tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88877720738485563652024-03-14T03:09:13.269-04:00"Letters from a College Student""Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts."Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-1091659253154027082011-09-05T00:11:00.002-04:002011-09-05T00:11:42.767-04:00Story Time: The Butterfly<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.<br />
One day a small opening appeared.<br />
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours<br />
as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.<br />
Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So the man decided to help the butterfly.<br />
He took a pair of scissors and<br />
snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.<br />
The butterfly emerged easily but<br />
it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.<br />
The man continued to watch it,<br />
expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge<br />
and expand enough to support the body,<br />
Neither happened!</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life<br />
crawling around.<br />
It was never able to fly.<br />
What the man in his kindness<br />
and haste did not understand:</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The restricting cocoon and the struggle<br />
required by the butterfly to get through the opening<br />
was a way of forcing the fluid from the body<br />
into the wings so that it would be ready<br />
for flight once that was achieved.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sometimes struggles are exactly<br />
what we need in our lives.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us.<br />
We will not be as strong as we could have been<br />
and we would never fly.<br />
So have a nice day and struggle a little and teach well. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-64190437925137675922011-09-01T10:29:00.000-04:002011-09-01T10:29:21.978-04:00To Those With Fame<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">"A celebrity is a person who works hard all of their life to become well known, and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized."</span></div></blockquote><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To Those With Fame,</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've heard some of you say something in your interviews, about working hard to make it because you "knew" you would someday. You just had this feeling that you were meant to be known, and that's what fueled your journey. Sometimes, I feel like I have the same energy. I can see myself on stage singing. I truly think I can belt out a tune until I try to, and for a moment the energy is gone. I think I can dance- hell, I do every day in front of the mirror and it doesn't look half bad. But there are others that can <i>actually</i> dance, and I just don't compare. When I hear advertisements for talent agencies on the radio, I have daydreams that I, a girl with zero acting experience or instruction, could just show up at one of these events and instantly be recognized as a big star. They would probably laugh at me in real life... or tell me that I should model? No- I'm too short, too big, I untag myself from too many pictures on Facebook. So why do I feel this way, like I should be known, when I have nothing to offer the world? I have dreams of being on the red carpet, seeing my face on TV, being interviewed, and then have to will myself awake and snap back to reality. Is this a real feelings that I should be acting on, or simply a fantasy that most people have? Maybe I'll never know...</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sincerely,</span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Faith Carter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">(I'll practice my autograph just in case.)</span>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-32061128650624074432011-08-25T15:03:00.004-04:002011-08-25T15:15:28.236-04:00Story Time: The Fisherman<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's a story I liked, just thought I would share it with everyone...</span></i></div></blockquote><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. “Not very long,” answered the Mexican. “But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the American. The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family. The American asked, “But what do you do with the rest of your time?” “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs, I have a full life.” The American interrupted, “I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat.” “And after that?” asked the Mexican. With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge new enterprise.” “How long would that take?” asked the Mexican. “Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years,” replied the American. “And after that?” “Afterwards? Well my friend, that’s when it gets really interesting,” answered the American, laughing. “When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!” “Millions? Really? And after that?” said the Mexican. “After that you’ll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends.” And the moral is: Know where you’re going in life you may already be there.</span></span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-69744933126429104192011-08-17T00:06:00.000-04:002011-08-17T00:06:37.984-04:00Dear Home<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">"I'm headed home</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">Yeah, but I'm not so sure</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">That home is a place</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">You can still get to by train"</div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Home,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For a while, I was swept up in the moment, and had lost you. I was in another place, feeling as though I had been there my whole life. I had to remind myself I had a home, a family, another group of friends. Eight months I have been gone from all that; eight long months. And now I am back, and it's as if everything was put on pause for my absence. Sure there are small changes- a new haircut, a different picture in the frame. But nothing major. It's nice to know that no matter how much I change, there is always a place I can go to that never will. You are my foundation, my identity. Thank you for keeping me grounded.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I dreamed that you had ceased to love me-</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">not that you had come from other beds</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">back to mine, or gone from mine to others,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">just that something in your heart had stopped.