This is Danny here, making the rounds around LJ. I know that many of you are facing tough moments in their lives. Sometimes, you feel like things are out of control and out of your hands, that the path that you should take is insurmountable. Well, I just wanted to remind you all that I'm still here supporting you whether you know it or not. I think of you and wonder how you fare along your journey. And if you ever need the helping hand, i'm here to support you whenever you stumble and need to find a respite from your weary travels.

Just remember that everyone can get through their storms. Honest words from one survivors to another.

1) I've been feeling a sense of unease lately. I attribute this to the state of my friends. Everyone seems to be suffering from something. Whether it be conflicts with their inner-circle, to fights, to dreams, to nightmares. I just wish that I could help, but who wouldn't want to help their friends? 

2) Willpower remains one of the traits that I hold highest with regards to a person's character. People are allowed to be stupid. That's a given. However, in the end, I expect any self-respecting person to bear through life trials and give it their all. Succeed or fail, you can at least say that you've tried.

3) Bear with me, but this has been on my mind for awhile and I'm not sure how logically sound all of this is. I just know that it works in my mind and I'm still in the process of polishing these thoughts.   

Everyone sees the world through different lens. However, there's a difference between seeing the world with your eyes and perceiving the world through your mind. What's the difference? Seeing with your eyes means that your world consists of tangible things. This is the reality that we all share and can take part in. Perceiving with your mind places qualities into the reality that you experience that other people cannot experience themselves.

Take for instance the Matterhorn Ride. What do I see with my eyes? An exciting ride with animatronic Yeti placed at strategic intervals within the ride. What do I perceive with my mind? A nightmarish memory when I was pressured into riding the ride just to look more 'grown-up'. Whenever I see the Matterhorn, I can't help but have memories associated with it. But in the end, I remember that those memories exist solely in my mind. It doesn't change the fact that the ride is fairly harmless and an exciting one at that.

Perception of reality uses all your senses, but a large part of it is constructed in your mind. You might not be able to see behind your back, but you at least know where you are and what the room looks like based on constructed memories alone. Each person's own personal reality is a combination of the senses and how our mind puts things together. The spectrum ranges from two extremes. From realities perceived with physical senses and realities perceived through emotion.

Often times, however, the reality that we develop in our minds begin to diverge from what is the true reality. This only becomes a problem when one does not reconcile the two periodically. For example, in my mind, I may perceive my friend to be extremely angry at me, but through interaction with that person and direct inquery, I discover that this is not the case, thus the two realities are reconciled. However, from what I've seen, a lot of problems arise due to the non-interaction between the reality of the mind and the true reality. There are many reasons for this. Sometimes a person simply does not wish to speak to the other. Sometimes, it's temporal or spacial distance.

Whatever the reason, the reality that a person experiences is definitely affected by this divergence in perception. Personally, I would rather live in a world that's truer to the reality that I share with my loved ones than in a dream world that exists only in my mind. I could become a hikkikomori and be off in my dream-world, but I'd rather try to share my reality with everyone.

This world is what we make it to be. So let's all do good.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone~ It's been awhile since I've posted here and for good reason. Lately, I've been hit with a lot of assignments, midterms, and events that require my attention. On top of that, I haven't been in a writing mood as of late. Life's been hitting me hard and as much as I wanted to write down in my personal journal space, I just couldn't bring myself to do it because what I had to say was just pointless rambling.

However, as you can see, I'm in a more positive mood thanks in part to 4chan amazingly enough. Specifically /co/. That would be the comics section of the site and not the crazy "random" side notorious for raids and memes. No, /co/ helped remind me of one of my favorite songs from the movie "The Prince of Egypt".




For a while, I've been milling about in my mind, contemplating just what my life was worth and whether life is worth all the ups and downs. Not that I was suicidal or anything, but it was more of a philosophical exercise and reflection over everything that has happened to me recently.

I still don't believe that I am fully recovered from the experiences of last year, but I can say that I'm trying. My mental state might not be perfect, but the song above has helped remind me of the words that I live by. I might not feel like I'm anything special, but to those around me, I mean the world to them. And honestly, that's enough to keep me going.

Why do I continue living? Because I live for love. And I love my life.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone. I hope everyone finds love whether it's in the arms of another, the comfort of a good book, or anything else that you would fancy.

So for today's Pokemon, I have a little gremlin for you!



Weavile here represents the arrogant bastard in my team. Ice/Dark with a penchant for pranks. He goes great with Gliscor! He's also a speedster who packs a mean punch, but will seriously go down in a single blow. Glass cannon FTW.

Day 1: Normal
Day 2: Fire
Day 3: Water
Day 4: Electric
Day 5: Grass
Day 6: Ice
Day 7: Fighting
Day 8: Poison
Day 9: Ground
Day 10: Flying
Day 11: Psychic
Day 12: Bug
Day 13: Rock
Day 14: Ghost
Day 15: Dragon
Day 16: Dark
Day 17: Steel

Man, I keep on skipping days. I should try and do a better job of keeping up with my posts.

So here's my favorite type. Ghost. Has been my favorite and always will be my favorite. So here goes. I doubt that this will come to anyone's surprise.



