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  <title>Emotional Illuminations</title>
  <subtitle>.,-=/^' 片想い '^\=-,.</subtitle>
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  <updated>2008-10-07T07:57:42Z</updated>
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    <title>[I love Heroes. Here's why!]</title>
    <published>2008-10-07T07:55:13Z</published>
    <updated>2008-10-07T07:57:42Z</updated>
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    <content type="html">I love &lt;span class='ljuser' lj:user='heroes_meta' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://community.livejournal.com/heroes_meta/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif' alt='[info]' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://community.livejournal.com/heroes_meta/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;heroes_meta&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and want to post my summary of scintillating tidbits about a show I dearly love. And by dearly love, I mean laugh about all of the stupid fanfiction it spawns and advoiding all the comms that would include such indominable drather.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, I shall concede with speaking on characters close to my heart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;Oh Parkman. You and your misguided adventures in the African sandbox&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;The "Pac-Man" name on Heroes really does sting a little. Just because he's a bigger man doesn't mean he doesn't have a sweet body. And by sweet, I mean he's a high-risk candidate for diabetes...Or that he ate too many doughnuts when he was on the force, and THAT stereotype really kills the legitimacy, too...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think I'm in a little deep here, but gosh, I love Matt and wanna cuddle him and his "Pac-Man" self forever... Atleast, until he gets over the underlying self-loathing from being cheated on and all that. Until then, I wanna be that little dot in his path. But the power-up-can-eat-ghosts one, not the smaller one. I know I'm not tiny.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, if his visions continue, he may become Emo Club president with Momo and Peter, instead of being just a lowly pledge. It'll be like a family reunion! Although the other members are too stickly... and over compensating with their powers or injection of said slot-machine powers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hiro and Unspecial-so-far-Ando hijinksing it up in Level 2&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Ha. They are special, but not seriously special, and not homicidal, so they just go on Level 2. And I like that Skippy just pops in AFTER they get the vent open and mend things enough to hitch our cuddly timetripper partially into the accomodating hole up top. So since they AREN'T that special, the have a more-accessible escape route. But then DUNDUNDUN Skippy has poppeded in and shazam! We're all still confused. But now, have warmfuzzies from Ando's admittance of undying &lt;s&gt;love&lt;/s&gt; friend-faithfulness and seeing Hiro shoved into a vent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know it wasn't just me, however, who thought when Hiro was digging up the key to the future, he was digging up his dad. Even though I had the sneak peek of David Anders being a "special guest star" and it was the last possible scene of the show, I still thought "Dude, he's digging up his dad, too." Y'know, because the whole tape thing and remote controlled obvious safe opener bit was too obvious. I thought there may be a creepy curveball. Maybe Ando can revive dead people like with "Pushing Daisies"...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I mean, Kaito was pretty western-thinking with his interaction with the Company, but I can't remember if Kaito had a good Shinto/Buddhist cremation or not. I think Kring just snipped that out, along with what Kaito's SUPER POWERS WERE, BECAUSE THAT IS INSIGNIFICANT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sylar, or Gabriel, or The-Artist-Formerly-Known-As-Sylar, plays house&lt;/b&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;The geeksmex of glasses and a house smelling of waffles filled with plastic kid toys spurred my ovarian-driven urges, but upon seeing the politically-themed apron, such thrills were instantly quelled. I guess Kring thought the "Kiss the Cook" style would be baiting the ruthless fanficcers out there. However, since he's a super dad now, he has fingerpaints immediately on hand to scribble the future out on a kid's canvas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But with the kid named Noah... What OTHER genetic programs are going on with Company funds? ;-;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adam, the sexiest noncorpse ever&lt;/b&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;Just a glimpse was all I needed to amp up the flames of desire, but they were immediately halted! Not really, but for goodness sake... I mean, I love him and his alcolism, but chokeholding the guy who finally lets him out of the casket is just rude.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Monica, the visual learner&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I miss you, bb. I'd love seeing you with Mohinder because you'd be a useful sidekick/helper, instead of a whining vagina. Monica could totally immobilize Momo before you attack her. And then we'd have Momo²!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mohinder, the spouse-abuse stopper&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;So he uses his supersonic hearing to stop spousal abuse in his apartment? From a racist, no less? How many southern stereotypes can we get in this show? We already have Meredith trailer-parking it up in Cali with the silent!Bennett, super-pooch, and the abandoned cougar. Seems he become Roachman, proving that all living beings in NY turn into cockroaches or atleast develop skin allergies. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DUDE. So, in season one, that was totally Momo from the future popping into Sylar's cell for a conjugal visit! AHHHH THE SLASH IS INFECTING ME.