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Name: jzane
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Interests: defying gravity
Expertise: eating, burping, being a screep and scratching my stomach while stretching, and saying weird sounds. meeeeeer
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1/31/2002
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| So I was thinking about deleting my xanga site due to the fact that I never update anymore... which is mostly because I never have anything good to say, but I couldn't do it. I couldn't bring myself to delete this page because I've had it since 9th grade, which is when I was 14.... and ending this 7 year relationship so abruptly made me sad. I think what is sadder is the fact that I deleted all my old entries... I wish I kept them to see how ridiculous I was in high school. I used to use my xanga to write my brp's, via the private entry, b/c I hated writing in journal (mind moves too fast for handwriting) and i must say some of the old entries are HILAAARIOUS. It's really interesting to see how much we all change, even in the course of a year. I was talking to someone and I stated that I feel as if I've become more boring over the course of the years... almost like I've lost spunk and that makes me so sad. It's like in the Little Prince when the boy draws a picture of the boa constrictor who swallowed a hat and all the adults said that it was a hat and couldn't think outside of the box... well I realized that maybe I've become the boring adult who can't think outside of the box. An older sister calls it "maturity" but maybe I've just aged exponentially... booo... one goal this year to get back that youthfulness hahaha. Anyways, this thought only came to mind b/c the other day I was reading echo's old old old xanga entries and I was literally dying due to lack of oxygen from laughing too hard... if you need an ab workout, but hate sit ups (like yours truly) I HIGHLY recommend you to do this... please do take note of the molesther entry. truly glorious. (www.xanga.com/meanderings).
Anyways on another side note, I can not believe we are in 2008... I think some of the checks I wrote in the beginning of the year were still 2007 so hopefully they still went through :T I remember when I was in high school and 2008 seemed so far away. I must say, time truly does fly by... I should cherish every single minute of life b/c time really doesn't come back... I can't get reimbursed for time or I can't rewind time so yeah.. every minute should be one of thanksgiving (new years resolution which really kinda failed a billion times already). I think now that I'm looking forward to the end of my college career, I feel securely lost.. Does that make sense? I have no set plan... no housing, no lucrative job, no more schooling... but in a way I feel so free and unworried. I am surprised at this feeling of peace, but I shouldn't let this get in the way of not actively searching either, so if ya'll are in AA hollerrrr b/c we shall become best buddies 
And to end off, the theme for the year 2008 is hope:
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf.
--Hebrews 6:19-20
Make us thy mountaineers; we should not linger on the lower slope; fill us afresh with hope, O God of hope.
--Amy Carmichael
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| warning: HATER ENTRY
I've never been a fan of Akon and the first time I ever heard his voice I was amused and entertained that this was the "hot new pop artist." Not only did I find his voice quite annoying but his lyrics were absolutely ridiculous. I couldn't believe that little teenieboppers and young adults alike were singing along to him on Z100 and dancing to his music at the clubs. I mean seriously, one of his song titles is "Smack That" consisting of the catchy lyrics that we all know "Smack that all on the floor, smack that give me some more, smack that till you get sore, smack that oohh." Please, RESAY those lyrics again and while your at it record yourself and play it back so that you can hear how incredibly dumb these lyrics are. But enough of this. This entry is not to complain about his lyrics but more of his actions as a person. After all, objectifying music is nothing new in hip hop and in our country we revere freedom of speech, so if he wants to sing about smacking bootys, by all means sing it. It all becomes different though when he acts upon these lyrics.