Yes, my favorite Ghost pokemon is Mismagius. My absolutely favorite. Why? Well, for one it is purple. My eyes just have this natural tendency to notice purple and I think that this Pokemon is pretty nifty. Second, even the male version of this Pokemon look very girly and I absolutely love the witches hat on top. I also imagine that when Mismagius becomes tangible, he would be completely fluffy and soft. So much hugs and squishes.



I always had a thing for Dragons, though Dragonite really disappointed me. Instead though, I went to the 2nd generation and fell in love with Kingdra. It has a unique typing, Water/Dragon, and looks so awesome and cool. Sadly, I haven't been able to get one for 4th gen because the requirements to raise a Kingdra is particularly hard. Either way, go go Kingdra!

Day 1: Normal
Day 2: Fire
Day 3: Water
Day 4: Electric
Day 5: Grass
Day 6: Ice
Day 7: Fighting
Day 8: Poison
Day 9: Ground
Day 10: Flying
Day 11: Psychic
Day 12: Bug
Day 13: Rock
Day 14: Ghost
Day 15: Dragon
Day 16: Dark
Day 17: Steel

Dear Santa... Dear Santa, This year I've been busy! Last Tuesday I pushed mezzo_chan in the mud (-17 points). In November I stole luinserke 's purse (-30 points). In July I gave change to a homeless guy (19 points). Last Wednesday I committed genocide... Sorry about that, satrugha (-5000 points). In October I saved a busload of nuns in Angola (326 points). Overall, I've been naughty (-4702 points). For Christmas I deserve a spanking! Sincerely, voltei

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So yesterday I was busy studying for my last final, so here are two entries to make up for last time~



My favorite Bug pokemon is Scizor hands down. He was part of my original team in the 2nd generation and he's never let me down since. I do like Scyther as well, but the metal coat makes him so sleek and stylish. He's definitely a compliment to Gallade. Even though he has a 4x weakness to fire, he hits like a truck.




I always thought Tyrannitar was kind of cute. While most people loved the 1st gen, I really got into Pokemon during the 2nd gen with Gold and Silver. When I first caught a Larvitar, I didn't know what it would evolve into. But when it evolved at level 30, I knew I was in for a treat. Tyrannitar was this gen's answer to Dragonite except this time, I wasn't disappointed with the end result. Tyrannitar is such a badass and ready to )#($* shit up.

Day 1: Normal
Day 2: Fire
Day 3: Water
Day 4: Electric
Day 5: Grass
Day 6: Ice
Day 7: Fighting
Day 8: Poison
Day 9: Ground
Day 10: Flying
Day 11: Psychic
Day 12: Bug
Day 13: Rock
Day 14: Ghost
Day 15: Dragon
Day 16: Dark
Day 17: Steel

I would like to consider myself a sensitive person (though over the years, this ability has gone down due to cynicism and the like). However, my empathy was something that I still exhibit from time to time.

It makes sense then that I happen to like this Pokemon.



This one is Gardevoir, the one prominently pictured on the splash page. If you notice, Gardevoir happens to be in the same evolution chain as Gallade which I posted up previously. Unlike Gallade though, Gardevoir can be male or female. Gardevoirs have the special ability to empathize with anyone within their vicinity and would give their lives to protect those they care about. Sounds like my kind of Pokemon. According to my friends, they associated me with being a male Gardevoir before Mismagius came along. :3

As a side note, Gardevoir is infamous for having an extremely large amount of porn drawn of it. No decent badass pictures exist of it after a quick Google search.

Day 1: Normal
Day 2: Fire
Day 3: Water
Day 4: Electric
Day 5: Grass
Day 6: Ice
Day 7: Fighting
Day 8: Poison
Day 9: Ground
Day 10: Flying
Day 11: Psychic
Day 12: Bug
Day 13: Rock
Day 14: Ghost
Day 15: Dragon
Day 16: Dark
Day 17: Steel

I've loved crows and ravens. Always had and always will. So for today's Pokemon of the Day, it is a complete no brainer.



This is a Honchkrow. Dark/Flying and totally pimp. What's there not to love about him? He's a freaking mafia boss with a gang of Murkrows to do his bidding. I almost always have one of these on my team if I could help it. He also happens to be one of the few Pokemon that can actually one-shot a Mewtwo. I repeat. HE CAN ONE-SHOT MEWTWO.

Day 1: Normal
Day 2: Fire
Day 3: Water
Day 4: Electric
Day 5: Grass
Day 6: Ice
Day 7: Fighting
Day 8: Poison
Day 9: Ground
Day 10: Flying
Day 11: Psychic
Day 12: Bug
Day 13: Rock
Day 14: Ghost
Day 15: Dragon
Day 16: Dark
Day 17: Steel

This my friends is a Gliscor.



He's an adorable little gremlin made more badass by his typing, Ground/Flying. Can't touch him with Electricity! It does make me doubly weak to Ice though. But that's okay. He's my favorite little vampire bat and purple to boot.

Day 1: Normal
Day 2: Fire
Day 3: Water
Day 4: Electric
Day 5: Grass
Day 6: Ice
Day 7: Fighting
Day 8: Poison
Day 9: Ground
Day 10: Flying
Day 11: Psychic
Day 12: Bug
Day 13: Rock
Day 14: Ghost
Day 15: Dragon
Day 16: Dark
Day 17: Steel