Spiritrunner's Journal

8:05PM - Weee!

Just a goofy quiz. But I liked it. 'specially as it's right!

What Time of Day Are You?

You're the Dawn. Cold and refreshing in a soft rosy way. You're energetic. In fact, you're very different. You could have a very VERY energetic awakening, or just a soft and quiet one. Depends, right?
Take this quiz!

Current mood: cold

Current music: 'Heaven' Brian adams (brian adams unplugged)

1:02PM - hmm...

Ugh. Another month, another time without anything to write. ...I suck at these sometimes!

So, how about a few webcomics that I demand. Nay ORDER everyone to read and enjoy!

...enjooooy.... *makes a shakey-fist*

http://www.vendettacomic.com <-- My friend Tracken makes this one. The story is amasing to the point of truely inspired. With anime written all over it, he has still found his own unique style that develops and grows from strip one. Read it. Love it. Obsess over the plot like the rest of us!

http://www.catharsiscomic.com <-- A house dragon, a bald squirrel (Well he's only bald sometimes), a ninja cat, and a crazy girl that lives at the center of it all. Very fun, very funny, and at most times also eerily true. It even updates pretty much every day of the week.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html <-- the first comic in a lengthy series that is well worth the read. -Especially- if you love making fun of D&D! Or if you're just a fan. Either way you'll break a spleen laughing, and still want to read through more of the exceptionally addictive plotline.

ENJOY! ^_^

Current mood: bouncy

Current music: Weird Al: Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm parody

5:35AM - YAY!!

Good news! I have a computer again! *dances with pure joy*

Ok... I've had it for about two weeks now. ...So what's taken me so long to let everyone know? well... ¬_¬ (--shifty-eyed look) you see... I'm a net junky through and through. So the first order of business was to get Mirc n it, then I spent the last several days downloading all the crud that I know and love. Like Fullmetal alchemist episodes (I wish I had the money to buy them- subtitled only of course!), and of course music music music. I loves mah music! I want it for when I write. For when I think, when I clean (Ok so that last one doesn't happen often), While I'm on IRC, and any other time I happen to get the inkling.

The only downside is that the tower I have is only a loaner, so it'll have to be returned to my friend once I get a new one. ... *thinks Maybe he'll let me put in the hard drive as a slave so i can at least transferr over all mah shite before he wipes it. ... or does whatever he would do with it.

I'm so happy! *miscellaneous sounds of glee and revelry here*

I've also managed to sell off my truck too. When it came down to handing over the keys I found it really ahrd to actually part with the thing though. I find it a little odd because for the last year I've hardly even looked at the thing seeing as I had no money to get it on the road. Bloody swindler car shop type people. They wrote out that the truck needed three ball joints, which would cost several hundred a piece to be replaced. It would have cost me between two and three thousand dollars with that and all the little stuff (like broken seatbelt clips- which I knew about), and the worst part was that if I wanted to insure the bloody thing I would have to get it done. Truth or not. Because that was what they wrote on the official inspection forms.

Over the last couple days Mark (the one who bought it) has told me that the ball joints are fine, along with half the other shit those shop jocks told me. Figures. Now I just wish I had have thought to remember the names of both the place, and the mechanics that did the inspection so I could sue them for attempted fraud. ...I still have a copy of the inspection sheet somewhere... maybe if i could dig it out and then have it compared to the one Mark got. *ponders*

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*enter sinister grin*

Ohhhh yes. The dragon will roar.

*anyways* So it has been a good week or two. Work stress aside. At least even that is making huge leaps of progress as well, though it's hard to go into detail because everything is up in the air. Oh well. At least this time I can have genuine hope of getting that promotion (and more money with it).

Current mood: ecstatic

Current music: ACDC: Back in black baby!

3:08AM - About time once again

Well I think it's about time for a detailed update on thigns. (again.)

