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Greetings! I am Colin, also known as Encelaudus on Gaia Online. For those of you who do not know the origin of my name, I shall breifly explain it for you. Enceladus is the name of the brightest moon of Saturn, and that of our vicinity in the cosmos. Its icy surface and constant geological reformation makes it able to reflect great amounts of the 'saturn shine' as well as the light from the Sun. A 'u' is inserted into the name I chose because that is the altered name of the moon and also fictional character 'Encelaudus' in the novel I am currently writing.

But enough about this brilliant moon! Let me properly introduce myself. I am Colin, youngest member of the family clan, and future heir to our fortune, currently resting in Scotland. I though, reside in Chicago, but not for long, as I will be moving very soon to Europe. I have an alter ego, Aero Fayarie, a name created from Latin and Welsh dirivitives, that I use to introduce myself in more dicy situations, such as at my school, where I choose not to release my actual name for personal reasons. My birthday is actually July the twenty third, contrary to the date on the side (that is my alter ego's personality). I am fifteen years of age. My hobbies include writing, creating, biking, cooking, knitting, anime and manga, researching, and laughing maniacally. I listen to jazz and classical music. One of my favorite songs are "This is the House That Jack Built" by Aretha Franklin, and "Ravel's Bolero" by Ravel and "Newport Up" by Duke Ellington. I was born into the year of the Sheep, and it shows, as I am sometimes overly pompous. I enjoy eccentricity as well as old style tastes. Ragtime music, as well as old, archaic, or unsused manners of speaking. I have a firm dislike for pessimists and those who are not morally apt. I also dislike women who are excessively lean and culture conscious (i.e. Paris Hilton *shudder* clones and the like). My favorite foods are lobster, tire missue (did I spell that correctly?) and coffee or tea. I enjoy astronomy and advanced thinking such as theology and debates about fundamental existance. My favorite movie is The Yellow Submarine. My favorite anime-manga is Fruits Basket, followed by Kare Kano. I am extremely picky about food and hygenic measures. I enjoy reading about faeries, and other mythologies, apart from scary things. I love comedy and dislike tradgedy and scary media. I am usually very optimistic, and it shows.

So, now that I have given you enough information to fill up the Library of Congress, I suggest you browse around my profile page and peruse my journal. I try to update my journal as much as I can, as well as my profile page when neccessary. I shall leave you with this quote: "There is no shame in defeat as long as the spirit remains unconquered."

Hello, and Happy Wintertime!

The great harvest of the autumn, my favorite season of all, has left me once again, only to come again soon under my great watch and anticipation. December is here, which is my second favorite month! I love the snow and the indulgence! Go ahead, eat a snowflake!

I have already let you know about myself in my previous profile entry, and in case you are just getting to know me, my entire sputtering has become reborn as a journal entry! Lately, I have been feeling a constriction of some sort about my aura, and I will do my best to get to the root of all this! My stay in America is not permanent, but each passing day, I long for a peaceful meadow or the solitude of a forest that I can do my writing in. As you can tell, I am a writer. Despite my bitterness on the matter of love, writing is my true love and my passage to happiness and a fulfilled aura. Anything or anyone that stands between me and my dreams risks decapitation of the body, mind and aura. Am I a Machiavellian? *chuckles*

My current occupation is a student at the high school I go to. I also have taken the job of being an assistant during the holidays to a friend of mine who runs a knitting store. Being in love with knitting as well, I am still in adoration of being able to work with Deb during the holidays in pursuit of knitting compassionately!

I have a firm respect for the heavens, the stars, and ascension. I enjoy contemplating existance and theory, and though I may not look it, I have so many ideas in my head I think I'm going nuts! On the topic of insanity, I actually admit to being somewhat insane. I have so many people in my head I think they have organized into a metropolis! *laughs* My mind works in a very unorthodox fashion. I am a lover of logic, and when I see a situation where logic isn't being applied correctly or AT ALL, I twitch a little and try to put reasoning back into it. Back on topic, I have so many ideas in my head I think I'm going nuts! Wait, did I already say that?

