something happy

Okay, I noticed that I've been using my blog mostly to vent lately, so I thought I'd post something that's 100% happy goodness. What will this post be about you ask? Well, I asked myself the same question. I followed it by asking myself what makes me the most happy right now. And the answer that immediately came to my mind was Jason. So that means a sappy post!


(from XKCD, and yes I do know that it says...)


1 day 14 hours 50 minutes left until I'm back. I'm spending it spinning clockwise...

Well, how about that!

I found out today that a certain person I had been friends with for years has now decided that he doesn't like me anymore. This is because of my break up with Kyle last fall. Said friend in question never talked to me about it, never even tried to be objective or get my side of the story. I could go into a lengthy explanation of how I feel about it, but Drew at Toothpaste For Dinner has already summed it up for me, with a chart even!



I'm not terribly surprised by this. Or upset really. After all, this is a friend that I have been limiting my time with considerably, because of his constantly negative, hostile attitude. I am disappointed in him though. I obviously had thought that he was more deserving of respect than he was.
*shrugs* Oh well.


I'm not going to miss you in mine!

(You know, even though he only has three digits on each hand, I like to think that it's a double flip off.)

Are You Uptown or Downtown?

You Are Midtown

You love so many things, you don't fit into any one label. Your city girl persona goes to a fancy restaurant one night and a dive bar the next.

Are You Uptown or Downtown?

Maybe not then...

I should have known. Really, I just should have known that having any faith at all in my father was a bad idea. A gigantic, huge, colossally bad idea. Apparently his idea of helping me out is telling me that I'll need to start saving my pennies. As if I don't fucking know that already!

Every time I think I can depend on him, even a little, he lets me down. And every time I swear that it's going to be the last time. That I'm going to cut all ties with him for the sake of my own mental health. And what do you know, 2 years later, and I'm going through the same shit again.

This time really is going to be the last time. So far as I'm concerned, I don't have a father.

What Kind of Panties Are You?

You Are Funky Panties

You're stylish, trendy, but not over the top. You know how to look good - without looking like you're trying too hard. Men think that you're cute, friendly, and approachable. And you've got a spunky, feisty side that comes out after a while!

What Kind of Panties Are You?

One Word

You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

Not as easy as you might think...

1. Your cell phone? irritating

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend? hmm...

3. Your hair? growing

4. Your mother? frustrating

5. Your father? distant

6. Your favorite item? notebook

7. Your dream last night? unremembered

8. Your favorite drink? water

9. Your dream car? fast

10. The room you are in? large

11. Your ex? draining

12. Your fear? complacency

13. What do you want to be in 10 years? happy

14. Who did you hang out with last night? Bev

15. What you're not? cynical

16. Muffin? tasty

17: One of your wish list items? laptop

18: Time? early

19. The last thing you did? email

20. What are you wearing? bathrobe

21. What is not here? sleep

22. Your favorite book? memorized

23. The last thing you ate? fruit

24. Your life? exciting

25. Your mood? hopeful

26. Your friends? indispensable

27. What are you thinking about right now? sleeping

28. Your car? none

29. What are you doing at the moment? typing

30. Your summer? short

31. Your relationship status? unsure

32. What is on your TV? dust

33. When was the last time you laughed? yesterday

34. Last time you REALLY cried? Tuesday

35. School? please

36.Confused? yes

37.Mad? nope

38.Hurt? kinda

1. What is your occupation? I'm a Reprographics Specialist, at least for now.

2. What color are your socks right now? Red

3. What are you listening to right now? Apoptygma Berserk covering U2's Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

4. What was the last thing that you ate? A portebella garden burger with cheddar cheese, tomato and lettuce on a whole wheat english muffin.

5. Can you drive a stick shift? Of course!

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? I wouldn't be just one color! I'd be silver, black and purple melted and mixed together!

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Jason

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes, very much.

