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^_^ [23 Aug 2003|09:21am]
[ mood | Accomplished ]

Well, I redid my journal... again. I saved the layout for my previous one though just in case I should grow tired of this one and want to go back. But I really like this theme. And my icon is kickazz! Mad kudos to Alex for the icon. You know I love you babe! I did the background myself hence why it's not as impressive as the icon. If I could find someone who was willing to jazz it up a bit using the same pic then it might look better, but if not oh well. I like it anyway. The pictures used are from Boys Next Door by Kaori Yuki. They were taken from a scanlation of the manga which was downloaded from http://www.sakura-crisis.net/translations/ if anyone is intrested in reading it or anything else by Kaori Yuki. And the browser title is a snippet of lyrics from "Clowns" by Tatu. ^_^

I would have posted this after I finished last night, but I was so tired that I almost fell asleep on the keyboard so I turned in at 10:45, which is ridiculously early for me, and just now woke up remembering that I needed to do this. So I haven't really done anything yet today, but I'll update again at the end of the day if anything happens that I feel everyone needs to know about. ;p

And on a final note, I love you Justin, and every moment we're apart I'm missing you.

Missing Justin,

2 dreams| Dream of me

*Starry eyes* [20 Aug 2003|07:58pm]
[ mood | loved ]

"There might be a little dust on the bottle, but it's one of those things that gets sweeter with time..."

Julie, Casey, if you don't know where that's from you ought to be shot for claiming to be southern. ;p

But regardless, it's so true. Right now I feel closer to Justin than ever before. And I said that last week too. Everyday we're together we grow closer and closer, our love gets stronger and stronger. I love him with all of my heart, and I plan on being this way forever, with our love just getting better and better with every passing day.

And now that I've bored you all with my little love-fest (Hey, bite me, it's the truth.) on to the things that intrest you.

I've downloaded Angelic Layer, Big O, Tekkaman Blade II, NieA under 7, and some more Slayers. I'm working on the original Tekkaman Blade as we speak. Yay! My anime collection is rapidly becoming awesome.

Meh, that's about the extent of the fun stuff that's happened lately. I don't get out much lately. ^_^; Oh well. Guess I'll have something more intresting to tell you guys about next update. So, TTFN!

Downloading Anime,

9 dreams| Dream of me

*Giggles insanely* [17 Aug 2003|03:28pm]
[ mood | Punchy ]

Name:
Youre famous for:	Having the sexiest boyfriend in the entire world
You get famous:	August 9, 2003
You make $$ per/year:	$710,141,118,109,045
Do people like you?	Everyone envies you but we love you all the same
Dead/Alive:	Living in bliss

F A M E by spazyspag
Created with quill18's MemeGen!

@.@ Okay, so maybe I hacked that a bit, but hey, who could blame me for telling the truth? >3

BTW, I love Justin. He's so sexyful. And I looooooooooooove him! *Snuggles his Justin* Mrowr!
3 dreams| Dream of me

... [16 Aug 2003|12:44am]
[ mood | blah ]

Average day over all. The only thing really big was the casting of the play and I couldn't have called it anymore accurate.

The asshole that the teacher likes showed up with a class transfer form on the last day of auditions, knowning nothing of the part, and sucking at it, and he got Beanie. I wish to stab him. But oh well, I'm Hansel. And considering that Hansel has downed so many sweets, I figure he's on a sugar-high. So I get to be energetic. There's only one problem with this role, but I'd have it with any of the other male roles.

I HAVE TO KISS A GIRL! I've never done that before! It's just not right! But my friend Morgan is playing Snow White so I don't feel quite so awkward about it. Funny thing is, she's never been kissed, so yeah. We'll be each other's first. ~_^

Yeah, anyways, I've been sitting on AIM with nothing much intresting to do besides talk to Alex, but that was intresting anyway. ^_^ So now that Justin is on, Imma chat with him and leave you people's to your lives.

Waving idiotically,

2 dreams| Dream of me

*Scurries around his room all excited chattering "Justinjustinjustin..." [12 Aug 2003|10:36pm]
[ mood | ecstatic ]

I got another full hour on the phone with my baby today! Not five minutes ago I hung up the phone, though I would have talked longer had I been able. *Melts* He's so incredibly sweet. And you all know the drill by now. I could go on for hours about how amazing he is so I'll just sum it up with: "Justin is perfect. I'm happy beyond reason."

Anywho, Justin has gotten me addicted to Tekkaman Blade. He had but to tell me the plot and I was hooked. Then of course came the really awesome pics. And then the site with links to places where I can download the entire series. ^_____________^ I shall definitely be doing that.

Well, tomorrow is the audition for parts in the Childrens Theatre with Drama Class. But I haven't told you about that yet so allow me to sum it up for you. Our advanced drama classes (Drama 2, 3, and 4) have become a childrens theatre. However, only Drama 2 is involved with it right now since there is no Drama 3 or 4 this semester. We will be going around to the elementary schools in our area and putting on a 30 minute production after we work with the children for half an hour and allow them to help us make props for the play so that they can really get into it, and it allows us to encourage the arts at an early age. Anyway, we're doing Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine. Essentially Beanie creates a machine to read books for him and it accidentally releases the witches from Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and Wizard of Oz. Much chaos insues and the play is very entertaining for it. I even like it even though it was written for children. And you guessed it, I wanna be Beanie. Of course, I have a pretty good chance at getting the part considering that I'm the shortest person in my class and the youngest looking out of all the guys intrested in parts, Meaning I have a very good shot at getting the part. But I can only hope. ^_^

Anyway, that's about all that went on today worth talking about, really. Actually, if you wanna get technical, talking to Justin was the only thing worth talking about since everything else pales in comparison. ^_^ So I'll let you get back to your lives now.

Grinning Giddily,

2 dreams| Dream of me

^_______________^ [09 Aug 2003|11:35pm]
[ mood | giddy ]

I'm a happy boy. TWO HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH JUSTIN! *Rolls on the floor squeeling in delight* He's the absolute sweetest! And he was so sweet to me. He didn't sing for me though. *Pouts* But oh well, I'll probably get the chance to talk to him again tomorrow and I'll talk him into it. And you know I will too. *Evil Grin* Well, that was the highlight of my day. Did anything else happen? Yes. Did any of it matter or even compare to how awesome this is? Not a chance.

Fantasizing of Justin,

1 dream| Dream of me

Meh. [06 Aug 2003|04:05pm]
[ mood | blah ]

Meh, my first day of school was today. It was okay. I had to deal with Mr. Mays whom I'd rather stab than listen to, and I had a hell of a time finding my way around with the renovations going on at our school. However I found out that our drama class is forming an impromptu childrens theatre company that will go around to the elementary schools in our area and put on a short play for all of them and teach them about acting. TOO COOL! Then I met my second period teacher. He's one of the funniest teachers I've ever seen. Then of course there was chorus. We have some cool music this year. We're doing Celebration, Get Happy by the Partidge Family, and Fields of Gold by Sting. Awesome. We're also doing a madrogal (sp?) from around the 1500's. Very nice music. And on top of that I got the CD recording of the Showcase of Showchoirs that we performed at last year, and our choir sounded amazing. I love it!

Well, that was essentially my day, now I'm gonna skim over my CDs and then log onto AIM to talk to my J-chan. ^_^ Well, TTFN!

Humming Merrily,

4 dreams| Dream of me

YAY! [03 Aug 2003|05:30pm]
[ mood | bouncy ]

I'm in a rather good mood. I got up this morning and was determined to get somewhere in Xenosaga. And strangely enough I did. I haven't played the game in forever but for some reason when I picked up the controller today I was in the zone. I figured out how to use Shion's Spell Ray with little to no trouble at all, and I took out Minotaur on the Woglinde in a matter of five minutes, no problem. Right now I just got to the first appearance of Ziggaurat 8 and saved. I then decided to take a break and chat with Justin for a while. ^______________^ He sent me some really good pics, so I'm happy. And I snapped him a few as a treat. ^_^ Some of the best pics ever taken of me. At least, in my opinion.

Oh, and if anyone is intrested, I got back my senior pictures and got them scanned up, I just have to transfer them to my computer from my mothers and upload them. So if anyone is intrested in seeing those then just let me know and I'll link to you sometime. Also, later next week I'm going to have some senior portraits done professionally rather than by the school picture studio. I'm gonna be posing with my car, all my Disney Villains stuff, in my favorite outfits, I can do anything I want really and they'll take some portraits. I can't wait. I'm sure that they'll come out awesome and when I get them I'll be sure to upload them as well. ~_^.

Well, my day has basically just started so I don't really have anything else intresting to say beside how much I wanna see Justin and how much I love him, but I'm sure that everyone is well aware of that by now. ~_^ So I'll leave you to your day and be off to chat on AIM again. TTFN!

Gaming Sporadically,

1 dream| Dream of me

Ho hum... [02 Aug 2003|10:28pm]
[ mood | amused ]

Well, I went to the mall today with Jessie and Rudy. They're so cute together. ^_^ Kinda made me jealous that I didn't have Justin there to cuddle. :( But oh well, I got a copy of Soul Reaver 2 and a whole shitload of rubber bracelets out of it, so I'm okay. And since I'm talking to him on AIM right now, I'm happy anyway. Well, not much other than that has gone on today, so yeah. I did add a few little tweaks to my journal and now I like my layout even more. Custom scrollbar, page transitions, and a neat effect on my links. You like?

