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                <title>Roll with the punches</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:52:26 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I've just been handed a piece of paper that dictates every day of my life for the next 13 months... uuugh.<br /><br />I haven't touched my camera since I moved down to this shitty ass metropolis... uuuuuuugh.<br /><br />Big boat racing is done until next spring... sigh. <br /><br />I'm gonna sail this weekend, dispite having saturday class and driving back and forth across the state.  WOohoo!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>That explains everything!!!</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:50:12 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So a whole bunch of the photos i've been taking have come out underexposed.  I've done this for years, seems like i've especially began to notice it more the past few months.  Yesterday i did mostly long exposure work with some neutral density filters in the morning, and the underexposure was at an entirely new level.  I thought it was me, i thought i just sucked that much.<br />
<br />
But NO!  Its my fucking camera.  I discovered today playing with my new (awesome) ND1000 filter, that the exposure changes as i move my eye away from the eyepiece.  WTF!??!  Somehow light is leaking through my eyepiece viewfinder into the camera, and screwing with the internal light meter.  For normal quick exposures it wasn't noticible, or at night when it was black outside.  But my daytime long exposures set it off, especially since i'm using a tripod and moving away from the camera before taking the photo.  <br />
<br />
Just today i noticed the exposure going from 2.5 seconds when i was away from the eyepiece, to 20-30 seconds when i covered it up with my eye or my finger, big freaking difference!  I've never heard of this problem, and don't really know what to do about it.  There aren't exactly alot of camera stores in BFE where i live.  <br />
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/rant<br />
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                <title>Quasi Real World</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:01:22 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hope people notice my somewhat increased activity as of late.  This place is nowhere near the same as it was when i joined, but i suppose thats not a bad thing, just something i have to get used to.  <br />
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Anyway, i just graduated college this december.  I moved back home and am living with my parents... its quite an adjustment after living by myself for the past few years.  I had an interview at the local hospital, and i'm pretty sure they'll be offering me a job as a therapeuitc assistant shortly.  Not exactly the most exciting job in the world, but its something to tide me over for a while.  At least until i go back to school this fall.  Actually a bit of good news is that the hospital offered to pay my tuition if i go back to school for radiation therapy, something i definitely might take advantage of.<br />
<br />
So in the meantime, i'm stuck here in the frozen north for the winter, and i hope to make the most of it photographically.  Its been too long since i've taken photos on a regular basis, and i'd like to pursue it a little more seriously now.  For those of you that have supported me over the years, i hope i can continue to rely on you for encouragement and inspiration.  I also hope i can help those that are new, and hopefully bring a little inspiration myself.<br />
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Happy holidays to everyone!<br />
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:42:25 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So i just got back from one heck of a road trip.  I flew to california to visit a friend who was there for the summer, and then we drove back to michigan.  Drove through 10 states, 4 national parks, 7 days in the car, almost 3500 miles total.  I very quickly filled up my old 512mb card so i used some of the money i won in las vegas to buy a brand new shiny 1gb card.  That one got filled up too, naturally.  So now i'm up to my neck in pictures that i've only just started sorting through.  Expect lots of random shit to be added over the comming days, weeks, and months.  Enjoy!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Fall</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:50:13 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Kate is taking a photography class.  She needs to take lots of pictures for the class, so to save her from shutter boredom I go along for the ride.  I'm finally taking some new photos and having some new ideas for things to shoot.  I browsed through some old dA submissions a couple weeks ago and got inspired as well, i love it.  Hopefully this trend will continue at least until kate's class is done in december.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Summer</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:02:04 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Summer is here and that means I'm home again.  Back to work as usual, trying to save up enough to live on for the winter.<br />
<br />
Same old same old with me for the most part.  Actually, a little over a year ago I joined the equestrian team at my university, mostly for shits and giggles.  I felt like learning how to ride a horse.  So i started taking lessons once a week with the team, and went to my first show March 2005.  I did well, and I got inspired to really start working at it.  My progress came to a screaching halt when i came home last summer.  I have horses here at home, but they're for western riding, and not of much use for practicing english hunter/jumper.  <br />
<br />
New year at school, new year for riding with the team.  I started my lessons again in August and started showing again right away.  This past fall and winter i did well enough to point out of my beginner walk/trot division in the IHSA circuit, and in doing so i qualified for the regional championship.  So regionals i believe were in early march, just about a year after i had started!  I ended up taking reserve champion at regionals, which qualified me for zone chamionships april 5th, my birthday!  So off to zone's i went, and with some birthday luck i took reserve champion for a 2nd time!  Besides a big ass ribbon, and more importantly, it qualified me for the IHSA nationals in harrisburg PA.  I rode in that this may, and it was an awesome experience.  I took 6th out of the 18 other riders from around the country that were in my division, and after 2 rounds of qualifying, i was pleased to say the least.<br />
<br />
Needless to say i'm looking forward to this comming school year and another show season.  My goal is to point up again and hopefully make my way through regionals and zones to get another crack at nationals.  Being a little more serious this summer I'm leasing a kick-ass horse at a some really nice stables 5 minutes from my house.  Odie is his name, and he's quit the character.  I think we're learning lots from eachother.<br />
<br />
