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Four Years AgoFour years ago, something happened that completely changed the course of my life in a very real, very noticeable way.
On the 19th of January 2008, I hadn't really intended to do anything to make my life change so drastically. There was no plan, no preconception, nothing. Things just happened the way they happened, and I wouldn't change it for the world.
On the night of the 19th of January 2008, `tealpirate and I started going out.
From that day on, my life was changed. I'd gone from a previously unhappy relationship to one I now was full of hope, excitement and expectation. My previous relationship had me feeling worn out, disillusioned and unhappy by three years or so into the relationship, yet with Jenn, I'm four years in, and still as crazily in love as the day I met her.
So, here's to you, Jenn, and the four fabulous years of life you have already gifted me with. I hope to continue them for as long as I live, and can only hope to bring you the same measure of happiness that you

Halfway to 100I don't want to be one of those people who jumps up every month like "WE'VE BEEN DATING FOR 13/26/39 MONTHS!", but...
Jenn and I have been together for 50 months as of today. I think that's a number worthy of mentioning.
To celebrate (and to make reading this worth your while), have a picture of Keith and Ellis (Jenn and I) pestering Nick (Becki):

Stupid Maple SyrupI was quite happy being asleep. But no, some blood Canadian thought it would be best to phone me. Not to mention phone me while impersonating me. *twinfools is mental, I would like it to be known.
And what's worse? There's three of them in total, not just one, zooming down the road towards the house right now.
I told Kelly to take them back to the airport and leave them where she found them. She wouldn't listen to me.

Thank you, Mr PresidentSome people complain about Obama because he hasn't fixed the economy.
Some people complain about him because he hasn't kept every single one of his election pledges.
People dislike the man for a variety of reasons.
I think he's amazing.
Why?
Because he is pro-Equal Rights.
This journal is for nothing more than to say how happy I am that, finally, a president of the United States has boldly stepped forward and declared his support for same-sex marriages. He could have easily avoided this issue until after the election race was over, but he made the decision to be up-front and honest in advance. I respect that in a politician so very, very much.
So thank you, Obama. I sincerely hope people listen to you, and learn what it truly means to treat your fellow man as "equal".

On The Subject of LabelsOne of the recurring comments given in my previous journal was "Why do we need to label ourselves at all?", or words to that effect. There are many of you who believe NO-ONE needs a label.
I both agree and disagree.
I agree, because I think you're right that we don't need to define to ourselves what we are by putting a label on it. I shouldn't say to myself "I'm gay. Therefore, I only am attracted to women." I think that if, in your head, you have a defined, labelled view of what you are, you start conforming yourself around that label. I'm sure many of you have heard stories of men and women who came out, then later admitted to feeling pressured into staying gay because they'd defined themselves as such to so many people. Conforming yourself around a social definition like that cannot be healthy.
But at the same time, I disagree against the idea that we don't need labels in this world at all. We do need them... we just don't need to place extensive mean

Sexuality Polls?WARNING FOR THE RAMBLINGS OF A TIRED, ILL PERSON!
So, you may wonder why I made the polls about sexuality.
From the age of 12 to 16, I was straight. I was always straight, and always going to be straight. I only dated guys, and that was the way it was stuck in my head.
Then at 16, things started changing. I was in a relationship, but I also found myself attracted to girls. In appearance, especially, I found females more appealing than males.
At around 18 or 19, my attraction to men started fading entirely, replaced purely by an interest in women.
At 20, I ended my straight relationship to be with Jenn. By this point, I only found women attractive.
Now I'm 24, and once again, I'm on the fence. I find both men and women attractive visually, but I'm not SEXUALLY attracted to any of them. The only person I honestly find sexually attractive is Jenn. She's female, so I suppose that labels me as a lesbian, as I am quite literally only attracted to females.
But what if, in another world, Jenn

