And From The Dust He Did Rise... · 3:20am Jan 5th, 2014

and declare to the people:

I hath returned, so let us all rejoice!

And so the people did, and many monuments to his glory were built that day.

So. I've been on a bit of a sabbatical (see social coma) for about the past month and a half, and until now I haven't wanted to jinx myself by saying "I'M BAA-YAK!" But I've just toppled one of the things keeping me from being on here and from getting down to the tennis courts so I can practice (Winter League just started!)
Fourty-eight straight hours (translating to five hours sleep total for the past five days) too many pitchers of sweet tea to count, two boxes of Premium Brand Crackers, four story overhauls, and two migraines that cut deep into my writing time later, I have finished my Governor School of The Arts and Humanities Freshman Program submission story! AHHHHHH!!!

And that was typed day before last, right before my computer completely crashed itself. Yep, that's right, my computer crashed on me for the first time in forever. Do you know how pissed I was, when suddenly every page I tried to load got me the (Should We Freeze It?) message and then suddenly flatlined totally. Needless to say, my desk, desk chair, and deodorant bottle know not to mess with me anymore. Anyways, I suppose it was for the best, as a few interesting developments have happened in the last two-and-a-half days.
One, is that I'm sorry for not getting back on straight after I fixed my computer, I had tennis practice all yesterday and a match today so I've been a bit sore.
Two, is that I finally went to go see the newest Disney film, FROZEN, and while it was phenomenal (much better than Brave, to say the least) I don't see how it's being hailed as the best movie since the Lion King. I loved the musical score, but there were parts of it that didn't quite... hmm... fit the movie, for lack of a better term. Like "Fixer Upper". While I loved the silliness of it, I was shocked to see it come out of nowhere; I mean let's be honest, why would they waste the time in song when it was obvious what the trolls were meaning in the first place, not to mention the fact that there are people freezing their (expletive) off down on the fjord? Also, there was one detail that was killing me from the get-go: the movie is mostly based off of Norse folklore and legend (sometimes synonymous) so why was Elsa shunned? I mean they had the trolls accurate enough and how many stories tell of a freeze that resulted in the cold we find today, so why skip over the fact that there is a majority (a slim majority, mind you, but one all the same) in tale of how mortals who could communicate/manipulate the spirits of nature (nature spirits being one of the BIGGEST parts of their stories) were valued by their community, not shunned and feared? Not to mention the fact that had Elsa or her parents ever realized that exposing the populace to her powers would have actually made things easier in the future or at the very least would have allowed the community to know before something like what happened in the movie (I'm not spoiling it too much) did come! Ahh, this has grown much to long and isn't a full review/analysis, so I'll just end this point by saying that I thoroughly enjoyed the film and would still be singing "Let It Go" and "First Time In Forever" if it weren't for the following points. (PM me or put a comment if you want me to explain more of what I thought of the movie; I'd put it in the Perpetual Discussion Group but I don't feel like digging up the thread)
Three, that I was going to post the submission here before my computer crashed and the reason it's not up right this second is because (1) I'm going back over it between typings here (2) I'm not supposed to post it anywhere until after it's postmarked with the mail couriers so it won't be up until the eighth at the latest (3) read one and two for the third by putting them together. It's not my best work, but I'm proud that I managed to buck the trend by doing a narrative and being able to fit it into ten pages even with double spacing [I hate double spacing].
Four, I have officially re-named double-spacing as "Rich People Ruling". Seriously, it turns what would usually be two pages into about five, using more than twice the amount of paper in small quantities. The school district supplies my mother with her paper (when they feel like it, bunch of pricks) and that means I have to replace every sheet I borrow. Ugh. On the bright side, I'm never at a loss for drawing paper!
Five, my anxiety attacks have amped up recently. You know, the ones where you find yourself at the foot of your bed, rocking back and forth as you tell yourself "Everything that can go wrong will go wrong, everything that can will..." or just suddenly realize that your life will always be at danger of just unraveling at any moment and making getting back on your feet that much harder? Yeah, those are fun. And guess what? It turns out that they can be genetic in nature, so I have the pleasure of thanking my father for that one!
Six, I can't stop watching something. Anyone here ever heard of a webseries by a South Korean cartoon group (SamBakZa) known as "There She Is!" ? It is one of the few things in any art medium that has made me come close to crying (I'm beginning to think I lack tear glands). It's absolutely beautiful, go wathc it on SamBakZa's Newgrounds or the RedFoxxy compilation on YouTube. Word of warning: If you're one of those people that can't watch something just because it features foreign music in a language you don't speak... no, buck it, go watch it anyway. What's happening onscreen conveys the songs perfectly so it doesn't even matter (or you can look up the lyrics/captioned vid. afterwards [NOT DURING YOUR FIRST VIEWING] and then realize the words match up anyway).
Seven, that I love "There She Is!" so much I'm giving it another bullet point. I just can't stop thinking about it! I'm planning on learning Korean (might do a root language first so it's easier) after French (already doing Spanish so it wouldn't take long) just for the series and SamBakZa's other works (and I'm finding out how to buy one of their artpieces and donate, not sure if PayPal swaps currencies).