Moral of the story is that i've been busy, and unfortunately my camera hasn't seen much use.  Of late though, it HAS made its way out of its case on more frequent occasions.  Soon it may see service as an aerial camera, soaring high above terra firma.  My latest scheme is to try my hand at some aerial photography using kites.  Finding a kite and a windy day strong enough to haul a dSLR and lens up in the air is a challenge however, so i'll be working on a rig to hoist a disposable camera for starters.  If anything cool comes of it, i'll be sure to share it here. ]]></description>
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                <title>Inspire me</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2005 19:38:29 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Come on someone do it, i dare you.<br />
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I need it. ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Scanner!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2005 08:46:17 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ A friend let me borrow her scanner for  a few days.  Unfortunately here at  school i only had a small alblum of  some of my film photos, and my best  work (in my opinion anyway) is back  home.  Anyway, i'll take what i can  get!  Its nice to finally submit  something again.  <br />
<br />
Also, exams suck ass.  I'm sure college  students everywhere can feel my pain  right about now. ]]></description>
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                <title>B-day</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 07:34:16 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I feel old!  Not really, but i did  change my profile today.  My parents  are in town so i've been entertaining  them for a couple days.  Its fun, but  it really breaks up the "norm" of day  to day life.  Not like that is a bad  thing, its just different.  <br />
<br />
Oh yea btw, i uploaded a crapload and a  half of pictures i've been taking of  the equestrian team.  They're all in my  scraps if anyone wants to look at them.   The indoor arenas are really poorly  lit, so it was pretty hard to take  decent pictures.  For the last batch of  them i had the camera cranked up to  iso1600.   Some of them have  surprisingly little grain and noise,  some aren't very good, but overall i'm  happy with 'em. ]]></description>
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                <title>Happy Easter</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:51:04 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I don't even get Good Friday off so i  won't be going home for easter, oh  well.  Hope everyone else has a good  time, lots of good chocolate eggs or  something.  Don't get attacked by the  giant bunny <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Where's the love?</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:11:36 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Happy Valentines day everyone <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  Go  spread some love!  Not very much of it  going around today as far as i've seen,  bleah. ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Chicago</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:04:55 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Ahhh Chicago... what a nice city.  Had  a little adventure with some friends  this past weekend.  We went to see a  ballet, romeo and juliet, and it was  very awesome!  I had to submit a couple  of photos from the theatre, because it  was one of the more beautiful buildings  i've ever been in <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  A very fun trip it  was, a tad on the cold side for walking  around the city, but some good times  none the less <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)" /><br />
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Mark "X" for yes...<br />
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(x) been drunk<br />
(/) been high<br />
(x) kissed a member of the opposite sex<br />
(/) kissed a member of the same sex<br />
(/) crashed a friend's car<br />
(/) been to Japan<br />
(x) ridden in a taxi<br />
(x) been dumped<br />
(/) been fired or laid off - <br />
(x) been in a fist fight<br />
(x) snuck out of my parent's house<br />
(/) ever had a crush on someone of the  same sex<br />
(/) ever dated someone of the same sex<br />
(x) had feelings for someone who didnt  have them back<br />
(/) been arrested<br />
(/) made out with a stranger<br />
(/) stole something from my job<br />
(/) celebrated new years in time square<br />
(x) gone on a blind date<br />
(/) had a crush on a teacher <br />
(/) celebrated mardi-gras in new  orleans<br />
(/) been to Europe<br />
(x) skipped school<br />
(/) cut myself on purpose<br />
(/) been married<br />
(/) gotten divorced<br />
(/) had children<br />
(x) seen someone die.<br />
(/) been to Africa.<br />
(x) Punched a friend<br />
(x) Been to Canada<br />
(/) Been to Mexico<br />
(x) Been on a plane<br />
(/) Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show<br />
(/) Thrown up in a bar<br />
(/) Purposely set a part of myself on  fire<br />
(/) Eaten Sushi<br />
(x) Been Snowboarding<br />
(x) Met someone in person from the  internet<br />
(/) Been moshing at a concert<br />
(/) had real feelings for someone you  knew only online<br />
(/) been in an abusive relationship<br />
(/) been pregnant or got someone  pregnant<br />
(/) lost a child<br />
(x) gone to college/university<br />
(/) graduated college<br />
(/) had sexual intercourse of any kind<br />
(/) tried killing yourself<br />
(x) taken painkillers<br />
(x) love someone or miss someone right  now<br />
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LAYER ONE: On the Outside<br />
Name: WCP3!!  (i'm no robot)<br />
Birthdate: April 5, 1985<br />
Birthplace: Marquette, Michigan<br />
Current Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan<br />
Eye color: Green/Blue<br />
Hair color: Blonde<br />
Righty or lefty: Lefty<br />
Zodiac sign: Aries<br />
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<br />
LAYER TWO: On the Inside<br />
Your heritage: Just about all English<br />
Shoes you wore today: Sneakers...<br />
Your weaknesses: Attractive women <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
Your fears: Sucking at life is always a  good thing to be afraid of <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)" /><br />
Goal you'd like to achieve: Get a phD  in Pharmacy<br />
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LAYER THREE: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow<br />
Your most overused phrase on IM: meh.<br />
Your thoughts first waking up: Why  me...<br />
Your best physical feature: Eh..I don't  know.<br />
Your bedtime: Usually from 11pm-12am<br />
Your most missed memory: Being  someplace warm <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
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LAYER FIVE: Do You?<br />
Cuss: Too much<br />
Sing: Only to myself!<br />
Take a shower everyday: Yes.<br />
Have a crush(es): Of course<br />
Think you've been in love: Possibly...<br />
Like(d) high school: It had its good  points<br />
Want to get married: Yup<br />
Believe in yourself: Yes<br />
Get motion sickness: Nope<br />
Think you're attractive: I'm alright.<br />
Think you're a health freak: Absolutely  not. <br />
Get along with your parents: Yep<br />
Like thunderstorms: Love 'em<br />
Play an instrument: I'd like to think i  know how to play the trombone <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
