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                <title>New Drawing Tablet I hope!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:11:12 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="links"><div class="link"><a href="http://username.deviantart.com/profile/">My Profile</a></div><div class="link"><a href="http://username.deviantart.com/gallery/">My Gallery</a></div><div class="link"><a href="http://my.deviantart.com/deviants/add/username">Watch Me</a></div><div class="link"><a href="http://my.deviantart.com/notes/?to=username">Note Me</a></div></div><br /><div class="content"><br /><br />Found a used drawing tablet on Craig's list for $25 bucks. I'm picking it up tomorrow!<br /><br /></div><div class="credits">Graphics by *<a class="u" href="http://aishwaryakhan.deviantart.com/">aishwaryakhan</a> <br />CSS by =<a class="u" href="http://moonfreak.deviantart.com/">moonfreak</a></div> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>I love Ninjas and Kittens</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:25:43 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="links"><div class="link"><a href="http://username.deviantart.com/profile/">My Profile</a></div><div class="link"><a href="http://username.deviantart.com/gallery/">My Gallery</a></div><div class="link"><a href="http://my.deviantart.com/deviants/add/username">Watch Me</a></div><div class="link"><a href="http://my.deviantart.com/notes/?to=username">Note Me</a></div></div><br /><div class="content"><br /><br />whhoo I wanna  try this out. I am goig to see Ninja Assassin by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers with the Korean McCutie Rain!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/littlecat_045/Bi/rain_bi.jpg">[link]</a><br /><br /></div><div class="credits">Graphics by *<a class="u" href="http://aishwaryakhan.deviantart.com/">aishwaryakhan</a> <br />CSS by =<a class="u" href="http://moonfreak.deviantart.com/">moonfreak</a></div> ]]></description>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:22:36 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ BAHH<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>sad day</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:43:25 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ My cousin died today or last night in car accident. He lived really far away in a different state then me and I didn't know him very well. Its strange when someone you don't know that well dies. You feel sad and have this hollow feeling after it happened knowing that you may never meet them again.<br /><br />	Mostly it feels like such a waste. Please pray for my family.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Honor Killings in America</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:00:38 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ In this great diverse nation people often bring with them beautiful cultures with rich traditions, religious beliefs and different approaches to life in general.<br />In AmericaÂs youth it sometimes threw out the cultural baby with the bathwater in fear of things unusual.<br />Now days we are so PC we canÂt even criticize with out being labeled ÂBigotÂ ÂHate Speech mongerÂ and other names that are unmentionable. <br /> But I feel itÂs important to talk about a subject that is sure to inspire ire and controversy.<br />Honor killings in America.<br /><br />According to Wikipedia<br />An honor killing (also called a customary killing) is the murder of a family or clan member by one or more fellow family members, where the murderers (and potentially the wider community) believe the victim to have brought dishonor upon the family, clan, or community. This perceived dishonor is normally the result of (a) utilizing dress codes unacceptable to the family or (b) engaging in certain sexual acts. These killings result from the perception that defense of honor justifies killing a person whose behavior dishonors their clan or family. Honor killing is mostly widespread in Islamic countries or countries with predominantly Muslim population.[1]<br />The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that the annual worldwide total of honor-killing victims may be as high as 5,000.[2]<br />Often it happens when the family thinks that the girl has some how shamed them. Often they murder them in their own home and they go unreported.<br /><br />17-year-old Rifqa Bary whoÂs Family hails from Sri Lanka said her father would kill her or put her in a Sri Lanka asylum for her faith in Christ. According to her video interview he found out on her face book and threatened and swore at her nearly flinging her laptop at her. <br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.tangle.com/view_video?viewkey=96ccab6067d81ee5bbc6">[link]</a><br />More information on the case as it stands.<br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,546050,00.html?sPage=fnc/us/crime">[link]</a><br /> here is her parents defense  (I wonÂt have you guys saying IÂm not doing all sides of this story.)  <br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/runaway-christian-convert-claims115209.html?imw=Y">[link]</a><br /><br />Anyway this case got me to wonder if honor killings happen in America as well.<br /><br /> The New York post  had a story in 2008<br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.nypost.com/seven/07232008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/an_american_honor_killing_121118.htm">[link]</a><br /> about Chaudhry Rashid who strangled his 25-year-old daughter San- deela Kanwal with a Bungee cord in her bedroom because she wanted to end her arranged marriage.  According to the piece this may have been the first documented case of this type of killing, but it also mentions the twin murders of  sisters Amina and Sarah Said in Irving, Texas, on New Years' 2007.<br /><br />I guess what IÂm really surprised about is how many people are so skeptical of  RifquaÂs story. IÂve seen her video on YouTube titled   <br />ÂFake Honour killing girl Sheds crocodile <br />tears in US from Sri lankaÂ I understand the idea of taking everything with a grain of salt.<br /><br />	But what if she is telling the truth? Sure there is a possibility that she dramatizing this with teen angst but think about this. But would you want her death on your head knowing that you may have silenced her?<br />	This piece may seam like its picking on Muslims, but in reality this is about culture that prevails in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. And ultimately culture is a creation of man not of God. And it is a fight we should engage here in America.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>21 years...</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:45:04 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ...of existence, yep I can be in a bar and not get in trouble well I must say I'm looking forward to dancing at clubs I seriously get crunk on music alone (not kidding at all)....well maybe the sodas might have something to do with it.<br /><br />            Do any of you (or someone you know) has a birthday that falls on a sad day. Mine falls on the 6th of August the day when the first A-bomb was dropped. What is it like for you?<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>The Blog</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:48:15 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ for those of you who would like to have an updated progress of my study of illustration check out my blog here <br /><a href="http://at-the-art-of-it-all.blogspot.com/">[link]</a><br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Off to study illustration!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:25:02 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Going back to Kona to the Universty of the nations! This time its about art! I leave December the 31st. I' am kinda nervous and excited at the same time. I have some irrational worries about money but other then that I'm doing alright.  