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Alright some info about me: My name is Jenny, I'm from the Netherlands.
You've probably gathered that I'm a huge Bones, Alyssa Milano, Emily Deschanel, Zooey Deschanel, Demily, B&B, She & Him fanatic.

Other hobbies include: Reading, listening to music (and belting along of course), watching movies, baseball (LA Dodgers!), football/soccer!

I have 3 sisters and am the proud auntie of a very adorable nephew (& god child) and niece!

I'm a bit of an activist and am very passionate about Human & Animal Rights issues especially. To me Human Rights issues include global health, war/violence & world hunger, because really they're all connected & among the most basic of human rights.

I'm currently a College Student.. I used to study Social Work. These days I study Cultuurwetenschappen, also known as Arts and Culture.

I have a pretty broad taste in music, even if I do say so myself and (some) favorites are:

She & Him/Zooey Deschanel,The Everly Brothers, Skeeter Davis, The Beach Boys, The Trio (Dolly Parton, EmmyLou Harris and Linda Ronstadt), The Zombies, Good Charlotte, Journey, Foreigner, Joan Jett, Air Supply, Pink, Adele, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Michael Buble, Josh Charles, Josh Groban, The Smiths, Hall & Oates, The Beatles, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Bruce Springsteen, The Zombies David Gray, Trading Yesterday, Sara Bareilles, Sara Lov, Melissa Etheridge, ZZ Top, Motley Crue, Social Distortion, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood
I update to rant about my fandomns but I also post a lot of personal/life rants.

New friends are definitely welcomed :)

I also have a twitter: www.twitter.com/amfan_jenny
A Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#/jennylonussen?ref=name
A myspace: www.myspace.com/jennylonussen

Every once in a while I'll make an attempt at writing down my thoughts and this is what I wind up with..I needed a space to put it and this seemed as good a place as any so.. ;-)

( Crappy )

Hey!

So it's THAT time of the year again. We're a rough 2 and a half weeks way from the Birthday of one of the most influential and inspiring people I know, Alyssa Milano. It's no secret, to people that know me, that I adore Alyssa, I have been a fan for years. She has inspired me for years and the reason for this blog post is one of the biggest reason, why I love her so very much.

Just like last year instead of asking for gifts from family, friends and fans, she has started a campaign that will benefit Charity water. Last year she raised $92,568 to bring clean water to almost 5,000 people, in mere weeks! This is something these 5000 people can enjoy for many years to come. And all because one kind soul, decided that instead of asking for self-serving gifts, she could just as well help someone else.

Her Birthday and her impact truly are the gifts that keep on giving. Over the years Alyssa has established a big following. The lifes she has impacted, directly or indirectly are too many to count. She inspires, she helps, she loves, she gives. She inspires fans to become better, she makes them see that we all have the innate ability to help no matter how big or small. And that many small contributions make up a big whole. Countless fans have been inspired to start their own campaigns for their birthdays or other occasions, for countless charities.

She's shown us over the years,that we're all part of the same family. We're all a part of humanity. No life is bigger or better than the other. She has led us all to this believe by leading by example. If you follow Alyssa on twitter you know that she interacts with everyone, no matter how big or small a follower-count they have. Whether they are celebrities, twitter-celebrities, fans or friends, she treats everyone as a part of her twitter family. Every single one of her 1,163,517 followers. She is, patient and gracious with the creepy/douchey-uncles of the (metaphorical) family, kind and loving with everyone else. She shows us that kindness is the way to go.

As I've said I've been a big fan for years. And it's her devotion to humanity, to making this life, this world better for all of us and her unconditional kindness and love, that has made her a Hero in my eyes. I've often said that she is the definition of grace and Earth-Angels, this is why. She adds meaning with her kindness, dedication and love every single day. One Random Act of Kindness, tweet or gesture at a time.

We all have choices to make and paths to follow. But I'd like to ask you all to please help this amazing woman on hers. If you can't donate, please retweet on twitter or share the link on facebook. If you can spare a little please do.

If not for Alyssa and honoring her, please do it for the thousands of people who don't have access to the most basic need of all, clean water. Clean water can help fight countless of unnessecary diseases/ the spreading of these diseases. And with that it can have a major impact on fighting poverty. The less people that fall to these diseases, the more strong and healthy people can help build a better future for their country, their children and grandchildren. Or as Alyssa put it:

"Water-borne illness is the second highest cause of childhood death in the world. When water is unsafe and sanitation non-existent, water can kill."

