Anyhow, he dressed up as the 11th Doctor (if you have to ask which doctor, than shame on you), and I was his companion for the day. What follows are pics he took and he had me take. Kind of a mutual thing, though everything did prioritize him. XD

Anyhow, following are some pics (more to come soon, I hope). Enjoy!

There we go! Afraid those are all the pics I have right now. ;o; Enjoy, and I will make another post soon with more pics… Just as soon as I get them…

Now, as for what I am going to rant about, I really don’t know. Nothing to rant on at the moment that wouldn’t be political or anything, and I refuse to get into such a debate ON THE INTERNET.

Let’s see… I have been enjoying DC’s New 52 as of late. Go Red Lanterns. :D Lemme think… Blargh, I don’t even feel too sage-like right now. Just drawing a huge blank. Well, I suppose I will just consider this a post and be done with it. Any and all, feel free to post or add me on MSN. Always up for good conversation, I am.

Horo’s Wisdom of the Day: Make do with what you got, work for what you don’t, and leave well enough alone.

I really do intend to make more posts so people can have something to read on their free time, should they decide to come here. What will I post about? I do not know. I originally intended for this to be an advice column of sorts, but that kind of fell through with a distinct lack of people asking for advice ((Hey, you have the Internet and other people there. Plenty of therapy to go around. XD)). Another idea was to turn this into some sort of review thing, but that also fell through since I never even started that off, and I feel SCSA is more experienced in that field. He also has a lot more access to those kinds of things than I do, but don’t tell him that. Hehe.

Finally, after many days of deliberating and staring at a blank screen, cursor blinking at me and threatening to drive me mad, I have decided to A.) Turn this into some sort of blog thing and force myself to put SOMETHING up at least three times a week. B.) GET A BAZILLION MORE HORO PICS BECAUSE I INTEND TO STICK TO MY PLAN AND I WILL NEED THOSE. C.) Ask for some human conversation in this post. I don’t know how many of you will read this all the way through, but to those who do, I will be posting my personal EMail/MSN Messenger name so you can add me and maybe we can just talk, you know?

Also, I am currently forgoing perfect grammar and speech thingies because it is now 8 AM, and I woke up at 5 AM… Yesterday. So pardon if this doesn’t have my ‘usual eloquence’ if you can call it that.

Anyhooow. Yeah. Ranting and raving and blogging and talking and just saying SOMETHING, no matter how ridiculous it may seem. I am going to put those up in hopes of A.) Being read. B.) Being able to have conversation with people. C.) Keeping a semi-vague promise that I was totally going to do stuff here.

With all that said… Horo...@hotmail.com . That is my personal EMail/Messenger. Feel free to add it and hit me with an IM sometime. I may not always be on, but leave me an offline message and I will totally get back to you.

Sage… OUT.

P.S.-If anyone would like to ‘donate’ Horo pics, it would be much appreciated. Would definitely make my life easier. XD Thanks in advance!

Onto more serious (though not by much) matters.

This weekend I am going to a con. It is tiny, unlike others I have been too and never done anything about. I figured since I missed AX this year, I will be going to this one. It is called OmniCon, and for the sake of having something to post about, I have made a FaceBook. *shudders*

Upon this Book of Face, I shall be posting pics and minor posts of the events there and really… That’s about it.

Neatest thing about this year’s OmniCon is that I shall be meeting the Black and White Power Rangers (Mighty Morphing, of course)! *fangirl squee*

I will make little posts about it and stuff, and oh my… I should make a Twitter.

With that said, I have now made a Twitter. Here: http://twitter.com/#!/HorosCorner

Also, FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002602214411

I refuse to make them look pretty. More to come, maybe. I dunno. I sleep now. Night!

With that taken care of, I do a pretty little dance to tire myself and out make this post. That’s right. I’m doing both at the SAME TIME. Laptops ROCK.

How unfortunate that this one isn’t mine. I dunno if I stated this before, but my old lappy kersploded. As in, beyond and semblance of repair. Now its remains are a nice wallet. :D

Let’s see… What else should I declare? Soon I shall be getting a new personal lappy I hope possibly maybe kinda. D: If/when I do, then expect me to make more posts to tickle your brains, sense of dignity, personal beliefs, and ALL OF THE ABOVE. HAHA. :D

No, I have nothing but love for anyone and everyone. I was reviewing my old ‘Sandpaper’ post, and I’d like to point out that I am not a religious nutcase, as I am a firm believer in “Me-ism”. My beliefs are my beliefs and are merely inspired my the mind that is my own, and it’s influenced by nothing but my personal experience and zany thoughts. :D

What was the other thing…? OH! I also do not deny that sex has always been happening. I’m just saying it’s more prominent now, with even commercials becoming more risque (See: Recent Red Bull commercials) and modern society looking less into the marriage and relationship portion of life and settling for the fastest and easiest way to ‘get laid’. That is what I see HERE, AROUND -ME-. I’m not saying its applicable EVERYWHERE. My posts and beliefs are influenced by MY experiences, remember? I don’t mean to sound as if I’m making generalizations about everyone else, and for that I am sorry. D:

