EVERYDAY THOUGHTS #4 ------------------ March 29, 1998 ____ ___ __----__ _/\ _/^ __ ^\_ /~^_/ | )/^ ^-^ _/ _/^ _/^ ^\_ ^\ | ./ /~ /( _/\. _/^_/^--_ ^\_^\-__-~ _/( \ _/ ./ ./^_/| \_ ~\ \_^\_ /^ _( ~-_ _/ \./\ _/^_/ \_ ~\ \ ^\__^\../^_/^ )\ ~~~~ _\/ <__/ ~\__\| ^\.__./^ ~---____--~ ~\ In this issue: just me ........................ gerdes@genesisnet.net [none] .......................... wxt950@freenet.mb.ca introduction ......... ksg7t@server1.mail.virginia.edu introduction ................ v523@academic.truman.edu my belated intro .............. dda004@beta.LaTech.edu Introduction ............ rosarioa@cuny.campus.mci.net Just a bit about me ................. finvic@total.net My intro ................................. mcg@umr.edu Introduction to me .................... Beck82@aol.com Eighth Period Daydream ................ Beck82@aol.com an intro .......................... Angeljlb96@aol.com my intro .................... christie-21@mailcity.com (Poem) What do you have to say? .. vansciver@vabch.com ************************************************** From: "gerdes" Subject: just me Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 I guess I might as well start by telling a little about myself. I think this list is a great idea. It lets us get to know more about each other. I've been an eda for 7 months and I miss the way things used to be but oh well. I guess I'm one of the few guys on this list right now but thats all the better. I'm 16 and live in Nebraska. I'm not the happiest person in the world. I'm a nice guy though. I'm abrown belt in Taekwondo and should hopefully be testing for black this summer. I like to lift weights and I'm lifting this summer. I like all kinds of music, such as Jewel, Aerosmith, Nirvana, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. I can't wait to go to college. I plan to go pretty far away. I want to go someplace else and see whats there. I've never really written poetry but someday i'd love to get started. I've never been an open person but i want to be. Gotta go but I love to talk. Feel free to email me. I can't wait to see how this list develops. Andrew the Taekwondo Angel gerdes@genesisnet.net ************************************************** From: Carole Bellamy Subject: [none] Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 22:56:30 -0600 (CST) Hello all, I love this idea of getting to know everyone and I couldn't get enough of others' posts about themselves. I hope you will all do this. I really enjoy reading them. I am going to "introduce" myself, but I don't know if you're all ready for this?!!? ;-) My name is Shannon, but my friends call me Ophelia. I'm 22 years old, giggly and living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I have a great love for my country (don't ever put it down!:-)). I have a very special place in my heart for music and my tastes vary. I can listen to almost anything except rap and heavy metal. My favourite bands are *watch out, this might get long...*: the Wild Strawberries I'm in love with the drummer, Chris Lamont*, Jewel, Tori Amos, Sarah Mc., Depeche Mode, Chantal Kreviazuk, Dayna Manning, The Sundays, Belly, Angel Corpus Christi, Bjork, Juliana Hatfield, Jale, Veruca Salt, the Cranberries, Fiona Apple, Liz Phair, Chris Isaak, Our Lady Peace, Portishead, The Smiths/Morrissey, New Order, Police, Oasis, Violent Femmes... I could go on forever....I have a sunshiney cheerful attitude. I'm assertive..imaginative..open minded..really friendly. I carry a smile all the time and I always want to help others. I'm an idealistic humanitarian, with a big soft spot for animals, children, and the elderly. I'm very much a dreamer.. often believing I can change the world on my own! I have extreme thoughts, emotions and opinions. When I make up my mind, no one can change it...I get quite argumentative at times, standing up for what I believe in, and sometimes just because I love to have deep conversations. I am VERY independent....maybe a little too much! I need my space, which is why I live alone. Well, except for my three precious cats...Montego (Monty)....Scooter (Scootie)...Dustin (Dusty)....all the company I need. I love travelling. I'm a total worry wart...I even have an ulcer!..I stay up all night thinking and cleaning....I'm a neat freak...really picky. I can be controlling of my life, which is why I love driving...i turn up the tunes and escape in my car. I love baking...chocolate cookies are my best. ohh, and that pineapple cake...mmm...I write poems, and doodle a lot. I subscribe to too many magazines, and I take too many pictures. I'm addicted to two "cheesy" soaps...Another World, and Days of Our Lives...I especially love sappy made-for-tv movies. Sanction. I feel my best in nature, my fave colours are that of the oceans, trees, sunsets, grass and skies. I love having plants, but my cats do too :-(. I love everything about Shakespeare and would do anything to turn back time....I spend too much time shopping and spending money. I use too much body lotion and I hate the taste of meat. My idea of a perfect day is a walk in the park at dawn, being outdoors...A perfect night would be curling up with my Romeoman, talking, snuggling and watching tv. A walk on the beach hand in hand, lying under the stars. I live for the simple pleasures in life. I often talk on the phone with my friends about absolutely NOTHING and my calves & ankles are SUPER sensitive. I'm an Aquarius...and an astrology fanatic...I can't miss reading my blurb in my