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                <title>Devious Update!</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:10 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I had told you people that I was going to update this a looooong time ago.  I totally had to try the new free Journal skin too.  So I graduated college in May 2009, with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.  I found a job at a zoo in Pennsylvania.  Its called Clyde Peeling's Reptiland.  If you are ever in the Williamsport/Allenwood area of PA, you should stop by!  Its a great little zoo.  It is a specialized zoo--it only houses reptiles and some amphibians.  There are snakes, lizards, frogs, geckos, and turtles and tortoises.  I love it there.  All the people I work with are great and the animals are great as well.  Most of the lizards have a little bit of a personality that show up-which most are cute!  I have made some great friends there.  <br /><br />  I have saved up 16 days off that I can use whenever I want.  In the near future, maybe after Christmas I am going to go visit <a href="http://crazysparkles06.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/r/crazysparkles06.gif?1" alt=":iconcrazysparkles06:" title="crazysparkles06"/></a>  We have always said we were going to visit each other, but now I am going to do something about it.  We just have to make sure we are both going to be in PA.  lol.  <br /><br />  When I get back home to PA ( I am visiting Alabama right now), I am going to start riding again.  I miss riding so much!  I can't imagine not having horses in my life.  They are great if you need some Horse Therapy to make you feel better.  They make me smile at least.  <br /><br />  I can't wait for the Holidays.  I am going to decorate my apartment for Christmas, I might even be able to get a tree to put up.  I love the Holidays--time for family to get together.  <br /><br />Talk to you soon!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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                <title>Zoo</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:49:37 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So I guess I should update this journal with the happenings of my summer.  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br /><br />  I had an internship at the Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro Massachusetts this summer, and I had the time of my life!! It started in May and went until August. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/d/dance.gif" width="29" height="21" alt=":dance:" title="Dance!" />  I was in three different rotations during the summer.  I started out in the Maintenance/Operations area.  I was cleaning the public areas and building things for the exhibits.  That took about 3 weeks.  <br />  In June I moved onto Animal Care...which was my favorite part of the entire summer!  I did a lot of cleaning exhibits and indoor areas for the animals.  I made up diets for the animals..which is harder than it seems..haha.  I also got to play with some of the animals!  My favorite animal there to play with were the Black and White Ruffed Lemurs!  They will jump on your shoulders, your back, grab at your pants.  Oh they are adorable!! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />  After Animal Care was Education.  I helped the camp kids with animal care duties.  They would clean up after the llamas/goats and the kangaroos and emus.  They also were able to create some of the diets for the animals.  They seemed to love it!<br />  I was loved by all the keepers there.  I would work there all day..and I would be 'stolen' from different keepers throughout the day.  I would start off with Adam, get stolen by Steph, go back to Adam, then end up with Keri at the end of the day.  They loved me and I loved them.<br />  I had such a great time there.  I made so many good friends and I am still in touch with them now that I am back at school.  <br /><br />I lived in the Rhode Island area and commuted into Attleboro.  I really miss being in Rhode Island.  I made some good friends there too and Providence is such a happening town.  Lots to do and see!  I can't wait to go back and visit!<br /><br />I will tell you all about school later!  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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                <title>Music</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:59:14 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I have always wanted to do this...soooo:<br /><br />So, here's how it works:<br />1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)<br />2. Put it on shuffle<br />3. Press play<br />4. For every question, type the song that's playing<br />5. When you go to a new question, press the next button<br />6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool... (It will compromise the divination <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":-)" title=":-) (Smile)" /> )<br />7. When you're finished tag some other people to do it!