Okay, with that ‘settled’, what should I go into next? Hm… Well, I am now at a loss. No rants from me for the rest of the night/morning, I guess. Also, you all should check out Alestorm. PIRATE-FRAKKING-METAL. A good buddy of mine got me into them, curse his bones. ^_^

Finally, Master… You finally got into Chrome? TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH. D:<

Okay, I'm done. See you guys soon, I suppose. For now, the Horo will retreat to her tower of apples and take a lovely nap. ^_^

How do I look~? <3

Back to the horrid little thing we call reality, though. Hello, everybody who still reads this. This isn’t a post of any particular importance, really. I just wanted to put it out there that I’m okay, I’m sort of back, and that I’m going to struggle to start putting stuff up now. It’s just been chaotic on my end of things lately, and I’ve finally been able to sort some things out. Sorry guys. D:

Stability, no matter how short it lasts, is a good thing. Always take that into account. Even high-rollers and risk-takers can agree to this (though they might not want to for long).

That’s my advice, I suppose. Find stability. Find order in chaos. Make it last if you can, but if not, don’t worry too much. Just go for it again. Your attempts could be the only fixed thing in your life.

Alright, I’ll see you lot later. I just wanted to get this out. Bai~

Now, I will be honest and say I’m still a virgin, so to all you nay-sayers out there… I’m fully aware I MIGHT say different if I experienced it. Then again, that’s a huge ‘might’. But I’m just throwing that out there before I get comments saying I should try it before bashing it. I’m fine as I am, thank you.

Back to the main subject… I see too many people questing for the act of sex. That seems to be all it is to them. Personally, I prefer the term ‘making love’. Not really a necessary sentence, but I’m putting it up anyways…

The people who seem sex-oriented… I’ve noticed that they don’t know/realize all too much. I’m not calling them stupid, mind you… But they seem to not see as much, not to study life and the world as much. Their quest for sex has blinded them to quite a few things the world has to offer. They’ve seemed to lose sight of the simple pleasures in life. They don’t recognize the beauty of a chilly moonlit night, the brilliance of ants taking your food, the fact a computer really can be used for more than porn or Internet dating.

So why is society so much more sex-oriented than it used to be? I cannot say. I don’t know. Maybe I was just raised too old-fashioned or sheltered and never noticed it as I grew up. I’m not terribly concerned, just… Confused and a little saddened. Sex is blocking life from these people, it seems… And that’s not exactly a good thing.

Oh, and I love the ones who try to ‘get into my pants’. They act like they have the right to, or that I should be more open about it. As if sex with someone is a RIGHT, not a privilege. They don’t have to let you if they don’t want to. It’s called rape for a reason, people… Anyways, it’s those people who anger me the most. They seem so blind to the possibility someone can say ‘no’, or that someone really hasn’t had sex by now. They get this ridiculous look on their face as if they’re truly, truly surprised.

And maybe they are. But that doesn’t seem to stop them for long. The jokes soon come again, the ‘subtle’ advances… I just wish these people didn’t know others who had been so willing to go at it with them. Now they seem to expect it from anyone, and this just spreads the idea. Sexy Dominoes, eh?

I want these people to learn that maybe you do have to prove yourself to be a capable person, to be successful and ‘right’. That it isn’t going to be easy all the time. That to ‘get into my pants’, you need to show who you are as a person… If you want in, prove yourself to me ((Not necessarily me personally, but you should get my point)). Maybe if more start realizing this… Sex won’t be so annoying. Or at least putting up with the people who want it won’t be.

Also, for those who are wondering about the ‘sandpaper’ bit… They’re sanding the wall next to me, and it’s making me lose my mojo/expressiveness/literacy/motivation to write this. :D

Dreams. Youth. Potential.

Whatever happened to these things? When we were young, we’d so often hear about how we’d go places. People (usually our parents) would tell us we could do so much. That we could be anything we wanted to be if we worked hard at it. After all, it worked out for them, right?

Yet look at the world now. Work simply doesn’t cut it anymore. Effort doesn’t go as far as it used to. All your childish dreams and wants are thrown back at you by the world. You start realizing you can’t meet your potential due to many circumstances. Family, money, and bad luck are a few of these.

You enter the world, you enter society with big ideas, hopes, and dreams. Then life starts to rear the ugly side of its head. You realize you need a job to get the money you need for what you want to do, for your education. After all, you have the power to do certain jobs. You could be a computer wizard or a medical prodigy. You’ve proven yourself to be just as skilled (sometimes even more than) people with degrees in your subject. But it doesn’t mean a thing without that paper, without that certification. Ability means nothing without some ink and paper. So you work and you work. You tire yourself out.

Now you finally have the funds. You go to school, you get what you need. That ridiculous little paper that held you back so much before. You’re ready to go into your ‘dream job’. Then you get turned away at the door. Why is this? Sadly, the world has become a place where what you know doesn’t matter as much. Now it’s about WHO you know. You realize you’ve spent so much time learning and working that you never got the ‘contacts’ necessary. So it’s back to your old (or another) job for more work.