9. How old are you today? 28 years and 24 days

10. Favorite drink? Water, green tea, Circus Boy

11. What is your favorite sport to watch? Hockey

12. Have you ever dyed your hair? Many, many times

14. Favorite food? Fajitas, cannoli, ravioli

15. What was the last movie you watched? Ночной дозор (Or Night Watch for those of
you who don't speak Russian. *smiles* )

16. Favorite day of the year? I like pretty much all of them.

17. What do you do to vent anger? Go for a brisk walk, exercise if possible, or
write.

18. What was your favorite toy as a child? Toy? Who needed toys? I had the great outdoors and an imagination!

19. What is your favorite Fall or Spring? Fall

20. Hugs or kisses? I like both, but if I had to choose, I'd say hugs.

21. Cherry or Blueberry? Blueberry

22. Do you want your friends to email you back? Really, I'd also like to know who comes up with these questions! Of course I do.

23. Who is most likely to respond? Bev

24. Who is least likely to respond? Mike, or Kristine

25. Living arrangements? Right now I have a nice big one bedroom apartment all to myself, but only for a couple of weeks. Soon I'll be moving in with Nicki.

26. What's on the floor of your closet? My cello, Scott J's guitar and amp, Colleen's TV, and some luggage.

27. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Tanya

28. What did you do last night? Went to Pizza Luce with Bev

29. Favorite smell? That smell in the air right after a good, heavy rain, leaves in the fall, fresh cut grass, ripe, sun warmed raspberries...

30. What are you afraid of? Looking back on my life and regretting chances that I didn't take.

2006 in review

I confess that in 2006 I...

stayed single for the whole year - No
got your first kiss - No again. It's been a while since I could claim that one!
kissed someone new - Yes, one person.
made-out for the first time - Also no
made-out in/on a car - Nope
kissed in the snow - Nope, but there's still a little bit of time...
celebrated Halloween - Yup
kissed in the rain - Nope
fell in love - Fell very much in love
had your heart broken - Twice
broke someone else's heart - Yeah, unfortunately
had a stalker - Um, nope
mooned someone - Also no
went over the minutes on your cell phone - Yup
had a good relationship with someone - Yes
suffered through teenage heartbreak - I'm 28, I think I'm too old for that.
someone questioned your sexual orientation - Not really
came out of the closet - Was I ever really in the closet?
got pregnant - Nope
got someone else pregnant - That would be a little difficult, don't you think?
had an abortion - Nope
got married - Nope
had a divorce - Nope
dated someone you'll never forget - Yes
done something you've regretted - I think that any one who said no to this question would be lying.
lost your true love - No, but losing her completely would have been easier...
lost faith in love - Never, for even a second. If anything, I have more faith in love that I did a year ago.
kissed under mistletoe - Hmm, nope

WORK
got a promotion - Not really
got a pay raise - Sadly, no
changed jobs - Not quite...
waited until one day before to begin a project - Nope
lost your job - Kind of, but not really.
quit your job - I wish
dated a co-worker - Hell no!
dated your boss - Hell no to this one too!
dated your boss' daughter/son - And a hell no to this one!
got fired from your job - Nope
broke the dress code - *laughs* What dress code?
did something you were proud of - A few things
discovered a new talent - Yup
proved yourself an idiot - Not yet. At least, I don't think so.
were involved in something you'll never forget - Absolutely

OTHER
(X) painted a picture
(X) wrote a poem
( ) ran a mile...
(X) seen a live concert
( ) shopped at Hollister or Abercrombie and Fitch
(X) posted a blog on MySpace
(X) listened to music you couldn't stand
(X) double-dipped
( ) skinny-dipped
(X) went to a sleepover
( ) went camping
( ) threw a surprise party
(X) laughed till you cried
( ) laughed till you peed in your pants
(X) flirted shamelessly
( ) didn't wash your hands after using bathroom
( ) visited a foreign country
( ) broke in a line of waiting people
(X) volunteered to help out others
( ) visited a new state
(X) told someone you were busy when you weren't
( ) partied to celebrate the new year
( ) cooked a disastrous meal
( ) driven the car drunk
(X) lost something important to you
(X) smoked a cigarette
( ) lied about how old you were
(X) got a gift you adore
(X) got drunk
(X) took a nude picture of yourself
( ) almost got arrested
( ) prank called someone





1.) Where did you ring in 2006?
At home.

