http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Verine&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Verine en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:51:29 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/27282139/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/27282139/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:46:16 PDT I like the new DA features and the portfolio option, so I'll make the most of it. My life has pretty much changed during this year when talking about my so called career. I had my first experience working in an advertising agency and managing! Then I graduated and officially am a graphic designer. Of course, that is nice and scary at the same time. Questions arise: Am I good enough? Who will hire me? How to make some money doing pleasant work? I've answered at least one - I hired myself and became a freelancer. Commissions, please come. I'm also doing a bit of EFL teaching still and thinking about making some jewelery. In the meantime, I'm also playing a lot of rpg games, which is fun obviously. I may become a GM myself, oh yeah. A lot of new stuff going on, but that's good. Slide, as they say.

]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/21203446/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/21203446/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:47:10 PDT I've tried to select my top ten albums that have influenced me somehow artistically or personally. Here they are (random order):

1.Eddie Vedder „Into the Wild” OST - this is my album of the year 2008, very soulful and emotional, reminding me what is really important

2.Tori Amos “Scarlet’s Walk” - that would be... the year 2002 probably or earlier; many songs that are like a journey through different lands; I fell in love listening to them and fell out of love...

3.Nine Inch Nails “Fragile” - a powerful doze of music that goes straight through one's spine, primal in a sense and powerful; music that kills you and then makes you reborn

4.Dead Can Dance “Towards the Within” - my ultimate love , many memories connected with it; the dawn of my adult life

5.A Perfect Circle “Mer de Noms” - the year 2000 or 2001; I've listened to it countless times, it gave me power when I needed it; sensual

6.Type ‘0’ Negative “October Rust” - I fell in love again to these tunes and it still lasts; my ultimate music love number 2, erotic, powerful, rock'n'roll!

7.“Queen of the Damned” OST - a bunch of great rock/metal songs; the film is crap, unlike the book series by Anne Rice - I've always been a vampire freak in some way

8.Stille Volk “Hantaoma” - 1999... a very important year, when a lot of things changed for me; this album was my companion when discovering paganism in various forms

9.Clannad “Landmarks” - 1999 too, specifically autmn of that year; sadness and depth

10.Serj Tankian “Elect the Dead” - last year, 2007 a great musician with original style; it just kicks ass


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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/20996445/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/20996445/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:17:57 PDT Not good, not bad, something in the middle. The reason for that is that I quit my teaching job 1,5 month ago and I'm still looking for a job as a graphic designer. Meanwhile I'm sitting at home, trying to take the most out of my time, but you know how it is when you're supposed to create your own routine and keep up with the self-imposed discipline. It's harder than it seems. If any graphic designers read this, I'd appreciate some personal stories of your beginnings.
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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/19460998/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/19460998/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:50:13 PDT All of you that are taking some time off, have fun and relax!
Here are some of the pics from the final exhibition at my school:

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Sorry for the bad quality of photos, but this place was really dark, since it used to be an old factory.

]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/19250141/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/19250141/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:43:28 PDT Over and out for now.

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Rules:
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2) Take each answer and type it into dA search box
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1. The age you will be on your next birthday: 26


2. A place you'd like to travel: Scotland


3. Your favorite place: the Tatra Mountains


4. Your favorite object: books


5. Favorite food: fruit cake


6. Your favorite animal: wolf


7. Your favorite color: green


8. The town/state/etc in which you live: Lodz, Poland


9. Name of past pet: Pimpek


10. A dream come true: Being a graphic designer


11. Your nickname/screenname: Verine


12. Middle name: Magdalena


13. Favorite Smell: Lilacs


14. Bad habit of yours: not finishing things (I searched for "unfinished")


15. Your first job: (English) teacher
http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/16750751/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:01:41 PST Maybe I'm a loner after all. I've failed so far to find a friend or friends that I could always trust and spend time with and grow through that relationship. I'm beginning to think there's nothing like a true soulmate. All the most important moments of life and all the experiences you are bound to truly live through on your own, but these are your riches nobody can take away from you. Ah blah I have not much to say really. Back to my tea!

