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                <title>no computer</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:51:47 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I just wanted to let everyone know i'm fine i haven't had any major accident and i'm not dead.<br />but my own computer died of the summer and the house computer got hacked.  There's no time or $ to fix the house computer but i've been offered a power supply for my lil frankie-computer ^_^ yay!  hopefully i'll be back on line soon-ish. until then a glimpse may be caught of me now and again as i avoid doing school work and spend my time "wisely" at school by saying "hi" to y'all! ^_^ lol<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Open for Orders!</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:31:35 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So if you look to the left of this entry you will see i have uploaded more arts (and of course if you are watching me you'll know that too!)<br /><br />Recently I've done a lot of signature blends/manip like stuff for role plays, more pixel dolls, and also pixel animals!  The signatures are for role plays obviously, but I play around with non-famous people faces too, and objects.  And the animals I'm mainly doing for a particular forum where I take on 4 at a time, my pixel animals are pretty high in demand already!  I'm so excited about that! lol<br /><br />So I'll open up free commissions here for dolling, sig/avs, and pixel images of all sorts since i can pixel anything as long as i have a really good ref. picture. its up to you if you want to trade but i don't require it.  I'll have 5 open spots here since on average i have about 4-5 spots on other sites<br /><br />So tell me what kind of art you want, Doll, Pixel Image (Animal or Item), Siggy-blend, Av-blend.  Please provide ref pix if you can other wise I may not create what you actually want.  Let me know colors, size requirements, and text (not just the words, but font style as well)<br /><br />Free Art Work:<br />1)<a href="http://othersideofthemoon.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/o/t/othersideofthemoon.png" alt=":iconothersideofthemoon:" title="othersideofthemoon"/></a> (brown and white owls)<br />2)<br />3)<br />4)<br />5)<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:08:34 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So like with my "leaving of facebook" some of you knew about, i've decided not to leave deviant art either.  I know too many people on here and this is my only form of contact with some friends (M-dot for example, and others like Jaynita!) But i'm continuing to remove my old art work to make room for new stuff.  Yet it will be a while before all of it is down, i'm wondering if i should just move them into scraps or something (is that easier than just deleting?)  My pixels kills and signature making skills are getting tons better so I'd like to show those off and get some CnC on 'em when I start posting art work.<br /><br />So what's the real life update on me?<br />I'm the new president of W.A.R. (formerly Women Against Rape, now World Against Rape) and recently pulled in more than double our membership from last year.  My spiritual growth although still moving forward on the path of Native American Spirituality has lead me back to the non-denom church I used to attend. School and Work started up a couple weeks ago.  Friday i attended my first pep-rally in 6 years! with my friend who i graduated with, she's now a biology teacher at our old high school, our old basketball coach is a new A.P. its all kinda weird, but weirder yet that we attended yet another pep rally XD lol  This past week I haven't been home at all <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> I just got back today helping out a friend in need.  And in the last 4 months or so I've hit a downward spiral for a while and i'm looking around wondering when its going to come up again.  In just the last couple of weeks I've come to realize a lot of stuff, even more so when suppressed memories came to the surface.  I'm returning to therapy this time on the college campus, *crossing fingers* hoping it turns out better than the others.<br /><br />It was actually Harper and my english professor this year that helped me start thinking about therapy again.  Considering i haven't had much luck in the past I didn't really want to give it ago.  But with all the recent shit that's come to light its time I try it again, cuz I actually had a break down wednesday before starting the campaigning for new members of WAR... not the best time to have a break down huh? yeah my thoughts too.  I almost had another one friday at work, let me tell you high school kids are brutal when you have a break down whether they were the cause or not, so again not the best time to freak out.  <br /><br />On the plus side of things I'm taking 2 upper level courses at college this year and i'm considered a jr. (with 3 more years left) and I love my Eng. class cuz its more like a workshop! hooray for more writing! i have an excuse to be distracted in class now! yay! and the other good news? I'm finally home after helping a friend for the last week so being home = good.<br /><br />Oh yeah hey I actually was going to have a social life this summer... it didn't happen though, i got stood up.  After my great friends moved around our own movie night plans for me.... yeah guys they're great when they are drunk, or focusing on other girls aren't they?<br /><br />lol Autumn and I had a great laugh last night the laughter ensued for hours over the fact that we figured out the reason I can't get a guy is because my "perfect" guy is already me XD yeah i know its weird but seriously the things I want a guy to do for me I already do, so there's really no work for him to do.  XD  So how does one go about fixing this situation? lol<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>DA...Has pushed us too far</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:19:51 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ DA's allowance for traced images has gone too far.  Both <a href="http://kuazi.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/k/u/kuazi.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconkuazi:" title="kuazi"/></a> and Myself as well as many other deviants are horrified by this allowance for traced images to be claimed as viable pieces of art.  IT IS THEFT.<br /><br />So to our fellow watchers, friends, and loved ones, if you see our art work disappearing this is why.  We are no longer going to be apart of something so undignified.  To continue seeing our art keep an eye out on <a href="http://www.butterflyblue.amethystrain.com.">[link]</a>  I'm coding it all right now before we delete the images on here.  I will also code the site to allow for comments to be made on the individual art works.  and my stock art will be moved to the resources section of my site...for members of <a href="http://beads-on-a-string.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/b/e/beads-on-a-string.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconbeads-on-a-string:" title="beads-on-a-string"/></a> I'm sorry but I'm leaving that too.  If you would Like I can leave the password and hand over the torch of leadership to someone else, the board will remain up and running though so you may find me and my crafts on there as well.<br /><br />I do not know how long it will take me to code the site, so just keep checking back I'll update everyone when its all been moved over...Also to keep in contact with me if you don't have me as a contact anywhere else just pm me and i'll tell you my email and other sites you can find me on. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Meh...</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:10:17 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ update: nothing in the legal department other than no one is in charge of looking for and re-arresting him.<br /><br />i'm still in school just started my 3rd year and will be done in about another couple of years.<br /><br />i also finally joined a d-n-d group and its quite fun ^_^ but my character is quite different from me...lol she's got a snippy comeback for this other character all the time lol poor kid playing the other character even said the game was cool except for my character picking on his all the time XD lol hey...its called role playing <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br /><br />still working as a sub...had to write up a couple of students on friday for assault (pencil stabbing...high school kids not kindergartners! yikes!) got to co-teach with my mom that day in the last period too...usually the worst class (the coach and my mom warned me) but they were awesome!  I told my mom working with her wouldn't be a bad thing <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> lol<br />----------<br /><br />i know its not much of an update but its all i got... life around here can be pretty dull at times <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> lol<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Arrest Him (again)</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:59:15 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ The hearing didn't go through, there's an arrest warrant out for him for failure to show... his bail has been revoked. and now i have to go through this dang circle of hoops all over again... ugh honestly i've done a pretty good job of keeping myself together today i let one tear fall in geography class because i didn't even realize i had started to cry but i sucked it up and stuck out the day on campus did my home work with Aeire, and went to my scout meeting. been home since 8 and still haven't cried but i feel the need to... <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" />  They knew he was a flight risk and yet nothing was done to prevent it, his bail was set too low and he had no connections to our community so why the fuck did they let him go like that?  I don't understand!<br /><br />I was so close to having the freedom of independence to walk outside on my own again and now since we have no idea where the fuck he went if he's still here, houston, or mexico I cannot walk by myself to my classes although each one is next to the other... if i can't find a group of trusted people to walk with me then I have to call the campus escort service provided by the ROTC and the UPD there have been 9 reports of sexual assault on campus so far this semester one of which happened just last week which scares the hell out of everyone! So no there's more worry and stress added on to life...<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Finally Going to Court!</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:15:30 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Close to two and half years after surviving hell on earth, I have my chance for a bit of justice!<br /><br />Last friday the packet of info and forms for the Impact Statement was in my mail.  On tuesday a friend took me to the DA's office to deliver it as i was afraid it would get lost in the mail.  