pyriel [2006-08-26 22:23:04 +0000 UTC]

ouch

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elphabastevens [2004-04-23 13:45:06 +0000 UTC]

Assignment From the Oracle



Make a living will. Don't leave it to your closest and dearest to clean up the biggest mess you could ever make.


Make arrangements for your pets in case of emergency, and write them down. Check to make sure their potential caretaker shares your devotion to keeping them out of the pound under any circumstances--and the means.


Try to go through one day without saying anything that qualifies as "filler". Afterwards, ask yourself how much "fillerspeak" you use, and ask yourself how you feel about what that says about you.


Destroy your emotional garbage. Collect it, examine it, and get rid of it-- WITHOUT PUTTING YOUR TRASH ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LAWN


Master solitude. After all, it's not a guarantee that you'll die first.


Accept the possibility of the presence of that which you can't see. Separate that concept from religion, and truly accept the possibility that your reality isn't necessarily everyone else's--and that the reverse is true. The person in the car next to you may have a complete different reality, which almost certainly will affect his or her actions.


In one day, be YOUR OWN Yoda, be SOMEONE ELSE's Yoda, and LET SOMEONE ELSE be your Yoda for a second. Let your role be flexible in the world.


Ponder how you'd feel if someone threw their litter on the floor in front of your church's altar. Then, do a little research to see how many spiritual paths consider the earth as their altar. Then, put a garbage bag in your car. Carry your trash with you to a garbage can.


Perfect your handshake. A limp, affected handshake makes more people queasy than you can imagine. An overly aggressive bone-crusher leads people to make compensation jokes behind your back.


Don't ever copy someone else. If you imitate, in art or life, put your own stamp on it and give credit where credit is due. As a Basho said, "Don't seek to follow in the footsteps of others; seek what they sought."


Censor your own self. That's one of the perks of being an adult -- and one of the most profound responsibilities. "I'm sorry" is merely more talk; it doesn't ever erase anything.


Make faces at yourself in the mirror. Tell yourself you would most certainly want to date yourself. If you wouldn't, don't expect anyone else to.


Don't drink more than you can think, unless you really consider those around you to be as smart as you are, and as good at making decisions as you are.


Take a gun safety course. Just in case you need to know how to at least put the safety on one.


Get a drivers' licence, you! Even if you don't need to in your current life, an emergency could come where someone needs to drive, and you're the only one standing. If you can't drive a stick-shift, learn. Wouldn't you hate to be the only possible driver in an emergency, and have to say in a whimper, "I can't, um, drive a, um, stickshift?"

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applemenu [2004-03-16 20:53:04 +0000 UTC]

I haven't seen anything from you in ages. You need to post again, you are missed! Oh, and I heard you are engaged, congratulations!

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aislyn26 [2003-04-25 02:57:23 +0000 UTC]

I love your poetry. I can only wish that I could be that good. Another devwatch for you.

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originill [2003-04-25 02:25:44 +0000 UTC]

I adore you. Wonderful gallery. Stay up.

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spyed [2003-04-10 10:14:50 +0000 UTC]

Have you ever had a dream, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?

What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire deviant life, that there's something wrong with the story. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.

You take the blue pill, the story ends. Your browser closes and you believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland. And, I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

I offer only the truth, nothing more.

Take: The Red Pill
Take: The Blue Pill

spyed, nobody has ever done this before.
I know. That's why it's going to work.

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whisperingstorm [2003-02-06 10:31:22 +0000 UTC]

A huge apology here.

Beyond that. I ask for forgiveness. You probably don't remember me, as I am almost 600 deviations behind on my dev watch. I'll make it up. I am going to read every one of your poems.

*sigh*

Life is hard, and nothing is ever easy.

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elphabastevens [2003-01-01 14:53:43 +0000 UTC]

Proclamation from the Elphic Oracle

Last year was a big one for me, and there were times where I truly didn't think I'd get through it. Then, one day, I was looking for new desktop wallpapers to taunt my father with (ongoing game) and found an odd site called DeviantART.

