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                <title>Oblivion</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:56:32 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="top-menu"></div><br /><br /><div class="sidebar"><br /><div class="journal-profile-image"></div><br /><div class="image-links"><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/gallery/">View my gallery</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/favourites/">View my favorites</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="header">Basic Information</div><br /><div class="block"><br /><div class="title">Birthday:</div><br /><div class="info">29th April, 1981</div><br /><div class="title">Current City:</div><br /><div class="info">Cleveland, TN, United States</div><br /><div class="title">Hometown:</div><br /><div class="info">Flintstone, GA, United States</div><br /><div class="title">Tools:</div><br /><div class="info">Fujifilm A850, Photoshop CS2, Pastels, Pencil/Paper</div></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="header">Friends</div><br /><div class="block"><a href="http://kuroi88.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/k/u/kuroi88.png?1" alt=":iconkuroi88:" title="kuroi88"/></a> <a href="http://ionyth.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/i/o/ionyth.gif" alt=":iconionyth:" title="ionyth"/></a> <a href="http://clau6666.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/c/l/clau6666.gif" alt=":iconclau6666:" title="clau6666"/></a> <a href="http://leakypen.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/l/e/leakypen.png" alt=":iconleakypen:" title="leakypen"/></a> <a href="http://klayde.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/k/l/klayde.gif?5" alt=":iconklayde:" title="klayde"/></a> <a href="http://ayamehikari.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/default.gif" alt=":iconayamehikari:" title="ayamehikari"/></a><br /><a href="http://keyneacqua.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/k/e/keyneacqua.gif" alt=":iconkeyneacqua:" title="keyneacqua"/></a> <a href="http://sxy-when-wired.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/x/sxy-when-wired.gif?2" alt=":iconsxy-when-wired:" title="sxy-when-wired"/></a> <a href="http://kyameel.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/k/y/kyameel.gif" alt=":iconkyameel:" title="kyameel"/></a> </div><br /><br /><div class="header">deviantART</div><br /><div class="block"><br /><ul><li><a href="http://chat.deviantart.com/">chat</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://help.deviantart.com/">help&faqs</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://chat.deviantart.com/chat/help">#help</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://chat.deviantart.com/chat/devart">#devart</a></li><br /><li>#<a class="u" href="http://hq.deviantart.com/">hq</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://today.deviantart.com/">today</a></li></ul><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="header">About Me</div><br /><div class="block"><br /><p>I'm quiet, random, moody, and obsessive. I think...</p><br /><p>Yes I add favorites without comments all the time. Get over it. I like Anime, Photography, Music, Movies, Books, and food.</p><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="header">Mood Box</div><br /><div class="block"><div class="title">Mood:</div><br /><div class="info"><sub><img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/r/roseblack.gif" width="15" height="18" alt=":blackrose:" title="Black Rose" /></sub> EMO</div><br /><div class="title">Listening to:</div><br /><div class="info">Okami OST</div><br /><div class="title">Reading:</div><br /><div class="info">Chobits</div><br /><div class="title">Watching:</div><br /><div class="info">Wanted</div><br /><div class="title">Playing:</div><br /><div class="info">Dragonica</div><br /><div class="title">Eating:</div><br /><div class="info">Chicken Caesar Salad</div><br /><div class="title">Drinking:</div><br /><div class="info">Water</div><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="header">Credits</div><br /><div class="block">FacebookCSS created by ¢<a class="u" href="http://nyssi.deviantart.com/">nyssi</a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="content"><br /><div class="status">Michael <em>wonders about a lot of things.</em></div><br /><br /><div class="menu"><ul><br /><li><em><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/">Journal</a></em></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.facebook.com/karusuman">Facebook</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://twitter.com/karusuman">Twitter</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://ikarusuman.tumblr.com">Tumblr</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="attention"><div class="h5">Attention! <em>at 7:31pm October 20</em></div><br />~<a class="u" href="http://kingdomhearts.deviantart.com/">kingdomhearts</a> has launched a brand new contest: <b><u>How I Spent My Holiday</u></b></div><br /><br /><div class="heading">Gifts</div><br /><br /><p>... ]]></description>
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                <title>Mischief Managed</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/21240832/</link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:24:30 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="gallery_"><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/gallery"></a></div><div class="note_"><a href="http://my.deviantart.com/notes/?to=karusuman"></a></div><div class="apple_"><a href="http://www.apple.com"></a></div><br /><br /><div class="_scroll"><br /><div class="subject_">News</div><div class="subject">News</div><br /><div class="box_"><div class="tlc"></div><div class="trc"></div><div class="brc"></div><div class="blc"></div>Haha! After reading some of those silly "How to Be Popular on deviantART' news articles and the comments received I wanted to test the whole 'mysterious deviant' thing and see if it was true. People seem to get a little put off about all the hidden comments on the front page after all. o_O Oh well, I guess I need to find another hobby now -_-</div><br /><br /><div class="subject_">The Hunt</div><div class="subject">The Hunt</div><br /><div class="box_"><div class="tlc"></div><div class="trc"></div><div class="brc"></div><div class="blc"></div>The first step to preventing art theft of course is to protect yourself and <b>deviantART</b> provides means in which to take that first step. Also I have tracked down the person-in-question already and in fact know who it is. For those of you from <b>aeRO</b> you may recall the individual who went by <b>Lucifer</b> on the <b>#aeroPUB</b> channel. Well, he is the culprit who has already admitted himself to my fiancee(~<a class="u" href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/">Artemysia</a>)and myself that he was pretending to be me and use some of my pictures in order to get some credit on various websites. We had both told him that this was not acceptable, but received no cooperation from him at that time. To date he has toned down his actions involving my art and I believe he knows I am on to him. I am only passively pursuing this incident, but keeping up with his whereabouts as best as I can. If you are so inclined to check on him he has been known to frequent the sites listed below:<br /><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>read more:  <a href="http://www.last.fm/user/karusuman">Last.FM</a></li><br />  <li>read more:  <a href="http://forums.animesuki.com/member.php?u=64027">AnimeSuki</a></li><br />  <li>read more:  <a href="http://www.anime-planet.com/users/karusuman">Anime-Planet</a></li></ul><br /><br />For more information please check out my journal <a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/20809124/">West Coast</a></div><br /><br /><div class="subject_">Itinerary</div><div class="subject">Itinerary</div><br /><div class="box_"><div class="tlc"></div><div class="trc"></div><div class="brc"></div><div class="blc"></div><ul><br /><li>Christmas Vacation - December 15th?</li><br /><li>Francesca comes to America - Spring?</li><br /><li>I move to London - Cancelled for the time being.</li><br /></ul></div><br /><br /><div class="subject_">In The Works</div><div class="subject">In The Works</div><br /><div class="box_"><div class="tlc"></div><div class="trc"></div><div class="brc"></div><div class="blc"></div><ul><br /><li>Wear Wolf Ad Campaign - In Progress</li><br /><li>Agrias Oaks for Xuande - 35%</li><br /><li>Birthday Art - Seth, still waiting...</li><br /><li>Kiriban - Art request from Franci</li><br /></ul></div><br /><br /><a href="http://desu1.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/d/e/desu1.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":icondesu1:" title="desu1"/></a><a href="http://desu2.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/d/e/desu2.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":icondesu2:" title="desu2"/></a><br /><a href="http://desu3.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/d/e/desu3.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":icondesu3:" title="desu3"/></a><a href="http://desu4.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/d/e/desu4.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":icondesu4:" title="desu4"/></a><br /><br /><div class="subject_">Mia Bella</div><div class="subject">Mia Bella</div><br /><div class="box_"><div class="tlc"></div><div class="trc"></div><div class="brc"></div><div class="blc"></div><div align="center"><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><a href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/a/r/artemysia.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconartemysia:" title="artemysia"/></a><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><br /><br /><br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/51390374/"><img src="http://th08.deviantart.com/fs16/150/f/2007/139/c/1/Topsy_Turvy_Esmeralda_by_Artemysia.png" width="150" height="136" /></a></span></span><br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/56131502/"><img src="http://th09.deviantart.com/fs18/1... ]]></description>
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                <title>Serious Fun</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/20927307/</link>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:09:22 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="gallery_"><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/gallery"></a></div><div class="note_"><a href="http://my.deviantart.com/notes/?to=karusuman"></a></div><div class="apple_"><a href="http://www.apple.com"></a></div><br /><br /><div class="_scroll"><br /><div class="subject_">News</div><div class="subject">News</div><br /><div class="box_"><div class="tlc"></div><div class="trc"></div><div class="brc"></div><div class="blc"></div>Hello and welcome back to my ever-changing journal. As you have no doubt noticed I drastically changed the CSS Journal Layout. I decided to go with a sleek, techno-savvy design that would force me to keep things simple as I tend to be long winded sometimes. Franci and I both want iPhones and I really liked the idea of 'owning' one, so to speak. If you are a subscriber and would like to use this free template also the credit link is at the bottom of the journal.</div><br /><br /><div class="subject_">The Hunt</div><div class="subject">The Hunt</div><br /><div class="box_"><div class="tlc"></div><div class="trc"></div><div class="brc"></div><div class="blc"></div>The first step to preventing art theft of course is to protect yourself and <b>deviantART</b> provides means in which to take that first step. Also I have tracked down the person-in-question already and in fact know who it is. For those of you from <b>aeRO</b> you may recall the individual who went by <b>Lucifer</b> on the <b>#aeroPUB</b> channel. Well, he is the culprit who has already admitted himself to my fiancee(~<a class="u" href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/">Artemysia</a>)and myself that he was pretending to be me and use some of my pictures in order to get some credit on various websites. We had both told him that this was not acceptable, but received no cooperation from him at that time. To date he has toned down his actions involving my art and I believe he knows I am on to him. I am only passively pursuing this incident, but keeping up with his whereabouts as best as I can. If you are so inclined to check on him he has been known to frequent the sites listed below:<br /><br /><br /><br /><ul><li>read more:  <a href="http://www.last.fm/user/karusuman">Last.FM</a></li><br />  <li>read more:  <a href="http://forums.animesuki.com/member.php?u=64027">AnimeSuki</a></li><br />  <li>read more:  <a href="http://www.anime-planet.com/users/karusuman">Anime-Planet</a></li></ul><br /><br />For more information please check out my journal <a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/20809124/">West Coast</a></div><br /><br /><div class="subject_">Itinerary</div><div class="subject">Itinerary</div><br /><div class="box_"><div class="tlc"></div><div class="trc"></div><div class="brc"></div><div class="blc"></div><ul><br /><li>Christmas Vacation - December 15th?</li><br /><li>Francesca comes to America - Spring?</li><br /><li>I move to London - Cancelled for the time being.</li><br /></ul></div><br /><br /><div class="subject_">In The Works</div><div class="subject">In The Works</div><br /><div class="box_"><div class="tlc"></div><div class="trc"></div><div class="brc"></div><div class="blc"></div><ul><br /><li>Wear Wolf Ad Campaign - In Progress</li><br /><li>Agrias Oaks for Xuande - 35%</li><br /><li>Birthday Art - Seth, still waiting...</li><br /><li>Kiriban - Art request from Franci</li><br /></ul></div><br /><br /><a href="http://desu1.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/d/e/desu1.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":icondesu1:" title="desu1"/></a><a href="http://desu2.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/d/e/desu2.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":icondesu2:" title="desu2"/></a><br /><a href="http://desu3.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/d/e/desu3.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":icondesu3:" title="desu3"/></a><a href="http://desu4.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/d/e/desu4.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":icondesu4:" title="desu4"/></a><br /><br /><div class="subject_">Mia Bella</div><div class="subject">Mia Bella</div><br /><div class="box_"><div class="tlc"></div><div class="trc"></div><div class="brc"></div><div class="blc"></div><div align="center"><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><a href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/a/r/artemysia.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconartemysia:" title="artemysia"/></a><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><br /><br /><br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/51390374/"><img src="http://th98.deviantart.com/fs16/150/f/2007/139/c/1/Topsy_Turvy_Esmeralda_by_Artemysia.png" width="150" height="136" /></a></span></span><br /><span class="shadow-holder"... ]]></description>
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                <title>West Coast</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:31:57 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="icon"><img src="http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2166/karusumanqy7.png" height="50" width="50" alt="Karu" /></div><br /><br /><div class="nav"><ul><li><u><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1365/pictureef0.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Portfolio Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/portfolio/">Portfolio</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7049/photosfk7.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Gallery Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/gallery/">Gallery</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2504/cartdk7.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Cart Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/prints/">Prints</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8653/bookopenre3.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Scrapbook Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/gallery/scraps/">Scrapbook</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7492/starwm3.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Star Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/favourites/">Favorites</a></li></ul></div><br /><br /><div class="rside"><br /><div class="rside_h1t">Mia Bella</div><br /><div class="links"><ul><br /><li><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><a href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/a/r/artemysia.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconartemysia:" title="artemysia"/></a><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /></li><br /><li><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/50937279/"><img src="http://fc58.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/074/6/9/Love_and_Commitment_Stamp_5_by_genesis1979.png" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span></li><br /></ul><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="rside_h1">Artemysia's Featured</div><br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/51390374/"><img src="http://th98.deviantart.com/fs16/150/f/2007/139/c/1/Topsy_Turvy_Esmeralda_by_Artemysia.png" width="150" height="136" /></a></span></span><br /><div class="caption">Topsy Turvy Esmeralda</div><br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/56131502/"><img src="http://th79.deviantart.com/fs18/150/f/2007/145/8/9/Contest_Entry___FANTASIA_by_Artemysia.png" width="150" height="100" /></a></span></span><br /><div class="caption">Contest Entry : FANTASIA</div><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="h1_cup">News</div><br /><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2206/usercommentdt9.png" alt="Quote">Greetings everyone! Its been a while since I last updated my journal and I have lots to tell. With Summer quickly winding up we move on to another hopeful season full of many surprises.<br /><br /><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7497/newke0.png" alt="New">Due to some disconcerting circumstances I have decided to <b>opt-out</b> of the deviation download on some of my artwork. While I myself never really thought that my art would be good enough for anyone to want to steal it. It has nevertheless come true.<br /><br />The first step to preventing art theft of course is to protect yourself and <b>deviantART</b> provides means in which to take that first step. Also I have tracked down the person-in-question already and in fact know who it is. For those of you from <b>aeRO</b>(see my aeRO Group box <u>down below</u>) you may recall the individual who went by <b>Lucifer</b> on the <b>#aeroPUB</b> channel. Well, he is the culprit who has already admitted himself to my fiancee(~<a class="u" href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/">Artemysia</a>)and myself that he was pretending to be me and use some of my pictures in order to get some credit on various websites. We had both told him that this was not acceptable, but received no cooperation from him at that time. To date he has toned down his actions involving my art and I believe he knows I am on to him. I am only passively pursuing this incident, but keeping up with his whereabouts as best as I can. If you are so inclined to check on him he has been known to frequent the sites listed below:<br /><br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://www.last.fm/user/karusuman">link</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://forums.animesuki.com/member.php?u=64027">link</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.anime-planet.com/users/karusuman">link</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.mcanime.net/perfil/80458/posts">link</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.theauth.net/">link</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://akatsukigumi.foros.ws/user.php?u=105">link</a></li><br /></ul><br /><br />Things to look out for: My name is Michael where as his name is Manuel; I currently live in the United States where as he lives in Venezuela; I do not use any other art website aside from de... ]]></description>
