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Nearly 200 years ago, in the Celestial Plane, the High Goddess of the Divine, Akira, and the Dark Lord of the Unholy, Mordecai, ordered a truce between the Celestial beings and the Unholy. On that eve, the two united, and months later Akira birthed three half-breeds. At their birth, the half-breeds were faced with a decision: whether to follow their mother's path and honor the Celestials, or deny their Celestial heritage and imitate the evil of their father, becoming one in the ranks of the Unholy.

The eldest born, Gabriel Aurelian Minuialwen, primarily chose the path of the Celestials, and aided his mother in the defeat of many of the lesser demons. Upon his 190th year shifting between the Celestial and Unholy planes, the half-breed found a sense of serenity in having to choose neither path. Gabriel went to his mother, and while he remained in her good graces, she released him from his bond to the Celestials. The half-breed then entered the plane of the Unholy, and approached his father. Mordecai did not simply grant Gabriel severance from the bonding spell, and rather had him fight one of the most powerful demons in the realm. Although Gabriel came out victorious and earned his freedom, he was badly wounded and had to seek aid on the earthly plane, where he from then on remained. It is unknown to Gabriel's kin that he exists.

Erurainon Damien Minuialwen, the second-born child of Akira and Mordecai, lay aside the Celestial blood in his veins and became one of the Unholy. The life he lived was one of malice, deceit, and misery, though he was at Mordecai's right hand. Only 100 years into his life, he was destroyed by an angel-born demon, trained by the Dark Lord himself to destroy the remaining half-breeds and rid the Unholy plane of impurity.

Nimthiriel Minuialwen, the youngest of the half-breeds, immediately was taken under Akira's wings to defend her from Mordecai and all of his minions. Because of this decision on behalf of Nimthiriel's mother, the only daughter that came of the pairing was subjected to Mordecai's wrath. At her birth, Mordecai declared that if she were able to evade him, he would lay claim to her through the tribal tattoos that crafted a crucifix along the half-breeds' spines, shoulders, and base of their necks. When her crucifix was complete, the binding spell between them would take hold as well, and she would be dragged into the Nine Hells to serve him for all eternity, giving whatever life and strength she had until she was nothing but a shell of her former self.
On her 42nd year of life on the earthly plane out of 197 total, Nimthiriel met Algorond, a fallen angel, who promised to help her become free of her malevolant father. The path was treacherous and the results volatile, but along the way Nimthiriel found love with the Fallen, was freed from her future of servitude, and was left to battle out her internal demons in the fight to control her races and their weaknesses.

I'm in the mood to post a blog, and I'm not quite sure what about. It's just one of those days where it's 12:30am and you just want to write something. I don't know if any of you out there who aren't english majors have moments like this, but, for those of you who do, you know how I feel. I kind of like the feeling, actually, knowing that I do still have the random urge to write sometimes. What can I say, it's what I do.

Let me say first of all, it is freaking ***HOT!*** And I hate living in the city, even though it is close to everything -- it's not my mountains.

Let's see. Well, for a while now I've been wanting to post a blog about "Superman Returns" and "The Omen," so, maybe I'll start off with those. I'm going to talk about the actual movie though, so, if you haven't seen the entire way through either of them, and care about if I give away anything about the movie, then don't read the next two paragraphs. There's your warning, if you read it then it's your own fault, and get over it. smile

Alright. So. I saw Superman a couple of days after it opened, and maybe I was in a Bible-y mood or something, or God was like, "hey, pay attention to this with Me in mind...," but did it seem anything like the story of Christ to anyone else? Okay, so this might be stretching it a little bit, but just hear me out. Maybe I'm crazy, and if I am? I'm okay with that, 'cause we knew that already... Okay. So, first of all, Superman's parents send him down to the earth with the intent of him living, yes? Because their planet is going to explode or whatever. Okay, we get that. So then, Superman is also going to be the savior of mankind since he's basically unbeatable. Christ is the savior, Superman's the savior to some extent. It's alright, stick with me. Okay, and then, later on in the movie, the "Daily Planet" globe falls, and he catches it and balances it on his shoulders. "He's got the weight of the world on his shoulders," anyone? So that was some pretty good imagery to me in this department. Then, let's see, what else... In the crucifixion story, Jesus is stabbed with a spear on the right side of his body that ultimately "kills him" while merely hanging and actually being crucified on the cross could not. In the movie, Superman is stabbed on his right side on his back, to me, this seemed similar enough to remind me of it. Plus, he was getting beaten up like a madman, so... yes. And then, the last part that made me think of Christ is the part where they all go into the hospital room, and by "they" I mean that one nurse and then all the guards and such, and then Superman is just gone, and no one has any idea when he left. This makes me think of the cave where Jesus was buried and how they find the cave empty later. (Which, by the way, is an AMAZING scene in "The Passion of the Christ," it gave me chills...) Maybe I'm stretching the movie to make it what I want it to be, but for some reason when I saw it it was just screaming at me to pay attention to the Biblical symbology. So, yeah, there's that.