So, go ahead, enjoy my profile. We demand that you do! (sorry, sometimes I refer to myself in the plural - first person) We hope you people like our "Jingle Cats", who appear to have eaten their fair share of the mushroom, if you know what we mean! Only kidding, I love those cute kitties! *hugs random cat* My signature was done my Kitsune-chi, a very talented young gal who I just want to hug because her art of me is so good!

Furthermore, the Holidays are coming! I suggest you all save up and buy me an expensive gift! I am updating my wish list to contain all sorts of odds and ends that we want for the coming of the new year. *laughs* Only kidding, friends...or am I?? *throws head back and laughs jovially*

I suggest you all partake in the laughs and the wisdom of my journal entries! I update almost every day!

Enjoy Encelaudus' profile! Leave a comment, and pet my kitties! *laughs*

Hello, friends! You have entered my lofty strawberry profile! Don't even try to resist the charm of my strawberries! Why did I choose this profile? Strawberries, being grown during the spring and summer, are fruits with powerful (and tasty icon_wink.gif) restorative qualities. These can be quite handy in improving the taste and health benefits of the many remedies that I concoct. Besides, strawberries are one of my favorite fruits - although I tend to stray toward the more exotic varieties...

*Ahem* Yes, more about me...

I'm doing fine, everybody! I had a wonderful Christmas, and now that I have had my snowflake time in Winter Wonderland, I thought that I should put myself in a new mentality. Fruit in general, besides strawberries, are temporary. They are grown from a tender flower in a time of flourishing, and then dropped donw to Earth to sow their seeds. They can be eaten by animals, picked by humans, washed away in a sudden flood, or lay on the ground, and as they decay back into the Earth, from which they came, their seeds also enter the Earth and bring new life. That is how I'm feeling right now. I feel like bringing new life. It is the new year soon, right?

So, this next year of 2007, I will be doing my best to expose more self discipline, as I have been quite the naughty boy, indulging in things here and there. I will expand on my eccentricity - I want my Auntie Mame to be proud of me, as she is my role model. I will also expand my ruthless ambition, something I have learned from John D. Rockefeller, a friend of mine in one of my past lives - he dominated the oil industry, you know. icon_wink.gif Yes, I am a Machiavellian, and I am proud of it. You can't grow ambition on trees, you know.

My auric senses have heightened since last month - I can give credit to my meditation. So, if you really want to, please send me a Private Message, or if you know my phone, you can always call me and ask for an aura reading - just don't interrupt me when I sleep. icon_heart.gif

I would like you all to know that recently, through a breif vision, I know now that I must leave the North American Contintent by the date of September 4th, 2020. I don't know why, but I need to. Bah, I'm already insane, so go figure. By then, I hope to have my career as a writer established - moving to my little Swiss cottage will hopefully give me a break from the hustle and bustle. I want to live near the forest - that should be fun! icon_wink.gif

Currently, I am in excellent health (both mental and physical) - I owe that to my friends - they keep me in good humour. My best friend, Deb, who owns the knitting store, has helped me finish my cardigan! icon_whee.gif I'll have a photo of myself in it sooner or later, so just be patient! icon_heart.gif By the way, I have just begun a new pasttime - knitting fruit! Yes, starting on Christmas Eve, I knit my first fruit - a pear! I'm hoping to make one of each fruit from various colored yarns, and then put them in a big basket in my room! icon_blaugh.gif It'll be a fun project - I'll be designing them myself! I'll even include starfruit, pomegranites, watermelon, papaya, guava, and all sorts of other exotic fruit! I'll keep you posted on how that's going. Which reminds me...

I have my journal up! Come look at my records of all my previous Gaia avi's and my art gallery, courtesy of the lovely Kitsune-chi. icon_heart.gif. Also, my December mischief log is almost done - it has a log of all the mischief I've done this December! icon_whee.gif Naughty, naughty boy! (Yes, I know I'm making you squirm in your seat reading this - I'm laughing writing this.) Don't blame me - these strawberries are wonderful! *eats another strawberry*

*Standby for interview, already in progress*



Imaginary Interviewer: Greetings, viewers. Today, I've managed to find a rare gem of an opportunity. Encelaudus has agreed to be interviewed for his fourth profile update. The reason that such an interview is so rare is that Encelaudus rarely allows information about him to be posted in a public place. Encelaudus, welcome.

