<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053</id><updated>2011-04-21T17:32:32.473-10:00</updated><title type='text'>Spinning Llamas</title><subtitle type='html'>~not a fish~</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>238</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-121484815623576501</id><published>2010-04-29T08:11:00.001-10:00</published><updated>2010-04-29T08:50:01.222-10:00</updated><title type='text'>This blog has moved</title><summary type='text'>       This blog is now located at http://venusivy.blogspot.com/.       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On Sunday, we woke up early and hopped on the Shinkansen to head to Fukuoka / Hakata. The train trip took about 6 hours, but it wasn't bad at all! Instead, it was quite relaxing and provided a nice overview of central and southern Honshu. While the train isn't as quick as a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/37480043529684378'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/37480043529684378'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2008/06/ah-countryside.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-2102343762863317970</id><published>2008-06-16T14:59:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2008-06-16T15:03:03.624-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Shopping!We finally got to go shopping on Saturday ^_^ And what a treat it was! We explored all over Shinjuku, and spent way too much money, but we had a great time. It was so neat getting to see all of the new and trendy fashions that are popular in Tokyo. Also, because it was Saturday, everything was packed with people trying to look around. It was amazing to see the power of Japanese </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/2102343762863317970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/2102343762863317970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2008/06/shopping-we-finally-got-to-go-shopping.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-2187526217557596217</id><published>2008-06-13T13:50:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2008-06-13T13:51:07.595-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>My new love...We adventured off to Disney Seas yesterday, for another amazing and exciting day.  What we didn't know before we went in, is that Disney Sea is the most expensive theme park ever built, and it definitely showed. While normal Disney parks are extremely detailed already, Disney Sea was incredible. No matter where you looked, every scene was breathtaking. The amount of care that went </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/2187526217557596217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/2187526217557596217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-new-love.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-3553087142278369890</id><published>2008-06-12T14:40:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2008-06-12T14:41:09.048-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Day 2I woke up far too early yesterday, to the sounds of rain and a pleasant lack of humidity. After playing around on the internet looking for things in Tokyo, we finally had the energy to get ready and head down for breakfast. We ate at the Inn, which was amazingly cheap and delicious. I was really surprised by the quality of everything that they do here. While it's essentially a cheap hostel, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/3553087142278369890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/3553087142278369890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2008/06/day-2-i-woke-up-far-too-early-yesterday.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-3157504247169544077</id><published>2008-06-11T11:26:00.003-10:00</published><updated>2008-06-11T12:14:10.299-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Hisashiburi Nihon!I set out on my adventure to Japan early this morning, mostly because I needed to take public transit to get to the airport. I rode with Will to his work on the outskirts of the city, and then from there took Muni and then Bart to get to the airport. Conveniently, I didn't bring much with me besides my computer and a few outfits, so the transit systems weren't too difficult to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/3157504247169544077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/3157504247169544077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-set-out-on-my-adventure-to-japan.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-4295261088277304065</id><published>2008-05-13T18:02:00.002-10:00</published><updated>2008-05-13T18:15:50.941-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Between a rock and a hard place is always a terrible understatement.It's been forever since I've written something. It's been even longer since I've felt as if I had an actual place to do this writing. Yes, I suppose that I have here, or that I have livejournal, but it's just not a place where I actually want to do writing anymore. I have files upon files of crap written in text edit, but that's </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/4295261088277304065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/4295261088277304065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2008/05/between-rock-and-hard-place-is-always.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-4854759111681944315</id><published>2008-01-06T12:09:00.001-10:00</published><updated>2008-01-06T12:47:28.160-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Let the seasons begin...As long as I don't think about the old house and what used to be, things are alright. But when I go there, that's the worst. Too many memories and too many feelings. Too many nights spent crying in my room. Too many nights spent on top of the world.Where I had to look so much inside myself to be able to love someone else.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/4854759111681944315'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/4854759111681944315'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2008/01/let-seasons-begin.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-5017266237925525900</id><published>2007-08-04T16:19:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2007-08-04T16:25:15.303-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>My body......is constantly weak....is frustrating me at this very moment for succumbing to sickness again....endures constant torture from my actions....is the source of far too much of my self loathing....will always have the ability to drive me insane....never seems to be under my control....is one of my greatest tools....is something that i do not cherish enough.Haha. Adult or no, I'm still </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/5017266237925525900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/5017266237925525900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-body.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-2145081996910101249</id><published>2007-06-13T16:57:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2007-06-13T16:58:29.365-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Nemo nemo nemoSo I kind of decided that driving down to Disneyland to ride the new Nemo ride would be a good idea. At 4pm on Sunday afternoon. When I was planning on leaving on 8pm to make sure I got the special opening day pin.After convincing Sam that no, I wasn't completely crazy, I headed up to Davis to get her and start on the adventure.But there were far too many stories for just a little </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/2145081996910101249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/2145081996910101249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2007/06/nemo-nemo-nemo-so-i-kind-of-decided.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-1839246323288611558</id><published>2007-05-15T18:24:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2007-05-15T18:26:50.961-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>No matter where you are...It's taken me a long time to feel like I can truly write again. I tend to get the feeling that I've suppressed all of the lovely beautiful creative things and the dark painful things so deeply inside that my inspiration is trapped.But lately, perhaps because I've been relaxed, perhaps because I've been tearing myself apart, perhaps because I've reached another crossroads</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/1839246323288611558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/1839246323288611558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2007/05/no-matter-where-you-are.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-4914916996880646860</id><published>2007-04-29T21:47:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2007-04-29T21:49:42.879-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Night.Running on empty once againToo tired for tears I dreadSink deep into those magic dreamsWhile I blast off in my bed...Oh music from 9th grade, how you always manage to haunt me at my coldest moments.In otherwords, it seems as I'm starting to turn a house into a home? Or, well, I'm praying that I will.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/4914916996880646860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/4914916996880646860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2007/04/night.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-117581196813573177</id><published>2007-04-05T12:24:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2007-04-05T12:26:15.496-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>keys = get!Of course, this is not to say that I've finished my little obstacle course here. But I've definitely found the rare item. =)Still almost feel that I'm fighting an uphill battle. But I think I'm going to make it. I have what I need to get there, I just need to figure out how to put it all together without sacrificing myself.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/117581196813573177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/117581196813573177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2007/04/keys-get-of-course-this-is-not-to-say.