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                <title>Memphis Blues</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/17849748/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:43:14 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="icon"><img src="http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/7641/icon2zf1.png" height="50" width="50" alt="Fella" /></div><br /><br /><div class="nav"><ul><li><u><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1365/pictureef0.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Portfolio Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/portfolio/">Portfolio</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7049/photosfk7.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Gallery Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/gallery/">Gallery</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2504/cartdk7.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Cart Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/prints/">Prints</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8653/bookopenre3.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Scrapbook Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/gallery/scraps/">Scrapbook</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7492/starwm3.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Star Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/favourites/">Favorites</a></li></ul></div><br /><br /><div class="rside"><br /><div class="rside_h1t">Mia Bella</div><br /><div class="links"><ul><br /><li><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><a href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/a/r/artemysia.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconartemysia:" title="artemysia"/></a><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /></li><br /><li><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/50937279/"><img src="http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/074/6/9/Love_and_Commitment_Stamp_5_by_genesis1979.png" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span></li><br /></ul><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="rside_h1">Artemysia's Featured</div><br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/51390374/"><img src="http://tn1-5.pv.deviantart.com/fs16/150/f/2007/139/c/1/Topsy_Turvy_Esmeralda_by_Artemysia.png" width="150" height="136" /></a></span></span><br /><div class="caption">Topsy Turvy Esmeralda</div><br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/56131502/"><img src="http://tn1-5.pv.deviantart.com/fs18/150/f/2007/145/8/9/Contest_Entry___FANTASIA_by_Artemysia.png" width="150" height="100" /></a></span></span><br /><div class="caption">Contest Entry : FANTASIA</div><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="h1_cup">Errata</div>Hello everyone! Sorry to fall off the board once  again, but I've been so terribly busy with work and its complications. Since my return from Italy I've been to New York, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Richmond, Lake Erie, Chicago, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, St. Louis, Memphis, Jackson, Kissimee, Atlanta, and Jersey City just to name a few. Sometimes it seems that time flies by much too quickly only then to reverse itself and become mired in mud. I've yet to see the West Coast but an oppertunity may present itself soon. I have plans to vist my brother in Orange County this Summer.<br /><br />Across the big drink, Franci has her own troubles. With the end of Term comes the essays and tests. My poor darling had her work cut out for her, but in the end she prevailed(as I knew she would). She now enjoys a much deserved break in Rome before coming to visit me in Summer. Also it is worth mentioning that she had her first ever job! Her post as Library Invigilator(?) gave her a taste of what's to come in life. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> Brava! Brava! Brava! <br /><br /><div class="h1_love">Omake</div><br />My thoughts and prayers go out to those who lost their homes and much more in the floods ravaging the MidWest. I've seen firsthand some of the destruction left in the wake during my run and it makes me count my blessings. <br /><br /><div class="pullquote">"But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread upon my dreams." - W.B. Yeats</div><br /><br /><div class="h1_car">Dates and Agenda</div><br /> <br /><ol><br /><li>Francesca's Birthday - June 18th</li><br /><li>Francesca comes to America - ???</li><br /><li>Agrias Oaks for Xuande - ???</li><br /><li>ART FROM SETH - ?!?</li><br /><li>Franci's Kiriban</li><br /><li>I move to London - December?!?</li><br /></ol><br /><br /><div class="box_container"><br /><div class="box"><div class="h1_thumbs">aeRO</div><br /><a href="http://leakypen.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/e/leakypen.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconleakypen:" title="leakypen"/></a><a href="http://electricjeebus.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.... ]]></description>
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                <title>Signs of Life</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:43:14 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="icon"><img src="http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/7641/icon2zf1.png" height="50" width="50" alt="Fella" /></div><br /><br /><div class="nav"><ul><li><u><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1365/pictureef0.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Portfolio Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/portfolio/">Portfolio</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7049/photosfk7.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Gallery Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/gallery/">Gallery</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2504/cartdk7.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Cart Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/prints/">Prints</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8653/bookopenre3.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Scrapbook Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/gallery/scraps/">Scrapbook</a></li><li><u><img src="http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7492/starwm3.png" height="16" width="16" alt="Star Icon" /></u><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/favourites/">Favorites</a></li></ul></div><br /><br /><div class="rside"><br /><div class="rside_h1t">Mia Bella</div><br /><div class="links"><ul><br /><li><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><a href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/a/r/artemysia.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconartemysia:" title="artemysia"/></a><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /></li><br /><li><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/50937279/"><img src="http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/074/6/9/Love_and_Commitment_Stamp_5_by_genesis1979.png" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span></li><br /></ul><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="rside_h1">Artemysia's Featured</div><br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/51390374/"><img src="http://tn1-5.pv.deviantart.com/fs16/150/f/2007/139/c/1/Topsy_Turvy_Esmeralda_by_Artemysia.png" width="150" height="136" /></a></span></span><br /><div class="caption">Topsy Turvy Esmeralda</div><br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/56131502/"><img src="http://tn1-5.pv.deviantart.com/fs18/150/f/2007/145/8/9/Contest_Entry___FANTASIA_by_Artemysia.png" width="150" height="100" /></a></span></span><br /><div class="caption">Contest Entry : FANTASIA</div><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="h1_cup">Errata</div><br />Hello, did you miss me? I don't suppose you did because you either didn't know I was gone and/or don't know me and/or don't like me. At any rate I'm back with a smackering of sketches to divert attention from the fact that I haven't really drawn anything in a while. I am drawing again. Sorta. I'm working on a couple of pieces that are long overdo and its going ok, but with work and everything...mais non!<br /><br /><div class="h1_love">Omake</div><br />On to the News section I am still driving the highways and byways of our great United States yet see little enough to take photographs as of yet. I was blessedly given a digital camera from my beloved, and I want to put it to use. Now that Spring is upon us maybe the Scenery will jump out at me!<br /><br />I will be gone from March 23rd until April 15th...in Rome, Italy! Yes, after many years I am returning to see my fiancee in the Eternal City and this time I promised myself I would do more sightseeing than her bedroom.....whooops, you didn't need to know that, right? <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> We've made arrangements to go around the city and do some touring, as well as visit Venice for a little gettaway for ourselves. Expect more glorious photos!<br /><br /><div class="pullquote">"But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread upon my dreams." - W.B. Yeats</div><br /><br /><div class="h1_car">Checklist</div><br /><br /><ol><br /><li>Arrive in America - April 15th</li><br /><li>Draw Agrias Oaks for Xuande</li><br /><li>Draw Emperor picture for Franci's kiriban</li><br /></ol><br /><br /><div class="box_container"><br /><div class="box"><div class="h1_thumbs">aeRO</div><br /><a href="http://leakypen.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/e/leakypen.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconleakypen:" title="leakypen"/></a><a href="http://electricjeebus.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/e/l/electricjeebus.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconelectricjeebus:" title="electricjeebus"/></a><a href="http://sethxhellsing.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/seth... ]]></description>
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                <title>Life is a Highway</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/15881178/</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:44:01 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="subheader">The Journal of a Lifetime</div><br /><br /><div class="menu"><br /><a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/gallery/">Gallery</a> | <a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/gallery/scraps/">Scraps</a> | <a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/prints/">Prints</a> | <a href="http://karusuman.deviantart.com/favourites/">Favourites</a></div><br /><br /><div class="columns"><div class="columnleft"><div class="headers">Errata</div><br /><br />No news, no plans, no tidbits or teasers in which to give. Things have been dreadfully dull these months and as you may have guessed I've been everything but dead. I had quite an ordeal to deal with finalizing my chosen 'vacation' as I last put it, but in fact its still not over. Relentless as I may be, Red Tape does have its way. This is in fact causing an unfortuitious strain of my plans to see my dearly beloved this season. Time is of the essence and as always I am fresh out of options.<br /><br />Art? Yeah, there remains a lot to be done, even more to be seen, but who has the time? Those few sketches I had finished before I went away are conveniently stored away for the time being and I lack that certain luster to make anything new. I cannot be blamed! I'm petitioned by a 'certain girlfriend', to use her tactics against her, to make something new, but I promise nothing.<br /><br />I had about 500 messages waiting for me when I first spied the message centre, mostly deviations that longed to be touched but with my subscription long since expired it had to be put on hold. Alors! But I'm trying to get things under control but with minimal success. Mostly stuff from those fancy Pops who get a ka-zillion pageviews a day anyways. I'm sure mine won't be missed. Heh.<br /><br />So, that's the gist of it. As Leela once said '<b>My life isn't as cool as my webpage makes it out to be.</b>' Ne'er have truer words be spoken.<br /><br /><b><u>Kiriban @ 20,000 pageviews</u></b> - What?! You all let this go? This would have been a great way to get me out of my self impossed rut, but noooo! Heavens forbit I have a reason to pick up a pencil or mouse. Pssah!<br /><br /></div><div class="columnright"><div align="right"><div class="rightheaders">Mia Musa</div><div class="righttext"><div class="images"><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><a href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/a/r/artemysia.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconartemysia:" title="artemysia"/></a><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div class="rightheaders">aeRO</div><div class="righttext"><a href="http://ionyth.deviantart.com/">Ionyth</a><br /><a href="http://leakypen.deviantart.com/">Xuande</a><br /><a href="http://electricjeebus.deviantart.com/">ElectricJeebus</a><br /><a href="http://sethxhellsing.deviantart.com/">Seth</a><br /><a href="http://clau6666.deviantart.com/">Claudia</a><br /><a href="http://chickenrain.deviantart.com/">Chance</a><br /><a href="http://mitsusei.deviantart.com/">Mei</a><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="rightheaders">Stamps</div><div class="righttext"><div class="images"><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21659192/"><img src="http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/224/8/e/_spyed_stamp_by_karusuman.png" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span><br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21604246/"><img src="http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/224/5/0/devUNIT_Stamp_by_karusuman.png" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span><br /><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/50937279/"><img src="http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/074/6/9/Love_and_Commitment_Stamp_5_by_genesis1979.png" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span></div></div><br /><br /><div class="rightheaders">Clubs</div><div class="righttext"><div class="images"><a href="http://kingdomhearts.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/k/i/kingdomhearts.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconkingdomhearts:" title="kingdomhearts"/></a><a href="http://ragnarokartists.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/r/a/ragnarokartists.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconragnarokartists:" title="ragnarokartists"/></a><br /><a href="http://seniormentors.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/seniormentors.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconseniormentors:" title="seniormentors"/></a></div></div></div><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div class="columnclear"></div><br /><div class="headers">Visitor Map</div><br /><div class="modmyprofileDOTcom"><a href="http://www.modmyprofile.com/map.php?id=1224831"><img src="http://... ]]></description>
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                <title>On the Road Again</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/14072367/</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:10:14 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="subheader">The Journal of a Wildman</div><br /><br /><div class="menu"><br />
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<div class="columns"><div class="columnleft"><div class="headers">Errata</div><br />
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Well I have to say that I've been pretty lazy and/or inactive for some time due to restrictions set forth due to my financial situations. To counteract this I've found a new vocation that will drastically reverse the moneyflow and allow me many more oppertunities to settle my finances, but will pretty much consume all of my free time. Sadly, this is something that must be done if I am to ever get back on my feet. I realize that I may lose out on a lot of things in the mean time, but its a sacrifice that must be made.<br />
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I will be considering taking applications for a stand-in for my role in *<a class="u" href="http://kingdomhearts.deviantart.com/">kingdomhearts</a> during my abscence which may become a permanent position. The position would not be replacing me, but will be allowing some freedoms to the team as a whole as the more members available the easier it is to manuever. If you are intrested please send me a note with your details and why you think you are best qualified to running the club. To those contest winners who are waiting on me to fulfill your awards, I have not forgotten. I am terribly sorry for the delay. I will send them off when I get back home!<br />
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<div class="headers">My Schedule</div><br />
<ul><br />
<li><strike><b>July 21st</b> - *<a class="u" href="http://kingdomhearts.deviantart.com/">kingdomhearts</a> KH World Contest Entry Deadline</strike></li><br />
<li><strike><b>July 27th</b> - Francesca (=<a class="u" href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/">Artemysia</a>) arrives in America</strike></li><br />
<li><strike><b>July 31st</b> - *<a class="u" href="http://kingdomhearts.deviantart.com/">kingdomhearts</a> KH World Contest Voting Deadline</strike></li><br />
<li><strike><b>August 1st - 7th</b> - =<a class="u" href="http://bktribals.deviantart.com/">BKTribals</a> Wear Wolf (W<sup>2</sup>) Contest Begins</strike></li><br />
<li><b>August 1st</b> - *<a class="u" href="http://kingdomhearts.deviantart.com/">kingdomhearts</a> New Contest Begins(Details Pending)</li><br />
<li><b><u>Kiriban @ 20,000 pageviews</u></b></li><br />
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</div><div class="columnright"><div align="right"><div class="rightheaders">Mia Musa</div><div class="righttext"><div class="images"><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><a href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/a/r/artemysia.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconartemysia:" title="artemysia"/></a><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><br />
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<div class="rightheaders">aeRO</div><div class="righttext"><a href="http://ionyth.deviantart.com/">Ionyth</a><br />
<a href="http://leakypen.deviantart.com/">Xuande</a><br />
<a href="http://electricjeebus.deviantart.com/">ElectricJeebus</a><br />
<a href="http://sethxhellsing.deviantart.com/">Seth</a><br />
<a href="http://clau6666.deviantart.com/">Claudia</a><br />
<a href="http://chickenrain.deviantart.com/">Chance</a><br />
<a href="http://mitsusei.deviantart.com/">Mei</a><br />
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<div class="rightheaders">Stamps</div><div class="righttext"><div class="images"><span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/21699973/"><img src="http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/228/4/3/Community_supporter_stamp_by_deviantStamps.gif" width="99" height="56" /></a></span></span><br />
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<div class="rightheaders">Clubs</div><div class="righttext"><div class="images"><a href="http://kingdomhearts.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/k/i/kingdomhearts.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconkingdomhearts:" title="kingdomhearts"/></a><a href="http://ragnarokartists.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/r/a/ragnarokartists.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconragnarokart... ]]></description>
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                <title>Rant and Rave</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/13799218/</link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:55:38 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="subheader">The Journal of a Wildman</div><br /><br /><div class="menu"><br />
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<div class="columns"><div class="columnleft"><div class="headers">Errata</div><br />
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So, ok. Let's start with the serious stuff first.<br />
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I was browsing deviantART late last night and I decided to check out the local Ah! My Goddess Fan Art via the Search Bar. I was shocked to find that a lot of the images posted by deviants are in violation of <b>Copyright Infringement</b>. Well, I decide that since I am looking for some choice pieces of Megami fandom a la Fujishima, I decided to do my part for the community and report some deviations.<br />
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I came across a particular situation with some of the deviations: <i>Colored Manga Scans</i>. Well, if you read <strong>FAQ #572:</strong> <a href="http://help.deviantart.com/572/">What does deviantART consider "Fan Art" to be?</a> its pretty clear that they should not be posted as deviations. However, I gave them the shadow of a doubt and made an inquiry to the Help Desk Policy Team. The reason why I hesitated was because of the sheer number of them on deviantART. No seriously, I decided to hold off on reporting them because I thought that maybe since there were so many of them that deviantART had some sort of policy where they were included in <b>Fan Art</b>. I'm not so certain they are. But at any rate I'll find out within 24 hours.<br />
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Now I want to get some opinions on <b>Art Trends on deviantART</b>.<br />
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Let's look at some examples found here on the site. I am pulling images completely at random, and I am not saying that they are not art or that they should be removed. This is simply for getting an opinion from my peers for dicussion/educational purposes.<br />
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<b>1</b>: <b>Super-Deformed Obese Characters</b>  - <br />
<span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/12449423/"><img src="http://tn1-1.pv.deviantart.com/fs5/150/i/2004/324/d/b/Peorth_by_Satsurou.jpg" width="150" height="122" /></a></span></span> by *<a class="u" href="http://satsurou.deviantart.com/">Satsurou</a><br />
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<i><u>My opinion</u></i>: When I first saw them on deviantART my impression was that they were a joke on America's obesity epidemic. However, this is clearly not the case. This is an actual art trend that has a small but quickly growing following. I'm curious as to what caused it? If you know, please share with me!<br />
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<b>2</b>: <b>Homosexual Pairings</b><br />
<span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58412076/"><img src="http://tn1-3.pv.deviantart.com/fs16/150/f/2007/176/1/3/Kiss_me_Goodbye___AkuRoku_by_TandyMastaofchu.jpg" width="150" height="141" /></a></span></span> by ~<a class="u" href="http://tandymastaofchu.deviantart.com/">TandyMastaofchu</a> *Edited by request.<br />
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<i><u>My opinion</u></i>: Ok, I know this is a very old trend and I'm still baffled by it. Surprisingly enough it has nothing to do with homophobic tendencies! No, actually its because of the uncharacteristic values portrayed in such deviations. Usually, the artist portrays what I take to be their desire to see such characters together, even though such a unison would never actually happen within the movie/game/anime/manga/story/etc. What get's me is that the popularity of said depictions is actually very high and I can't tell if its because people are enraptured or enraged! What do you think?<br />
