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neglected.</span> </span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Across from me, five of my brothers are suffering from the same life I’m
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decayed beauty, I mourn. I mourn over my own deteriorating body</span>.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>I stand here
in this corner, surrounded by lights and bricks and magnificent designs. I
stand here in this corner, eaten up by the lack of attention, swallowed up by
dust and cracks and scratches. I continue to stand here, in this corner,
waiting. Waiting for somebody to save me. </u></span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-79113944522328327152013-01-20T13:28:00.000-11:002013-01-20T13:30:59.890-11:00Active Verbs<h3>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Active verbs can make all the difference in a writing piece. They make cliche descriptions come alive. Here goes my attempt at using active verbs, while describing the hallways at school:</i></span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>With the ring of a bell, they were off. Words flew through the air at the speed of their own scurrying feet, The bumping of backpacks, the slipping of supplies, and the active apologies, all initiated by a single repetitive tone. Minutes, students, and faculty pass. They fill the classrooms, and what was just chaotic becomes peaceful. The halls are now empty and class begins.</b></span></h3>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-785605408818539122013-01-20T13:22:00.001-11:002013-01-20T13:23:10.707-11:00My Children's Story<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-size: large;"><b>If I was the author of a children's story, I'd probably fail miserably at first. I'd have to attempt to write it like nine times before coming up with a decent plot. I really have no clue what my moral would be.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #274e13; color: white; font-size: large;"><b>Luckily, in my creative writing class, I wasn't alone. I was working with great minds to come up with a solid story. Our collaboration was a success, because we came up with a great plot and an important moral.</b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-45234080490490652822013-01-20T13:18:00.001-11:002013-01-20T13:18:10.194-11:00Things I'm Thankful For<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; color: cyan;">I'm thankful for the three F's: Family, Friends, and Food. </span></b><div>
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; color: cyan;">I'm thankful for the opportunities I have, meaning school and education.</span></b></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #20124d; color: lime;">And last but not least, on behalf of myself and females everywhere, I am thankful for Nutella. </span></i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-20971629692738726182013-01-20T13:13:00.001-11:002013-01-20T13:13:29.993-11:00Listing Fears<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><u>Of all scary things: spiders, ghosts, evil clowns, children laughing in the dark, my biggest fear has to be losing somebody close to me. It hasn't happened yet, and I don't know exactly how I'd react if it did. I love everyone in my life so much. Yes, everyone. Even the people I don't like. I know that doesn't make sense, but It's true. </u></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><u>I can't imagine life any other way than it is now. With different people, or without some people. Everyone has impacted me immensely, and I'd like them to keep doing that. Forever. Even though I know that it's impossible. </u></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><u>I don't wanna expand on this topic any further. It's too scary. </u></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-37750536624780757512013-01-20T12:59:00.004-11:002013-01-20T12:59:56.221-11:00Thoughts on Revision<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b>Honestly, I absolutely hate revision. It may be a stubbornness issue with me. When I actually do revise, my pieces sound much better. Actually, I think I need to revise more often, because it really does help. I just don't like the thought of getting out of my comfort zone. Sometimes I feel like when I revise, I'm changing my initial thoughts. </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b>Oh, and I just thought I'd say this: I didn't revise this post before officially publishing it. That should say enough about my stubbornness.</b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-84385731342142083442013-01-20T12:52:00.001-11:002013-01-20T12:52:23.153-11:00Tickles My Fancy #2: Ride Warrior<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> The click of the belt told me one thing: it was time. I grasped the cold metal bar in front of me, and took a deep breath. Looking down, I could see tiny people, all waiting, dreading their turn. Far ahead of me was a sparkling, blue beauty of a lake, reflecting intense beams from the bright sun above me. My heart raced, my feet planted, and I sat back, waiting. I could hear prayers in the air, anxious tapping, and last minute sighs. With a simple release of breaks, </i><b>we were off</b><i>. I heard clicks of wood and metal, one after the other, faster and faster until we reached a gradual stop. At this point, my heart was bound to beat right out of my chest. My sweaty palms could no longer keep a firm clasp on the metal bar in front of me. I was shaking, praying. I felt as if my eyelids were ready to rip open. They couldn't remain shut any longer. My stomach felt like it was supporting my entire body weight. Now, my knees were giving up, and I was ready to fall.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>And then we were off, once again. </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffd966;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #4c1130;"> I don't know why, but I've been having flashbacks of my first time at Cedar Point. I was such a wimp at the time, refusing to go on roller coasters, fussing about having to walk long distances, and constant complaining about the heat. But hey, I was like nine. </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #4c1130; color: #ffd966; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> When my family finally did talk me into riding a roller coaster, I was still terrified. Not only was it my first time, but I was going to ride the Millennium Force. Yeah, tough stuff. I ended up having a blast, and when I went there again a few years later, I rode just about every roller coaster they had. I now consider myself to be a ride warrior. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-67994866815833679242013-01-20T12:36:00.000-11:002013-01-20T12:36:07.249-11:00Observations #3 Choir On The Stairs<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #660000;"><b> I'm incapable of reflecting much emotion into words at the moment. The sweet voices have left me speechless, breathless. They fill the room with powerful sounds that mirror their own souls. All I want to do is listen.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #660000;"><b> Ten minutes pass, and I'm back in class. I'm now able to collect my thoughts and ponder on my observations. The sight was beautiful. I was standing on top of a staircase, but it felt like I was on top of the world. The voices of the choir were lovely, but they were not what caused me such surprising satisfaction. It was the fact that they were my own. My fellow students. People that I know and see every day.