<br /><br />Opening Credits:<br />The Beginning-Lifehouse<br /><br />Waking Up:<br />Hollaback Girl-Gwen Stefani<br /><br />First Day At School:<br />Daughters-John Mayer (ookay....)<br /><br />Falling In Love:<br />Fergalicious-Fergie (.....)<br /><br />Fight Song:<br />Solsbury Hill-Peter Gabriel<br /><br />Breaking Up:<br />Love Song-Five for Fighting <br /><br />Prom:<br />Promiscuous feat. Timbaland-Nelly Furtado<br /><br />Life:<br />She Loves You-The Beatles<br /><br />Making babies:<br />Two Hornpipes (Tortuga)-(Soundtrack to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans chest)<br /><br />Mental Breakdown:<br />How Do I Live Without You-LeAnn Rimes  (fits...i guess)<br /><br />Driving:<br />Be Like That-3 Doors Down<br /><br />Flashback:<br />Bubble Pop Electric-Gwen Stefani<br /><br />Getting back together:<br />I Will Follow-U2<br /><br />Wedding:<br />Dumbledore's Army-HP and the Order of the Phoenix<br /><br />Birth of Child:<br />Intro-New Found Glory<br /><br />Final Battle:<br />At Wit's End-POTC: At Worlds End<br /><br />Death Scene:<br />Take Me Away-Lifehouse<br /><br />Funeral Song:<br />Don't You (Forget About Me)-Simple Minds (Breakfast Club soundtrack)  (Wow...it really fits)<br /><br />End Credits:<br />Flight of the Order of the Phoenix-POTC: Order of the Phoenix<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Animal Lovers!!</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:00:25 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I heard about this monster a couple of weeks ago and even saw photos of what he did. Shocking. Now they want him to do it again.<br /><br />Read this:<br /><br />In 2007, Guillermo Vargas Habacuc, a so called ÂartistÂ, took a dog from the streets, tied it up to a short rope attached to a wall in an art gallery, and let it slowly die of hunger and thirst. For various days, the author of this horrible cruelty and the visitors of the gallery were impassible spectators of the poor animalÂs torture, until it slowly died after an absurd and incomprehensible agony.<br /><br />Do you think this is cruel?<br />But the story doesnÂt end here: the prestigious Biennale Centroamericana of Art has decided, incomprehensibly, that the bestiality committed by the aforementioned individual is art, and in such a way Guillermo Vargas Habacuc has been invited to repeat the cruelty at the 2008 Biennale Centroamericanan which will be held in Honduras. LETÂS STOP HIM!<br /><br />Sign here:  <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/13031953/petition.html">[link]</a> <[link] you donÂt have to pay nor register, and its worth doing it so that this manwill never be appreciated nor be called an artist for performing such a heinous act, for such an insensitivity and for provoking another beings pain<br /><br /><br />ItÂs very easy, it just takes ten seconds of your time (more time than it took me to translate the original message in Italian) and its from a secure source; we forward all sorts of stuff, lets do it to avoid the unnecessary, cruel and sadistic suffering of an innocent animal.<br /><br />RESEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR CONTACTS PLEASE<br /><br />The last two fields in the part that you fill in are county/state and then country.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Great End to a Summer!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:19:38 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I am getting a new puppy!!!!  I work at the local Humane society and there are dozens of dogs that come in that I just love instantly...or some that grow on me..<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />, but there was one puppy that I couldn't help but love.  He is a sheltie mix or a collie mix.  His name is Sailor...it seriously fits him. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  What makes him so special, is he has detached retinas, so he is pretty much blind.  We think he can see shadows because he will follow me around there or look at you when you walk up to him.  My mom came down to pick me up the one day..and she also loved him instantly.  We had to do a little bit of sweet talking to my dad though..lol..but he has said okay.  We just have to see if my other two dogs will be okay around him...(which won't be a problem)...and then he is ours.  My mom said that she doesn't care about the vet bills if he has any.  Choosing between a good home or getting put to sleep...i go for the good home.  He is only a few months old and the most darling thing.  Here is a picture of him on the humane society website :  <a href="http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=9055335.">[link]</a>  I already have a plan.  I am getting an ice cream cake for all the ladies down at the shelter for letting me work there, and I am going to ask my mom if she can bring Sailor (if we get him) to visit everyone during our lunch break..just to say hello.  I just can't wait to bring him home!!! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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                <title>Name Origin</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:40:12 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hey guys...this might be a pointless journal..but thats ok <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