I can't wait to see what God has in store for me. Please do pray for me and have a great day or night whenever your reading.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Black friday 0_o Edit</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:19:32 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Now I have heard rumor of this phenomenon known as <b>Black Friday</b>. I have work that Friday 0_o I hope I live through this.  Happy Turkey-day  and I'm thankful for Deviant Art. ^_^<br /><br />Turns out it wasn't bad at all it was all just a bunch of hot air. it wasn't even super busy.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>My stamps</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:58:13 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/71706709/"><img src="http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs22/f/2007/343/2/1/Het_Stamp_by_firstfruits.gif" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/83157761/"><img src="http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs25/f/2008/108/8/b/Stamp___Rurouni_Kenshin_by_Suxinn.png" width="99" height="55" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/62361514/"><img src="http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs19/f/2007/227/8/f/Anti_Yaoi_Yuri__not_Anti_Love_by_sephys_little_cloud.gif" width="99" height="55" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/28876129/"><img src="http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs18/f/2007/216/0/4/Stamp___I__m_a_virgin_1_by_duhcoolies.gif" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span> <br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/64989938/"><img src="http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs20/f/2007/274/7/8/Platonic_relationships_stamp_by_Rynnay.gif" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/69819465/"><img src="http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs23/f/2007/318/b/3/Originality_stamp_by_pixmaina.png" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46175783/"><img src="http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/007/1/6/Disney_fan_stamp_by_Vhea.png" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39290858/"><img src="http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/248/c/b/__Stop_Child_Porn___Stamp_by_ppgrainbow.gif" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span> <br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43007825/"><img src="http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/317/7/1/Anime_Is_Art_by_budgie.gif" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/97047886/"><img src="http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs36/f/2008/249/d/2/Sailor_Moon_Stamp_by_Dinosaur_Ryuzako.png" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span><br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Petition time!</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:19:46 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Yes folks itÂs that time again (no not the presidential elections important as that maybe) well here is a petition going around to tell You Tube to quite hassling anime fans by deleting AMVsÂ..(While I think its just a bunch of jerks who keep labeling it as spam, it doesnÂt hurt to keep your self safe.)<br /><br />So get out your eletronic sigs and take over the world <br />>D Mhahaha Â.er right.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/yout9096/petition.html">[link]</a><br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Look what I found XD</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:51:23 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://www.mangabullet.com/gfx/promo/stamp_mb1.gif">[link]</a><br />Now all the strange otukus can go hang out and let the rest of DA have some peace and quiet. this should be fun >3<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Sakura Con and other stuff.</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:26:35 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Right now IÂm duking it out with a cold. I hate being sick XP.But I got to be at Sakura Con! There was a masquerade ball and I was there! Me and my friend James danced and it was wonderful (although the music was a little too ethereal to dance to. Before hand we went to a workshop teaching us how to dance.<br /><br />Eh on a bad note I had to file a complaint to the staff about this dude who wonÂt give my camera at the lost and found.  I donÂt want to go into it unless you ask. <br />My dad had credit with a nice hotel so me and two other friends stayed there. They both study Ty kwan do So I had two bodyguards for the weekend XD. <br />Oh and I are famous. Im on you tube for a mock battle. check it out.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VjqKpXh-ug">[link]</a><br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Happy St Paddys ^_^</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:19:12 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Happy St Paddies day. You know there is more to this holiday then getting pinched for not wearing green and getting smashed XD. Saint Patrick wasnÂt actually Irish but British and was kidnapped by Irish pirates and sold into slavery. On those lonely hills he found himself crying out to God and gained a relationship with Him. He later escaped and  came home. But later in his life he had a dream of an the Irish people calling out<br />ÂCome and walk among us holy boyÂ and after many years of trying to be sent back he did. He was known for his bravery and his dependence on God. On one occasion he changed the Druids  by lighting his own fire on Easter which was on the same night as the spring equinox . Now why is a fire so confraternal? Because if anyone had lit his fire before the king did he would be put to  death. As soon as he lit his fire the druids cried out. <br />	ÂIf you donÂt put out that fire it will spread over the hole world.Â Celtic Christianity which came out his and others efforts saved the much of the Latin and old Irish Literature from dieing out in the dark ages. It was Irish monks who recorded them and they where incredible Missionaries who went as far as even America to preach the gospel. One thing I creaks me up about Celtic symbolism its symbol for the holy spirit. Instead  of a dove it was a goose!<br />WeÂll I now have real reason for not posting (besides for being lazy and addicted to Kaleido Star an awesome anime)<br />  I got TWO jobs now whooo for monies XD! IÂm saving 70% of my pay check to go to school of illustration. Well you all have a good one and God Bless.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Shelter of Wings</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:21:29 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Shelter of Wings is an awesome Manga by Lisa Hutchinson.<br />The story is about a thirteen-year-old artist named Jenna who lives through a car accident with an injured leg and her mother dead. Needless to say she's having a hard time with having faith in a loving God. But what she doesn't know is that she has a call on her life from God and Satan will do anything to get her off the path. She ends up meeting her guardian angel Mosirashek, who begins to show her destiny. But there is also anther part of the story. A Demon named Kolom and his side kick Ruphio are trying to take over hell and they want to use Jenna as well. <br /><br />	I love it because it takes Angles and Demons form a biblical prospective. These are not your typical people with wings. They have beautiful design and Lisa did her research and it shows. She did however take her liberties but they arenÂt too much of a stretch. All The characters are hilarious and there is nothing contrived about this work.  <br />	Check out the website and see if you might like it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shelterofwings.com/">[link]</a><br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>abortion; a question</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:16:05 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Today is the anniversary of Roe V.S. Wade<br />