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even so, Momo needs to set Maya on fire. She's so annoying with her rear hump from-behind hug on Momo... Trying to replace Sylar... Dear, I hate slash with fandoms, but when I myself become infected and am impatient with characters who are totally creepotastic with one another... It's a weird sign. Not bad, but that the show is warping me like this is too disturbing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, I must remove you from my favorite character level. You were favored because you were unspecial and intelligent. Now you're special and &lt;i&gt;special&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Claire the brown, Supiidosutaa/Speedster the MILF, Knox the bulgyeyed supertrio&lt;/b&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;This is a weird turn of events. Claire is on eternal PMS-mode and trying to match her hair to her outfit without looking too mallgawthy with black. Knox is grouching about trying to kill children. Supiichan is all skittery about trying to raise babies with Parkman and catch Peter who did nothing to bother her. Now, there's no reason for these three to come together and work, but they do and it still seems clunky. Now I'm just confused but heteroused by Claire's little outfit and MUCH LARGER EYELASHES.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;And others I don't care to make witty boldface titles for. Don't take it personally--You're nice and all, but I just want to stay friends&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Angela Petrelli, you make Hiro sad, and your dialogue makes me sad.&lt;br /&gt;"You're not special, you're a disappointment...But you're special" What? The wtfery in this episode is screwier than usual. Atleast we got to see Adam again, in the end.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HRG. You were pretty much absent here in the episode, but no worries! Sylar is taking care of Mr. Muggles and raising a son in your house while your daughter rampages around in leather with non-matching hair. You're lucky Sylar hasn't discovered the stash of Mr. Muggles Munchies. Mr. M totally stole the recipe for Scooby Snacks after you used the wrong important files for potty training pads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Odd African Dude. Just one question... What good are those headphones if there's no place to plug in your battery charger... Wait, where is the Diskman?! Quite a conundrum, you are, Mr. Stereotypical African Man.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sylar's eyebrows. You may be hiding behind his distinctly-sexy HRG-styled black frames, but you shall rise again!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Knox. I'm glad, at some point, you die in a quite horrible way. I don't know why you "suck in" fear, I just know that, while your ability is far beyond the average kool, you're a tool... Or you're actually a deep character with a neat background. But Monica still has you beat for best racial minority + power. Roachboy in NYC doesn't even rank.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peter. You're still sorta dense, but cute in your fluttery-eyelashes reaction to a Sylar!hug. Good job not flying out of the house with Sylar a la Furaiingman pre-Pasbeard and not totally nuking the mortals involved. I mean, yeah, the kid wasn't gonna make it even if Sylar didn't nuke out, but Daphne/Supiidosuta/Awful Haircut MILF had a future. I couldn't see Knox making a good family man, considering the stereotypes employed on the show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niki/Tracy/Jessica/Barbara/probably Molly? You confuse me. Not because of your complex acting style by any means, but by how many names I have to remember when associating your face to the show's character list. Totally the cornercutting method of extending the character list without paying actors more. I like it, though, that you have an automatic thaw function with your freezing thing. Science is dumb in action!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nathan. Way to go. Now we know you die an untimely death in the show in the future due to your snotty little brother. We always knew Peter would be the fall of you. Things could still change, but I hope you also don't pull a Clinton/Edwards mix of scandal with your unstrokey wife. She's better now and a wonderful MILF, too. Because, again, employing the stereotypes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Molly. Gosh, you're getting pretty and I love it that it's actually Adair hitting growth spurts and avoiding the awkward phase in her real-life growing up. Looks like we'll have some great emoing moments with you and Parkman soon. I'm excited!</content>
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    <title>lol chichiris_chica</title>
    <published>2008-09-29T03:29:34Z</published>
    <updated>2008-09-29T03:29:34Z</updated>
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&lt;p&gt;You are part of a super secret section of the FBI. You also have the very cool status of "Special Agent". You believe in many conspiracies and know the government is covering up way too much. Now if only you could the Cigarette Smoking Man to stop providing you with the second-hand smoke.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;
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    <title>[Debates]</title>
    <published>2008-09-27T01:35:54Z</published>
    <updated>2008-09-27T01:35:54Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Gahhhhh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;McCain is saying stuff but is too boring for me to breathe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Obama is speaking but saying nothing--his primary specialty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ugh. It's a long, hard road to Nov 2nd.</content>
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    <title>Robot Chicken - Uncle Glen</title>
    <published>2008-09-21T08:12:25Z</published>
    <updated>2008-09-21T08:12:25Z</updated>
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    <title>[Nobody Asked, Everybody Suffered]</title>
    <published>2008-09-20T22:29:46Z</published>
    <updated>2008-09-20T22:30:20Z</updated>