Only a couple weeks after my last post on LJ here, tragedy struck of the worst kind. Namely, my computer dies a most horrible death. After a long time of tinkering and dissecting, the autopsy (performed by Mark- a friend of mine in town here) has come back thusly:

The computer got a virus that was making the computer reset so fast it couldn't even reach the system beep. All it did was make a constant and very rapis popping sound from the system speaker. Well, this caused a short in the power source, which then fried the mother board and everything attached to it. It destroyed the processor, a gig of ram, fried my hard drive (which may be useable once it gets totally wiped), my ethernet card, and... *sob...* my... my *blows nose* My beautiful Radeon 512 megabyte video card! *cries!!!* My beautiful, gorgeous, wonderful $400.00 christmas present went down the tubes only a couple months into it's poor life of gaming bliss!

*anyways* Because of this I have been relegated to sneaking on to a computer at work whenever the site allowed it. (namely on fri and sat. nights when I work at a hotel) and even then only if it is quiet enough.

And so here I sit.

At least I've managed to still have one or two places to be involved in. For example I'm managing to get onto Kinvisions (A forum run by Autumn: www.kinvisions.com the forum is in www.kinvisions.com/forum) and make some contributions there. And I've gotten writing a couple articles for that site as well. I also got back into building my Chain mail shirt which is getting near completion (after 25,000 links already). I've also been rebuilding my bin of pain. A box of artificial medieval weapons that I use for practicing sword play and such with a few friends. Now all I need to find is a few friends to practice with? o_O And of course I've been doing a lot of working and sleeping and a little eating on occasion.

I'm really hoping that I can get this computer thing straightened away though because it is getting frustrating with how many people I have once again drastically fallen out of touch with. Another frustration because I was actually managing to get back in touch with a few of you guys just before my computer took a nose dive too!

Current mood: irritated

Current music: Pick something from Nightwish... anything ^_^

4:38AM - WOW!

I think this is a new personal record or something! it has been SO long since I've posted here I couldn't even remember my own password!

That siad.. .hi, I'm still alive, maybe I'll post again within the next year *laughs* no seriourly I'll be tossing an occasional bluyrm on here again. just not now as I've been up for 24 hours O_O

Current mood: crazy

Current music: Santana (dun ask why it's what the radio is playing)

1:10AM - Here we go...

As is the usual it has been an extremely long time since I've made any signs of life in here. But for some good reason. At least over the last couple weeks. You see, tomorrow...err... *checks the time* today rather, I am moving to Calgary. Hehe this dwaggy is finally able to get out of the nest once again!

Unfortunately this also means that I will not have the internet for a while. ... and seeing as i don't know what sort of a job I'm going to get down there yet, i don't know when I'm going to manage to get the internet hooked up again. So things are going to be totally quiet from me for the next while. It could be two weeks... it could be two months I dunno.

Heh maybe with being completely unable to go online I'll get my scaly arse outta the chat rooms and get some actal productive work done! ...Like getting one or two of those promised essays written, and maybe some of my novel! oooh yess... that'd be a good thing. It's been too long since I've written on my novel. WAY too long. ... almost two years too long. O_O''

What brought on the move you ask? ...Well a bunch of things actually. Number one being that my mate had to move to Calgary because whe's going to SAIT. Also because there's more opportunity... more work... more people and places to see, and all that good 'big city' stuff. ^_^ But the most definite biggest reason is because she's out there. Yes. *nods*

So... sorry this sucker is so short, especially after so long an absence... and because it's only to tell you all that I'm gonna be gone a while longer. But at least you all know I'm alive right? ... Right? ^_^

And... quite honestly I'd like to write more too. ... But there's no time for it. I just now finished packing what I'm gonna take and it's 1:00 in the morning... i still need to get to sleep and get up early in the morning so I can lug a few articles of heavy furniture to Ginn's dad's place (He's taking a load to Calgary for me. ... he's an awesome guy ^_^) and then I need to load up my truck with all my goodies, double check the house for any last minute forgetfulls seeing as it'd be just like me to forget something important like a winter jacket or something. Then swing by the ol' gas station and drop off my uniform, pick up my final paycheck, get it to the bank, and then drive for four and a half hours, and -then- unpack everything and spend some time with mah mate before I collapse! O_O;

Woah... that -is- a lot to do.

