Serendipity ain't got nothing on this.

Okay, this LJ has been dead for a while so I'm giving it a little Reboot with where I am right now.

Me: I am 18, unemployed, In a relationship that has been going on for 6 months. Like any it has ups and downs, but for the most part it's ups. I am trying to get into fencing, since after watching me fence (for the first time in... 9 years?) these two guys tried to recruit me to their fencing troupe. I wasn't in the area, but they gave me info on the SCA, and told me I could almost certainly atleast place in a fencing tournament as I was. I am an actor and writer, trying to get back into both, and starting up a Youtube show, I already have a rough idea of the first episode. It's essentially a clips show, in a similar vein to Trigger Happy TV. I used to box, nothing professional just a brief amateur stint at the local gym. I am a techno-wizz and a total nerd/geek/dork/etc. I am a civil war re-enactor and a WW2 realism unit member. I love film, books, and audiobooks. If you want to know anytihng else, just ask me more!

Melodie: My 16 year old girlfriend. Sweet, smart and very cute, she is something of the total package. Alot of my posts may regard her, and you can actually see the story of us getting together in the archives, if curious.

Kerry: My best friend of a few years, and my wondertwin (a reference to an old HB T.V. show about two twins with amazing powers that we came up with at about 4 in the morning). We talk pretty much every day, and she currently holds the record for longest phone conversation I've ever had (from like 11 PM to 7 or 8 AM). I used to be pretty seriously in love with her - she was my first love - but she didn't feel the same way and was my first real heartbreak since my mom died. About 5 months after that, we got back to talking and have been close friends ever since.

Sabrina: She's the one that got me into LJ in the first place, although she essentially decided to ditch me as a friend and then changed overnight into the kind of person that her and I really disliked. She helped me get over Kerry, and used to be a really awesome friend. After she slept with Melodie about 3 weeks after the two of us started dating we sort of ended up on shaky ground that we never really got over.

Aaron: Friends since I was 7, helped me out after my mom died when Dan (my dad) wasn't around to support me, is currently stationed in Fort Bliss, Texas.

Kyle: Mutual friend of Aaron's, makes Techno, very cool/down to earth guy.

Chris: See Kyle. One of the most loyal and caring friends I've ever had. Real genuine boyscout (well, Eagle Scout to be exact).

Those are most of the constants in this journal, I have a few other friends, but my status with them is ever changing.

That's it for my reboot, I should be updating more regularly from here on out.

Honestly, the only thing I really feel confident in is some sort of costume. Be it a tuxedo or an elaborate Ren-Faire outfit, I don't care.

A lot of people get stage fright. I think the only time I am truly not nervous is when I am ON stage. When I am acting, I have no niggling doubts, no second guessing myself, no wondering what-if, I am living truly in the moment.

It's a rush, seriously, from the descriptions I've heard, it's similar to some people's experiences with Methanphetamines. Except for the whole, losing your teeth and meth-bugs part.

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Powerpuff Girls.

Famed archaeologist and explorer Charles Calvern was just a few weeks away from retirement, when one of his grad students who had been exploring recently discovered ruins in South America went missing.

Fearing the worst and desperately trying to find his student, Calvern set out on an expedition to South America. But while exploring a series of ancient ruins he came across an ancient and mysterious artifact: A golden glove. As he rushed forward to examine it, a sudden earthquake shook the jungle, causing a collapse, trapping Calvern with the glove. As the hours passed, he began to examine the glove more closely, eventually deciding to try it on.

When he did, the glove glowed with a strange light, and a figure appeared in front of Calvern. It explained to him that it was a member of a dying alien race that had made contact with earth many centuries ago. The glove was in fact an alien artifact, one of their most precious: The Onus. The creature explained that it would grant him complete control over gravity, and informed him that his former grad student had stumbled upon another artifact, this one from a race that sought to destroy earth, and with it he would open up a powerful rift in space and time if not stopped. The creature explained to Calvern that he must stop this from happening before it was too late.

Onus: Master of Gravity is capable of altering his own gravitational pull, granting him the ability to carry practically an unlimited amount of weight and the ability to leap high into the air, sometimes covering miles with a single jump. He can also send out blasts of gravitational force to strike his enemies and root them in place.

Attached is a character sketch a friend of mine, Darren Calvert (http://www.darrencalvert.com/) did of Onus, with some slight alterations.

