So today was my zoo date day ^-^ you should all go visit your loacl zoo, it is a blast! We saw every ssingle one of the animals and I discovered that I don't really like walking through the bird habbitates and stuff, I feel like they will attack me or something. Silly right? But my boyfriend promised to keep me safe, I even sat down and watched the bird show with him, half an hour of it. It was nice, but birds aren't exactly my favorite animal haha
We heard the plan for the new improvements to the zoo, there is a new Seal/sea lion cove being opened at the end of August, it is enviornmentally friendly and should help save water and money. Then by 2014 there will be a new African Safari exhibit on display for the public, which should be a lot of fun.
Now for the best part. They are going to get a King Cobra snake for their reptile house by the end of this year/beginning for next. I am really excited because snakes are my favorite animal!
I made my poor boyfriend go through that reptile house three times with me! We made friends with one of the snakes on display there. He was a Gaboon Viper, and he was so beautiful, we both adored him and decided to name him Charles.
This is him, Charles the great Gaboon Viper (featured in both photos shown here)!





















They generally grow to be from 4-6 feet long and they have huge fangs that are 2 inches in length!! It is so cool!! Charles wasn't very long, maybe about 3 feet or so, if that. He was however very fat..er..I mean..round haha as you can see in te picture. It isn't that he is unhealthy or anything like that, Gaboon Vipers are naturally quite large. I like the horns he has on his face, Charles really rocks those horns haha it is a shame that you guys can't really see the small details on him, he is so beautiful! I sat there next to him and I was just staring at how intricate and really complex his scales are! Oh well, iphone quality haha close enough I suppose.

Anyways, I just had to tell you all about my Charles and the zoo trip..though..now that I think about it, most of this was about Charles and maybe 1/3 was about the rest of the zoo..oops? Chalres is important! He is both a snake and my friend! Plus he is pretty ^-^

This is Riku signing out and now crashing XD it is so time for some sleep!

Puzzle From Hell

When my grandmother passed away two and a half years ago, she left a lot behind. All of her sewing materials went to me, and now they are stacked against one of my walls (taking up space and the good news is that I have a ton of thread for sewing and nearly an endless amount of needles haha). She also left a number of puzzles and other Japanese games and thing to pass the time. One of these puzzles is shaped like an octagon, and it is really just a pattern repeating itself and so I opened the box and looked at it for a while. It looked interesting, so I sat down and sarted to try and put it together. That was mistake number one. Mistake number two was thinking I might be able to put it together on my own. I started the puzzel around 5 this evening, and I finally recruited my brother to help me around 11 at night. Now at 2 in the morning I am taking my first break. The puzzle is nowhere near complete, and I am frustrated like never before. How could something so simple as a puzzle, be so freakin irritating? I don't understand it, I have to applaud my grandmother for being able to complete it, according to my mother, she would sit down and complete a puzzle every few hours when she had free time. According to my father it took my sisers aunt and uncle three months to complete. My brother and I are determinded to complete it in less than a week. Our original goal was three days, but I am not so sure how well three days will work out haha

Other than that, uhmm...not much else to say, I am going to the zoo with my boyfriend in 6 hours and I should probably get some sleep but I feel so ense and awake that I am not sure how likly sleep will be for me. I may end up doing an all nighter and then crashing when I get home tomorrow haha but I might end up crashing on my poor boyfriend in the middle of the zoo XD that would be bad..

Well this is Riku, slightly frustrated, but feeling otherwise great, and signing out ^-^ have a great life, everyone!

Good Bad and Boyfriend

So I have good news and bad news, but then again, isn't life always like that?

Bad News first.
I am officially obsessed with something. Bingo. On Facebook. And I need a hero to save me from it.

Good News second.
My bestie and I had a good long conversation today on the phone, it was nice to hear her voice again. I wish we could talk more often, it was good to be able to just slow down and acatually talk, you know?