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LAYER SIX: In the past month have  you...<br />
Drank alcohol: Yes.<br />
Gone on a date: Friends count?<br />
Gone to the mall?: I think so<br />
Eaten an entire box of Oreos: I wish<br />
Eaten sushi: No.<br />
Been on stage: Yes<br />
Been dumped: No.<br />
Gone skating: No.<br />
Gone skinny dipping: Haha, wrong time  of the year for that.<br />
Dyed your hair: No.<br />
Stolen anything: No.<br />
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LAYER NINE: In a partner<br />
Best eye color: Blue/green.  <br />
Best hair color?: Whatever.<br />
Short or long hair: Longish<br />
Height: Medium?  Tall but not too tall?<br />
Best first date location: eh....<... ]]></description>
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                <title>Happy Holidays</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:15:24 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I've got my shopping done, my stockings  hung, and i'm ready to christmas!  I  was hoping to be doing some work over  break but it didn't work out.  So much  for spending money <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" />  Its been snowing  just about every day since i've been  home.  At least three feet the past  week, and cold too!  High's in the  single digits and we won't even mention  the wind chill <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)" />  I guess thats home for  ya.  Anyway, hope everyone is having a  good time so far.<br />
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You're just jealous because the voices  only talk to me. ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Things that make you want to go...</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2004 13:33:18 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ...Meh!<br />
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School sucks, why does it have to be so  depressing?  I went through the same  thing last year, i ended up  transferring and switching majors  because of it.  When i think back on it  i can't really figure out why i left in  the first place.  I'm not sure what to  do this time around, and i really hate  being unsure about things.  I'm all for  a bit of random spotaneous acts from  time to time, but on the bigger things  i like to have an anchor down on what  it is that i'm doing.  <br />
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I left some good friends last year, i'm  surprised now how much i actually miss  some of them, never would've guessed it  a year ago.  This year i've met far  less people, actually there are two  that i will actually miss if i end up  leaving.  Trying not to let them  influence decisions about school seems  like an easy thing to do, but at the  same time its impossible!  <br />
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I was an athiest until I realized I was  God. ]]></description>
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                <title>Happy T-day</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:09:41 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Happy thanksgiving....<br />
<br />
I drove home from school tuesday night,  all in all it was your typical boring 8  hour drive.  There were a few bouts of  excitement in there that i could've  done without, all involving cars (and  logging trucks) that decide to randomly  pull out in front of me.  When i saw a  logging truck pull into my lane from  oncomming traffic i was like, greeeat  whats this asshole's problem.  So as  he's cutting across the highway and i'm  trying to stop, i realize there's no  way in hell i'm stopping before i plow  into this dude, and then happy thoughts  of decapitation dance through my head  as i see my car going under the trailer  and having the top sheered off.  Lucky  for me and for whoever would've had to  have scraped up my body parts, the  people in the other lane swerved onto  the shoulder and i managed to slide  around the truck in the other lane.   The whole ordeal probably took a total  of three seconds but i remember having  plenty of time to think.  I was  thinking what i was going to do if i  did crash and it messed up my face (no  more trombone for me).  And that  progressed to i was finally going to be  able to discover what death was like.   And finally i was thinking about how to  get revenge on the truck driver if he  did screw me up.  When i made it around  i felt like stopping and going after  the dude, but figured he was probably  drunk, and weighed 300lbs.  I felt like  stopping because my heart was doing  wierd things, the same kind of feeling  you get around girls you really like.   And that was funny to me, comparing  near death traffic mishaps with trying  to ask a girl out.  So true, so true <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)" />   Well i hope everyone is enjoying their  day today, and having safe travels on  your way home. ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2004 15:10:59 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Why is it so hard to act like yourself  sometimes?  And at the same time, its  friends that are only being themselves  that can totally change your feelings.   And then you realize that its not your  friends causing the problem, its only  yourself, not being yourself.  Somedays  its best just to close the door and  restrain from any social contact.  But  its so darn hard to do the right thing,  especially when you don't know what  that is.  And always it feels like time  is against you, but you don't know why.   You've got your whole life ahead of  you right?  Hah if only.  And at this  point in the game you've got to start  wondering how the way things unfold now  will change things down the road.  Kind  of sucks, but hey, if it was easy would  it really feel as good in the end?  If  i knew how it ends i could answer that.   I wonder if i'll remember all the  dramas when i'm some old geezer sit on  the front porch. <br />
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And it only takes a few minutes with an  old friend to straighten you out and  cheer you right back up again.  Good to  have around, friends are <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)" /> ]]></description>
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                <title>October 11</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:29:13 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Its monday morning, enough said. <br />
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I spent the weekend in chicago, jumped  on the train and met my parents there.   Dispite me getting there a couple hours  late, my family having gone to out to  eat because of dinner reservations, and  me sitting in the hotel room watching  jag re-runs waiting for them to get  back, it was a fun trip!  We were there  for a symphony concert, the lord of the  rings music actually, it was pretty  good.  I think i would've enjoyed the  concert more if i wasn't such a huge  fan of the music already, and i was  totally used to hearing it one way.   I'm almost always open to different  conductors doing the music in their own  way, but every little thing that was  different seemed to bug me for some  reason.  I wanted to shout out "go read  the books retards!" on a couple  occasions.  Hah i suppose that would've  made things even more interesting <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  <br />
