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This is definitely not a sign of paranoia. Who really wants the people they know in real life reading their lj? Thus...
If someone could tell me who made this banner so I can credit them, that would be great.
ABOUT ME
One of the first things I like people to know about me is that I’m very international. The pride for my heritage knows no bounds. I’m a United States-born Hispanic European mutt (7 nations) raised Hispanic-American style which is a culture in itself differing from pure Hispanic culture and pure U.S. culture. I had Argentine residency at one point but now I have dual citizenship with the U.S. and Germany which I could switch to either Italian, Colombian, or Argentinean by right. In addition to my own diversity, I was exposed to Portuguese and Brazilian culture most of my life as a result of urban society. This is all without even mentioning the fact that I'm an Anglophile and that I've been Asianised lately. Due to this, you can always expect me to be familiar with assortment of facts about multiple places.
Another thing you should know is that with all this variety imposed upon me I’m a moralist who has been on a religious journey for a few years now. I will firmly remain a Catholic until the day I die even though I acknowledge that the Church is tainted with corruption and carries faulty doctrine. Of course, that’s why I do borrow ideas and concepts from other faiths to structure my beliefs. Religion also drives me to be the best person I can be.
I explore what the world has to offer and I’m quite tolerant I should say except that I have tendencies at being an ageist with my own generation. I can relate to older people more since such a notable amount of teenagers are solipsists.
I hold a vast range of addictions the main ones being Harry Potter, sociology, theology, and linguistics (born bilingual with Spanish as my primary tongue and currently avidly studying Japanese to fulfill my ambitions of being multilingual).
This paragraph was extracted from a Sailor Moon fansite describing Aquarians. The description according to this site could not fit any better than it currently does: Aquarians are very interesting people who are always very strong-willed. They are opinionated and strong in their convictions - they will fight vehemently for what they believe in, but will have little trouble changing their opinion if shown facts on the contrary. They are known to be frank and outspoken - prone to an "on my mind, on my mouth" personality. They are quick in mind, and equally quick to respsond. Aquarians are extremely independent. They cherish their independence, and appreciate opportunities to be alone. They enjoy their own company and are rejuvenated by quiet time. Although they are very likable, they are also quite difficult to get close to. They are personable, serious, genial, warm, kind, and outgoing - the sort of people who make friends willingly and eagerly. On the other hand, they do not actively seek out relationships, and resent any infringement on their time or resources. They are a strange mixture of concern and detachement - they are engaging yet unreachable. They will go out of their way to help when needed, but never get emotionally involved. They love mankind and will do anything for the masses - but they have little emotional appreciation for the individual. Aquarians are intelligent people with excellent imaginations. They are very intuitive and innovative, and always have an eye and ear on new things. They change their minds quickly and are always coming up with new and unusual ideas. They often come up with new ideas to provide a solution for problems, without fully thinking through the details of the solution. Aquarians are drawn to and inspired by great causes. They can become so dedicated to a cause that they drive themselves to complete exhaustion, even physical injury. Their convictions are very strong, and they seek truth above all things. They are prone to extreme eccentricity, and are sometimes unwilling to participate in any standard of protocal - they are rarely content being followers. When angered, they can alternate between deafening silence and sudden outbursts of temper. They are very capable of sustained anger and hard feelings, and will tune out the offender, retreating into their own private worlds. They can sometimes show immense, passionate hatred towards foes, and which will not be relieved until the Aquarian himself is ready. They are, however, generally without prejudice, and quite tolerant of the point of view of others. They will see a valid argument even if they disgree with it.
The following are quotes that either I would say or mean something to me:
If we are imperfect ourselves religions conceived by us must also be imperfect. We have not realised religion in its perfection, even as we have not realised God. Religion of our conception, being thus imperfect, is alwayd subject to a process of evolution and reinterpretation. - MK Gandhi
To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour. -William Blake
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it - Aristotle
Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Procrastinate now, don't put it off.
I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back.
Half the people you know are below average.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm
The Earth Is Full - Go Home.
Save the environment...plant a Bush back in Texas.
Normal people worry me
None of us are virgins, life has screwed us all
I'm going to live life or die trying
Love is like heaven but hurts like hell.
There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.