Also, the zoo trip with my boyfriend has been moved to Saturday ^-^ I know I talk about him a lot, but I only ever really talk about him on here..I mean..not many people are willing to sit down and listen to me just talk about some guy..so it is nice to have this blog thing to spill out to when I need to.
Actually, I don't think that I ever told you peoples (whoever you may be) about the fight I picked with my boyfriend about a week or so ago. He went on a trip with some of his guy friends to Pismo beach and while he was there I had my bad day where I ended up making the post titled GAH!!! in July. Well, I didn't write about it, but my boyfriend and I got into our biggest fight ever on that night/morning. He was at the beach and I was at home and we just yelled at each other and were both super pissed and it was just really bad. I was kind of scared that we might break up, but we both slept on it and we felt a little better in the morning. He ended up getting my a ring (clear with black paint saying LOVE on a white background), a pink frog and beach sand as a peace offering. We made up, but things were awkward for a while. It was three days later or whatever that we had our picnic, it was sort of as though we were going to finally move on and it really made me enjoy our relationship so much more.
Yes, we may have our ups and downs, but I really do think tha this relationship will last. I really do hope so, at least.

OH! And just one more thing I have to get off my chest before I sign off here

KYLE IS A F****** A** AND HE DOESN'T DESERVE THE AIR HE BREATHES!!!!!!!!! F****** A**HOLE!!!!!!!
I couldn't resist, perhaps I'll expand more on that little outburst next time, or at a later date, but now is not the time for it haha this is Riku, signing off and saying enjoy the little things in life ^-^ later, everyone!

Peter Pan and SacAnime Excitement

Okay, so that was interesting...let's start with the good news, shall we? I watched Peter Pan ^-^ yes that animated Disney classic with Wrndy and Tinkerbell and Peter <3 oh, it was quite enjoyable, I really did love it!
Other than that, my day was, well, average. I am still hunting for a job, and I still am cleaning the house. I am still trolling on facebook, and hanging out with friends..life hasn't been very rollarcoaster-y lately and I am very greatful for it. I just, I have been having this horrid feeling hovering over me all day, but nothing bad has happen so I'm not sure what it is, maybe just that things have seemed fairly calm for a while and I am beginning to worry about a sttorm in my future or something haha not sure.

I am very excited to be able to attend SanAnime on August 31st, however that is my 1 year anniversary with my boyfriend, so I will need to make that up to him somehow..not sure how I will be able to do that though :( any sugestions? Anyone?? Oh well, since I am so excited, I am going to tell  you all about it ^-^ ready? I am going with my younger brother and older sister. I will cosplay twice, once as Amu from Shugo Chara and then again as Anri from Durarara. I am super excited because when I dress up from Amu I get to wear a pink wig and I have never worn a wig before so it is exciting for me. Ah happy times are ahead for me, I just know it! Then as Anri I get to be a quiet, kind of awkward girl wwho gets all pumped up and swings around a giant sword!!! I'm totally making it sounds a lot cooler than it really is, but who cares!!! Cosplay for the win!!!!!

This is Riku signing out and hoping you guys check out my characters, I'll be sure to post pictures after the event! Laters!!

Wishing Some Things Never Changed..

Well, what can I really say? There isn't much to say, I guess. I had a nice day today, went on a date with my boyfriend. We had a picnic and talked about all sorts of different things, then he pushed me on the swings. It was really a lot of fun haha I enjoyed it a lot and I am pretty sure that he did as well. At the end of our picnic date, he gave me an old antique ring that has been passed down through his family for generations, it is going to be our promise ring and I love it. It is gold and has four leaves on it and it fits perfectly on my index finger, a little too big for my ring finger. But it is perfect! I keep looking at it while I am typing and I keep smiling at it, that boy haha he is so silly ^-^