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
In a relationship that was nearing it's end.

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Nope

4.) How did you earn your keep?
As a Reprographic Specialist for the United States legal system

5.) Did you end up in the hospital?
Nope

6.) Did you encounter the police?
Other then spotting them around as I went about my daily business, nope.

7.) Where did you go on vacation?
Vermont

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Nothing

9.) Did you know anybody who got married?
This year? No one

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away?
My Uncle Howard

11.) Have you ran into anybody you graduated high school with?
When I was home visiting in June and December.

12.) Did you move anywhere?
Nope

13.) What sporting events did you go to?
*just laughs*

14.) Are you registered to vote?
Hell yes

15.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7?
You're damn right I did!

16.) Where do you live now?
Minnesota. (But not for much longer!)

17.) What did you do on your birthday?
Worked, then went to Muddy Paws for cheesecake.

18.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006.
Fall in love with someone knowing from the start that it couldn't last and I'd end up with a broken heart. (Even still, I don't regret it at all.)

19.) What is one thing you regretted this year?
That I let myself get complacent.

20.) What's something you learned about yourself?
Well, since I don't have the time to write a whole book, and I'm sure you don't want to read one, I'll just say that love is always worth the cost end the end. (After all, I have stars that laugh...)

21.) Any new additions to your family?
Nope. This was a year for subtractions, not additions.

22.) What was your best month?
June was pretty good. I got to come home to Vermont, and the Tiki party was a hella lot of fun. And the last half of December is shaping up to be pretty great too.

23.) What from pop culture will you remember 2006 by?
None of it! *laughs*

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale from 1 (worst) to 10 (best)?
Well, as far as fun and happiness goes, averaged out, I'd say a 4. As far as positive things gained, well, I'll reserve final judgement for a bit, but for now, I'd say 9.3, at least.

Merry Christmas!

I know that thins is a bit early, but I'm not sure when/if I'm have access to a computer again before Christmas, so I'm going to post this a bit early. *smiles*

Merry Christmas to you all. I hope that everyone has a wonderful day. Much love to everyone!








(I have to admit, the idea of Lenore taking over Santa's job is a little disconcerting!)

An older poem

So, I'm going to be seeing my father on Christmas, and spending a day with him next week. I have to admit, I'm a little nervous about this. I'm sure everything will go fine, and it will be a lovely time and all of that. I'm just not sure how I'm going to feel about our relationship after I see him. Sure, now I can say that the arrangement we have works perfectly well for me. It's a lot easier to say when you haven't seen some one in a year and a half. I'm hoping I'll be able to say the same thing next Thursday night.

At any rate, I wrote this poem in August, and appearently never posted it. So here it is, my poem about my father-

Cool and distant

I am the moon in your sky
you love to lift me up
and watch me shine
you always leave me hanging
alone in cold empty space
oh, would that I were the sun!
with the power to burn,
to keep you far away
never close enough
to hear you say
that you love me
and want to be near me
never close enough to hurt me
I wish for your love, your approval
I wish for things I will never have
I hang cold and silent
closing in on myself
hiding my light inch by inch
in hopes of evading your grasp

08-16-06

New Poetry

I know that it's been a while since I've posted anything that I've written. Everything has just been too scattered lately for me to finish anything. I have a bunch of half finished poems, and maybe even a story idea in the works. There will probably be a whole flood of stuff in the next couple of months, once things are a little calmer.

I wasn't going to post this one yet. I had originally thought that it needed more editing. The more I look at it though, the more I think that anything I do to it will only take away from it. So here it is, in its final form. Enjoy!