I use parentheses on this site WAYYYYY too much.

Eight, that I have gained a new level of hatred set for the idiots on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr [there should be a f****** e there!!!] exclusively. Do you know how many times I've seen someone share something from the latter two that has grammatical errors, some form of graciousness-forsaken Internet meme that is absolutely appalling, and is usually just someone congesting your feed with pics from their stupid fan-girl fandom!?!?! And then they wonder why I'm never on Facebook; because it's full of idiots that would moan and groan if you unfriended them (as they check their number daily, the attention-hounds). I would go on, but I think most of you can sympathize as you guys are probably people who are on more than twice a year (I'm never on).
Nine, that I'm getting bored writing this.
Ten, that I have some things relating to stories that I need to check up on, as I've been dead since Christmas (see the thread in the Perpetual Discussion Group for my views on this holiday. I'm pretty sure I put something in there...)
Eleven, that WOULDN'T IT BE AWESOME IF WE HAD A MLP:FIM ANIME SHOW?!?! THEN I MIGHT ACTUALLY ENJOY WATCHING ANIME! (I like anime, but I don't like the other people who like anime.)
Twelve, that I found an amazing piece of fan-art when Bing decided to send me the complete and total opposite of my search! I'd post it here but NSFW pics and links aren't allowed... and I don't feel like dodging around it. Send me a PM if you'd like to see it; it's not like Rule 34 *shivers at the destruction of his childhood* but it does involve portrayal of... womanly parts of anatomy. I'm not a pervert or a clopper, I swear, it just showed up when I was looking for an old artist on dA and I thought it looked cool, so I added a bookmark. That's it!
Thirteen, that I'm trying something where I'm vegetarian but doing it where the other members of my family don't notice. Anyone that's known me for a while knows that I fully plan on becoming vegetarian when I'm on my own/have a real paying job to buy my own food, but aren't currently as our family doesn't eat meat too often and I know that my father and brother wouldn't adjust their diets just because of what I've said. Not that I need them to do it so I can, but I'm not going to ask them to inconvenience themselves for my sake, as gracious-knows they never would. (And yes, I realize this 'inconvenience' would come in the form of a few more animal's lives not taken, so go ahead and say I'm a heartless monster, that'll encourage me to support the vegetarian lifestyle! Because quite obviously yelling and berating someone will get them to agree, just look at history! *he said extremely sarcastically*
Fourteen, that I have a few new stories in the works in real life, not pony-related. They aren't for anything, but I just figured I should tell anyone that is curious what I'll be doing in between class and tennis practice when I'm not going absolutely insane or on this site.
Fifteen, that I have some other stuff to share but don't feel like typing it out here at the moment. Might do another post later.

So yeah, leave a comment or PM me if anyone would like to talk. Also, (16) that I need to do more stuff on here/finish some stuff so I can finally get my attention-jockey card.
I colour-coated it for your convenience.

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