My Random Thoughts

Hello, and welcome to my world of random thoughts. This world is where I'm going to talk about stuff related to anime and manga, and maybe a few other things. First, a few things about me.

I like cats, my favorite food is french fries, and I was born an only child.

Favorite Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew, Card Captor Sakura, Vampire Princess Miyu, Code Geass, Digimon: Seasons 1 through 3, Pokemon (before they got rid of Misty), Gundam SEED, Strawberry Panic, Rideback, Full Metal Panic, and Slayers.

Other Anime/Manga that I like: Buso Renkin, Gurren Lagann, InuYasha, Kannazuki no Miko, Shattered Angels, Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, Durarara!!, Spice and Wolf, This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, Dragonaut: The Resonance, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Trinity Blood, Blue Gender, Eden of the East, Last Exile, and Soul Eater.

TV Shows that I like: Star Trek (Original, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager), Magnum P.I., Numbers, The Simpsons, The West Wing, Hawaii Five-O (Remake), NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles, Doctor Who, Leverage, The Mentalist, Elementary, and The Red Green Show.

Favorite Musical Groups/Artists: Phil Collins, Genesis (the band that Phil Collins was with originally), Journey, Styx, Boston, Queen, Billy Joel, John Denver, Survivor, and Josh Groban.

So now that's all you need to know about me. In this world I'll be talking about notable anime news stories, maybe stuff about the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game for anyone who's interested, stuff about me that relates to anime and manga in some way, and I'll probably rant about a certain series or a bunch of anime and manga. Or I may just talk about my life in general, if I feel like it. I'm not sure how often I'll post something here, but I'll try to as often as I can. In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy visiting.

~Darkarax

Created By Darkarax

Almost a Legend

I've just been promoted to Senior Otaku++. Odd that I didn't get this message earlier in the day, but I'm not complaining. Just one more rung up the ladder and I'll be at Legend status.

Swiped From Cosmic Moon

Mainly because I thought it would be fun to try out.

Rules:

You MUST post these rules!
Choose a music program you have (Spotify, iTunes, iPod etc)
Put it on random and press play
For every question, you answer with the song title that comes up when you choose next.
Do not cheat! Answer it totally honest and don't try to be cool!

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1. The perfect opening credits: Deck the Halls by John Denver & the Muppets. (It’s a Christmas movie!)

2. You are dreaming: Daniel by Elton John

3. Feeling angry: Sweet Dreams by Air Supply (Where was this song on the last question?)

4. Waking up: Carefree Highway by Gordon Lightfoot

5. Getting ready in the morning: Somewhere Down the Line by Tom May

6. First day at school: I Robot [Boules Experiment] by The Alan Parsons Project

7. Getting out the door to reach school: Scenes For a Night’s Dream by Genesis

8. At school: Lasagna by Weird Al Yankovic (I guess that was lunch.)

9. How are you feeling?: The Festival by David Arkenstone

10. Your day was: Snowblind by Styx

11. What hurts right now?: Weekend In New England by Barry Manilow

12. You are in love when: If Leaving Me Is Easy by Phil Collins

13. Your meaning of life is: Cannonballs (Rigadoon) by Michael Kamen

14. You think of someone you love: State Street Sadie by Styx

15. Your mood right now: Waterloo by Abba

16. Your motto of the day: Half A Mile Away by Billy Joel

17. Your mental breakdown: Paradise By The Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf

18. Your friend is: Be by Neil Diamond

19. A song that describes you: Visions of Paradise by The Moody Blues

20. You get your heart torn to pieces by: In The Bleak Midwinter by Dan Fogleberg

21. Flashback: Love Is The Ritual by Styx (This song has actually been on my mind a lot lately.)

22. You laugh when: Dixie Highway by Journey

23. The happiest moment of your life: He’s A Pirate by Klaus Badelt

24. Your friends think you are?: Eagles and Horses by John Denver

25. You think your best friends are: Looks Like We Made It by Barry Manilow

26. Revenge: Captain Jack by Billy Joel

27. Getting married: Back On The Road Again by REO Speedwagon

28. Final battle: Don’t Think… Feel by Neil Diamond

29. Getting lost: Fum, Fum, Fum by Mannheim Steamroller

30. You believe in: If God Could Talk by Meat Loaf

31. The last song you'll ever hear: Late Lament by The Moody Blues (Not really a song, but okay.)

32. The perfect prom song: Faithfully by Journey (Actually that would make a pretty good prom song.)

33. The Song they will play at your funeral: Pamela by Toto (Not the Requiem I was expecting, but okay.)

34. Ending Credits: After the Ordeal by Genesis (That’s actually pretty appropriate.)

*sigh* ...I think my iTunes hates me.