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-116950016605775704</id><published>2007-01-22T10:27:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2007-01-22T11:09:32.346-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>busy again.Back to school today! Or, I should say, back to class today. I've been back on the mainland for awhile now. And back to work too, after having the weekend off so that I could go down south with the boy =) I like work a lot. It feels really good to be doing something so productive again. I really enjoyed the break, but...I still get really frustrated when I don't feel that busy. Work </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/116950016605775704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/116950016605775704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2007/01/busy-again.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-116659400421783820</id><published>2006-12-19T19:53:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-12-19T19:53:32.683-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Umm...Well, I kinda cut my hair. I was getting it highlighted again and when she was in the middle of washing out the dye, I decided that I wanted to try something different. Since I've had the same hairstyle for...6 years now? it's not a huge change, but at least it's a change at all. So now I have some long bangs in the front on the sides and it's a little bit shorter and more rounded in the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/116659400421783820'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/116659400421783820'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/12/umm.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-116543068833104269</id><published>2006-12-06T08:44:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-12-06T08:44:48.350-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>TarotYou are The StarHope, expectation, Bright promises.The Star is one of the great cards of faith, dreams realisedThe Star is a card that looks to the future. It does not predict any immediate or powerful change, but it does predict hope and healing. This card suggests clarity of vision, spiritual insight. And, most importantly, that unexpected help will be coming, with water to quench your </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/116543068833104269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/116543068833104269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/12/tarot-you-are-star-hope-expectation.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-116530171968269711</id><published>2006-12-04T19:18:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-12-04T20:55:19.696-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Nighttime.I seem to spend much more daytime in my room than nighttime. But then there are nights like tonight where I'm here all day and get to just be me. Alone time was something that was so essential to me back at home, and it's really something that I don't get enough of over here I think. Not to say that I don't spend a lot of time by myself, since I still do plenty of that. But it's very </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/116530171968269711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/116530171968269711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/12/nighttime.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-116483362429030402</id><published>2006-11-29T10:27:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-11-29T10:53:44.303-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Winter. Where did this come from?So, it's finally getting cold here. And no, not like at home where it's only 55 and everyone is shivering. Tonight by the coast it's supposed to get down below freezing! I'm always cold now and it feels like whatever I wear, it won't keep me warm. Haha, I'm not doing a very good job at dressing approprietly I suppose. Time to get the laundry! More thoughts about </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/116483362429030402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/116483362429030402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/11/winter.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-115566037941383287</id><published>2006-08-15T06:40:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-08-15T06:46:19.430-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Saying goodbye.Maybe I laugh, maybe I cryMaybe I scream, maybe I sighBaby I feel, the feeling is realMaybe I curse, maybe I squeal...Be sure you know how to have a real good timeThanks aaron carter. For helping explain how I feel. Because right now it's everything all at once in a big rush. Saying goodbye is hard to do, but I'll be back soon enough. Not like anything really could be forever. I'm </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/115566037941383287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/115566037941383287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/08/saying-goodbye.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-115395389654064573</id><published>2006-07-26T11:06:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-07-26T12:44:56.596-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>*trying* to post...ha.To leave the world behind and start anew. The excitement fades, joy is left behind, and just the awful empty feeling remains. Deep in the pit of your stomach, a hollowed out spot of what might have been.And yet, I really am looking forward to it all.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/115395389654064573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/115395389654064573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/07/trying-to-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-115387018754396082</id><published>2006-07-25T13:24:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-07-25T13:30:14.790-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Love.I'm just scared of what you think.You make me nervous so I really can't eat.You and I are not to blame, sometimes we just go insane.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/115387018754396082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/115387018754396082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/07/love.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-115338907254612824</id><published>2006-07-19T23:41:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-07-19T23:51:12.556-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Summertime, and the weather is...well.I am a very clumsy person.Now that we have that out of the way...the dreams have stopped. All the way. There was the week of the horrible nightmares that made me cry and haunted me all day and were like torture, but now the're gone. However, the've taken all of my normal dreams too. Maybe it's because I haven't been sleeping as well the last couple of days? </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/115338907254612824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/115338907254612824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/07/summertime-and-weather-is.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-115312234279690479</id><published>2006-07-16T21:35:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-07-16T21:45:53.593-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"I'm your hell, I'm your dream..."Alone, asleep, but there are voices around me.Laying down on something nice, a couch, focusing on the four white walls around me.There's a picture, some anime? on the wall, over the fireplace. It's fallen, there are grey foamy sticky things on each corner, but the part that was supposed to stick to the wall has come off...Another voice, in the doorway behind me, </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/115312234279690479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/115312234279690479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/07/im-your-hell-im-your-dream.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-114948050647875722</id><published>2006-06-04T17:32:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-06-04T18:08:26.530-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"It's just like it was 6 months ago, just 20 degrees warmer!"Day....5? now...? It's been going by so fast. Didn't have internet for a couple days, so I'm behind on my (no longer) daily update...not that there was all that much to talk about.  Except lots and lots of rollercoasters! I've spent a lot of time screaming and a *lot* more time in line. But it's all been worth it. Spent quite a bit of </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114948050647875722'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114948050647875722'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/06/its-just-like-it-was-6-months-ago-just.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-114922816097269424</id><published>2006-06-01T19:51:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-06-01T20:02:40.983-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"Think if we called a rollercoaster Nomed, anyone would notice?" Day 2! Busy busy busy. Can't even believe how different the midwest is. Still being constantly amazed by that. I had forgotten it was *this* different than back home. It's even way different from the west coast...not to mention what I remember of the east coast. It's definetly like going to another country. ...Another really weird </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114922816097269424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114922816097269424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/06/think-if-we-called-rollercoaster-nomed.