Well, since I have nothing else to say here, guess what I'm gonna do?

For those of you who guessed I was gonna do another survey, you've won a lifetime supply of...

Nothing. ;p

Name: Kamden
Age: 17
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 112
Hair: Strawberry Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Sexuality: Gay
Location: Florida. ^_^
Job: Looking at the moment. Disney Store seems likely.
Hobbies: Collecting Anime, Pocky Boxes, Disney Villains Memorabillia, and assorted intresting nicknacks. I also enjoy making banners for no good reason other than to just make them. Not that they're very good, but I still make them. ^_^; And of course, constantly changing something about my LJ.
Car: 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix, Red. ^_^
Describe Yourself: I'm a perky little bugger, and I've been told that no matter what mood someone is in, my smile is infectious. I have but to talk to them and smile, and if rubs off. ^_^

Do you Smoke?: Nope. Never will.
Do you Drink?: Nope. Never will.
Are you a virgin?: No, unfortunately.
Have you ever fallen off your roof?: Nope.
Have you ever had a crush on a friend?: Yush. But I got over it.
Do you Snowboard?: I want to learn how.
Do you Skate?: I couldn't skate for the life of me. I trip enough as is, but put wheels under me and I'm going to get to know Mr. Floor very intimately.
Can you Swim?: Yes, very well actually.
Can you Ride a Bike?: Yush. But nothing really beyond the basic pedaling and staying upright.
Have you ever been to South America?: Sadly no. I've never left the country.
Have you ever eaten glue?: Nope. Tis not good for you.
Have you ever been sucked under a river current?: No, but I've been caught in an undertow in the ocean.
Do you enjoy holding hands with your lover/bf/gf?: If he was here right now I would be holding his hand, so yeah. ~_^
Does two guys/two girls making out in public irritate you?: Ummmmm, I'd probably BE one of those guys. >_>
Have you ever been poisoned?(intentionally): No, but I'm sure that someone would like to.
Has anyone tried to kill you?: Yup. Literally. Being chased around with a butcher knife is not fun.
Have you ever tried to kill someone else?: No. I'm too nice (read: intelligent) to do something that violent.
Do you get along well with adults?: Better than most people my age.
Do you find yourself shy around beautiful people?: Sometimes. I'm very shy around Justin, and he's the most beautiful person I've ever seen so I guess, yeah.
Have you ever broken any bones?: Yup. My collar bone when I was in Kindergarten.
Have you ever fallen off a trampoline?: No, but I fallen ON a trampoline and popped my knee. It's an intresting sensation for the ten seconds before the searing pain sets in.
Have you ever had plastic surgery?: Nope. If I ever did it would be to reduce my adam's apple though. >_<
Do you enjoy getting shots?: Not particularly, but it is an intresting sensation every once in a while. Just as long as it's not to draw blood. Then I near to pass out.
Do you find yourself dependant on medication?: Nope.
Have you ever starved yourself?: No. But I don't get much food anyway since the rest of my family is fat and eats everything decent in the house.
Have you ever had a heart attack?: No, but my family has a history of them.
Do you enjoy pain?: Not in great amounts, but I do sometimes find getting bitten lightly kinda feels good, the way it stimulates the nerves I guess. *Shrug* >_>
Do you enjoy seeing others in pain?: No. Unless I absolutely and truly despise that person, and even then I am compelled to help them, regardless.
Do you hate people who hurt others?: Yes. I despise mean people.
Do you ever wish you had killed yourself when you tried?: Nope. Then I wouldn't be here to enjoy Justin's love. ~_^
Do you want to kill yourself now?: Not in the least. Quite the contrary. My life is perfect right now. Well, as perfect as it could get at this point without having a job. >_<
Have you ever tried to end your life:? Once, but never again. I didn't even finish the job. I made a tiny cut on my wrist and realised what I was doing before I put down the knife. I still have the scar.
Have you ever tried to eat a tub of ice cream?: Tried. Didn't succeed though. Damn. ^_^
Did you ever think of others as below yourself?: Only if I know that they are truly idiotic and don't even make an attempt to be good people. i.e. Men who beat they're girlfriends/wives.
Do you wish you had other talents?: I do wish I could draw as well as most of my friends. I'm told that my singing is good, and that my poetry is too, so really, that's enough for me.
Have you ever found yourself being admired?: Yes. Several times actually. I have several little children in my family who look up to me as the oldest in my generation of the family. And I've also been admired in other ways... >_<
Do you wish you were somewhere else?: I wish I was with Justin right now. :(
Do you enjoy being cold?: No. I can't stand being cold. Cold is the bane of my existance.
Do you enjoy being hot?: Not hot persay. I enjoy being warm, a moderate temperature that doesn't chill me, but I don't like to be all sweaty and sticky either.
Do you enjoy your sexuality?: Yes I do. I find being gay quite comfortable. It does have it's downsides, but I also have alot of friends today because of it.
Do you wish you we're someone else?: Nope. Then Justin wouldn't love me. ^_^
Do you wish you had more material possesions?: Well, I think most everyone does. I do want a few things here and there, but for the most part, I'm rather content with what I have.
Do you enjoy sex?: Well, of course. It's quite pleasurable. But if I had to, I could live without it.
Do you ever wish you had someone whom you could confide in, someone more like you?: I do have someone like that. ^_^ Three guesses who. ;p
Have you ever fallen asleep at the wheel? No. I'm to much of a cautious driver for that.
Have you ever hurt someone elses feeling on purpose?: No, I have too strong of a conscience for that. If I did, I'd never let myself forget it.
Do you enjoy hurting other people?: No.
Do you enjoy seeing justice done?: Beyond doubt. I've had quite a few injustices in my life that were never resolved so seeing justice served is kind of a personal drug.
Do you wish life had a fast forward or rewind putton?: Sometimes. I'd fast forward to this summer. ^_^
Do you wish you could stop time?: Sure. I'd freezeframe on me and Justin kissing. ^_^
Have you ever thought about life being more then what you think?: Oh yeah. All the time.
Do you enjoy deep thinking?: Yup. I even do it at the most inopportune times. I'll have an intresting thought and space out on it.
Do you enjoy reading?: Yush. I love reading. Isobelle Carmody ownz.
Do you enjoy relaxing?: Yup. I'm relaxing on my bed right now as I take this survey. ^_^ Laptops rock.
Do you enjoy sleeping?: More than I should. If I didn't have the motivation of more intresting things to do with my life I'd most likely spend all day in bed. >_<
Do you enjoy feeling sleepy?: Not really. I enjoy sleeping, but feeling tired when I'm doing other things isn't amusing at all.
Have you ever been forced to do something that you wished you could have stopped?: Yup. And Justin knows what I'm talking about.
Have you ever forced anyone else to do something against their will?: Nope. At least, nothing that wasn't playful.
Have you ever enjoyed watching the sunset?: All the time.
Have you ever enjoyed hearing birds sing?: Oh yeah. Just not at three in the morning. >_<
Do you enjoy feeling lonely? No. I hate feeling lonely. I enjoy solitude sometimes, but only when I'm in a bad mood.
Do you enjoy feeling sad/depressed?: Does anyone?
Are you depressed?: Nope.
Do you enjoy taking your anger out on others?: Nah. But I have kind of a short fuse sometimes and I do anyway, however unintentionally.
Do you ever wish you had not said those few words?: A few times. I've said some things in the past that I wish I could take back, but I think we all have.
Do you wish you could stop the way people think?: Only those who think that they have the right to cause suffering to other people based on things they can't help, like race, sex, or age.
Do you enjoy eating sweet foods?: Yush. I'm addicted to sugar, as unhealthy as it is.
Do you hate eating food period?: No, I wish I could get ahold of more food. My family are pigs, I swear.
Do you worship people?: Just one. And he knows who he is. ~_^
Do you believe in God?: No. I have several personal reasons that I'm not gonna disclose to the public as to why, but if you're a friend and you wanna know, then you can feel free to ask me.
Do you hate God?: No, I don't hate God. I may not believe in him, but I don't hate him.
Do you believe in Satan?: No.
Do you hate Satan?: Dunnno. If I believed in him then I might.
Have you ever tried to make a deal with the devil?: Nope.
Have you ever asked God for something, and got it?: No.
Have you ever skydived?: I want to. ^_^
Have you ever wanted to ride a horse, but never have?: I rode a pony once when I was like three, but that was way to young to remember much. I just remember it happened. I wanna ride a real horse someday. I love horses.
Have you ever wanted to eat all the ice cream in the world?: Nah, it'd ruin my girlish figure. ~_^
Do you enjoy eating like crazy?: Only if it's really good food, like crab legs. I could eat a restaurant out of crab legs. I shit you not. My appetite for them is voracious and insatiable.
Do you have a rare eye, hair combinmation? Like mist, black, red brown etc?: Not really. Unless you count the fact that my hair is really variable in color. It's blonde, but could be taken for red I guess.
Do you like Final Fantasy or Dragon Warrior better (game geeks only):P?: Well, I haven't played any of the actual Dragon Warrior games, but Dragon Warrior Monsters is one of my all-time fave games ever. It's so frickin' fun! If the rest of the DW series is that good then I'm sure I'd take it over FF anyday, but as is, I gotta go with FF.
Do you enjoy porn?: Meh. Thinking of Justin is enough for me. ~_^
Have you ever starred in a porn?: Nope. But apparently I could according to certain people. ;p
Do you hate this quiz? Nope. I found it quite amusing.
Would you like more from this author?: Of course. ^_^

Well, enjoy.

