Creepy paragraph

I wrote this around three o'clock in the morning over a month ago. Its amazing what you can write when half asleep. I suppose that's why its about dreaming.


Ghosts swirl in the endless ether of times remembered and times best forgotten. These are the memories of our failures, of our hidden half truths and outright lies. So often we fall asleep at night and dream of our heart’s desires. These are often the dreams of light and love, of laughter and romance; the boundless joys that bind mankind together. But for some of us, not so fortunate in life’s grim game, or perhaps too far past the bounds of mortal compassion, these dreams become reflections of our heart’s darkest desires. Some would call them nightmares, twisted imaginings of horror and fear, but nightmares are the products of a guilty conscious, a means to punish ourselves for the small evils we’ve done or the dark imaginings we’ve thought. To some of us these dark dreams of corruption and vice are the only comfort we find at night, the only comfort we find in life. These dreams, awash in blood, become a mirror of what thrills us, of what allures us, of the darkness within us that we choose to embrace instead of scorn.

Ranting...

AH! I'm really angry right now! Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. MJK was a great man who helped in the civil rights movement. He was one of the most influential people in the twentieth century! Dr. King strongly believed that EVERYONE was created equal. No matter if you were caucasian, black, asian, blue, or purple. If you were a man, a woman, or even a hermaphrodite, you were equal. Christians, Jews, and Muslims were equal. If you were married, single, or divorced, you were equal. People of different sexual orientations were equal. In short, EVERYONE was CREATED EQUAL.

What really bugged me today was, my school didn't even observe MJK day, the only class that it was even mentioned in was Spanish, C'MON!!! Just Spanish? Then, later in my career's class, we TRIED to discuss it. But NO ONE cared!!!! (Okay, a few people did...) What I want to know is WHY. WHY do people just regard this important issue, as just another "thing"? I personally think that diversity and equality are SUPER important!

I wish people would recognize this issue. Especially with the Obama's inaguration tommorow! People at school are like, "Who cares? I mean, he's gonna get assasinated anyway..." WHAT??!??!?! Maybe he is, maybe he isn't. But this is HISTORY!!! Man! If I don't get to watch it at school tommorow, I may just fake a stomach ache and go into the guidance office to watch it online. Errrrrrrrrrr.

Yeah, I needed that. Thanks for the ranting space, Blogger.

Writer's Block Forums

Attempting to write my first novel, I stumbled upon Writer's Block Forums. This is a place to talk to other poets, artists, song writers, and novelists about almost anything. You can actually talk to published authors and they can help you get started writing. They also have writing exercises to help get your creative juices flowing. The artist's forum is especially helpful to me because everyone shares his or her techniques. But my personal favorite would have to be the interactive stories. Someone posts a sentence or a paragraph and leaves it open at the end so the next person who posts can continue the story. Some of these stories have been going on for years and have not ended yet. I suggest to anyone interested in writing to visit this website.

Scrap!

Scrap the below book idea. The more I thought about it the dumber its sounded.

Book idea...

I've been wanting to write a book for quite some time now. I was laying in bed one night and I came up with this...

Penny lives in a world of quotas. There's a limit to every aspect of life. There's a quota for food, there's a quota for money, there's even one for the number of words a person says in their lifetime. The year is 2198. Penny is an orphan who lives alone in the future city of Chicago. She spends her days avoiding the police and social services who will ship her overseas to fight never ending wars. This happens to all orphans over fifteen. So far, Penny's life has been as good as it can be until... the day Penny used up her quota of speech.

Advent Conspiracy

Advent Conspiracy


Did you know that last year the The National Retail Federation forecasted that Americans would spend $457.4 billion dollars at Christmas and that the average family would spend $907? Does this bother you as it does me?

Is spending money on stuff that will likely be forgotten in a matter of months and going into debt to do it, the best way to celebrate the birth our Lord? The last time I went to a birthday party I did not go expecting gifts, I went to give to the one being celebrated. It makes sense to me that we should do the same for the One we celebrate this Christmas season.

What is Christmas about? When someone says "Christmas" what comes to mind? Some people think of Santa and others think of a Christmas tree. But, unfortunately the first thing most people think of is the gifts. Spending lots of money, racing to the store the day after Thanksgiving (guilty.), and mostly focusing on the material things. Is this what Christmas is about? NO. Christmas is first and foremost a celebration of the birth of our lord and savior Jesus Christ. Christmas should not be about being mad at your parents because they didn't get you the ultra-super-sonic toilet paper dispenser you 'always' wanted. It is not about how much money you spend. How many lights are up. or how big your new gift is. Christmas is about spending time with family, friends, the people you care about most.

I love the spirit behind Advent Conspiracy, a movement to inspire the Church to give relationally, and redistribute the money that would have been spent, on those that are truly in need. In doing so we give to Jesus.