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I willed myself awake to find you still</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">beside me. It was just a dream, I thought,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">yet when I turned to kiss you, in your eyes</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I saw that you had ceased to love me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I willed myself awake a second time</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to find myself alone, as I have been</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">these many months, but did not know if it</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">was terror or relief I felt, and whether</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">dreams unfold the past or make the future</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">plain. I dreamed that you had ceased to love me,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and know when I see nothing in your eyes</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I can't dream myself awake a third time.</span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-85495136135004129392011-02-22T18:30:00.001-05:002011-02-22T18:31:37.367-05:00Dear First Love<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"I worked so hard for that first kiss, and a heart don't forget something like that. Like an old photograph, time can make a feeling fade. But the memory of a first love never fades away."</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear First Love,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What is it about you, that always keeps me around? I've tried to forget about you. Ignore you. You were a part of my high school life, and I intended to leave you there. But you didn't give up on me. We could be fighting, but you would still text me every day to see how my day went. Even when I did absolutely nothing to stay in contact with you, you still tried. And now it's been almost three years since we graduated from that hell hole. And you still text me. Tell me you miss me. What does your girlfriend think of this? I wonder if she even knows. You still make me say "I love you" before hanging up the phone. And all this used to annoy me but now, I've just grown to accept it. I think there's a little part in both of us that just can't fully let go- that's what happens when you have one person that you share all your firsts with. First kiss, first real boyfriend, first love... it's as if I can feel the strain keeping us together. This string between each of our hearts, that no matter how far we are away from each other, or how much I try to pretend it's not there, really always is there. And I have a feeling it always will be.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"I love you",</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Faith</span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-17096623871788899582011-02-21T18:39:00.001-05:002011-02-21T18:40:15.434-05:00Dear Journal<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"It would be curious to discover who it is to whom one writes in a diary. Possibly to some mysterious personification of one's own identity."</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Journal,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I don't write to you. I mean, I have you. And I write in you. But I don't write <i>to</i> you, have you ever noticed that? I just did today... I never say "my life" or "my brother", I say "our life", "our brother". Does that mean I'm a schizo? Haha, no... I think it's because I'm writing to my future self. The person that will be reading it in years to come. Sad that we'll never meet, Past Me and Future Me. And it's not like one day I'll just switch over. I'll morph into her, little by little, throughout the years, until one day I'm reading that same entry and I'll realize- I am her. Hm. Just a thought...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Talk to you later,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Present Fai</span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-20293953364954824352011-02-21T14:20:00.000-05:002011-02-21T14:20:02.228-05:00Dear Followers<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am a mess and need my bloggers! So sorry I have forgotten about you with all this study abroad hype. Forgive me? ^_^</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Love you all,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And I'll be sure to write soon!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt;">Fai</span>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-85883418503393133762011-01-11T02:16:00.002-05:002011-01-11T02:18:02.463-05:00Dear Hot Stuff<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"The love-bite, it is the beginning. You will be irresistible."</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Hot Stuff,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wow. I've always thought you were something, but now that you and your girlfriend have broken up I think I can finally say it- You. Are so. Hot. We like all the same things, and let's face it- we look perfect standing next to one another. And did I mention that you're hot? And now you've gone into full-on flirt mode since the breakup and I just can't stay away. I find you completely irresistible. Why do I have to be leaving to study abroad now? The definition of bad timing- seriously. At least we have the whole summer to spend together. Like you said, "Neither of us have ties now, so watch out when we meet- you never know what could happen..."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Still completely taken away,</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt;">Fai</span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-73167129580756524842011-01-10T12:29:00.004-05:002011-01-10T12:43:14.757-05:00Let It Out Monday<span style="color: #213039; font-size: 12px;"><div style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 1em 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>From the mind of Hassan at </i></span><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://hasdaturtle.blogspot.com/">Palabras de la Tortuga</a><o:p></o:p></i><i>...</i></span></div></div></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 1em 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 1em 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
If you read this please read ALL of this!!!<br />
<br />
TO MY EXGIRLFRIEND...<br />
<br />