Encelaudus: Hello Imaginary Interviewer. I would say that it's lovely to be here, but I don't see my briefcase full of unmarked bills anywhere.

II: *looks nervous* Now now, Encelaudus, we said interview first, money later. Moving on...

E: I hope so.

II: Encelaudus, it is a pleasure to have you here. You don't often do this sort of thing, do you?

E: Please, I request that you address me by my real name. Colin.

II: Marvelous. Colin, I see you're already starting to overcome your paranoia. And so early in the interview, too…

Colin: Yes. I am trying to overcome my paranoia.

II: Was this paranoia a problem in your life? What made you decide to change?

C: Paranoia has been a problem in my life ever since an unfortunate series of events that took place in my youth. But then again, I am still youthful. More relevantly, paranoia has taken a vast toll on my relations with other people. It has caused me to be more reclusive and solitary over the years. I decided to try and expose parts of myself to society when I came to the realization that one day, I will be well known. I need to face my problems now, before I run out of time and launch my career as a writer fully incapable of letting others know my name.

II: That's very mature of you, Colin. I see you are very taken with having a career of writing. Would you care to elaborate?

C: Indubitably. Writing is my passion. It allows my fantasies to come to life. It’s a manifestation of my thoughts onto paper, where it can be shared with others. A career in writing couldn’t please me more.

II: I see. If you are so taken with writing, then why don't you ever post in the Writer's forum on Gaia?

C: I see it as the same as posting my writings online or my thoughts on writing online. My writings could be copied, and my thoughts on writing are not to be shared with the average human being. Even if it is a forum full of so-called ‘dedicated’ writers. Plus, I see writing the same as painting. Writing is art in literary form, after all. One doesn’t simply sit in the studio and watch the artist start from a sketch or an idea and progress from there. The artist waits until the masterpiece is complete, and then unveils it with great content. One gets the wrong flow of ideas if they see it progress bit by bit rather than taking it complete, you see? That’s why I don’t openly discuss the novel that I’m writing. It’s that important to me. And as far as Writer’s Forum or any other online writing-sharing community goes, they can go jump in a cesspool of tormented souls.

II: I see. Elaborating more on your Gaia experience, what are you doing currently?

C: Currently, I am questing for winged anklets. I’m about halfway done, but the price keeps rising. Damn.

II: Has anyone given you a donation yet?

C: My only donator to my quest is grand mal seizure, who regrettably left Gaia a few days ago. What I really want now is donators. I don’t post this in a thread because that would sound rude. But seriously, give me gold. I want it. Badly.

II: I hope you get them. Moving on, your profile has been redone for the fourth time. How exciting. Care to explain?

C: Of course. I love updating my profile and making it nice. It allows me to reveal more about myself to the public, bit by bit, you know?

II: Yes, it looks lovely by the way. I do have a few concerns, though. These were all questions submitted to me by random Gaia users who wanted a part in this interview.

C: Fabulous. I didn’t know about this. I love surprises! When did you all put this together?

II: We regard this interview as a very important matter. It’s going to do wonders for my career. I mean, this is the interview that will MAKE my career!

C: You’re silly. Read me the questions. You’ve instigated my interest.

II: Question one reads, “Encelaudus, I’m confused. What happened to your multimedia section? It vanished, and all I see is an empty space where it used to be.”

C: Ah. I knew some people would be inquisitive about that. The fact of the matter is, it vanished, leaving behind a gaping vortex in the middle bottom section of my profile. Don’t touch it. The only reason that you can’t see it is that it I emit particles unknown to man. Those particles provide a ‘mirror effect’ that covers it up.

II: *leans closer in to touch vortex*

C: I said don’t touch! For all I know at the moment, you could end up in between Saturn’s rings or in Albania!

II: *sits back down in seat* Y-Yes. Thank you. Moving on, the second question: “Encelaudus! You’ve told us numerous times that you are going to post a picture of yourself on Gaia! Especially one in your cardigan. When are you going to reveal your face?”

