Hi! I just figured I’d put some random information about me here.

I chose the name ThJaFl for The Jamacian Flowers, because I'm an anything-that-grows finatic, and love all the pictures I see of flowers native to Jamacia. I I've never been there, but it sounds beautiful there.

The quotes that will best describe me for all time is "She's somewhere over there," said Ron, pointing along the shelves. "Looking for another book. I think she's trying to read the whole library before Christmas." (Hermione, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, Chapter 9), and "Normality is over-rated". I also like "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." (Either Dorothy Parker or Ellen Parr)

I'll watch almost anything. Or rather, I would, but my TV's been out for months. This would be where I sing the praises of Netflix.

I lost track of my favorite books after my three hundred and twenty ninth, but I'll read almost anything but horror. I really love the first three Maximum Ride books, Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl, and books by Tamora Pierce.

I’ll eat whatever is cooking. But I like getting either a pizza or Italian from a restaurant. I don’t like spinach. Everything else, either I don't mind, like, or I've never tried. I don’t eat fast food, and my love chocolate with a few scoops of mint chocolate-chip ice cream.

I don’t have a favorite CD: I listen to nearly anything that isn't rock or really rock-like. I like using the website Pandora (http://www.pandora.com/). I also like Toxic Audio, Steal Away (slave songs from the Underground Railroad, sung by Kim and Reggie Harris), Celtic Women, and Happy Songs (sung by Audra McDonald).

I prefer to wear T-shirts and sweat pants or jeans, and I don’t care about brands.

If I could go anywhere on vacation, I would go to Jamacia, or Ireland.

My favorite time of day is probably early afternoon to late night, and I’m an undisputed night owl. I love the day Friday, because it’s the start of the weekend.

My idea of an ideal afternoon is a lazy one at home, ideally involving me sleeping late, and then either swimming in the pool, curling up with a good book, or watching a fencing (sword fighting) match or a Harlem Globe trotter’s game. Preferably just after a day maxing my credit card out in Barnes and Nobles.

My hobbies include: Singing, reading, writing, playing with my dog or bird, suffering through my family's bad jokes, and Fanfiction.

Quotes:

Ah, the joys of being an adolescent hybrid runaway. (Max, MR3)

I blame you for altering my DNA! I mean, I have wings lady! What were you thinking? (Max to the (original) Director, MR3)

" I feel like pudding. Pudding with nerve endings. Pudding in great pain." (Iggy, MR2)

" One sec. Voice imparting unessesary knowledge." (Max to Fang, MR3)

" Clear as pea soup!" (Max to ter Bortcht, MR3)

" My name is seven-five-nine-nine-three-nine-ex-dash-one. Junior." (Max to whitecoat, MR3)

" How high can you fly?"
" I don't know, let me check my tummy altimeter." (Max, MR3)

" I basically have two speeds, hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice." (Max to , MR3)

"Oops." I said. "I guess they forgot to program us with respect for authority." "Those idiots..." (Max and Iggy, MR3)

... "You don't speak much, do you?" ter Borcht said, circling him slowly. Fittingly, Fang said nothing. "Vhy do you let a girl be de leader?" ter Borcht asked, a calculating look in his eye. "She's the tough one," Fang said. Dang right, I thought proudly.” Is dere anysing special about you?" asked ter Borcht "Anysing vorth saving?" Fang pretended to think, looking up at the ceiling. "Besides my fashion sense? I play a mean harmonica."... (ter Bortcht and FangMR3)

"Let's see," I said. "High stone walls, lifeless span of grit, mutants marching around... I don't know -- I'm thinking it says 'prison yard.' How about you guys?" "Prison yard sums it up," Total agreed, then trotted of to pee on the walls. "Prison yard is too good for this," said Nudge. "Like, cheerless, joy-sucking plain of despair would be more like it.” I looked at her in admiration. "Nice! You've been reading the dictionary again, haven't you?" Nudge blushed happily. (Max, Total and Nudge, MR3)

"All things are possible, except skiing through a revolving door." "...And you would know this how?"

...If you think losing your mind SLOWLY is bad, try losing it QUICK- I'm sorry, what where we talking about? And who are you?

Aunt Petunia often said that Dudley looked like a baby angel -- Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig. (Harry, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

What I really need, are minions

If stupidity got us into this mess, why can't it get us out? (Will Rogers)

A positive attitude won't solve all you problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. (Albert Einstein)

"Still, at least we can give Divination up now." "Yeah," said Harry. "No more pretending we care what happens when Jupiter and Uranus get too friendly..." "And from now on, I don't care if my tea leaves spell die, Ron, die -- I'm just chucking them in the bin where they belong." (Ron, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

"Why argue when we both know I'm right?"

Generally, generalizations are wrong.

I called your boyfriend gay, and he hit me with his purse.