Huggling Justin,

Dream of me

YAY! I heart surveys! [31 Jul 2003|12:36pm]
[ mood | chipper ]

Yup, I stoled a wonderful survey from my J-chan. ^_^ Well, enjoy!

1. Name: Kamden
2. Location: Florida
3. School/mascot/colors: East Bay High / Indians but they're considering changing us to the Manatees (UGH!) because Indians is "Offensive". *Rolls eyes*
4. Zodiac sign: Aries
5. Shoe size: I wear 6 1/2 but my actual shoe size is five. I have tiny feet. >_<
6. Height: 5'6"
7. Eyes: Blue (I think they look really pretty)
8. Pets: I want a kitty or too.
9. Siblings: A little brother. I'm proud to say that when I was five and he was born, when I first saw him I asked "Do we have to keep him?". And I still feel that way. ~_^
10. Your mom and dads name: Liz. I have no dad.
11. Hair: Red-Blonde. People have thought I'm a redhead before. o_O
12. Hair length: Short, but I wanna grow it out.
13. Ever dyed your hair? Bleached. And I used Purple hair gel alot for a while. I need to get some more.
14. Are you good in school? Yup! ^_^
19.Nicknames: Engel (^_^), Bobby, Parlor, Kam Kam, Kamtaro, Kammy-chan, Kamadito, and Kamcom. Gotta love it.
20. Do you play sports? Unless you count swimming then no. I do like Soccer though for some reason.
21. Are you a night or a morning person? Night. I love the peaceful feeling even if I am afraid of the dark.
22. Are you ticklish? You bet your sweet whiskers.
23. Do you believe in God? No, but if someone can present me with undeniable scientific proof, or if some miraculous thing happened like the parting of the Red Sea, then I'd believe. I'm just too scientific minded for my own good sometimes.
24. What's your screenname? Phage.
25. Do you have braces? Nope. My teeth are pretty much straight.
26. Do you have glasses? Nope. I have 20/20 vision. I do have a pair of black horn-rimmed ones though that have fake lenses in them so they don't blur my vision, just because I look cute in them.
27. What do you want to be when you grow up? An actor, voice actor, or writer.
28. What was the worst day of your life? I don't remember the date. I was only three at the time.
29. What are the best days of your life? Right now. I have the most perfect boyfriend ever, my senior year is coming up and it's gonna rock, I have more friends than I've ever had in my life and I'm closer to them than ever before, and I just got my room redone so I can finally decorate it with anime stuff like I've always wanted to.
30. What comes first in your life? Justin.
31. Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Yes, and he's perfect.
32. What are you most scared of? Spiders, the dark, and losing the one I love.
33. What do you usually think about before you go to bed? How much I wanna walk up next to my true love.
34. If you could be anything without consequences, what would it be? Honestly, I don't know.

35. Movie: I have several faves. Offhand the best are Sleeping Beauty, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Hocus Pocus, and Fried Green Tomatoes.
36. Band/Group/Artist: Don't have one. I like all musical groups that I listen to equally.
37. Store: Virgin Records Megastore in Downtown Disney. They have VHS, DVD (From all genres including anime), CDs, Video Games, and a bookstore on the upper level that rivals Barnes and Noble.
38. Relative: Two. My Grandmother and my baby cousin Ethan. I don't really care for the rest of them.
39. Sport: Soccer, but only cuz I'm good at it. ;)
40. Vacation spot: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Paradise.
41. Ice cream flavor: Orange/Vanilla twist, Vanilla, Cookies and Cream, and if it counts Mango Sorbet. o_O
42. Fruit: Bannanas, apples, and sugared strawberries.
43. Candy: Pocky! I even collect the boxes. I've never thrown away a Pocky box.
44. Car: The one I have. :p
45. Class: Drama/Chorus. Either one is awesome.
46. Holiday: Christmas/Valentines Day. Same as Justin. ^_^
47. Day of the week: Saturday.
48. Color: Black, Purple, and Aqua/Teal. No I didn't just rip that off from Justin. It's true.
49. Magazine: Newtype.
50. Name for a girl: Idallas
51. Name for a boy: Maxamillian
52. Sports team: o_O I can't ever remember the names of any of the teams. I couldn't care less anyway.
53: Month: The summer months. I don't particularly like being out of school that long with nothing to do, but they're warm. I can't stand winter when it gets all cold.
54. Animal: Black Foxes. They're so pretty.
55. Saying: I love you. ^_^
56. Word: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Yup. I know how to spell it. I can even say it backwards. ^_^
57. Room in your house: Mine. It's the only warm place in the house.
58. Concert you have been to: Showcase of Showchoirs this year. We got to see a whole mess of awesome choirs and perform in it ourselves so yeah. It was awesome.
59. Meat: Ham.
60. Pizza topping: Meat Lovers with parmesean cheese. ^_^
61. State: Dunno. I love Florida because it's so warm year-round but California is so... Western. I dunno. I like both. Mainly because they have the two Disney theme parks. ^_^ But there are other reasons. ~_^
62. City: Anywhere as long as it's a city.
63. Feeling: Loved and loving. ^_^
64. College: Don't have one yet. I don't know where I wanna go.
65. Number: 6. For I am #6. Don't ask, long story.
66. Book: The Gathering by Isobelle Carmody. I've read it six times and counting.
67. Cereal: Bery Bery Kix. *Drools*

In the past 24 hours have you
68. Had a serious talk? You bet.
69. Hugged someone? Of course.
70. Fought with a friend? Nope.
71. Cried? Felt like it. But they were tears of joy. ^_^
72. Laughed? Yup.
73. Made someone laugh? I hope so.
74. Bought something? Ha! I wish.
75. Flirted with someone? Duh.
76. Felt stupid? Oh yeah.
77. Talked to someone you love? Have I ever!
78. Missed someone? Yesh.