And yesterday (friday) I got another letter from the DA.<br /><br />The Arraignment Hearing is monday morning at 9.  The paper says do not come unless subpoenaed, so I will still be going to orientation for work as it stands at this moment.  When the hearing is said and done i'll be told the court date.<br /><br />So far no word on whether or not i'll need to take the witness stand. *cross your fingers* i really don't want to take the witness stand, although i plan to be in court for as long as it takes.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Post IKE aftermath</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:48:48 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hey all (Thanks again Lil Sis for posting in the comments area to let ppl know i'm ok)<br /><br />We got power back on early so all is ok<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Post IKE aftermath</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:47:14 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hey all (Thanks again Lil Sis for posting in the comments area to let ppl know i'm ok)<br /><br />We got power back on early so all is ok<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Post IKE aftermath</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:46:35 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hey all (Thanks again Lil Sis for posting in the comments area to let ppl know i'm ok)<br /><br />We got power back on early so all is ok<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Progression of Faith</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:11:02 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Notice it says "Progression" of faith....<br /><br />I have gone from Catholic, to Hindu, to Neo-Pagan, to Catholic, to Non-denominational, to Catholic...and I left the Catholic church for good now.  My beliefs aren't the same as theirs and nowhere close.  I tried to go back to the Non-Denom church and while I love everyone there... again my beliefs don't match up and non-denom is not all that open to other religions...<br /><br />the best way to describe my faith is a hodge-podge. every religion compared to another has way too many similarities for there to be one exact truth... don't try to tell me any different or try to persuade me back to another Christian faith...I have studied all sorts of religions for over 7 years now.  All religions have truth and anything that is too similar for it to be coincidence I take and believe to be true.<br /><br />And now that I've started studies again I felt God pulling me further into it...I've felt a calling to begin furthering my studies into one focus... that of Shamanism... I fell God wants me to be a Shaman.  Shamanism has always been close to my heart because of legends and stories of the natives... I have 3 lines of Indian running in my blood if not more and have always felt a strong connection to my ancestors...if the Natives can live with their beliefs of Mother Earth and Father Sky and Those of Christian faith, why can't I?.... I can!<br /><br />I am a witch, not hocus pocus, but that I follow a lot of traditional witchcraft which does include same Native American Spirituality beliefs.  When I don't study or practice my faith and beliefs I feel empty... it is why I have never felt comfortable in any church I've ever been too.  I know in my heart that my beliefs are true.  When I say I am a "witch" and that i follow traditional witchcraft, does not mean that I am practicing anything evil.  I believe spell working is the same as praying...and I believe that God has given all of us gifts and we can either be open to them or we can close our minds to those opportunities.  These gifts are blessings he's bestowed upon us.  There are people who have been blessed with healing powers, there are people who can really see into the future, there are people who talk with spirits, and there are spirits.  I also believe that God gave everything a soul.  If you run your hands over a stone, a tree trunk you can feel a pulse, that pulse is the energy and the soul of all things.  The earth is alive... <br /><br />So what religion would you call this? I don't label it... i had been calling myself multi-denominational... but really its multiple faiths... I don't care what you call it... This is me and I shouldn't be hiding it from my friends, if you are really a friend you wont be bothered by this journal and you won't be concerned that following any of this is damaging to my soul, and you wont try to convert me back to something I was never happy with.  My friends will love and accept me for who I am.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Grand Jury!</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:37:44 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Lab Results are back and grand jury should be this month! I'll be calling on the 25th to make sure I'm glad that this will all be over before long... court will be hard but God wont give us anything we can't handle.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>No More Chemo!!!</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:40:45 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ yeah the title says it all!!!<br /><br />We just got the call from mom after the Oncologist called her, with the amount of bcells left in her marrow, they weren't sure whether they were going to go on with maintenance or if they were going to do more chemo or a trial drug...<br /><br />The oncologist says "No more chemo!" it was such a small amount (0.05% which is the line for remission if it was 0.06% she'd go in for more chemo if it was 0.04% they'd say she was in remission...) the oncologist feels that it was such a small amount and that at the time the test was done the chemo was still working its last bit of medical magic... so we're moving on with maintenance!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Mom's Update and Autumn Star's Update</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:04:40 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Ok mom just got home... its not exactly the news we were hoping for.<br /><br />All of the markers for the cancer are gone, the extra T12's, but there is 0.05 bcells still in her marrow...which means the cancer isn't 100% gone.  But the Oncologist is putting her on the 2 years maintenance and feels that she can stay "clean" for  up to 4 years before they have to do anything differently.  The Oncologist is going to discuss her case with others and see if there is a clinical trial or whatever out there they can put her on.  She's leaving on the 14th for Florida to visit a friend of hers, and the Oncologist is going to give her an idea of what they are going to do while she's in florida.  On the 8th she's got another appointment.<br /><br />As for an update on Autumn Star <a href="http://othersideofthemoon.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/o/t/othersideofthemoon.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconothersideofthemoon:" title="othersideofthemoon"/></a>  She's got some health issues dealing with her kidney's and has been sleeping a lot due to pain meds so she may be around or she may not.  Keep her in your prayers too plz!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>A Journy's update and a tag thing ^_^</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:01:13 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I finally heard what I needed to hear, from someone who started off as a complete stranger at summer camp this past week.  Straight from the heart true compliments from anyone outside of my family and close friends has never happened until this past week.  I was so used to things like "your fat, stupid, ugly" I never realized i had taken those lies to heart.  I was told i'm funny, i'm smart, i'm beautiful.  Its exactly what I needed to hear and now I'm ready to say i'm not a victim, I'm a SURVIVOR!<br />*Ignore the "remorse emoticon at the bottom my net is being retarded and wont take it off XD lol rather it should have a smile face <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />*<br /><br />------------------------------------------<br /><br />Eggy has unofficially tagged me <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br /><br />Three Things You Want To Do Before You Die:<br />1.)Visit Paris, France<br />2.)Met my distant relatives of the Deleware indians now located in my "2nd home" of oklahoma!<br />3.)move to oklahoma after falling in love and starting a family<br /><br />Three Names You Go By:<br />1.)zili<br />2.)glass trees<br />3.)great walking staff (new scout nick name)<br /><br />Three Screen Names You've Had (Other Than The One You Have Now):<br />1.)emh<br />2.)Lady Hawk Feather<br />3.)danille rouston<br /><br />Three Physical Things You Like About Yourself:<br />1.)eye color (changes)<br />2.)double jointed features<br />3.)long eye lashes<br /><br />Three Parts Of Your Heritage:<br />1.)Delaware Indian<br />2.)French<br />3.)Irish<br /><br />Three Things That Scare You:<br />1.)Heights<br />2.)Small spaces<br />3.)Spiders<br /><br />Three Of Your Everyday Essentials:<br />1.)3 bracelets 2 for mom's cancer and a chakra bracelet from Andie<br />2.)2 necklaces a dragon for strength and a cross for support<br />3.)sleep<br /><br />Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now:<br />1.)brown cow girl shirt<br />2.)capri pants<br />3.)camp Hale pass bracelet<br /><br />Three Of Your Favorite Bands/Musical Artists:<br />1.)Allen Jackson<br />2.)Fall Out Boy<br />3.)Enya<br /><br />Three Of Your Favorite Songs:<br />1.)I should have been a cowboy - Toby Keith<br />2.)Yoda- Weird Al<br />3.)boot scootin' boogie- Brooks and Dunn<br /><br />Three Things You Want In A Relationship:<br />1.)Love<br />2.)Humour<br />3.)Random Dorkyness<br /><br />Two Truths And A Lie (in no particular order):<br />1.)Blue eyes<br />2.)Partially deaf<br />3.)Hunch back<br /><br />Three Physical Things About The Preferred Sex That Appeal To You:<br />1.)Ice Blue eyes<br />2.)perfect teeth<br />3.)freckles<br /><br />Three Of Your Favorite Hobbies:<br />1.)dolling<br />2.)jewelry<br />3.)writing<br /><br />Three Things You Want Really Badly Right Now:<br />1.)to be able to eat dairy products w/o aid XD<br />2.)this cold sore to go away<br />3.)"Breaking Dawn!"<br /><br />Three Careers You're Considering/You've Considered:<br />1.)Teaching- current<br />2.)Artist<br />3.)Detective<br /><br />Three Places You Want To Go On Vacation:<br />1.)Ireland<br />2.)France<br />3.)Oklahoma<br /><br />Three Kid's Names You Like:<br />1.)Stori<br />2.)Sen<br />3.)Kalisto<br /><br />Three Ways That You Are Stereotypically A Girl:<br />1.)Like pretty sparkly things<br />2.)crushes on boys that back fire<br />3.)worry about my weight<br /><br />Three Ways That You Are Stereotypically A Boy:<br />1.)camping!<br />2.)pyro<br />3.)knives and swords<br /><br />Three people that I would like to see take this quiz now:<br />1.)Eliea<br />2.)Autumn Star<br />3.)Pendle Stock<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>There's a storm inside</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:43:02 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ with all the marriages and hooking ups going around i'm getting sadder and sadder.  