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shrink-wrapped books? wtf? Was the book really that explicit? I mean I liked the movie and I probably won't read the book. For some reason I hate watching a movie and then reading the book, or vise versa. I think its because I am an impatient person; I even hate watching a movie multiple times. Weird huh? I don't think I have heard of books being censored from minors here unless it had nudity on the cover like your playboys and penthouse. Don't worry, I didn't expect you to represent Australians, lol. I know how awkward it is to feel like you are expected to represent a whole group. It seems like here in the good 'ol Southern US every black person is spokesperson for 14% of the pop. we make up. If one more person asks me about black people's view on Obama, I'm gonna fuckin' flip, lol.

from rasev :

Does the fact that I had to goggle Bret Easton Ellis make me uncultured? or that fact that I only recognized titles on his Wiki book list because they were made into movies? well it is what it is. Anyway, its good that use of the word hasn't become a trend there as well. oh, and if it accounts for anything I've never actually met an Australian personally.

from rasev :

Do you normally refer to all "black" people as niggers? I'm asking because I recently was reading a past entry of yours and I noticed how freely you used the word. Where did you learn that word? Was it something you learned from American cinema and music? Is it common in Australian culture to use the word? Do you use it to refer to any melanin rich individual? becasue it seems hard for me to believe that the Outback contains lots of African descendants. Please don't take this as an attack I am just really interested in other cultures and how they perceive Americans (especially Afro-Americans). Thanks rasev PostScript- You really are an amazing writer

from sunstargirl :

Hey Bruce Wayne, have you seen The Dark Knight yet? Don't tell me anything if you have because I haven't seen it yet and I really want to!! I just want to know if you thought it lived up to all the hype. Miss our emails too. :D

from sunstargirl :

okay, recommendation time. Have you seen Kiss Kiss Bang Bang? I think you would love it. It's effing hilarious too.

from sunstargirl :

haha :)

from sunstargirl :

I saw "Mad Max" and my response is wtf?!?!

from sunstargirl :

you do? I did? How long ago was that? huh. I think you probably have a defunct address at this point. If I was in college then that address no longer works. I tend to change my email every other year or so. jeez, do I have yours? I don't see you in my contacts list. I can't find musk sticks online. sadness! I've found plenty of sites selling musk scented incense sticks, but obviously that is not what I'm looking for. Looks like they're REALLY only something one can get in Australia. Their company seriously needs to go global, I mean, wtf... who does that anymore? lol. ;)

from sunstargirl :

thanks for the understanding. Ugh, this has been the shittiest 24 hours and I apologize for the bad mood. I would elaborate but I'm weary of spying eyes. At any rate, I'm bouncing back now. :) I won't go into the Ishmael stuff again because I don't want you to feel like I'm giving you a lecture or pressing a topic that doesn't really interest you. I hate being "preached at" so I try not to do it to other people. I wish I had better luck in my recommendations to you though! I keep recommending things that I like and think you'll like too based on your writings, but I obviously do not have you pegged well at all. I thought for sure you would like Ishmael because of something you wrote in your blog once, but I don't remember what it was. I absolutely agree with you that it is going to get worse before it gets better. This society is going to collapse along with the decline of oil. I think many people are going to die and there are going to be a lot of wars. That's why I'm trying to prepare for it by learning how to survive off the grid - like hunting, recognizing edible plants, knowing how to make a shelter, making a fire without matches, etc. That's what my Ishmael Group is about. The people most dependent on the system to provide them with all their basic needs are going to be the first casualties of collapse. But then afterward, the people who live get to decide in which directions to "rebuild" and suddenly all these things will become vitally relevant. I wonder if I can order some musk sticks online to try them? lol, I don't think candy has a sexual preference but that's funny. Now that I know a candy exists on the planet that I have not yet tried, I really want some!! For some reason, your using the word "fuck" was really shocking to me. I guess I don't see you swear very much, or maybe it was because the sentence sounded so emotionally charged... in any case, yes, stay away from Jensen. Now I'm off to see if I can order a musk stick...

from sunstargirl :

hey nick, I'm having a really bad day and I don't really have the energy to write an adequate response to your note. I'm sorry. I just wanted to let you know I received it though. Thank you. I'm just too defeated right now to concentrate. I'll try to give you a better response in a couple days.

