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Valerie

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About Me

I guess I'm a shy person until you get to know me. I'll certainly never be the center of attention- I'll leave that to people better suited for it. I love to read and write. I also enjoy watching movies and playing video games (even though i'm not that good). My goal in life is to finish my education and my dream is to see a bit of the world.

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall" -Confucious

My Interests

i really like playing poker although im still learning all the rules. i love photography especially black and white pictures. but i HATE to have my own picture taken. i like to learn about religion and history so that i can gain a better understanding of the world. i would really love to travel and see different parts of the world that i have only ever read about.

I'd like to meet:

"There is a certain amount of kindness just as there is a certain amount of light . . .We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand, and it is no good moving from place to place to save things because the shadow always follows. Choose a place where you won't do much harm . . .and stand in it for all your worth, facing the sunshine" p124 (E.M. Forster A Room with a View)*************

Your wise quote is: "Fashion is a
form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to
alter it every six months" by Oscar
Wilde.You are a very sarcastic person with a
sharp tongue. You may not be the one always
talking, but your mind is nevertheless
critizing. You tend to have a cynical view on
life itself and be somewhat withdrawn with who
you really are. Society now is in your eyes
corrupted and you wonder how the world will
survive. And people are in your mind very
ignorant and blind to the reality.

What wise quote fits you?(pics) UPDATED
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Your Birthdate: October 9
Your birth on the 9th day of the month adds a tone of idealism and humanitarianism to your nature.
You become one who can work easily with people because you are broadminded, tolerant and generous.
You are ever sensitive to others' needs and feelings, and you are very sympathetic and compassionate.

Your feeling run deep and you often find yourself in dramatically charged situations.
This 9 energy always tends to give more that it gets. What Does Your Birth Date Mean?Take the quiz: "What dragon species are you? (Stunning pics)"

Shadow Dragon
Dark, evil, you are the evil breed of dragon. You lurk within the shadows of the night and attack with surprise. You prefer to stay alone, solitude is your best friend within your deep, dark cave or den.

Music:

Johnny Cash is everything . . .I also like van morrison, sarah mclachlan, the Grateful Dead, Alabama, journey, foreigner, the eagles,but mostly i listen to country (George Strait, Alan Jackson, Tim Mcgraw)

Movies:

LOTR is my absolute favorite. I also love Braveheart , X-Men, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Wit, Man on Fire, Sense and Sensibility, Breakfast Club, Bridget Jones, My First Mister, Phantom of the Opera, The Neverending Story, Chronicles of Narnia. Anne of Green Gables (although this could be considered a tv show)

Television:

Monk, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, House, Heroes, American Idol, Law and Order (esp. svu and criminal intent) and begrudgingly becoming a fan of monday night raw and friday night smackdown.

Books:

This is almost impossible. I enjoy just about everything from Tolkien to Stephen King. I love DragonLance Chronicles, Harry Potter, Barbara Kingsolver, Jodi Picoult. I love the old stuff Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I love African-American lit -Frederick Douglass, Alice Walker- especially poetry during the Harlem Renaissance. I love RA Salvator esp the stuff with Drizzt. Lately i have been reading James Patterson and enjoying the womens murder club.

Heroes:

I have come to appreciate those who persevere through hardship, bad luck, illness. The normal everyday people who continue to wake up each morning and count each blessing (however small) in their life. I appreciate those who smile at their neighbors and realize there is ALWAYS someone who has it tougher than you. . . To Rob- my love. you are my hero everyday. . .for your generous spirit, your ability to rise about it all and keep fighting for us. We will always make it.
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My Blog

becoming

So, its been a long time since i have written one of these things. I feel as if I am different in many ways from the person used to be. I am the happiest I have ever been. Well, lets face it. I don't ...
Posted by Valerie on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:54:00 PST

irritated

okay, i'm really annoyed with my life today. i miss my old apartment . damn. i am so irritated that i can't put it into words.
Posted by Valerie on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:18:00 PST

wasted life -

I have nine journals full of the empty pages of my life: unwritten poems, unspoken words unfulfilled dreams wishes yet to be realized and myself - yet to be found This is something that I wrote a lo...
Posted by Valerie on Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:38:00 PST

Ugh

I am so extremely frustrated right now. I keep trying to message my brother and it won't let me. I am bored and should go to bed, but now I am too irritated. Jason- I can't wait for yo...
Posted by Valerie on Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:42:00 PST

check it out

I watched the Machinist last night and it was pretty intense. The main character Trevor Reznik was played by Christian Bale (Batman Returns etc) as a paranoid insomniac. He apparently lost 60 pounds f...
Posted by Valerie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Where to go from here

I've been thinking lately about how strange time is. It seems on a day to day basis that time moves so slow- especially at the beginning of a 12 hour work shift. On the other hand it was sev...
Posted by Valerie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST