No Soap Needed

<------My room-mate holding a coffee pot.

<------Note the murky water.

On a side note, my room mate was making coffee a few nights ago, and when she filled up the coffee pot the water came out a murky grey/white. Yeah, it was gross. Here are some pictures of it. Strangely, only the hot water does that, and if you let it sit for a few minutes it goes back to being clear. Weird.


By the way, there is no soap in the coffee pot. LOL! xD


<-----Can't see bottom of coffee pot.

<-----At least the water is drinkable. It could be worse.



Though that doesn't change the fact that it's not normal. Tis' odd.

I've never seen water do this before. Kind of gross. I wonder what it means...

Heh. Our finger nails were still painted black from Halloween. :D

Eventful Weekend

This weekend my family came up here to see me, and they brought Toboe-chan! I was extremely happy that they came because I was missing home.


Anyways, they came Friday night, so after Vulpecula and I finished watching a movie I headed over to my Granny and Papa's. By the way, Vul knows random facts about death. I discovered this during our movie when I inquired as to why a man fired his gun when he was killed. I wasn't really expecting an answer because I didn't think that Vul knew about things like that. Well, she does.

"It's a death reflex," she told me.

That creeped me out. I was totally NOT expecting that from her. She thought it was pretty amusing that I was so weirded out by that. LOL! I love you Vul!!!
Back to my family now. So Saturday morning I was allowed to take Toby to the river. He loved everything about it! Except the geese. He was sort of scared of the noise they made. The ducks didn't bother him though. Silly pup.

After that I went to eat with my family, then I went for a walk on campus with Vulpecula and Toby. Poor squirrels. I let Toboe-chan chase and terrify them. Heh.
Later, we hung out and had a birthday party for my Papa which Vulpecula was invited to. We gorged ourselves on sandwiches, chips, chocolate cake, chocolate pretzels, and hot chocolate. YUMMY!!!! xD Before the party, Vulpecula and myself ended up giving Toby a bath. She was quite surprised at how well behaved he was during the bath, and even after. LOL! He may not like having a bath but he DOES like to please me, so therefore, he endures it. I love my puppy! :D


Sunday, I finally got the nerve up to go ask the people across the street from my Granny and Papa's house if I could brush their dog. She has mats and what not because they never brush her. Long-haired dog + not getting brushed + burrs = major mats. They let me brush her and I quickly found out why they never took the time to; she won't hold still. She jumps, claws, and runs circles around you. Understandable, but they could take her to a dog groomer or something. They actually asked me if I would help them trim her nails sometime, and I told them I would. YAY! I'm going to help them train her too. That way she'll hopefully be more manageable.


Sunday, my family and me went to church, ate lunch, and then rearranged my Granny and Papa's house. Sadly, at 3pm they left. *sigh* I wanted to go with them. Oh well, Thanksgiving is coming up soon, and then I'll be able to go home for five days! I can't wait!!! We get out next Wednesday! Yippy!!!! :D

Okay, on with the rest of my Sunday. Let's see, Sunday night (last night) Vul and me went to this gathering for the Chi-Alpha, a Christian organization at our college. They were serving pancakes and had the football game on a HUGE screen. It was great! We didn't stay for the game though, we went back to her dorm and watched a movie. We went for the pancakes. What can I say? LOL!


This was probably the most active weekend I've had here so far.


P.S. Sorry, no pictures of my family, friend, or myself. What we look like is not the whole world's business.

Angels among us

Say hello to my new roommate, Archangel!

Courtesy the great dexerity of Fruit Bat, I now have a Beta fish, isn't he handsome?

We got him at a fall festival of sorts, you had to throw a ping pong ball into a fishbowl to win a fish (I, sadly couldn't do it. Fruit Bat claims that the trick is to throw it underhand- everyone else tried overhand)

For anyone who's curious, he is called Archangel after my favorite character off of an old TV show called Airwolf. (It's slightly inappropritate, because the character wears all white...) Michael Coldsmith-Briggs III, codename, Archangel. Unlike his namesake, he seems to be quite the social fish!

A Vegetarian's Horror

Now for the Fruit Bat's worst adventure. Yes, that's right. I'd rather be horse stepping-stones one more time then ever go on this little exploration EVER again!

Yesterday my animal science lab class met at the MIR center. We went over the red meat section in our notes. Yippy. Joy. For a vegetarian against all cruelty and needless pain to animals, I was not thrilled. Oh, but here's the best part! Get ready! We toured the slaughter operation at the MIR center. Bleh. Gross! I got to see the knock-box where the animals are stunned with a captive-bolt gun which drives a four-inch spike into their skull, or electrocuted. They had just finished cleaning the area so it smelled of antiseptics and blood. It was weird to be standing on solid white floor knowing that blood had been spilled MANY times beneath my feet. I'm curious to know how they hide what they do so well. Anyways, I expected as much but I didn't think he'd take us to see the slaughtered animals. Yeah. He did.