Swiped From yumi hearts u

Mostly because I had some time to kill. Mostly just a quiz to see how many fears you have.

[ ] the dark. (More specifically, what COULD be in the dark)

[x] staying single forever

[ ] being a parent

[ ] giving birth

[ ] open spaces

[x] closed spaces

[x] heights

[ ] dogs

[ ] birds

[ ] fish

[x] spiders

[ ] flowers or other plants

[ ] being touched

[ ] fire

[x] deep water

[ ] silk

[ ] the ocean

[x] failure

[ ] success

[ ] thunder/lightning

[ ] frogs/toads

[ ] my girlfriend's/boyfriend's dad

[ ] my girlfriend's/boyfriend's mom

[ ] rats

[x] jumping from high places

[ ] snow

[ ] rain

[ ] wind

[ ] crossing hanging bridges

[x] death

[ ] heaven

[ ] being robbed

[x] falling

[ ]clowns (I only find them annoying)

[ ] dolls

[x] large crowds of people

[ ] men

[ ] women

[ ] having great responsibilities

[x] doctors, including dentists (only that they’ll find something wrong)

[ ] tornadoes

[ ] hurricanes

[x] incurable diseases

[ ] sharks

[ ] Friday the 13th

[ ] ghosts

[ ] poverty

[ ] Halloween

[ ] school

[ ] trains

[ ] planes

[ ] odd numbers

[ ] even numbers

[ ] being alone

[x] becoming blind

[x] becoming deaf

[ ] growing up

[ ] creepy noises in the night

[x] bee stings (never been stung)

[ ] not accomplishing my dreams/goals

[ ] needles

[ ] blood

[ ] dinosaurs

[ ] dead bodies

[ ] high speed

[ ] throwing up

[ ] falling in love

[ ] super secrets

[ ] my girlfriend/boyfriend

[ ] public speaking

TOTAL: 15

If you get more than 30, I strongly recommend some counseling.

If you get more than 21, you're paranoid.

If you get 11-20, you are normal.

If you get 10 or less, you're fearless.

If you get 0, you're lying

Wow, I never thought I’d be called normal.

Part 1 Winners Are...

Greetings people of TheO. Once again, another of my wallpaper challenges has come to an end, and I have already decided the winners. It was tough judging the entries for this challenge, because so many of them were really good. In the end I decided to judge the entries by the level of emotion in the wallpapers. So here are our winners.

1st Place: Rain Tapping on my Pane by kita mitchi

It's just such a sad image, and the background was brilliantly done in my opinion.

2nd Place: Stand In The Rain by zombieusagi

Right away I recognized which episode of Code Geass this image is from. And I have to say that this wallpaper was a pretty good use of it.

3rd Place: ...even cold november rain... by Hanako Sho

I'm not a huge Guns & Roses fan, but I have to say that was a really appropriate song to use for the title. Also the background was excellently done.

There are a couple of honorable mentions in this challenge.

A Long Road by 21Emmz12

This one came really close to being one of the winners. The one reason why it didn't win was that I felt it was just a tad too bright.

Why Do We Fall by Klassic

Another wallpaper that came really close to winning. The reason why it didn't was because I didn't feel like it had the level of emotion I was looking for.

So there you have it. I wish I could've picked five winners, but this is the way it went. Anyway, I'd like to thank everyone who entered, and I hope you'll all enter my next challenge, which in theory will be starting up shortly. So stay tuned.

~Darkarax

Theme Song For the Afternoon

It's the first few verses that apply to this afternoon, and yesterday afternoon as well. I may use this song for a wallpaper if I can find an appropriate image. Once again I was outside in 99 degree weather spray painting popsicle sticks for a kids' craft project. This time I was out for four hours and fifteen minutes, though I did take breaks and kept myself hydrated.