Sunday, April 23, 2006

'His feet found purchase in the soft sand as he rushed; a steady cry built itself in the back of his throat, growing with every step. [Loaded]


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April 8

Harley Kanye West is not an entertainer I enjoy. I don't know why, but I find his music to be incredibly irritating, not to mention all the gushing everyone on the radio seems to get into [Even on triple j! Gasp!] whenever his name is mentioned... Though yes, he certainly is putting the angst back into gangsta. We now know that Tupac is not dead, he merely had a child with pansy goth and Kanye is his weepy offspring.

Wow. That was the worst insult ever conceived.

Mimmi fo' Rimmi! Curse those landmasses! And all of the people and countries on them!

Flogging Molly are starting to phase themselves more and more into my current life soundtrack. I've fallen in love with them all over again because of listening to that song again ^_^

April 4

John :o! I shall! Feel free to scroll down and inspect the first of [if I don't vanish again] many [several] installments!

Sere I know, I know. I've been so lazy ;_;. I've denied the world too long of the goodness of the Nina x Jonathan dynamic and the gripping storyline goodness.

I am uncertain if I enjoy being remembered alongside a crazy stalker...

Harley It's another name for an autotroph. The rock eater...well, the "non-organic" eater. I just want a jarful of them that I can throw on walls and such. So..y'know..people a few hundred years in the future won't find a wall there any more..

Rayvin? Thanks for the kind words. Sometimes you just need someone to say that, it never hurts to have outside support fueling the inside ^_^

Mimmi I miss Loaded, such a shame that the RPG flopped...twice. lol. I find it funny now, but I didn't at the time. It appears I am slightly cursed when it comes to making these silly things.

Welp...I am uncertain of whether or not it is a good idea to ask Tori any more about our ways. Some of her comments on OB have been quite disheartening...

Ah well. Scroll onwards! ^_^

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I've been a bit of a jerk, I know. I've been cheating on you with Oblivion. It's such a fun game and I think I'm strong enough to say that I may be able to get through the coming weeks of uni without playing it. Maybe.

I've also just been completely out of it. I sort of just didn't get around to posting here, so a lot of stuff has built up. Aha. *cough*

Articles of Faith

Joseph Smith first wrote them in a letter to John Wentworth, editor of the Chicago Democrat, in answer to his request to know what members of the Church believed. The letter became known as the Wentworth Letter and was first published in the Times and Seasons in March 1842. On 10 October 1880, the Articles of Faith were formally accepted as scripture by the vote of the members of the Church and were included as part of the Pearl of Great Price.

THE ARTICLES OF FAITH
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

History of the Church, Vol. 4, pp. 535—541

1 We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

2 We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.

3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.

6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.

7 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.

8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.

9 We believe all that God has arevealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

10 We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal• glory.

11 We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.

12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.

13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.


JOSEPH SMITH.

[Taken from here in the Gospel Library section of lds.org]

[Further basic information at www.mormon.org]

I'll keep putting up things that are important to me, but you guys are free to ask me anything in the comments and I'll reply in the appropriate manner.

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So yes. Just finished holidays, and I'm going back tomorrow to uni. I have a cell and molecular biology prac in the morning and that's going to be interesting.

The exams I have had thus far were incredibly good. All the answers to the questions just popped into my head and went straight to paper. I feel really good about it and I fervently hope that they joy and elation I felt afterward was not misconceived...

I have one last exam friday, on biochemistry. Should be okay with study [well..duh Liam..].

I went home for Easter and vegged out, having a great time with my family. It's kind of odd going home now. My parents have a boarder now, a lovely young girl Selena, from their ward. She moved to Toowoomba and needed a place to stay while she studied and worked, so my parents took her in and now she's staying in the spare room.

I say it's kind of odd because, when I go home, I feel like such a dork. I've been home twice since she's been living there, and it feels kind of weird. I mean, I keep on thinking of her as how I last knew her [girlfriend of a friend], and I see her now as a part of my family.

lol

Iono. I'm just not used to it I guess. It's great that Blair's getting on with her so well, Mum's taken her under her wing, and Dad's dubbed her as "Barbie" simply because she's a typical blonde girly girl. lol

She wasn't there when I came home for Easter [visiting family], so the family ended up actually explaining the entire situation to me and so on.

