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Poem by Rast - "Diamonds"

03.25.05 (7:56 pm) [edit]

I decided it had been a while since I posted a poem, so here you guys go.

"Diamonds" by Mike Mclaren

By starlight's glaze,
My eyes ever do shimmer,
Brilliantly as perhaps the sun,
No, the moon which tends to glare
From the still waters of the lake.
But my mind only wanders,
From the cruel emotions in my heart.
My love, who has the goddess' figure,
Is too far from reach,
An apple on a branch too high, perhaps.
The sky, oh the sky,
Which may wipe itself clear on whim,
If only I had your complexion,
Only your wisdom, in the least.
Yet I do not have either,
And my strength itself wains,
Dragging me further down into the world,
Where my soul is torn ravenously apart,
By the hunger and decrepid demons,
All hired by her helping hand, perhaps?
Indeed, maybe this pain is her intent,
Maybe some cruel plot is engraved into her heart,
A thing that appears so calm, so quiet.
Mischevious is she, I shall state!
A demon wrapped in warm innocence!
Hark! Send forth the men of the cloth,
And exorcise this most evil of creatures.
How dare she betray me like this,
Such a decieving little witch!
The wind blows through my hair so suddenly,
A sign perhaps of some sort of taboo,
Some uttered, black blasphemy.
Apologies enough may not cover my sin,
Such damage upon my soul,
Will certainly keep me out of the Gates.
Yet the moon tends to glare
Upon the smooth waters of the lake,
Shimmering brilliantly in my eyes
Almost as brilliantly as the stars,
Which shine so brightly,
And indeed if they are life,
Then life is certainly a substance,
The stuff diamonds are made of.

Rast Posts Again!

03.18.05 (6:28 pm) [edit]

Hey people. It's Rast again, *gasp*. Well my internet's been out most of the day, and is still HORRIBLY slow. I don't get it, but hey...it's Spring Break, I'm good. Rather be online than cleaning, but hey...a guy's gotta do something sooner or later. =D. Anyhow, my day's been good! I wrote a fresh new song today (mwahaha) and am gonna see who I can get to play it up. Well look, my net just went out again. *whistles while waiting* Anywho, I think I'm gonna hit up my friend Cameron to play the guitar, and maybe my other friend Mike for bass. I'd play the drums, naturally...only problem is I know NO good singers down here. HORRIBLE. OH! Speaking of my drumming...here's my drums...that new set up pic I promised you guys yesterday. =D

Rast's drums

Neat-o. And LOTS better to play on. I was kicking ass...because my blisters are doin tons better! I also am goin to pick up some new sticks tomorrow...I've been mismatching for like ten months (all I seem to have are thick sticks for marching season...lol). My laptop screen is messed up and all broken up now...thanks to an accident with one of my sticks flying out of my hands...yeah...so there goes some good money...ah well.
I'm already about 6,000 big ones short due to this trip I'm taking to Australia this summer. All me, baby. Got it planned out...leave June 6th. It's gonna be great. Don't worry, I'm gonna take tons of pictures if me in places. You guys won't miss out on a thing.

Anyway, I had this killer headache today, and this sudden craving for something with tobacco. Yes I know, I swore to quit the stuff. Don't worry, I didn't even dare due such a thing. Plus my mom was home. Lord knows that she'd kill me if I did something like that. Took me too long to get the trust I lost from her anyway lol.

Well...about the Amanda thing...while looking for her number I found about seven other girls' number and realized that I had given her my number and not taken her number. Maybe she'll call and need a ride somewhere, right? Doubt it. Two more days until the end of spring break, and she hasn't called me once yet, so I sincerely doubt she'll call me at this point. But one can only wish, right? It's ok. All good. I'll just ask her out on monday and/or get her number. I know Mr. S (my drum instructor) is gonna go insane when he heres I FINALLY asked her out. He's a nutcase, I swear.

On other notes, tbas24 is also a nutcase, lol. Just jokin with you, tbas. That was for that joke last night. ;) But ABC123...is seriously a nutcase. I ALMOST feel sorry for her, had she not bothered me as far as she has. Apparently she says she "loves" me. Ooook, bit too far, fan girl. So for my fan club, calm down, k? I don't love her.

Haha I just took another pic with my crappy webcam. Take this, my bitches.
I just flicked you off, ho.