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<b>3</b>: <b>Anthro</b><br />
<span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/27173239/"><img src="http://tn1-3.pv.deviantart.com/fs7/150/i/2006/002/2/1/Yurai_gone_Anthro_complete_by_Yuraichan.jpg" width="150" height="121" /></a></span></span> by *<a class="u" href="http://yuraichan.deviantart.com/">Yuraichan</a><br />
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<i><u>My opinion</u></i>: Well, I must say that personally I couldn't care less if I ever saw them again. I'm not too keen on the trend and I'm not afraid to say it. It's just not to my tastes. However, some of my friends do like it and I support them and their artwork fully and they do get trolled about it. I just want to know why are so many Anthro characters depicted in sexual situations? Of course animals are nude but there's a line. Is it an almost-animalistic desire kept in the closet? What would you say?<br />
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<b>4</b>: <b>Artistic Nudity</b><br />
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                <title>Wish You Were Here</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:24:31 PDT</pubDate>
                
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I'm going to keep it simple this time. I promise.<br />
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Busy as could be here on deviantART. Contests underway and new ones about to start next month, so I'll be active somewhat to participate and make sure rules are abided by. No art from me for now, although I am still currently working on several committed projects. =<a class="u" href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/">Artemysia</a> has my incomplete line art scans and hopefully will upload them soon.<br />
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On an emotional note, Francesca has been away for several days in Bormio, Italy with her friends on a mini-vacation and I haven't heard from her in some time, so I'm a bit worried and anxious for news. Its not easy being in an over-seas relationship, that's for sure.<br />
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That's all I have.<br />
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                <title>Spamtactics</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:30:14 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="subheader">The Journal of a Wildman</div><br /><br /><div class="menu"><br />
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Visit <a href="http://www.paulsadowski.org/NameData.asp">[link]</a><br />
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Which I stole from ~<a class="u" href="http://sabao.deviantart.com/">sabao</a><br />
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<i>My results</i>:<br />
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There are 19 letters in your name.<br />
Those 19 letters total to 78<br />
There are 6 vowels and 13 consonants in your name.<br />
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<b>What your first name means</b>:<br />
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<b>Shakespearean</b> <i>Male</i> 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Sir Michael, a friend to the Archbishop of York. 'Henry VI, Part 2' Michael and his company are followers of Jack Cade, a rebel.<br />
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<b>Hebrew</b> <i>Male</i> Who is like God? Gift from God. In the Bible, St. Michael was the conqueror of Satan and patron saint of soldiers.<br />
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<b>Biblical</b> <i>Male</i> Poor; humble <br />
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<b>Your number is</b>: 6<br />
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<b>The characteristics of #6 are</b>: Responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.<br />
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<b>The expression or destiny for #6</b>: The number 6 Expression provides you a truly outstanding sense of responsibility, love, and balance. The 6 is helpful and ever conscientious, making you quite capable of rectifying and balancing any sort of inharmonious situation. You are a person very much inclined to give help and comfort to those in need. You have a natural penchant for working with the old, the young, the sick, or the underprivileged. Although you may have considerable creative and artistic talents, the chances are that you will devote yourself to an occupation that shows concern for the betterment of the community.<br />
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The positive side of the number 6 suggests that you are very loving, friendly, and appreciative of others. You have a depth of understanding that produces much sympathetic, kindness, and generosity. The qualities of the 6 make the finest and most concerned parent and one often deeply involved in domestic activities. Openness and honesty is apparent in your approach to all relationships.<br />
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If there is an excess of the number 6 in your makeup, you may exhibit some of the negative traits associated with this number. There may be a tendency for you to be too exacting and demanding of yourself. In this regard, you may at times sacrifice yourself (or your loved ones) for the welfare of others. In some cases, the over zealous 6 has difficulty distinguishing helping from interfering. You may have difficulty expressing your own individuality, because of involvement with responsibilities and causes. Like all with the Expression of the number 6, it's quite likely that you worry much too much.<br />
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<b>Your Soul Urge number is</b>: 4<br />
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<b>A Soul Urge number of 4 means</b>:  With the Soul Urge or Motivation number of 4 you are likely to strive for a stable life. You tend to follow a rather orderly pattern and systematic approach in your endeavors. You have an inner desire to serve others in a methodical and diligent manner. You want to be in solid, conventional, and well-regulated activities, and you are somewhat disturbed by innovation and erratic or sudden changes. Excellent at organizing, systematizing, and managing, you have a way of establishing order and maintaining it. You are responsible, reliable and in the final analysis, practical. Highly analytical, you can see your way through all sorts of situations and generally have a clear understanding of the issues. You are a very honest, sincere, and conscientious individual. <br />
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The negative side of the 4 is rigid, stubborn and somewhat narrow-minded. There is a tendency to hide feelings, or to really not be aware of real feelings. Avoid being too rigid and stubborn in your thinking, and try to always see the big picture rather than becoming to involved with the detail. Don't be afraid to take a chance once in awhile.<br />
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<b>Your Inner Dream number is</b>: 11<br />
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<b>An Inner Dream number of 11 means</b>:  You dream of casting the light of illumination; of being the true idealist. You secretly believe there is more to life than we can know or prove, and you would like to be provider of the 'word' from on high.<br />
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You should have seen what the Birthday Thing said about me <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/e/eek.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":O" title=":O (Eek)" /><br />
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                <title>Makes me Wonder</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:44:46 PDT</pubDate>
                
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I've tried to prolong it if not prevent it altogether, but it seems that at last its here. I'm going into hibernation once again while I struggle to get my finances stable yet again. If you're like me you know the pressures and stress of living paycheck to paycheck because everytime you get into the clear, something bad happens and knocks you back into the ditch yet again.<br />
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Francesca is scheduled to visit again the end of July! It will be our second Summer together, but our first one in America. There's some nice places to visit in America's Scenic City and I have a list of the ones to hit first. More photos to come! She's told me that she will eventually upload some of the Inked LineArts I've drawn to my account, but its been months since I sent them. That just come to show how busy we've been. T_T Someone please pray for us.<br />
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I'm still going to be dropping in on a daily basis, as I often connect to check my messages at work. Its just that without my own PC I don't have an option to upload anything or manage club business aside from organizing notes and the rare instance of having time enough to add members. I'll see if I can't get Ionyth to step in for me for a bit.<br />
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And that, as they say, is that.<br />
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<div class="headers">Projects</div><br />
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<strong>Kingdom Hearts Fan Art</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>DeadCell Designs</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_half.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-half:" title="Half Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>Oh! My Goddess</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_half.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-half:" title="Half Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>Vagrant Hearts</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
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                <title>Is it Just Me or...</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:47:04 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ "<i>You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which your alarm clock goes off by going on</i>." - <b>Richard Lederer</b><br /><br />Its almost time for me to move back to Chattanooga after an absense of about 2 years from one of the most self-important cities(?) in the world. I am growing increasingly tired of driving from Cleveland to Chattanooga on a daily commute for work! With gas prices on the rise and tolerance levels on the decline it only makes sense. I will be taking a short hiatus on submitting artwork because I won't have direct access to a scanner or art program until I get situated. Yeah, anyways.<br />
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What's with all the nude pictures being posted on deviantART these days? It went from Kingdom Hearts II AxelxRoxas to nude women everywhere. I want to add the Adult Filter to my browsing but it would severely reduce the selections and I really don't want to do that. I say we should petition for a more selective Adult Blocker be added to deviantART so that we can choose which categories we don't want appearing on our Browsers. I already mentioned as much to $<a class="u" href="http://moonbeam13.deviantart.com/">Moonbeam13</a> but she took it as a policy violation report and even went so far as to mention the occurence in one of her Artist Relation News submissions. I don't know how else to go about it so if you have any ideas please let me know!<br />
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Summer is on the way and that means of course I will be expecting my fiancee to return soon! I can't wait to take her to some of the local sighseeing places here in town and hopefully take more photos thant the last 2 times she was here. I want to move to England to join her as soon as I can so I have to be frugal on my finances <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/m/mad.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":x" title=":x (Mad)" /> <br />
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That's my rant. Ciao~<br />
<b><u>Projects</u></b><br />
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<strong>Kingdom Hearts Fan Art</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>DeadCell Designs*</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_half.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-half:" title="Half Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>Oh! My Goddess Fan Art</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_half.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-half:" title="Half Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>Vagrant Hearts*</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>Rozen Maiden</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_half.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-half:" title="Half Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":sta... ]]></description>
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                <title>Blame it on the (lack of) Rain</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 04:41:35 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ "<i>You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which your alarm clock goes off by going on</i>." - <b>Richard Lederer</b><br /><br />Its been a busy but otherwise slow couple of weeks since my last Journal post. I'm in the process of moving because the commute to work is killing my wallet, not to mention adding uneccessary miles to my car. My aim is to move within 15 minutes of work so that I no longer need to be awake 2 hours prior to my shift starting. And with the outrageous increase of Gasoline prices I will benefit greatly. The transition should be smooth, if not instantaneous.<br />
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Georgia fires have caused a great deal of smoke to creep up into my area and despite the warnings from the Health Department people still went on with their Memorial Day celebrations unhindered. I suppose people would rather enjoy themselves than be safe. Hasn't it always be so? I just stayed inside and kept busy with book and pen, as usual. I'm not tolerant for Heat and Humidity. Bring on another Fall or Winter please!<br />
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I'm slowly working on my projects, trying to devote equal amounts of time to each so that none are neglected. I'll be keeping tabs on deviantART mainly from work for the next week or so. I'll scan all sketches cumulatively(spelling?) as soon as possible. Coloring them may not be so quick, but no worries. Its not something that I haven't dealt with before!<br />
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<b><u>Projects</u></b><br />
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<strong>Kingdom Hearts Fan Art</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>DeadCell Designs*</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_half.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-half:" title="Half Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>Oh! My Goddess Fan Art</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_half.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-half:" title="Half Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>Vagrant Hearts*</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
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                <title>MayDay</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 10:04:49 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ "<i>You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which your alarm clock goes off by going on</i>." - <b>Richard Lederer</b><br /><br />Its been a busy but slow two weeks and I haven't had much time to devote to my artwork. I'm piling up the sketches but the Photoshop colorings are slowing down. Luckily I just discovered that on friday I'm going to have the house all to myself so I can find the time to fix that.<br />
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I've been trying to complete my Kingdom Hearts II fandom, drawing at least one picture of every character in the game(although I know I'll probably stop with the Square Enix characters. I'll leave the Disney side to my fiance who loves to draw them and draws them perfectly.) I'm also working on some character designs for ~<a class="u" href="http://bktribals.deviantart.com/">BKTribals</a> once again for the same series as before, DeadCell but this time on a prequel to the series which looks like will be fun. This next week promises to yield great results for my gallery and hopefully other things as well.<br />
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Take note that I am also running the gigantic ~<a class="u" href="http://kingdomhearts.deviantart.com/">kingdomhearts</a> club virtually single-handedly and that I will try to keep that up-to-date. If you're a Kingdom Hearts fan then check it out.<br />
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<strong>Kingdom Hearts Fan Art</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>DeadCell Designs*</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_half.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-half:" title="Half Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>Oh! My Goddess Fan Art</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_half.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-half:" title="Half Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>Vagrant Hearts*</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
<strong>Rozen Maiden</strong> - <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_half.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-half:" title="Half Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_empty.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star-empty:" title="No Star" /><br />
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                <title>May</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:29:51 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Its me once again here to fill your eyeballs with more random and otherwise unimportant hooplah. If it weren't for Franci coming to visit in April it would have just about sucked. Yes, it really would. Thank you Franci!!!!!111!!!!oneoneone. Bills and whistles. Uncle Sam's coming after me with a 2x4 and I'm scratching this month already. I wouldn't have made it this far if it weren't for my Bella. I need a method to make money for the long term that involves creativity and possibly even artwork. I don't think my stuff would sell. I'm just not that good and I may never be. Does anyone have any ideas?<br />
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I'm going to try this once again. KIRIBAN at <b>20k pageviews</b>: Your choice of 1 colored picture dedicated to the person who sends me a screenshot of the kiriban.<br />
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P.S. Stay away from internet credit card applications. They're the devil!<br />
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                <title>Ghost Story</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:00:05 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <cut text="Life and Times">A collection of my thoughts and happenings in my neck of the woods</cut><br />
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<b><strong>I</strong></b>'ve been watching some of the recent movies that've come out at the cinema and now on DVD and sadly I must admit I am disappointed. The movie producers now seem more focused on getting cheap screams from the audience than an involving storyline.<br />
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<b><strong>M</strong></b>ost traditional hauntings take place in a secluded manor or run-down house where a tragic scene of murder has taken place many years ago. In the <b>The Grudge 2</b> we have these elements, but by the end of the movie the curse has taken flight all across the world and with no aim or direction. The likes of which entails random people get killed. This would be alright for a ghost story except that those people aren't really featured enough in the movie to pull it off. You don't just drap Kayako's mother into the movie and kill her off 5 minutes later. What the hell is wrong with you people?<br />
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<b><strong>S</strong></b>o Raimi took a good sequel and made it pugnant. He had all the elements for a good movie and just flushed it down the drain. Was he in a hurry? Over budget? Who knows really but I'll think twice before seeing the 3rd movie if it comes out.<br />
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<b><strong>C</strong></b>ome to think of it, Pulse had a similar effect. At the beginning you wouldn't expect(unless of course you read a lot into the previews) that this movie would include Ghost-in-the-Shell theatrics. The restless dead coming to get you through your cell phone?! Turn off your computer because the phantoms are going to get you?!<br />
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<b><strong>A</strong></b>And lets not forget that they don't actually kill you. They drain your will to live first, then leave you to suffer in guilt and fear until you are driven to kill yourself or left to turn sporadically into ashes. Add onto that its not just a couple of college kids but the entire Nation itself! No one is safe from the ghosts coming at them from the electronic devices they so commonly use everyday.<br />