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-114914398911655508</id><published>2006-05-31T20:36:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-05-31T20:39:49.126-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>WTF?! An Oppossom?! I thought they were only in splash mountain...Back in the midwest! Oh how I love chicago ^^Today was day 1 of Ashi + Daddy's big adventure! It was nice. Got to hang out over dinner with some of my cousins + aunties + uncles + my grandma, so that was nice. Getting here wasn't that bad either...I really enjoyed flying continental. My undying loyalty towards United is wavering! I</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114914398911655508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114914398911655508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/05/wtf-oppossom-i-thought-they-were-only.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-114594365019335275</id><published>2006-04-24T18:56:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-04-24T19:40:50.203-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"But the prom queen has to be the girl next door to someone, right?" -Muffin So it's the end of another month, which means it's about time for me to make with the posting while i procrastinate from studying and try to resist playing katamari. School is delightfully over =P in most of the sense of the word. Yeah, so i'm still going to class. But my last dance show at school is this weekend, last </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114594365019335275'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114594365019335275'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/04/but-prom-queen-has-to-be-girl-next-door.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-114247747073005716</id><published>2006-03-14T19:56:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-03-15T16:52:35.276-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"Pack your life into a box and cross the ocean with metal wings" ~Omi 10 weeks until graduation- how about that. Which pretty much means 8 weeks left of classes, but only 6 real weeks left of classes because of holidays and miami and everything...It's exciting! It's coming so fast too. Seems like there will never be enough time to do what I want to do. Payments are starting to go in, forms are </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114247747073005716'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114247747073005716'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/03/pack-your-life-into-box-and-cross-ocean.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-114119031604731803</id><published>2006-02-28T18:21:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-02-28T19:18:36.056-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"To know you feel the same as I do, is a threefold utopian dream"Back from the mainland, and back to school. Just three months left to execute all of my plan. How exciting ^^; March, like feb, is going to be another short month stuffed with a trip and fun outings and lots of schoolwork and lots of dance. The more i think about it, the more excited i am. And the more nervous i get, but of course </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114119031604731803'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/114119031604731803'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/02/to-know-you-feel-same-as-i-do-is.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-113747848938860258</id><published>2006-01-16T20:12:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-01-16T20:15:02.180-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Oh, and...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113747848938860258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113747848938860258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/01/oh-and.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-113747775618222092</id><published>2006-01-16T19:48:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2006-01-16T20:17:23.836-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>The battle is won, with all these things i have doneSo here we are, at the top of the world, second semester senior year. There's hardly anything that's been this frightening and this exciting at the same time before ^^;In college, merit awards under my belt, and just four and a half months of high school left to deal with. Huge things that used to seem so fantastical have been comming up so fast</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113747775618222092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113747775618222092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2006/01/battle-is-won-with-all-these-things-i.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-113507506424779853</id><published>2005-12-20T00:29:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-12-20T00:37:52.483-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>On the hillari step...Wow. I'm only a couple days into winter break and it's already been a blast. Funny how that works, isn't it? When you get longer breaks you don't expect really fun stuff as fast, but with shorter breaks it gives you more motivation to do things faster. It's nice too, since I have enough time for myself and for everyone else, so I get to relax a lot more. I forgot how good it</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113507506424779853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113507506424779853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/12/on-hillari-step.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-113403675013372563</id><published>2005-12-08T00:06:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-12-08T00:12:40.816-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>It's way too late...But i'm up anyway =) as usual. Felt like blogging, although I don't think that i have anything very interesting to talk about. Just feels good to write =) I always like to make things. Maybe that's what i should do when I grow up? I can be one of those people that does stuff with things. And I really don't think that my future job description could have been any more vague </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113403675013372563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113403675013372563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/12/its-way-too-late.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-113390800477346000</id><published>2005-12-06T12:29:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-12-06T12:30:38.610-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"sometimes she's wrong sometimes i'm right"I hate...no. Not going there =) Everything is going so well. At least i tend to think it is ^^; So many wonderful things are happening all at the same time. Now i just need to teach myself how to fix the...not as wonderful things. I just need to find focus. Which i've lost for my paper due to my sudden urge to blog to get some feelings out =PSchool is </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113390800477346000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113390800477346000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/12/sometimes-shes-wrong-sometimes-im-right.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-113218203511441579</id><published>2005-11-16T13:05:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-11-16T13:00:35.176-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"Kimi nara, sore ga dekiru..."Oh november...how you must hate me. =) Such a great time for me to get sick, ne? The concert is on friday, i'm *leaving* on friday, and dance is a killer right now =) yeah, it's a great time to get sick. Ah well. But things are good! Things are exciting. Everything is just changing so fast...I'm pretty scared about the trip. But i'm sure it'll be crazy fun. I mean..</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113218203511441579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113218203511441579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/11/kimi-nara-sore-ga-dekiru.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-113049304580922522</id><published>2005-10-27T23:40:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-10-27T23:51:09.380-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Oh Fall...And of course, that's meant to be taken in more than one way =) First quarter is done, i somehow survived, and am magically getting buisier by the second. It's like i'm in anything goes all over again. Except instead of being busy with rehersals all the time, I'm busy with everything else all the time =P But I shouldn't complain. It is enjoyable, if nothing else.Going to be in the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113049304580922522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/113049304580922522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/10/oh-fall.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-112587038578266752</id><published>2005-09-04T11:17:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-09-04T11:46:25.786-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>So. Contacts? Went to the lenscrafter's eyedoctor yesterday. A different one than the last time. It was going great! My eyes got worse (of course) but at least it was mostly in the right eye. I was going to try color contacts, and the doctor put them on for me, and they looked great...i was super excited. then the helper lady taught me to take them off. that was alright. then she tried to teach </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/112587038578266752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/112587038578266752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/09/so.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-112555813995228631</id><published>2005-08-31T20:28:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-08-31T21:02:19.956-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Beating Heart BabyEnd of August already. Orientation day on friday, college reps visiting next week and the one after...lots of things to think about right now. Lots of balls that can't be dropped, especially not now. But i'm not thinking about those important things. In fact...often times, those things are the farthest from my mind, which isn't how it should be. No matter how many times I tell </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/112555813995228631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/112555813995228631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/08/beating-heart-baby-end-of-august.