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I write for many reasons. One of them is to communicate. After seven months, I return to communicate to all you who visit me here.

I want to communicate the things I have realized, the journeys I've undertook, and the experiences I've suffered. For you to be entertained, illuminated, and perhaps to achieve greater understanding who we are and I am.

I miss reading, viewing, and sharing discussion on your expressions. And I also miss receiving the rare good critique of mine.

Hopefully I will use my time here well.

And hope you enjoy.

Best wishes,

Shengzhi

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/22658872/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/22658872/ Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:37:24 PST [link] . Anyone interested in continuing to read my work, go there.

After over a year on DA, I have finally decided to leave. I'll probably be on every so often to look at art or writing, but I'll no longer be actively posting.

Initially, I wanted to post on DA to show more people my work and to receive feedback. I want to thank everyone who gave their support, especially Meaghan who has commented on nearly everything I wrote. Thanks Meaghan! And thank you everyone!

I have felt for a long time that though though DA encourages me to write more, it's not really improving me. In terms of reading, at this stage, I think the classics would be better; and in terms of improving my writing or discussing, I think finding people in my college community (anyone at Dartmouth here?) would be better, mostly because of the proximity.

This last part is what I will be focusing my energy (writing-related-wise) on after leaving DA. Please wish me the best of luck in finding kindred spirits

Having said that, if anyone wants to contact me, please email at shengzhi1 at gmail, or drop a note (I won't be disappearing tonight). I would be more than happy to discuss writing, arts, or just life, etc. with you.

Again, thank you to everyone who commented for your encouragement, and everyone who posted deviations for your inspiration and enjoyable work, which made many of my days livelier and better. I hope that I was able to help someone through my writing, even if just a wee bit of further insight.

It is truly amazing how we, of so many differences--place, age, creed, and more--can all connect through the web.

Thank you all, and good day.

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/22485518/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/22485518/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:43:03 PST
So, I've recently ordered a text and a metronome from Amazon.com. Today, I pick up the package from my university mail depot. To my shock, the box looked like a rabid dog mauled it. Inside, the usual board+plastic wrap+advertising was non-existent.

My text has a few "holes" on some pages. Well, small holes, so that was okay. Annoying, but usable.

But my metronome wasn't there. For a second, I felt my fate directing me to not play piano.

Whatever. I was not too pleased about that.

So I called Amazon customer service. I said I didn't receive my metronome and that their box was incredibly beat up.

And the lady said "We'll send you a replacement ASAP."

Wow.

There were no questions, no harassment, just no shit.

That's pretty cool customer service.

Amazon.com CS +5

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/22352617/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/22352617/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:32:36 PST
Here is my list of my 6 best and worst things of 2008 and 6 resolutions. Feel free to share yours or discuss in the comments!

6 Best things
Got back into playing piano
Started learning Chinese
Still keeping in touch with some good friends from high shcool
Become a lot better (?) at stuff after being inspired by the smart kids and high standards at college
Tutoring business [link] tha friends and I started is bearing the fruit of hard work
Still writing poetry

6 Worst things
My college's Mock Trial team totally lacks teamwork
Still not good at socializing with strangers or acquaintances
Software business [link] has not budged... :'(
Procrastinated lots on assignments (though this has gotten a LOT better since college)
Wasted time, with PC games, overindulgence in drama series
Haven't really made any good friends in college yet

6 Big Goals (Resolutions)
Make two (or more) really good friends in college
Savor (yes savor, not just read) a thought-provoking book every two weeks. I've been reading so little these past couple of years--and I remember I DEVOURED novels in middle school.
Exercise at twice a day, every day.
Be vigilant for and enjoy eye-opening things. You know, the feeling when you see something, and it's like, "Wow! That's really cool!" I like that feeling, and I feel it opens my perspectives and makes me into a better person.
Refuse to procrastinate!
Stop wasting time on useless things!

Wow, so I just realized 4 of my 6 big goals are to counter 4 of my 6 worst things.

By the way, you'll notice it's 666, which though symbolic of the Devil (?) in the West is super lucky in China (and the Far East), indicating prosperity.

Any tips for me on my goals or outlooks? Have similar or different resolutions or lists? Please share

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/22138042/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/22138042/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:34:59 PST
If you want me to give you comments (of this or other kinds) in return, I will (provided it is on writing, since I don't really have the know-how to comment/critique on other things).