When I see two people really in love of course I feel great joy for them, but on the inside my heart breaks more and more.  This past year has made me realize just how broken I am, and that there's not much of a chance of fixing that.   I don't know why there's such a small chance, but its like its a gut feeling, kinda like how on a clear day you'll walk back in to grab ur umbrella just because you have a feeling its going to rain even if it wasn't in the forecast... its like that...<br /><br />i dunno it maybe that a depression is setting in my mind... I can always feel it physically in my body when i'm about to sink... I'm trying to find ways to stop it from setting in... i'm hoping a visit to church tomorrow will help.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Will Justice Prevail?</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 21:47:17 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So this past weekend i took off with my Venturing Crew hoping for a nice relaxing time.  I've been suffering from nightmares and flashbacks constantly for months...<br /><br />when i returned sunday night, my mother let me know that in the news another woman was made the victim of sexual assault in town.<br /><br />the man in my case has been on that side of town for a while now so i emailed the detective with this piece of info... he thanked me for it and said they would look into it.  and then the second part of the email i didn't expect!  I knew they were filing a new affidavit, but i had my doubts as to anything coming out of it... well they found him!!!! yup they sure did.  now we wait on lab reports and I'm praying that i'll be able to go to court by christmas time!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>No Justice for the Innocent</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 11:04:07 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Last weekend some friends and my brother and myself went bowling and to see Iron man, well around 12 or 1am in the morning, we stopped off at a fast food place for some food and drinks before heading home.  I noticed a cop car that has been there off and on for the past couple of months.  In November of last year, i reported that the man responsible for ruining my life worked at said fast food place... this cop has been there off an on for the past couple of months, and recently i was told the DA and Police were filing a new affidavit to collect what the need so i could finally go to court...  the ass hole doesn't work there anymore...and they never collected what they needed... so my case is officially screwed.<br /><br />in other news on the 2 year anniversary of the rape, my family and my venturing crew will be gathering for my court of honor its been a really long process... and i have finally finished both gold and silver (silver is the highest and is officially recognized as being equivalent to the the boy scout eagle award!)  i wont have any sleep before the ceremony due to the flash backs that keep me awake through the night now... and due to the excitement i'm gonna be so messed up in the head i wont be myself during the court of honor... who thinks i'll be needing a drink after it?  *raises hand*<br /><br />and school is officially over as of yesterday i took my last final and i'm out for the summer going to the beach this weekend and on wednesday after jury duty on tuesday i'll be going to go find a job.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Shout Out --- Pixeldreamz</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:37:19 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Just giving a shout out here to <a href="http://pixeldreamz.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/i/pixeldreamz.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpixeldreamz:" title="pixeldreamz"/></a><br /><br />For my pixel artist friends this is great! look at the beautiful dolls on there from some of your favorites, its a new club so i encourage you to join ^_^<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>We need a Makeover!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:40:44 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ This is just insanity...  Honestly what has my family done to deserve this???<br /><br />Now that my mom has cancer we have to keep the house as clean as possible, now we never have been a home full of neat freaks... So the cleaning started weeks ago, and the house still doesn't look any better, but that not entirely all of our faults.<br /><br />our home was built in the 70's and has almost everything still original.  including the foundation that was laid wrong by a scam company  they're around for a few months do a couple of jobs then go out of business and come back later under a new name.  the foundation has been causing problems ever since we moved in, my bedroom door sometimes shuts and sometimes it doesn't close all the way and other times it swings in and out freely.  The bathroom's walls have looked completely horrid ever since we moved in and we have a floating wall.  the wall that connects to my brothers' room also floats.  We have large cracks running from the upper corners of the door ways to the ceiling in all rooms of the house, we bought a sliding glass door "faux french doors" to replace the original sliding glass doors that kept breaking with the shifting foundation...the lock broke on that a year ago now so we lock it by placing a thick wooden dowel rod in the tracks.  The front door has air leaks creating drafts, my bedroom window and the front window keep developing growing cracks due to the foundation as well.  The back door in my parents room also has a slight draft.  Each rainy season we have to go out to the back yard and dig a ditch because my folk's room floods and now there's mold growing under the carpet and in the carpet.  A few years ago we had to get a new water heater and ac/heater...and just recently we had to have a new dish washer and get the oven fixed...and thankfully we found a free refridgerator that mom and i cleaned up and with the help of my brother got moved into the house, last january, although it caused me to have sprained my ankle that kept me on crutches for over a month (with developing the blood clot.)<br /><br />When we first moved in we did a lot of fixing up because the previous owners really tore the place up (newely weds with a baby and college students that were druggies are not good for a poor old house.)<br /><br />but now on top of all of that we just got back from spending the night in a hotel.  yesterday i was sitting here at the computer when i heard bubbling come from the bathroom...our toliets and bathtubs had sewage coming up!  Big problem last time this happened, it was the city's fault.  Now its our plumbing.  We've already had problems with our sinks not working, or leaking, the hall bathtub had water leaking through the pipes under the house so we had to shut that off, and now this... well the plumbers this morning got the toilets and tubs working again, but we have to have all the plumbing replaced!!!!<br /><br />Not only that but near where our floating walls are located, we have snakes!!! a garter snake tried to bite me twice the other day before i killed it (at the time i didn't know it was a garter so i took no risks)  We could have snakes in our house!!!!<br /><br />Brother and I have been looking for jobs to help out the family but have been having a hard time getting them I still haven't had a call back from the scout camp! and mom really needs to leave her job because they are screwing her over the janitors make more money than she does!!!  and working for the state as my dad does doesn't get much either when you have a family of 5 and a morgetge and two car to keep running...mom's van is always in and out of the shop and so is dad's newer truck!<br /><br />We don't have money, our cars are dying, and our house is falling apart...<br />and the college is also upping tuition to pay for stuff we don't even need like a new student center... a "mall" area that's nothing but a park and a few buildings that no one is going to get to use until after my lil brother graduates college!!!<br /><br />What's the solution to the problem??? We have no idea but i'm going to apply to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition with Ty Pennington... so I'm asking for prayers once again  Please pray that they accept us!!!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>A CURE?!?!</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:07:47 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Thank you all so much for praying and supporting my mom.<br /><br />She just walked in the door the docs are 99.9% certain that this is CLL (the better of the two cancers!)  Not only can they put it in remission, there is a chance at a cure!!!! A CURE!!!!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>What the Doc said</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:15:44 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Mom is going in for surgery tomorrow, so that way they can place the object in her chest that she'll be getting her chemo through.  She'll be spending a week in the hospital receving a major chemo treatment and has 6 more over the next 6 months.  the only one that they want her in the hospital for is the first one.  2-3 weeks after her first chemo her hair will fall out at once.  and she has 87% chance of beating this down to the ground.  4 years after the chemo is how long the cancer will be in remmission but since the numbers are in her favor (b/c she is way young to be having this cancer) it may be longer before it comes back, but they will be able to get it into a second remission.<br />
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In other words momma's gonna be around here for a while <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Miss Diagnosis</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:39:24 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ The main doctor believes that my mom was diagnosed and believe it now to be MCL which is worse... but we don't know anything for sure until sometime Monday or later....she has another doctor's appointment.<br />
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So please please please keep praying!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Major Update on my mom!!!!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:46:16 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Thank you all so so so sososososososososo much for the prayers!<br />
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My mom is coming home in a couple of hours, the biopsy showed that she has CLL thank God it wasn't ALL!!! and she's being release today!!!! she'll be home in a few hours and over a span of time she'll have to go through some more treatments, but for now the chemo is working!!!!<br />