<br />
 Today is the day that abortion was made legal.<br />
47 Million Children have been snuffed out of existence.  Gone with out a trace. And often the sentiment people have is <br />
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ÂWell I personally believe its wrong, but I donÂt think I should force my beliefs against another person.Â<br />
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Beliefs are one thing , but what about justice?  <br />
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Lately IÂve been comparing the plight of the unborn to the blacks in slaved during the early part of American history. Slaves had no rights or voice and they where demeaned and made to be sub-human; objects to be owned by Plantations. They where called ÂNegrosÂ or Nigger.  The only way they could speak was through the mouths of abolitionists.<br />
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In same way the Unborn are debased by society by being called Âfetus.Â They are the property of Âthe womanÂs bodyÂ or even worse men refusing to take care of the woman and child and pressured the whole operation. Although there may be well meaning nurses and doctors performing and providing the operation; often they care more about making money then  the health of the woman. Motivated by Greed they insist upon the operation; in the same way of the slave owners.<br />
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Look, the answer to this question wonÂt be easy, but its worthwhile to explore. <br />
<br />
My mother had two abortions, none of them she wanted  but she was pressured. <br />
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So the question is Âwho really wants abortion anyway?Â<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Join the Club</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:34:48 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ for all you virgins out there we have our own club on DA. <a href="http://virgin-club.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/v/i/virgin-club.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconvirgin-club:" title="virgin-club"/></a><br />
Join the revolution.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Five Day Fast</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:44:19 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Fasting it is a spiritual art thought lost for centuries....At least to some in the American Church( IÂ am being very sarcastic here). Then again the Protestant church felt that the fasts imposed by the Catholic church where ways to gain salvation. While that may be true. WeÂve lost an important part of the faith.<br />
Yes I am fasting(I am on Day 3), don't worry though I'm drinking water and juice and I mostly just lying around. I did get one picture done though. "But why do you fast?" You may ask. I personally do it for physical and spiritual reasons.<br />
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Physical Reasons <br />
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I am not doing this to lose weight. That  would be dumb and I gain it all  back.<br />
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What happens when you fast, is your body goes into detoxification mode cleans out your body.<br />
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Spiritual reasons.<br />
What a fast does is  it clears your spiritual vision (although it is often after the fast people get the spiritual download)<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Home</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:41:31 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ IÂm back from Japan and Discipleship Training School and man is it good to be back. I know I have changed and grown. I am so thankful to have been to Japan and experience what it was like. If anyone has questions just ask me and IÂll tell you all about it.<br />
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Edit <br />
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Bahhh its taking forever to debrief from coming back from Japan. I have to warn you this is very random.<br />
Some questions people have asked me.<br />
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ÂWas it what you expected?Â <br />
Well I studied up on the culture, so in a way I think I built up healthy expectations. But I was pleasantly surprised when I first came in. I didnÂt realize how similar Washington was to Japan and I had been in a dry, tropical climate. I remember my eyes watering at the sight of green bamboo trees, they looked like evergreen trees from the air. It was like coming home in a way.<br />
But Man the guy sat next to had a shirt what was basicly a pin up. It was sooo gross and embarrassing.<br />
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Some things I saw.<br />
Some Japanese put mayonnaise on everything. And if you blind I think one of the most blind friendly countries is Japan, all the sidewalks have raised bums for those with impaired sight.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Gone for 8-Weeks! XD</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:45:59 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I don't think it's dawned on me that in less then two days I'm going to be in Japan on a short term mission.....0_o. Here's what I'll be doing. <br />
First We'll be in Tokyo and working with the church there. We'll be teaching an english class. Then from there we go to Okinawa home of Karate XD.  I don't know what we'll be doing there but it should be good. <br />
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I'm just glad we're gonna get off this rock known as Hawaii.<br />
I may not respond to comments and stuff so don't get offended. <br />
See ya <br />
Clar<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Hot air.</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:07:08 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well that Hurricane turned out to be nothing more then "hot air" excuse the pun. Hey you ya'll be praying for me. I need over $2000 by Monday. I know its coming but I'm going to keep praying. What we are learning about all week was about walking in faith. It looks like I be in a crash course of it. Its hard not to worry but it doesnÂt add a minute to my life anyway.<br />
Today we had a BBQ for my DTS class, I was so thankful for steak (the food was wonderful). I was able to take pictures of my classmates and that was fun.  I feel very privileged to have been here.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Hurricane</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:32:59 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hurricane Flossie is making her way to the big island of HawaiiÂseriously what a name for a hurricaneÂand its not gonna to be that bad for us because itÂs going to hit the other side of  the island.  <br />
So I have a gallon of water, a first aid kit, and flashlight ready for the worst.  All of us on base arenÂt that  worried. should prove to be instursting.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Sunday rambles</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:23:14 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Loads of homework today I'm so sick of home work. >_< So far this week the teaching was good, We learned about our identity.  IÂm making new friends like Tiffany who is a Samoan who was raised in Taiwan, She was surprised by the fact I liked anime because she got the impression that Americans didnÂt like it very much (they do they just donÂt want to admit it XD). She isnÂt in a DTS like me but she is a student and her subject sheÂs studying is primary healthcare. <br />
ItÂs my momÂs birthday today and they called me from home and I wished her a happy birthday.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Out of the Box</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:25:41 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Here at YWAM we're learning about boxs. the ones we put ourself into. it was albout getting out of our old self and into your new self in christ.<br />