Oh well. Farewell for a short while everyone! Take care, and I'll catch you all on the flipside!

Be well
Ken
AKA T'Kaill Caine Spiritrunner.

Current mood: ecstatic

Current music: loreena mckennitt - huron 'beltane' fire dance

7:29AM - *facepalms*

I've done it again! Three months?!! O_O Dear god how time flies.

Let's se... what to get you all caught up on...
-More site problems it seems, My host was having hacker problems and had to update the security-type-stuff. And of course I had the brilliant timing of being completely absent for an extended period of time so he had no way to inform me. The good news is that the site is still running. The only obvious casualty was the forum yet again. *sigh* Ah well I'll get it up yet dagnabbit! Though first I need to be able to connect to the FTP so I can upload stuff again. ... That was the other casualty.

In other news my mate got accepted to SAIT so she's moving to Alberta. This is really great because she was initially told that she was 'on the waiting list'. Which usually means 'snowball's chance in hell'. However they neglected to tell her that she was at the top of said list until about ten days ago, So she has had...well... ten days to pack, find a place to stay, pay tuition, get student loans going, and all that fun stuff. So things have been -really- hectic for her. I'm gonna follow her out, but it's going to take a month for me to get my own affairs in at least some semblance of order.

*sigh* It'll be great to get somewhere different though. I'll stand a much better chance at getting a decent job, and I'll be able to apply for SAIT as well (I have a few course options in mind), I'll be out of the parent's house, on my own once again(YAY!!!), and with gin. mmm... that last part makes me feel nice and warm inside.

Current mood: drained

Current music: B-Tribe - Hidden Pathways

12:42AM - hrmm...

Let's' see now... What have I accomplished since my last post over a month ago? ... well...

-I've gotten the bulletin board up and running on my website again... though for now it's dreadfully under-occupied
- I had a bit of a hiatus from the 'net... an entire week and a bit without even signing on. I was trying to dedicate some time to find some personal direction. ... it didn't bear much fruit.
-I got back online though have quickly fallen into the old routine of sporraticness and such.
-I promised Ravena that I'd call her and say hello... last Monday... but my phone card decided not to work and I haven't had a chance to let her know. *growls at self*
-Things have been going well with Gin and myself... though my step-dad seems determined to make my life as difficult as he possibly can. ... Much to my serious aggravation.
- I've gotten a bit of a hint of a start on my fixing of the gallery on my site. Namely I made the thumbnails to all my pics and now I just need to recode the damn page itself. ... ugh that'll be a day.
-I got myself thoroughly hooked on a web comic called 'jack'. It is morbid, and most times cruelly brutal and often disturbing in it's story lines. But they suck you in with awesome emotion and spectacular art. The style is the way it needs to be for the stories to be told properly. and I LOVE it! (http://www.pholph.com ) check it out and be awed. I need to get a small banner from it's creator so I can get a link on my site.

1:23AM

HOLY SHIT has it been a long time since I posted in here! O_O''' I suppose I'd bette get back on the damn ball here and get doing something! ...err...

I'll do it tomorrow though... it's already the middle of the night and I gotsta get up early. merf. *trudges off*

1:30AM

Just a little e-mail I got from a friend... I thought I'd share it.
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Let's see
if I understand how America works lately . .

If a woman burns her thighs
on the hot coffee she was holding in her lap while driving,
she blames the restaurant.

If your teen-age son kills himself,
you blame the rock 'n' roll music
or musician he liked.

If you smoke three packs a day
for 40 years
and die of lung cancer,
your family blames the tobacco company.

If your daughter gets pregnant
by the football captain
you blame the school
for poor sex education.



If your neighbor crashes into a tree
while driving home drunk,
you blame the bartender.

If your cousin gets AIDS
because the needle he used
to shoot up with heroin was dirty,
you blame the government
for not providing clean ones.

If your grandchildren are brats
without manners,
you blame television.

If your friend is shot
by a deranged madman,
you blame the gun manufacturer.

