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Ricksta

The luckiest.

About Me



I'm a Sophomore at Northwest University. I live in the dorms on the Brumbie floor. My hobbies are various, diverse, and usually ever-changing. Some things that never change are my love for the Creator, doing computer artwork, sketching, bike riding, and writing. I also play some classical fingerpicking on the guitar, am learning the banjo, and I'm fairly good at throwing a frisbee.

I am NeoTapestry @ Deviantart.com

My Current Survey: Magic Quiz!...

Your color of magic is Yellow
Yellow is the color of motivation and creativity
You are a very helpful person
You found your magic while trying to heal someone close to
you (they were sick)

You use your magic for healing
You are known as the Healer
Your magic is strongest when you are healing

..

My Interests



Suburban Warfare:

The (sort of) Epic Battle!

Old Links:
Ringtones Save Lives
The Dramatic Rodent
Color The Pretzels!
Shrimp On A Treadmill!
A Daily Cup of Tea
Try the Bob Ross Quiz
The .. Condiment Museum
What's That Bug?
Microsoft + Linux?!
How Lightsabers Work
Ninja and Pirate Pros/Cons

I'd like to meet:

Well my Savior someday (I realize this is a somewhat cliche Christian response to this myspace section, however that hardly detracts from the truth of the statement). Aside from that, Ted Dekker and James Darren. And lots of writers that are unfortunately deceased (except for the freaky ones). Ummm....let's see...Captain Picard but he's not real. After that probably Ewan McGregor (as either Obi-Wan Kenobi or the guy from Big Fish).

Music:



Okay, so I didn't know I was a "music person." But after my good friend Sef Rirey introduced me to Indie....I kinda went crazy. Now I have the strangest and most diverse collection of music probably anywhere, ranging from hymns to Metallica to Death Cab for Cutie. At this very moment I'm caught up in the whole folk thing due to my roommate's influences but I usually like just about any kind of music.....except screamo...no screamo.

Movies:


Wow....lots of movies. I rarely see a movie I hate, actually. My favorites range from the given choices like star wars to old-time movies like "His Girl Friday." I WILL go see just about any movie that has special effects or costumed heroes. In general, explosions are good, and so is well-written dialogue. I know, I know, i'm a paradox.
Big Fish
LotR
Star Trek: Generations
Howl's Moving Castle
The Aristocats
Advent Children
and many, many more!

Television:


I'm now a dedicated fan of Firefly. Also, I'm a member of the "LOST in Perks" fanclub, which means I'm an avid LOST fan. Recently, I've also gotten into "Heroes". Aside from that, I really like cartoons like Wile E Coyote and Tom and Jerry. If you're unfortunate enough to be around me when Star Trek is on, you'll also quickly realize that I used to be a Trekkie in High School. All in all, however, I don't really watch too much TV these days because after a while it seems like a waste of time...also I only have a 10 inch TV screen XD

Books:


Wow.........lots. I really enjoy things that make me think. Thank you Tolkien, thank you. The Silmarillion is continually right by my computer mouse, and I'm always thumbing through it over and over again. Ted Dekker's stuff is incredible. Poetry and essays from the past also greatly intrigue me, and sci-fi is a time-honored favorite of mine.

Heroes:


The coolest action hero ever - Jesus. Also Jedidiah Smith (a Christian mountain man from the early 1800's, very cool and tough and definitely stood up for God in a wilderness culture that defied morality) and Sam from LOTR (because he's always there for his friend and I admire that).
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My Blog

Wayfaring Stranger

Hey reader.    Not any specific reason for this blog, but there you are. Just basically needed to get something out where people can see it, I guess. Lately I've been less than enthusia...
Posted by Ricksta on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:38:00 PST

Akin To Sorrow, Friend of Fate.

(Inspired by my digital art that is currently the album cover of my "artwork" album)When we soar so high that we bend this fragile reality, a seemingly negligible yet ever-so-tangible risk lies in the...
Posted by Ricksta on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:36:00 PST

Yggdrasil

Yggdrasilby Marfa Tracey and Rick SnyderMarfa and i are so very norse, we ride 'round Yggdrasil on a talented horse,we rode through the country amid thousands of forces,but nothing could hide our scan...
Posted by Ricksta on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:57:00 PST

Guess Who I Am!

WOOT! Couldn't have picked better myself!    Your results:You are Spider-Man ..> ..> Spider-Man 95% Superman 90% Robin 62% Green Lantern 60% Iron Man 45% Supergirl ...
Posted by Ricksta on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:09:00 PST

I Cook Rice For A Living.

Greetings, all.Well, for those of you who don't know, I started my job at Shamiana on the 6th of this month. Shamiana is an Indian (no, not native american) restaurant located in the same parking lot ...
Posted by Ricksta on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:15:00 PST

Stepping Down and Moving Ahead

Greetings All. 'Tis with great consideration and thought that I have decided to step down from my position as Student Director of Media in campus ministries here at NU. Some of you might not have even...
Posted by Ricksta on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:56:00 PST

Enlightenment and Laffy Taffy

So... I'm sitting here in the Hurst Library, eating laffy taffy and writing a paper for Synoptics. I randomly chose to do it on Mark 3:1-7, and I couldn't have picked a better passage. I'm constantly ...
Posted by Ricksta on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:42:00 PST

In Darkness Unharmed

Hey Y'all!I thought I'd share my Oedipus sonnet with ya because I haven't blogged in quite a while and I'm honestly really excited about how it turned out! This sonnet is referring to when he scratche...
Posted by Ricksta on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:00:00 PST

The Maker's Shadow

Psalms 91:1"He who dwells in the shelter of the most high will rest in the shadow of the almighty."    Those of you who were at school remember the incredible storm that we had a couple...
Posted by Ricksta on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:25:00 PST

The Kowalski Sunrise

It is currently 2:23 am, and I have just discovered a concoction while trying to stay up to take Dustin to the airport at 3:30. While wanting to make milkshakes, Jonathan "little" Kowalski and I found...
Posted by Ricksta on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:36:00 PST