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVqqj1v-ZBU

Are you on Facebook? Join the Advent Conspiracy Group and join in the conversation.



Basic Info (from the Facebook group)
[AC] Advent Conspiracy is an international movement restoring the scandal of Christmas by substituting compassion for consumption.

For three years Advent Conspiracy has been giving people hope that Christmas doesn't have to be about credit cards, to-do lists and traffic jams. It's about:
- Worshiping Christ more meaningfully.
- Refusing our culture's hunger for consumerism.
- Giving relationally to our friends and family.
- Loving all by giving to those most in need.

[AC 2008] -- The past two years of Advent Conspiracy has changed the way tens of thousands of Christians celebrate Christmas, and resulted in millions of dollars being redistributed to needy neighborhoods and solving the global water crisis.

Feed a Child with Just a Click!

Okay guys....here's a few sites I reccomend you go to if you liked the free rice site. Some of them all you have to do is click a button and your done! Just like that! It only takes 10 seconds and you can change a child's life!

This was originally posted on Facebook. Here's the link, join the group! and invite others to do the same!! http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=6324544002&ref=ts

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Imagine if your sister, brother, son, daughter, mother or father died from starvation.
....It's happening 24,000 times a day or 6.5 million children dying every year!
....Imagine helping them for free!

- The 18,000 or so CHILDREN that DIED TODAY (and every day) of STARVATION or MALNUTRITION and,
- The 850,000,000 or so people who will go to bed tonight with EMPTY STOMACHS.

World Food Price inflation, the 'perfect storm' for hunger is happening right now!
Millions more are going hungry! Riots have happened! Food Prices are rising around the World.

Fact: 6.5 million children die every year from hunger.
Fact: 75 cents (3 meals) a day can save a child's life.
Fact: Internet Advertising Revenue can help.

Complacency with the downside of human existence can no longer be the way, as has been in the past.

IT MUST and WILL STOP in our LIFETIME!

[[UPDATE: When this group reaches 5,000,000 members, we'll donate $500 to the WFP (eqv. 2,000 meals).]]


_____________THIS GROUP'S OBJECTIVE_______________

1. Every year, over $30 billion is made from the Internet because people Clicked! $1 billion of this, in our lifetime, will go to Charity (WFP) through Free Click Donation Sites!

Status: Awareness growing.

2. To expose World-wide Hunger, particulary Child Hunger, to the World.

Status: Over 6 million people have been invited/made aware. Under 4 million people have joined.


_______HUNGER & STARVATION: WHAT IS IT LIKE______

When hunger contractions occur in the stomach, the person sometimes experiences mild pain in the pit of the stomach, called hunger pangs. Hunger pangs usually do not begin until 12 to 24 hours after the last ingestion of food, in starvation. A single hunger contraction lasts about 30 seconds, and pangs continue for around 30-45 minutes, then hunger subsides for around 30-150 minutes. Individual contractions are separated at first, but are almost continuous after a time.

Individuals experiencing starvation lose substantial fat and muscle mass as the body breaks down these tissues for energy. Catabolysis is the process (medical condition) of a body breaking down muscles and other tissues in order to keep vital systems (such as the nervous system and heart muscle) working.


_________________HOW DO WE END IT?___________________

1. Exposure, exposure, exposure to enlighten.
2. Donations, donations, donations towards the poor.
3. Economic development, better policies, and enlightenment of everyone to develop sustainable societies for food production, all the way to grass-roots.
4. Organizations providing cheap food, off the market, to the WFP and other humanitarian organizations.
5. Awareness of what drives up food prices, and preventing this with alternative solutions.

These 5 steps will end World Hunger. But it takes work.

Make it happen now: http://www.poverty.com/internationalaid.html


_______________________DO MORE____________________

Awareness, Free Feed Clicks and/or Donations are just the beginning. Get out there and help all people; those starving, homeless or sad. Diseases, lack of shelter, adverse environments are devastating people all ACROSS THE WORLD, even in your own country at times!

Help everyone that needs helping, from next door to around the world, once you have found your best way to do it!

http://www.pledgebank.com/

_________JOIN MORE____________________________

Child Sex Slavery - Know about it: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7099516708

Open your MIND and Advance EARTH: http://www.advanceearth.blogspot.com/

Support the UN: http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2437948035

Projects for Peace: http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8004219372

Know your rights : http://apps.new.facebook.com/causes/92437?m=3cb97&recruiter_id=5624142

To Plant a TREE! : http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/iChapters/7061939610

Donate $5 for free! : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hotels-Combined-For-Charity/38115375287

myFarms: Play to donate! :http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=12572207686

Lets also make Google.Com a free donation click site!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15238962773

Support Kate across Bangladesh:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=29511412177

Other sites:
http://www.smallact.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/threethingscomau/20735683655
http://www.lovelessapparel.com/


__________ 'FEED A CHILD' OFFSHOOTS_____________

Send our new Eyesore to friends!
http://apps.new.facebook.com/eyesores/eyesores/viewEyesoresGifts/0/20/created__desc (click on FeedtheChild)!

