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  <title>***  The Joys of Winter ***</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:57:43 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description>Whatever, bitches!</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 04:58:54 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description>life is good y&apos;all!</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2005 05:25:23 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>The Dreaded Update...lol</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;Yes, i have not updated in quite some time...i never really feel the desire i guess.&amp;nbsp; So quickie update...Christmas was a lot of fun, got to be with my family.&amp;nbsp; The break was short, but well spent with Rob and Beth and Amanda.&amp;nbsp; I hung out w/Sher a lot too...she got me hooked on Nip/Tuck, and we also indulged in our Sex and the City addiction.&amp;nbsp; New years was lots of fun!&amp;nbsp; It was my first time to Sakura and i definitely enjoyed it. Being with my friends was very assuring for me.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;So today i got contacts finally...i&apos;m really happy that i can&amp;nbsp;see lol...good times.&amp;nbsp; Anyhoo i&apos;m not really feeling like myself lately, i&apos;m just sortof questioning everything...i feel like i go through this cycle every two months.&amp;nbsp; I&apos;ll be cool and happy-go-lucky, and then i begin to question all sorts of things about life and love and whatnot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;So this week is going to be a little stressful. My uncle died this past sunday night and i&amp;nbsp;am going&amp;nbsp;to the funeral thursday.&amp;nbsp; I wan&apos;t that close with him, but i still feel a sense of loss about the whole thing, naturally.&amp;nbsp; More importantly, i feel really bad for my dad.&amp;nbsp; He was his best friend.&amp;nbsp; But i suppose that is life.&amp;nbsp; I wish i didn&apos;t feel so apathetic towards the situation, but all i really feel is jaded, as though oh well, another day, time to move on.&amp;nbsp; I wish i had some sort of emotion about it all.&amp;nbsp; I guess i am just confused.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;Anyways...i&apos;m off to get some sleep.&amp;nbsp; I&apos;ll be getting up early so i can fool with my contacts...oh boy! lata!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:03:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;Alrighty...since i&apos;m working on my research paper i&apos;ll leave this for all &quot;my fans&quot; to fill out *cough* amanda *ahem* hehe anyways have fun!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;01. who are you, what&apos;s our relationship: &lt;br&gt;02. how and where did we meet: &lt;br&gt;03. what&apos;s my middle name: &lt;br&gt;04. how long have you known me: &lt;br&gt;05. tell me one good thing about myself: &lt;br&gt;06. when you first saw me what was your impression: &lt;br&gt;07. my age: &lt;br&gt;08. birthday: &lt;br&gt;09. my favorite band at the moment: &lt;br&gt;10. colour eyes: &lt;br&gt;11. do i have any siblings: &lt;br&gt;12. have you ever had a crush on me: &lt;br&gt;13. what&apos;s one of my favorite things to do: &lt;br&gt;14. do you remember one of the 1st things I said to you: &lt;br&gt;15. describe me in 3 words: &lt;br&gt;16. name 5 things i love: &lt;br&gt;17. do you think i&apos;m good looking: &lt;br&gt;18. how would you describe me to someone: &lt;br&gt;19. would you ever date me: &lt;br&gt;20. tell me one thing you&apos;ve always wanted to say but never did: &lt;br&gt;21: what do you like most about me: &lt;br&gt;22: if we could spend a day together what would we do: &lt;br&gt;23: have we ever gotten in a fight: &lt;br&gt;24: do you think we will be friends for at least 3 or 4 more years:&lt;br&gt;25. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.&lt;br&gt;26. What do you think my weakness is?&lt;br&gt;27. Do you think I&apos;ll get married?&lt;br&gt;28. What makes me happy?&lt;br&gt;29. What makes me sad?&lt;br&gt;30. What reminds you of me?&lt;br&gt;31. If you could give me anything what would it be?&lt;br&gt;32. When&apos;s the last time you saw me?&lt;br&gt;33. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger/weaker/or staying the same?&lt;br&gt;34. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?&lt;br&gt;35. Are you going to put this on your livejournal and see what I say about you?&lt;br&gt;36. If I was an ice cream flavor, which would I be and why?&lt;br&gt;37. What song (if any) reminds you of me?&lt;br&gt;38. If you could change one thing about me, what would it be?&lt;br&gt;39. Would you make a move on me?&lt;br&gt;40. Do I cross your mind at least 1 time a day?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 41. Do you think I&apos;m a raging bitch? LOL&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <lj:music>Pretty Papers</lj:music>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2004 04:47:32 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>All Good Things Must Come to an End...</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;Hey everyone! It&apos;s been awhile since the last entry! I kindof like waiting though, that way I have something to type about...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;So Thanksgiving was great...got to see the family and had a lot of great food!&amp;nbsp; I&apos;m glad everyone else had a good one also.&amp;nbsp; Black Friday went well...it was probably the slowest day of work yet!&amp;nbsp; But yeah the past few weeks have been pretty average...work is the same as always.