I don't tell you what I'm feeling to make you feel my pain. I tell you because unlike you I'm not afraid to speak to you and tell you what's on my mind. It fucks with me how the very sight of you can fuck with my mind. You shouldn't matter to me anymore. I shouldn't give a fuck about you or anything that you are doing. I think about you and every time I do it makes me feel weak. The thought of you makes me pause in silence. I can't believe this bullshit. I'm mad at myself for giving a shit about someone who made there feelings clear. I mean you didn't really. After everything between us all i got was "I don't think about it."<br />
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Guess it's that easy, I'm that easily put out of peoples minds. You included...<br />
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I tell you that I miss you because I deeply and truly fucking miss you.<br />
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I have a list of other problems that need attention. I feel like all I'm doing in life is making my way through it. No true direction. I should be doing and focusing on that but I can't cuz I'm too busy thinking of someone who isn't thinking of me. I know my problem not yours...<br />
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I know that if I don't focus on my dreams no one will. I feel like I tell people whatever sounds good. Just to make them not worry.<br />
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I'd be lying to myself if I said I'm not hurting. I'd be lyin if I said that I don't miss feeling like my life was somewhat normal. I'd be lying if the following thoughts never crossed my mind:<br />
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I wish I never gave you my number. I wish I never wanted to hang out with you. I wish I never went to the westin with you. I wish I never took that picture of you that day. I wish I never saw pineapple express. I wish I never took you out on a date that Saturday night. I wish I never took that chance to be with even after your warning. I wish I never decided to to try and be with you. I wish I never fell so deep in love with someone I can never have. I wish I never introduced you to my family. I wish I never introduced you to my friends. I wish I never included you in my life. I wish I never tried so fucking hard to be apart of your life. I wish I never wanted to be apart of your life. I wish I never made love to you. I wish I never made you smile. I wish I never touched your face. I wish I never touched you. I wish I never knew you. I wish I never went to AIU and met you in the first place. I wish I never did any of the things I did for you. I wish I never played the music you liked in my car. I wish I never bought you that locket. I wish I never bought you Asher the day I picked you up from the hospital. I wish we never wrote in that damn book! I wish I never danced with you. I wish we never made memories together. I wish I never created 34-29. I wish I never held you as you threw up from drinking too much on Julianne's bathroom floor. I wish I never let you teach me Spanish. I wish I never fucking met you!<br />
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Yes I said it! You treat me like just another stranger! I don't care how much you hurt, I hurt too damnit. I dont care if it hurts you to look me in the eyes. I don't care if you feel guilty everytime you look at me. I don't care if you think it's your fault I hurt. I don't care if you felt like you could have prevented it! You didn't because you wanted it too. You wanted this to last too! Right? Then why?! Why can't you go after what you fucking want and attain it? You always said if you want it you go get it, you don't wait around for someone to give it to you. Well I've been here, and not once have I seen you try to make contact with me. So this leads me to believe you don't want me, and for what it's worth you didn't really want me. That maybe you jut wanted attention from a guy becuase your then boyfriend was across the country and never made an attempt to actually be with you. Yes i fucking said it!<br />
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Yes I'll admit that you probably did love me, or atleast were infatuated with me but you weren't ever in love. No I think not. I will admit you not falling was my fault. I have problems like everyone else, but not so far as to make another believe that I love them when I don't.<br />
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I just want to fucking forget about that whole situation. I wish I could just magically not think about it. I wish I really could, but every fucking night I look at my phone and sometimes I forget why I'm looking at my phone but I always remember the feeling that should have been there. I don't hate you, you don't deserve that much respect in my heart. No what I feel for you is pity.<br />
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Yes pity! Not disappointment, malice, anger, sadness, or even rejection. No just pity, I'm a man with his share of problems, shit I'm seeing a gotdamn psychiatrist. My home is broken, I barely get by financially, my grades aren't that great, I still live at home, I'm single and miserable, and to top it all off I'm still stuck on my ex girl friend ;).<br />
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So yes I pity you...but at the same time I miss the hell out of you...and all I ask for is a phone call, a text message, fb chat, something...if your heart has guilt why don't you try to make a mends through loose friendship...you don't want friendship perhaps? No I think you just don't have the guts to face me and own up to your mistake...yeah your mistake, and when I say mistake I mean me...your mistake is me, I should have never happened...<br />
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I'm sorry to have been such a blemish to your honor, past and memory...and there is no sarcasm behind these words...just frustration, not with you but with myself for not realizing this sooner...<br />
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Hearts don't break evenly...<br />