horoscope booklets every day of every month....Astrology is the map to your personality which explains my live and let live thinking. I still call my parents "mummy" and "daddy" and I'm really close to my brother and sisters. Gosh, looks like I've gone on for pages...sorry, I got carried away...now everyone will know my darkest secrets...heehee...nah.... Lastly I'm going to add a poem....thank you for reading this post, please everyone, do an introduction. Please? With the biggest, fattest, roundest, reddist cherry on top? I'll even add some of my cherished whip cream...!:-) OCTOBER BLUES by Shannon Bellamy My swollen heart Is bleeding to death Friends are not friends And lovers are just that Nobody cares But I care a lot Everything hurts And nothing is ever right My soul is lost In the confusion of this earth Why am I always to blame? I am always the one to blame. I love you guys... Shannon the bleeding hearted angel xoxxo ************************************************** From: Kara Garbe Subject: introduction Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 Hello everyone! Hmm... a quick intro. I'm 18 and in my first year at the Univ. of Virginia. (fellow cow-pasture dwellers, unite!) I just joined EDA a few weeks ago and am finding my love of Jewel's music renewed by all the other fans. My big musical passion is the band Live, but obviously I love Jewel as well. Music and concerts in general are a huge passion for me, but I also like to write and play the harp. Academically my interests are French and Anthropology. I think that's enough for now, I'll end with something I wrote last night. Feel free to write to me if you have any comments, good or bad! A lost shadow Chasing the sun across a Slowly receding lawn The rhythm infects my vanished bones Dancing without me. I am alone but at peace A clamor to match that which weaves through my mind But it is a soothing disturbance jarring my soul back into place A constant to cling to in the madness; Madness to cling to in a world of Unchanging falsehoods It brings out the truth. I close my eyes and lose myself In the rhythm of a desparate dance That renews And substantiates the shadows I'm still trying to decide if I can write for other people, or if everything I write is just an expression of my own inner version that no one else can get anything from. If reading that made you think of anything, please drop me a line. Thanks! :) Kara~ Lakini@virginia.edu ----------------------------------------------- "Que songes-tu, mon âme imprisonnée?" ~Joachim du Bellay ************************************************** From: t a w Subject: introduction Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 As seems to be the trend on here for now, it is a time for introductions. My name is todd, no caps, and i'm a crossover from smoe as well. i'm 19, a sophomore at truman state university in northeast missouri, kirksville. for y'all that are wonderin', i'm about 80 miles east of pattonberg, the site of the "to live on" film shoot. in my spare time i read lots and lots, watch tv like every other soul on the planet, sleep, do schoolwork, write poetry and fiction, and that's about it... ummm... i've been a jewel fan for three years, since POY first hit the shelves. (i feel like this is an AA meeting.) i have lotsa angelfood for any of you that don't have much - i'd be willing to make copies for nothing but would probably rather trades... let me know. i originally hail from frigid duluth, mn, right on the nose of lake superior. a charming place, and i suggest you all visit. that's enough for now. i was going to post a poem, but i'm tired of typing. -todd ************************************************** From: Damian Daigle Subject: my belated intro Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 hey! im sorry...i posted my stuff before letting anyone know who i am. well let me describe myself. im a 19 yr. old college student at the hick-infested (im sorry to use your word "agnostic angel") college of louisiana tech university. im originally from the new orleans area, so if there are any of you from around there i would like to hear from you. well my passion is writing and playing my bass guitar. i prefer spending and night with a few of my closest friends than with a crowd of strangers. my favorite bands/artists are jewel of course, but also nirvana, foo fighters, bush, everclear, weezer, etc. oh and i have a wonderful girlfriend... i better not forget that! haha well that's about it i guess... im looking forward to getting to know all of you or whatever... good luck to you all in whatever you do... bye... damian ************************************************** From: "Abel Rosario" Subject: Introduction Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 Halo EDA Thinkers :o) Allow myself to introduce... myself. My name is Abel Rosario, I'm a 19 y/o, 5'1", NYC, college student. I lived most of my life in a private school in Hershey, Pennsylvania which turned me into a germaphobic and, after graduating, forced me to leave my old friends (and girlfriend), and make a brand new batch of friends. I've been on the EDA list for 11 months and 4 days and feel the same way as Sarah does about what has happened to it. The list seemed to have more personality back when I first joined, but that quickly (in 2-3 months) dissipated into a bickering couple after being married for 15 years. Even gatherings seem to have taken the same route... I'm hoping the one I'm going to today is perkier than some others or I might go home before Steve Poltz performs. I like the feeling this list has began with, more like the feeling I felt when I joined the EDAs. I love to write, but in the past 2 years (since I left private school), I haven't really been writing much. So at first I might just sit on the sidelines trying to jump start my creativity, hopefully I haven't run out of gas. I'm glad this list was created. Hats off, and three cheers to Lara! