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Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
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1:08 am
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Tell me a secret. Tell me a dream. Tell me something beautiful or ugly, joyous or sad. Tell me something in your heart.
Anonymous comments allowed.
current mood:  curious
current music: Der Blaubeermud -- E Nomine
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(49 Enlightened Gardeners | Plant Some Wisdom)
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| Tuesday, January 6th, 2004
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4:21 pm - I WON'T grow up ...
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"And if it means I must prepare
To shoulder burdens with a worried air,
I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up
Not me, Not I, Not me!
So there!"
Woah, today is my last day, legally, as a child. I'm turning 18 tomorrow.
How very odd.
I don't want to be growned up. :(
It's strange, you know. All those times you think you'll never make it to 18. Then you do, and it's like, "The heck? Where did the time go?"
Ah well! Time to be all seriousness and adultish. Tomorrow I must start doing very adult things. Like umm. Paying taxes. Yeah. I'll get started on that. And umm. Get married. I'll do that tomorrow, too. Telling children to be quiet so they can hear my stories about how tough it was when I was there age. And suing people. And getting an ulcer. Umm. This really doesn't sound all that fun.
I think I'll just chop off the 1 and be 17 going on 8. Yes.
No, I really will spend tomorrow in a very growned up way. I'm going to go see Peter Pan, read my new pirate books, and work on writing my fairy tales. After all, I always did want to be a writer by day, superhero by night when I growed up.
current mood:  indescribable
current music: I Won't Grow Up -- Peter Pan
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(32 Enlightened Gardeners | Plant Some Wisdom)
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| Thursday, December 25th, 2003
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3:54 am - Happy Holidays!
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Someone broke into my house!
He didn't take anything, but he did eat all the cookies and drink all the milk.
He also left a sooty trail from the chimney, and there's a curious smell of reindeer.
I'd call the police, but I'm not sure they'd do anything when it's just cookies and milk. Besides that, he left a whole bunch of pretty boxes with ribbon. Curious.
Merry Christmas everyone, and to any "bah humbug"ers out there, *hugs* to you. :)
( Pictures, pictures ... )
current mood: festive
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(12 Enlightened Gardeners | Plant Some Wisdom)
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| Tuesday, December 16th, 2003
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12:07 am - Dear kitty
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I've fallen in love.
My parents and I were out looking at Christmas lights tonight. We stopped at one house, and I got out to take a couple photos. I was only able to snap one when this orange and white kitty came walking along the fence.
"Oh, hello there, kitty!" I greeted.
"Merow," dear kitty returned politely.
Dear kitty then jumped down from the fence and walked right up to me. Dear kitty sniffed and licked at my exposed toes (I was wearing sandals. I know it's December. I live in California, mind.) and then thoroughly rubbed itself around my legs. From inside the car my parents were getting anxious:
"Remember, I'm allergic to cats." My dad warned.
"Come back in the car now! It might have fleas!" Said my mom.
But I could not come back in. Puddles can not move, and I had melted into one, watching dear kitty roll onto it's back, just begging for a tummy rub.
"Come on, I'm really allergic!" said my dad, who really doesn't care much for cats to begin with, allergies or not. Just a couple moments later dear kitty hopped onto the hood of the car.
My dad sighed and then spoke for dear kitty, "Oh, is this the guy I'm suppose to torture?"
But dear kitty had no ill intentions. Dear kitty was just inspecting me further, and wanted a better view. Dear kitty then climbed up to the roof of the car, at which point my mom hurriedly closed her window. Dear kitty looked at me softly, and then climbed back down to the hood. Dear kitty stayed there for a few minutes, and my parents became more and more anxious. "Scat cat!" I heard my dad say faintly from the fortress of the car.
"Come here, kitty!" I smiled and ran up a bit of the sidewalk, patting at my leg for it to follow me. Dear kitty immediately jumped from the hood and ran right up toward me. "Oh, what a good kitty you are!" I gushed and stroked it behind its ears. I then headed back for the car, but dear kitty was still following me. My heart broke at the thought of having to leave dear kitty, but I knew my parents were growing extremely impatient. I hurriedly got back in the car, and dear kitty watched me sadly. My dad drove off, and I watched dear kitty observe the car driving away before turning around and hopping back onto the fence.
I wish I could have taken dear kitty home with me. *sighs* I really hope it has a very nice, warm home of its own. Dear kitty really was the sweetest kitty I've ever met.
( Stray cat strut. )
I do hope the two black strays who patron my backyard won't be angry with me if they smell the scent of a strange and different kitty on me, though.
current mood:  touched
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(26 Enlightened Gardeners | Plant Some Wisdom)
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| Monday, December 15th, 2003
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5:07 pm - All about you
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Normally I don't post memes, but I think this one is pretty neat ... Please do reply to it. :)
Post something about yourself!
I know very little about some of the people on my friends' list. Some people I know relatively well. I read your entires, etc, and we may even chat on aim. Others, we may never talk at all, and some of you just may be lurking in general, for what ever reason.
