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09,July,2004
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so fast already friday liao, heehee... time files so fast when you are having fun. Baked some experimental cookies with my sister in the evening. thou i think i added in a little too much salt in the mixture....no wonder why i am feeling thristy now...hahaa hmmm... having dinner with OOn, my sis' bf, and his family later in the evening. they came over for his graduation which is on Sunday. so my family is like bringing them around Singapore for these few days... sleeping liao.... becoz i need to drop my mum to sch....what to do when i need to get the car, some sacrifices must be made....hahahaha
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08,July,2004
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i'm one of the new members in Kevin 's blog. Thanks Kevin for lettin mi to vent and blog abt happy and sad stuffs here.. okie..1st wk of sch nth much happen, everything seem okie. juz tt classmates change, everything change. its gonna b like the 1st day i enter poly wif strange faces and classmates. i dun like to mix wif new ppl. ya i'm anti social, i'm dao but i juz dun like to make the 1st move. i'm afraid of loneliness, i'm afraid of eating alone. i onli get to c my previous classmates during lunch break and go hm. i dun haf motivation to study... tts the reason y i skip sch nowaday coz i juz dun wan to b alone. juz feel like appealin but its over...argg...ya i haf grumble enuff for todae...niteZ everyone!!
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06,July,2004
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hmm.... was going thru a few friends' blogs and some of them had music on them... so i decided to copycat a bit and added one to my blogger as well.( hee... yea, no originiality, but i dun care) Was thinking of what song to put in. wanted something to go wif my theme : ' Journeys'.... and then it just hit me like *POW!* i liked songs from a group called Journey esp 2 of their greatest hits; Open Arms & Faithfully. chose the latter because it expresses what i wanted to say. to be faithful in doing the things I love and to the people whom i treasure. tommorrow i'm following my sister to Chai Chee Sec to teach the cadets how to ' play ' with Photoshop and the point-and-shoot camera. first time i'm actually doing these type of stuff. maybe because i'm so free now after i finish. Can you imagine that I'm already 10 days free from NS. ;) after that, i'll be having an another meeting at my Red Cross HQ. preparing for some japanese delegates who are coming over next month.okays, getting late liao, mi betta stop here...
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05,July,2004
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greetings, Wanted to inform those faithful readers of my blog that I got new members coming into my blogger so dun be surprised if you see someone esle's comments on my site. To the new members, welcome to Ju5tk3vin's Journeys!
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03,July,2004
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got back home from town just now. Visited TMC and MDIS branches in the early afternoon with my mum to gather some information on the courses that i might want to enrol in. It's the top priority now in my mind... other things can wait. yesterday's NDP training was alright i guess. The cadets have shown much improvement since the last week. Arm swings looking much better.thou like i said before, more room for improvements still. Wet weather actually caused much disruptions for the trainings at first.Luckily, we got there just as it downpoured. Esp things like moving from the SIS to the Nat'l Stadium were in a mess. But also good thing that it rained, the casualty rate dropped a lot.Praise the Lord. The cadets were really excitied and their morale were pretty high. maybe it's because they had western dinner by SFI and lotsa of ice cream. the instructors too were enjoying themselves, enjoying the full run from the galleries. Hiccups occurred in the training but no fingerpointing were to be involved . All of us are always learning new things,even me. How to control the cadets, how to guide the new volunteers and even how to manage such a big event. it's thru mistakes we learn where we went wrong and how we can solve them. Really grateful that i also got Mr Ang and Law with me by my side, hinting me on some areas of concern. val coming back to SIN tomorrow evening, so i got 1 more person to tussle for the net and car soon. hahahah... guess now it's time for me to be the chauffuer.
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03,July,2004
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okays, finished the new revamp.... looks okays to me.. hhahahaha will try to improve more soon, leaving hse soon to meet Law.
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02,July,2004
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helloz, waiting to go out later on with Law and Kat, so just decided to go online. currently, in the midst of revamping my blog. not too sure how it will look like but i hope you people like it... ;) It has been a long time since i last editted it... since now i finish army got more time to do these type of things liao, btw: anyone got comments??
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02,July,2004
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today was a pretty relaxed day for me. went to meet a financial planner @ paragon to talk abt my finances la. they have been in a mess since i went army. time to get it done. after that, i popped down Hq to get the Conf room ready for Sunday's training. Saw the SYF instructors getting ready for the actual day tommorrow. Wished them luck for the contingent. did some logistic stocktake for awhile. can you imagine how much 'junk' is there is a small room? i only checked thru 4 cabinets and i'm already a page full of stuff. i seriously need a helper. now who shall i arrow? hashahaha The weekend is finally here again.... is it so fast? it was like last week that i ORD-ed! luckily most schools have listening comprehension tommorrow so i need not pop down to sch units for visits. Got a whole saturday morning of freedom to do things.... because NDP is on Sun. ahahahaa.. trying to ask the 'wau' gang out for a beach trip. wonderr if they are free... so far only GSM replied that she free only on the evening. can sleep in the morning liao...huuray!
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05,August,2004
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found this via a friend.... felt pretty true.. what abt you? People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. When someone is in your life for a REASON . . . It is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are! They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part, or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered. And now it is time to move on. Then people come into your life for a SEASON . Because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They bring you an experience of peace, or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season. LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons: things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
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03,August,2004
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haven't got time to blog for the last few days becuase i was busy recuperating from a bad case of the fever & diaherria( always cannot get the spelling right ) .... went to the loo like every 2 hours... feeling much much better today. wonder how is ' xiao zhu ' doing...hahaa... she's also down to some bug. thou sick, went down to HQ yest. to settle the iwate home stay thingy. Had the briefing to the cadets as well as our own comm mtg. can't imagine tt they are actually turning up this Sat evening. so fast & got so many things yet to be confirmed. ( praying so hard for this visit to be a success.. think Dorl can agree on that part ) can see from yest. that She & Angeline were stressed abt lots of admin stuff. ( must really thank Angi for all her help ) I'm kinda excitied too because once this project & NDP is over, the only time i need to worry for projects will be in Dec. Hurray! can concentrate on my studies finally..as you can see on my countdowns. Countdowns: 1. to Iwate delegates coming to SG : less than 72 hrs. 2. to NDP : 4 days left 3. to studies : 1 more month.
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03,August,2004
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hiyee!! beri long din update liao..hee..lookin at my title should noe wad happen to mi rite??ya over the weekend sat was spending slping at hm nth much achieved except tt i get to slp alot..sun wake up ard 10+ go wash up then qi and his bro cum over to drive mi to his house..join his family to expo to c furniture exhibition followed by imm to buy some kitchen stuffs and grocies..fm 1 end to another end realli beri far lor...ended up waited for them outside imm with qi and his dad coz the Q damn long and beri cold inside.. was nt feelin well at tt pt of time alr but still endure..nite time go marine eat steamboat to cele his 2nd bro , ah xian bdae..duno went there how many time a mth. nt realli feelin well so din eat much..even my fav prawns oso din eat so can imagine how uneasy i'm..get to c the fireworks at marine...thot it will be quite long so tt can mit yunz they all but it was onli a few mins..beri nice...started to drizzle abit while waiting for his dad to drive out...send ah xian's gf back hm then they went back hm so ended up qi drive mi hm coz i live beri far...reach hm was shivering coz beri cold...had a bathe then measure temp..wah its 38.5..mum had a shock of life but b4 measurin temp i added panadol extra but its for pain onli nt for fever...haiz..din slp well keep havin the feelin of vomittin.. stomach pain so thot is gastric but no use...still pain..no choice todae dragged myself to c doc..then realised is gastric flu..duno wad is it but after eatin medicine is better alr...hope tml i can make it for sch haf been missin lesson since mon..tml after sch still haf to go down juying to train for their footdrill...preparing them for the national day intra unit footdrill competition...juz hope they can do well..and put in more effort..okie gtg eat medicine liao...
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02,August,2004
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were you one of the hundreds of people crowded around Marina Square, Esplanade or Fullerton area this evening to see the fireworks? well, I was one of them, together with Siyun, Chee Yong & Edmund . think this might be the only time for me to see fireworks this year. As part of the celebrations to NDP, tonight's event was the first of 3 weekend shows. Carpark was a headache. Stuck in the jam for so long... duh.. managed to park @ old parliament building. hee. The show thou lasted only a few minutes, was worth the wait. Even the drizzle didn't seem to dampened the public who who waiting there for God knows what time. Some brought umbrellas, ponchos but many were still enjoying themselves. Having pinics & taking pictures like me. This was truly an EnLIGHTened moment for me.
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01,August,2004
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just back from Preview & dorl's bbq.... now darm tired.. gng to first service so more ...hope tt i can wake up on time. In the morning, popped down to Braddel-Westlake & GuangYang Sec to see see look look as well as to intro to the teachers of my new appt. after that picked Kenny & Yu Ching to Hq. Today's training, basically lots of waiting & eating mainly. Was quite surprised that they did ReaLLY good. compliments from lots of seniors who were watching my the gallery. Left stadium immediately after marching out. soo cool!.. first time so early. after debrief, popped down to Dorl's bbq @ costa sands, stayed awhile before dropping PS & alf back home.
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23,August,2004
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Okay, for me this day is officially boring... OFFICIALLY BORING. Had it not been for the brilliance of our Philosophy professor, Dr. Co, I would have got out a lot earlier. At last I got a puncher. I just bought one off from Nat'l Bookstore in Recto. The walk, if you call it that (I would have referred to it as a pilgrimage ^_^ ), is really long and tiring. I bumped into two of my former classmates from highschool, they're from FEU by the way, and the other one really seemed like she was bumped(or maybe just surprised to see me again ^_^). There's a lot of things going on right now. There's our report, Pheobe's pending drawings that I need to make into a Flash Movie, my Philosophy Term Paper, there's also that unfinished Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire novel (that I borrowed from a classmate), the unfinished Queen of the Damned novel... i can't seem to get my hand around all this stuff. Time's awfully running faster than expected. Times like these I'm often reminded to get going a lot faster than usual. Zap! Gotta go!