Feed a Child with Just a Click! Sprout! http://farm.sproutbuilder.com/2513/load/BQAyaHFYAOB1crS9.swf


__________________THANK YOU___________________

Have faith in Good People. Help make food shortages end in our lifetime, NOW!

Thank you : 3.7 million caring Members! Together we are making a difference!

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AND HELP SAVE THE REST OF THE WORLD....

≡≡≡≡≡≡ Save the Animals : Free Donation Clicks! ≡≡≡≡≡≡

http://babyseals.care2.com/ - Save the Seals!
http://bigcats.care2.com/ - Save the Big Cats!
http://primates.care2.com/ - Save the Monkeys!
http://bigcats.care2.com/front.html?c=1&p=&iID= - Help Tigers!
http://bigcats.care2.com/front.html?c=2&p=&iID= - Help Jaguars!
http://bigcats.care2.com/front.html?c=3&p=&iID= - Help Leopards!
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com - Feed Starving Animals!
http://pets.care2.com/ - Help Homeless Animals!
http://ecologyfund.com/ecology/_donate_species.html - Protect Wildlife!

≡≡≡≡≡≡ Help Education : Free Donation Clicks! ≡≡≡≡≡≡

http://www.buildaschool.org - Help build a School!
http://www.e-inclusionsite.org/en/clickDonate.php - Promote IT!
http://www.theliteracysite.com - Free Books to the poor!
http://www.ripple.org/give.php?p=education - Help Educate!

≡≡≡≡≡ Save the Environment : Free Donation Clicks! ≡≡≡≡≡

http://stopglobalwarming.care2.com/ - Offset Carbon, Stop Warming!
http://ecologyfund.com/ecology/_donate_pol.html - Reduce Pollution!
http://ecologyfund.com/ecology/_donate_coastal.html - Save a Coast!
http://oceans.care2.com/ - Save the Dolphins!
http://www.therainforestsite.com - Protect Habitats!
http://www.clickforgreenland.com/_us/_en/home.aspx - Save Melting Greenland!
http://www.theenvironmentsite.org/donate.php - Help the Environment!
http://cannecy.free.fr/solar/index.php - Create Free Solar Energy!

≡≡≡≡≡ Help the Forests and Plants : Free Donation Clicks! ≡≡≡≡≡

http://cannecy.free.fr/iforest/en/ - Plant an Oak!
http://www.diewaldseite.de/ - Help the Forests, from Germany!
http://www.ettklickforskogen.se/engelska/ettKlickeng.asp - Help Old Forests!
http://www.tree4life.com/ingles/ingles.htm - Plant a tree in Brazil!
http://www.landcareniagara.com/ - Plant a tree in Niagara!
http://ecologyfund.com/ecology/_donate_rainforest.html - Save the Amazon!
http://ecologyfund.com/ecology/_donate_us.html - Save the Wilderness!
http://ecologyfund.com/ecology/donate_plant_tree.html - Plant a Tree!
http://redjellyfish.com/ - Help the Rainforest!
http://rainforest.care2.com/ - Help our Rainforests!

≡≡≡≡≡≡ Promote Health : Free Donation Clicks! ≡≡≡≡≡≡

http://breastcancer.care2.com - Prevent Breast Cancer!
http://matercare.org/lifesaver.asp - Help Surgery!
http://www.giveaminute.org/ - Give Healthcare!
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com - Stop Breast Cancer!
http://www.thechildhealthsite.com - Child Healthcare!
http://www.thestophivsite.com - Stop HIV/AIDS!
http://www.craigresearchlabs.com/cancer.html - Stop Cancer!

≡≡≡≡≡≡ Help Stop Poverty : Free Donation Clicks! ≡≡≡≡≡≡

http://www.ripple.org/give.php?p=food - Start a Crop!
http://www.ripple.org/give.php?p=money - Help Finance the Poor!
http://www.povertyfighters.com - Help Raise Money!
http://www.solvepoverty.com - Help Jobs!
http://dsmith11.tripod.com - Help Health and Poverty!
http://www.accse.net/rasa/donacion-rasa.html - Help Agriculture!

≡≡≡≡≡≡ Promote Safety : Free Donation Clicks! ≡≡≡≡≡≡

http://stopviolence.care2.com - Stop Violence against Women!
http://www.clearlandmines.com - Stop Land mines!

