AngelAzariah
06-06-2004, 03:35 AM
___Ok, here's the skinny. Oprah takes show ideas, I fall into one of her up and comming ones, so I'm writing her and they said to try and keep it under 2,000 characters. This is what I'm sending her:
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___My name is Chris Kelsey; I‘m a stay at home dad and father to 2 girls, Natasha a 17 month old and Sabreena a 1 month old. My wife Tanya and I have been married for 4 years. We met in a chat room at 1AM. I’m 24 and Tanya is 29. I guess you could say we have a dreamer’s romance; I asked her to marry me in a week, she flew me up from TX. to OR. after 3 months of the phone and chat-room.
___Still, we seem to be lacking. Our house is almost like a tree house on stilts, complete with kitchen that’s a PC room, a baby room that’s our bedroom and pretty much everything else, a rotting bathroom, (we are cramped) and to top it all off, our house is covered with duck-tape and plastic to trying to keep the AC in. I can’t get a normal job because of a complex pain disorder and other things, which Dr.s can’t even make up their minds on. Tanya works as a cashier for Wal-Mart.
___Our main hope is that my 80,000-word book gets published. The fantasy/tech book is based off my relationship. I have a deep hate for myself but my wife fights with me- trying to get me to understand I’m worth the world to her. My step mom told me, “Chris you were brought up with high morals, but no love.” I can’t argue with her. I hated hearing the word love, now I’m trying to believe it. Anyways, the book is laced with my journey with Tanya, to understand and possibly one day feel some form of love.
___The book contains some of my other problems. At the age of 5, I dreamed I saw parents grinding their children for fertilizer. I’ve had many such dreams since then and some even follow me into reality. One night I was desperately trying to keep an eye on every part of my room, while my wife tried to calm me down. I couldn’t get an image to leave my sight. I was crying, shaking, breathing heard and it came to the point that my dad was in there trying to calm me down. I’m afraid to sleep because of these dreams- so I stay up as long as I can, sort of forced insomnia. I’m a bit paranoid because of this.
___Well, my life story/nightmare/odd romance is too long to cover for now. If you wish to know more e-mail me and if not, please tell me. Extra hopes have ways of making one depressed after falling through.
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Characters (no spaces): 1,753
Characters (with spaces): 2,182
Words: 434
___They didn't say if they wanted that count with or without spaces. Anyways, I was wandering if yall thought she would take me. This is what they asked:
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___What's holding you back?
___Do you feel you're only a fraction of what you could be? Does it seem like your life isn't working anymore? Do you feel like you're spinning your wheels and life is going in circles? Are you repeating behaviors... in relationships, work, and other areas of your life?
___Are you living out one lousy relationship after another? Do you repeatedly date or marry the wrong person? Do you believe that if you find that right someone - everything in your life will be complete?
___Are you going from one frustrating job to another? Do you think if you could just change ONE thing in yourself - like making more money, losing weight, stopping drinking - it would solve your problems?
___Are you always struggling against feeling down or empty even though on paper your life looks great? Are you unhappy with everything in your life and feel unfulfilled? Do you feel exhausted even when rested? Is your anger ever larger than a situation warrants? Do you believe that if you make a mistake, you will pay a steep price?
___The Oprah Winfrey Show is looking for guests who want to discover the truth of why their life isn't working anymore. Only those willing to share their stories on national television reply. Please answer the questions above and email us more of your story. Please be sure to include your day, evening and cell phone numbers. We look forward to hearing from you!
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___If you peeps think I'm not sending it to the right thing, please tell me. They have Show Ideas as another send in thing. Please give me your blunt thoughts. Also, do you think what I'm sending in is clean and to the point? I won't be sending it in with the '___', so don't worry about that.
Thanks for bothering to read, :D
C.A.Kelsey
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___My name is Chris Kelsey; I‘m a stay at home dad and father to 2 girls, Natasha a 17 month old and Sabreena a 1 month old. My wife Tanya and I have been married for 4 years. We met in a chat room at 1AM. I’m 24 and Tanya is 29. I guess you could say we have a dreamer’s romance; I asked her to marry me in a week, she flew me up from TX. to OR. after 3 months of the phone and chat-room.
___Still, we seem to be lacking. Our house is almost like a tree house on stilts, complete with kitchen that’s a PC room, a baby room that’s our bedroom and pretty much everything else, a rotting bathroom, (we are cramped) and to top it all off, our house is covered with duck-tape and plastic to trying to keep the AC in. I can’t get a normal job because of a complex pain disorder and other things, which Dr.s can’t even make up their minds on. Tanya works as a cashier for Wal-Mart.
___Our main hope is that my 80,000-word book gets published. The fantasy/tech book is based off my relationship. I have a deep hate for myself but my wife fights with me- trying to get me to understand I’m worth the world to her. My step mom told me, “Chris you were brought up with high morals, but no love.” I can’t argue with her. I hated hearing the word love, now I’m trying to believe it. Anyways, the book is laced with my journey with Tanya, to understand and possibly one day feel some form of love.
___The book contains some of my other problems. At the age of 5, I dreamed I saw parents grinding their children for fertilizer. I’ve had many such dreams since then and some even follow me into reality. One night I was desperately trying to keep an eye on every part of my room, while my wife tried to calm me down. I couldn’t get an image to leave my sight. I was crying, shaking, breathing heard and it came to the point that my dad was in there trying to calm me down. I’m afraid to sleep because of these dreams- so I stay up as long as I can, sort of forced insomnia. I’m a bit paranoid because of this.
___Well, my life story/nightmare/odd romance is too long to cover for now. If you wish to know more e-mail me and if not, please tell me. Extra hopes have ways of making one depressed after falling through.
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Characters (no spaces): 1,753
Characters (with spaces): 2,182
Words: 434
___They didn't say if they wanted that count with or without spaces. Anyways, I was wandering if yall thought she would take me. This is what they asked:
*******
___What's holding you back?
___Do you feel you're only a fraction of what you could be? Does it seem like your life isn't working anymore? Do you feel like you're spinning your wheels and life is going in circles? Are you repeating behaviors... in relationships, work, and other areas of your life?
___Are you living out one lousy relationship after another? Do you repeatedly date or marry the wrong person? Do you believe that if you find that right someone - everything in your life will be complete?
___Are you going from one frustrating job to another? Do you think if you could just change ONE thing in yourself - like making more money, losing weight, stopping drinking - it would solve your problems?
___Are you always struggling against feeling down or empty even though on paper your life looks great? Are you unhappy with everything in your life and feel unfulfilled? Do you feel exhausted even when rested? Is your anger ever larger than a situation warrants? Do you believe that if you make a mistake, you will pay a steep price?
___The Oprah Winfrey Show is looking for guests who want to discover the truth of why their life isn't working anymore. Only those willing to share their stories on national television reply. Please answer the questions above and email us more of your story. Please be sure to include your day, evening and cell phone numbers. We look forward to hearing from you!
*******
___If you peeps think I'm not sending it to the right thing, please tell me. They have Show Ideas as another send in thing. Please give me your blunt thoughts. Also, do you think what I'm sending in is clean and to the point? I won't be sending it in with the '___', so don't worry about that.
Thanks for bothering to read, :D
C.A.Kelsey