He opened the freezer safe door to another room and, all I saw was the head of an animal, skin gone, teeth and eyes bulging. I froze causing my classmates to go around me. When he ushered us in I had to grind my teeth before joining them. I even thought about refusing but it was part of the grade so I forced myself to remember that. I stuck close to the door, about three feet away from a lama head that was hanging at my breast height. Hanging all around us were slaughtered cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and of course the lama head. Why it was in there I still don't quite understand. Aside from the picture forever engraved in my mind the smell was horrid. I didn't want to breath but unfortunately my teacher kept us in there for too long. I had no choice.

When we finally left a girl met us on our way out. She had a white shirt on that had blood stains.

"Did you see my lama head? Pretty cool, huh?!"

The guys laughed and said yeah while us girls just kind of looked at each other like they were nuts.

More like disgusting. Yeah. That's cool alright. Killing animals. I want to feel proud about taking a life. Uh-huh. Baka ningen. If you want to kill an animal for food, fine. Do it but please keep in mind that some of us may not like you boasting about it.

Eh. I NEVER want to experience that again. Don't get me wrong. I accept the fact that people want, and some actually need to eat meat but that does not mean that I have to like it or EVER want to see it again. As a matter of fact I didn't want to see it to begin with.

Heroes

Well, you voted for it! Heaven knows why… So here’s a list of heroes from games I’ve played. I might do another villain’s page- secondary villains or something. Also I’ve changed this up a bit, I’ll have favorite quotes from these characters. So that my villains don’t feel left out I’ll put their quotes up with their corresponding heroes.

Cloud Strife - Final Fantasy VII
The adorable chocobo headed boy from Nimbelhiem. Cloud starts off brash and confident, and ends up quiet and introspective. His arch nemesis is the indestructible Sephiroth. It really makes me mad when people portray Cloud as some sort of indecisive weakling. Just because he acts crazy… He has issues undoubtedly- voices in his head, the death of his entire hometown, a childhood that wasn’t very happy, etc. But he’s not weak. For pity’s sake, the kid took on Sephiroth at age 16 and WON.

Cloud- "I came here by my own free will... or so I thought. The truth is I am afraid of myself... there is a part of me I don't understand... there's something inside of me, a person who is not really me."

Sephiroth- "How can there be any meaning in the memory of such a being? What I have shown you is reality. What you remember, that is the illusion."

Squall Leonhart- Final Fantasy VIII
The angsty teen from Blamb Garden. Squall bugs me a little- at the beginning of the game he’s cool- because he just doesn’t care. You can be horribly rude and they’ll think it’s just his personality. But of course he has to become responsible, and he doesn’t want to be a leader so- enter angst. I do sympathize though. Really. No one even asked if he wanted to- they just made him. He can’t complain too much though, he seems to be one of the few in video games who get to stay with their love at the end.

Squall- “I dreamt I was a moron…”

Zidane Tribal- Final Fantasy IX
The happy-go-lucky, monkey-tailed thief of Final Fantasy! Really, he was a strange choice for the hero, his personality is quite different from his predecessors Squall and Cloud, as well as his profession. While Cloud and Squall were mercenaries, Zidane is a thief/actor! His disregard for authority is refreshing, though his womanizing traits can be annoying. It’s amazing that with his carefree nature his past is actually twisted- the villain of the piece is Kuja, his brother.

Zidane-"Whoever pulled this off had to be highly skilled, like me."

Kuja- "It really isn't my kind of place. You see, there's an anti-magic barrier around the place. And I want to send you because you're too stupid to use magic."

Vyse- Skies of Arcadia
A pirate! Look at that eyepatch! Although Ramirez is my favorite character, Vyse is my second favorite, and I’m happy to have had him. Vyse is a Blue Rogue- a pirate that only steals from armed ships- usually the Imperial Armada, and avoids killing/ kidnapping. It’s really cool in the game, you start off as a nobody, but as you go on, you gain fame, until you can become the King of the Rogues- and people will talk to you differently too!

Vyse-"Impossible is a word that people use so they don't feel bad when they quit."

