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And the other exciting thing is that I've been using Rummystarlight's tablet to do some more artz, and I've been absolutely loving it. I'm gonna have to start saving up for my own, cause I have to let him use his again eventually... >.>

Otherwise, all good happy stuff, and I'm really happy at this place in my life.

Leslie

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/20450276/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/20450276/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:08:50 PDT
This is kinda the "before" of the before and after I get a voice teacher, which is awesome. ^_^ I'm pretty happy...

-Leslie

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/20390665/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/20390665/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:38:39 PDT
Things have been so weird lately, everything I thought was right was wrong, and vice versa. I've left the things I believed before almost completely behind, looking for something that I could choose for myself, and I've spent the last little while finding those things.

My parents are getting divorced, and I'm glad of it. I'm finally taking the time to be furious at my dad for all of the shit he's put his family through, and I'm growing much much closer to my mother for all of it. I'm finding out all the time that things that I thought were terrible are actually perfectly acceptable in their time. My parents are doing this peacefully, and things are going smoothly. My Mom stays in the house all week, and my dad has the weekend. I've made it clear that I'm going to not be at the house during the weekend, and everybody is fine with that. The family is at harmony, to a point, and I have faith that in time I'll be happy to spend time with my dad again. But for now, I'm going to take my time being angry, and feel those feelings until I'm done.

I'm still confused on the issue of safety. I feel safe in that I am Leslie, and that I will always be Leslie. I feel safe in that I will always have a house to stay in, and food to eat. I feel safe in all the ways that I've needed to feel safe in before, but there's also another level of safety that I hadn't known before, that I really really want. There's a certain peace I recently discovered, one of doing what's right for me at that time, and not haveing to worry about someone take it away.
I don't know when I'll get this safety for good, but I'm very excited for it. I've had it for short periods, and it always ends, but I'm waiting for a time when it can just stay.

I'm glad to be at school right now, but I'm not sure that's what I'm going to be doing for long. I know what I want to be doing, but because that's not possible right now, I'm going to continue doing what will open more doors for me in the future. I'm terrified beyond anything I'd imagined about this whole medical thing I'm doing, and especially about the thing at Shands tomorrow. I'd be so happy to call the whole thing off, especially because of the unexpected events of today, but I'm going to brace myself and go do it anyway. I'm sure that I'll be grateful eventually, even if it's painful and terrifying right now.

The other thing I've been struggleing with has been trust. I have three people I trust in my life right now, and I'm okay with that. These people are really really important to me, and I'm very grateful to have them in my life right now. These are the people I would trust with pretty much everything, and so far, they've not let me down, even if it's come close.

Today I'm so tired, it's pretty rediculous, but that's okay. I'm about to leave for class, and then it's my nephew's birthday party this evening. And tomorrow I wake up and have my day, and the next day, and the next. And I'm glad for every day, even the sad ones, the painful ones, and the tired ones.

-Leslie

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/18340366/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/18340366/ Thu, 15 May 2008 17:18:21 PDT
This is a Leslie brain vomit. It may not all be comprehensible, and very little thought went into grammar, punctuation, or even vocabulary.

You've probably already heard all of these ideas before, as I'm sure that I'm not the first person to have thought them.

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Perspective (per-spec-tive)-

1. the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, etc., in having a meaningful interrelationship: You have to live here a few years to see local conditions in perspective.

However, a person can never be positive that they are looking at the same thing as a person who is sitting right beside them looking at the exact same spot in space. Because we are confined to our own body, we can never truly experience the same thing as another person. Because we are raised relating a set combination of words to a set combination of items, we can never know what we are actually seeing. If a child is born seeing colors inverted, they would never know, because they would grow up believing that black is white, and green is red. And because no one else will ever see through his eves, that will always be what he believes. It may very well be that every person sees in a different spectrum of color, and that we only ever see the one that we were born with. What other colors could there be, colors that we can't even imagine, any more than a blind person can imagine a rainbow.