&amp;nbsp; My evaluation is coming up, so that should be good because I will get a raise ;).&amp;nbsp; Also...fall semester at HCC is coming to a close.&amp;nbsp; It has really been a great experience.&amp;nbsp; My professor was a lot of fun, and I am now looking forward to college more than ever.&amp;nbsp; I am considering taking two classes for spring semester but I am not sure.&amp;nbsp; I have definitely decided on what major I am going into.&amp;nbsp; I&apos;m really excited to learn about business and accounting and all that jazz.&amp;nbsp; I&apos;m having a hard time deciding on college though.&amp;nbsp; My parents are pressuring me to go into a four-year university, but I kindof like it at HCC.&amp;nbsp; If I take two classes this coming semester, and two summer courses, I could already have my first semester knocked out of the way...but I don&apos;t know if I&apos;m quite that ambitious, nor do I know what is to come.&amp;nbsp; I suppose I&apos;ll take each day at a time.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;Anyways...talking to sher and kp so I&apos;ll finish updating later...leave some!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2004 03:42:44 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>One Small Addition!!!</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;I realized there is one more important thing I am thankful for...in fact this should probably be number one on my list!!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;DIET COKE!!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;hehe! :)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;~csta~ &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2004 03:04:08 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Happy Thanksgiving y&apos;all!!!</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;25 Things I am Thankful For...(feel free to add to the list)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;1. The pilgrims for their wonderful idea of binging on food once a year&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;2. Skittles&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;3. The little signs in department stores that calculate how much 30% off is for you so that you don&apos;t have pull out the calculator on your cell phone.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;4. Heated car seats&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;5. French vanilla cappucino&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;6. Cute guys&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;7. Funny guys&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;8. Well, just guys in general ;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;9. Holiday pay&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;10. My friends and family :)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;11. Pumpkin pie&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;12. Christmas music&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;13. Snow&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;14. The Apprentice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;15. Cute shoes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;16. No homework&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;17. Chocolate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;18. Romance novels&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;19. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;Michael Jones...haha&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;20. British accents, particularly Jude Law&apos;s&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;21. Love! ;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;22.Christmas lights&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;23. Yankee Candles&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;24. Holiday cheer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;25. My comfy pants from aero&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;~csta~&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2004 20:51:04 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>&quot;The Grass isn&apos;t Always Greener...&quot;</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;So a lot has gone on since my last entry!:)&amp;nbsp; Everything is back to normal w/friends which i&apos;m glad!&amp;nbsp; no more drama!;)&amp;nbsp; Anyways...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;Last week was a lot of fun!&amp;nbsp; The fashion show was great.&amp;nbsp; I got pics developed if anyone wants to see!!! Modeling Pink Crab was exciting.&amp;nbsp; Everyone looked really good.&amp;nbsp; Definitely good times!&amp;nbsp; I had a good weekend...lol...friday was an adventure,&amp;nbsp; running over a shopping cart, that&apos;s a first!&amp;nbsp; Just glad it wasn&apos;t my car that was being driven!!!&amp;nbsp; Saturday was fun too, it&apos;s been awhile since i&apos;d been to white marsh...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;So you know how cliches are usually really annoying.&amp;nbsp; Well too bad, lol.&amp;nbsp; I suppose I learned an important lesson this past week.&amp;nbsp; I thought working somewhere other than kliens would be some amazing experience, but I&apos;ve realized that I do have a pretty decent job...not too mention I have a raise coming in January!;)&amp;nbsp; I guess it just took another place to make me see how good I have it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#330099&quot;&gt;Btw, I hope everyone has a really great Thanksgiving!&amp;nbsp; I myself am truly grateful for all my relationships.