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Thank you all again for the prayers and support!!!!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Update: Pray For Us</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:55:34 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ another quick update, my cousin has been sick since october/november  her doc's cant seem to find out what it is...<br />
but her problem is the opposite of my mom's my mom makes too many white blood cells, my cousn's is that she can't make enough.<br />
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Update: Mrs. Fayne passed away <br />
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They moved Fayne to just around the corner from my mom. And my mom is now on chemo the doc said hopefully one round. My mom's cancer is stage 3 and it is CLL chronic lymphosystic(?) lukemia.<br />
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We've all agreed we're all participating in the relay for life this year (usually i don't b/c of other events) my mom has been out there for years supporting our friends and now that we are her care givers we're going out to support her.<br />
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The doc said that she has to stay in the hospital till wednesday if everything goes good, and come thursday she can start working again f_smile.gif just keep ur fingers crossed they're testing her bone marrow on monday.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Pray for us</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:48:17 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ My mom went earlier in the week to get new glasses and there were blood spots in her eyes. They ran a bunch of tests yesterday to find out if she had an infection in her heart.<br />
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Good news her heart is just fine.<br />
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Bad news: Its cancer. She has a lower level form of Lukiema. lukiemia is not cureable, but very treat able they've seem to have caught it early the problem right now is clotting they're afraid a clot will break lose. She's headed to houston for Herman Memorial Hospital. she's got to stay over night for now they aren't sure how long she's going to have to stay but they're running some more test to be on the safe side.<br />
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Mom's not to worried about it...b/c she knows that she will be around for a while. once its in remission she's got many many many years to live...there's no tag on her saying she's got so long to live. thats the good part...<br />
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more bad news our friend for years suffered a second stroke she's been in the hospital for a few days and the are taking her off of the ventilator and she's hanging on by a thread.<br />
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So plz pray for my mom and miss fayne.<br />
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no no no no no..........<br />
i just heard dad with the update on our friend. miss fayne was taken of the ventilator and breathing on her own but as far as the docs can see she's 98% brain dead they kept her on the ventilator so her family could come<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:52:16 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I've been very neglectful in keeping everyone updated here so here goes.  We aren't going to court the case wasn't presented because everyone dropped the ball again.  They lost track of my attacker and I was the only one who knew where he worked.  So if he's no longer there they can't get his dna because he hasn't been keeping in contact with his bailsman from what I know...and they have no idea where he lives.<br />
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The dna is the only thing we need to compare to the dna in the rape kit.  It seems that this is the only thing keeping us from going to court so my case hasn't been bumped off the list rather its never made it to the list.<br />
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but here's some good news that has nothing to do with my court case... hee hee guess how many page views I have?!?!?!<br />
hee hee Over 2000!!!! yay!!! Thankies to my friends and watchers and all the random people who bumped up my number! MUCH LOVE TO EVERYONE!!!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Court Case</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:14:01 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hey all who have been praying hard and following my court case.  I have an update so far there has been at least 2 presentations to the Grand Jury my case was on neither list...but there's another date coming up on Nov. 28th (my mom's bday) and i have to call a week b4 to see of my case made the list...its like playing the damn lotto...but we've got our fingers crossed and praying hard...we all want this more than anything, and it would be a awesome bday gift for my mom (even she said so herself)<br />
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so plz keep praying that this goes to court soon! Love and huggs and many thanks!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>This is Halloween, Halloween, Hallowen!</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:53:09 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I love Halloween! so I've gone crazy and mad this year!<br />
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One i went to the halloween weekend at the Ren. Fest and I dressed up as an undead witch... <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
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and now i have 4 more events!<br />
here they are in order:<br />
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Tuesday- Venturing Crew Meeting, Toga-ness!<br />
Wednesday- School, Pirate!<br />
Wednesday- Boy Scouts, Clown!<br />
Wednesday- Catholic Student Center Party, Princess!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Busy BUSY BuSy......I'm a cow!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:24:40 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ so when i had been attending HCC regularly and working i had money to join my friends for lunch after church every sunday...but I haven't had $ in a long time so i just see them at school.  Well my mom had me invite on of my college friends to dinner this past friday...it was great!  I love talking and getting to know my friends better... and this friend gives good hugs! (yes i'm a hug bug...no wait, i'm THE hug bug!)<br />
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Well yesterday i also had to walk home in the pouring rain! (the sky didn't even open up until i left the recital hall from music class!)<br />
My jeans, my dad's rain jacket, and my boots are in the garage still drying <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> lol I was soaked, and I litterally was able to dump water out of my boots! and though i had a rain coat that went half way down my thighs, i was soaked waist down!  I hate this whole walking home deal, but i have to...(which reminds me i still need to call the DA about my case)...But on the other hand I love walking the 5 miles home and dodging traffic because it has turned out to be good exercise...i'm losing weight! and in a healthy way!  sure its extremely slow due to my body being wacky..but hey i'm gettin there!<br />
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Oi and I cut my hair again! o yes...well actually just the bangs <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> but its such a major change!  I actually look 3-4 years younger! O.o? Truely! so yeah.<br />
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Well this weekend is a busy one!  Yep my friend's concert at Starbucks is coming up! YAY!  And that same night i'm staying with my bff, and in the morning she, me, and my bro are going to meet more Webb Society members at the REN FEST!  No i'm not a fairy or anything cool but i'm gonna be an adorable cow...or i could have MAD Cow disease <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> lol XD nah my costume is almost ready I just need to go buy a cow nose from walmart or card and party <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> hee hee I'm going to feel utterly redicoulous in my costume compaired to others, but I'll be one in a million! lol!<br />
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yeah and so this weekend is also when my bff is celebrating her b-day! yayness though it isn't until the 1st of november.  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> but it'll be great!  I made her something pertyful! but i can't post it cuz then she'd see it <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> lol so you'll have to wait a week or so!<br />
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Oh yeah and today I'm "SILENT FOR LIFE" <a href="http://silentday.org">[link]</a> check it!  I'm pro life so i'm protesting abortion...<br />
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no i will not get into a whole debate on DA as to whether or not its right/wrong, or anything of that sort! if you wanna start that crap, go fuck a chicken!<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
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Neways!  So i put up a new layout at my friend's site too check it at <a href="http://freewebs.com/jarrodsterrett">[link]</a><br />
yeah its my art work on there <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> I finally parted ways with an original... <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> but at least its got a good home <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  I gave the original art to my friend... so yeah <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  i think he likes it lol<br />
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oh and i've finally got Autumn Star, Lil Starling and my site up and running... i'm still up loading things on there right now are mainly dolls, don't know what i'm talking about? well dolls are like paper dolls only for the computer, drag and drops are popular for rpers and such wanting avatars or signature, but then if you want, some ppl actually go out there and create bases, the human form, or they just copy a base (giving credit where credit is due) and create their own images from scratch.  yeah its actually a really popular hobby amongst girls, but there's a few guys.  there's actually a huge community of dollers world wide!<br />
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so on the website (check it <a href="http://freewebs.com/golden-wolf-fantasy">[link]</a>) we'll have our poetry art work and photography up as well <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> so kee... ]]></description>
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                <title>Concert</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:15:02 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So my friend Jarrod set up a concert for next friday due to Doc's kicking out everyone under 21 that were only there to listen to him play.........He's playing at the local starbucks! yay and it happens to be the same night that I'm staying with Autumn Star cuz we're going to the ren fest the next morning yayness!!!! is all excited now!  I can't wait to hear Jarrod play again...since i only got to hear one song and at that.....being partially deaf doesn't make for good listening and enjoyment lol <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