2. the faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship: Your data is admirably detailed but it lacks perspective.


The sheer vvolume of the potential in perspective is incomprehensible to the human mind. Every person lives out their lives, gathering knowledge and adding experience into their bank of knowledge. The very way a person behaves and presents themselves is based on only two things: Base human nature, and Perspective. While a person grows, they learn. There is no way for a human to grow and not learn, because some part of the human being is always paying attention. The things that we observe, the opinions that we develop, and the people who touch and are touched by us all influence the way we behave for the rest of our lives.


3. a mental view or prospect: the dismal perspective of terminally ill patients.


Or, the way one views the world around them. Whether a person has a positive or negative outlook on events, people, or things, they do have an outlook. Each and every person who has ever been has perceived their world. Because of this, there are innumerable realities, and none of them are the same. None of them are the "real thing," and none of them can even begin to define the others. Therefore, insanity is a valid reality, just as real as the more common reality that the majority has come to accept. A blind person has a universe with many similarities to that common reality, only altered by the lack of one sense.

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Okay, done for now. Have a good night all!

-Leslie


<3

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/16659324/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/16659324/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:32:09 PST
I kept him in a box, and as soon as I got him re hydrated, he started being lots of fun. All of yesterday he was really frisky and I carried him around on my shoulder. I fed him cheerios that were soaked in formula water, and he ate and drank and was happy. Last night I couldn't sleep. I literally stayed up the entire night just lying there thinking. I held him from about 11 until midnight, and he had plenty of energy then.

This morning I took him downstairs, and I didn't have any time to hold him before seminary. I'm glad that I didn't, because at that point he was probably already dead. I didn't find out until about 3:30 this afternoon, after all of my classes.

So yeah. sometimes Life really just sucks.

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/16077613/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/16077613/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:09:08 PST
for the first week, I had my finals, and I never knew that those could be so stressful! I finally got my grades back, and I got an A, a B+, a B-, and a C. not too bad, but I think next semester I will do better.

After school was out, I had to hurry and prepare for my piano recital- I hadnt worked on anything aat all! I finally got a song ready-Just in time! I was still working on it the day before. I did okay at that, but then I had to help my big sister gat ready for her wedding, which she asked me to be the Maid of Honor for. I still had christmas presants to shop for, and get this- I have 16 people in my house for christmas! I had to findgood presents for them ALL! plus come up with themony for it all. I haad help with that though, I had 6 babysitting jobs this month,, all of them about 7-12 hours long, one going on to 23 hours. I had just enough mony for presents

The 22 was the wedding, and I wasnt ready for that at all! Sarah(big sister/bride) had asked me to play a piano solo at the wedding, and I didnt have anytime to practice, so I basically had to wing it. I flopped! The grooms aunt katie was going to play a violin descant to my song, and I feel so bad for making her look bad! Katie usually plays in the philharmonic Orchastra in New York, and Im sure she hates me now! Ontop of that, I had to give a speech infront of tons of people that i didnt know, and I had only prepared the night before!

On the upside, I got to help with everything else, and I was good at that. I got to do the brides hair, and It was really pretty! I got to help set out the cake, and I was proud of that. I delivered my speedh well, and even though I did bomb the piano song, I didnt run crying off the stage! I was good and polite, and people were really nice about the song. So congradulate me for those things please!

Now today is cheistmas eve, and Im still wrapping presents, cleaning house, and cooking for tomorrow. I hope Christmas is less stressful, or my head will. Asplode.

I need a hug.

-Leslie

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/14886716/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/14886716/ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:57:41 PDT
Name: Leslie Jean Edvalson
Sex: Female

1) When showering, do you start the water and then get in or get in and start?
Get in, start water...

2) Do you read the labels on the shampoo bottle?
Yep! Tressemes' ingrediants are Water(agua), Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Ammonium Chloride, [link]...

3) Do you moan in the shower like the people on the herbal essence commercials?
...No... Never...

