I'm...not quite sure why my parents decided to name me "Aelita". Daddy used to joke that it was because there was this old Russian movie from the 1920s called "Aelita: Queen of Mars" and it was his favorite. At least, I think he was joking ( Read more... )

Even with Lyoko and XANA destroyed and the supercomputer shut down for good, it was impossible for the former Lyoko warriors to completely escape it. Sometimes it seemed like the smallest thing would conjure a memory of one of their adventures; if two or more of them were together then they would almost always start reminiscing about "the good ol ( Read more... )

I have never been comfortable with having a debt hanging over my head, so I try to repay them as soon as I can. That way neither I or the person I owe the debt to have to worry about it ( Read more... )

Is it? Is it really ( Read more... )

As part of our study of the Chinese New Year in geography class our professor had us research what our Chinese zodiac animal was and write a short essay on whether or not we agreed with it. According to the background that Jeremie created for me I was born in 1995, the Year of the Boar. But then I went back and looked up what my Chinese zodiac ( Read more... )

Unlimited. At least that's the phrase that the motivational speaker who came to the assembly last month said. He told us that we could be whatever we wanted, that our futures were unlimited ( Read more... )

Mom was never one for cooking. I'm not saying she was a bad cook; she was actually very good. But she never did any really "big" meals, except one: Christmas breakfast ( Read more... )

I try to understand them. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't ( Read more... )

It really depends on what your definition of "too far" is. Everyone has their limits, but mine isn't the same as, say, Yumi's or Odd's. What one person may think is "too far" may be perfectly acceptable to another ( Read more... )

Who I am is a loaded question ( Read more... )