]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/15688560/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/15688560/ Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:46:59 PST I'm having my flat renovated, so I'm living with my mom for the time being and I tell you, I've got enough of it. When you get used to having your own space and privacy it's hard to go back. Especially when there's a lot of work and projects to do and you hear a voice nagging about doing the washing up. Anyway, just two more weeks or so and I'll be back to my refreshed and pretty flat, oh happy day.
This part of the year has been really hard for me due to all that fuss and a lot of work, so I'm looking forward to the New Year's Eve to bring me some renewal and energy. I also got caught in the pre-Christmas hype a bit. Today, without a good reason I bought a big plate with a funny reindeer on it. It's just... When Christmas/Yule/Szczodry Wieczor comes I'm turning all sentimental and emotional. Maybe that's because my family does not celebrate in a jolly mood and I've got only a few family members left. Then I hunger for great aromas, colourful lights and warm smiles. Just to change the mundane life into a fairy tale for at least a moment... Like in the damn films. Like in the 19th century.
Btw., if anybody would like to give me a present , this year I'd love to get music. Something by Tori Amos, Clannad, Loreena McKennitt, Lacuna Coil, Y. Tiersen, Lisa Gerrard or some other similar in style. Yup. Or books! I love books. Ok, off I go.








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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/13133535/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/13133535/ Tue, 29 May 2007 03:37:10 PDT That is quite impressive, 25, wow... Mentally I stopped at about 21. However, I do have some new thoughts on life and I somehow feel a slight pressure to make my decisions on what it really is as I grow older. When I was a teenager everything was new and it exploded with emotions with every new experience. Now I'm starting to see patterns and I hope I'm not wrong about them. So here you are, an exclusive insight into Verine's mind.
Warning, this will be a long blog.

First of all, I've been thinking about the old age quite a lot. You may say that I'm a bit fascinated with the old people, because they are at a point I cannot avoid, but also they have this unique position to look back on the whole of their life. I'd like to know how to get old with dignity and how to stay active. I'm certain that in many of these old heads there is a mind of a youngster that struggles with the surprise of having an old body. Recently I've read a very good book on that topic, among others - "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Marquez. It's a beautiful story of love and passing and it wonderfully shows that love doesn't have to fade away with age, that we always have the right to have it and we can achieve it. And there is also death... I think about that quite a lot too, but not in a fatalistic way, oh no. I'm a pagan, so I know everything passes to be reborn. I'm not afraid of my death, rather of the emptiness after the death of my close ones.

Secondly, I've been trying to figure out why I draw, paint etc., why do I feel the need to do it and what aim does it have. I'm not an artistic genius, my skills are varied but not such of a master. Maybe one day they will get closer to being perfect and then... I'll be able to create a wonderful world where ever I'll be. Yes, I think many artists, especially those fantasy and sci-fi ones create, because they want to run away from our world to another, where things are deeper, more powerful. I'm a follower of a theory by J. Campbell, Eliade and others, who study or studied myth and the lack of it in our world now. There is hardly any sacrum and I believe we need it for mental balance. That is why there is also such a rebirth of pagan religions, because the religious systems popular so far have gone dry as far as mysticism is concerned. But I'll not write more about it now, because this is a topic too wide.

My other observation is that there is some range of feelings and emotions that we people can feel. We either share them through the same experiences or we can imagine how the other person is feeling. In this was we are a part of every person, who has ever felt what we have. So you are an individual, but at the same time you are a collective, you are everybody. You can recognize a smile of a girl in love, because you've had the same smile on your face. In this way you are the same. I guess the feeling of being complete in life and getting closer to understanding it all comes when you've experienced a lot and been in many situations so that, as if, you can see an object- life - from all different perspectives, like a camera would move all around something. Of course you cannot experience all in one life, but you can read, watch films, listen to music. There are stories there that teach us what it is all about, I believe that when you've watched or read a great number of these stories, you'll experience a "click" in yourself, and maybe you'll not exactly understand what life is, but you'll feel it. Gee, complicated, huh?

