CelineDGD [2015-12-24 19:44:34 +0000 UTC]

Hello there fantastic stranger. Here to spread the positive vibes. <3
Being positive is great.
From riding a roller coaster to just eating a snack you enjoy, smiling, laughing, or spreading the love, we've all been positive at least once in our lives.
And today,
I want your life to be positive.
I hope you'll have a dream tonight about doing your favorite things, be it being with loved ones, watching a new season of your favorite show, anything really.
Because you deserve all of the happiness in the world. You are amazing, you are great, you are loved and worth it. Never forget that. <3
But most of all, I want YOU
-that's right, you-
To have a positive and wonderful day. <3
Lots of love. <3

Cordially, CelineDGD ,
Happy Helper of the Happy-Squad

(And Happy Holidays, whatever you may celebrate! )

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AVP-DEVIANT-THANE [2012-10-25 20:27:54 +0000 UTC]

Hey I have a question and would like if you could answer it . I noticed on a photograph of yours how you lost a piece of you're nail and this would have made you lose some nail bed as well (pink part of nail). So after 10 years did the nail bed that had been damaged grow back? Because that wound would have caused some of you're nail bed appear shorter and weird and i am just wondering after 10 years does it look completely normal now?

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ChibiSofa [2006-02-21 10:00:33 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much for faving my Freya fanart!

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bramer [2003-12-02 11:19:13 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot for your commnets.....so welcomed dude!

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zombiesecks [2003-10-10 00:16:49 +0000 UTC]

Your pictures wereare always so incredible to meeeh. Even if you say you're gone Im still watching youuu incase you suddenly show up w ith more pictures.

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travail [2003-05-12 17:10:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your comments. As far as focal length, right now I'm just using a Sony point-and-shoot (I'm new to the game) ... so I can't really answer the question (more like, I have no idea ).

In any case, thanks again ... I'm looking to broaden my horizons when it comes to photography and I know I have a lot to learn.

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therock [2003-05-07 18:18:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your comment's!! iam too tired to say anything more right now....

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sexymarshmallow [2003-04-20 02:47:52 +0000 UTC]

all of your pictures are so cool, I love your gallery, now I shall stalk you, that's what you get for having such awesome pictures

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spyed [2003-04-10 10:15:17 +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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deforgeo [2003-04-07 00:44:57 +0000 UTC]

Also: If you're going to respond to my last post, please do so through e-mail. I've just realised how much space these posts take up.

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deforgeo [2003-04-06 23:20:12 +0000 UTC]

Re: Oil in Iraq.

Whether or not you believe the threat of terrorism and Saddam possessing WMDs contributes to the war or not, you cannot deny that corporate interest in Iraq's oil exists.

So think about this:

-Iraq is currently sitting on top of 112.5 billion barrels of oil (that means it has the second highest amount of oil reserves in the planet, about 11 percent.) This does not factor in the number of undiscovered reserves that may also exist (experts have predicted it could be TWICE that.) If economic sanctions were removed and new technology introduced, oil production could be significantly increased.

-The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated the total possible amount of Iraq reserves Iraq's possible reserves to be a whopping 220 billion barrels (which is about 80% of current proven Saudi reserves.)

-If somehow US relations with Saudi Arabia or Venezuela disrupts, this oil supply would be extremely important to the US.

-Exxon-Mobil is the largest oil company in the world, based in the US. In fact, as far as corporate oil activity goes, the US measures number one in the world (with the UK ranking as second.) The US and the UK have essentially acted alone to advocate sanctions in Iraq (and up until recently, have been the only two countries to really voice their support for the war.) It's difficult to say that there isn't ANY sort of link between the military and these corporations

-Up until 1972 (when the Iraq government attempted to gain total control of its oil reserves,) the US and the United Kingdom had a three-quarter share in the production of Iraqi oil.

-The US could very well develop an oil dependence problem. Cheney's National Energy Plan predicts that the US would depend on imports for 2/3ds of it's oil consumption by the year 2020.

