A List

1. a) talk cute to my animals, even the not-so-cute ones.  If you have nice things to say about my Giant African Train Millipede, Millie the Thoroughly Modern Millipede you are pretty golden. b) be good with kids. Especially be down with adoption. c) do interesting things. Things like model rockets, dinosaurs, ice blocking, etc. d) not be afraid to get dirty.  I do not like wussy boys who are too worried about their nice clothes to lift wood for a fire or check an engine or plant a garden. e) use passably correct grammar and spelling.  You don't have to be an English major, but be well read and don't say "liberry" or "suposably" or "fustrated."
2. People should be able to keep animals that they can safely and responsibly care for!  Should everyone have sugar gliders? Or tigers? NO.  But not everyone should be allowed to have DOGS either.  People that know what they are doing, and can care for an animal CORRECTLY, should have the right to do so.  I can provide correctly for my gliders. So I can own them. I could not care for a tiger (few, outside of Zuzuna, could) so I shouldn't be able to.  Z wrote a good opinion piece on it, here.  This Ohio thing has been a TRAGEDY.  I just wish it didn't cause even more hurt by prompting bans. :( BOO.
3. Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns My mom loved this book and I kept meaning to read it. I finally did and apparently it's hereditary. I LOVED this book. I loved how the characters were complex... nobody was all good or all bad, they were very real. And I could see various points of view. I loved the rich descriptions, the culture, so different from my own, the history. THIS is a good book.
4. This one is going to be embarrassing. *SIGH* 

• Woke up, very tired
• dressed Halloweeny
• took pills, drank breakfast
• went to work. Read Dinosaurs' Halloween, passed out dinosaur masks and helped children make dinosaur Trick-or-Treat sacks
• Came home
• watched Grudge 2 (LAME.)
• Spent way too much time on Facebook and Pinterest
• ate a cardboard pizza, regretted it immediately after.
• watched Gremlins (still love it)
• fed the lizards, frogs and turtles
• watched the Office
• Blogged
• Fed the fuzzies
• Going to bed with a book now... I will finish this list later!

5. Fresno - I never pretended to be someone I wasn't. EVER.  Anything you expected of me that I wasn't was made up in your own mind, and that's not my fault. I am me. I need to find someone who likes THAT.
TexasBoy - You ended things like an immature baby. That was a really jerky thing to do. Poetry Boy - I ended things like an immature baby. That was a really jerky thing to do. I am sorry. Not sorry like we should be together, but sorry I didn't end it like an adult instead of moving away and not giving a forwarding address. Ola - I still love you, but I also truly believe you are meant for bigger things. I believe you will do GREAT things for your people. I am so proud to have known you. Please find happiness. You are my hero.

6. Most of it sucks. There is too much sex, too little poetry.
7. a) People who can't be bothered to spell check things they post online. When you are online, often all you KNOW of someone is what they write... can't you at least be bothered to spell check it?! b) People who irresponsibly let their pets breed for whatever stupid reason. Are you a breeder with a registered dog with necessary health and genetic tests for both animals and you are prepared to find excellent homes for their offspring? No?  You just want fluffy to have cute witto baby wabies? DON'T BREED!!! c) How feeder crickets die before I can feed them to my frogs. d) How my padre watches his news shows SO LOUD in the room next to my bedroom early in the morning.  We have 3 TVs. Couldn't he blast it on one of the other 2? e) People who think of pets as disposable. I don't care if it's a fish or a dog, pets are not disposable.
8. So far? A Slimfast, a sugar cookie, and a Vanilla Coke Zero.

9. Education is one of the most important things in the world.  But not all of it is formal education.  I believe your education in this life is one of the ONLY things you can take with you into the next life after you die. It is eternal. So learning should be eternal.  But a lot I have learned has never resulted in a degree. MOST, actually. But it has made me who I am.  I recently started back at school though, to further my education on the degree side. At first it was Vet Tech, now it is ASL and Deaf Studies.  But I feel, wether I am in college or not, I should ALWAYS be learning.

[It is now a few days later. So pardon the weirdness.]