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22,August,2004
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Haah... buong araw akong nag-computer kasi tinapos ko 'yung Flash namin sa Lit. ansakit na ng likod ko(!!!), not to mention, sumasakit na mata ko. What an exhausting day!!! Hanggang dito na lang siguro... bye! :)
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21,August,2004
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Today we had a practice for our Literature report. I woke up early only to find out that it's just 6 am or so. Anyways, I went back to bed and just woke up later. Before I depart from my extremely noisy home, I had to save the Matrix Flash that we're going to use in our report. I'll be showing it ot th guys later so they could have a glimpse of what the presentation i made would look like. When everything's fine and I'm ready to go, I just remembered that I had to buy extra art papaers that were going to use for the Lit. hand-outs. So off i went ot SM... When I bought the needed materials, I hurried across to the main road to get a ride. When bad luck strikes, bad luck STRIKES! The jeep that I was riding had to stop when I got inside because there were only two people, plus me, inside the jeep. When it started to run I felt okay, but it stopped for more than ten minutes just to get other passengers to ride it. It's really annoying coz I'm tryin' to hurry up. When I got to Burger King, the announced meeting venue, both Phoebe and Jonet were there. Phoebe, she says, was early about an hour and half. Jonet, on the other hand, says she was early about an hour or so. Well... what can I do that freakin' jeep's a real loser? :) So I just bought my lunch and we headed on to Jewel's house by P. Florentino. When we got inside we started our little 'work'. Later on in the afternoon, when we were just rsting ourselves, Jonet found out that there were some missing details of the fiction in the hand outs. We can't do anything about it because we already have 45 copies of it photocopied. But juices came flowing inside our brainy brains and, ah... we did some ah... 'editing'. hehe! It was real work. Not feeling contented, I proposed that we finish everything that's needed to be done. Phobe also thought the same. So off we go compiling the hand-outs and the ahm... 'boards'. I and Phoebe were segragating the hand-outs, Jewel was punching two holes in them and Jonet was compiling them. We did real work! Teamwork! Teamwork! Hehe! Tiring, that's true, but it's fun nonetheless, not to mention the black stains that we have on our hands, that we got from holding the black art papers. Later in the afternoon, we bid Jewel goodbye. And we bid ourselves goodbye to. I went to SM NE to meet up wih my ex-girlfriend, going by the name of Katrina. We met up at Bearhuggs, says she's got to canvass some big(and she does mean big!)bear stuff toys. We chatted a little... his supposedly how th conversation started nd ended She: O, kanina ka pa? Me: Hindi (sarcastically)! She: O ano? Bakit ba kasi tayo nagkita? Me: Ah, ka punta muna tayong Bearhuggs 'di ba sabi mo magka-canvass ka? **We ent in and went around the store and exited, quickly. She: O ano ba kasi 'yon? Me: Ah, eh... may ibibigay ako sa iyo... (sabay hugot ng wallet) She: Ano 'yun? Me: Ito o... (sabay bukas ng isang parte ng wallet) 'yung binigay mong love-ltter dati. She: Ah ganun ba? (mukhang asar) **Lakad -lakad muna pagkatapos isilid sa bag ang letter She: (Parang na-asar talaga) 'Wag mo sabihin sa aking mag-lilibot pa tayo? Me: Bakit? (Kunyari nangungulit na nangiti) She: Eh kasi naman po galing pa ako sa Proj. 2 'no? Anlalayo pa ng nilakad ko kanina... galing pa nga ako ng airport eh kasi hinatid 'yung lolo ko... tapos ako pa 'yung nag-bayad... binigay ko na lhat 'yung 1,700 Me: one thousand seven hundred? She: Oo. Me: (kunyari interested sa sinabi) Huh? Eh bakit naman ikaw pa 'yung nag-bayad? Tsaka bakit binigay mo lahat? She: Eh kasi po, hindi ko binisita 'yung lolo ko kahit isang beses... Me: Oh pano sa'n ka na? (kasi gusto ko nang umalis) She: E pagod na ako, wala na rin akong pupuntahan kasi na-canvass ko na 'yung mga teddy bears... ikaw? Me: E ag-cacanvass ako ng mga cluth-bag... sa Human... (sabay turo sa papuntang Human) She: Ah o sig-- Me: Ano ba-bye na? She: O sige-sige (galit 'to alam ko)... Me: Bye! Ingat! (sabay lakad palayo) Ang totoo kung bakit ako nakipag-kita sa kanya, e dahil tatanungin ko siya kung baka pwede pa kami ulit. Ewan! She told m that I may ask her to meet with me anytime I want. She doesn't go to school right now because, she says, she was supposed to go to Canada but it didn't happened. So she's stuck here again and not going to classes. That love-letter i returned to her was her, I didn't want ot give back the othr one. Maybe, probably, she's angry with me because I asked her to meet up with me just so I can give her letter back. Haaaah.... Love, can't get my hand around it too well. :-
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20,August,2004
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At long last i've got my own Blogspot! (hehe.. as if it's that hard to get an account) Today's an awfully stupid day. Woke up early and then slept again only to find out that I'm late for my class. I ended up missing two classes. So this means that I went to school only to attend one class. How stupid! Were still working on our report for Literature on Thursday(next Thursday). There's something about that report that makes me quite nervous. I dunno... may be its just me. We will be taking the Matrix Theme as our concept. I hope we finish and succesfully deliver the report, I'm 'hoping' for the exemption on the finals examination. My grades on Literature is dismally low. If i should fail the finals exam, then it will be at my own risk. So I'm just 'hoping', nothing big. I'm supposed to go to the Bb. QCA contest on my old school. Almost all of the alumni's at the school never fail to miss this kind of contest. It has been a tradition to select the Bb. QCA from the Third Year and the Fourth Year Classes. My former classmates wants to go, (actually I accidentally met one while riding an FX yesterday night). Andrew (si Lumasac) told me that the contest/pageant isn't today. Luckily I double checked on people. Hehe! We had this extremely annoying essay-quiz on Journalism 201. I think I'll pass by luck on this one. ^_^ What I learned This Day: Some people like to think about things that they think is right. It's quite annoying knowing that other people like to think about all they want to think about. (Labo!) It's quite hard even, to tell other people that what they think is wrong. Persons can be so stupid sometimes. It makes me think if they ever think about themselves . You know, if they say this and that about another person then why can't they say this and that about themselves? It's like lying while doing another lie. Get it?
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21,June,2004
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OK, in retrospect, the song should be called 'Plutocracy in the USA,' since plutocracy is rule by the wealthy, whereas oligarchy means 'government by the few, esp. for corrupt and selfish purposes.' Not to say that those are necessarily mutually exclusive designations.... But plutocracy always makes me think of 'rule by animorphic Disney characters.'
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19,June,2004
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Searching for 'Kapitalist' online, I thought I'd find many bands with that name, but apparently there are more named Chaotika. However, we might need a rule about any name that already has a dance club with its own handbag: Then again, the name 'Kapitalist Handbag' has some song title potential. Do you think the Beatles, or Metallica, or urlLink Beatallica came up with song titles first, then lyrics, then music? Found an interesting trend searching for 'Kapitalist Handbag' which lead me to urlLink 'Capitalist Handbag' . Seeing only 1,560 search results on google, I thought pluralising 'handbag' would bring the search down to more urlLink Google Whacking potential. However, the search for urlLink 'Capitalist Handbags' led to 31,100 results. This confirms the fact that capitalists like things in plural, because they can afford more handbags. I am going to have to admit right now that I am more musical than lyrical. Without knowing what process Hetfield/Hammett or Lennon/McCartney used, I think of the music first, or at the same time. So, here is an intro: Middle Class Burden F#5 F#5/E F#5 F#5/E F#5 F#5/E F#5 It's not my fault that everything's B/F# A/E so easy F#5 F#5/E F#5 F#5/E F#5 F#5/E F#5 --middle class and white it's considered A/E a crime! F#5 F#5/E F#5 F#5/E F#5 F#5/E F#5 My burden is explaining how I got what I B/F# A/E needed --every- F#5 F#5/E F#5 F#5/E F#5 F#5/E F#5 job every loan every thing every A/E time... (C) 2004 It looks more complicated than it is, more reflecting a lazy left-hand style with thumb (lifts for E, Hendrix style) and no more than 3 strings at once, but not all power chords (5). I think the next verse would be based on the subdominant (B), same riff. This stuff is hard to write when listening to bachata and cumbia, but maybe that will enhance its style. --gh
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18,June,2004
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Oh..and I think a good name for a conservative punk band might be 'Kapitalist.' -m
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17,June,2004
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4-TRACKING SOFTWARE.. So..I was lamenting the fact that we hadn't taken advantage of geography and formed our con-punk band while we were in Maryville. But then I realized that this is probably the whole reason the 'Information Superhighway' was created. So for instance, there is urlLink this . So I think we should collaborate on an album... At the very least, Fairly Crass (perhaps featuring Shaken Moneymaker Syndrome and Los Haddocks del Norte) should finally, finally, finally, finish an album. Or at least a song. -m
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17,June,2004
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LYRICS.. OK, for the first verse, the part that goes: I am an anti-christ I am an anarchist, Don’t know what I want But I know how to get it. I wanna destroy the passer by ’cos I wanna be anarchy, ...how about this: I am a fan of Christ I am a man of Christ I know what I want and I know how to get it. I wanna destroy the middle class 'cos I wanna be oligarchy It needs work.. -m
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16,June,2004
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Lessee. . . . I'm currently slowly working my way through the 700-page Pushcart Prize anthology from last year - it's an annual compilation of the best stuff printed by small presses (fiction, non-fiction, and poetry). Well worth the time; some of it is crud, but there's a lot of good stuff, as well as some pretentious 'I'm in a writer's workshop and so surely everyone wants to read about my sexual frustrations' sorts of pieces. Overall quality level is very high, though, and pretension quotient is very low. I'm also starting Matt Rohrer's new book of poetry (whose name escapes me right now) - Matt is a good friend of mine from high school and was the best man in our wedding. I tried reading 'I, Claudius' by Robert Graves (a fictionalized 'autobiography' of the stuttering Roman emperor) earlier in the summer, but sort of got bogged down. I think that may be more of a depth-of-winter project rather than a lazy-hazy-crazy-days-of-summer project. Lisa and I are still working our way through an out-loud--before-bedtime-reading of 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.' Finally, I'm working my way through Eric Schlosser's (who also wrote 'Fast Food Nation', which I highly recommend) 'Reefer Madness', which explores the underground economy - illegal migrant farmworkers, the drug trade, and I can't remember what else. That's my sitting-in-the-tub-and-back-of-toilet reading. If I actually focused on a single book, I might actually finish one of them some day. In other news, Ninja-master Rumsfeld can be found urlLink here . If we ever do actually form our capitalist punk band, we could do a remake of the Sex Pistol's song, entitled 'Oligarchy in the USA.' I'm still working out the lyrics, but if anybody has some suggestions for verses that could fit into the song structure of 'Anarchy in the UK', let's hear 'em. IIIIIIIIII.....wanna beeeeeeeee....oligarchyyyy...get rich, destroy! Ahhahahaha!!!! Finally, I'll leave you with urlLink this story , since I don't know what to make of it....