I'll light down at your side
an angel in the dark of night
I'll fold back my wings,
bring you to my secret places

I'll draw lines of starlight
along your body
with my tongue
and my small hands

until I am the only thing
remaining in your sight
and you (all I want to see)
are the only thing in mine

Coffee, how I adore thee!

I thought it would be nice to do a post in honor of the most indispensable of beverages, coffee.


The inspiration for this post came to me at about 7:30 on Friday morning. This is right about the time that I realized that I had worked 19 & 1/2 hours out of the past 24.

This little story doesn't even start with coffee, or with any intention on my part of getting to have any. It starts with a normal work day on Thursday. (With a normal night's sleep before. By which I mean, about 5 & 1/2 hours.) Then, in the afternoon, we got a lot of work. A hell of a lot of work in fact. And all of it the clients needed back first thing in the morning. And since we have such a small staff, there was no way that we would be able to get it done with normal working hours. So I worked my normal shift (until 4:30), went to my class at the Y, ate some dinner, and was back at work by 9pm, intending on staying the whole night. My entire normal shift on Friday even, if it was necessary.

This is where the coffee comes in. There is no way that I would have been able to pull an all-nighter at work with out it.

I actually brought in my own coffee even. The coffee they have there is pretty much total crap.

It wasn't just any coffee that I brought in. It was coffee! So very tasty and good. After the 10, about ten cups of coffee I had that evening, I was not only still awake, but still wide awake and ready to go at 7:30 in the morning when we finally finished all the work that we had. Granted, this is about how I felt by then -

And I was very happy to know that all the work was done, and shortly I would be able to go home and sleep.

Hopefully it's not something I'll have to do again anytime soon! I'm perfectly okay with staying up all night, but I want it to be on my own terms. Staying up all night for work is much less fun!

Thanks for always being there for me coffee! I love you!

You might have narcolepsy if...

Okay, this one is for all those folks who I've attempted (poorly) to explain what having narcolepsy (or any neurological sleep disorder) is like. This was originally created on a sleep disorder message board I post at. (For those of you who didn't know, I have non-REM Narcolepsy.)
It was written as a joke more or less, but everything on the list is a symptom of having a neurological sleep disorder. Of course, not every one with narcolepsy has all the symptoms, the same ones, or the same severity of their symptoms. Most of us can relate to quite a few though. I know that when I read what was every one else had wrote I found myself nodding my head & smiling in recognition of many of my behaviors/symptoms. And laughing outright at quite a few also. If you find yourself doing the same, I highly suggest getting a sleep study!



You might have narcolepsy if..

-If your TV only has commercials.

-If the first place you check for missing items is the fridge.
I actually wish I had this problem still! I got myself to stop putting things in the fridge, but now I put them "in a safe place" where I'll be able to find them again. *laughs* Yeah, I wish I could find them again! It's usually such a safe place, that I can't remember where it is!

-If you stop mid-sentence twice a day to say "Oops!Forgot to take my meds!"
Yeah, I've done this before. Usually only 3 or 4 days a week though!

-If you require an interpreter to talk to people who speak your native language.

-If your college professor counted you absent because that one day your eyes were actually open and he didn't recognize you.

-If you often awaken with strange imprints on your forehead from things such as a computer keyboards.

-If 2 + 2 = 22 makes sense to you.
Just because it's not correct, doesn't mean it doesn't make sense!

-If you remember that you studied in the textbook (yes, the first 3 paragraphs on page one) and forgot to go to class to take the final exam. (You could swear you had class on Thursday, not Wednesday.)

-If one of your regular weekend chores is searching your house for randomly misplaced items.
*just laughs*

-If your co-workers take turns tapping you.

-If your side of a conversation consists mostly of "And then...wait, I think I was...what was I gonna say?"
Sadly, this happens way more than I'd like it to.

-If, when you see a spider on your wall, you envy his ability to keep moving, but realize he is probably really a figment of your imagination.
Yup, I've had these moments too!