And if a crazed person breaks into the cockpit
and tries to kill the pilots
at 35,000 feet,
and the passengers kill him instead,
the mother of the deceased
blames the airline.


I must have lived too long
to understand the world as it is anymore.

So if I die
while my old, wrinkled butt
is parked in front of this thing,

I want you to blame Bill Gates..
OK?

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Hehe sounds like a plan to me! .... Where do I sign up? :-P

The scary part is that all of these events have happened.

Current mood: amused

Current music: Loreena McKennit - All Souls Night (5:07)

2:01PM

YAAAY! I have good news! (Well... good for me anyways... hehe) My website is back online, with the server all nice and upgraded and shiny-new! SQUEE! *happy-dance*

About the only downside is that the bulletin board I had gotten operational was lost in the process. But that's not too big a deal. It'll just mean that the forum will be unavailable for a few days while I get it set up again. It was just about empty anyways, and now that I know a -little- more on what I want with it I'll be able to make it better... stronger.. mabe not faster but definitely better than it was before.

Ah well... this was just a quick entry to let everyone know I'm still alive and kicking... it's off to work now.

Current mood: busy

Current music: Enya - I Will Find You (Last of the Mohicans) (5:05)

2:15AM - hehe

hehehe I lurve these guys. Insane, funny, just like me! Squeee!

See what kind of Psycho you are!

Current mood: amused

Current music: umm... *shrugs*

6:10PM - just a little inanity

I found this little list on the net and thought I'd share it. ^_^ ... Mainly because I can't figure out anything clever to say right now.

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1. "What's your sign?"
The epitome of cheese, this line, which has been around since the Beatles came to America, ranks as the very worst line in dating history. The fact that it's still in use says a lot about the decay of our society's standards and the glaring desperation of some singles.

2. "Pardon me, I seem to have lost my phone number, can I borrow yours?"
Maybe this was funny around 1910 or 1915 ? back when the telephone was a novel appliance. It does not inspire smiles now, only scared and doomed looks.

3. "You must be a broom because you're sweeping me off my feet."
Maybe your dad used this one on your mom and for nostalgia's sake, you're bringing it out again. Nostalgia does not get you dates, only pity. "I actually had a guy say this to me during happy hour," says Kim, a vivacious flight attendant who gets her share of pick-up lines. "I didn't hold it against him because I don't know how much he'd had to drink and he was cute. But if he hadn't been cute, I would have dodged him."

4. "Do you have a license? Because you're driving me crazy."
Caution! Watching too many stupid teen movies impairs your judgment. This probably sounded clever to the person who swiped it from an Annette and Frankie beach party flick.

5. "I glottal thirst and baby, you look like my Gatorade."
Generally, comparing potential dates to food or drinks is not a winning move. " I had a guy use this one on me and I rolled my eyes and walked way," says Susan, a marketing representative who doesn't usually go for lines. "But a couple of weeks later, I saw this hot guy at the gym and I used that same line and it worked! I guess there are gender preferences when it comes to lines. He was really flattered, where I was insulted when it was used on me."

6. "Are you lost? Because heaven's a long way from here."
Maybe angels like this one, real women don't.

7. "Are you religious? Because you're the answer to all my prayers."
Prayer is something that anyone who uses this tacky line desperately needs.

8. "Can I take your picture? I want Santa to know exactly what I want for Christmas."
This line is popular with both men and women who think references to Santa are cute and charming, which are qualities that they never possess personally.

9. "Do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk by again?"
"A stunning woman I had been staring at used this on me," says Mark, a tawny-haired, gregarious copywriter. "I know it's an old one but it took guts to say it. I'm afraid I happily fell for it."

10. "Well, here I am. What are your other two wishes?"
A personal favorite, this one takes a certain amount of arrogance as well as delusion, to pull off.
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Current mood: blank

Current music: Matrix revisited soundtrack. Pick a song, any song will do.

6:02PM - Woah.

O_O I don't think I've ever seen a personal assessment that was so accurate... Or lengthy for that matter! (And I only did the free sample!)