-"If you are trying to talk about Iraq and if you were not encumbered by the fear that your actions would be linked to ExxonMobil or the oil industry," said one Bush adviser, who spoke on condition of anonymity, "you'd be talking about oil issues." - New York Times, November 26, 2002

-"Executives of US oil companies are conferring with representatives from the White House, the Department of Defense and the State Department to figure out how to jump-start Iraq's oil industry after the war." - Wall Street Journal, January 16, 2003

-In a 1998 speech, Kenneth Derr (the CEO of Chevron) stated: "Iraq possesses huge reserves of oil and gas -- reserves I'd love Chevron to have access to."

-Condoleezza Rice was once a board member for Chevron. There was even a supertanker built in her honor.

-Jack Straw, British foreign Secretary included "the security of British and global energy supplies" on his list of seven "medium to long-term strategic priorities."

-General Anthony Zinni stated to the congress that the US "must have free access to the region's resources. As long as we are dependent on oil, we are dependent on this region."

-Ahmed Chalabi, leader of the Iraqi National Congress has stated: "U.S. oil companies will almost certainly benefit from a regime change in Iraq."

-You might also be interested in this article: [link]

Do you honestly think that oil not in the least bit contributes to a fraction of the US and the UK's interest in the region?

As for the arguments on Weapons of Mass Destruction, there has not yet been proof that Iraq has chemical, nuclear or biological WMDs. SCUD missiles have been discovered, and while Iraq was not allowed to possess them, they are technically not lethal enough to be considered as Weapons of Mass Destruction.

In 1998, UNSCOM could not find any weapons of mass destruction. It has reported that all of Iraq's nuclear weapons programs had been annihilated, Iraq did not contain any fissile material (something which isn't exactly easy to get,) and any new nuclear activity would be easily detected.

Any chemical weapons that existed from the last gulf war would have expired. Inspectors have also stated that Iraq currently does not have the industrial infrastructure to stabilize chemical or biological weapons.

No WMDs have been found, and it would certainly be difficult to hide them. Contrary to what the Bush administration wants us to believe, it is impossible to mass-produce chemical or biological weapons in a mobile lab (a truck) or basement.

The fact of the matter is that Iraq currently does not have a military that could pose a significant threat to the United States, or any of its neighbouring countries. 80 percent of

Iraq's military was annihilated after Desert Storm. After the weapons inspections that followed, 90 percent of it's military was destroyed. To add to that, Iraq had been paying indemnities to US oil corporations and Kuwait since 1991. Do you really think Iraq had the economic capability to build an army that would threaten the US?

Just take a look at how well Iraq has been fighting in this war. And come to think of it, there have been NO weapons of mass destruction used by Iraq in this war so far. You would think that if they had some, they would have attempted to use them on the US by now?

"Iraqi civillians seem to be taking this with great joy. Except for the ones with republican gaurds holding guns to their heads, that is. "

These are, of course, the Iraqi civillians only reported on the news, and the ones who are still alive after bombing campaigns (after all, you cannot liberate dead people.) And as the US has only recently advanced into Bagdhad, we have yet to see if the Iraqi population will take kindly to military occupation.

"And, although now in the future, we realize that helping out those people perhaps wasn't the right thing to do, when we did those things, it was the right thing for us at the time. "

That's precisely my problem. It was the right thing for us at the time, but we were not acting in the interests of the nations we were interfering with. So unless the Bush administration has the ability to see 10 years in the future, I will not be convinced that we are picking the right people to lead Iraq.

And while you're right on saying that we're enforcing UN resolutions, the US is still acting outside of UN approval. Which in my mind, still sets a dangerous precedent for other countries to follow suit.

One other thing: Be careful comparing Saddam Hussein to Hitler. Saddam Hussein does not have the military strength that Hitler did in Germany. In the events during and preceding World War 2, Hitler could have taken over the world. There is NO chance that Saddam Hussein could pull this off.

"As if "International Law" had any real significance in the first place. International Law does not apply to the US or any other soverign nation. Who is the UN or any other organization to tell US when we can or can not defend ourselves and our interests?

The United States is only accountable to the U.S. Constitution and any other laws passed by the U.S. Congress. It is not accountable to international laws because if an international law comes in conflict with U.S. law, it is immediately null and void. It's called the 'supremacy clause.' So yes, the U.S. is above international law.