Have you ever
79. Done drugs? Nadda. Got sliced with a cocaine razor though. >_<
80. Eaten an entire box of oreos? ^_^; yep.
81. Been dumped? Yeah.
82. Had someone be unfaithful to you? Yeah, and they told me about it too.
83. Stayed home on saturday night, just because?: Duh. I have nothing better to do on Saturday night.
84. Been in love? Yush. Once was unrequitted, and now I'm in love with my dream guy.
85. Seen the white house? Yup, had a walk-through tour.
86. Seen the eiffel tower? I wish. I wanna go to Paris just for a day.
87. Drank alcohol? Not that I'm aware of. And I never will. Bad for your health.
88. Played monopoly? Yup. And I always choose the thimble.
89. Kissed someone? Yes, but nothing terrible romantic, unfortunately.
90. Tried a weight loss program? I just broke into triple digits last year, do you think I would need one?
91. Jumped on a trampoline? Yuppers. Last time I fell and hurt my knee cause it bent all weird. I think it popped something. But I'm better now.
92. Colored in a coloring book(and had fun)? Ahhh, yes. I remember once debating over wether to color Princess Aurora's dress pink or blue. Took me two hours to decide that I liked it better blue.
93. Had a bubble bath? Oh yeah. I'd love to take one with Justin. >3
94. Been on a plane? Six times.
95. Been on a boat? Yuppers. I love it.
96. Been on a train? Want to.
97. Been in a car accident? Yup. I still have little invisible scars all over my face from the broken glass. You can feel them.
98. Ridden an elephant? T'would be fun, but no.
99. Made a web page? I want to.
100. Played with legos? I just bought another Bionicle model two days ago.
101. Stayed up all night? Twice in my whole life.
102. Shoved stuff under your bed to make your room look clean? Yup yup yup.
103. Broken a bone? My collar bone. I shit you not. Same one as Justin. You can tell cause one of them sticks out a little more than the other.
104. Called a psychic or sex hotline? Why bother?
105. Watched jerry springer? "Today on Jerry Springer: I don't want my daughter dating the midget stripper!" Of course. It's hilarious to see how stupid people are.
106. Gotten in trouble for talking in class? Of course. And I've gotten away with it several times cause the teachers liked me. ^_^
107. Been afraid of the dark? Absolutely petrified of it.
108. Been in the hospital(not visiting)? Thankfully no.
109. Had stitches? Nope, but I wish I had. The scar I have could've been much smaller and cooler looking had the doctor been competent enough to give me stitches.
110. Dumped someone and regretted it? Nope.
111. Went out with more than one person at a time? Never. And I never would.
112. Lied? Of course not. I never lie. And I'm also the Queen of England. ;p
113. Been arrested? Actually, yes. >_<
114. Fallen asleep in class? Several times. Last year I did it all the time and I sat right in front of the teacher. But I was her favorite student so she let me. ^_^
115. Used food for something other than to eat? No, but it might be intresting...
116. Met a celebrity? I met the woman who babysits Larry King's children... Obviously no, but it's one of my goals in life.
117. Broken the law? Once when I accidentally stole something. I was five. I was picked up a tube of lip balm and asked if I could get it, and when my mom said yes I slipped it in my pocket without thinking and walked out with it. Not intentional really.
118. Skipped class? Once. And I'd never do it again.
119. Hated yourself? A few times. But I've learned to get over it.
120. Been brokenhearted? *nod nod*
121. Broken someone's heart? Possibly. I don't know if I did or not.
122. Wanted to kill someone? Of course.
123. Fallen off a chair? Yuppers.
124. Lap danced? Nope, but I would for a certain someone... ~_^
125. Been in a fist fight? Nope, but I've broken up a few. I could probably hold my own though.
126. Blow me? Not unless you're Justin. ;P
127. Like to give hugs? Love it!
128. Like to walk in the rain? ^_^
129. Sleep with or without clothes on? If I wear anything it a pair of bikin underwear, but most times nothing.
130. Prefer black or blue pens? Black.
131. Dress up on halloween? Yup. Tis like cosplaying without a convention.
132. Have a job? Nope, but looking.
133. Like someone? *Snuggles Justin*
134. Sleep on your side, tummy or back? Whatever I feel like at the time.
135. Have a goldfish? I did once.
136. Ever have the falling dream? Uhuh. And when I wake up I bounce like I had just hit my bed from a very high place.
137. Have stuffed animals? Several, my favorite being Piggy, my purple gator. But I wanna get this really cute purple stuffed pig and name it Justin. ^_^
138. Like to give anal sex to animals? *Stabs you*
139. Do you believe in the horoscopes: Not at all. But it's amusing to read them and see if they're accurate.
140. Do you like your handwriting: Ehhhhh, kinda. It's really sloppy.
141. What superhero would you be: Does Megaman X count?
142. Do you have any piercings: Nope, but once I turn eighteen I will.
143. Any tattoos: Nope, and I don't know that I want any. I might possibly get one, but it'd take a long time to decide wether or not I want it.
144. Are you picky: Picky eater, yes. Kinda picky about other things, but not too extreme.
145. What makes you mad: Stupidity and ignorance.
146. What do you think of Bush: Well let's see: He's pushing for legislation that allows discrimination based on sexual orientation, seems a little trigger happy if you know what I mean, obviously can't make speeches worth a damn, and he fell off of an idiot proof scooter. I'm not all that fond of him.
147. Who do you admire: My friends Jessica, Hope, and Chris, and Justin.
148. Do you like cartoons: Does a fat puppy hate fast cars?
149. What did you do today: Woke up, started taking this survey.
150. Are your parents annoying: Yes. My mother is evil.
151. Do you own a miniskirt: o_O *Backs away slowly*
152. Do you floss: Sometimes if I want to look really really sharp.
153. What is the farthest your have traveled: From my original home in Missouri, Hilton Head, SC. From my current home, Toledo, Ohio.
154. Have you ever died: Nope.
155. What kind of shampoo do you use: I love Beach Blonde. But I'm out right now so I'm using pert plus.
156. Do you use big words to sound smart: No, I use them because they come naturally to me and I often times forget that others don't know what they mean. ^_^;
157. When you get mad, do you swear a lot: Not alot, persay, but I do swear.
158. Ever worn black nail polish: Nope, but I think it'd look good on me.
159. Do you do everything better then guch: Whooby-whatty?
160. How many sheets are on your bed: Two.
161. Whats under your bed: Three boxes full of books, beanie babies, and models. I also have a ginourmous box from a Master Grade Gundam model, and box sets of the Lord of the Rings books and the Chronicles of Narnia.
162. Do you have your own tv and vcr: I have a combo set, a TV with a vcr built in. Tis nifty.
163. Do you see dead people: Nope, unless ants count.
164. Are you a good speller: Yes, I'm a spelling whore.
165. Do you like little kids: The only kid that I like is my baby cousin Ethan, because he's so attatched to me, and you just can't help but think he's adorable. I just hope he stays as adorable once he starts talking...
166. Are you talented: I guess so. People tell me I am.
167. If so, how: I'm told that I'm an awesome writer (Poetry and fiction), a great actor, a great voice actor, and a great singer (Even though the last one aint true).
168. Do you watch the weather channel while getting ready in your hotel room on vacation: Nope.
169. Ever seen a ghost: You bet. Scared the life outta me too.
170. Abortion: Despise the idea.
171. Bill Clinton: Looks weird...
172. Eating disorders: Don't know. I might have something along those lines, but I've never been diagnosed.
173. Rap: Despise it.
174. Suicide: Is stupid.
175. Piercings: I want a few.
176. Make-up: Not for me thanks.
177. Drinking: Is about the stupidest thing you can do.

What do you think when you hear this name:
178. Jennifer: Lopez
179. Leah: Girl in my drama class
180. Megan: Parent Trap? My Little Ponies
181. Brandon: Town Center
182. Christina: Girl in chorus.
183. Angela: Bitch.
184. Courtney: Cox
185. Lauren: Ralph
186. Lisa: Bitch
187. Jackie: Rosanne
188. Kat: Aunt Kathy
189. Patrick: He-Bitch
190. Erin: Chagonga, Queen of the Amazons

This or that
191. Pierced nose or tongue? Tongue.
192. Be serious or funny? Serious.
193. Single or taken? Taken.
194. Mtv or vh1? I don't care for the programming on either all that much but if forced to choose, VH1
195. 7th heaven or dawson's creek? 7th Heaven. They're last name is my first. It's jsut spelled different.
196. Sugar or salt? Both
197. Silver or gold? Silver.
198. Tongue or belly button ring? Belly Button.
199. Chocolate or flowers : Flowers.
200. Color or black-and-white photos? Doesn't matter to me.
201. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset.
202. M&m's or skittles? What?! No Reeses Pieces?
203. Rap or rock? Rock, though I don't care much for that either.
204. Stay up late or sleep in? I do both.
205. Tall members of the opposite sex or short? Opposite sex? Why should I care?
206. Sun or moon? Moon.
207. What time is it? 2:49 pm
208. Diamond or ruby? Ruby.
209. Left or right? Right.
210. Cat or dog? Cats.
211. Mustard or ketchup? Ketchup.
222. Newspaper or magazine? Magazine.
223. Spring or fall? Spring.
224. A year of hot sex or a lifetime of friendship? Friendship.
225. Happy or sad? Happy. Kind of a dumb question...
226. Sneakers or sandals? Sandals. I like to feel free. ^_^
227. Blondes or brunettes? Don't care.
228. Duct tape or scotch tape? As long as it's sticky and gets the job done I don't care.
229. Pepsi or coke? Pepsi! (Wild Cherry preferred)
230. Nike or adidas? Shoes. As long as they're comfy and don't looks stupid I'll wear them.

Love life
231. If you could kiss anyone in the world, who would it be: Justin. *_*
232. If you could date anyone in the world, who would it be: Justin. *_*
234. What is the biggest turn off: Any sort of dependancy on drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes.
235. What is the biggest turn on: Romantic mood music, rose petals, and a nice warm blanket to cuddle under.
236. Do you think there is a person for everyone: You bet your sweet whiskers.
237. If yes, do you know who yours is: ^_______________________^
238. Do you believe in love at first sight: *nodnod*
239. Have you ever been in love: I am right now. ^_^
240. What do you think love is: Something one can't live long without.
241. Do you think it lasts forever: If it's meant to be, then yes.
242. Do you want to get married: Yes.
243. How many times: Only once. I'd plan on staying married for the rest of my life.
244. When was your first kiss?: Freshman year of highschool. Not the most romantic of moments either.
245. First grade teacher's name: Mrs. Murphey.
246. Last word you said: Bye.
246. Last song you sang: Part of Your World.
247. Last meal you ate: A cold barbeque sandwhich.
248. Favorite childhood cartoon: Gargoyles!
249. What did you hate most about school: Idiotic people who disrupt the class.
250. Last person you flipped off: Don't remember. Possibly my mother. >_<
251. Last song stuck in your head: Part of Your World. ^_^
252. Last time you were burned: Last year in Chemistry. I got a steam burn when we where evaporating salt water to find out how much salt was in it.
253. Last time you bled: Yesterday.
254 What's in your cd player: A burned CD with the Evangelion Theme, two songs from Perfect Blue, an english version of one of those, A violin piece from Sailor Moon, Part of Your World, Song for the Lonely by Cher, and two version of Looking through your eyes from Quest for Camelot. o_O I have very eclectic tastes obviously.
255. What color sox are you wearing: Flesh. I have no sox on. ;p
256. What's under your bed: See previous question of the sort.
257. What's the weather like: Rainy. <3
258. What time did you wake up today: 11:30
259. Who do you want to marry: I'll give you three guesses and the first two don't count. ~_^
260. Are you going to college: Yes.
261. If so, how long do you want to go: However long it takes to get my degree in Theatre or Japanese.
262. How many kids do you want: Absolutely none. I hate children.
263. Kids names girls: n/a
264. Kids names boys: n/a

Well that was highly amusing and fun to do.

I'm considering changing my LJ scheme, even though I do like this one. I just have a rather intresting idea that I wanna use. I'll get it set up and take a screen shot of it then switch back so I can get opinions on it.

Well, I gots stuffs I need to do elsewhere right now. TTFN!

Whistling Jauntily,

Dream of me

Rawr *Cat Paw* [31 Jul 2003|12:58am]
You are... Red XIII!
A creature with intelligence surpassing many
humans, you often confuse people with your
fierce appearance. While you are 48 years old,
you're still a child compared to your race.
Have patience and enjoy life as it is; you have
plenty of time to be the adult you want to be.