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16,June,2004
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So, yeah. Various things -- hotmail is, in fact, teh suck. However, the invitation I got was expired so, even without the suck, I couldn't join. 'Cept that now I did. So, yeah. Pyro would be awesome. And backstage (backblog?) Betties. As far as lists go, do books that we're supposed to be reading count? Cuz I have loads of those.
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14,June,2004
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Can we exchange which books we are reading this summer? If you have 500-hours of forest hiking duty, you can exempt yourself from this game. Currently, I am consumed by urlLink The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson (writes for Atlantic Monthly). I know it is a year old, but this is the Midwest, and well, you know... This is the kind of book I would read even without the serial killer story woven in. I also learned a lot more about Frederick Law Olmstead, whose later life was not that dreamy. I really want to know what k-dubya (S's dagaare name, I think) is reading. --gh
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14,June,2004
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MORE STUFF.. So Bennet isn't online yet, because he has Hotmail (everyone point and laugh!). I'll let him figure it out (hint: it involves not having Hotmail, which sucks, for numerous reasons). Perhaps we should get us one of those counter/tracker things.. And some links. And some pyrotechnics. -m
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14,June,2004
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Hello all, Just checking to see if this works. By the way, I opted to change my name from the rather pedestrian 'S' to the more interesting 'Kabiebayo', which is the Dagaare name that the folks in Lisa's village gave me when I visited Ghana - it means 'travels and sees.' It's a shortened form of a Dagaare proverb that says, basically, that it is only when one travels that one realizes just how little one knows of the world.
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12,June,2004
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ALL SET.. OK. Invitations have been sent to: Steve Rawkstah LyleDeanBurgher Anyone else that should be included? Abbei teh Cat? Henry Rollins? Francis? -m
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11,June,2004
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Mark is now an admin, you can invite folks and change things. I want Rawkstah's 'Dad'... It's amazing that I am sitting under a beautiful blue sky, slightly humid, and warm enough to almost welcome summer -- and yet we are in a tornado watch. Looks like Gage had an actual warning... I still think they messed up when naming those alerts 'watch' and 'warning.' It is the equivalent of the common call when a foul ball is hit: 'Heads UP!' --which actually means 'duck!' Since 'watch' only means that conditions are favorable, it makes 'warning' seem that nothing is really imminent. In fact, 'Tornado Imminent' sounds more threatening than 'warning.' And now a warning can be made because doplar radar 'thinks' it sees tornadic activity, increasing the frequency of warnings, making people less cautious than they should be. Any suggestions for a better system? We can forward them to the National Weather Service, (NWS). From NWS: * AT 1247 PM CDT... RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE STORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ADAMS... OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEATRICE... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. When Van Halen recorded 'Jump' in 1984, I was so MAD. Now it is playing on the local classic rock station... elderly and stuff.
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11,June,2004
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RAISON D'ETRE.. Is it time to invite blog-commenting all-stars yet? -m
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11,June,2004
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BETTER OK. That fixed that. I say we keep our previous blogging styles. For instance, my titles look like this: RONALD WHO? -m
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11,June,2004
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see if this works. -rawkstah's friend
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11,June,2004
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Oh, I see, Mark did attach to FairlyCrass when signing in. Just did not catch that. Great, now we have a dog posting to this blog. --th
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11,June,2004
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Now there is something else that I have to figure out, I was not expecting the username 'mark', I just would have thought it would attach to your regular blogger account. Maybe I should invite Terra to see what the email looks like... Terra? No wait, that really is a nom-de-whatever, since, surprise, I am the actual author for her page... --gh
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11,June,2004
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K. K. I'm here. Just spent 3 days up in the mountains, attempting to start to core trees. It snowed on us. At this point, I feel I must reiterate the immortal words of one of the best professors I ever had, Ken Gerow: 'This [ecology] ain't rocket science; this is complicated!' I probably shant (where does the apostrophe go in that contraction?? 'shan't?' 'sha'nt?' 'sh'a'nt?') be posting often, for the next month or so, as I will be dodging bears and mountain lions, braving the snow, trudging up impossible inclines, etc., all in the name of science. -m
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11,June,2004
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This is the second coming of StaircaseWit, I've been meaning to write a book about that. --gh
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27,July,2004
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FOTOSHOP (OR MSPAINT) PHRIDAY OK, your assignment for Friday (or this weekend, sometime), is a combination of urlLink Something Awful's Photoshop Phriday and something Steve (I think) mentioned once... Your assignment is to Photoshop (or MS Paint, if you are PS-deficient) a new, humorous caption for the following urlLink Family Circus cartoon, which was chosen at random: Bon chance.. -m
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24,July,2004
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I'm sure, being as it is that we're all huge dorks, that we're all aware of urlLink this by now..but just to be sure... -m
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18,July,2004
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I added the urlLink Waypath Buzz Maker to the template of this blog. (Scroll all the way to the bottom.) It will track the five most important things to each of us, and how often it is discussed on the web. Rawk is apparently much more important than Bolivian Elections. There are more options, and more tools ('Related Stuff!') but this looks like a service that won't even be in existence by November... --gh
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11,July,2004
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I came across this site ( urlLink Black People Love Us! ) because I wanted to see if a web search for 'Black People' still leads to an eBay sponsored link. (It does by the way, mentioning antiques and collectibles, no where urlLink near as bad as it used to be.) This site is almost perfect, except for one naughty testimonial. (I am warning you.) From the letters, it is amazing that many people don't understand satire. What's worse are the people that have to send them a letter saying 'I get it, this is satire.' Maybe it is even worse that I have to tell you that it is satire. This should be required reading for white people, and conservative punk rock bands. (If that bored you, try this: urlLink Saddam's Rock, Paper, and Scissors . Did you know that the blogger's built-in spell-check doesn't know the word 'blog?') --gh
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06,July,2004
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Actually, the website from which that second image comes is worth a link in and of urlLink itself . Bedanged if I can tell what it's all about. Especially good is the urlLink Family Indigestion Cookbook . Mmmmmmmmmm.... urlLink Molded Pork Loaf .... I am SO making that the next time we have Abbie over for dinner. -m
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05,July,2004
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For those interested, a GIS (Google Image Search) for 'monkey' gives the following as the 2nd result: Isn't that the tenderest thing you've ever seen? One of the other results features 3 words that would make a great band or album name: G-Had: Blogger is emailing me when there are comments to this blog. You can only enter one email address to be informed re: comments. Perhaps there is a way we could use one central email account, and forwarding, to allow all members to receive an email when comments are made? (I could probably figure it out, but I'm feeling lazy) -m
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05,July,2004
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urlLink 'Raw Horseflesh Ice Cream' .... In the words of my brother, Phil, 'anything else i could write here would be irrelevant.'
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03,July,2004
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urlLink Google Search: classic donkey art And let this inspire you: Rawk on, bruddahs. --gh
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06,August,2004
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No nekiddy pictures were used to modify this image ( urlLink proof! ) --gh
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05,August,2004
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urlLink OK...Here is my entry for the Family Circus Mockery Project, Week 1..... Sort of an inside joke, but I think we're all down with Homestar. -m
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03,August,2004
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THAT'S MORE LIKE IT! OK, since G-Had has provided us with this wonderful, inspired, GeoTechnicolor work of genius, here is the next assignment: Photoshop this Family Circus from the 70's: My own attempt at the first cartoon will appear soon...(maybe) -m
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03,August,2004
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Fine, are you satisfied? I'm ready for my next assignment. --gh
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03,August,2004
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So, Dad had a heart attack on Sunday. He's fine, but incredibly bored. He should be released from the hospital (BryanLGH in Lincoln, NE) Tuesday or Wednesday. I know that there were murmurings of having him be on this blog, and I'm sure he'd appreciate the invite, and also emails. His address is be21314(at)alltel.net Sorry for my lack of activity here. Been doing... other stuff... yeah. You can prolly get more details on my blog. -- RawkStah
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01,August,2004
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THERE'S NO ACTION.. Fine, you lazy bastards. Don't participate. I won't either.. Here's an easier one..So they're having a competition to suggest the urlLink most beautiful German word. Personally, I think of German as a utilitarian language, and not all that beautiful. But, I appreciate the way they tie lots of smaller words together to mean something complicated. For instance, there is probably a word in German that means 'go online to order a laserjet toner cartridge,' that sounds something like 'Gotgittinundtcartrichvonlaserinkeinonlein.' So I'm looking for nominations for the most beautiful English words. Here are some of my suggestions: -coffeepot -lackluster -somersault -winnow -slippery -perspiration -spinnerbait -m
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29,June,2004
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Today both my mother nad I are PMSing and that's NEVER a good thing. Usually it's first my mom who goes balistic when she's PMSing and I just ignore her and then comes me and I go totally CRAZY and she just ignores it but now it's BOTH of us going balisting and we bother CAN'T ignore it. It's madness! Today, she IMed on AIM and asked me if I wanted to go to the mallw ith her. I said yes, of course becuase I LOVE shopping. So when she got home I had to get dressed really quick and she started yelling at me for going to slow. So I was brushing my hair and she's like: 'HURRY UP! Or I'll leave without you!' and I said: 'No! I Have to go!' and she's like: 'You know what?! You're not going! Stay here!' so. . .I went balistic and threw things aorund the house, y'know, the usual PMSing shit. When she was out I got a call from my friend and so we three-wayed my mom top ask her if I could go over her house. She said yes, of course. Any excuse to get rid of me. So she got home and started rushign me again. Then I had to eat dinner. She watched me through the whole thing and after, like, 5 minutes she started yelling at me and said: 'Stop eating now! Let's go!' She was taking me to my friend Erin's house and she had to go pick up a friend for her friends birthday. She was late so she was taking out her wrath on me. I got ot Erin's house and we played some video game that i totally couldn't win, we wrote some songs nad had fun screwing up, and then, the real hell of all sorts broke loose. Erin wanted me to sleep over and I really didn't want to because her house smelled and her room was crowded and I really didn't feel too well because I'm allergic to cats and she had 3 of them. She started crying and yelling at me to get out and so I did get out. . .ugh, I felt awful for doing it to her. She was crying! I don't like to make people cry. . .I want to die! I hope she calls tomorrow to ask me to go too the beach with her, still, because i really want to meet her friend Andre. She said maybe we could fall in love! Haha, yeah right. . .he wouldn't like me, I'm ugly! So that's everything, all the crap that happened today. . .it sucked! And I can't believe my 'best friend' didn't call to ask why I was absent at camp today. The BITCH!