from sunstargirl :

wow, I'm really sorry you didn't like it. You're the first person I've recommended it to who hasn't liked it. I must say that I am surprised by some of your interpretations, but I guess I've heard similar arguments before on some of the forums. I do have to say that Quinn doesn't hate humanity. He wouldn't have written so much, nor given so many speeches and started so many workshops, if he hated humanity. Perhaps he hates this culture, but culture is not the same thing as humanity. I think he loves humanity and wants to save this culture from self-destruction as well as annihilating or assimilating the rest of humanity. He's writing because he cares, not because he hates. I think in his writings, Quinn tries to be very careful about making those distinctions clear. I know he makes those distinctions very clear when you talk to him in person, though I've only met him once. That said, he does have a tendency to draw in some of the weirdos of society who just hate everyone and think the solution is to blow up the stock exchange or credit card companies (insert Fight Club analogy here). I have little patience for these people, and Quinn always gives these guys a harsh reality check. As for his ending, he has realized that the end of Ishmael gets interpreted that way a lot, though he wanted people to get the message not just to pass on his book, but to start experimenting with different ways of living. That's why he beats the reader over the head with the phrase "There is no one right way to live." His ultimate vision is for people to break away from this one way of living and start being creative again. The point is that variety, not singularity is the best way to ensure survival in nature and this same rule applies to cultural diversity as well. This is the opposite way that we're currently heading - which is globalization (another term would be cultural imperialism). If we only have one culture, one economy, one language, one method of feeding ourselves, etc etc, what fail safes do we have for when it collapses? I know the fact that this culture isn't sustainable and WILL collapse sounds very negative and even bleak or hateful, but it's a truth that needs to be heard. There's really no happy or positive way to say it. I think Quinn wrote Beyond Civilization because people were dissatisfied with the ending of Ishmael. He tries to give more solid ideas of what to DO in Beyond Civilization, but he is weary of giving such clear cut answers to that question because the point is that we need to be creative and experiment with all kinds of different ways of living, not just switch over to one other way. As far as the movie goes, Instinct is terrible. It doesn't portray any of Quinn's message very clearly at all. I hate that movie, ugh. Everyone involved in the revolution hates the movie. But rent it and see for yourself, maybe you will like it as just a movie, who knows? I haven't read Providence yet, but I've heard he talks a lot about his education in it. Bear gave me a copy of it last Christmas but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet. Of Quinn's other works: My Ishmael is written in the same format as Ishmael and covers a lot of the same ground but he also talks about educational systems and the workforce. He spends a lot of time talking about groups of people who have already dropped out like homeless people, carnies, thespians, etc. The Story of B is kind of funny because his main character is the anti-christ, written with the fictional part at the front and all the "intellectual" essays at the back of the book. And yes, his stories are not great fiction. He's not a fiction writer, really. They are just a way to break up the the information to make it more readable to a larger audience. Most people won't willingly read dense, nonfiction, but they will read a story. He tries to combine the two so that our anti-intellectual/attention-deficit culture will actually sit down and listen. I applaud the creative execution of the information, though he gets a lot of criticism for not being a great fiction writer. I think these critics totally miss the point entirely. Whatever. I really don't recommend reading any of Derrick Jensen's books. If you didn't like Ishmael then you will absolutely HATE Jensen. He's even more angry and pessimistic than Quinn and offers no solutions. He's a real nutter. Most of the seriously anti-social people-haters I've met on the Quinn sites come from the Derrick Jensen sites. They all just seem like borderline psychotics to me... the type of kids who would plan a school shooting. I don't think those guys hang around to learn about permacultural farming or wind energy as much as they do just to mess up the threads with bullshit about killing off all of humanity, etc. I try to remember that these guys are suffering the most from the lack of connection and support of this culture, but the negativity and immaturity gets annoying after awhile and others usually drive them off the forums within a few weeks. Any group is going to have their weird "hangers-on" I guess, this group seems to attract the socially stunted. Anyway, I don't know what a musk stick is. It sounds smelly. What is it? Friday the 13th, cool. I seem to remember you telling me that before. I really hesitate to recommend anything else to you now since Ishmael went over like a lead balloon, but if you want a more hopeful book about these same issues, a book that shows what people are DOING to change society, then I would recommend "Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World" by Alan Weisman. It's not fictional. It's about a self-sustainable village in Columbia designed by engineers and environmentalists. The writer is a journalist. This village is AMAZING and really inspiring. It gives me a lot of hope, knowing what is possible. Based on your criticisms of Ishmael, I think Gaviotas would be a more appealing book for you, if this kind of stuff interests you at all, that is. I'm really sorry for recommending a book that you didn't like, but thanks for giving it a try. I guess it's not for everyone.

