My name is Sarah.
I adore individuality.
I enjoy photography. I post pictures on almost every journal entry.
I was born in an extremely small town.
I am one of the most creative people you will ever meet.
I have an obsession with waterfalls.
I quit modeling because of how empty it made me feel.
I've had a poem published.
Writing is a passion of mine.
I have Generalized Anxiety disorder.
I hate being drunk because I like being in control of myself.
I am bisexual.
I think an honest politician is an oxymoron.
I've had depression on and off since 2001.
I am 100% real. I don't act fake to please people.
I am very open minded.
I've never tried drugs.
My biggest pet peeve are people who are two-faced.
I am honest, no matter what.
I don't believe in labeling people.
I can't live without comedy.
I love classic lit.
I am a comment whore. I comment on random live journals.
Even though I'm 5'9, I wear heels sometimes.
I love to study psychology, sociology, philosophy, and meteorology.
I'm mostly German.
I have an incredibly dysfunctional family.
Don't judge me based on my picture. Judge me based on my personality.

I've been on Lj for many years now and I have made some awesome friends, sadly the have all drifted away from lj and still... Here I am.
Since the New Year is coming I decided a NEW livejournal was in order, I am just looking for some new friends to get to know for people to get to know me. I update daily and I love reading journals.

renaissance2010
Turning to photography as a creative outlet during a valiant fight with breast cancer at age 34, renaissance10 survived and set up a photo contest to help raise funds for the Lavender Trust, a nonprofit that provides information and support to younger women with breast cancer. In the first two years, the competition brought in over £65,000 (that's $107,260.73 U.S.!), with entries from 130 countries last year. Renaissance10 recently joined LiveJournal to meet other passionate photographers and find supportive friends.

curiouscupcakes
Holy buttercream frosting! If you have a sweet tooth for sugary goodness or a wandering eye for whimsical confection, this is pure ecstasy iced in deliciousness. Hailing the beloved cupcake as the artisinal canvas of choice, you'll enjoy recipes, photos, and bountiful tips to bake up a batch, whether your taste leans toward French classics or funky and flavorful.

mission101
With New Years in the offing, it's an ideal time to reflect on past accomplishments, make peace with disappointments, and refocus the lens on future goals. This community welcomes you to create a bucket list of 101 things you plan to accomplish in the next 1,001 days. Offering support, guidance, and inspiration, this is a great way to jumpstart those pesky resolutions.

Holiday debuggery

We know there were a few kinks with the holiday promotion. We've been working very hard to get them ironed out. If you have a paid/permanent account, keep on sending those coupons. Here's an update:

• If you were unable to send out multiple coupons at a time, please perform a hard refresh, and you should be good to go.
• If you redeemed a coupon to upgrade your account and the balance at checkout was $0 instead of $9.95 or $15, this means your upgrade did not go through (nor were you charged). We've straightened this out, so you can now apply your holiday coupon toward the purchase of an annual paid account.
• If you tried to redeem a holiday coupon and had trouble using a gift certificate to cover the balance of an annual paid account, we identified the root problem. If this happened to you, you can now use your holiday coupon together with your gift certificate.
• If the number of holiday coupons you have available suddenly goes up (instead of down), this might be due to recipients declining the coupons, at which point your pool of available coupons will be replenished and, therefore, increase.
• If you need assistance with holiday coupons or pretty much anything else (well, LiveJournal related), please open a support request and we'll be more than happy to help!

Tweaks

• There were some initial glitches displaying results on My Guests, but we've worked them out. We hope you'll check out who's been checking you out!
• Some of you reported formatting issues using the Rich Text Editor (i.e., line breaks were being removed incorrectly). We've implemented a fix! Thanks so much for your patience.

Give a little extra!

We're pleased to report that we've already sold over 100 virtual red ribbons in honor of National AIDS Awareness month. Remember, for each charitable vgift you purchase for $2.99, we'll donate 100 percent of gross proceeds to IAVI.org (the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative) to fund the development of an HIV vaccine. Once again, we thank you for your generosity.

Celebrate with holiday vGifts!

Stop by the Virtual Gift Shop and share some holiday magic with your LiveJournal friends.

Photos of the week

We're back with more dazzling pictures from around the world. Congrats to marlenemcc, who has been awarded a virtual blue ribbon as the winner of our fourth photo contest. We hope you'll click over to LJ_Photophile poll and tell us your picks in pics!

For more fantastic user content, we'll meet you under the cut. ( Read more... )

Curtains

Thanks, again, for reading. Here's wishing you the very merriest of holidays. We'll see you next year!

How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizzas?
One that's deep pan, crisp and even!

Now that I have your attention.... ;)

Bonjour. I'm Amy. 22. A girl...obviously and residing in Derbyshire when at home and Manchester when I am at uni. I'm at Manchester Met uni in my fourth year training to be a primary school teacher. It's hard work but will be worth it in the end. I hope!

I have a lovely boyfriend called Tom who I have been with for 14 months. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and no doubt, I will post entries either about my undying love for him or about times when he is just pissing me off. Haha.

I have just had a friend clear out and gotten rid of people who didn't update their journals or had taken no interest in chatting with me in the duration we had been added as friends. However, this may have also been down to me lacking in comments what with being busy on placement and what not. HOWEVER. This is to change. It's a new year and a new start so I am looking to add people who are regular updaters and comment once in a while. I don't expect comments on EVERY SINGLE POST but comments now and again would be lovely and I will try to do the same.

I'll try to keep this short as I hate it when I have to read large blocks of text [check out me splitting it into mini paragraphs to try and keep your attentions.... :P SNEAKY SNEAKY.]

At the moment, I am obsessed with Christmas, Horlicks, Taylor Lautner, all things Twilight basically, mince pies, tea, our new coal fire, Supernatural, Jensen Ackles' face, Henry Cavill, Livejournal, dissertation research [IDEK...], Gossip Girl, Ed Westwick in general etc etc.

Just let me know if you are adding me. :)

i_hope_that
For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

diygifts
Feeling crafty? If you've got a few last folks on your holiday gift list, this is a great place to seed your creativity and generosity. You'll also discover wonderful DIY tips to decorate your home and entertain guests. Offering a no-frills-no-skills attitude that welcomes the cash-challenged and arts-phobic, you're sure to get ideas and make friends in the process.

cooking_club
A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

This is Amber, again. I'm interested in finding people to talk to, if anyone would like to indulge!

~^.^~ Thank you!
Danke.
(I only know some German, but I can try to talk to people in it.
I'm in German 2 Honors at my school. XD)

Hi! I'm Kristen - and I'm 20 years old. I got married a little over a year ago to my amazing husband, Curtis. We own a house and are currently remodelling it. I'm ALWAYS looking for new friends on LJ, so please feel free to add me, and I will in return, add you back. :) I talk a lot about art, my etsy shop, my life, the house remodel, the kids I babysit, etc. I don't mind whatever you are into writing about, as I like to read about anything! :) Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I hope you're clicking the "friend" button now! :)

"Я получил уже все подарки-но отчего внутри такая пустота?"

Взято из mozhno_podumat

Name: Nico Echols Location: originally from Chicago; now living in Springfield, Illinois Disabilities: legally blind, seizure disorder, and cerebral palsy Age: mid-20s, though people think I'm younger than my actual age The real me: I am fun-loving, and I thoroughly enjoy making new friends.  I am kind-hearted, and I am super helpful.  Unfortunately, I get frustrated if I get singled out because of my disability. Likes: meeting new people, being involved in my church, and being a disability rights activist Dislikes: sweets, learning a sattellite TV remote system without ha