Hey! My name is Lena (Pronounced Leena, people mispronounce it all the time), but I prefer to be called Em, a nickname my best friend gave me because of my middle name, Emerald. =) I am 15 years old, and I live in Elmont, New York. I love horses, and I go to Belmont Park every year to see the Belmont Stakes. I was there when Rags to Riches won in 2007. =) I am an environmentalist, as you can tell by my penname. I am in love with poetry, and I have been published six times. I go to a Christian Baptist private school, and I am religous. Here are a few of my favorite things:

Theme Song:

I'm Not Alright by Sanctus Real

Books:

All American Girl by Meg Cabot, Ready or Not by Meg Cabot, The Princess Diaries Series by Meg Cabot, The Sisterhood Series by Ann Brashares, The Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Second Nature by Alice Hoffman, White Horses by Alice Hoffman, Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen

Movies:

The Young Black Stallion, The Black Stallion, August Rush, Oliver, Cinderella, The Lion King, Anything from Stephen King, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Final Destination 1, 2, and 3, Legally Blonde, and National Treasure 1 & 2

TV Shows:

Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, Heroes, Supernatural, 7th Heaven, Dawson's Creek, and Veronica Mars

Characters from Those Shows:

Gilmore Girls: Rory and Jess

One Tree Hill: Lucas and Peyton

Supernatural: Sam and Ruby

Heroes: Peter and Claire

7th Heaven: Lucy and Simon

Dawson's Creek: Joey and Dawson

Veronica Mars: Veronica and Piz

Flavour of Ice Cream:

Mint Chocolate Chip, Chcoclate Chip Cookie Dough, and Gold Medal Ribbon

Food:

Mashed Potatoes

Candy Bar:

Snickers

Animals:

Thoroughbred horses, Azteca horses, Connemara Ponies, Peruvian Paso horses, Papillon dogs, German Shehperd dogs, Jack Russel Terriers, Grey Wolves, Zebras, Giraffes, Meerkats, and Guinea Pigs

Songs and Artists:

Taylor Swift: Mary's Song, Green Day: Wake Me Up When September Ends, Fall Out Boy: Sugar We're Going Down Swingin', All American Rejects: Move Along, Rodney Atkins: Cleaning This Gun, Bethany Joy Galeotti: Then Slowly Grows, and The Cure: To Wish Impossible Things, Switchfoot

Racehorses:

Giacomo, Tiago, Street Sense, Ruffian, Pine Island, Nobiz Like Shobiz, BARBARO

Fears:

Arachniphobia, Falling, Claustrophobia, Rollar Coasters, Planes, Heights, Love, Fear

My Personality:

I am a very proud person, but I am very humble. I love people, but I hate them at the same time. I am my own worst enemy. I am afraid of fear itself. I am afraid of falling in love. I know things; I feel things, yet I ignore them. I believe in God, and I accepted him into my life before I was ten years old. I hate people that lie, even though I do. I have more than thirty people I can call my friends, yet I am a loner. My best guy friend got a girlfriend even though he knew I liked him. Now we don't even talk. And after that, I put up very high walls; not even the best mountain climber could scale them. I don't let people in, yet I expect people to let me in. I haven't trusted anyone since I was six years old and my best friend in the world moved away. When I was twelve my parents seperated, and I tried to get myself to belive that I love my father, even though I hate him for everything he's done. I know that I am flawed, yet I critisize other people's faults. Everything is my fault, even though nothing ever is. I write poetry, but only one person gets it. I am addicted to music, but nobody gets why. I am almost afraid to be happy, but I never try to be. I hate school, but I tell people that I love it. I have nightmares almost every night, but nobody knows. Sometimes I cry myself to sleep, but I don't know why. I fell in love with my best friend's ex-boyfriend, and neither of them know. I had a crush on my next-door neighbor the whole time my friend dated him. Out of all my friends, only five are guys, and I've had a crush on four of them. I want to go to Yale, but I tell myself that I'm not smart enough. My nineteen year old uncle is my idol, the sole person, other than God, that I look up too, but he doesn't know it. I am a very selfish person, but I love to give. Sometimes I worry that people hate me, sometimes I worry that I hate people. I told my best friend that I am not afraid of dying, even though death scares the hell out of me. I am a horribley picky eater, even though I am afraid to try new things. I find love to be an amzingly beautiful thing, even though all it does is break my heart. I am a person of many contradictions, yet I am very easy to figure out. But no one has ever figured me out, except Marley, my best friend in the world who moved when I was six.

Yeah, so that's me!! I hope I didn't scare anyone off!

One of my best friends once said:

"The world is a crappy place. Anything that ever happens is bad. Wars don't end. And our world is perilous. There is no way to stop that. The only thing we can do in life is to give what little control we have in our lives to God. He is the one that can save us. So don't be afraid to trust him."

She's right.