Dreams Are Important

Writer's Block: What is your muse?

2009-10-13T09:23:15Z

If you're trying to create something, like a story, a composition, or a design, etc., do you find yourself imagining how others will react to it? Does that impede or enhance the creative process?

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At first, when I write a fic, I just write and write untill I'm empty. Then I start to sweat and fuss over what other people may think. And then I rarely post it. It suck.

m_dk @ 2009-10-11T19:54:00

2009-10-11T17:56:03Z

Just to funny

2009-07-10T23:17:03Z

A little laugh before sleep:

Dancing Angel

Guess a quote

2009-07-10T20:16:29Z

"You ever notice how all the self-sacrificing

women in history; Joan of Arc,

Mother Teresa . . . can't think of any others,

they all die alone.

Men, on the other hand, get so much tang it's crazy."

House, MD Episode TB Or Not TB

m_dk @ 2009-06-14T15:21:00

2009-06-14T13:22:38Z

Dear Friend,
On my trip with ONE to Zambia, I walked two miles with a 14-year-old girl to a well—the closest water source to her village. I asked if she wanted to stay in her village when she grew up, and her face exploded into a huge smile. The translator said, "she is being very shy...she says that she wants to move to big city, Lusaka, and that she wants to be a nurse."
Women and girls, like the one I met in Zambia, bear most of the burden of lack of access to clean water and adequate sanitation. Women are more than twice as likely as men to be responsible for water collection, and on average, women in the developing world walk three and a half miles each day to collect water—time that could be spent in school or at work.
Right now there’s a bill, the Durbin-Corker Water for the World Act of 2009, that will enable us to help 100 million people gain access to clean water and sanitation by 2015. But it needs at least 15 more cosponsors to move forward. Join me in signing ONE's petition and asking your senators to cosponsor this critical legislation:
http://www.one.org/us/waterfortheworld/?rc=wftwmdHere's the text of the petition:
Please cosponsor the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009 (S. 624), and help provide 100 million people with first-time, sustainable access to clean water and sanitation by 2015.
Economically, water is one of the smartest poverty-fighting investments we can make. My friend Ben and I met with the World Bank and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Tanzania, and we saw how a lack of good water infrastructure is holding back businesses. We talked to Prosper Mbarewoai of Allied Chemicals, who estimated his detergent-production business is operating at only 60% capacity because he spends anywhere from two hours to an entire day just getting water.
The MCC in Tanzania is working to revamp the water treatment and supply infrastructure in two major cities, decreasing the risks of water-borne illness and enabling business productivity. In fact, every $1 spent on water and sanitation generates a return of $8 in saved time, increased productivity and reduced health costs in Africa.
Improving access to clean water and sanitation is also an investment in women, making possible the dreams of young girls in Zambia and beyond. To help make this change happen for her and 884 million others worldwide who live without clean water, please ask your senators to cosponsor the Water for the World Act:
http://www.one.org/us/waterfortheworld/?rc=wftwmdPlease join me.
Thank you,
Matt Damon, ONE Member

H2Oh No!

2009-06-08T11:24:48Z

Hi,

I just watched a video from charity: water, in which Jennifer Connelly shows us the terrible plight of the hundreds of millions of people who live without access to clean water and sanitation.

Then I took action with ONE and asked my senators to cosponsor the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009 (S.624), which will help bring first-time, sustainable access to clean water and sanitation to a hundred million of the world's poorest people. Check out the video and then make that commitment, too, by adding your voice.

http://www.one.org/us/waterfortheworld/index.html?rc=wftwtaf

Together as ONE, we can make a difference!

Thanks!

Are You Happy Being Single?

2009-05-13T07:50:52Z

You Are Pretty Happy Being Single

You have a full, fun life. And you definitely don't need love to be content.

Of course, being single can get you down a little. Especially when you've been single for a while.

But you know how to be patient and wait for the right person. You're life is too good to settle for anything!

Are You Happy Being Single?

What Breed of Dog Are You?

2009-05-13T07:45:29Z

You Are a Labrador Retriever

You are very optimistic. You approach life with enthusiasm and vigor.
You aim to please, and you are a very quick learner.

You can be a bit rowdy and unruly, especially when you don't get enough exercise.
While you are a bit wild, you're never dangerous. You are a truly gentle creature.

What Breed of Dog Are You?

What's Your Celtic Animal?

2009-05-13T07:42:37Z

Your Animal is the Cat

You are independent to the point of being stubborn. You stick to your values.
You are loyal, trustworthy, and honest. You are very devoted to your family.

You are aloof towards those you don't know well, but you are affectionate with those you are close to.
You are a creative, sensual, and mysterious person. You are agile and flexible.

What's Your Celtic Animal?

Are You Rain or Snow?