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<b><strong>R</strong></b>eading up on <b>The Messengers</b>, which I've not seen yet but intend to this weekened hopefully, I think it may prove to be more convincing that those listed above. I'm not going to say that those two movies are crap, because they're not, but I rather have something more traditional when it comes to ghost story movies. Getting back to <b>The Messengers</b> I agree that children are more likely to see paranormal activity. Is it due to their capacity for open-mindededness due to innocence?<br />
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<b><strong>E</strong></b>ven with this one title I still hope to see some up-and-coming movies soon. Everyone loves a good fright but it needs to be mixed with a good storyline as well. You can't just add scary scenes and expect the story to just tell itself. Add some plot twists, character development, and maybe even a resolution to the haunting every once in a while.<br />
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<b><strong>D</strong></b>on't let my ramblings put you off. I'm just blowing off steam from real-life stress. It happens to everyone every once in a while. Save your money, sort your priorities, and watch some good, old-fashioned ghost story movies!<br />
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<b><strong>O</strong></b>h, did I mention its my birthday tommorrow? I'm turning twenty-six! On my way up to thirty <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> God help me. I'm too young to be old.<br />
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<b><strong>F</strong></b>ranci is back in the UK and now she and I are working hard to add more art to our galleries. I'm going to revamp my pictures already submitted and add brand new ones soon.<br />
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It's been fun here at deviantART. I never ima<b><strong>G</strong></b>ined that I could learn so muc<b><strong>H</strong></b> from all the pe<b><strong>O</strong></b>ple who've become friend<b><strong>S</strong></b> and supporters. I have improved upon my <b><strong>T</strong></b>alents as an artist and grown as a per<b><strong>S</strong></b>on. I thank all of you, my fellow deviants.<br /><br /><div class="extra_box_holder"><br />
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                <title>Better Than Me</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:04:02 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Time really flies when you are having fun. As cliché as it may be I discovered that its founded in truth. For three weeks I've enjoyed the company of my fiancé =<a class="u" href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/">Artemysia</a> during her Spring Break from school. During this time we spent many nights together doing the simple things that couples do together. Going out to the cinema, watching through the park, watching the ducks swim along at the pond, or watching a movie at home with popcorn. Looking back I find that those three weeks feel seem as short as 3 days but as fulfilling as 3 years. I'll never be able to give back all the wonderful things she's done for me over the years, but I hope to make her life just as wonderful as she's made mine.<br />
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Alright before I start to sound all emotional and mushy I just want to say that for those of you who are in relationships I hope you are spending your time together well. For those of you who have not yet found love I wish you the best in finding your significant other. And for those of you who've had a bad experience with the whole 'love scene' I can only say that time does indeed mend most wounds. Give yourself time to heal and move on before seeking the company of another once again.<br />
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On the downside with all the time I've spent with my fiancé I've neglected work and almost endangered my financial stability. I'm going to be playing catch-up for a month or two to get things back on track. Because of this I may be hard to reach but I'll try to check my page as often as I can. Sorting priorities seems to have been the moral for the month of March. Just because you think you can afford something doesn't mean you actually can. Impulses can really break you if you don't watch yourself!<br />
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With many thanks to =<a class="u" href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/">Artemysia</a> I've re-kindled intrest on upgrading my gallery. I will be working on previously submitted deviations to reflect my newly honed skills with Photoshop as well as make some new ones on a regular basis. I hope to encourage more visitors by being more supportive and visiting regularly along with commenting and fav'ing works. My watcher list has become stagnant as many of the old deviants are no longer active. I will be devising a way to stimulate activity soon. Clubs, art trades, etc.<br />
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Ok I've rambled on enough so I'll leave you all to your own devices. If you have any ideas that you want to share leave a comment please. Until then, ciao!<br /><br /><div class="extra_box_holder"><br />
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                <title>Ides of March</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/12268305/</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:33:34 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="title">Life and Times</div><br />
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     The month of March is coming to a close at long last. I expected time would pass by slower than it actually did for me, but somehow it didn't. Perhaps the key to making time fly is not wanting it to pass, but realizing that it will pass with or without your leave. Sounds a bit sagely I suppose, but that does not make it any less true.<br />
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     Francesca arrives tommorrow afternoon and I find myself wondering how I can really make her time here even more special than before. Afterall I did propose to her last Christmas. Its difficult to top that in terms of sentimentality. I did not however get to take her around much for sightseeing last time she was with me. Now that I have a new car and a better paying job I thought this would have been easy. Despite my efforts I should have realized that with more responsibility comes larger bills each month. I'm not deterred though. I still intend to show her around as much as possible and nothing short of divine intervention will stop me.<br />
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     I'm working on some older fan art, or at least gathering up resources and planning for it. I hope that with the older titles many of the younger generation's artists won't spoil the nostalgic values already set long ago. Sadly I've come to feel like that angry old man yelling at the kids riding skateboards down the sidewalk. It's not because I am getting old. It's because I believe in tradition. The newfangled trends are really just distasteful!<br />
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     That's all I have for now. I'm not getting much feedback from people. Have I become boring? Write me back!<br />
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<div class="title">Events</div><br />
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<li><b>Francesca</b> Comes to America: <i>March 22nd - April 15th</i><br />
<li><b>Michael</b> gets a new PC: <i>PENDING</i><br />
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<div class="title">Projects</div><br />
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<li><b>First Book of Sorrow</b> - <i> 107 Pages complete</i><br />
<li><b>kakurenbo</b> - <a href="http://kakurenbo.us">Progress</a><br />
<li><b>Art</b> - Kingdom Hearts(Pending) | Vagrant Story(Pending) | T.B.A.<br />
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                <title>Anathema</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/12195471/</link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:22:12 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div class="title">Life and Times</div><br />
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I'm at a loss. Lately(like its not been going on for a good while) I've been seeing a lot of submissions of Kingdom Hearts characters in some homosexual situations. Normally, I'm alright with this as I've had to grow up with my mother being homosexual. But its been bothering me. Why? It's not because I am homophobic, because anyone that actually knows me personally knows that about 70% of my friends are gays or lesbians. No, the reason that seeing the myriad of distasteful art(if it can be called that) containing these characters has been putting me off is because it is OUT-OF-Character.<br />
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I understand that everyone is entitled to the freedom of expression and I do not intend go on a crusade about liberties and freedoms, because frankly I see no point in it. I do want to however express my own views and feelings about what I am seeing in deviantART. Seeing homosexual tendencies in characters who are not originally inclined to follow just flat out pisses me off. When I recently played and finished Kingdom Hearts 2 I was really excited about making some fan art of my own and I even did post one of them. So I go around looking at some of the other fan art many members posted and I come across the forementioned nonsense and it really made me lose intrest.<br />
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Now, before any of you start pointing a finger at me and call me any names, I want you to understand what I consider in-character homosexuality. Let's take for example the author Laurell K. Hamilton. Many of her <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-5535867-6024127?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Laurell+K.+Hamilton&Go.x=9&Go.y=12&Go=Go">books</a> contain homosexual characters, in fact one of the repeat main characters is gay. This character, Jean-Claude, was designed by the author to act upon his own homosexual tendencies and I actually enjoy reading the few books that I have. I would not partake of that lifestyle myself, but I can understand, relate, and even find comfort in his character. And this is no different with my friends. We hang out; we talk; work together. My roommate is a lesbian and a very good friend! All of these are in-character examples.<br />
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So what is the difference? Sora and Riku were not designed by Nomura to be homosexual lovers. Roxas and Axel weren't on that list either, and I'm pretty sure the same goes for Cloud and Sephiroth. Those characters just really lose value each time they are put into a position such as this. It's just the same as saying they are depreciating.<br />
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I won't try to change the trend taking place here and I don't want to. However it has made me decide to put some fan art on hold until it passes. If I offended anyone I apologize. I'm not here to offend anyone deliberately. If it makes you happy to put your favorite video game/movie characters in pictures where they are tete-a-tete then go ahead, I won't say anything else about it. But just as you have the right to draw such, I have the right to express my views on it.<br />
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Then there's the issue with the people will abnormally large fat bellies, but that's a whole other story I won't get into right now. T_T<br />
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<div class="title">Events</div><br />
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<div class="ul.list"><br />
<li>Michael gets a new PC: <b><i>PENDING</i></b><br />
<li>Francesca Comes to America: <b><i>March 23rd - April 15th</i></b><br />
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<div class="title">Projects</div><br />
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<li>Novel - <b>Progress</b>: Novel; 107 Pages; <b>Book of Sorrow</b><br />
<li>Site - <b>Progress</b>: <a href="http://kakurenbo.us">See for yourself</a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/winkrazz.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";P" title="Wink/Razz" /><br />
<li>Artwork - <b>Progress</b>: Kingdom Hearts: Hiatus; Vagrant Story: PENDING<br />
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                <title>Heartless</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/12155036/</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:43:39 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6906/devunitzs9.png" alt="devUNIT"></img><br /><br /><img src="http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8733/lifeev0.png" alt="Life and Times"><br />
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I'm back with a minor update. I am expecting Franci within the week! Spring Vacation at last!<br />
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I begun drawing again, as you can see in my recent submission. You can see how rusty I have become in my hiatus, but I think it'll pick up soon.<br />
<i>Until next time</i><br />
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<img src="http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2628/eventsnt4.png" alt="Events"><br />
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Michael gets a new PC: <b><i>PENDING</i></b><br />
Francesca Comes to America: <b><i>March 20th - April 15th</i></b><br />
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<img src="http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/549/projectsud1.png" alt="Projects"><br />
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Novel - <b>Progress</b>: Novel; 107 Pages; <b>Book of Sorrow</b><br />
Site - <b>Progress</b>: <a href="http://kakurenbo.us">See for yourself</a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/winkrazz.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";P" title="Wink/Razz" /><br />
Artwork - <b>Progress</b>: Kingdom Hearts: 10% Complete; Vagrant Story: PENDING<br />
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                <title>Vagrant</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/11919844/</link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:40:47 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6906/devunitzs9.png" alt="devUNIT"></img><br /><br /><img src="http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8733/lifeev0.png" alt="Life and Times"><br />
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Karu here, you remember me right? Good that makes introductions easier. We can move right along to my boring little journal. I don't expect you to read it. In reality you'll probably just skip it over. But I want you to read it. Even if its of no consequence to you I want you to read it. Why? Because it makes me <b>feel loved</b>. It makes me <b>feel important</b>. And most importantly because It makes me <b>feel happy</b>.<br />
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You are going to read it, right? <b>Good</b>.<br />
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I'm now an employee of <b><a href="http://www.convergys.com/">Convergys</a></b> once again. I was employed with them back in 2002 but had to leave when the <b>DIRECTV</b> project was shut down. I hated leaving the place because I loved working there. T'was sad. But hey, I'm back!<br />
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So what do I do there? Well, for those of you who have <b>DIRECTV</b> it should be simple to explain. Whenever you have a problem with your satelite programming and you get the itch to call the <i>Customer Support</i> you get me. That's right! I'm now taking your calls on a regular basis. <br />
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So why would a bloke like myself want such a job? Well let's break it down into terms that we can all appreciate: <b>Money</b>, <b>Prizes</b>, <b>Benefits</b>.<br />
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<b>Money</b>: Base salary is <i>very competitive</i>, especially for the area in which I reside. On top of the regular 40 hrs. a week for each hour of overtime I get I get the expected 1.5 times normal pay in additon to five dollars. So adding that up I get about <b>20 dollars an hour</b> working overtime. Not too shabby, eh?<br />
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<b>Prizes</b>: <b>Convergys</b> employees get selected for prizes just for coming into work! Plasma TVs, Nintendo Wiis, DVD players, Ipods, T-shirts, etc. <b>DIRECTV</b> has enough money to just throw this stuff at us all year long. Are you getting excited yet?<br />
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<b>Benefits</b>: <b>Convergys</b> has very good health and life insurance. Also their <b>401(k)</b> plan and <b>Stock Purchasing</b> option is almost unrivaled in the region. Have you looked at <b>Convergys'</b> stock recently? They are the world's premier outsourcing company! <b>Cingular</b>, <b>Home Depot</b>, <b>Phyzer</b>, <b>DIRECTV</b>, <b>Dell</b>. All of these companies hire <b>Convergys</b> to handle their customer support on some level.<br />
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<i>So why am I telling you all this?</i> Am I trying to rub it in your faces? Certainly not! I want you all to join. If you've liked what I've shown you then I urge you to visit their website, once again its <b><a href="http://www.convergys.com">Convergys</a></b>, and get more information about becoming an employee. Why? Because if you become a successful new hire you and I each get <b>$600!</b> What?! Yes! Be sure to <b><a href="http://my.deviantart.com/notes/?to=karusuman">send me a private message</a></b> here on <b>deviantART</b> if you are intrested.<br />
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In other news I am quite swamped. I am going to lease a new car this weekend, possibly get a new PC, and purchase the plane ticket for my fiance Franci to come and see me in the Spring. I'm very excited and of course nervous as always. But I'll make it through, right? I hope so.<br />
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I might even have some time for more drawings. I noticed that my animated gifs aren't as popular as drawings. I can't imagine why, but I might as well get back on the wagon. I feel slightly inspired after playing <b>Vagrant Story</b> again after all these years. Have you played it? I recommend it highly. Go get it. You're money could not be spent in a more productive manner. At least considering its going towards a video game. Can you say <i>Fan-Art</i>?<br />
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Oh, I launched a website. A private, hobby site that I want to build to help those people who like spriting, animated gifs, photoshop, and the like. Who knows it may expand far more in the end. Check it out at <b><a href="http://kakurenbo.us">kakurenbo.us</a></b>. Its not much, but I'll try to keep at it, time permittng.<br />
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Is that enough news? Did you see how busy my life is right now? You want more?! I am overwhelmed, I don't know what to say.... Visit my <b>fiance's</b> deviantART then and see her wonderful artwork! She's on a Disney kick right now. You won't be disappointed!<br />
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<i>Until next time</i><br />
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<img src="http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2628/eventsnt4.png" alt="Events"><br />
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Michael gets a new car: <b><i>~Febuary 23 - 24</i></b><br />
Michael gets a new PC: <b><i>~Febuary 23 - 24</i></b><br />
Francesca Comes to America: <b><i>March 20th - April 15th</i></b><br />
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Novel - <b>Progress</b>: Novel; 107 Pages; <b>Book of Sorrow</b><br />
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                <title>San Valentino</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/11702797/</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:00:39 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <i>We interupt your regularly scheduled deviance to bring you this unimportant news break...</i><br /><br /><b>Life and Times</b><br />
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Its time for some changes in my life including a new apartment with a roommate(family friend) and a new job. I have my worries about the apartment based on prior experiences from the past, but it would save me a great deal of money in the long run. As for the job I am all about it. The place is a wreck with a lot of angry, bitter old women and the boss is a complete bitch. She refuses to give raises and I need a better paying job besides....<br />
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Valentine's Day is right around the corner and unfortunately my lady won't be here to enjoy it with me <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> I hope you all have a better Valentine's Day than me this year.<br />
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I'm engaged! I asked Francesca to marry me on Christmas Eve last year and she said yes! No date has been set for the wedding but I'll let you know when we decide on it. Ti amo per sempre mia dolcezza!<br />
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Yay for Income Tax Refunds! Sometimes getting back your money at the beginning of the year just makes your day. I need it for some projects this month and next, including Francesca coming in Spring <3 How will you spend your income tax?<br />
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Interviews this week! Wish me luck!<br />
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<b>Events</b><br />
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Francesca Comes to America: March 21st - April 13th<br />