Parents spend the first part of our lives teaching us to walk and talk, and the rest of it telling us to shut up and sit down.

"Heaven doesn't want me and hell is afraid I'll take over."

"I’m not clumsy…the floor just hates me."

"You know it's going to be a bad day when you fall out of bed and miss the floor."

"An apple always keeps the doctor away, if well aimed."

"Don't drink and drive. You might spill your beer."

The white man said, "Colored people are not allowed here." The black man turned around and stood up. He then said: "Listen sir...when I was born I was BLACK, When I grew up I was BLACK, When I'm sick I'm BLACK, When I go in the sun I'm BLACK, When I'm cold I'm BLACK, When I die I'll be BLACK. But you sir, When you're born you're PINK, When you grow up you're WHITE, When you're sick, you're GREEN, When you go in the sun you turn RED, When you're cold you turn BLUE, And when you die you turn PURPLE. And you have the nerve to call me colored?" The black man then sat back down and the white man walked away...

Poems:

What Oinks?
What oinks, is twelve feet tall, and pink
And wears a dozen kilts?
It’s simple if you stop to think…
Twelve Scottish pigs on stilts.
-Jack Prelutsky

Little Bird Outside My Window
Little bird outside my window,
I can hear you in my room
as you gaily serenade me
and eradicate the gloom.
Your chirping is the sweetest
that my ears have ever heard.
It awakens me each morning...
Shut your beak up, little bird!
-Jack Prelutsky

Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire, I stand with those who favor fire.
But should I have to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate to say that for destruction ice
is also great
and would suffice.
-Robert Frost

The Road not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
-Robert Frost

Miraculous Mortimer
Miraculous Mortimer (Master Magician)
has sawn his assistant in two.
He can't recall how to reverse her condition--
has anyone here any glue?
-Jack Prelutsky

I am Falling off a Mountain
I am falling off a mountain,
I am plummeting through space,
you may see this does not please me
by the frown upon my face.
As the ground keeps getting nearer,
it's a simple task to tell
that I've got a slight dilemma,
that my day's not going well.
My velocity's increasing,
I am dropping like a stone,
I could do with some assistance,
is there someone I can phone?
Though I'm unafraid of falling,
I am prompted to relate
that the landing has me worried,
and I don't have long to wait.
I am running out of options,
there's just one thing left to try--
in the next eleven seconds
I have got to learn to fly!
-Jack Prelutsky

I am Running in a Circle
I am running in a circle
and my feet are getting sore,
and my head is
spinning
spinning
as it's never spun before,
I am
dizzy dizzy dizzy.
Oh! I cannot bear much more,
I am trapped in a revolving
. . . volving
. . . volving
. . . volving door!
-Jack Prelutsky

Its Fangs Were Red
Its fangs were red with bloody gore,
its eyes were red with menace,
it battered down my bedroom door,
and burst across my bedroom floor,
and with a loud, resounding roar
said, "Anyone for tennis?"
-Jack Prelutsky

An Unassuming Owl
An unassuming owl,
having little else to do,
remarked within the darkness
a discreet and subtle "WHOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
A self-important owl,
puffed an pompous in the gloom,
responded with and overblown

and condescending
"WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!"
-Jack Prelutsky

We Each Wore Half a Horse
We each wore half a horse,
and pranced in a parade,
and you can guess, of course,
which half of it I played.
-Jack Prelutsky

Thockmorton Thrattle
Thockmorton Thrattle has charm and class,
he's wealthy and he's handsome,
small wonder that his looking glass
is holding him for ransom.
-Jack Prelutsky

Copy and Pastes

White Light/Black Rain

A dragonfly flitters to a gate,
I take off my cap to catch it,
Closer, closer 'til-

Mother, am I dead?
Father, is this Hell?
The world is Fire,
Burn, burn, burn,
People are pulling off skin,
Like wet clothes,
It bubbles so,
There is a glass porcupine,
Only it's human,
Grandmother, why does this lady carry a black doll?
Only, it's not a doll,
It's a baby,
My home is Hell
I stand in bones,
The scene is painted in Blood and Fire,
Our Buddha is broken,
Grandfather, what did we do?
l l l l
l l l l l l l
l l l l l ll l l ll l l
l l l l ll l l l l ll l l l ll l l l l l l l ll l
The rain is falling,
Only it's black,
Brother, why is it black?
Sister, where are you?
I have looked until I collapse,
But all I see is black,
I lie here in the ruins and Death
And I am dry,
I have no tears left for you,
Hiroshima.
lllllllllllll lllllllllllll

HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI WERE SMALL VILLAGES IN JAPAN DURING WORLD WAR II. IN ORDER TO END THE WAR AGAINST THE JAPANESE, THE AMERICANS CREATED THE WORLD'S FIRST ATOMIC BOMB. IT WAS CALLED LITTLE BOY, AND WAS DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA ON AUGUST 6TH, 1945 AT 8:15. FAT BOY, THE 2ND ATOMIC BOMB, WAS DROPPED ON NAGASAKI ON AUGUST 9TH, 1945. TOGETHER, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS WAS OVER 200,000, AND MANY DIED LATER OF LEUKEMIA.
IN THESE DAYS, ALMOST ALL COUNTRIES HAVE NUCLEAR BOMBS AND ATOMIC BOMBS. AS EINSTEIN SAID, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'LL USE IN THE 3RD WORLD WAR, BUT IN THE 4TH, THEY'LL BE USING ROCKS".