from sunstargirl :

Well, eating cloned animals doesn't really solve the problem that we have a burgeoning population that is systematically turning all the diverse flora and fauna on the planet into a monoculture of only things that we eat. Allowing only that which we can eat to live and wiping out everything else to make room to raise or grow more of what we eat isn't a stable ecosystem and not sustainable. I am so glad to hear that you are reading Ishmael! I'm glad you appreciated the humor behind my Nicole Simpson costume as well. I got mixed reactions about it at the time. I think it's a tragedy that you don't have Halloween. Poor, deprived Australian children! That's seriously one of the saddest things I've ever heard. How do your dentists make a living?!?!

from sunstargirl :

Well Thanksgiving I understand, though Canada has one about a month before ours, which is bizarre, but no Halloween?!?! You guys are missing out! It's the best holiday! I use to get so much loot when I was little that I'd throw up every year. Everybody would bring candy to school for lunch for a whole week afterward and we'd swap for favorites. Now the best part is thinking up a funny costume - like one year during the whole OJ Simpson trials I dressed up as Nicole Simpson with my neck slit and bloody and carried around an empty jug of orange juice. Last year my friend Debbie dressed up as Britney Spears from the VMAs and put a pillow under her skin suit so she looked fat and bloated like Britney did. It was effin hilarious. A lot of girls just try to dress as slutty as they can because it's sort of like free pass night to dress like a whore, but I always try to come up with a funny/original costume. I'm sorry you're so busy. You sound pissed off about it. I hope life slows down again soon for you so I can read more about what's been going on with you down under.

from sunstargirl :

Yeah, I know it's a holiday just to boost the economy again after the Christmas season, but I wasn't sure if it was just an American thing or not. I guess all capitalized systems have to have these shopping spree triggers though, so it's most efficient for us all to have the same ones - saves time on marketing. I put American Splendor in my queue. So what have you been so busy with lately? What new thing has taken up the blog writing spot in your schedule?

from sunstargirl :

I felt worse for the old uncle/producer than Mike. The uncle seemed very broken by life. Keep the recommendations coming. I just put them on my online queue and they get mailed to me each week as the list rotates forward. How are you doing down under? You've been very quiet. Happy Valentine's Day! (Does Australia celebrate V-Day?)

from sunstargirl :

Hoop Dreams - interesting that the kid who stayed at the private school ended up getting a better education and getting into a pretty good college, but seemed like he was less happy with his life than the other kid. He got pushed harder and ended up deciding that he didn't really like playing basketball anymore, whereas the other kid wasn't pushed as hard and kept the dream. American Movie - The burnt out hippie rocker friend totally made that film. Every time he laughed his weird laugh it left me in stitches. That guy was a riot.

from lynchian :

This lack of formatting is driving me crazy. Plus, I realized I'm not sure how you could respond given that my diary is defunct. If you're still around, shoot me an e-mail at evan.a.white AT gmail DOT com. Isn't that how people do it nowadays to avoid getting their inbox raped with spam?

from lynchian :

Hey, what gives? I had to resurrect my old Diaryland account so I could complain about your lack of updates. It's been a year now! Your writing was growing more fantastic by the entry. How are you? I crave more information. Still keeping in contact with Sarah? Still creating awkward masturbation moments? Still getting drunk with your lame-ass friends? I mean, come on, we all knew you were too good for them. I'm in quite a different place than I was when I stopped updating the ol' devotee blog and I was wondering how life is treating you, post-movieboy. I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

from sunstargirl :

