Avast!

Hackin' Baird Blythe here. Be ye aware it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day t'day?! 'tis th' one day'a th' year where ye can be a pantywaist an' talk like a pirate widdout ridicule! Find yer grog, capture yerself a whench, an' be a part'a th' festivities t'day, me hearties! Landlubbers need not apply!

*chibi-jen-hen had a quiz and made her character Jade do it. Jade tagged "you, you, and you". I'm a you! So...without further ado, I'll let Kris speak for herself. After the rules, of course.
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The Rules:
1. You must choose only ONE of your OCs. Do it again if you wanna use another OC.
2. Your OC must answer every question as truthfully as possible.
3. Title the journal as "OCs Quiz (your OCs name. Example: Kaiser's Quiz)".
4. When you're done, tag as many people as you want.
5. Have fun!!!
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Greetings. I am glad you would have me for this quiz and hope my answers provide you with both insight into myself as well as entertainment.

1. Hi! What's your real name and nickname?
My name is Kristian Renee Sanders. I have been labeled "Kris" by some.

2. Interesting... what's your current age?
My current age is 26 years of age.

3. Uh huh. What's your favourite food?
A favorite food? That is a bit hard to determine... But perhaps chocolate cake. While not strictly a food you eat to sedate hunger, it is still considered a food by most people.

4. And your favourite drink?
I am not sure I understand the question. My favorite alcoholic drink should contain mint, but my favorite "soft" drink should be dark and fizzy with a number of little bubbles within. *the vixen smirks* It goes without saying that it should be delicious as well.

5. Confession time! Who's your crush/lover?
Is this a question of two parts? If not, my lover would be the olive-gold fox you may know as Joseph. Have I a crush? That would be my business alone, would it not? *she confidently grins*

6. Aww! Have you two kissed yet?
Perhaps. I would like to mention I find this question mildly invasive, but clearly not invasive enough to avoid answering.

7. Classic question! What's your favourite colour?
One of my favorite colors happens to be blue.

8. Who's your favourite author?
My favorite author is Serenade R. Istre. She has written a number of novels on varying topics, though most deal in everyday life and romance. I enjoy her work as it tends to speak to me more than the works of others.

9. Now what's your biggest fear?
As strange as it may sound, there is little I fear.

10. *stifles a giggle* I'm not laughing *bursts out laughing*
*one of her eyebrows raise*

11. Awesome. Who's your hero?
"Hero"? What defines a "hero" in this question? I am not a fan of comic books, thus have no favorite superhero. There have only been two persons to leave such a significant impact on my life as to distinguish them as a "hero" in my eyes otherwise, that being my parents. They are heroes in that they were able to raise not only me, but my younger brother and younger sister as well, into the mature adults which we are today. I do realize this sounds a bit on the "corny" side, but this is indeed how I feel.

12. Ok, who is your worst enemy?
I tend not to hold grudges or house negative feelings toward people if it can be avoided.

13. What would you do if your hero and your worst enemy got together?
I take it you were not listening.

14. Interesting... what would you do if you met your creator?
Perhaps I would ask them why certain things are as they are. There are but a few things in this life which I would change if possible, but none which I can change in good conscience.

15. Okay, I'll contact them right now. Done! Now, what do you want to be when you grow up?
*the woman blinks at the statement* What? Um... *she then ponders the question* Rather, what did I aspire to be when I was a child? I believe I wanted to be a teacher from the age of 12 onward. Incidentally, I am well on my way to achieving that goal. *she dreamily gazes off into nowhere* "Ms. Sanders, elementary school teacher"... Such a close dream, yet still so far away...

16. What's your worst nightmare?
My worst nightmare? I believe it may have been waking up unto the end of existence, knowing all I love is dead whereas I am not. Irrational, I realize, but dreams are often nonsense.

17. What's your lifelong dream?
While technically not a lifelong dream, the aforementioned dream of teaching an elementary school class or two has been a dream of mine for some time. I also wish to start a family with the one I love...though again, this has not always been the case. Is there really such a thing as a "lifelong dream"?