    <content type="html">This letter to the editor in a Richmond newspaper is very telling. I went to the Richmond Times-Dispatch &amp; this letter really did appear in that paper on July 7 of this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From Richmond Times-Dispatch, Monday, July 7, 2008 ~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-07-07-0033.html"&gt;Dear Editor, Times-Dispatch:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each year I get to celebrate Independence Day twice. On June 30 I celebrate my Independence Day, and on July 4 I celebrate America's. This year is special, because it marks the 40Th anniversary of my independence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On June 30, 1968, I escaped Communist Cuba, and a few months later, I was in the United States to stay. That I happened to arrive in Richmond on Thanksgiving Day is just part of the story, but I digress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've thought a lot about the anniversary this year. The election-year rhetoric has made me think a lot about Cuba and what transpired there. In the late 1950s, most Cubans thought Cuba needed a change, and they were right. So when a young leader came along, every Cuban was at least receptive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When the young leader spoke eloquently and passionately and denounced the old system, the press fell in love with him. &lt;b&gt;They never questioned who his friends were or what he really believed in.&lt;/b&gt; When he said he would help the farmers and the poor and bring free medical care and education to all, everyone followed. When he said he would bring justice and equality to all, everyone said, 'Praise the Lord.' And when the young leader said, 'I will be for change and I'll bring you change,' everyone yelled, '&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Viva Fidel!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But &lt;u&gt;nobody asked about the change&lt;/u&gt;, so by the time the executioner's guns went silent, the people's guns had been taken away. &lt;br /&gt;By the time everyone was equal, they were equally poor, hungry, and oppressed. &lt;br /&gt;By the time everyone received their free education, it was worth nothing. &lt;br /&gt;By the time the press noticed, it was too late, because they were now working for him. &lt;br /&gt;By the time the change was finally implemented, Cuba had been knocked down a couple of notches to Third-World status. By the time the change was over, more than a million people had taken to boats, rafts, and inner tubes. You can call those who made it ashore anywhere else in the world the most fortunate Cubans. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And now I'm back to the beginning of my story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Luckily, we would never fall in America for a young leader who promised change without asking, 'what change? How will you carry it out? What will it cost America?'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Would we?&lt;br /&gt;Manuel Alvarez, Jr.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a GREAT thing to think about, because when we get idealistic, we wonder how it's gonna happen a little too late. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just ask Jewish refugees from the 1940s, and they could probably quote this entire article.</content>
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    <title>[Daily Bible Verse Emails]</title>
    <published>2008-09-09T23:04:51Z</published>
    <updated>2008-09-09T23:04:51Z</updated>
    <content type="html">I love it that, in addition to quiet times I can get "random" reminders of God's Love in m inbox, too, and I wanted to share it:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Matthew 5:43-46‏ &lt;br /&gt;From: Today's Bible Passage (subscriptions@bibleverses.com) &lt;br /&gt;Sent: Tue 9/09/08 3:49 AM &lt;br /&gt;To:  Holly&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have heard that it was said, `You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Matthew 5:43-46&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ouch. God really knows how to punch ya in the gut.</content>
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    <title>[Ineffectivity]</title>
    <published>2008-09-08T01:11:10Z</published>
    <updated>2008-09-08T01:11:10Z</updated>
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    <content type="html">I'm somewhat confused about something...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've had tons of know-it-alls coming through on here and on Xanga commenting how wrong I am for being a Christian. I'm not sure why. It's not like they ever make any valid points on why I should "quit" or something, but they just... I don't know why, but waste time commenting on my journal. I often don't reply other than with scripture or just a simple statement of truth and go about my email checkery and eBay wanderings but it is often a highlight of my day, and then I lament it. There's probably something better these humans people usually have more sense than to waste time, so we'll just stick them in the 'somewhat-sentient being category' can do. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead, they grace my claimed webspace with nothing more than hateful comments! I'm actually let down. I thought I'd get some praise or something, maybe like, gifts or candy, *snicker*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yeah, salt and light, that good jazz, but how are these comments bashing Christianity and my relationship with Jesus helping them in any way?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I dunno. Americans, people, are very destructive creatures. Self-destructive, especially. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, more people, comment on my webjournals! Bring it! Because then, I'll be thinking of you, praying for humility God will use to show His power and then His love to show His glory. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not mine. Ever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And never yours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, big bad Americans, Britains, Australians, Germans, Czechs, ANTARCTICANS--Bring your ugliest and ignorant comments and embarass yourself in the process. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Overall, you'll just make me look more popular than I actually am, lol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So be silly, hate me as you hate yourselves, and enjoy your debauchery. 80 years of base sin can't compare to greatest eternal celebration of God's Glory.</content>
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    <title>Writer's Block: Your Username</title>
    <published>2008-08-21T20:13:58Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-21T20:13:58Z</updated>