My brain is steaming, so that's enough of homemade wisdom. Just to add, I really recommend new albums by Tori Amos "American Doll Posse" and by NIN "Year Zero". They rock! I wonder if I'll still listen to NIN when I'm 60. You bet I will!










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Top 10 songs I've been listening to lately:

1. Smoke city "Underwater love"
2. Einstürzende Neubauten "Sabrina"
3. Ute Lemper "The case continues"
4. Lacuna coil "Heaven's a lie"
5. Kate Bush "Running up that hill"
6. The Cure "Close to me"
7. Deine Lakaien "Into my arms"
8. Juliette and the licks "Hot kiss"
9. Rammstein "Ohne dich"
10. Kosheen "Hungry"

Check them out if you don't know them! And what is your Top 10?





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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/11421499/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/11421499/ Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:39:15 PST In general... The older you get, ladies and gentlemen, the more confused you become. At least this is the case with me. Urges and emotions dragging me all over the place. I know that others cannot always understand me, but I do wish to have soulmates close, I guess I need contact and free exchange of experiences. I have a few wonderful friends (kisses for you, girls). but we don't see each other often enough to tell each other secrets, things that need to be told, let out. So many ideas and emotions crossing my head... How the hell to stop them and grasp them, to change them into something valuable and firm... The further into the woods the thicker it gets... I wish I weren't so damn strange.








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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/10590407/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/10590407/ Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:07:04 PST
1. A fly has been stalking me for the last few days and I believe that it must be some messanger. It strolls on my skin and sits on the screen when I work.
2. My way to feel free in the city is driving my car at night.
3. I love cooking, but I hate cleaning afterwards.
4. Green tea is my remedy for all evil.
5. I like the smell of smoke when something nice is burning.
6. Many of my students would be pretty surprised to see what my private life looks like.
7. I often dream that I dream.
8. I prefer observation to participation, at least in the beginning.
9. I think I can read animals' emotions.
10. My best memories are these of trips with my darling.





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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/9804939/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/9804939/ Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:51:04 PDT I don't want to offend anybody, it's just that I don't get it, so if you can explain, please do. Dialogue is on.




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Not much more to say- back to work.





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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/9297795/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/9297795/ Fri, 07 Jul 2006 03:30:10 PDT There are still two other that are not that good, but still good enough for now, since I don't want to waste my time doing nothing. For all of them you have to pay a lot anyway. Good I earn some (if they take me back to work after holidays) and have supportive close ones. Beside that, I'm having a really hard time finishing my MA thesis; my concentration span is unbelievably short and the heat doesn't help either. All in all, that's hell of a vacation. I'm a mess, tralala...
Best wishes for all of you, especially those who are struggling with hard stuff as well.




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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/7863955/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/7863955/ Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:41:09 PST I'm thinking of you Moherek, my animal mate, and hoping you'll have a happy life out there. Thank you for your friendship - one of the best kind a human can get.








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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/7673382/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/7673382/ Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:04:03 PST It's lovely outside, all that whitness suits the city, but why the hell so cold!? But anyway... I'm writing to say I'll be moving some of my pieces to scraps, because I'm no longer satisfied with them. I'm aiming at better standards. Ah, and it seems I found a home for the dog I've been taking care of for almost 3 months. I love him already, sweet creature, but sitting home alone all the time doesn't do him good. I'll miss him... Well, I'm always left with my rat. Warm hugs for all of you!







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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/7440432/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/7440432/ Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:52:11 PST Cheers! Let this coming year be a breath of fresh air for us all.








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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/6969345/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/6969345/ Sun, 06 Nov 2005 07:56:24 PST Soon I'll stump my feet and scream. Life can be so f****** tough but it has been and always will be so f****** fascinating anyway.




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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/6412361/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/6412361/ Sun, 04 Sep 2005 09:23:03 PDT Now one more thing I need is to get away from the city to the mountains for some time and I can start another academic year. Bring it on! And how are you?