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25,June,2004
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Well, I'm officially making it a goal to get a record contract with 'Epic Records' which means, as you probably guess, I want to be a singer. And I'm a new big fan of Ashlee Simpson, since myname, is, Ashley and because I can TOTALLY relate with her. Too bad she's all famous. Well, w/e, I just wish I knew another Ashley (or however other people spell their Ashley variation). I also had 'A Talk' with my father. It was long a boring and I really didn't pay attention, cause then he started talking about how sex wasn't bad. That's not something you want to talk to your dad about! Anyway, I'm at his house today, waiting for the dishwasher people to pick up the dishwasher. The last time I met this 'dishwasher man' he had a very heavy accent and I couldn't understand a ward he was saying. Well, w/e, now my dad is here to try and understand him. Last night I also had a really weird dream. My mom wanted to take out the left side of my brain and then I was at school and kids were bullying me (Which NEVER happens in real life, I'm really liked at school) and I had to hide from them in some glass house, it was soo weird! But I had one of my many best friends there with me but she was trying ot fit in with her 'best friend' so i couldn't stay with her. It was so weird! So my mom was trying ot take out the left side of my brain and I remember one of the things my dad had said: 'Wouldn't it be hard getting used to not having half of your brain?' And it's true! My mom was planning on chopping off half of my brain for no apparent reason (well, the reason WAS apparent, I just don't remember what it was) and she was going to cut my head open! I was NOT into that, not even after she tried to brainwash me! So, yeah, me and my dad ganged up on her and then I was afraid she'd murder me, or backstab me! Weird. . .I wonder what it means?
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23,June,2004
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Today was totally uneventful. The occasional annoyingly long and unwanted call from one of my best friends, the occasional need to eat something, and the occasional nausia period. . .yep. . .that's my boring day. But I don't know how I'll face my dad tomorrow. . .scary. . .
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22,June,2004
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Let's start off with this: My dad is a jerk. How? Because on father's day, 'his' day, my brother and I didn't get him a card, gift, whatever. So today I called him because some guy came to the door asking for some package I DON'T have. He started trying to guilt me and saying that I don't worry about him and turning everything I've said and done around so that I sound like the bad person! He also changed the date I was supposed to sleep over his house (my parents are divorced by the way) and go to work with him. I was supposed to go with him tonight and tomorrow but he changed it to Thursday and Friday so he didn't have to drive me back home and whatever. What if I didn't WANT to spend 4 days with him being a jerk and being all retarded with his girlfriend? Huh? Did he ever think of that? Well, whatever, I just hope he doesn't yell at me for what I said about him behind his back to my mom. She sent it to him and now he's going to be all at my throat trying to 'talk' with me. I don't even want to talk to him anymore. Now I know why Joe (my brother) doesn't always want to talk to him. Why does this have to be so hard? So in conclusion: NEVER let a man get to your head. They'll try and lower your self-esteem by saying everything is your fault!
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09,July,2004
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I just got a call from my daddy and he said it was okay for me to go to the carnival with Erin. He's going to pick me up on Saturday for my piano lesson, I'm so glad! I got atext message on the cellphone from my very long ago ex 'boyfriend' Tyler. It was great but when I sent him a picture of me all he friggan said was: 'What's that disease you said you had?' How rude right?! Here's his picture: urlLink Tyler
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04,July,2004
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Thanks to my loving father I CAN'T go to Festival Night tonight with Erin, and to top it all off, I have to spend the WEEKEND with him. Yet again he's sought out to crush any home of changing up the weekends.Last weekend I asked him if I could go home early from his house and he said NO. I couldn't even leave his house because I'm like his friggan prisoner! I really don't enjoy the company of my father, he's very annoying and fun crushing. On another note I've started camp, and it's very fun! Yesterday I went to Six Flags, the day before that we went to the most BORING place in all of New Jersey, Waterloo Village. It was aweful, buring hot, and we had to do some stupid scavenger hunt. We went ot Mountain Creek the day before that and it was SO much FUN! I loved it! But first thing in the morning I had to go take a swim test -.-' I passed, though. So anyway, at MOuntain Creek, it was kind of chaotic. First our group of 7 girls got split up because the bitchy half of us ditched us. Then, in the wave pool, I scrapped my knee on the ground after trying to dive into a wave, then I scratched my thigh on the outside of one of those ultra heavy tubes on the Colorado Rapids, and then I hurt my pinky somehow. ALl my injuries STILL hurt very much. I colored my hair blonde, i stole my brothers Religious necklace, and I've tried numerous times to clean my room. . .which hasn't been a success yet. Hope things get better and I hope my mom tells my dad to pick me up on Saturday. I REALLY wanna go to the festival with Erin!
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04,July,2004
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Yesterday I recieved my first PC laptop. After having a Mac iBook for, like, 3 years I've finally returned to my roots. I learned all my computing skills on a PC and I was thrown into the world of Macintosh one fateful day when my mom wanted to take my PC desktop computer. She gave me an iBook in return which I was rather partial to using but got used to it fast. I'm now getting, gradually, used to this computer although it's trackpad pisses the shit out of me because whenever you press on it it acts like a mouse. I'm also aware that I have no clue how to use Paint Shop Pro so now I feel really retarded. I used to know the whozits about whatzitz but now I'm asking just about every minute: 'How do I. . .' ' Where is. . .' I feel like a computer reject! Well, I'm getting used to it, I just hope it happens quick, I'm sick of asking dumb questions. . .
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01,July,2004
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As of late I've felt eyes upon me and it's rather unsettling. At night I can feel someone behind me, not the same feeling of when a human if behind you, more like a light presense hovering behind me. You know that feeling, right? Well, it's a constant feeling for me and I know the long-gone are among me. Not as profound as some but I do have thatsupernatural ability. Now that i think about it, I've felt presenses around me my whole life, I only notice it when the 'being' is just about on my back. I also know when someone is sad, depressed, hurting, or totally FAKING happiness. If they laugh I can always tell the emptiness inside it. Maybe everyone can but when I know someone is hurting it hurts me too. And when I know someone will be hurt in the future I try and cut back from voicing my--ehem--violent thoughts. Supernatural stuff really intrests me so lately I've been extra keen on listening to things, maybe pick up something that's always been there but I haven't paid attention to. Who knows, maybe I have some MYSTICAL powers!! YEAH!
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16,June,2004
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So I went to visit my ex-roommate from Paris, dear urlLink Lauren , and I should have known that something would go wrong (not wrong I suppose, just definitely not according to plan). First you must understand that Lauren and I have some kind of weird, karma induced ability to turn even the most simple of events into an 'adventure.' Like the time it took us something like 4 days to get a key made for our apartment and numerous trips to the surly key man. Or the time we had to go get a package for me from the UPS place in Le Bourget (the French/Armenian ghetto)and it took something like 3 hours of wandering around said ghetto in the dark (in heels as well!) and then had to pay a hundred dollars worth of taxes to retrieve the stupid box, then wander all that way back with this giant, unwieldy cardboard box. So those are just examples. There are really too many instances to relate. And now you wonder why in the world we were surprised when things took a turn for the worse on my visit to upstate NY. It started out innocuously enough; we were going to go to NYC to see the Dangerous Liaisons exhibit at the Met. Well, when we get to the train station I look up and see two women with Puerto Rican flags. After seeing the Seinfeld about Puerto Rican day in NYC I have a healthy fear of it and turned to Lauren, wide-eyed. 'It's not Puerto Rican day, is it?' I asked. 'No,' she replied. 'Our lives aren't that funny.' Hahaha. We get down there and the entire city is blocked off. For the Puerto Rican day parade, of course ('They're a festive people!'). Thankfully, Lauren's friend June was with us and she'd lived in the city last summer. She guided us down and around to a place we could finally cross the street after 2 hours and then the nice policeman let us cross the street between a float and a marching band, which then put us smack in the middle of all the people milling outside the Met and all the parade watchers. Yikes. Anyway, we saw the exhibit (it was amazing)and Lauren came up with a new saying. You know the 'it's like a kid in a candy store' one? Well, it has now officially become 'it's like Robin a museum!' We ended our international kind of day with a Korean meal (we'd had Japanese for lunch, where I had my first curry donut. See Lauren's blog entry about it and look for the pictures) and wearily took the train home. The next day wasn't too interesting, but I got to go to H&M which we don't have here in the south. Why I'll never know. Tuesday however, was another day of adventure. Lauren and I somehow decided that we wanted to go canoeing. So we went. We drove to Vermont (which is gorgeous; I'd never been there) and rented the canoe. Now while Lauren and I don't look like your typical canoers (she was wearing a skirt and I had one a cute little t-shirt and a pair of jeans) we are actually quite good at it. I used to canoe down the Suwannee river and she went to canoe camp, so one would think we'd know what we were doing. Apparently not. We were doing great up until there was this tree down over the river that blocked us from going anywhere at all. I got out (standing in silt up to my knees) and we had to send the canoe under this little tiny space and Lauren, who had been steering, ended up in the front. Bad idea Lengli and Wobin. Lauren apparently can't NOT steer and as we came to this really wide turn, she was steering, I was steering and the wind was blowing and blew us right over. Right into the 60 degree water. Which was the only place in the river where we couldn't touch bottom. So we had to swim the canoe over to the bank (in jeans no less!), dump it out, make sure we salvaged all the shoes keys and such and then continue down the river, soaking wet, giggling the whole time about how stupid we were. The ride back to Albany was interesting, as I decided I was not going to sit for 2 hours in the car in soaking wet jeans I took them off and rode back home pantless. It was a freeing experience, slightly akin to driving without my shirt last week. We got home, bathed, changed for dinner and then had a most amusing meal at an Italian restaurant in downtown Albany in honor of Lauren's birthday. Then I went to bed because I had to be up at 4am to catch a 6:15 flight. Never again (the flight not the trip to see Lauren).