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After being away from school for the  weekend, and actually having fun, being  back in my dorm room sunday afternoon  made me really depressed.  I was like,  this blows, school sucks.... i need  friends!  But anyway... my good freind  bekah called me up last night, and we  had a fun talk, cheered me up.  <br />
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One thing i do have to look forward to  this week is that i'm skipping classes  on thursday and friday.  I'm leaving  for home wednesday afternoon, hopefully  i'll be home around midnight (long  drive).  I figured its the middle of  the semester, i haven't been home since  the end of the summer, so i just felt  like going home!  Hopefully i'll be  getting there in the peak of the fall  color.  I was looking forward to taking  some photos, but i think it might be  rainy the whole weekend.  Oh well,  maybe i can make things work for the  better!  I mean, who does fall color  shots in the rain?  Maybe i'll be the  first <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />  <br />
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First journal i've wrote in a while,  you can thank :coxi for that.  I was  over there reading some stuff on his  page, that guy inspires me sometimes. ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Awake!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:14:20 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ It seems like i've awoken from my  slumber here on dA.  Maybe its only  temorary, but none-the-less i've  managed to make a few submissions.   I've actually been taking a lot of  photos, more than i thought i was.  My  computer is becomming quite full of  them.  I just haven't been playing with  photoshop like i used to do.  A friend  took a couple pictures with my camera  today so i fired up photoshop to  downsize them so i could send them to  her.  My mouse clicker just happened to  start loading some of the photos i've  been taking lately, and well... my  newest deviations are the result.  I  hope everyone enjoys them, because who  knows?  Might be a while before you see  more <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>A year</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2004 13:37:20 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well that sort of snuck up on me.  One  year here on dA just happend to pass by  two days ago and i forgot about it!  I  was hopeing my period of inactivity  would be gone after i came home for the  summer from school, but so far not much  has changed.  I guess i've just been  unispired lately, or just too lazy to  work in photoshop with what i have.   I'll just blame it all on work!<br />
  Yep i finally have my first almost  "real" job.  I suppose i still don't  have solid hours, i'm not an actualy  employee, i don't pay taxes (shhhh!)  and its just for the summer, but hey!   Money is money right? ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Word of the Moment:  Bleh</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2004 15:18:10 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ My fingers are moving, tapping, typing,  what are they trying to say?  I'm  sitting here listening to bad music.   Its late, and i'm tired, and here i  sit, why?  Staring, feeling my eyes  burn as the try to provide information  to my mindless brain.  Of late the  thoughts of future, my future, have  taken residence in my mind.  Thinking,  about the past.  Longing for something.   For what?  What do i want?  I want  nothing.  I want everything.  I want  something, what?  My fingers stop  moving, what have they said?<br />
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<a href="http://www.thehideaway.org">[link]</a> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2004 06:16:20 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Just got a decent internet connection  back at home, so that means i'll be  back online on a regular basis <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  I have  some new submissions to put up, and  about 1,001 to comment on <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Subscirber Mania</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2004 06:30:56 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div align="center"><b>DRP Program</b> </div><br />
You should all check out the Deviant  Recognition Program over at <br />
<div align="center"><a href="http://londonxpress.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar"  src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/o/londonxpress.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="londonxpress" title="londonxpress" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">----------------------------------------<div></div></div><br /><br />Hmmm... a couple days left and my  subscription is gone!  Debating on if i  should renew or not.  Input anyone?<br><br><div align="center">---------------------------------------- <br />
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Check out this really cool dA stats  calculator!<br />
<a href="http://www.ingenial.com/applied/GalleryStats">[link]</a><br />
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Comments per deviation: 10.66<br />
Favourites per deviation: 2.5<br />
Views per deviation: 214.01<br />
Comments per day: 2.01<br />
Favourites per day: 0.47<br />
Views per day: 40.36<br />
Pageviews per day: 13.92<br />
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</div> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
                <link>http://memopad.deviantart.com/journal/2155501/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2004 18:02:41 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div align="center"><b>DRP Program</b> </div><br />
You should all check out the Deviant  Recognition Program over at <br />
<div align="center"><a href="http://londonxpress.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar"  src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/o/londonxpress.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="londonxpress" title="londonxpress" /></a></div>You should just go and visit Evan  anyway, cuz he's a really cool guy and  he leaves the best comments.  I'm  campaigning to get him the deviousness  award <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
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<div align="center">----------------------------------------<div></div></div><br /><br />So anyway, things are going alrighty  around here. School is starting to pick  up getting ready for the final month.  Can't believe my first year of college  is almost over! Sure went by fast. <br />
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I just got the news today that i was  excepted into music school. I decided i  didn't want to do pharmacy, so i'm  switching into music. It should be a  bit different than my current  curriculum  So that was good news  anyway.<br />
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It was just an all-round nice day  today. Only had one class at noon, and  it was warm out! Must've been in the  mid 60's and the sun was shining and  the birds were singing and all that  good stuff. I know back home there is  still a few feet of snow on the ground  so this concept of spring in march is a  new one for me <br />