And, you are awesome whether you comment on this or not

Thanks!

And Merry Christmas to everyone!

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/21789908/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/21789908/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:25:30 PST I think I have done every single one you have...well, here goes;

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Dear dutchsun,

I don't really know how to tell you this, but our horoscope doesn't match. I think I realized it when I changed tennis shoes with George Bush and his wife and I saw you carve your initials into my penpal in Ghana. I'm sure you're ashamed enough to understand the Middle-east. I'm returning your ring to you, but I'll keep your collection of butterflies as a memory. You should also know that I always have felt dirty before our friendship.

In pain,
sphoenixee
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-> How you do the Letter Meme:

Dear (the last person who left a comment on your journal):

I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ___2___ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___ .
___12___,
-Your name-

1. What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn't match
Grey - You're a pervert
Yellow - I'm selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You're a loser
Other - I'm in love with your sister


2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes


3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kabob - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women's clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife


4. What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - I saw you carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out


5. What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United's goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk


6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
House - Scarred
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed


7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I've felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn't exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we're cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this.
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I'm allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I'm open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks


8. What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader-poster
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from LA
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your memories from the military service


9. The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your photo
C/D - The oil stocks

E/F - Your neighbour Martin
G/H - My virginity
I/J - The results of your blood-sample
K/L - Your left ear
M/N... ]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/21688737/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/21688737/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:02:17 PST
Good thing I am home this Thanksgiving Good feeling. See some friends, visit family, nothing beats that. Bad thing I have huge essays due right after break. Very few things beat that. I suppose I'm living on the edge, you know? *ok no more corny jokes*

After quite a spectacular amount of poetic output in the past month or so, it's slowed a lot this week. Maybe finals will encourage me to write more (if my essays don't slaughter me). I wander when the next creative spurt will happen.

~~FREE STUFF~~

I'm in a really open and social mood right now. So,

Of late, I've done quite a bit of web development. I'm working with talented poet ~fly-0008 to build a site for her works. Looking forward to that very much. Anyone else interested in *FREE* website, drop me a note (see [link] beforehand).

I am also taking writing requests for poetry regarding many topics of your choice. No one took up my offer last time--dejected completely :'(--but hopefully now will be better.

Finally, anyone interested in doing collaborations on...writing, website, making money off the internet (yes, I have done this a few times), competitions (that are open to college kids)...all welcome to drop me a note.

And, if you want to talk--especially about writing, philosophy, religion, or arts--I would be so very happy to talk to you.

I really am in a very open and social mood tonight. Hope someone takes me up on at least one offer

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope everyone can take it easy for at least a couple of days and get a good rest!

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/21537324/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/21537324/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:56:59 PST
You can see some websites I have made:
[link]
[link]
[link]

Two requirements for my services: most important 1) you are committed to the project, not want website for 1 week and then disappear on me, and less important 2) if you make money using the site, I expect a small return.

Finally, I found a treasure of poetry! Check out ~GothiqueHobbit! She has awesome stuff XD

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/21132703/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/21132703/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:16:11 PDT

I am looking for good people to read; recommendations are highly desired.

Here are mine:

Poets
Favorite ideas - ~Modernromanticist - Some of the most rich and beautiful ideas on life I have ever heard of. Sadly, this great deviant is no longer active.
Favorite poetry - ~Poetic-and-Pathetic - Some of the best poetry I have ever read. Unfortunately, this amazing deviant is no longer here either.
Who I think has most amazing potential - *innocent-shiver - When I was 14, I was not anywhere as close. My belief is that poetry skill develops greatly in the teenage years, as evidenced by many authors' greatest works coming from this period. I also think that I have developed enormously in the last couple of years, if not in skill at least in variety of content and style. I cannot wait to see her progress.
Most recent excellent find - ~ija8879 - Just found him tonight; looking forward to enjoyable reads.
Stable Creator of Fine Works - ~Megami-kun - I have read her works since my first days on DA, and she has continually produced new and fine poetry.

Poetry
Favorite modern poetry - [link] - I dislike modern poetry, but this deviation is a goldmine.
Favorite narrative poetry - [link] - I am not very familiar with narrative poetry, but this is without doubt one of the best examples I have seen on DA.
Favorite lyric poetry - Lyric poetry is my favorite kind of poetry, but I could not find a favorite while browsing my Favorites. I think I must have high standards here or something of the like... My favorite would probably be among one of ~Poetic-and-Pathetic's pieces, but sadly neither she nor her works are here.
Favorite philosophical poetry - [link] - Great ideas like always.