Parents can tell but never teach, unless they practice what they preach.
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of travelling.
You may only be one person to the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
Many complain of their looks, but none of their brains
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
A huge fear is that I will become too comfortable with the idea of being lonely for the rest of my life.
Shared joy is double joy, and shared sorrow is half-sorrow.
-Swedish Proverb
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
The true measure of toughness is how much agony a person is willing to endure when no crowd is cheering, and when no one is watching. -Lance Armstrong
A friends love says "If you ever need anything, I'll be there." True love says "You'll never need anything, I'll be there." -Jimi Hollemans
Women was taken out of man; not out of his head to top him, nor out of his feet to be trampled underfoot; but out of his side to be equal to him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved.
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.
All love that has not friendship for its base is like a mansion built upon sand. -Ella Wheeler Wilcox
I built a wall; not to block anyone out, but to see who loves me enough to climb over it.
Romance is dead. It was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hallmark and Disney, homogenized, and sold off piece by piece.
-Lisa Simpson
He gave her 10 roses and said 'If you hold these up to a mirror, you will see eleven of the most beautiful things in the entire world'.
A great fear in life is not having a big enough impact on someone else's life to always be remembered.
Friends are God's way of apologizing for family.
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there's footprints on the moon.
Seven days without you makes one weak.
I'd rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than to be crowded on a velvet cushion.
~Henry David Thoreau
True frienship exists when silence between 2 people is comfortable.
~David Tyron Gentry
Never sell for money what you can't buy back with money.
If a statistician had her hair on fire and her feet in a block of ice, she would say that 'on the average' she felt good.
When I hear somebody say, "Life is hard", I'm always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?"
If you don't stand for something, you will fall for everything.
He handed her 12 roses: 11 real and 1 fake, and said "I'll love you until the last one dies."
It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.
There's fewer more distressing sights than that of an Englishman in a baseball cap.
"The limits of my language mean the limit of my world" ~ Wittgenstein
Foreign places yield more to one who is himself worth meeting. -Beowulf
Working for God on earth does not pay much,
but His Retirement plan is out of this world.
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Comment if you want to be added of course.
If someone could tell me who made this banner so I can credit them, that would be great.
ABOUT ME
One of the first things I like people to know about me is that I’m very international. The pride for my heritage knows no bounds. I’m a United States-born Hispanic European mutt (7 nations) raised Hispanic-American style which is a culture in itself differing from pure Hispanic culture and pure U.S. culture. I had Argentine residency at one point but now I have dual citizenship with the U.S. and Germany which I could switch to either Italian, Colombian, or Argentinean by right. In addition to my own diversity, I was exposed to Portuguese and Brazilian culture most of my life as a result of urban society. This is all without even mentioning the fact that I'm an Anglophile and that I've been Asianised lately. Due to this, you can always expect me to be familiar with assortment of facts about multiple places.
Another thing you should know is that with all this variety imposed upon me I’m a moralist who has been on a religious journey for a few years now. I will firmly remain a Catholic until the day I die even though I acknowledge that the Church is tainted with corruption and carries faulty doctrine. Of course, that’s why I do borrow ideas and concepts from other faiths to structure my beliefs. Religion also drives me to be the best person I can be.
I explore what the world has to offer and I’m quite tolerant I should say except that I have tendencies at being an ageist with my own generation. I can relate to older people more since such a notable amount of teenagers are solipsists.
I hold a vast range of addictions the main ones being Harry Potter, sociology, theology, and linguistics (born bilingual with Spanish as my primary tongue and currently avidly studying Japanese to fulfill my ambitions of being multilingual).
