of them.
About my hair: Well, I'll put it this way - I was trying to grow out my hair to be able to style it for my cosplay for the convention, buuut, my hair isn't the right "kind" of hair for me to be able to do that :'( Oh well, looks like I'll have to stick with a wig (and I did.)
So, that's what been going on in a nutshell, and be sure that I won't make the mistake of waiting soooo long to post another blog. Until next time, peace out.

A Promise Is Made, A Protector I Become

People change. That much is truth. I have changed significantly from the person I was 10, even 5 years ago. Back then, I wanted to change into a person who was more open to others, someone who didn't bottle things up so much. I also wanted to be stronger, and if you knew me that long ago, you can understand why. So, with those things in mind, I made a promise to myself: I will change into the very model of the person whom I want to become one day. And, as you can figure, I have changed into that person almost completely, as the process is still on-going.

Now that I have become stronger, I wanted to take another step forward in a direction and on a path that is full of risks and danger. So (and this was recently), I made to myself another promise: I want to use my stregth to protect the people whom I care about the most. Now that alone seems like a big promise to keep, so you would think I would have stopped there. Wrong. I made another, and extremely HUGE promise (which was actually more of a vow): I will use my strength to protect as many people as I possibly can. Even I thought that this was way too big of a promise to keep. But I felt that God gave me some reason to make that promise. I believe that it may be part of His unforseen plan (of course). Perhaps God wants me to protect others so that I may learn about self-sacrifice, which is something I defintely need to practice more. But I don't feel that it was forced upon me, since I made that promise myself. Because, if I aim to protect as many people as I possibly can, then it's likely that I'll be able to protect the people who truely matter to me even better. Even if it was just for one person for which I made this promise (which actually, it is, but they don't know about it, yet), I would follow it through, until it was complete, or for the rest of my life. And so, I feel that God has given me a job, or better yet, more like a mission, and with that mission, a title: I will be a Protector (Actually, if I was to choose the title, but having it being closely related to the first one, I would choose being called this: a Guardian. Heh, maybe a "Guardian Angel" perhaps? Maybe, but whatever, just "Guardian" suits me.)

So, in conclusion, I'll end with a quote from one of my favorite band's songs: "People change, but a promise stays the same." And as for promise, it will stay the same, forever and always (or, for at least however long it needs to stay the same).

You Must First Learn How To Crawl Before You Can Walk

I have been one to not take the initiative to do opportunistic things. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a COMPLETE procrastinator, but up until recently I wasn't too enthusiastic about new things. But then something changed me. A sign and revelation from God perhaps? I haven't figured out that entirely yet. So now I've been taking small steps towards things I probably wouldn't think I'd be doing a year ago. Like starting this blog. I never thought I would be sharing (some of) my personal feelings with others. I have the hope of eventually being a very outgoing person, but we'll see how things turn out...

My Thoughts On Power

Power... why do we crave it so? What are our reasons for our insatiable desire to be in control of something great? Is it for our own gain, or for the sake of others? Is it an attempt to counter our fear of being weak, or is it to gain the ability to defend those who they themselves are weak? This desire incarnates itself in many forms, but in the end, we are either consumed by it, or we are able to conquer it...