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I always liked Red. ^_^ And of course I do tend to affect the mannerisms of a cat pretty often, just out of instinct. >3

Anywho, I'm hoping to find a cool survey to put up for my next update. ^_^ I love surveys.
1 dream| Dream of me

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me! [30 Jul 2003|12:34am]
Yup, I finally saw Pirates of the Carribean. That movie is AWESOME! They have so many scenes that look like they were taken straight from the ride. It's so cool. And I'll bee saying "Why is the rum gone?!" for another month or so at random times. I would right more considering how much I loved this movie, but really, I don't have time. Too many people IMing me at once. >_< Oh well, I'll update to you later.

Bye bye!
3 dreams| Dream of me

*Sigh* [27 Jul 2003|06:50pm]
[ mood | bored ]

I'm bored. Bored bored bored. I wish Justin would log on so I could chat with him, but alas, no Justin. I've been download Angelic Layer all morning and I'm just now on the fourth episode. It's so good! And the opening and ending themes are awesome!

Well, yesterday I went over to Disney World. We have premium passes so we get in all year long, even for special occassions, and we also get into Disney Quest and all the water parks. Fun. So me and my mom went over to eat lunch and just hang out for a while. My brother is with my aunt in South Carolina for the weekend so it's peaceful around here. But boring none the less. So we picked up and went over to eat at the Main Street Cafeteria. It's a buffet but oh so good. We waited for half an hour to get in, in the boiling hot sun, sweating and generally not having fun. But it was worth it. Then we stopped in a clothing store on the way out and picked up a nice shirt for my senior pictures in a few days with a Mickey Mouse on the pocket. It's pretty cool looking. Then we went by my favorite store. Villains in Vogue. It's got all sorts of Disney Villains merchandise. It's so awesome. I got a plush Maleficent (The Dragon form. So cool.) and a new Maleficent pin bringing the count on pins up to four. ^_^ We plan on having the guy take a portrait of me wearing my Disney villains t-shirt with my villains poster we just had framed, holding my stuffed Maleficent, and generally with anything of the villains I can scrounge together. That's gonna rock for me. Then I came home and logged on AIM to chat with Justin. The usual night, and I loved it. *Swoons* Now I've just been bored all day with nothing to do but download anime. Oh well.

I'm hoping that tomorrow I can go see League of Extraordinary Gentlemen if my mom is alright with that. She seemed open to the idea, but she's as changable as the wind. Well, I guess I'll stop rambling now and let you all get back to your lives while I get back to waiting for Justin. *Waves* Bye bye all!

Staring Blankly,

4 dreams| Dream of me

*Sighs dreamily* [25 Jul 2003|03:42pm]
[ mood | Dreamy ]

*Sighs* I've just come to another one of those wonderful eye openers. I was out to lunch with my mother at Red Lobster and all of a sudden "A Moment Like This" started playing over the speakers. And I just had this wonderful image of Justin and Me, just holding each other. Then I realised, this is what I've been searching for my whole life. Ever since the idea of love became clear to me, I've been looking for that one special person. And I found them. I could have gone on forever and never found him, just like so many unfortunate lonely people, but no. I was lucky enough to find my true happiness. "Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this." Those words couldn't be any truer. I love you Justin, and you'll always be in my heart.

2 dreams| Dream of me

Hmmmmmm... [24 Jul 2003|01:13pm]
You are a child's kiss. Completely sweet and
innocent and pure. You mean no harm and only
love in your sweet kisses.

What kind of kiss are you?
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I suppose that's accurate. I never kiss someone unless I mean it. And I am pretty much an innocent... Sorta. Anywho, nothing at all has transpired since I late updated. I have slept and that is the honest to God truth. I posted the battle monkey, went to sleep, woke up, and logged on here. Fun, huh? I'm gonna try and talk my mom into taking me out to the mall so that she can buy me a copy of FF Origins and FF Chronicles since she bought my brother a brand new PS2 for NO FUCKING REASON! And after that I might even talk her into letting me keep my streamload account for another month. That would fucking ROCK! Then I'd have at least one version of every Final Fantasy created save for 3. ^_^ I'm so proud of myself.
3 dreams| Dream of me

Just an intresting little thing... [24 Jul 2003|02:22am]
[ mood | amused ]

I am highly amused.

is a
Bone-Eating Magic Monkey

...with a Battle Rating of 8.4

To see if your Food-Eating Battle Monkey can
defeat Kamcom, enter your name:

2 dreams| Dream of me

*Bounces happily* [23 Jul 2003|03:00pm]
[ mood | bouncy ]

Slayers Season One: Done
Slayers Excellent OVA: Done
Slayers Next: Waiting to receive files
Slayers Try: In Progress
Slayers Movies: In Progress
Haibane Renmei: Done

My anime collection is slowly expanding. I plan on looking for Risky Safety next month. It's too cute! And if it's at all possible I wanna track down Eps of Angelic Layer. I saw an AMV of it at Metrocon that was absolutely stunning and really made me wanna see the series. ^_^

Anywho, not much going on here. I'm waiting rather impatiently for my chair, curtain, and comforter to come in. I desperately want my chair. Then I'll be able to lounge in front of my TV in comfort, rather than having to deal with a stiff neck after watching a movie. ^_^ It should be in either today or tomorrow, but I hope it's today. I really want it!

And on a final note, I love you Justin!

Bouncing around excitedly,

1 dream| Dream of me

^_^ [22 Jul 2003|05:46pm]
[ mood | chipper ]

I'm just happy for the sake of being happy I guess. I'm talking to Justin so that could be part of it. ^_^ But I also got in about 12 hours of sleep so that could help too. >3 My bed is so shnuggly shoft.

Well, I finally got my Chobits wallscroll hung up. I had to force straight pins into the wall with my bare hands which wasn't easy and kinda bruised my fingers since my mom wouldn't trust me with the hammer. But it was worth it for the end result. I love my Chii. ^_^ Not as much as I love my Justin though. *Swoon*

Well, not much else has gone on today. I spent about two hours staring at the ceiling and just spacing out yesterday, and somehow I enjoyed it to no end. If only all of life were that easy.

My poor baby is all depressed today, but he knows that I'm always going to be there for him, so just know Justin, whatever happens, I'm here to talk, and to love you forever. *Sigh* I love love.

Well, since that's essentially everything worth talking about that's happened in the past few days, I guess I'll stop rambling and let you all get back to your lives.

Staring at the ceiling,

2 dreams| Dream of me

Raving Al Bhed, Walking Pocky, Final Fantasy Friends, and Wallscrolls out the wazoo! [20 Jul 2003|09:23pm]
[ mood | complacent ]

*Flops onto his bed in exhaustion* Metrocon kicked ass. To start off, the first day I spent 45 dollars in five minutes on a Chi and Dark Chi wallscroll that is HUGE, a Kuroneko bobble head that is absolutely adorable, the first volume of the Chobits manga, an Utena movie poster, and the entire Queen Emeraldas manga saga (four issues which only cost me four bucks). Then I happened across a Yaoi/Yuri panel for the discussion of Yaoi and Yuri (Duh!) which entertained me for a good two hours. I met a girl named Lindsey and a guy named Jake who are really good friends and big yaoi fans who were my constant companions that day. I ended up getting SN's from them so we could keep in touch. Awesome people. Then I watched a little bit of the free anime they had playing. DNAngel is awesome.

Later that evening, Jessica managed to get there and we registered for the Final Fantasy X Ball, supposed to be set in Luca. Jessica and I were the first ones on the dance floor. I can't recall what song they played but we did the Waltz for the Moon all by ourselves with the rest of the crowd looking on. Awesome. Jessica and I went as Al Bhed, and we met three others. Amy, Jeff, and Chris were great! There was a stage set up in front of the dance floor for the skits by the official cast members playing Yuna, Wakka, Auron, Tidus, Rikku, and Seymour. So, about twenty minutes into the dance we asked the DJ to play something with a quick beat to it. He put on Sandstorm from DDR for us. So we cracked out our glow sticks and charged the stage, five Al Bhed, and raved through the whole thing. People were cheering us on, taking pictures, and some were screaming "Blasphemers!" (very in character). But regardless, they loved it, and they applauded us afterwards. Then after another ten minutes of sweating and catching our breath, Suteki Da Ne came on. Me and Amy danced and did a rather good job of it, so I was rather proud of my dancing accomplishments.

Now for the fun stuff. We're Al Bhed, so of course we weren't just going to be all nice and quiet. We booed everytime someone did the Prayer of Yevon. Then about an hour into the ball, we decided to try and abduct Yuna. We just walked up all quietly and surrounded her, Me and Jessica grabbing her arm and the others joining in a tug-o-war over her with Wakka and Tidus. Then up comes Auron who breaks up the fight and Seymour to place a hand on Jessica's shoulder and say very calmly "Leave her be." So of course she sticks her tongue out at him. We then received a thorough chewing out from Rikku. Chris was very entertaining with his whole "You shame us little sister!" bit. It ended with us all kind of sneering at Rikku as she walked off and me hissing at her. Then Jessica stole his blitzball and incited a round of the "Yevon is wrong!" game with Wakka. Very fun. Soon after, the organizers of the convention were married at the Ball. So sweet!