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-HaS </div></span>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-6968528823646171342011-01-09T13:43:00.003-05:002011-01-09T13:44:17.540-05:00Dear Brother<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"It was nice growing up with someone like you- someone to lean on, someone to count on... someone to tell on!"</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Brother,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You are the quintessential younger brother. You wake me up in the morning by pouring cold water on my face. You hide the remote control so I can't change the channel on TV. You steal my phone and text guys things like "Thinking about you" and "I want you so bad". You eat all the popcorn in the bowl before I can get any. You slip ice down the back of my shirt when I'm not looking, and take embarrassing pictures of me while I'm sleeping and post them on the internet.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You also look to me for advice. Call me up when you're nervous about something. Confide in me. Text me things like "Miss you already" an hour after you drop me off at school. Accompany me on anything from shopping trips to road trips to "prank the neighbors" trips. Record my favorite show when you know I won't be home. Defend me when people talk bad about me behind my back, and are content with staying at home with me watching movie marathons for the entire day.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I could say you're my best friend, but you're more than that- you're my brother. And that will always be forever.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Love you,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt;">Faith </span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-32383316163659151522011-01-09T00:00:00.000-05:002011-01-09T00:00:38.434-05:00To My Little Sister's Boyfriend<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"When do you stop being a kid and start becoming an adult?"</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">To My Little Sister's Boyfriend,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ew. Please stop touching her. In my mind the farthest you two have gotten is holding hands- if I see you kiss I might throw up. No, I don't care if you're sixteen years old. She's the baby of the family, she has no business acting all grown up. Now you have your arm around her in front of our DAD? Have you lost your mind?! Great, you made him leave the room, nice going. Think I'm going to leave too, now I just feel like I'm intruding... please leave soon so I can be in my own house again without feeling completely nauseated.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">... seriously though.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Faith, The Older Sister.</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span> </span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-61653613292243320682011-01-07T01:40:00.000-05:002011-01-07T01:41:00.050-05:00Dear Baggy Sweatpants<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"Wouldn't life be perfect if sweatpants were sexy?"</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Baggy Sweatpants,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You're awesome. Possibly my favorite type of attire ever, if you don't count boyfriend hoodies. Sadly, though, I recently found out that it is not very acceptable to wear you in Spain. As you know, I will be spending the next five months of my life there, so this poses a serious problem. What will I do without you? You're not confining, like jeans. You always fit me just right. I mean, no one's ever worried about not fitting into their "high school sweatpants", right? God knows you're the only one I want around when I'm sick. When I'm having a bad day, I snuggle up with you on my couch and watch TV. And every night, I fall asleep with you. We have bonded far too much to be separated for this amount of time. Please write.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Miss you already,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">Fai</span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-91565972274338000512011-01-06T19:34:00.003-05:002011-01-06T19:37:01.077-05:00To The Airport<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">"There's nothing half so pleasant as coming home again."</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">To The Airport,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You know, I was going to write a letter, complaining about my most recent visit to you. Complaining about how I had booked a connecting flight, but you canceled the second half of it, leaving me stranded on the other side of the country. Complaining about how I had to spend an hour and a half on hold just to rebook it. About how I waited another four hours just to check-in for that new flight, and about how when I went to go check-in, I found out you had booked me for one a full day later than I had asked. And then, to top it all off, I had to rebook again to a different airport, where my car was not, rent a car and drive three hours to go get it, just to drive another two hours home. Basically, to complain about how all I wanted to do was go home, but I was stuck with you, because of your incompetence. But now I am home, and I guess I just really don't care how long it took me to get here. It feels good to be back, thank you for making it possible.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sincerely,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt;">Faith Carter</span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-12473188143876120462010-12-28T15:08:00.000-05:002010-12-28T15:08:59.016-05:00Dear Readers<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Readers,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Off to the Bahamas for a week! </span>So I won't be writing for a while. Don't forget that you can send in your letters for Let It Out Mondays to my e-mail- gottahavefai@gmail.com!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">See yaa,</div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt;">Fai</span>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-54222645761849455242010-12-27T14:48:00.002-05:002010-12-27T14:48:42.600-05:00Let It Out Monday<div><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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Dear Photograph,</div><div>you remind me of so much. So much that I might have forgotten coping with the cobwebs of city life, of other dreams that I'm chasing after, of broken chains that were meant to be only stronger with time, of myself. </div><div>The delicate black and white of your skin holds my tiny finger like one of a baby's and leads me into a moment of my life that was frozen into mere parchement, that frozen moment was perhaps a mere second out of the scroll long years of my life, however that one frozen smile, tear, round eyes, freckle, frown tells and teaches me so much of who I am, what I might become or might have been. </div><div>When your skin smiled of warm colors- I could only feel the warmth of the sun again, the sounds of the honks nearby, the scream of the roadside wender, the bark of the angry dog, the whistle of the ticket collcetor... you take me back to yet another day of reality that makes me feel so alive and present again. </div><div></div><div>You have always had the strength to reduce me to my knees and pray again, pray for what only seemed like yesterday to come back. Pray for those people who've somehow let go or the ones who have held on so tight.. You have had the strength to show me the past as it was, without being biased or emotional.. as ironical as it sounds :)</div><div>May you capture me, many more of the sides that prevail and the ones that are hiding in somewhere, waiting for the time to step out.