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<b>Projects</b><br />
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Novel - <b>Progress</b>: Novel; 107 Pages; Book of Sorrow*<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/j/jsenn.gif" width="20" height="20" alt=":jsenn:" title="jsenn the beloved" /> Michael<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/e.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/i.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/r.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/s.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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                <title>ATL</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:45:21 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <b>Life and Times</b><br />
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Francesca arrives at the Atlanta Airport Tommorrow! I'll have to leave about 3 to 3 1/2 hours early since I live in Cleveland to get there, and its a long, lonely drive down, but it will be lovely on the way back of course! I can't wait to finally see her again after 3 months of being alone here in the States.<br />
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I still haven't a clue as to the places I will take her, but I'm sure that I'll make her happy and keep her comfortable just the same. There's lots of family and friends to meet and plenty of free time alone to keep us occupied for the month. I intend to propose to her this month and then make the preparations to move to England with her as she attends the University of Oxford, St. Hilda's. It's going to be a rough but worthwhile endeavor.<br />
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I hope you all are also having a wonderful holiday and spending it with loved ones. Its not about the money and the shopping, its about making memories that will last a life time! Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and know my thoughts are with you all!<br />
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<b>Events</b><br />
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Francesca Comes to America: December 5th<br />
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<b>Projects</b><br />
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Novel - <b>Progress</b>: Novel; 107 Pages; Book of Sorrow*<br />
Sketch; Sailboat 30% Complete<br />
Sketch; Wolves 5% Complete<br />
Sketch; Portrait 5% Complete<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/j/jsenn.gif" width="20" height="20" alt=":jsenn:" title="jsenn the beloved" /> Michael<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/e.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/i.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/r.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/s.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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                <title>Thanks for Giving</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:55:14 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <b>Life and Times</b><br />
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I went to my grandmother's house today with some family and friends and we had a nice turkey and ham dinner and basically watched the children run around. Kinda makes me feel old seeing the new generation off and about. I'm going to have my old children someday soon and I wonder what sort of things I'll be having to deal with then.<br />
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December is right around the corner and with that the arrival of my beloved to the States! I'm still clueless on where to show her around. There's regrettably not much worth seeing in the area but I should really plan some trips. Picnics and stuff would be fine, right? As long as she comes I'll be happy but I need to get an itenerary together so she'll have some nice memories to take back with her!<br />
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<b>Events</b><br />
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Francesca Comes to America: December 5th<br />
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<b>Projects</b><br />
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Novel - <b>Progress</b>: Novel; 107 Pages; Book of Sorrow*<br />
Sketch; Sailboat 30% Complete<br />
Sketch; Wolves 5% Complete<br />
Sketch; Portrait 5% Complete<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/j/jsenn.gif" width="20" height="20" alt=":jsenn:" title="jsenn the beloved" /> Michael<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/e.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/i.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/r.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/s.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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                <title>IchiRiki TeaHouse</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:41:55 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <b>Life and Times</b><br />
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When I come home from work I feel so drained from all the stress and sometimes drama I have encountered for the day. After I shower and settle down I love nothing more than to read a book before I fall asleep. Over the last few days I've read Memoirs of a Geisha and and was a little disappointed with the ending. I actually found myself sympathizing with Hatsumomo and wanting her to win, which is strange of me, I know. <br />
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I'm sure she had it coming, but when I read how the author just wrote her out of the story I found it strange that she left without a word or farewell speech of any kind. And Pumpkin just becomes cynical and bitter in the end. Ah well!<br />
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Speaking of work, its going well I suppose. I don't like the new arrangement they made with the dayshift manager becomming the nightshift manager because she's almost useless and won't help us unless we ask her to and even then she doesn't do much. I need a new job -_-<br />
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Francesca will be coming to visit me soon, and I feel stressed out for the much anticipated time of spending it with her. I hope things fall into place soon.<br />
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<b>Events</b><br />
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Francesca Comes to America: December 5th<br />
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<b>Projects</b><br />
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Novel - <b>Progress</b>: Novel; 107 Pages; No Title yet<br />
Sketch; Sailboat 15% Complete<br />
Sketch; Wolves 5% Complete<br />
Sketch; Portrait 5% Complete<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/j/jsenn.gif" width="20" height="20" alt=":jsenn:" title="jsenn the beloved" /> Michael<br /><br /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/e.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/i.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/r.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/s.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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<img src="http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/557/bardssongpt2.gif" alt="Bard's Song"><br />
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                <title>Halloween</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:07:27 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <b>Life and Times</b><br />
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With me spening more and more of my time at work I'm finding myself strangely pulled to a PC more frequently. Sadly, I've nothing really to show for it in terms of posting artwork. I've not had much time to myself to devote anything to paper. Forgive me, those who expect better of me. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /><br />
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A nice paycheck is expected since I'm getting a lot of overtime put in. It's hectic here to say the least, but soon I'll get a raise and maybe it'll be worth it. <b>KARU NEEDS MONEY</b>. I want to get back into Sales and Marketing but nothing's come up as of yet.<br />
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Thank goodness for Halloween, one of my favorite holidays of the year, one that encourages everyone to feel like a kid again. Sadly, all those screwed up people out there will predate on America's children and make a mess of things. You people should die kthanx! Trick or Treat if you have the time and the nerve, even if you're going on 30! Re-live your childhood but try not to embarass your kids.<br />
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Check out my WebCam Image, its a photo of me and my belladonna Francesca <3<br />
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<b>Events</b><br />
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Francesca Comes to America: December 5th<br />
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<b>Projects</b><br />
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Novel - <b>Progress</b>: Novel; 107 Pages; No Title yet<br />
Sketch; Sailboat 0% Complete<br />
Sketch; Wolves 0% Complete<br />
Sketch; Portrait 0% Complete<br />
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                <title>In the End</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:27:13 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <b>Life and Times</b><br />
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Now that life is back underway here in the States I am finding myself trapped in a loop of drama at the workplace. I wonder why I find myself back in the Rumors, Gossips, and general Ill-Will of other people's lives when I tried all so much to leave it all behind before. Perhaps I just didn't see it all before and now that I know it for what it is, drama comes and rears a new face in my already cluttered life. <i>Sigh!</i><br />
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Yeah, ok that sounded <b>EMO</b> as hell, but daMN people, stopping the drama and live your own lives and let others alone.<br />
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God have mercy on us all!<br />
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Projects: Novel - Progress Four Chapters, 107 pages.<br />
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                <title>Rock the Casba</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:41:49 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5031/nmx1j86pr.jpg"></img><br /><br />Hey I'm back in the U.S. of A. and things are moving a bit slower than I could like, but the good thing is that Francesca will be spending the whole month of December with me! That means the best Holiday ever! Yes, I know I don't deserve it, but shutup! No one asked you anyways! Just kidding.<br />
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Miss my girl way too much for my own good. Spending time with her in Rome was a dream come true, and it ended way too quick. If you've never been to Rome, go NOW!! It's beautiful, but really hot in August. Bring some sun block with you and bottled water.<br />
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Drawn some things, and wrote some more on my novel. Boring work schedule drains me a bit, so don't hold your breath for too much. Only one worth uploading, and its not colored... still pretty cute I think.<br />
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I'm offline most of the time now, but if you like to chat you can catch me on AIM mobile sometimes. Francesca, that means you too <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
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Ack! devUNIT is on hiatus yet again. Well, one day we'll get it squared away. Lo siento!<br />
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                <title>When in Rome</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:07:43 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5031/nmx1j86pr.jpg"></img><br /><br /><strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/happycry.gif" alt="Crying With Joy" title="Crying With Joy" /> Elated<br /><strong>Listening to</strong>: Desperately Wanting - Better Than Ezra<br /><strong>Reading</strong>: The Simarillion - Tolkien<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: Batman Begins<br /><br /><img src="http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9025/hr22ew.gif" alt="Divider"><br />
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<b>Life and Times</b><br />
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Some photos of Rome in my Scraps Gallery, but I noticed that they weren't showing on my end for some odd reason. Well I still need to post more anyways. My time here is almost up sadly, but I will take with me all the memories and the love of my bella donna with me. If you've never been to Rome I strongly urge you to visit. It will engulf you in its myriad wonders and spectacles! Ciao!<br />
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Now: Holiday in Rome<br />
Projects: Novel - Progress Four Chapters, 107 pages.<br />
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...as they say "And that is that."<br />
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                <title>Immortal Streets</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:30:01 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5031/nmx1j86pr.jpg"></img><br /><br /><strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/happycry.gif" alt="Crying With Joy" title="Crying With Joy" /> Elated<br /><strong>Listening to</strong>: Upside Down - Jack Johnson<br /><strong>Reading</strong>: Up In A Heaval - Piers Anthony<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: A Midsummer Night's Dream(w/ Kevin Klein)<br /><br /><img src="http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9025/hr22ew.gif" alt="Divider"><br />
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<b>Life and Times</b><br />
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So I'm dead. Well, even the deceased deserve a holiday. So what do I do? I go to Rome of course! Yes, after over a year and a half I am finally with my darling Bella! Pictures on the way! I promise!<br />
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I'm working on a Novel which may turn into a series depending on how the final outcome pulls through. Its a Fantasy/Mystery/Errotic novel and so far 106 pages strong! I've not written seriously since High School, and after turning the gears once again I've picked up the pace. I've scheduled for guest artist =<a class="u" href="http://mitsusei.deviantart.com/">mitsusei</a> to work up some character concept sketches and hopefully you'll see those soon and maybe some of my own.<br />
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Drawing again, although languidly. I'm trying to finish my book before distracting myself too much with graphic art. I swear I have a short attention span when it comes to personal projects. Expect a lineart sketch or three soon. Since I am living with my Muse I'm going to be very inspired <3<br />
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I'll be here 'til Sept. 6 and checking in sporadically so drop me a note if you want some photos <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/winkrazz.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";P" title="Wink/Razz" /><br />
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devUNIT is still alive! While we spread ourselves a little too thin in the past we are currently re-evaluating our projects and priorities and working to get things ready for the official opening. Not much information on that yet, but its going to be big and its going to be fun. We're not taking open enrollments at this time but that'll change once our schedules have been freed a bit.<br />
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<b>Events</b><br />
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Now: Holiday in Rome<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/j/jsenn.gif" width="20" height="20" alt=":jsenn:" title="jsenn the beloved" /> Michael</img></img></img><br /><br /><img src="http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7550/bardssong3hq.gif" alt="Bard's Song"><br />
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                <title>That Which is Lost</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/9354792/</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:33:43 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5031/nmx1j86pr.jpg"></img><br /><br /><strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/n/number1.gif" alt="Enthusiastic" title="Enthusiastic" /> Confined<br /><strong>Listening to</strong>: Crazy - Gnarls Barkley<br /><strong>Reading</strong>: Blood Canticle - Anne Rice<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: O! Brother Where Art Thou<br /><br /><img src="http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9025/hr22ew.gif" alt="Divider"><br />
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<b>Life and Times</b><br />
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Hi! I'm dead. Guess you already knew that, eh? Well for those of you who didn<br />
t know I'm telling you just the same. So how can a dead man type? They can't! Ha! Just kidding, I'm in a quarter-life crisis of sorts that will eventually leave me, but not before I come to the immortal streets of Rome. Follow through directly to...that which is lost. Yeah its gone, the thought of no-thingness. Well I'm get back to you on that one.<br />
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Love you all from the bottom of my black heart! Cheers!<br />
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<b>devUNIT Updates</b><br />
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devUNIT is still alive! While we spread ourselves a little too thin in the past we are currently re-evaluating our projects and priorities and working to get things ready for the official opening. Not much information on that yet, but its going to be big and its going to be fun. We're not taking open enrollments at this time but that'll change once our schedules have been freed a bit.<br />
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<b>Events</b><br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/j/jsenn.gif" width="20" height="20" alt=":jsenn:" title="jsenn the beloved" /> Michael</img></img></img><br /><br /><img src="http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7550/bardssong3hq.gif" alt="Bard's Song"><br />
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                <title>A Quarter Century at a Time</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/8619259/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 08:35:02 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5031/nmx1j86pr.jpg"></img><br /><br /><strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/n/number1.gif" alt="Enthusiastic" title="Enthusiastic" /> Move out<br /><strong>Listening to</strong>: Sean Paul - Temperature<br /><strong>Reading</strong>: Incubus Dreams - Laurell Hamilton<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: Romeo Must Die<br /><br /><img src="http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9025/hr22ew.gif" alt="Divider"><br />
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<b>Life and Times</b><br />
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I'm 25 years young today! I'm still the weirdo most of you people know, and I don't feel any older. Lets party for the heck of it, shall we? Toast to good health and good friends.<br />
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<b>devUNIT Updates</b><br />
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devUNIT is still alive! While we spread ourselves a little too thin in the past we are currently re-evaluating our projects and priorities and working to get things ready for the official opening. Not much information on that yet, but its going to be big and its going to be fun. We're not taking open enrollments at this time but that'll change once our schedules have been freed a bit.<br />
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<b>Events</b><br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/j/jsenn.gif" width="20" height="20" alt=":jsenn:" title="jsenn the beloved" /> Michael</img></img></img><br /><br /><img src="http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7550/bardssong3hq.gif" alt="Bard's Song"><br />
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                <title>Semper Fi</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/8580222/</link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:54:20 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5031/nmx1j86pr.jpg"></img><br /><br /><strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/n/number1.gif" alt="Enthusiastic" title="Enthusiastic" /> Move out<br /><strong>Listening to</strong>: Sean Paul - Temperature<br /><strong>Reading</strong>: Incubus Dreams - Laurell Hamilton<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: Romeo Must Die<br /><br /><img src="http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9025/hr22ew.gif" alt="Divider"><br />
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<b>Life and Times</b><br />
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Whoa. That's pretty much my take on life. You never know what to expect. I certainly didn't expect to find myself back in Chattanooga but here I am. I found myself on the receiving end of a bad luck spell so now I have to put things together once again. This time I have made a life-changing decision, however, and decided to join the Marine Corps. That means less free time due to exercising and conditioning myself. I'll still post some sketches from time to time as time permits but its going to be slow.<br />
