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O.o

Yeah. And it that isn't creepy enough, my Japanese friend just gave me some candy. The flavor?

Lychee. You know, the nut mentioned in Jet and elsewhere ("hey smellerbee, ya gonna eat your lychee nuts?")

^^

The Avatar fruit is haunting me. O.o

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So I'm in quite a bit of pain currently as I happen to have an awful crick in my neck, so my neck is tilted to the side as I can't seem to remember how to straighten it at the moment.

It's not even funny.

I couldn't even put my hair up this morning, it hurt that bad. And my dad insisted that we go out and get my passport picture taken today. So I sat on the little stool. "No smiling" the woman said. I wiped the smirk off my face. She stuck her face behind the camera, then poked her head back out, looked at me like I was an idiot, and gestured with her hands for me to straighten up. I grimaced and tried the best I could, but still look like a demented human being in the photo, like my head is about to roll off my neck or something. It's terrible. Not that I really care what I look like, but Dad and I had a good time joking that I probably won't be allowed in different countries as the border guards will look at my picture, frown, and shoo me away in fear of a creepy neck disablement that might plague their country or something .

My sisters and I were sitting on a bench this afternoon. My older sister was trying to get me to straighten my neck and relax my shoulders. Impossible. My little sister was apparently bored by our pathetic struggling, reached over, and yanked my head in the direction that all my struggle just wouldn't let it go.

It burned, okay. I felt like screaming. It was honestly like someone had just yanked my head off my shoulders. I almost fell of the bench.

Yup, she got a good pop on the head for that one.

"It's not that bad, Amy" she told me, "it just looks like you're cocking your head, thinking deeply about every single thing you see."

Thanks a lot.

And it doesn't help that I'm off to boarding school in a couple days. Great first impression, hey? And I have a feeling that I have sports tryouts this weekend, which might be very painful, or if it continues to get progressively worse, impossible. Which is very, very sad.

*sigh*

Luckily, y'all can't see me right now. I have a blanket wrapped around my neck and my head is so far tilted to the side that I'm practically resting it on my shoulder.

C'mon, body, this isn't funny. Get it together. Straighten up. Literally.

Oh, how I envy you people who can move your necks so freely without even thinking about it.

But it really makes me realize (painfully realize) just how much we use all the muscles in the neck.

For example, do you know what the most painful thing in the world is for this...er...injury of mine?

Car rides.

When we pause at a light, I relax. And then when that darn light changes colour and we accelerate oh so suddenly...

my head pretty much snaps back as my neck has serious issues.

Yeah. Ouch.

<= that's what I'll look like soon enough. By tomorrow morning no doubt. ^^

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This makes me seriously stand in awe of the power of the mind. The best part is, once you open your mind to it the first time, it becomes so darn easy...once you get past the first sentence, it all flows like nothing, eh? CRAZY

This journal is dedicated to my good friend ~treex92xhugger in deep respect and recognition of her crazy word game skills. Boggle ftw!

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~Amy-Anne http://Amy-Anne.deviantart.com/journal/19917500/ http://Amy-Anne.deviantart.com/journal/19917500/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:12:51 PDT I found myself switching my webcam everyday as I came across more epic/hilarious zutara goodness, so I finally gave up and decided to post it all in a journal so you may all see it and join in on the fun.

Here we go.

















Ha, and to think our ship 'sank' when the finale aired...

It LIVVVEEESSS muah ha ha. Keep it comin', people. Keep the goodness comin'.

Thanks goes out to ~MizSweet, ~Zutara91, turtleyurtle1, ~jakia, white fate, and wohitzi for these lil beauties

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Blackle: the Watt-conserving Search Engine

The Story of Stuff: The Materialism video that will BLOW your MIND

Avatar: Exploring Canon

Dance like no one is watching

: http://Amy-Anne.deviantart.com/journal/19798406/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:06:17 PDT

_{Well, have you? Have YOU switched your search engine to} Blackle yet?

SAVE WATTS!! GO BLACK!!

Hey, it could result in conserving 750 megawatt hours/year.

Not that I'm anti-google or anything, but compared to Blackle, it does seem to be sucking quite a bit of valuable energy out of the search engine straw...

So, why not?

Every little bit counts.

Saving the earth one search engine at a time.

Psssst...btw...I've got a few more goodies up my sleeve for my beloved zutarians, don't you worry yourselves...

Now shoo and make Blackle your home page!



<= happy to be making a difference, no matter how small

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: http://Amy-Anne.deviantart.com/journal/19662911/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:11:36 PDT As I'm currently heavily into the avatar fanfic writing mode, I've also been looking up some other fanfics...

yes, some are interesting. Some are hilarious. Some are intruiging.

And some are downright disturbing.

