Posted on 14 September 2012. Tags: Cherokee, Close, dark hair, eastern band, ebc, facial structure, Father, leap, privilege, structure, tribe
I’ve recently found out (according to my father) that I’m 1/16th Cherokee, which, according to what I’ve read, is supposed to be a qualifying amount to be registered with the EBC.
I’ve known pretty much all my life that I was some degree of Cherokee, and I knew that it had to be not too far off because I show a lot of the features (dark hair and eyes, facial structure, etc). I’ve had people ask me if I was Cherokee and how much without me mentioning it, so I finally decided to ask how close it was.
Now that I know that it’s close enough, I was wondering what steps you have to take to actually become part of a tribe. I’m not looking for the benefits or anything (to be honest, I’m not even sure if there even are “benefits” or what those benefits would be), I just really like the culture and the history and think that it would be an awesome privilege to be affiliated with them.
Do you think I’m taking too much of a leap, here? I wouldn’t want to try anything that would be disrespectful toward them. If not, I’d really like to know how I could actually do something about joining.
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Posted on 01 December 2011. Tags: alleyway, Arrow, bustle, dark hair, Day, disguise, few moments, moment, Prologue, pupil, purses, tiny fingers, voice, watchful eyes
The market was a bustle of life. People in stalls were selling or trading, and those walking on the street were carrying purses full of coins just waiting to be spent. There was no room to walk, no room to breathe, and guards scoured the area with their watchful eyes. This was the market of Tanis, the capital city of Actea, taking place every year in the five days leading up to Midsummer’s Day. Hundreds of people from throughout Actea travelled here, to sell, buy and trade.
What the people didn’t know was that their prince was among them. In disguise, the prince Arrow would come here every year, and find a way to destroy someone’s fun. At this very moment, the prince was casually eating a mango that he had stolen from a family from the south.
Suddenly, someone’s hand latched itself onto Arrow’s arm. He tried to pull away, but the tiny fingers wouldn’t budge. He felt himself being pulled to the left, but there were so many people there he couldn’t tell who it was. The hand that grasped him belonged to a child, but someone with extraordinary strength. Trying to pry free from the grip, Arrow tried to pull away, but the person wouldn’t budge.
In a few moments, Arrow found himself in an alleyway, and the hand belonged to a girl – she appeared to be about five or six years old. She was small, delicate looking, but beautiful. Her dark hair reached her hips, and her eyes were astoundingly big – but they were a milky white – no iris, no pupil. Whether she was blind or not, Arrow couldn’t tell, but he was wondering why she had pulled him away. Was she a messenger of the spirits?
“What do you want?” Arrow hissed.
She did not answer, but merely gripped him tighter. After a few seconds of silence, she began to speak. Her voice was very soft, yet she sounded a lot older than she should have – not the voice of an adult, but at least as mature as eleven or twelve. “I know your secrets, my prince. I know your future. That which you fear will one day become your saviour, and those you trust will become your enemies. You will fall in love with the girl with the green eyes, but she will be torn away from you the moment you declare your love. You will one day leave this country, never to return…” She closed her eyes, and slowly let go of him, stepping back into the shadows.
“One more thing… there will be a battle in your future, but the bigger battle will be the one inside of you. Beware that you do not become that which you will try so hard to prevent. Don’t become the villain.”
Sorry I know it’s kind of long. I’m fourteen, if it matters… Also, can anyone think of a better name for the protagonist? I’m not as keen on “Arrow” as I was a while ago (it’s just a nickname, because he’s a champion at archery, but he has no real name that is mentioned)
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Posted on 14 November 2011. Tags: 18 year old girls, canada, Comedian, comedy, comedy central, dark hair, hotel one, jokes, just for laughs, Montreal, presence of mind, Saw, stand up comedians
i visited montreal this summer (july) and was watching a local channel in the hotel one night. they featured several stand up comedians, all from canada, in a show similar to comedy central presents, except, you know, canadian. i think it might have been affiliated with just for laughs but i can’t remember, and searching just for laughs hasn’t helped so far.
anyway, we saw one comedian we really enjoyed, found very funny, and the next day we found ourselves reciting his jokes. unfortunately none of us had the presence of mind to write his name down and it has since escaped my mind.
i’m going to try to describe him and one of the jokes he did that has stayed in my memory, but if no one recognizes him that way, does any one know how else i could find his name? he was very funny and i’d like to see more from him.
he was white, thin, small build, and wore glasses. he had dark hair. sorry if that is vague, it’s all i remember.
he did a long bit about 18 year old girls, and trends. i don’t remember it verbatim but he kept repeating “i’m so ******* 18 right now”.
that’s not a lot to go on at all and i’m really sorry, i just would really like to figure out who i was watching then.
honestly, i think his first name might have been brad, or mark. he rapped. please help.
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