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So Jenny and I went to the Harry Connick, Jr. concert tonight. My mother bought tickets for dad for his birthday but they were unable to go due to the fact that they were in Lafayette, LA and he was here, in Atlanta. I gladly accepted the tickets when offered and asked a boy who shall remain nameless to go with me. He said no, so Jen and I went. (In retrospect I'm really glad he didn't go. Would have been quite akward when the romantic lighting and songs came on.) Anyway, it was an outdoor concert on a sultry southern evening with lots of lightning bugs and tea lights. Mr. Connick, Jr. has one of the all time sexiest voices around, not to mention his accent (gotta love those LA boys), the fact that he's hysterically funny, can play the piano like no one I've ever heard, and loves his family. As a quick example of the accent: there was a woman in the audience that had a birthday tonight. She had a sign that said something like 'It's my birthday' or something equally as clever and so he says 'Happy birthday, baby' in that sexy New Orleans drawl and I nearly fell out of my seat. I HATE the endearment 'baby' but coming from him in that accent. . .I turned to Jenny and was like 'he can call me baby anytime.' Then at the end he did a little butt dance. . .he's transcendant. After said concert Susan, Jenny and I went to get food. It was good. We ended up in Susan's driveway having a therapy session for me b/c I'm not convinced I'm sexy and the girls were trying to devise ways to make me feel all sorts of sexy. The best thing they could come up with was to drive home without a shirt. So I did. Just me and the bra (and the pants of course, not that it would have mattered. No one could see below my collar bones). So that was my evening. In other news, Caroline moved to WY for the summer. I took her to catch her flight this morning and managed not to cry. Matter of fact, I haven't cried about it yet. I don't fool myself into thinking this will last. :)
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10,June,2004
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Well, since the perfume Deep Red always remind me of Romania and this post is to be about Romania and death, it seemed rather fitting. Most of you reading this will be familiar with the infamous Black Turtleneck Society and its founding (if not, see me for the details) over a year ago at the St. Patrick's day party at the Irish embassy in Romania. Now, the woman who sparked this great society (of which the members are fast diminishing. When is it my turn, dammit?) was named Victoria and when we met her she was very drunk. Being very drunk is not always the most likeable state for someone to be in, but even if she was a little overbearing she was entertaining and had a great sense of humor. Lauren has just informed me that this lady was killed last week (alonf with her daughter) when a train hit her car. This post is in memory of her. Not much I know, but it's what I've got.
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08,June,2004
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Ok, so when I got up this morning I had a whole list of things to do, namely consisting of packing and cleaning my room, and finishing something for my classes (nothing too specific about that). Well, I got up at 8:30 to read over the new leasing contract that Caroline typed up for the room she's moving into (moved into rather) and then lazed about for an hour or so, somehow slicing my toe in the process of doing nothing. The time up until about 2 pm was spent givng things to Goodwill, washing clothes, cleaning off my book cases, etc. Then Caroline comes home to move her bed over to the new room. In the process of flailing about in the telling of a story, I hit my bad wrist on the doorframe. Needless to say that did not feel well, so it's been twinging in it's brace on and off all day. Then I started talking to Susan about her date and how fabulous it was and then Jenny chimed in and started talking about this fabulous guy she'd met and I started to get a little lonely (and rightly so, I think. My sister just moved out, there's no one in my house, and my two best friends have fabulous dates!) and I started to tear up a little bit, so I walked to the bathroom to get some tissue. On the way back I stepped on a nail. I sat down, looked at my foot and then burts into tears. Then I looked at the mountain of laundry I need to fold (and can't b/c of my wrist) and cried even harder. That's how Jenny found me when she walked in the door 10 minutes later. She thought someone had died, and the truth is I haven't cried that hard since someone actually did die. Hopefully the day can only get better.
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05,June,2004
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I have recently been reminded much of Norway. Lauren and I went there the spring break we lived in Paris to visit my dad's friends that live in Oslo. (Consequently, they're arguably the most fabulous family ever; long live Haarald, Siri, Kjetil, and Geir In other news, Steph's Bat Mitzvah was last night. The service itself lasted something like 3 hours, but since we love Steph, we didn't complain. There were 2 major highlights of said service; the song at the end that Susan and I thought we weren't going to make it through (see post title) for fits of laughing, and the fac that Susan picked up a 19 year old at the reception. Now I thought that picking up a guy at a play was bad, but a Bat Mitzvah? I can't decide whether to applaued her or strangle her.
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04,June,2004
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I must say something. I have left someone out who was (and is) extremely instrumental in the founding of The Cult of the Sexy Bitches (hereafter CotSB) and I have been remiss in leaving out this wonderful young woman, also known as my sister. You see, every time Susan or my sister Caroline has a problem with a man, they swear up and down that they want to join a convent (Susan wants to go Ireland, Caroline to Germany). Now the inherent problems with this plan are that neither one of them are Catholic and neither one of them could ever really give up men for all eternity. So Susan and Caroline made a joint decision to come up with their own religion so they could be nuns (I'll have to post some other time on the strange fascination with nuns that we seem to have) but they wouldn't have to be Catholic. Their convent also had to be in someplace with lots of good looking men and enough room for Caroline to have horses. The jury's still out on where this might be. So there you go Caroline. Doesn't it seem like I really hate you?
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Arts
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Aquarius
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03,June,2004
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Well people, this is my first post on my own, brand spanking new blog. I have no idea what to do with it at this point, but I'm sure I'll learn as I go. Hopefully I'll remember to post interesting tidbits about various things, but for now I'll just write some inane things. . .like about my quest for shoes today. So since I work in every mall in the city of Atlanta, one would think that it would be easy to find colorful shoes to go with a black dress, right? WRONG. Apparently the only colors out there in the shoe world are black, red, and suddenly an overwhelming number of shades of pink. Now, I went through the pink shoe phase about 6 months ago, so I didn't want any more pink shoes, but could I find any that weren't? I think you all know the answer to that question: no. So I said to Susan (who met me after work and got her hair cut, which took 2 hours! She has no hair, how can it take that long?) 'Susan, why can't I find a pair of green shoes?' She looked at me as if I was slightly crazy and we continued on our search. We found the clothes she happened to be looking for and with a mere ten minutes left before the mall closed, we decided to look at the shoes in Bloomingdale's. I was disheartened when I found a pair of Lulu Guinness shoes I've been lusting after that were one sale. Why disheartened, you say? The sale price was $350. But I trudged on and rounded a corner. . .and there they were. Apple green, patent leather heels with black corseting on the toe. (They sound hideous, I know but they really are quite cute. I'll post a pic when I figure out how.) I was scared when I turned them over because I was sure they were going to be $500 bucks, but to my great relief they were only $50! Huzzah for that! And on an equally shallow note: Susan has declared that our new religion is the Cult of the Sexy Bitch. I really enjoy this because it celebrates how sexy we are without the benefit of men. One can be sexy with a man, but it's not nearly as powerful because then you should only attempt to make one man think you're the sexiest bitch alive; not all men. A man would be very limiting at this stage of life I think. . .anyway, we also think that we're going to make shirts and thus absorb the Black Turtleneck society wherein when you loose your black turtleneck, you get a low cut, sexy bitch shirt. I like these ideas muchly.
