Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 23:19:23 -0600 From: JBrinkma Subject: Fill: Bio: Johnny is back! Hey guys (including both genders). I'm back from a SWEET little vacation. I went and had a cool down at my uncles. The semester tests are going to scramble my brains tomorrow, yet tomorrow is another day. And days utterly rock my world! A little about me: I'm from Iowa, a male, 17, no girlfriend, into the writing 'way of life', and have strange ideas. I guess I'm in the right place. Talking about strange ideas: I'm a very cheery person and I focus on only positive thoughts. If my writing isn't perfect, I'll work on it until I can take it no further, but positive thoughts is what keeps me going. An example, 'there is always something good, even in the bad'. Personally, I've come a long way with a variety of family problems. Even right now I'm a long way from a clean slate in the sense of no barriers or ugly things in my life (examples: substance abuse (relatives), mental disorders, sharp intervals of varying abuse, and dealing certain aspects in myself). Yet day by day, there is hope. There is a freshness that greets me each morning with the promise that things will change; I will change. When the hard times come again, I don't shrivel into my shell. I do what I can with what God has given me. And most of all I pray. For I can't do it all alone. Friends and family are the some of the greatest gifts in life. They: support me when I've lost all strength, find hope in the doubters inside, are kind enough to stand by me even when I don't deserve it, and do many things that are essential to my life. I've gotten a little lengthy here. If you've read this far then you must be interested. I really look forward to sharing, growing, and refining talents with you people. I want you to know that I'm successful, every once and a while, to my outrageous standards. Thank you all, John