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-112431150824584360</id><published>2005-08-17T10:20:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-08-17T10:45:08.250-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>I can't believe......that it's almost all over. It just ended up going by all so fast. I haven't slept in my own bed since the beginning of June. (And of course, i wasn't used to it anymore at all, and ended up tossing and turning for another half hour just to get comfy in it again). It feels really good to be back in the house again though, even if loads of things feel like the've changed. I </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/112431150824584360'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/112431150824584360'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/08/i-cant-believe.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-112068030814064775</id><published>2005-07-06T09:46:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-07-06T10:05:08.146-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>The land of...sizzler?So. AX is over and i'm almost done with my jetlag. Bleh. Still feel sorta gross though.  It's like a sickness that never goes away. I feel like such a vagrant though...i go from region to region and family to family =P and people wonder why i bring so much stuff...I'm not going home for a long time. But i don't mind it so much....i'm having a lot of fun (except when i'm just</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/112068030814064775'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/112068030814064775'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/07/land-of.html' title=''/><author><name>GreyEeyore</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.willwarriner.com/~skuld/nanowrimo/Images/wdark.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-111862666066850067</id><published>2005-06-12T15:28:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-06-12T15:37:40.673-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>For the next week, I shall be called not by my name, but by "that girl" By this point, to say "I'm trying new things" is a complete understatement. I've tried more new foods in the last week or so than i've ever wanted to in my life. But hey, most of it isn't half bad anymore. The first couple of bites are always the hardest. It's gotten (for the most part) to the point where i really don't care </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111862666066850067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111862666066850067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/06/for-next-week-i-shall-be-called-not-by.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-111850262926209832</id><published>2005-06-11T23:52:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-06-11T05:10:29.266-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>The things that come back to haunt me all of a sudden...Went Umeda today with Ike-chan and Akiko. Finally got to meet Akiko's boyfriend, which was nice too. He seems nice, but he's so shy with his english =P Sorta cute, ne?Tonight after Akiko got home from cram school, we went to this huge "electronics" store. And by electronics, they mean 4 floors worth of essentially everything that would ever </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111850262926209832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111850262926209832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/06/things-that-come-back-to-haunt-me-all.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-111844758064280223</id><published>2005-06-11T07:51:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-06-10T13:53:00.650-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Because some people feel the need to post *for* me =PSo. In Japan....i've made it through my first week, as of today ^^. So different o.o I can't even begin to describe...although contrary to what *someone* says, I'm not really enjoying the massive use of the word kawaii. It's like...o.o A force or something. Like an overwhelming big brother thing. It's quite creepy actually. Everything (for the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111844758064280223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111844758064280223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/06/because-some-people-feel-need-to-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-111848003376298459</id><published>2005-06-10T22:52:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-06-10T22:53:53.773-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>I always forget to get batteries.kawaii so ne?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111848003376298459'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111848003376298459'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/06/i-always-forget-to-get-batteries.html' title=''/><author><name>GreyEeyore</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.willwarriner.com/~skuld/nanowrimo/Images/wdark.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-111804451189595672</id><published>2005-06-05T21:54:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-06-08T19:02:51.103-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Blog Movement has commenced. I'm here in Japan! does anyone even know i have relocated this blog? I dont think anyone really reads it ^_^ so i can write random nonsense!La La La!! I love japan, its so Kawaii. Everything here is so Kawaii! I want to say Kawaii so much here because its just so Kawaii!Fanime was great, i had fun; especially hanging out with SAM! I love sam.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111804451189595672'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111804451189595672'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/06/blog-movement-has-commenced.html' title=''/><author><name>GreyEeyore</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.willwarriner.com/~skuld/nanowrimo/Images/wdark.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-111182578087810272</id><published>2005-03-25T19:34:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-03-25T22:29:40.880-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Don't you know that I can't breathe, without youIt feels like i've been trying to post for forever. Or about a month =P either one. I keep opening blogger and starting a new post, but i've never been able to get past the title. And even if i do, i only get through a few sentences before I give it up again for homework or dinner or friends or...whatever. But now it's spring break. And you know </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111182578087810272'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/111182578087810272'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/03/dont-you-know-that-i-cant-breathe.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110930883474313992</id><published>2005-02-24T18:43:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-02-24T19:20:34.746-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>College is...So. I've visited 6 bay area colleges now and all i can say is...wow. College is what I want, at least. I've gotten that far thru the process. Even though i'm still not sure where i want to go yet tho, even after seeing all the schools i'm concidering. I'm not quite sure even what's my favorite ^^;;;; I guess they just all make me so happy that i can't pick where i'd be happiest yet. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110930883474313992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110930883474313992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/02/college-is.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110908731664810682</id><published>2005-02-22T07:43:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-02-22T05:48:36.650-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>The last couple of days...Another rollercoaster, that's for sure. I don't even know how this last couple of days have even happened. But I must say, they were quite...interesting will do. I can't even think of a word to describe what this has been like. Monday through mid-friday last week wasn't too bad- a little long with rehersals, and had some junioritis =) but that was mostly because I was </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110908731664810682'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110908731664810682'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/02/last-couple-of-days.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110863465040724133</id><published>2005-02-16T23:58:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-02-17T00:04:39.076-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>A random test...Was browsing thru Sam's and Will's blogs and saw this neat little quiz result...thought i'd take it and share mine too. Don't know how accurate it is though, since i think i'm pretty indesicive. Your Brain Usage Profile:Auditory : 38%Visual : 61%Left : 23%Right : 76%Ashley, you possess an interesting balance of hemispheric and sensory characteristics, with a slight right-brain </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110863465040724133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110863465040724133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/02/random-test.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110794450782592558</id><published>2005-02-09T00:23:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-02-09T00:21:59.063-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Another late night I wasn't planning on.Was just poking through some other people's blogs and decided to do a little update on my own. It is Febuary after all. I haven't been able to concentrate one ounce today...if today means tuesday. Didn't listen a smigin during English. Instead of studying during my free block, went and hung around with 6th grade science Ms. Brown and chatted with her </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110794450782592558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110794450782592558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/02/another-late-night-i-wasnt-planning-on.