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&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style='border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;'&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why did you choose your user name? Is there any special meaning or story behind it?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='font-size: 0.8em;'&gt;Submitted by &lt;span class='ljuser' lj:user='lilbananapie' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://lilbananapie.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://lilbananapie.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;lilbananapie&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type="button" value="Answer" onclick="document.location.href='http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=515'" /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=515"&gt;View other answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I always thought my life was to be the quintessetial essence of &lt;i&gt;kataomoi&lt;/i&gt;, or, in Japanese, &lt;i&gt;unrequited love&lt;/i&gt;. I found it odd that the Japanese had a word specifically for that emotion and feeling. I first saw the word in Aya Matsuura's song "Momoiro Kataomoi"--how could unrequited love be so sweetly colored? It's a bittersweetness that transcends the mere thought of "heartbreak"; it's denying the worth your heart has in the other person's eyes. Not only are &lt;i&gt;you&lt;/i&gt; not good enough, the emotion you exude in daily actions is dwarfed by their fanciful expectations of someone "better".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I became a Christian, I realized that for so long God experienced unrequited love from me. In that sameness, I no longer felt alone, and decided to return what fraction of that love shown for me towards others. Yeah, I mess up a lot, say and type awful and stupid things, but that love I've been shown was not in vain in the least. In experiencing His love, I came to understand how to love both myself and others. Especially those who hate me, I feel love for them. Not because they earned it, of course not, but &lt;i&gt;because I was loved first&lt;/i&gt;. That love fills me with love to give to others. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, the underscores are because some other stagnant being is squatting on just &lt;span class='ljuser' lj:user='kataomoi' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://community.livejournal.com/kataomoi/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif' alt='[info]' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://community.livejournal.com/kataomoi/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;kataomoi&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; on LJ XD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But there is no better love than what you can experience from learning about God and His character. The Bible is the longest love letter I've read. Too bad Buddha doesn't give a shit about anyone.</content>
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    <title>[God and His Divine Intervention]</title>
    <published>2008-05-30T09:18:22Z</published>
    <updated>2008-05-30T09:19:09Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.&lt;br /&gt;    Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.&lt;br /&gt;    Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but&lt;br /&gt;    associate with the lowly; never be conceited.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Romans 12:14-16</content>
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    <title>O.O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
    <published>2008-03-25T18:33:45Z</published>
    <updated>2008-03-25T18:33:45Z</updated>
    <content type="html">My close friend Elizabeth... Sent me $200 for my trip... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's the biggest blessing and gift for my trip I've recieved so far... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="7"&gt;O_O!&lt;/font&gt;</content>
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    <title>[Quick question...]</title>
    <published>2008-03-20T03:58:24Z</published>
    <updated>2008-03-20T03:58:47Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Why do athiests say/exclaim "oh my god"?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or even better, why do ppl say "oh my fucking god" when... gods are usually neuter/asexual. ...?</content>
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  <entry>
    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:_kataomoi_:15577</id>
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    <title>[A little template never killed anyone...]</title>
    <published>2008-03-08T20:29:03Z</published>
    <updated>2008-03-08T20:29:03Z</updated>
    <content type="html">I've made a "template" support letter to try raising funds for my MEGASUPERHAPPYULTRAFUN Internship for this summer. I change it to suit my audience. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Dear Members of the Church Body/Family/Community/Faculty,&lt;br /&gt;	Konnich wa, minna-san {Hello, everyone}. Watashi wa Holly Stahl desu {I am Holly Stahl}. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu {It is a pleasure to meet you, please regard me well}. This is a greeting I will use in the near future during an internship in Tokyo, Japan. I will be working with the International Mission Board Tokyo Outreach team in media development showcasing the current Christian mission work being done in the Land of the Rising Sun. Media is the most effective way to share the Gospel today and I will be part of a media team to further this ministry’s work. This opportunity will provide me with a priceless experience to further God’s Kingdom. What better way for me to implement my Print Media degree than in a country my heart cherishes!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God has blessed me after several years of prayer. For 8 years, my love for Japan never slackened. It wasn’t until 3 years ago when I came to know the Lord that my love for Japan would have a purpose—to share Christ with the 130 million people of Japan, 33 million in Tokyo alone. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your knowledge of Japan is limited, here’s a background summary. The country is rife with materialism, hopelessness, and depression. The political climate is unstable and religious observances are merely habitual. Only 0.7% of people in Japan are Christian and many view Christianity as an imperialistic sect intent on disrespecting and destroying Japan’s cultural richness. The volunteer coordinator, Buddy Brents, says there are “over 30,000 suicides per year, almost 100 per day. The youth &amp; young adults of Tokyo, Japan live in one of the world's most modern cities, but at the same time, Japanese young people live in loneliness and emptiness, in spiritual darkness because they have never had a friend tell them of the love of Jesus.