Well I should clarify that it wasn't just this film that has prompted these discussions. Immigrating is something that I've been thinking about for several years now, and the more I read, the more films like Sicko that I see, and the more totalitarian my government becomes in its policies, the more I want to get the hell out. Sicko is more like just the tipping point of overall dissatisfaction with this country that has been accumulating in me over the years that may actually, finally, prompt me into action about it. And of course I'd want to spend time in places first to see whether or not the country would be a good fit. I've been to most of Western and Northern Europe and Canada many times, so I already have an idea of them, but Bear has never been outside the US before so I'd definitely want to go for his sake if nothing else. I have a lot of family still living in the Netherlands, so that is one option, and I know a lot of people in England (old friends of my family, etc.) My best friend has already done what I'm thinking about doing. She's known since middle school that she didn't want to live in the US. It's been her plan for years now, and indeed as soon as she graduated from university she was out of here. Hasn't been back since. She's fortunate in that she's bilingual in French. She taught in France after college, now she's getting a law degree in England right now, but I think she's going to end up settling down in France in the end. About Bear and me, like any other couple, we definitely have our fair share of arguments. I just don't write about them in my blog. There are a lot of things that I don't write about on here, just as a general policy because it is a public space and I can't control who will read it. Relationships are a lot of hard work and you have to continue putting the time and effort into them that they need in order to not fall apart. The good thing about Bear and me is that we both want to keep putting the time and effort into ours to make sure it succeeds. We don't go to bed angry with each other, we sit down and hash it all out right then and there until it's resolved. Because of this, our fights only ever last for a couple hours at most, NEVER for days, weeks, months, or years, the way some people's do. I'm sure you've often heard that the key to a healthy relationship is good communication, and it really is true. Bear and I have good communication, and it's something we both value and continue to nourish, especially when a problem comes up. This is what makes me think that our relationship could last for a very long time. Arguments are normal, even getting sick of each other is normal, but what you have to do when these things happen is deal with them accordingly - not ignore them until resentment piles up to the point of a break up or not allow each other to have separate activities/alone time to the point where the person feels that the only way to get their alone time is to cut that person out altogether. But yeah, anyway, we have our fair share of some pretty spectacular fights, but for the most part we're really compatible and we take the time to communicate our needs to each other, so we've been able to work through these fights so far. I have a secret diary (it's locked so no one can access it except me) that I have upon occasion written about our fights, but like I said before, I don't like to write about that stuff in my blog, just as a general rule because I don't know who will read it, I don't want other people giving their advice/opinions and thereby getting involved in Bear's and my private matters, and also because Bear reads my diary and I don't think it would be nice to write about him in a negative way, even momentarily, like that. It wouldn't solve any argument between us to write about him like that in front of other people. I think it would be very passive-aggressive, juvenile, and involve a lot of people who don't belong there into the argument. It's not an effective way to communicate and solve a problem with someone in a nonviolent manner. I'm rambling and this is getting way too long, my apologies.

from sunstargirl :

What do you mean "programmed" to pass on? I'll put them on my movie queue. I've been trying to think of how to put all my feelings about Sicko into an entry, but haven't had the time yet. We watched it along with another documentary about Evangelists in the US called Jesus Camp. The combination of the two was really taxing on my nerves. It's lead us to some very serious discussions over the past few days, most notably, do we really want to continue living in the US? More and more I think I need to get out of here because I'm so chronically frustrated and dissatisfied with this country and this culture in general. There has to be a better way to live than this. The first thing I said after watching Sicko was, "Why are we living here? It makes no sense to continue living here." To which Bear replied, "I'm ready to leave, to go anywhere you want, if you are. Let's go." Now the hard part is figuring out when and where we want to go. We don't know much about other countries or how to immigrate, English is the only language either of us speak very well, and (this may sound trite, but it's a LOT of wasted money to consider) I just bought a whole apartment worth of furniture over the past 2 years that I'm going to have to abandon. Plus there's the distance from friends and family - everyone I love and have shared my life with thus far. It's been an emotional, stressful couple of days, on top of which there's this whole school factor with Bear right now that we got in a huge fight about and almost broke up over but that is another very long story. I really need to put it all down in a new blog entry, but right now I think it's 90% likely that we're going to try to immigrate somewhere in the next few years. We need to really research where we want to move to first though, and what exactly the whole process would be because I know it takes years and isn't easy. We're probably limited to English speaking countries, though I'm sure we could get better at Spanish. Right now Canada seems the easiest option since it's so close (only 2-3 hours to the border), but it might not be the best option. It's a huge decision that I don't want to make impulsively.

from sunstargirl :

I rented Sicko. Haven't watched it yet. Get back to ya when I do.

from sunstargirl :

does this mean you'll update? huh? huh? nudge nudge.

from sunstargirl :