10. Shuffled Playlist:

1. Kiss Me Through the Phone by Soulja Boy 
2. The Book of Love by Peter Gabriel 
3. White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane 
4. Your Love is My Drug by Ke$ha
5. Need You Now by Lady Antebellum 
6. Honest Face by Liam Finn and Eliza Jane
7. Muita Bobeira by Souza
8. Symphony No. 3 in E Flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica" by  Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
9. Question by Old 97's

11. For the purposes of time and space, I am going to leave out furrbabies and other pets and extended family (like my cousin/BFF, Megan) even though they sometimes even out rank my direct fam. But yeah.  Padre.  Professionally, he is a property manager. However, he spends more time golfing.  He is also the Ward Clerk and loves being "in" on all the ward stuff. He loves church business more than anyone should. Mom. She teaches the 6 year olds at church.  She had a stroke a couple years ago and still has memory problems, balance problems, and sees double, but works very hard to overcome it.  She is one of my best friends. We do water aerobics together. Rinny. My younger sister and boss at Thanksgiving Point.  She is the Education Director there.  She is pretty much as bad at dating as I am which is why she even though she is super cute, dances, and cooks like a pro she is over 30 and single. Boy Kid. My baby bro.  Goes to BYU, majoring in the business side of Recreation Management. (Like trade fairs and event planning).  Awesome on the guitar.  Incredibly funny and GOOD. So good... one of the most righteous people I know. SUCH an example to me.  Usually found riding his motorcycle or his longboard!

12.

Heath Ledger </3 *sigh* :(















Olakunlemi. Real. Real wonderful and real cute, too.



















A two-fer! Ewan McGregor and Josh Hartnett. Mmmmm....

Seth Green. So nerdy. So darling.

13.Ugh. My body? My BIGGEST complaint is that is keeps malfunctioning on me. Gastroparesis, bad liver, migraines.  But also I really am unhappy about my weight. Some people might read this and think, okay, then change it!  Well, here is the problem I AM. I am working with my doctor on it, actually.  I take pills, but I take pills that make you GAIN weight. I do water aerobics, but I can't do other exercise because I will get hurt.  And I eat a very strict diet for the most part (esp. with my worsening Gastro).  But I am still a big girl and probably always will be.  My doctors and I ARE discussing more drastic actions further down the road, but those scare the h**l out of me.  There ARE things I like about my body though.  I have killer calves.  My lips are pretty awesome, as are my eyes. So I am not a complete waste.
14. It was church, so I wore sort of a crinkly black and grey flower peasant skirt, a denim skirt, and a hematite necklace.  I will tell you a secret, I was secretly longing to top the outfit off with my pair of black cat ears. Because it is the day before Halloween. But I resisted. :P

15. I am an Aries. According to the all-wise internet, that means I am...
Adventurous and energetic
Pioneering and courageous
Enthusiastic and confident
Dynamic and quick-witted
On the dark side...

Selfish and quick-tempered
Impulsive and impatient
Foolhardy and daredevil   .

That doesn't really sound like me at all. (Okay, maybe I am "quick witted")  Since I don't really place any stock in horoscopes that doesn't surprise me.  THOUGH that same site also said THIS:

"Aries governs the head and brain, and Arians are said to be prone to headaches, particularly migraines, sunstroke, neuralgia and depression. Indigestion and nervous disorders are also threats to you, and your rashness, impetuosity and wholesale physical commitment make you liable to accidents and physical injuries."

Spooky!
On the other hand, while I still don't BELIEVE it, in the Chinese Zodiac I am a sheep (interestingly, Aries is a goat) and I fit THAT description pretty well!
16. I always wonder what if I hadn't lost touch with my best friend, Jonathan from 1st grade. He moved to Idaho and I was so sad. Would we still be friends? Would we have dated?
17. I am super proud of my animals.  I enjoy showing them off to people.
18. My problem right now is that this is an EXTREMELY long survey and I have a short attention span!!!
19. a) a yard big enough for a turtle pond and tortoise garden b) an indoor swing c) an indoor slide that runs along the stairs d) a pet capybara (like Caplin and Galibaldi) e) a Paper Airplane kite!


20. It's Halloween and we all have things we are afraid of. What are MY phobias? http://phobialist.com/ 


Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched (this is just more a REACTION than a true phobia, as phobias are IRRATIONAL fears. I avoid being touched as I have severe Fibromyalgia and hurts to be touched. So I try never to be bumped) 


Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces. 


Dentophobia- Fear of dentists. (so so much!) 


Equinophobia- Fear of horses. (a very LITTLE bit. ANd I am working hard to get over it as I work with horses and like them, they just scare me for no reason!) 


Nosocomephobia- Fear of hospitals. 


