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                <title>sen10r update</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:12:33 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Come with me my love,<br />Into the sea, the sea of love,<br />I want to tell you,<br />How much I love you.<br />~Sea of Love - Cat Power<br /><br />So....4 AP classes(including AP Studio Art)= no social life and no extra art time. I still don't really know what I want my concentration to be...most of my older pieces that I will be using are the cutesy family ones...so maybe something related to family. I dunno. too broad. I hardly come to this site anymore and it makes me kind of sad, but life goes on. I can't wait for college though!!! and that pretty much sums up what I have to say at this time. <br /><br />Peace and Love,<br />Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Temporarily Emboldened</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:38:15 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So my last journal was wangsty and mostly anger-management-needy...yeah....<br />but now I'm not such a despicable human being. I'm pretty much grooving to old 90's music, drinking my sleepy-time tea and getting ready to finish some history reading on WWI before school tomorrow. I have recently been freed from my attachment to someone and I may now look at other guys without feeling unfaithful. (lol) I plan on continuing to stalk the hottie at the library under good conscience now. XD The fourth quarter begins next monday and i'm pretty shocked that my junior year has gone by so quickly. These past two years have been a blur of stress, homework, and AP history! I did little to no hw this weekend and enjoyed myself thoroughly whilst shirking my responsibilities and taking long, spontaneous walks in my land, which really belongs to various neighbors and land speculators that hopefully don't know how often i trespass on their territory. It's funny, for years as a kid I envied my older siblings who were allowed to walk down the road by themselves or with eachother. Sometimes I was taken along but I dreamed of the day when I could walk out on the street alone. We live out in the boondocks, a good 15-20 miles from any small town and the country here is beautiful in a horse-farming kind of domesticated, tame landscape. Nothing wild and fierce that would have brought Whitman unspeakable joy, but still serene and inspiring when you've been locked up all week with nothing but Alan Brinkley's "American History: A Survey" to keep you company. Walking outside, in the woods, down the road, up the road, through the rolling hills and secret trails is my therapy, my consolation, my anger management, the world is my stress-ball. I own the land now, it doesn't matter if I'm two, three miles from the measly two acres that my parents own, wherever I roam is my land. By treading on sacred ground and taking in the earth through all my senses, I come to possess the land. man, Steinbeck is getting to me...speaking of a school assignment, I know I can do better in my classes and that I could have made a passing grade on my history multiple-choice test, but for once I am following my teacher's advice and I just said, to heck with it. I have to live. I need to connect with the earth. As a kid I was outside almost constantly. me and my mudholes were in separable. I walked everywhere barefoot and even during the summer up until i was about 14 I would still run around like a savage. once I started going to school my head became filled with numbers, books, studying and making good grades. I still make good grades and intend to continue, and probably couldn't stop striving for excellence even if I tried to..but recently I've had an epiphany. I need dirt. I need to feel the soil between my toes and under my fingernails, annoying the hell outta me. I need to plant something, grow something, sit in the freezing cold creek, catch crayfish with a broken net and pick wildflowers for my mother, make strings and necklaces and rings out of buttercups and clover flowers. I need to feast on wild mint leaves, baby briar thorns, sourgrass and honeysuckle. Without these simple things...no, sacred rituals of halcyon days when I was truly alive and part of the earth, I am depressed and mechanical. I've become hardened somehow. I have my moments of sweetness, but they are usually few and far between and occur when I need to impress adults or be kind to the elderly and parents etc...and I no longer feel genuinely natural. I'm emotional, but I let resentment build up and harden on my like resin, a thick gloss, all for show but it is so thick now that I can no longer breathe. Ventilation is limited. With each blow comes a sting that becomes muted and delayed but it reverberates and stays with me for extended periods of time. Then the bitterness and the dwelling and reflection comes and my wood begins to secrete another layer to my shell. It's like I molt repeatedly but never fully shed my skin, it just builds up indefinitely. I grow and develop new sides of me I never knew before but I cling to the old me for old times sake and because being my older self is useful when I see old friends. <br /><br />That's enough nostalgia induced treading down memory lane...Don't expect to hear from me soon. I've tried uploading my two year old drawings that I've been recently reunited with but DA refuses to load them sooooooooo that's all for now. <br /><br />Love and Peace,<br />Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>So tie the noose...</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:07:17 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ and raise the cross,<br />The martyr's arrived,<br />A desperate plea for sympathy,<br />It's all you'll need,<br /><br />A laundry list of problems,<br />Doesn't make you interesting,<br />And never getting help doesn't make you brave,<br />Not listening to reason doesn't mean that you have faith,<br />Your just cutting off your nose to spite your face.<br /><br />I wish you never told me,<br />I wish I never knew,<br />but no more, no more, no more.<br />no more sympathy for the martry.<br />I can hear you growling again,<br />"That's it we're through."<br /><br />Stop acting like I should care,<br />it makes no difference to me,<br />whether you are there or not,<br />you've made yourself invisible,<br /><br />you say we can't just be friends,<br />that's not good enough for you,<br />it's either all or nothing,<br />I don't like your extremes,<br />so i choose something in between,<br />something real and tangible, useful, practical,<br />you're welcome to join me.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>tagged...o.0</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:22:18 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://zenniliae.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/z/e/zenniliae.png" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconzenniliae:" title="zenniliae"/></a> tagged me, so yeah.<br /><br />Rules=-<br />â Choose a singer/band/group.<br />â Answer using ONLY titles of songs by that singer/band/group.<br />â Tag 5 more people (let them know they've been tagged).<br /><br />Sufjan Stevens <3<br /><br /><br />Are you male or female?<br />- John Wayne Gacy, Jr.<br /><br />Describe yourself!<br />- Prairie Fire that wanders about<br /><br />What do people feel when they're around you?<br />- The Predatory Wasp of the Pallisades is out to get us!<br /><br />Describe your current relationship.<br />- In this temple as in the heart of man, for whom he saved the earth.<br /><br />Where would you like to be now?<br />- The Seers Tower<br /><br />How do you feel about love?<br />- A conjunction of drones<br /><br />What's your life like?<br />- One last whoo-hoo! for the pullman<br /><br />What would you ask for if you had only one wish?<br />- The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders<br /><br />Say something wise.<br />- Come on! Feel the Illinoise!<br /><br />I tag...<br /><a href="http://revrarem.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/r/e/revrarem.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconrevrarem:" title="revrarem"/></a> <a href="http://iraa.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/i/r/iraa.png?1" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconiraa:" title="iraa"/></a> <a href="http://searing-hell-lion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/searing-hell-lion.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconsearing-hell-lion:" title="searing-hell-lion"/></a> <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a> <a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconchaos-valkyria-xeru:" title="chaos-valkyria-xeru"/></a><br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>I am gonna make it...</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:58:02 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ...through this year, <br />if it kills me. <br />There will be feasting <br />and dancing in Jerusalem this year. <br />- The Mountain Goats<br /><br />I have so much to do for just four classes. It's not right. Oh well, I'll do it and learn to like it or die trying. XD <br /><br /><br /> <br /> <br />100 THEME CHALLENGE + 10 FREE SKETCHES UPDATE!<br />I have not forgotten your requests <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a>, <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a>, <a href="http://oceanic-blues.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/o/c/oceanic-blues.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconoceanic-blues:" title="oceanic-blues"/></a>, and the others on this list. I have gotten quite a few finished but they are up in the North waiting to be scanned or sent back here. I am still open to requests, especially now that school is out so feel free. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />THE LIST:<br />1. Introduction <br />2. Love - (Reserved for main piece)<br />3. Light - (Done, but not really fitting for <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a> )<br />4. Dark<br />5. Seeking Solace - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Marrianna-and-Her-Boy-87095725">[link]</a>          <br />6. Break Away - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Tauranga-take-me-away-99998812">[link]</a><br />7. Heaven - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Heaven-Sent-89243922">[link]</a><br />8. Innocence - (Reserved for Tonjj)<br />9. Drive<br />10. Breathe Again - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/You-Can-Breathe-Now-89693610">[link]</a><br />11. Memory - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/In-Loving-Memory-of-Serali-87114518">[link]</a>    <br />12. Insanity<br />13. Misfortune<br />14. Smile<br />15. Silence<br />16. Questioning<br />17. Blood<br />18. Rainbow<br />19. Gray<br />20. Fortitude - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Upward-Over-the-Mountain-99999321">[link]</a><br />21. Vacation<br />22. Mother Nature - (Reserved for Jacob's request)<br />23. Cat - (Reserved for a friend)<br />24. No Time<br />25. Trouble Lurking<br />26. Tears<br />27. Foreign - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/White-and-Nerdy-75030506">[link]</a><br />28. Sorrow<br />29. Happiness<br />30. Under the Rain<br />31. Flowers - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Same-Direction-87878362">[link]</a><br />32. Night<br />33. Expectations - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/We-Are-the-Sleepy-heads-86907129">[link]</a>         <br />34. Stars<br />35. Hold My Hand<br />36. Precious Treasure - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/36-Precious-Treasure-87179791">[link]</a>     <br />37. Eyes<br />38. Abandoned - (Reserved for Ceresis)<br />39. Dreams<br />40. Rated<br />41. Teamwork<br />42. Standing Still -  (Done! <a href="http://time-manifested.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/t/i/time-manifested.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":icontime-manifested:" title="time-manifested"/></a>)<br />43. Dying<br />44. Two Roads - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Canvas-Sketchbook-Back-Cover-86773018">[link]</a><br />45. Illusion - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Tranquility-within-Her-Soul-87095383">[link]</a>      <br />46. Family - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/His-First-Child-75033021">[link]</a><br />47. Creation  - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Demitri-as-a-Hatchling-74992306">[link]</a>     <br />48. Childhood - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Butterfly-Kisses-89246615">[link]</a><br />49. Stripes<br />50. Breaking the Rules - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Make-Love-Not-War-89590025">[link]</a><br />51. Sport<br />52. Deep in Thought - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Canvas-Sketchbook-Front-Cover-86772401">[link]</a>    <br />53. Keeping a Secret - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Fenrir-and-the-Face-of-Doom-74992807">[link]</a>    <br />54. Tower<br />55. Waiting ~ <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/For-You-and-You-Alone-61160827">[link]</a><br />56. Danger Ahead -  (Done! <a href="http://searing-hell-lion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/searing-hell-lion.gif" width="50" hei... ]]></description>
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                <title>Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:30:50 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Oi! Oi! Oi!<br />Goo'day mate!<br />yes, i've been to the land of Aussies and all I can say is WOW. It was amazing!!!! World Youth Day was awesome. There were over 300,000 Catholic young people there and wow...it was pretty crazy. Sydney was sooooooo damn beautiful! It was winter down there, but everything was green and alive and growing and there were trees EVERYWHERE IN and OUT of the city!!!!!!! We stayed in the Royal National Park/Forest, which was drop dead gorgeous. I have pics I'll have to post here. No kangaroos or dingos though. :'( <br /><br />I also got to see the Papa! Pope Benedict XVI! (up close too, we were like 15 feet from him and 10 feet from his pope-mobile)Setting aside the slave-drivers of chaperones for our group who insisted on us hustling everywhere and all around and through Sydney everyday with backpacks, the dogfood WYD was serving the masses, the nice 6 1/2 mile long hike through Sydney with 15lb backpacks and sleeping bags, sleeping out of doors in 35 degree weather on the ground at Randwick Raceway, getting a cold and living in the same clothes for 5 days because Qantas screwed up and lost our bags at the airport, it was a blast!<br /><br />I'm going to live in New Zealand someday. it's even prettier there. it's like Ireland, but not as developed and there's so much diversity in culture and ethnicity. the native Maori people were so cool! (except I don't think I could ever get used to their tradition of touching noses and foreheads as an alternate greeting instead of shaking hands)The rolling green hills and "beauty of the untamed peaks" are well worth the strange customs.  <br /><br />I could go on and on about my trip, but my fingers are tired sooooooooooo yeah, i'm done now. school starts back the 21st so i've been cracking the whip on myself to get my summer reading done. i finished reading book one(of two) and now need to write a paper on it before starting book two (which also needs a paper) and then on to 100 pages of Brinkley. (our US history textbook) You'll have to forgive my hardly being on anymore. But I'll do my best to procrastinate when I have the time. Maybe next week or so.<br /><br />Later,<br />Suki<br /><br /><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /> <br /> <br />100 THEME CHALLENGE + 10 FREE SKETCHES UPDATE!<br />I have not forgotten your requests <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a>, <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a>, <a href="http://oceanic-blues.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/o/c/oceanic-blues.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconoceanic-blues:" title="oceanic-blues"/></a>, and the others on this list. I have gotten quite a few finished but they are up in the North waiting to be scanned or sent back here. I am still open to requests, especially now that school is out so feel free. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />THE LIST:<br />1. Introduction <br />2. Love - (Reserved for main piece)<br />3. Light - (Done, but not really fitting for <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a> )<br />4. Dark<br />5. Seeking Solace - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Marrianna-and-Her-Boy-87095725">[link]</a>          <br />6. Break Away<br />7. Heaven - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Heaven-Sent-89243922">[link]</a><br />8. Innocence - (Reserved for Tonjj)<br />9. Drive<br />10. Breathe Again - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/You-Can-Breathe-Now-89693610">[link]</a><br />11. Memory - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/In-Loving-Memory-of-Serali-87114518">[link]</a>    <br />12. Insanity<br />13. Misfortune<br />14. Smile<br />15. Silence<br />16. Questioning<br />17. Blood<br />18. Rainbow<br />19. Gray<br />20. Fortitude<br />21. Vacation<br />22. Mother Nature - (Reserved for Jacob's request)<br />23. Cat - (Reserved for a friend)<br />24. No Time<br />25. Trouble Lurking<br />26. Tears<br />27. Foreign - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/White-and-Nerdy-75030506">[link]</a><br />28. Sorrow<br />29. Happiness<br />30. Under the Rain<br />31. Flowers - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Same-Direction-87878362">[link]</a><br />32. Night<br />33. Expectations - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/We-Are-the-Sleepy-heads-86907129">[link]</a>         <br />34. Stars<br />35. Hold My Hand<br />36. Precious Treasure - <a href="http://s... ]]></description>
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                <title>Summer Procrastination...</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:43:26 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ...sucks, and makes me feel guilty....but not enough to get me off my ass to actually get any summer reading done! i really should though, considering i'll be in Australia and New Zealand for two weeks this summer and i have two books, two reports and 100 pages in my history text book to learn by the first week of school. Oh well, maybe tomorrow. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/a/animesweat.gif" width="19" height="19" alt="^^;" title="Sweating a little..." /> <br /><br />Summer vacation has been great so far. I went to the beach for a week with Sarah and had a lot of fun swimming, biking, going to the end of the island, shopping, meeting some guys, catching crabs and weaving my way through mother-daughter politics, all the while trying not to kill my brother who came with us because he's friends with Sarah's little brother. We were a four-some of doom! <br /><br />Two days after getting back home I went to Carowinds with my youth group, which was really fun. I wasn't really scared, much to my surprise and I ended up laughing on all the rides, especially when a boy in our group screamed like a baby. It was awesome. I love roller-coasters. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/h/heart.gif" width="15" height="13" alt=":heart:" title="Heart" /><br /><br />That's pretty much all the updates i have for now, except that i've been drawing alot lately and now we have a scanner so if you have any requests i'm pretty much open. i'm doing well on the 100 theme challenge. i think i've got close to 1/4 done already! *est proud*<br /><br />Peace & Love,<br />Suki<br /><br /><br />                 *****REQUESTS OPEN*******<br /><br />100 THEME CHALLENGE + 10 FREE SKETCHES UPDATE!<br />I have not forgotten your requests <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a>, <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a>, <a href="http://oceanic-blues.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/o/c/oceanic-blues.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconoceanic-blues:" title="oceanic-blues"/></a>, and the others on this list. I have gotten quite a few finished but they are up in the North waiting to be scanned or sent back here. I am still open to requests, especially now that school is out so feel free. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />THE LIST:<br />1. Introduction <br />2. Love - (Reserved for main piece)<br />3. Light - (Done, but not really fitting for <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a> )<br />4. Dark<br />5. Seeking Solace - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Marrianna-and-Her-Boy-87095725">[link]</a>          <br />6. Break Away<br />7. Heaven - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Heaven-Sent-89243922">[link]</a><br />8. Innocence - (Reserved for Tonjj)<br />9. Drive<br />10. Breathe Again - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/You-Can-Breathe-Now-89693610">[link]</a><br />11. Memory - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/In-Loving-Memory-of-Serali-87114518">[link]</a>    <br />12. Insanity<br />13. Misfortune<br />14. Smile<br />15. Silence<br />16. Questioning<br />17. Blood<br />18. Rainbow<br />19. Gray<br />20. Fortitude<br />21. Vacation<br />22. Mother Nature - (Reserved for Jacob's request)<br />23. Cat - (Reserved for a friend)<br />24. No Time<br />25. Trouble Lurking<br />26. Tears<br />27. Foreign - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/White-and-Nerdy-75030506">[link]</a><br />28. Sorrow<br />29. Happiness<br />30. Under the Rain<br />31. Flowers - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Same-Direction-87878362">[link]</a><br />32. Night<br />33. Expectations - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/We-Are-the-Sleepy-heads-86907129">[link]</a>         <br />34. Stars<br />35. Hold My Hand<br />36. Precious Treasure - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/36-Precious-Treasure-87179791">[link]</a>     <br />37. Eyes<br />38. Abandoned - (Reserved for Ceresis)<br />39. Dreams<br />40. Rated<br />41. Teamwork<br />42. Standing Still -  (Done! <a href="http://time-manifested.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/t/i/time-manifested.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":icontime-manifested:" title="time-manifested"/></a>)<br />43. Dying<br />44. Two Roads - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Canvas-Sketchbook-Back-Cover-86773018">[link]</a><br />45. Illusion - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.dev... ]]></description>