</div><div>For you let me make memories,</div><div>and that is something that only completes the mosaic of my life with everything right, wrong, perfect <i>and imperfect. </i></div><div>For you are a frozen me, that can never disappear and will live on forever, as simply as one can ever ask for.</div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-44442400174599760202010-12-24T01:54:00.002-05:002010-12-24T01:57:11.569-05:00To My Cousin<blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"Marrying a man is like buying something you've been admiring for a long time in a shop window. You may love it when you get it home, but it doesn't always go with everything in the house."</span></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">To My Cousin,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMeag%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></link><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">So, your new boyfriend is coming for Christmas Eve this year. Excited to meet him, I’ve already heard so much. Successful surgeon, right? That probably makes him a lot of money- yah, he’ll fit in fine with this family. Do you really like him, or are you just dating him because he’s successful? I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. I feel so much pressure to date someone that will be accepted by everyone, especially our family. But it’s hard. Everyone I’ve liked, I know they won’t make a lot of money in the future. They’re all education majors, like me, or don’t go to a very good school. And here we are- private jets, tropical vacations, $125/plate at some fancy-schmancy restaurant. I don’t need that stuff, but I need my family. Plus I guess I’m used to a certain lifestyle by now. How will a gym teacher provide for me? Our family would probably just look down on him. I know that sounds shallow, but you know where I’m coming from. As much as I know how love is the most important thing in marriage and relationships, I just know that someone like that would not fit in with our family. And I don’t know if I’m ready for a decreased standard of living. Ohmigosh I sound so spoiled right now. But that’s just how it is with our family. The girls major in something like nursing or education, and marry someone successful. And all the boys are expected to be doctors or lawyers or working on Wall Street. That’s just the way it is. But how can I ever expect to date somebody if I won’t even give them a chance if I know they’re not going to be successful? I feel like such a brat… I just really, really don’t know what to do.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">See you later today,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "French Script MT"; font-size: 20pt;">Faith</span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-63810574894573433282010-12-20T18:11:00.003-05:002010-12-20T18:29:18.458-05:00Dear Romeo<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Okay... this is the last one / my favorite. Done with finals! Glad everyone has liked these little blips I've been posting because I was studying. I've decided that since everyone has liked them so much, I will continue to post my favorites via twitter (check the right hand column to get to mine). Remember, I didn't write them, they're from dearblankpleaseblank.com! Thanks for all the comments! Now back to my boring old normal posts, haha ;)</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Romeo,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My death isn't the only thing I've been faking...</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sincerely, Juliet</span></div>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-70459151749045528382010-12-19T19:03:00.000-05:002010-12-19T19:03:06.876-05:00Dear people who complain about our generation<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear people who complain about our generation,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Remember who raised us.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sincerely, your kids.</span>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-81327485221241914062010-12-19T16:58:00.000-05:002010-12-19T16:58:42.509-05:00Dear Reader<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Reader,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Please do me right now. On the kitchen table. In your bed. On the couch. Hell, I'll even take the floor in front of the T.V. I don't care, I just need you to do me like I've never been done before.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sincerely, Your Homework.</span>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-31677481324707452742010-12-19T09:00:00.000-05:002010-12-19T09:00:08.680-05:00Dear Men<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Men,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you are going to criticize a woman's figure or any other aspect of her appearance please make 100% sure that you are Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sincerely, Women.</span>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-4350166753792583612010-12-18T16:55:00.002-05:002010-12-18T16:55:24.916-05:00Dear AP classes<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear AP classes,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I believe you have my life. I'm going to need that back now.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sincerely, sick of studying.</span>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-34571184646168626122010-12-18T01:02:00.000-05:002010-12-18T01:02:46.337-05:00Dear cramps<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear cramps,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Really? Because bleeding for five days straight wasn't bad enough?</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sincerely, Teenage girl.</span>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-74188581730451221822010-12-17T19:01:00.000-05:002010-12-17T19:01:18.874-05:00Dear Depressed Girls of the World<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Depressed Girls of the World,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You're Welcome.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sincerely, Ben and Jerry.</span>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887772073848556365.post-30793629644073928052010-12-17T10:56:00.000-05:002010-12-17T10:56:02.512-05:00Dear Heart<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Dear Heart,</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">See? This is what happens when you try to make decisions on your own.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sincerely, Brain</span>Faith Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096394313533546293noreply@blogger.com0