-If you have a clock on every wall in your house and all of them are purposely set ahead to different times so you'll always think "It's time to go!"

-If you've never seen a whole feature film, but appreciate the longer ones because you actually wake up before it's over and you can see the end.

-If you use your driver's license to regularly check the spelling of your name before signing a check or formal document.
I have never done this. However, I do have to say that I've had to stop and think about how to spell my name more than once.

-If you have a 10 hour or more delay on memory retrieval.

-If you have memorized or carry in your wallet a list of "Why I'm Late for Work" excuses for 250 days of the year plus one for leap year.

-If you have to put lunch on your "to do" list.
Now if only I'd remember to read my to do list!

-If you've trained your dog to turn on the coffee maker, pull the covers off you in the morning when your alarm goes off, and prod you into the shower.
I would love to have a dog that does all that.

-If you have more than 3 sticky notes on your bathroom mirror daily and one of them says "Don't forget to read your sticky notes".
I haven't done this one, but it sounds like something I'd do!

-If you've forgotten your own birthday.
Yup, done that too!

-If you feel like you're trapped inside an invisible time machine that thrusts you forward in time in random 2 hour spurts.
*laughs* Yup, I'm very familiar with this one!

-If "yawn" is a four-letter word in your house.
yup

-If "NIGHT is to DAY as SLEEP is to ____" sounds like an unsolvable riddle.
I think that this is a trick question of some sort!

-If you function better when you are under the influence of amphetamines.
Significantly better in fact.

-If your weight loss is linked to memory loss.
Yup

-If you can remember to call your doctor, but you can't remember why.

-If Santa Claus hits your house around noon on Christmas because that's when you're most likely to be unconscious.

-If every time you pass a cop on the road you think to yourself, I hope he didn't see me nod off.
This is one of the reasons I don't drive.

-If you tell people at least twice a day that, "I am so sorry, but I'm absolutely exhausted, and I can not believe that I did that."

-If you tell people the above, and they respond, "What are you talking about, you say that you're absolutely tired everyday!"

-If your boss starts trying to work it so that you can go home at regular hours to get some rest and even is willing to take on duties to do it.

-If you're too tired to sleep.

-If regularly hallucinating when you fall asleep &/or wake up is normal and you are shocked when you realize that not everyone experiences this.

-If you take a drug and experience being awake for the first time in a long time/if ever and think that being awake is the most novel thing on this earth.
I remember that feeling! It really was the most novel thing on earth. I kept thinking of all the things I'd be able to do now that I could stay awake for more than 2 hours at a time.

-If you take a drug and are able to remember the entire drive to work and are shocked by that fact.

-If your doctor can ask you to spend the night without losing his license.

-If "deja vu" crosses your lips at least 5 times a day but draws worried glances from people nearby who just watched you repeat the same behavior.

-If the phrase "rest home" sounds like heaven.

-If "let me slip into something more comfortable" generally means sweats.

-If the lights go out in your office every 5 minutes ever since the management had motion detector sensors installed.

-If there's a good reason your significant other doesn't know what color your eyes are.

-If your children offer tic-tacs to people who doze off in front of them.

-If you praise yourself every time you remember something before it is too late.
*giggles* Yup

-If you've trained yourself to bite the inside of your cheeks to keep your lips tight so you won't drool when you doze in public settings.
I keep meaning to try this...

-If you usually beat your computer to hibernation mode.

-If your dog brings you a treat for remembering to let her out to pee.

-If you have ever put the phone it the fridge only to find it later and replace it with a roll of toilet paper.

-If you have to heat the toilet paper with a hair dryer so you don't get frost bite on your butt because the toilet paper was left in the fridge.

-If your friends talk to the answering machine more than they talk to you.
I'm very guilty of this one.

-If you feel like you have a hangover but missed the party.
This one too. It has been better lately though.

-If you can't remember to whom you are speaking when you made the phone call.

-If you can't remember to whom you are speaking as you stand in front of them.