4) Have you ever been forced to shower with one of your siblings?
Oh yeah. why, just the other day I was.... JUST KIDDING!

5) Have you ever brushed your teeth in the shower?
Yeah, almost everytime I shower!

6) Have you ever dropped your soap on your foot?
Can't say that I have...

7) How old do you look?
Depends... I am never taken for my actual age, people usually think that I'm 18-22 or so. I feel special.

8) How old do you act?
Usually about 15, but some people call me mature for my age...

9) What's the last song you heard/sang?
"Rooftop" by LostProphets. Been stuck in my head all day.

10) Have you recently become a member of anything?
Not really...

11) What are your plans for the weekend?
I don't have any.

12) What is your mood at the moment?
Blah, sick. Athsma, and aparently a fever.

13.) Have you ever ridden a mechanical bull?
WTF? NO!

14) If you were working on a pirate ship, what would you most likely be?
CAPTAIN!

15) Have you ever called anyone a slut?
A few times. Then I felt so guilty that I had to go repent.

16) Has anyone ever called you a slut?
Yesh. >

17) Have you ever smuggled something into Canada?
Uh... Of COURSE not! Me? Never!

18) Does playing a guitar make someone more attractive?
Oh Yes. Very much so.

19) Do you live in a city with a good sports team?
Go GATORS!

20) Have you ever finished off the popcorn?
Not really, I usually get sick of it before it's gone...

21) Have you ever turned someone down for a date?
Alot. Um, I mean, every once and a while... I'm Taken!

22) What's your favorite super-hero?
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana Batman!

23) Do you have more enemies or more friends?
Friends! Don't have any enemies.

24) Have you ever sent an anonymous letter?
Yes...

25) Can you fix your own car?
I don't have a car.

26) Are you smarter than your friends?
Some yes, some no...

27) Have you ever stolen anything from your friends?
I stole Tori's Gel pen. *sobs*

28) Have you ever been to jail?
No.

29) Last thing you bought over 50 dollars?
Can't remember...

30) Do you like the smell of beer?
Heck No. Blech!

31) Have you ever died or killed someone in a dream?
Mweheheh... Yeeessh...

32) Have u ever given to charity?
Yes.

33) Would you kill a dog for $1000?
...maybe...

34) Do you ever get depressed?
Sigh. Unfourtionately, Yers. Spalling mkes me sad.

35) Do you live with your parents?
Yep!

36) Do you have plans for your future?
I wanna be a teacher of some kind. Maybe a piano teacher, maybe art...
You are:

[ ] under 5'4
[ ] 5'4"-5'5"
[ ] 5'5"-5.6"
[x] 5'6.5 - 5'7 ''
[ ] 5'7" - 6'0
[ ] tall (6.1 and up)
[ ] not sure

NATURALLY

[ ] blonde
[ ] redhead
[ ] brunette
[x] dirty blonde
[x] brownish
[ ]dark brown
[ ] black
[ ] red/light brown
[ ] don't Know, dyed Too Much

[x] blue-eyed
[ ] brown-eyed
[ ] black-eyed
[ ] green-eyed
[ ] hazel-eyed
[ ] gold/gray-eyed
[ ] silver/gray- eyed
[ ] blue/green-eyed
[ ] blue/gray-eyed
[ ] green/gray-eyed
[ ] they change colors
[ ] amber

[ ] glasses
[x] contacts
[ ] neither
[ ] both

[ ] short hair
[ ] medium hair
[ ] kinda long hair
[x] long hair

Your favourite color(s) are?
[ ]red
[ ] khaki
[ ] aqua
[ ] pink
[ ] hot pink
[ ] yellow
[ ] black
[x] green
[ ] lime green
[x] blue
[ ] white
[ ] turquoise
[ ] silver
[ ] purple
[x... ]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/14570281/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/14570281/ Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:11:31 PDT


Go listen!

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/14272094/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/14272094/ Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:32:55 PDT
I don't think that I've ever been this excited for the end of summer!