</b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-25338710855121164152012-10-12T14:24:00.000-11:002012-10-12T14:24:42.112-11:00Her Mother's Face<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><u>Her Mother's Face </u>by Roddy Doyle inspired me with a new way of thinking. Those of us who are blessed with having both parents alive and present tend to be a little bit unappreciative. Since we don't know how it feels to lack the feeling of knowing our parents, we don't notice exactly how important it is to have them. </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I'm not even joking, when I got home the day I read <u>Her Mother's Face</u>, I hugged and kissed my mother like I've never done it before. It's amazing how much the misery of others affects the way one thinks of their life. My life is a blessing.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Other than the fact that this book made me realize that I'm such a careless and cruel teenager, it also provided me with some happiness. I got really happy when the author described Siobhan's mother to be easy going, fun spirited, and not serious. My mom is exactly the same. I don't know why that made me happy, but it did. I enjoy making connections with fictional characters.</b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-44908988324719273192012-10-12T14:01:00.001-11:002012-10-12T14:23:46.788-11:00Lifting a Line
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>What is writing?</i> <b>A reflection of our thoughts.</b> And our
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<!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-33082859740555663272012-09-30T14:05:00.000-11:002012-09-30T14:05:11.194-11:00The Blogging Experience<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #4c1130;">I've never been one to really share my thoughts with anyone other than myself. I've always been very cautious about who gets to read my writing. In fact, I'd say the only human beings who have read my writing are my teachers, and the occasional close friend. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #4c1130;">When my creative writing teacher required that we must keep a blog for the class, I was pretty nervous. I didn't know if I was ready to put my thoughts out there for everyone to see. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">I was overwhelmed with the fact that I had to put down my notebook and pencil, and get on the computer to write. I'm so accustomed to writing things in a private journal for ME and only me. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Now, a few weeks into this whole blogging experience, I can proudly say that I am an in-love blogger. It's awesome. I feel so free, like no one can tell me what to do. I'm more comfortable with letting strangers into my brain, allowing them to mingle with my thoughts. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Maintaining an active blog is easier than I had imagined. </span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-71792048637767833042012-09-30T14:04:00.000-11:002012-09-30T14:04:29.216-11:00My Real favorite blog<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A while ago, I posted a link to a blog called the "To Don't List"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I did found that blog pretty funny, I have to say that it is far from my favorite.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whoever runs it is doing a terrible job, they update once every 2 years. (I'm exaggerating a little bit)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am now following a different blog, one that is run by one of my favorite people on earth:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The one and only Jenna Marbles.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She has always been my favorite youtube-er, and I've always been loyal to watching her videos almost immediately after she posts them. I knew she had a blog, but I wasn't really motivated to follow it. Now that I have a blog, the situation has changed entirely. I love checking out her new posts. They're inappropriately HILARIOUS.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AND, she updates it pretty often. I don't think I'll ever get bored of the classic Jenna filled humor that is found on her wonderful blog.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click the link on the side to witness the epicness.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-64176426008571232402012-09-30T14:03:00.001-11:002012-09-30T14:03:56.464-11:00Inspirational Story<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b>When I was younger, one of my favorite books to read was "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein.</b></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b>It's a book that consists of many poems; some short, some long, some funny, some random. I loved every single one of them.</b></i></span></div>
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<tr><td colspan="2" valign="top"><pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><i>There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends. </i></b></span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><b>At a young age, I didn't look beyond the cool details and the awesome wording. Now that I'm a bit older, </b></i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><b>I think I've found the meaning behind it.</b></i></span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><b>Shel Silverstein is telling his readers that there is a place better than the world we live in, and it lies in our</b></i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><b>imagination. To get there, we must get away from a world of corruption, and settle in a state of innocence.</b></i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><b>He is telling us that everything comes to an end, and we shouldn't live our lives letting this affect us. We should</b></i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">live with minds like children, and we </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">should aim to reach our own state of happiness and relaxation.</span></b></i></span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><b>Or something like that...</b></i></span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><b>My interpretation has inspired me to write a poem. Please allow me to speak to your heart, open your mind, and </b></i></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">hopefully </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">reach your inner kid...</span></b></i></span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>We're stuck in a rut of maniacal nonsense,</i></b></span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>we're leaving our imagination small and rusty</i></b></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>while we dwell over our evil consciences. </i></b></span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>We're living apart from childhood fantasies</i></b></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>and grasping a state of bitter corruption.</i></b></span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>we can embrace the heaven that awaits us all.</i></b></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>
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<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>A child can see that it is peaceful</i></b></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>in the place where innocence lies.</i></b></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>We must learn to follow the path of our minds</i></b></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>leading away from the dark forces holding us back.</i></b></span></pre>