The ball progressed from there and by the time it was near the end of the night the cast was out of character since they were done with the skits. We became good friends with Yuna and Wakka, or Rudy and Hannah as I call them now. Hannah is the biggest sweetheart I've ever met and Rudy is just awesome. So we sat down and watched the videos of Final Fantasy that the con people had scrounged together and I saw one to "Breathless" which was absolutely amazing. I'm still looking for it. Then we went home to rest up for the next day.

Jessica's mom drove us the next day and of course we ran all over the place, playing DDR, Para Para, Sailor Moon SuperS Fighter, watching anime, and buying merchandise. Then we started socializing with some of the people there. We befriended a Fei Fong Wong, A Reno, and I was socializing with all the Yaoi fans. We ended up hanging out with Fei and Reno and watching all sorts of animes and just generally having a good time. Then Jessica was asked to be Elena in the FF gag skit that Reno was in, along with a bunch of other FF characters. It was hilarious, though not quite as funny as the Kodama from Princess Mononoke doing a maraca dance. *Falls off his chair laughing at the memory* Then afterwards Jessica stole Reno's handcuffs and handcuffed herself to a Vash for about half an hour. That was amusing. Then after that ordeal was dealt with I bought a set of Maetel Legend figurines that I'm displaying proudly on my dresser now along with the resing Doctor Sane that the salesman threw in for free since we had discussed Maetel Legend in depth earlier. Awesome deal. Shortly after, we went home again.

This morning, Chris was finally able to go so he came over to our house and rode out with us. Jessica was wearing a sleeveless black spandex turtleneck that she ditched in favor of a bikini top and the title of "Fanservice Girl" rather than Al Bhed. So she loaned Chris her goggles and turtleneck which fit him perfectly, making him an Al Bhed along with his zippered military boots and black pants. Very awesome look for him. We hung out with Fei (who had changed his costume to Miss Cloud today.) and played Para Para for a while, then sated Chris's Pocky addiction with three boxes of Strawberry Pocky and one box of Chocolate Mousse Pocky. Of course, I had a little bit more money today so I bought a shirt of Yu Yevon screaming "Spooooooon!" (if you don't get it, play FFX. You will.) and the second volume of Chobits. Then we watched the cosplay contest. There was a girl who actually went as a giant box of strawberry Pocky. It was freakin' awesome! Then I watched the AMV contest. There were some amazing videos. But my favorite was "Ninja of the Night" overlayed over Naruto. You should download the MP3 of "Ninja of the Night" just to hear it. But over Naruto? People were squeeling for ten minutes straight. And now for my favorite part. The night before, we had been discussing with Hannah that since she was Yuna and we were Al Bhed we could abduct her and make a show out of it, and she loved the idea. And even better, two of the Al Bhed from the ball were Gourry and Lina today so they kind of joined in as fellow theives. ^_^ So after the AMV contest, we found her in the dealer room, Chris grabbed her, while Lina, Gourry, and I held off Tidus the guardian who was with her. We got her all the way across the lobby when Tidus comes charging after us with a blitzball. He hurled it at us and out of nowhere I pulled of this awesome sidekick and sent it flying right back at him. He was hit in the chest and played it out well, falling over. We then staged a fist fight which knocked me back to guarding Yuna while Lina cast Dragon Slave on him. She then ran away from the blitzball and left Gourry and Chris to fight him off. So Chris was a victim of Tidus's fist, falling back to guard Yuna. Gourry borrowed a bust sword that was about a foot taller than him from a nearby Guts from Berserk. He got in a few good swings at Tidus before Tidus ducked under a swing and uppercutted him (staged of course) at which time Yuna slipped away and was reunited with Tidus to racous applause from the huge crowd that had gathered. And the whole time there was a camera video taping. I don't know if it was personal video or a news camera. I hope the latter. Then I'll most likely be on the news since that was the biggest event of the day. I was the asked to pose with six different people for photos and asked for two photos by myself. Bad ass. Then, we bid Hannah farewell as she told us to email her and keep in touch. We attended the ending ceremonies, where there was a memorial video of the con. I was in a shot of several people chicken dancing on the stage during the cosplay intermission and Jessie was in a shot of the FF gag skit. Awesome. Then they played one of the best Music videos that I have ever seen. Nausicaa of the valley of the wind (One of my favorite anime's ever) set to Legends (from Legend, one of my favorite movies ever). Never before has a video given me goosebumps. It was so powerful. If anyone knows where to download this video please tell me. I want a copy of it for myself. It's so amazing. Then we lounged about in the lobby as the people slowly filed out to leave and waited for about an hour for our ride. Very relaxing. So now I'm trying to track down the three music videos that I was so taken with and enjoying my relaxation, though my arm is still sore from raving all night the first night. >_< Oh well. It was worth it. Not bad for my first con.

Oh, by the way, I don't know the exact URL, but Hannah has a very nice website for her cosplays. Go to google and look up Hanime's Heaven. She has some very nice pictures of her costumes. She's a sweet girl and her site is worth checking out. ^_^

Well, I must go out and ninja in the night.
Ninja-ing in the Night,

6 dreams| Dream of me

*Sighs in relief* [17 Jul 2003|10:43pm]
[ mood | relieved ]

Well I found a way to get to Metrocon failing all else. Hope offered to take us. She's gonna call me at nine tomorrow and see if Jessie has gotten back to me. If not I'm gonna call her and get directions to her house so that Hope can pick us both up. Then we're gonna go with her while she gets her nails done at ten since the con doesn't open until 12. Then we're gonna hang out at the mall for a little bit and then be on our way. Of course, we'll have to take our costumes with us and change somewhere along the way considering that walking around the mall dressed as an Al Bhed would be just a little weird. o_O Anywho, We'll have to have someone come pick us up if it's even okay with Jessie's mom. So that's the only kink in the plan. *Sigh* Why do things always have to get complicated at the last minute? But at least it's better than nothing.

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UK: Thousands take part in ‘Visit My Mosque’ initiative

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Thousands of Britons were welcomed into over 80 mosques across the country on Sunday 7 February, as part of the second annual ‘Visit My Mosque’ Day.

Mosques across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland invited in neighbours to share tea and refreshments, alongside an insight into the day-to-day goings on of a busy Muslim centre of worship.
#VisitMyMosque Day was facilitated by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), to provide a platform for Muslims to reach out to fellow Britons and explain their faith and community beyond the hostile headlines.

Speaking at the launch at London Central Mosque, Dr Shuja Shafi, MCB Secretary General said: “We were struck how this initiative resonated so well with the British public last year. We found that there was a huge demand for this so decided to facilitate the event again this year, and we are pleased to have over 80 mosques participating.”

Local mosques also invited inter-faith leaders as well, to come together to demonstrate unity and solidarity, while many visitors were just curious local residents. David from Hendon said, “I’ve driven for many years past London Central Mosque wondering what goes inside, but when I got an email telling me there was an open day, I decided to come today and visit.”

Posting on Facebook, Frances Stanfield said: “Just back from Medina Mosque Southampton. Lovely hosts and some interesting and open conversations.”

Tanvier Ahmed, Outreach Team at Darul Isra Mosque in Cardiff, said: “The majority of mosques have open doors so you can walk in at any time. Today we’re just making that extra special effort by putting on an event, but we welcome visitors throughout the year.”

Dr Salah Beltagui, Muslim Council of Scotland, said: “We hope that such events are the start of new acquaintances between Muslims and their neighbours of other faiths or beliefs, and be a start of relationships and joint work to improve the lives of all communities in future.”

Mosques up and down the country invited local faith leaders and civic and political leaders. Many politicians participated at local mosques including Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn MP, and other members of Parliament including Bob Blackman, Stella Creasey, Fabian Hamilton, Wes Streeting, James Flanagan and Rupa Huq.

The full list of mosques that took part yesterday can be found online at: visitmymosque

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Keys Now for Aylesbury Residents Trapped Behind Regeneration Fences

Hopefully you know by now that the Aylesbury Estate in Walworth is being ‘regenerated’ by Southwark Council. It’s a very big deal because the Aylesbury’s 2700 flats are currently home to an estimated 7500 residents. The plan is to demolish the existing estate and, in partnership with mega-Housing Association Notting Hill Housing (NHH), to build nearly 4000 new homes. In reality (just like Heygate Estateregeneration’ before) the regeneration and demolition of the Estate will result in thousands being displaced not only from their current homes but also from the local area all altogether.

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Nearly 400 households were decanted in Phase 2 and only 34% of them were able to find existing council homes in the local area. Aylesbury Estate council tenants have limited rights to return to the area and none will be returning as council tenants to any of the new homes being built. Council stats show that decanted tenants are moving to existing council homes right across the Borough. Some of those people might choose to return to the area to the NHH new homes but under what conditions – higher rents, less secure tenancies? We don’t see that this is a particular beneficial option for 100% of those decanted in the name of ‘regenerating‘ their estate.

A percentage of ‘affordable homes‘ will be built on site, 50% closer to cheap council rents and 50% shared ownership homes. We don’t need to rehearse the arguments about the latter being entirely un-affordable to local people. Whether the social housing units provided by Notting Hill Housing will be close to existing council rents or more likely be the NHH-preferred ‘affordable rent’, well, we aren’t holding our breath. ‘Affordable rent’ means such rents being charged up to 80% of local private rents which, of course as the local area gentrifies faster and faster, means such ‘affordable rents’ are rocketing year by year.