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Why a box? Humans make box shapes, it one you won't find in nature. <br />
The 6 things that keep us in a box,<br />
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Fear<br />
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Comparison<br />
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Criticism<br />
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Egoism<br />
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Arrogance<br />
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Control. <br />
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and so I made a list to show in order which one has the storngest infulnce on me.<br />
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1. Fear<br />
2.Comparison<br />
3.Control<br />
4.Criticism<br />
5.Egoism<br />
6.Arrogance<br />
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I am afraid that I'll hurt others or let them down. we're gonna talk more about tomarrow.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Praise the Lord</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:36:02 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ More from DTS files XD. <br />
I feel much better now. I think it was just a cold.but I have good news<br />
My mom notice that they charged my card twice on the same day. Basically they had $500 more then they told my Dad, so I was charged with finding out what was happening. Let me tell you money troubles scare the heck of out me. I was so nervous that I would say the wrong thing or not be clear.<br />
After lunch I came and I was a bag of raw nerves. I explained what happened she checked it out. After what felt like forever she came back and found that they hadnÂt even put the money into the computer. <br />
So she asked me. <br />
	ÂSo you want me to put the money into the outreach fund.Â after finding my voice I said yes and grabbed her into a bear hug of gratitude. And as soon as I left the office I screamed for joy. God has been sooo good to provide a way for me.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>How am I doing?</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:41:14 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ doing okay. I just got a little...well really sick. Its just a bunch of things piling up on each other.  First my eyes got a little infected so I canÂt wear my contacts and then I have this cold/fever thingy. So IÂm taking a down day  today 25th of July. Please pray that I donÂt get distracted by this. <br />
	 Overall though its  been great. GodÂs been working on my heart. Its like heÂs plowing my heart, getting out all the things that are not of him like fear or defensiveness. I love my roommates; they can sense when IÂm not feeling well and fuss over me. In the DTS There are not just young people but whole families. The family in our DTS is a pair of parents and four kids. The parents are named Jodi and Mark and their kids names from oldest to youngest are Alison age 12 Benjamin ÂBenÂ age 11 Daniel age 9 and Grace aged 8. Its so inspiring to be around that family  and how the kids have adapted so well to living here. I just remembered how the silverware for breakfast  wasnÂt so clean and Ben said ÂWelcome to the mission field.Â Jodi is so comforting to be around  with. God has blessed me abundantly. <br />
So what have I been learningÂ.? A ton I just give you the highlights. Each week we have speakers come and lecture and we have to figure out how to apply it into our lives.<br />
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The first one was Dan Baumann and he taught on Life with Jesus. He was tall; light brown hair and blued eyed with glasses. He was sweet spirited and gentle and passionate about God. He was a missionary who was captured in Iran and was in prison for 9 weeks. He nearly committed suicide at one point but after three failed attempts Jesus came to him. His teaching reminded me of my church SRC  According to him ÂGod is all about the little things. The most spiritual thing you could do in your life is in the next 5 minutes.Â He also said something very encouraging  to me <br />
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ÂHearing the voice of God is a wonderful extra not the main thingÂ  (Thank God >_&lt<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)" />. When we have a relationship with God then hearing his voice will flow out of that. One last thing he said that is funny but true is this ÂIf you donÂt know what God wants, call your mother.Â<br />
We have had several speakers and itÂs a lot to talk about. HereÂs a list of  the speakers and what they spoke on.<br />
Darlene Cunningham~ Foundation of Mission<br />
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And Mark Anderson~  What it takes to change the World<br />
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Christine Colby~ Biblical Christian Worldview.<br />
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Faye Williams~ Intimate with God.<br />
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Wow thatÂs a lot of informationÂwell keep praying to remind me to update the journal.<br />
~Clar<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>I made it!</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:47:17 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ After a 12 hour flight and tourist traffic I got to The University Of The Nations campus on Kona Hawaii at 12:43. Its really cool here. Its not like a regular college campus. Whole entire families live here; students and staff with their children. The Ohana spirit; the spirit of family is really strong here. Everyone is really friendly here. The food isnÂt so bad; I just have to be careful what I eat. I donÂt mind the humidity  or the heat besides we have several fans running in our dorm room. Me and anther girl Jennifer are the only non-Asians in the room; the other four girls are Koreans. I am the youngest girl at age 18. Here are some sats on the other girls<br />
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	Lina <br />
	Age: 22 <br />
	She is so cute! I didnÂt think she was that old. She speaks good English but sometimes I can misunderstand what she says with hilarious results. For example she said she came from Seoul; Korea and I thought she was saying ÂSouth KoreaÂ It wasnÂt until dinner time it dawned on me was she meant.  <br />
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	Jennifer    <br />
	Age 20<br />
	A northern California girl who is an artist. <br />
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	Soy <br />
	Age:24<br />
	She is a twenty-something  who is a musician <br />
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	Jin <br />
	Age: 22<br />
	I donÂt know her age but she hails from Seattle-Tacoma area yeah Washington pride!<br />
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	Hyeyeong<br />
	Age 25<br />
	Her ambition is to be an animator. <br />
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As I get to know them more I tell ya more.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>I&amp;#146;mm leeeaaavin\' on a jet plan</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:01:41 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Okay peeps IÂm going to be gone for 5 months; 3 three in Hawaii and 2 in Japan so that means no arts for a LONG timeÂ. So what the heck  I am doing? I am enrolled at  University of the Nations at Kona and IÂm going to do Discipleship Training School (DTS) Here is what its all about.<br />
<br />
The purpose of the DTS<br />
1. To equip people of various ages and levels of spiritual maturity to grow in their relationship with God and develop Christ-like character. <br />