Oh yeah. Check out the Collage Girl.

-Leslie

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/13929631/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/13929631/ Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:03:00 PDT
The next day, mom took me to The Book Store so that I could get the next book, New Moon. Although slightly put out by the overall lack of Edwardness, I still loved the book enormously. I could almost say that I liked it better than Deathly Hollows, But I am still not quite sure... Anyway, I finished the book at about 2:30 AM this morning. I cried until about 3, when I finally went to sleep to dream about Edwards.

Today I'm starting Twilight again. I'm about 1/5 through, and I'm trying to take it slow.

I am entirely too excited. The next book comes out on the 7th of August. I went online today, and you can read the first chapter on the website.

I am greatly recomending this book to anyone who has hormones and can read. It will change you entirely.

It Worked For Me!

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/13338852/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/13338852/ Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:16:02 PDT Basics
1. Name:
Leslie
2. Age:
14
3. Sex:
Female
4. Nationality:
Some Sveedish!
5. Skin color:
White with a very light tan. I'm working on that.
6. Hair color:
Reddish Brown
7. Eye color:
Blue
8. Home country:
USA
9. Language(s):
English
10. Zodiac sign:
Piecies, Monkey
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Your Hobbies
1. What is/are your hobby/hobbies?
Drawing and playing the piano.
2. How did you get started with your current hobby?
My big sister also draws, and I really liked it so I taught myself. My big brother played the piano well, so mom taught me. Now I have an amazing teacher named Amy Ziggler.
3. Is it expensive?
piand lessons are 35$ an Hour, so yeah...
4. Do you make money off of it?
I think that I could. I teach small children for free now.
5. How long have you been doing it?
Seriously drawing? since last October. Ive been playing around on the piano since I was about 6.
6. What inspires you?
Writing in my journal.
7. Could your hobby become your career?
Very likely yes.
8. Are you a member of a group with your same hobby?
No.
9.Did you teach yourself?
Mostly.
10. Is this something you see yourself doing in 10 years?
Absolutely.
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Your Life's Story
1. Where did you grow up?
Milpetas, California
2. How long did you live there?
7 years.
3. What's the farthest you've ever traveled?
To Canida
4. Are you in school?
Next year I'm Going to Duel Enroll at SFCC
5. What was the darkest time of your life?
Dunno.
6. What was the happiest time of your life?
This last 6 months. Boyfriend, Duh.
7. How many siblings (if any) do you have?
I have 4 brothers and one sister.
8. Are your parents still together?
Yes.
9. Do you have any pets?
I have two dogs, two birds, a hamster and a snake named Chocolate.
10. What was your favorite activities growing up?
Jumping on the trampoline, and dancing.

Preferences
1. Chocolate or vanilla?
Chocolate
2. Soda or water?
WATER!
3. Meat or vegtables?
both
4. Color or black and white?
White. Like paper, to be drawn on.
5. Talking on the phone or E-mail?
Dependa on who...Phone mostly.
6. Animals or people?
Animals. They dont tell you that you're wrong.
7. Watching TV or reading?
Reading
8. Dreamworks or Disney?
Dont Care.
9. Anime or regular cartoons?
Anime
10. Casual dating or long-term relationships?
Long term

Fun Stuff
1. What do you normally watch on TV?
Movies.
2. What ringtones do you have on your cell phone?
Defying Gravity, My Love, and Numb.
3. What's your guilty pleasure?
My Hair.
4. What radio station do you listen to?
103.7(Rock) and 93.7(country)
5. Do you watch foreign films?
Not really.
6. What type of books do you like to read?
Fantasy.
7. Do you watch anime?
yes
8. What do you normally do when hanging out with friends?
Talk, watch movies.
9. What's an "odd" thing you do that not a lot of people know about?
I take 3 hour long baths. Keep my room chaotic
10. What CD is in your car at the moment?
Barbra(Strisand)

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/13093489/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/13093489/ Fri, 25 May 2007 20:29:26 PDT
After we got back to my house this evening, I had about 15 minutes to get dressed, and we went straight to my piano teacher's Recital. She is the pianist for the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra, and they were performing "The Trout." I got to be the page turner, and I sat right in the middle of the entire Orchestra. It was amazing, It was so alive!

