My dear friend was murdered last night. :((((
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12 Apr 2008|05:07pm |
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Greg (one of my best friends husband) was murdered last night in East Charlotte at the shop he owned and ran. Greg's Automotive on Albermarle Road.
As of right now all they know is a car drove up, three shots rang out and he was dead.
Here is the news exert:
http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-041208-mk-car_shop_owner_killed.58404071.html
Auto repair shop owner shot and killed 11:54 AM
11:53 AM EDT on Saturday, April 12, 2008
By WCNC Staff
E-mail Us: 6NEWS@WCNC.com
A Charlotte business owner is gunned down and killed, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are looking for the shooter. Witnesses tell police, a car pulled up to an auto repair shop, shots were fired from the car, and then the car sped off. Officers say 35-year-old Gregorio Hernandez was found dead when they arrived on the scene. Hernandez was the owner of "Greg"s Automotive" on Albemarle Road in east Charlotte.
Officers from the Hickory Grove division received the call that someone was shot shortly after 8 p.m. Friday.
Donny Griffin, a friend of the victim, arrived at the scene just after the shooting. Griffin says, "he was a good person, he could give his shirt off his back. He would help, he would give the last dollar in his pocket."
Police have no suspects or a motive in the case. They're asking for anyone with information about this shooting to call crimestoppers at 704-334-1600. And just a reminder you can leave your tips anonymously.
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This is a long shot but if ANYONE knows ANYTHING please call!
Marla and all their four children (2 of which are merely 18 months old.. their twins) were on spring break in Disney World. Greg usually joined them after a few days or went before and came back a little early.. anyway unimportant what is.. was Greg was not like most people. He struggled his ass off in life to begin with he was so broke he barely had more than a single outfit, came to the US busted his ass and did EVERYTHING by the book. He never so much as broke the speed limit I kid you not! He worked hard and saved money so much one by one he brought his ENTIRE family here LEGALLY boarded them, fed them, got them jobs and places of their own. He helped numerous families through donation, just being there, and through hard work. He literally would give you the shirt off his back if it meant it would really help.
I'm totally distraught. I do not understand why good people are taken from us while others who do not deserve to breathe still do.
He is leaving behind a beautiful family but I can say for him. He loved Marla like she was the queen that she is. So much love, he was her rock when she needed it. In the past five years she has lost her brother to suicide, her daughter at 1 day old to a horrible disease (trisomy 18) and now her husband to a horrid murder.
This is when I agree and believe life just is not fair. Not a bit.
A time in my life when I was having treatment for cancer this man stood up and helped my family by giving the boys things to do that got them away from "the illness". We were the only of their friends there for every holiday dinner , outing, special occasion. We were not just friends but one of the family . He knew just how to lift your spirits and make you smile.. or build your confidence up so you got off your ass and DID.
I'm completely in shock and perplexed at the fact anyone would want to harm such a man. A MAN not a boy like many 35 year olds still walking around this earth.
I wish I had more answers. I wish this didnt hurt so much. I wish Marla strength to go on for their children.
Today is a really sad day.
So much for the amazing time we had last night at BTBAM , that memory will forever be walking in the door to "Gregs was shot up, its all over the news, I hope it wasn't Greg" to... "It was Greg, Marla is flying in from Disney"..
I'm so sad.
R.I.P. Gregorio Hernandez you were an amazing man and I wish time didnt get in the way and I came out to say hi more often. Another lesson of "don't wait until it's too late" I'm sorry.
I love you and as you did for me I'll watch over your family and try to make Marla smile 1/16th as much as you did when you were with us.
Soar.
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A victim of child pornography. What would you do?
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08 Apr 2008|03:59pm |
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Outraged, upset, and distant are what can be used to describe my demeanor at the moment. Innocently signing into my flickr account where I get this email, one no mother ever truly wants to get... but not just this no email any photographer wants to get either.
My attention is called upon this photograph of my son Joey
It was brought to my attention that this pedophile profile has added this as a favorite. Along with numerous other boys his age some in suggestive poses if you are thinking "that" way. But here my son... my son is just on a bike with no shirt on because it was almost 100 that day. Doing something innocent and just what kids do everyday. I’m having a moral dilema... am I subjecting them to this? I mean I am taking the photos, uploading them to my computer, editing them and then going out of my way to place them on my photography website(well flickr for now).. and allowing anyone in the free nation with internet connection to see them.