18. What would you do if your lifelong dream came true?
Perhaps I would contently live with my family and friends -- not literally in the case of friends, of course -- for the remainder of my days.

19. Ok, where's your favorite place to relax?
There is a large rock in the middle of a grassy plain far away from the city in which I live. On days with a high concentration of rain, I tend to drive to this location, lay upon the stone, and let the water wash away all my cares and concerns. It is quite unfortunate such a place exists so far away.

20. Last question! What do you spend most of your time doing?
I tend to spend a number of hours reading when not in college. I will admit, Fridays are often spent in the college lounge, playing (or "dancing") on an interactive dance machine by the name of "Dancing Rhythm". *Kristian sounds strangely excited as she speaks* While I would not say I am the best in college, I would say I am easily one of the better performers within the Tower of Masamune! I have even finished competitions in high ranks... But oh, the thrill of the flashing lights within the dim room, blinking in unison with a steady stream of high-intensity music... My feet stepping 'on the arrows as I lose myself within the rhythms... I feel like a completely different person as I dance my cares away long into the night, uncaring as to the lookers-on or what attention I garner! *she takes a deep breath and relaxes before continuing* There is something strangely addicting about Dancing Rhythm...

21. We're done! Now tag whoever the hell you want.
And if I were to refuse? Not that I interact with many individuals without the world in which I live...

Yep. My dad's new computer just happened to have a Memory Stick/MS PRO/MS Duo/MS PRO Duo thingy on it, so I went ahead and made my Magic Memory Stick. My PSP is currently running Firmware 3.71 M33-2, so as soon as I download CFW 4.01 M33 and add on to that CFW 5.00 M33, I'll be back where I started!

Now, the bad news here is...I somehow misplaced all my Memory Stick's data in the process. This isn't as awful as it sounds as I actually do have a backup of all (or at least most) of my save game data somewhere. I think the only thing I might have lost was a custom Mega Man Powered Up stage I was working on... Unfortunately, it was a really kick ass stage. I can remake it, but dammit... T_T; Ah well. At least all my savegame data is still intact on my hard drive. ...except...my Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles save data. Aw, man! Dammit!

Well... At least it's up and running again. The battery is having spaztic issues, but it was like that before the incident. I keep it plugged in to the wall and my computer most of the time anyway.

Frig.

Okay, so... August 11th, I mentioned I "broke" my PSP. Since the guy who was going to fix my PSP never got back to me, I cancelled his services and on the 17th, ordered a Pandora Battery (PSP servicing tool) from a site called PandoraBatteryBuys.com. They claim that they ship out the orders 1-3 days after recieving them and ship them via USPS. They also claim that orders could take a week to arrive, or in extreme cases, two weeks.

Two weeks later, I have no Pandora Battery.

I decided to look into the matter a little more and as it turns out, PandoraBatteryBuys.com is actually a drop shipper for DealExtreme.com... What this means is that while PandoraBatteryBuys.com will get you what you order, it's going to take a month or so for you to get it, and it won't be from them.

So...yeah. As far as I can tell, I didn't get screwed, but I did get jerked around. Hilarious. It's actually a lot cheaper from DealExtreme.com, too... Figures. Well...at least I'll (hopefully) be getting my battery one way or another. We'll see in another couple weeks, I guess.

So, hey, what's up?  Would you like to know what's up with me today?  I'll tell you what's up!  I just got a call from one Dan Froelich regarding a nice e-mail I sent him recently.  Not only did he appreciate the e-mail (in which I complimented his work on games like "Jill of the Jungle", "KiloBlaster", and "Xargon"), but he said between the arrangements of the music I did and remix of "Funky" Nick Stubblefield (another fan and music maker) sent him, he's been inspired to look into his old music and even posted up one of the mellow pieces from Jill of the Jungle ("Dan") and "recast" it with modern synths and whatnot!  Oh, and he also loved what I did with the tune from Xargon, Volume 1.  This way pleases me!  One of my favorite musicians, still doing stuff, liked my work!

Aaaaah...today's a good day...  And last week was apparently "Dan Froelich Week", since my e-mail and Nick's e-mail both reached him last week.  Heh heh heh heh...