Kony 2012 - Full StoryThere are two sides to every story, after all.
Here is the original Kony 2012 video. http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc
If you haven't watched it yet, PLEASE do. Please take the time to really watch it, and try and empathise with these young people. Imagine if it were you, a sibling, a friend.... This man must be stopped.
Now, there have been criticisms not of the need to stop Kony, but of the Invisible Children organisation who have led this campaign. These criticisms primarily regard the organisations finances and military support. You can read these concerns here:
http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/post/18890947431/we-got-trouble
In the interests of fair representation, I today saw a response from the Invisible Children organisation, linked in a BBC article.
You can read their response to the criticisms here:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/www.invisiblechildren.com/critiques.html
The Guardian, a news c

Read The Books!I just found this on Tumblr, and HAD to share it with y'all.
If you've never read the Harry Potter books, but watched the movies, you don't know what you're missing:
If you didn't read the books:
You wouldn't know who Peeves was.
You wouldn't know how the Weasley Twins made WWW coming from a poor family.
You wouldn't know about Dumbledore and Grindelwald.
You wouldn't know much about the Marauders.
You wouldn't know about Voldemort's past.
You wouldn't know the TRUE meaning of "Always."
You wouldn't know much about Neville's past.
You wouldn't know much about Remus and Nymphadora.
You wouldn't know about Teddy.
You wouldn't know or understand the struggle of Draco Malfoy.
You wouldn't know what really went on at the Quidditch World Cup.
You wouldn't know much about Snape's past.
You wouldn't know or understand the true depth of Harry's relation with Sirius.
You wouldn't know about Winky.
You wouldn't know about Dobby and his sacrifices.
You wouldn't know much about Horcrux's.
You would

Psychic Follow-Up, and Gender RolesThank you for everyones lovely messages and wishes for mine and Jenn's 4 years!
-------Psychic Follow-Up-------
Well, that was a varied set of results! I'll be honest and say they don't entirely surprise me, not due to the legitimacy/illegitimacy of psychics... but because of my audience here on deviantART.
Most of the people who follow me and vote in my polls are young adults and teenagers, who are all part of an art website, and so can be assumed to be creatively minded and imaginative. As such, predisposition towards the possibility of psychics seems reasonably likely. If I were to post the same discussion on a psychology forum, or a science forum, I imagine the results would have been very different.
I noticed a strong trend in "psychic-believers" that their belief tended to stem from a single experience with a psychic, in which they or someone they knew received a very accurate or shocking reading that they couldn't logically explain. My only comment on that, is to not base

My thoughts on Spring-Heeled Jack.It's very unusual for me to do this, however I just had to put down my thoughts about the book that I am currently half way through.
'The strange affair of Spring-Heeled Jack,' by Mark Hodder.
I saw the book while I was putting out stock at work. It was the cover that got me. A beautiful dark evergreen cover decorated with gold. Slipping it from the shelf, I had a quick glance at the blurb. It hooked me right in.
1861. Albertian Britain. A story laced with Rakes, Libertines and Eugenicists. At at the heart of the story; the unusual murders and mysteries happening in the streets of foggy London.
Sold.
Now, the book opens with a strong and hooking line. The set up is very well done, it can't be denied. However, as I read a few more chapters I started to notice things that really threw me.
I've made the following points not only to make sure that I don't make the same mistake my my own writings, but also to advise other avid writers.
First of all I want to talk about the protagonist. Capt

British HumourToday, I wrote out a post of about 1,000 words or so about why people get offended by British humour, but shouldn't. I then deleted it. Why?
Because I realised that in talking about the nature of British humour, and why we're able to happily joke about things like celebrity deaths, racism, sexism, tragedies like 9/11, wars etc. ... I'd end up having people getting upset because I've offended them.
I've saved myself the hassle of this by deleting the post.
All I will say is that, if you can't handle Shock Humour, then you should always be wary of watching any form of British comedy. It's part of our comedic culture.
Otherwise, just accept that you might be offended, and when you are....stop reading, close the video, or change the channel. It's that easy.
"Being offended is part of being in the real world."
Courtney Love