Anyway, I'm really excited about tomorrow. It's gonna be fun.

-Leslie

P.S All FMA fans! Go watch this and It's sequels-

[link]

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/12083735/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/12083735/ Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:43:19 PST
Tomorrow night, My parents are taking me to go see wicked. We're going to leave early afternoon, and I am counting down the minutes.

On the 13th is my Birthday. Nuff Said.

On the 19th, My friends and I are going to see Nickelback in concert. How cool is that!

And after that, I get to go see Mama Mia on the 20th. I don't know anything about the play except that it's all ABBA Music. I Love ABBA.

And THEN, My brother are going to be preforming fiddiler on the Roof during the last week of March. This month is Booked.

So yeah, This month pretty much rocks. Yup.

-leslie

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/11992158/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/11992158/ Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:46:34 PST
"You Sound like a Flamingo on CRACK!!!"- Lily

"Am I Who I am? Because I was just telling myself about my brother..."- Lily

"You're together... until you're not."- Mrs. Meyers

"FLAMINGO ON CRACK!"*pointing wildly*- Lily

"Let's sing some slut music." -Kaitlin
"I don't want to sing slut music." -Lily
"But I WANNA SING SLUT MUSIC!"-Kaitlin
"I'm not in a slutty mood..."-Lily
"I can put you in a slutty mood..."-Kaitlin
"..."-Lily
"..."-Kaitlin
"Oh My GOD!"- Julia

*Jerks off invisible penis for no apparent reason*-Leslie

Lily *Throws paper at herself*

"We're having a sexy orgy over here and you're missing it!"-Kaitlin

*Blank Grin*
"Great!"-Julia

"It was a big massive ORGY! It was DESGUSTING! I LOVED IT!"-Kaitlin


SO! Yeah, I had a really good time. And I sang well, and danced a lot.
WHOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!

-Leslie

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/11701900/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/11701900/ Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:45:11 PST
Oh gosh. I just finished A Tale Of Two Cities, and I'm still not sure what to think. I liked the book, but it made me cry. A lot. And generally I don't like things that make me cry. But I REALLY liked the book. Someone help me out, okay? Please?

Anyway, I had a good weekend, and I got some good art done. I hope to have it up by tomorrow, but the chances of that are really very slim. Oh well.

My Brother and I got parts in the show "Fiddiler on the Roof", and now we have near daily rehersals. Fun. Steven got a lead role- the ppl in charge couldn't decide which of the three lead males to cast him as- and I have a dance part, and I get to be the booksellers wife. (I really need to read the book or watch the movie or something, because I don't have any Idea who these ppl are!)

]]> ~flyingfault http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/11212141/ http://flyingfault.deviantart.com/journal/11212141/ Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:58:50 PST
First, I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I know I did.

This last little while, I've been busy. First I pulled some ligaments in my knee, so I've been down for a month. I finally got a piano teacher, and I played a song in a recital. I Did Well. : ) I may post a recording of my playing, not sure.

My friend stalkingshadows had some drama awhile back, so thats been sad. *hugs!*

The big obvious CHRISTMAS was slightly traumatizing, what with all 10 of us being here for a couple of days. Had a great time though. I got a PIANO BENCH! YES!

One of my good friends is moving this week, and I will miss her greatly. ;' ( Goodbye Tori.

For my 15th b-day in March, I got 6 really good seats to go see Nickleback, 3 Days Grace, AND Breaking Benjiman in CONCERT! LIVE! This is going to ROCK! Stalkingshadows, DemetriousKaine, and some other friends are invited. SQUEE!

Besides that, nothing much. I had a wonderful break, and I hope for a Happy New Year.

Now if only my boyfriend were here. sniff.

]]> ~flyingfault