Tag: life
group name: socallife
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June 09, 2006 10:06 PM EDT --
Despite the testimonies of ex prom queens and retired high school quarterbacks, no one expects their high school years to be filled with golden events ripe for romanticizing in your memoirs. This . . . more
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May 31, 2006 03:27 PM EDT --
Almost 47,000 California high school students will not receive diplomas this year because they failed an exit test designed in 2004 designed to measure standards that would insure graduates' diplomas . . . more
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September 09, 2006 08:17 AM EDT --
I, Amanda, bleed to write words. I think of ink as my weapon; an olive branch in regards to the chaotic yet wonderful world we inhabit.
Lightning sparks my imagination. Thunder vibrates, shaking my creative . . . more
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July 15, 2007 12:41 AM EDT --
4 instances in the past 2 months required a "thank you." A simple phone call was all it would take. 30 seconds from their lives to dial my number, and at least thank my voice mail . . . more
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September 09, 2006 01:37 PM EDT --
Antiseptic whitewashed walls glared into her weary, wary eyes. Wary with dreaded anticipation, as the pain throbbed in her womb like the heartbeat of an earthquake's epicenter.
This was the final . . . more
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September 21, 2006 11:59 PM EDT --
I'll start off by saying that I don't have any kids, but they rarely bother me. In a restaurant, if a baby is crying, it's no big deal. Kids running around a mall... maybe not the best idea . . . more
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June 04, 2006 05:37 PM EDT --
My love of kids, books and reading inspired me to become a teacher, so I was tremendously disappointed to find that my middle school students hated reading. I was a first-year teacher full of ideas . . . more
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September 11, 2006 10:46 AM EDT --
"No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide" - Ceasere Powere
I've been surrounded by death for fifteen years now, mainly from my friends killing or attempting to kill themselves. I'm . . . more
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June 18, 2006 04:34 AM EDT --
There is a little shrine, a secret, sort of hidden thing you wouldn't notice just driving around L.A. Most people probably just see a heap of garbage - after all, lobster shells aren't usually . . . more
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September 12, 2006 05:43 PM EDT --
SORRY/BUT/MY/SPACE/BAR/IS/BROKEN!
1) The older I get, the more ignorant I become. Why? Because I awaited karma to reward me for the hardships I've endured. Arms akimbo, I sat, antsy , waiting for . . . more
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September 10, 2006 07:57 AM EDT --
BIRTHDAY BOY
Late afternoon,, drinking stale coffee inhaling a freshly packed smoke
surrounded by businessmen and homeless souls seeking shelter
swish of the waitresses, clatter . . . more
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September 24, 2006 12:40 PM EDT --
Is it my imagination or is our own government forcing gas prices? I won't even mention how much tax is included in the price per gallon. The prices were down last Christmas so we would have . . . more
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September 18, 2006 11:34 AM EDT --
Why does music have such an impact on people's lives? Be it nostalgia, elation, or tears, songs have a major effect on our moods.
ME: My favorite musician is Mozart. He's unpredictable and a paradox . . . more
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September 19, 2006 11:14 AM EDT --
'You look so benign scattered in that box".
"Actually, I box you in, daily reminding you how scattered you are"
"I didn't come here to fight, I'm just saying pills just . . . more
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September 19, 2006 04:04 PM EDT --
My stomach digests itself in shame
My back longs for your calloused hands
My heart beats in tempered spurts
My mind's synapses have gone awry
The damage has been done
I've scars on soul and wrists . . . more
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August 23, 2006 04:09 PM EDT --
I was happt to hear the story that broke yesterday on Paramount Studios not renewing their contract with Tom Cruise.
I say it is about time. Never been much of a Tom Cruise fan, . . . more
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September 06, 2006 12:47 AM EDT --
This past weekend my family and I took a little road trip.
I have to admit, this weekend, I became part of the problems that people who drive Southern California Road Ways.
The speeding . . . more
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September 15, 2006 02:06 PM EDT --
Where could I be?
Where should I be?
The child prodigy,
Anything she wants to be
Those taunting, tempting words,
Alter a nostalgic path
Better left untread
The virginal sand was wasted
Wasted on a life . . . more
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November 07, 2006 05:55 AM EST --
Sun bruised, emaciated body, his stunning green eyes contrasted with a wizened face. Track marks lined pale flesh under his scrawny arms. Veins that had seen too many needles of pain filled ecstasy. . . . more
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June 05, 2006 05:29 AM EDT --
Anyone who knows me even the slightest amount knows that I love baseball. I'm sixty-four years old, and for all but about two years of my life, I have been watching or playing some form of . . . more
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