But anyway, just to get you warmed up, I shall pimp a wonderful little story by ~theamberdragonfly... 'Smile Because It Happened and HERE and HERE

And don't you worry yourselves, Zutarians...I have quite a few of my own up my sleeve. I'll keep ya posted!!

And goodness alive, excuse my jumpy-ness, this is to be a very nerve-racking week for me. I spent the weekend at an interview at the school that I just HAVE to go to next year (it's so perfect and beautiful, and they offer everything I want and MORE)...and I should find out at the end of this week if I earned their full scholarship.
I don't know, but...
I think I pretty much aced that interview
It honestly feels like I'm waiting for Avatar again--that anxiety and excitement.

Hopefully though, this situation will go FAR more smoothly than the other

EDIT: Well, it isn't a full scholarship, but it is pretty darn huge, about $ 30 000, so I'm ecstatic to say the least . Hard work pays off I tell ya, remember that.
I am PUMPED for the upcoming school year
*rushes off to get through the long summer reading list* ^^



Thanks so much for the support everyone!!
It's such a relief and wonder that the zutara passion doesn't die when the rest of avatar comes to an end. You guys are truly amazing. It says a lot about our ship which is totally ABOVE canon!!

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: http://Amy-Anne.deviantart.com/journal/19526140/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:33:15 PDT The Pheonix Lord and The Old Masters and I watched them...and I was like, meh.

This is just like that book.

Shoot.

The only parts that I really liked were Toph being all evil as the melon lord--and golly, that was some intense training they were going through *rolls eyes*. Seriously, though, you're gonna face the fire lord in a couple of days and all you can do is knock over a bunch of statues? Good luck with that. Zuko's mad chase with Aang was...random. O.o And what the heck?! They were planning to attack the fire lord AFTER THE COMET?! Did they LOSE THEIR MINDS?! Ruko specifically and clearly told Aang that he and the world only stood a chance if the fire lord went down BEFORE the comet. He-ll-o?? Thank goodness Zuko was there to knock some sense into them. That was ridiculous.

And, how they camped out for the night and the next morning the White Lotus masters were surrounding them? Gosh, how convenient. *rolls eyes once again*

What I really got excited about was that they were really starting to play up the fact that Katara and Aang really aren't as alike as we've always made them out to be. With them yelling at each other before Aang storms off (and Zuko putting his hand on Katara's shoulder and her trusting and listening to him and letting him go was beautiful *squee*), with Aang being the "guru goody-goody" and Katara not giving him a minute of her time, with Katara saying "I knew you wouldn't understand" to Aang (and we all know how great a relationship is with a lack of understanding *rolls eyes for the third time*) and Aang trying his hardest to teach Katara a major lesson on forgiveness and Katara never really learning that lesson in the end...

I was like, yusssss, Bryke, you are brillant....way to set it all up...

And then the Ember Island Players came and Zuko squished himself in next to Katara (yes, he did make quite an effort ^^), and Aang in his floppy lil hat being all whiny about it...wow.

And Katara always had her eye on Zuko training Aang...

And when Zuko was sitting in front of Iroh's tent all worried...I thought, Katara, get over here and help him out AND THERE SHE CAME AND DID EXACTLY THAT.

And...did I mention how LOVELY it was when Zuko saved Katara from being crushed under the rocks?! And then, ten minutes later, SHE SAVES HIS LIFE AS WELL BY GRABBING HIM AS HE'S FALLING THROUGH THE AIR??! And...oh yeah, it happened AGAIN. You know, with the lightning?! He saves her life, she saves his, a couple minutes later. And she didn't have the spirit water to help her out this time. No, she had to rely on EMOTION, and POWER, and LOVE, and CARE, and PASSION. And it worked.

Epic.

So, anyways, sorry about spazzing about the loverly zutara moments there.

So...I got spoiled before I actually finished watching.

And I was PISSED OFF.

And I didn't watch the rest of it.

I just was not interested in it anymore.

And no, it's not just coz the two people that I really wanted to get together DID NOT.

Zutara runs deeper than that.

Zutara isn't just a ship for me.

It symbolizes a DEEPER SIDE OF AVATAR. Yin/yang. Fire/water. It's PASSION and I LIVE FOR PASSION. Passion drives my every action, my every thought, my every word, and Zuko and Katara are the two most passionate people on the whole show.

Just go and read *MizSweet's zutara essays! Just go watch *AVidZktjo's Zutara Evidence for the Intellectual Dummy vids!

We had EVIDENCE COMING OUT OF OUR EARS. We just could NOT stop writing about it. We just could NOT stop fanfic-ing about it. We just could NOT stop drawing about it.

Zutarian were able to keep digging and digging into their ship, each day discovering more and more beauty.

I honestly was 1000000000% convinced that zutara would canon. I don't think I had ever been more sure of anything ever in my life.