-If you can't remember if you spoke to anyone yesterday, or if it was all a dream.

-If all of the sudden there are no clean underwear even though you are sure you just did laundry.
This happens to me all the time!

-If most of your interesting tales stop abruptly with, "Oh wait, that was a dream."

-If having someone else clean your house sounds like torture...how would you find anything if someone else put it away? You can't even remember where you put it!

-If you open the same drawer 4 or more times in a row with the hopes that this time that missing item will be in there.
I'm very guilty of this one. I don't know why I do this. I know that what ever I'm looking for isn't going to magically appear.

-If you said yes to something and dreamt you did it, but never really did.

-If you can watch your cat sleep and explain the different stages of sleep as they go through them.

-If you dread hearing the phrase "What was I just saying?" more than pop quizzes in astrophysics.

-If you send the same bill 3 times and still find that check written out for that bill on your kitchen table.

-If your doctor has mistakenly sent you 'narcotics anonymous' instead of 'narcolepsy support group', and you still seem to fit right in.

-If being on prescription stimulants helps you to lead a productive lifestyle which eliminates 3 out of the 5 naps you used to take.

-If 'productive' to you means actually starting and finishing at least one thing in a day!

-If the last place your significant other looks for his clean clothes is in the closet or the dresser drawers.

-If your significant other is no longer surprised by finding car keys, shoes, etc. in the fridge.

-If you get up to go to the bathroom and halfway there forget where you were going.
Sadly, yes, this has happened!

-If you can fall asleep on a roller coaster.

-If you need naps more than your toddler does.

-If you have to constantly ask someone "did this actually happen or was I dreaming?".

-If you are absolutely positive you paid that bill, you remember it vividly, you can even tell what check # and everything only to discover that the check is still in the book and there is nothing on it.

-If you can eat dinner and five minutes later have no idea what you just ate or if you ever did.

-If the statement "I have so much to do right now I'd better go to sleep." makes perfect sense.
Hell yeah it does!

-If you regularly rediscover for the first time that a side effect of your medication is memory loss and are thrilled to have an explanation for your bad memory.
Really? It is? That's great! Wait, I think I heard this before somewhere...

-If you have to read the same things over and over and over and over.

-If you promise to call a friend on Saturday, and it's Thursday before you realize that Saturday has come and went.
I feel really, really bad when I do this! Thank you all for being so understanding with me!

-If you're not a truck driver, but you know every truck stop from here to Canada because you've slept in 'em all.

-If you have to make an appointment with yourself to remember to make your appointment, and then you forget whether or not to make a reminder call to remind yourself to remind you, or to just remind yourself that you remembered.

-If you totally understand the previous statement and remembered that you have an appointment tomorrow at 5:00pm and you forgot to remind yourself.
*giggles* Actually, I do and I did!

-If you know all the Serta Mattress sheep by first name.

-If you are not sure if the change in meds cause more micro sleeps or make it so that you are more alert and therefore notice more micro sleeps, and you spend hours trying to figure it out, because you really want to know.
I really do want to know, but I haven't figured it out yet!

Leaving me comments!

I know that there are folks out there, and reading my blog faithfully. I also know that some of you have said that you would leave me comments, but you didn't know how to. I'm gonna fix that for you right now!

If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of this post, you'll see a line that tells you what time & date I posted this blog, and just to the right of it it says "0 Comments" or what ever number of comments there are for this post. (Most of this line will be in blue.)

If you click on "(#) comments" it will take you at a page where you can leave a comment, and/ or read the comments other people have posted.

You can leave a comment with your own Blogger ID if you have one. (Your Google ID might work, I'm not sure.) Or if you don't have one, you can select Other and put in your name.

Type in your comment, and hit "Publish Comment" and you're all set!

And yes, I will occasionally comment on your comments, so check back every now & then. :)

I hope this was helpful.

As if I needed any extra motivation right now!