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<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>There, in a world of free creativity,</i></b></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>where our inner child overcomes us,</i></b></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>we will find the answers to our misery</i></b></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><i>and live among the youthful magic.</i></b></span></pre>
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So cute, so tiny, so delicate. I miss staying up late at night, snuggling with a little furry feline. </i></span><br />
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I've had several kittens in the past, and they all end up being taken away from me, for different reasons. It broke my heart every time. I just miss coming home, stepping on my porch, and noticing that there is a beautiful little fur ball waiting for me at the window. I miss watching my kitty go berserk when I shake the can of cat food. I miss having it fall asleep in my arms on long nights. </i></span><br />
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One of the kittens I had was particularly strange. He would wake me up every morning, but not by meowing or scratching the door.. He would sit on my head. I'd be woken up by the lack of oxygen and a weird feeling of having a furry face.</i></span><br />
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I remember how funny it was to watch my mother run away from something so tiny. She'd climb random things, and occasionally lock the poor kitten in the bathroom. </i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd; font-size: large;"><i>She'd never let me get another one, she doesn't want to take the chance of giving me another responsibility. I can barely handle my two parakeets.</i></span><br />
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But caring for a parakeet is not the same. With a kitten, I feel like I'm caring for my own child..a feeling that made me warm and fuzzy inside.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd; font-size: large;"><i> Oh how I miss all of my kittens.</i></span><br />
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I sound like a crazy cat lady.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-27675245815606596612012-09-30T14:02:00.000-11:002012-09-30T14:02:04.261-11:00"Isn't My Name Magical?"<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><b>The poem "Isn't My Name Magical?" by James Berry made me realize that a name is not just a form of identity, but it is a natural form of awakening an inner soul.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><b>Hearing your name being called sparks a sense of curiosity, as Berry suggests in his poem.</b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">"My sound switches me on to answer like it was my human electricity"</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">This makes me think of class. When a teacher says my name while talking, I automatically look up and pay attention, even if he/she was just using me as an example.</span></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><b>I don't know if this is weird, but whenever a teacher says words like "remember" or "remind," my senses strengthen. The beginning of these words sound like the beginning of my name, and they get my attention EVERY time. </b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">A name is just a word, and it's unbelievable how one specific word can have so much meaning to one specific person.</span></span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-44451120251392864092012-09-23T15:35:00.000-11:002012-09-23T15:35:25.418-11:00Little Nate Dog<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">While looking through some old photos, I came across this one.^</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">It's me and my younger brother, who I care for deeply. <i>This picture gave me goosebumps.</i> Even at a very young age, I felt the need to protect him and love him with all of my heart. <b>These feelings will never change, no matter how old we get.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">I know that I don't stress it enough, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">but I really do love you, brother.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">Your complaining can make things really tough,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">but I wouldn't settle for any other.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">I will provide the best protection,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">I will share with you my entire heart.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">I will guide you into the right direction,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">We will never be apart.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">But now you're growing up you see,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">and it's hard for me to bare.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">seeing you on your own frightens me,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">and it's all because I care.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">I know that life is a brutal endeavor,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">but remember I will be here forever. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">I love you Nate Dog.</span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-17627233054794396642012-09-23T15:34:00.002-11:002012-09-23T15:34:46.962-11:00Finding Perfection<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b>A green blanket of lively trees hover over the grass beneath me. It creates a wave of shade, with patches of sun creeping up at me. I can feel the cool, crisp air sail through my pores and provide me with surreal relaxation. </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b>I look up, and there it is.</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><i>It's not a building. </i>It's a masterpiece.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b>It stands tall and firm, wearing light brown bricks and a smile.</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b>It's beauty flows through the air, blending with the wind. I hear leaves. They're dancing. Dancing to the beat of beauty.</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b>Then I look to my left. </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b>My ears surprise me with the sound of zipping engines.</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b>My eyes betray me with the sight of a polluted atmosphere.</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b>My nose punishes me with the smell of gasoline,</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b>and my thoughts fill me with a feeling of despair.</b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b>The busy street is attracting the attention of curious human souls, but I will not fall victim. </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><i><b>I will not let the beauty of nature stand overlooked. </b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><b><i>I quickly drift my senses back to where they belong. I cancel out all of the excess noise, and focus on the sound of silence. </i>This is where perfection lies.