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                <title>holy crap school's over!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:12:24 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ that's amazing. seriously, it's like...over...i'm gonna be a junior, which is going to be awesome. i'm not looking forward to the work load next year but whatever. i'll deal with it. <br /><br />got a new computer FINALLY. we've only had this one for 10 years now. but the new one rules and we got a scanner too, so you'll be seeing much more of my art from now on. ^_^ <br /><br />don't feel like talking now, so later.<br />peace,<br />Suki F. Reolyia<br /><br /><br />100 THEME CHALLENGE + 10 FREE SKETCHES UPDATE!<br />I have not forgotten your requests <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a>, <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a>, <a href="http://oceanic-blues.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/o/c/oceanic-blues.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconoceanic-blues:" title="oceanic-blues"/></a>, and the others on this list. I have gotten quite a few finished but they are up in the North waiting to be scanned or sent back here. I am still open to requests, especially now that school is out so feel free. <br /><br /><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Since I have a few spaces left on the 10 Free Sketches list I am going to let you request any of the 100 themes and request a picture relating to it. That way I can kill two birds with one stone. ^^ Anyone can request so yeah, even if you just have an idea about something that might work for one of the themes, let me know. I'll probably need some inspiration some time down the road. Alright, well wish me luck!<br /><br /><br />THE LIST:<br />1. Introduction <br />2. Love - (Reserved for main piece)<br />3. Light - (Done, but not really fitting for <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a> )<br />4. Dark<br />5. Seeking Solace - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Marrianna-and-Her-Boy-87095725">[link]</a>          <br />6. Break Away<br />7. Heaven - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Heaven-Sent-89243922">[link]</a><br />8. Innocence - (Reserved for Tonjj)<br />9. Drive<br />10. Breathe Again<br />11. Memory - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/In-Loving-Memory-of-Serali-87114518">[link]</a>    <br />12. Insanity<br />13. Misfortune<br />14. Smile<br />15. Silence<br />16. Questioning<br />17. Blood<br />18. Rainbow<br />19. Gray<br />20. Fortitude<br />21. Vacation<br />22. Mother Nature - (Reserved for Jacob's request)<br />23. Cat - (Reserved for a friend)<br />24. No Time<br />25. Trouble Lurking<br />26. Tears<br />27. Foreign - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/White-and-Nerdy-75030506">[link]</a><br />28. Sorrow<br />29. Happiness<br />30. Under the Rain<br />31. Flowers - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Same-Direction-87878362">[link]</a><br />32. Night<br />33. Expectations - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/We-Are-the-Sleepy-heads-86907129">[link]</a>         <br />34. Stars<br />35. Hold My Hand<br />36. Precious Treasure - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/36-Precious-Treasure-87179791">[link]</a>     <br />37. Eyes<br />38. Abandoned - (Reserved for Ceresis)<br />39. Dreams<br />40. Rated<br />41. Teamwork<br />42. Standing Still -  (Done! <a href="http://time-manifested.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/t/i/time-manifested.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":icontime-manifested:" title="time-manifested"/></a>)<br />43. Dying<br />44. Two Roads - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Canvas-Sketchbook-Back-Cover-86773018">[link]</a><br />45. Illusion - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Tranquility-within-Her-Soul-87095383">[link]</a>      <br />46. Family - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/His-First-Child-75033021">[link]</a><br />47. Creation  - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Demitri-as-a-Hatchling-74992306">[link]</a>     <br />48. Childhood - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Butterfly-Kisses-89246615">[link]</a><br />49. Stripes<br />50. Breaking the Rules - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Make-Love-Not-War-89590025">[link]</a><br />51. Sport<br />52. Deep in Thought - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Canvas-Sketchbook-Front-Cover-86772401">[link]</a>    <br />53. Keeping a Secret - <a href="http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/art/Fenrir-and-the... ]]></description>
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                <title>Living in an Amish Paradise...</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:27:13 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ A local boy kicked me in the butt last week,<br />I just smiled at him,<br />And I turned the other cheek,<br />I really don't mind,<br />In fact I wish him well,<br />Cuz I'll be laughing my head off,<br />When he's burning in Hell!<br />-Weird Al <br /><br />Yeppers, that's gonna be me this week. Mr B, my English teacher decided to give us the extra-credit assignment of going "Low-Tech" for a week and keeping a journal to record what it was like to not use electronics and advanced technology etc. So for a week no ipod, computer, tv, dvd/videos, cell phone etc. It should be fun. I might actually get some studying time in! woohoo! A lot of people are going to have a hard time, but I don't think I will. It's really funny, we're supposed to record much time we spend using these things to see if technology serves us or if we serve them. my teacher spends 70 hours per week using the above items. I calculated mine and it was about 42-44 hours/week, so i'm happy! Yeah, this is going to help me a lot i think because i really REALLY need to study hard in chemistry and ap european history. we took a practice test today for 3 hours (which = pain) and everyone did really bad. I did better than i thought i would, which is good and I definitely think I can pass the AP exam...but barely scraping by is not something I would like to settle with. oh well, i must needs be grateful. anyways, adieu until next week. <br />Valete, bye bye now!<br />Suki B.F. Reolyia<br /><br />Quote of the Day: "Bird got no home"<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Dead Easter Bunny :'(</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:54:17 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ My kitty killed a rabbit this morning right before we went outside to hunt easter eggs and yeah....quite depressing. but Lent's over!!!! so now SJ can swear profusely and I can condescendingly call her "dear" anytime I want to! haha! anyways, it's spring break and i'm bored as heck. it was supposed to be really warm but the weatherman lied and it's kinda chilly. i'm going to try to get together with Mary 2 and Sj and Vic and Dezi so hopefully i won't be stuck at home this week. and yeah, that's pretty much it.<br />Peace,<br />Suki<br /><br />quote of the day: "His actions were countless!"<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Make It End!!!!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:49:40 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ It's tooooooo coldddddddd!!!!!!!!!! I'm so tired of cold weather dangit all! and this fluctuating back and forth between nice and warm springish weather to 30 degrees overnight really is starting to get old, especially when I have to get up at 6am. it's still dark even at 6:40 and I'm about to go start the car to warm it up, even though it's always just as cold when we finally leave for the bus-stop. Anyways, that brings up another thing that really should end soon. I'm sick of school and I really, really, really want this school year to be over!!!!! Only like two and a half months left. Only two and a half months. just two and a half. *deep breath* I can do this---actually I could have until I found out yesterday about at least 4 projects and presentations I'll have to do this last quarter. I hate student presentations and especially student teaching sessions. I thought ten minutes was bad enough in AP Euro but oh no, Mr B just can't be that cruel, he has to be infinitely worse! ONE whole effing HOUR (our whole class period) is how long I have to teach the class! 1 hour!!!!! do you have any idea how hard that's going to be for everyone, not just the student teachers but the audience? it'll be a living hell!!! AAHG! and to top that off we have to start giving them the day after we get back from Easter break, which starts tomorrow and lasts until the 31.  We officially start presenting on April Fools Day. *music starts* "oooh, life's gonna suck when you grow up it sucks pretty bad right now!" But yeah, life's a bitch.<br /><br />Gotta go to school,<br />Suki~Bo<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>I love Canolis!!!!!!!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:59:47 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ They est the best thing since sliced bread! I cannot believe that I used to be too scared to eat them. They are Italian bundles of desert goodness. I wonder if SJ likes them...hmmm. Anyways, I was tired of looking at that angsty journal so I decided I should update. I finally made it to the 1000 page view after over a year! Yay me. Anyways, the sad thing is I was the one who caught it, so you guys don't get the prize. It's going to be a birthday gift to me, I'm so happy! Actually, I think the whole kiriban thing is quite retarded, but whatever. I'll do it but right now I don't have time to draw anything for myself or any of you guys, so tough luck. I really have nothing else to say, which is sad because I'm normally a very talkative person and usually have loads to say, so now I shall just ramble on and on about nothing in particular just to annoy the hell out of you and to provoke SJ, if she's reading this, to curse so that I won't have to help her in chemistry anymore. wow i'm a bitch. okay, i'm bored.<br />Peace,<br />Suki<br /><br />ps. The song of the day is ....dun dun dun...."Leave" - Glen Hansard. He's kickass! Go watch Once and educate yourself!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Hazy Shade of Winter</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:15:20 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Look around, leaves are brown,<br />There's a patch of snow on the ground,<br />Look around, leaves are brown,<br />And the sky, is a hazy shade of winter, <br />It's the springtime of my life. <br />~ Simon and Garfunkel <br /><br />Ironically enough I hate winter, but I love that song...and it seems like it's been going on forever! Ugh! I want springtime again and warm weather and like, not freezing all the time. I probably wouldn't mind the cold so much if I didn't ride the bus and if the walk to the cafeteria was not as far as it is. But, yeah. I must suck it up. <br /><br />As much as I can't wait for spring, I wish it wasn't coming on so soon. With spring comes EOCs, final exams and (dun dun dun) the AP European History Exam. I'm turning into a nervous wreck about the latter, and the English writing test less than a month away doesn't help any. Especially since Mr. B, my English teacher started out the year telling us we'd all be fine, we'd pass the writing test and make nearly perfect scores...liar! so yeah, we took a practice test last week and he graded them supposedly how the official state-test graders would and most of us failed it. He said mine was passing and it was better than a lot of them, but I "got distracted from the prompt and completely diverged from the topic yadayada" and so they could easily fail me for that. I'm usually very confident in my ability to write well. I usually have good grammar and spelling and punctuation etc and my sentences tend to be coherent...BUT my ideas weren't good enough or something, despite the fact that I thought my essay followed closely enough with the prompt and so do several of my peers. I think Mr. B's just out to get me. *lol* But no, he could be right, which is what I'm afraid of. I know that there's no way in Hell I'm going to fail, but making the minimal passing grade is hardly any better. I'm a perfectionist and anything significantly less than above or equal to average is a capital sin for me. I know that sounds crazy, egotistical, and whatever else, but I just hold myself up to high standards and feel that I need to "be the best I can be". *shoots self in head for cliche little proverb* <br /><br />Enough ranting about English. Now, on to the history exam! WARNING: Super whiny and completely uncalled for rant below. Read at viewer's discretion. Author will not be held responsible for any hurt, damaged, annoyed, bored or disturbed feelings, thoughts, opinions, or reactions. <br />*ahehehem* <br />I FECKING HATE DBQ'S!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY SUCK AND I SUCK AT THEM, (which could be why I hate them) BUT IF I DON'T LEARN HOW TO WRITE THEM WELL UNDER THE PRESSURE OF A TIME LIMIT I AM SCREWED!!!!!!!! *sorry SJ, I tried to be stoic and failed, please don't hold this against me* But yeah, as much as I know the multiple choice is going to suck and how hard it will be, it's nothing compared to analyzing, comparing, drawing connections between and whatever the hell else it takes to write a DBQ. But there is hope, Mr. H gave the class an example DBQ from a few years ago and the grading rubric so we could see how it works and the girl's paper really wasn't anything spectacular. It sounded like something I could write...but it's the time issue that I'm worried about. When I'm under timed pressure for an essay or something written, I tend to panic and get distracted and yeah, I'm afraid I won't be able to analyze well. I suppose I'll know how capable I am after practicing a timed DBQ in class, as Mr H has promised to do this week. mkay, enough school ranting. I am boring myself and getting way to stressed and worked up about this. Anyone who has read this far deserves a box of thin mints. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/c/cookie.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":cookie:" title="Cookie" /> have a cookie! Okay, I really have nothing else to say at present so yeah...<br />Valete,<br />Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Chocolate Crinkle Cookies...</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:45:36 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ sunt bona! yeah, I'm snacking on cookies during the superbowl, but i'm being very un-american and i'm not watching it. instead i was writing a paper, how nerdy right? well i don't care! so myeh! anyways, haven't updated in like forever, nearly a month now. I haven't died yet, though this DBQ is about this _ close to killing me! ah well, such is the nature of AP history. oh, i'm like 36 views from 1000 K! yay me. and yeah, if you catch it you get a free inked and full color drawing of whatever you want. i'm so generous. I think I'm still doing the 100 theme challenge too, so check one of my older journals to see the list of requests i already have and the open themes that you could claim today! also free of charge because i'm just so damn nice and inspiration-less. well, i don't have anything else to say so yeah.<br />Peace out,<br />Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>1000 Pageview Kiriban</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:29:47 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ If anyone's interested...Um yeah. 1000 pageviews coming up. w00t. I'll do a special inked and full colored picture for you. How ever many characters you want and I'll get it scanned within the next 6 months. What a deal, right? XD So yeah people, show me some love. Not much else to say except it's  a new year and school's started again. myeh. oh well. <br />
Talk to you later,<br />
Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Merry Christmas!!!!</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:15:25 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Merry Christmas to all of my faithful friends and even the not-so-faithful! I haven't been online much due to school work, but I have been thinking of you all. Now that I'm on break I get on a lot more. It's like 2 am on Christmas, but since I am on I thought I'd take the time to wish you happy holidays and a happy new year! This year's been hectic for me and my close friends. I think they already know why...and if they don't, then maybe it wasn't as hectic as I thought it was. But all in all, it was a year worth living. Now at the start of a new one I cringe. Yes, I cringe. As much as I love moving forward, 2008 sounds really intimidating...especially since I will be turning 16...and then i'll be a junior and good lord, i'll be a senior before I know it and then my childhood will be over with. That really depresses me. But oh well, it's time to be angry and pubescent while I still can! I'm going to take it out on the people I like! And no, I don't want a hug! lol. no, a hug would be nice right about now. oh Shiva dangit! i'm going all warm and cuddly now...grrrrrrrr. oh, you wanna know my new year's resolution? I'm going to cut down on my profanity! and using the Lord's name in vain. Thus, I shall now call upon ancient gods and goddesses. But you know what's really fun? there's actually a god named "Frigga", so I can still be a little bad without being bad so ha! oooooh, while i'm on this really weird random tangent I wanna tell you about a shirt I wanna make. *ahem* on the front in big letters it's gonna say "ABSTINENCE" and then below it in smaller font "this body is a shrine". great, eh? it's perfect for me, bwhaahahahaha. anyways, enough random, though if you've ever read my journals before you'll know that that's all you get here so ph34r m3! sooooooooo....hey, i was driving through town tonight after christmas vigil mass and there was one of those crazy evangelical signs on a methodist church and it said "god said it, i believe it, that settles it". flawless logic there! the first thing that came to my mind when i read it was "you are entitled to your opinions and i am entitled to think you are stupid". i'm terrible but hey, i can be lovable!...sometimes....anyways, a few parting words of wisdom for the closing of the year and this journal.<br />
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"what birds don't fly at night" you know what? i'm firing my sister Val. i asked her for words of wisdom because i'm mentally drained and that's what she said...i don't get it. maybe i will later. if you have any idea what it means, please tell me because it's really bugging me. okay, i think i'm done being random now.<br />
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Peace, Love, and Spirits to All and to All a Good Night!<br />
Suki Boudacia Fuukaze Nanji'meterarhe Reolyia<br />
