There's not too much to say about myself. I live for reading and writing. I love Harry Potter, Narnia, and Lord of the Rings, and they remain my favorites. (I should note here that I've never actually read Harry Potter - or seen the movies. But I've read enough fanfics to have more than a small clue, and am not really worried about deviating from the story-line. That's what happens with fanfiction anyway, after all. Yes, my computer is overheating because of the outrage from all you Harry Potter purists out there. Now that we've established that half the people who bothered to read this now want to kill me, can we move on?)

The beauty of the internet is that no one knows who I am. Even if someone I know stumbles across my stories (which is very unlikely, all things considered), they will never know that I am TulcaRau. If you don't mind, I'd rather like to keep that anonymity - so I'm not going to say a lot about myself. Terribly sorry - I know you were all dying to know my deepest secrets!

For the record, my username means "strong lion" in Quenya. (That would be the language of the high elves in Tolkien's works, for those of you who don't know.) Very Gryffindorish, don't you think? Yes, I think I would have been a Gryffindor, although Slytherin would probably be a close second.

Has anyone else noticed how a lot of us get along and make friends on here and we can be from completely different countries? WTF!? We're here making world peace on the INTERNET and we have all those ambassadors and senators and whatever struggling with it!! If you realize this (or read this and agreed) copy and paste this and add your name and country (country is optional) to the list. SPREAD THE PEACE!!: Naruto-fan-Okami-chan (USA), NaraTemari011 (Puerto Rico), Lala girl in Lalaland (USA), nats10art (USA), DarkAkastukiNeko (USA-AL.), The Waterbender (USA), Joe333(Serbia), Gr4Yr4iN (Australia),GoldPhantom (USA),Mrmagicfox(USA),LaniusLegioXIII(MEX),Morgaur(UK),Elf from Downunder (Australia), Nimrodel626 (USA), TulcaRau (Canada)

I am the girl that doesn't go to school dances, or games, and when I do go, I sit in a corner and read a book. I am the girl that people look through when I say something. I am the girl that spends most of her free time reading, writing, or doing other activities that most teenagers wouldn't call normal. I am the girl that people call weird and a freak either behind my back or to my face. I am the girl that doesn't spend all her time on MySpace, or talking to a girlfriend on a cell phone or regular phone. I am the girl that hasn't been asked out in a year. I am the girl that has stopped to smell the flowers and jump and splash in the rain.BUT I am also the girl who knows and is proud to be who she is, doesn’t care if people call her weird (it's a compliment), who loves reading and writing and doing the things that no one seems to have the time to do any more, who can express herself better with words than actions, who doesn't need a guy to complete her, and knows the importance of the little things. Copy and paste this onto your account, and add your name to the list, if you are anything like me, so the girls who are different and unique can know in their weakest time that they are unique but not alone: Iheartjake, TeamJacob101, Boysareadrag, The Dawn Is Breaking, secilmis yazar, Holly Marie Fowl, Liris, Meihua68, Jinmay-4-ever, Miss Ginny Weasley, SmartGirlD, JacobBlack'RAWR, Clumzylil'Pixiegrl10908, Glitterb1234, bananafreak97, UnderworldChick, Aduial Rana, littledragoneyes, Elf from Downunder, Nimrodel626, TulcaRau

C.S. Lewis said...

"If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world."

“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.”

“Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning...”

“Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do.” (The Silver Chair)

“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.” (Mere Christianity)

“You can make anything by writing.”

“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.”

“Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.”

“We meet no ordinary people in our lives.”

“Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.”

“The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.”

“It is a very funny thing that the sleepier you are, the longer you take about getting to bed.”

“Don't say it was delightful; make us say delightful when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers Please will you do the job for me.”

“I never exactly made a book. It's rather like taking dictation. I was given things to say. ”

26 THINGS I MUST NOT DO AT HOGWARTS AGAIN:

1. I will NOT sing “We’re off to see The Wizard” when I am sent to the headmasters office.

2. Dobby is NOT Yoda is disguise.

3. He is NOT Gollum either.

4. I will NOT bring a magic-8-ball to Divination Class.

5. My homework was NOT eaten by a werewolf. Especially when my teacher is Professor Lupin.

6. I will NOT tell the first years to make a tree-house in the Whomping Willow.

7. I will NOT give Lupin a flea collar.

8. Nor will I leave dog-biscuits on his desk.

9. If a classmate falls asleep I will NOT take advantage of this and draw a Dark Mark on their arm.

10. Starting a betting-pool on the fate of this year’s Defence against the Dark Arts teacher is tasteless and tacky. It is NOT a clever money-making concept.

11. I do NOT have a Dalek Patronus.

12. I will NOT teach House-Elves to impersonate Jar-Jar Binks.

13. Shouting “To Infinity and Beyond!” was only funny the first time I took off on a broom.

14. I will NOT refer to the summoning charm (Accio) as “The Force”.

15. “Springtime for Voldemort” is NOT an appropriate title for the school production.

16. I will NOT greet Prof. McGonagall with “What’s new Pussy-cat?”.

17. I will NOT send shampoo to Snape’s office, no matter how badly he needs it.

18. "Potter 6, Voldemort 0" is not a valid T-shirt slogan.