Somehow, through the fluke of a few clicks of my mouse and a search engine that deserves a , I found a place that allowed me to grow as an artist AND helped me find the support that allowed me to get through this.

Within a month, the legal part of it will be over (see my journal), but I know in my heart I can get through this. Beyond that, I'm actually HAPPY. And part of the reason Sister Elphie MADE IT to 2003 is that incredible kindness and support I received from people here at DA.

Many thanks, more heartfelt than I can convey, to those who did that for me. I hope the new year brings you blessings in proportion to the amazing compassion you extended to me.




Elphaba Stevens

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3dho [2002-12-14 21:59:32 +0000 UTC]

-coughs gently and clears voice-
i hate to be a bother but im here by promoting a great read which has gotten to little attintion and the writer has outdone herself on it
-coughs
ya -scratches head- anyhow heres the link check it out if ya got the time
[link]

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spunj13 [2002-12-11 06:59:14 +0000 UTC]

as if i didn't get enough nagging from people about my interactions with said 'cute girls'...i'm just...really shy...more than it seems i am... it happens...but go ahead..i can't stop you from nagging... and if i know you well enough... you wouldn't help me even if i asked...'cause it's more fun to nag than to have nothing to bug me about... (uh...that didn't exactly come across right...but you get the idea right?)

//spunj13

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deejbard [2002-12-08 12:48:20 +0000 UTC]

hi hi hi hi hi!

just sayin' hi.

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paladin2001 [2002-09-30 04:26:35 +0000 UTC]

Hey,
Just wanted to say thanks for the comments on my art and stuff. I really appreciate your feedback, good to know when I'm on the right track. Thanks a lot.

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danstijl12 [2002-09-25 17:37:45 +0000 UTC]

wow thanksyou very highly for the comment and devwatch!

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krisalynn [2002-09-25 13:48:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comments, but what was the "...so far" about? I'm glad you like them.

*~Krisalynn~*

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amberwench [2002-09-19 01:00:25 +0000 UTC]

Your work is amazing. I can't believe you don't have more attention, your gallery is beautifully impressive.

(Note to self: improve. Seeing work like yours makes me want to get better.)

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pyriel [2002-09-15 17:33:51 +0000 UTC]

its a mixture of painting and PS filters.....that and beer!..lol

dude...you deserve way more attention around here...your work is fantastic.

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rougeux [2002-09-15 02:12:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so incredibly much for the very kind comment on my Serenade in Ice fractal. Glad you liked it so much.

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jo-t [2002-09-14 19:17:37 +0000 UTC]

Annik is a dick

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twistedboy [2002-09-13 09:17:43 +0000 UTC]

I'm going to need more time to go over your portfolio I think, but it shall be done, yes indeed it shall!

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whisperingstorm [2002-09-13 08:18:09 +0000 UTC]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! Your poem got a DD!!! I'm so happy for you! Congrats girl, Mermaid is one of my favorite pieces in the history of my time here.

Gooooo you! ^.^

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aelis [2002-08-16 08:39:50 +0000 UTC]

Hi there, just stopping by to welcome a fellow writer. Also a bit of advice, when you upload so many poems at once, it makes it hard for your work to get noticed. I used to upload one, then another a few days later, just to give them each time to get read. By uploading a cluster at once, it's sort of like flooding.

Good luck, again welcome.

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strepsil [2002-08-16 07:00:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for the Amazing Comment on my ID! I agree about the Pentagon, But there soo hard to make them in Aqua , But i tryed
Again Thank you for the wodeful comment, im glad u liked it

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sans-soleil [2002-07-21 10:37:51 +0000 UTC]

your mood moves me

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keen [2002-06-22 21:28:52 +0000 UTC]

thank you aesta. you are too kind.