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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/6294464/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/6294464/ Mon, 22 Aug 2005 06:04:53 PDT for buying this one year subscription for me. It surely makes using this place a bit more fun. I hope things will be good for you and me.





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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/6111924/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/6111924/ Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:02:32 PDT
For those interested to read more about the other side of the yellow story, please visit Helwidis [link] and Odessa11's journals [link]



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And when I come back from there, London- here I come.




Member of: My stock: ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5761124/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5761124/ Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:18:15 PDT While we females activate around 16 places in our both hemispheres in the brain when having a conversation, they activate 3-4 in only the left one- responsible for talking. So ladies, if you desire for almost telephatical understanding with another person, go for women. We are more emphatic, both listen to the words and watch the body language and we sense the emotions as well, ha! For all of you ladies, I wish you a lot of patience with your communication-challanged sweethearts. Still, what we'd do without them!




Member of: My stock: ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5742781/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5742781/ Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:09:05 PDT As in my last journal, I turn to any people, who would like some assistance or partnership in any artistic or fun projects, either in my area or virtually. I have a lot of time! I'm open.
Many thanks to Drama Freaks- you make me laugh like few can. Best wishes for one of my best friends, Justin, who is now on her way to India. Don't you dare to come back not in one piece!




Member of: My stock: ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5691214/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5691214/ Sun, 19 Jun 2005 02:48:06 PDT Yes, talking about that - if any of you in the nearby area want company to do some creative or fun stuff then I'm free and willing.

for Vigrid, in a plane at the moment.




Member of: My stock: ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5586399/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5586399/ Wed, 08 Jun 2005 06:07:29 PDT [link] I can't wait to frame it. In a few days my academic semester will end as well with an exam and then more freedom for art, yeaay.
Greetings for you all.



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Member of: ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5501890/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5501890/ Mon, 30 May 2005 12:04:19 PDT No surprise presents for me this time though (except a lovely piece of bark from my darling), as for an adult... But today I got a bootleg version of Dead Can Dance concert in Warsaw, which is absolutely fantastic, because to relive that event is elevation for me. Outside my flat in the clouds a storm starts and I'm starting to like this place... As the wind blows, bringing me vitality, my element, I feel good. Good. ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5393023/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5393023/ Wed, 18 May 2005 14:46:17 PDT
"I came to London. It had become the centre of my world and I had worked hard to come to it. And I was lost. London was not the centre of my world. I had been misled; but there was nowhere else to go. It was a good place for getting lost in, a city no one ever knew, a city explored from the neutral heart outwards until, after years, it defined itself into a jumble of clearings seperated by stretchs of unknown, through which the narrowest of paths had been cut. Here I become no more than an inhabitant of a big city, robbed of loyalties, time passing, taking me away from what I was, thrown more and more into myself, fighting to keep my balance and to keep alive the thought of the clear world beyond the brick and asphalt and the chaos of railway lines. All mythical lands faded, and in the big city I was confined to a smaller world than I had ever known. I became my flat, my desk, my name."


P.S. Wow, I was chosen for a week of subscription.

]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5121273/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/5121273/ Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:05:52 PDT But coming back to earth from cloud number 9... Aren't you annoyed by the multiplicity of goods offered to you to buy? Especially magazines, books, film, etc. It is good of course we have (we want to believe so) freedom of speech, but when I see stalls filled with dozens of dozens of magazines providing you facts, points of view, images, biographies, stories... It is so overwhelming for a person dealing with cultural matters every day due to studies or work. There is pressure to know all, to read all, to have access to all. Now the art is to get through this swamp as fast as possible to reach what you need It is impossible to be everywhere and to absorb all knowledge... And that is the great pain of modern times. ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4997885/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4997885/ Mon, 04 Apr 2005 13:19:49 PDT *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4988818/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4988818/ Sun, 03 Apr 2005 15:10:11 PDT
P.S. I think an artist can really find peace with him or herself, when he or she will understand that no one can possibly understand their visions and creative process as they understand it and feel it. It is only when you realize that your creativity is a value itself, without an understanding audience, that you can feel completely free and satisfied. I don't count anymore on fulfilling feedback and sharing, so from now on I'm ready to explore my own paths with my own map in my own world. ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4662186/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4662186/ Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:24:28 PST Into the trees
We'll lay on the grass
And let the hours pass