19. Even though they are easier to use and probably more effective, I will not use guns against the Death Eaters.

20. I will not charm Firenze pink and call him "My Little Pony."

21. No matter how funny it is I will NOT leave kitty litter in Prof. McGonagall’s office.

22. I will NOT dress up as Lord Voldemort for Halloween.

23. I will NOT ask Harry Potter if his “Scar-Senses” are tingling.

24. I will NOT call Dumbledore Santa Claus. Even if it is Christmas.

25. I will NOT tell Voldemort to “Get a life”.

26. I will NOT tell Draco Malfoy to 'make like a ferret and bounce'

Tell the truth and run.

Smile! It makes them wonder what you're up to.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Generally, generalizations are wrong.

Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make ye mad.

All things considered, insanity may be the only reasonable alternative.

If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research.

Life is like a box of chocolates - it's full of nuts.

The Truth is out there. So what are you doing here?

If you can't beat them, join them. Then take over.

Better yet, if you can't beat them at their own game, beat them with a stick.

You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.

Freedom is the right to be wrong, not the right to do wrong.

We don't live in the world of reality, we live in the world of how we percieve reality.

If God had intended Man to smoke, he would have set him on fire.

A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to change it every 2 months.

"Of all the things I’ve lost… I miss my mind the most."

"Even if the voices aren't real, they have some good ideas."

"Sanity? I never had such a useless thing to begin with!"

"When in doubt, push random buttons!"

"Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies."

"Doctors say I have multiple personalities. We disagree with that."

"Energizer Bunny arrested, charged with battery."

"I’m not paranoid… WHICH ONE OF MY ENEMIES TOLD YOU THIS?!"

"Don’t knock on death’s door. Ring the bell and run. He hates that."

"Whose sick joke was it for the fear of long words to be called hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?"

"You know it’s going to be a bad day when you fall out of bed and miss the floor."

What do you mean, my birth certificate expired?

Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling.

"To start press ANY key, where's the Any key?"

Don't worry about death, the most warning any of us get is; "Mind the Bus!" "What bus?" SPLAT!

When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

No matter how thin you slice it, it always has two sides.

I'm proud of my heart. Its been played, stabbed, cheated, burned, and broken, but somehow still works.

When nothing goes right... go left.

You find it offensive? I find it funny. That why I'm happier than you!

Mephobia: fear of becoming so awesome that the human race can't handle it and everyone dies.

Don't judge me. I was born to be awesome, not perfect.

After Tuesday, even the calendar goes: W T F

Yes, I'm Canadian. Stop saying "eh". It's actually not funny, and your accent is all wrong. And no, I do not own a dogsled.

Dear Karma, I have a list of people you've missed.

"Awesome" ends with "me".

If you don't understand my silence, how will you understand my words?

All my life I thought air was free...and then I bought a bag of chips.

MATH = Mental Abuse To Humans

I tried being normal once. Scariest thirty seconds of my life!

War does not determine who is right, only who is left.

I won't be impressed with technology until I can download FOOD.

If you don't want a sarcastic answer, don't ask stupid questions.

I'm not clumsy. It's just the floor hates me, the tables and chair are bullies, and the wall gets in the way.

Oh, so you wanna argue? BRING IT. I got my caps lock ON.

3 am phone call. "Hey, are you asleep?"..."No, I'm skydiving."

Don't think of yourself as an ugly person. Think of yourself as a beautiful monkey.

My dentist told me I need a crown. I was like, "I know, right?"

If people are talking about you behind your back, then just Fart!

My friend thinks he's smart. He said onions are the only food that make you cry. So I threw a coconut at his face.

It takes real skill to choke on air, fall up stairs, and trip over nothing. I have that talent.

Hardest job ever: working in a bubble wrap factory. Imagine the self control needed...

I need to go on medication, so I can slap stupid people and blame it on the side effects.

With great power comes great electricity bill.

BACON. Admit it - for a second there, all your problems went away.

Just remember - if we get caught, you're deaf and I don't speak English.

I meant to behave but there were too many other options.

Be warned: I'm bored. This could get dangerous.

Cleaning is just putting stuff in less obvious places.

Boys: if you don't look like Calvin Klein models, don't expect us to look like Victoria's Secret angels.

Sarcasm: the witty will have fun, but the stupid won't get it.

98 percent of teenagers smoke or have tried smoking pot. If you're one of the 2 percent who hasn't, copy & paste this in your profile.

If you have your own little world, copy and paste this on your profile.

If you've ever sung a song you hated so much, copy and paste this into your profile.

If you have ever laughed so hard you either choked, hyperventilated, had your sides cramp, or all of the above copy and paste this on your profile

If you're against animal cruelty (horse slaughter, bear bating, dolphin hunting, chimp slavery etc.) then copy this into your profile!

If you avoid teen fads and don't live your life according to others copy and paste this.

If you've ever threatened a computer or video game console, copy and paste this into your profile.

I once read that only math can save us now. Put this in your profile if you're screwed.