C: I’ll release a photograph of myself later, when I feel like it. I’m uneasy as it is doing this interview. That had better be some briefcase…

II: Alright. That sounds interesting. Knowing you, you’re probably going to take the photo and mix it up or something, right?

C: You’re starting to be an annoyance. One more crack like that and I’m going to leave.

II: *panics* Only joking, only joking. Sit down.

C: Don’t give me orders. I’ll stand now.

II: Erm, yes. Indeed. Well, I have one more question. Would like to answer it?

C: *looks annoyed* Get on with it.

II: The third question is: “Encelaudus, will you knit me somethi…”

C: *takes question card from Interviewer and tears it up*

II: You tore up my cards!

C: *fumes*

II: I see. Would you care to explain?

C: My knitting is gifted to close friends. I don’t indulge in the weaving arts for anyone that I know will just regard it as some cheap and tawdry gift. My knitting is also made from the heart. It is made with the best regards toward their aura.

II: I can tell. Elaborating on your what is it, aura?

C: Yes, I credit myself to being somewhat clairvoyant due to the fact that I can sense people’s auras.

II: Really. That’s hard to believe. What is an aura, anyway?

C: An aura is a presence given off by a life force. I can read them when I feel up to it. Such allows me to give advise to others regarding how their aura will affect their future.

II: So you can tell people’s futures?

C: Not exactly. I’m not a palm reader or something like that. The fact that when I see someone’s aura, I also tie in with their life force. The fact that I’m able to sense their life force allows me to feel their destiny in the Cosmic Order.

II: Woah, slow down! What is the Cosmic Order?

C: The Cosmic Order is the grand unification of everything. It is the order in which all life forces proceed being born, dying, and everything else. It is the path that the universe takes through its existence.

II: Wow, that is some heavy stuff. Is this a religion?

C: Nope. I’m Catholic. I consider the Cosmic Order to be God’s Will, but that is my interpretation. But for the atheists, this works too. It isn’t a religion, it’s just how things are. It’s the path of the universe. Seeing people’s auras allows me to see their part in the Cosmic Order, or in other words, what might happen to them in the order of the cosmos. Am I getting through to you here?

II: Erm, yes Colin. That is truly fascinating. Would you care to read my aura? Let’s test this out. What am I going to do 5 minutes from now?

C: You’re going to be shoved into a hole. I’m insulted that you would regard my ability to read people’s auras as some figurative means to predict the future. On the offchance that I have the clairvoyance to tap into someone’s outcome, it usually doesn’t happen that way because I mess it up.

II: Mess it up?

C: Yes. Some things happen because of what I have done. You said what you said 5 seconds ago because what I said before that. You wouldn’t have said what you said if I hadn’t done what I did. That’s how the universe works. It’s called Chaos Theory. It’s the method in which the Cosmic Order moves. If I tell someone their outcome on the offchance that I see it, then it usually interferes with how their outcome happens; usually changing it entirely. I usually don’t get an accurate assumption of what someone’s future is going to be because I don’t know my part in their outcome. I’m not saying that I can’t be relied on, but when I try and predict someone’s future, it’s like searching in the dark with a dim flashlight. It’s dim and may be vague, but it provides more information than not using anything.

II: Wow. That whole explanation is astounding. You seem to be very cultured and put together for a sophomore in high school.

C: I do my best, though I don’t like where I go to school.

II: You don’t like your high school?

C: Not very much. Then again, I don’t like a lot of American culture. It’s too brash for me. I love America, and how it guarantees me freedom, and how it protects me with our courageous men and women in the service. But I don’t like much of its culture. It’s a big reason why I’m moving to Europe and start traveling after I get my college degrees.

II: Again, I’m astounded. You seem to have a lot of your future planned out. Your career, your plans after college, your Cosmic Order…

C: What did you say?

II: Nothing. *snickers*

C: I saw that.

II: What??

C: You laugh at my thoughts on the universe? Or my ability to read people’s auras? Pssh. I don’t believe myself half the time. But I’m resilient. I keep moving and I keep living.