Take my hand
Come back to the land
Let's get away
Just for one day

Let me see you
Stripped

Metropolis
Has nothing on this
You're breathing in fumes
I taste when we kiss

Take my hand
Come back to the land
Where everything's ours
For a few hours

Let me see you
Stripped

Let me hear you
Make decisions
Without your television
Let me hear you speaking
Just for me

Let me see you
Stripped

Let me hear you
Make decisions
Without your television
Let me hear you speaking
Just for me

Let me see you
Stripped

*Depeche Mode/Rammstein "Stripped"* ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4644668/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4644668/ Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:58:39 PST *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4588274/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4588274/ Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:19:04 PST




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During the last few days I've been asking quite a few people, my friends and my students, if they liked christmas. Great majority of their answers, if not all, was "no". Ok, it's their business, but to me it is pretty scary to notice such a symptom in people. I'm not a christian myself and I suppose some of my speakers weren't either, which would explain their bitter attitude towards this holiday. However, christmas has many aspects, not only the christian one. People should once and for all realise that it's based on a very old pagan holiday celebrated in different form in different cultures. What it has in common though is the joy from the fact that winter slowly starts to lose strength, light comes back to replace darkness. In the past people used to light a lot of candles to help the light to win, families used to gather to share good food even in the hard times of winter and to give each other small gifts. It is a very powerful imagery- people survive together in light even in the darkness of the cold. You don't have to be a christian to celebrate such a wonderful idea. Evergreen trees, lots of bright warm colours, local dishes... How I wish all would find this real spirit of this holiday in them. For example, I'm the only one in my family, who is actually glad it is approaching. I feel... some kind of elevation. They all want to spoil it for me with their nerves and cynicism... To my mind we do need celebrations in our life and it is only up to us how we will arrange them. We really don't have to follow the shopping rush and restrict ourselves to buying expensive gifts. People, notice your close ones, realise what a gist it is to be alive and to share... Please, smile more, see more, feel more... I don't want a world of emotionless zombies... ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4072931/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/4072931/ Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:59:06 PST Best wishes. ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3876130/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3876130/ Sat, 20 Nov 2004 04:35:49 PST ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3734160/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3734160/ Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:43:12 PST *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3684194/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3684194/ Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:58:54 PDT ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3457149/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3457149/ Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:16:53 PDT For those, who also hunger for blue and white nowadays, I recommend "Noi Albinoi", an Icelandic film. It is sad like you want to cry your soul out but surely beautiful. But now... I'm "Leaving New York" again.

]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3413878/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3413878/ Tue, 21 Sep 2004 12:47:58 PDT Yes, so that would be it. Over and out.

]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3377506/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3377506/ Thu, 16 Sep 2004 13:51:36 PDT I won't waste my words for anything else now, just, who has anything calm by him, play it and enjoy it with me. Pure beauty and poetry.

]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3344384/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3344384/ Sun, 12 Sep 2004 03:03:17 PDT [link] and had some fun with it. Enjoy getting to know me.

