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Milena
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in supreme disgrace
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posted November 18, 2001 09:03 AM |
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Hey, you've lived through three of them already, I'm sure you'll live through many many more of them.
I have lived thru 5 and I'm 19, let alone the othrs like you, Shae.
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 Milena
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Lith-Maethor
Honorable
Legendary Hero
paid in Coin and Cleavage
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posted November 18, 2001 09:11 AM |
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"crucibles"
...welll if you take out the fact that my whole life is full of multiple little "crucibles", I have only been through one... but it was enough to throw me out of life and bring me back again... as for my story... it will be said when the time is right..
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You are suffering from delusions of adequacy.
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Milena
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in supreme disgrace
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posted November 18, 2001 01:16 PM |
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I'd like to hear it, seron
Your wife still doesn't know everything about it... and I couldn't tell you more about the War of the Roses.
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Milena
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Ichon
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Famous Hero
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posted November 18, 2001 01:21 PM |
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Hmm...
I didn't intend to write anything here, but seeing how the people who have written so far seem to have weird things in common with me in certain ways; I was born in a really rural area of Washington state, on the Olympic penninsula if you want to look on a map, about 40 miles from the town of Port Angeles. It was a farm, and we only recieved two canadian radio stations, no tv or anything else. I don't think any kids lived within 10 miles of me until I was about 7 years old, then a new family moved in about 4 miles away so I finally had some playmates, just in time to practice socializing since my parents adopted my sister from Korea the next year. Having grown up so isolated I had to find some way to entertain myself and for some reason reading didn't occur to me until I was about 6, before that I hiked through the mountains or rode horses or whatnot there is to do when you live 3,000 feet up and only have hills and trees and animals around you- I never learned before then since I had a pretty major sense of disrespect for all teachers and hated school in general, but once I learned... it was a way for me to experience a different world from where I grew up. By the time I was in 3rd grade I was reading the same books as my teachers and correcting them in class if they taught a lesson wrong.
When I was 13 my parents decided to move since my dad had been commuting from Seattle to Port Angeles only 2 weekends a month for 5 years, so I finally went to a city. I was reading about 3 books a day by this time, but I still hated school- I decided that the best way to solve the problem was get done with it as fast as possible, so when we moved I applied to the local high school rather than go into middle school. After going thru high school for one year I decided it was just about as bad as before, but I didn't know what else I could do... I did the normal sports stuff and debate team and also went into martial arts at the time. After my sophomore year in high school I didn't want to do that for two more years so I went to college and took the entrance exams, I passed so then I enrolled in college with their permission graduating from high school the same year.
Well, I've never had much respect for authority and during this time I was apprehended a few times for various things, mostly innocous such as trespassing etc, but spent some time in the local juvee detentions centers. I loved college at first, it was the first time the classes were semi-interesting and I could only pass about half of them if I slept all thru class and only took the tests, so I actually had to pay attention. The first year was very good... perfect grades and it began to take so much of my attention I was never arrested for anything after that.
I had stopped most sports after hich school, except for raquetball and martial arts. I was going to various tournaments for both until I started skiing my second year of college. Well, I didn't find college as interesting compared to skiing and I thought where better to ski than Europe? I applied to an exchange program and then went to Germany for a year. I had such a good time that when I came back my only goal was to travel, I went to college part-time ski instructed part time and traveled the rest of the time.
I met a girl from Brasil during this time and after only talking for a year we suddenly had a rapid romance develop, I was only 19 by this time and girls hadn't been very interesting to me before, they were interesting lets say, but not fascinating, or something along those lines. Anyway- I followed my normal routine to this point and focused almost my total attention on her, to the detriment of everything else since I was still 1 year away from my degree and hadn't really completed anything serious by this time. Needless to say we had a little disagreement and parted ways... I was feeling extravagently depressed so in a gesture of something idiotic I joined the military.
I suppose I was thinking with the military I could travel somewhere and get paid for it while I decided what I wanted to do. Well, it wasn't the wisest thing I've ever done since my disrespect for authority hadn't faded in all the years. Somehow I made it through basic and tech school despite numerous arguments with drill instructors and an incident in New Orleans which percipitated my imprisonment for a week or so in military prison while it was sorted out. Fortunately I had been the only one involved who said anything against it when it was happening, so while everyone else got court-martialed I just had a delay in my school plus alot of stress since Leavenworth was definately not where I wanted to spend 20 years. After getting through all that, the girl from Brasil came back into my life... I went there and met her family and she came and visited the US. On her second trip we met in NY city and had a very intense two weeks, but again, an argument on the very last day and we parted ways again...