I had a nightmare last night (yes, I'm still posting cuz my stupid net is STILL down), but the creepiest part is that the bad guy in it was one of characters in my story. He's got these creepy pale blue eyes...and is all albino like...he's a real psycho too...anyhow he chased me around a dark house for about three hours, talking about how he was gonna skin me. Creepy stuff.

Net is still down...been frickin 30 minutes...this is ridiculous...tomorrow I'm calling my ISP and getting this problem frickin solved...I gave them enough time for this shit...

Still down. One of the worst movies in history is on. "Legally Blonde". I hate this movie with a vengeance.

Hey. Net's up.

Leave me comments!

Rast Posts Again!

03.18.05 (6:15 pm) [edit]

Rast's New Post ... I know you all like reading my posts.

03.17.05 (6:54 pm) [edit]

Well ladies and gentlemen...more by the Rast. First on my agenda is talkin about my drums again. I love my drums...oh so very much. So much I rearranged them babies again today. I LOVE this look. I'll post a picture tomorrow. Because I love the new set up, I played for like...five hours (NO LIE!) and now I have blisters...on my frickin right hand...and my mom was making sick jokes about it!! __< Oooy. Anywho, as said, I'll post a pic of my new set up tomorrow. >
Secondly, I gots some story to share. I rather like where this one is going...check it out...it's a collaborative story on my board Rewrite It!" and it's kinda long...check it out here:

I know, Rast is boring, but I like that story!! It's pretty funny...you got ninjas and you got a pervert...yeah...I'll shut up now.

On to other things...I have this girl on my mind. Have had her on my mind for quite some time actually. Her name: Amanda. Yes, I fall for Amanda's easy, but this one's different! She's so...I dunno...beautiful and smart? Seriously, she's one clever cookie. And a frickin virgin gymnast...with boobs. I also know for a FACT she likes me. Hell, Rast has decided...he's diving in. But still, tell me what you think..despite my mind being made up.

Alright.

Later,
Rast

I NEED COMMENTS FOR SURVIVAL

Rast - A Pic, Perhaps?

03.16.05 (1:34 pm) [edit]

Ok, so that wasn't something you probably wanted to see at the start of a post, but hey...what can I say? I wasn't wearing my hat that day. Anyhow. That is brought to you by public demand. Yes, I know. But now...some L'arc~en~Ciel pictures to lighten everyone's day and hopefully help you forget what I look like! =D
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Ken

ken again

Tetsu

The Whole gang
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Yukihiro's drumset...AMAZING, ne?

Leave some comments.

My Drums, My Drummers, My Dreams

03.15.05 (4:08 pm) [edit]

Hey everyone, it's Tuesday, second day of spring break for me. Yesterday was absolutely boring. Partly because our internet has been down for say...three days has this been going on. I have to say, roadrunner is a bitch somedays. But now it appears to be fine...on a day where I've hardly been home.

My day started around 11:35 AM, when I met up with Mr. S (drum instructor), LeLe (fellow snare drummer), Josh (totally cool guy tenor player), and Danny (He's a freshman, but the coolest, I tell ya) at the movie theater. Normally when the "drumline" goes to the movies, we bring like...twenty people with us...but today, only the top five went. And I'll tell you, it was HILARIOUS. We saw Man of the House (being UT fans and all), and made a bunch of stupid jokes. Mr. S is too cool. Not only that, but guess who's gonna be the Captain of the snare line next year? That's right, me.

After that, I started drooling over this drumset I made using a program...here's a pic:
Dream Drumset...

Yes, high hopes as to that...but...this is where it gets bad...I want all either Sabian or Zildjan cymbals...dunno how far I'll get with that...cuz I haven't even decided! Well here's my drumset now:
Current Set

Not much, but I do kick ass on it...but before I get any new cymbals or drums...I want new hardware...like a new bass drum pedal and a new hi hat stand. Not to mention my hi hat cymbals are crap. Anywho...last night I noticed that my top tom has this frickin gash in the top head...it sounds so much in tune though, that I'm not gonna spend the money (8 bucks) to buy a new top head, especialyl when I just got that head.

Moving on...I got some pics for the ladies...not of me though. But of Hyde! Enjoy.
Hyde - READY STEADY GO

Looking good Hyde. Keep it up with that voice too.
Hyde - STAY AWAY

Tryin to do the pretty boy look? Not as good as Snow Drop, but good anywho.