Unlike the Heygate, the demolition of the Aylesbury has been taking place in phases. L&Q Housing Association in partnership with the Council had already demolished the Wolverton blocks at East St and ‘regenerated’ them – 147 new homes, 49 of them affordable rent at 50% of local private rents. The next phases though are all Notting Hill Housing with the First Development Site (FDS) comprising of four Aylesbury blocks, two high towers and two low rise ones. The Council’s own timeline indicated that demolition would take place in summer 2015 with the first new homes available in autumn 2017. Things have however gone very differently. The Council failed to gain possession of all the flats in the area of the FDS. Leaseholders who own their homes on Aylesbury have been facing a nightmare. Faced with the Compulsory Purchase of their homes, the compensation they have been offered by the Council does not enable them to buy anything equivalent locally. And so our tale begins.

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One Aylesbury Estate resident has lived in her home for 27 years and loves it. She is maintaining an amazingly strong and dignified fight to receive adequate compensation to stay local to the area she also loves. But of course it’s not easy to stand firm and the fight comes with tons of stress and aggravation.

In November 2014, Leaseholders in the FDS had a meeting with the Council to discuss security issues around the emptied out blocks and how they might deal with safety and anti-social issues. In January 2015 housing campaigners occupied the empty Chartridge low-rise and maintained a successful protest against the social cleansing of this regeneration programme for a couple of months. This was the Council’s worse nightmare as it brought a ton of publicity to the many arguments for refurbishing and saving the Aylesbury.

It was during this occupation and definitely in response to it, that the Council suddenly began fencing in the blocks in the First Development Site. Southwark claimed that the fencing in was needed for the ‘safety of residents’ because of the protests. The resident told us in February 2015 as we looked down from her flat: ‘As you can see downstairs, they are boarding us up. They are boarding up the circumference of the building. I don’t know whether that is to make us safe or to make us feel intimidated. Because this really shouldn’t be taking place until after they have sought possession”.

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By March 2015, the fencing in of the site was completed at a cost of £140,000. On March 11th the Council wrote to remaining residents now living behind the fence telling them that in two days time:

‘Access to these blocks will be via the pedestrian and vehicular gate in Westmoreland Rd. The entrance is for use by all residents, visitors, deliveries etc and once operational your only means of entrance to your home will be via these gates. This entrance will have 24 hour security personnel presence in position to ensure that your access to the estate is not impeded’.

And so began the life behind the fence where leaving your house forces you to walk a whole lot further each time to access the one gate and where you don’t know how long it will take to get back in again.

It was with local support and outrage at what people were called the ‘Alcatraz fence’ and the ‘Berlin Wall’ that the new fence became its own infamous image of what everyday violence regeneration happily dumps on people’s heads. It seems so entirely symbolic in the sense of the Council’s urgent desire to get residents off the estate that they could leave through the gates using the door handle but couldn’t get back in without having to ask! You can go and please don’t come back!

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The fence became a perfect site for slogans and posters in both chalk and paint against the regeneration of the Aylesbury. There was even a protest on 2nd April where 300 people marched around the fence and parts of the crowd pulled down three large sections of the fence in anger. But, as we wrote at the time, as good as that direct action was, the struggle against social cleansing continues every day in small and minute moments of organising against it. The day after the fence was pulled it was rebuilt and remains almost two and a bit years later both the impediment to normal life that it is for residents and the material reality of how awfully the Council can treat people in the name of the local benefits for all from regeneration.

The Aylesbury resident later reflected on this with us once more:
‘A few weeks later we were still walking throughout the estate with just the fencing up, they hadn’t put any gates in. Then, all of a sudden, one day I saw them putting gates in. Maybe about three weeks after they started to put the fencing up they started putting these gates still thought well, they are putting gates in clearly they are going to be giving us keys to access to come and go cause we live here, this is our home. And then all of a sudden we was told we couldn’t access the building at certain points and after 27 years of coming in the estate whenever I wanted to at whichever point I wanted to, if I came in on Albany road, her, obviously that’s the nearest bus stop to me, with shopping and stuff which makes it easier, more accessible’.

They have many tales of not being able to get into the Estate, waiting for security guards, being stuck outside late at night etc. This has been an entirely unnecessary regime imposed upon the residents. Postal services have been a constant battle to maintain delivery of vital letters as well as general disrepair in the blocks. In March 2016, the main lights in the blocks were broken for four weeks leaving the residents in darkness in the public areas. In December 2016 they were trapped in the lift for an hour when it broke down. The lift has broken down due to a water leak that they had reported a month before to the Council.

The need for a secure fence is not controversial. It’s normal practice for guarding development sites and having one is not the argument we are making. What FDS residents have been asking for for ages now is easier access such as the gate having a lock and key, a numerical keypad and code or a swipe card lock. None of these things are costly or difficult to install and would give residents the autonomy they should have had from day one to come and go on their own terms. In March 2015, Mark Williams, Southwark Cabinet Member for Regeneration told South London Press: ‘We will continue to review these arrangements to make sure they work for the residents and that we respond to any feedback we receive‘. These ‘arrangements‘ have clearly not worked for residents since day one so what’s the point of continuing to make residents suffer in this way?

A Freedom of Information request to Southwark Council about the costs of the fence so far revealed the following:

Q1) What has been the total cost from March 2015 to present day that the Council has paid to
the security company who guards the fence. Information up to the last paid invoice or date is

A1) £705,000

Q2) Can you send a monetary figure that is a estimation of how much is currently being spent by
the Council per month for the security company. eg over the last six months.

A2) £24,000

Being forced to lived behind the fence because you are unwilling to move out of the area and are demanding proper compensation for you home becomes somewhat spiteful when the Council has spent close to £900,000+ so far on this over the top security.

With the current demolition of the Bradenham, Arklow, Chartridge blocks happening under residents noses within the First Development Site, we are asking of the Council that residents are now given some form of self-managed entry and exit from their homes. The next round of the Public Inquiry into the Compulsory Purchase of leaseholders homes is not until October so it’s time now for the Council to sort this for residents!

We don’t believe the security regime is mostly about security. We believe this disgusting treatment of residents who are putting up a fight for housing justice is entirely because of that fight. We agree with residents – this is just intimidation and an attempted war of attrition. Enough is enough.

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Keys for residents and the other residents now:

If you support this demand, please spread this article far and wide via your social networks and social media (#keysforResidents)

Please contact the following Councillors with your respectful demand for keys for Aylesbury FDS residents:

Peter John, Leader of The Council: peter.john@southwark.gov.uk / @peterjohn6

Stephanie Cryan, Cabinet Member for Housing: stephanie.cryan@southwark.gov.uk / @steviecryan

Mark Williams, Cabinet Member for Regeneration: mark.williams@southwark.gov.uk / @markwilliams84

Creation Trust is a ‘charity dedicated to residents on the Aylesbury estate and ensuring they receive the benefits of the regeneration of the area’.

Charlotte Benstead, Chief Executive of Creation Trust: charlotte@creationtrust.org / @creationSE17


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December 8, 2009

Kenny isn’t happy with Buehrle’s ‘American Chopper’ bike

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ December 8, 2009 9:29 pm
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Williams didn’t seem quite as excited about the Orange County Chopper custom made for Buehrle in honor of his perfect game thrown against the Rays. Although Buehrle told MLB.com before Thanksgiving that he had not heard from the White Sox about the motorcycle gift commissioned by his wife, Williams will be placing a call to him soon.

“I’m not so much in a good mood anymore,” said Williams, who claimed he had heard nothing about the motorcycle previously.

Matt Thornton is recruiting J.J. Putz

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ December 8, 2009 6:49 pm
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“There’s no doubt that Kenny has interest in him,” Thornton said on Tuesday. “[Putz] has been asking me what I think about it, what I think about the Sox. I told him we expect to win. I tell that to anyone that asks me, we expect to win. We prepare to win and if we don’t win, well, we’re pissed. I told [Putz] that if you’re a free agent you want to go to a winner.”

Thornton and Putz have been good buddies since early on in their Seattle days.

“We’ve known each other for over a decade,” Thornton said laughing. “It’s a bromance.”

Thornon also has some comments on the Jenks situation.

Kenny Williams on Hideki Matsui [UPDATE]

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ December 8, 2009 6:42 pm
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That particular level of Tuesday activity most likely included talks concerning Hideki Matsui, the World Series Most Valuable Player and a prime free agent on the White Sox radar as a left-handed power bat. Being on the radar, though, doesn’t necessarily mean a Matsui signing is imminent. … When asked specifically about Matsui, who features a career .292 batting average and a .370 on-base percentage to go with his .482 slugging percentage, Williams paused, smiled and said, “He’s a good player, but I don’t know that we are there just yet.” …

Bruce Levine reports the Sox have checked Matsui’s medical records. Matsui wants a 1-2 year deal.

UPDATE: Kenny says the Sox haven’t asked for Matsui’s medical records.

Coco Crisp interested in the Sox

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ December 8, 2009 6:36 pm

“I’ve enjoyed playing against them all those years,” Crisp said in a telephone interview. “I enjoy the park (U.S. Cellular) and the city and have a lot of family come out to see me. We’re in a wait-and-see process right now. We’ll have to see what teams bring to the table. “There are a lot of whispers and rumors right now,” said Crisp, who said he was open to a one-year or multi-year deal. “But I’m fine and looking forward to seeing what happens.”

Crisp played 49 games last season due to ailing right shoulder. He had surgery on it and he’s recovering. I’d prefer Church.