But here's a thought: why not take this opportunity to tell me a little something about yourself. Any old thing at all. Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's so and so...he likes this." Tell me anything at all, as random as it may be.
I'd love it if every single person who friended me would do this. Yes, even you people who I know really well. Then post this in your own journal.
current mood: curious
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(58 Enlightened Gardeners | Plant Some Wisdom)
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| Tuesday, December 9th, 2003
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1:17 pm - Holidays
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If anyone would like to do anything for me for Christmas, my request is the same as last year: a good deed to another person; helping them out with something, cheering them up, or even just a sincere compliment; and a good deed to yourself; read your favorite book or watch a favorite movie, take a long hot bath, ect. :)
I also think lil_shvibzik has the best wish list I've seen. But then, she's always awesome like that. :)
What would you all like for Christmas?
I wish for each of you absolute happiness, and strength in times of the greatest adversity. I know the holidays can be a very lonely time; they're a bit lonely for me right now, too; but please always remember that you are very cared about and loved, and that even in the moments where you think not a person cares, chances are that there is someone out there thinking about you right at that moment and wondering how you're doing, or reflecting on something you said that touched them, or smiling at a happy memory that involved you. Please have a good holiday. :)
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(40 Enlightened Gardeners | Plant Some Wisdom)
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| Wednesday, November 26th, 2003
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6:13 pm - Happy Thanksgiving!
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Well, tomorrow is Thanksgiving ... it's been quite a year. I've been to the ER, made a lot of changes in my life, lost a good friend in a car accident, spent the final days of my grandfather's life with him, and nearly lost my house in the fires. I have a lot to be thankful for.
I'm thankful for my friends who have remained true and steadfast, and have seen me through all the difficult times I've faced. They give me strength and hope. I'm thankful for my friends who have allowed me to be there through the difficult times they've faced, because it gives me a chance to witness how remarkable they are and how they overcome the obstacles they thought they couldn't. I'm thankful for my friends who I don't get to talk to as often, or hardly ever hear anything about outside of their LJs. They still touch my life, and I care about them and what they go through. I'm thankful for my dear friends who have passed away, because they lived beautiful lives and I still feel their spirits live on.
I'm thankful for my family, who sometimes can be the ultimate lesson in tolerance. I'm thankful for my chance to know that my grandfather was going to die before he did, so that I could find out that his favorite color is blue and his favorite food is bacon and eggs, and that he loved my grandmother more than anyone else in the world before I would lose the chance to know these things. I'm thankful that I had the chance to sit on the floor by his bed and hold his hand while he slept. I'm thankful that I got to see his beautiful blue eyes one last time. I'm thankful that I got to hear his voice talk about how he met my grandmother. I'm thankful that he lived and that I knew him.
I'm thankful for my trip to the ER and that I was placed in a room with a woman who may not have lasted the night, because it reminded me how precious life is and that no matter what I'm going through, there are always other people who are facing worse and need prayers, thoughts, comfort, and consideration. I'm thankful I wasn't in her place, and if she did make it through the night, then I am immensely thankful for that. If she didn't, then I'm thankful that she's no longer suffering the pain she was in.
I'm thankful that I almost lost my house to the fires, because it proved to me how little it all mattered. I had all my treasure with me already; my parents, my pet parakeet, and my own chance at life. I'm thankful for all the people I met who were refugees from the fire and that I was able to offer them the little that I had. I'm thankful that the majority of people have good hearts and will help each other out in any way they can when it's desperately needed.
I'm thankful for my digital camera because it's given me a chance to capture the things and moments that are precious to me; from a moth landing on a flower, to dandelions, to the way the light shines from a window, to rose petals, to snails, to the last photo of my grandfather that was ever taken.
I'm thankful for all the amazing things there are to discover in this world. No matter how much I learn about or explore, there's always more to be sought. I think I'd be very bored if it were ever possible to know everything.
I'm thankful for laughter and smiles, tears and sorrow, compliments and criticisms.
I'm thankful for the world. I'm thankful for mountains and oceans, deserts and and forests, dandelions and roses, lizards and rolly-pollys. I'm thankful for so many different cultures with so many different people who through all the differences, still each have the same beating, passionate heart.
I'm thankful for the universe. I'm thankful for each and every mystery. I'm thankful for every star in the night sky. I'm thankful for everything contained.
I'm thankful for love. Out of all things, I am most thankful for love. Love which is unselfish and cares only for that which it feels is best, because I believe more than anything that love is the pulse of life.
What are you thankful for?
current mood:  thankful
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(16 Enlightened Gardeners | Plant Some Wisdom)
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| Wednesday, November 19th, 2003
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1:14 pm - Phone Post:
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| Saturday, November 15th, 2003
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4:22 am
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| Friday, November 7th, 2003
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7:57 am
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I wish that I could have a little treasure box in which to keep bits of music, a comforting touch, curious facial expressions, the tenderness of a voice saying something sweet, the scent of an afternoon, a charming laugh, the flutter of eyelashes, and the feeling of living in the moment.
current mood:  calm
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(16 Enlightened Gardeners | Plant Some Wisdom)
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