GaiaTerr: Nature's Champion

With more and more pressure from the nation to reduce deforestation, Bio-Tech labs has been feverishly working on a way of exponentially accelerating plant growth, to the point where trees could become a much more easily renewed resource. If Bio-Tech were able to get in on the ground floor of such innovative technology, they would be set to make billions. Eventually a chemical was developed, codenamed: Agent Green.

But with such incredible innovations also came extreme secrecy.

Government bribes, non-compete contracts and heavily worded NDAs were the least of the precautions taken by Bio-Tech. Shortly after a leak of information on one of its earlier attempts became public, a private security force was brought in, lead by special team leader Kyle Kirsch. Kirsch quickly became a feared and iconic figure of Bio-Tech, keeping its employees in check through pure intimidation. One story drifted around that those that quit or were suspected of leaking information to other companies would "disappear."

Eventually though, Kirsch began using his intimate knowledge of company protocol for personal gain, threatening and blackmailing his way up the chain of command and earning the ire of chief executive Darien Springer.

Springer eventually developed a plan to eliminate Kirsch in favor of a more easily controlled head of security.

Kirsch's team was to create a perimeter around a section of deforested woodlands, named "Eden", which would be used as Bio-Tech's latest testing ground. Having paid off local law enforcement to keep their heads down, Kirsch's team donned construction outfits and put out signs stating that the area was under renovation.

After making several rounds, Kirsch received a call on his radio "Kirsch, this is Greenwing, do you copy?" "Copy Greenwing, what's your status? Is the package ready for dispersal?" "Negative Kirsch, there seems to be some sort of blockage in sector 6. We can't seem to get a clear visual from up here. We need you to go in and check it out." "Roger, Kirsch out."

After trekking through what little remained of the forest, Kirsch arrived at sector 6, only to discover that there was no blockage. He picked up his radio with a grunt of impatience "Greenwing, this is Kirsch, I'm not seeing anything here, are you sure you have the right coordinates?" He waited several seconds, his only reply static and the far off sound of a helicopter’s blades cutting through the air. "Greenwing, this is Kirsch, come in, over." The thrumming began to grow louder and more insistent.

Kirsch looked up and saw a Bio-Tech helicopter flying towards him. He naturally assumed that something must be wrong with their comm-system. It wasn't until the helicopter began dispersing its payload of Agent Green that he realized what was going on. Kirsch had just enough time to let out one scream before his lungs were filled with toxins, liquidating his flesh in a matter of seconds and then falling to the ground, where flora immediately began to sprout.

Somehow, amazingly, Kirsch was still conscious. He didn't see, so much as sense the ground spring to life where the remnants of his body impacted it. Almost instantly trees sprouted, vines grew and flowers blossomed. He felt all of these things as if they were part of him. And, in a sense, they were.

And then, the trees embraced his remains, seeming to flow into and around them, roots wrapping around his skeleton, bark forming an outer shell, vines twisting around him to encase him in armour never before seen on earth. In mere seconds he was completely destroyed and reborn, a natural resurrection.

But in those few seconds, Kirsch felt every single blade of grass, every clump of dirt, every drop of water. He became one with the earth. And knew that he had a purpose. One word filled his existence GaiaTerr: Nature's Champion.

As he clambered shakily to his feet, his most basic survival instincts took over. He ran.

Now, as Kirsch roams aimlessly, in shock and desperately searching for his true purpose, Springer has his top scientists working on a way of eliminating his mistake before the world discovers what he has done.


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GaiaTerr stands eight feet tall, and has a massive frame, weighing over 1300 lbs. His exterior consists of super-hardened bark that almost looks like a suit of medieval armour, with various spiked vines constantly writhing and shifting over his body. Although he doesn't yet understand the full extent of his abilities, he is able to manipulate these vines, lashing out at foes or ensnaring them and dragging them to him so that his super-armoured fists can pulverize them.

Chaosy.

And yes.

Everyone here should join ThisiswhyIrule

It's a community myself and a few friends started. It's bringing back narcisscissm.

We figure there is too much whining and feeling sorry for oneself on LJ. We need some more arrogant asses.

500,000 people die of Influenza every year.

So far, there have been 9 recorded deaths due to "Swine Flu."

Relax you morons, you should be worried about the common cold more than this.

thisiswhyIrule

Not long enough.

Maybe a week?