But turns out Bryke did have a soft spot for Kataang after all.

Yeah, well, sorry Bryke, but as writers, you REALLY AREN'T supposed to have soft spots for anything or any characters.

Don't you think it would have been incredibly easy for Shakepeare to have a soft spot for the brave and handsome Romeo and the beautiful and kind Juliet?

Duh. They are wonderful... ]]> ~Amy-Anne http://Amy-Anne.deviantart.com/journal/18342653/ http://Amy-Anne.deviantart.com/journal/18342653/ Thu, 15 May 2008 19:49:53 PDT

Go ahead...listen to Episode 8: MizSweet's Theory ...and tell me again...


...what ship's gonna set sail?

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[link]

It will be the best 50 minutes of days of dark weeping...keep an open mind....

AND SNAP OUT OF MEANINGLESS DEPRESSION, ZUTARIANS!

I will still be SHOCKED if Kataang and Maiko canon in the end.

SHOCKED.

Why? Coz that book is a piece of poop in my opinion...

the real gold lies in a couple of months and six episodes.

Only time will tell.

And there is some seriously epic Zutara coming very soon....



Much much dear friends

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A: http://Amy-Anne.deviantart.com/journal/18285922/ Mon, 12 May 2008 08:37:25 PDT
Why Zutarians constantly have to go through such trauma...it's unbelievable.

After all of the A:TLA that I've been through...I'm sorry...but I'm not putting all of my faith and trust into a stupid book which makes no sense whatsoever.

Apparently the finale was supposed to be released in May, and then the book shortly after, but the episodes got postponed and Bryke was too cheap to save the books for release until after the finale aired. So they released them early.

If they are not willing to spend some extra money in order to keep the whole friggen show from being completely screwed, well, I just don't know what to say about them.

So apparently that interview was intended to be released AFTER the finale aired.

Apparently then, after Katara randomly walks up to Aang and kisses him in the actual episode on television.

But nick and Bryke messed up AGAIN.

Apparently it's been confirmed by some Zutarian who actually has the book in their hands that the interview and Kataang kiss IS published in the book, so it's not some stupid internet scam.

And Zutarians everywhere are weeping and wailing.

Why? Because there was so much potential for an amazing ending and a stellar romance.

Bryke may be epic mystery/suspense/action writers, but when it comes down to writing a good romance, they are fools.

And I've lost so much respect for them.

Now, there is a flip side to this. What about the Kataangers? Shouldn't they be ecstatic about their ship's glory? Like, if that interview had of said, Sorry Kataangers, but Zutara was our intention from the very beginning. And seriously, kids! Kataang would never have worked out anyway. Aang is too young and we specially developed Katara's character to be a motherly figure to Aang , wouldn't Zutarians be going CRAZY?! Well of course!

But this is the opinion of the Kataangers that I've talked to so far...

" Meh. Whatever. I knew it was going to happen anyway. It was just too obvious. Nothing new here, no surprise."

And why is it that they aren't exactly jumping for joy?

Because that's just it--Kataang and Maiko are old, boring, and dull.

Period.

Zutara would have been risky for Bryke, and a lot of effort and time would of had to be put into it to make it PERFECT, but at the end of the day...

they were lazy. And dull. And tired. And they screwed things over to make it simple and cute.

And not only that, but Bryke cut us really deep in that interview, saying that Zutara had no chance and Kataang was just too cute to resist, and Zutara is DARK.

Dark? DARK?!!

Did...did you just call Zutara DARK??

What the heck is Maiko then??! Light and fluffy and sweet?

There is just so much potential in this show..and they flushed the toilet with their cuteness

Zutara had SO MUCH CHANCE FYI, Bryke. Geez. I didn't realize how absolutely SHALLOW those two were.

However, though this interview has discouraged me quite a bit, I AM NOT BELIEVING ANYTHING UNTIL I GO DOWNSTAIRS, GET COMFY ON MY COUCH, TURN ON MY TELEVISION, AND SEE ZUKO'S PERFECT MATE KISSING AN IMMATURE CHILD.

People can say what they want, write what they want, draw what they want, interview who they want, publish what they want, but at the end of the day...

it all comes down to six more episodes which will be airing in a couple of months.

I can tell you right here and now that tomorrow morning, the president of the United States is pulling the troops from Afghanistan.

And do you believe me?

The truth of the matter is... in this unpredictable world, you can't believe it until you wake up tomorrow morning and know for sure if all the soliders are home again with their grateful families .

Zutara is hurt, but not destroyed from A:TLA until the Sozin sings
And even after that, the fandom will live on forever and Bryke will regret their idiotic decision after they realize that they have lost so many fans who were simply not satisfied with some dumb, cute ending, if it's even all true.