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A lot of people have told me that I have a unique name/oh I like your name Roo/where did you come up with your Deviant name.  So I will tell you.   <br />
  I used to work at a barn in high school.  There were about 18 horses there..so 18 stalls to clean...wooo.  Anyway...one horse..was my favorite..personality wise.  His name was Roo.  He wasn't allowed to go outside in the pasture with other horses because he would fight with them.  When he was little he was a gelding and put in a pasture with two stallions.  Poor guy had to learn to fight for everything.  So he was pretty messed up.  His owner hardly came down so he wasn't fit to ride either.  I liked him because when I would walk into the aisle..he would always say a little greeting.  It was probably more along the lines of 'Food!' than an actual hello.  Sometimes i would put him on the crossties and groom him (he always had to be on the last one..so he could see what was going on in the rest of the barn...<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />) and try to fix his feet..he had thrush..since he was in his stall all the time..and his stall was always very wet.  I would take him outside and let him eat grass sometimes..then he got really excited.  The owner and I would put him in the roundpen..he would gallop around non-stop..i think once he actually broke a board running and bucking so much.  He was just full of personality...I'm just sad that he wasn't able to ride and didn't behave better.  So I would take care of him..and I would call him Rooble roo.  Hence the name <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/winkrazz.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";P" title="Wink/Razz" /> I loved him...then one day I went down to the barn..and he had been sold to another person..who I guess was going to try to fix him up.  I wish I had known where he went so I could go visit him.  <br />
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  On another note..my mom came to visit me here at school yesterday..and told me that my other favorite horse at the barn had died <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" />  His name was Caddo and was a Tennessee Walker.  He was very shy and tripped a lot when you rode him..but definitely still had that wonderful running walk. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />  I loved to ride him..it was great.  He moved to South Carolina last year..and I guess died there.  He was probably in his late 30s or maybe 40s..Im not really sure how old he was. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" />  RIP Caddo..<br />
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Thanks to anyone who has read this entire thing <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/w00t.gif" width="23" height="23" alt=":w00t:" title="w00t!" />  Kudos to you <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/d/dance.gif" width="29" height="21" alt=":dance:" title="Dance!" /><br />
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:00:54 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news?slug=ap-barbarodeath&">[link]</a><br />
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I hope you rest in peace Barbaro.  You won a lot of battles.  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /><br />
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On another note, Im trying to find a barn near my house so that I can be around horses during the summer again.  I miss seeing and smelling them all the time.  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />   I havent ran around this site alot so I dont know everything.  If someone asks for a request, and I do it, do I just send them a note with a link or is it like a print.  I don't have a subscription here.  Just wondering.  Whatever......<br />
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                <title>Getting Lost......</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:12:23 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Soooooo....I had to go to an information session about an internship at the Philadelphia Zoo this weekend.  Boy...did things go wrong.  I left school at 4 with my mom.  We got onto Interstate-80 east.  It was getting dark out and the traffic stopped!!  On 80 that means there is an accident and there is hardly any way to get off.  So we sat in that spot for 2 hours!  Finally at 8:05 we started moving.  There were accidents all over the place.  The roads got pretty bad at one point...it was almost covered in ice. Once off of 80 we were fine until we got into Philadelphia.  We tried to follow the directions but they were not very good.  We got lost in central Philly....then we ended up across town.  All we wanted to do was find the bridge to get to our hotel.  Then we ended up in New Jersey! Oh god...so to get back into Pennsylvania we had to pay 3 dollars...We found the hotel that way..but it was a bad trip.  It is only supposed to take 3 hours, but it took us 8 hours.  With all the stops and getting lost...it was definitely an experience...wow. But I did have fun at the zoo meeting.  Hopefully next time I go to Philadelphia will be better.  It was crazy.  Coming back was a little easier.  My mom dropped me off at my roommates house and she went directly home.  From Philly to my house is 4 hours and she knows the way.  So I went with  my roommate and it was about 3 hours.  God....I wish roads were easy to navigate on...oh well..<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/n/nod.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":nod:" title="Nod" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