As for the US policing the world without international community backing, well, so? The US has to do whatever it needs to to protect it's citizens and it's interests. And there's nothing wrong with that."

But don't you see something inherently wrong with that? That a country can do whatever it pleases solely because it's the strongest? That "might makes right?" That the US can decide it's going to be the judge, jury and executioner of the ENTIRE WORLD solely because it can?

"They protest this war because of

1. Mindless and unrelenting anti-bushism.
2. Mindless and unrelenting anti-conservatism
3. Group mentality (all my friends are protesting, I'll go too)"

Please, whether you agree with us or not, it's quite insulting to try to oversimplify our position. Couldn't I say that the only people support this war do it because:

1. They are imperialistic war mongers.
2. They are racist anti-Muslims.
3. They are CNN whores who believe everything the media tells them.

Of course not. It's incredibly arrogant of me to say something like that. And, of course, if I genuinely believed that those three reasons are the sole drive of the anti-war argument, I would be entirely incorrect. So by the same token, trying to sum up our position like that is incredibly offensive (and quite condescending.)

And you know what? I would love to be proven wrong by the end of this. If the war turns out perfectly, if civillian (and coalition soldier) deaths are kept at a bare minimum, if the nations of the world stick around help rebuild Iraq (and not abandon them like we did in Afghanistan,) if the person who is put in power after Saddam is a fair and democratic leader, if it helps stop terrorism instead of igniting it, I will be perfectly okay admitting I was wrong. I will have no problem saying that I was being too pessimistic, and I will be glad that everything turned out peachy-keen. But until then, I see nothing wrong with keeping a strong level of skeptecism to how effective this war will be, and how beneficial it will be to the people of Iraq, and the world.

I'm perfectly okay with you keeping your opinion. In fact, I'm perfectly okay with not hearing a single word from you ever again. I firmly believe you are an intelligent person, who has formed his opinion based on fact. But just try to keep in mind that it's OKAY for other people to disagree with you, and that the pro-peace position is just as valid as the pro-war one. In fact, that was the point of my initial response.

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mr-eckted [2003-03-30 20:41:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment!

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deforgeo [2003-03-30 02:45:53 +0000 UTC]

"First of all, nobody is bombing the little iraqi girl, second, there is plenty of proof and evidence out there that this war is NOT for oil. This war for oil crap is merely a cop-out statement for people who aren't smart enough to come up with a logical reason to oppose war."

You can't tell me that the oil doesn't at least factor into SOME of the reason why the US is going in. Every country in the world wants a piece of Iraq's oil (including France,) and it'd be foolish to think otherwise.

I also love how you say there's lots of "proof and evidence out there that this war is NOT for oil," but you don't bother to post any. Unless you can read the goddamn minds of the current US administration, I don't think you can give me ANY "proof" that would convince me that oil isn't at least PART of the reason why Bush is/was so eager to get into Iraq. But please, enlighten me. Link me to some of your "evidence."

Want some other "logical reasons to oppose the war?" Here's two:

1) The US' plan for a post-Saddam Iraq. Never mind the fact that I doubt Iraqi civilians will greet US occupation with open arms, but I'm also quite nervous about who they decide to place in power (undemocratically, mind you) after Saddam leaves. Sadly, the US has a bad track record of giving power to the wrong people (Saddam, Bin Ladin and Pinoche come to mind.)

And from the list of people rumoured to be picked by the US to lead Iraq next, the nominees don't look so promising. (3 out of the 6 candidates initially listed on the Executive Steering Plan for a Post-War Iraq have Taliban-like views on women. One of them has been convicted in Jordan for 15 years of hard labour, but fled the country.)

2) The precedent a preemptive war is going to set. I don't think many people acknowledge the historical significance this war is going to have. This preemptive war is ILLEGAL. It could very well render international law completely obsolete within 5 years. If the US decides it can police the world WITHOUT the international community backing it, what sort of message does that send to other countries? That "might makes right?" That they can do whatever they want, as long as they have enough bombs?