I’m a photographer.
Each piece I shoot is to be subjective and taken differently but do I really want "pedophilia" to be in the repatuear?
Now I’m not over reacting a fellow flickr’r I do not even know contacted me about this. But if you go to his profile (the pedo) this is what you see.
He has no contact info, no photos, just favorites, and look at the communities he belongs too! Tiny dicks????!! Are you kidding me!?!
I’m even more upset some of these things exisit!!!
Here you can clearly see he added the image I have up top to his favorites.
(bottom right hand corner)
Not just this, he added it as a favorite a LONG time ago, This upsets me. I have hundreds if not thousands of views everyday on my flickr. More so of course when I update a lot. I’m favorited by many people so mostly you don’t go in and click every profile that adds your stuff as favorites.
What would you do? I do not want to rip all my photos down of my kids that is a. in the 1000s b. some of them are top quality and c. why give someone that much power over your lens.
I just feel dirty and violated . Why do people have to be so fucking sick. It’s a disease blah blah blah well stay the hell away from my son, my lens, and my heart!
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yesterday - website- photography endeavors - etc.
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06 Apr 2008|03:27pm |
Lets see my computer is going to need to be replaced soon. Nothing new but I might also be replacing my camera as well. Upgrading a bit and also getting a more professional set up and taking on more clients as of right now I'm losing thousands a week not taking on said clients. My computer lags and wont read my camera and even after a full reinstall still same problems. etc.
That will be good . Bed-rest and a client a week or so I'll have some extra income to help out around here I hope.
Joe is getting a new laptop at the moment always fun to shop for geek stuff. Finally got to see our friends Kimberly and Justin last night we went out for Cuban OMG, let me just say I love Cuban food! The civeche was awesome, plantains were magnificent and my lime steak strip with rice was delicious. But today.. today I suffer for going out all yesterday. We also had big man who turned 12 this week, (did I just type that!?!?! *cries*) took him out for a b-day lunch. Little miss had a b-day party and Lindy Lu's at the mall so that was a whole other travesty. Parking at the mall is $5 to begin with, then find a spot give me a break took us close to 30 minutes and we were only parked for maybe five minutes dropping her off! She came out with pink hair extensions and mass amounts of make-up and other girly stuff so she was floating on cloud nine. Wolfmans pizza was OK but for our family we obviously needed more than two pizzas WOW to that as well. Then late night shopping at Super Walmart just to spend some time together without all the kids and seeing one of the Grinchyest (my word damnit!) babies I ever doth see. Let me tell you. Even I could equate that to awe.. man. I'm glad our babe is a cutey pie. :P
I'm still on the fence about a lot of things in my mind but doing better. Scrapped my overall outline of my last website and am taking on building a better website for my photography. I figured maybe something simple a lot of people seem to have problems with flash and jave sites while it does make them look pro.. it doesn't always help the case of you getting that sale. We'll see. I want a simple way to implement my photography galleries and also have my portfolio up there for all to see.
It's a lot to undertake and I'm starting to help with support again because I do have that time and I hated leaving last time.
anyway.. little update. HI people!!
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I'm having a case of nostalgia.
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31 Mar 2008|07:32pm |
Guess it's from the bad news about my health again , but I am remembering how much fun we all on the BJ support team used to have in chat. How much I miss those days. Is that strange or what? I'm in a very happy relationship and am every busy with my family but lately insomnia is hitting again and bedrest is about to be implemented and here I go.
I miss you guys! Those who are still around.
Myspace is where I sign in everyday I'm hoping to come back here and help again.
Been so long since I've answered support questions holy crap here we go LOL
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Support?
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31 Mar 2008|02:00am |
I'm about to go back on bedrest for a very long time. Interested in joining back up with any parts of BJ abuse/help/ etc.
Anyone know if there is need of help right now?
Thanks all!
I'll update again soon. I hate getting sick over and over. I'm fully tired of it but very lucky to have such a beautiful and supportive family. Overall I've been fighting off breaking down and crying for days now. I dont want to be weak right now.
honestly i just want to scream, cry, sleep and eat LOTS of chocolate.. and it's not even that time of the month!