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3,540,167 |
female
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Arts
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Aquarius
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17,July,2004
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Ok, so I've been incredibly remiss in posting. But I do have an excuse: my password for the school computers doesn't work, so I've been forced to either grab someone else's computer before they log off or go to the internet cafe and pay money for it. You see how often that's happened. The reason I am able to post now is that I'm in the lovely Dasvaand home in Oslo, Norway. I love these people. I want to marry into their family simply because I like the family so much. Not to mention that they're a very good looking group of people. Very nordic. So here's a summary of what's happened so far: arrived in London. Found dorm in London. Went to class in London. Found out my scene partner is highly attractive, but staunchly conservative. It's ok though, as he's a great guy. Went to Paris for a weekend with friends Seth and Jenna to visit Ste. Astrid the Oppressed and see the city. It was fun. Missed friend Lauren. Paris just isn't the same without her. The next weekend was spent in London with the people we'd befriended from John's Hopkins. Don't have a clue what we did. Maybe Seth knows. . . .Right!! Ste. Astrid came to visit me and we went to Harrod's and did London-y things. Now, this weekend, Seth and I have come to Norway. Spent today with Geir, the Dasvaand son that I hadn't met (Kjetil was off sky diving, but I did get to see him last night) and went to the Viegland park, folk musuem, viking museum, and Holmenkollen. This place looks very different without ice and snow. Some where along in there I ended up making out with someone (you all know who), having to fix that, realizing that I'm somewhere near in. . .can't say the words. You know what I mean though. It's baaaaaaaad. And that's been my London trip so far. There's more, but himself wants the computer. :)
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3,567,490 |
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| 15 |
Student
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Taurus
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10,June,2004
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haiz...so sian...going to sch everyday...waste my fare... hmm...the prefects meetin was quite productive actually?somehow la...well,we din feel so out eventually?haha... then it's co...k, feel damn guilty for not practising hard...haven really master much songs la...haha...:$quite sian la...hmm.,.duunoo y...eh...attitude more +ve now..maybe becos of yesterday's interview?haha...eh...feelin quite bad...after hp's insistent bombarding and damn inferring questions...make pple feel scared...haha...shld try to do more...?? but the interview was ok la..just that mine seem too serious...:(but better than last yr still...last yr in front of the red batch...woooooo..blah...n jt was scolded by celine after that!ha...:P) long teng all the way...better get more self motivation to practise!!ah...the running notes...ok..n fine...giving out chocos...haha..not enough n the twins in red even ask for more...not bad...:)n wing yan getting crazy...keep laughing like mad...haha went home and slack...tok to old frens...din know his so vulgar...haha..n tok to jt n jw abt...juniors...oh my...so many things happening...haiz...bored...k...decide to sit down n do proper work...gambette!!!:)
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3,567,490 |
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| 15 |
Student
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Taurus
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09,June,2004
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well...i was feelin fed up yesterday...n it's another fine day today... went to sch to hand in stuff...spent half the time crappin with joli,ao and dawang.decided to go eat at Jack's place n guess wad, we met Chen...(dunno is it san sheng bu xing), we were like joking and laughing then dunno y i was lookin in that direction and thot that the person looks so familar and it's her...omy, just saw her in sch leh...haha...she wanted to go Courts...weird...but she changed her mind n went post office...dots...but we procceed for our lunch eventually..haha wow...so ex...but quite enjoyable thou...gua ren is deprived of knowledge!!!haha...n the small cake was yummy...food is tasty...but the cost...steffi said that's y she never go there eat...haha...(still owe her $$)haiz...n we mixed a honeydew drink...(ketchup plus sugar plus lotsa milk...)went to the library...terribly lack of books...decided to look for jap books to learn the lang again..hope i can persevere but judging fm wad i did the whole day...well... had sm quiet talk with her...hmm...she knew abt it???oh my,hope it's not gettin out of hand... Never had such fun on msn for ages...tricked my old fren with anne and teacher!haha...anne was superb...n mr ng was playful...haha...v fun..poor KG..so sorry...and had a fun time talking abt the past...haha...prischlivelivesinmyheart...haha...cool...n i read nana's whole conversation with tat wang laoshi...18pgs long man...so difficult to read...in hanyupinyin can?makes me feel scared...tell nana again tmr... hachoo...oh no..sleepin late now...well...quite miss harbin, esp after readin Yvonne's recapture of the happening night...so damn funny!!!n after lookin thru joli's pics..haha...k, got to zzz...there's interview tmr...for co one...n another one on thurs...wow...i seem like a da mang ren...haha
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3,567,490 |
female
| 15 |
Student
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Taurus
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08,June,2004
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feel like bloggin after reading sooo many blogs!!haha...hmm...let's see how long i will take to end it...haha... Came back from the trip...honestly speaking,i'm not feelin anything, no happiness, no sadness...just ok...i'm back in S'pore... Am i trying to be myself? or am i just tryin to be like smone? tryin to break the stereotype?dots...i'm getting lost...in myself... I think a lot...to the surprise of many people, and i act a lot, much to the surprise of more people, and i keep and hide secrets, so contrasting to the supposed happy-go-lucky who laughs a lot?(thou sm pple tot i laugh v weird?in a -ve sense i mean) hmm...i really do not express my thoughts usu, not my true ones...really...i often wait for the others to take their initiative to make theirs before i do...and mine usu follow theirs(70% true)...but 30% not really...sm are kept hidden...and i'm gettin used to keepin them hidden...cos no one bothers finding out... i sound pessimistic but i'm supposed to be optimistc, judgin fm the way i console pple...i've double characters...the other one has always been hidden, and it is feelin bored...and it wants to come out...sounds scary? i think i think too highly of myself? i think i'm always lookin for excuses? i think i'm trying to reason myself? i think i'm too nice to be true? i think i'm left out? i think i dunno wad i'm thinkin... i think i'm tryin to find acceptance by toking bad abt pple?? i dunno...i'm losing myself.. read a junior's blog...in total shock...had always expected myself to be v observant...shocked that her true feelings were like this...the world is not so innocent, people are jealous,just that they dun show...maybe she gave me the inspiration to really pour out my feelings...reality is the most cruel thing on earth...i wan to be an innocent girl...where has the girl went to???
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3,567,490 |
female
| 15 |
Student
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Taurus
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07,August,2004
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ha...after the m'sia trip...there's the Track n Field meet...n i had to 'lead' the cheer with all the other nom. jpexco.haiz...suppose to spread out...but...eventually...all concentrated on one staircase...haiz..limited power...n here the rain comes...2 times to be exact...and everyone was drenched(except the teachers except a few nice ones). Teachers who were under shelter just took out all their umbrellas for students...n students were scurrying for shelter smhow...but all the umbrellas came popping out...(ha, the guys din use umbrellas,well,most of them...)but the rain made everyone refreshed and pple became more entu...but the cheer only came fm the middle as usual...ha...anyway...everyone cheered hard n cool, we got double champs again!yeah!haix..but only syl n i stupid enough to collect rubbish and umbrellas(bobdog still wanted me to take care of her umbrella when it was raining while i pass it down to the crowd below...dots) af the whole thing ended...haix...so dirty...n poor syl's file n wksts were wet totally...my skin became zhou4zhou4 de...argh..so uncomfortable...*my eng getting worse*tired... N the nom jpexco interview...haiz..unlucky day..being too tired to wear my contacts, i wore my specs. at the interview, i dunno if i was too nervous or smthing(but i wasnt!)i keep pushin my specs up.(those stupid actions)argh...so toot...ha..n my ans were like haix..nvm...it's really not abt getting in or not...wah..i totally malu'ed myself there....the specs...
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3,567,490 |
female
| 15 |
Student
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Taurus
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06,August,2004
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Haha...af e interviews...n on one fateful day...they announced the new comm!!hahaha.well...i was quite hopeful of getting in the comm...(sudden devotion to co,ha)well, i was the 1st to be announced(the pic is so arrgh)...n my post was discipline cum welfare head...n my assistant is none other than the junior i've worked with for like million of times this yr...sijia!haha..weird...we r like fated to work together...haha.N as the names r called,it's like whoo hoo...all the nice pple...haha...cheer n cheer...n the vp:liting,p:wing YaN..haha. Af new comm took over...wah ha..so many things to do...n sum hiccups here n there...n i haven gotten my tel network ready by now..argh...haha... N where's our choice piece?how r we going to be able to practise the syf song?argh...that liu ***... haiz...n bf we can settle our own stuff...we've got sm MAF with tchs...ha...sooo interesting...so much stuff came tumbling down like a snowball...haiz...jia You!
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3,567,490 |
female
| 15 |
Student
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Taurus
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06,August,2004
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Ha..decided to write smthing again!ha.Let me just summarise impt events that happened in the past 2 months... -WeNt HaRbiN: haha..wrote too many times liao...sick of writing them...u may refer to the st nicks connexion for the official article...haha...but actually wasnt keen on the trip leh...then come back also din gain much...got a letter fm a girl there... but the task af the trip r worse...do proj and proposal...argh...the worse r yet to come -WeNt MaLaYsIa: KL and Malacca(promised siyun to write but din..heh)back in s'pore 1 month plus af the trip to china, i went abroad again!(in july)muhaha...cos sm seniors in the winning team for debate cant make go m'sia to debate, so they ask the other team...weird...but since it's free...then just go lor...(but with bobdog n wang jian)---role:not to debate;slack;film the whole debate(hand carried);buy prez(still had to press for my $ back,n smone refused to pay half;haha) so 5 st nicks went there with Anglican High debate team.It's quite fun actually,cos si yun n i din need to debate...n our hotel rm very nice!Spacious n bright...cool...it's like hols cos we r practically like a tour grp. (better than harbin trip in this area,dun need to write notes everywhere we go). Af 1st night had to debate,(we were there to entertain pple participatin in the hunger 30 hours actually,in invest uni!)(but we saw zoe tay n desmond koh there...they were there to tok abt the World Vision Fund or smthing...)Anyway, we ate nice food, shopped a lot(bought like 5-6 items in less than 1 hr in chee cheong gai;isetan in KL cheaper than s'pore);bought a lot(1 shades which was spoilt af i wore once,shirt,bag,necklace,lotsa food,earrings,etc);n can even plan our own itineary(dunno how to spell) n we went malacca!haha... N we made frens with the anglican high pple...with all the magic..black magic,mah mah...leng xiao hua...haha...it's fun!N the ghost stories!Cool...the gurls huddled together on the bed with lights all switched off...highlight: in the midst of a story at ard 12pm plue, the tel rang...n the peng lao shi said that wang jian is not in his rm...scary...but he went back eventually la)si yun n i suffered the aftereffects of the stories 'terribly'.(siyun lost her white rubberband in the morn on day 1 or 2 but in the night, af hearing ghost stories in baihe n xinxin's rm,we saw the rubberband on the floor outside the rm! i even picked it up..but we decided to leave it there eventually...creepy... Ha...but it's fun...though i went m'sia so many times...ha...million of thx to the person taking care of us fm xinchewpapers(lili and xiao hui)..v v v nice... ---sm wires fm the camera was lost...dunno wad happened...heck it...
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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28,May,2004
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I started a new hobby a couple of month's ago. I played for the first time about 2 years ago. Has a great time with friends, laughing drinking beer and just having a great time seeing who was making a bigger ass then the other trying to hit that little white ball. The same group of guys decided to give it another try sense we had such a good time before. This time there was a little bit more seriousness in the air. I noticed we were not laughing as much as the first time. I thought to myself, this guys are taking this seriously. Pointers to hitting the ball were flying around like we were professionals. Truth of the matter was, out of almost eight strokes it was all made worth it for that one perfect shot. I'm still trying to learn the game, but I figure a good start would be to look the part of a golfer. Bought a starter bag, shoes and even a golf brand wind breaker. Where I'm currently station I live about a good ten minutes from the military golf course. What luck! It's a beautiful eighteen whole course with a great view of the Heidelberg mountain. My next step is golf lesson's, for thirty five dollars for forty five minutes I'm sure to make the best of it. My wife likes my new hobby, gets me out of the house plus it sounds to me that she is starting to get interested in the sport. I can see it now, an old couple chasing a little white ball around spending quality time together. Life is good.