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ps. dang! i love my name and all it's long glory!<br />
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Quote of the Day:<br />
"The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>I'm on the Verge</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:23:49 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ wow it's been ages since i last wrote a coherent journal i think...damn, just been so busy with school, youth group fundraising and choir practice for christmas. i seriously need to stop being so giving of my talents. ^^' actually, people might be better off. hey, i feel a philosophical moment coming on. why is it that when you do something really nice for someone or go out of your way to help a person or cause that you often have to be hurt by it or sacrifice something? why can't we all just be nice without paying for it? but then again, that's just the selfish new-age modern media influence on my thought pattern. life isn't about what we can gain and the universe sure as hell doesn't revolve around me. i am just a small part of this world and so uncontrollable events will occur and there will be nothing i can do but go along with it all. so then i suppose that would include my doing something to make sacrifices. and also, if you didn't have to sacrifice to do something nice there would be nothing for the receiver to be thankful for because it was done with no effort and anyone could have done it. so, basically, my conclusion from this is like what mr smith said, in order for life to have meaning you will have to suffer in some way, shape, or form. suffering doesn't always have to be unpleasant, such as when you do something nice for someone else. you get good feelings from it even if your body physically becomes drained or whatever the cost of your good deed was. maybe i'm just an optimistic and feeling fool, but i really do enjoy making other people's lives easier. i know that being so altruistic can be detrimental to my own welfare...but i'm getting to that point where i just don't see that i need to always benefit from things. i'm beginning to think that i don't have to be great or achieve great things...a simple life sounds really great to me for some reason. maybe that's just because of all the complex lives around me filled with stress and frustration and hectic schedules...but really, i don't think that i have to be the major receiver here on this earth. i'd rather just do something i like and that somewhat benefits my community/society. like scruggs said, if you do what you enjoy doing and don't just sit around being lazy then by pursuing your own path in life if it's one of virtue people around you will benefit whether or not you are helping at a soup kitchen or attending missionary trips to Haiti. i still like the idea of being a teacher because i could get financial support AND as a major plus, i'd get weekends off and two months of summer as well! that'd be like hella awesome...but i'd have to be around stupid mindless fools and the products of deranged braindead minds of the coming generations of pot-heads...speaking of, i saw a couple pot-heads at the library today and they scared the bejesus outta me. i was supposed to be waiting outside to be picked up and it was dark and there were these teen guys and outside it was kinda hazy and it smelled sickeningly sweet and nasty too...then i started getting light-headed, though that might have been psychological, either way i bolted back into the library like a rat with it's tail on fire. it scared me though, because those guys were really roudy, loud, and crude and wound up and then they ran out into the street/parking lot and started to beat each other up....yeah, i hope they killed eachother. so, after escaping the stoners i went to choir practice and ironically enough the floors are being redone and were just stained earlier today so i had to sing and endure 2+ hours of chemical fumes from the floor stain. dude, i got such a killer headache and man...i swear when i got home i was effing delirious and i don't care if i spelled that wrong...i was out of it. but i swear to god my getting high was not intentional. if i had the choice i would not have been there, but i didn't know that the fumes were going to be there...but they were, damn them! anyways, i'm rambling on and i'm kinda scatter brained right now so i'd best get to bed. i've got a chemistry test tomorrow...yeah, bed sounds good now. well, i'll probably repost another journal sometime during the holidays...and if not, i wish you all a Merry Christmas or whatever winter holiday you choose!<br />
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Peace and Love,<br />
Suki<br />
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ps. pangu the christmas pimp wants to know where his Ho Ho Hoes are! >3<<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Tagged!</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/15684834/</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:14:42 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Damn, <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a>  tagged me. Ah well, might as well get this over with. <br />
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Post-It Rules:<br />
1. Each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves.<br />
2. Tags should write a journal of these facts.<br />
3. At the end of the post 8 more bloggers are tagged and named.<br />
4. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them that they have been tagged.<br />
5. Make the last one something shocking...please nothing nasty!<br />
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1. I have an obsession with herbs (specifically mint).<br />
2. I go to a school with uniforms.<br />
3. I wanna be a hermit someday, or at least a hobo.<br />
4. I watch anime and LURVE it!<br />
5. I gamble.<br />
6. I love Latin. <br />
7. I have a fettish for birds of prey. they're just so purty!<br />
<br />
Shocker<br />
<br />
8. I can be very maternal and feel as if I've adopted most of my friends.<br />
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I tag....whomever wishes to do this.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>Wowzies i@~@!</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/15653212/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:01:36 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I've managed to not update this journal for almost two months now. I think that's enough. Well, school's a pain in the ass, but i'm still alive. and not failing, which is good. hmmm...what has happened. well, halloween was fun at M2's house...yeah, I was a Persian belly-dancer. fun stuff. then we had thanksgiving a few days ago, which was good. I got out of school and ate good food and played poker with my siblings. my nephew is the sweetest thing. he's only a little bit over 1 year old and he is learning to talk. he also gives kisses. ^^ wow...maternal streak. *shudder* anyways, my sibs are still here and I should go socialize with them...but they're all kinda scattered so i thought i'd take a minute to update. let's see...well we (my class) just finished a bigass research paper (8 pages) last week and then two others within five days of each other. that was fun cramming and i swear i only got like 6 hours of sleep because of those papers for two days in a row. I know SJ, that's bad and unhealthy and you love sleep, but yeah....hmmmm. let's see. not much happening to me that i'm allowed to or care to share. sad how greedy i am with my gossip. just thought i'd let you know that i'm not dead, although i haven't drawn anything since the start of the year. it's quite depressing, but i don't think i will lose my ability to sorta draw and if i do...then hell, i don't know what i'd do. i haven't forgotten your requests...however, i'm still really busy. maybe over Christmas break i'll draw some more. well, until tomorrow then!<br />
Peace and Love,<br />
Fly with Grace,<br />
Fly with Love,<br />
Fly with Honor,<br />
Fly with Power,<br />
Fly Forever,<br />
<br />
Suki Fuukaze Nanji'meterarhe<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>What's this feeling my love?</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/14856361/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:02:54 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <i>What's this feeling my love,<br />
Will rip a hole in the ceiling,<br />
I give myself to you,<br />
from the essence of my being<br />
and I sing to my love,<br />
songs of sweet repeating, <br />
I want Mashiach now,<br />
It's time we start revealing. </i><br />
- Matisyahu<br />
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Yeah, song just popped into my head so i had to write it down. (or else it would reverberate throughout the limited portion of my brain that thinks and that wouldn't taste very good, no precious, not very tasty at all! Orces, thousands of orces! Keep your nasty chips.) Okay then, sorry bout all that. I'm kinda loopy right now if you couldn't tell. I shall attempt to sober up a bit (or is it somber? i don't think i'm drunk, but I do think there is an alternative meaning to sober, so nya!) And like my many other previous attempts at anything, it will most likely fall into a premature decadence. yes, I am using my vocabulary words. wee. Let's see how many I can use while updating you about my experiences in high school life. (ABC Jello Drama may be included)<br />
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So this weekend I was really busy. Sure I was doing lots of "fun" stuff which resulted in jaded lassitude. pH34r m3! I am woman, hear me roar. anyways, fun stuff included the colonial ball, my friend's 16th birthday part that was formal, standing outside grocery stores collecting donations, watching my brother's soccer game, going to church and tonight i will go to youth group. you can imagine my mother wants to strangle me right now. <br />
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Let's start with the colonial ball. well, there wasn't much to it except that I got all dressed up and my hair was done all colonialish, although my makeup and eye-shadow made me an acculturation of 18th century and 21st century fashion. SJ said I was meant for the elder days and heck, she might be right. this dance was like a Nazi convention. not really, they just forced everyone there to dance. the main supervisor/teacher-dude, Mr. Smith was a stickler for historic authenticity. He took great umbrage to everything that was imperfect and tried to make everyone be quiet, which is pretty impossible when 98% of the people need to communicate in order to dance without smacking into people. but yeah, for the first couple hours i had to dance with one of my friends whom i shall give the alias of Se'Riah just for kicks. Then after having a profound heart-to-heart with two of my good good friends while eating a Jesus brownie a guy from my church danced with me. it was fun and much easier to dance with a guy instead of being a "guy" dancing with someone with ADD problems. lol. Ah, Se'riah. ya gotta love her. but yeah, I am going to go to the dance next year, hopefully my friends will too. *coughhinthintcoughcough* <br />
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Not much to say about saturday morning. Saturday night, however, was affably engaging. My friend, whom I shall call Dezi, was the happiest I had ever seen her. Happiness exuded from her constantly--at like the speed of light. (which is like 3.00 x 10 to the eighth power) Seeing her so happy pretty much warmed my little black heart and dispelled/ameliorated all the negative feelings I had that day. there was some dancing and I am sorry to confess that i did dance...only a little though! and not with anyone, i swear on King Jame's Bible! While at the little dance/party thing I met the infamous Kasey/Casey/Kasie/Casie etc. he was...well, interesting in the best sense of the word. he was pretty much how i imagined him, only he needed to shave. mustaches scare me. speaking of which, THERE WAS A GUY WITH AN EL DIABLO MUSTACHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was pretty hella tight! i know it was rude, but every time i looked at him i just laughed. Oh, and SJ, soon after you guys left they set off fireworks in the middle of the street! then something went wrong and fireworks started shooting in all directions at our feet, under cars, into buildings and trees. something down the street a little ways caught on fire. SJ and M2, you guys should have been there. no, actually, you would have been screaming like a baby and would have probably been on the verge of passing out. it certainly got my adrenaline rushing. then we danced some more and did the cha cha slide, the chicken dance, Cotten Eyed Joe, and the macarena (sp?). T'was interesting. Then Frank played the guitar and Dezi sang. it was a very peaceful way of ending the party. you guys should have been there. but oh well. <br />
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hmm....i guess that's all you really "need" to know. sorry that i rambled on and on. this journal was kinda more for my benefit than yours. i just wanted to write it down before I forgot. ok, um...requests and the 100 theme challenge have not been forgotten, only delayed. i did a lot of them requests, but they are awaiting the scanner somewhere with <a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt... ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>Let it Go</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:47:01 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I have no clue why i'm writing this journal. I should be in bed. I just finished my reading for history and my other homework...and I'm really tired...but i'm not in bed and I don't know why either. guess i just have to procrastinate in everything I do now. It really is becoming a very bad habit of mine. yes Sammi, I know it's not good, so shut up. j/k. <3 you! <br />
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Anyways, yeah, i'm in a pretty pissed mood right now. idk why, but since i have virtually no problems I have to get all hyped up over other people's drama. there's some drama that I actually take pleasure in hearing about. my friend Sarah, for instance, strives on drama and usually updates me on it. it's funny how trivial it all is and how one day everything goes wrong with someone, but then the next day it can be reconciled. then there's the other kind of drama that just goes on and on forever. (like jello, once it's all *jiggles jello* it's jello for eternity!!!!) i hate it when people just can't forgive and move on. i also hate it when even though the situation is pointless people insist upon dwelling on it and it only brings pain. Ah well, whatever floats your boat. I won't get all panicky about the next catastrophe. i'll be expecting it.<br />
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so, enough about my little other people's issues issues. i want to know how all my friends are doing. i know that school's started and everything, but if you get the chance, drop me a line and let me know how you're doing or what you've been up to. okay, enough blabbing. I just checked the clock and really need to get to bed. well, i'll be updating sometime within the next two weeks or so. I also hope to be getting some more art up here soon. (hint hint Myou) I can't wait to see my artwork scanned. (i sent it to Myou and now she's supposed to scan it for me) okay, i really am done now.<br />
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Peace and Love,<br />
Suki<br />
<br />
Quid debeo cogitare? Valete, bye bye now!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>Socially Acceptable</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/14536243/</link>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:58:54 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ School sucks, period. Not only is the work load this year a pain in the ass, but the people are hard to get along with. They aren't making life too difficult for me like last year but there is always something. Drama must be one of their necessities in life because nothing can ever be a little affair and people cannot stand to live in peace. So far there hasn't been too much drama, except for a few "little" incidents involving certain people whom I shall not name. (because they're stalkers) It's not even the drama that's bugging me, it's simply the newly acquired knowledge of what people think about me. It's really made me think about how I act at school and how other people interpret things. It doesn't make sense to me, for the most part, how my not flirting with every guy or my not going out of my way to interlope into someone's group makes me an anti-social loser with no life because I spend all my time studying. Oh, and I'm arrogant and intimidating too. Imagine that. I think for myself. I question things. I appreciate a good debate once in a while. I'm just so scary and dominating. I don't take crap and let people walk all over me (most of the time, unless it's something really unimportant). Gasp, I should definitely be shunned and hated for being shy and by not wanting to impose myself upon people's private space. Ya know, I was the "new kid" last year and I was homeschooled. when you think of the South you think of friendly people who welcome newcomers. Well not these people. Some people never said a word to me last year and most of them never talked other than a quick "hello". These people automatically assume that I am anti-social just because I haven't talked to them. Well maybe I was waiting for them to approach me. Maybe I have friends that I get along really well with who appreciate me for me. Maybe I don't want to abandon my friends for jack asses who think they are better than everyone else just because they can crack a dirty joke 24/7. So what if I don't have their "sense of humor". Maybe I actually have morals and a conscience that lets me know when I've crossed the line. Who knows, maybe if people would have taken the initiative to talk to me more I would have felt secure enough to bare my soul as they all do. But you know what? I don't just go around talking to people about my life. It's my life and if you haven't been a part of it and if I only see you at school, chances are my life won't interest you that much. I don't see what the big deal is about not "opening up". Do people really give a shit? from what i've seen, no, they don't. They only want to get dirt on you. They only want to find your weaknesses and faults so that if you put one foot over the line they have you cornered and at their mercy. Who knows, maybe I'm just overly paranoid after last year. But hey, I'm not blind to all the dirty scowls in my direction. I'm not deaf to the sound of my name in their whispers. I'm not insensitive to their glares behind me. I can FEEL. Sure I don't express much emotion excepting stress and hyperness every once in a while. (of course compared to Sammi I'm a friggin emotional time-bomb) but ya know what? I still feel things. I do and try as I might to just ignore their opinions of me, I can't because what if they are right? what if I am really arrogant or stuck up? what if I've been wrong all along about myself? I know I can't always be right, though I might like to think so. I don't really know anymore. I had decided for a while to be nice to everyone and maybe try to start a little small talk with people, but I never feel welcome and they never invite me into their little "group" so yeah. Maybe I'll just talk to a few people, but other than that, what can I do? or rather, what can I do without changing myself to comform to their social norms? I don't want to go out of my way just to get a good opinion of someone. well, it doesn't really matter in the long run, though at times it does seem like it. right now I just don't give a shit. i'm tired and stressed about school work. <br />
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The only thing I can really look forward to is my school's Colonial Ball near the end of the month. I just went to a costume shop today and rented the most beautiful dress!!!! I cannot wait. (how we lookin gurlz? *autoresponse "so good!"*) but yeah, can't wait. <br />