IF YOU WANT TO STOP ATOMIC BOMBS AND PREVENT ANOTHER HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, COPY AND PASTE THIS POEM AND THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR PROFILE.

THANK YOU.

Friendship

None of that sissy crap. Are you tired of those 'friendship' poems that always sound good, but never actually come close to reality? Well, here is a series of truths to our friendship.

1. When you are sad, I will help you get drunk and plot revenge against the sorry bastard.

2. When you are blue, I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.

3. When you smile, I will know you are plotting something that I must be involved in.

4. When you are scared, I will rag on you about it every chance I get.

5. When you are worried, I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining.

6. When you are confused, I will use little words.

7. When you are sick, stay the heck away from me until you are well. I don't want whatever you have.

8. When you fall, I will point and laugh at your clumsy butt.

This is my oath. I pledge it until the end. "Why?" you may ask. Because you are my friend. Friendship is like peeing your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can truly feel its warmth. And that's why we love them.

Pull Up a Chair, Sit on the Floor
Pull up a chair, sit on the floor.
I’ll tell you a tail you’ve heard before.
Early one morning, late at night,
Two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other,
Put away their guns and shot the other.
The deaf policeman heard the noise
And saved the lives of the two dead boys.
If you don’t believe this lie, it’s true.
Just ask the blind man, he saw it too!
- Unknown

If you or your best friend is insane, copy this into your profile.

If you have over 300 novels in your room and think its odd people gawk at them, copy this to your profile

There's nothing wrong with arguing with yourself. It's when you argue with yourself and LOSE when it's weird. If you agree, copy this and put it in your profile

Ninety-five percent of teenagers are concerned about being popular. If you are one of the five percent who aren't, copy this to your profile

If you have ever tripped over your own feet, copy and paste this into your profile

98 percent of teens have tried smoking pot. If you are one of the 2 percent that hasn't copy this onto your profile

If you hate those obnoxious preppy people PLEASE copy this in your profil

92 percent of American teens would die if Abercrombie and Fitch told them it was uncool to breathe. Copy this in your profile if you would be the 8 percent that would be laughing your @ off

If you consider your family weird, but love them anyway, put this into your profile.

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a orbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt! tahts so cool!
If you could read this put it in your profile

In case you need further proof that the human race is doomed because of stupidity, here are some actual instructions on consumer goods.
On a Myer hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping. (Darn, and that's the only time I have to work on my hair!)
On a bag of chips: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. (The shoplifter special?)
On a bar of Palmolive soap: Directions: Use like regular soap. (And that would be how?)
On some frozen dinners: Serving Suggestion: Defrost. (But it's just a suggestion.)
On Nanna's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom): "Do not turn upside down." (Well, duh, a bit late, huh?)
On Mark's & Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after heating." (And you thought...?)
On packaging for a K-Mart iron: "Do not iron clothes on body." (But wouldn't this save me more time?)
On Boot's Children's Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication." (We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those four-year-olds with head colds off those forklifts.)
On Nytol Sleep Aid: Warning: May cause drowsiness. (And I'm taking this... because?)
On most brands of Christmas tree lights: "For indoor or outdoor use only." (As opposed to... what?)
On packet on Nobby's Peanuts: Warning: Contains nuts. (Talk about a news flash!)
On an American Airlines packet of nuts: Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts. (Step 3: maybe, uh... fly Delta?)
(I don't blame the company on this one; I blame the parents.) On a child's Superman costume: "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly."
On a Swedish chainsaw: "Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals." (Was there a lot of this happening somewhere?)
On a small tractor: "Danger: Avoid Death" (Really? What makes you say that?)
On a baby-stroller featuring a small storage pouch: "Do not put child in bag." (But wouldn’t that save space?)
On a letter opener: "Caution: Safety goggles recommended." (Yes, with all those moving parts and dangerous chemicals, it’s a blind person waiting to happen!)
If you like these, please paste and copy into your profile and add a few of your own!

I got this stuff from wolfwhisperer, i.dance.in.the.rain, Riley Manx and Silver Wind Neko's profiles. The poem about Big and Little Boy came from Silver Wind Neko's profile.

(Kind of) Important: I didn't make, draw, paint, print, or have any connection to the making of the picture I'm using as my icon. Just so you know.