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now if only i had a closet full of something to wear <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>blah blah blah....</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:19:03 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ so I'm sitting here entirely bored out of my mind.  I'm at the college until 6 cuz i have a meeting at 5 and the only thing in my bag i must do is my reading for history and i don't feel like doing it.<br />
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I could be working on my friend's website for him, only i don't have all the info so i gotta wait until he can get that to me......<br />
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i could work on my own site but i'm uninspired for my own stuff which is why i haven't posted anything...i have a pic i'm working on at home...at home...as in its not with me cuz i was stupid enough to leave it .... at home.<br />
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i'm in the middle of the computer lab, so i don't feel like writing...and i'm uninspired to write anyways...<br />
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i have artist/writer block....damn those muses who took a vacation w/o telling me...grrrr<br />
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Ok so in other news thanks to that stupid prison break on monday (yes they caught the guy) my own court date has been pushed back....cuz it still hasn't gon to the grand jury... and next month the two escapees go b4 the jury....that sucks.  man our cj system is fucked up and a total piece of crap...<br />
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this reminds me i gotta go check out the victim's rights stuff...ok i guess i can waste the next 3 hours doing that lol<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Tagged and Probation Update</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:16:16 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ tagged by <a href="http://kitexx.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/k/i/kitexx.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconkitexx:" title="kitexx"/></a><br />
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1. post these rules<br />
2. each person tagged must post 8 random and facts about themselves<br />
3. tags should write a journal of these facts<br />
4. at the end of the post 8 more bloggers are tagged and named<br />
5. go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're tagged<br />
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1) I'm allergic to liquid fabric softener<br />
2) I scare my mom b/c i'm getting all country again real fast <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> lol<br />
3) I can't help #2.......i'm country at heart lol<br />
4) Country Music Legend Buck Owens is my 6th cousin on my mom's side<br />
5) I have a resemblence to several tv/movie characters...its the hair i can make it do any thing <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":p" title=":p (Lick)" /> lol<br />
6) I'm a die hard Billy Ray Cyrus fan!  woot woot!<br />
7) I only know how to dance one dance<br />
8) Several have tried and all have failed.  I just can't two-step...I know i live in TX listen to country music and I can't two-step...what's wrong with me? <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> lol<br />
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i now tag:<br />
<a href="http://amethystrain24.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/a/m/amethystrain24.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconamethystrain24:" title="amethystrain24"/></a> <a href="http://kavandi.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/k/a/kavandi.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconkavandi:" title="kavandi"/></a> <a href="http://m-dot.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/m/_/m-dot.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconm-dot:" title="m-dot"/></a> <a href="http://spiritweaver1.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/p/spiritweaver1.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconspiritweaver1:" title="spiritweaver1"/></a> <a href="http://tumariposa.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/t/u/tumariposa.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":icontumariposa:" title="tumariposa"/></a> <a href="http://hellanervous.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/h/e/hellanervous.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconhellanervous:" title="hellanervous"/></a> <a href="http://delirium77.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/d/e/delirium77.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":icondelirium77:" title="delirium77"/></a> <a href="http://eliea.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/e/l/eliea.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconeliea:" title="eliea"/></a><br />
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and i didn't get a call from "work" so no work......i didn't get the job.......at least not unless they are still deciding .......... arg.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Probation</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:28:15 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hee hee one weeks worth of probation at work!!!<br />
what?<br />
<br />
hee hee at 4 i got the phone call, at 4:30 i had the interview, and 2 minutes later I shook hands with my new boss!<br />
I start monday at 11, but i'll work for a week or less and then we'll decide if i like the job and if they like me...<br />
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the boss was pretty much set on me from the moment he saw my application...hee hee its typed!  that was one of his questions in my interview...how did you do that? so I explained shortly the process of scaning, resizing to fit and then using ms paint...the loves the fact i have so much experience with computer stuff, including graphic arts... ^_^ yay!  and how fast i can type ^_^ cool! And he loved my first reference... Daddy Unger (my scout leader for those who don't know) apparently they attend church together!<br />
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I'm almost positive that I have the job!  I LOVE IT ALREADY! and the boss seems pleased with me!  (not to mention the amount of respect I showed him)<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Church Camp</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:30:24 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hey ppl!  this weekend was awesome!<br />
after giving my testimony, students and mrs. p prayed over me, and just after that, students, especially the young men came to me asking what they could do to help others in my situtation.<br />
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in the morning one young man in particular came to me and said that his friend had kept her past locked up until they met and became friends, he asked how to help her in particular.<br />
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The amount of teenagers that want to help is unbelieveable!  These kids really took my story to heart and not just about what happened, but how God came back into my life.  Its given them hope, and the knowledge that if they ask, God will forgive.<br />
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^_^<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Edit!: Hey All Please Read this.....</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:14:53 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://news.deviantart.com/article/32950/">[link]</a><br />
and do what you can to help whether it be reposting the link, or starting up some sorta fund raiser to help anyone you know with cancer that needs financial help.<br />
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Thanks!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://blackcatsangel.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/b/l/blackcatsangel.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconblackcatsangel:" title="blackcatsangel"/></a> is having an auction to help the woman in the artical!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Spirits</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:30:58 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Ok so my friend Autumn Star showed me some photos that were still on her camera (if she ever gets around to up loading, I'll have to show y'all) But in one room with 3 gals there were a handful or more of spirit orbs!  And my lil bro just snapped a pick of me less than an hour ago...and well he caught one on film to!  Like Woah!  I highly suspect its my spirit guide/guardian angel "Shaid" (so i'm a Christian with modern and sometimes eccentric beliefs)<br />
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If he hasn't deleted it, i'll have that up loaded later. ^_^ this is just so cool!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>GJ Case Update</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:23:38 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well...A few weeks ago my mom called the DA on my behalf.  We had a bad feeling that maybe the case was dropped because he was taken out of the system tracker my mom was keeping tabs on....but no, he's still out on bail, and the case is going to the Grand Jury (GJ) in August or September.  And after that its still a 50 50 chance that we'll go to court. everyone here is crossing our fingers, praying and holding our breath.  And i may have to answer  some questions for the investigation part which is still up.  But it is for sure its going to the GJ...and not being dropped.<br />
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WE ALL want this Bastard in Prison so he can't hurt anyone else as we know he tried to before he got me.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Page Views</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 15:11:43 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Thats right I hit 1,000!!!!!!!<br />
[url]<a href="http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8244/1ktd0.png[/url]">[link]</a><br />
Thanks to everyone of my friends and commenters and lurkers uh i mean viewers for all the support! keep it coming!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>count down is on!</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 11:38:16 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ok so i'm of today, tuesday and wednesday i go to work thursday nite, friday nite, and come saturday morning 7:00am I'm walkin out free as a bird!!! yay!!!<br />
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And omg so many pictures will u get to view after i get back from summer vacation!<br />
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volunteer work<br />