And now I present to you all...Hyde again! In a video! (Psst...he's singing). And yes, it IS him. Back in the day.

Ok...I couldn't get it uploaded...so I uploaded the Snow Drop PV. I like it. It's one of their older songs, but I like the style the guys are in during this one. I swear I love Tetsu's hair. Here it is.

Ok, it's Vivid Colors again. Stupid me, no wonder it wasn't uploading, I hadn't connected yet.

You can download it, so I save bandwidth. Use "Save Target As...":

"VIVID COLORS" by L'arc~en~Ciel Download

Ok, for the record, I AM gonna change this scheme...SERIOUSLY. It's annoying the hell out of me. And if the vid isn't playing, it probably hasn't finished uploading...it's being a bastard. So don't be surprised, I might do something light blue or something. It'll be nice.
Here's my sites:
.::[|ANIME IMMORTAL|]::.

POOR KID - NEW
Rewrite It!

All of these were designed by me...mwahaha.

I'll see you all later, leave me some comments.

Later,
Rast/Mike

A New Rast Story! =D

03.13.05 (4:07 pm) [edit]

"Well ok...let's try it again...circle set..." spoke a pre-teen boy with brown hair and green eyes, wearing a labcoat and looking at a white chalk-made transmutation circle surrounding a brick. Another, younger pre-teen sat on the opposite side, this one looking a bit more intellectual, taking notes and wearing gloves, "Alright...let's do this..." The green eye boy who had spoken threw his hands down upon the circle as did the boy opposite the circle. The circle lit up in light, and then there was a shaking in the ground.
"Oh no! Something went wrong..." spoke the intellectual boy, now seen with black hair and blue eyes. The whole room was shaking, stones were falling from the cieling, hitting various equipment in the dim basement, shattering glass. The boys pulled their hands from the circle to see a mess all around the basement. They looked at each other and gulped.
"Maybe we shouldn't have tried alchemy in dad's lab....." spoke the blue eye'd boy, peering at his counterpart.
"Perhaps we shouldn't have...yeah..." The green eyed boy gulped loudly.

Alchemy is the manipulation of matter, the speeding up of reactions and destruction of substances that defies the laws of God. All Alchemists are condemned to Hell for their defiance, Amen.

Substance One: To Dream of the Impossible: The Zand Brothers Seek State Certification

Mike Zand and Joe Zand, two brothers with a knack for getting in trouble. Mike Zand's the older of the pair, the one with green eyes. He's known for his short temper, and his generally immature attitude. Joe Zand's only a year younger, and is the more rational. The two, despite their total idiocy when it comes to alchemy, are the sons of the infamous Zand the De-Alchemist, a State Alchemist known for his amazing ability to manipulate the destruction of substances into other substances. Zand was a major fighter in the now ended civil war, and now serves the State as a researcher, one whose State Renewal is due in only two weeks.
"You boys are SO lucky you didn't rupture the vial at the far end of the room..." spoke a man with glasses and a rather gruff looking appearence. He was skinny, had brown hair and green eyes much like the older Mike, but he had many whiskers poking from his chin and upper lip. His hands were covering his face as he sat at the kitchen table, the two boys sitting on the opposite side, both looking at the table, "I am in the middle of trying to pressurize air using alchemy...never been done..."
"But theoretically it should be possible..." spoke Mike, kind of softly.
"Yes...and if you would have ruptured that vial...all the progress I've made would have been lost...I'm glad you boys have interest in the science of alchemy...but...it's just not your thing. At least do it in the backyard, and not my lab." Zand pulled his face out of his hands and looked at the boys. He had bags under his eyes from lack of sleep, "Geez...your mother would hit me...you were supposed to be normal kids. So...maybe you just need to be normal...plus...not like you're any good with alchemy..." Zand kinda laughed, "I must have stolen all of it for myself...well..." Zand stood up, pushing in his chair, "I gotta get back to work...now go do normal kid stuff...." Zand left the room, and the boys looked at each other, Mike smiling widely.
"Nothing's gonna beat us...this alchemy thing...is not gonna make me look bad." Mike grinned, "Plus, with alchemy...imagine what we can do..." Mike put his hand on Joe's shoulders, "We're gonna become good alchemists...no! We're gonna become State Alchemists...someday Joe...someday...come on! Let's go work on what we were doing earlier..." Mike ran outside, Joe sighing and following.