Own Poetry
Favorite short poem - [link]
Favorite love poem - [link]
Favorite narrative poem (more like one of the only ones I've written) - [link]
Favorite 4-line nature poem - [link]


That's my list. Share yours

Thanks.

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/21054677/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/21054677/ Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:56:54 PDT [link] ,

001. Name → Shengzhi
002. Nickname → None at the moment that I use. Other people use Shen, Phoenix, Sheng, G, and probably more.
003. Status → single
004. Zodiac sign → Capricorn, horse.
005. Male or female → Male
006. Elementary → Too many, about 6 or 7?
007. Middle School → Wasatch JHS in SLC
008. High School → Shrewsbury HS and Mass Academy in MA (USA)
009. Smart → most people I know think I am. I don't particularly have much liking for the word.
010. Hair color → black.
011. Long or short → short
012. Loud or Quiet → depends on the mood, the people I am with, the weather...
013. Sweats or Jeans → sweats are more comfortable
014. Phone or Camera → not quite sure what the ? means here
015. Health freak → far from it
016. Drink or Smoke? → nope
017. Do you have a crush on someone? → I wish nah.
018. Eat or Drink → I'm still alive, aren't I?
019. Piercings → no
020. Tattoos → no

FIRSTS:
023. First piercing → no
024. First best friend → hard to say, HS if it's someone who I still keep in touch with
025. First award → grade school? kindergarten?
026. First crush → I have no idea.
027. First pet → sadly, none.
028. First big vacation → Going to some place in China when I was like 3 and didn't remember nothing.
030. First big birthday → mm...no idea. none for the last many years because it is not my style.


CURRENTLY:
049. Eating → nothing
050. Drinking → water
052. I'm about to → go to bed
053. Listening to → quiet. Thank god--people in the building across and my across have stopped with their loud music.
054. Plans for today → sleep. work on mock trial. do some home work. practice martial arts. read some literature. hang out for a bit. eat. take a shower. lots more.

YOUR FUTURE:
058. Want kids? → certainly
059. Want to get married? → it would make life much more flavourful, and though I have a bland taste, flavour is enjoyed
060. Careers in mind → entrepreneur, lawyer, teacher of various sorts, farmer

WHICH IS BETTER WITH GIRL/BOY?
068. Lips or eyes → eyes be the windows to the soul, that do they not say?
070. Shorter or taller? → both have their charm
072. Romantic or spontaneous → platonic and consistent not sure, hard to say.
073. Nice stomach or nice arms → whatever happens to be
074. Sensitive or loud → sensitive. There's enough noise from my neighbors' amplifiers already...
075. Hook-up or relationship → relationship
077. Trouble maker or hesitant → disciplined and decisive...mm, hard to say.

HAVE YOU EVER:
080. Lost glasses/contacts → don't use these.
081. Ran away from home → thought about it, no.
084. Broken someones heart → possibly? I am horribly at understanding these things.
085. Been arrested → I worked with arrested people, but never switched roles.
087. Cried when someone died → motion pictures are quite compelling--yes.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
089. Yourself → yes
090. Miracles → ok
091. Love at first sight → yes
092. Heaven → yes
093. Santa Claus → nope
094. Sex on the first date → it happens, but will I do it? with my conservative feudal mindset? I'm no hypocritical knight in silver, just a poor farmer with his hoe.
095. Kiss on the first date → Same as with sex.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
097. Is there one person you want to be with right now → too desiring sleep to think about this. noone sticks out particularly.
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life → "seriously" happy? Sometimes blithely happy...but not seriously.
099. Do you believe in God → not the Christian one, or anything similar, but yes.
100. Post as 100 truths and tag → this not a question.

*yawn* sleep time. wow, this is my first journal in four months. remarkable.