Talked to Kerry about lots of stuff last night (well, starting at like 3 AM she called me freaking out about having accidentally splattered paint on someone's art project, and the conversation went on from there).

I would say we're back on speaking terms.

Someone wrote "Killroy Was Here" on this desk.

Next to it was written "Killroy 2.0 is here. Killroy 2.0 is everywhere."

It made my day.

You will only get this reference if you have read the Sci-Fi/Thriller "7th Son" If you haven't... read it. Now.

Hey LJ. Normally I would be writing this online and then just hitting send but because my college is an asshat with a password protected wifi network (which I don’t know the password to) I have to write this now and just post it later. Merh.

I finally got my computer to recognize the wireless mouse, so playing the sims will be MUCH easier.

Last night Melodie, Sabrina and I got into a big fight. Each one of us was angry over things the other was doing, but we finally just sort of sat down and each person explained themselves and apologized. Even Sabrina (after much cajoling). We decided we were starting fresh, all three of us. We spent the next hour or so talking about random shit and just enjoying ourselves.

I’m also working on getting Melodie to stop feeling intimidated by my past.

I miss talking to Kerry. Hopefully she’ll have some free time soon so we can get coffee and shoot the shit. I don’t have feelings for her, but that doesn’t mean I don’t care about her well-being.

Sometimes it’s hard for me to put my single-guy sombrero on the hat-stand, I keep forgetting that I’m already in a loving relationship and catch myself checking out college girls. And every time I do I go “Uh, what am I doing? I already have a relationship, and a loving one at that with a girl who is more attractive than these ones, and more interesting too.” I keep thinking like I’m still single, I keep trying to find a way to fill a void that doesn’t exist. I mean, I’m seventeen, it’s natural for me to idly wonder what a girl looks like naked, right? I just don’t have enough experience I guess, and that frightens me. Because, I want to be more experienced, more wise, but at the same time I don’t want to lose the loving girl that I have. I guess my timing is bad, and my libido is that of a 17 year old boy. It is hard to control.

That doesn’t mean I can’t. Because I can. And want to. Because I wouldn’t trade the relationship I’m in for all the girls in the world. Because Melodie is more than just “some girl.” I mean, she was my first. And that means a lot to me. I wouldn’t have let her be if it didn’t mean something.

I’m just having trouble switching out of single mode, since I’ve been in it for so long. But I am.

Well, the lecture is wrapping up. Hopefully my prof thinks I’m taking notes, but it’s into the discussion phase so I can’t really write much more.

 

UPDATE: I found out the password!

I was away from my girl for almost a week. We talked on the phone but weren't even in the same timezone. We have never been this far apart for this long before. It was harder than I thought.

It made seeing her amazing. The experience was electric. As we were reacquainted with one-another's bodies, the still new feeling coupled with older sensations was truly amazing. When I touched her cheek, I couldn't believe how soft her skin was against my hand, how warm her lips, how fluttery and light her hands were upon my body.

That is what love is supposed to be.

And we have it.

She makes me feel like I have never before. I have been off of my anti-depressants for about a week and a half, and I have handled it well, even though Kerry and I aren't on a speaking basis. Because Melodie has been there for me through every up and down.

I truly love her.

I'm in Colorado, sitting next to a roaring laptop enjoying my brand new fire.

Er...

I got to Colorado on Monday, was taken out to Boulder in a Lincoln town car. There I met with my Aunt and got unpacked then slept.

Sort of.

That night I was talking to Melodie about... well, let's just say private matters and her Mom picked up the phone.

Awwwwwwwkwaaaaaaarrrrddddd.......

I was freaking out.

The next day I went up to visit a friend of Annie's with her. We got drinks in his private bar.

I had an O'Doule's (awful stuff)
Then a sip of the green lady (alchohol that can make you hallucinate)
A shot of Chartreuse (Amazing stuff, lots of herbs)
And two fingers of Whiskey with a Coke chaser (a personal fav.)

Then got lunch. Then I went back to the house and talked to my amazing girlfriend for, quite literally, 5 hours or so. I also talked to my friend Sabrina and her girl for about an hour and a half.

Next day we went shopping, I got a laptop, we rented movies, watched Choke and Kung-Fu Panda tonight. Good films.

...Ask her.

Hahahahaha

Tough call. Depends on where the "friend" is at.

People deserve a second chance.

But they also deserve to pay for their crimes.

I'm not.