&amp;nbsp; Thanks to everyone that has been there for me to laugh with, cry with, and just spend time with.&amp;nbsp; I cherish all the times I have with everyone in my life.&amp;nbsp; I&apos;ve never felt so complete with my relationships.&amp;nbsp; This year has been a great one so far.&amp;nbsp; I feel really content with where I am&amp;nbsp;right now.&amp;nbsp; When all the pieces finally fit, it makes everything you&apos;ve been through worthwhile.&amp;nbsp; I&apos;ve learned&amp;nbsp;a lot from all of my friends and have grown into someone I can honestly respect.&amp;nbsp; Life is good...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2004 06:35:58 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Goodbye to You</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Of all the things I&apos;ve believed in&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I just want to get it over with&lt;br&gt;Tears form behind my eyes&lt;br&gt;But I do not cry&lt;br&gt;Counting the days that pass me by &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I&apos;ve been searching deep down in my soul&lt;br&gt;Words that I&apos;m hearing are starting to get old&lt;br&gt;It feels like I&apos;m starting all over again&lt;br&gt;The last three years were just pretend&lt;br&gt;And I said, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Goodbye to you&lt;br&gt;Goodbye to everything I thought I knew&lt;br&gt;You were the one I loved&lt;br&gt;The one thing that I tried to hold on to &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I still get lost in your eyes&lt;br&gt;And it seems that I can&apos;t live a day without you&lt;br&gt;Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away&lt;br&gt;To a place where I am blinded by the light&lt;br&gt;But it&apos;s not right &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Goodbye to you&lt;br&gt;Goodbye to everything I thought I knew&lt;br&gt;You were the one I loved&lt;br&gt;The one thing that I tried to hold on to &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time&lt;br&gt;I want what&apos;s yours and I want what&apos;s mine&lt;br&gt;I want you&lt;br&gt;But I&apos;m not giving in this time &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Goodbye to you&lt;br&gt;Goodbye to everything I thought I knew&lt;br&gt;You were the one I loved&lt;br&gt;The one thing that I tried to hold on to&lt;br&gt;The one thing that I tried to hold on to&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000066&quot;&gt;And when the stars fall&lt;br&gt;I will lie awake...&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2004 06:31:10 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Trust...la la la la...</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Hmm trust? Funny word huh?&amp;nbsp; Isn&apos;t it odd how we base most all of our relationships on trust, yet trust is never truly attained from anyone, not even ourselves?&amp;nbsp; These days keep getting crazier and crazier as I find out more about the people I believed I &quot;trusted&quot;.&amp;nbsp; Now see, I&apos;m going to be a hypocrite here, because I know that I am not 100% trustworthy, no one is.&amp;nbsp; But oh well, hypocrite I may be, there are certain things you come to expect from your friends, especially the ones you consider to be closest to you.&amp;nbsp; When you make a promise to someone, you come to expect that it will be returned without exception.&amp;nbsp; But I&apos;m beginning to find that maybe it isn&apos;t a broken trust among the people you consider closest to you that you should blame for the failure of relationships.&amp;nbsp; Maybe we should blame ourselves for having such high expectations from others we know are not perfect beings, ourselves for example- people that will never always be able to be trusted.&amp;nbsp; However, if I lived with this negative outlook, where would I be?&amp;nbsp; Probably friendless and unhappy.&amp;nbsp; I suppose it isn&apos;t expecting others to fail us that is the answer, nor should we expect our friends to always do what is honorable.&amp;nbsp; But shouldn&apos;t we be able to have a little peace of mind?&amp;nbsp; Shouldn&apos;t we be able to rely on someone we consider our &quot;best friend&quot;?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I consider myself to be a good friend.&amp;nbsp; I&apos;m always willing to be a listening ear or help someone out, so why shouldn&apos;t I expect that from my best friend?&amp;nbsp; The one person in the world I should be able to go to when I can&apos;t be myself with anyone else.&amp;nbsp; That best friend...someone you feel like is a part of you, has&amp;nbsp;begun to slip through my fingertips.&amp;nbsp; I am beginning to feel as though&amp;nbsp;I am my own best friend.&amp;nbsp; I open myself to others and let them into my heart, but where has that led?&amp;nbsp; The person I haven given myself to has disappointed me greatly.&amp;nbsp; Someone I have devoted time, energy, friendship, trust, and caring to has turned their back on me.&amp;nbsp; So what is the answer?&amp;nbsp; Am I to be bitter and angry and carry a burden of distrust because someone has done me wrong?&amp;nbsp; Of course not.&amp;nbsp; While it is cliche, I do believe that what doesn&apos;t kill you will make you stronger.&amp;nbsp; And while the loss of a friendship is never easy or preferable, it does make me a stronger person.&amp;nbsp; I have been through a lot, and this is just another obstacle I will have to face and hopefully make it through with as much ease as possible.