LOL!! ...yeah, bananas... hmm... and wow, I am at a loss for words. I think my face is probably beet red right now, lol. You know, it was quite a difficult sketch, because I realized as I was drawing it that I have no idea what you look like, what your hair color is, or even if you're a white person. So, I made you look kind of like my brother before he grew his hair out... who is also named Nick. Gave you a black t-shirt though, as I randomly recall you mentioning that you wear a lot of black t-shirts once. I'll draw you a better picture next time... this one was kinda crappy because I was just warming up.

from sunstargirl :

You gave me a great idea! I drew a monkey for you. Check out the entry called "Operation Blogger Blackmail" to see your monkey. I'll draw you a scary looking tiger or wolf next if you update.

from sunstargirl :

Oh I don't doubt that the wiki page totally bashes the film because it is very controversial. I don't know if I even buy it myself. One big issue I had with it was that they argue that a video of Osama Bin Laden couldn't possibly really be him because he's left-handed and the guy in the video is using his right hand to do things, like eat. Obviously the film makers don't understand that in Arab countries you don't use your left hand for anything but wiping your ass. The right hand is used for everything, even if a person is naturally left handed. It's a matter of hygiene over there, wrapped up in thousands of years of religious doctrine as well. So, yeah, there are some things wrong with the film, but the one thing it did make me wonder about is why the towers collapsed the way they did. They shouldn't have collapsed like that. And the government took all the debris from the site and recycled it before anyone could study it. It's fishy. Plus, a lot of people who were there on 9/11 state that they heard multiple explosions. Those are things that even the critics can't explain, and avoid explaining. I vaguely remember that scandal about the clip of people cheering on the news. Yeah, wow, funny what we let slide. It seemed like everyone went crazy right afterward. I remember all the "United We Stand" propaganda that went up like, overnight. And newscasters telling people who were against the Patriotic Act or Homeland Security that they were Un-American or Un-Patriotic. If you weren't for the war then you were as good as a terrorist yourself. It was totally bizarre, the way people acted. The fever scared me. I didn't know what to do or what to make of it. Hey, what's your favorite animal?

from sunstargirl :

I didn't know they've made 'Choke' into a movie! I'm so going to see that! Dude, that is going to be the most fucked up movie! 'Choke' and 'Survivor' are my favorites as well. I tried reading some of 'Lullaby' (I think it was) in the bookstore but I couldn't get through all the profanity. It was too distracting. I haven't read 'Fight Club' because I saw the movie. Watching the movies first ruins books for me. I have to do it the other way around to enjoy both. I mistakenly saw 'Lord of the Rings' before reading Tolkien and now I can't get past the first book... they drag on forever... ugh. It's awful because Bear is like completely obsessed with Tolkien and I can't stand to read his favorite story. Love the movies though! haha. See if you can copy and paste: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7866929448192753501 To watch 'Loose Change' because I don't think it's something you can rent at a video store, but make sure you can spend an hour and a half at the computer watching it. If that link doesn't work just Google "Loose Change" and click "2nd Edition." It's basically a conspiracy theory video about 9/11, but the questions they raise are really valid, I think. They interview all these scientists who've analyzed metals found at ground zero that don't make sense to have been there (they think the buildings were rigged with bombs in addition to the planes). And they also have tracked down some of the supposed hijackers that the US govt put on our official list who are still alive and well, living in like Canada, and they're like, "Umm, yeah, thanks for putting me on your list from 9/11 or whatever but I've been living in Canada all this time and had nothing to do with it." It's interesting because most of the rest of the world (especially Iran) thinks that our own govt attacked ourselves, but we (as in US citizens) never hear about any of this stuff. We're fed so much Fox news bullshit. Anyway, I have no idea what the truth is. I'm pretty skeptical of a lot of stuff from this little documentary, but I also think that at least they're asking the questions no one else dares to ask. I don't know if we'll ever find out the real truth about what's been going on for the past 7 years, but I certainly don't trust anything the Bush Administration says. I found a friend who has a copy of Vonnegut's 'Cat's Cradle' which I was going to ask to borrow. Apparently Vonnegut graded his own works and he only gave 'Cat's Cradle' and 'Slaughterhouse 5' an A+. You can see all his "grades" on his wikipedia page. I will post more of my artwork if you update your diary. Deal?

from sunstargirl :