If you have EVER yelled at a TV after getting frustrated at someone who can't hear you, put this on your profile.

If you and your friends have a nickname, title, or anything else for each other, copy and paste this in your profile.

If you hear voices of the characters in your head...copy and paste this on your profile.

I'm the kind of person who walks into a door and apologizes. If you are too, put this on your profile.

Did you know the average American only reads 3 books a year? If you don't believe that it's even possible to read that little, copy and paste this onto your profile.

If you're one of those people who get excited when you see just one review, paste this into your profile.

If you have ever stared at a computer screen for hours and hours reading stories that people who have no lives whatsoever and have enough obsession with something to write a story about it have written, and you are one of the aforementioned people, copy and paste this into your profile

If you've ever walked into a doorway that you could have clearly dodged, you just weren't paying close enough attention, copy and paste this on your profile.

If you ever forgotten what you were talking about in a conversation copy and paste this into your profile

If you have ever fallen off a chair backwards, copy and paste this in your profile.

If there are times when you just wanna annoy people for the heck of it then copy this into your profile.

If you are obsessed with fanfiction copy this into your profile.

If you've ever lost someone you loved, copy and paste this onto your profile.

If you are obsessed with something considered childish for someone your age, copy this into your profile.

If you have ever sat in a class and poked the person in front of you just for fun, copy this into your profile.

If you've ever slapped yourself and/or banged your head on a table for no reason copy and paste this onto your profile

If you think being unique is cooler than being cool, copy this into your profile.

If you like being utterly random copy and paste this on your profile.

If you have ever been hit by a parked car copy and paste this into your profile.

If your right mind has ever had a fight with your left mind copy it into your profile.

37 Things to do in an Elevator

1. Crack open your briefcase or handbag, peer inside and ask "Got enough air in there?"

2. Stand silent and motionless in the corner facing the wall without getting off.

3. When arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act as if you're embarrassed when they open themselves.

4. Greet everyone with a warm handshake and ask him or her to call you Admiral.

5. Meow occasionally.

6. Stare at another passenger for a while. Then announce in horror: "You're one of THEM!" - and back away slowly.

7. Say "DING!" at each floor.

8. Say "I wonder what all these do?" and push all the red buttons.

9. Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button.

10. Stare grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce: "I have new socks on."

11. When the elevator is silent, look around and ask: "Is that your beeper?"

12. Try to make personal calls on the emergency phone.

13. Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers: "This is my personal space."

14. When there's only one other person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder, then pretend it wasn't you.

15. As you are coming to the end of the journey, get emotional and have a group hug. Tell them that you will never forget them.

16. Ask if you can push the button for other people but push the wrong ones.

17. Hold the doors open and say you're waiting for your friend. After a while, let the doors close and say "Hi Greg, How's your day been?"

18. Drop a pen and wait until someone reaches to help pick it up, then scream: "That's mine!"

19. Bring a camera and take pictures of everyone in the lift.

20. Pretend you're a flight attendant and review emergency procedures and exits with the passengers.

21. Swat at flies that don't exist.

22. Call out "Group hug!" then enforce it.

23. Make car race noises when someone gets on or off.

24. Congratulate all for being in the same lift with you.

25. Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering: "Shut up, all of you just shut UP!"

26. Walk on with a cooler that says "human head" on the side.

27. While the doors are opening, hurriedly whisper, "Hide it...quick!" then whistle innocently.

28. Let your cell phone ring - don't answer it.

29. Walk into the lift and say "This reminds me of being buried alive. Ah, those were the days..."

30. Take shoes off before entering. Then look shocked and disgusted when the others don't.

31. Ask people which floor they want, then say in 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' style if that is "their final answer."

32. Also in your bellboy act, ask what floor they want. Whatever they say, give them a glare and say "you should be ashamed of yourself!", and leave the lift tutting.

33. Ask, "Did you feel that?"

34. Tell people that you can see their aura.

35. When the doors close, announce to the others, "It's okay. Don't panic, they open up again."

36. Announce in a demonic voice: "I must find a more suitable host body."

37. Dress up in a long, black cloak with a hood, stare and in a deep voice announce "It is time..."

I am the one who gets ignored.

I am the one who gets bullied.

I am the one who gets called a nerd because she actually gets As.

I am the one who's gotten stabbed in the back.

I am the one who dresses different than the rest - and is therefore a freak.

I am the one who sucks at sports.

I am the one who always gets picked last.

I am the one who hides behind a book.

I am the one who wishes for miracles.

I am the one who takes a step back and tells herself "It can only get better from here."

I am the one they laugh at.

I am the weirdo.

I am the one that they try over and over to break.

I am the one they will never break.

I am the one who is stronger than they could imagine.

I am the one who thinks that if they have a problem with me, it's just that - their problem.

I am the one who refuses to conform.

I am the one who will never stop being myself.

I am the one they will never understand, because they can't really hurt me.

I am the one who laughs at the sticks and stones, and reminds myself that their words don't matter.

I am the one who will be great someday, and will watch as they flounder and fall.

I am the one who will win in the end.

I am the one who is proud of that.