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larkzen [2002-06-08 19:09:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your comment, Airbrushing is a lot easier than people think! ^_^

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skyOrange [2002-05-25 00:23:08 +0000 UTC]

thanks for your lovely comment on my poem. :]

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fathernye [2002-05-23 19:36:57 +0000 UTC]

You are so right. I just read your poem Acid Paean and was just blown away by it. This is incredible poetry. I'm at work so I don't have time to go through your gallery till I get home but I have never anticipated checking out someone's gallery like this yours.

-JD-

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nemish [2002-05-23 17:28:05 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations on your daily deviation! You deserve it!!!
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Whatever does not kill me
is probably just reloading
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-edward- [2002-05-21 23:19:47 +0000 UTC]

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-edward- [2002-05-21 23:15:42 +0000 UTC]

(F)

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-edward- [2002-05-21 23:14:27 +0000 UTC]

*~*~**~*~**(R)**~*~**~*

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alana [2002-05-19 10:57:26 +0000 UTC]

+ Devwatch.
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Just remember, Alana lubs j00 all!

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comatose-rose [2002-05-19 01:23:14 +0000 UTC]

Awe thanks for the comment!
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Red Roses for the Devils Whore

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lorelaiv [2002-05-18 13:20:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!
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I ride wild storms all through the night,
Dark, hear my call, obey my might...

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kgcreative [2002-05-15 03:06:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment sweetie. I saw your two new ones in my watchlist, but I'm still out of town, and I have 500 new msgs by now... ~sigh~ You'll be the first one to comment when I get back though. (It's good having a name that starts with "A"... )

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Curiosity was framed.
Ignorance killed the cat.

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alyce [2002-05-14 14:00:51 +0000 UTC]

OMGosh!!! thanks so much for the comments and glad to see you! am off to go look around- Behave yourself..(at least as much as you can)

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eyesoopenned [2002-05-14 03:02:50 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the comment..im not really all that pleased with the compostion either.....oh well better luck next time right...hahawell thanks again....

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namaste [2002-05-14 00:14:53 +0000 UTC]

Hi- thanks so much for the terrific comment on my poem! it's much appreciated.

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minix [2002-05-11 07:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment on my piece. I really appreciate it.

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paladin2001 [2002-05-10 18:09:44 +0000 UTC]

hey there Shelly,
Its good to hear from you, and thanks for you comments on my art. We really miss you up at Andrews, you should come back: we have decided. but anyway, I'm going to have to take a look around you gallery when I get the chance (I didn't realize you were on DevART). Keep in touch.

-Tristan, The Paladin

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mygrane [2002-05-06 00:28:52 +0000 UTC]

welcome to deviantART! contact me any time you want. i hope you enjoy it here.

beautiful work, btw.
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-myg

i am a help whore: [link]

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jezebel [2002-05-05 05:45:11 +0000 UTC]

Hey! Welcome to DA! Glad you made it over here.

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kgcreative [2002-05-04 22:01:39 +0000 UTC]

Hey Waddayaknow!

hi!


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Curiosity was framed.
Ignorance killed the cat.

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sica345 [2002-05-04 16:50:46 +0000 UTC]

hey hey.. *chuckles* welcome.. although Im such a newbie myself here I shouldnt really be doing any greetings
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-Sica
Icelandic Maniac

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scissors-hands [2002-05-04 16:04:40 +0000 UTC]

thanks
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.: My site:. (soon or later)
.: Breed:. [link]
.:Abnormis:. [link]

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minix [2002-05-04 01:52:55 +0000 UTC]

Welcome to deviantART. Your work is beautiful. I can't wait to see more.

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pyriel [2002-05-04 01:39:32 +0000 UTC]

Welcome to DA...may it be a home as warm as your own.

*crosses fingers and hopes her home is warm so he doesnt look like an ass*

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nuvem [2002-05-03 23:07:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you , aesta.
welcome to DA, I´m sure you gonna like it here.

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angelsfaith [2002-05-03 21:13:10 +0000 UTC]

thanx for the comment! welcome to as well
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