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images from va, holidays etc..
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25 Nov 2007|09:15pm |
So much has went on since I have updated. A lot of great and a lot of sad as well.
I'll start with today, today was relaxed. Joe had a nice long day in the shop.. on a weekend. He's working his tail to the bone but it's for the benefit of everyone. I'm so proud of him on a daily basis(not just blowing smoke)... not only do I love him to pieces but he is a hard worker and thus a great role model for all of our children. He still knows how to let his hair down as well.. in our better moments. I'm hoping for a big night of fun soon.
So what I did today was clean up the house while most of the kids weren't here and took some pics of Jack and I :) Jackson is six weeks today. I can't believe how big he is getting. He's now very alert and cooing and just adorable. He already knows how to wrap mom and dad around his finger.
( lots more photos and catch up )
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We had the baby.. probably should update :P
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06 Nov 2007|02:47pm |
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3 weeks old now.. born October 14th.. beautiful. healthy.. we are in love :)
Meet Jackson Edward Floyd :)
here is the story behind the lj-cut lots of pics and such.. so tired haven't taken that many surprisingly. I'll keep up better things are settling in the house...sad day last night though Joe's dad died.. his grams earlier this week. We might be off to Va for the week, we'll see.
Here is on to the HAPPY news, I'm tired of focusing on sad.
( Labor story. Our beautiful little one is here )
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A real updated: loved. Pregnancy pics, pool pics, etc.
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03 Jul 2007|07:58am |
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Anyone with a myspace should add me! http://www.myspace.com/mylovesaverb
Yep. I'm 24 weeks and 1 day pregnant (from the due date they give me)
I took this shot yesterday and put this on my myspace....
We have a beautiful family that fills my heart with more love than anyone could imagine. I was meant to love, them... and never have a question in the world if my life should have ever turned out differently.
Summer Fun
( more photos from the pool )
We had so much fun at the pool and I got to relax but still be involved with the family I loved it!
That last shot Joe made us a gorgeous cutting board out of maple.. and get this he made it with 16 pieces of wood.. our number.. it represents "I love you" he brought it home the other night when I felt my most ill.. and made me smile for days.
Beautiful family...itt is beyond the truth. Joe and I had a really rough patch back in the day when we were "dating" i'm not really like that. I didn't date anyone else at all and while I wish that were the case with him, it wasn't. Finally after realizing that we were very much in love it has just been us.. I was raised very different and while I know many will say.. dating is dating dont' worry about it, that is NOT me. I was crushed to find out some of the people he dated (before I was pregnant of course LOL)or what have you and while it truly broke my heart [specially that two of the gals KNEW how I felt about him and still tried to date him!least he didn't go that route.. that is when he knew it was to just be him and I) I know that we are solid and him and I are "it" and as talks have been going lately I believe one of these days I might have more news :)
Back in the day I got a lot of heat from my friends staying with Joe as we were so .. in between and I was more involved than he was to begin. They thought I was getting played because he was so quiet and not open about how much he cared and such. That was him and I understood on some level. I also knew that he was the kind to take a long time to make a decision in the relationship area.. even if I was all gun-ho with others it doesn't always work that way. His past is sorted and like myself he was hurt very badly and I have a few years of healing time on him. It took him ages to trust me and realize I didn't want to ever hurt him, that my heart was pure.. that I in the end have and always will love him. The right way.. that until I met him I didn't know what love was... It hurt me that my friends would not accept I "knew" .. but I did. When he walked into my life even through all the bullshit and hurt and such, I knew he could not walk out. When we separated for some time it was some of the darkest moments of my life. I felt like my heart was not in my body, and when he called me all those times when he was not "mine" i couldn't even speak with him. Tears would choke me up and I couldn't even pick up the cell phone. Those moments I knew there had to be a way for us to be. Eventually he asked me out to dinner and I went just to try to have my life get back to normal. Him as my friend was going to have to be it, because I refused for him to be out of my life. I walked in that diner and that was the night I snapped a photo and knew.. KNEW what love was. After that we hung out almost every night and it was all out from there. Eventually we started to date again, and it went from there.. and finally we were open about "us" to everyone not just on my side .. from his side. Our friends started to mesh and meet and now.. we are ever so happy.. My friends like him, his friends like me, and our families (so far) mesh too.