2009-05-13T07:38:38Z

You Are Rain

You are dark and dramatic. You tend to be a bit over the top.
You have strong emotions and they can change quickly. You are tempestuous.

You are wild and unpredictable. You tend to overwhelm and surprise people.
While you are aggressive, you are also a homebody. You don't really care for physical activities.

Are You Rain or Snow?

Tatanka

2009-05-10T20:13:31Z

The following message, urging concerned Americans to tell the Agriculture Secretary to cancel the May 15 hazing of Yellowstone's buffalo, was sent to you by

http://www.SaveBioGems.org

Dear Friend,

Right now, newborn wild bison -- better known as buffalo -- are grazing under their mothers' watchful eyes on the lush Horse Butte peninsula near Yellowstone National Park in Montana.

But on May 15, this pastoral scene could turn ugly if the government begins hazing the buffalo back into the park with helicopters, ATVs and horses, as they did last year at this time.

If this operation proceeds, some buffalo could die, including young calves and pregnant cows.

Please speak out immediately to stop the government's annual hazing operation.

http://www.savebiogems.org/buffalo/action

This wildlife tragedy replays almost every year on Horse Butte - a birthing ground for the buffalo.

First, a helicopter invades the stillness, circling low to scare wild buffalo out of the woods, so that government agents on horses and ATVs can chase them back to Yellowstone.

With no time to rest or nurse during this relentless chase, some calves collapse and even die of exhaustion before ever reaching their grazing grounds deep within the park.

The saddest part? This senseless tragedy is unnecessary. The justification for hazing and killing buffalo is that they could spread the disease brucellosis to domestic cattle. That is why buffalo are generally not welcome outside Yellowstone Park in Montana -- and why thousands have been slaughtered or hazed back into the park in recent years.

But the fact is, there has never been a documented case of brucellosis transmission from buffalo to cattle in the wild.

More to the point, there are no cattle at all on Horse Butte, so there is absolutely no reason to haze and endanger Yellowstone's wild buffalo.

So please, help us give newborn buffalo a better chance at survival this spring.

Tell the Secretary of Agriculture to intervene right away and prevent the hazing of wild buffalo in the weeks ahead.

http://www.savebiogems.org/buffalo/action

As living links to the great herds that once thundered across America's plains, Yellowstone's buffalo are a national treasure. Please join me in urging our government to protect them -- instead of subjecting them to needless suffering.

Sincerely,

Frances Beinecke
President
Natural Resources Defense Council

Big Howl

2009-04-17T21:20:33Z

Help save the poor pups

RDAnderson.com and NRDC turns the light on the slaughter that will start in a few weeks if changes doesn't happens not.

Sign the petition, please

I am....

2009-03-26T22:14:29Z

Dr. Gregory House

You are an ass. You can't help it, well you can, but choose not to. You are routinly right and know it. You may find yourself with little friends (although those friends are close) but everyone genuinly looks up to you. You defy the rules and make your own. You make few errors, but when you do you minipulate your way around it. However, you are too introverted and need to expand out. Open yourself to new friendships and give a little. Choose not to be an ass for a day. Lower your massive ego.

Frightingly accurate...

Theme song of my life

2009-03-26T08:12:32Z

"Circus" by Britney Spears

The All-Eyes-On-Me-In-The-Centre-Of-The-Ring type. You love, you have to be; the centre of attention! Your life is full of drama, in fact, they may be basing a soap opera on it, so your just loving the attention. At times, people believe your life is actually a fiction book playing out before their eyes. In the words of Britney Spears "All Eyes On Me In The Centre of The Ring, Just Like A Circus!" Live your life up, but don't over work it!

Huh...

I don't belong here!!

2009-03-23T13:21:47Z

Rome

You are interested in old architecture and ancient history. However, you also would like to be close to be warm beach where you could lay back and relax in the sun after all that studying. You belong in Italy!

Never Coming Home - Fun Crap

2009-02-17T21:38:03Z

1. Put your iPod, iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Tag 10 friends.
5. Everyone tagged has to do the same thing.
6. Have Fun!

01 IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY?
Hold me,Thrill me, Kiss me, Kill me

02 HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
You're still you

03 WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Wind it up

04 HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
To the Moon and Back

05 WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
You've Alredy Won Me Over

06 WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
Utroskabet (OMG!)

07 WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Wind it up!

08 WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
I Want You (scarry stuff)

09 WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Looser

10 WHAT IS 2 + 2?
Næh Næh

11 WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Everyday

12 WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Bohemian Rhapsody

13 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
For kendt (LOL)

14 WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Under my skin

15 WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Gut Feeling

16 WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Womanizer (How odd)

17 WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST??
Bla bla bla

18 WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Crucify My heart

19 WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

20 WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
Där du andas

21 WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
So Long and Thanks for all the Fish

22 WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Never Coming Home

This time: Trying to save the wolves

2009-02-14T12:44:09Z

The message below asks concerned Americans to prevail on President Obama's Interior Secretary to protect wolves in the Northern Rockies from mass killing. Please help us mobilize hundreds of thousands of people who care about wolves to speak out now by sending the message to ten of your friends, family members and colleagues.