If not for that do it for me or for the spirit of the Holidays!

For her 38th Birthday Alyssa has made it a goal to raise 38000 dollars. I bet we can smash that goal again this year!

You can donate and check out Alyssa's own message here: http://mycharitywater.org/p/campaign?campaign_id=10862

I will leave you with some links and a quote :-)

This is what I wrote last year on her Birthday wish: http://jennylonussen.livejournal.com/52244.html

A follow up on her Birthday wish last year: http://www.alyssa.com/blog/best-birthday-present-ever/


"..I got in touch with UNICEF and the organization appointed me a goodwill ambassador and sent me to Angola and India, where I got to meet a lot of children who were in really tough circumstances. But those kids had hope. They radiated hope. Visiting these countries made me realize that we're all the same. Humanity is all the same. The only things that separate us are the social and political struggles that happen to be occurring in the territories in which we happen to be born. If we're all the same, then poverty affects us all. Lack of education affects us all. But what binds us is hope. That's the strongest thing that connects us to each other, hope, even - and sometimes especially- when things seem hopeless" Alyssa Milano (Safe At Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic)

I hope you're all well and I hope you'll have a beautiful holiday season with your loved ones! Thank you for reading, sharing and/or donating!

God Bless.

Love,

Jenny

Hi

Ok so only 1 day after my 'good-bye' post I'm breaking my word.. But I need to write this, need to get this of my chest. (told ya I would probably rant and rave from time to time anyway)

As many of you know I'm religious, I have a deep faith in God and Jesus. I also fiercely believe in the equality of all life.
As many of you, also know, in the last few months six kids, six young boys, six human lifes got taken by suicide. Six human beings were tormented and bullied for their emotions, their feelings, their sexual orientation to the point where they saw no other way out. Six kids, full of life, innocent and so full of potential got taken. Because they were different.. Every day people are being tormented because they are different whether it's based on their sexual orientation, religion, heritage, looks or other such things. It's got to stop. I'm not gay and I've been pretty blessed with an almost bully-free high school experience. But I've seen the suffering and we can all see how bad it can get now.

I want to focus on the recent suicides and religion. A lot of these bullies hide behind religion. A lot of people won't accept the love, the lifestyles of others because they were told that it's 'unnatural'.
I'll just clearly state that I am a deeply religious person, I think that there are a lot of educational, good things to be taken from my religion and the bible. But I also know that the bible was written and re-written over the years. It was sometimes written by people with agenda's. I also know that the bible doesn't always add up to the message Jesus spread.

Religion is supposed to be a guideline, a way of life, to do good, to live a good life. If we look at Jesus' messages it was all about love. It was all about accepting our differences but knowing that we all share a connection, we're all God's people. We're all part of the human species. We all got created in the image of God. He gave us free will so we can decide to do good, to give life meaning, to earn our place in Heaven.

I believe that being homo sexual is not a choice, it's something you're born with. Many scientific tests support my believe. The fact that these people are born with these feelings tells me that God created them this way. If God had a problem with homosexuality why would He create people that way? If being different is not a good thing, why would God create us all so differently? Why would Jesus accept and help everyone from the social outcasts to people with a different belief? No matter how different we appear, we all share humanity, we all share life, we all share the fact that we're His people. That's what makes us equal.

Furthermore do you really think that Jesus, who turned the other cheek, who prayed for the souls of his enemies, would be ok with you tormenting someone to the point of suicide? Would he approve such hate, such viciousness? Don't you think that harming someone in that way is a bigger sin? Even if being Gay was one. Which, as I stated above, I don't think is a sin.

I believe that religion is based on love, is based on accepting people for who they are, is based on living a GOOD life.

It makes me angry to see people use my faith to cover up their own ignorance, hate and agenda's. This is not what religion is about, that's not living a good live.

Jesus said: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

To all the teens, to all the people struggling with this situation, I would like to say, it gets better. In time people will see YOU for the beautiful person that you are. There's nothing wrong with you. There are people who care. Life is worth and you are most definitely worth it!

I'd like to share with you a clip of a courageous man, an American, a Texan politician.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax96cghOnY4 < Please watch this

Be well and God bless!

Love,

Jenny