<?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-8642466271085251921</id><updated>2011-04-21T13:10:04.436-07:00</updated><category term='japan trip'/><category term='school cinderella accepted pressure'/><title type='text'>Clouds, Daisies, and Me</title><subtitle type='html'>A personal blog about me, rinrinAKINA. I'm a pretty simple girl with only success on my mind. Comments and words of advice are always welcome.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8642466271085251921/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>rinrinAKINA</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01528531965064300301</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>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642466271085251921.post-9011181911139625001</id><published>2008-09-15T14:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-15T14:54:48.790-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What the...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Recently, I've started school again and all is well. There's nothing too crazy in this world, but I'm a fortunate one. I don't get into drama or fights because I've got better things to do. Have you noticed the increase in children lately? There seems to be so many more people in the world, and it makes me feel a little less important. Ahhh, who cares? I'll make a place in this world with my own two hands (and the imprints of my feet will shatter the hopelessness of the world)!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;Before I can do all that, I should find some more courage to speak up. ^_^;;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8642466271085251921-9011181911139625001?l=cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/feeds/9011181911139625001/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8642466271085251921&amp;postID=9011181911139625001' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8642466271085251921/posts/default/9011181911139625001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8642466271085251921/posts/default/9011181911139625001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/2008/09/what.html' title='What the...'/><author><name>rinrinAKINA</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01528531965064300301</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><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642466271085251921.post-1026933586651742372</id><published>2008-09-13T15:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-13T16:41:02.446-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school cinderella accepted pressure'/><title type='text'>Cinderella... is not her name or mine</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;A year or two ago, I used to refer to myself as Cinderella. Back then, it was a way to explain things that I'd rather not say with my own name. As I think of it more and more, I think that (&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;in my subconscious&lt;/span&gt;) it was the perfect name for me. Cinderella and I share a lot of characteristics, even if our lifestyles differ entirely. I don't have an evil stepmother (or a stepmother, in general), there aren't any mean sisters, and I definately didn't have the urge to speak to mice. However, she and I were both wishing for something we couldn't have. We wanted freedom. We wanted a way out of the place that we called home because it was suffocating. And when I was allowed the chance, I didn't want to go because I didn't want to look like myself. I wanted to be&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330099;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;pretty&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;beautiful&lt;/span&gt;... &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;AMAZING&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;I couldn't let people see the me that cries by myself at night for living. I didn't want people to know that I was a weak girl that couldn't stand up for herself. I wanted my own &lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;fairy godmother&lt;/span&gt; so I wouldn't be rejected. Who wanted a girl who was ugly? Who wanted a girl who was weak and shy? Who wanted a girl who... well, didn't &lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;seem&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; like a girl? Yes, that was what I thought back then. I wanted to be&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:100%;color:#6600cc;"&gt;thinner, cuter, and a girl in &lt;strong&gt;EVERYONE'S &lt;/strong&gt;eyes&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;But, I had a problem. Anorexia was out of the question because I really like eating, and throwing up food just sounded wasteful. How does one become cuter, anyway? Isn't that in the view of the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;public&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;? &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;And, no one really ever said that I wasn't a girl. So, how did I overcome this? Well, I kinda just got&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;color:#33cc00;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;sick of it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"&gt;. &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;That's the easiest way to say it. Instead of worrying about how I looked, I returned to worrying about how I was going to get an A in all of my classes (not that my grades went down or anything). By returning to what I did&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"&gt;BEST&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;I managed to not think about what was wrong with me. Now, ignoring the skeleton in your closet doesn't make it go away. I think I began to improve after I cut my hair. The stylist gave me this super cute look that when I looked at myself, I thought... "I'm... cute." It was almost as if my&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;fairy godmother &lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;came to prove to me that I, too, could be cute. Still, I had my doubts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; But, lo and behold, the next day, people said the same thing. It wasn't that people said I wasn't cute before, but... it was the kind of cute that I wanted. It wasn't the&lt;/span&gt; '&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;color:#000066;"&gt;AWW!! Look at my little sister, she's so adorable!&lt;span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"&gt;' kind of cute. It was the '&lt;span style="font-size:100%;color:#333399;"&gt;Hey, look at that girl&lt;span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"&gt;' &lt;span style="font-size:100%;color:#000000;"&gt;kind of cute. I felt like Cinderlla at the ball.