beach<br />
rock climbing<br />
back packing (with millions of stops in between!)<br />
church retreats<br />
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yeah this summer is gonna be awesome!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>I thought i was done running</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 15:46:04 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ my bff and i went to see "the invisable" today...good movie...go see it.  as we were leaving, we were talking about another strange guy following me around town... next thing you know there's this vehical driving past us and i look up...its the rapist.... we walked casually till we got around the corner and car was out of site....i took off running, bff following close behind we got around to a secluded place and i told her who it was.... we headed down the hill and across the parking lot to starbucks where i promptly called my father for a ride home and her father picked her up from my house....<br />
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i don't know if i'll be back in town for college after this summer...not with how things are progressing....Please keep my friends and family in ur prayers.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>the random life of extravegance</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 21:33:38 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ 1) class mate starts talking to me at the freakin' end of the semester!!! XD but he's cute!  thinking of asking him to the movies after our final on Thursday, there seems to be some competition...but i gots a plus seems he's into the shorter than average short kinda women ^_^ makes this 5'3" petite on her way to the top!<br />
2) keep an eye out at <a href="http://xsilence.bravehost.com">[link]</a> its the new DKS web site! its still not up as of yet, but that's because i need statistics and graphics anyone wanna donate? email me at dont.keep.silent@gmail.com or note me here ^_^ thankies!<br />
3) I passed my CJ final and I've passed the class with a C! woot woot!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Anti-Social</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:09:00 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ well kyle's been taken for the past 9 months...as we suspected...<br />
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and yesterday mom and i were out on her new bench swing....and talking like we did in the good ol' days...and out of the blue, she says "you need a date" i'm like "what????"  Apparently I'm a recluse only coming out for school, work, venturing, and church/youth group.  As much as i hate to admit it, I hate being lonely and a recluse, but I'm much safer that way.  and it kills me as well because i know that God's plans for my future concerning a married life, wont be possible unless i get out there.  I'm heart broken because i know love is out there, but i'm also afraid.<br />
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even if i were to go on a date i haven't been on a real date in 4 years <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> mostly all i did on a date in these past for years was watch tv with the guy...or all those damn parties...gawd i hate myself for getting in such a mess!<br />
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a date now would be like me going on my first date ever...and a total disaster!  i'd be a big bundle of chaos and confusion...a never ending state at that!<br />
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another problem is that we don't know anyone around my age of good stature who is available...<br />
I've posted to my friends at facebook and myspace and let them know the times I'm available for reserving dates if anyone of them wants to put me on a blind date or two....other wise, mom wont get off my case.<br />
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Mom is afraid if i continue to be a recluse like this (spending all my free time at the comp online or in the living room or back yard painting and sketching) I'm going to be living at home forever, never knowing true bliss.  Well i wont live at home forever thats for sure...when the time is right and i have the means ($) to move out I will...The true wedded bliss part...yeah that's true if i continue on this path...but i'm just not sure about how to get off...i'm so insecure...its been almost a year and i still don't think i'm ready, i don't thing i'll ever be ready to put it past me and move on... <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> and i think i'm starting to have a breakdown because of the whole "get back in the social life" thing....i had a social life look where it lead me...b4 that i was a recluse still....all i did was get back into my old self....aw man i think its time to see the shrinks again <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> another thing i hate....ack.<br />
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~extravegance<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Faith Alive!</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:13:21 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ yes my faith is alive and stronger than ever!  i've converted back to catholisism...but i'm not totally leaving behind basic christianity...i learned a lot from HCC and appreciate their help and support so much!  i know that i left quite a few weeks ago but i've only been back at St. Thomas for 2 weeks, b4 then i had some health issues <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> but i'm better now ^_^  My stay at HCC was great! You guys did everything you could for me, to help me back on to the rock of faith...But i came to a stand still, and I felt God pulling at my heart to return to St. Thomas.  Its been my calling all along, but i need help renewing my strength, and St. Thomas couldnt do if for me.  I continue  learning and growing in my faith journey and have seen some beautiful new things in Gods Plans for me.  I now know where i am going and God's word is a lamp unto my feet leading me on His chosen path ^_^<br />
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I am coming even closer to granting forgiveness, but not quite there yet, still harboring some anger but at the moment, more compasion for a lost soul, than anger against a rapeist.  I'm making great strides in my healing, I havent had a nightmare in a couple of weeks, although I'm still afraid to walk alone, but I remind myself that I don't walk alone anymore, I have guardian angels and Jesus in my heart...I never walk alone anymore ^_^<br />
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I'm working with the youth group again, and a great opprituity to impact their lives has arisen and I'm taking this opp to help them see where mistakes can lead them.  They requested that people close to their own age speak to them because they can better relate.  I've also been asked to give my testimony of God's great mercy and love...it took 15-20 pages of scratching out words before i stopped forcing the pen to write, and when i did I created a new poem, yes a poem, many students i've worked with before out of this group have read my poems or heard them and i've recieved high praise for the fact that they can understand better rather than just speaking.<br />
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And speaking of the youth group, that's where I have been called to.  So in college at the moment, i am studying ACS academic studies, to work with middle school children, and, from there, I hope to attend St. Thomas University in Houston and study Theology ^_^<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>I died but didn't...</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:30:20 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ exactly go to heaven....lol<br />
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as said in Kavandi's journal, we were helping at boy scout camporee at the first aid contest ^_^ how fun...kept bringing up memories of the make up i did for shattered dreams...Kavandi has a bit of crush ^_^ but to be honest, i think the two looked cute together when they hugged good bye (No Hannah i'm not laughing...its ginuine...)  The said crush has a good taste for the criminal history Huntsville carries...said he wants to come and see the prision museum...you two may meet b4 long after all XD lol<br />
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And in my reply to her journal, I left with a bit of a crush on someone as well...(dif. guy) problem though...I'm almost 20...at the moment he's under age <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> lol<br />
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but now back to the grewsome site of 4 burn vic's with compound fractures.<br />
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group one of the 3 who "oppereated" on me:<br />
stood around for a few moments before one guy took it for him to be the leader...and everyone else just watched...<br />
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group2:  hannah and I were the screaming vic's while Kyle and Katlyn (sp?) were silent...the boys when i started screaming bloody murder took off behind a tree!!! they claim they were all running to call an ambulence...like in real life it would take all 7 of them XD lol eventually when they came back they had their act straight...but...still didn't score too high<br />
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group 3: I'm working with Kyle's troop...of which my dad is also the scout master.  One of the kids has some behaviurol problems and tends to pick on my lil brother all the time...when I started screaming bloody murder (my eyes are shut tight) he shoves down one of the material strips used for turniquets...down my throat!  I immediately sat up and said that's it you guys failed... the rest of the group was laughing and letting them do that...we had to talk to them at the end of the competition and explain that this was supposed to be a reenactment so if they come upon it in real life that's not what they would do.  after the choking bit, i sat up so they could still finish the test, but I was silent for the most part still responding...then I stopped moving and shacking my head to their questions... y? Because in this lil sinerio...one kid decided the best treatment for a facial burn would be to place a bandaid over it...come one guy it goes from forehead to chin on the entire right side of my face!  for those of you reading and don't have first aid cirtification...this is one of the worst treatments for burns you could do!  and second don't pour water on a burn wet some cloth and place it on there, if you just pour the water on to a burn directly the vic will go into shock.<br />
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and another problem all the groups had was realizing when one of the vic's went into shock...Kyle had to help out one group by saying as they "poured" the water on his facial burn "O geez I hope I don't go into shock" next thing you know Kyle's going into "shock" lol I had to let each of my groups know that when a vic stops responding and becomes quiet...it means they're in shock...not all the times will a vic be quiet though, but they wont realize the severity of their injuries...<br />