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                <title>School....meh</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:52:16 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well it seems that I haven't made a journal in some time.  College has started back up again and today marks the first week day.  The boys on the floor are still loud but that was to be expected.  Really, when you have 3 weeks at home and get to sleep in a quiet room with no one else..you are kind of spoiled..haha..<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/n/nod.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":nod:" title="Nod" />  <br />
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I haven't had any inspiration to draw, I want to..but everything I draw turns out yucky.  If any of you have any ideas of what I could draw...give 'em to me.....<br />
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This semester might be hard, I have Microbiology, Intro to Chemistry II, Ancient History, and Educational Psychology....blah....No free time really.  Just thought I should update and let you guys know what is going on.....<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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                <title>'How Could You'</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:46:05 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ HOW COULD YOU?<br />
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By Jim Willis 2001<br />
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When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics<br />
and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite<br />
a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw<br />
pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was "bad,"<br />
you'd shake your finger at me and ask "How could you?" --<br />
but then you'd relent, and roll me over for a bellyrub.<br />
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My housebreaking took a little longer than expected, because<br />
you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together.<br />
I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed and listening<br />
to your confidences and secret dreams, and I believed that<br />
life could not be any more perfect. We went for long walks<br />
and runs in the park, car rides, stops for ice cream (I only<br />
got the cone because "ice cream is bad for dogs," you said),<br />
and I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home<br />
at the end of the day.<br />
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Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on<br />
your career, and more time searching for a human mate.<br />
I waited for you patiently, comforted you through heartbreaks<br />
and disappointments, never chided you about bad decisions,<br />
and romped with glee at your homecomings, and when you<br />
fell in love. She, now your wife, is not a "dog person" -- still<br />
welcomed her into our home, tried to show her affection, and<br />
obeyed her. I was happy because you were happy.<br />
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Then the human babies came along and I shared your<br />
excitement. I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they<br />
smelled, and I wanted to mother them, too. Only she and<br />
you worried that I might hurt them, and I spent most of<br />
my time banished to another room, or to a dog crate.<br />
Oh, how I wanted to love them, but I became a "prisoner<br />
of love."<br />
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As they began to grow, I became their friend. They clung to<br />
my fur and pulled themselves up on wobbly legs, poked<br />
fingers in my eyes, investigated my ears, and gave me<br />
kisses on my nose. I loved everything about them and their<br />
touch -- because your touch was now so infrequent -- and I<br />
would have defended them with my life if need be. I would<br />
sneak into their beds and listen to their worries and secret<br />
dreams, and together we waited for the sound of your car in<br />
the driveway.<br />
<br />
There had been a time, when others asked you if you had a<br />
dog, that you produced a photo of me from your wallet and<br />
told them stories about me. These past few years, you just<br />
answered "yes" and changed the subject. I had gone from<br />
being "your dog" to "just a dog," and you resented every<br />