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Of course, that was &lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;wayyyy&lt;/span&gt; back in the day and I soon returned to my nerdy status until high school, where I am today. My heart is a lot stronger than it used to be. Now, you're probably thinking, "What about the Prince, the glass slipper, aren't you going to run away from someone?" Yeah, I'm leaving out a few parts. One of them being the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:100%;color:#000099;"&gt;PRINCE &lt;span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"&gt;but &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;he named himself that. I didn't label him as that. I swear to you, I didn't. I guess, what I'm trying to say is, that ever since I became cute for one day, I began to realize that people won't believe that they are something unless &lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;someone else tells them &lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;first&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. They won't believe unless you assure them. Now, I'm sure there are&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;P L E N T Y &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;of people out there who can just tell themselves they are beautiful and just leave it at that. And, to you people,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ccccff;"&gt;I APPLAUDE YOU BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE ARE AMAZING!! &lt;span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;But, for people like me, who need to be told what they are before they see it for themselves (even if it is right in front of them), it can be hard to live life. Sometimes, something you want is so close that you just don't notice it. If you've found your own&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color:#333399;"&gt;INNER BEAUTY &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;point out someone else's. Even if it's a little,&lt;/span&gt; "&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;I like your hair," &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;or a loving, "You're always so cute!", I think you'd be amazed at what changes on the inside.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;I've got a few demons to fight still, but I no longer call myself by Cinderella. Cinderella is like... a distant memory. It was a memory that made me stronger.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8642466271085251921-1026933586651742372?l=cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/feeds/1026933586651742372/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8642466271085251921&amp;postID=1026933586651742372' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8642466271085251921/posts/default/1026933586651742372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8642466271085251921/posts/default/1026933586651742372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/2008/09/cinderella-is-not-her-name-or-mine.html' title='Cinderella... is not her name or mine'/><author><name>rinrinAKINA</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01528531965064300301</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><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642466271085251921.post-1808509511730371189</id><published>2008-09-07T15:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-07T15:23:56.466-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='japan trip'/><title type='text'>I want to go back...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;I'm really missing my time back in Japan. It was so much fun, but we're going this summer. I'm going with a bunch of friends... if my mom will let me, of course. I miss eating takoyaki. Kim translated that into "octopus balls" which isn't ENTIRELY true, but I love the chewy octopus inside. It's soooo good. X3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;I also have a weakness for tamago sushi. It's so cute and yummy. I like writing my name as さみ rather than サミ. I guess it matters in case I confuse people, but I really like it written in hirigana because it's so cute!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;...yes, I have a weakness for cute things.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8642466271085251921-1808509511730371189?l=cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/feeds/1808509511730371189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8642466271085251921&amp;postID=1808509511730371189' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8642466271085251921/posts/default/1808509511730371189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8642466271085251921/posts/default/1808509511730371189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-want-to-go-back.html' title='I want to go back...'/><author><name>rinrinAKINA</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01528531965064300301</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><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642466271085251921.post-2765250363100126247</id><published>2008-09-06T08:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-06T08:34:03.915-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"&gt;Hmm, I'm a little upset still from yesterday. I will try to live like it is a new day though.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"&gt;If I'm wrong and someone won't tell me why I'm wrong, how am I supposed to be a better person. It's not even obvious how I'm wrong. I don't understand at all. I'm so angry at him for blaming me for something I don't even know of! I swear, if it's something stupid, I will end up hating him. I'm very tired of being the bad guy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8642466271085251921-2765250363100126247?l=cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/feeds/2765250363100126247/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8642466271085251921&amp;postID=2765250363100126247' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8642466271085251921/posts/default/2765250363100126247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8642466271085251921/posts/default/2765250363100126247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/2008/09/another-day.html' title='Another Day'/><author><name>rinrinAKINA</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01528531965064300301</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><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8642466271085251921.post-1855476210450532008</id><published>2008-09-05T16:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-05T16:32:30.771-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I guess it's personal...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"&gt;I've decided that I wanted to start a blog! I want to share my emotions and my thoughts, so maybe I can learn more! I would really love to be someone who can share all of their emotions and look back with a smile!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This blog is named Clouds, Daisies, and Me. I really like clouds. They're so cute and innocent, but when you make them angry, watch out. Daisies are also a sign of innocence, but they're my favorite flower because they're just so... simple. I put the 'Me' in there because... well, the blog is about me. (Does... that make me a bad person?) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:+0;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:+0;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;I hope to enjoy this blog and many of the things that can come from it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8642466271085251921-1855476210450532008?l=cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/feeds/1855476210450532008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8642466271085251921&amp;postID=1855476210450532008' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8642466271085251921/posts/default/1855476210450532008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8642466271085251921/posts/default/1855476210450532008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cloudabovedaisies.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-guess-its-personal.html' title='I guess it&apos;s personal...'/><author><name>rinrinAKINA</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01528531965064300301</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><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