If the US decides it's okay to wage preemptive war outside of international law, does that mean the rest of the planet can follow suit? China could easily bomb the shit North Korea tomorrow, and use the defense that it suspected North Korea possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, and that a preemptive attack was therefore justified. What's worse is that the US would have no moral authority to do anything about it.

But hey, keep your opinion if you want. You have every right to disagree with me. But before you go criticizing peace demonstrators, at least take the time to find out WHY they're protesting this war.

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ceah [2003-03-22 07:26:18 +0000 UTC]

Your eye scares me.. ..

Lovely gallery by the way. You have beautiful photographs.

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fireforeffect [2003-03-22 01:36:33 +0000 UTC]

You are a tremendous photographer, and Iv'e read some of your posts in the forums. Nice to find an artists that argues from reason and is not blindly guided by emotion.

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mrdfour [2003-03-22 00:55:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment.

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piccolo [2003-01-14 05:43:02 +0000 UTC]

My name has no relation with yours.

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boomslice [2003-01-08 05:56:59 +0000 UTC]

First off, that has to be the freakiest deviant ID I've ever seen. Nice job!

Second, thanks for commenting and faving Cold Shadow. I truly appreciate the support that DA has given me for that photo.

Thanks again. You rule.

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chinpau [2002-12-28 22:09:58 +0000 UTC]

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I'm sorry for a cut-and-paste note but it's the only way to reply to so many comments.
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Firstly, thank-you for taking the time to view and coment 'Passion s 2' . It was a difficult decision weather to submit it or not, which image to submit, and I actually regret not posting my original choice, which was the direct follow up to 1: just heads and shoulders, and a kiss that could be interpreted in so many ways (from playful to loving to lovers).

A few thoughts in reply to some of the comments:

- I submit work on DA to share it with people, not to upset anyone: it seems that the subject matter however is considered 'sick' by a number of viewers. I apologise to them, however I fail to see how beauty and positive emotions (love or passion) between adults are 'sick', whilst bloodied bodies or staged suicide pictures (both very common and approved on DA) are not. Again however, apologies, and maybe avoid clicking in the future if the icon hints of an image that might upset you

- As stated before, I believe that the merit is indeed with the wonderful and wonderfully expressive models, however does that make the image less worthy of sharing? It might make me talentless, but here we are appreciating this image, not me

- I'm a little disturbed by the constant references to porn and perversion. Frankly I think that if it was a man and a woman in the embrace, no-one would have called it porn. Is two girls such a disturbing and perverted sight? Never mind that one is married, they are best friends, and the emotions can be interpreted in so many ways: some playful, some more There is nothing explicit here, so it's the viewer that is interpreting.....

That's all I can think of now, sorry if I missed addressing your particular issue or question To everyone that took the time to comment, thank-you, and to those that enjoyed the two images, I am considering doing a quick web page in the coming weeks with the 10 best images from the shoot.

Thanks again,

C

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porch [2002-12-18 23:15:53 +0000 UTC]

thanks for taking the time to check and leave a comment for the "leaving hope " header. Maybe after the holiday headeris dead you can use it..

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neosynthetic [2002-12-16 18:17:15 +0000 UTC]

lol you make/made Unreal levels? for ut or ut2k3?
I'm more fond of UT2k3 myself, I haven't made any levels or anything special, but I sure like putting them to use
thanks for your appreciation, truely..

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chriskarate [2002-12-15 06:04:09 +0000 UTC]

Your photos are the sex, Picc. :d Thanks for fav'ing my crappy art. XP

.. I guess that's all I have to say.

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publius [2002-12-07 20:10:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for all your support in the [link] thread. Much appreciated... not many people see what I am trying to say (probably scared of admin's wrathe)

Thanks again...

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fullyclothed [2002-12-03 04:50:19 +0000 UTC]

Well, because of our rather civil debate in the Complaints forum , I decided to check out your gallery, and based on that, I shall add you to my devwatch

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funkygeek [2002-11-19 00:54:12 +0000 UTC]

Awww thanks for the compliment

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kendre [2002-11-18 15:19:57 +0000 UTC]

Hola there!!
I leave you just a note to let you know that I love your gallery!!