2. To awaken in our students a burden for the world's lost and hurting people, showing them how they can be an influence for redemptive change in whatever job or country or sphere of society God may call them to serve in.<br />
3. To help students build a solid Biblical foundation for life, including an understanding of the nature and character of God and how to apply his truth and wisdom in everyday life.<br />
4. To challenge Christian men and women to become active in service to their local church, their local community and in world missions and evangelism.<br />
5. To impart an understanding of Youth With A Mission International, its foundational values, calling and opportunities for service.<br />
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Each DTS has a different focus and the one I chose was World Japan.<br />
So IÂm leaving on 5th of July at 6 am (which means IÂll leave home at 2 am >_&lt<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)" />.<br />
I canÂt wait. ]]></description>
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                <title>Manga</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:59:45 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I got off my butt and made part of a manga.<br />
<a href="http://saintnightingale.smackjeeves.com/comics/166447/">[link]</a> Its called Saint Nightingale, I wanted to illastruate a fairly tale I made up. A girl with a golden voice is turned into a nightingale by a jealous friend. Fleeing her village she finds herself in a kingdom where the King is trapped in a curse of his own.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>lets go to jail Paris</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:51:16 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I have to  admit I cheered and laughed when I saw the headline that Pairs was going to jail. I also saw her picture as she was bailing her head off in the back of the police car.  <br />
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I know I shouldn't think that but I cant help it.  It was a bit much for her to be crying about a 45-day sentence. she acted like she was getting the death sentence. But in the end she will have a greater respect for the law and be a better citizen. Or wise up on how much the lawyers can really do.<br />
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All in all Justice was served.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Sap</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 22:32:32 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I am the worlds biggest sap in the world. <br />
I will cry at plays, movies....heck even Country songs.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Virginia Tech rant</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:04:20 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I feel angry...about the killings at that tech school; many good and innocent people where killed.  Any one of them could have reached out and helped this isolated young man who turned into a killer. But no one did; no one could be able to intervene because of whatever. We can whine about violent movies or gun control but its all about your heart. When you see someone isolated or lonely try to reach out to them; befriend the friendless. But do it wisely; with careful discernment.<br />
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	Anther thing that unnerved me was his morbid creative writings; which scared me as an artist. Im not suggesting the burning all dark material, its just we in our art community we tend ignore creepy stuff or even trump it great art with out thinking about how the art can influence peoples mind and emotion, for good or  for evil. <br />
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<br />
Art is powerful!<br />
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Art can be an indicator of whats going on in peoples mind. So the next time you see something out of place in art asked the artist about it. See whats going on and really listen to them.<br />
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<br />
Just one point about gun free zones. I think it is a stupid idea. Why do you think there has been so many shootings in schools or gun-free zones..Because no one has a gun but the bad guys. Frankly Gun Control is like trying to out law water to avoid drownings.<br />
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I just wish there was a way to figure out how to stop these killings. I know that there will always be evil people but I just want to empower good people to protect themselves and others.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Sakura Con</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:57:38 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ...it...was....AWSOME! XD. I wish I had got there earlier to sign in for the first day. Just because you singed up earlier doesnt mean you get their in there faster. The line for the for reregistered people was way longer then for one day passes XP. On the bright side it wasnt as expensive as one day passes. I bought a three-day pass for a friend for her birthday. So we traveled the Con; together  we shopped mostly. I got pulled aside a lot; to get my picture taken...mostly by guysI do wonder if they are putting my picture on good sites and non hentai ones..0_o oh someone from Nausicaa. Net took my picture.Oh and I got to meet Kylee of SonicRocksMySocks. <br />
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To be honest I was scared that I would come across as a foaming fan. But she was polite and I got to take a picture with her ^_^. I wish I was a little more braver in stating my admeration of her but its okay Ill do it later. <br />
Oh and I glomped (running and jumping into a hug) a Sesshoumaru....well I tried to....Now I'm not one of those gals who just randomly glomps people. You see I had talked with the guy earlier and talked about his costume (which was awesome by the way) and he said he had been glomped all day. So I spotted him later in the day decided to glomp him as my friends watched on. I walked up and gave him a really pathetic one so he turned around and saw it was me so he encouraged me to try again. I did and he lifted me into the air and  that was cool. <br />
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all in all I wish I could have been a little more prepared.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Thank God the Internet is Back!</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:58:43 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ for the past week I have been without internet....^_^<br />
Tomorrow I'm going to my first Anime Con! <br />
Sakura Con here I come. I'll be dressed as Nausicca; and that's not a common Cosplay. Me and my next door neighbor Magoret worked on the outfit; but it might be to be finished untill tomorrow....we gonna be a little under the wire....O_0 But we'll get it done in time <br />
Don't be shy you can come and say hi!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>testing 1 2 3  How do you?</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:24:03 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ how do you put pictures on Journal entry.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Happy St Paddys ^_^</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:39:03 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I love this holiday. Im not Irish but its a fun one. I like looking back on St. Patricks life and how he impacted a nation for God. My cousin is going to sing Danny Boy for her school .man thats a depressing song. <br />
A big part of St. Paddys is the Guinness beer. I heard a story that the guy who invented it; got the instructions for it from a dream from God because they where running low on food. I think thats just a myth but I could be wrong.<br />
You all enjoy your selfs and dont drink and drive.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Help me DA!</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:54:46 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I have this really bad probelm. whenever I try to sign on to DA it won't let me log on(even though I know the password).<br />