Trypanophobia- Fear of injections. (serious one) 


Though my biggest fear is not on that list. Fear of Anesthesia. I hate hate hate going under for surgeries. I am scared I will not wake up. But even more than that I am afraid I will go under just enough that I can not communicate but not enough that I can not feel and that they will operate ANYWAY. That I will feel the surgery but will be unable to scream. It started as a child. When I got my tonsils out, as I was going under I yelled "I'm still awake!" every 5 seconds (more and more garbled and slurred) until I was totally out so they didn't start too early. The surgeons thought to was HILARIOUS and kept laughing at me instead of consoling me at all. Jerks. I still feel that same feel and as I have many medical issues, I have to go under pretty often. I HATE it. 


I have so many mental and emotional issues, making a list like this probably SHOULD make me feel even crazier than I am! But instead, seeing ALL those crazy things people CAN be afraid of, it makes me feel pretty NORMAL! Plus a little brave. After all, I am NOT afraid in the least of spiders, bugs, snakes, blood (just the injection used to TAKE said blood!), germs or dogs! 


P.S. And for the record, can I just say... Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- Fear of long words. That one's just CRUEL! 


21. Less painful. And lonely.
22. Going back to school soon. I can register tonight at midnight, but I don't know if I will. I really need to have a placement interview first.
23. I miss gambling with Trick-or-Treat candy with my sister after Halloween. GOOD TIMES!
24.

 "Bewbs""Audacity""The Fringe will Rear Again""Guy on a Buffalooooooo!""I have one minute weft in my bwain! Ime is wunning out! GUESS!"

25. My stomach. I am getting tests run right now.
26. I like that I am smart. I like my legs and lips (see question 13, just the end). I like my artistic sense. I like that I do not give up easily. I like that I have respect for living things.  I do not like my health, nor most of my looks (see 13 again). I do not like that I hurt. I do not like how scared I am in social situations.  I do not like how easy it is to compare myself to others.
27. "If you don't laugh you cry." I don't know who said it, but I live by it. OH! But I heard a related one, by a very admirable lady!

“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.” ― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

28. Australia. Just to visit. Mostly just to see the animals, especially gliders in the wild.
29. a) Baby Brussels Sprouts. YUM. b) the play, Urinetown c) Perry Mason d) My millipede, Millie, the Thoroughly Modern Millipede e) never wearing make up besides Halloween
30. One of the story times at work is the story of the Christmas Spider. It is a cute story, a cute craft, and I think it is hilarious to relate spiders to Christmas.  I am so psyched to tell that story!

just a meme of the dayday

Stewie sent this and so I decided to go viral and post it instead.

1. What is your occupation right now? Thanksgiving Point Education Assistant (Random Class (ie: "Pony Power") Teacher, Tractor Driver, Recovering Goat Mama, Martha Stewart's "People" and Field Trip Giver... I LOVE MY JOB!!!)

2. What color are your socks right now? I don't like socks
3. What are you listening to right now? That movie where Matthew McConaughey is a lawyer for a black man who killed the guys who raped his 10 year old daughter. One of those really good but SAD so hard to LIKE movies. Oh. A Time to Kill.
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Pumpkin Seeds. My Addiction.
5. Can you drive a stick shift? I can on the tractor and the Coachman... you know, I haven't yet tried out these new skills on a real car. Hmm...
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? The psych running a chronic pain support group to invite me to join.
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? YES!
8. How old are you today? I am 29 years old or 10747 days old or 257949 hours old or 15476961 minutes old.
9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? Ummm... Quidditch.
10. What is your favorite drink? Currently I am all about the Black Cherry Fresca
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? yes, and should again, I think.
12. Favorite food? Probably Brazilian Cheese Rolls... or Pop Corn
13. What is the last movie you watched? Saved!
14. Favorite day of the year? I love all holidays. But probably Christmas.
15. How do you vent anger? Cry and play angry music really loud in the car.
16. What was your favorite toy as a child? Either my white Popple or my stuffed dog Max. But I am a HUGE toy fan and the 80s had good ones.
17. What is your favorite season(s)? Fall.
18. Cherries or Blueberries? Love 'em both, but fresh and real
19. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? if they want
20. Who is the most likely to respond? Mali
21. Who is least likely to respond? Someone without an email address
22. Living arrangements? I am living between my condo with a roommate and her dogs and birds and my turtles and gerbil and my little room in my parent's basement with my parents and my gliders and a jar of triops. More at the padres' than my own house. It is not... ideal. It is really really frustrating. But it is what life is right now.
23. When was the last time you cried? I had apointments with my Psychiatrist, physical therapist, and an MRI all TODAY. What do YOU think?!
24. What is on the floor of your closet? boxes, bins, shelves, shoes.
25. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to? Megan
26. What did you do last night? Went to my first Spanish class
27. What are you most afraid of? hurting forever... staying the same...
28. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? Garlic guacamole, thanks, <-----Mmmm... SOUNDS GOOD TO ME! Except I would add cheese. Anything to make it less hamburgery!