Not much to say today. Thought I'd share a little bit about all the oh-so-wonderful changes going on at my job. (Yes yes that was supposed to be sarcastic!) Once again, Drew from Toothpaste for Dinner is going to help me out. :)




This just about sums all of it up-





Well, I'd like to add this one too-

Sadly, we even have to bring in our own water. Well, that's not entirely true. We could drink the bleach filled water from the bathroom sink.




If I was allowed do this -

I would be much more happy at work.


As soon as I know where I'm going to be living next month, I'm going to find a new job. It amazing really, the difference a couple of weeks can make. Two weeks ago, I enjoyed my job. Today on the other hand, I was so angry I was actually shaking, and it took all of my self control not to quit. *shrugs* Oh well, it's just extra motivation to get my ass in gear and finally get myself to collage!

Yup, it's winter

We got our first snowfall today. Not that it was much of a snowfall. It wasn't even enough for me to wear my new boots. It's the only thing about winter I'm looking forward to. Which is one more thing than most years, by the way.

I'm personally thankful that I didn't hear even one person lament the lack of snow. I feel the same way about those people as Drew, the writer of Toothpaste for Dinner feels-




While it is true that we haven't had a lot of snow, it has been damn cold here. For instance, it's a whopping 7 degrees out there right now. And that doesn't even include the wind chill. I can't wait to move out of this state!

ONE WORD

YOU CAN ONLY TYPE ONE WORD.
NO EXPLANATIONS!
NOT AS EASY AS YOU MAY THINK.

1. YOURSELF: independent
2. YOUR GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND: nope
3. YOUR HAIR?: short
4. YOUR MOTHER?: amazing
5. YOUR FATHER?: sucks
6. YOUR FAVORITE ITEM: notebook
7. YOUR DREAM LAST NIGHT: mundane
8. YOUR FAVORITE DRINK: water
9. YOUR DREAM CAR: vintage
10. THE ROOM YOU ARE IN: scanning
11. YOUR EX: sweet
12. YOUR FEAR: frostbite
13. WHAT YOU WANT TO BE IN 10 YEARS: myself
14. WHO YOU HUNG OUT WITH LAST NIGHT?: Patience
15. WHAT YOU'RE NOT?: greedy
16. MUFFINS: tasty
17: ONE OF YOUR WISH LIST ITEMS: laptop
18: TIME: afternoon
19. THE LAST THING YOU DID: blogged
20. WHAT YOU ARE WEARING: clothes
21. YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER: warm
22. YOUR FAVORITE BOOK: dog-eared
23. THE LAST THING YOU ATE: fruit
24. YOUR LIFE: exciting
25. YOUR MOOD: happy
26. YOUR SPORT: hahaha!
27. WHO ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW? Jason
29. WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT THE MOMENT?: chatting
30. YOUR SUMMER: short
31. BEST PART OF YOUR LIFE: now

Another questionnaire thing

SINGLE OR TAKEN: single

EYE COLOR: blue-grey, but they change depending on what my mood is, & what I'm wearing

SHOE SIZE: Why, are you going to buy me some shoes?

HEIGHT: 5'4'

RIGHTY OR LEFTY: righty, although I play pool left handed

CAN YOU MAKE A DOLLAR IN CHANGE RIGHT NOW: nope

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HAVE YOU EVER...

GIVEN ANYONE A BATH: Hm, no, but it could be fun! (Yup, I have a dirty mind, I know!)

BUNGEE JUMPED: not yet

SKINNY DIPPED: yes

LOVED SOMEONE SO MUCH IT MADE YOU CRY: Hasn't everyone?

BROKEN A BONE: no

PLAYED TRUTH OR DARE: yes

BEEN IN A PHYSICAL FIGHT: no

BEEN ON A PLANE: yes

CAME CLOSE TO DYING: Yes, more than once.

RAN AWAY: From home, or from my problems? Well, either way, it's yes.

BROKEN SOMEONE'S HEART: Unfortunately, yes

CRIED WHEN SOMEONE DIED: Since I'm not heartless, yes

FELL OFF YOUR CHAIR: *laughs* Okay, this is a random question. I'm sure that I have at some point when I was drunk.

