From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=5">jackryhme</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

congrats on all front page pics... some very fine work out there...<BR>
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now back ta countin ma sheep.  a one, a two, a three... creeak ...durn<BR>
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a reclusive jack
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=17">deevaa</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

*smiles* Thanks Kirk, good blender issue. I must sub the 'newest' version of 'closer'... she has a new eye now... a better one -- I think more expressive.<BR>
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Take care of your hearts,<BR>
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dee
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Hey Kirk; I read all the near misses. Ha, but you got through, survived, and that's all that matters, and as you said you have each other, which is most important. You have it all written and archived for the kids now. Looks pretty wonderful so far.<BR>
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Congratulations to the July Front Pagers. Nice going everyone!<BR>
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Jack; Montana and sheep, how could I forget..hahahah Even in my favorite cowboy movie "Shane" it was the cattle men against the sheep boys..ha<BR>
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We've got some new faces around here, glad to see you all and hope you will stick around and get to know us better. We can't help it if we're all crazy around here. It's something about atmospheric conditions from writing about the same topic of love and relationships and sheep ha<BR>
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bk<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=801">Bridget O</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Kirk~ major congrats on your anniversary, only way late (sorry!) and i like the pre wedding- honeymoon story.<BR>
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Congrats to all front page picks!<BR>
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Keep Your Hearts In One Piece<BR>
~Bridget
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=545">Madi</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

(Kirk, a heads up: I think you might have accidentally left out the Blender Board link on the front page for July under Features, or maybe that was intentional)<BR>
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deevaa - it's cool to be able to see the transformation of the work in progress.  I think the contrasting chocolate liner works better and I see you gave her the enlarged bedroom pupils!  My boss tried to do that on one of my photos for an ad and I ended up looking like someone from the 2nd floor of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (Jack Nicholson - 1975).  The new highlights in her hair are great, too.  NICE job!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=545">Madi</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

(Kirk, a heads up: I think you might have accidentally left out the Blender Board link on the front page for July under Features, or maybe that was intentional)<BR>
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deevaa - it's cool to be able to see the transformation of the work in progress.  I think the contrasting chocolate liner works better and I see you gave her the enlarged bedroom pupils!  My boss tried to do that on one of my photos for an ad and I ended up looking like someone from the 2nd floor of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (Jack Nicholson - 1975).  The new highlights in her hair are great, too.  NICE job!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=796">lupschada</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Kirk -- the front page picks rock this month.  Good job.  Also, happy belated anniversary -- I'm sure I would have remembered sooner, had I the memory of the WEDDING to remind me (kidding kidding kidding kidding).<BR>
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Everything on the front page is great, but I was particularly moved by Wishes, It's Illegal to be This Happy, and Morning After.  Amazing stuff. <BR>
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Also, I think it was a disservice to Primer to even put the words "sympathy pick" on the table, even to dismiss them. I was blown away. Whirlwind indeed.<BR>
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And Abridged: really cool. I'd like to read the novel.<BR>
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-- brooke<BR>
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p.s. thanks SO much to Violet and Rhetoric for their comments. I am trying to get the confidence to post more. Your compliments made my day.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=8">Ali</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Kirk~<BR>
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Thank you so much for the front page pick! I'm honored and and happy. Thank you! :)<BR>
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CONGRATS TO ALL THE FRONT PAGE PICKS! GREAT JOB GUYS AND GALS! :)<BR>
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Love and gentle reasons, Ali
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=131">Akash</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Congrats to all the Front Page Picks!!! I am leaving US for good. Going to UK. Hope to settle down first and then get back to the blender...meanwhile keep the good work going.<BR>
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~Akash.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=436">Jon</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Thanks for the frontpage pick Kirk! I was very happily surprised when I saw my name on there. Funny stories about the wedding, happy anniversary btw. <BR>
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Congrats to all the frontpage picks!<BR>
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Bridget O~ Welcome back. ;-)<BR>
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Take care and all that me?-prolific? stuff ;-)<BR>
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-Jon
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=268">Misti</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Kirk~<BR>
Thank you. The wedding story is both horrifying (losing a wedding gown in a fire!!! god!!!)and hilarious. The picture of you and Mo dancing is truly awesome.<BR>
Rhet~<BR>
I don't drink from the faucet, I drink from one of those filter pitcher thingies. Ha! It blows my mind that there are people out there who experience the same warped, restless emotions that I go through daily. That's good to know. I'm glad you can empathize. And sorry for you. Ha.<BR>
Violet~<BR>
I've got to make it to Oregon one of these days. I've been enchanted by that state ever since I met an Army guy who hailed from there. I did a lot of research and thought of moving there for awhile. When I lived in a nothing town in Texas I told myself that if I could just move to a city, any city, my life would improve dramatically. So much for THAT little theory.<BR>
B.K.~<BR>
Vanilla wafers, yes! I'm also addicted to the Albertson's brand peanut butter and chocolate chip granola bars (Chris pointed out that it defeats the purpose of eating granola bars if you eat six in one sitting)and those new Chips Ahoy sandwich cookies. I watched "Bridget Jones's Diary" last night and was thrilled and apalled to find a character so much like me that's is scary. I love it at the end when it shows Bridget as a little girl eating that huge hunk of cake. Oh, and you're right on about my Internet addiction. I told Chris I want to get a library card to check out books since I'm always spending so much money on them. He wasn't fooled.<BR>
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As for sheep, I don't know what to add other than that I've always loved the "Baa Baa Black Sheep" nursery rhyme.<BR>
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okay, time to go see my therapist...she's gonna be pissed 'cause I still haven't made it to an AA meeting!!!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=814">Belle de Jour</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Rhetty the Monkey Girl-<BR>
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Nice to see you back in the role of Darling of the Blender!! Nobody has anything on you, kid!<BR>
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You must be one hell of a passionate lady!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=801">Bridget O</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Jon~ thanks, glad to be back!;) and congrats on the front page pic, i for one wasn't surprised to see your name there<BR>
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Keep Your Hearts In One Piece<BR>
~Bridget O<BR>