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siedhr [2002-10-23 18:49:56 +0000 UTC]

YES!
indeed, you're right it's definitely not DD stuff. but then again there's no account for taste, is there?
I'm not going to pretend I'm not pleased because I am (I have a an ego the size of a skyscraper). I am also dissapointed, because I've submitted much better stuff here on DA that didn't get enough attention IMHO. Hopefully, some of the people that read it will go to my page and read the others as well. And for this I'll be extatic. I didn't come here to hear people singing my praises, I came for honest opinions and helpful comments.
But then again, the lack of comments it what drove me to write that story in the first place. It was supposed to be funny and catchy (not cute, but anyway), with a cool screenshot. It was an experiment.I had fun writing it but it was just meaningless fluff. As a joke goes in my line of work(medicine) the operation was succesfull, but the patient died. I should be pleased that my experiment is paying off, but I'm not.
I do hope you enjoyed it though.

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zecoop [2002-10-19 08:31:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks to add my Picture in your favorites

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five [2002-10-17 22:02:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment. That deviantID scares the shit out of me.

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annielicious [2002-10-17 18:45:55 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the comment on my pic.
its a photograph of me, and i didnt edit the eyes

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hawkboi [2002-10-05 21:43:27 +0000 UTC]

Saw your signature on a comment that you left on a deviation, and I had to come and say how cool it is!! I love Dune, and I just finished reading the first book again after three years. You're sig just struck a note with me and Ihad a chuckle. Thanx!!

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noir [2002-10-03 16:32:28 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the comment!! my god your id is creeping me out... i like being creeped out hehehehe....

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idyll [2002-10-03 02:53:41 +0000 UTC]

Hey there,
thanks much for the comment.
lol, I wasn't aware that breasts could be pouty.
anyway
take care
~jon

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funkygeek [2002-09-30 00:12:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the fav love the new work, keep it coming

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funkygeek [2002-09-26 16:01:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks sooo much for your link to my pic, i do agree that sometimes natural beauty can be completly amazing and people overlook it so thanks for checking out my page and i love your photos, some great natural subjects

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wingsofgrace [2002-09-26 01:18:03 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the favorite. it really made me happy. and I agree with your diary entry.. sometimes the things that get overlooked on this site amaze me and then when I see some of the stuff that everyone "loves" I just don't get it. oh well. there are a lot of people who like the simpler things, trust me.

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owsley [2002-09-25 20:07:47 +0000 UTC]

just not the biggest fan of the states mate, guese im just not fond of predominately english things exploited

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lawwn-g [2002-09-11 22:24:29 +0000 UTC]

eek. thanks for the comment and NO i did not masturbate to that porno. or ever! that would make me a pervert.

oh and your id makes me cringe... thats a good thing

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eikei [2002-09-07 20:02:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment!

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crayz [2002-09-04 19:41:04 +0000 UTC]

hey !!!

thank you very much for the comment on "innocence - pt1" [link]

see you around,
greets,
Matt (aka Crayz)

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bumbaryca [2002-09-04 12:28:22 +0000 UTC]

very pleased you liked my fishy

and thanx for the fav... allways great feeling when you get one

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bumbaryca [2002-09-04 06:17:18 +0000 UTC]

woooooow... what a scary ID... i shold replace my "Moi agggggain" eyes with those ...

wait till i get more skill with photoshop... it'll be some crazy stuff...

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shirosynth [2002-08-29 22:45:56 +0000 UTC]

what are you a fucking facist?

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shirosynth [2002-08-29 01:32:04 +0000 UTC]

and im sure your views are pure shit too.

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adolescentrage [2002-08-28 22:15:23 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much for the favorite!!! you ROCK

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MikePecci [2002-08-28 14:33:49 +0000 UTC]

Haha thanks for the comment.....I love it when my stuff pisses people off.

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adolescentrage [2002-08-26 14:04:02 +0000 UTC]

hehe, well thanks a lot for the comment freaky ID! I love it.

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thedesiredeffect [2002-08-21 20:07:14 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks again for the comments, if your intrested a LOT MORE PICS are gonna be going up over the next few days. Brazil, and more stuff from Hollywood.

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thedesiredeffect [2002-08-18 18:33:57 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks for the comments!

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