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Not much else to say at the moment...  Ron Jeremy is giving a talk as a guest  speaker at my university tonight...  guess what he's talking about  everybody!! lol might be interesting,  i'll have to go check it out.<br />
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So ya, thats all for now. Hope everyone  is doing well! You should all go out  and enjoy the nice weather (if its nice  where you live). Later later!<br />
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Oh, on a different note:  Today i get  to change my settings from age 18 to  age 19, happy b-day to myself!<br><br><div align="center">---------------------------------------- <br />
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Check out this really cool dA stats  calculator!<br />
<a href="http://www.ingenial.com/applied/GalleryStats">[link]</a><br />
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Comments per deviation: 10.66<br />
Favourites per deviation: 2.5<br />
Views per deviation: 214.01<br />
Comments per day: 2.01<br />
Favourites per day: 0.47<br />
Views per day: 40.36<br />
Pageviews per day: 13.92<br />
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                <title>Spring</title>
                <link>http://memopad.deviantart.com/journal/2116355/</link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:34:43 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <div align="center"><b>DRP Program</b> </div><br />
You should all check out the Deviant  Recognition Program over at <br />
<div align="center"><a href="http://londonxpress.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar"  src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/o/londonxpress.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="londonxpress" title="londonxpress" /></a></div>You should just go and visit Evan  anyway, cuz he's a really cool guy and  he leaves the best comments.  I'm  campaigning to get him the deviousness  award <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
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<div align="center">----------------------------------------<div></div></div><br /><br />So anyway, things are going alrighty  around here.  School is starting to  pick up getting ready for the final  month.  Can't believe my first year of  college is almost over!  Sure went by  fast.  <br />
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I just got the news today that i was  excepted into music school.  I decided  i didn't want to do pharmacy, so i'm  switching into music.  It should be a  bit different than my current  curriculum <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />  So that was good news  anyway.<br />
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It was just an all-round nice day  today.  Only had one class at noon, and  it was warm out!  Must've been in the  mid 60's and the sun was shining and  the birds were singing and all that  good stuff.  I know back home there is  still a few feet of snow on the ground  so this concept of spring in march is a  new one for me <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
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Not much else to say at the moment...  Ron Jeremy is giving a talk as a guest  speaker at my university tonight...  guess what he's talking about  everybody!!  lol might be interesting,  i'll have to go check it out.<br />
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So ya, thats all for now.  Hope  everyone is doing well!  You should all  go out and enjoy the nice weather (if  its nice where you live).  Later later!<br><br> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2004 04:35:50 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <b>DRP Program</b> <br />
You should all check out the Deviant  Recognition Program over at <a href="http://londonxpress.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar"  src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/o/londonxpress.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="londonxpress" title="londonxpress" /></a>'s page.<br /><br />Yea i'm still here, i promise.  Lacking  inspiration at the moment, or something <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />   I've been toying with some things i  did over spring break, but mostly i  shot film and i don't have a scanner,  so you'll never know <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  I'll do  something here pretty quick, bear with  me.<br><br><b>Go to Mindshared</b> ~<a href="http://mindshared.deviantart.com/">mindshared</a>! ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Devious Journal Entry</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:49:13 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <b>DRP Program</b> <br />
You should all check out the Deviant  Recognition Program over at <a href="http://londonxpress.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar"  src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/o/londonxpress.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="londonxpress" title="londonxpress" /></a>'s page.<br /><br />Oh boy, 3,000 page views!  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />  Thanks for  everything and especially all my  friends and watchers <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br><br><b>Go to Mindshared</b> ~<a href="http://mindshared.deviantart.com/">mindshared</a>! ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Random</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:05:00 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <b>DRP Program</b> <br />
You should all check out the Deviant  Recognition Program over at <a href="http://londonxpress.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar"  src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/o/londonxpress.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="londonxpress" title="londonxpress" /></a>'s page.<br /><br />If I were a _____________<br />
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Date: April 5th<br />
Day of the week : Thursday<br />
Time of day : 11:36pm<br />
Planet : Neptune<br />
Direction : Northwest<br />
Liquid : Water<br />
Stone : Iron Pyrite<br />
Tree : Beech<br />
Bird : Falcon<br />
Tool : Hammer<br />
Plant : Fern<br />
Mythical creature : Elf<br />
Animal : Black Jaguar<br />
Sea animal : Dolphin<br />
Color : Deep Green<br />
Emotion or mood : Giddy<br />
Musical instrument : Trombone<br />
Sound : The best chord ever<br />
Element : Carbon<br />
Car : 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback<br />
Song : Requiem in D minor, Mozart<br />
Piece of furniture : Footstool<br />
Vegetable : Carrot<br />
Food : Pizza<br />
City : Hmmm.... so many great cities.<br />
Taste : Bittersweet <br />
Religion : Christian<br />
Word : Rampart<br />
Object : Sword<br />
Body part : Eyes<br />
Facial expression : Ehhh?<br />
Subject in school : Physics<br />
Shape : Octahedral<br />
Number : 47<br />
Mountain : Bleh do i have to pick one?<br />
Sauce: Tabasco<br />
Drink : Mountain Dew<br />
Drug : Of the mind<br />
Computer : My own<br />
Company : Newline<br />
Website : dA<br />
Hazard symbol : Hazardous Materials<br />
Photo : So many great ones<br />
Shoes : Clogs<br />
Ice cream : Sometimes its hard to beat  good ole vanilla<br />