≡≡≡≡≡≡ Clean Water for All : Free Donation Clicks! ≡≡≡≡≡≡

http://www.ripple.org/give.php?p=water - Give 6 days of clean water!
http://www.cliquesemiarido.org.br/eng/default.asp - Free Clean Water!
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Please invite all your friends and spread the word!

الرجاء دعوة جميع اصدقائكم ونشر الكلمه!

请邀请您所有的朋友和蔓延字！

Nodigen u al uw vrienden en verspreid het woord!

S’il vous plaît inviter tous vos amis!

Bấm nút giúp cho thức ăn và truyền tin giúp đỡ!

Bitte laden Sie Ihre Freunde und alle, die das Wort!

Παρακαλουμε να καλεσει ολους τους φιλους σας!

Vi preghiamo di invitare tutti i tuoi amici

すべての友達を招待してください、という言葉を広める！

당신의 모든 친구 초대하시기 바랍니다!

Por favor, convidar todos os seus amigos!

تكایه ههموو هاوڕێكانتان بانگهێشت بكهن و ئهمه بڵاو بكهنهوه!

Пожалуйста, приглашаю всех своих друзей!

Por favor, invitar a todos tus amigos!



Special Notice: Donate! 25 cents a meal @ http://www.causes.com/hunger

Welcome, الترحيب, 欢迎, Welkom, Bienvenue
Willkommen, Chào Mừng, Καλως ηλθατε, Benvenuti
ようこそ, 오신 것을 환영합니다, Bem-vindo,
بهخێر بێن, Добро пожаловать, Bienvenido

Welcome, to The Facebook Group dedicated to the 18,000 or so Children, and the 7,000 or so Adults, that die every day of Malnutrition & Starvation.

In the 21st Century.... Some mothers choose what their children will eat...
...Others choose which children will eat and which will die!

EVERY DAY, around 18,000 Children Die from Starvation!
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BEGIN to help... by.... CLICKING BELOW TO DONATE FOOD FOR FREE!

1) Join this group!

2) Click on "Invite People to Join" from the menu on the right

3) Select all your friends.

4) Click on "Send invitation" & through a Chain Reaction you will influence more free donations to the Hungry!

5) Click on the Free Food Links below to donate food!

When you click on the sites, the site displays ads from their sponsors.
Advertising money then goes to fund programs that give food to the hungry!
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|_____________ FREE FOOD DONATION CLICKS ______________|

=Staple Foods=
** http://www.freerice.com - Free Rice
** http://www.freeflour.com - Free Bread

=Free Water=
*** http://www.freepoverty.com - Lots of free water!
** http://www.helpthirst.com - Free water

=Free Meals=
*** http://www.pajacyk.pl - Click the green button!
*** http://www.ripple.org/give.php?p=food - Just Click!
*** http://www.porloschicos.com/PorLosChicos.NET/index_english.htm - Click the blue button!
*** http://www.feedsa.com - Click the white button!
*** http://www.hungerfighters.com - Click the green box!
*** http://www.povertyfighters.com/ - Click the blue box!
*** http://www.thehungersite.com - Click the yellow box!
*** http://www.okruszek.org.pl - Click the Bread button!
*** http://www.chintai.net/contribution/index.html - Click the blue box!
*** http://www.kct-uk.org/click - Just visit the site!
*** http://www.accse.net/delvalle/delvalle.html - Click on 'Donar'
*** http://www.straatkind.nl/ - Click on the small red ball.
*** http://www.worldhunger.org/contributefood.htm - Just click!

=Focused Free Clicks=
Help the kids:
** http://children.care2.com - Click the blue box!
** http://www.hungrychildren.com - Click the blue button!
Causes change monthly:
** http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=2335 - Click the red button!
*** http://www.bhook.com - Just Click!

* http://www.definition-of.com - Submit a word
** http://www.spendu.org/beta/index.php - German Rice Game!

[[ CLICK RATINGS: *** = excellent **= good *= could be easier? ]]

_________________DONATE!!!_________________________

Please Donate spare money! A Meal is just 25 cents!
Go to : http://www.causes.com/hunger
Currently: over $12,000 USD donated (this Cause plus others)

♦ We find it hard to feel for these people, and importantly children, as they are not our own sister, son or relative.

♥ But if you just open your heart for 1 second you will be Flooded by the Despair facing the starving children of Humanity.

________________WANT TO KNOW MORE ?_________________

World Hunger: World Interactive Map - Where is World Hunger?
http://www.wfp.org/country_brief/hunger_map/map/hungermap_popup/map_popup.html

World Hunger: A Study of families - How much do you eat?
http://worldfoodinequality.googlepages.com/
Contact Info
Website:
http://stopevil.ning.com
Office:
Did you know: If everyone in this group donated just $1.4 a day - we could save the lives of 6.5 million people. That's entire YEAR of Children dying from Hunger!