Ramirez- “Where there is light, there is darkness…”

Serge- Chrono Cross
This was the first video game I ever beat- or was serious about playing. Serge is just so innocent- you feel that you have to protect him! His life kinda sucks, the world is split into two realities, one that’s false and one that’s real. In the false reality, he lives at home with his mother, and is constantly badgered by his self-proclaimed girlfriend Leena (hiss), in the other world; he died at age ten, and therefore does not exist. Serge has no speaking role in the game. If it looks like Serge but it’s talking, it’s not Serge.

Lynx- “Now, let love bleed! Deeper and Darker than the flames of hell!”

Crono- Chrono Trigger
I only played this game once- but Crono was alright. This game is sort of the predecessor to Chrono Cross, while the same characters aren’t used, it helps to know what’s going on. Crono lives at home with his mom, and winds up time traveling. He goes from era to era righting wrongs and generally screwing up the continuum. This did come in handy when he died fighting Lavos, as he was easily resurrected by going back to the moment it happened and replacing the body with a doll. Crono has no speaking role in the game.

Ryudo- Grandia II
A “bloodthirsty geohound” (mercenary) who winds up saving the world. Ryudo starts off not caring about anything unless there is money involved- but things get personal as the game progresses until he’s finally ticked enough to take action. He’s got a cute voice in the game (in my humble opinion) and some nice attacks.

Ryudo- But, if I listened to every piece of good advice I heard, I'd have killed all of you already and run off with your gold.

Zera- “I shall reveal the power of god!”

Sora- Kingdom Hearts
The young boy from Destiny Islands. Sora is cute, straight forward and honest. Therefore, he must be protected. Sometimes he gets an overblown idea of his own strength and you are left begging him to not antagonize those you know that you aren’t ready for yet. There is a lot that he doesn’t understand, and a lot of things he shouldn’t, but does anyway.

Riku: What? You'd rather fight me? Over a puppet that has no heart?
Sora: Heart or no heart, at least he still has a conscience.

Riku: Conscience?

Sora: You might not hear it, but right now it's loud and clear. And it's telling me you're on the wrong side!

Ansem- “This world has been connected. Tied to the darkness... soon to be completely eclipsed. There is so very much to learn. You understand so little.”

I Found Jesus There

The surgeon sat beside the boy's bed; the boy's parents sat across from him.

"Tomorrow morning," the surgeon began, "I'll open up your heart..."

"You'll find Jesus there," the boy interrupted.

The surgeon looked up, annoyed.

"I'll cut your heart open," he continued, "to see how much damage has been done..."

"But when you open up my heart, you'll find Jesus in there."

The surgeon looked to the parents, who sat quietly.

"When I see how much damage has been done, I'll sew your heart and chest back up and I'll plan what to do next."

"But you'll find Jesus in my heart. The Bible says He lives there. The hymns all say He lives there. You'll find Him in my heart."

The surgeon had had enough.

"I'll tell you what I'll find in your heart. I'll find damaged muscle, low blood supply, and weakened vessels. And I'll find out if I can make you well."

"You'll find Jesus there too. He lives there."

The surgeon left.

The surgeon sat in his office, recording his notes from the surgery: "...damaged aorta, damaged pulmonary vein, widespread muscle degeneration. No hope for transplant, no hope for cure. Therapy: painkillers and bed rest. Prognosis:" here he paused, "death within one year."

He stopped the recorder, but there was more to be said.

"Why?" he asked aloud.

"Why did You do this? You've put him here; You've put him in this pain; and You've cursed him to an early death. Why?"

The Lord answered and said, "The boy, My lamb, was not meant for your flock for long, for he is a part of My flock, and will forever be. Here, in My flock, he will feel no pain, and will be comforted as you cannot imagine. His parents will one day join him here, and they will know peace, and My flock will continue to grow."

The surgeon's tears were hot, but his anger was hotter.

"You created that boy, and You created that heart. He'll be dead in months. Why?"

The Lord answered,"The boy, My lamb, shall come home to My flock, for he has done his duty: I did not put My lamb with your flock to lose him, but to retrieve another lost lamb."

The surgeon wept.

The surgeon sat beside the boy's bed; the boy's parents sat across from him.

The boy awoke and whispered, "Did you cut open my heart?"

"Yes," said the surgeon."

"What did you find?" asked the boy.

"I found Jesus there," said the surgeon.

~Author Unknown

Pictures!!!

Random picture time!!! YAY!!

Why use a trampoline for anything but sleeping? Exercise is overrated. According to Nala that is. xD

Ying-Yang. Where have I seen this before? :D

Salutations to the sun! Silly Shooter.

Never mow a lawn in church shoes... X_X

Ants! Really, there are ants.

I wonder what would happen if we all took sleeping lessons from cats?

Do I have to move?

Thanks for looking! xD