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110648135377754837</id><published>2005-01-23T01:46:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-01-23T01:56:50.680-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>A little on the long side...So. I was checking my email when I read this...hee. I had to share more of omi's wisdom. A little on the long side, but...nothing you guys can't handle. Disclaimer: his opinion, not nessicarily mine =P Love at First Sight:  A Romantic but Harmful Myth Omar's opinion of why and how relationships are formed.Call me jaded, call me cynical, call me whatever, but I do </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110648135377754837'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110648135377754837'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/01/little-on-long-side.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110551165270992381</id><published>2005-01-11T20:19:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-01-11T20:34:36.436-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"Dossers dream of gossamer and kissing with tongues. Well they're falling in love with anyone" I have kissed someone...on the cheek.on the lips.on their hands or fingers.in my room.in their room.of the same sex.of the opposite sex.younger than me.older than me.with jet black hair.with curly hair.with blonde hair &amp; blue eyes.with flaming red hair.with straight hair.smaller/shorter</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110551165270992381'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110551165270992381'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/01/dossers-dream-of-gossamer-and-kissing.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110465862221376788</id><published>2005-01-01T23:23:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2005-01-01T23:37:22.500-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Happy New Year!Well, what a better way to celebrate the new year than to set a bunch of stuff on fire and stay awake much longer than I should. Definetly had a good time hanging out with everyone and getting to have some fun. Went out to dinner with the 'rents and grandma, and then we went to see Phantom of the Opera down at the macc. Wow. I love that story so much ^^;; and the music...the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110465862221376788'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110465862221376788'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2005/01/happy-new-year-well-what-better-way-to.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110448857465858914</id><published>2004-12-31T01:22:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-12-31T00:25:18.306-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>ready for action?so...the new year is almost here again. 2004 was remarkably short, even though so much stuff happened. but that kept me busy =) i had a lot of fun this year...i keep thinking back to whats happened. which i guess would be because i can't think of a resolution to make for this year yet. eh. this post isn't going the way i want it to. i'll try again in the morning, if i remember.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110448857465858914'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110448857465858914'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/12/ready-for-action-so.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110361235999733629</id><published>2004-12-20T20:58:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-12-24T14:16:59.263-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Something i felt like sharing =PI adopted a cute lil' dragon fetusfrom Fetusmart! Hooray fetus!  Isn't he kyuuuuute? ^^ kyaa =)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110361235999733629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110361235999733629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/12/something-i-felt-like-sharing-p-i.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110345153896306946</id><published>2004-12-19T00:18:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-12-19T00:20:53.613-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Winter BreakSo. I should be happy, right? no stress, no work, no commitments, just two weeks to relax, hang out, and do whatever i want. But then comming home tonight with grandma after watching a series of unfortunate events (good movie btw! so cute ^^) ...i just got hit with a huge wave of...loneliness? emptyness? going home to the house with nothing to do but sit infront of the computer, put </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110345153896306946'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110345153896306946'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/12/winter-break-so.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110308409787539721</id><published>2004-12-14T18:11:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-12-16T21:03:36.846-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>So, on a bit of a random whim....Well, while i was out this afternoon buying wrapping paper and a few last gifts for people, i had a random whim. I had thought about doing it on saturday when I was out shopping, but I was too young, so I asked mom to go with me today. And so after picking out an earring, I now have my cartilige pierced =) fun, ne? It's pretty cute. It was odd, since it barely </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110308409787539721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110308409787539721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/12/so-on-bit-of-random-whim.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110141955458122047</id><published>2004-11-25T11:53:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-11-25T11:52:54.456-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Returning to something simple...So, sorta a new layout. super simple, pretty neat...i wanted something where it was easier to read the posts when i write a lot.  The image at the top comes from a painting by Paul Delaroche called La Jeune Martyre (The Young Maytr). I bought a print of it at the Louve this summer and just fell in love with it...it's a beautiful painting. She's so...haunting. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110141955458122047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110141955458122047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/11/returning-to-something-simple.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-110075963288551717</id><published>2004-11-17T20:25:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-11-17T20:34:11.226-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> title Well, that was a fucking rollercoaster. This last month or so has been...intense is not a strong enough word for it, although it'll come close. The musical was great. We made Seabury history, which i still can't quite believe. Besides a couple mistakes that I wish i hadn't made here and there, i had a great time. For my hs theater debut ( and most likely exit), i couldn't have gotten </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110075963288551717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/110075963288551717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/11/title-well-that-was-fucking.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-109731929002295540</id><published>2004-10-08T23:06:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-10-09T00:55:24.310-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> "I thought you should know....daddy died today....he closed his eyes and he left here..." ~Poe Katie died today. Dad was pretty broken up about it...kidney failure and stuff. She had been unhealthy for awhile, so she was in the animal hospital at the time, but...it dosn't make it any better. And so another part of my childhood follows it's natural course. I started crying when mom told me. I </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/109731929002295540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/109731929002295540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/10/i-thought-you-should-know.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-109444170845877179</id><published>2004-09-05T17:35:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-09-05T17:35:26.033-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> and after a lovely summer, school starts with a bang. wow. that was a busy summer, ne? but i got to do pretty much everything i wanted to, so that's all good =) would have been nice to do some other stuff too, but that's how it always is.so now about a hour and a half later when i come back to posting, i've completely forgot where i was going. but that's okies! i'll talk about school. it's </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/109444170845877179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/109444170845877179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/09/and-after-lovely-summer-school-starts.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-109220136800504789</id><published>2004-08-10T18:27:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-08-10T19:16:27.753-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'> ...omg, i've had a busy few weeks &gt;&lt; ever since i got back i feel like i haven't had a moment where i wasn't supposed to be doing something &gt;&lt; august has been (and will continue to be) super busy...people to see, work to do, things to study, places to go....there's always so much i want to do in the summer that i never end up getting to do, and it's rather sad =/ i feel dissipointed a lot of </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/109220136800504789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/109220136800504789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/08/august-has-been-and-will-continue-to.