Seven days in a week, 52 weeks in a year. In a year, here the boys sit again, in front of Zand, who's just staring at them now. Mike clears his throat.
"We need a hundred dollars..."
"FOR WHAT?!" yelled Zand.
"The entrance fee..." spoke Mike.
"FOR WHAT?!"
"The State Alchemy Certification Exam..." Mike spoke, looking at Zand, who began laughing.
"YOU'RE JUST GROWING PUBIC HAIRS!!! HAAAHAHAHAA!!! I didn't become an State Alchemist until I was 19, and I was the youngest ever! You need YEARS of experience...there's no way you're ready." Zand laughed, as Mike scoffed.
"Oh we're ready..." Mike had a sort of glare in his eye, the glare of confidence. Joe sighed.
"Yeah, we're ready...I think..." Joe spoke, "Although we haven't one alchemy lesson...we have studied your books...we know every single word in your library by heart..."
"Heh. So why do you want to be State Alchemists?" Zand said, sitting back down.
"I want to do the impossible. I want to become the best at alchemy...I want to be able to do things people only dream of..." Mike spoke, with a smirk. Joe sighed.
"And I wanna...widen my horizons on the world...through the military, if need be." Joe spoke, another sigh being released.
"Well, I'd hate to kill your moods...just don't be disappointed if you don't get in..." spoke Zand, still chuckling.
"Oh...we will get in..." Mike grinned and left, Joe following. Mike sat down on his bed next to Joe and looked over at him, "Do you think we'll make it...?"
"Well...if you use your trick...they can't deny you..." spoke Joe, folding up paper into origami swans.
"And if you do yours, I'm sure you'll make it. Plus, the written exam is in the bag..." Mike smirked, "All simple alchemy written problems...we've done millions of them this year..."
"I know...but still...perhaps we won't make it..."
"Then we give up alchemy. We won't get another chance for ten years....you can only take the test one every ten years...then we'll be older than dad...and we gotta prove a point." Mike smirked, taking off his shirt and pants and slipping under the covers, turning off the lamp next to his bed, "But...we'll make it. I know it. We're not like we used to be..." Joe sighed as Mike turned over and went to sleep. He looked at his origami swan, and then at an open alchemy book.
"But you...you're able to do alchemy differently...maybe you will...but what about me..." Joe sighed and took his pants and shirt, also slipping under the covers and turning off the lamp. The window was open as a dim yet peaceful moonlight shimmered into the room, resting upon the young boy's heads as they slept soundly, Mike rather loudly, snoring and drooling, half off the bed...

END OF SUBSTANCE ONE.

Next Substance:

Substance Two: To Obtain Certification: The Alchemist Brothers

Mike and Joe are to take their Certification Exams to become State Alchemists...but will they make it? The Air Alchemist watches over them like a bad itch, and Mike's "different" practice of alchemy isn't working. Could this be the end of their dreams?

What's Been Up with the Rast since October

03.07.05 (5:21 pm) [edit]

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. lol, I'm joking, of course. Actually, my life's been overall pretty nice since october. Let's see...I broke up with my girlfriend in January, haven't talked to her since despite our mutual agreement, and I've went out with a girl for two days. Ok, so I didn't really like her, I just felt sorry for her, see? Yes, I know. She was pretty good with the breakup. Anyhow, so now I'm here. I got a new crash cymbal for christmas (I WAS HAPPY), new drum heads, and a new stool. I was in total ectasy. Since then, I've been playing like crazy, and I'm pretty good now with the set! =D! I've also, as of late, started a few sites.

.::[|ANIME IMMORTAL|]::. - My true website. Check it if you're cool. I'm proud of it. =D

Rewrite It! - It's my multi-purpose message board. Please join and participate.

Not only that, but Fullmetal Alchemist has also been a part of life. Thank you [adult swim]. So now, as a result, I'm addicted to L'arc~en~Ciel, the best band ever. Wow. One of their videos down below.

Later,
Rast/Mike

Rast...back for now.

03.06.05 (5:31 pm) [edit]

Here's a really good song I've fallen in love with. __< And yes, the Rast is back here...for now...cuz I'm bored...>

L'arc~En~Ciel = Jiyuu he no Shoutai

Tell me what you think...I'm off to hit up people's blogs.

Later,
Rast/Mike

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