I have to retrive the darn thing all the time. Who should I talk to on the DA Staff?<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:53:38 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I have this really bad probelm. whenever I try to sign on to DA it won't let me log on(even though I know the password).<br />
I have to retrive the darn thing all the time. Who should I talk to on the DA Staff?<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Sailor Moon as an American film?</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:23:18 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I don't know if this is just a rumor or what. Apparently Animage, in their current issue, announced that Fox has acquired the rights to the Sailor Moon and is looking to Joss Whedon to presumably write and direct a live action film staring Lindsay Lohan.....hmmm. I can't see her in the role of Sailor Moon. (She could be a good Sailor Jupiter though)<br />
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<br />
According to anther source where she was asked about the possible role she was rather vague about the subject. It sounds like its still in the conceptual stage.<br />
<br />
These are one of those times I wish that I knew famous peoples addresses. I would write to Joss and ask him that if he pursues this project that he stay close to the manga. If he did I  and other fans would so go see it.<br />
<br />
Speaking of odd and direfully frightening adaptations check this out on YouTube. <br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6abDYZsfnbw">[link]</a><br />
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Saban the guys who brought you the Power Rangers, VR Troopers and the Masked Rider, tried to do their own version of Sailor Moon that was a mix of live action and western Animation.....(I don't mind that it was live action but the fact it was western animation was total and complete blasphemy.<br />
To get all the details of Saban's idea go here  <a href="http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/01.06/feature/2/index.php3">[link]</a><br />
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Strangely I don't get scared of all these things. in fact I'm excited.... I was watching Bat Man Begins and I thought about doing a Sailor Moon story in America (although it was going to be an anime) It would be cool if she lived near Seattle so that the Japanese eleamnet wouldnt be so removed from the story. <br />
Now I want to  try to write a script for Sailor Moon.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Requests</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:21:57 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I am currently able to take requests so please ask. Fan art or OC's or anything<br />
Just no Yaoi or Yuri or Hentai.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>One Night with the King</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:42:37 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Oh. My. Gosh.......It is the best Christian Movie I have ever seen. <br />
I totally was swept up in the story.<br />
The movie was adapted from the Tommy Tenney-Mark Andrew Olsen novel based on the Bible's Book of Esther. Personally the movie was way better then the book (it was way too preachy). <br />
 What I really like about the movie is that it goes way back several hundred years before Hadassah (Esther) during the war between Saul and the Agagites, and because Saul didnt kill all of the Agagites when the prophet Samuel told him too. (Played by Peter O'Tooleman this guy is so old!!!!!)  The king is killed but his queen who got away and she was with child!) And from that line came Haman (James Callis this guy is creepy*shivers* )<br />
<br />
 Let me tell you the cast is incredible with <br />
John Rhys-Davies as Mordecai the Jew, Xerxes played by Luke Goss, John Noble (the psycho Denathor from LOTR) as the prince of face, Omar Sharif as Prince Meucan and Last but not lest Tiffany Dupont as Hadassah or as the world knew her as Esther.<br />
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 Tiffany was cute as Hadassah, She made her a strong but playful young woman (and a wicked cool storyteller) and the love between her and the King is so awesome! <br />
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The Sets are breathtaking real or virtual. I had seen films with bible stories and although they were true to the good book everything felt so small, with no grand scale (not like the Prince of Egypt had). The camera would do these spectacular pans all over the palace (as if the camera was flying its really cool). <br />
The costumes where great and colorful and helped tell the story. Although I do have to warn you it kinda departs a wee bit from the story but still it is so cool. Now I order you to go see it or at least see the trailer. <br />
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<a href="http://www.8x.com/onenight/">[link]</a><br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 06:47:18 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Here in dreary Seattle there is this guy called the Bubble Man, and he uses old junk to make bubbles with (i.e. the plastic that used to hold soda cans) And he thinks <br />
"Down with lots of sugar, and video games!<br />
Children need time, not gadgets galore! <br />
The love you give kids doesn't come from a store.."<br />
<br />
 He also has what he calls a bubbleosophy <br />
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<br />
I bubbelieve that we the people are<br />
just like bubbles.<br />
We are all different shapes, colours and sizes,<br />
just like bubbles<br />
and some of us last longer than others,<br />
just like bubbles...<br />
and though our surface tensions may vary,<br />
we all come from the same Source,<br />
just like bubbles.<br />
All bubbles come from joy.<br />
All people come from Love, because only Love exists.<br />
When we don't know we come from Love,<br />
we fall in Love.<br />
When we realize we come from Love,<br />
we rise in Love...<br />
just like bubbles.<br />
<br />
That is what true love is. Its something that lifts you up. And to me the sorce of all love is God and when I reailze that I am lifted up. <br />
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<br />
Check out his website here:<a href="http://www.bubbleman.com/">[link]</a><br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>The War against Terror</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:01:30 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ 9/11 is to me a very personal day, the date always seems to catch me by surprise. Today I didnt know it was the 11th until I turned on the radio.<br />
I was thirteen when it happened. My Uncle Charlie is a Lawyer and he is by nature habitual and he always takes the train which is right under the towers. A business friend convinced him that he needed to go to trial with him. Charlie didnt want to go because he knew it would be long and boring and he had other things to do. But he ended up going and it saved his life. My cousin Ali who was in high school at the time didnt know that her father was alive and she was called outside her classroom. She then started to cry because she thought that Uncle Charlie was dead. I believe with out a shadow of a doubt that God rescued my uncle.<br />
<br />
When Ali came to visit Washington two or three years ago she was in a conversation with someone who said<br />
You deserved to attacked.  The guy was a total moron. Ali knew many people who lost family members to the towers. How could someone carry that sentiment? Even if there was a hint of truth to the Terrorist cause they had no right to murder innocent people. They and the Islamism fascists are dead wrong!<br />
<br />