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-109127072855808383</id><published>2004-07-31T00:39:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-07-31T00:46:05.846-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>oh my it's been awhile that i've been gone......and thru my own stupidity i delete the post i was just working on to explain everything &gt;&lt; anyone care for a summary?ax was super cool and i got to see ALLI-POOthe band trip was really nice too (i got home way after i should have because of bad flight schedules &gt;&lt; )it would be cool to be a flight attendant, like i wanted to be when i was little</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/109127072855808383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/109127072855808383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/07/oh-my-its-been-awhile-that-ive-been.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-108836506863117997</id><published>2004-06-27T09:09:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-06-27T09:38:08.076-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>all i do is sew and drive &gt;&lt;yep....so that's a summary of my summer right now =P ...all i do is work on costumes, drive places and...on special occasions....read! i have 6 or 7 more books to still finish before the end of the summer ^^ i'm excited! lets see...two required for school, two huge neal stephenson books (the first two volumes of the baroque series), one by gibson, and a few random </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108836506863117997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108836506863117997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/06/yep.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-108754411758969538</id><published>2004-06-17T21:06:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-06-17T21:35:32.196-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>post number one hundred and seventy three! ...lolyeah...blog has been up for awhile, hasn't it? ah...well, we'll work on building those numbers up over the summer. and summer, summer summer...what an intresting creature it is. it seems to go on forever and yet...the days go by so fast. i can be here, and then all of a sudden an hour has past and i can't quite figure out where it went. I think </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108754411758969538'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108754411758969538'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/06/post-number-one-hundred-and-seventy.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-108660556727564539</id><published>2004-06-06T23:11:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-06-07T00:55:40.486-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>of course i know where i'm going in life! ...and no one will notice if i get lost once or twice, right? ....ne....ah...summer! the long hazy days...sunshine and warmpth and sleep and relaxation. a lovely season, it's what it always is. even if a certin spring or fall or winter is bad, summer is always the same. at least while we're still in school. long days that stretch into infinity....</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108660556727564539'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108660556727564539'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/06/of-course-i-know-where-im-going-in.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-108521950139642216</id><published>2004-05-21T23:51:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-05-21T23:51:54.243-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>the one acts are comming, the one acts are comming!ah, so the year begins to draw to a close again. review is pouring from the sky and the one acts are beginning to gel. no one has hw, everyone is relaxed and free blocks are abundant. oh *GOD* i love the end of the year ^^. things are...just...so different than they used to be. a lot of things haven't changed, which is good and bad. but a lot </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108521950139642216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108521950139642216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/05/one-acts-are-comming-one-acts-are.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-108504386204865525</id><published>2004-05-19T22:54:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-05-19T23:04:57.346-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>think twice...hmm...i've had this layout for awhile. i guess i'm sorta half thinking about making a new one. i guess this summer when i have time and all of that nonsense =P. any suggestions? perhaps pretear. or princess tutu o.o i like such ultra girly anime =P hmm =/ i seem to have lost some of my history notes. how unfortunate. o.o</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108504386204865525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108504386204865525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/05/think-twice.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-108500863902588618</id><published>2004-05-19T12:50:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-05-19T13:17:27.356-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>i love only having 3 classes instead of like...7 or 8 =PSo today i was sitting in the computer lab checking my email and i had gotten this really nice essay from my friend Omi in new york. it's pretty neat...i thought i'd share some of it with you guys. definetly made me think about myself ^_^;; we all need improvement tho, ne? otherwise we wouldn't be so human."I was thinking today in </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108500863902588618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108500863902588618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/05/i-love-only-having-3-classes-instead.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-108441828786306809</id><published>2004-05-12T17:06:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-05-12T17:18:20.993-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>wow... i really need to get back to posting more often o.owhat a nice new interface blogger has! so easy to use and everything ^^. ashi likes very much. everything has happened sooooooooo fast this month. one thing after another and just...woah. hard to handle ^_^; it's been fun tho. whats on the horizion for ashi you may ask? one acts, finals, and then...*drumroll* FANIME! w00t! i'm *outta* </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108441828786306809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108441828786306809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/05/wow.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-108365738170560297</id><published>2004-05-03T21:35:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-05-03T22:00:33.686-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"back down the bully to the back of the bus, cuz it's time for them to be scared of us"don't you just love attempting to post like...5 times in a month but always having something interrupt you or you don't have anything to blog about or something of the sort? =/ never a fun thing. but, i return, as usual, for my (about) monthy post of....summarizing ashi's life because you care *so* much...lol</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108365738170560297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108365738170560297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/05/back-down-bully-to-back-of-bus-cuz-its.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-108139721865685041</id><published>2004-04-07T17:18:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-04-07T18:10:58.670-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>wouldn't it be nice...mmmmm....so, what's been happening...spring break wasn't too bad, i acually really enjoyed it...i really needed the rest. got a chance to catch up a little bit with stuff...felt good to sleep in! =P ah, but all good things must come to an end....went back to school, even though we didn't do much last week because last weekend was...PROM! and a no hw weekend =D but back to</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108139721865685041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108139721865685041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/04/wouldnt-it-be-nice.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-108015319478985171</id><published>2004-03-24T08:21:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-03-24T08:37:05.733-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>w00t w00t! random spring break postinghmm...well...like the topic says. Anyway..spring break has been pretty fun so far, you know? nothing like, off the wall, but i haven't been home the entire time either. been getting a lot of work done on the student piece, now all we have to do is clean it up- a lot. I think it'll look pretty cool once we're done with it, but until then...we just need to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108015319478985171'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/108015319478985171'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/03/w00t-w00t-random-spring-break-posting.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-107973640293801157</id><published>2004-03-19T10:40:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-03-19T12:50:15.653-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>wow....and how has the last month been?intense, as usual....heh. i am *so* glad that it's spring break right now....oh so glad. 3rd quarter sorta....hmm...sucked ass? But what can i say....at least it's over. Mr. Glennon never came back after winterium...i'm really glad i got to participate in relay for life...and Preo and I have promised each other that we're going to do well so we can make </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/107973640293801157'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/107973640293801157'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/03/wow.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-107808356110854080</id><published>2004-02-29T09:34:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-02-29T09:42:22.936-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>the nice sweedish lady is going to kill me on mondaymaybe at least. i'm not quite sure yet....but i know i'm not good enough yet. lots to do tonight. bleh. i have to go to the mall soon...4th day in a row. i'm sort of getting bored of it, ya know? at least i'm only going for a bit today so i can play more ddr =D. i'm getting so much better ^^ doing new songs too ^^ i'll show that machine today!