expenditure on my behalf.<br />
<br />
Now, you have a new career opportunity in another city, and<br />
you and they<br />
will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets.<br />
You've made the right decision for your "family," but there<br />
was a time when I was your only family. I was excited<br />
about the car ride until we arrived at the animal shelter.<br />
It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness.<br />
<br />
You filled out the paperwork and said "I know you will find<br />
a good home for her." They shrugged and gave you a<br />
pained look. They understand the realities facing a<br />
middle-aged dog, even one with "papers."<br />
<br />
You had to pry your son's fingers loose from my collar as<br />
he screamed "No, Daddy! Please don't let them take my dog!"<br />
And I worried for him, and what lessons you had just taught<br />
him about friendship and loyalty, about love and responsibility,<br />
and about respect for all life. You gave me a good-bye<br />
pat on the head, avoided my eyes, and politely refused to<br />
take my collar and leash with you. You had a deadline to<br />
meet and now I have one, too.<br />
<br />
After you left, the two nice ladies said you probably knew<br />
about your upcoming move months ago and made no<br />
attempt to find me another good home. They shook their<br />
heads and asked "How could you?"<br />
<br />
They are as attentive to us here in the shelter as their<br />
busy schedules allow. They feed us, of course, but I<br />
lost my appetite days ago. At first, whenever anyone passed<br />
my pen, I rushed to the<br />
front, hoping it was you that you had changed your mind --<br />
that this was all a bad dream ... or I hoped it would at least<br />
be someone who cared, anyone who might save me. When I<br />
realized I could not compete with the frolicking for attention<br />
of happy puppies, oblivious to their own fate, I retreated to a far<br />
corner and waited.<br />
<br />
I heard her footsteps as she came for me at the end<br />
of the day, and I padded along the aisle after her to a<br />
separate room. A blissfully quiet room.<br />
<br />
She placed me on the table and rubbed my ears, and told<br />
me... ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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                <title>100 Challenge</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:46:23 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Please make sure to copy whole journal (list and rules below this point).<br />
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The point of this challenge is to test and improve your skill as an artist. After 100 pictures, who wouldnt be better? <br />
<br />
The rules:<br />
<br />
1.) Make 100 pieces each one having a theme listed below. Only one theme per piece!<br />
<br />
2.) No time limit so have fun!<br />
<br />
3a.) Pieces should be of own artistic ability. You may not edit photos, or break any other rules set out in the DA etiquette policy. Your pieces can be anything from sketches and doodles to great masterpieces. Just have fun with it. <br />
<br />
4.) The list below is to be placed somewhere in your journal for others to see that...<br />
A.)You are in the challenge<br />
B.)What you have completed<br />
<br />
5.) Make sure to update this list with a link to your deviation. <br />
<br />
Now the good part. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS. CHALLENGE ME.<br />
<br />
THE LIST<br />
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1. Introduction <br />
2. Love<br />
3. Light<br />
4. Dark<br />
5. Seeking Solace<br />
6. Break Away <br />
7. Heaven<br />
8. Innocence <br />
9. Drive <br />
10. Breathe Again<br />
11. Memory<br />
12. Insanity<br />
13. Misfortune<br />
14. Smile <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/53398529/">[link]</a><br />
15. Silence<br />
16. Questioning<br />
17. Blood<br />
18. Rainbow<br />
19. Gray<br />
20. Fortitude<br />
21. Vacation<br />
22. Mother Nature<br />
23. Cat <br />
24. No Time<br />
25. Trouble Lurking <br />
26. Tears<br />
27. Foreign<br />
28. Sorrow<br />
29. Happiness<br />
30. Under the Rain<br />
31. Flowers<br />
32. Night<br />
33. Expectations<br />
34. Stars<br />
35. Hold My Hand<br />
36. Precious Treasure<br />
37. Eyes<br />
38. Abandoned <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/42747233/">[link]</a><br />
39. Dreams<br />
40. Rated<br />
41. Teamwork <br />
42. Standing Still<br />
43. Dying<br />
44. Two Roads<br />
45. Illusion<br />
46. Family<br />
47. Creation<br />
48. Childhood<br />
49. Stripes<br />
50. Breaking the Rules<br />
51. Sport<br />
52. Deep in Thought<br />
53. Keeping a Secret<br />
54. Tower<br />
55. Waiting<br />
56. Danger Ahead<br />
57. Sacrifice<br />
58. Kick in the Head<br />
59. No Way Out<br />
60. Rejection<br />
61. Fairy Tale<br />
62. Magic<br />
63. Do Not Disturb<br />
64. Multitasking<br />
65. Horror<br />
66. Traps<br />
67. Playing the Melody<br />
68. Hero<br />
69. Annoyance<br />
70. 67%<br />
71. Obsession<br />
72. Mischief Managed<br />