Things that take time are that much more special. I'm glad people finally get why I stayed around and why he was that important to me and now... they see I am important to him as well.
back to this week:
The boys were in NJ for two weeks with the family , I couldn't go this year .. I'm on travel restriction it was hard but it was fun too. While I was sick the whole time I moved a lot of my stuff into Joe's and now we are pretty much 100% living together. I was at the house last night for the first time in a while and back to the apartment tonight. It's no more fighting or awkwardness I think both of us were just scared out of our minds and now we are just... floating.. literally... When I went to pick the boys up at the airport Joe and the other kidlets came (his kids) and made little signs for welcome home and then we grabbed some dinner watched a movie ALL of us and the kids were quiet and laughing at the movie. Joe and I were tired and laughing at the movie but we had a full dinner and movie as a family for the first time with no fights from the kids, no overly bad episodes, a lot less stress. Things finally are gel-ing and we looked at one another and just smiled. That smile between two people that says... hey.. I guess we really made the right decision.. I love you... and I do I love all of my beautiful big family to pieces...
And while it annoys me that a lot of our friends keep poking fun we are going to need a bus to get our family all around, or a caravan or any of that stuff, sometimes it does really get on my nerves. Who are you to talk about my family like it's a joke.. it's not. I'm lucky to have found so much love in such little square foot of my home. You could be so lucky so stuff it! I am ever more excited for the baby to be here and have our family be complete.
That is my update.. As of today I'm 24 weeks pregnant, ever more in love.. though the past month or so has been hard with all the coming clean when we started to date and a while afterward.. but it was what we needed to finally put the past to the past, grow. and love more than ever.
I hope you are all well and enjoying/loving life.
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blah man blah
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27 Apr 2007|04:15pm |
sometimes my boyfriend is SUCH an ass, it boggles my mind.
myspace is the biggest drama laiden cesspool i've ever known.
my spelling has went to complete shit
i feel horridly fat from being so pregnant so soon. i've lost 13 pounds yet i still look like i'm 6 months pregnant ugh.
tonight it's either see a concert in south carolina about an hour and a half away....or lay around and stuff him full of my homemade chili , do puzzles and watch tv.. sadly the later sounds more appealing to me. lets hope he agrees.
ugh!
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Hello *echoes* pregnant, alive, in love.
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19 Apr 2007|04:23pm |
How is everyone doing????
To those that aren't on other sites with me a quick recap.
I've been cancer free for a year. Woot woot.
Though I was deemed infertile , Joe and I concieved not so long ago and I just hit second trimester little one is doing great i'm 13 and a half weeks.
Trying to catch up with everything i'm on bedrest a lot I'm high risk so i might be around again. Anyone still update???
Give me a shout!
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24 Jul 2006|11:15am |
Anyone remember that one ISP search site?
Angel if you still read this I know you might.
Hi everyone! <3333 Dia
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09 May 2006|07:16am |
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Im so upset right now the sadness could kill a small third world country
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Me in action :)(working)
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03 May 2006|08:41am |
Something really cool? Met a photog at a show, he found my flickr and I found me in his
that was the Dead to Fall show. the guy on stage is Jon (lead singer of dtf),
i'm kicking it in the photopit in awee of him
Two post secrets I made.
( Read more... )
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Dead To Fall @ Ziggy's in Winton-Salem 4-23-06
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24 Apr 2006|09:59pm |
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I'm only done photopost on 100 of the 500 images. Many more to come :)
For those that missed the bulletin:
Last night was insane. Anyone not at the Dead To Fall show.... really missed out! It has been a long time since I've been to a metal show, and man am I glad I actually went. Yes, it was brutal...yes I wanted to kill some of the stupid "dancers' that isnt' dancing. Mosh pit fine, headbanging again... fine but that stupid kick your arms and legs in a freaking windmill like stance while running into everyone there just to watch the show... not dancing. One guy punched me in the ribs while kicking me in the back of the head. I hope he liked the taste of my elbow and the blood that came momentarily after my blow to the face. Idiot! ..... only thing they are good for is a photo op.