29. Favorite dog breed(s)? SO MANY. I love Great Pyrenees, Burmese Mountain Dogs, Irish Wolfhounds, Rottweilers, Newfoundlands for big dogs... little dogs I like Shelties, Jack Russel, most Spaniels, Yorkies, Beagles, Poodles...

30. Favorite day of the week? Depends. :O)
31. How many states have you lived in? 6... Illinois, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Texas, Hawai'i, 2 more if you count places I only lived for the summer or California, Idaho.
32. Diamonds or pearls? Pearls
33. What is your favorite flower? Daisy or Plumeria.

Playing Tag with a goat, a clown, and a clarvoyant

I got this from My friend from our Yahoo group the MormonView, Mother Goose.

3 JOYS
1. My critters
2. My Friends
3. Those warm, quiet times when I actually remember how much God loves me and the truth of the Gospel. The Church is a very very good thing.

3 Fears
1. Living the rest of my life the way I am now.
2. the death or suffering of my loved ones
3. speaking in public.

3 Goals
1. Lose weight for better fitness and better diabetes control!
2. Become financially independant
3. get my dang house ORGANIZED!!!!!

3 Current obsession/ Collection
1. Josie the Amazing Circus Goat!

2. Sugar Gliders. Have you seen my babies? They are beautiful.
3. BOOKS. I am addicted to reading.

3 Random Surprises about me
1. I used to be obsessed with ghost stories and the supernatural when I was a little kid. My mom was super worried I would grow up creepy. I held séances in our garage when I was 7 and stuff. Yes, I was a WEIRD kid.
2. I used to be a clown for birthday parties. I can twist balloons. Yes, really.
3. I sometimes do not take meds I should just to find out if I still need them. Ummm... I DO.

I got tagged... but just kept on running...

Yeah. Missed this. Woops?

10
Things
that
Make
Me
Happy
(Not necessarily in this order... though not necessarily not in this order either... just to keep ya guessin'!

1. Spell check through Firefox. If makes me look smarter than my own brain might do (For instance, on words that I have struggled with forever... like "necessarily"... for instance.)

(more cat pictures?)

2. Water Aerobics with my mom. Because some days it is the only time I actually feel able to MOVE.

3. New baby goats at work. Just freaking adorable.

4. Cute with Chris. Adorable animals. Sarcastic hilarious commentary via video. Cute guy. Win+win+win.

5. Watching my sugar gliders turn on wild hunter mode to stalk live crickets (a rare treat. Mine usually just get mealworms) in the reptarium. They swished their tails like little cats and lept at them and Lilo was a lazy butt and just tried to steal Heber's kill every time he got one but they just cracked me up the whole time. Made me glad I was a lot bigger than them though. My babies are darling and beautiful... but it reminded me they are also ferocious and anything but domesticated!

6. Fun books to read, either curled up in bed, on a swing, or in the tub (don't worry, Public Library! 1. I ONLY do this with my OWN books and 2. I have never dropped one anyway!). Right now it's The Host. And yes, I like it.

7. My new glasses. They are Transitions and while they may look weird and scare the kindergartners ("How did you do that?" "Do what?" "Make sunglasses!") They help not to trigger so many Migraines because a lot were triggered by changes from dark to light as I go from the classroom out to the farm. Not that all of my headaches are gone, but at least a FEW of them are lessened! YAY!

8. My brother. I miss him but just seeing his stuff, like looking at his room or whatever, totally makes me smile. Because he rocks and his letters are awesome. I am very lucky to be in possession of one of the few BoyKids who actually writes decent letters!