Road sign : Watch for falling objects<br />
Fruit : Watermelon<br />
Famous death: Strapping myself to a  rocket and crashing into the moon.<br />
Language : Elvish<br><br><b>Go to Mindshared</b> ~<a href="http://mindshared.deviantart.com/">mindshared</a>! ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>WOah?</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2004 20:24:54 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I feel like a real winner lol <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br /><br />Wow, i checked my messages and read the  hot-topic.  Who would ever guess they  do a feature on prints and one of my  pieces gets selected???  Thats so  sweet!  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br><br>And now back to studying for  chemistry..... <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>705</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:04:37 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ 705 is the magic number as this is how  many people i've included in my avatar  mosaic thingy.  I was too impatient to  wait to get to 1,000 and my hand  started hurting from saving all of  those pictures to my computer <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br /><br />So anyway i hope everyone enjoys the  finnished product.  I have almost  everyone's message of permission that  ended up in this creation, but its not  organized or anything, so if anyone  asks i suppose i can figure it all out.   I also don't have a list of everyone  in this durn thing.  I have everyone's  avatar on my computer, but to be honest  i don't feel like searching through it  all to write people's names down.  I  can say that everyone that is watching  me is on there, and some of those on my  friends list as well <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  I hope it turned  out good because it was bogging my  computer down when i was working the  full file in photoshop, took a  loooooong time!  So enjoy it or suffer  the consequences <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br><br> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>The search is on</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2004 07:09:04 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone, i'de like to create a  mosaic using peoples Icons from DA.  It  will most likely be a photomosaic, so i  will use your icons and make a picture  with them.  My goal is to use 1,000  icons in this endevour.  That said i  need 1,000 people to help me!!  If you  would like your icon to be used in this  project, just reply to this message so  i know you are willing and i have your  permission.  Thanks, and spread the  word!!!<br />
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-willy<br /><br /><a href="http://forum.deviantart.com/galleries/photography/157203/">[link]</a><br />
<a href="http://forum.deviantart.com/galleries/mosaics/157206/">[link]</a><br />
<a href="http://forum.deviantart.com/devart/general/157198/">[link]</a><br />
<a href="http://forum.deviantart.com/community/projects/157199/">[link]</a><br />
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Just a reference to my asking for help  threads...<br><br> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Photomosaic</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2004 20:59:35 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone, i'de like to create a  mosaic using peoples Icons from DA.  It  will most likely be a photomosaic, so i  will use your icons and make a picture  with them.  My goal is to use 1,000  icons in this endevour.  That said i  need 1,000 people to help me!!  If you  would like your icon to be used in this  project, just reply to this message so  i know you are willing and i have your  permission.  Thanks, and spread the  word!!!<br />
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-willy<br /><br />So really this should be awesome if it  works out!  I made a mosaic of a  picture i had on my computer out of all  the stuff i had on my computer  (photowise).  It actually came out  decent when you looked at it from a  thumbnail view.  As soon as you full  viewed it the quality was lost <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  That  was only using about 450 pictures so if  i can get 1,000 icons i think it will  work out much much better.<br><br> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Arrival</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2004 12:11:05 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I just received my prints from the good  ole deviantprint service.  Let me just  say, THEY'RE AWESOME!!!!!  Totally way  better than anything i could've hoped  for.  I guess i'm in love with my  camera now haha!  Anyway i got four  8x12's so now i've got to run out and  get them matted so i can hang em up.   Moral of the story:  don't be afraid of  getting anything from deviantprints,  you won't be dissapointed!  (Can only  speak for my stuff cuz its taken with  my uber leet camera).<br><br> ]]></description>
                <author>~memopad</author>
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                <title>Subsciprtion</title>
                <link>http://memopad.deviantart.com/journal/1706735/</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2004 13:00:07 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <strong>Mood</strong>: <img style="vertical-align: middle" src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/n/number1.gif" alt="Enthusiastic" title="Enthusiastic" /> Kickass<br><br><br><br>Just got a subscription to the DA  prints service today, SWEET!  A nice  surprise that it came with a three  month DA subscription also, SWEET!  I  put up three pictures to be submitted  as prints, so you'll see those if they  go through.  I need everyone's help to  suggest photos in my gallery that you  think should be submitted for printing,  even if you don't want one, just  pretend you did.  <br />
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On my new camera i will be able to  print up to 16x24, but for now i'm  limited to 10x15, 8x12, and 6x4 because  your's truley had the friggin camera  set on medium mode instead of large.   I'm such a moron!  Oh well,  enjoy!!!!!!!!!!<br><br> ]]></description>
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                <title>The big one O O O</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:58:52 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ is a General Digital Photographer <br />
is Male <br />
is a deviant since Jun 24, 2003, 9:01  AM <br />
has 1,000 pageviews    <----- SWEET <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
is located in United States <br />
is online <br />
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Thanks a bunch for everyone's support!   I'm looking forward to the next 100,000  hits hehe <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Three day</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:58:33 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Loooong weekend, three days of it =  thrice the boredom!  Can't wait!  I  think i'm gonna wonder around campus  around 1am saturday morning and take  some pictures. ]]></description>
