urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:drakenphoenix A place for my thoughts and more Illegitimi Non Carborundum... 2009-07-31T19:20:22Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:drakenphoenix:14714 2009-07-31T19:20:22Z 2009-07-31T19:20:22Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_22'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Happy birthday, J.K. Rowling! Which of her seven <i>Harry Potter</i> novels do you think is the most satisfying read? </p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=996'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=996">View 509 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> Hmm that's a tough choice... since I like all of them. It would have to be a tie for me... Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows. Those two made me laugh my butt off -- a lot. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:drakenphoenix:14532 2009-06-14T19:16:21Z 2009-06-14T19:16:21Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_23'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Have you ever won a contest, drawing, or lottery? What was the prize? </p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=940'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=940">View 502 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> Yep I have... it was some contest at a Sports place... I only one a box of baseball cards -- but it was nice to win something :). urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:drakenphoenix:14281 2009-05-04T15:48:31Z 2009-05-04T15:48:31Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_24'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Our friends don't always know us as well as they think, particularly when it comes to likes and dislikes. Which popular book, movie, band, food, TV show, etc. would your friends be surprised to hear that you don't like?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=885'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=885">View 500 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> Hmm... well I don't like romance novels -- they're sooo cheesy... as for movies, anything that's just utterly rediculous I generally don't like... as for bands, boy bands -- can't stand em' -- and that means you Jonas bros. :P!! As for food, I'm not much of an aspargus fan, and I can't STAND black licorice... as for tv shows, I can't stand reality tv -- nothing but a waste of time in my opinion -_-... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:drakenphoenix:12607 2008-08-29T17:47:03Z 2008-08-29T17:47:03Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_25'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Which team is going to surprise everyone with a playoff appearance this season? How are they going to get there?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'>Sponsored by <a href="http://sixapart.adbureau.net/adclick/CID=00000d150000000000000000" target="_blank">RotoHog Fantasy Football</a></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=528'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=528">View 6 Answers</a><img src="http://sixapart.adbureau.net/iserver/ccid=3349" border='0' width='1' height='1' alt='' /></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> Who knows?<br /><br />We can never tell which team will do a good job.<br /><br />It's pretty much all a guessing game :P.<br /><br /><br /><br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:drakenphoenix:11510 2008-08-28T03:06:52Z 2008-08-28T03:06:52Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_26'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>If you could pick any TV show that has been off the air to come back for one more season, which show would you pick and why?<br /><br /></p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'>Submitted By <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_idle_kid_city' lj:user='idle_kid_city' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://idle-kid-city.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://idle-kid-city.livejournal.com/'><b>idle_kid_city</b></a></span><br /></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=511'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=511">View 502 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> The Pretender, since it never really got a proper ending to it, which tied up the storylines. A damn shame too... since it was a good show, and I would have loved to have seen a good ending to it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:drakenphoenix:10975 2008-08-12T10:49:00Z 2008-08-12T10:49:00Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_27'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Do you think Heath Ledger deserves the Oscar for his role in the Dark Knight?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'>Submitted By <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_quinnpuddin' lj:user='quinnpuddin' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://quinnpuddin.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://quinnpuddin.livejournal.com/'><b>quinnpuddin</b></a></span><br /></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=499'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=499">View 501 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> Even though I haven't seen the movie yet, I think that he does. From what I saw from the previews and trailers, he definitely earned it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:drakenphoenix:10643 2008-07-15T18:25:38Z 2008-07-15T20:45:37Z <i><font color="#000080">Only 10 days til'&nbsp; The X-Files: I Want To Believe comes out in theaters!!! Gah, it's been one heck of ride waiting for this movie -- and I've never been prouder to be an X-Files fan (a Phile)... getting the chance to talk with other fans of the show on both here on LJ, other forums and all that. <br /><br />And it was pretty neat seeing David actually taking the time to read all of the entries on the blog that he set up for all of us X-Files/and other fans to post on. Just being able to post there was fun and being able to see (for lack of a better word) that he seemed to be a decent person and just as funny as others have said, is awesome.<br /><br />As for the fans themselves, both shipper, noromo or otherwise -- a majority of them have conducted themselves with true class and I for one commend them on that :D.<br /><br />In the end, it's been a blast as well being able to help bring this movie to attention the old fashioned way... via grassroot advertising... it makes a lot of the other movies advertising out there, seem rather stale...<br /><br />It's nice to see some life come back into movie advertising... :)</font></i> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:drakenphoenix:10430 2008-06-30T15:47:53Z 2008-06-30T22:15:10Z <font color="#3366ff">I was inspired by those new X-Files trading cards... to make an avatar based on that kissing scene... just for fun... :)<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/Swifthawk27/silly%20me/random%20stuff/even%20more%20random%20stuff/holycow.png" /><br /><br />Enjoy!!<br /><br />* credit please<br />* comments are welcome</font><br /><br /><font color="#3366ff">Thank you&nbsp; ^__^</font> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:drakenphoenix:9523 2008-05-14T14:12:44Z 2008-05-14T15:35:37Z Made some icons in honor of the upcoming X-Files movie... <br /><br />Feel free to use, but please comment and credit :), thanks.&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/Swifthawk27/silly%20me/random%20stuff/even%20more%20random%20stuff/believeonceagn.png" /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/Swifthawk27/silly%20me/random%20stuff/even%20more%20random%20stuff/msragn08.png" /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/Swifthawk27/silly%20me/random%20stuff/even%20more%20random%20stuff/bleveagnjly08.png" /><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/Swifthawk27/silly%20me/random%20stuff/even%20more%20random%20stuff/illstaywithuv3.png" />&nbsp; urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:drakenphoenix:529 2008-02-14T18:54:21Z 2008-02-14T18:54:21Z <div class='appwidget appwidget-qotd' id='LJWidget_28'> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'><p>Who or what do you really love?</p><p style='font-size: 0.8em;'></p><br /><p><input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=303'" /> <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=303">View 500 Answers</a></p></div></td></tr></table></div><!-- end .appwidget-qotd --> &nbsp;I love to make fun signatures and stuff using Gimp. It's one of my favorite things to do, along with writing and drawing. I also love my pets, 2 cats, a dog and a bird :).