II: Wow. I expected you to throw me across the room.

C: That’s not what I had in mind. *pulls out knife*

II: *eyes widen* Ehhh?! What is that? What are you going to do to me??

C: *slices kiwi on adjacent table.* Yum. I love kiwi.

II: *wipes sweat from forehead* Phew…

C: You didn’t actually think I was going to stab you or anything, did you?

II: …

C: Pfft. I despise violence. Peace is the best and only alternative to conflict. I try my best to resolve conflicts before they escalate.

II: That’s very admirable.

C: *smiles and eats more kiwi*

II: That reminds me. Would you be interested in answering some ‘quick questions’?

C: That depends. What are ‘quick questions’?

II: Tiny questions that you only need to give a few words of answer for. People submitted them to me to get to know you better.

C: All right then. Do your best.

II: Favorite actor?

C: More like actress. Uma Thurman takes the cake.

II: Favorite food?

C: Fresh exotic fruit.

II: Favorite pastime?

C: Eh, look at my interests section.

II: Location?

C: My body is rooted somewhere around Chicago, but my mind floats freely in the astral heavens.

II: Most recent accomplishment?

C: Finished knitting my cardigan.

II: Love life?

C: …

II: Colin?

C: Yes?

II: Love life.

C: …I’m bitter.

II: Care to explain?

C: …

II: If not me, then for the sake of our viewers!

C: …I’m bitter. Like a coffee bean. Only with more liveliness. That pretty much covers it. I’m not at liberty to say why or how. I am already taking part in this interview.

II: Marvelous.

C: No, it isn’t.

II: We have one more quick question. Favorite place?

C: It is my hiding place. Where I go at school. When I’m supposed to be in the lunchroom.

II: Any more to add?

C: Nope. That’s why it’s a hiding place. It's secret.

II: Yes, indeed. I respect that. What have you been doing in your free time?

C: I’ve been knitting pieces of fruit. That and procrastinating writing my novel. On Christmas Eve I knit a pear.

II: *chuckles* You know, it’s funny you knit fruit, and you sure seem like a fru-

C: *grabs Interviewer by shoulder* What…did…you…say??

II: No, I mean that as a joke, really I do. I mean you’re not a fruit at all.

C: *tightens grip as Interviewer gets more nervous*

II: What I meant to say is umm…well youknowwhatImeanheywhereareyoudraggingmeto?

C: *shoves Interviewer into vortex headfirst*

II: No! Wait! I have some more questions to ask! What is your mother’s maiden naaaaaaaaaaaammmmme- *voice trails off as he disappears into vortex*

C: Hey is that music I hear? Hmm, it’s a cool techno-esque song. It seems to match my profile. *does a jig to music as he collects the briefcase from under the table and walks out humming and eating his kiwi*



Welcome to Encelaudus's Profile!
I hope you enjoyed my interview. It wasn't easy to go through all that. He asked so many questions...

I'm feeling extremely abstract as of late. What does that mean? It's time to start photography again! No, really I love photography. 'Tis my hobby. Among dozens of other things.

If you're a friend reading my profile, I hope you're OK. That interview must have taken quite some time to read, eh? But it's all in good fun. I had to cut it short because I got tired of answering all of his questions - I shoved him into the vortex that was my multimedia section. I hope he enjoys his trip to the Alps.

Oh, and a wonderful item to show: I saw God. Well, not Him, but some of his light. Lookie:

Pretty neat, huh? I took that with my camera.

To all of my friends, I owe a lot to you. You keep me in good health and spirits. I love you all. Really, I fervently do. To say, I love you: Melinda, Jessica, Kelly, Kendra, Joe, Josh, Luke, Maddie, Mike, Alex, JCAC folk, Vicki, Karen, Steph, Twins, newspaper staff, other friends, family, and Gaia friends.

Oh, and that advice still stands. Melinda, don't touch the multimedia vortex or you'll get herpes. Hah. And, click on the link provided and then get me a giftbox. I need it. Alot.




Ciao, I'm off to get a bagguette and pass out on the sofa. Cheers.