SAT BY THE PHONE ALL NIGHT WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO CALL: Not for many years. I have a life, and lots of things to keep me busy. If some one doesn't call with in a reasonable time frame of when they say they will, I'm not going to put my entire life on hold for them.

SAVED AIM CONVERSATIONS: Yeah. That's one of the reasons I love gmail. It automatically archives everything for me. :)

MADE OUT WITH JUST A FRIEND: Not if I didn't already have more than friendly feelings toward him.

USED SOMEONE: No, I don't think so. I'm too independent and stubborn for that. Plus, it's a rotten thing to do!

BEEN CHEATED ON: Yes I have.

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DO YOU...

BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: Kind of? I believe in recognition of some one who you have known and loved before, in a previous life.

BELIEVE IN LONG DISTANT RELATIONSHIPS: I suppose it could work. I think that it depends on how long the distance is, how often you get to see each other, and how close you were before it became a long distance relationship. It certainly makes it a hell of a lot more difficult. Of course, that being said, one of my very dearest friends lives literally half way around the world, and I have yet to meet her in person.

LIKE SCHOOL: I love learning anything new, but I wasn't so fond of school.

QUESTION YOURSELF: No more than any one else. Probably less than many people.

HAVE A LAVA LAMP: Nope.

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WHO:

WAS THE LAST PERSON THAT CALLED YOU: Jason

MAKES YOU SMILE THE MOST: My cat. These people also make me smile a lot - Bev, Tiff, Jason, Irene, Leni & Trevor.

KNOWS YOU THE BEST: Tiff, Patience, Bev and Kyle

WAS THE LAST PERSON WHO SAW/HEARD YOU CRY: It's been a while since any one has seen me cry. Kyle probably, or maybe Bev.

WAS THE LAST PERSON WHO MADE YOU CRY: Kyle, and some one who I mistakenly thought was a better friend than she was.

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FINAL QUESTIONS:

WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY: Went to work, went to the gym, goofed off on line for a bit.

WHAT CAR/TRUCK DO YOU WISH TO HAVE: Well, I wouldn't kick a BMW 507 out of my driveway! Look at the lines on that thing! It's one sexy car.


HOW MANY REMOTE CONTROLS ARE IN YOUR HOUSE: Too many

ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED: Yes I am. *grins*

How will you die?

Aeryn: At age 76 you will spontaneously combust while dining out with your family.

How Will You Die?

Well, it is a great way to go! Or at least , there are a lot worse ways!

The laundry room!

Okay, for those of you who have expressed concern, or mere curiosity over my current living arrangement, here is my bedroom/ the laundry room. As you can see, it's really not so bad, is it? I realized how frightfully bear the walls are after taking these. I'm in the process of fixing that now. *smiles* We'll go around the room clockwise, from the door leading into the kitchen.

This is what you see as you first walk into my room. Yup, it's my bed!


Moving right along, this is the foot of my bed! (Pretty exciting stuff, huh?) And the door leading outside.


Next we have my desk, and my window. There's not much to see out there. And even if there was, Mike's Charger is usually in the way. *laugh*


What does the top of my desk look like you ask? Well, that's an easy question to answer.

And yes, the drawers are just as clean as the top is!

And here are the infamous washer & drier. Oh, the horror! (And also, most of my clothes!)


Now we're around to the area more or less behind the kitchen door. Here's my dresser-


Here's a better look at the top of it! And those aren't toys, they're collectible figurines, dammit! *laughs*


Here's the bit I know that you've all been waiting for- my primary bookcase! (I have two more tall ones, but they're in the living room.)


And because I know you want to know what's on my bookcase, here are some better shots of it.
Top shelf-


And bottom shelf-



That's it on your tour of my room. I hope that you enjoyed it, and now feel more assured that isn't nearly the dank hovel that some of you had apparently been imagining it was!