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I need your help to pursue this career- and life-changing experience. Airfare prices fluctuate, and roundtrip costs $1,250. My mission trip spans from May 15 until August 6 and will cost $2,450. Any prayers, gifts, or resources you can share to further God’s Kingdom are an incredible blessing. Please make out any checks to “Foothill’s Baptist Church” for Holly Stahl. Contact me or email Buddy Brents, Volunteer Coordinator and Team Leader, at info@imbtokyo.org if you have any additional questions about how to provide on my behalf.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Him, Because He Lives,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(haha room for the Herbie Hancock {Tommy Boy reference here})&lt;br /&gt;Holly Stahl&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="cutid2"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Faculty and Friends of Berea High School,&lt;br /&gt;	Konnichi wa, minna-san {Hello, everyone}. Watashi wa Holly Stahl desu {I am Holly Stahl}. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu {It is a pleasure to meet you, please regard me well}. This is a greeting I will use in the near future during an internship in Tokyo, Japan. I will be working with the International Mission Board Tokyo Outreach team in media development showcasing the current Christian mission work being done in the Land of the Rising Sun. Media is the most effective way to share the Gospel today and I will be part of a media team to further this ministry’s work. What better way for me to implement my Print Media degree than in a country my heart cherishes!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you don’t remember me, I graduated in 2004. I was Key Club Secretary and also a member in Beta Club, Latin Club, and joined the ranks of the National Honors Society before graduation. I worked on the newspaper both sophomore and junior year. I received the Foothill’s academic scholarship from North Greenville University and am completing my degree May 1st in Print Media.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your knowledge of Japan is limited, here’s a background summary: the country is rife with materialism, hopelessness, and depression. The political climate is unstable and religious observances are merely habitual. Of people in Japan, 0.7% is Christian. Japan views Christianity as an imperialistic sect destroying Japan’s culture. Buddy Brents says there are “over 30,000 suicides per year, almost 100 per day. The youth &amp; young adults of Tokyo, Japan live in one of the world's most modern cities, but at the same time, Japanese young people live in loneliness and emptiness, in spiritual darkness because they have never had a friend tell them of the love of Jesus.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I need your help to pursue this career and life-changing experience. You all have served in the growth of my predecessors, and myself, in preparation for the future, during my scholastic tenure. Your dedication inspired my ambition. Any prayers, gifts, or resources you can share will be an incredible blessing. Please make out any checks to “Foothill’s Baptist Church” to the order of Holly Stahl. The numbers don’t lie; a roundtrip ticket costs $1,250. My Internship spans from May 15 until August 6 and room and board costs $2,450. Contact me or email Buddy Brents, Volunteer Coordinator and Team Leader, at info@imbtokyo.org [it is recommended you put “Concerning Holly Stahl” in the subject] if you have any additional questions about how to provide on my behalf.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Emboldened Only by Your Support,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(haha room for the Herbie Hancock {Tommy Boy reference here})&lt;br /&gt;Holly Stahl&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm beginning calls to seek help from the community on Monday because some non-profits around here help with missionaries and then I'll start on the corporations who may still have some money stored away for non-profit/charity donations/tax write-offs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If anyone reading this would like to help, you can send me Paypal donations, too, or if you take up a collection for me or something and want to print off my letter to give to people to help, my word .doc of it has my address and contact information in the header and footer.</content>
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    <title>[What do you do...?]</title>
    <published>2008-03-05T00:23:46Z</published>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:29:06Z</updated>
    <content type="html">One thing has been reoccuring lately and has really bothered me about the opposite sex I've been interested in. It's only lately that I've felt a desire for companionship on a romantic level, but it seems I'm not alone. The thing that has been bothering me, though, is that guys saying things, as if they "can't get a date"...WHAT?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These guys I like, mock lament or mention how they are undesireable, awful, lonely, not getting dates, etc; and it drives me INSANE. ESPECIALLY WHEN they are guys I'm interested in. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These guys have the audacity to say they're lonely and crap, but really, they're just kidding? AND I'M SITTING THERE, LISTENING TO THIS, as if I'm not even there. Even more, as if &lt;i&gt;I'm not even a remote possibility to date&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think I'm overreacting all you want, but these guys whine and moan about how single they are, and what am I supposed to do, should I remain silent?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I usually do is say "it's not &lt;b&gt;that&lt;/b&gt; hard to believe" when they say something like "it's hard to believe any girl would be interested in me."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then, I am reminded that, "&lt;i&gt;Oh... I guess I don't fall into that category of 'any girl'&lt;/i&gt;" ... I must be &lt;i&gt;that&lt;/i&gt; girl no one wants to date. You've heard of &lt;i&gt;that girl&lt;/i&gt;, haven't you? Where someone says, "Oh, &lt;i&gt;that girl&lt;/i&gt; has a third nipple, you wouldn't possibly want to date &lt;i&gt;her&lt;/i&gt;."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Augh, &lt;i&gt;HUMANS&lt;/i&gt;. lol... As if I'm not one... Eurgh.</content>
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    <title>*flutters*</title>
    <published>2008-02-15T02:50:36Z</published>
    <updated>2008-02-15T02:50:36Z</updated>