[I actually only initially found out about her when I came home the same weekend she moved in, lol]

I also went to church at home [weird being back in the old ward...I missed my YSA ward], and managed to catch up with everyone. It's kind of weird. After talking with everyone, I got the distinct impression that I'd become some sort of hot property. It's weird, I've moved to Brisbane, and come back to find everyone my age has remained exactly the same. No one has grown at all.

It's sad really. I look back on the past year and find myself to have grown so much through moving out and making it on my own. I come back home and find the guys my age have just sort of remained the same or gotten worse. Iono.

Wow, I really haven't talked to you guys much about life at home and the various things.

Basically, Selena is a good friend of Bonnie, who is the younger [and attractive!] sister of Sis. Marler who moved into the ward a while ago with her family. Bro. and Sis. Marler are wonderful people. Bro. Marler makes a point to come up to me whenever I visit, and nudge me to say, "you know, Bonnie is still single"

lol

*cough*

What was my point?

Right right. Well mum was talking with Selena, and apparently for quite a while, Bonnie had a rather large crush on me. Unfortunately, this was when I was going out with Karen. [*shakes fist*]. Anyhow, Bonnie is over that crush now and pretty much feels that if I'm interested, I'll say hullo.

It's kind of sad that I haven't said 'ullo to the poor girl. I never get around to it when I'm at institute, despite the fact that I was in her class last semester [oh wait. With Karen. Huh.]. I should probably saunter over this week and properly introduce myself.

I also should probably invite her to the YSA ball, which this year is PIRATE THEMED!.

Yes, I have a costume in the works. Yes, it will be awesome. Yes, my mother insisted she'd make it from scratch [I just wanted to know if she'd come op-shopping with me o.O;], and yes she found original templates from 17th Century France, translated them from the original Frehch, and proceeded to take my measurements for it. Also, yes, there is a tricorn hat to be involved. lol.

Fun weekend. ^_^

After it, Blair came back to Brisbane with me and we spent a couple days together. I spoilt him rotten [as you do] and we basically wandered around Brisbane and such. We were going to catch a movie, but there wasn't really anything on that would finish before he had to catch the bus. So we went and got Phantom and Usagi Yojimbo comics from the Comics Etc! store in the city.

It was a good time, he enjoyed himself and I'm grateful for the time we could spend together before he had to go back to school. ^_^

Oh yes. Katy and I decided we might spoil you lot rotten with [yes, that's right] a SYF update!

Rae stared at him for a second. Eve and Ryan were there; quiet, waiting. Ryan broke the silence. “Rae, we have to go.” His voice was tense. Ryan was so on edge, and why not? They were fucked. They were absolutely screwed, and they knew it. Rae nodded, and went to leave with them, but still couldn’t look away from where Liam had walked out.

“Rae, are you coming?” He wasn’t tense now, he was scared. His voice was harsh accordingly. Not good. Ryan had to maintain control over the situation.

“No,” Rae said vaguely, still staring out the door. “No.” She looked back at him. Now that she’d decided, her panic, her lethargy, was gone. “You take Eve to the rendezvous point. Don’t be seen. Keep her safe, meet up with Bradley and Zharra. I’m going after Liam. If we make it back here, we’ll have wheels. Otherwise…the mission is in your hands, Ryan. Do what you see best.” She nodded at him, and, feeling like it was the most natural thing in the world, followed Liam.

She couldn’t see him; she was glad. He was being safe, he was being cautious. Thank god she’d always had the talent of being able to tell when people were around. It had saved her numerous times – now it was going to get her into a fight with her best friend. Because there was no way she was going to let him go off and play the hero – not without her.

She ignored the little voice in her head that said that she felt safer on a mission with Liam, even when the mission was more dangerous.

They were a team, she and Liam. She would not let him break them up just because he was scared.

It was hard to manoeuvre in a dress. Grabbing the knife she had stashed, she slashed the dress up to her thigh; much better. Running quickly; avoiding bright spots and open areas, she made her way in the direction of the extraction point. It was the only place she could think of that he’d go.

She was in luck. Within seconds he’d grabbed her around the waist, his gun at her head. “Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t shoot you now for not following orders,” he hissed, malice and frustration and anger all in his voice.

She was silent for a second. His arm tightened around her and she admitted the truth to him; “I’m scared.”

The gun didn’t drop, exactly. He was too well trained to drop a gun
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