So I have been missing my bestie a lot lately, I feel like there is a growing distance between us and I'm not sure how to mend this gap..it has been bugging me, because even when we are going good and happy with each other, it still has this awkward feel because we are normally fighting and getting along is weird. When we are fighting we want nothing to do with each other because we are just lining our words with poison and it sucks. When we aren't going good, but just not fighting, we are even more awkward because it is all like "uhmmm.....WTF are we suppose to do here? I have so much I want to tell you but then again this awkwardness is really just..I wanna escape..." or does that not make sense to you guys? Or maybe it does? Or doesn't..whatever! But seriously!!! I wanted so badly to call her up the ssecond I got home from my boyfriends and tell her everything that happened and about the ring (I'm super excited about the ring!!!) but I didn't because I felt like she wouldn't care or wouldn't want to hear it or something and I guess I kinda chickened out, huh? While we are still besties and all, it doesn't always feel like I can just call her up any time I want to and it pisses me off because I wish I could feel like she would answer me any time..
Well..we are both making out costumes for Holloween, it's been a lot of fun, but I am afraid that this might be our last Holloween together..
Wishing things never changed..Riku signing off. . .

GAH!!!

Seven hours. Yes, that is right, I just spent seven hours with my boyfriends best friend. What did we do for seven hours? We spent seven hours in Target, Peetsmart, Office Depot, Best Buys and a japanese restaurant. I actually had a really great time, too. I was kinda nervous going into this hang out, but it was a lot of fun to get to know FriendA (see last post) better ^-^
We had amazingly deep conversations in Target, and we tried on a ton of hats and just hung out and talked. It was nice.
and then I went home...
and discovered WWIII
and my happiness was shot
and then trampled
and it sucked
yeah
my parents are ggrreeaatt..
I am 18 years old, right? An adult, right? If I am an adult, shouldn't I be treated as one, or am I expected to act like an adult but be treated like a child because my age ends in the word "teen"! I don't understand what to do, I am seriously at a loss for words right now because the second I got in the car with my mother, she began to yell at me for leaving the house for seven hours and putting my father in such a state and for being alone with a boy who is not m boyfriend and BLAH BLAH BLAH!!! Then I got the same thing from my father when I walked through the door.
Needless to say I am listening to Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace and pacing around my room and picking frights with everyone. I am just feeling really angry. Not sure what else to say. Other than this:

GGGGAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*INSERT*ANGRY*SCREAMING*AND*YELLING*HERE*

Up To Date and Just One Quick Question :D

So, yesterday was rather odd, I woke up extremely happy and I cleaned the whole house. I would walk past a mirror and wonder why anyone in this world could be sad when there is so much to be thankful for. It really was an eye opening experience, that is, until my mood crashed around 8 that night and I felt very bitter towards everyone.
Anyways, thought I would share that haha

So! Today my boyfriend left for the beach with two of his friends and they won't return until Sunday. His other friend (let us call him FriendA) was left here, so we decided to hang out. Now FriendA can be a very socially awkward fellow, and if you know me, then you know that I thrive off of the awkwardness of others and awkward moments are like a sanctuary for me. Needless to say, I rather enjoy the company of FriendA. We spoke this morning and have decided to spend our time together at a Target, which he has deemed to be "a very mystical and exciting place". I love Target and I am hoping we do not get kicked out of there, but if it comes down to either good judgment or a lightsaber war in the asiles, I think we can all be sure that good judgment will lose.

Now then, as for my job applications...I feel as though I have applied to every company, business, and employment opertunity in this town of mine :/ I'm not really sure where to go from this point seeing as everyone is looking for a person who has experience. Grr this never ending circle!!!

Hey! One last thing before I sign out of here..Just a quick question to the masses, if not to the one person who happens to stumble upon this blog/post/thing. My boyfriend is very protective, and he isn't my first boyfriend, but is it okay for him to ask me to not hang out with certian people one-on-one? Take for example, ex boyfriends or people I have slept with, maybe people who like/once liked me..I feel like it is okay for him to feel that way, but not to dictate me and say "You Cannot", does that make sense? I've already spoken to him about it, but I jus want to hear what other people think on the subject.

Thanks for your time!!