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but the funniest part of the entire thing was putting make up on Kyle XD lol  Daddy Unger was using my make up i brought along (hey i'm very pale and everyone else is tan...it looked like they were in shock)  But Daddy Unger doesn't have experience in applying real make up to as though it were stage makeup... so he loaded the brush with my white powder foundation and goes to set it on Kyle's face...and a huge puff of white went every where!!!! lol after Kyle's face becomes completely white (execpt the red "burn") I tried to explain a simple way to remove some of it...so Daddy Unger went to follow my instructions of removing some excess poweder and Kyle just jumped up and said "you do it" lol Needless to say I did mine, Hannah's, and Katlyn's make up after that <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> lol...hannah was cooler than us because she decided to use some eye shadows to make brusies on her legs it was cool...<br />
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unfortuneately for no apparent reason other than I may have been on it for too long we did have to have me sit down and put heat compress on my knee...I'm having problems with a blood clot forming i'm going to the doc tomorrow after school to get it checked out and treated...good news I'm able to walk again on the sprained ankle...bad news? still on one crutch because of the blasted knee...I got home yesterday from work so mom made me got right to bed with the legs elevated since the problem at camp...i woke up and spent 2 hours at the comp because it was doing just fine no notice of swelling or discloration so i though the hea... ]]></description>
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                <title>GRRRRRRRRRR</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:50:01 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/081/2/f/NO_TO_UNDERAGE_NUDITY_stamp_by_shelldevil_art.gif">[link]</a><br />
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DA is allowing an under aged gal who posted half nude pictures of her self to come back, after she's already opened several other accounts...even that is against the rules,  why are they allowing this? if one gets off shouldn't they allow every other banned member back on? NO NO NO!!!  NO Special Treatment!  NO to bending the rules! and NO to Under Aged Nudity/Pornography! No to Pedophiles!!!!<br />
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*if the image doesn't come up, then please someone tell me how to make it comeup?*<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Free Sketches and Show Case update</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:49:29 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ In reply to cartoonist4x's last journal entry, once again i'm giving this a shot.... 10 free sketches, a sketch for each for the first 10 people to reply to this, yes m.dot that means you can get another free sketch XD lol<br />
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and for the show case journal entry replies:<br />
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1)<a href="http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs12/300W/f/2006/328/2/8/Self_Portrait_by_Cartoonist4x.jpg">[link]</a><br />
2)<a href="http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs13/300W/f/2006/354/f/4/Ernest_Thesiger_Caricature_by_Cartoonist4x.jpg">[link]</a><br />
3)<a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45134164/?qo=3&q=by%3Acartoonist4x&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps">[link]</a><br />
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                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>need prayer</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:59:03 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ he's out and we don't know why, pray for my friends family and co-workers that they remain safe.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Series</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:18:12 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ take a look at the new series!  right now i've only got 4 pics up but i'm headed off to church and will work some more on uploading the other 12 when i get home from school tomorrow ^_^ read the write up on the first one you'll see why i'm so excited!  I'm def. looking forward to chasing this dream!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>He's cuffed and booked!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:50:54 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ i was on my way to a wet mop clean up call towards the front of the store...and there's roomate guy i'm about to say hi, and there HE is on the other side...looked right at me in the eyes as he was walking off... sweat.gif so once i'm in the clear i hide behind the sporting good shelves... call 911 immediately! and with in 10-15 minutes he was cuffed and taken out of the store! that's why i'm at home right now, i asked the manager who helped track him down if i could just go home and spend some time with my family now that its all over and he said that was just fine with him and he wanted me to do so...(this is the manager i don't have any problem with. lol) and i thanked him for his help, and he said "no thank you, you've just saved a lot of people tonight."<br />
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get this when i was cleaning up the break room before the wet mop page, i picked up a pile of trash on the table, out fell a cross, i figured i'd take it home and clean it up and find out who it belongs to and return it all nice and pretty...then as i held it in my hand i got the feeling it was meant for me to have...2 seconds after i put it in my pocket i got the page!<br />
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and God was really looking out for me tonight because there was an unmarked police car and its driver at the store, in fact the officer was in civi clothes with gun and walkie radio...the apb came over and my manager heard mumbling and then "wal-mart" and the officer immediately picked up and said I'm in wal-mart right now... and off they went giving a discription that i gave to the operator...!!!!!!!!!!! i gave perfect discription too i didn't think in a panic like i was i'd be able to remember it!<br />
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all the co-workers saw the comotion as they cuffed him in electronics and then drug him to the other side of the store out the food side doors... they were all thinking oh they caught one of the shop lifters...well yes he's a known shop lifter but that's not why he's in jail at this moment! i let a few of them know what happened.<br />
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Momma came and picked me up took me by whataburger (right now the lobby is under construction) so we went through the drive through asked to see my brother for a minute, remember this is his ex bff we're talking about...we let him know he's in jail and because the place is so busy he just yelled "yes" and disappeared back to work.<br />
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I'm glad this part is finally over!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Show Case</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:14:27 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ "I think this idea was started by peonygrubb [link] I'm basically gonna pick my three favorite peices by each of the first ten commentors to this journal entry and include links to those peices in my next post. The catch is that if you leave a comment, you have to make your own journal entry asking for another ten commentors so you can pick your three favorite peices from their galleries to include in your next entry. Did I make that clear enough?" Caleb...<br />
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i'm just posting his words cuz i'm too lazy to make my own...lol I replied to his, now you must reply to mine!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Time of trouble and distress</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:15:23 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I found these two verses in the bible today...but let me give yall a lil back ground as to why these are important to me...As i was using the self-help book last night for sexual abuse survivors i've been made aware that my so called efforts of healing were just ways of blocking, not dealing with it...and one of those includes being re-born and hiding behind religion...well I know now that i wasn't hiding behind my faith, i was just starting to ignore it....So this morining i sat and said a silent plea to God to help me get over this hump...so i flipped open my bible...twice know i've asked God to show me how to deal with a difficult situation and each time i just opened my bible and the answer was there.  When i cried out in silence this morning, this was my answer.<br />
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Psalm 142 A prayer in time of trouble...<br />
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With full voice I cry to the Lord, with full voice i beseech the Lord.<br />
before God i pour out my complaint,<br />
lay bare my distress.<br />
My spirit is faint within me<br />
but you know my path<br />
Along the way i walk<br />
they have hidden a trap for me.<br />
I look to my right hand<br />
but no friend is there.<br />
There is no escape for me;<br />
no one cares for me.<br />
I cry out to you Lord<br />
I say you are my refuge<br />
my portion in the land of the living.<br />
Listen to my cry for help.<br />
for i am brought very low.<br />
Rescue me from my pursuers,<br />
for they are too strong for me.<br />
Lead me out of my prison,<br />
that i may give thanks to your name.<br />
Then the just shall gather around me<br />
because you have been good to me.<br />
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Psalm 143Lord, hear my prayer;<br />
in your faithfulness listen to my pleading;<br />
answer me in your justice.<br />
Do not entre into judgement with your servant;<br />
before you no living being can be just.<br />
the Enemy has pursed me, <br />
they have crushed my life to the ground.<br />
they have left me in darkness<br />
like those long dead.<br />
my spirit is faint within me;<br />
my heart is dismayed I remember the days of old;<br />
I ponder all your deeds;<br />
the works of your hands I recal<br />
I stretch out my hands to you<br />
I thirst for you like a parched land.<br />
          Selah<br />
Hasten to answer me Lord;'<br />
for my spirit fails me<br />
Do not hide your face from me,<br />
lest I become like those descending to the pit.<br />
At dawn le me hear of your kindness, for in you I trust.<br />
Show me the paith i should walk, for to you i entrust my life.<br />
Rescue me, Lord, from my foes,<br />
for in you I hope.<br />