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Before I close this and go to bed I want to say a few words to my friends, in particular <a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconchaos-valkyria-xeru:" title="chaos-valkyria-xeru"/></a> and <a href="http://searing-hell-lion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/searing-hell-lion.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconsearing-hell-lion:" title="searing-hell-lion"/></a>. I have not called either of you in ages and i'm really sorry. I'm sorry about Hiru because I know... ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>I'm A Worthless Sophomore</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:08:41 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Yeah, I am a worthless sophomore. Actually, that's just what <a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconchaos-valkyria-xeru:" title="chaos-valkyria-xeru"/></a> called me when I started complaining about the annoying ninth graders in my math class. But hey, I was never anywhere near as bad as these freshmen are so I think I have as much a right as anyone to complain. Anyway, school started on monday and since then I've been doing homework after school, taking needed naps and going to the doctor for the lovely infection in my mouth due to the empty sockets left after my surgery. Life has been full and it's not going to get any easier for a long, LONG time. I found out right away on the first day of school that people weren't kidding when they said tenth grade is HELL. Teachers told us we'd have to work and damn, they didn't lie. <br />
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Last year school was a relief for me. I was homeschooled along with my five siblings until last year and as you may well imagine I was getting sick of being home all the time and sick of my younger brothers who tend to be extremely annoying and loud. But this year it's different. I dread school everyday. I used to look forward to just about all my classes last year. This year I dread every single one except for art...and mabye English II. <br />
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I don't worry too much about my classmates because I got moved to a different homeroom (praise Allah!) with more academically motivated students who give a damn about their education. Sorry, I know, I need to lay off the random outbursts of spite...but it's the weekend. I've held so much in all week long and it just needs to get out somehow. <br />
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I like my teachers...I just don't like the classes and they way most of them are being taught. For example in Latin II we are studying more English grammar and history than Latin. In chemistry we spent a week on the scientific method and easy definitions that we learned in biology last year. In algebra II we've not even gotten to the third lesson yet. and the first 20 lessons are review. Then in logic we are studying grammar and parts of speech crap. I'm getting taught grammar in three different subjects!!! something is not right there. oh, and history is a pain because we have so much to do. i'm really scared because it's AP European History and I've got an essay due on the 4th, a test scheduled for the same day, a DBQ due on the 18th and I've not started any of them and for the test I have no clue what will be on it. I don't know when to take notes in class and yeah, I'm really scared I'm going to do horrible in that class. <br />
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Anyways, enough whining. I need to go eat and then work on weekend homework. oh joy. Don't expect to be hearing from me much within the next few weeks, months, years...well, i'll update when i get the time.<br />
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Peace and Love,<br />
Suki<br />
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Since I have a few spaces left on the 10 Free Sketches list I am going to let you request any of the 100 themes and request a picture relating to it. That way I can kill two birds with one stone. ^^ Anyone can request so yeah, even if you just have an idea about something that might work for one of the themes, let me know. I'll probably need some inspiration some time down the road. Alright, well wish me luck!<br />
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THE LIST:<br />
1. Introduction <br />
2. Love - (Reserved for main piece)<br />
3. Light - (Done, but not really fitting for <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a> )<br />
4. Dark<br />
5. Seeking Solace<br />
6. Break Away<br />
7. Heaven<br />
8. Innocence - (Reserved for <a href="http://oceanic-blues.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/o/c/oceanic-blues.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconoceanic-blues:" title="oceanic-blues"/></a>)<br />
9. Drive<br />
10. Breathe Again<br />
11. Memory<br />
12. Insanity<br />
13. Misfortune<br />
14. Smile<br />
15. Silence<br />
16. Questioning<br />
17. Blood<br />
18. Rainbow<br />
19. Gray<br />
20. Fortitude<br />
21. Vacation<br />
22. Mother Nature - (Reserved for Jacob's request)<br />
23. Cat - (Reserved for a friend)<br />
24. No Time<br />
25. Trouble Lurking<br />
26. Tears<br />
27. Foreign<br />
28. Sorrow<br />
29. Happiness<br />
30. Under the Rain<br />
31. Flowers<br />
32. Night<br />
33. Expectations<br />
34. Stars<br />
35. Hold My Hand<br />
36. Precious Treasure<br />
37. Eyes<br />
38. Abandoned - (Reserved for Ceresis)<br />
39. Dreams<br />
40. Rated<br />
41. Teamwork<br />
42. Standing Still - <a href="http://time-manifested.deviantart.com/"><img... ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>From the Essence of My Being</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:13:39 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Ever heard the song "king without a crown" (by matisyahu)? That is a kickass song man! I love it!!! I don't know why, but I have a thing for little jewish rabbi rappers. ^_^ Anyway, yeah, in case you couldn't figure it out i have that song in my head and on my mind, so bear with me as I strive to overcome this momentary obsession. *deep breath* Ok, I'm good now! So, let's see...news news news...ah yes, I remember. School starts tomorrow. I'm a sophomore now, yippee. Well, it's better than being a freshie. Though I must say, being a freshie wasn't as bad as some people make it out to be...or maybe I just got damn lucky. Either way it's gone and past now...now I have to work my butt off for at least the next *counts on fingers* seven years. Geez, seven more years of school. I'm definitely looking forward to life. *sarcasm* Just thinking about school gets me stressed. I'mma going to get some ice cream now. Soothes my nerves a bit. *gets ice cream and returns with bowl* Ah, much better. Tomorrow or Tuesday I'll probably write a journal describing my teachers and classes so there's no need to write out my schedule now...and besides, I'm far too lazy to. <br />
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I really have nothing to say right now other than once I start school I will most likely not have any spare time to draw or get on DA. But I might surprise you once in a while. ^.~ I still want people to request drawings/poems from me even though it might take time before completing them, but even so, I need to have time to think about a request before drawing it...unless of course you know exactly what you want. <br />
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Since I started the 100 Theme Challenge I've been reading over the themes a lot and realized how many broad themes there are. I've even taken to reflecting on certain themes and just writing down what comes to mind etc. I did one on the theme "light" and I even drew a quick sketch to go with it. It's very rough and my thoughts are quite unconnected. What do you think? Should I post reflections and whatever quick sketches come with them? Maybe I ought to just put them in the scrap. But yeah, let me know what you think. <br />
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Anyways, since it is my last free day I should probably practice piano and/or call one of my friends. Well, I'll be updating this when I have the time. <br />
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Until Tomorrow Then!<br />
Suki <br />
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Since I have a few spaces left on the 10 Free Sketches list I am going to let you request any of the 100 themes and request a picture relating to it. That way I can kill two birds with one stone. ^^ Anyone can request so yeah, even if you just have an idea about something that might work for one of the themes, let me know. I'll probably need some inspiration some time down the road. Alright, well wish me luck!<br />
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THE LIST:<br />
1. Introduction <br />
2. Love - (Reserved for main piece)<br />
3. Light - (Done, but not really fitting for <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a>)<br />
4. Dark<br />
5. Seeking Solace<br />
6. Break Away<br />
7. Heaven<br />
8. Innocence - (Reserved for <a href="http://oceanic-blues.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/o/c/oceanic-blues.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconoceanic-blues:" title="oceanic-blues"/></a> )<br />
9. Drive<br />
10. Breathe Again<br />
11. Memory<br />
12. Insanity<br />
13. Misfortune<br />
14. Smile<br />
15. Silence<br />
16. Questioning<br />
17. Blood<br />
18. Rainbow<br />
19. Gray<br />
20. Fortitude<br />
21. Vacation<br />
22. Mother Nature - (Reserved for Jacob's request)<br />
23. Cat - (Reserved for a friend)<br />
24. No Time<br />
25. Trouble Lurking<br />
26. Tears<br />
27. Foreign<br />
28. Sorrow<br />
29. Happiness<br />
30. Under the Rain<br />
31. Flowers<br />
32. Night<br />
33. Expectations<br />
34. Stars<br />
35. Hold My Hand<br />
36. Precious Treasure<br />
37. Eyes<br />
38. Abandoned - (Reserved for Ceresis)<br />
39. Dreams<br />
40. Rated<br />
41. Teamwork<br />
42. Standing Still - <a href="http://time-manifested.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/t/i/time-manifested.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":icontime-manifested:" title="time-manifested"/></a> (Done!)<br />
43. Dying<br />
44. Two Roads<br />
45. Illusion<br />
46. Family - (Being worked on now/collab with awesome ppl)<br />
47. Creation<br />
48. Childhood<br />
49. Stripes<br />
50. Breaking the Rules<br />
51. Sport<br />
52. Deep in Thought<br />
53. Keeping a Secret<br />
54. Tower<br />
55. Waiting ~ [link]<br />
56. Danger Ahead - <a href="http://searing-hell-lion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/searing-hell-lion.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":icon... ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>I hate my mouth!!!!</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/14177862/</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:45:17 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Well, I'm back from my sister's house. The visit went really well for me. I'm not too sure about <a href="http://searing-hell-lion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/searing-hell-lion.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconsearing-hell-lion:" title="searing-hell-lion"/></a> though, she had to suffer most at the hands of my beauty-loving sister who insisted upon doing all sorts of things to Takahiru's hair. lol. It was funny though. Now I'm gonna die. *hides under computer desk* But yeah, she wasn't the only one who suffered a change of hair. I got my hair cut too! It is the shortest it's ever been and I really like it...only when we got home from the mall my brother-in-law pointed out that I had what he called "guy-catchers" (i.e. long bang-like things that frame my face and come down to my chin while the rest of my hair is long) Don't ask me why he calls them guy-catchers, I have no idea and something tells me I DON'T want to know. <br />
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Let's see, oh yeah, as I said before, I HATE MY MOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!! As you may have heard I got my wisdom teeth surgically removed about two weeks ago. Last week I went back for a week after surgery check up and the Doctor said that I was fine and that my mouth shouldn't hurt anymore and it was all up from here. Well, my mouth didn't stop hurting. Oh no, that would be far too much to ask. No, my mouth has increased in pain and I've been pretty much on pain killers for the past week non-stop. I think I'm going to become immune to ibuprofen now. I'm going back in today to see what's wrong. There are several possiblities and most of them will result in going back into surgery, which I will NOT do right before school starts on the 20th. Hell, I'll just stay on pain-killers for the rest of my life. <br />
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Anyways, enough whining. On to a little update on my art stuff. First I want to send out a big THANK YOU to <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a> for being so kind as to comment on nearly all of my pictures. I got home from my sister's and got on DA to find 29 messages! I was like HOLY CRAP MAN!!!!! It meant a lot to me so thank you, pharaohatemuyoutube. Second on the art stuff update is that I was able to start and finish one more of my pictures for the 100 theme challenge. In fact, it was the one that <a href="http://searing-hell-lion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/searing-hell-lion.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconsearing-hell-lion:" title="searing-hell-lion"/></a> requested. I guess being with her for four/five days inspired me. I hope to be getting my artwork back from Hiru so that I can scan it on whatever scanner I can get my hands on. Um...I guess that's all as far as art stuff update. I must now restrain myself and remain disciplined. I have to finish a summer reading book and write a three page review...plus I also have to really work on practicing piano because I have a big concert coming up in September. God...I am going to be very stressed once school starts. Hell, I'm stressed now! *runs around in circles screaming bloody murder* Okay, I need to go do something productive now. It's off to my book I guess. <br />
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Forever Your Emotionally-Stressed-Time-Bomb,<br />
Suki Fuukaze Nanji'meterarhe<br />
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Since I have a few spaces left on the 10 Free Sketches list I am going to let you request any of the 100 themes and request a picture relating to it. That way I can kill two birds with one stone. ^^ Anyone can request so yeah, even if you just have an idea about something that might work for one of the themes, let me know. I'll probably need some inspiration some time down the road. Alright, well wish me luck!<br />
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<br />
THE LIST:<br />
1. Introduction <br />
2. Love - (Reserved for main piece)<br />
3. Light - (Done, but not really fitting for <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a>)<br />
4. Dark<br />
5. Seeking Solace<br />
6. Break Away<br />
7. Heaven<br />
8. Innocence - (Reserved for <a href="http://oceanic-blues.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/o/c/oceanic-blues.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconoceanic-blues:" title="oceanic-blues"/></a>)<br />
9. Drive<br />
10. Breathe Again<br />
11. Memory<br />
12. Insanity<br />
13. Misfortune<br />
14. Smile<br />
15. Silence<br />
16. Questioning<br />
17. Blood<br />
18. Rainbow<br />
19. Gray<br />
20. Fortitude<br />
21. Vacation<br />
22. Mother Nature - (Reserved for Jacob's request)<br />
23. Cat - (Reserved for a friend)<b... ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>Gone to Sister's House</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/14105667/</link>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:50:56 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I'm going to my older sister's house about 5 hours away so I won't be back until the middle of next week. I don't think she has a computer that I can use, so I'll be offline for a long time. But still, feel free to comment, note, or request. I love hearing from you all! Be back in a bit. <br />
Peace and Love,<br />
Suki<br />
<br />
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Since I have a few spaces left on the 10 Free Sketches list I am going to let you request any of the 100 themes and request a picture relating to it. That way I can kill two birds with one stone. ^^ Anyone can request so yeah, even if you just have an idea about something that might work for one of the themes, let me know. I'll probably need some inspiration some time down the road. Alright, well wish me luck!<br />
<br />
<br />
THE LIST:<br />
1. Introduction <br />
2. Love - (Reserved for main piece)<br />
3. Light - (Done, but not really fitting for <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a>)<br />
4. Dark<br />
5. Seeking Solace<br />
6. Break Away<br />
7. Heaven<br />
8. Innocence - (Reserved for <a href="http://oceanic-blues.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/o/c/oceanic-blues.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconoceanic-blues:" title="oceanic-blues"/></a> )<br />
9. Drive<br />
10. Breathe Again<br />
11. Memory<br />
12. Insanity<br />
13. Misfortune<br />
14. Smile<br />
15. Silence<br />
16. Questioning<br />
17. Blood<br />
18. Rainbow<br />
19. Gray<br />
20. Fortitude<br />
21. Vacation<br />
22. Mother Nature - (Reserved for Jacob's request)<br />
23. Cat - (Reserved for a friend)<br />
24. No Time<br />
25. Trouble Lurking<br />
26. Tears<br />
27. Foreign<br />
28. Sorrow<br />
29. Happiness<br />
30. Under the Rain<br />
31. Flowers<br />
32. Night<br />
33. Expectations<br />
34. Stars<br />
35. Hold My Hand<br />
36. Precious Treasure<br />
37. Eyes<br />
38. Abandoned - (Reserved for Ceresis)<br />
39. Dreams<br />
40. Rated<br />
41. Teamwork<br />
42. Standing Still - (Done! To be scanned...<a href="http://time-manifested.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/t/i/time-manifested.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":icontime-manifested:" title="time-manifested"/></a>)<br />
43. Dying<br />
44. Two Roads<br />
45. Illusion<br />
46. Family - (Being worked on now/collab with awesome ppl)<br />
47. Creation<br />
48. Childhood<br />
49. Stripes<br />
50. Breaking the Rules<br />
51. Sport<br />
52. Deep in Thought<br />
53. Keeping a Secret<br />
54. Tower<br />
55. Waiting ~ [link]<br />
56. Danger Ahead - (Reserved for <a href="http://searing-hell-lion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/searing-hell-lion.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconsearing-hell-lion:" title="searing-hell-lion"/></a>)<br />
57. Sacrifice<br />
58. Kick in the Head<br />
59. No Way Out<br />
60. Rejection<br />
61. Fairy Tale - (Done! For Ceresis. To be scanned.)<br />
62. Magic<br />
63. Do Not Disturb<br />
64. Multitasking <br />
65. Horror<br />
66. Traps<br />
67. Playing the Melody<br />
68. Hero<br />
69. Annoyance<br />
70. 67%<br />
71. Obsession<br />
72. Mischief Managed<br />
73. I Can't<br />
74. Are You Challenging Me?<br />
75. Mirror<br />
76. Broken Pieces<br />
77. Test<br />
78. Drink<br />
79. Starvation<br />
80. Words<br />
81. Pen and Paper<br />
82. Can You Hear Me?<br />
83. Heal<br />
84. Out Cold<br />
85. Spiral<br />
86. Seeing Red<br />
87. Food<br />
88. Pain<br />
89. Through the Fire<br />
90. Triangle<br />
91. Drowning<br />
92. All That I Have<br />
93. Give Up<br />
94. Last Hope<br />
95. Advertisement<br />
96. In the Storm (maybe reserved for Ceresis?...partly open to anyone.)<br />
97. Safety First<br />
98. Puzzle<br />
99. Solitude<br />
100. Relaxation - (Done! to be scanned...)<br />
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10 Free Drawings! <br />
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1. Charity Dilley and Chazz Princeton - Jadenlover95 [Fanart-Central] (done!)<br />
2. Light Yagami -  <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a> (done! now i just have to wait for it to be scanned)<br />
3. Mafdet and a kitten -  <a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconchaos-valkyria-xeru:" title="chaos-valkyria-xeru"/></a> (done!)<br />
4. Character Ref Sheet - <a href="http://zenniliae.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/z/... ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>100 Theme Challenge!</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/14018940/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:29:15 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I've decided that I will take the 100 theme challenge because I am bored and it looks like fun. Since I have a few spaces left on the 10 Free Sketches list I am going to let you request any of the 100 themes and request a picture relating to it. That way I can kill two birds with one stone. ^^ Anyone can request so yeah, even if you just have an idea about something that might work for one of the themes, let me know. I'll probably need some inspiration some time down the road. Alright, well wish me luck!<br />
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the point of this challenge is to test and improve your skill as an artist. After 100 pics who wouldnÂt be better. Please forgive me if this in any way excludes you from taking the challenge.<br />