9. I went upstairs yesterday to find my mom watching the new Weezer video, like just watching it by herself.

Then she turns to me and says, "okay, so, I want to get ALL the jokes. Can you find all the links?" I told her that a lot of them she would NOT find funny, that some of them swore a lot, etc, but she insisted. So we sat there for HOURS watching the kid tell us to leave Brittney Spears alone (and then Seth Green to leave Chris Crocker alone which was freaking hilarious. I *heart* Seth Green), Kelly shop for shoes, the Star Wars kid, the Sneezing Panda, the dramatic prairie dog, etc. I basically watched EVERYTHING "important" on YouTube with my MOM. Some I had sent her before, of course, but yeah. It was so Bizzare. And my mom is the coolest.

10. People who value inteligence (and entertainment value) over waist size.

50 things... a Survey from my Sister (And neither Frostbite NOR THAT JOKE is Funny, Dangitall!)

Rinn sent this in an email and I felt like posting it in la blog. Because I don't feel like writing a real entry about my life and stuff right now. But I will say my back is hurting quite bad still, and have blisters all over BUT it is healing and YAY! NO skin grafts! ALSO I am very happy to say I am going to a NEW Neurologist and stuff. I am less happy to say my head is getting worse again. But ANYWAY! SURVEY!



IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THIS, THEN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, DON'T!(Rinny, you crack me up! )



Learn 50 things about your friends and family, and let them learn 50 things about you!



1. Do you like blue cheese? Not plain, like just to eat, but IN stuff, yes..

2. Have you ever smoked heroin? No. (I like Rinny's "Smoked Salmon?" answer a lot though.) Thankfully doctors never made me try THAT as part of the great quest to stop my migraines or other weirdo pain which is the only risky experimentation I do any more, thank you very much.

3. Do you own a gun? No, but I think I want to carry mace again.
4. What flavor do you add to your drink at sonic? Vanilla in my Diet Cokes

5. Do you get nervous before doctor Appointments? ALWAYS. Which is unfortunate for as often as I go, huh?

6. What do you think of hot dogs? I think... they are yucky? I eat them when camping and there are no other options only? I am borderline Vegetarian anyway and hot dogs are just... bleh.

7. Favorite Christmas Movie? I like LOTS of movies! The classics like Rudolph ("She thinks I'b CUUUUUUUUTE!") are always good, as are A Christmas Story (Sorry, Ehu! HA HA!), Nightmare Before Christmas, etc.... and spiritual-wise, I like the Nativity (specifically, synced up with Breath of Heaven. Hee hee)

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Umm... Milk if it's for a drink. Chocolate SlimFast Optima if it's FOR Breakfast.

9. Can you do push ups? Just for the survey I JUST TRIED! I got 3. Mind you they were "Girl Push Ups," you know, on the knees? But since most of my exercising of late has been walking since I froze my back ( no really. I got FROST BITE really bad and can't swim till it gets better.) I was surprised I even got 3.

10. Age? 29

11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? Ummm... I dunno. Usually cheap stuff from the dollar store but somehow totally entertains me. OH, I love this little bead necklace that my friend made me and I put a sugar glider charm on it. I wear that a lot.

12. Favorite hobby? writing (especially Blogging and writing poems and junk) or reading or photography

13. Favorite Actor? Hmmm... maybe, like, Johnny Depp. Not just the cute thing. He seriously seems to be able to play ANYTHING.

14. Do you have A.D.D.? Well, yes, possibly. A little... LOOK! A ROCK!

15. What's one trait you hate about yourself? (PERFECT answer, Corinne!) As for me, my crappity crap health, THAT'S WHAT!

16. Middle name? Ann (Yeah, big surprise there, eh?)

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment? 1. Corinne, why are we calling him "Boyfriend" again?! 2. Will I have my pain under control enough to go to the Jazz Game with Padre and Rinn? 3. Hee hee hee hee hee! Veggie Tales is STILL funny, even on TV. King George and the Ducky. Makes me miss Parker and the rest of the Fringe, though.

18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday/today? Did I BUY anything yesterday? OH! Prescriptions, I guess. Umm... Topamax. Speaking of headaches (indirectly) I am gonna finish this survey Later. :O)


19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Skim Milk, Fresca, Diet Vanilla Coke

20. Current worry? I worry my ugly frozen back will get infected. I worry I will never get my headaches under control and feel like this forever. I worry my nerve pain and Fibro will be medicated correctly. I worry I won't ever deal with Depression correctly. I WORRY. PERIOD.
21. Current hate right now? I hate pain.