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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Misti; I watched "Bridget Jone's Diary" twice, I thought it was hysterical and one of the best chick flicks in a while. <BR>
My addiction is vanilla sugar wafers (only vortman) and mallomars which thank god are scarce here or I would have them drooling down my chin. Right now it's a bag salad diet with peach tea and or water.<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=109">Stephen</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

<a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.07.09.06.20.24071">With Icy Fingers</a> was great somedaysoon; good form and relative subject matter. Liked the little thing a lot ;-)<BR>
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Deeva~ ~well apart from "Give me another Eye! AHhhh!", <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.07.09.04.07.13905">Coming?</a> says to me what the title says... that she is waiting or disappointed in someone not coming with her on a night out...Or maybe she has high, yet uncertain hopes in her relationship with someone.<BR>
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Rhetoric~~Powerful entrees as usual..I enjoyed the dramatic descriptions in <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.07.08.13.18.26988">Temperament</a><BR>
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zero love~~ don't be one of those guys who get oppurtunities and throw them away!! ;-P.. plus every ship taking sail is taking a risk of some kind.. its the payload at the end of the trip we're looking for.<BR>
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Bridget~~I liked <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.07.08.16.36.15094">Head Ache</a>...though it reminded me of some bad past experiences...<BR>
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lupschada~~I liked <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.07.08.13.51.27333">medusa</a>'s truthfulness... in its entirety. The writing was wonderful.. and I thought it was neat that you wrote it off of thinking about silly things you did as a child.<BR>
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Misti~~ in relation to <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.07.08.00.42.26237">Therapy</a>, I don't think most men in general really understand the female fear towards rape fully...as I understand it .. in some cases its worse than murder itself. not sure if that had anything to do with your work.. but it just made me think of it.<BR>
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muryan~~<a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.07.07.22.14.29782">Greeny-Brown Eyes</a> are the best...i'm crazy about them too.<BR>
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theres more people I wanna comment on.. but this is getting long(like usual).. grats to the frontpage picks bein in the spotlight..and yea.. that was a lot of poems last month!<BR>
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   @}-`--,-
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1">Kirk, Blender-Keeper</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Madi, good call...actually I had inadvenrantly taken out most of the Features section, a side efect of adding in that Author search thing<BR>
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Lupschada-- :-P
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=706">splatipus</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Kirk - Belated Happy 1st aniversary to you and Mo! Loved the Ramble! and THANKS for 1st page!!!!<BR>
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Zero Love - Very happy 'Stupid Slinky Dress' amused you. Some of us girlies never feel relaxed in the damn things! Thanks!<BR>
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Stephen - 'Haunted' - absolutely bloody gorgeous!!!!<BR>
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Liz - 'Wild Side'- could really relate, felt like that a few years ago.<BR>
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Deeva - 'coming'- at a glance I wanted to say that she was a bit bemused, but on closer inspection I thought she looked resigned. Nice eye, always drew me back to it.<BR>
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Jon - Well,of course I had to mention 'Words' seeing as it had a quote from my beloved Vish. Really enjoyed it. speaking of which.....<BR>
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Vish - Iwe! Muli bwino? Kodi, kapena ibvuto ilipo ku nyumba? 'Random Thoughts 16' made me wonder.<BR>
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CONGRATULATIONS ALL YOU FRONT PAGERS!!!!!<BR>
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Kisses from the exclamation mark overuser<BR>
Splatspotbot<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=801">Bridget O</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