1) What is your name? Maria
2) Are you happy with it? I'm not really attached to it emotionally. I've got other nicer names.
3) Are you named after anyone? Not as far as I know.
4) Your nicknames: Mary, Marie, and a bunch of sweet Polish words you wouldn't understand.
5) Your screen name: *blink blink*
6) Would you name a child of yours after you? Never
7) Then what would you name your children? Still wondering. Maybe Julia for a girl...
8) If you were born a member of the opposite sex, what would you have been called? Something pretty original for
sure.
9) If you could switch names with a friend, who would that be? Maybe... Nah, their names are not so interesting.
10) Are there any mispronunciations/typos that people do with your name? No.
11) Would you drop your last name if you became famous? Yes, I'd definitely have a pseudonim.
12) Your gender? Female.
13) Straight/gay/bi? Rather straight.
14) Single? Long-term relationship.
15) Do you want to be? Yes, I enjoy sharing my life with someone special, thank you.
16) Your birth date: May 29th
17) Your age: 22
18) Age you act: It can be any age actually.
19) Age you wish you were: I don't care about those numbers much.
20) Your height: 176 cm
21) The color of your eyes: green blue grey
22) Happy with it? yes, as long as the green highlights are the most visible.
23) The color of your hair: Reddish brown. Wavy.
24) Happy with it? Yes.
25) Left/right/ambidextrous? right
26) Your living arrangement? with my mom
27) Your family: small, rather old
28) Have any pets? a lovely dog and a lovely cat. Kisses, you guys.
29) What's your job: Heh, well, almost officially- an English teacher.
30) Piercing? ears and naval
31) Tattoos? not yet
32) Obsessions? wolves, art, forests, good literature, love, light, colours, movement, sounds
33) Addictions? only the healthy ones
34) Do you collect anything? books and unique objects reminding me of some special times
35) Do you speak another language? I speak Polish, English and a bit of Spanish.
36) Have a favorite quote? It changes often, nothing for now.
37) Do you have a web page? Yes, but it's outdated so it doesn't count until I have a new one.
38) Do you live in the moment? Yes, that's my style.
39) Do you consider yourself tolerant of others? Mostly.
40) Do you have any secrets? Indeed, who doesn't.
41) Do you hate yourself? No.
42) Do you like your handwriting? Yes, it's fine.
43) Do you have any bad habits? Hm...
44) What is the compliment you get most from people? Depends, but I sometimes hear I look good or that I'm talented.
45) If a movie was made about your life, what would it be called? "Nine Steps"
46) What's your biggest fear? Loneliness, not having anyone close, losing what is dear
47) Can you sing? Theoretically.
48) Do you ever pretend to be someone else just to look cool? I'm cool without that.
49) Are you a loner? Sometimes very much.
50) What are your no. 1 priorities in life? Love and creating.
51) If you were another person, would you be friends with you? Why not, why not.
52) Are you a daredevil? I've got the hidden potential.
53) Is there anything you fear or hate about yourself? Hate- no. Fear- that's something to still think about...
54) Are you passive or aggressive? Neither.
55) Have you got a journal? The one that really matters is only in my head.
56) What is your greatest strength and weakness? Strength: not giving up, passionate, believing. Weakness: too
emotional at times, too observant- seeing things that I should not see to have a calm life.
57) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I'd love to be more sporty.
60) Do you think you are emotionally strong? Like an ancient tree, baby.
61) Is there anything you re... ]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3267761/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3267761/ Thu, 02 Sep 2004 03:39:55 PDT Family changed their mind and took away the money for now. Too bad... I can wait. Just a bit more I'm trying not to eat for at least 3 days to purify my body from all junk, but I don't know if I'll manage. Tea just seems too little a meal Greetings for all...

]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3230202/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3230202/ Sat, 28 Aug 2004 06:45:16 PDT Besides that... I have a vacancy for a female friend, soul mate, sister, etc. I have girl friends, but somehow recently I've been feeling a need for a friendship to be really full of understanding, trust and sharing, something deeper. I wanna a crazy, creativer girl to be my sister! Any candidates?

]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3170148/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3170148/ Fri, 20 Aug 2004 04:06:04 PDT So here we go again!

]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3057537/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/3057537/ Fri, 06 Aug 2004 12:14:52 PDT I'm finally able to scan all my old works that have been waiting in some dusty places. There will be a great stream of them coming, from various years, because I just cant't stop myself from giving digital immortality to one more, and then one more again Best wishes to all of you. Weeeee!

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]]> *Verine http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/2923400/ http://Verine.deviantart.com/journal/2923400/ Tue, 20 Jul 2004 01:14:34 PDT I need a digital camera. All willing to give donations, please contant me for my bank account.

Just kidding.
It is true, however, that it is hard to push one's artistic activity forward without tools. People of good will, keep your fingers crossed for some new funds to appear soon. Thank you. :] ]]> *Verine