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<b>devUNIT Updates</b><br />
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devUNIT is still alive! While we spread ourselves a little too thin in the past we are currently re-evaluating our projects and priorities and working to get things ready for the official opening. Not much information on that yet, but its going to be big and its going to be fun. We're not taking open enrollments at this time but that'll change once our schedules have been freed a bit.<br />
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<b>Events</b><br />
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April 29th - My 25th Birthday -_-<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/j/jsenn.gif" width="20" height="20" alt=":jsenn:" title="jsenn the beloved" /> Michael</img></img></img><br /><br /><img src="http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7550/bardssong3hq.gif" alt="Bard's Song"><br />
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                <title>April Showers</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/8379248/</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:55:38 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5031/nmx1j86pr.jpg"></img><br /><br /><strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/c/confuse.gif" alt="Confused" title="Confused" /> Again?<br /><strong>Listening to</strong>: Wandering Ghosts - SOTN<br /><strong>Reading</strong>: Incubus Dreams - Laurell Hamilton<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: Kung Fu Hustle<br /><br /><img src="http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9025/hr22ew.gif" alt="Divider"><br />
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<b>Life and Times</b><br />
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Perhaps both my favorite and most hated month has arrived once again for the 25th time in my life. This time its not as bad as last year admittingly. I'm not having to deal with emotional stress for one. I do have more things to take care of as far as responsibilities are concerned. Things like get a new driver's license, as mine will expire on my birthday. I really hate that, getting older I mean. I've lived a quarter-century and don't feel as if I've accomplished anything yet. Maybe that comes in the next 25 years? I guess I have plenty of time to work that one out, God willing.<br />
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I'm a bit dismayed that I'm still on dialup. I was hoping to be back on cable by now, but life has a funny way of turning things around on you. I've never had to use dialup before so my heart goes out to you people still having to use the ol' 56k. My buddy =<a class="u" href="http://bktribals.deviantart.com/">BKTribals</a> is helping my restore my CS2 Suite that I lost when my laptop was formatted last month after a nasty virus ate a part of my laptop. I should be able to resume art functions sometime soon.<br />
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Still not as inspired as I use to be. I admit I do enjoy pixel art moreso now than I have in the past(blame it on the 80's.) I suppose that I may focus some attention on that with signatures, wallpapers, character art, etc in the future. I will also be working with CG coloring as well, as I already have in the past. As you can see I still need some experience but I am improving with each piece I finish. Expect more of my older works to be released CG'd in the following weeks.<br />
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<b>devUNIT Updates</b><br />
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devUNIT is still alive! While we spread ourselves a little too thin in the past we are currently re-evaluating our projects and priorities and working to get things ready for the official opening. Not much information on that yet, but its going to be big and its going to be fun. We're not taking open enrollments at this time but that'll change once our schedules have been freed a bit.<br />
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<b>Events</b><br />
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April 17th - One Year Anniversary with <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /> <a href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/a/r/artemysia.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="artemysia" /></a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><br />
April 29th - My 25th Birthday -_-<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/j/jsenn.gif" width="20" height="20" alt=":jsenn:" title="jsenn the beloved" /> Michael</img></img></img><br /><br /><img src="http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7550/bardssong3hq.gif" alt="Bard's Song"><br />
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                <title>The Gift Outright</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2006 19:07:48 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5031/nmx1j86pr.jpg"></img><br /><br /><strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/handshake.gif" alt="Cooperative" title="Cooperative" /> Let's be Friends!<br /><strong>Listening to</strong>: I Against I - Mos Def w/ Massive Attack<br /><strong>Reading</strong>: Man From Mundania - Piers Anthony<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: The Grudge<br /><br />It seems that there's always a catch. At one point you are going to come across a person that no matter what you may do or say will never be satisfied. You could offer them the shirt off your back and they would still ask for more. You question whether if they are really that demanding or enjoy seeing you suffer for their amusement. How much do you take before you call it quits? Are we to forever endure them or do we draw the line?<br />
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Confrontation is inevitable, that's a given. There are just some people out there in this crazy world that you are going to meet that will cause you anguish. In the past I would have just blown them off, but I'm trying to be more collected and more responsible. Maybe its a sign of getting older, or maybe I am just tired of all the drama my past actions caused. You reap what you sow and I've had my fair share of troubles and its time for a new harvest, but this time I'm going to make sure I plant seeds of love instead of seeds of strife. Everyone makes mistakes and sometimes it takes a lot to admit those mistakes and ask forgiveness for it. I'm not implying any religious beliefs in that, but it still holds true with or without conviction from a Higher Source. Man is capable of great evil in this world but is he not also capable of great good as well?<br />
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I've been dealing with some minor problems from a friend at aeRO. I still say friend because deep down I know he means to do good. I feel he is lost in his own sense of conviction and has come up against my own and a few others. From what I believe to be true, and for the most part the beliefs of the others involved, he is in the wrong. I want him to see it and find a way to mend things before the chasm becomes too deep to bridge. I gave him an oppertunity to do so before and he turned it down, but I am yet again extending my hand in friendship to him. As I told him I am not beyond forgiving anyone and I'm not. Everyone deserves a second chance, and a third, and a fourth, ...<br />
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So where do we go from here? I want to tell you it will all be ok and we will be able to talk about lighter things as we did in the past, but I honestly don't know. He's made a personal attacks against someone I care about and I have become upset about that. In time we may be able to set aside our differences and sit down once again in friendship.<br />
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I doubt he'll see this, but on the off-chance that he does I hope you'll take my words to heart and help me find a way to fix this together. The Gift Outright is Unconditional Love, in its many forms. Nothing in this world is greater than Love and I hope we can find it again(for those of you who may be thinking in the gutter I'm not talking about homo-sexual love, but love in friendship. I <i>love</i> Francesca only xP) And for those of you out there who find themselves in a situation similar to this I wish you the best of luck and hope you can mend your relationships with love.<br />
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-Michael <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/r/roseblack.gif" width="15" height="18" alt=":blackrose:" title="Black Rose" /><br /><br /><img src="http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7550/bardssong3hq.gif" alt="Bard's Song"><br />
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                <title>Valentine</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:37:48 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <i><strong>Abandon all hope ye who enter here</strong></i><br /><br /><strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/r/raincloud.gif" alt="Gloomy" title="Gloomy" /> Gloomy<br /><strong>Listening to</strong>: Bullet-Proof Skin<br /><strong>Reading</strong>: Man From Mundania - Piers Anthony<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: The Brotherhood of the Wolf<br /><br /><img src="http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5031/nmx1j86pr.jpg"><br />
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The smallest of things often mean the most. Its not only the thought that counts but how much you really put into your gift. And seeing your Valentine's expression is just as rewarding as any gift. I'm very blessed and I know that some of you do not have a Valentine of your own. So for all of you out there I wish you a very happy Valentine's Day and may it be full of love and hope.<br />
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-Michael <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/r/roseblack.gif" width="15" height="18" alt=":blackrose:" title="Black Rose" /></img><br /><br /><img src="http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7550/bardssong3hq.gif" alt="Bard's Song"><br />
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                <title>Another Audit</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:25:12 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <i><strong>Abandon all hope ye who enter here</strong></i><br /><br /><strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/r/raincloud.gif" alt="Gloomy" title="Gloomy" /> Gloomy<br /><strong>Listening to</strong>: Bullet-Proof Skin<br /><strong>Reading</strong>: Man From Mundania - Piers Anthony<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: The Brotherhood of the Wolf<br /><br />Taken from Tamiko's Blog. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/winkrazz.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";P" title="Wink/Razz" /><br />
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey<br />
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Name: Michael<br />
Birthday: April 29th, 1981<br />
Birthplace: Ft. Oglethorpe, GA<br />
Current Location: Cleveland<br />
Eye Color: Dark-Brown<br />
Hair Color: Dark-Brown<br />
Height: 5' 10"<br />
Right Handed or Left Handed: Left<br />
Your Heritage: Spanish/Cherokee<br />
The Shoes You Wore Today: Steel-toe boots<br />
Your Weakness: Sloth<br />
Your Fears: Spending life alone<br />
Your Perfect Pizza: Pan crust with Italian Sausage and Mushrooms<br />
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Move to England with Franci<br />
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: Oh I see<br />
Thoughts First Waking Up: Its cold...<br />
Your Best Physical Feature: Calf muscles<br />
Your Bedtime: Graveyard shift (circa 8 AM to 10 AM)<br />
Your Most Missed Memory: Being able to hold the one I love<br />
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi<br />
MacDonalds or Burger King: McDonalds<br />
Single or Group Dates: Single<br />
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Home-made tea please<br />
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla<br />
Cappuccino or Coffee: Neither<br />
Do you Smoke: No<br />
Do you Swear: Yes<br />
Do you Sing: Occasionally<br />
Do you Shower Daily: Yes <br />
Have you Been in Love: Yes <br />
Do you want to go to College: Have been, need to finish <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /><br />
Do you want to get Married: Yes <br />
Do you belive in yourself: Not often<br />
Do you get Motion Sickness: All the time<br />
Do you think you are Attractive: If I lost a little weight...<br />
Are you a Health Freak: No<br />
Do you get along with your Parents: As long as I don't see her everyday...<br />
Do you like Thunderstorms: Yes<br />
Do you play an Instrument: A little accoustic guitar, need to learn more<br />
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: No<br />
In the past month have you Smoked: No <br />
In the past month have you been on Drugs: OTC only kthx<br />
In the past month have you gone on a Date: No<br />
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: No <br />
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No<br />
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: No<br />
In the past month have you been on Stage: No<br />
In the past month have you been Dumped: No<br />
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No <br />
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No<br />
Ever been Drunk: Yes(First time's a charm)<br />
Ever been called a Tease: No<br />
Ever been Beaten up: No<br />
Ever Shoplifted: No <br />
How do you want to Die: In my sleep<br />
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: a Teacher<br />
What country would you most like to Visit: Rome~<br />
Number of CDs I own: 12-15, Otherwise its mp3s on my laptop<br />
Number of Piercings: None<br />
Number of Tattoos: None<br />
Number of Drugs I have taken: See above<br />
Number of things in my Past I Regret: Being to stubborn<br />
Favourite Eye Color: Red(Yeah I know <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/winkrazz.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";P" title="Wink/Razz" />)<br />
Favourite Hair Color: White(You see where I'm going with this, right?)<br />
Short or Long Hair: Long<br />
Height: Around my size, maybe a bit smaller~<br />
Weight: Small to medium<br />
Best Clothing Style: Casual<br />
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As you can see I'm pretty dull, but at least I've managed to stay away from getting hurt so far.<br />
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Going to try to work on some new art soon I hope, once I get settled in a bit. That includes a co-op with *<a class="u" href="http://sxy-when-wired.deviantart.com/">sxy-when-wired</a> and a piece I started and haven't finished yet. If Franci ever remembers to finish the co-op I might produce two more signature images. But we'll see...<br />
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Michael <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/r/roseblack.gif" width="15" height="18" alt=":blackrose:" title="Black Rose" /><br /><br /><img src="http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7550/bardssong3hq.gif" alt="Bard's Song"><br />
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                <title>One More Time</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:08:41 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/sarcasticclap.gif" alt="Cynical" title="Cynical" /> Cynical<br /><strong>Listening to</strong>: You and I Both - Jason Mraz<br /><strong>Reading</strong>: Man From Mundania - Piers Anthony<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: The Brotherhood of the Wolf<br /><br />How does the New Year feel? Are you keeping your resolutions?<br />
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I am. I decided to get more exercise and travel more. Well, the second bit I won't experience until later on this year, but it will be a pretty big move. Great Britain! When Franci attends school this Fall at Oxford I intend to move in with her at a flat and see how things go from there. I'm really anxious about it, being the longest time outside the States. There's so much I want to see! I'm a big Haunted House explorer so there's plenty to see.<br />
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Still playing Maple Story with my friends. I'm on GMS Broa and right now taking it slow since I made it to level 50. Letting my friends catch up and messing with other things in the mean time. Trying to relax since work has made me stressed. I need to find a new job soon I think. xP<br />
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Decided to subscribe to dA again as you can see. Its been a while since my last subscription. I'll work on some little projects to keep busy and post them here as they come along.<br />
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- Michael <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/r/roseblack.gif" width="15" height="18" alt=":blackrose:" title="Black Rose" /> <br />
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                <title>Kick '05 to the Curve</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:53:53 PST</pubDate>
                
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/m/music.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":music:" title="Music" /> - <i>I Can't Hold Back</i> by Survivor<br />
<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bookdiva.gif" width="32" height="20" alt=":bookdiva:" title="Bookdiva" /> - <i>The Book of Shadows</i> by James Reese<br />
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I'm not one to celebrate holidays. Never really have enjoyed them as a garden-variety American should. Somehow I never found the excitement of waking up early Christmas Day hoping for gifts, or counting down to the Huge Ball decending high in the sky in New York. Holidays for me are really just over-rated days that gives people reason to drink, eat, and get together. I suppose this is how its suppose to work. Hasn't really come together like that for my family for some time. I guess I was just another member of a dysfunctional family. Or maybe I'm just odd when it comes to the seasonal celebrations. I don't give it much thought anymore.<br />
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I slept through Thanksgiving. I didn't want to be around the scrutinizing eyes of relatives that tend to patronize and goad. Yeah free food would have been a plus but I can't really say it would have balanced out. I don't like being around people much anyways. Instead I spend the day with Francesca whistfully, hoping that we could get together soon.<br />
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Christmas? Heh, see above. Really I do understand the reason behind the holiday, but that doesn't mean I have to hang around a bunch of superficial people, some of which I don't even know. Not for me, not at all.<br />
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And then there is New Year's Day coming up. Sad to say that as my vacation comes to a close I find myself looking into my life more closely. From those hazy memories of childhood to yesterday's little meanderings I often think about the 'what-if's' and consider their consequences. Its a new year coming up. I won't make the same mistakes again. My resolution I suppose is to settle down finally and start looking toward the future with the one person that I believe in. It will be difficult at first, and I know I will struggle from time to time, but the outcome will still be far more engaging than this life that I have now. I will finally get to see the world abroad. Will it cause a change in me? I'm not sure but I can only give it a fighting chance.<br />
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Friends become enemies, enemies become friends. As drama unfolds into many twists and turns I find myself finally beginning to see some light of hope.  I know that I am often a very cold person. I have no one to blame but myself for that, but I can also be a very giving person as well. Despite my outlook on Christmas I actually bought all my friends playing Maple Story $5 Gifts to use on their characters. Yeah its not much in itself, but it encourages us to get closer and grow. I don't expect anything in return save maybe some happy faces and a good laugh from time to time. All of which comes from having friends.<br />
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For those of you that believe in all that Holiday jazz, Seasons Greetings and take care. You are in my thoughts.<br />
<br />... ]]></description>
                <author>=karusuman</author>
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                <title>Still Waters Run Deep</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/6697819/</link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 18:01:50 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/l.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/i.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/f.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/e.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/a.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/n.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/d.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/t.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/i.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/e.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/s.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/m/music.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":music:" title="Music" /> - <i>Bother</i> by Stone Sour<br />