The following message, urging concerned Americans to speak out in favor of maintaining endangered species protection for the wolves of the Northern Rockies, was sent to you by

http://www.nrdcactionfund.org

Dear Friend,

The fate of Yellowstone's wolves is hanging in the balance right now.

Hundreds of wolves got a last-minute reprieve when President Obama put a freeze on on Bush's midnight rule that would have stripped wolves in the Northern Rockies of their endangered species protection -- leaving them vulnerable to mass killing.

But this "stay of execution" is only temporary, pending review by the new Interior Secretary.

Now we must rush into action -- and convince Interior Secretary Salazar to reverse Bush's deadly policy and maintain strong federal protection for wolves.

Please make your own voice heard. Send your Citizen Petition to Save Wolves to the Interior Secretary now.
http://www.nrdcactionfund.org/wolf-protection

We must act swiftly. Although scientific evidence is on our side -- and the Interior Secretary has pledged to rely on sound science when managing wildlife -- these wolves have formidable enemies.

Idaho has declared that it wants no wolves in the state whatsoever -- and has a plan that could kill more than half of its approximately 700 wolves. The governor has already boasted, "I'm prepared to bid for that first ticket to shoot a wolf myself." Under the state's cruel plan, even wolf pups could be killed.

The wolves of Wyoming and Montana face similar adversaries. And in Yellowstone, wolf populations are plummeting as wolf pups die of a yet-to-determined disease.

Clearly, the plight of the gray wolf is so dire that we can't afford to stand by and assume the Interior Department will automatically do the right thing.

That's why the NRDC Action Fund is launching a brand-new public mobilization campaign. We need to make sure that Interior Secretary Salazar fully understands that the American people want these magnificent animals protected by the Endangered Species Act.

So please send in your Citizen Petition to Save Wolves right now.
http://www.nrdcactionfund.org/wolf-protection

With the Obama Administration in office, we have a chance to close the book on eight years of relentless attacks on wolves in the Northern Rockies -- and write a new chapter in one of the most successful wildlife recovery efforts in history.

Sincerely,

Frances Beinecke
President
NRDC Action Fund

P.S. Just a few clicks could save hundreds of wolves from slaughter. It's a historic opportunity to stand up for our country's wildlife -- and you can do it right from your computer, so please add your name to our Citizen Petition to Save Wolves today.

http://www.nrdcactionfund.org/wolf-protection

Please, help the polar bears!

2009-01-29T22:29:31Z

The following message from NRDC Senior Attorney, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging concerned Americans to speak out in favor of polar bear protection, was sent to you by

http://www.polarbearsos.org

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Dear Friend,

After eight years of suffering under the Bush Administration's "polluters-first" policies, the polar bear is now hurtling headlong toward extinction.

It's up to the Obama Administration to slam on the brakes, put Bush's dangerous policies in reverse, and give the green light to full-fledged endangered species protection for the polar bear.

But that won't happen unless millions of Americans speak out now.

http://www.polarbearsos.org/polar_bear_rescue

Why? Because President Obama's Interior Department will be under tremendous pressure from the oil lobby to maintain the Bush policy that puts oil development first and polar bears dead last.

We must make our voices heard if we are to persuade Interior Secretary Salazar to cancel Bush's "polar bears be damned" approach.

The stakes could not be higher. In the last year alone, the Bush Administration auctioned off a vast expanse of Alaska's Chukchi Sea to Shell and other oil giants -- exposing half of America's polar bears to potential drilling and lethal oil spills.

And only two months ago, Bush officials weakened the Endangered Species Act so badly that it no longer protects polar bears against the two deadliest threats they face: oil development and global warming.

But Interior Secretary Salazar is unlikely to defy Big Oil -- unless we mobilize a nationwide outcry that can't be ignored.

That's why it's so important that you send your own Citizen Petition right now and help NRDC ratchet up this next critical phase of our Polar Bear S.O.S. campaign.

http://www.polarbearsos.org/polar_bear_rescue

Let the new Interior Secretary know you care deeply about saving the polar bear. Remind him that the American people expect our government agencies to protect our country's wildlife -- not sacrifice them for corporate profits.

Together, we can reverse eight years of relentless attacks on the polar bear -- and finally give these magnificent Arctic creatures a fighting chance at survival.