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:16:56 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>The Colour of My Love</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;I&apos;ll paint my mood in shades of blue&lt;br&gt;Paint my soul to be with you&lt;br&gt;I&apos;ll sketch your lips in shaded tones&lt;br&gt;Draw your mouth to my own&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I&apos;ll draw your arms around my waist&lt;br&gt;Then all doubt I shall erase&lt;br&gt;I&apos;ll paint the rain that softly lands on your wind-blown hair&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I&apos;ll trace a hand to wipe out your tears&lt;br&gt;A look to calm your fears&lt;br&gt;A silhouette of dark and light&lt;br&gt;While we hold each other oh so tight&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I&apos;ll paint a sun to warm your heart&lt;br&gt;Swearing that we&apos;ll never part&lt;br&gt;That&apos;s the colour of my love&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I&apos;ll paint the truth&lt;br&gt;Show how I feel&lt;br&gt;Try to make you completely real&lt;br&gt;I&apos;ll use a brush so light and fine&lt;br&gt;To draw you close and make you mine&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I&apos;ll paint a sun to warm your heart&lt;br&gt;Swearing that we&apos;ll never part&lt;br&gt;That&apos;s the colour of my love&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I&apos;ll draw the years all passing by&lt;br&gt;So much to learn so much to try&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;That&apos;s the colour of my love...&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2004 04:40:54 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Change?</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ah where to begin?&amp;nbsp; Let me start by saying I had a pretty good weekend and am looking forward to the week ahead...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now I&apos;m not sure if I want this journal to&amp;nbsp; be a record of the things I&apos;ve done throughout the week or some analytical, thought-provoking account of my views.&amp;nbsp; Either way...tonight I&apos;m in the mood to write and here it goes...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So where do&amp;nbsp;I begin with my questions?&amp;nbsp; Lately I&apos;ve been feeling an extreme need for change.&amp;nbsp; I&apos;m not quite sure where it is coming from, but I&apos;m tired of my routine and not feeling as though I am fulfilling myself completely.&amp;nbsp; What is this sense of risk I feel I need in my life?&amp;nbsp; I quit my job...my job of two years.&amp;nbsp; It is the longest relationship I have had.&amp;nbsp; Why am I leaving it?&amp;nbsp; I feel as though I am breaking up with someone, but I know it shouldn&apos;t be as big a deal as I am making it out to be.&amp;nbsp; I guess it is because I am person who is very resistant to change.&amp;nbsp; I&apos;m not a big adventurer and I shy away from taking any risks, as simple as they may be...I order the same three things every time I go to Unos.&amp;nbsp; I think the root of this feeling for change is that I&amp;nbsp; know I need to break out of my shell.&amp;nbsp; I need to find out who&amp;nbsp;I am.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;nbsp; have discovered a lot about myself this past year...good and bad.&amp;nbsp; Unfortunately that is where it ends...I have learned so much about who I am, but I have not changed my ways of living.&amp;nbsp; I feel as though I have caged myself in a dull, daily routine that is not exciting.&amp;nbsp; Don&apos;t get me wrong, I love college and my friends and my family.&amp;nbsp; But I need more than that.&amp;nbsp; I want to experience adventure...I want to step outside myself and do something others would not expect.&amp;nbsp; I&apos;m not sure where I&apos;m going, but I know I&apos;m going somewhere.&amp;nbsp; Anyways, if y&apos;all are still reading this, mucho hugs for listening, haha.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moving on...tired from a long week, so heading to bed in a few.&amp;nbsp; Leave some if ya like.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ~csta~&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <lj:music>A Change Would do you Good - Sheryl Crow</lj:music>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2004 19:40:54 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>She works hard for the money...</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;Hehe&lt;/font&gt;...welcome to my first LJ entry!&amp;nbsp; Leave me some comments y&apos;all!&amp;nbsp; I had a xanga for a little while, but I never updated that one, and everyone else uses LJ...so i figured I&apos;d join.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Today went pretty well...class was fun, we peer-edited our papers on process analysis...lol i&apos;m sure you all wanted to know that. So listen to this!!!&amp;nbsp; I got hired a week ago to work at JoAnns and I put my two-weeks in at Kliens this past monday...and when i got home from class today Pier One had called for an interview!&amp;nbsp; So i&apos;m thinkin...if Pier One offers more money i might say cya to JoAnns...who knows?&amp;nbsp; Anyways, i thought that was interesting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Anyways...i suppose i&apos;ll update later, gotta go get ready for work.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Leave some love!!! &amp;lt;3 &amp;lt;3 &amp;lt;3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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  <lj:music>Keith Urban - Be here</lj:music>
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