Today I found out via a tiny article on nytimes.com that Akon recently gave a concert in Trinidad where he dry humped and sexually harassed a 15 year old girl. The situation went down like this. The concert was held in a 18 and over club where this 15 year old (daughter of a pastor) somehow was able to get in the club, probably through a fake ID, nothing new... I mean honestly, how many times have we chalked our IDs (before club owners got smart) or borrowed friend's IDs to get into clubs/bars? In New York, half of the people in the club are probably high schoolers. Anyways, during the concert Akon decides to have a booty shaking/dancing contest and states that the winner of the contest receives a free trip to South Africa or something along those lines. This 15 year old girl ends up winning but instead of winning a trip to South Africa she is brought on stage, thrown on the floor and dry humped in front of everyone. He then drags her across the stage and continues to go about his business, molesting this 15 year old girl and then runs away. She is left on the floor and the Akon's bodyguard has to come over and help her off the floor. Now this situation gets me heated for many many many reasons. First off, how can anyone support an artist who sexually molested a minor? Of coure the girl should not have been there, but people who are saying that it's not Akon's fault are severely mistaken. If it wasn't the 15 year old girl, it would've been the 21 year old club goer, who was legally there but still sexually molested. Her age does not justify that Akon is not held accountable for his disgusting actions beacuse even if he did it to a 45 year old woman it still would've violated her as an individual and as a woman. Those people who defend Akon should just shut up and imagine if Akon had done that to their sisters, aunts, friends, and future daughters... would you still be defending Akon's actions and saying that Akon didn't do anything wrong?
Another reason why I am so upset is that even after this horrendous act of violation, Akon is STILL getting air time on major radio stations. Count how many times his songs play on 95.5 or Z100 or Hot97. I think it's wrong to continue to support an artist who has a severe problem controlling his conduct of objectifying women in public. (He not only molested this 15 year old, but is also known to enjoy grinding with unsuspecting girls in public.) Concert venues are still inviting him to perform and Gwen Stefani still is touring with him. The only thing he lost was his endorsement with Verizon, but that in and of itself is a petty slap on the wrist, as he will probably be endorsed by another major American corporation within the next week. Plus, he has all the money he wants, without Verizon. He not only has two CDs out, but also owns his own wholesale distributing company, a DIAMOND MINE in Africa, AND has a clothing line coming out. This guy doesn't need verizon because his demand is so great. So why aren't people getting enraged by this mans actions? His harassment of this girl isn't even publicized and instead the media is entranced with Britney Spears shaving her head, Angelina Jolie adopting another child and Paris Hilton driving against probation. For those of you who agree and are enraged by Akon's actions, join me in condemning "Konvict" music... I know that I refuse to download any of his songs or buy his CD and might even go as far as to email z100 and tell them to get him off the air.
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| you know that there is something vastly wrong with the world when people start to sell bottled rain water.
for 750 ml case of 12 bottles of rain water from Tasmania you would need to pay 59.00. no i am not joking please look at the site http://www.tasmanianrain.com/
but then again, there is a part of me that is quite curious. meteorologists claim that the rain that falls on Tasmania is the "purest" water in the world, whatever that means. For all I know they could be taking Poland Spring water and putting them in fancy "Tasmanian Rain" bottles and selling it for a whopping 59 bucks. I wonder how it tastes... who wants to split a box with me? haha just kidding....
one of the worst feelings in the world is when you get ripped off. the other day i went to The Whitney and i admit, i was quite excited to see all the art that i recently learned about in one of my courses. i was bubbling with anticipation in seeing judd and evans... so i get to the whitney, pay my student fee of 10 dollars and walk in. the whitney is only five floors adn apparently 2/5 floors were under construction for an incoming exhibit and the first floor is where you pay money. so low and behold i spent less than an hour at the whitney looking at floor 4 and 5... sad. thank goodness i didn't spend ridiculous amounts of money on train fare.
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| help out Darfurian refugees and victims of communism in north korea -->go clubbing...
no, seriously. STAND and LINK are joining forces for a club night at studio4. now, ya'll know i don't condone sketch sketch behavior but for the cause i'll go. i'll even dress up. and i will dance and disturb all my [former] small group members...
now i just need to find someone to go with. meeer.
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| i absorb information through my mouth.... and let me just say that lecture was QUITE stimulating.
to matt kang: this is how you learn in history of art 272.
meeeer
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