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The rules<br />
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1.) Make 100 pics each pic having a theme listed below. Each pic should have ONE and only ONE theme to it, for it to count.<br />
<br />
2.) No time limit so have fun<br />
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3.) The main picture should be drawn but not limited to. for all fair purposes, people are allowed to use their paint programs and photo shop to create the pic.<br />
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3a.) pics should be of own artistic ability. You may not edit photos, or break any other rules set out in the Da etiquette policy. Your pics can be anything from sketches and doodles to great master pieces. Just have fun with it.<br />
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4.) The list below is to be placed somewhere in your journal for others to see that......<br />
A.)You are in the challenge<br />
B.)What you have completed<br />
<br />
5.) make sure to update this list and check off what is done and make a link to the pic<br />
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6.) In the comments for your art work note if it is part of the list and what ONE theme it is.<br />
<br />
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THE LIST:<br />
1. Introduction <br />
2. Love - (reserved for main piece)<br />
3. Light - (done, but not really fitting for <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a>)<br />
4. Dark<br />
5. Seeking Solace<br />
6. Break Away<br />
7. Heaven<br />
8. Innocence - (reserved for <a href="http://oceanic-blues.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/o/c/oceanic-blues.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconoceanic-blues:" title="oceanic-blues"/></a>)<br />
9. Drive<br />
10. Breathe Again<br />
11. Memory<br />
12. Insanity<br />
13. Misfortune<br />
14. Smile<br />
15. Silence<br />
16. Questioning<br />
17. Blood<br />
18. Rainbow<br />
19. Gray<br />
20. Fortitude<br />
21. Vacation<br />
22. Mother Nature - (reserved for Jacob's request)<br />
23. Cat - (reserved for a friend)<br />
24. No Time<br />
25. Trouble Lurking<br />
26. Tears<br />
27. Foreign<br />
28. Sorrow<br />
29. Happiness<br />
30. Under the Rain<br />
31. Flowers<br />
32. Night<br />
33. Expectations<br />
34. Stars<br />
35. Hold My Hand<br />
36. Precious Treasure<br />
37. Eyes<br />
38. Abandoned - (reserved for Ceresis)<br />
39. Dreams<br />
40. Rated<br />
41. Teamwork<br />
42. Standing Still - (Done! to be scanned...)<br />
43. Dying<br />
44. Two Roads<br />
45. Illusion<br />
46. Family - (being worked on now/collab with awesome ppl)<br />
47. Creation<br />
48. Childhood<br />
49. Stripes<br />
50. Breaking the Rules<br />
51. Sport<br />
52. Deep in Thought<br />
53. Keeping a Secret<br />
54. Tower<br />
55. Waiting ~ <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/61160827/">[link]</a><br />
56. Danger Ahead - (Reserved for <a href="http://searing-hell-lion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/searing-hell-lion.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconsearing-hell-lion:" title="searing-hell-lion"/></a>)<br />
57. Sacrifice<br />
58. Kick in the Head<br />
59. No Way Out<br />
60. Rejection<br />
61. Fairy Tale - (almost done. working on color.)<br />
62. Magic<br />
63. Do Not Disturb<br />
64. Multitasking <br />
65. Horror<br />
66. Traps<br />
67. Playing the Melody<br />
68. Hero<br />
69. Annoyance<br />
70. 67%<br />
71. Obsession<br />
72. Mischief Managed<br />
73. I Can't<br />
74. Are You Challenging Me?<br />
75. Mirror<br />
76. Broken Pieces<br />
77. Test<br />
78. Drink<br />
79. Starvation<br />
80. Words<br />
81. Pen and Paper<br />
82. Can You Hear Me?<br />
83. Heal<br />
84. Out Cold<br />
85. Spiral<br />
86. Seeing Red<br />
87. Food<br />
88. Pain<br />
89. Through the Fire<br />
90. Triangle<br />
91. Drowning<br />
92. All That I Have<br />
93. Give Up<br />
94. Last Hope<br />
95. Advertisement<br />
96. In the Storm<br />
97. Safety First<br />
98. Puzzle<br />
99. Solitude<br />
100. Relaxation - (Done! to be scanned...)<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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          <item>
                <title>Stones Taught Me To Fly</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/14012604/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:49:57 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Stones taught me to fly,<br />
Love taught me to lie, <br />
Life taught me to die,<br />
Cuz it's not hard to fall,<br />
When you float like a cannonball.<br />
<br />
Cannonball~Damien Rice<br />
<br />
T'is a very good song. Very inspirational and refreshing. My friend Mary (gasp, another Mary!) burned me a copy of "O" by Damien Rice and demanded that I listen to it, so I did and I really like it. Even though it is very soft and mellow. It's that kind of music that puts you to sleep, so I listen to it at night. (i'm such a genius...) I mostly like the song cannonball because it talks about finding the silver lining in life and how you can use any situation to your own advantage by learning something. And just so that I don't get anything mixed up when I refer to this song I am not implying anything towards anyone. It is simply my own lesson that I have learned and it is my own connection to the music. I feel that this song is relevant to my life and sure, you may relate to it as well. All and good, but I'm NOT directing this at anyone. <br />
<br />
Anyway, my sister just moved into a new apartment and so my mom and I are going to help her paint/fix up the place today. So I don't think I'll be able to say much more. I just wanted to let you know that I have survived my lovely surgery in which my two bottom wisdom teeth were taken out by force. (because I certainly put up a fight about them taking them out...) I also bet that you who read my journals may have also noticed that I finally got to scan and post some of my art, even though most of it was pretty much crap from two years ago. My wonderful brother Jacob let me use his scanner, for which I am eternally greatful and must now do his every bidding. (not really) I have about 20-30 more drawings that I hope to be scanning soon. Alright, my mom needs my assistence to carry a TV to the car so I must go. T'is been a pleasure, it has!<br />
<br />
Peace and Love,<br />
Suki Fuukaze Nanji'meterarhe<br />
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10 Free Drawings! Please request while spaces are still open! <br />
<br />
1. Charity Dilley and Chazz Princeton - Jadenlover95 [Fanart-Central] (done!)<br />
2. Light Yagami -  <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a> (done! now i just have to wait for it to be scanned)<br />
3. Mafdet and a kitten - <a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconchaos-valkyria-xeru:" title="chaos-valkyria-xeru"/></a> (done!)<br />
4. Character Ref Sheet -  <a href="http://zenniliae.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/z/e/zenniliae.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconzenniliae:" title="zenniliae"/></a> (done and posted!)<br />
5. Francis and Leona - <a href="http://time-manifested.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/t/i/time-manifested.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":icontime-manifested:" title="time-manifested"/></a> (done!)<br />
6. Krad/Abel/Clef/Atemu - <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a> (still deciding who I'm gonna draw)<br />
7. a tree - my brother Jacob<br />
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                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>So much for apologies...</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/13944383/</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:33:17 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I don't know what got into me last night or what possessed me to be so bitter and spiteful...but whatever it was, I do not like it...and would give almost anything to make sure that it never happens again. Some of you out there read my previous journal and supported me. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. But I was very wrong in what I did. I should not have spoken of such matters for the public to see, even if not many people visit my page. I was unwise in doing so and have paid the price, or will pay the price of a very dear friendship. I know that it is too soon to ask forgiveness, too soon to mend the broken trust or replace the hurt feelings with friendship again, but I want you to know, Hiru, that I am not happy with the way I have acted and the way I feel. I'm still pissed to be sure, but I feel mostly remorse...regret...and sorrow. Well, yeah, that's all I wanted to say.<br />
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10 Free Drawings! Please request while spaces are still open! <br />
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1. Charity Dilley and Chazz Princeton - Jadenlover95 [Fanart-Central] (done!)<br />
2. Light Yagami -  <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a> (done! now i just have to wait for it to be scanned)<br />
3. Mafdet and a kitten - <a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconchaos-valkyria-xeru:" title="chaos-valkyria-xeru"/></a> (done!)<br />
4. Character Ref Sheet -  <a href="http://zenniliae.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/z/e/zenniliae.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconzenniliae:" title="zenniliae"/></a> (done and posted!)<br />
5. Francis and Leona -  <a href="http://time-manifested.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/t/i/time-manifested.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":icontime-manifested:" title="time-manifested"/></a> (done!)<br />
6. Krad/Abel/Clef/Atemu -  <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a> (still deciding who I'm gonna draw)<br />
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                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>spinning in circles...getting nowhere</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/13932727/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:34:40 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Alright, let's get to the point. I know nothing. Never have and never will because I have not and never will (god willing) go through what someone has. I cannot offer help or advice to said person until I go through experience by experience of the exact type that the said person has been through themself. I am not allowed to question anything the said person believes because the only reason the said person believes it is way beyond my power to understand due to my lack of said experience. I have tried again and again to apologize and offer my help if the said person could actually find out what they need help with, or rather, what the hell needs fixing! but no, I cannot help, never will help, and only hinder said person's attempts at righting all the wrongs done by said person's "bad choices", though what they are have yet to be known. For all I am capable of knowing the said person may be refering to something totally different than the real matter of importance that said person has done that has indeed proved itself to be a bad choice, however said person may or may not think this way...or rather, said person has yet to prove that they have thought at all. Wait, I forgot, I'm the thoughtless vermin here who has had a normal life in which I have been sheltered and brainwashed. So I can hardly be speaking of anything because I am unable to observe events and how they were handled in the past. I am illiterate and cannot understand the trends of the past that continue onward into the future. Oh no, my beliefs are my opinion only, even though I have evidence that logically supports my stands and said person has only the "benefit of the doubt" to back them up. Wait, I forgot, said person has fiction and romantic fairy-tales full of ideas that are unable to be understood by anyone who has not given in to fantasy and let romantic ideas rule their world for a while. I cannot ever comprehend the truth in said person's beliefs unless I have been through the same love affair. Oh, and it is perfectly logical to add on to said person's problems instead of dealing with other problems started by the said problem which could be dealt with if said person had the will to. But wait, said person isn't as strong as I am because I haven't had to go through was said person has. (So one's all brains and the other all brawn?)I haven't had to fight any battles and be weakened to said person's degree. But my day will come when heartbreak shall enter and I shall know how said person feels. Though the extent can never be reached and even if the situation did arise for me to go through said person's life tragedy, I would know to handle it differently than the said person because of what I've seen. But of course, I wouldn't unless I've been through it the same way said person has. If you are reading this, said person, I hope that you can see how what you said affected me, it really hurt me, and how unconvincing everything was. I would not normally rant on like this, but signing off without a word, especially after some strong points I made that were from the heart, really pissed me off. I hope you are happy now. You've made me into a perfect nightmare. An angry and not to mention angsty teenager. I know how long you've hoped to influence me, well, now you've done it. Too bad I'm not on your side though, eh? What am I saying? Of course I'm on your side, the only problem is we both have no clue what we're fighting. Well, I still care, but I'm not going to try any further. When you know what it is you want, then maybe you can figure out how I can help because believe me, I want to, then you can call me. I won't force any communication on you that makes you hate me even more. Anyway, my mom needs to go to bed so I have to go. Sorry anyone else who wasted a few minutes of their life to read this. Please ignore this rant and move on. <br />
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Peace and Love,<br />
Suki<br />
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Ps. So anyone that has had a screwed up life, speak now, for your words and advice will be treated as dogma...no, Sacred Dogma. Obviously anyone who has a screwed up past and possibly screwed up mind can get through to said person, but someone with a somewhat normal mind and thinks/reasons rationally has no chance.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>"Unaffected"</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/13871503/</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:03:48 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Have you ever felt like you are going through hell, even though you really aren't doing anything and that the lives of those around you are dictating your very emotions? Who am I kidding, of course you have! Well, right now I am losing my will and nerve to remain stoic and so called "unaffected". I know that it's not the other people who are making me feel this way...so discontent, anxious, nervous, repetitive, stupid and melodramatic...it is my lack of will power to fight off feeling this way. You only suffer from what you let affect you. Bad things can happen, but you don't necessarily have to feel bad. You choose how you react, most of the time. Lately I've been full of this inexcusable self-pity and despair. I guess I am attempting to change things that are beyond my control when I was so certain that I had the means to succeed. I hate failing, especially when it lowers my ego and burns my pride. But then again, life isn't really about winning or losing, pride, success and failure, faith and distrust, hope or despair or anything else. It is not even about good and evil. It is, in my understanding, a journey in which we choose either to love or hate. to be loved or to be hated. to live with and BE love or to live with and BE hate. and by love I don't mean romantic love. I mean the love that is more than just a mere "human emotion" that can be easily influenced by human factors and hormones. I mean the true love that enables humans and animals alike to feel empathy, sympathy, compassion and to act selflessly in situations and to be able to sacrifice for the good of others. And hate is simply the unwillingness to act on someone else's behalf. It leads to all negative habits and paths in life such as: anger, lust, egotism, despair, dishonesty, selfishness, discontent, emptiness, immaturity, irresponsibility, (etc.) and the worst possibility, failure for the soul to rest in peace wherever that may be. Sorry for that spurt of blasphemy or whatever it was. I just felt that I needed to right down a new philosophy a dear friend of mine had confided in me a while back because it made so much sense and it makes you think about what really does matter in life. What point is there in living really? Why are we put on this earth? Are we only meant to live for ourselves and to gain as much material wealth as we can? What does material wealth offer us? Why do men and women alike seek it? My answer to this is that we all seek Happiness and Peace of Mind. Only the body restrains us from identifying what will really and truly make us happy. The body is constantly ordering us to do things for ourselves because there is a sure and immediate gain of pleasure from material things. Our lives are basically a battle between our bodies and our souls. Each trying to convince the other of what we really desire. And as the battle progresses we either move forwards towards our goal or backwards, either way, we journey and move on in life. And after life, well, that remains uncertain to me. Either way, I do know that I will never be happy in life if I follow the path of self-centered ambition. Some people might be able to fool themselves into believing otherwise, but hopefully, we'll all find our ways to the same destination that our souls desire. I pray there is more than one way there...if not, it may not be worth going there in the first place. Anyway, don't you just love how i start my journals all depressed and full of self pity and then wind up spouting philosophy for pages and pages? I do...for some odd reason. Anyway, please forgive me if I have offended you in any way, shape, or form with what I've said. Nothing in this is directed at any single person or religion. It was more of my thinking out loud and not stopping to make sure that it was all "politically correct". Well, I don't even remember what I was originally whining about. It probably wasn't worth telling you anyways. So yeah, rest assured that I am fine and be happy for me because I was able to relay what I was thinking to you...that's something that rarely happens. Ok, enough rambling. Thank you for reading.<br />
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So Long!<br />
Suki Fuukaze Nanji'meterarhe<br />
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1. Charity Dilley and Chazz Princeton - Jadenlover95 [Fanart-Central] (done!)<br />
2. Light Yagami - <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a> (done! now i just have to find a freaking scanner!!!!)<br />
3. Mafdet and a kitten -  <a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconchaos-valkyria-xeru:" title="chaos-valkyria-xeru"/></a> (done!)<br />
4. Character Ref Sheet -  <a href="http://zenniliae.deviantart.com/"><img class="av... ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>Dial-up = Despair</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/13570200/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:01:42 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So yeah, my older brother's wife just had their 4th kid on Monday. My older sister and I went up to see them and keep house/take care of 3 kids (+my older sister's kid too) for a week. heheh. I'll be you think that it must have been funny seeing me work my little ass off here. well, it was. but it's pretty much over now and you'll never get to see my maternal streak so hah! *ahem* anyway, while i've been up here i haven't been online much since the computer is usually off and password protected and the internet is dial-up. however i do manage to get on here when i can. (so far this is my second time) when the darling kids take their nap in  the afternoon i've found leisure time to draw, read or even take a well needed nap. so, if you catch me soon with a request it WILL GET DONE! <br />
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Setting that aside I would normally talk about something thought provoking here or even about my nephews and only niece. in fact, I think i will as soon as I get home, (but then again you'd see my maternal streak...damn, just can't win can I?) but not tonight seeing as it is like 1 am and I have one last day with the kids before flying back south. well, i'm gonna call it quits now, but i will be coming back soon. much love and peace.<br />