Back to the night many of the band were absolutely sick! My favorite was Dead To Fall and not because Jon (singer) gave me access to the photographers pit after someone put in a word, but for the fact they really embodied the energy and power that is music. It was over 100ercent given. Running up the barrier having the crowd sing. For that 45 minutes or however long their set was, they were gods. Deserving gods, best show I've seen in AGES OK a tie with Trances Arc but they are two totally different genres/scenes and types of performances.
A few shots from the night I took well over 500 images so much more in photos to come, and I have to research what band is what beyond Dead To Fall to put them in galleries right. Full galleries up and a blog about it soon enough :)
( Images )
Think one of the best quotes of the night was... "No more of that ninja dancing bullshit, I want to see a circle pit!".
Dont' think anything else could have made the night better at all, well except that one tiny thing ;)
If they are coming to a town near you. GO!
What did everyone else do last night?
~Dia
Notice all image, blurs, motion lines, double negatives and other assorted weird lighting, trails, perfect in focus, perfect out of focus are purposeful, this is my style. I obviously know how to use a camera, it's my job :P so don't say that would be great if it was X way, if I wanted it X way it would have been done that way. Hope that doesn't sound snippy but I'm trying to grow my own art not someone elses. I love feedback though and if you think it should be a dif way the only way I want to know is if you have a saying of how YOU would have taken it and why :) I love to learn so in essence I like to hear what you would do different just not "I wish you would stop taking photos with slow settings or I wish you would stop using filtered light when taking shots" etc. That is my style, you like it or you don't it doesn't insult me if you dont like it that is freedom of choice, but I do not like it when people insist I do my stuff differently. :)
.... now for some more photos. They are a mix of the bands so don't ask me who is who just yet the ones I know for sure are Dead to Fall (DTF) and they will be marked.
( Many more images )
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Rest of 200 bands I have heard/worked with/or felt needed to be mentioned!
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30 Mar 2006|10:44am |
Rest of 200 bands I have heard/worked with/or felt needed to be mentioned!
Comprehensive list of all of the bands on my list.
If in bold I have worked with them, taken photos of them, or have a scheduled shoot/show with them. Please note many of the bolded artists have gallery links of images I've done of them. I'd love for everyone to check them out :) These are only in the order that come up on my friends page so doesn't matter if they are up top or at the bottom they are all great in some way to me! I've included links to add them to your myspace and any songs they have up for download as well. If any of the links don't work with the mp3s it could be myspace burping as usual, they have taken that song down, or human error (I am human despite what some believe hah!). If links are broken give me a shout at which one and time to fix it/check it out.
I have about 600 more to do, but I'm going to post them every 100. Enjoy!
If you know of any bands I should check out anywhere please leave a comment, or message me somehow.
Thanks!
130. JOEY AUCH - From East (Alternative / Pop / Rock) Download his song: Halo| Add to Friends
131.28N - From Newcomb, New York (Rock / Pop / Alternative) Download their songs: My Radio| Sleep Walker| View My gallery of them| Add to Friends
132. SpencerAcuff - From CARRBORO, NC (Rock / Alternative) Add to Friends
133. The Falls Lost - From CHARLOTTE, NC (Rock / Acoustic / Alternative) Download their songs : Everything Broken| Love Again| Better this way| Tired| Add to Friends
134. Analog Missionary - From United States (Shoegaze / Ambient / Progressive) Download their songs: satellite| Dirty Road| Lilith| Secret Race| Add to Friends
135. The Limit - From New Haven, Connecticut (Rock) Download their songs:Closer| The things you want| best thing| Real| View My gallery including them| Add to Friends
136. Vaya - From Atlanta, Georgia (Rock / Indie) Download their song: diamond girls| Add to Friends
137. Angie Aparo - From ATLANTA,GA (Rock / Indie / Pop) Add to Friends
138. The Emotron - From MCDONOUGH (Punk / Rock / New Wave) Download his songs: 1989| As your teenage vagina says| Bigger than JC| The Bethune Theory| View My gallery of him| Add to Friends
139. Poprocket - From CHARLOTTE, NC (Rock / Indie / Alternative) Download their songs: Love will destroy us| True love was(live) | The Ballad of Small| View My gallery of them| Add to Friends
140. Switchfoot - From San Diego, CA (Rock) Add to Friends( The rest for now )
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129 bands I have heard/worked with/or felt needed to be mentioned
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30 Mar 2006|10:41am |
List 1+2: 200 bands I have heard/worked with/or felt needed to be mentioned!