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! :o) The Quiet Angel (although I seem to have opened up a little bit over here) Abel "I'm a sensitive man of the 90's sweetheart, who cares for your emotional being an awful lot" --Jewel ************************************************** From: Vlada Subject: Just a bit about me Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 12:32:44 -0800 Hello to all fellow angels out there ! Since we are all getting to know each other I'll tell you guys a bit about myself. My name is Vlada but I am also widely known as Earth Angel , I'm 15 and an only child living in Montreal, Canada. I love to read, row boats, yodel, sing and play guitar (I'm learning). I like to write poems, I can't turn cartwheels for my life and my fave food is mushroom soup. I figure skate and play tennis and soccer. I want to own a pot- bellied pig when I move into my own appartment. Well, that's about it. See you guys soon! xxx Earth Angel ************************************************** From: Mike Gilmore Subject: My intro Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 Hi, my name is Mike Gilmore, aka Palantir the Trekker Angel on the EDA list. I am 19, and am currently a 2nd semester freshman at UMR. I like doing lots of things, including reading science fiction and fantasy, playing chess, Magic: the Gathering, and assorted RPG's. I am an active member of the local chapter of the Camarilla, which is a world-wide group of players of White Wolf's Live Action Role Playing games. I used to write poetry, and occasionally try do do my own sf stories, but that has recently been replaced by having to write chemistry and math stuff instead. I like almost every kind of music. If anyone MUDs, they may have met me as Siece on the Discworld MUD. My life pretty much revolves around my girlfriend, and exchange student from Korea named Hyun Mi. I love her with all my heart, and think she is the most beautiful girl in the world. I'm sure you'll agree after you see this picture-- --------------------------------- | \ | / | | --O-- | | / | \ | | O | | --|-- | | / \ | --------------------------------- Isn't she pretty? Ok, so it's not a very good picture, but you get the idea. That's another thing, I have a wide (and some say slightly twisted) sense of humor. IF ANYONE ON THE LIST OBJECTS TO GOOD-NATURED HECKLING, PLEASE WRITE AND TELL ME!! iF NO ONE DOES, I'LL ASSUME YOU DON'T MIND AND POST MY THOUGHTS ON YOUR POSTS TO THE LIST. If you look at my angel name, you'll probably be able to guess two of my other interests. (For those who don't read fantasy, Palantir is a reference to JRR Tolkien's classic Lord of the Rings trilogy.) That's about all, but since I really can't at least give you a warning of what my heckling will be like, here are a couple of examples-- In her poem, Kat the imperfect angel listed many of her imperfections. Some she told us directly, and others she left for us to figure out on her own. An example of the second are her unwillingness to use the spellchekker. [Please note that I misspelled spell checker on purpose! This is another example of my twisted humor :) Also note that I really did enjoy the poem.] Not all my heckling is bad however, some of it is actually well thought out objections. Have a look at my response to Heaven and Earth. In your poem\story Heaven and Earth, you said "Heaven is a myth created by those unable to see the majesty of life, unable to appreciate the defeats and triumphs of earth-bound existence." I beg to differ. Everyone's idea of Heaven is different, and I personally believe the words of Dean Koontz when he said 'Heaven is wherever you want it to be.' Therefore, heaven isn't the place in the clouds that has become the stereotype, but many different places all over the world. To some it is an island in the Caribbean, to some it's a secluded mountain top, and to me it's the area immediately surrounding Hyun Mi. : ) You Have Been Warned, Mike 0:P ************************************************** From: Beck82 Subject: Introduction to me Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 Hey. Just wanted to introduce myself to you guys since that is sort of the point of the list. My name is Rebecca, also known as The Angel WIth Butterfly Wings on the other list. I am 15, a sophomore, and live in the middle of Jersey Suburbia, but I am city person. I want to go to either NYU or Columbia University. I write poetry once in a while, but I am mostly busy with acting and gymnastics. I have been acting since the age of 4 and singing since then as well. I am on my high school's Varsity gymnastics team. Jewel is my favorite musician (duh). I used to play guitar and piano, but stopped for a while, but now I am reteaching myself. What else can I tell you to introduce you to myself? My ultimate favorite movie is "Chasing Amy." My life aspiration is to sing in a band, or at least to do something with singing and/or acting, as I have been doing both for over 11 years. Well, thats about it. This list sounds really cool and everyone