As the banner above says, this is indeed a Friends-Only Journal.

Those whom I already have friended? You're still here. And you can still view aaaaall of my posts. They're F-locked anyway.

Others, however? If I deem you fit enough, then I might let you be in my F-List.

Rule of Thumb: If you have similar interests that I do, it's a certain plus.

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[Banner Originally by Pokefreak - I just added the text]

This thing says it's been 48 or so weeks since I last actually posted something.

Um... Sorry about that?

Okay, so a little someone told me "Get your ass into gear and POST something!"

So, here I am.

Posting.

You know, to let you know that I'm still alive. Work's basically eating me alive, and despite having my soul die a little every day because of my job, I'm still glad I HAVE a job, what with what's going on in the world right now.

Anyone still remember me, or am I basically just long gone and dead for all youse? Still remember you all, still read your entries from time to time when I actually GET some time.

I guess that's it for the time being?

~Tatsu~

Okay, so I haven't actually titled it yet.

But I'm giving it this tentative title:

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[Political Statement - From someone who thinks it's all wrong, somehow]


In all of existance since all can remember
there's always been love, hate, peace, and war.
All I can do is do nothing but wonder
where will our lives take us, how much, and how far?

When I was younger I didn't think much of the world,
yet now world events consume me, shape me, mold... me.
How I think, how I react, how my emotions are made,
and yet still, there's that side of me that wants
nothing, but to think that everything is okay.

Even if they're not, several thousand miles away.

We think about living in peace, and go about as normal
when people are dying in a foreign place by foreign things
with mortar shells, Car bombs, and explosions a-plenty.

How is it that the nation that we so love and adore
will turn on its people and claim things to be secure
when we're not, really, not like anyone really knows
even though many are dying, their families crying away.

All for "democracy" when it feels more like damn tyranny.