    <content type="html">This guy I bought a Candygram for, ah, he made me smile a lot today. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was daring enough to buy one (for $3 you get 2 balloons, a candy bar, and a note if you want one sent with it) for this guy I like and, well, &lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I bought it a week ago, I had no idea that this person would start talking to me more in IM. We have long convos now and it's wonderful. Anyway! So after I bought it, this started to happen and I got scared.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why? you may ask. Well, a few months back, he went wiggy and asked if I liked him or something, getting all uncomfortable. I denied it, and things went to "decent" again. Recently, though, he's been talking to me more. I found out the "way to reach his heart" made him a person who loves to recieve gifts, which is why I sent the Candygram.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, in preparation of insanity and wigging out, I sent him this message. Here's the following thread afterwards included:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;In advance, and for your consideration...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11:17pm Feb 13th&lt;br /&gt;I'm sorry for whatever emotional scarring I {will} have caused. No better way to leave a lasting impression, right? [Yeah, there are probably better ways after all. Sorry]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Holly &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;from him Today at 7:36am&lt;br /&gt;what??? [he had not received it yet]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;from him Today at 8:18pm [after our long dinner]&lt;br /&gt;emotional scarring. you made my day. I acted like a an athiest at the golden compass release. hehe. (sorry, i had to come up with something original and cheesy). but no, thank you very much for the kind jesture. I only wish i had a way to repay you. It is nice to know there are good friend around who care. MUCHAS GARCIAS!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Chris&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;p.s. i know i spelt it wrong. ba dum chi! :P&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That made me really happy. At dinner, our tables were separated but after about 10 mins of him at one table and me and friends at another, he asked us to scoot out and thus brought our tables together with me at his right. XD I think he got tired of glancing over ever 30 secs to see me, ;D Then we exchanged silly candy hearts that were decorating the table and sat in relative silence to one another (it's what we do, lol, we're so awkward). Then, he sat with us a LONG time (he rarely does that, he usually eats and runs) and when we all left he took my tray for me. ^^&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was so nice tonight. Then to come back to him nagging me in IM to read his facebook message:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;him (8:18:51 PM): sorry? what a goober. check yo facebook!&lt;br /&gt;him (8:18:55 PM): sucka&lt;br /&gt;him (8:18:59 PM): haha :-D&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That was nice, too XD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last week, while talking, and when I decided to thus buy him that Candygram, I made a pact with him--I told him I would tell the guys I've ever liked how I felt about them and would report to him back on Friday. Well, he was on the list, but I after a few nights of prayer, I came to not want to. My feelings could stay with me until they would be recieved and not rejected. Tonight, he asked me aside if I had sent the note and I told him no, that I felt it wasn't necessary, and that I'd let God take control of things, instead of me trying to push them forward. He smiled, nodding, and said "that was probably the best thing." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He's very intuitive, so I think we came to an understanding there in a personal way without others overhearing and understanding. Maybe, before I graduate, I'll go ahead and tell him, since then I will DEFINITELY have nothing to lose and will be expectant of a gap of silence. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Until then, I'll just enjoy what I have now, which is a blessing in its own right. I have life, an ability to live and to the fullest. Now, I will cherish this sweet feeling until I can't anymore. Only 2.5 more months to enjoy it fully.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for withstanding that if you DID read it. :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. My roommate says she thinks he's interested in how he looked at me, lol. ;D</content>
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    <title>_kataomoi_ @ 2008-02-11T19:49:00</title>
    <published>2008-02-12T01:27:24Z</published>
    <updated>2008-02-12T01:27:24Z</updated>
    <content type="html">I need your help, as quoted from my Facebook Event invite: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;In a world where a Print Ad and Marketing class has groups who create products to develop an Integrated Marketing Campaign for... There was CellSpace, a prototype company who provides networking with friends to share videos, ringtones, wallpapers, screensavers, and more, as well as a privated (or not, your choice) contact list--ALL IMPORTED FROM YOUR CELL PHONE. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes accidents happen and your cell phone gets lost, stolen, or damaged to the point you can't recover ANYTHING. CellSpace provides media hosting for your cellphone. Want to change your wallpaper on your cell phone? Text a certain access code to CellSpace and have it sent to your phone in moments! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CellSpace also has ringtone remixers, movie makers, and editing applications on the website to allow your creativity and individuality flow--BUT we need to know what you want and what you like!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please click on the link below to fill out a survey. It's very short, maybe 5 minutes to take, and if you could get your friends to take it, the easier our project will be!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/mythirdsite/cellspace.html"&gt;http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/mythirdsite/cellspace.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DISCLAIMER BECAUSE PPL ARE BEING JERKS AND NOT TAKING IT--I made this survey. You don't have to send it to anyone. I don't even ask for your email address. I just need answers. You won't get a virus or die. IT'S EASY.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks?</content>
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    <title>Message to Scientology</title>
    <published>2008-02-05T20:30:47Z</published>