Basically you fill out 71 multi-choice questions selecting one most preferred situation, and one least preferred- leaving a third option blank. It takes a little while to fill out but I'll show you what I got: (Warning there's lots to read LOL)
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INTEREST IN JOB CONTENT
(Those tasks you want to perform)
The Interest section identifies the ideal job content for you by identifying your motivations and preferences, called Worker Traits. These traits are listed in order of priority. Typically, what one wants to do is that which he/she is most likely to do and do it often enough (including training for it) to transform the raw interest into real skills, and then, to stay on that job. The Interest section of your MAPP report outlines your preferences toward work in relation to people, creativity, social activities, routine, tools, equipment and more. The Interest section is the first glance of your top motivators. Each section thereafter will inter-relate and you will begin seeing themes about the types of tasks and work that you prefer.

Preferences for T'kaill fully support being perceptually, subconsciously, and consciously aware of fantasy, symbols, symbolic relationships, abstract ideas, options, and choice of options as they relate to creative or innovative activities. Perception triggers ideas in T'kaill's mind, a process that just happens - a process often called intuition. It is not a conscious effort to logically "come up with" creative ideas; instead, the process is best identified with the statement that "a thought struck me." A quote by Carl Jung probably makes complete sense to T'kaill: "Art is innate in the artist, like an instinct that seizes and makes a tool out of the human being. The thing in the final analysis that wills something in him is not he, the personal man, but the aim of the art."

TEMPERAMENT FOR THE JOB
(How you prefer to perform tasks)
This Temperament section identifies the motivation and talent an individual possesses in twelve Worker Trait Areas and coincides with the Interest section. The Temperament and Interest sections say the same thing from a different perspective. Your highest motivators will be displayed first. In this section you will learn things such as; do you prefer lots of change and variety on the job, are you persuasive, do you prefer to work in teams or independently, are you a naturally driven to evaluate and analyze, and more.

T'kaill is most likely benevolent, voluntarily giving of self to help others, especially regarding current pain, hurts, stress, needs, and problems. This means empathetic, sympathetic, intentional, personal involvement in the personal lives of others to give help, sacrificially if necessary, and to subjectively gain personal satisfaction from providing personal service. (NOTE: emphasis is on the word "personal." This is a heart trait and is totally self-motivated and voluntary. It is one of the most strongly motivated traits in determining vocational dedication. The word "others" is important in the context of benevolence) T'kaill is probably more benevolent toward persons not intimately, formally, or organizationally related. (NOTE: Benevolence expects those in close relationships to join in the giving rather than being a priority recipient.) Nonetheless, T'kaill probably exhibits benevolence toward all persons. But benevolence does have priorities about eligibility of persons.

APTITUDE FOR THE JOB
(Expression of performing tasks)
This is a highly generalized section in which the narrative deliberately focuses on the combination of motivations and preferences as they relate to personal talents or skills. It lets the individual look into a vocational mirror and see his/her own talents and then decide for themselves where they fit and function the best with regard to motivation and preference. It is another context in which to see if priorities are mental, sensory, or physical: "To thine own self be true."

T'kaill's preferences fully support holistic, conceptual perception, and thinking relative to the basic nature, utility, potential, or strategic possibility of what is being observed or considered. This includes intuition, insight, creativity, curiosity, experimentation, and innovation in various degrees. Ideas are at the heart of this talent. The basic orientation is perceptual and mental seeing.

PEOPLE
(How you relate to people, in priority order)
In this section, seven people factors cover important activities related to the interaction of a person with other persons. These are very important for individuals motivated and perhaps even naturally talented or specifically trained for associating and interacting with people. They may also be important traits for certain ?people intensive? jobs. Low motivational ratings in this section may also be quite positive and valuable, if occupations necessitate or require that an individual function apart from others, manage his/her own activities, or be satisfied with work in isolation.