Sincerely,

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Senior Attorney
Natural Resources Defense Council

P.S. After you send your own Citizen Petition, I will let you know about an easy way to spread the word to your friends and family. We need at least one million petitions to put the polar bear on the new administration's radar screen, so rally everyone you know to speak out and say, "I Care More about the Polar Bear than Big Oil's Profits".

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Thank President Obama

2009-01-21T12:52:16Z

Hi,

In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama made a strong statement reaffirming his campaign pledges to the world's poorest citizens.

We can make a difference by showing our support for his ongoing commitment to the fight against global poverty and preventable disease, and encouraging him to follow through on his inaugural commitments with a strong Fiscal Year 2010 Presidential budget request.

I just sent President Obama a thank you note at ONE.org and you can too, here:

Thank Obama

m_dk @ 2009-01-03T20:42:00

2009-01-03T19:53:38Z

Happy new year to all. A little late, yes, but then, better late then never, right?
Anyway, I was supposed to summarze 2008, but... I haven't gotten around to do that just yet, am still thinking it over, what actually happened last year.
Just wanted to say happy new year to all and that, yes, I am in fact still alive and kicking.

Am also in a Roxette/Per Gessle mode and can't seem to listen to anything else these days, so I may have to post a link or ten after wards. Will try to control my self on youtube.

2009. Wow, how weird. I can't belive we made it so far!

2008-12-29T14:49:51Z

Happy new year to everybody on my f-list!
What an odd year it has been. Must remember to summarize in the new year.
Am off tomorrow, to see the Wizard, aka my sister Samira, in Malmö, Sweden, so I won't be around to wish everybody a happy and safe new year (eve). I hope to hear more from all of you, in the year to come.
Hugs and kisses!

m_dk @ 2008-12-19T16:41:00

2008-12-19T15:42:38Z

m_dk @ 2008-12-14T02:46:00

2008-12-14T01:57:37Z

Page Not Found

I'm sorry, you've reached a page that I cannot find. I'm really sorry about this. It's kind of embarassing. Here you are, the user, trying to get to a page on LiveJournal and I can't even serve it to you. What does that say about me? I'm just a webserver. My sole purpose in life is to serve you webpages and I can't even do that! I suck. Please don't be mad, I'll try harder. I promise! Who am I kidding? You're probably all like, "Man, LiveJournal's webserver sucks. It can't even get me where I want to go." I'm really sorry. Maybe it's my CPU...no that's ok...how bout my hard drives? Maybe. Where's my admin? I can't run self-diagnostics on myself. It's so boring in this datacenter. It's the same thing everyday. Oh man, I'm so lonely. I'm really sorry about rambling about myself, I'm selfish. I think I'm going to go cut my ethernet cables. I hope you get to the page you're looking for...goodbye cruel world!

-the webserver

This popped up when I made a typo in the web addy. Poor Server, hope it's alright and havn't killed it self due to my typo.
*giggles*

And another thing, just youtube'd Enrique Iglesias' Can you hear me, and found a live version of it. the commentator actually pronounced his name as Enrigay. LOL! Bummer to be Enique!!

EnriGay Iglesias - Can You Hear Me

Come undone

2008-12-09T18:09:49Z

So unimpressed but so in awe
Such a saint but such a whore
So self aware so full of shit
So indecisive so adamant

I'm contemplating thinking about thinking
It's overrated just get another drink and
Watch me come undone

They're selling razor blades and mirrors in the street
(come undone)
I pray when I'm coming down you'll be asleep
(come undone)
If I ever hurt you your revenge will be so sweet
Because I'm scum, and I'm your son,
I come undone
I come undone

So rock and roll, so corporate suit
So damn ugly, so damn cute
So well-trained, so animal
So need your love, so fuck you all

I'm not scared of dying
I just don't want to
If I stopped lying I'd just disappoint you
I come undone

They're selling razor blades and mirrors in the street
(come undone)
I pray that when I'm coming down you'll be asleep
(come undone)
If I ever hurt you your revenge will be so sweet
Because I'm scum, and I'm your son,
I come undone

So write another ballad
Mix it on a Wednesday
Sell it on a Thursday
Buy a yacht by Saturday
It's a love song
A love song

Do another interview
Sing a bunch of lies
Tell about celebrities that I despise
And sing love songs
We sing love songs
So sincere

(come undone)
They're selling razor blades and mirrors in the street
(come undone)
I pray that when I'm coming down you'll be asleep
(come undone)
The young pretend you're in the clouds above the sea
I come undone, I am scum, love your son
You've gotta love your son
You've gotta love your son
Love your son, I am scum
I am scum
I am scum
I am scum

Is mental illness contagius?

2008-12-06T19:55:51Z

have been feeling very emotional unstable for this last...months I guess.
I think there is something wrong with me.
Can't figure it out though...
:(