    <updated>2008-02-05T20:30:47Z</updated>
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    &lt;br&gt;Oh my.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Hello, Scientology. We are Anonymous.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over the years, we have been watching you. Your campaigns of misinformation; suppression of dissent; your litigious nature, all of these things have caught our eye. With the leakage of your latest propaganda video into mainstream circulation, the extent of your malign influence over those who trust you, who call you leader, has been made clear to us. Anonymous has therefore decided that your organization should be destroyed. For the good of your followers, for the good of mankind--for the laughs--we shall expel you from the Internet and systematically dismantle the Church of Scientology in its present form. We acknowledge you as a serious opponent, and we are prepared for a long, long campaign. You will not prevail forever against the angry masses of the body politic. Your methods, hypocrisy, and the artlessness of your organization have sounded its death knell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You cannot hide; we are everywhere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We cannot die; we are forever. We're getting bigger every day--and solely by the force of our ideas, malicious and hostile as they often are. If you want another name for your opponent, then call us Legion, for we are many.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet for all that we are not as monstrous as you are; still our methods are a parallel to your own. Doubtless you will use the Anon's actions as an example of the persecution you have so long warned your followers would come; this is acceptable. In fact, it is encouraged. We are your SPs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gradually as we merge our pulse with that of your "Church", the suppression of your followers will become increasingly difficult to maintain. Believers will wake, and see that salvation has no price. They will know that the stress, the frustration that they feel is not something that may be blamed upon Anonymous. No--they will see that it stems from a source far closer to each. Yes, we are SPs. But the sum of suppression we could ever muster is eclipsed by that of the RTC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Knowledge is free.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are Anonymous.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are Legion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We do not forgive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WE DO NOT FORGET.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Expect us."</content>
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    <title>And ANOTHER RANT.</title>
    <published>2008-01-23T04:41:31Z</published>
    <updated>2008-01-23T04:43:04Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Get Tohoshinki/dongbangshinki/tongvfangxinqi/abcd/wxyz/hoobiedoobiegoogledoodle OFF MY FLIST. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am not subscribed to KPOP/KR&amp;B/K-KRAP/JUNK on LJ.&lt;br /&gt;I am subscribed to Japanese. Pop.&lt;br /&gt;Japanese.&lt;br /&gt;You know, not Korean.&lt;br /&gt;Because I don't care about Korean music.&lt;br /&gt;Or DBSK whatever-the-hell they are called.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GET OFF MY F-LIST, TOO.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Geez, atleast Miyavi is Japanese. While the Neo Visualizm is annoying, it's atleast in the right genre.</content>
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    <title>[One question...]</title>
    <published>2008-01-15T19:52:18Z</published>
    <updated>2008-01-15T19:52:18Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Do people REALLY need to see 16 posts about Miyavi's newest single? Until him and TYKO break up, I don't care to see 1.</content>
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    <title>*groans* watch out, youngins...</title>
    <published>2007-12-27T22:54:49Z</published>
    <updated>2007-12-27T22:54:49Z</updated>
    <content type="html">So, the next Narnia movie has DEEEEELISH casting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lemme tell ya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click the cut for more &lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://i2.tinypic.com/81a6poh.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://i10.tinypic.com/815m9sp.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ohhhhh baby. o.o; THANK YOU CS LEWIS.</content>
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    <title>David Tennant - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'</title>
    <published>2007-11-12T14:49:21Z</published>
    <updated>2007-11-12T14:49:21Z</updated>
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    &lt;br&gt;For my dearest &lt;span class='ljuser' lj:user='emma_tennant' style='white-space: nowrap;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://emma-tennant.livejournal.com/profile'&gt;&lt;img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='http://emma-tennant.livejournal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;emma_tennant&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Emma. Thi is merely the cusp of all of the fanvids I approve of using the song "I don't feel like dancing"... Top (and so far only) favorites are Conan O'Brien and Stephen Colbert's "IDFLD" videos. :D</content>
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    <title>ahem.</title>
    <published>2007-11-06T19:28:17Z</published>
    <updated>2007-11-06T19:28:17Z</updated>
    <content type="html">So I am a prisoner to my own room when Alissa's here. I cannot operate, lest I disturb her 14 hours of sleeping she must do each day. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Excuse me? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whatever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Atleast she's always gone on the weekends.</content>
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    <title>Something REALLY simple.</title>
    <published>2007-09-13T14:14:17Z</published>
    <updated>2007-09-13T14:14:17Z</updated>
    <content type="html">So, I've noticed lately that the females on LJ haven't figured out one of many simplicities in life. I figured it was too easy not to need mentioning, but it seems a lot of females actually NEED the obvious stated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's a problem and females are saying things like 'Gosh, I'm glad I'm not pregnant!' That causes a whole deal of stress for me, but I do know one thing...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...If you don't have &lt;s&gt;unnecessary&lt;/s&gt; sex, you don't get pregnant!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Uh, yeah. It's really that simple.</content>