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Suki <3<br />
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I need something to do, so please people, request something! I don't care if I've never met you or never even talked to you online. I just need some inspiration for what I dare to call art. I'll even be nice and ink and color it too! Just request something!!!! <br />
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1. Charity Dilley and Chazz Princeton - Jadenlover95 [Fanart-Central] (done!)<br />
2. Light Yagami - <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a>  (done! now i just have to find a freaking scanner!!!!)<br />
3. Mafdet and a kitten - <a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconchaos-valkyria-xeru:" title="chaos-valkyria-xeru"/></a> (done!)<br />
4. Character Ref Sheet - <a href="http://zenniliae.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/z/e/zenniliae.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconzenniliae:" title="zenniliae"/></a> (done!)<br />
5. Francis and Leona - <a href="http://time-manifested.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/default.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":icontime-manifested:" title="time-manifested"/></a> (done!)<br />
6. Krad/Abel/Clef/Atemu - <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconlightangelsky:" title="lightangelsky"/></a> (still deciding who I'm gonna draw)<br />
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                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>PLEASE REQUEST SOMETHING!!!</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/13254852/</link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:51:33 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I need something to do, so please people, request something! I don't care if I've never met you or never even talked to you online. I just need some inspiration for what I dare to call art. I'll even be nice and ink and color it too! Just request something!!!! <br />
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So yeah, I wound up requesting a free sketch from Iraa, now I gotta do this thing too. Request a free sketch. And if you are lucky, I may just do more than one free sketch for you. ^^ But please, request SOMETHING!!! (i'm bored!!!!!)<br />
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1. Charity Dilley and Chazz Princeton - Jadenlover95 (done!)<br />
2. Light Yagami - <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a> (done! now i just have to find a freaking scanner!!!!)<br />
3. Mafdet and a kitten - <a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconchaos-valkyria-xeru:" title="chaos-valkyria-xeru"/></a><br />
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However, it's only fair if you also do this free sketch too. If you've done it before, good for you! ^^ IF not (like me) you do it! You do it too! Do it or DIE!!!!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>10 free sketches</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/13206564/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:11:21 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ So yeah, I wound up requesting a free sketch from Iraa, now I gotta do this thing too. Request a free sketchie while it's still up! And if you are lucky and not many people request anything, I may just do more than one free sketch for you. ^^ But please, request SOMETHING!!! (i'm bored!!!!!)<br />
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1.  Charity Dilley and Chazz Princeton - Jadenlover95 (done!)<br />
2.  Light Yagami - <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.gif" width="50" height="50" alt=":iconpharaohatemuyoutube:" title="pharaohatemuyoutube"/></a> (done! now i just have to find a freaking scanner!!!!)<br />
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However, it's only fair if you also do this free sketch too. If you've done it before, good for you! ^^ IF not (like me) you do it! You do it too! Do it or DIE!!!! <br />
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Note: Because so few are requesting, I am doing fully inked and colored pictures instead of just sketches. Enjoy! ^-^<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>And so it Goes...</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/13076411/</link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 13:27:36 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ...and so it goes. And so will you now, I suppose. -Billy Joel<br />
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That's kind of where I am right now. There is absolutely nothing I can do in my present situation to change what is happening or help resolve it. I now have this heavy burden called 'patience' to bear. God, is it ever heavy!  But I guess that is just the price I have to pay for being thoughtless and rash. There is no way I could have forseen this, but I still should have tried to think before I acted. Who knows even if this happened totally because of me. I may be fooling myself to believe this was brought about by my own stupidity...yet then again, I cannot shirk the responsibility which should be wholly mine. <br />
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I am very sorry for anyone unfortunate to have a curious enough mind to be reading this. I am afraid that these past few journal entries are whiny, stupid, and must make no sense what-so-ever to you. They hardly make sense to me, and I'm the one who knows what's actually going on! I now give you total and absolute permission to leave...actually, that would be quite pointless, because I think I'm done ranting and actually have some news! <br />
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I am officially finished with finals and EOCs for my freshman year at school!!! Whohoo! I passed all of them and all my classes with some of the highest grades. I was top of the class for Algebra I, made a 96 on the English EOC, which gives me a 99 average for the whole year, and a 95 on the Biology EOC! I am so happy this is over with. I feel like I can breathe again. I still have a week left of school, but Monday I have off because of Memorial Day, Tuesday is my only full day and the rest of the week are half-days. So yeah, thank God! I've completed my first year of real school. Yay me! <br />
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Now that summer is rapidly approaching I will be open for art requests, trades, commissions and the whole nine yards! Please note me for any of the above or if you just want to chat. Well, that's all I have to say for now.<br />
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BYE!!!!!! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/wave.gif" width="25" height="20" alt=":wave:" title="Hi!" /><br />
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Suki Fuukaze<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>Everything I hate revolves around ME</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/12946134/</link>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 19:36:25 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Rawr! been so damn busy lately. gah, school needs to just crawl into a hole somewhere and die...sorta like Moses...uh oh...*cowers in fear of getting struck by lightening* anyway, yeah, I'm in one of those kinda moods where you just don't know what i'm gonna say next and please forgive me if I commit sacriledge or blasphemy cuz right now I don't give a shit. (cuz I got the draw!) yeah, there I go spouting lines from the crazy game of poker song by O.A.R. great song I might add. dude, I got like three EOCs (end of course tests that you have to pass in order to not fail the whole class) and a final exam this week in Latin...which I'd better ace. If I don't there'll be hell to pay. so, besides school and mother's day, which went surprisingly ver well, I've been angry...A LOT. I guess it's just the stress + pms + me...but still, everything I do and say seems to be taken the wrong way and twisted into something else and then attacked and then I become cut off from the truth and lied to to my face. then when I try to explain myself people won't listen...or rather, they may listen, but refuse to talk back because again as I said before, they cut me off from the truth. and even if they aren't lying how am I to tell? they've lied to me so many times about the same shit and used the same shitty excuses and reasons for crap that I can't even stand to talk to them anymore without nearly exploding...which causes major implosions...which aren't healthy for me. I try to keep things inside and when I talk to that someone and get denied then I just get so mad, but I try to keep it in...then later I explode into a major mood swing and become nearly wild, which is what happened to me at church today. I had tears in my eyes the whole mass for no reason at all, I was depressed, angry, confused and I usually sing at church in the choir and love singing, but today I didn't sing more than one song. I just remember staring out the window trying not to let people see the tears in my eyes and just feeling so messed up inside. it was all just fuzzy. not the nice warm comfy fuzzy, the more like i can't hear or feel a thing not to even speak of think anything kinda fuzzy. man, I just wish this drama were over...I just want things to be normal again...or at least as normal as they were before the new year...life seemed so perfect back then compared to this. it seemed to make sense, have order, have meaning...have love...but now it's only lies, everywhere there's only lies...lies started this and lies continue with its resolution. I feel terrible for those who are reading this. I'm sorry, should've warned you, but i'm just too damn lazy and emotionally unstable right now. in fact, I think i'm gonna just go to bed and cry my eyes out so I don't explode into tears at school for some inane reason. well, farewell and don't worry about me, worry that mabye you'll end up like me.<br />
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I wish you sweet dreams,<br />
Suki<br />
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Quote of the Day:<br />
"I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad, that dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had." -Mad World by Gary Jules<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>Mea Culpa...</title>
                <link>http://silhouette-of-life.deviantart.com/journal/12731366/</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:31:47 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Sorry I haven't been here in a while. Mea culpa, mea culpa. (Latin for 'my bad') I've just been really busy with school, soccer, and piano. I won't be getting on anytime soon now cuz I'm visiting relatives for a family reunion to celebrate my grandparent's 50th. so yeah, miss me if ya want to, but I doubt anyone will be reading this so yeah. I gotta go work more on my student-teaching project that's due tomorrow. <br />
Peace and Love,<br />
Suki<br />
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Quote of the Day:<br />
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"Per angusta ad augusta" - Latin<br />
"Through trials to honors" - English translation<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>any three questions...</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:32:38 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ You get to ask me *THREE QUESTIONS* No matter how crazy, inappropriate, or random they are I will answer 100% truthfully<br />
That's the truth part.The dare is for you to put this in your journal to see what other people ask about you!" <br />
<br />
This will be interesting.....<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Enjoy the Silence</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:00:24 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Salve, me amici!<br />
Quid debemus cogitare? nihil. at least that's as much as the rest of my class seems to be able to think. Ra, I'm so ticked off with my class. I've already pretty much finished ranting. I rant to my friends enough and don't really need to right now. Even though after talking about my problems I feel better and I feel like I can get over it, but I still feel that hatred deep inside me. It's like it's suppressed under a heavy weight that is just waiting to be lifted by another stupid and thoughtless act performed by one of my classmates. Once it is lifted then the hateful feelings inside me will flood out and I will be filled with such hate that I fear I will be unable to contain myself. I fear that I will lose control and in doing so, reveal to others my true nature. The hidden me that I keep so carefully tucked away for fear of getting hurt. The side of me that is vulnerable, yet powerful, but will speak my thoughts all the same, and that would be a disaster. No mortal ears should ever know my thoughts. They are my own and the only thing a person can truly possess. Things of this world, money, land, people, and even our own bodies are not our own. We had no partaking in their existence. We have no right to anything that we can see here, not even ourselves. The only thing that can ever truly be ours is our thoughts, which is to me the equivalent of a soul or at least very closely connected to it. <br />
     Some may think I'm arrogant, conceited, pretentious, stuck-up, or even cruel for not opening up and speaking every word that comes into my head. They may think this because I don't talk much about myself or my beliefs or anything relating to my life. In fact, they may think this because I rarely speak to them at all. This is because I am afraid. Afraid of them, what they would think of me for what I am, and I am even afraid of what I am. Until I can conquer the fear I have for myself and my failings, I cannot allow others to see the defects in my character, my shortcomings, my failures, my flaws...Until then I will remain a cold rock shell with no feelings, no sympathy, only an empty shell that others will try to penetrate but will never succeed to. But the barrier I surround myself, though it prevents others from seeing me, does not stop me from seeing others and what they think of me. I am still human, I can feel pain inside and out. I do not wish to escape pain though. It is a part of life and must be dealt with by everyone. The only thing I wish I could do is do something to help mankind see the light. (the light being the wisdom and knowledge in Plato's 'Allegory of the Cave') But this great wish will not be granted, no matter how hard I try I will fail. Because only through one's own efforts can one gain wisdom and understanding. Those who make themselves ignorant cannot be taught wisdom. No one can. It must be experienced and desired by each individual. Unless one knows, does and desires the good they will never obtain wisdom or anything with meaning. Others cannot do this for them, it is a personal choice and personal effort. So my labors, however helpful they may be, will never be able to achieve everyone's wisdom for them or help them completely obtain wisdom for themselves. The only thing I desire to have in my life that I don't already have is beyond my reach and any man's. Now the only thing left for me to do is continue learning and improving myself so that I may contribute to society in some way, shape, or form. Self-reliance is the only thing that can save and preserve society now, but in order for it to work many will have to be self-reliant. I have not yet cogitated a plan for how to do this, but someday I will and when I do I will have done all I can. <br />
Vale, mi amici and goodnight,<br />
Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>blah blah</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:05:54 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Yeah, I don't really have anything to say...just thought I'd let myself know that I'm not dead yet. I'v been very busy since February with soccer, academics, piano, church youth group, and family/friends etc. so yeah, I'm not able to get on DA much anymore, at least not to write in my journal, but I do get on quite often to waste time. <br />
<br />
I drew a baby gryphon for a school contest and it won. I got my name in the paper with its picture and now, since I go to a uniform school, it will be the elementary school's logo, which means it'll be on all the frumpy little kid's shirts. yay me. <br />
<br />
I played a soccer game on Monday against a three A school and we lost big time. they were conceited and very cocky. it drove me nuts and I was angry for the following 24 hours. oh well, our first game we didn't do too horribly, we only lost by 2...instead of 4. <br />
<br />
I was sick for my last piano lesson and this week when I went to my lesson it had been two weeks since I last touched the piano keys...and now she expects me to perfect three of the hardest songs I've ever played and perform them on Sunday in front of other superior musicians who I will be competing against in a month. I practically have to relearn them and I have next to no time to do that. my dad works third shift and sleeps during the day, my mom is sick so even if he were awake she'd be taking a nap, i'm gone at school, i have soccer practice until six three nights a week, sometimes games in the days in between, homework, papers and research for school, meals, my church's youth group, and my own personal hygiene to maintain. You could say I'm stressed. no doubt I'm probably making a bigger deal out of this than I should. things aren't that bad, just looking at all the stuff I have to do when it's all written down makes me wanna just die. maybe venting here wasn't such a good idea after all...but things will get easier, I know they will! They always do. I just have to do my best and stay focused. Hey look, a birdi commiting suicide! *points out the window at the kamikaze bird* yeah, I'm gonna die, but hey, I finally achieved a 100 in biology! I'm really excited and happy about that. <br />
<br />
I guess that's enough rambling and venting for one entry.<br />
<br />
Yes I love you guys and miss you too. No I'm not dead. Yes it is very likely I will be soon. <br />
<br />
Farewell and Goodnight,<br />
Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>If...</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:20:15 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ If I could fall,<br />
Into the sky,<br />
Do you think Time,<br />
Would pass me by?<br />
Cuz you know I'd walk a thousand miles,<br />
If I could just see you,<br />
Tonight...<br />
If I could just hold you...<br />
Tonight.<br />
<br />
Such a hypothetical song. Full of 'if's and 'maybe's, but then again it's not that bad. If you think about it our whole life is full of uncertainty. We have the power to choose how we act and who we are, but sometimes, and most of the time in my case, we must make decisions based on an 'if' or a 'could be' because sometimes we just can't know what will come of it. All we can do to put our conscienes at ease is to analyze things carefully and act according to our perception of virtue in whatever philosophy we find ourselves living by. <br />
<br />
Now that I have let out a little philosophical build up I can quickly sum up my recent activities at school etc. lemme see, oh yeah, I've been playing goalie for my school's soccer tearm. I suck, but whatever, I try and get beat up in the process. we have to dive into the hard earth on a barely grass covered field that for some reason is home to many varieties of lovely gravel. the ground and I are becoming very well acquainted. My knees hate me right now, I swear, if they could talk they would be cussing me out right now. well, they'll get over it, as will I. even though soccer is painful and very physical, it's still fun and I like it...to an extent. our first game is Monday against a significantly bigger school and the thought of it makes me crap my pants. oh well, I don't think they can kill me physically...but my ego doesn't plan on surviving so yeah, good bye pride. <br />
<br />
You may be wondering why my mood is 'yearning'. I'd like to know the answer to that myself. Many people think of yearning as longing for romance and crap, but I think we all yearn for something every moment of our lives. we are always in want of something whether it be material desires, or something abstract like happiness, peace, security etc. I think right now I am yearning for a meaning in life. questions like 'why am I here?', 'what's my purpose?', 'what good am I to this earth?' and 'am I doing what I should?' are flashing through my mind right now. I guess you could say I yearn for answers, understanding, wisdom etc. <br />
<br />