I'd developed a fascination with Brasil during this time and have since decided I'll go and live there for a year or so when I leave the military. Meanwhile, I am writing this so long and skipping so many things because I've been awake oh, about 57 hours now and am finding everyway I can of delaying writing a letter to this girl from Brasil- I think it might be good to avoid it when I am not even half lucid, but seeing what some of the people here have been through and talking with my sister whose own past is as troubled or worse then any I have heard on here, I decided that I needed some type of catharsis though I really doubt this is it. It's funny, but while this is anonymous in most ways, it also isn't- perhaps I'll need to write a novel to mention even half the things in my life so far, but I am certain it's the same with everyone else. I've never used my real name for anything on ToH or anywhere else I've ever registered since I like to stay private in most ways, however there is a certain grim pleasure in writing about oneself online, I also keep a diary at www.opendiary.com if anyone wants to get even more. Diarist Kestrel; and of course now I'll have to use my other names for ToH after writing all this. I can't stand chatting in the game at this point because I usually play H3 and another game at the same time, those turns are just too long otherwise, and I wouldn't want to answer any questions after this I don't think. Maybe when H4 finally comes out I'll begin afresh with Ichon, but... probably not.
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Tower Loving Criminal
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posted November 18, 2001 01:55 PM |
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I never thought Id read such a long post, but I did and quite enjoyed it.
It seems Im not the only one with wierd past. But Im not that bold as Ichon to write it online.
Ichon: I suppose we have more in common than just a similar nickname. 
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IceDragon
Adventuring Hero
endangered species
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posted November 18, 2001 02:03 PM |
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Ah, Shae, I'm sorry if I give the impression that I hate my life. I really don't, and I would never trust anyone to live my life properly for me.  Whose life is ideal anyway? I wish my life were different, but I take happiness where I can find it. The bamboo in the gardens is beautiful this time of year... and I have a pet bird, Buffy, who is a regular chatter box. And nippy. ow.
I love my husband... but like I said... the house is small for 2 couples, and we have to respect his parents' full rights of ownership. We are guests.
Now! If you want to know more about others of my kind (weres) you can try some of the following websites. You can also try a websearch on Wereism or Therianthropy... maybe even Otherkin, which some people consider us to be a sub-type of... I know some other people here might be interested in Otherkin, especially those interested in the Fae and elves and such.
http://www.witchscauldron.net/cauldron/weres.htm
Morgandria Winterwolf, the author, is a Druid. I do not subscribe to that religion, but she has some good descriptions of wereism as a spirituality in general. This site also contrasts us with Furries.
http://goldenwolfen.com/wolfen/
Goldenwolf's views. Very good description of how the human and animal selves "mesh". She is a terrific artist.
http://www.kyoht.com/Writing/WereDisclaim.html
Kyoht, another great artist, talks about her views. She's a coyote, like me... but coyotes can't be lumped together quite the way wolves can.
http://pub48.ezboard.com/bkyohtsboard
Kyoht's EZboard, if you want to messageboard people about it.
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Lith-Maethor
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Legendary Hero
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posted November 18, 2001 02:15 PM |
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Goldenwolfen...
...I have never visited this site before... my mistake... a great artist and an expert in "Were Psychology"... we all have a wild side I guess...
...thanx for the link ID... it was ...revealing... at least now I know part of the reason why I often find myself howling at the moon, during a cold night...
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Murphy
Disgraceful
Famous Hero
banned
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posted November 19, 2001 12:57 AM |
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geez, how pleasent...
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rogue
Promising
Famous Hero
Prosecutors Will Be Shoplifted
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posted November 19, 2001 01:06 AM |
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Well, I'm sure things are good now, so you need not be sad about the past anymore.
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Murphy
Disgraceful
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posted November 19, 2001 01:16 AM |
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true, true...
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Shae_Trielle
Honorable
Famous Hero
of Heroes
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posted November 19, 2001 09:22 AM |
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I thought I had stomach, but Romana... god. You've been here for a handful of days and you're willing to share something that personal with us? I applaud you, you have much more courage than I ever would have guessed.