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    <title>[Unanswered Question]</title>
    <published>2007-08-19T02:02:13Z</published>
    <updated>2007-08-19T02:02:13Z</updated>
    <content type="html">If there is a guy you have feelings for... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;and the girl he has feelings for...&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="right"&gt;is being sought by numerous guys...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;W  h  a  t  d  o  y  o  u  d  o  ?&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When she jumppouncehugs the guy, she hopes things are just friendship, yet his heart still yearns. And your eyes have just read every fraction of thought in both of their minds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How do you keep from just being the referee? To being a player in the game?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I gave him a gift the other night, that I had thought of him when I was at the beach and thought he'd like it. He was genuinely surprised I had got something for him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"You thought of me at the beach?" A hint of 'someone &lt;i&gt;would&lt;/i&gt; think of me?' in his voice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Well, ...yes." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="cutid1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;xKataomoix (9:26:38 PM): So, I have something to admit to you.&lt;br /&gt;WrigleyWarrior15 (9:26:48 PM): yes?&lt;br /&gt;xKataomoix (9:27:06 PM): You have fought with me on missions in Territory War.&lt;br /&gt;xKataomoix (9:27:47 PM): The best squad I've used is me, Alissa, Elizabeth, and you. We are the best team because usually, your man comes from behind and headshots ppl. While Elizabeth usually gets knocked into an abyss, unfortunately.&lt;br /&gt;WrigleyWarrior15 (9:28:35 PM):  do what?&lt;br /&gt;xKataomoix (9:29:03 PM): lol I put you in my fighting battalion of stickppls&lt;br /&gt;WrigleyWarrior15 (9:29:59 PM):  I don't think I like Elizabeth being knocked around&lt;br /&gt;xKataomoix (9:30:25 PM): Even so, my guy dies first because I'm the first one who gets to go forward first&lt;br /&gt;WrigleyWarrior15 (9:30:48 PM):  brb&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is how I read this situation... And it kinda/rather sucks. Oh, also. Adam, as of today, is married. Let's look forward to this guy getting married/engaged in a 2 year span, too. There have been 3 cases before him, of this happening.</content>
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    <title>[Thank you, Live Earth!]</title>
    <published>2007-07-08T07:00:24Z</published>
    <updated>2007-07-08T07:00:24Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Hey, guys, Al Gore, Bono, uh, the world isn't going green until we use up the last drops of oil. It's called necessity. We CAN be greener--we just won't. There's more money in oil and refining than there is in... what, poop? A little ingenuity is something modern America has choked on since the 1950's. But hey, thanks for the awesome concerts! I love being locked to my computer, cranking this great music (from Tokyo) from my computer, where the family is familiar of what it is and why it is playing--thus &lt;u&gt;acceptance&lt;/u&gt; of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But mainly, thank you for Live Earth because now, Mum is a big fan of Ayaka. It's HARD to convince her of any Japanese music awesomeness, but when I switched to her after her favorite Wolfmother, she sat entranced and even tapping her foot with the music.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you're a Southern Baptist, you'll know how much she enjoyed it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Either way, yay!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AYAKA FTW!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, oh good great GOOGLYMOOGLY... abingdon boys school rocked the HIZOUSE SO HARD D:@ --What is wrong with everyone?! Can't they see they're giving real rock music a shot of epinephrine while it's trying to climb and rear it's head out of the murk of certain VK silliness?@?! sougfdiygaqEFRTQ3-t558</content>
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    <title>[Moar junk skribblz]</title>
    <published>2007-07-06T05:59:21Z</published>
    <updated>2007-07-06T05:59:21Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Another weird blurb to make-- I LOVE 4CHAN for weird reasons...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their snarky comments are, by far, the best the Internet has produced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take these, in reference to "Softclaws/paws"--Something for kitty claws, and the discussions ensued:&lt;br /&gt;1--"&lt;i&gt;I've declawed all my cats. Its the humane thing to do. Otherwise Id have to remove their feet&lt;/i&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;2--"&lt;i&gt;I broke a girl's nose because she bought a champion-quality nebulang kitten and had it declawed because it *might* "hurt" her appleheaded teacup chi. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fuck yeah! If it was possible to give someone a high five over the Internet, I would. An apple headed chihuahua is the ugliest aborted fetus looking thing in the world.&lt;/i&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;3--"&lt;i&gt;Yes, you can get them in white or black if you don't want the coloured ones. Personally, I think the purple and blue ones are cute, but I can completely understand if you don't want your cat to look like a painted-nail metro faggot.&lt;/i&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4--AHEH&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1183685568150qq0.gif" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1835/1183685568150qq0.th.gif" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5--Their obsession with cats and corgis matching my own. C'mon now...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/3599/1183674751076ru4.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWww&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6--Sifting through porn on /HR/ and /gif/ to find great treasures of awesome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is all. :)</content>
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