What little I lack in my life I will soon have, so I should just wait and in Time all my dreams will come true. *sigh* well, it's getting quite late and I have school tomorrow. yippee. If only...(several sentences omitted)...<br />
<br />
Farewell and Goodnight,<br />
Suki Fuukaze Nanji'Meterarhe<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Hey there...</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:09:28 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ...I know it's hard to feel,<br />
Like I don't care at all,<br />
Where you are and what I said,<br />
Seems like we're coming to an end,<br />
Keep moving on and on and on and on,<br />
But I can't make it on my own,<br />
Because my heart is in Rhode Island,<br />
Hear my apologetic cry,<br />
Please take my hand or at least try,<br />
Because I'm sorry,<br />
Spare me just three last words,<br />
'I love you' is all he heard,<br />
I'll wait for you,<br />
But I can't wait forever,<br />
And I can't make it on my own,<br />
Because my heart is in Rhode Island,<br />
So just forget all that I said,<br />
Just forget all that I said,<br />
And please forgive me. <br />
<br />
original song: "Ohio is for Lovers" - Hawthorne Heights<br />
alterations: me<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>Keeper!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:08:10 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ weeee!!! I made it to the high school soccer team!!!!! I'm one of the goalies aka a keeper. I was afraid I wouldn't get on the team (even though my school is the smallest of small schools), but I did and I'm so excited and i just can't hide it!!!........yeeeah. anywho, just thought I'd let that out. <br />
<br />
Grades are still going good at school. I got a hundred on a quiz in bio when everyone else, other than two (very cool and smart) people, got 25% or less. most got zeros. It was quite pathetic. but nothing is going to take away from my euphoria right now! heehee! <br />
<br />
you can tell i'm celebrating mardi gras right now. I'm eating candy, lots and lots of candy! sugar est guud. yumm...well, I have nothing intelligent to say right now except................<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/stupid.gif" width="44" height="46" alt=":stupid:" title="Stupid" />..........................................and......................SUGAR RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Whatever it takes...</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:41:56 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Or how my heart breaks,<br />
I will be right here waiting for you.<br />
Oh, can't you see it baby?<br />
You've got me going crazy.<br />
Wherever you are,<br />
Whatever you do, <br />
I will be right here waiting for you.<br />
Whatever it takes,<br />
Or how my heart breaks,<br />
I will be right here waiting for you.<br />
Waiting for you.<br />
-Richard Marx<br />
<br />
      Good evening to all who have the misfortune of reading this. I was going to post an entry here yesterday proclaiming the stupidity and outrageously advertised holiday known (to all the shallow minded fools of this earth who think they know what love is, but don't have a clue what love is or why this day is even a holidy) as Valentine's Day, but to me and a select few it is known as Single Awareness Day. Since the day has come and past with little disturbance on my own private life I will resign from that task that to some would be most blasphemous and disgusting. <br />
      Instead I will talk of something much better...I can't think of what that is yet, but I will soon...i hope...oh god...where did the wonderful profound brain-things go? something tells me they went out the window, but I'm not sure. As you can well foresee, this entry it going to be filled with careless nonsense now. I'll bet you thought it would be serious and boring, maybe full of my own meditations concerning life, aka philosphy, or even theological matters, but no, For once I'm going to just comform to the rest of the world and write paragraphs upon paragraphs of complete and utter idiocy...starting now...<br />
       So yeah, today I went to school and passed notes to all my best friends about how bored I was, but most importantly how much I love them and really MEAN IT. Then I talked in class about how stupid the teachers are and how they grade everything so unfairly and call me down all the time when I ain't been doin' nuthin'!!! but wait, it gets worse. I go to lunch, and there I ate a whole corndog, OMG, I am gonna gain like 5 ounces!!! I might as well not eat the next three meals to make up for it. I gotta keep my body perfect so I can go home, take off my dorky uniforms and wear such sexy revealing clothes so that I look like a slut and might have a chance with that hot guy in gym. I think I have a chance because last I heard on IM from cheerleader101 was that she heard from soandso345 who heard from his best friend, superninja666, that the hot guy broke up with this girl who used to be my best friend and who used to sit with me all the time at lunch. so now it's over and it's my turn to get back on her for stealing my man who I am deeply and truly in love with!!! I know he loves me just as much too!!! I'm going to be so happy tomorrow, maybe he'll ask me out or even better...give me a belated V-day present!!!! oh the thought of sweet sugary goodness! Well, I gotta go chat with some more of my BEST FRIENDS FOREVER. ttfn.<br />
<br />
Please spare me a moment while I try to breathe like a human being once again. I am so sorry if you read that and 1) got scared out of your mind and thought I was serious or 2) took offense because I just totally dissed the majority of the student population in America. Well, to all those who don't know me and are wondering to themselves, "what the hell...?" I will attempt to explain myself.<br />
<br />
*ahem*<br />
<br />
I was being sarcastic. Sarcasm=1. a cutting or contemptuous remark. 2. ironic criticism or reproach. 3. meant as a cruel and truthful joke.<br />
<br />
Now then, it is getting late and I have some very serious business to attend to. I must sleep. farewell my fellow comrades.<br />
you're beautiful people, all of you!<br />
<br />
Suki and her very tired brain cell who is so near death that it is quoting her teacher's pick-up lines.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>We are...</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:13:33 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ...like birds of a feather,<br />
we are two hearts joined together,<br />
we will be,<br />
forever as one,<br />
my brother,<br />
under the sun.<br />
-Bryan Adams<br />
<br />
Hey lovely people, <br />
I don't have much of anything to say. But since I just said that I will immediately find something to ramble on and on about. Let me think, oh yeah. I made all A's on my midquarter report. I got an award for that at the school on the day that I spent 12 1/2 hours on campus. that was loads of fun...>> I've been doing some artwork lately. I drew and inked a picture of Kakashi that I will hopefully post here someday. Sammi Jo, Mary, and myself got to paint a gryphon(our school mascot) on one of the school walls. It looks awesome! I hope I can get a picture to post here. I finished reading New Moon last night. It was such a good book!!!! Myriah hated the ending, but I personally didn't mind it too much. It could have been worse, so anyone who is considering not reading the book because they heard the ending sucked, JUST READ IT!!!!! wow, I'm insane. that's exciting...well, I don't have much else to say now accept that I hope you are all doing well. I feel I have neglected people here, if I have please chew me out. I need to get rid of this content mood soon before something bad happens that will knock me out emotionally.<br />
<br />
Anna'ilae, anna'ilae,<br />
Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Hiya!!!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:42:01 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ hey everyone! Just thought I'd let you know what's been happening just because I feel like tormenting you and wasting your time. *ahem*  I had my first snow-day on thursday...only it wasn't snow, it was ice...lots and lots of little pellets of ice. brrrr. and let's see...not much happened on friday except after school one of my bestest best friends, Myriah, came over!!! weeeeee!!!! *happy* and we are messing with my computer right now. in fact that's why I'm posting a journal. she wanted me to show here how to do the little icon thingi-ma-bobs and I decided I would like to feature some great artist's work as well. not really though, but I will while I'm at it! <br />
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here's some of my friends and really awesome artists I suggest checking out!<br />
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<a href="http://searing-hell-lion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/searing-hell-lion.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="searing-hell-lion" /></a> <a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="chaos-valkyria-xeru" /></a> <a href="http://iraa.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/i/r/iraa.png" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="iraa" /></a> <a href="http://princess-of-shadows.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/r/princess-of-shadows.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="princess-of-shadows" /></a> <a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="lightangelsky" /></a> <a href="http://zenniliae.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/z/e/zenniliae.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="zenniliae" /></a> <a href="http://betrayedanguish.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/b/e/betrayedanguish.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="betrayedanguish" /></a> <a href="http://pharaohatemuyoutube.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/h/pharaohatemuyoutube.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="pharaohatemuyoutube" /></a> <a href="http://puimun.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/p/u/puimun.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="puimun" /></a> <a href="http://hellpoemer.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/h/e/hellpoemer.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="hellpoemer" /></a> <a href="http://bakura-lover.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/b/a/bakura-lover.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="bakura-lover" /></a> <a href="http://gra-varg.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/g/r/gra-varg.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="gra-varg" /></a> :iconSillhouette-of-Life: <- especially this one! lol. <br />
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well, have fun! bye!<br />
<br />
Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>If I could turn back time...</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:16:49 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ...I wouldn't change a thing. No, that does not mean that I'm satisfied with the failings and tragedies of the past. But time, although to most people is only a human perception and nothing more, is very fragile and impossible to fully understand or chart the course of. One cannot simply say that if Hitler's mom had gotten killed before giving birth to him that a great war would not have happened or thousands of Jews killed. For all we know some other homocidal-psychopath could have just as easily done the same thing. it's quite easy to say that changing something as big as life or death in the past will end up screwing up many people's lives, but even going back in time five minutes ago could produce the same effect. think about it. there are many examples that I could use, but this one comes to mind. a boy was walking on the sidewalk home from soccer practice one day and he saw another boy his age (15 or so) up at the end of the sidewalk carrying a big box full of junk. when they got within some ten feet of each other the boy's box falls and his stuff gets scattered all over the ground. The first boy, (let's give him a name) Brian, helps the other boy, Steven, pick up his junk. The two start talking about Steven's CDs and random stuff. Then Brian invites Steven to his house to watch a football game. Soon the two become best friends. Several years later Steven tells Brian (just randomly out of the blue or course) that Brian had saved his life. Steven said that the reason he was carrying all his junk to the dump was that he was going to commit suicide that day, but since Brian was nice to him and wanted to be his friend he found new meaning to life and got over his depression. If that really did happen then all is well. good. but just think if that did happen and if I did go back in time five minutes before the two met and somehow hindered Brian from meeting Steven at that time then Steven would have most likely killed himself and his family would have suffered severely. <br />
   Those are pretty drastic situations. but maybe now you understand my point. even though bad things have happened in the past, even though you or anyone else may have made horrible mistakes, we should not try to change the past in any way shape or form. instead look to the future, but don't forget about today either. the friends you make today will shape your future tomorrow. build strong relationships based on character and you will have done all you can to ensure your own personal happiness in the years to come.<br />
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wow, I should totally be like a preacher dude. man, was that a sermon or what? I really didn't mean for it to be all up in your face and all that jazz, but it did and I apologize for it. I just had to get all my philosophies about Time out of my system. since no one will listen I feel I can vent on here.<br />
<br />
Time after Time,<br />
Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>I'm desperate for you</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:10:09 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ......I didn't mean that in any dirty/romantic way at all!!! I was just quoting a line from one of my Mom's Christian songs. those of you who are forced to listen to christian stuff have probably heard that song many many times because those radio stations repeat the same songs over and over again every day and never seem to ever change their style. there is simply no variation at all and that bothers me...but, I will endure it tonight because my mom is helping me make a b-day present for a friend and it has to be done before I go to school tomorrow.  so yeah, my mom does so much for me, I really shouldn't complain about anything. she is sooooo selfless and devoted to her kids, her husband, and her faith/beliefs etc. *sigh* she makes me feel like a load of monky crap when I try to get what I want. or when I question her decisions about not letting me wear any eye make-up, specifically eye-liner. her main excuse is that she doesn't think i need to draw attention to myself...and it makes me look like an 'evening lady' aka the prostitute. lol. if I were allowed to wear eye-liner it would be for one reason alone. I THINK IT LOOKS NICE ON ME! (and I'm a vain little birdie) I don't give a crap what other people think, it's not like i'd be the only one wearing it anyways. i personally don't think it'd draw that much attention and my mother must know that I have no intention what-so-ever of becoming a hooker. or does she? heheh. <br />
     anyway, whatever. if you thought the above was a rant then you are mistaken. it was simply a...whachamacallit complaint in the nicest way possible kinda-thing. it's late right now, I need to sleep, so forgive me if it seems like my mind wanders incessantly throughout this journal. but ya know, I was tired of staring at the same journal for a week and decided it had to go. so yeah, there is next to no point or reason for this entry so I now give you permission to leave and stop wasting your time reading this. there is nothing more of your interest here. nothing at all. I'm only about to spill my guts and don't really want people to read this. not really though. If i really wanted to spill my guts i'd do it in an e-mail addressed to myself and then I'd save it as a draft and keep it under my e-mail account's password protection, which is of course what I do...not that you need to know that or anything. <br />
     well, I feel kind of sad now. I went through this whole journal without one word of wisdom. I usually like, pour out philosophical propositions on here. well, here's one of my many philosophies that I, myself, came up with. It most likely has a million flaws but such is the nature of human falibility.<br />
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my quote of the day...or entry...<br />
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"One should not be judged by what one has been through, but by how one handled each situation one was placed in."<br />
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and here's a little Nieztsche for us...<br />
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"Man is more of an ape than most apes"<br />
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lol. yup, that's it for me for now. I feel my delirium coming on. good lord, I believe I spelled that wrong. oh well. it's eleven pm and I am about to go to bed. maybe I'll update this hunk-a-junk in a week or two, if not, oh well. doesn't matter much to me. *shrugs*<br />
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Sleep well, (hey, I deserve to be schizophrenic after all I've been through!)<br />
Suki and her alternate half (the usual half is on vacation)<br />
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ps. guess what song is in my head! give up yet? Rhode Island is for Lovers by Hawthorne Heights (edited by Suki) ok, i'm leaving now. farewell!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Wings of an Angel...*shoots self in head*</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:41:36 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Ok, fine. I know, the title sucks, but ya know I'm really unispired right now to come up with something clever or cynical...so yeah, wings of an angel it shall be. get over it and Myou, one word from you and I will sew your mouth shut with the hair from one of Setna's many tails. *cradles the kid-safe scissors and plastic toothpick that will be used as a needle* <br />
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In case I have any unobservant readers here I am not myself today. I'm different somehow. (hm, wonder why...) but yeah, i'm not feeling bad at all! I'm feeling almost perfectly happy, yet a little annoyed at my two younger brothers. (James and Joe) James is almost four and ever since I got back from a long day at school has done nothing but scream and cry...and scream and cry....and scream and cry and hyperventilate (sp?)...you get the point. Joe is going through a stage in his ever so short life compared to my own where he can't stop butting into conversations and is constantly saying something negative about everything that happens, all that I say, all the objects i own or come in contact with, my friends etc. It's really irratating!!! and anytime I go near the phone, even if I'm not planning on using it, he accuses me of wanting to call one of my friends and tries to get my mom or dad to keep me off the phone because I "stay on the phone for hours and *whiny voice* NEVER play with him!!!" it bugs the hell outta me! I can usually just ignore him and even now that I have my conscience and heart back I still find it hard to shrug off. I think I just need to get away for a weekend...away from the noise, the drama...away from reality...oh what would I give to enter some sort of spiritual world far away from here...not paradise, but it would be close to it. and there I'd find the love i'm looking for and i'd just live in peace with my love. i wouldn't care if there was sickness, disease or pain in that other place...as long as I could get away from here and just be with the man I would love. <br />
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anyways, now that the rant is over I can be as normal and cheerful as realistically possible. Now that I've cooled off and am no longer irratated I have begun to realize how much homework and studying I should start on...now I'm stressed. great. but whatever. as Nizstche said, "what deesn't kill me makes me stronger" but then again, what defines strength? is it physical force, mental achievment or is it the power of the heart/soul/inner-thought-person-thing? I guess using Nizstche's quote in this context would mean physical strength and even possibly mental. hmm...I'm having very profound brain-things inside my head work too hard right now. I just need to lie down before I hurt myself. <br />