sounds awesome. Hope everyone feels the same. I am going to leave you with a Jewel quote, "It's nothing without love." Later. -Rebecca })i({ ************************************************** From: Beck82 Subject: Eighth Period Daydream Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 Eighth Period Daydream By Rebecca Heavy are my eyes as they slowly close and I begin to drift. Far, far away, where no one is there. Darkness slips around me as I sink into the void. I feel nothing, see nothing, hear nothing. All seems to be far away, except for him. Dark blue flows through my mind, reminding me of the color of his eyes. His beautiful brown hair slightly moves as he walks towards me. His mysterious ways tempt and entice and tantalize until I cannot bear it. A smile that melts steel and a touch that melts my heart. With the screech of a bell, the void is broken like a stone shattering a window. The pieces of my vision fall around me as I awake to reality. Sounds come back into my mind as the light enters my head. Its burns for a minute, and I yearn for my void. The emptiness is instantaneously filled with bodies and movement. As life is restored to its methodical ways, the vision becomes lost in a sea of other thoughts. But I still await my next eighth-period daydream. ************************************************** From: Angeljlb96 Subject: an intro... Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 Wow...one post and I'm already hooked...=) I loved the poems...and the thoughts...so I thought I might share some of my own... I'm 17...a graduating senior at a crappy high school. I've led a hard life...and, I'm prone to broken hearts. I play piano and sing, and I'm in the process of learning guitar. I think way too much...and I let too much get to me. I love Jewel...among others. And I'm gonna stop babbling and write a poem =) 3/13/98 Unruly nights and heavy dawns beat on the walls of my room. The sahddow of the moon throbs in sync with the stars; everything is alive. What we were, we are not. we went, and it went and memories mean nothing. I know this night, and it comes again to haunt me my soul strives to break free so I throw myself down and beat the earth with open fists. Sorry for the depressing mood...I'm kinda like that =( Love, Jamie *the everyotherday angel* ************************************************** From: "Christie Ambert" Subject: my intro Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 15:56:38 -0700 hey eda`s, I decided to introduce myself, my name is christie i`m 21 years old and i live in Puerto Rico. I love Jewel because my mom cant stand her and because i think she is a great writer. I love writing but i dont think i`m that good. my main problem is my poetry doesnt rime at all, and i keep asking my bf for opinions but he thinks everything i do is great....men. I not only enjoy Jewel but other singers songwriters like Alanis Morissette,Sarah mclachlan,fiona apple, madonna, mariah carey and others.... Well if anyone wants to email me privately you can i love getting email....i have lots of friends around the world...the more the merrier...hehehe Later, Christie The Flowerchild angel P.S. i call myself the Flowerchild angel cause ppl say i look like a flowerchild(hippie) ************************************************** From: "The Agnostic Angel" Subject: (Poem) What do you have to say? Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 This is a poem I wrote last night from 10:20 to 10:30, while listening to Jewel's song, Daddy. It comes from personal experience, rather than from observations. Feedback welcome. : ) What do you have to say? Every "I love you" Now a lie Showering me with gifts Blinding me Every "I love you" Seeming the truth, I returned with The same and From my heart Now it's pay back. Every past laugh, I now pay with tears Every "I love you" I return now With "I hate you" All our memories Erased by my choice Losing my trust, My faith, My love, My friend, My memories My own childhood. You had the chance to apologize Buy not even an "I'm sorry," Out of your mouth. I guess after you hear this Nationally publicized Will be a valid apology. Perhaps by then, You will have already died. Would I cry at your funeral? Maybe...At present, In my mind, It would be The same as Crying at the funeral Of an assassin. In my mind, You are an assassin Of my hopes, My dreams, My trust, My faith, My love, My friend, My memories, My own childhood. I wouldn't shed A tear more for you Than for a worm, Dead in the Gutter after the rain. That is how I see you. A bug. Slime. An insect. A pest. Only now, Can I assume After hearing this, You will see My suffering. Only then, Will your apology Be accepted By me. A little late now, Isn't it? How does it feel To be a murderer? First the incision Into my chest. Followed by a healing, An aura surrounding me, Protecting me. All now well. Then you twisted the kinfe Breaking my aura. Breaking my skin. Breaking my heart. All I want to know Now is: What do you Have to say? ******************************************************* I will have another digest out tomorrow... sorry guys but I am falling asleep ;-) Glad to see you guys are enjoying the list!! ~Lara, larajean@gmx.de ******************************************************* Everyday Thoughts -- http://surf.to/eda_thoughts to post -- send email to eda_thoughts@yahoo.com to unsubscribe, write eda_thoughts@yahoo.com with "remove" as the subject *******************************************************