</b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-19321148436074177572012-09-16T15:55:00.001-11:002012-09-16T15:56:13.243-11:00My Guilty Pleasure<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">Every time I'm in a bad mood, I turn to one thing to cheer me up. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">It's not food,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">it's not a song,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d5a6bd;">and it is not a person.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3;">It's the Retarded Running Horse!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMXYE_50Ts">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMXYE_50Ts</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">I find it inappropriately hilarious. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d0e0e3;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d9ead3;">I don't know what it is about this video, but I can never get sick of it. I have a feeling that it might have to do with the song in the background. It sounds like a laughing donkey. Enjoy :D</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-67593719353967607902012-09-16T15:44:00.002-11:002012-09-16T15:44:29.122-11:00Not Exactly Perfect<div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: large;">She walks in, and he's just sitting there. Two steps closer, he puts his book down, and just looks at her. There's something about his meaningful glare that gets the best of her. She wants to turn away and leave. But why? Why does she want to leave the only person who understands her, the only person who cares? </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: large;">He loves her. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: large;">Everything is so perfect, yet so far from it. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: large;">Why does she dislike the presence of him? </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: large;">She's afraid of his judgement, even though she knows that he would be the last to judge. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: large;">All he wants is for it to work out between them. She says she does too, but deep down, there are doubts crawling inside her confused body. She has yet to find out what she is made of. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: large;">He calls her beautiful. But only him, and she hates that. She doesn't want HIM to be the only one who cares, but he's all she has. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-88146034330643981052012-09-13T13:30:00.001-11:002012-09-13T13:30:36.206-11:00Looking for a laugh?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://todontlist.blog.com/">http://todontlist.blog.com/</a> <------Okay. It's pretty easy to get me to laugh, but that doesn't change the fact that this blog is hysterical. I viewed it for five minutes and I've already decided that it was one of my new favorite things to read. I don't even know if the writer intended for it to be humorous, but regardless, it is. </span><div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: #4c1130; font-size: large;">Check it out!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-54822789474962011762012-09-12T15:10:00.001-11:002012-09-12T15:10:28.875-11:00Mirror Mirror<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Look into the Mirror and what do I</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Find in myself at a quarter past nine?</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Is this really who I want to be?</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Can this be the real me?</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Can this be?</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>It's not the same</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>looking in the mirror.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>I can't find the pieces </b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>That made me </b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Into who I was before.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>I'm looking for something more.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>I need to see.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>I need to be.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>The girl that once was</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>looking back at me</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>In the mirror.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Trying to hide behind</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Someone else's identity.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>It's not mine.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>I need to see,</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>I need to be,</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>The girl that once was</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Looking back at me,</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>In the mirror.</b></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Searching deep inside,</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>I need to let go</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>And let the truth break through the mirror</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>that's keeping everything inside.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>I don't want to remain</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>So insane.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Mirror, Mirror.</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Can you hear her?</b></i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-3246542364171044302012-09-12T14:35:00.000-11:002012-09-13T13:32:19.022-11:00I Want To Believe My Parents<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: large;"> Almost every single time I meet someone new, the first thing they notice is the fact that I have pretty big eyes. And while I usually just take their reactions as compliments, sometimes my train of thought whistles back to my roots. Starting with my name. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;">Reema.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: large;"> My parents have always told me that the meaning of my name is </span><i style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b6d7a8;">"baby deer with beautiful eyes,"</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: large;"> in Arabic. I loved it! Come on, who wouldn't?</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"> Little did I know, my folks have been...stretching the meaning. I just looked up the actual Arabic definition of it, and it turns out that my name is just a version of the name "Reem," which means </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">white antelope.</span></i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>White antelope..</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ead1dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>..Baby deer with beautiful eyes.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Close enough. </b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625725444291611020.post-37227739745437427132012-09-10T13:52:00.000-11:002012-09-12T14:36:46.704-11:00Six Word Memoir<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Confidently </i>insecure.<i> Perfectly living in </i>imperfection.</b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107935777993955331noreply@blogger.com0