Video Plans for 2012Hey guys!
Long time; no talk. How are you all doing?
Since this year is the year of the apocalypse you can expect more Left 4 Dead 2 videos. I'm definitely thinking about making some Keith and Ellis derp videos. The current winning idea is 'How to with Keith.'
Oh, yes. Chaos shall follow.
I'm ALMOST done with a second Blame it on the Cosplay video; THE REVENGE. Seriously, this is so so so so much better than the first one. I really can't wait. The only reason I haven't uploaded it yet is because the contacts for Lestat haven't arrived yet. Once his part is filmed then it shall be up for your pleasure!
You can definitely expect more Marauders. These guys will have plenty more episodes and silly shorts to come.
What else is worth mentioning?
We -might- be filming a final special Sora Show video. This is only a possible at the moment. So don't get your hopes up too much. It might happen. It might not, however it is being talked about.
I will get the Demyx Time 15 bloopers to you. I'm half

Anyone need a Zexion wig?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GW225-Light-Blue-Mix-Short-Straight-Animation-Show-Wig-/400241287970?pt=Women_s_Accessories_UK&hash=item5d303d6322
This is a pretty good wig for Zexion and reasonably cheap. I thought I'd share it with you guys. There are plenty more of them in the store as well

Trying to go ProfessionalWhat would it mean if I could actually take on YouTube as a profession?
Mainly it would result in 100% more videos for you guys, as well as being able to branch out and really dedicate time in production and editing.
This is something I've been talking about with Kelly for a while now, and I have recently (after some serious talk) gained my mothers support in the venture.
However, I can't do it for free. This is where you guys come in.
1) In the last few months of 2012, I plan to push for new designs in the Parlé store. So if you'd like to support us; then please buy a t-shirt or two when they are ready to go!
US STORE: http://parleproductionsusa.spreadshirt.com
UK STORE: http://parleproductions.spreadshirt.co.uk
2) Tell your friends about our shows, make your own videos talking about the shows. Do journals and tumblr blogs; anything to get the Parlé name out there and appealing to more people. The more people we get; the more likely this will happen.
3) Although we're not ke

The Return of the KeithGuess who's back??
Next week I'm going to be doing another episode of 'Keith How Do.'
If you have any 'how dos' that you wanna see in the video then make sure you email your requests to:
keithhowdo@live.co.uk
I look forward to your mental mail! 8D

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Marauder Revelation

Journal Entry: Fri Mar 2, 2012, 4:35 AM

Ramblings...

So, this may be common knowledge, I don't know... but I just realised this today and figured I'd share.

MARAUDER
- Remove the A's and re-organise the letters
MURDER

Every Marauder was murdered:

James = Voldemort
Sirius = Bellatrix
Peter = Voldemort's silver hand
Remus= Dolovov

I'VE NEVER NOTICED THIS BEFORE. HOW HAVE I NEVER NOTICED THIS?!

I wonder if this was intentional on J.K.'s part....

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~HgCrazyAlchemyKid Mar 4, 2012

I feel stupid, I'm not understanding why everyone is freaking out @_@

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~Sasuke-Uchiha-Luver7 Mar 23, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

The Harry Potter Series

its all about the generation above The current one, that has Harry's parents as kids

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~Emmyxchan Mar 3, 2012 Student Artist

o.e She wouldn't.

But yes, we all know she definitely WOULD.

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~Pi95 Mar 3, 2012 Student Photographer

why have I not notice before... why???

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~GraxicXIII Mar 3, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Mind=Blown.

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~LittleSeto Mar 3, 2012 Student General Artist

I never noticed it either XD Wow I feel like a loser a bit for not noticing it. Ah well XD

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~SikaDair Mar 3, 2012

My mind has officially been blown.

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~GotWhatMemorized Mar 3, 2012 Student General Artist

O.O witchcraft...

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~Amiacon Mar 3, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

Mind. Blown.

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~slayer369 Mar 3, 2012

i never notice that either

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