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in fact, that is what I plan on doing...just not now. well, my 'conscience' or what's left of it tells me that I should get myself a cup of Chai Latte, sit down with a book and relax. I think I will listen to myself and do just that. <br />
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Farewell, <br />
Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>There is a Time for all</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:27:43 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ The new year, 2007, is very near. It seems as if 2006 six just happened. man, it sucks, I just got used to writing 06 on all my school work, now i'm gonna have to change to 1-whatever the day is-07....that is going to take a long, LONG time to do. Time, such a difficult thing to take in. all the sudden everything revolves around Time. I have to make decisions based on time, wait for others to have something happen before I can figure out what I need to do, which takes time, and I have to step aside and let Time heal the pain of the past without being able to comfort of even empathize with a certain person that is very dear to me. It's unnerving just sitting while that someone is in pain and not being able to help...it's one thing I think I actually hate and fear. Oh God, why can I do nothing? There must be something I can do. I guess my New Year's resolution will be to come up with some way to help those who are unable to be helped, to never give up even when all odds are against me, just to live without so much thought, to enjoy life as we can never know the length of our lives or whether or not we'll ever have a second chance, to love and be loved, to be in a state of love...a state of true love, to understand what it means to love and to learn that some things are above me and cannot be helped by my interference and to just BE. Now that I know what I must do, I hope that I have perhaps inspired others to take some of these resolutions for themselves and maybe, just maybe I can be of service to this world. I'd like to wish everyone here and even those that are not here with us now a Happy New Year and give those special to me my best wishes for the years to come.<br />
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Happy New Year!<br />
<br />
~Suki~<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Merry Christmas!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:48:03 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Merry Christmas all my wonderful friends! you've all been great and have made me feel loved! A special thanks to the following and special Christmas wishes as well:<br />
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<a href="http://chaos-valkyria-xeru.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/c/h/chaos-valkyria-xeru.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="chaos-valkyria-xeru" /></a> ~ Love you guys!<br />
<a href="http://searing-hell-lion.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/s/e/searing-hell-lion.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="searing-hell-lion" /></a> ~ ditto<br />
<a href="http://iraa.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/i/r/iraa.png" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="iraa" /></a> ~ hate you...j/k, you know I love you both!<br />
<a href="http://betrayedanguish.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/b/e/betrayedanguish.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="betrayedanguish" /></a> ~ Merry Christmas you dork!<br />
<a href="http://lightangelsky.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/l/i/lightangelsky.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="lightangelsky" /></a> ~ Have a happy holiday!<br />
<a href="http://zenniliae.deviantart.com/"><img class="avatar" src="http://a.deviantart.com/avatars/z/e/zenniliae.gif" width="50" height="50" alt="" title="zenniliae" /></a> ~ Have a good one!<br />
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There are others that have made my day/hour/moment, but I don't have the time to list them all and they wouldn't read it here anyways, so yeah. <br />
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Merry Christmas all!<br />
and a Happy New Year!<br />
<br />
Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Sacrifice for luv = Sacrifice of luv</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:08:13 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ It's been a while since I last posted here. I've been busy getting last minute school projects done and practicing for concerts, church rehearsals, birthday parties and my Nana coming down...I didn't think I'd have time to do any of the above. Now the only problem is I have TOO MUCH TIME!!! I am sick with the dreaded flu; the flu that paranoid parents get their kids shots for. yeah, now I see why they do...the flu SUCKS!!!! well, I'll get over it eventually.<br />
    It's almost Christmas! As Christmassy as my house and family is, I am sorry to say that this year I am just not feeling the Christmas spirit at all. I don't know why, but every year as I get older I lose a little bit more Christmas cheer. Maybe it's just because I'm sick, or maybe I'm just getting too old to want gifts and too poor to give any. I guess that's what it is. I feel guilty about not being able to give many gifts and still accept gifts from others.<br />
     That's enough whining though, I seriously need to brighten up! I'm out of school until January! weeee....nevermind, that didn't really work. good feelings gone. ya know what I should do? I should just stop writing until I feel like I have something happy to say cuz I hate this pity-party-crap-stuff...I really do. <br />
     well, you probably won't get another journal til the new year, so enjoy the holidays everyone! get high off eggnog and take care not to get run over by a reigndeer (sp?)....<br />
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Wishing you Peace and Love this Christmas (or whatever December holiday you celebrate),<br />
<br />
Suki (the elf)<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>four...such a lovable number...</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:10:52 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ ...sorry to be so random. It's an inside joke with some people/best friends etc. I'm sorry if I worried anyone with my last journal entry, but I was just having a bad day and needed to vent. Since I couldn't to anyone of my friends I had to do it here where the whole world of DA can read it. I'm so smart eh? oh well, I'll move on...I would say more tonight, but my mother is forcing me off to go practice piano. I get to play at my church on Christmas! weee! the only draw-back is that my piano teacher will be there too and is sooooo damn picky about every little thing and the bad thing is she doens't even go to my church, yet she's totally taken over the whole Christmas music stuff!!!! that's what gets to me most, but I'm sure it'll be fine. well, I gotta go.<br />
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Peace and Love,<br />
Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>Am I depressed?</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:23:32 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I don't know, am I?<br /><br />Greetings whoever is reading this,<br />
I feel like such a whiner and a turd. These feelings of oppression and the queasy feeling in my stomache have not left me for 24 hours. I am waiting for something...or rather someone to tell me something horrible. I am without hope that we (certain people with whom this problem concerns) can get through this. I had hope before, but that hope, that false hope has flown away with the flocks of blackbirds into warmer lands. Even with all these feelings of hopelessness and the realization of the inevibility of the horrible things that will come to pass I hate to remain trapped in these events. I want to move on, to not be held back and depressed. These desires seem selfish though, I mean, those certain people I spoke of earlier will suffer much, and wishing to leave them in the past just doesn't seem right, but at the same time I know they love me enough to wish me to carry on my life without them. What should I do? I know not of what has happened these past 24 hours, but no news is bad news to me. if the worst happens and they all leave my life forever, should I move on and fake a life of happiness but slowly lose my soul and whatever heart I possess? or do I just dwell in what I have lost and openly show my sorrow in their absence?<br /><br />I guess I'll never know... ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>Tagged</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:14:49 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ yay, I have been tagged....woopdi woopdi blah...<br />
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Rules: The 1st player of this "game" starts with the topic "6 Weird Habits//Things About Yourself" and people who get tagged need to write a journal about their 6 Weird Habits//Things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 6(I don't know 6 so I'll only do a couple) people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says "You are tagged" in their devPage comments and tell them to read yours...<br />
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Okay, let's see...6 Weird things about me....<br />
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1. I have had over 20 crushes on various anime guys. some have lasted only an hour or so, and others have lasted weeks/months. ^^ can't help it, anime guys are so much hotter than "real" men.<br />
2. my psychiastrist says I'm a schizophrenic, but we disagree. <br />
3. I know all the scenes to The Lion King, Sleeping Beauty, The Emperors New Groove and other Disney movies as well as all the lyrics to Disney songs. (I can also play some of them on the piano.)<br />
4. I am an annoying B!%(h who LIKES to stick her nose into everyone of her friend's buisness. really, I do. I even degrade myself to the level of 'matchmaker' for my close friends. just ask them, they'll tell you how horrible I am! *friends nod*<br />
5. I like screamo-suicidal music, although I'd never touch a blade...I just like the way the music sounds and sometimes can relate...oh, did I mention I can fall asleep to Story of the Year and Hawthorne Heights? lol. yup, I can!<br />
6. I have already planned out the top 10 most likely forms of my own death. wanna hear em? well, I don't care if you don't, you are gonna. (1) I'm going to choke on air. (2) fall off a cliff. (3) get sucked up into a tornado and dropped into a barrel of toe jam. (4) struck by lightening. (5) burned alive from one little teenie tiny match. (6) either the sun or a comet will beat down upon me. (7) somehow I will get a poison ivey leaf down my throat and into my lungs. (8) I'm gonna go back in time and either the dinosaurs will rip me apart, or Naraku will weave me into his twisted plan to kill and torture every organism on the face of the earth! (9) suffocate from too many sharpies. <br />
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Alrighty, about me....<br />
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1. There is only one word to describe me: MOODY or maybe EMOTIONAL...they're both the same anyway. but yeah, I can be soooooo damn sweet one moment, even to people I don't like, but if someone says/does something I don't like/approve of, then I CAN(won't always) blow up.<br />
2. I have a big family....aka four brothers, one brother-in-law, two sisters, one sister-in-law, a niece, three nephews and over 25 cousins. <br />
3. I enjoy drawing(mostly manga/anime stuff), playing, singing, and listening to music, writing is sometimes fun, I love being up high...I was meant to have wings, and I have to potential to do embroidery. the only problem is I don't have the time anymore.<br />
4. people take me too literally when I am sarcastic, and when I'm sincere they assume that I am being sarcastic and or lying.<br />
5. I was homeschooled until high school by my Mother.<br />
6. I am, as my friends call me, a vicious Roman Catholic Republican who doesn't care about poor people and only wants the rich to benefit. I'm gonna die for that, but ya know what? I don't care, you Democrats can shoot me for all it matters. that would only rid me of my pain and prove that Democrats are ok with killing innocent people who wish to express the freedom of speech our country is supposed to possess! *pant pant* <br />
*continues as if nothing happened*<br />
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I hereby tag:<br />
Zennilae, Betrayed Anguish, and for the heck of it, Searing-Hell-Lion<br />
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sorry, I don't know how to put the little avatar pics up here. <br />
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well, you guys know who you are and had better all(excepting Searing-Hell-Lion) participate!<br />
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luv ya guys/gals!<br />
Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>crap monkeys</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:56:14 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ 'Lo all!<br />
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I have just been called a sucky-monkey. nice eh? Newho, "I am a leaf in the wind, watch as I soar." *shiffle* in honor of Wash from Serenity, and those of you who are totally oblivious, you suck and will watch Serenity or else every moment of your life (which won't be a very long period) will be a raging torrent of pain and misery!!!!! Bwhahahahahaaa!!!!! <br />
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*finally takes a breath* ahem, moving on...I'm hyper....and random....and the usual profound brain things inside my head have become as evanescent as happiness. my karma ran over your dogma....weeeeeeee!!!!! <br />
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just so you know, it is 11:50 pm and I usually go to bed around 9:30-10:00....so I am tired and so is meh bud Hiru. maybe you will hear something relatively informative tomorrow after I retrieve the lost brain things inside my head that no longer exist in my empty shell.<br />
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nighty-night<br />
Suki<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>El Diablo!</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:10:00 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Oh El diablo, your mustache sways in the wind!!! *goes on singing like a maniac*<br />
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*cough cough* Ahem, sorry bout that. Just a little inside joke that I had to get out of my system. TGIF! and not only that, but Hiru is comin over and that makes me very, very happy....not to mention I got a 98 on a history test! but setting my vain side aside...(hmm, side aside...kinda funny how that sounds.) I'd like to send out a big THANK YOU to Iraa for drawing a picture for me. <br />
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THANKS IRAA!!!!!!!!!!!! I wuv u 2 pieces! <br />
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my Mom hurt her wrist yesterday and got some sort of hairline fracture so I have to help her with little everyday things. i don't mind too much. I would say more, but she needs my help so I must take my leave.<br />
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nice being back here again after a few days,<br />
Suki<br />
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Quote of the day-<br />
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"There are two kinds of people in this world: the rightous who believe themselves sinners, and the sinners who believe themselves rightous."<br />
<br />
By- some really wise dude who I can't remember the name of but will in a few minutes due to my luck<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>Flying away</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:25:51 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ I am happy today. I got my first real report card yesterday and made all A's. yay me! and maybe, with a little bit of luck my friend Takahiru can come over this weekend. <br />
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I'm also happy cuz I finally finished a picture I've been working on for three months on and off. It's my latest, please check it out and comment.<br />
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I don't have much time, just thought I'd update the journal a bit and let anyone who cares know that I have not killed anything or wish to kill anything at the present time.<br />
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I'm still taking requests for pictures/poems/songs. <br />
<br />
Anna'ilae anna'ilae,<br />
Suki (s)<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>GRRRRR!!!!!!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 13:05:17 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ To Hell with the world!!!!! I just spent twenty of my precious minutes to write a journal a moment ago and I accidentally hit the backspace key and it did something to the computer and put me back at yahoo. I pressed the forward button to come back here, but my whole entry was gone!!!!!<br />
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I am EXCRUCIATINGLY DISPLEASED!!!!!!!!!! and now I have to get off the computer so I can't try to write what I was going to. yarg!<br />
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hope your day is better than mine,<br />
Suki<br />
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ps. I'm still waiting for someone to request a picture/song/poem. Please, anyone, you don't even have to know me, just request something!!!!!!!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~silhouette-of-life</author>
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                <title>My moods are swinging on the swingset almost every</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:43:48 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ They're coming to take me away haha! They're coming to take me away haha hehee hoho away to the funny farm!<br />
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I have no clue where I heard that song at, but one day me and my friend, Takahiru, just started singing that...it's our little tradition now. <br />
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Anywho, just thought I'd say a few words since I have the time. I don't know what is wrong with me, but it seems that my moods keep changing every day or so. I wish I could have more control over myself...but oh well. I go from being really hyper and happy, to being either super sad, or super stressed/angry/worried out of my mind. <br />
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Right now I am kinda procrastinating, I'm sitting in the unnerving calm before the storm, just waiting for the storm to swallow me up into the darkness that will never cease to be. I wish the inevitable didn't have to come and that I could continue being carefree, but life without trial is a lie...a waste of time...a time to be spoiled and never fully or even get anywhere near grasping the true meaning of being alive.<br />
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Hard times, war, pain, death--they were put here for a reason. sure they may not have been intended at first when the world was made, but they do serve a purpose. And believe it or not, something good always arises from pain. I know I sound too hopeful and optimistic, but it is the truth. If you just look at everything that happens and look at why it happened or even just what happened before it, you will see that without certain painful events, that good thing never would have taken place. <br />
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Ok, so you may not notice it for a long time, even years perhaps. It all depends on the situation, but I challenge anyone who has had something bad happen in their life tell me that nothing good has ever happened as a result of it. Sure if anyone did, it would totally blow my theory, but hey, why should someone try to ignore the truth? It's still gonna be there whether you want it to or not.<br />
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Anyway, I'm really sorry this entry is so wierd, deep, philosophical etc. but that's just what kind of mental state I'm in. I'm in my pondering-the-fate-of-the-world state of mind. I have to question everything...I guess I'll talk later after another mood swing. <br />
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Peace and Love,<br />
Suki<br />
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