I think we (Americans) need to wake up from our apathy and the false hope that if we ignore or try to reason with the cowardly bullies of terror they will leave us and the world alone. Let me put it to you this way: They will fight until they are triumphant or they are obliterated! We are at war weather you want to admit it or not. We need to be resolved and have the will to win. We cant half-ass this effort. The Terrorists do not deserve protection not even under the Geneva Convention for the treatment of P.O.W.s, They aim to kill as many as possible. Although we need to treat them humanly that doesnt mean we should endow them with undeserved rights.  <br />
<br />
I also had it with liberals playing political Ring o round the Rosie with President Bush for there own political power. Saying that Yes well vote for Iraqi War. and then turn around and say He lied to us!(They all had the same intelligence and they all voted on it darn it!). Evan more so Im disgusted with the medias biased point of view. Im not saying that there is no place for healthy criticism for Bush but they need to stop sabotaging the ability of the President and the government in a time of War with an obviously dangerous opponent (the Terrorists). <br />
We need to win not just for ourselves but for our future generations. I understand that many of you dont agree with my standing but please be civil. ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Commissions</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:03:13 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I'm as poor as a church mouse who's wife ran off with anogher mouse taking all the cheese. So I am going to open shop per say with Commissions with no set prices. Anyone intursted? ]]></description>
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                <title>Never been Taged</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:05:13 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ so I have to list 6 weird traits of mine....<br />
<br />
(1. when I get really excited or my nose ichtes I rub my nose between my fists (I look just like chickmonk)<br />
<br />
(2. Sometimes I talk outloud to myself like I'm being interviewed.(I hate getting caught doing that)<br />
<br />
(3.When I get inspired I have to move around(which mean running around the house).<br />
<br />
(4.I think outloud when I'm by myself.<br />
<br />
(5.I'm dislexic but it only affects my spelling and not my reading.<br />
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(6.I'm olive skined except for a patch of fair skin on my back.<br />
..... ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>distraught about collage</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:57:47 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Right now I am feeling really distraught. I really need to find a descent art collage for 2-D Animation. <br />
I feel like just giving up the whole animation thing and just doing illustration. <br />
One collage I am thinking of is The Savannah College of Art And Design but there asking for S.A.T I dont know what they mean by undergraduate and the entire lingo that goes with it. I just want to get it all done I and I dont have my GED.<br />
<br />
I feel like giving up but I know I cant. I just need to see what needs to be done and keep moving forward. Anyone who could help me with this would be nice. <br />
note or commet. ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>I started the Manga.</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:56:45 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I started "Learning To Fly" I aready have 7 pages. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/d/dance.gif" width="29" height="21" alt=":dance:" title="Dance!" /> <br />
go read it at  learningtofly8, <a href="http://learningtofly8.deviantart.com/">[link]</a> ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>ToDoushiiornottoDoushii</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:31:09 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I've got this Sailor Moon Doushii in the works called "Learning to fly." Its what if Sailor Moon toke place in the meiji era. ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Awsome Christmas</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:18:39 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Feeding the homless went well.We got up and drove around seattle and looked for them and gave them food and cloths. it was really fast (like 20 min) and I didn't do much....>_> <_< we had more poeple delivering then I exspected but it was awsome ( my dad looked so silly with his head lamp.) but man I felt good. thank you all who prayed for me. ]]></description>
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                <title>please pray for me.</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:36:34 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ On Christmas morning I'm going to get up at o'dark  and giving stuff to the homless so please pray. ]]></description>
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                <title>Why is Homosexuality bad?</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:42:59 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Why is Homosexuality bad? <br />
<br />
<br />
Why do Christians think homosexuality is bad? Have you ever wondered that? <br />
Well Ill explain it the best I can. <br />
<br />
Once a gay friend of mine offered me a book that had a theory that the bible actually was condemning temple male prostitution; well I checked the bible. <br />
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Leviticus 18:22. <br />
<br />
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. NKJV<br />
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Leviticus 18:22 (The Message)<br />
22"Don't have sex with a man as one does with a woman. That is abhorrent. <br />
Abomination as defined by Merriam-Webster, .2 : extreme disgust and hatred : LOATHING  <br />
abominable 1 : worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : DETESTABLE <the abominable treatment of the poor><br />
2 : quite disagreeable or unpleasant <abominable weather><br />
<br />
0_o Doesnt sound like male prostitution to me. Sounds like God hates sodomy Some Christians would point out that there are laws that we dont follow any more such as a kosher diet (not eating pork or shellfish). The Author later pointed out that Jesus never condemned or even mentioned homosexuality. Although true he never mentioned it he did say in Matthew 5:17.<br />
    17Do not think that I have come to do away with or undo the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to do away with or undo but to complete and fulfill them.  <br />
17"Don't suppose for a minute that I have come to demolish the Scriptures--either God's Law or the Prophets. I'm not here to demolish but to complete. I am going to put it all together, pull it all together in a vast panorama. (The Message)<br />
Remember in Jewish culture it was one of the worst things perverted stuff you could do (Leviticus 18:22) that explains why he did not mention it. The subject of homosexuality to my understanding (I could be wrong) never came up until Paul wrote the letter to the Romans (the Book of Romans). That was because Roman culture borrowed a ton from the Greek culture (They plagiarized all of their gods and mythology.) And the Greeks normalized homosexuality as a part of their culture and passed this to the Romans. So Paul addressed this issue indirectly in Romans1:24-26  <br />
24Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creatorwho is forever praised. Amen. <br />
 26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.<br />
(The Message)<br />
24So God said, in effect, "If that's what you want, that's what you get." It wasn't long before they were living in a pigpen, smeared with filth, filthy inside and out. 25And all this because they traded the true God for a fake god, and worshiped the god they made instead of the God who made them--the God we bless, the God who blesses us. Oh, yes! <br />