It’s just to safely spend time, right? After all, some door is bound to open if you keep pushing for it. Sure, that makes sense. So now you pay your bills. You watch expenses pile up. You try for many other places, all where your degree would make sense. You get to see those less qualified than you get the job because they had buddies inside. You age. Life is still nipping at you, picking you apart.

Whatever happened to the child with dreams, with hope? What went wrong? Why did life and the world treat them as it did? They did their best, and it still meant little. They’re stuck in an endless loop, waiting for the slimmest opportunity to get out of it. Waiting to get a little more luck than they had the day before.

What happened to us all?

Awesome. :D

First of all, pardon the title. It’s just… There is no ‘perfect’ advice for these sorts of things. I can tell you what I feel and think, but that doesn’t meant it’ll work for you. Consider this a disclaimer of sorts. ‘Results may vary’.

Here was the EMail I received. No names are given, of course.

“Alright, Horo. Supposedly you’re willing to give advice? Okay, well. What is your take on relationships? Relationships require trust, or at least… ideal ones do. To keep things short and simple, I’ve been in relationships that have basically resulted in me not being able to trust anyone. How do you recover from something like that? Any ideas on how to trust people again? Or at least how to work on trusting people.”

I’ll answer your questions in order.

Yes, I am willing to give advice. :D

My take on relationships… They’re a nice thing to have. They can add something to your life that you didn’t have before. Of course, they can take too. A relationship, like so many other things in the world, is something that you have to work with/for, rather than the other way around.

How do you recover? Well, in a sense… You never really do. If you aren’t at least a little damaged (though I would prefer not to use a word of that nature) when something happens in your relationship, then it probably wasn’t a real relationship in the first place. How do you make yourself feel better in the end, though? How do you cover your ‘scars’? Time, patience, and a constant willingness to try again when you’re ready and able. It’s not the easiest task, but it can be done. Try to let it get to you as little as possible. Make it a point to defy your pain/distrust. Eventually it’ll become habit, and soon after that, you won’t even know you’re doing it. You’ll be ‘healed’.

As for trusting people again… This is up to you. You might find someone who slams through your shell/wall and practically makes you trust them, and you just can’t help yourself but to. More likely than not, though… This will not be the case. The best trick is to just try and be willing to trust. If you don’t feel like you’re ready, then you probably aren’t. A lot of this is really on you.

So how would you make the most earnest effort towards trying to trust again? Start small. Let your current friends become good friends. Good friends should become best friends. Branch out a little. Let those close to you a little more into your life. If you can’t trust those closest to you, how do you expect to have faith in some random newcomer? Allow people to inch further and further into your life, into who and what you are. Once you have faith in your friends (and a potential fallback point), you just might be more ready to put yourself into the ‘relationship business’ again. If you can bring those people closer, you can bring someone else close. Just let it happen slowly, at a pace you’re comfortable with. Make sure they know what bothers you. But don’t let them know what pleases you, at least not too much. Let them figure it out. This can seem a little manipulative, but it’s more helpful than harmful. If they do start learning things about you, it means they’re willing to try and they really want to be close. This is a sign for you to try and return the favor. It’ll get easier as time goes.

Really… The most important thing here is that you must put forth an effort. ‘A little effort goes a long way’ is the phrase, I believe. It’s true, or so I’ve seen. So just be ready and willing, and be doing. It should work out in the end.

Well, that’s the best my currently addled brain can bring up for you right now. If I think/recover more things, I’ll let you know Advisee.

Until then, I wish you the best of luck, and I hope my advice works out for you.

I’ll see you and everyone else tomorrow.

Whatever happened to the days of open friendliness? Now it seems that people greet each other with suspicion rather than a big smile, a ‘How-do-you do?’, and a nice, firm handshake. A gesture of trust and friendship. A sign that you’re willing to talk, be open, and maybe invite the other over for tea.

Sure, that’s a bit old-timey, but I’m just sayin’. Also, I’m fairly certain I’m not the first to notice this, and I doubt I’ll be the last. In fact, most of you might be nodding to yourselves and saying ‘I’ve heard all of this already.’ Well, I’m not too concerned with what you know or have heard about right now.

I, for one, do have feelings and good cheer. I intend to share them with those who are willing to accept them, and even with a few who don’t. Sometimes people need to hear that sort of thing. Undoubtedly a few of you are sitting there and thinking ‘What a self-righteous idiot.’ Meh. Don’t care. This is a blog where I can (mostly) post what I want. Today I felt like making my views and thoughts on this subject known.

So there you have it. My advice to everyone is…

The next random person you meet… Say hello to them with a big smile on your face. Extend your hand and give them a good shake. Ask them how they are, and actually pay attention to them. Try to send an aura of friendliness, if you will. See if you somehow made them feel a little better about life in general. That isn’t your goal, though. What you want to see… Is that person do the same to the next one they meet. And the next. And the next. See if it might come full circle, and someday… Someone greets you with that meaningful smile, and you feel a bit of your own good cheer and friendliness come back to you. Then… Start it all again. Don’t let it stop.

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I’ll pop these into ‘Headlines’ until SCSA posts summat. I expect he might soon.

PS: I’ma try and post daily.