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/19099111/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/19099111/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:19:30 PDT
Now that summer is about a third over (summer vacation, summer, that is), I would like to review my plans, goals, etc. This list will probably end up being very similar to what I wrote in beginning of May, but it never hurts to think about ones plans. Hopefully, my plans will be of interest to some people too; regardless, I enjoy the process of reflection
So, first, my businesses. Stop the Trial ([link]) is going somewhat well at the moment. We just had a certain internal difficulty which I won't speak about, but otherwise things are moving along and most importantly, it seems likely everyone is very excited about it. That is _always_ a BIG plus! For those of you who don't know what Stop the Trial is, it is a software company founded by some friends and me that creates legal education/training software. Right now, we're developing our first product called "I Object," which is a trial simulation software that allows the user to make objections, and through its interactive learning techniques, enhance the speed and accuracy of those objections. Not only is it a great opportunity for me to learn a little more about law while honing my software skills, I think our idea is truly novel (or rather I believe its novel based on our market research, which, I must languish is far from complete). Plus, it's fun to work with good friends, and the potential money is not exactly shabby. Anyhow, I need to work hardcore on this tomorrow. Need to have stuff to show on our meeting early next week--right now, this stuff is nonexistent :'(
Besides Stop the Trial, I also am working on State Tutor ([link]), which is a tutoring company another friend and I founded. We just moved forward with a new semi-private tutoring initiative, for both test (mostly college entrance exams) and academic tutoring. Our company has the amazing ability to offer semi-private tutoring starting at a mere $12/hour and still make money, which I personally have not seen anywhere else (that price I mean). Unfortunately for me at this moment, that semi-private tutoring also requires a bunch of web programming, which I must admit I am not up to do. I _thought_ about how to do this for something like 3 hours before starting it, then messed around with various Drupal modules for another 3 hours, and finally knew what was going on (only partially). Now, I think I know how to do this (albeit the method I ended up using is not quite so technically amazing, and not suited for more than a few orders a week--in other words, it's easy to get things confused; well not easy, but if there's very many orders it is. However, I can rewrite the code later and fix this problem, noting that if we do get enough customers to make my current code method confusing, I'd already had made at least ten grand by then, after which, I'd be very happy to write some more code ). Soooo, if anyone does want some tutoring in Massachusetts at very affordable prices (semi-private is amazing price; our private prices are lower than any other company we know of, and we have very well qualified tutors), just drop me a note or sign up/contact us on the site ([link]).
So, in addition to these two ventures, I have a few more (my God, how many businesses does this kid have??). There's always my Amazon Marketplace business, which is a steady bread-winner. Will continue doing that, and probably step it up a bit more. Hopefully, I can rake in 1k for college (as in 1k in savings; the rest will be consumed by buying gas ($75/week!), some food, and everything else. Then, there's my web design business. I have one client right now, who I'm designing a commercial site for (she sells art cloth). I'm not intending to get any more, with the possible exception of bartering my web design services for martial arts lessons. Reason being mainly that I have so much other computer-related things to do, and I already am looking at Drupal (the web design software I use) far more than I want to. (Hey, I love Drupal, but 7 hours a day on it can get not too fun, and more importantly, it's very bad for the eyes).
My eyes. I have become increasingly concerned about this. My sight has worsened and worsened this past month; the change is quite noticeable. I have no doubt that it's because of my looking at the computer all day. Partially, this is unavoidable because of work, but partially, I think I can reduce my computer usage by playing less games and the such. I think the best thing to do is to set a limited number of hours per part of the day. For example, perhaps 2 hours in the morning, 2 hours in the afternoon, and 2 hours at night. The very bad... ]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/17703987/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/17703987/ Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:34:20 PDT
1) Write more poetry - I can't believe how little of this I've been doing this lately
2) Recite more poetry - I went to this art festival at my school last night, and it reminded me of reciting poetry...I truly have so much to work in terms of voice and such, but still I think I have decent talent, so that with hard work, I can do some good stuff
3) Read philosophy - Yay Nietzsche. Hopefully I can finish at least one completely book by him. I've also read lots of revolutionary writings lately, and want to continue with reading those.

Yup, that's pretty much it. A lame list I know, but I seriously need to work on writing poetry again.

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/16870492/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/16870492/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:51:30 PST
Thanks to that, I started recording poetry again: [link]

I recorded 4 Keats poems today (ah, I love Keats). The microphone was least messed up on this one: [link] (Yes, my mic is still messed up because it clicks every so often...)

I hope you enjoy

If you want to comment/critique/say anything, feel free to comment here or on the linked pages.

