Elysium {NekoYoukai}'s Blog (12)

It has been about 5 months since my last blog post. So much and so little has changed since then. The main thing is that, I am no longer uncertain, as my last post said I was. I did what had to be done, moving out of a three year long relationship. But then life happened. I now have a new boyfriend, whom I am grateful for. I guess I just want to say to my ex, thank you. It was a great three years, but sometimes you just have to know when  one chapter is ending and when it is better for…

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It is interesting how you can feel so secure where you are in life and then things turn upside down. It is even more confusing when it is a matter of emotions getting all tangled up. Life has thrown me, and I'm sure many others, for some loops this year. This last month alone has gotten me thinking about the relationships in my life, where they are, and where they need to be. I am, as I have been informed by a friend, true to the Scorpio personality that I was born into. I am usually an… Continue

As so of you may know, I am an education major. As I get further into my schooling though, I find that I am not like any of the other ed. majors in my school. Most of them are almost cookie cutter in their similarities, all prim and proper. I, on the other hand, come to class clad in skulls and anime. My interests are both academic and rooted in things like heavy metal music. I don't want to blend in with the rest of the crowd, but it seems odd that I have picked to seek out a vocation that…

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I was on my balcony about thirty minutes ago. I had just gotten off the phone with my mom and was enjoying the sounds and creatures of the night before I went back inside, when someone on the ground below called my name. This person I don't know very well, but a conversation ensued. He pauses at some point, looking up at my balcony and says,"can I ask you a personal question?". Usually this signals awkwardness, but I ventured to see what would happen. Instead we had an interesting conversation… Continue

I am doing a definition paper for my Advanced Composition class. I have decided to redefine nerd. what nerd was 20 or less years ago, is not the same as it is now. Just look at the shirts proclaiming a love for nerds. Also many people now fall under the nerd umbrella for anything from ccg's, to computer knowledge, to anime. So beasts, what is a nerd?

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I know I already posted one blog today, but we'll just say this makes up for all the times I haven't posted. All I really want to say is that this has been a good year. I am moving out of the dorms Thursday, leaving my sophomore year of college behind. But I feel like I have learned so much, especially this semester, and that I am really starting to take some steps in the right direction. I am so happy I have such an awesome roommate! And that I have an amazing boyfriend. Without either one,… Continue

I said I was going to continue with Heavy Metal and the Middle East in my last post, so here it is. Actually... I think I will just copy and paste the written up version of my speech I did in class. Just as a warning, there was some strong language in one part, so it has been edited, but I still want to apologize if it is offensive to anyone. I think it is still a bit rough, and when I actually give the… Continue

It is amazing how much you can learn about the world around you in such a short time. Some of it makes me feel ashamed for humanity, and other things just leave me amazed at the joy and wonders that we don't get to see in our realms of existence.

For my speech class, four of my peers and I are doing a presentation on the Invisible Children. It is heart breaking what happens in Northern Uganda and other parts of Africa. We set up the schools for schools program at our university, and hope… Continue

Late last night I was here looking at the latest activity on the home page. I noticed there had been a number of responses to the "How did you find Jesus?" discussion. Based on the little snippets of answers I decided to check it out. I just want to say, I am not Christian (I'm not saying I don't believe in God either), but I found your stories touching and amazing. Some of you are pretty courageous people. I am so happy y'all found something that could help pull you up from the terrible things… Continue

Something great has happened this semester, my classes really have me thinking about my place in society. It really is an interesting thing to meditate on. I guess between having Mexican-American Culture, Music and the cultural wars (Heavy Metal), and World history (where we have been asked what is culture), it is somewhat inevitable that I would start contemplating this. Based on the way my Mexican-American professor teaches the topic, the empty space above the hyphen is where you pick and… Continue

I had various ideas for what I felt like writing about today, but that all changed when I walked outside. It really is a shame I don't have my camera, but then again I don't think film could do it justice.

If I am doing work sometimes it isn't uncommon for me only to emerge from my dorm room for meals. Today I slept in, ate lunch in my room, and then hit the books. I opened the blinds to discover to my relief that Texas was finally being graced with beautiful weather. We had been… Continue

Well, I have never written a blog, but I think I will try and keep it up.

For my first one, I think I just want to thank the Kommunity. I have been part of a couple of forums and one social networking site since high school. In general you meet some nice people and without fail you meet some not so amiable characters. I admit I have made a friend or two on other sites, but I always ran into people that made me rather not stick around. But here, I have found this land of Mystical Beasts to… Continue