I had considered posting more things about my life but I think I gave enough away without going into more detail. Some parts of me, like Sha said, are private to an extent and aren't meant for message boards. So I guess we all have to decide where to draw the line. Some draw it at 'Hi, my name is so-and-so.' Others draw it a little bit further out. I don't know why and who gave me a quality point for that post, it feels weird to be clapped on the back by a moderator when others here have done far more than they should have in responding to this thread. Let's face it, the story of my life is no more worthy than what Ichon/IceDragon/Romana/ etc and the others have done.
But I guess I did it for a selfish reason. To alleviate myself of some of the discomfort I feel about seeing in a cold green light (lol) and to see if there were any other people here who had lives that were just as difficult as my own. Call me naiive but I thought I was the only person in the world who had problems.
And I feel kind of ashamed in getting you guys to admit to your own personal tribulations so that I can feel a little bit better about myself. Even more ashamed because my own story has been elevated above the others. My life is not a story to be judged for quality merit thank you. Will the moderator who awarded that point please remove it?
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Wyvern
Promising
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posted November 19, 2001 11:04 AM |
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I think that you received the Quality Point not because your story was so special but because the idea was yours. I'm not sure if someone would start such a thread if it wasn't you.
I have another suspicion that may not be true - the moderator decided to see what will happen if you have five red stars...
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Murphy
Disgraceful
Famous Hero
banned
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posted November 19, 2001 02:50 PM |
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oh, keep the damn QP! lol, oops...
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Charissa
Hired Hero
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posted November 19, 2001 04:20 PM |
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hmmmm I am not sure if my life is interesting
but if you wanna know I'll try to start it here.
My name is quite close to Charissa, I got that name promotion when I was being compared to a Ferrari (on some party). I look like this :  The one on the left is my tasty dish of a boyfriend, someone who stands very close to me, and someone of whom I never thought I could have. I am 20 years old, and I come from the Netherlands.As you can see I have blond hair..I have blue/grey/green combination eyes and I am 1.75m tall which is about 5'7" I think. I weigh app. 55 kiloes, but I don't see why that is important.
I am a studying to become a systemmanager some day, I love to drink espresso's throughout the day. I* am the only girl in a class full of boys, so that is quite ...awkward *grin* Some call me mom even heehehe
I've had my ups and downs with boyfriends, and I think I have finally found the right one. It took a while though, but finally I can enjoy being myself in a realtionship.
My mother died when I was 11 years old, and this is when I skipped puberty and became an 11-year old adult. Which was quite hard from time to time...Especially when you see how other younger people get such an easy life sometimes...Oh well what fun is life witout difficulties some may say. I love hanging online and spend time with my pc, yet these day I have little time for chatting and such, which is a shame...I have such good friend online
So, comments anyone?
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"No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up."
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rogue
Promising
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Prosecutors Will Be Shoplifted
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posted November 19, 2001 04:44 PM |
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Shae, I'd guess RMS gave you the QP, since he seems to hand them out like candy on Halloween.
Charissa... that sucks, but I suppose hardships make fun that much more enjoyable by comparison.
*shrug*
Just being an optimist for a moment.
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Romana
Responsible
Supreme Hero
Thx :D
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posted November 19, 2001 07:33 PM |
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It wasn't my intention to be so frank about myself. It just happened. I suddenly felt the urge to share my past. I really hope that some of you wil understand that I didn't do it to look pathetic and depressed because in RL I'm full of humor and wits and I absolutely don't feel sorry for myself. I believe those things made me who I am today and I am very loving and forgiving(not to blow my own horn LOL).Offcourse there are times I feel sad and alone...but hey..that's part of life. I always say "Treat other people like you would like to be treated" and I try to live by it.
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Murphy
Disgraceful
Famous Hero
banned
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posted November 19, 2001 07:37 PM |
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eek...
My name is Matt.
i am 15 years old.
Goodbye!
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Romana
Responsible
Supreme Hero
Thx :D
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posted November 19, 2001 07:42 PM |
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Hey .. Prince of crap... If you don't have anything interesting to say..GO PLAY IN YOUR SANDBOX!!!
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Murphy
Disgraceful
Famous Hero
banned
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posted November 19, 2001 07:46 PM |
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eXCUSE ME? watch out, i throw sand!
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Milena
Responsible
Supreme Hero
in supreme disgrace
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posted November 19, 2001 07:57 PM |
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I was about to post my story
A milder version of what I wrote for Charissa 6 months ago. If I could restore, edit and shrink it, I might post it.
Yeah, sweetling, I know the name of the game. You're a lucky one, I almost envy you *smiles and kisses her cheek*
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