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God.<br />
May your kind spirit guide me on ground that is level.<br />
For your name's sake, Lord, give me life;<br />
in your justice lead me out of distress.<br />
In your kindness put an end to my foes;<br />
destroy all who attack me,<br />
for I am your servant.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Back Slide</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:36:10 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ just an update on the situation...i've had a slight backslide...but its normal... and i've realized that i'm doing exactly what i did after my first bf tried to do me like that...i locked myself away at home refused to leave...i've been given my freedom now, but its a comfort zone... so mom wants me to get out and move around...hang with my church friends outside of church, rather than at church or lunch afterwards...there's bee once that i went with a church friend to starbucks...and that was fun, we got to sit and know each other better.  but i don't know how to go about getting out of the house to do something other than work or church...and scouting...(which is highly tied to church) its just that i've wanted to refocus my life on the Lord...like we all should...but mom sez i'm missing out on more, and Jesus wouldn't want me to miss out on other great things by spending all my time with him, because he wants me to have a life.  but my life has purpose now, should i really put myself in temptation's way that my focus be taken away from  the Lord?  I don't think so...but what other activities can I do outside of church and home that help me with my relationship with God?<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Update on Taking a break</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 06:33:26 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ as i said in a reply a few minutes ago...<br />
Thanks I really appreciate all the support but i've already made my decision, but don't worry its not too drastic lol I'm staying, and i'll continue art, but i'm changing my art focus...I'll focus my art to work for God. but i'm still taking a bit of a break...i learned last night a lot of the things i was taught when i was lil was a bunch of misconceptions, you can't preach what you don't know ^_^<br />
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and my bro and best friend will join me at my website ^_^<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Taking a break</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:54:32 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ After some issues, i've decided to take a break from all forms of art.  For the past 2 years every aspect of my artistic life has been under scrutiny.  And i'm worn out from trying to defend myself.  I don't want to close my web site after all the hard work my sis Eliea put into it.  I also dont want to let my sisters down.  But from being under fire, my heart isn't in it all as much as it used to, and I need time to refocus and decide if i can put all my heart into it again.  Right now though i could put some heart into my art, i can't put all that i used to.  My life is changing this year, hopefully a new job, I'll be attending College with what i had thought to be an english major and a theatre minor...both dealing with my art.  I don't know if i should just drop those and find something else more practical to continue with.<br />
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And one thing that affects me a lot is God.  I've lost focus with God and i need to come back to him.  I fell twice before and i'm starting to slip, i don't want to go backwards i want to keep climbing the mountains to God's Kingdom.<br />
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I think a break is what i need for the time being, we'll see where my heart lies after a while.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Copy right</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:59:27 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ if you feel any of my work is plagiarized, or i have broken the copy right law, then please notify me and i will take down he offensive materials.<br />
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~zili<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>help is on the way!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:50:21 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ some friends of the family stopped by when i was sleeping for work on friday...i used to watch the son and his cub scouting friends when they hosted pool parties.<br />
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well my mom and the mother got to talking.  Mrs. Carla already knew from someone else telling her what happened to me in june.  As she and my mom talked, she told my mom to talk with her husband John.  as it turns out he's a consular for the inmates that committed rape.  He consuls them from the victim's stand.<br />
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My mom also told Carla about the Don't Keep Silent campaign i started the day i came home from the hospital.  John has facts and info for me ^_^ yay!<br />
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after Eliea is done re-creating her webbie, i'm going to do the offical don't keep silent campaign website! yay!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>blind in one eye...</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:08:43 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ and i can't see out of the other! wah!  i figured out my problem... i always have a hard time reading books around this time of the year, well not just books, everything!  and my vision with everything gets blurry.  my brother "malvolio" just pointed out to me that the reason why could be with my sinuses... there's something that swells, the believes mine have swelled enough to squish my eyes....cauzing blury ness....great...malvolio and josh had their's removed at a young age...here i am 19 and i wear seasonal reading glasses...that sounds so retarded...and i look like mom when i wear these dang things! *cries*<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~extravegance</author>
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                <title>Far Away</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:12:22 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ok my friend Matt who i've crushed on for 12 years, and got rejected by 4 years ago is back in town on his two weeks leave from boot camp b4 he is stationed at Golf Port, Miss.  Things between him and i seemed to get cozier if you get what I mean! lol  Well mom after learing of this 12 year crush and already telling me b4 hand she'd approve of him, has convinced me to ask him to see a movie b4 he leaves... ^_^ i'm crossing my fingers!  Matt and I even like the same band... NickleBack! ^_^  they have a song that seems to fit us! (the reason why he wont ask me out is because of him leaving so soon so Far Away)<br />
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Far Away<br />
Lyrics - All The Right Reasons :.<br />
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This time, This place<br />
Misused, Mistakes<br />
Too long, Too late<br />
Who was I to make you wait<br />
Just one chance<br />
Just one breath<br />
Just in case theres just one left<br />
Cause you know,<br />
you know, you know<br />
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That I love you<br />
I have loved you all along<br />
And I miss you<br />
Been far away for far too long<br />
I keep dreaming youll be with me<br />
and youll never go<br />
Stop breathing if<br />
I dont see you anymore<br />
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On my knees, Ill ask<br />
Last chance for one last dance<br />
Cause with you, Id withstand<br />
All of hell to hold your hand<br />
Id give it all<br />
Id give for us<br />
Give anything but I wont give up<br />
Cause you know,<br />
you know, you know<br />
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That I love you<br />
I have loved you all along<br />
And I miss you<br />
Been far away for far too long<br />
I keep dreaming youll be with me<br />
and youll never go<br />
Stop breathing if<br />
I dont see you anymore<br />
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So far away<br />
Been far away for far too long<br />
So far away<br />
Been far away for far too long<br />
But you know, you know, you know<br />
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I wanted<br />
I wanted you to stay<br />
Cause I needed<br />
I need to hear you say<br />
That I love you<br />
I have loved you all along<br />
And I forgive you<br />
For being away for far too long<br />
So keep breathing<br />
Cause Im not leaving<br />
Hold on to me and<br />
never let me go<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>with death there is life</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 10:53:53 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ you know the old saying with every death there's a new person born.<br />
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Following in an act of obediance being a "new born" christian, i was baptized yesterday morning.  After the picnic at the park, i went home and rested for work.  i woke early and immediately went back to my bed, only a moment later did i jump out of bed at my mother's mournful wailing.<br />
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my mother opened her email only to find our dear friend beth aka tacha from wavnutz.com was tradgically killed monday October 2nd, 2006 and no one at the board knew for a week because her husband was unable to notify us seeing as he only speaks french.<br />
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Mrs. Beth and her beloved horse Jolly had the same rutine for 7 years and had just gathered the cows and were returning home.  As they went to leave the side of the highway, Jolly spooked for some unknown reason, fleeing on to the highway.  a Logging trailer truck found Beth unavoidly in the way.  though the driver tried, it was impossible to avoid the colision that took our friend's life.  Beth died instantly, and Jolly died as well.<br />
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all of the wavnutz members are in mourning today.  Mrs. Beth leaves behind her daughter Ashley who just moved out,  a son Johnathan not much older than my younger brother,  a loving husband Luc, and many other family and close friends.<br />
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my mother was extremely torn because of not knowing for  a week.  she kept repeating "why didn't we notice she was gone?" and reminessing, my mother looked back at all of Beth's posts, the last post she posted on monday was something along these lines "after a long week and barely any sleep a long nap is instore." <br />
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Dear Beth you are sorely missed, sleep, rest in peace dear friend.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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