"Mentor: a trusted counselor or guide." T'kaill is interested in and consciously prefers to consider the existence, meaning, purpose, potential, and destiny of mankind, people, persons, and self; with self-felt, self-accepted responsibility to influence and/or cause good, growth, and gain in the lives of all concerned. T'kaill has intuition and philosophical curiosity that causes an awareness of personality, intentions, emotions, ethics, values, and moods of other persons, and of self. By itself, this is not benevolence. If T'kaill is highly motivated for benevolent activities, this trait is compulsively central to personal and vocational activities. If there is a lack of personal motivation, then the preference for consideration tends to be more philosophical or academic in nature, but still service oriented.

THINGS
(How you relate to things, in priority order)
Working with things, manipulation of materials and processes, and cognizance of operational and mechanical forces or objects, highlights this Worker Trait Code section. None of the factors in this section are directly related to people nor call for exclusive talents whether or not they exist within the individual. However, these factors do call for the interaction and interplay between mental, sensory, physical, and mechanical skills and/or abilities as possessed by the individual. If the individual has a natural mechanical savvy, and likes to work with his/her hands, this becomes a highly important and relevant Worker Trait Code section.

T'kaill has motivational levels that support operating heavy, mobile equipment such as trucks, earth-movers, cranes, etc. (NOTE: Sensory/physical skills are involved and important: e.g., coordination, dexterity, timing, spatial awareness: size, shape, distance, dimension, perspective, relationship; depth perception). Because motivational levels are only moderate for equipment operation, T'kaill identifies more with the required talent or abilities rather than with the equipment; i.e., "it's another job". Nonetheless, persons whose natural preferences support a natural mechanical savvy are always interested in tools, appliances, machines, or equipment. Moderately motivated, this operator trait is probably not occupationally specialized.

DATA
(How you relate to data, in priority order)
The data section identifies preferences, motivations and priorities for certain kinds of mental activities. If interests and preferences are primarily intellectual, academic, scholarly, scientific, mathematical, or professional, this may be the most important section of the Worker Trait Code System for the person appraised. If his/her preferences are not primarily mental, this section may have little value. If these factors are important for this profile, then factors in the reasoning, math, and language sections will also be both relevant and important.

"Synthesize: putting two or more things together to form a whole; the combination of separate elements of thought into a whole; the operation by which divided parts are united" (Webster). T'kaill is motivated by seeing the big picture so much so that (S)he, attempts to see all parts of the picture in that larger context, then sees all parts relative to each other, but still within that larger context. Perception and thinking are therefore holistic and conceptual. Philosophical and intuitive processes are involved. Scientific, managerial, and/or literary preferences may also be involved. Other mental factors in this section are subordinate, secondary, or complementary to this primary motivational attribute. This is an overview and scanning activity that includes ideas, concepts, theory, fiction, hypothesis and assessment. (Note that words in the last sentence are unrelated to logic that Webster defines as "the science of the operations of the understanding subservient to the estimation.

REASONING
(How you relate to reasoning, in priority order)
This Reasoning section is closely linked with the Data section. The Data section identifies an individual's priorities or preferences (high and low) for ways of thinking, while the Reasoning section focuses on where, why, and how this thinking will most likely be applied. Just like the linkage between the Interest and Temperament sections, Data and Reasoning are coupled very tightly as well.

T'kaill is strongly motivated to apply thinking to the big picture through holistic ideas, concepts, options, and strategies. This does not mean, suggest, or imply that thinking is kept only in a holistic context but it does mean that the first and constant priority or preference for consideration and focus are on the big picture. (Example: T'kaill more likely prefers to be an executive rather than a manager, and more inclined to be a manager rather than a supervisor.) Considering how pieces of the picture are brought in to the big picture stimulates motivation for the activity.

MATHEMATICAL CAPACITY
(How you relate to the applied usage of math)
Math is a natural talent like art or music and requires a certain natural preference. In most instances, you have it or you don't; you like it or you don't. If the individual has talent for math, this section shows where the greatest vocational interest and motivation occurs, and that is where he/she has probably developed the most talent or could. Low ratings for some or all of these factors imply that math, or possibly that specific application of math, is not a motivational factor to this individual.

T'kaill prefers to consider math extending more toward theory, abstract concepts, experimental applications, etc. Because of the moderate motivational level for this theoretical activity, it is not likely that it would be satisfying as a primary vocation or have too heavy an emphasis. However, it remains a valuable asset that extends normal capability beyond usual activities.