And if someone is messing with us...they might just be assasinated by enraged Zutarians everywhere. Jk. But that would be low.

Fellow Zutarians, we NEED each other right now, more than ever. We HAVE to have each other's backs.

Remember forever...

"In the darkest times, HOPE is something you give YOURSELF. That is the meaning of INNER STRENGTH."

N... ]]> ~Amy-Anne http://Amy-Anne.deviantart.com/journal/18275952/ http://Amy-Anne.deviantart.com/journal/18275952/ Sun, 11 May 2008 17:09:27 PDT [link]

Yes, I read it.

And I must say, I was extremely disapointed and discouraged. Tears were running down my cheeks.

But what can I say?

That was a crappy interview.

And that picture...you know the one I mean....stupid. What Aang said just there was ridiculous. "Gosh, she's so beautiful." WTF??! And I thought that stupid lines like that were reserved for Maiko. Ah, well. That could be just me.

If Kataang happens, Katara and Zuko are screwed along with the rest of the world. The only one who would benefit is Aang.

That's why I can't stand it.

ANYWAY, something makes me doubt it all.

I know I'm going out on a limb here, but...

Anyone can write anything that they want on the internet.

I can say, right here, right now, that the president of the United States is going to pull the troops out of Afghanistan tomorrow morning. You know what, I can even publish a book about it if I want to.

And would you believe me?

Please no one give me a link to more bad news.

Coz I'm not believing anything until I sit down on my couch and see it for myself on the television screen. Period.

And if these interviews and pictures all turn out to be LIES in the end, well...I'm pretty sure that Zutarians everywhere are going to hunt down the low-life who put this all together and assasinate them.

I may or maynot be part of that group. We will have to see.

But if it is true...then Bryke has got to be the stupidest two people in the whole world.

For goodness sakes, they couldn't even tell us at the NYCC if Ursa would be coming back.

And they suddenly are willing to spoil the whole shipping thing?

Give me a break.

I still have hope.

Don't bash it, please.

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As a race that at this present moment thinks that they have the right to do whatever they want to the world, we need a serious reality check. Because our consumeristic and materialistic philosophies are just going to destroy the trees as we are rapidly cutting them down for paper or to build large houses, the seas as the dump litter into them and also the junk left over from the factories, the air as we zoom jet planes through it and explode bombs, the soil and we dump our garbage into landfills. Maybe we will not open our eyes to it’s suffering, maybe we will not care, maybe we will not realize. But sooner or later, the well will be dry, we all will be suffering from cancer because we've bathed ourselves in chemicals, the soil will have dried up and the air will become too toxic to breathe. By ruthlessly destroying nature to satisfy our need for junk, we ourselves are commiting suicide.

“There is sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.” Mohandas K. Gandi

watch it!!!

BOOK 3 VOLUME 3!!
The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse
The Western Air Temple
The Firebending Masters
The Boiling Rock: Part I
The Boiling Rock: Part II
Avaliable May 6!!!!!

Oh--and I heard through a grape-vine that the Boiling Lake Prt 1 won't be aired 'till April 11...

I belong to
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Happy 2008 !!

Here's a little New Year's present for my fellow Zutara friends:

[link]
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For my fellow Avatar the Last Airbender friends:
[link]

For those who have not yet seen The Western Air Temple:
[link]

NEWS: Avatar Fandom Olympics coming up!
According to the TV.com forums,

"Dongbufeng.net is organizing their "Avatar Fandom Olympics", where fandom teams and fansite teams all compete against eachother for the glory of all avatards. Any owner of a fansite can make a team ((As long as there are at least 15 people and a maximum of 25)) or the fandom can get together and make a team of their own that can be composed of 10-15 fans who are committed to participating.

"The Olympics will begin on January 14th and conclude on February 15th. This timing does not take into account the return of the show in the US. It may return sooner than February 15th, or later, we do not know at this time. Fandom teams will participate in similar events as the sites, but will not compete against the sites, only against other fandom teams. Each person can only join one team. If you are on a fansite team, you can't be on a fandom team, and vice versa."

"Throughout the weeks there will be various activities for the teams to participate in. Art, writing, video and scavenger hunt activities will occupy most of the time. There will also be occassional live events, such as trivia, being held during the month-long event; however not all members of a team will be required to be there due to time zone differences, etc."

To submit your site or a fandom team, please send a list of the members who are participating on your team((as long as they meet the minimum and maximum requirements))ready please email your teams to webmaster@avatarolympics.net

This should be a really awesome, and fun event. Everyone should really consider participating in these games. The base of operations will be [link] . Check there for full details on everything within the coming weeks."

SHARE YOUR CRAZY-AMAZING AVATAR SKILLS AND WISDOM!! <3

Peace.

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