And then, last weekend sometime I saw "The Omen." And let me just tell you, it wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be. There were points where I couldn't(/didn't) watch, and a few times where it's one of those involuntary jumps where something startles you, but other than that, the movie itself wasn't that scary. But it did get me to thinking, which is what the purpose of this post is about. For those of you who aren't religious or who don't believe in Heaven/Hell, God/Satan, then maybe this wont be worth anything to you and you might as well skip this. For me, however, the most terrifying thing that happened in this movie was the fact that it made me really start thinking about the Enemy and how he can influence our lives. I have made mistakes in the past, which I hate now, but that I'm sure Satan was pushing me toward doing. There are temptations that he puts on a golden platter in front of us, and we decide to take them or not, but either way they are there. That is what this movie used to freak me out the most, and maybe I was the only one. But, this movie was a perfect, PERFECT example (to me) about how much power the Enemy has over our lives. The people in that movie were influenced to do things by the will of Satan (or Satan's kid, whatever), and it made me think about how much really we do that is influenced by the Enemy's hand. Maybe not making us do the things that we later regret, but by pushing us in that direction with the full knowledge that temptation often wins the battle over morals. It was a psychological horror movie, I think. I was surprised, in the end, how much it really got to me despite how not-scary it was.


Okay, let's see, what else was I going to write about. Well, for those of you who are going to school with me or going back to school (college) in a little over a month, I have to wonder if this will be the same for you as it is for me. In my whole life, I don't think there's ever been a time when I've really wanted really badly to get back into the groove of school. But I MISS it. I never knew that I would miss it as much as I do, but I can't get over it. I've been planning out the next three years for the past few days, I made a notebook of the classes I've taken, am taking next semester, and am going to take over the next couple of years... and here's the kicker -- I WANT to go back. I am so excited for when I get to go back up to school, be back in the classroom (this makes me sick), and just be in that atmosphere again. When they say that college is liberating, I'm not sure this type of feeling is what they had in mind. I am so so excited to be back up there, and while I'll miss not being at home with my family and friends or sleeping until 11, I think in the end it will be worth it. I can't get over how excited and impatient I am... I'll show you guys the book when we're all back up there, it's freaking ridiculous, I'll tell you now. It's a month before we go back and I'm looking at my Class Catalog and seeing what classes to take three years from now. I mean, really? Whatever, I rock. CU rocks. And I can't wait to get back to it. biggrin

Alright, that's it. I'm tired, and definitely don't know what to write about elsewise. (Yeah, I think I totally just made that word up.) So, comment. Here I am typing my little heart out with nothing to show for it but my heart on a computer screen. wink

Hope you guys are doing great, enjoy the summer (while maybe not the ridiculous heat), and I will see you soon! Whoever reads this! smile

Your Five Variable Love Profile

Propensity for Monogamy:
Your propensity for monogamy is high.
You find it easy to be devoted and loyal to one person.
And in return, you expect the same from who you love.
Any sign of straying, and you'll end things.


Experience Level:
Your experience level is medium.
You probably have had a couple significant loves.
And you may have even had your heart broken.
But you haven't really dated a wide variety of people.

Dominance:
Your dominance is low.
This doesn't mean you're a doormat, just balanced.
You know a relationship is not about getting your way.
And you love to give your sweetie a lot of freedom.

Cynicism:
Your cynicism is low.
You are an eternal optimist when it comes to love and romance.
No matter how many times you've been hurt - you're never bitter.
You believe in one true love, your perfect soulmate.
And if you haven't found true love yet, you know you will soon.

Independence:
Your independence is medium.
In relationships, you need both "me time" and "we time."
You usually find it easy to be part of a couple.
But occasionally you start to feel a little smothered.

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion:
You have low extroversion.
You are quiet and reserved in most social situations.
A low key, laid back lifestyle is important to you.
You tend to bond slowly, over time, with one or two people.

Conscientiousness:
You have medium conscientiousness.
You're generally good at balancing work and play.
When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done.
But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it.

Agreeableness:
You have high agreeableness.
You are easy to get along with, and you value harmony highly.
Helpful and generous, you are willing to compromise with almost anyone.
You give people the benefit of the doubt and don't mind giving someone a second chance.

Neuroticism:
You have medium neuroticism.
You're generally cool and collected, but sometimes you do panic.
Little worries or problems can consume you, draining your energy.
Your life is pretty smooth, but there's a few emotional bumps you'd like to get rid of.

Openness to experience:
Your openness to new experiences is medium.
You are generally broad minded when it come to new things.
But if something crosses a moral line, there's no way you'll approve of it.
You are suspicious of anything too wacky, though you do still consider creativity a virtue.