Sorry it's taken me a few days to respond - I haven't been able to sit down in front of the computer lately. 'Apt Pupil' was very disturbing. Like a lot of King's stories, they've turned it into a movie as well (story was better). My friend Kara is neighbors with Steven King. Her sister and his son dated for awhile when they were in high school. She says Steven King is this really dorky looking friendly guy, not dark or scary at all in person, and you wouldn't even think he could come up with the stuff he does to talk to him in person. I haven't read much of Palahniuk, but I've enjoyed what I've come across so far just because his stories are so bizarre. He's definitely someone I have to take breaks from though. It's intense writing. I'll look around for 'Palm Sunday.' Let me know when you're starting on it. Thanks for the complement on my drawing and photos. **beams** I didn't take the shot of Seattle with the lightning though. I wish I had a panoramic lens! That one I ripped off the net. 'Ishmael' doesn't really talk about technology as much as agriculture and society structure. I dunno, I'll talk to you more about it after you read it. Michael Moore is an interesting guy. 'Bowling for Columbine' is pretty much awesome. I was bawling in the theater when I saw 'Fahrenheit 9/11' but I like 'Loose Change' better as a documentary about 9/11 (you can watch it for free on the net if you have high speed, it's about an hour and a half long). I still need to see 'Sicko.'

from sunstargirl :

I had to look up who 'I Am Legend' was by, and was surprised to discover that Richard Matheson also wrote 'Somewhere In Time' and 'What Dreams May Come'... what an eclectic writer. Vampires and romance stories... yeah that's way more disturbing than just vampires by themselves. And I thought Stephen King was fucked up. You know, Vonnegut is one of those authors that it seems like everyone and their mother has read, but I've yet to read anything by him. I'm bad. You'll have to recommend your favorite book by him and I'll read it, or if you're just starting, tell me which one you're reading and we can read it at the same time. I'm glad you got a copy of 'Ishmael' and I hope you get around to it soon. It's my favorite book. As far as 'An Inconvenient Truth' goes, I still don't know how I feel about it. I'm glad that it's raising people's awareness that our lifestyle has negative consequences on our ecosystem, but I disagree with the solutions Gore provides at the end. Buying a hybrid and using florescent light bulbs is not the answer. More consumerism doesn't solve the problem that we are consuming too many resources too quickly. What needs to happen is for us to walk away from Civilization altogether. That's what 'Ishmael' is about. Derrick Jensen is a writer who believes that we're headed toward a huge collapse soon, when we run out of oil in the next few years. He thinks it will be very violent and most of our population will wipe itself out. He wants to help start the collapse. His philosophy reminds me a lot of 'Fight Club' but his writing is very dense, like reading a textbook. I think Daniel Quinn presents similar ideas and information, but in a much more digestible form.

from sunstargirl :

I once stopped writing on here for 3 years. I completely forgot I even had this thing. It's embarrassing to admit, but the reason I rediscovered it was because a boy I had a crush on told me he blogged at a party so I reactivated mine just as an excuse to talk to him more. Now it's like an addiction. Some people from DL have moved to other sites, like myspace or blogspot, so I was just wondering if you had moved or simply stopped updating. It's sad to see people vanish.

from sunstargirl :

Yeah, I really liked that movie too. My favorite part was when he sets himself on fire and the girl his mom is trying to hook him up with starts screaming, and then he walks into the room all nonchalantly. Though when he turns his new Porsche into a hearse is really funny as well. How come you don't update anymore?

from sunstargirl :

Have you ever seen this movie called "Harold and Maude"?

from sunstargirl :

Hey stranger, welcome to the Democratic party. Your results indicate that you are definitely a strong liberal, now we can be friends. I was glad to get a note from you. I had thought you'd abandoned DL altogether. I have this whole list of favorite diaries, but none of you guys write anymore! Also, you don't have to do the "tagged" game if you don't want to, lol.

from sunstargirl :

Tagged! This is what you are supposed to do. Cut and paste if you decide to participate in the tagging game. Each player of this game starts off by giving 6 weird things about themselves. People who get tagged need to write in a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state the rules clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. After you do that, leave them each a comment letting them know you tagged them and to read your blog.

from sunstargirl :

Dude, one is never too old for a decent present! (By the way, your guestbook doesn't work. You need to switch to another site. The guestbooks through that place have been down for months. I switched to eFreeGuestbooks.com but it is only one of many).