LANGUAGE CAPACITY
(How you relate to the usage of language)
Four language traits are included in the narrative to cover basic activities that utilize words. They aren't very specific, but there are related factors for literary, journalistic, and communicative activities in the Interest, Temperament, Data, People, Aptitude and Reasoning sections. If a high motivational and/or preference level exists for one or more factors in this section, scan those other sections to discover preferences the individual has for those activities. Not all jobs call for orators or authors, while some jobs require such skills.

T'kaill is highly motivated to consider creative writing and communicating at professional levels. Preferences are holistic, conceptual, imaginative, and creative. "Ideas trigger more ideas" can probably be said about T'kaill. High motivational levels for this worker trait indicate an interactive combination of literary and philosophical traits. As Dean W. R. Inge said, "Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art." That probably makes a great deal of sense to T'kaill. Motivation at this level indicate preferences that probably include writing fiction, poetry, scripts for movies or television, advertising copy, marketing copy, teaching creative writing, etc.
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Heh... I noticed it didn't have much to say about my relationship with math. That suits me Juuuuuust fine. What it did say was very accurate though. When it comes to concepts and numbers, I like the theory MUCH more than the actual application and usage.

Oh... By the way here's a link to the site:
Assessment.com

Current mood: curious

Current music: "All Souls Night" by Lorenna McKennitt

9:48PM - A new toy!

Hee! A world map locator! Now I can know where you all live mwahahahaaaa! *sinister cackle*

Not that I could do anything about it... and... well you'll know where I live too so... uh... yeah. *shifty look*

In the meantime feel free to let me know where you are if'n you want. Just fill this out and have fun!

9:28PM - YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

Joy! Rapture! Happiness!! The other journal is back up and running, and my posts are safe!

*clears throat* uhh... heh yeah... so that has me relieved and happy at any rate. Another bit of good news to start balancing out the fun of the last few weeks that I had been having. ^_^

Come to think of it, it's funny what people place their value on. I mean when my truck broke I was frustrated yes. But not over the cost. It was over not having a truck. And even then I wasn't grieving over it any more than using it as an excuse to vent and whine for a while. But being faced with the loss of a web-journal. Well, that was just about unacceptable! Even though it is just a collection of inane surmisings and overall babble pretending to have some meaning to it. Right now I'm laughing at myself because I remember I was ready to throw the keyboard out of my fear of having lost my 'precious' thoughts.

Of course my excuse is that the journal is something that I put some effort into, and that if those posts were lost I wouldn't be able to replace them. Ever. Because when I write in there it's done spontaneously. I don't plan them or really think about them any more than trying to make them intelligible for anyone who was reading. And then the rest just comes.

Ah well, I'm happy it's back anyways *Feverishly makes copies of the posts*

Current mood: bouncy

Current music: "pts.of.athrty" Linkin park reanimation. Reinterpreted by Jay Gordon.

1:17AM - hmm...

Current mood: ecstatic

12:25AM - S.S.D.D.

Well... ok not really. Actually a couple interesting things have been going on. For starters I'm supposed to finally get my truck back tomorrow *checks watch* err... today... or... something.

I is happy for that! ^_^

I've also finally managed to actually return my attention to the list of essays that I need to work on, and I've made a fair bit of headway. I discovered that I get a lot more writing done if I can resist the temptation to check in on IRC and such. I invariably get locked into several discussions with people I know, or I get distracted catching up on my e-mail, or checking boards, etc etc etc. (Ok Ok... so the last two I never do as well... it's all because of the chatting! *whimpers* ... HAPPY NOW?! ^_^ good... 'cause I am!)

Oh, and I also finished moving my site! The -whole- kit and caboodle! (-Who- comes up with these sayings?!) So it is now officially up and running at it's new home. ( http://spiritrunner.bawnweb.com ) ...Actually that's probably the biggest reason for my return to dreaded work. So that I can get an update onto it and hopefully bring the sucker to life! MWAHAHAHAHAAA!

