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julianna

"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free" -Michelangelo

About Me


"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." -John Burroughs

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." -Aristotle

"If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced." -Vincent Van Gogh

"A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral." -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression." -Isaac Bashevis Singer

"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others." -Jonathan Swift

"Things are beautiful if you love them." -Jean Anouilh
There is no remedy for love but to love more. -Henry David Thoreau

My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, both are infinite. ~William Shakespeare

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach. ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"The end is all even now

High on the headland

Hel stands and waits,

Life fades, I must fall

And face my own end

Not in misery and mourning

But with a man’s heart."

-Egil Skallagrimson


Hello. This is Alyssa Julianna. I like to call myself just Julianna here, since I don't hear it often. I am deep, and my thoughts and feelings are almost never written on my skin. Mysterious and complicated. There are a few people who can probably read me most of the time.

Right now I live in the US. I go to college (online right now), and work at an afterschool program. I try to keep up with my creative ventures, but often find myself too tired or busy to get as much done as I'd like. I am back helping out with now-Ignition Youth, and lead the worship band there again.

Life has gotten busier, friends have moved away or gotten married. I'm back here in IL again. haha. Ok, not funny. :p I wish I was freaking good at something. God help me what to do with myself.

I really love traveling and misson/aid work, and have done a bit over the past 2 years especially. I just want to pack a bag, grab a camera, and go.

No point in writing much here. You may ask me whatever you will.

I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

My Interests

In No Special Order

Arts

Music

Photography and media

Cosmetics

Fashion

Design

Singing

Guitar

roses, gardens

Travel

Suomi.Finland

Scandinavia

Europe

Everywhere Else

off-beat Christian subculture

creative worship arts

Theology and philosophy

Archeology

Natural sciences

Mythology

History

Social Work

Techy stuff

Movies

Theatre

Outdoors

Djembe

Cats, and other animals

Coffee

Chocolate

Candles

Cooking

Dinner-out

organic food

White Russians

Good(Finnish)beer

wine

vodka/Jager/etc

Dance

Soccer

kayak

alpine ski

hike

Halo2

Shooting

larp

sca

Reading

Writing

I'd like to meet:

Metal People

Europeans

Finns

Nordics

South Dakotans

People from all nationalities

Artists

Musicians

People from the past

Music:

Metal...

black

viking

winter

death

folk

doom

prog

technical

power

melodic

atmospheric

grindcore

...

classical

opera

jazz/big band/swing

sinatra

celtic

ethnic

industrial

rock

oldschool punk

electronica of all sorts

darkwave

trance

dj

beatbox

Movies:

Gladiator

LOTR

Star Wars

13th Warrior

Braveheart

Dr Zhivago

Lawrence of Arabia

Into the Wild

the Secret Garden

Pride and Prejudice

American History X

The Illusionist

Boondock Saints

The Fountain

300

Phantom of the Opera

Harry Potter 1-5

Tristan and Isolde

Narnia

Passion of the Christ

Island at the Top of the World

silent films

Pretty much everything on TCM

...

Television:

the History Channel and Discovery Channel:

Digging for Truth

Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein

Ancient Discoveries

The Universe

Lost Worlds

UFO Files

Cities of the Underworld

House

The Documentary Channel and Travel Channel usually have really good stuff, and the news when there's time.

Books:

The Circle Trilogy

Elegant Universe

Till We Have Faces and other C.S. Lewis

Tolkein

Kalevala

classic lit

Poe

poetry

faerietales and folk legends

epics

mythology

history

The Bible

...on and on

Heroes:

My Blog

glorious concerts to behold in the coming weeks

Hails to September and October's glorious line-up! Sep. 24th  Opeth  @House of BluesSep. 26th  Eluveitie  @The Pearl RoomOct.  6th  Virgin Black, Amorphis, and Leaves' Ey...
Posted by julianna on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:09:00 PST

ultimate wizards

The conversation over lunch today(technically yeterday)...tr00Sha and I were wishing Middle Earth was a real place.Then we pondered what race we would want to be...We narrowed it down.. Man or Elf?Aft...
Posted by julianna on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:20:00 PST

smiling voices

My morning was horrible...But my afternoon was wonderful. :)I was worrying that my sad/mad mood would show when I went to work, but it just disappeared completely when I heard little smiling voices s...
Posted by julianna on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:46:00 PST

Renascence

Renascence by Edna St. Vincent MillayAll I could see from where I stoodWas three long mountains and a wood;I turned and looked another way,And saw three islands in a bay.So with my eyes I traced the ...
Posted by julianna on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:56:00 PST

mirror mirror

Do you ever wish you looked completely different?Sometimes I used to wish I had blonde hair and blue eyes.  Or black hair and blue eyes.. ooo. That would be the coolest.  I have revealed a t...
Posted by julianna on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:23:00 PST

Growling 101

I had my first official death metal vox lesson today with Sha. w00t.Picture me and Sha just growling into mics with no accompaniment.hahaha!  At some point Greg drummed and Sha shredded along wit...
Posted by julianna on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:25:00 PST

a pillaged soul i am

A pillaged soul I am.I've forgotten what its like to believe calmly.Heartbeat-my heart beats.I'll feel this in my chest, and that at least is real.(I know in my own thoughts.)I wish for happiness and ...
Posted by julianna on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:39:00 PST

fallen down on the path alone

Fallen down on the path alone in the mud, Unable to go any further.Lost, tired, embracing the ground with cold hands.Becoming lifeless, motionless.The feeling of abandonment sank deep into my heart.No...
Posted by julianna on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:28:00 PST

poor little dreadies

So I took out my dreads this weekend.  It took a very very long time. But my hair and scalp need a break.  Tomorrow I'm going to buy some hardcore hair treatments.My hair is so poofy right ...
Posted by julianna on Mon, 26 May 2008 01:27:00 PST

weirded out 333

So, it happened again today.  I look at digital clocks when they say 3:33 frequently.Often it is the clock on my computer screen as it was today. If not that clock, then the one at work, in my ca...
Posted by julianna on Wed, 14 May 2008 06:56:00 PST