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/107808356110854080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/107808356110854080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/02/nice-sweedish-lady-is-going-to-kill-me.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-107790909818055327</id><published>2004-02-27T09:11:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-02-29T09:36:28.200-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>When you go it's like 1000 julys...Another month, another post...things are boring as usual. However! winterium kicked serious ass =D Scuba...something about being down there is really...amazing? scary? can't really say much...no words to describe seeing a whole nother world. *sings a whole new world with sars from camp* w00t w00t! SARS! lol...good times at explo. ^^ can't wait until fanime and</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/107790909818055327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/107790909818055327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/02/when-you-go-its-like-1000-julys.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-107544819823229981</id><published>2004-01-29T21:19:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2004-01-29T21:39:26.966-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>..."lets do the time warp again..."wow......ok, fast forward thru midterms, x-mas break + grandma being here, and back into school....just say that all of that rocked too much for words =) i loved seeing grandma again...i hope with all my heart she gets to come out again next year ^^ i loved spending time with her, even if there were times other things took me away from her. all my grandparents</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/107544819823229981'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/107544819823229981'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2004/01/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-107112029549595494</id><published>2003-12-10T19:12:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:29:30.140-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>damn i've been busy ^_^;;wow, so the last few months have been absolutly crazy. still trying to recover from it all....lets see...highlights? midsummer was great..band concert was good...dance performance was good...birthday was good....yeah, that and with everything else included, things have been going pretty well ^_^ for some reason i was totally reminded of explo today when i was eating </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/107112029549595494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/107112029549595494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/12/damn-ive-been-busy-wow-so-last-few.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-106737312487578359</id><published>2003-10-28T10:32:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-10-28T10:34:55.750-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>wait. i'm not done yet!]i haven't been posting enough. not at all. this makes me sort of sad..i wanted, when i first started this...WAIT. has it been two years?! already?! no no no....*checks* Oct. 14?! it's been *OVER* two years since i started this piece of crap?! omg...where has the last two years of my life gone. i'm serious...it seems so short. i'm sorta...scared? now...things are going by</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106737312487578359'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106737312487578359'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/10/wait.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-106737260948313405</id><published>2003-10-28T10:23:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-10-28T10:24:28.060-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>help! in lost! heh..getting lost in macy's is weird. o.0so here we go with another terrifying "Ashi is sick" post....from my most (un) favorite place to blog, the library! but no one is around today, so that makes it nice and private...maybe everyone is afraid of catching my cold =P ...too bad i don't know when this block ends, ne? ^^ once again i'm sick....hopefully this weekend i'll start </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106737260948313405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106737260948313405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/10/help-in-lost-heh.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-106526308909967534</id><published>2003-10-04T00:19:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-10-04T01:41:11.593-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"oh my dear god i just saw a body"fair tonight, tomorrow too ^^ rather fun, got to see lots of people (coff, preo and kels) and nanette tomorrow ^^ happy weekend!! ^^ yay ^_^. dude...tho...tonight, we were going home...and kelsea got all freaked out all of a sudden, since there were two cars pulled over on the side of the road, and she thought she saw a dead body...so we pulled over to see if </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106526308909967534'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106526308909967534'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/10/oh-my-dear-god-i-just-saw-body-fair.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-106418536597715877</id><published>2003-09-21T12:51:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:36:04.763-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>carwash!!! carwash!!! wait! we have too many people here!! stop comming! go get your carwashed somewhere else! =Pso yesterday we had another one of our wonderful class fundraisers. oh my. total failure? not quite, i think we did make some money...hmm. we'll see on monday -er, tuesday? maybe thursday? about how we did...hehe, if everything goes well, we may have 1000$! wow!!! amazing! (for our </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106418536597715877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106418536597715877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/09/carwash-carwash-wait-we-have-too-many.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-106335856567301943</id><published>2003-09-11T23:16:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:37:19.670-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>this stupid cut is keeping from shaving my knee, and it's *so* gross &gt;.&lt; so...school is here once again. workload is...well, more than last year, as to be expected...but it all just comes in so fast. i'm still shocked that next week is the halfway mark of first quarter...we hardly have any grades yet! how can they expect to know if we're failing or not?! sorries ^_^;;; just a little nervous/ </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106335856567301943'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106335856567301943'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/09/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-106196260159113141</id><published>2003-08-26T19:36:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:43:46.140-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>my hands are a bit cold and my fingers are stiff....o.Osome of you have noticed that my comment box hasn't been updating correctly...i think i should have this all fixed up now, we'll see how long it lasts ^^ ...yaccs said it had to do with the new blogger....hmm...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106196260159113141'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106196260159113141'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/08/my-hands-are-bit-cold-and-my-fingers.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-106135506274250003</id><published>2003-08-19T18:51:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:45:16.436-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>one week left until school and i'm not really ready...nor have i finished my summer reading...^_^;;back and all that jazz for a little more than a week now....east coast needs rice cookers. anyone ready for school? anyone at all? please? eh...dunno. this summer has been just so...odd. fun! very very fun! but...odd. oh well. i've got...9 days to finish both the books...i'll be fine, i'm sure! </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106135506274250003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/106135506274250003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/08/one-week-left-until-school-and-im-not.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-105951057031128679</id><published>2003-07-29T10:29:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:47:11.496-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>red light dancing? green light dancing?hmmm....so, well, about halfway thru camp now? It's been....uh...intresting. I've been meeting some really nice people, and having a good time, but at the same time, i'd really like to go home. Don't get me wrong, i'm enjoying it and all, and it's a *great* experience, but i miss you guys alot. It's fun living with people your own age and really having to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105951057031128679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105951057031128679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/07/red-light-dancing-green-light-dancing.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-105882066807440096</id><published>2003-07-21T10:51:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:49:40.653-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>OMG!!!! OMG!!!! it's a squirel!!!!!!!!!hehehe....yeah...at yale...flight was long...as hell, in fact....people are nice here, dorms and food are alright.....had yoga today...hopefully i'll blog more than this later....but my time is up. *sigh* miss you guys!!! you can call me....but remember the 6hr time difference....heh =P  ~ja!