73. I Can't<br />
74. Are You Challenging Me? <br />
75. Mirror<br />
76. Broken Pieces<br />
77. Test<br />
78. Drink<br />
79. Starvation<br />
80. Words<br />
81. Pen and Paper<br />
82. Can You Hear Me?<br />
83. Heal<br />
84. Out Cold<br />
85. Spiral<br />
86. Seeing Red<br />
87. Food<br />
88. Pain<br />
89. Through the Fire<br />
90. Triangle<br />
91. Drowning<br />
92. All That I Have<br />
93. Give Up<br />
94. Last Hope<br />
95. Advertisement<br />
96. In the Storm<br />
97. Safety First<br />
98. Puzzle<br />
99. Solitude  <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/51524481/?qo=8&q=by%3Aroobleroo&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps">[link]</a><br />
100. Relaxation<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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                <title>Stuff....</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:26:18 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ [ ] i have walked into a glass/screen door.<br />
<br />
[x] i have tripped on my shoelace and fallen on my face.<br />
<br />
[X] i have choked on my own spit.<br />
<br />
[ ] ive seen the Matrix a bunch of times and still don't get it.<br />
<br />
[ ] i type only with my pointer fingers.<br />
<br />
[ ] i have accidently caught something on fire.<br />
<br />
[ ] ive told a cop to freak off and gotten screwed for it.<br />
<br />
[X] i attempted to sip out of a straw but it accidently went into my nose, rather than my mouth.<br />
<br />
[X] sometimes when i think of something funny, i laugh out loud and people look at me weird.<br />
<br />
[X] ive caught myself drooling.<br />
<br />
[ ] ive accidently caused an explosion.<br />
<br />
[ ] if someone says the word "fart", i cant help but laugh.<br />
<br />
[ ] ive turned into a "do not enter" one way road plenty of times.<br />
<br />
[X] sometimes i just stop thinking & zone out.<br />
<br />
[ ] it is POSSIBLE to lick your elbow.<br />
<br />
[X] i just tried to lick my elbow.<br />
<br />
[ ] people often shake their heads and walk away from me.<br />
<br />
[ ] people often tell me to use my "inside voice".<br />
<br />
[X] gum has fallen out of my mouth while talking.<br />
<br />
[X] ive used my fingers to do simple math.<br />
<br />
[ ] ive jumped off a moving vehicle.<br />
<br />
[ ] i ate a bug for $5 or less.<br />
<br />
[X] im taking this test when i should be doing something more important.<br />
<br />
[ ] i repost chain letters because im scared of what they threaten will happen if i dont.<br />
<br />
[ ] ive done some things really stupid while i was drunk. <br />
<br />
[ ] ive run around naked when i was drunk.<br />
<br />
[ ] ive run into a golfcart tire when i was drunk<br />
<br />
[ ] ive searched all over the place for something, and then realized it was in my hand the whole time.<br />
<br />
[X] i accidently break a lot of things.<br />
<br />
[ ] my friends know not to use big words around me.<br />
<br />
[X] my friends like me because im fun to laugh at.<br />
<br />
[X] i move my head to the side when im confused.<br />
<br />
[X] sometimes i start telling a story and suddenly forget what im talking about.<br />
<br />
[X] ive fallen out of my chair before.<br />
<br />
[X] when im laying in bed, i sometimes stare at the ceiling and try to find pictures and words in the texture.<br />
<br />
Hmm..oh well....back to whatever I was going to do XD<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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                <title>Another Year</title>
                <link>http://RoobleRoo.deviantart.com/journal/9869688/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 05:49:39 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well it is already day 2 at school.  I missed being on campus, I missed all the commotion and all the people...especially all my friends here.  I am in a different dorm this year and everyone is so biased about living here...like everyone hates to live here because its so small..but right now...my roommate and i are happy with it..its just big enough for us.  Oh well...so far most of my group is back together..well..kinda we only ate dinner together last night..but I just cant wait to see who is in my classes.  I guess im just happy to be back on the college campus.  well..i guess that is all for now...<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />      <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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                <title>Ive been tagged..ahh!</title>
                <link>http://RoobleRoo.deviantart.com/journal/9575015/</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:10:12 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Rules: You should know the rules by now. If and when you get tagged, you answer the questions and tag more people. This time you tag 1-3 people (there have been complaints that some people don't know enough people to tag). But this time, add your own question onto the end.<br />
<br />
How would you describe yourself in 5-15 words?<br />