This paragraph was extracted from a Sailor Moon fansite describing Aquarians. The description according to this site could not fit any better than it currently does: Aquarians are very interesting people who are always very strong-willed. They are opinionated and strong in their convictions - they will fight vehemently for what they believe in, but will have little trouble changing their opinion if shown facts on the contrary. They are known to be frank and outspoken - prone to an "on my mind, on my mouth" personality. They are quick in mind, and equally quick to respsond. Aquarians are extremely independent. They cherish their independence, and appreciate opportunities to be alone. They enjoy their own company and are rejuvenated by quiet time. Although they are very likable, they are also quite difficult to get close to. They are personable, serious, genial, warm, kind, and outgoing - the sort of people who make friends willingly and eagerly. On the other hand, they do not actively seek out relationships, and resent any infringement on their time or resources. They are a strange mixture of concern and detachement - they are engaging yet unreachable. They will go out of their way to help when needed, but never get emotionally involved. They love mankind and will do anything for the masses - but they have little emotional appreciation for the individual. Aquarians are intelligent people with excellent imaginations. They are very intuitive and innovative, and always have an eye and ear on new things. They change their minds quickly and are always coming up with new and unusual ideas. They often come up with new ideas to provide a solution for problems, without fully thinking through the details of the solution. Aquarians are drawn to and inspired by great causes. They can become so dedicated to a cause that they drive themselves to complete exhaustion, even physical injury. Their convictions are very strong, and they seek truth above all things. They are prone to extreme eccentricity, and are sometimes unwilling to participate in any standard of protocal - they are rarely content being followers. When angered, they can alternate between deafening silence and sudden outbursts of temper. They are very capable of sustained anger and hard feelings, and will tune out the offender, retreating into their own private worlds. They can sometimes show immense, passionate hatred towards foes, and which will not be relieved until the Aquarian himself is ready. They are, however, generally without prejudice, and quite tolerant of the point of view of others. They will see a valid argument even if they disgree with it.
The following are quotes that either I would say or mean something to me:
If we are imperfect ourselves religions conceived by us must also be imperfect. We have not realised religion in its perfection, even as we have not realised God. Religion of our conception, being thus imperfect, is alwayd subject to a process of evolution and reinterpretation. - MK Gandhi
To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour. -William Blake
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it - Aristotle
Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Procrastinate now, don't put it off.
I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back.
Half the people you know are below average.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm
The Earth Is Full - Go Home.
Save the environment...plant a Bush back in Texas.
Normal people worry me
None of us are virgins, life has screwed us all
I'm going to live life or die trying
Love is like heaven but hurts like hell.
There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.
Parents can tell but never teach, unless they practice what they preach.
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of travelling.
You may only be one person to the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
Many complain of their looks, but none of their brains
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
A huge fear is that I will become too comfortable with the idea of being lonely for the rest of my life.
Shared joy is double joy, and shared sorrow is half-sorrow.
-Swedish Proverb
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
The true measure of toughness is how much agony a person is willing to endure when no crowd is cheering, and when no one is watching. -Lance Armstrong
A friends love says "If you ever need anything, I'll be there." True love says "You'll never need anything, I'll be there." -Jimi Hollemans
Women was taken out of man; not out of his head to top him, nor out of his feet to be trampled underfoot; but out of his side to be equal to him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved.
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.
All love that has not friendship for its base is like a mansion built upon sand. -Ella Wheeler Wilcox
I built a wall; not to block anyone out, but to see who loves me enough to climb over it.
Romance is dead. It was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hallmark and Disney, homogenized, and sold off piece by piece.
-Lisa Simpson
He gave her 10 roses and said 'If you hold these up to a mirror, you will see eleven of the most beautiful things in the entire world'.
A great fear in life is not having a big enough impact on someone else's life to always be remembered.
Friends are God's way of apologizing for family.
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there's footprints on the moon.
Seven days without you makes one weak.
I'd rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than to be crowded on a velvet cushion.
~Henry David Thoreau
True frienship exists when silence between 2 people is comfortable.
~David Tyron Gentry
Never sell for money what you can't buy back with money.
If a statistician had her hair on fire and her feet in a block of ice, she would say that 'on the average' she felt good.
When I hear somebody say, "Life is hard", I'm always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?"
If you don't stand for something, you will fall for everything.
He handed her 12 roses: 11 real and 1 fake, and said "I'll love you until the last one dies."
It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.
There's fewer more distressing sights than that of an Englishman in a baseball cap.
"The limits of my language mean the limit of my world" ~ Wittgenstein
Foreign places yield more to one who is himself worth meeting. -Beowulf
Working for God on earth does not pay much,
but His Retirement plan is out of this world.
ICON SECTION
by washed_away_art
by xxestellaxx
by prncssleia
Comment if you want to be added of course.