<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bookdiva.gif" width="32" height="20" alt=":bookdiva:" title="Bookdiva" /> - <i>Queen of the Damned</i> by Anne Rice<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/y.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/j.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/u.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/r.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/n.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/a.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/l.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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Ah! Fall has once again come our way. As the leaves change from their vibrant green to burning reds and yellows you can smell the sweet fragrance of the love upon the wind. Leaves shower down upon us as we walk hand in hand beneath the boughs of trees and the bitter odor of burning brush makes our eyes water. Soon children with their faces painted and their costumes so lively and terrifying shall run from door to door looking for sweets and small gifts. Halloween, the only holiday that I can actually half enjoy is on the horizon, but now I am too old to Trick`or`Treat. I just sit at home sipping my tea, watching Dracula by Franci Ford Coppola and reminescing of my youth.<br />
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Isn't it ironic how the subtle changing of the world can inspire feelings in people? I've always enjoyed the Fall season ever since I was a little boy. So exciting! But sometimes you can also learn to hate it. I have enough memories to make me want to hate Fall and Winter both. Memories are nice, but that is all that they are. Where we stand in the here and now is what makes us who we are.<br />
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I hope you all enjoy this season as much as I do and I hope that you too don't feel that you are too old to dress up for the occassion.<br />
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- Michael <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/r/roseblack.gif" width="15" height="18" alt=":blackrose:" title="Black Rose" /> <br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /> <a href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/a/r/artemysia.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="artemysia" /></a> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/c.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/u.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/n.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/i.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/t.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/y.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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<i>Live by honor. Kill by stealth.</i> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com... ]]></description>
                <author>=karusuman</author>
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                <title>Heartbreak Hotel</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/6285534/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2005 06:07:28 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/l.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/i.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/f.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/e.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/a.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/n.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/d.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/t.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/i.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/e.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/s.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/m/music.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":music:" title="Music" /> - <i>Float On</i> by Modest Mouse<br />
<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bookdiva.gif" width="32" height="20" alt=":bookdiva:" title="Bookdiva" /> - <i>Queen of the Damned</i> by Anne Rice<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/y.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/j.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/u.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/r.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/n.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/a.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/l.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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Love. Its giving someone to power to hurt you, but trusting that they won't. When you love someone you give them that part of you that you will never be able to get back. Its the part of you that no one ever gets to see, not even yourself because even you get surprised at what it drives you to do. No one can tell you that you are in love and no one can tell you how you feel. No one understands you but that special someone, regardless of what they tell you. And when everything comes crashing down you wonder why you can't believe in what they say.<br />
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Well, today Francesca and I came across a major problem. I won't tell you what it is in detail, but it was a breach of trust for me. Things happened that she should have told me about months ago and she tells me that she didn't say because she thought that it would upset me. This is the second time that I've heard that line from someone I love, the last time proved to be the downfall of my last relationship. I pray with all of my heart that Franci and I can find a way to move past this. She has apologized to me for it and promises me that she will never keep things like this from me again, and to never make me cry again (yeah imagine a grown man crying T_T). I still love her with all of my heart and I would do anything for her because being with her makes me happy and gives me a reason to go on. I accepted her apology and told her we will work it out somehow. It will take a long time to be able to forgive and forget, but if the love is strong and true then it will come soon enough.<br />
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Well enough emo drama for one journal posting. Lets get down to business. <br />
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<b>devUNIT</b><br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/star_full.gif" width="17" height="16" alt=":star:" title="Star!" /> inSIGHT<br />
devUNIT's proposed magazine being handled by members of inVISION. This month's issue will have 5 interviews with various artists here on deviantART. It will also include journalism from devUNIT Staff members ~<a href="http://bktribals.deviantart.com/">BKTribals</a> and myself. Also expect to see some intresting sections that =<a href="http://gothicpie.deviantart.com/">gothicpie</a> and =<a href="http://sweetheart-hikari.deviantart.com/">Sweetheart-Hikari</a> are still in the process of putting together. Also pitching in will be ~<a href="http://erthe.deviantart.com/">Erthe</a> who will be acting in an editor's role.<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Update 08.14.2005<br />
Spoken to $<a href="http://spinegrinder.deviantart.com/">spinegrinder</a> today in #Clowntown on dAmn and he told me that right now deviantART is not equiped to be able to produce... ]]></description>
                <author>=karusuman</author>
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                <title>Dangerous Liaison</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/6220106/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:55:11 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/l.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/i.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/f.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/e.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/a.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/n.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/d.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/t.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/i.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/e.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/s.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/m/music.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":music:" title="Music" /> - <i>We Didn't Start the Fire</i> by Billy Joel<br />
<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bookdiva.gif" width="32" height="20" alt=":bookdiva:" title="Bookdiva" /> - <i>The Queen of the Damned</i> by Anne Rice<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/y.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/j.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/u.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/r.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/n.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/a.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/l.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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Alright let's step away from the mainstream deviantART politics and semantics for a bit and shed some light on other activites that I find myself engaged in. I find that completely submerging oneself in such affairs will often lead to a bitter end. <i>And the beat goes on...</i> indeed and so we all shall.<br />
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<b>devUNIT</b><br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> inSIGHT<br />
devUNIT's proposed magazine being handled by members of inVISION. This month's issue will have 5 interviews with various artists here on deviantART. It will also include journalism from devUNIT Staff members ~<a href="http://bktribals.deviantart.com/">BKTribals</a> and myself. Also expect to see some intresting sections that =<a href="http://gothicpie.deviantart.com/">gothicpie</a> and *<a href="http://sweetheart-hikari.deviantart.com/">Sweetheart-Hikari</a> are still in the process of putting together. Also pitching in will be ~<a href="http://erthe.deviantart.com/">Erthe</a> who will be acting in an editor's role.<br />
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<i>Updates</i> - 08.14.2005<br />
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Spoken to %<a href="http://spinegrinder.deviantart.com/">spinegrinder</a> today in #clowntown on dAmn and he told me that right now deviantART is not equiped to be able to produce magazines at this time. We will have to either cram it into a 30x40" deviation or keep it webpage only. We'll decide upon that later. Also as of yet the artists selected have not been contacted but I will get to that once the list has been confirmed.<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Shades of Blue<br />
We have a few entries by members of the darkSIDE division and I like what I've seen. Its amazing how the interpretation of the group mascott can be so varied. If you haven't submitted your Blu yet I encourage you to do so.<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> Blu Anthology<br />
For those inVISION members there is also still the background story for Blu, devUNIT's mascott. No entries so far but since inSIGHT has really been pushed I'm not particulary worried about this project so far. I'll try to see what can be done about this one with some of the members not involved in the magazine.<br />
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<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/bulletred.gif" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red" /> darkSIDE Promotions<br />
We've a few entries into this project already. ~<a href="http://bktribals.deviantart.com/">BKTribals</a> has submitted a few logos and wallpapers, I've s... ]]></description>
                <author>=karusuman</author>
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                <title>theTRUTH parte II</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/6118238/</link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 16:19:52 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/y.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/j.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/u.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/r.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/n.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/a.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/l.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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Let's face it. When it comes right down to it we still don't know anymore about the current situation regarding the removal of °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a> and °<a href="http://matteo.deviantart.com/">matteo</a> than we did a few days ago. $<a href="http://spyed.deviantart.com/">spyed</a> has stated in his journal that due to legal matters he and the deviantART Administration cannot release any information regarding the issue at this time. Also it seems that °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a> and °<a href="http://matteo.deviantart.com/">matteo</a> have also been counseled to follow this advice since they are not talking either. Despite this, let's please be respectful and not badger them demanding them to speak up when we already know that they can't and won't. It's futile.<br />
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We do know that it was not $<a href="http://spyed.deviantart.com/">spyed</a> that had deleted the comments. It was by another member of the Administration who had deleted them. $<a href="http://spyed.deviantart.com/">spyed</a> also went on to say that the delete comment feature has been removed as a result, having been previously reserved for when a deviation was in violation of the law and/or deviantART policy. So blaming this on $<a href="http://spyed.deviantart.com/">spyed</a> is also now redundant.<br />
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When it comes to the "Let's Bring deviantART to a Halt!" campaign being held now by the advocates of °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a> and °<a href="http://matteo.deviantart.com/">matteo</a> I've seen some polarities as to how extreme some of the supporters are taking their protests. The more conservative supporters are doing (in my opinion) the most good for their cause by posting Yellow Alien-related material in support of °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a> up until August 7th. Some of the more liberal supporters are demanding boycotts of others by removing their galleries and leaving deviantART for good. Well, as a alternative as requested by other °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a> supporters they should place their deviations, aside from the ones that are Yellow Alien-related, into Storage(a feature on deviantART under Deviation Management). And finally the extremists that have as °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a> himself commented on, making threats and sending harassing notes, emails, phone calls, etc. to the deviantART administration. This is downright illegal and in the very least damaging the cause of supporting °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a><br />
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Those supporters of $<a href="http://spyed.deviantart.com/">spyed</a>, myself included haven't felt the need for the most part to act out so much other than trying to correct some osentatious deviants when it comes to attacks made by the supporters of °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a>. I would like to show my patriotism for Angelo and the current deviantART Staff but unfortunately I'm without means as my computer died recently. I'll try to do something nonetheless to show my support.<br />
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Regardless of your standpoint on the situation, it is crucial to remain calm and observe deviantART policy and the law. Please do not do anything reckless that could cause more trouble than its worth. We all want to know what is going on, but acting out with violence is not the answer.<br />
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I wish you all luck on your support and hopefully we will all meet in the end of this war and shake hands.<br />
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<b>Parte II</b><br />
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Here are some additions for you. While I am a supporter of $<a href="http://spyed.deviantart.com/">spyed</a> I will still provide links to information regarding °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a> and his supporters. It makes it much more easier to follow, let alone show that I am trying to be fair.<br />
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$<a href="http://spyed.deviantart.com/">spyed</a>-related<br />
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Angelo's <i><a href="http://spyed.deviantart.com/journal/6058338/">Conclusion of Scaling the Deviants</a></i> with addition of <i><a href="http://mccann.deviantart.com/journal/6116152/">XYZ...WTF</a></i> and <i><a h... ]]></description>
                <author>=karusuman</author>
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                <title>Terokh Jeruth</title>
                <link>http://karusuman.deviantart.com/journal/6094242/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2005 21:30:22 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/y.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/j.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/u.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/r.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/n.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/a.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/l.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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I'm not very well versed in the affairs on deviantART politics but I do see a good deal of deviants rallying under a banner that which the majority of them know nothing of.<br />
I've done some informed reading into sources of the recent incident involving the deviantART Administration. Most noteworthy being those of `<a href="http://justthorne.deviantart.com/">justthorne</a> and `<a href="http://bookdiva.deviantart.com/">bookdiva</a> who support the quote-unquote 'fallen hero' °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a>. After reading supplemental entries, comments, slogans, and the like I am still left with a bitter taste in my mouth because when all said and done comes together we are left with nothing more than hearsay. There is no word on -why- said actions were taken against °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a> and why he was removed from the Administration. To be blunt I honestly don't care. It's not any of my business what goes on behind the scenes as long as they continue to provide the same excellent service as they have in the past.<br />
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Sounds a bit condescending? If you think about it does it really surprise you that the story was covered up as they were? Yes I do agree that the comments should not have been erased, but on the flipside it would do more harm in letting it go on. People were surprised to find that deviantART was a corporation. I choked when I read many of the comments and remarks in reaction to this. To most people, deviantART is just a website to post your pretty sketches and feel gratification when people say it looks nice. Tell them it is a community and they nearly flip in shock. It is beyond me how some people will rally together and not know what is going on. It's liken to marching into a government building and demanding to the first person you see your rights, even though you have no idea what your rights are or even the person you are talking to. Peope are -that- impulsive. God help the children is all I can say.<br />
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So here we are at the battlefront, guns blazing and warcries echoing throughout the field. Time to make a stand?  Well of course we will. We are creatures of emotion, after all. Do I support °<a href="http://jark.deviantart.com/">jark</a>? No. I do not support him because I don't know what he stands for. I'm not saying that I wouldn't back him up but I won't simply stand behind him because he is popular and a community hero. Which is what is the case with just about everyone that is getting involved with this whole debacle. And concerning the other Administrators following suit and folding their hands in his wake. Well, that is to be expected. I've seen it a myriad of times in my own minor politics at aeRO. Drama. Well it boils down it all comes to drama.<br />
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$<a href="http://spyed.deviantart.com/">spyed</a> I do support, however, because he is keeping things running as they should be. Did he do the right thing? Was his actions fair and justifiable? I don't know. I don't know the whole story and neither does the majority out there. Maybe it's not for us to know. I do respect him in that he wants to move past this whole ordeal and keep things under control. He's done a great job so far and I am positive he's not going to stop doing his job simply because people think he's not fit. In my dealings with Mr. Sotira I've seen him handle his business with proffesionalism and effienciency. He has never made me question his motives or agenda.<br />
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In closing I really wish people would stop to read and actually absorb what is really going on before jumping on the bandwagon. Half of you out there are just doing it out of flare and impulse simply because everyone else is doing it. Don't march blindly into a war and then realize only too late that you're on the wrong side.<br />
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                <title>Reindeer Games</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:07:03 PDT</pubDate>
                