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                <title>Photography 101</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:40:32 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well i was really looking forward to  taking this photo course at college  this semester.  First day was monday  and alls i have to say is... this sucks  ass.  I new i wouldn't be challenged or  anything, thats not the problem.  (I  usually read everything there is to  read about anything i'm interested in  so even if my work doesn't show it, i  know a shitload about taking pictures,  how the camera works, ect)  I was REALY  looking forward to learning how to work  in a dark room and making my own  prints.  However this freakin course  doesn't do anything like that.  The  teacher basically said the class is to  get an appreciation for taking  pictures.  Duh.  First day he went on  and on about what the different types  of cameras were.  *gun to head*  For  some reason i even knew that the word  camera comes from the latin word camera  obscura, and translates into "dark room".   Back in the day they used to poke a  hole in a wall and the light would  shine into a dark room and an image  would appear on the opposite wall.  Yea  anyway the epitomy of the shittiness  happened when the teacher asked us a  question.  If he took a peice of film  and just exposed it to the room (just  the film, no camera) he asked if there  would be an image on the film.  Sad  thing was most of the class said yes.   Apparently they think there is no  reason for cameras.  Sigh... oh well  today we bring in our cameras so i  guess i'll go show off with my dslr  muahah!<br />
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:memopad: ]]></description>
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                <title>New stuff = MP</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:32:58 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ For some reason i will start tagging  all of my new submitions with MP on the  front.  For memopad i suppose...  ya.  <br />
  So when i got back to school (and  back to my computer with my photoshop  goodies, and an internet connection) i  uploaded a crapload (well maybe not  that many) pictures to my computer.  So  far i've only put up a few of the  better ones which i've sent through  photoshop.  I'll be picking through all  the others for a while to come.  <br />
  I also scanned a roll of b&w film on  my friends scanner back home so i have  some film submitions to make also.  I  just got done dressing all of those up  in photoshop, and i like the way a  bunch of them come out.  So anyway it  all comes down to this...<br />
           How the heck do i with-hold  my self from submiting them all at  once?????  I'de like to, but i don't  think all my watchers would appreciate  it <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  HELP!!! ]]></description>
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                <title>Whoooopie</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2004 15:54:39 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I'm baaack!  And school starts monday,  ack! ]]></description>
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                <title>Home Again</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:58:05 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Hey everyone!  I'm finally home from  school for a whoooole month.  I shot a  roll of b/w on the old olympus so when  i get it back hopefully i'll be able to  scan them at my friends and put them up  here... if they're any good <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  I don't  think i'll be posting anything i've  been shooting with the 300d until i get  back down to school (where my computer  and photoshop is).  SO anyway i'll try  to keep up with commenting even though  i'll be down on the submitting.  Thanks! ]]></description>
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                <title>Jumping for Joy</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:46:35 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I got a new camera, I got a new camera,  I got a new camera, I got a new camera,  I got a new camera, I got a new camera,  I got a new camera, I got a new  camera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Yea yea!  I saw a digital rebel, asked  the clerk if i could look at it out of  the box, messed around with it a bit,  and bought it!  Its sooooo awesome.  My  parents said they wouldn't give it to  me for chirstmas and that if i wanted  it i'de have to get it myself... so i  did <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Been a while</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:02:22 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I know... i haven't been doing much  lately!  Hopefully over thanksgiving  I'll be able to get some new stuff to  put up here.  Visiting relatives in  Indiana, and my cousin there is in to  photography a bit too.  We've been on  one photo-taking adventure maybe we'll  have another <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  I'm also going to look  around at the the DRebel while i'm  there.  Who knows, maybe i'll come back  with a new camera...  wouldn't that be  exciting??  So long for now, I'm still  here, i promise! ]]></description>
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                <title>Bleh</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2003 12:23:09 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I'm bored.  I want to go home, i miss  it!  My mom says that we'll probably go  to Indiana and visit family there for  Thanksgiving, so much for going home  then.  Looks like i won't be home again  'till Christmas break begins... another  month away <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" />  <br />
I want to take some pictures also <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" />  I'm  taking a photography class next  semester so I'm looking forward to that. ]]></description>
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                <title>Updates</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2003 12:28:53 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ First let me appologize for my recent  barage of submitions.  I just revamped  my gallery and resubmitted a bunch of  pictures that hopefully look a little  better than they did before.  <br />
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So anyway... I went home for the first  time in a couple of months last  weekend, and took a crap-load (well  maybe not that many) of pictures so I  should have enough stuff to last for a  while again.  Thanks for everyone's  support and patience!  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> ]]></description>
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                <title>May bad</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2003 06:29:57 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Sorry I haven't been putting anything  up lately... not many picture taking  opportunities around campus.  I'm going  home next weekend though so maybe I'll  find something there <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> ]]></description>
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                <title>500 views here i come</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2003 11:20:41 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ 493!! Almost there!!!  Thanks a  crapload to everyone who has looked at  my stuff, and especially for commenting  on it and making suggestions!  I've  learned quite a bit about photography  in my short stay here. ]]></description>