    26Worse followed. Refusing to know God, they soon didn't know how to be human either--women didn't know how to be women, men didn't know how to be men. <br />
For some people this is sounding very harsh and not understanding. Oh yeah? You dont know what kind of hell Ive been through. I cant help the way I am. <br />
Paul later points out why we do bad things. Romans7:14-25<br />
14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[a] For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to dothis I keep on doing. 20Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. <br />
>_0 Ouch. So everyone suffers from sin it just that everyone has each own vice, weather it be sexual, greed, violence you name it. <br />
 21So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22For in my inner being I delight in God's law; 23but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. 24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? 25Thanks be to Godthrough Jesus Christ our Lord! <br />
Yes I disagree on many fronts about homosexuality we should be kind and understanding to them. Some people may say Whats wrong with two individuals who are in love? They should be aloud to express their love to each other.<br />
Well I believe that there are there functions for sex <br />
1). to unify a couple in body, soul (emotional) a... ]]></description>
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                <title>Anyone heard of Korel Draw.</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:38:44 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Korel Draw is a Canadian version of Photoshop and its been out for ten years. Apparently its better then Photoshop and cheaper too. Any body heard or used it? ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:59:49 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Getting better from my cold. feeling a lot better. ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Im sorry.</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:11:22 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Right now, I really irritated. I replied to Realm-Of-The-Shadowss URGENT! PLZ READ! A LETHAL BLOW TO CONSERVATIVES <br />
With this reply <br />
<br />
Honey SLOW DOWN. You don't need use capitalized letter font all the time. I know you write to a Christian addenace. Just tell the truth in love.(And I know you are doing your best)<br />
Ya I watched the previews for it. Doesnt surprise me that Broke Back Mountain getting awards already. Homosexuals are often in the arts. <br />
<br />
Don't lose hope. As my mom says: "Liberals and homosexuals are killing themselves off anyway. By aborting their unborn kids and for being homo." and prayer doesn't hurt. <br />
<br />
Oh on a brighter note Look for Nick Cannons music "Can I live?"<br />
a pro-life thing that will encourage you.<br />
<br />
All right I will admit that was very rude and Im truly sorry for hurt feelings. But keep in mind I was talking to Realm-Of-The-Shadows who is has the same views as me. I really want show its not about hate. I DONT hate Liberals or Homos. But what is wrong with questioning Homosexuality? Why do you have to label me a hater, homophobe, or ignorant? <br />
How do we know that its not a disorder? Liberals say all the time to question common thinking. Well I question it.<br />
<br />
I have to tell you. I used to have homosexual feelings. I remeber the shame I felt. But that shame is convition. It isnat caused by something in human socity. Its deeper then that.  <br />
<br />
Please refine from flaming me, I've had enough of this whole rubbish. ]]></description>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:49:38 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Of all the animes...I end up dreaming about Sailor Moon the most. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/sherlock.gif" width="31" height="27" alt=":sherlock:" title="Sherlock Holmes" />  <br />
One dream I was a one time character, and ether tuxedo mask thought I has the silver Crystal (didn't of course), or he need a place to hide. Well he suck into my room and I almost freaked out but he put his finger to his mouth to tell me to be quiet. My Aunt (a not a real one) storms into my room, slamming  the door into Tux boy into the wall.<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/a/animesweat.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="^^;" title="Sweating a little..." />   She asks me if anyone was there and I (proply felt bad for him) lied and said no one was there.After she left Mamoru (Darien) fell forward flat on the floor and protly left (poor guy I must torture him subconsciously). <br />
In anther dream Sailor Moon and co. had to stop a wedding (Some reason the Negaverse wanted a nerd and a fat Prmina Dona to get married )<br />
 <br />
 Well like any Operation with Sailor Moon almost never goes smoothly (She crashes into Mamo-chans apartment window twice  and lands on him in his bed and he says the last time "Not again I just cleaned my apartment" but they end up laughing)plus Sailor Venus is prefecting a new move and the crew is trying to get into a an old liberraly well it closes permently and the crew ends up flying blind and they disguse them selfs as bridemaids and the Prima dona ends up saveing herself by singing and realized she is not marring Sylvester Salon (Who ever the heck he is but in the dream he was sappost to be a guy Sailor Moon was in love with?0_o) <br />
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Any way Sailor Moon and Mamoru <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/d/date.gif" width="36" height="22" alt=":date:" title="Date" />   are both standing on the apratemt building and are looking at the stars and hope for the best and I wake up. The best ending ever. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/d/dance.gif" width="29" height="21" alt=":dance:" title="Dance!" /> ]]></description>
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                <title>brith day</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2005 09:45:15 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I was born at 8:00 pm. <br />
at 8:15 a.m. years ago the A-bome hit Hiroshima. No one thought that any thing could grow there for ducades. But there are flowers growing there and people are still living there too. ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Free</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:37:08 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ NO MORE ISSAQUAH HIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
 >< <br />
I'm as free as a bird ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Howel's moving castle</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2005 15:53:03 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Happy father's Day ya all.<br />
 I saw Howel's moving castle and I loved it to dealth eyepopping:  It was sooo COOL. Howel was the best character ever! Christian Bale voice was so perfect for the part. drool: Its the best Dubing of a character I ever heard. Howel's movement, demenor,looks all melted togther perfectly.  ^^ ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>Howel's moving castle</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2005 15:53:01 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Happy father's Day ya all.<br />
 I saw Howel's moving castle and I loved it to dealth eyepopping:  It was sooo COOL. Howel was the best character ever! Christian Bale voice was so perfect for the part. drool: Its the best Dubing of a character I ever heard. Howel's movement, demenor,looks all melted togther perfectly.  ^^ ]]></description>
                <author>~Starstoryteller</author>
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                <title>bah 8 more days</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:10:24 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ of school oh man i hate it XP ]]></description>
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