hmm...let's see: creative, unique, nice, random, a little weird...(arent we all!! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />)...and I do have a few dumb moments from time to time..haha<br />
<br />
How might others describe you?<br />
Hmm...they might say that i am a nice person, that can make you laugh...i think my friends would say im good for the soul..haha....i am almost always in a good mood..haha....<br />
<br />
Favorite book?<br />
The Harry Potter series..so far at least.  I havent found a book yet that can overdo the magic and wonder that these books have.<br />
<br />
Favorite movie?<br />
Again..it would have to be Harry Potter movies..they just bring so much to the screen...all the magic that is in the books.  I am also a big horse movie fan..like Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Seabiscuit, Brothers Grimm, and Pirates..so I really dont have ONE fav. movie..haha <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
<br />
Favorite thing to do with your friends?<br />
lets see...just being with them..talking about what happened..laughing for hours on end...its great.  Going out and all of us buying a ben and jerry ice cream and eating it all in one night...those are the great times!<br />
<br />
If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?<br />
Well since it is summer..right now I would rather be up at Camp with my camping crew...just talking and having fun.  If it wasnt summer...i would like to go back to Italy...but I would really like to visit Santorini, Greece!<br />
<br />
One odd/interesting fact about yourself:<br />
I want to own a menagerie of animals someday..like 2 or 3 dogs..most likely 2...maybe a kitty or two...and some horses.  Oh and by the way...i dont want to own a ranch..so ill have to have one hell of a yard..hahah. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
<br />
Do you like Bush?<br />
I dont really follow the admisistration that closely and when it comes time to vote i cant watch the commercials because everyone lies...but i do know is that we have had better presidents..so i guess not..im kinda in the middle....i dont care..haha<br />
<br />
Who do you like?<br />
My friends, my dogs, my parents...well you never said that it had to be a crush like..so i like people..haha.  But even if it was a crush like question..do you really think i would tell you. XD<br />
<br />
Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings?<br />
Definitely Harry Potter!  I mean come on people...Lord of the Rings is good too..but...well im not sure actually.  I do like Harry Potter better, I never did read the LOTR books...i couldnt..too many names..i got confused...but i do like the LOTR movies...so im inbetween again..haha..but leaning closer to Harry...XD<br />
<br />
WHAT...is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? o_O<br />
well..is is a 1 pound swallow carrying a 3 pound cocunut OR is it an African Swallow!  XD ahhh<br />
<br />
What would you do for a Klondike Bar?<br />
I would ask my grandmother for one...haha..she always has them in her freezer..but if i had to...i would dance around the room i guess!!! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
<br />
When you were little...were you a Power Ranger or a Ghostbuster!?<br />
Well...my brother and i were both..haha.  He had all the Ghostbuster gear and he normally played that.  But when we did play Power Rangers, I was usually the pink one and he was the red one..haha.....the good ole days..!<br />
<br />
<br />
Now I tag.....<br />
narutorox2<br />
<a href="http://narutorox2.deviantart.com/">[link]</a><br />
gwydion22<br />
<a href="http://gwydion22.deviantart.com/">[link]</a><br />
<br />
Have fun!! ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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                <title>Memories</title>
                <link>http://RoobleRoo.deviantart.com/journal/9359361/</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:30:39 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well, today I had a busy day at work...we were swamped..anyway....My friend called me and said that she needed to talk to me.  I was worried, I thought she was sad.  So I told her to wait on her porch for me.<br />
<br />
So, I got home and went over.  She is my next door neighbor and one of my best friends for 17 years.  We met each other when we were tiny.  So she told me about her day...and I told her about mine.  I told her that I needed to remember my earliest memory for my Psychology class tomorrow (Thursday...*looks at clock* or today...hehe <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />)  So we were just talking about how my grandmother used to babysit both of us and a few others.  How we played with the two power ranger cats that transformed into legs, How when my grandmother made play-do...the one boy would eat it because it had salt and sugar in it, how our lunch menu probably only consisted of soup, mac and cheese, and the best peanut butter and jelly sandwiches ever made..because that is what we liked..hehe.  and we just tried to remember what the room looked like.  Now someone else is living there because my grandmother had to be moved to a nursing home...dont worry she is fine she likes it there.  I just wish I could see that house like the way it was.  Before we knew it, it was 1:15 in the morning..and I have class today...so I said that I had to leave.  I love getting together with someone like a friend and saying..oh do you remember this..or oh yeah I remember that..and then this happened...and just laughing about it.  If you really think about it..I am not really that old.  I have only been alive for 18 years.  But remembering what happened when we were little and the memories we made..it just seems like a life time ago.  <br />