22. Favorite place to be? Ummm... the Zoo?

23. How did you bring in the New Year? Played board games with the Padre's etc. Woo.

24. Where would you like to go? Home...

25. Name three people who will complete this? Umm... 3 People on View (the email group, NOT THE TV SHOW, for my Blog people...), or maybe some blog people (I'm gonna post that there, email people)

26. Do you own slippers? Yes

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I am not even sure I HAVE! But maybe?

29. Can you whistle? I am a champion whistler.

30. Favorite color? Purple. Sometimes Green.

31. What song do you sing in the shower? I DO sing in the shower but only when I can hear for SURE that nobody is home and can hear me. And then I sing whatever is in my head. It's not like I have an official Shower Song. GEEZ!
32. What color are your toenails right now? Fleshy-ish pink?

33. Favorite girl's name? Amythyst

34. Favorite boy's name? I like Kimball, Edward, Earnest... I like a lot of boy names.

35. What is in your pocket right now? SoftLips and Cellphone. Everything else is in my purse.
36. Best bed sheets as a child? Cabbage patch kids! <--- DITTO! (Which figures as they were on matching beds in the same room. Hee hee!) Best as an Adult, TWISTER.
38. Worst injury you've ever had? Hard to say as I have had so many! Oddly I think my SPRAINED ankle has messed up my life worse than my BROKEN arm, etc.

39. Do you love where you live? SURE! At least, where I live *officially* with my roomie and pets. But lately my convalescence has meant living at the padres. Which I, uhh... like.

40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 2

41. Who is your loudest friend? Hard. to. say.

42. How many dogs do you have? I claim the roomie's 2.

43. Does someone have a crush on you? I... don't... know. I don't THINK so. (feel free to speak up if you know differently!)

44. What is your favorite book? "my [books] are like my childrens! I love them all!" Seriously, pick a favorite?
45. Where were you born? Downer's Grove (suburb of Chicago), Illinois

46. What is your favorite candy? Mmmm... Skor Bar?
47. Favorite Sports Team? "How 'bout that local sports team?"

48. What song do you want played at your funeral? I don't know... something like Happy Birthday, just to confuse any grandma types who might be there? Or Monster Mash or otherwise Halloweeny (Maybe something cool from Corpse Bride!) because, like, the Coffin would be there already.

49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Hmmm... chatting with a boy actually.

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Ow.


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Bag Tag... Ehu Ask's...

What's in my purse?







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OH, so you wanted my REGULAR purse did you? Well, too bad. Hee hee hee! I can't find my camera's connector cord thingy. So it'll be a few days. ;O)

Say My Name Say My Name...

1. MY ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car),
Snow White Jeep
(umm, that's more like what I *HAVE* than what would be were I a rock star!)

2.MY GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie),
Caramel Praline Chocolate Chip

(not very Gangsta... OH! GANGSTA COOKIES! That reminds me!

So, today at the 7th grade TLC thing, we were doing the DNA part again and they were ready to go to the Kitchen to learn frosting decorating and most of them knew that because other classes had told them. So this cute kid tells me, "So, I hear your cookies here are pretty gangster."

"Huh. And so, forgive my ignorance, but what does that MEAN in regards to COOKIES?"

"Oh, they are cool."

"Oh, great then. Have fun?"

(Mind you, this kid is Black, but apparently very UTAHN because yes, he even said Gangst-ER, not Gangsta))

3. MY “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name),
B-May

4.MY DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal),
Purple Sugar Glider

5. MY SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born),
Marie Salt Lake

6. MY STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first),
MayBet (Umm... No. NOT very Star Warsy.)

7. MY SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink),
The Red Fresca

8. MY NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers),
Bus J.Lawrence (That'd totally work!)

9. MY WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ),
Jean Reed

10. MY TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
Conner Carlsbad (I THINK it was Conner... I actually MOVED mid-grade and don't remember well)

11. MY SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower).
Autumn Daisy (how is THAT sneaky?)

12. MY CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Nectarine Nightie

13. MY HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree),
Pills Plumeria
(what the...)

14. MY YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”),

The Bibliophiliac Thunderstorm Tour

can I agree to disagree... with myself?

A little bit ago, I was asked a random political question and, with all the political signs up right now, well, it got me in the mood to take a bunch of political tests and compare them.

First, Political Brew.
On Non-Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Moderate Conservative (62).
On Fiscal Issues, you rank as a Centrist (49).

Your score is on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being fully liberal and 100 being fully conservative.

Where as Beyond Red Vs. Blue put me as

Pro-Government Conservative.