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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27,May,2004
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I went to register my son for an on post youth facility soccer team. I registered him and found out there was a waiting list. My son was probably 18 on the list that was growing by the minute. I asked what I could do to make sure my son could play, and the receptionist said 'volunteer'. I've never coached before, and surely no nothing about soccer but that the your ball going into the opposite goal. I went ahead and signed the application and went to my orientation where all was explained to me. Signed for ball, uniforms and a game schedule. Wow! What did I get myself into? I searched the internet for tools and even went to my rivals practices for tips and hints on what to do on at my first practice. I was very nervous on the first day of practice, with 15 hyped up kids ready to get going. I tried my best not to show it, and even asked my wife if It looked like I new what I was doing? I'm glad the answer was a positive one. Getting off of work, rushing home and changing knowing there 15 kids relying on me to do my part. There were some days when I'd rather of been golfing, but my commitment was priority. It's all about the kids. Over all the experience was great! I watched the kids grow in the there soccer skills and grow as teammates and learning to work together. The 'Golden Knights' (team named by kids) had an almost perfect season of 6-1. More importantly, I was able to work with my stepson and spend some quality time. My first experience in volunteering was great, I'm really looking forward to doing it again.
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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26,May,2004
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I've just recently volunteered to be a part of a Battalion Road march team to walk the one hundred miles in Belgium. The 12 soldier team includes Officers, NCO's and lower enlisted soldiers in the Battalion. The goal of the team is to have all members complete 25 miles per day for four days. The team has been training for the last a couple of months beginning with a four mile road march, and working up to twenty miles weekly. The next step is to complete a twenty five mile road march then two back to back twenty mile road marches. The weight carried in the ruck sack is a mandatory twenty one pounds. Not very much for those who are familiar with the thirty five minimum weight limit for weekly road marches. As you can probably imagine, the twenty one pounds plus water for the walks get very heavy. I've learned to shrug off small blisters, pain and concentrate on one step at a time. I'm currently the oldest member of the team at a ripe old age of thirty five, but probably one of the strongest members. As a leader I show no pain, I am a leader! I take care of the soldiers on the team, and we will finish together. Nijmegan, Belgium, here we come!
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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26,May,2004
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This is only a test. A test of the 'Blogger' site.
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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29,June,2004
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I just don't understand why terrorists feel that the beheading that they have been doing lately are going to prove anything? Do terrorists feel that the American people will fold with disgust and stand by let them do this? Do they(terrorist) think the American Soldier, Marine, Airman, Seaman is going to walk away while one of his brother's has just been beheaded? The feelings are very strong, and the subject a very tender spot in my heart. Could that person that has just been beheaded be me next? Will I let myself fight till the very end, or just freeze in place to be captured and then beheaded? Hell no! I am an American Soldier! I will fight with my brother in arms till the enemy has been brought to his knees. I will not forget my brother's and sister's who have lost there lives in battle. I will fight smart, take care of brothers in arms, and come back home to my family. Serving my country with honor and pride, I will 'stand tall'.
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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27,June,2004
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I'm writing about different cases involving law enforcement and civilians caught on tape breaking the law, but the law enforcement officers getting away with it. I will try to persuade the reader that law enforcement is being held to a different standard, almost above the law in most cases.
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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27,June,2004
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Subject: Caught on tape Thesis statement: Although video camera's are being used throughout the country catching law enforcement in the act of breaking the law, the acts go unpunished. I had a change of mind after watching the news earlier in the week. My first three ideas were: 1) Golfing 2) Physical Fitness 3) Nijmegen Road March (20 mile road march) I decided on the 'Caught on tape', because I thought it would be more fun. Please tell me what you think.
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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19,June,2004
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One man, one language, one back ground? Some people would argue that English should be the only language spoken in the United States. For those that know only one language, I'm sure there answer to this question would be 'Yes'. Unfortunately, the United States of America is made up of so many different people. People from all parts of the globe migrating to the United States for better jobs and wages. With the migration comes there language. While in the military and visiting different countries, I can relate to being upset at someone else speaking a language that I do not understand. I'd ask myself, 'I wonder if there talking bad about me?'. So when I'm speaking Spanish, and there is a person there that doesn't understand Spanish you have to show some consideration. If I find myself in a conversation with someone speaking Spanish, while a non-speaking friend is with me, I'll explain the conversation. Then everyone gets something out of it, and walks away happy. Should English be the only language? I say no! In the military all business is conducted in English, there is a regulation that states so. Do I have a problem with that? Absolutely not. Business does need to be conducted in a language that is understood by the majority. So I'll play devil's advocate. Recent statistics state that Hispanics are a growing race in America. Will Spanish one day be the majority language in America? Hard for me to say, but the possibilities are endless.
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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13,June,2004
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It's 12:15 a.m. and plain is bouncing around like a boat in water. The jumpmaster gives the command and all the paratroopers come to there feet. Green light comes on, and one by one the paratroopers in front of you disappear into the night. What a rush to be part of the 82d Airborne Division. I wish it was that easy to walk out of a perfectly good airplane with a parachute on your back and fifty-five pounds of gear attached to your harness. But it's not, it all begins about eight hours before you take that step into the black hole. There is a first formation called 'manifest', where all soldiers are checked to make sure they are present and all gear is serviceable. Next comes the 'PLF's' (performance landing falls) where you get on a three foot platform and perform your landing falls. Each direction one time. Then comes the airplane mock up. You load the mock up like you would the real aircraft, the drills to exit the aircraft are performed, and you walk out like if it was the real thing. All under the close supervision of a jumpmaster. Then you load the transportation to the airfield where you pick up your parachute and reserve, and wait for the go ahead to put on your equipment. You always have a buddy when rigging yourself. Not one person can perform it themselves. Your buddy riggs you up then a jumpmaster comes around and gives you the real inspection. The inspection is done by the book with out falter. Once the equipment checks out, then comes the final slap in the ass, with the jumpmaster saying something like, 'Have a good jump!'. The you wait for the aircraft to arrive so all can board in the order that was set during initial manifest. You take a seat, fly around for about an hour. The jumpmaster tells you to 'get ready', 'stand-up', 'hook-up', 'check static line', 'check equipment', you pass up slap in the butt to the person in front of you so it can get to the rear of the aircraft. Once all is ok, then you wait for the green light. Once the green light comes on, you see one paratrooper at a time walking out the door into the black abyss. If someone out there tells you that there not scared when there jumping. They are not telling you the truth. It all takes a toll on you, some people just handle it differently. What a rush! Airborne paratrooper, Hooah!!
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male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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13,June,2004
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My family and I have returned from a weekend trip to a military resort in Germany. Being the adventurous type's we were not happy walking around in the area where all of the tourist were. When taking trips in Germany we usually rent a car with a navigation system. First, so we won't get lost getting to our destination. Secondly, and more importantly to use it when visiting sites in the surrounding area. We woke up one morning, packet the car with a cooler, camera and a full tank of gas. We did what we've done so many times before. Found a location on the map with an asterisk on it. Input the information into the navigation system, and we were on our way. Driving through the southern Alps we noticed a beautifully river to our right. We talked about making a stop and taking a look at the river when a rest stop appeared. We pulled over, grabbed the camera and walked a little way through the woodline to the river. When me and my wife first met we talked about where we were from. I told her that I was Mexican, born and raised in Texas, she told me she was 'Irish', born and raised in South Carolina. I asked about her back ground and she said, 'last time I was asked what I was, I said that I was Baptist'. That did go over to well so sense then she has said that she is 'Irish'. Once at the river we realized how beautifully it really was. We snapped a couple of pictures when a fly fisherman walked towards us. I wondered if the fisherman would take a picture of us. He walked up to us I asked him. He smiled, put the camera in his hand and took the picture. We started talking to him, he asked where we were from, then my wife asked where he was from. He said, 'I'm Irish, from Scottland', it seemed like a light bulb had went off in my wife's head like if she was getting reunited with family or something. She said, 'I'm Irish'. I looked surprised because my wife really had it in her mind that she was 'Irish'. I cut in really quick hoping he hadn't heard my wife. Fortunately for both of us he had not. We continued our conversation and then said our goodbye's. In the car we laughed together because she really thought in her mind that she was 'Irish'. What a fun trip, maybe one day we'll take a trip to Ireland.
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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08,June,2004
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Breaking news comes over the German TV station. The news woman is staring and reading off her cue cards. I change over a couple of stations to an American station and there is the same breaking news. News man looking directly at the camera with his perfect dress and right on the mark appearance. Two different lines scrolling at the bottom of the screen, one has the up to date stock market company percentages and the other having the up to date news. Time and temperature is located at the top right corner and the news set looking like a TV game show. I asked a German friend of mine why the news woman was reading right of the cue cards what seemed to me like a very boring news cast. His answer was, 'the news is to get correct information, not to watch a fireworks show'. It took me a little while to understand what he meant, then it started to come together. Watching the news and getting the most information at once in a little bit of time is what I am used to. German's do not need all the fan fair, all they want is the correct information on time. Obviously what the American station is doing is what the viewers want. To much information is the best information, putting as much information on one screen in a little bit of time.
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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08,June,2004
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The last couple of days I've been involved in a class about 25 minutes away from where I'm stationed. One day during my lunch break I went to the local shopette. There I warmed up a cup of noodles and pulled out a sandwich I had in my bag. I had just warmed up my cup of noodles when a man walked in and looked really funny at the coffee machine. He signaled at me like, what the heck is this? I walked over to him and he asked, 'where do I pay for this?'. I motioned to the register, and continued in telling him to fill his own cup and pay for it there. I grabbed my cup of noodles out of the microwave and went to sit down. Watching TV I looked over and saw the old man getting his coffee and walking to the register. Trying his best to walk with his cain, coffee and hotdog, the old timer came and sat a couple of seats down from me. I was watching CNN on TV when he asked, 'do you think his gone win?'. I had a hard time understanding him, with his rough, scratchy voice. Realizing he was talking about the subject on TV, I said 'no'. That was the beginning of our one and a half hour conversation. We started talking about the upcoming election and then moved on to some other things. We went from politics to marriage to his military career. I really enjoyed the stories the older timer was telling me. The stories this old timer had were fantastic and very interesting. His stern, rough features turned into a smiling very personable face. I really enjoyed the stories the old timer was telling me. Most importantly I enjoyed the smile it brought to his face just talking to someone. I learned new things like 'scratch', he was referring to money. I also learned he's lived in Europe for the past sixty-years. Visiting the United States only five times in that period of time. He talked about his trip to San Antonio, where there was a river that ran right thru the mall, how he was a passenger in his daughter's car and there where car's coming at him from all directions. The way highways would go right thru the city's, stacked up sometimes and going all sorts of directions. The experience was all new to him. We laughed together really hard, because I could see in my mind exactly what he had gone threw. In the end, I had to get back to class. We said our good byes shaked hands and exchanged names. I really enjoyed my time with Mr. Mulls, and I could tell from his actions he had a good conversation as well. Taking the time for a little conversation, what a great experience.