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O! Must sing in me a song of a man that knows only contension, a song of sorrow and anguish!<br />
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Anyways, I'm still looking into getting a new computer. No mean feat, being that I don't have a lot of money to spend. Work is starting to take up a -lot- of my time. Overtime, and extended shifts, ugh. But what the hell, it's extra money.<br />
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Francipants comes home tommorrow, and she's going to be gone again on a smaller vacation with her family. But it's not so bad. I'm use to the long absenses.<br />
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Oh one more thing. I won't mention any names, but I would advise that you just leave my page, my journal, and my deviations alone. I hate you, Franci doesn't like you anymore, and it would just be best if you fell off the radar forever. Kthxbai~<br />
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                <title>Complicated</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2005 07:23:23 PDT</pubDate>
                
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     I was just getting out of the shower when I noticed that my computer had strangely turned off by itself. When I went to inspect it more closely I noticed that I smelled a burning plastic smell.<br />
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The computer fan went out and the motherboard was friend. -_- So now I get to buy another computer. Well I'm going to get a laptop finally after putting it off after so long. It'll be a few weeks before I am online again so be patient with me. This will give me the perfect opertunity to start writing and drawing some more.<br />
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                <title>The Savage Garden</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2005 01:07:35 PDT</pubDate>
                
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     Welcome back once again friends for another update. I've been frightfully busy I must say, but now that the 4th of July holiday has come I can spend some time and catch up. I have no more than 10 days to finish as much as I can before work calls me back within its iron grasp so I must make haste.<br />
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     Foremost is the Art Site that I am working on. It's called Snowlight Sonata. See that website button at the top center of my user page? Yes, the tiny purple one. That will take you to what I have up so far. Yes yes I know it's on Geocities, and yes I know the ads kill the experience, but don't fret my friends. Once I finish the layout I am going to move it to a server where I will pay to keep it running. Shouldn't be too much longer now I would think.<br />
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     Next I have my infamous copy of Photoshop CS to learn and through this daunting feat I am reviving some of my old line art sketches of yore. I am slowly picking up on vital techniques but I really need some guidance in the ways of the program. If you are a master seeking an apprentice then I am your man.<br />
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     Also even though I am not longer a GM or player on aeRO I am still involved in a Project there which I have titled 'Project Twilight'. It will involve the addition of some new custom items that my comrades and I are working on quickly to finish. I won't go into anymore detail in this subject as it is a secret project and if I told you more I would have to kill you.<br />
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     Last on the list, but certainly not least is Project DeadCell. What happened to devUNIT?! Did the members disperse into the shadows? I'm not sure but I'm sticking around to help out ~<a href="http://bktribals.deviantart.com/">BKTribals</a> as much as I can. He's got a good start on the story already and aside from my former preliminary concept sketches I also need to get back into the artist's chair and push some pens. Let's not let it die folks!<br />
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Thank you friends once again for dropping by. I've enjoyed your company and hope that you will visit again soon. Your friend and humble narrator needs support and ideas to help him improve. I'm always open from suggestions. Drop me a comment or a note. Until next time, you'll be in my thoughts.~<br />
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                <title>Eodem mutato resurgo</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:51:34 PDT</pubDate>
                
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     Celebrated the brithday of my beloved Francesca this week, she is becoming more and more the elegant, graceful woman of noble stature that I try to convince her she is, but of course she doesn't believe a single word of it. xD  If you haven't wished her a Happy Birthday as of yet wish her a belated birthday at ~<a href="http://artemysia.deviantart.com/">Artemysia</a> Better late than never.<br />
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     I've been dabbing with the tenacious MS Paint here as of late putting out horrible Oekaki renderings of Franci and myself, but I think I need to stop before I butcher the art any more than what I already have. Some think they are good from the comments I've received, but I just think they are cute. I'm still poking around with Photoshop CS, and haven't gotten much further from the basic transparent background routine, but I'll keep at it and one day I'll become a novice at it sure enough. Not feeling much into poetry here as of late as I am starting to feel a little better emotionally so of course my brokenheart power is weakening. I still want to finish writing my book, and try to help out ~<a href="http://bktribals.deviantart.com/">BKTribals</a> with the DeadCell project he started over a year back. My plate is full as it is, but I'll try to squeeze in some extra projects as time permits.<br />
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     I've bid farewell to a few of you due to past flaring drama sessions that I want nothing of anymore. You know who you are out there. In the end it just wasn't helping anyone to continue any form of friendship because all it did was cause bitterness and spite. It was me, not you all, that gave up. I must admit you will be missed, but we should all agree that it is for the best that we go our seperate ways. Here's to an eventfull friendship! Cheers.<br />
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     I want to thank all of you that have been supporting me through my emo breakdown. It's rough getting over heartache, but luckily for me I found a special lady that makes me forget all the pain <3~ I hope you all fall in love with her art as I have, and give her just as much attention(if not more) than you give me. She certainly deserves it. Love you all; sorry I have to leave you again but we'll meet again soon. Bai~<br />
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                <title>I'm not okay, I promise</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:58:32 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/m.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/y.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/j.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/u.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/r.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/n.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/a.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/l.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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     A lots been said and done since the beginning. I've seen the dawn of happiness and the dusk of sorrow. The only time that I have ever been at peace is in the twilligt. Yes I still feel the pain of losing Cecilia as if it had just happened yesterday, but I have discovered that in my pain there is also a lesson about life to be learned from it. Love brings with it an outlook that everything is alright, and that as long as you have the other person you will be ok. This isn't true. I let my mistakes get to me and it ruined what I thought to be the only chance at happiness I would ever see. I learned that you can only put so much into a relationship and if the other person does not meet you halfway, then it needs to end.<br />
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     My last relationship failed because we did not meet eachother halfway. Yes we both loved each other very much, and I still love her, but in the end it was doomed to end because we could not compromise with each other. I would like to think that had she let me I would have made all the wrongs right, and put away with the selfishness, but unfortunately I do not have that chance.<br />
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     Well I am one to ask myself 'What if...?' over and over until it drives me insane. And yes for a while I do believe I lost my grasp on sanity over this. But it only lasted as long as I wanted it to. I found that I was in love with the pain of not letting her go. Does it sound crazy to think like that? I'm not sure. I don't know of a better way to explain it. It's over and I do not want to dwell on it anymore. I get heartsick when I do.<br />
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    Francesca...what a wonder of the heart it is to have her, albeit she is an ocean away. It's not the first time I've loved someone so far away, but I hope it's the last time. Long-distance relationships really add unfathomable stress to your life. But if it is real and sincere then it is worth the wait. She IS worth the wait. She gives me hope of love again, and that's something I didn't think possible. I dedicate all of my new work to her. She is my Muse and my source of inspiration. <br />
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     I love you Francesca.<br />
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                <title>Early Birthday Present</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 07:32:53 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ "I have only my dreams...."<br /><br /><strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/r/raincloud.gif" alt="Gloomy" title="Gloomy" /> Gloomy<br /><strong>Listening to</strong>: Used to Love U<br /><strong>Reading</strong>: The Great Book of Amber<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: Van Helsing<br /><br />Thankyou devianART team for the free  week subscription for my birthday. I  may actually go ahead and re-suscribe  this time. I just have been busy with  life so I haven't bothered with it in   while. It's a eight day countdown  untill I turn twenty-four, and each day  is...well....long. I don't celebrate my  birthday anymore, or really any  holiday. But maybe it's time I start. I  just don't know.<br /><br />"I have spread my dreams before you,  tread softly, for you tread on my  dreams." ]]></description>
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                <title>Benediction</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2005 06:12:21 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/j.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/o.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/u.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/r.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/n.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/a.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/l.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />
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Life is slowly beginning to move  forward again. Things are starting to  feel ok. I still have music. It helps  me relax and think rationally. Maybe  because I never listened to music much  when she was with me. I want to start  living again, and soon it will happen I  think. I've given my heart to someone,  and knowing that I hope it will mature.<br />
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Time fades even legend, and all we have  to do is decide what to do with the  time that is given to us. I've wasted  enough of mine regretting the past.  It's time to step forward on my own  once again. There is still so much in  life I want to acheive for myself, and  the more I wait to reach for it the  harder it is to become motivated again.<br />
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When I muster the time I am going to  start drawing again, but with a new  style I want to learn, and the pictures  are going to be collaborated with  another artist so that they are in  color. No more sketches I don't think  unless it's just really important for  me to post them. Time to put quality  into my work. Otherwise Iwill just keep  practicing my verses. ]]></description>
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                <title>No Subject Edit</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:13:30 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Ten Thousand pageviews...seems like a  lot doesn't it? It took me a little  under two years to get that many. It  was a obsession of mine to get as many  as I could at the start. I posted as  many picturs as I could to get as many  people to see them. When I realized  that rarely works, I move on to  commenting the hell out of people's  artwork, and posting topics and replies  in the forums. Both of these did work,  and I got a lot of friends in doing it.<br />
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But no I don't know what is left to do,  but be myself and let those that wander  here leave their mark. I am not  enthusiastic about life as I use to be.  I just wander now, letting things  happen as they will. My love for  Cecilia lasted half a year, felt as  short as a day, and as fulfilling as a  year. I'm still trying to move past it,  and the battle doesn't look so good.<br />
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Seems to be an upcoming devMEET here in  Chattanooga soon. I'm going to try to  make it if I can. Hope to see you  there.<br />
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Taken from Mindy's Journal<br />
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Firsts<br />
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First best friend: Chris Isabel<br />
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First car: '93 Geo Storm<br />
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First break-up: Candice<br />
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Firstscreenname: karusuman<br />
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First self-purchased album: None(either  downloaded or the cd was a gift)<br />
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First funeral: Todd's Mother's funeral<br />
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First pets: Oreo<br />
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First piercing/tattoos: none and never<br />
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First true love: Cecilia<br />
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First enemy: Tadd Davis<br />
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First big trip: Puerto Rico to visit  grandparents<br />
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First music you heard in your house:  ....theme song to 'I love Lucy'<br />
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Last cigarette: none and never<br />
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Last car ride: drove myself home from  work<br />
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Last Kiss: Cecilia, at the bus station <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /><br />
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Last good cry: 2 days ago<br />
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Last food consumed: Cream cheese and  croissants<br />
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Last crush: Layne<br />
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Last phone call: My lawyer<br />
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Last thing heard: 'Used to Love U' by  John Legend<br />
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Last time showered: 3 hours ago<br />
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Last shoes worn: white sneakers<br />
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Last item bought: Minute-Maid Lemonade<br />
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Last annoyance: You don't want to  know....<br />
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Last time scolded: 5 years ago<br />
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Specifics<br />
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Do you do drugs: none and never; drugs  are for losers<br />
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What kind of shampoo do you use:  Pantene Pro V<br />
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What are you most scared of: being  alone<br />
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What are you listening to right now:  'Ordinary World' by Duran Duran<br />
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Where do you want to get married: <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> I  was going to get married in BC,  Canada....<br />
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How many buddies online right now: 8  and 1 mobile(Michi's MSN is fucked)<br />
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What would you change about yourself: I  would like to get more often<br />
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Favorites<br />
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Color: silver<br />
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Food: italian menu please<br />
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Boys name: Adrian<br />
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Girls name: Veronica<br />
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Subject in school: not in school  currently<br />
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Animal: penguin<br />
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Sports: Tennis<br />
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cologne: Polo Blue<br />
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perfume: Lemon Grass Sage(don't ask me  why...)<br />
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Have you ever<br />
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Given anyone a bath: yes<br />
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Smoked: no and never<br />
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Bungee jumped: no<br />
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Made yourself throw up: no<br />
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Skinny-dipped: no<br />
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Been in love: yes<br />
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Made yourself cry to get out of  trouble: never worked before<br />
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Cried when someone died: yes<br />
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Lied: no boldfaced lies since I was  still living at home(it was a full time  job there to stay out of trouble) now I  just rely on tact.<br />
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Fallen for your best friend: no<br />
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Rejected someone: no<br />
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Used someone: yes<br />
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Been rejected: yes<br />
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Done something you regret: you have no  idea...<br />
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Last person<br />
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You touched: Cecilia<br />
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You hugged: Mom<br />
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You Imed: Black|Nightmare<br />
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You kissed: Cecilia<br />
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Are you<br />
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Understanding: my empathy knows no  limits<br />
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Open-minded: always have been<br />
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Arrogant: yes, pride is the devil's  finest<br />
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Insecure: now more so than ever<br />
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Interesting: some people think i am, i  have no idea why<br />
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Hungry: more thirsty than hungry<br />
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Smart: philosophical is what i have  been labeled a few times<br />
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Moody: here lately yes, depression is  tough to get rid of<br />
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Hardworking: Not really, lack of  attention span and enthusiasm<br />
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Organized: most of the time<br />
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Healthy: yes<br />
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Shy: extremely shy, but in the last few  years I have been getting past it... ]]></description>
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                <title>Return to Sender</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:24:23 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well now that is cleared up, I think I  will begin to write my book(The real  one, not the Book of Sorrows) and/or  some poetry. ]]></description>
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