Huh.

You Are 8% Politically Radical

You're a very traditional person and perhaps a little resistant to change. In a few more years, your beliefs will be so old fashioned that they'll be radical!

Are You a Political Radical?

The self-proclaimed "World's Smallest" test says...

ACCORDING TO YOUR ANSWERS,

The political group that
agrees with you most is...

.

CENTRIST

CENTRISTS espouse a "middle ground" regarding government

control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on

the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention

and sometimes support individual freedom of choice.

Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind,

tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what

they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.

Harvard says:

IOP Political Personality Test

You are a Religious Centrist. Religious centrists like you tend to be:

• Strongly supportive of affirmative action.
• Supportive of environmental protection.
• Concerned about the morality of gay marriage.
• Likely to believe religion should play a more important role in government.

Your Political Profile:

Overall: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal Social Issues: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal Personal Responsibility: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal Fiscal Issues: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal Ethics: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal Defense and Crime: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal

How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?

And finally...

You Are a Conservative Democrat

Frankly, the way most other Democrats behave embarasses you greatly. You pride yourself on a high level of morals, and you have a good grasp on right and wrong. It's likely you think America needs to get back to its conservative, Juedo-Christian values. Why aren't you a Republican then? Because you believe the goverment helps more than hurts.

What's Your Political Persuasion?

Hee hee hee hee! (I could be disowned just for that last one)

What Up, HOMIE?

1. What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now?
not counting shampoos and conditioners...
SoftSoap Antibacterial hand soap
Body Balance Vanilla Body Scrub
Dove for Sensitive Skin
St. Ives -Purity (yes, apparently they bottle VALUES and I rub them on myself with a puff thing. weird.)
St. Ives - Energize

2. Do you have any watermelon in your fridge?
Actually, I DID have some yesterday. But I ate it today.

3. Is there anything moldy in your refrigerator?
I don't think so.
4. Are there any dirty dishes in your sink?
a FEW, but there is at least soap in them. MOST are in the dishwasher.
5. What would you change about your living room?
A better CD shelf, a better coffee table... basically if we had all new furniture, that would rock.

6. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty?
Dirty.

7. Do you have a can of mushrooms in your pantry?
The Roomie might. She probably DOES. I sure don't. BLECK.

8. White or wheat bread?
Wheat with thingies in it... like whole grain crunchies...
9. What is on top of your refrigerator?
a bowl of some HORRIBLE flax cracker things The Roomie made, ice cube trays, paper plates, and phone books.
10. What color is your sofa?
Umm... green and blue and "cranberry" in a "southwestern"-type print
11. What color or design is on your shower curtain?
a blue plastic liner with a white with rubber duckies cloth one

12. How many plants are in your home?
Umm...at least 18, not counting bamboo?

13. How many candles are in your home?
not all are being used, but at least 30 counting little tea lights on standy things.

14. Is your bed made right now?
PSHAW NO.

15. If you have a coffee pot, what color is it?
I don't. I have a few little tea bots, but the only "real" one is just white
16. Electric or standard can opener?
ELECTRIC. I am way too lazy to crank like that.

27. Comet or Soft Scrub?
THE WORKS!

28. Is your closet organized?
unlike the rest of my house, yes, it is mostly.
29. What color is the flashlight that you use the most?
a giant yellow one

30. What kinds of things are in your junk drawer?
TREASURES BEYOND YOUR WILDEST IMAGINATION!!!!!
31. Do you drink out of glass or plastic most of the time at home?
glass... if I even USE a cup. I use bottles/jugs a lot.
32. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now?
nope, because I do NOT like in Texas anymore!

33. If you have a garage, is it cluttered?
No garage, just a carport. But if I had one, pretty sure it would be cluttered.

34. Curtains or blinds?
blinds most everywhere, though I DO have a Texas flag on my window in my room pretending to be a curtain.

35. How many pillows do you sleep with?
4

36. Do you sleep with any lights on at night?
Not in my room, but I have a night light in the bathroom.
37. How many ceiling fans are in your home?
none. Just a lot of table fans and stuff that I sit in front of constantly.

38. How often do you vacuum?
Depends on the room. Glider room is weekly. The other rooms, umm, not so much.

39. Standard toothbrush or electric?
Standard... hee hee... sounds like it's a car. "yeah, I brush a stick." Okay, maybe I'm a little punchy after a bad day.
40. What color is your toothbrush?
Purple and white!