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                <title>Yay</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2003 07:58:18 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Cool thing happened!  I was browsing  the photography section, and under the  industrial sub-section, i saw one of my  pics on "Today's Favorites".  I was like,  holy shit!!  <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />  Thanks for all of your  support *cough* missfortune *cough*...   lol ]]></description>
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                <title>School</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2003 20:06:20 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I'm at college now... into my third  week!  Its going really great for me.   My classes aren't too hard (yet) and  i've been meeting a lot of cool people.   Its lots of fun <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />  So yea not too many  photo-taking opportunities around  campus, at least that i've seen yet.   I'll keep posting stuff as i get it so  until then, thanks for your support! ]]></description>
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                <title>i'm gone/back</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2003 07:36:57 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ hey'all i'm gone!!!  but i'm here at  teh same time so its all good.  be  seeing you around... ]]></description>
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                <title>1 day</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2003 17:17:11 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ 1 day and i'm gone!!!!!!!! ]]></description>
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                <title>Two days and counting</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:55:54 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Two days and i'm gone to school.  Two  very long days...  I know it will be  fun and all that, but thats after i'm  there.  Its not about being there, its  about leaving here... something i'm not  ready to do.  I'm bringing all the  stuff that i'll need, stuff from my  room, stuff for school, but its the one  thing i can't bring thats getting me  down.  The one thing i want to bring,  stays behind... ]]></description>
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                <title>Owned</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2003 20:39:08 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I just took a new marbles picture cuz  so many people said the old one sucked <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" />   Ok i tried to improve on somethings,  but the first two comments totally  owned my picture.  They're not mean,  they're helpfull suggestions, but i  thought the picture was cool.  But  nooooooo!  I need to use the 1/3 rule  and blah blah need better lighting!   Then miss fortune swung by and saved  the day with her usually cheery self,  thx!  Haha i love verbal ownage. ]]></description>
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                <title>.......</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2003 08:35:26 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I'm feeling like  .......   Yea just like that.  Has anyone else ever  felt like  .......? ]]></description>
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                <title>.......</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2003 08:35:19 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I'm feeling like  .......   Yea just like that.  Has anyone else ever  felt like  .......? ]]></description>
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                <title>The great adventure</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2003 06:49:04 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So yea, my cousin and I went for this little adventure out to some old  ore docks.  I've lived here my whole life and have never bothered to  get close... maybe it was all those "no trespassing" signs.  Signs or  not my cousin and I made our way out to the docks, and then managed to  climb out to the end of them.  They were all rotting and such, so it  was no small feet climbing out there.  Anyway we got a few pictures,  i've posted a couple and i'll put more on later. ]]></description>
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                <title>I'm a pro now!</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2003 22:05:50 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Gotta love trips to WalMart at 12am.  Bought a nifty little camera bag  and a tripod.  I'm a pro now!! ]]></description>
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                <title>Yay</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2003 22:04:20 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Gotta love trips to WalMart at 12am.  Bought a nifty little camera bag  and a tripod.  I'm a pro now!! ]]></description>
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                <title>Yay</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2003 06:34:44 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Finally got the post more pictures... site was sort of slow last night.   Anyway got some more clouds and fireworks up.  Hope you're enjoying  them. ]]></description>
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                <title>More pics</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2003 19:44:37 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Bunch more pics are online!! yay!!  but really there is a bunch more  but the site is moving slow so i'll have to wait.  Just got photoshop 6  from my good freind BK.  Check out his gallery, his sn is crusades.   ALright thats all for now...  until next time, this is the great  memopad, signing off. ]]></description>
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                <title>Big Bang</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2003 19:42:13 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Arrr!!  Posted a bunch more pictures.... have a bunch more yet to put  on but the site is running a little slow so i have to wait.  Just got  photoshop 6 from my good friend BK.  Check out his gallery, his sn is  crusades.  Aye so thats it for now, until next time, this is the great  memopad, signing off. ]]></description>
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                <title>Big Bang</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2003 22:00:29 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Just got back from the fireworks display!  They were postponed from  yesterday, nobody seems to know why...  anyway I took my trusty camera  along for the ride, hoping for some good pictures.  I wasn't expection  much, expecially because I don't have a tripod and the night exposure  is longer.  Not having a tripod actually enhanced many of the pictures  giving them very interesting features.  A couple of them turned out to  be pure eye candy... but you'll have to wait till tomorrow to see them  cuz i'm going to sleep. ]]></description>
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