Comprehensive list of all of the bands on my list.
If in bold I have worked with them, taken photos of them, or have a scheduled shoot/show with them. Please note many of the bolded artists have gallery links of images I've done of them. I'd love for everyone to check them out :) These are only in the order that come up on my friends page so doesn't matter if they are up top or at the bottom they are all great in some way to me! I've included links to add them to your myspace and any songs they have up for download as well. If any of the links don't work with the mp3s it could be myspace burping as usual, they have taken that song down, or human error (I am human despite what some believe hah!). If links are broken give me a shout at which one and time to fix it/check it out.
I have about 600 more to do, but I'm going to post them every 100. Enjoy!
If you know of any bands I should check out anywhere please leave a comment, or message me somehow.
Thanks!
1. Elevator Action -From Charlotte, NC (Rock/Rock/Rock) View My gallery of them|Add to Friends
2. Eighteen Visions -From Orange County, California (Rock/Gothic/Alternative) Add to Friends
3. Tokyo Rose - From New Brunswick, New Jersey (Rock/Punk/Emo) Add to Friends
4. Strata - From Campbell, California (Alternative/Indie/Rock) Add to Friends
5. Codeseven - From Winston-Salem, NC (Alternative/Experimental/Ambient) Broken up but they are amazing. Add to Friends
6. Syd - From: Burlington,VERMONT (Rock/Pop) View My gallery of him| Add to Friends
7. Snowden - From Atlanta, GEORGIA (Indie/Alternative/Rock) Add to Friends
8. Project Jones - From Clarksville, TENNESSEE (Rock/Indie/Powerpop) Add to Friends
9. Slow Coming Day - From Orange County, CALIFORNIA (Rock/Indie) Add to Friends
10. Over It - From Huntington Beach, CALIFORNIA (Alternative/Pop Punk/Rock) Add to Friends
( Rest of the List )
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Friends ONLY
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07 Feb 2006|11:59pm |
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First things first Hello, and thanks for visiting my journal. This is my personal journal and I would like to keep it that way. I do however do blurty support, but I wish to keep that and this journal seperate. If you have a question you want help with please ask there and not in my personal space , you will get an answer quicker and have more brains to pick for the right one!. You don't have to ask if you can add me to your journal , just add me but make sure to leave a message so I know you did :) Thanks
With journals I update frequently mostly some of my poetry, deep thoughts and silly as anything updates. Prepare y'all.
From now On Friends Only or at least filtered
My journal is work friendly !
Anything not work friendly is behind a cut.
Details you might find in my journal:
- Poetic fun
- Blunt honesty
- Lots of wacky off color humor
- Sexual Content filtered to not offend the younger viewers or people who do not like such things
- No quizzes!!
- Thought streams
- My Art (photography,painting all behind lj-cuts of course)
- Great friends
- Me.
My life is an open book and I hope that I make many more friends here on Blurty like I have in other journal communities. Feel free to add me to your friends list if you haven't already I'm always open for some more! Anyone roaming in here that knows me in real life, prepare this is the raw I don't sugar coat but I would love for you all to get a blurty. Join join! Or at least leave me a message :)
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Stryper
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20 Nov 2005|01:54pm |
Stryper @ Neighborhood Theatre 2 weeks ago.sensational show I was only allowed to use flash the first three songs... great thing the band liked me enough they allowed me to stay in the photographers pit and take shots the entire show! Thanks to Debbi Jet Jennings for liking me enough to get me the media passes. :)
Full set : http://www.flickr.com/photos/d_saygoodbye/sets/1406099/
well not all the way about 50 I'll add more later here are some below. Posted about 10 below
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10 Nov 2005|03:07pm |
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Blurty died, damnit. Where the HELL is everyone!?!?
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