Sox emerge as a serious contender for Hideki Matsui

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ December 8, 2009 3:25 pm
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Feinsand (via MLBTR):

Could Godzilla be headed to the Windy City?

The White Sox have emerged as a serious contender for Hideki Matsui, according to a source, while the Angels have confirmed their interest in the World Series MVP as well. …

Stats: B-R.

Mark Buehrle wins ‘Cardinal manager for a day’ auction

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ December 8, 2009 2:31 pm
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White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle apparently put in the winning bid to be “Cardinal manager for a day” during spring training at an offseason auction to benefit Albert Pujols’ foundation. …

UPDATE: Buehrle donated the prize to a young girl with Down’s syndrome.

Braves DFA Ryan Church

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ December 8, 2009 2:17 pm

The Braves designated outfielder Ryan Church for assignment, tweets Bill Shanks.  The move was done to make room for Rafael Soriano, who accepted arbitration last night.

Stats: B-R.

Don’t we need a left-fielder? Kenny?

Beckham, Buehrle, Konerko, Jones, Guillen to attend SoxFest 2010

Chicago White Sox players Gordon Beckham, Mark Buehrle, Paul Konerko, Andruw Jones, along with manager Ozzie Guillen, are now scheduled to attend SoxFest 2010, presented by Miller Lite, Pepsi and the Palmer House Hilton. They join Freddy Garcia, Jayson Nix, Jake Peavy, A.J. Pierzynski, Alexei Ramirez and Matt Thornton who also are scheduled to be at the annual event. …

Sox sign Mark Teahen to 3-year deal

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ December 8, 2009 12:50 pm

The White Sox third baseman of the present also became their third baseman of the immediate future when Mark Teahen and the team agreed to a three-year, $14-million contract on Tuesday, avoiding arbitration.

Teahen, 28, who was acquired by the White Sox from Kansas City on Nov. 6 in exchange for Chris Getz and Josh Fields, will earn $3.75 million in 2010, $4.75 million in 2011 and $5.5 million in 2012. Teahen was eligible to become a free agent following the 2011 season. …

With the signing, the Sox now have 15 players signed for 2010 at $79.675 million, $1.5 of which will come from Kansas City in the Teahen deal.

$14 million? What the hell is going on here? Couldn’t Kenny stop at $8-9 million? Sox got 1 more year. He’d  been a free-agent after 2011…

SoxNet’s take.

MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes says “the White Sox are saving money over what he would’ve earned in arbitration.”

Kenny Williams on Mark Teahen: We believe he’s going to produce and produce in a big way.

Sox interested in J.J. Putz

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ December 8, 2009 3:23 am

J.J. Putz is drawing interest from several clubs, according to Jon Paul Morosi. The Cubs, White Sox, D’Backs, Rangers, Nationals, and Tigers have all shown varying levels of interest. …

Putz is recovering from surgery (bone spur) on his throwing elbow (right).

Stats: B-R, FG.

Sox and Rays discussed a Carlos Quentin-Carl Crawford trade?

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ December 8, 2009 12:36 am
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Sources with Tampa Bay and the Sox said the sides had talked several times this offseason, not only checking out closer Bobby Jenks and his availability in a deal, but more specifically a trade that would have sent Carlos Quentin to the Rays for Carl Crawford.

Crawford has 1 more year on his deal. Quentin will be under Sox control for 4 more years.

Cowley also says the “The payroll will be in the low $90 million neighborhood when it’s all said and done.”

UPDATE: Ozzie’s says:

”To make that trade there is a lot of money involved. (Crawford) is making a lot of money. Personally, I don’t think we have enough money to cover that. Second, Carlos is younger and I think we can get Carlos to have more production than what he had this past year. Kenny hasn’t said anything to me, but … rumors are rumors, and that’s what the winter meetings are all about.”

Stats: Quentin, Crawford.

I guess this depends on what the Sox think about Quentin’s health going forward. I lean towards agreeing with Ozzie! SoxNet’s take here.

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December 9, 2009

Tigers, Giants interested in Scott Podsednik?

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ December 9, 2009 9:00 pm
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8:10pm: The Giants have Scott Podsednik on their radar, [Andrew] Baggarly reports. He’s apparently one of the center fielders the club is considering.

Rosenthal (via MLBTR):

Teams interested in Podsednik: Royals, Giants, Cubs, Tigers, White Sox.

UPDATE: SoxNet’s take.

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March 14, 2011

Jake Peavy doesn’t want any of that skipping BS

Filed under: Chicago White Sox — The Wizard @ March 14, 2011 10:45 pm

Guillen admitted the organization is still talking about leaving Peavy back in extended spring camp to be more safe than sorry, possibly giving Humber a start, then bringing Peavy into the mix in mid-April.

But Peavy doesn’t want to be brought into the mix as the fifth starter, then get skipped whenever there’s a day off.

“I certainly understand coming off an injury [they’ll be careful], but when I’m deemed healthy, I want the ball every time my spot comes around,’’ Peavy said. “Like I said, I’ll certainly battle my authorities and put up a pretty good fight to get the ball.’’

  1. one pissed peavster. he should be more worried about progress, and less about how many of his starts they skip. one step at a time, plus it’s about the team not just jakemister. I like him and want to see him have that cy young type year but he needs to get his priorities strait before he can do that.

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    • I like him too and hope he has an excellent year, but man, is this guy intense or what?

      Comment by The Wizard — March 15, 2011 @ March 15, 2011 7:50 pm | Reply

      • he’s intense, but with a rare pitching injury he needs to take it easy.

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Ayman the foal say hi to Abood who lovingly strokes his head.

Abood carefully gives Ayman a drinkSPANA Jordan Country Director Dr Ghazi recently welcomed an unexpected new addition – a newborn donkey foal whose mother had sadly died the previous night during the birth following complications. Dr Ghazi knew the foal would need constant care and attention, including being bottle-fed through the day and night, so he and his family took him in and gave him around-the-clock care.

Ayman the foal is fed milk by Dr Abood's mother, inside their home Dr Ghazi’s six-year-old son Abood became particularly attached to the foal, helping with the feeding duties whenever he had the chance.

The young foal needed a name and so the SPANA Jordan team turned to our social media community for help. We were inundated with suggestions, but the one that was most popular was Lucky or ‘Ayman’ in Arabic.

After a couple of months, Ayman was strong enough to be moved to the SPANA Jordan education centre, where he joined the other animals that are cared for there. Local schoolchildren regularly visit the centre to learn about animal welfare and the importance of demonstrating compassion and kindness towards working animals.

Happily, Ayman has settled in well and is popular with staff and children alike. But his favourite visitor is still young Abood, who checks on him whenever he can.

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Jewish Community Networking Night

Jewish Community Networking Night

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 5:30 pm

Listen to audio from the program

What happens when you bring together
people from all the organizations
that serve Jewish Chicago?

On April 21, Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership was privileged to host a special evening for those who work for and with the many important organizations that serve Jewish Chicago. We networked with colleagues, recognized innovation and collaboration, and awarded leadership. Most importantly, together we learned and discussed ways to ensure the future vibrancy of our community. To those who were able to join us, thank you.

The topic for the evening was leadership, particularly consideration of this recent finding:

Did you know?
The vast majority of Jewish nonprofits — 75% to
90% by some estimates — must find new executive
leadership in the next 5-7 years. Yet many
organizations don't yet have the capacity or
expertise to cultivate the necessary talent.
— The Leadership Pipelines Initiative 2014

To help us frame the conversation, we enjoyed a rare opportunity to hear David Edell, who joined us from Development Resource Group (DRG) in New York. Audio from his remarks is available above. As a take away from the conversation, here are some questions and comments to consider for the future:

For futher discussion
What qualities do our next generation of
organizational leaders need?

Does your organization have a staff member
(or members!) qualified to be the next CEO?

How do Jewish organizations attract and
retain talent?

How do we make the Jewish community a
great place to work?

Favorite quotes from the evening
"Competence and character are not substitutes
for each other."
— Dr. Hal M. Lewis

"[Organizational] culture eats strategy for breakfast."
— David Edell

Certificate in Jewish Leadership

Jointly sponsored by Spertus Institute and Northwestern University, this prestigious program  prepares leaders to have maximal impact on the organizations they serve.

Certificate in Jewish Leadership Recipients
We congratulate certificate recipients from the third Chicago cohort (above, left to right) on their achievement.

Debra Weiner
Associate Director, Donor Relations and Marketing, Keshet

Rabbi Zev Kahn
Executive Director, Jewish Education Team

Aleeza Lubin
Director of Jewish Enrichment, BBYO

Anne Greenstein
Executive Vice President of the Board, Board of Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago and Trustee, Institute for Jewish Spirituality and Quest Academy

Issac Brubaker
Day and Overnight Camp Director, Jewish Council for Youth Services — Camp Henry Horner

Peter Bensinger, Jr.
Partner, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar and Scott LLP and Trustee, Spertus Institute, Lurie Children's Research Institute, and Chicago Sinai Congregation

Becky Adelberg
Manager of JCC 20s and 30s and JCC PresenTense, JCC of Chicago

Steven Dishler (not pictured)
Director of International Affairs, Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicagoland

Lora Zygman (not pictured)
Assistant Project Manager, Hebrew Union College

The next Chicago cohort begins Fall 2015. Find out more>