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CaraVSAngel

I am here for Friends

About Me

BEFORE YOU SEND A FRIEND REQUEST, READ THIS: I will not accept any friend requests without an accompanying message or blog comment. I get dozens of spam friend requests some days and I can't take the time always to check out every profile to see which ones are legit. Please, if you want to be my friend, send me a message (and not one that just says something like "hey, ur cool, add me") or leave a comment on one of my blogs... I like to know that my "friends" have some sort of interest in me other than just another name on their list. Thank you :-)
The Basics:
My name is Cara. The "Car" part of my name is pronounced like "care" not like a "car" (hence why I get called CaraBear).
I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. I was a devout Christian my whole life up until 2005 when I converted to Islam.
The Family:
I live with my husband 'Isa and my parents. I don't have any children yet, except for two step-sons, one of which I am yet to meet.
I love animals. Currently we only have a dog and two chickens, but we'll probably have more pets soon. We also feed some neighborhood cats, squirrels, and birdies, and we happened to discover tree frogs living in our backyard last year. My ideal pets are cats and snakes.
My Character:
You can look at my profile background to get an idea of what is truly important to me. Since it is hard to see here, you can CLICK HERE to see it in full. (background is currently under construction)
Above all else, I consider myself a seeker of truth.
The person/character I identify most with is Neo.
It was once said to me "you would just save the whole world if you could, wouldn't you Cara?" This is so, so true. I care for others. Empathy is my middle name (not literally, silly, it's a term!).
I love humor... especially sarcasm. Anyone who can carry on some great witty banter is awesome.
I have a great appreciation for the arts, in all forms.
I love photography. I generally take 300 to 400 photos a week, sometimes more. I post photo blogs as often as I can.
The future:
CURRENTLY EDITING THIS SECTION
The Rest:
In summary, I like to have fun and do things that make me feel good, while staying true to my values. I have heart for helping others. I love learning & exploring new things. I'm young and still trying to "find myself".
I have left our a bit about myself here that I normally include, but it is because I am trying to stick to the positive things here. If you read my blogs and get to know me, you'll see all of me in time.
Lastly I just want to say, pardon my typos! You may see typos coming from me a lot, and you may see sentences even missing words... I seem to have developed a bit of a problem with this lately. I am really quite eloquent, it's just a typing thing... so, I hope you read 'Typo'. lol

My Interests

In no particular order: religion
friends
Grey's Anatomy
Star Wars
cryptozoology
dinosaurs
health & medicine
the arts
baseball
blogs
writing
sketching
fashion
fashion design
reptiles & amphibians
cats
animals in general
reading
learning
hairdye
italian food
weddings
photography
travel
beaches
people in general
Starbucks
I could go on and on, but right now I won't.
My Current Favorite Blogs List updated as I discover more blogs, Insha'Allah

'Isa
Nina
MaDSKillZ
ÄïrïkÄ©
Lost Outside The Norm
boozy irish floozie
Caroline

Shopping Amazon
Victoria's Secret
Norma Kamali
Ahiida
Value Village
Spiegel
Hot Topic
dELiAs
Alloy
eBay
Modest Clothes
Prima Moda
The $15 Store
Tarina Tarantino

Restaurants I Recommend Palomino
Claim Jumper
The Grill on the Alley

Movies I Recommend JFK
Enemy of the State
Roger & Me
Bowling For Columbine
Fahrenheit 9/11
V For Vendetta
The Siege
Clear and Present Danger
The Sum of All Fears
Patriot Games
The Matrix
Ocean's 11 (the newer one)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
I plan on editing this list soon, Insha’Allah
TV Shows Grey's Anatomy
Survivor
Heroes
House
UFC
The Ultimate Fighter
How I Met Your Mother
America's Next Top Model
Prison Break
My Boys
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Boston Legal
Dr. Phil
American Idol
Hell's Kitchen
The Apprentice
The Amazing Race
Cash Cab
It Takes a Thief
What About Brian
Whose Line is it Anyway
Criminal Minds
Trigun
Cowboy Beebop
too many sitcoms to name
So You Think You Can Dance
Pirate Master (sadly cancelled)
A Model Life
etc.

I'd like to meet:


Any old friends from school or youth group
Ladies in the Seattle area that wanna make a new friend (I need people to hang out with!!!)
Anybody interested in Islam!

To guys: I don't have a lot of male friends, but I do have a few. I try to be modest when it comes to guy friends, but I do have them. Bottom line, don't be offended if I don't reply to your messages... sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.
If you flirt with me, I'll kick your ass... just kidding, lol, but if you are flirtatious (meaning outright telling me I'm hot or you wanna get with me or something) I will block you and forward the message to my husband.

Bands and people trying to collect friends: LEAVE ME ALONE! I report to MySpace all messages from bands and other companies or organizations as SPAM!

Books:

Al Qur'an
books on Islam
other religious books
medical books
classic novels and poetry
magazines
comic books
mangas

My six favorite books are:
Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
O! Pioneers by Willa Cather
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Anxiety Disease by David Sheehan
Jesus, Prophet of Islam by Muhammad Ata Ur-Rahim


current read:
just homework

My Blog

Iran so far way

OK, so, for some odd reason, I have had this stuck in my head all day. lol. Some of you may find it a little offensive. I find it absolutely hilarious... I especially love all the unexpected celebrity...
Posted by CaraVSAngel on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:21:00 PST

Losing readership

I am not sure whether I should care or not. I have been debating over this in my head for weeks. I have lost A LOT of regular blog readers. Part of my gets upset and feels neglected. Another part of m...
Posted by CaraVSAngel on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:43:00 PST

READ THIS

I've linked to 'Isa's blogs before and not everyone reads them. I would really appreciate it if some of you would read it this time. It's an important topic, which is worth discussing, and I am not go...
Posted by CaraVSAngel on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:57:00 PST

"The boy who is allergic to (almost) every food"

A very young relative of mine has a problem where he is allergic to almost everthing, and can eat almost no foods at all. I just read this article today... maybe it'll shed some light on how he can be...
Posted by CaraVSAngel on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:48:00 PST

The Hobbit

Tonight I am feeling suddenly and shockingly at peace. A peace that I think I have not felt in years. And it is so strange what brought it on.Yes, the latter part of my day was very good. I got to mee...
Posted by CaraVSAngel on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:43:00 PST

Things that help me when my symptoms act up:

Watching Grey's Anatomy   Having one on one time with an animal   Listening to "Concerning Hobbits" (go to my profile to hear it)   LOLcats (blog on this coming soon)&nb...
Posted by CaraVSAngel on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:18:00 PST

HUGE explosion in Tacoma today

For those of you unfamiliar with Washington geography, Tacoma is about 25 miles from our home. Today there was a massive explosion  in Tacoma. I am watching the news report right now... they have...
Posted by CaraVSAngel on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:13:00 PST

Anyone know Japanese or know someone who knows Japanese?

Do any of you know anyone who speaks Japanese that has a good sense of humor and some time on their hands? lolI have this ridiculously silly Japanese video that is like 10 mins long that I would love ...
Posted by CaraVSAngel on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:05:00 PST

My Birthday

8 people remembered for sure. 12 people left me comments (I know they didn't all actually remember... there is that birthday reminder feature). I got one card. No one got me a gift except my parents (...
Posted by CaraVSAngel on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:07:00 PST

You HAVE to listen to this song, cuz it’s my birthday, and you have to do what I say!

I have this song stuck in my head, and it's my birthday, so you HAVE to listen to it!Trust me... even if you don't like this style, you'll like this song (cuz I used to HATE this kind of music, but LO...
Posted by CaraVSAngel on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:16:00 PST