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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06,June,2004
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I wrote on my current training for the 100 mile road march in Nijmegan, Netherlands. I didn't realize how much this road march was effecting my life. Writing my first blog on the subject I realized how much it had consumed me. I feel like I'm at the point in my life where either I will continue to push myself, or just let age effect me like other senior soldiers in my unit. I know now that I will never stop pushing myself physically and mentally. First of all continuing my education and trying to get my associates is a big step for me. Second, training for the road march is challenging me physically. I sometimes feel like I'm not doing enough in life trying to improve myself. But I am, and I've come to realize that things are not that bad and I have come along way. I'm doing things right now that others in my age and profession are not even thinking about. Thanks to my wife I continue challenging myself, and that is what I have to prove. Regardless of any obstacles, keep challenging yourself!
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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06,June,2004
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I was in sixth grade and on my way to P.E.. I walked in the locker room, changed, and walked out on the Gym floor just like every other day. This day was different, our gym teacher was out for the day so a substitute teacher was present. Once we found out that we had a substitute, the class went into a frenzy. Like a swarm of bees with nothing to do. This week we were learning how to play tennis, so the teacher lead us out to the tennis courts. Teams were picked and courts assigned to the teams. We all began to play tennis, doing our best in a sport we new little about. I was beginning to get board, and started wondering around looking for some fun. I was about two courts down from the teacher with a tennis ball in my hand. It was a straight shot! I don't know what came over me, but next thing I new the ball was headed straight to the teacher chest. I saw the ball hit him in the chest, it seemed to me like he had been shot. He didn't know what hit him. He shouted out, 'who threw this ball?'. No one new what the heck he was talking about. The class was gathered, the principle called, and still the student was not found. The next day the whole school found out what happened. There were rumors floating around about who did it. I heard a couple of kids say they probably new who did it. That day I just didn't want to attend gym class. The regular gym teacher was in, and I new there was going to be some hell to pay. I changed and walked into the gym, the substitute teacher was standing there next to the gym teacher. This time the bees were not active, all of us were quite. I Looked at the substitute teacher and I felt really bad. He was an older man, just probably trying to get some extra money. The guilt was killing me. Would I get caught? Did someone see me do it? Will I get suspended? What will my parents say? No one would ever guess, that I would of done this. The gym teacher had each student walk into his office and give a name if we new who did it. I was scared, really scared. Everyone had been threw his office, the time had come. He lectured us a little bit and then had us run a couple of laps. I will never forget that day, the day I will regret for the rest of my life. The time I kept quite, so I wouldn't get in trouble for something I did, and new was wrong. The substitute was an older man then, this was about twenty-two years ago. Poor old man (God rest his soul) is probably not with us any more. I will live with this the rest of my life, the day I hit an old man with a tennis ball. If your still out there MR. Substitute teacher in the six grade, I'm deeply sorry!
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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11,July,2004
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What did you know already? I new that writing was not one of my stronger points. This class was very difficult due to that fact, and I had to take extra time in completing assignments. What helped? I think that the class was laid out very well in the 'black board' site. If I had any questions on anything, all I had to do was look threw 'course information', and 'course documents' and my questions were answered. In addition, I learned to take out extra words out of my sentences, and pay more attention to what I was writing. What was hard? Expectations on my writings. Not knowing if my writings were up to standard for this course.
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3,458,322 |
male
| 35 |
Military
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Virgo
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04,July,2004
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Things were going really well with my paper then it came down to finding material to actually research my paper, and I just didn't find anything that I felt was very helpful. The internet was a great site for information, but that was it. I needed more, the library was a very helpful research tool and one I had available. So I changed the subject of my paper to one of my original subjects. Instead of doing the Nijmegen paper, I decided to do it on 'Fitness Walking', as a physical fitness exercise. I'm glad I did because the subject for me was much easier to research.
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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31,July,2002
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Current Song: No Use For A Name- Chasing Rainbows Wow...and the nazi camp returns! Also known as marching band. FUN. The new freshmen actually aren't as bad as I thought. Ok, well, alot of them are. But that's ok. Hmm...not much else to say...bye for now...
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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30,July,2002
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Oh...YET another one: urlLink urlLink Who's Your Inner Music Industry Diva? Find out @ urlLink She's Crafty urlLink urlLink Which Buff Girl Are You? Find out @ urlLink She's Crafty ...or two. whatever. But I'm done for good now. Hehe...
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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29,July,2002
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Sorry...I can't resist these things: urlLink urlLink Which Sex and the City Player Are You? Find out @ urlLink She's Crafty You're upbeat, insightful, effervescent and imaginative. Sometimes a little too imaginative... You're all about the subtext, about what's going on between the lines. You very rarely take anything at face-value. You also have a tendancy to be a little neurotic and self-absorbed, and fall for guys who are either (for the most part) emotionally unattainable or completely wrong for you. That's okay, though, everyone loves you anyway. You're very well-liked. You always have a shoulder for your friends to cry on or an ear for them to gossip in. High-profile and fun, you're the life of the party. Carrie quotes: 'You can't make friends with a squirrel. Squirrels are just rats with cuter outfits.' 'I'm thinking balls are to men, what purses are to women. It's just a little bag but we'd feel naked in public without it.' 'The only thing I've ever successfully made in the kitchen is a mess. And several small fires.'
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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29,July,2002
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Ahh! and another! Check it ya freaks(it's ALMOST shocking): urlLink urlLink Are you a ho? Find out @ urlLink She's Crafty well yay...I'm very proud of myself :-P
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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29,July,2002
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Ok, sorry...I found another one: urlLink urlLink What's Your Style? Find out @ urlLink She's Crafty ok...uhh I dont completely agree with that...but o well...Gwen Stefani ROX!
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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29,July,2002
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Current Song: None Look! I gots more cool quizzes n stuff!: urlLink urlLink Who's Your 80s Movie Icon Alter-Ego? Find out @ urlLink She's Crafty urlLink urlLink Which character from SpongeBob SquarePants are you? urlLink urlLink Would you survive a horror movie? Find out @ urlLink She's Crafty yippee...well, that's all for now folks...
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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29,July,2002
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Current Song: The Starting Line- Break Up Day Hah...I'm reading the best blog ever. It has a bunch of thoughts, and they're all really amusing. Here are some of my favorites: *Sometimes I think I'd be better off dead. No wait... not me, you. *The face of a person can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face. *I wonder why people do drugs. I mean if everyone wants to feel good, why can't we all just have sex? *I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it at all. *Why do shops have a sign on the door 'Guide dogs only'. Who is supposed to read it? The dog? *Why do people say, 'If only I had a nickel for everytime I heard that'. Why not say, 'I wish I had 1 billion dollars for everytime I heard that.' Think about it, which way do you make more money? *Bums have great lives. They get drunk, and stagger around town asking people for money. Free money while your drunk! How great is that? So why do people feel bad for them? *Take the time to go out and appreciate life. And while you're doing that, I'll be over here, taking all your things. *We saw a young boy who got splashed by a mud puddle on the way to school. Driving away, we saw him wondering if he should go home and change, but be late for school, or go to school the way he was with dirt all over him drenched in dirty, mud water. Well, while he tried to decide, we drove by and splashed him again to give him a little incentive. *I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. *Sometimes I think you have to march right in and demand your rights, even if you don't know what your rights are, or who the person is you're talking to. Then on the way out, slam the door. *I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people. alright...I think that will be enough...haha.
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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28,July,2002
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Whoo! More!!!! See: urlLink What stupid online quiz are you? All the great heroes can fly. And thats what I am, a great hero. I am well rounded. I have a good sense of right and wrong. I seek to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people, but my friends always come first, especially if it's a romantic interest. Despite my amazing gifts, I prefer a quiet position away from the limelight, maybe among the clouds. urlLink What's your superpower? Mmk, there ya go now...
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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28,July,2002
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Current Song: None Look...quizzes! whoo hoo. Look: You're best represented by the element of: urlLink Passion. Desire. Courage. Lust. Take the quiz. My bumper sticker reads: urlLink Lighten up. Take the quiz. well, that's all for the time being...I'm busy looking for more.
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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28,July,2002
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Current Song: The Promise Ring- Happiness Is All The Rage Well...I felt like posting yet again..for no reason. Nothing to say. No quizzes to put up. Nope...just a pointless post. I've had a few inspirations to write poems today, but I'm having trouble getting them to flow right. I want to go shopping. Sadly enough, the mall is closed by now. Oh, and I just remembered I have to work tomorrow! This sucks! I need a change of scene...everything is so monotonous. But I think school will, unfortunately, change that. I was hoping for another change of scene...like a Cali beach or something....ahh...sounds nice...
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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28,July,2002
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Current Song: Dashboard Confessional- The Good Fight Bleh. I'm so dumb about keeping my word. To sum it up..here's a conversation with no one in particular: CrAzYLikeThat87: i'm a little upset right now CrAzYLikeThat87: but i shouldnt be CrAzYLikeThat87: i shouldnt care! CrAzYLikeThat87: i'm supposed to be letting go! CrAzYLikeThat87: but here i am CrAzYLikeThat87: holding my emotions in the palm of my hand CrAzYLikeThat87: and i'm letting everything get to them CrAzYLikeThat87: why why why? CrAzYLikeThat87: nope...i'm not going to care... CrAzYLikeThat87: not...going to... CrAzYLikeThat87: i'm sitting here listening to dashboard sulking in self pity CrAzYLikeThat87: i'm pathetic Yes, and there we have it. I need to go to Braum's. Ice cream always has a way of cheering me up. Especially Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Sundaes.
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739,687 |
female
| 17 |
Student
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Cancer
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28,July,2002
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Current Song: MxPx- Don't Look Back Well, I just sorta felt like posting something. I wish my blog was actually...exciting or something. But it's not. Oh well. Hey, check it out, here are some other crazy people's blogs: urlLink Rae's Blog urlLink Josh's Blog urlLink Shelly and Casey's Blog Well, there ya go. You can read about interesting stuff rather than my stupid life.
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