I have a question for anyone who is kind enough to answer ( lol this is stupid) but how do you make the font italics in a poem? thanks for anyone who can help!<BR>
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Kepp Your Hearts In One Piece~<BR>
Bridget O
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=706">splatipus</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Akash - Preliminary welcome to the UK, when are you getting here?<BR>
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Stephen - Had to say again that I still cant stop reading 'haunted'! Keep going back to it, such beautiful use of feelings and words!<BR>
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Managing to keep exclamation marks under control-ish<BR>
Splat!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=749">Chrissy</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Bridget O - <BR>
<BR>
When writing in the text box, make sure that the option of how you want to write is checked off as html.  Then you have to write &lt;i&gt; and then &lt;/i&gt;...err...ok, when you want something to be italicized, before you type it, type: &lt;i&gt;.  When you're done with italicizing things, type &lt;/i&gt;.  Another quick thing.  Since you're now typing in html, whenever you want to start a paragraph, you have to type &lt;p&gt; before your entry and &lt;/p&gt; to end it.  Other wise it'll look like a continous blurb.  You can do this: <BR>
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But it won't separate the two paragraphs.  It has to be:<BR>
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&lt;p&gt; this. &lt;/p&gt;  (I'm pretty sure that none of the html will show up on the board, but the commands are there).  Confused yet?  Lol.  
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=749">Chrissy</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Kirk -<BR>
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Thanks so much for the pick on the front page.  It truly made my rainy-feeling-stupid-for-wearing-sandals-and-walking-everywhere-day a whole lot better.  Congrats to the other front pagers.  Everyone -- keep writing!  <BR>
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Chrissy
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=23">Kirk</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Akash,<BR>
Wow! Whatfor the move? My mom's working in London for the Salvation Army for 3 years.<BR>
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Sometimes I think I'd love to try to talk Mo into up and moving someplace like that. As any kisrael.com reader has probably guessed, I'm really unhappy with so many of the policies of this country sometimes...<BR>
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'Course I'm probably vastly underestimating the difficulty of an international move, but you know.<BR>
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good luck!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=717">zero love</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

splatipus~~your welcome i didn't know girls felt that way in them.and  i clap for your sucess on the front page i like that poem "tables and love".<BR>
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Stephen~~u right but i wish it was that easy, when it come to love things just don't go my way so y bother. but i'll try.<BR>
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Bridget O~~"if i could b such things" that poem had 2 b ur best work or my favorite of your poems.keep that up<BR>
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jon-"words" love that poem, u ever think about being a poet lol.<BR>
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~~1~~<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=801">Bridget O</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Chrissy~ thanks so much for the instructions, i'll re-read them and try to figure out what i'm doing, and sorry before hand if it doesnt turn out right, everyone! lol :)<BR>
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Zero Love~ thanks I think I like "if i  could be such things" a lot too, glad you liked it i'll TRY to keep it up, lol, maybe it's a one time thing:S:S:S<BR>
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Kirk~sorry if Head Ache gave you some bad reminders!(and thanks for the front page pick)<BR>
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From The Girl With No Life~<BR>
Bridget O
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=328">Rhetoric</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

"When we make love, you will not be drunk or mean."<BR>
                  Venus Beaute (institut)<BR>
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Stephen - Thank you, Sir.  Always great to get a nod from you.<BR>
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Misti - I drink my tap water out of one of those pitchers too!  Girl, once I gain the power to control my head, I will share that wisdom with everyone.  Right now, it is a struggle to maintain a single emotion!  Actually that is the great thing about depression and anxiety, most of those who suffer from them KNOW it is their head that is fucking them up.  Unlike psychotic disorders where the person actually THINKS a big monster is chasing them.  Should I consider myself lucky?<BR>
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Belle de Jour (like the movie with Catherine Deneuve?) - Bon jour, mon ami(e).  Je pense que vous me connaissez, mais je ne suis pas sûr. Merci, pour les mots aimables. Aimez-vous le film français? <BR>
I would hardly say that I was the Darling of anything - but it is nice to be missed, if even by total strangers.<BR>

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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=749">Chrissy</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Liz - <BR>
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  I really liked <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.06.14.15.33.25528">Wishes</a>.  I wish I had seen it earlier.  I know the feeling much too well.  <BR>
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Chrissy
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=436">Jon</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

Bridget O~ Actually you don't have to put in the &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; before putting in the italics, unless you select the raw html format where you supply all of the coding, otherwise, you can just put in the italics code. Anyway it's great to have you back.<BR>
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splat~ "Words" is nothing with that quote from Vish.<BR>
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zero love ~ Sometimes ;-). Oh yeah I've been meaning to tell you I love your poem about Tupac. I love his poetry.<BR>
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Take care and all that keep-ya-head-up stuff<BR>
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-Jon
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=17">deevaa</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

thanks for the feedback guys!!<BR>
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oh and Stephen - there never is another eye. *smirk*<BR>
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Take care of your hearts,<BR>
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dee
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=5">jackryhme</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

ooook... we write words from our deepest heart of pain, saddness, forgiveness, of happiness beyond bounds in this quest to relate our thoughts of love... and what it has done.  we spill what we could never tell face to face.  we leave ourselves open to this world that kirk has created, all of our hearts on our sleeves so to speak ... and yet we remain strangers?<BR>
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jack
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=109">Stephen</a><BR>
Date: 9 July 2002<P>

deeva.. sorry your paintings are really good.. just was making a joke ;P<BR>
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thankkyoooooouuuuuuuu sppplllaaaattt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR>
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ahh.. theres your marks. thanks again
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