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105882066807440096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105882066807440096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/07/omg-omg-its-squirel-hehehe.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-105851855298621788</id><published>2003-07-17T22:55:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:50:36.936-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>heh....is blood really thicker than water....? water can freeze into ice....so....the other day...tuesday perhaps? maybe monday...or wendsday....i read thru every single one of my archives....wow...so so so many memories....and more that came inspired from reading some of that again...heh, it's been a long time now with this thing...lol...two years this october! ....this thing dosn't seem two </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105851855298621788'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105851855298621788'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/07/heh.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-105813901872661510</id><published>2003-07-13T13:30:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:51:29.653-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"it tastes like cold, and cucumber. eww!" ~ashiokies...so, you may have noticed things have changed a bit again. this is inspired by chii and dark chii from chobits....comments? questions? go right ahead ^_^.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105813901872661510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105813901872661510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/07/it-tastes-like-cold-and-cucumber.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-105812809467046488</id><published>2003-07-13T10:28:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:53:26.793-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>just to remember.....if onlyso to start with....omg ax rocked. this con season has been so so so so *so* lovely ^_^! lots and lots of staying up late and meeting people and watching anime and the masqurade and walking and talking and the dealers room and just plain fun ^_^ (5am lobby uno anyone?)  and of course, while i was attempting to recover from ax.....ANIME MARATHON! ^_^!! whee! (like i </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105812809467046488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105812809467046488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/07/just-to-remember.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-105688283896605162</id><published>2003-06-29T00:33:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:54:24.733-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>how nice ^_^okies...new layout = up....tell me what you think.....any problems? tell me, and i'll fix them the best i can =)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105688283896605162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105688283896605162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/06/how-nice-okies.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-105687969984554597</id><published>2003-06-28T23:41:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:55:21.796-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>reflecting a bit....fanime went by far too fast....i can't believe  i had myself stay up as much as i did...but it kicked ass...totally worth it ^_^. ....met  cool people....hopefully i'll get to see some of them agian when i go to ax....leaving on wed! ^_^ ....i think i might make a pair of pants before i go...but we'll see....i gotta take pictures this time! ^_^ i need to show you everyone i </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105687969984554597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/105687969984554597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/06/reflecting-bit.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-95976651</id><published>2003-06-24T00:37:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:56:21.280-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"oh dammit.....i'm feeling naked wrong!"  ~Ashi, reg. room, fanimecon....saturday? perhaps..yes, saturday.wow....this last weekend was...amazing. a wonderful con.....and i didn't think it could have been possible for it to be any more perfect....but it was, somehow. stories later....sleep now. &lt;3 &lt;3 &lt;3 for all =)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/95976651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/95976651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/06/oh-dammit.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-95342551</id><published>2003-06-05T10:50:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T19:59:50.826-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>there is something almost nice about going to bed at 1.30am and then waking up at 4am that words can't describe... okies....so i've been playing around in photoshop a little when i have the time....so expect a new layout hopefully sometime within the next month or so.....^_^ ....irc makes me tired since i stay up late on it....it's an addictive creature! =P</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/95342551'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/95342551'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/06/there-is-something-almost-nice-about.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-95233475</id><published>2003-06-03T02:25:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T20:00:54.950-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>antwax....antwax......anthrax?heh....how did time pass so quickly in this last month or so....? i was trying to post more, i really was....now seems like a good time to post....2am =P i'm going to watch the sunrise for the 5th and final time this week....i only skipped two nights....pretty good, ne? ^_^ ....summer is....long....but nice. it's rather relaxing....i've begun to remember. what you </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/95233475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/95233475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/06/antwax.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-93980835</id><published>2003-05-07T23:31:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T20:01:44.030-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>oh and...in addition......my calender fell off my wall a few days ago....massive confusion has resulted.....i should hang it back up....but i lost the thumbtack...i guess i'm not ment to know what day it is?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/93980835'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/93980835'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/05/oh-and.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-93980807</id><published>2003-05-07T23:29:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-10T20:02:38.373-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>*sneeze* *cough* bleh.a bit sickish.....craft fair this weekend. 'rents are starting to set up tomorrow. dear god why. please make it all just go away &gt;&lt; leaf said today that if i still feel sick/shitty that i don't have to work on saturday.....intresting...? ..*sigh* ...this week i've done a lot, but it feels like i've done shit....oddness............ *sneeze* ...dammit. that hurt.  anyway....</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/93980807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/93980807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/05/sneeze-cough-bleh.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-93668999</id><published>2003-05-02T09:52:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-14T07:31:35.763-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>happy beltane! ^_^well....yesterday at least....bleh...i can't be on my compie in the lab....eh, that's ok. i'll deal. *sigh*...so today is the lovely mayday presentation for our class with the aloha airlines song....it's gonna kill mayday. agian. just like 6th grade and the hawaiian superman shit that we pulled...i do believe that this may be worse however...no dance, a shittily sung english </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/93668999'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/93668999'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/05/happy-beltane.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-92977119</id><published>2003-04-21T01:32:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-14T07:32:17.140-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>"who needs sleep? well you're never gonna get it......who needs sleep? tell me what's that for..." a barenaked ladies song.....can't sleep.....tried...but can't.....that and i'm scared outta my mind right now....i'm just sitting here, nice and happy at my computer...and i hear this thump, right? so i turn around, and a fucking cat is hanging off the screen of my window! so i'm just looking for </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/92977119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/92977119'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/04/who-needs-sleep-well-youre-never-gonna.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175053.post-91702015</id><published>2003-03-31T01:30:00.000-10:00</published><updated>2003-12-14T07:33:19.950-10:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>it's 1:22am on sunday night and i'm not going to bed for at least another 20 minutes....=Pwoah. spring break was crazy wicked fun.....i can snowboard now....^^. i'll have to go over it more later....i'm super tired from flying all day and very very very sore from snowboarding....although i do have one important thing to say....JA WILL RISE AGIAN!! ^^ ~laters</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/91702015'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3175053/posts/default/91702015'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venusivy.blogspot.com/2003/03/its-122am-on-sunday-night-and-im-not.html' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17802896281283688641</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