<br />
Well thats all I have for now...kind of a pointless journal entry but I had to tell someone...<br />
<br />
If you read this all..i applaude you... <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/c/clap.gif" width="25" height="25" alt=":clap:" title="Clap" /><br />
<br />
Thanks for reading <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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                <title>Caddo and Roo</title>
                <link>http://RoobleRoo.deviantart.com/journal/9209489/</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:19:45 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So today around 12 I decided to go visit the barn that I used to work at.  THere were two horses there that I loved dearly.  One was Caddo, a Tennessee Walker, and the other was Roo, an appaloosa that never changed color..haha.  <br />
<br />
I saw the owner of Obe, he is a 4 year old Morgan, and she said that Caddo and Roo both left.  SO later I talked to the owner about it.  She said that Caddo was shipped down to South Carolina with his family.  Poor Caddo was 30...much to old to withstand a ride to the Carolinas....I hope he made it ok.  I loved riding him...it was great.<br />
  Then I asked about Roo, and she said that the owner stopped paying his bills.  So she sold him.  THis poor horse.  He didnt like other horses, he would kick his walls and "fight" for everything.  When he was younger and was a gelding he was stuck in a field with two stallions, so he learned to fight for everything.  Once he got to this barn, the owner never came down and rode him...so the owner didnt know what he was like.  He could have been a good riding horse.  Oh well....he was sold.  <br />
<br />
So today is a sad day in my world of horses....<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" />  I think the only thing to do now is to make a picture for them both....Hopefully I can remember what they look like..haha.  Caddo was so old that he didnt have that proud look in his eyes of being a Walker anymore....oh well.<br />
<br />
Thanks for listening..haha.<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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                <title>Gah...</title>
                <link>http://RoobleRoo.deviantart.com/journal/9139360/</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:15:11 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Soooooo...I finally got a job...after about a month and a half of searching..geez.  People are usually lookiing for help during the summer...whew.  YAY!  I am now the official ice cream server at the Dairy Queen near my house...wooo <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/sarcasticclap.gif" width="23" height="15" alt=":sarcasticclap:" title="Oh yeah. Yay. Good for you." />  Oh well its a job and so far I like it. so yay <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/d/dance.gif" width="29" height="21" alt=":dance:" title="Dance!" /><br />
<br />
<br />
On the other hand...i have wanted to try to draw people..so I ordered some books on Amazon..like Disney princesses and the little mermaid...whatever...and I have been trying to practice..and my people suck...  I can get the general idea of bodies..but my faces always turn out distorted and ugly...<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" />   Hopefully I didnt buy those books and they dont help me....I guess I have to keep practicing.<br />
<br />
On the other other hand...i have had no desire to draw.  I have no ideas....and I dont get requests very often on the Lion King Archive..soooo..yeah.  The one week I had a free subscription to this site..and it was awesome!!! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/w00t.gif" width="23" height="23" alt=":w00t:" title="w00t!" />  But Im not sure if I want to subscribe...I need to pack in some money at Dairy Queen first...oh well...I can wait until I get back to school to do that..haha<br />
<br />
Oh well..thats it for now I guess....if anyone read this the whole way through..i congraulate you. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/c/clap.gif" width="25" height="25" alt=":clap:" title="Clap" /><br />
<br />
Have a great day...<br />
<br />
*dances around the room to All American Rejects*  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/d/dance.gif" width="29" height="21" alt=":dance:" title="Dance!" /> ]]></description>
                <author>~RoobleRoo</author>
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