(By the way I'm happy... *points* can you tell?)

Current mood: accomplished

Current music: 'The saga begins' by Weird Al Yankovic

1:47AM - NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arrg! I had an account on My-diary.com which carried my thoughtful stuff... stuff that I wanted to save, stuff that I didn't want to lose (and which I therefore never bothered to save :-/). And it appears that the site has died. *whimpers*

It sucks, a lot, because when I wrote in there I actually put effort into what I said. I was going for the whole 'meaningful wisdom' thing on it, so that I could save here for the fun and insanity! ... Ah well. ... maybe it's just temporary *crosses fingers* If it isn't I already have a backup plan too though. I'm going to add a 'journal of babble' section on my web site and use that instead. It'll be clumsy and probably not all that attractive... at least not at first... but it'll be more secure and stable, and then I'd have an excuse to make my site at least -seem- to be more active.

Speaking of which Synchronicity seems to strike again. A friend of mine from the IRC channels I visit offered me some proper hosting for free (in exchange for a little advertising when his server goes public), and convinced me to move over my site lock, stock, and barrel. Then today I just got a notice from Brinkster (My current host) saying that they are starting up advertising on free-hosted sites in order to keep them free (/make more money). However understandable that is -seeing as the instant the word free appears everyone and their grandma's dog wants it without consideration that somewhere somehow money needs to change hands- I would much rather avoid having popups and Java-scripted annoying as hell windows appearing all over the place. (in this case Brinkster to the net corporations to be allowed to have their server online, plus maintenance, debugging, updates, expansion, maintenance of the hardware... etc etc etc)

This is especially because a common tactic is to link a popup to other sites with popups, who are linked to more sites with popups, until the computer lags out. *grumbles*

So... anywho. The new site address is:

http://spiritrunner.bawnweb.com

It's exactly the same for now, and I think I am still going to keep the small link to Brinkster at the bottom (though modified a tiny bit) as a smidgeon of gratitude for their hosting which was, after all, stable and exemplary. ...Either that or I'll move it to my links page. Whichever suits me at the moment *shrugs*

Oh, as for my truck I should be getting it back in two more days (ugh it's been a week without now). As the verdict sands, the block decided to crack in such a way that anti-freeze filled the engine, mixing with the oil and making ... well... a hell of a friggin' mess. so the engine is -toast- and I've been having a new one put in for the meager rice of 2200 dollars plus labor. ... In the process they discovered it needs new oil lines, and a new cap and distributor too. so... heh yeah I'm gonna be in debt for at least the next five months. ... *sigh* ... at least the only thing left is the transmission, that could -possibly- go wrong that's major with the damn thing. So... maybe it'll be good for another couple weeks LOL!

Current mood: annoyed

Current music: 'Starseed' by Our Lady Peace

8:21AM - rip and shred

Rip, Maim, frag, DESTROY, blow up, death, pain, suffering!!! *pants and slavers for a while*

Right now all I want to do is go out somewhere and yell at the top of my lungs like an ancient cave man. My sinkhole for money that's supposed to be a vehicle is once again giving me problems, not two weeks after spending 1200 dollars to get the damn thing fixed! *growls*

... of course my being uber-tired right now doesn't help my reaction to things much, but right now I feel like I should have bolts of energy crackling up and down my body as my eyes glow a demonic red or something. I want to break stuff out of frustration. ... Namely my truck. ... but it seems it's already broken so I can't. :-P Who knows though, it might just be something minor like a mistake they made when resetting a computer chip... or something the mechanic is at fault for so I won't have to pay for it. ... yes... not having to pay for it would be nice... very nice indeed.

Ah well... as it stands I'd better go to bed. Me a tired dwaggy. Tired dwaggy's get grumpy and want to see things explode... I'm already grumpy from things adding up one after the other. It's been too long since I did the rounds... but I dun care about that right now. more important things need doing. Like, well, sleep and fixing the truck -AGAIN-.

*trudges off*
"And thus concludes today's rant and frustration." <

Current mood: pissed off

Current music: March of the Valkyries