--sphoenixee--

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/16534746/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/16534746/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:27:48 PST
To cut to the chase, I am selling my origami online. The stock consists of:

10 Swans [link]
10 Cranes [link]
5 Dragons [link]

Prices range from 4.50-5.50 USD + S&H (as set forth by Amazon).

If you want to buy any other origami model that I've folded (see gallery), I'll gladly sell it to you either personally or via some type of web interface.

Yup. Hopefully my listings don't languish

Cheers,

~sphoenixee~

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/16450908/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/16450908/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:12:23 PST Put an 'x' next to the ones that apply to you, total the numbers and then that's the age you're going to get married.

[x] I know how to make a pot of coffee.
[x] I keep track of dates using a calendar.
[ ] I own more than one credit card.
[ ] I know how to change the oil in a car.
[x] I know how to do my own laundry.
[ ] I vote every election.
[x] I can cook for myself
[ ] I think politics are exciting.
[ ] I balance my checkbook.
[ ] My parents have better things to say than my friends.
Total: 4

[ ] I show up for school/college/work every day early.
[ ] I always carry a pen in my pocket/purse.
[ ] I've never gotten a detention.
[x] I have never smoked a cigarette.
[x] I have never gotten completely trashed.
[ ] I have forgotten my own birthday at least once.
[x] I like to take walks by myself.
[ ] I've watched talk shows.
[x] I know what 'credibility' means without looking it up.
[ ] I drink coffee at least once a week.
Total: 4

[x] I know how to do the dishes.
[x] I can count to 10 in another language.
[x] When I say I'm going to do something I do it.
[x] My parents trust me.
[x] I can mow the lawn.
[x] I can make adults laugh without being stupid.
[ ] I remember to water the plants.
[x] I study when I have to.
[.5] I pay attention at school/college.
[ ] I remember to feed my pets.
Total: 7.5

[x] I can spell 'experience' without looking it up.
[x] I work out on a regular basis.
[x] I clean up my own mess.
[ ] The people at Starbucks know me by name.
[ ] My favorite kind of food is take out.
[ ] I have gained weight since middle/high school.
[ ] The first thing I do when I wake up is get caffeine.
[x] I can go to the store without getting something I don't need.
[ ] I understand political jokes the first time they are said.
[x] I can type quickly.
Total: 5

[x] I have realized that the weather forecast changes every hour.
[ ] My only friends are from my place of employment.
[ ] I have been to a tupperware party.
[ ] I have realized that no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job.
[ ] I have more bills than I can pay.
[ ] All(most) of my friends are older than I am.
[x] I can say no to staying out all night.
[x] I use the internet every day.
[x] My wardrobe hasn't changed in a while.
[x] I can read a book and actually finish it.
Total: 5

Total :25.5

That seems rather old to me, but honestly, I have no ideas when I'll get married and certainly no plans at the moment.

Yup. Random

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/16341783/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/16341783/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:12:32 PST
1) For this request, creative writing includes both poetry and prose, though I must admit I am much more skilled with poetry, and you will likely get better results that way.
2) Please be specific in your requests, and give relatively specific topics (e.g. "write a nature metaphor on the ephemerality of life" is specific, whereas "write about nature" is not). Also, please be specific in the format (supposing you want a specific format; or you can just say "write in whichever form you'd like"), and keep in mind that length of the work will probably be under three or four pages unless I'm very interested in the topic.
3) You can choose any topic so long as it does not involve excess profanity, extreme violence, or sexual perversions.
4) Upon completion of the work, please critique/comment on it!
5) If you want, I can also write the work in calligraphy on parchment (or paper), and mail it to you as an art piece. For this, you will need to commission me. Rates are variable.
6) That's all. I would love to get requests from you guys!

Looking forward to this

~sphoenixee~

]]> ~sphoenixee http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/16123003/ http://sphoenixee.deviantart.com/journal/16123003/ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:46:23 PST Wow, I just used so many adjectives right there…
Anyhow, I just updated by gallery page a lot, so now there’s folders for everything to make it nice and neat. I’ve also posted an enormous amount of stuff lately…DA eats up time in big bucketfuls 
Finally, I really want to thank all you guys for commenting on my works! It’s really encouraging, whether praise or critique. Good feedback is one reason why DA is so awesome. So, thank you so much!
Merry Christmas and best wishes for a prosperous new year to all!

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