41. Do you have a welcome mat on your front porch?
Yep!
42. What is in your oven right now?
Some tinfoil and the grate things that the oven comes with! Who do you think I am, Betty Crocker?
43. Is your microwave clean or dirty?
clean. Not pretty sparkley, but clean.

44. Is there anything under your bed?
bins that hold my clothes.

45. Chore you hate doing the most?
organizing the family room. It is just. too. much.

And anything with chemicals that make me itch.

46. What retro items are in your home?
we could call MOST of the things in our house "retro" if we wanted... as pretty much everything is from garage sales. hee hee!

47. Do you have a separate room that you use as an office?
Sort of. It's really more of a library, but SORT OF an office, too!

48. If you have a yard, who mows it?
Me or The Roomie mow our little bitty yard with a weedwhacker.

49. Is there anything on your kitchen floor right now?
a little rug by the sink?

50. How many mirrors are in your home?
Umm, 4, unless you count hand mirrors in drawers or something

51. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home?
Yes, for one thing I always keep a large bill inside a favorite stuffed animal, just like on the Rescuers.

52. What color are your walls?
off white... which is worse than white. <--- ditto, except my bathroom which is, like puked up olive green which is worse than either.

53. Which rooms in your house have wallpaper?
NONE in THIS house, thank goodness. My last house was, like, crazy with in. A*Who, dude, I sometimes miss the randomonium! And CC, I LOVE your wallporn!!!

54. Do you have a peephole in your front door?
I... I actually realized I DON'T KNOW! We rarely use the front door and I am not going to check right now. How funny.

55. Do you keep any kind of protection weapons in your house?
I need to FIND my mace. (pepper spray... not a big spiked club), I have a knife in my car, and apparently when threatened in my home by zombie balloons I chuck empty jugs at them.

56. What does your home smell like right now?
a little like soup?

57. Fave candle scent?
vanilla... or orange chocolate... or spice something...

58. What kind of pickles (if any) are in your refrigerator right now?
I like bread and butter ones okay, but I don't have any. But the Roomie may have mini gherkins? However, to be honest all I can think when I read this is LINK UP. But only some people would get why.

59. Who are in the pictures you displayed?
Rosie the Riveter. My sugar gliders. Super Man. Christ. Megan. One of my Fam.

60. What color is your favorite bible?
Dark green. (cover)

61. Do you have plenty of cabinet space in your kitchen?
Maybe if we used it better, but NO.

62. Ever been on your roof?
no, but my dad/landie has.

62. Do you own a stereo?
YES! YES I DO! IT HAS A RECORD PLAYER AND A TAPE PLAYER AND A CD PLAYER AND A RADIO!!!

63. How many tvs do you have?
2. A big one and a little one.

64. How many house phones?
3, but we don't use them.

65. Do you have a housekeeper?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

66. What style do you decorate in?
Random. Very VERY random. But my room is mostly Rosie the Riveter and Superman and Texas, so, like Red White Blue and Yellow.

67. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints?
Both! Mix it up!

68. Is there a smoke detector in your home?
actually, we were just discussing this. No. We need to get some. We have a carbon monoxide detector and filter our water but not a single FIRE ALARM?!

68. In case of fire, what are the items you would grab if you only could make one quick trip?
my gliders, my computer, and my purse (which would have my phone and money in it. But mostly my pets

69. Do you know how to work your electrical box?
Like as in the fuse box? If so, yes.

70. What temperature in your home is most comfortable to you?
JUST me and not The Roomie? 70 degrees. ALATIME!

Pottery

Just got back from the doctor (waste of time. It's just a really bad cold.). I have not yet responded to Fresno's Buddy Email, but will today, I suppose. Bleh. In other news I got a good email from one of my best guy friends, Gilch, and that was nice. I have missed him. He's like my brother.

Anyway, a quiz (from Stewie)


1) Harry begins Hogwarts and is sorted into a house. Which house do you think you would be sorted in? Gryffindor = Brave Ravenclaw = Smart Hufflepuff = Loyal/hardworking Slytherin = Sly, looking for the easy way

I would say Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff even though I guess we would ALL love to say Gryffindor. But this test was pretty dang detailed and it put me in Hufflepuff

Hufflepuff

Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot, and treat them just the same."

Hufflepuff students are friendly, fair-minded, modest, and hard-working. A well-known member was Cedric Digory, who represented Hogwarts in the most recent Triwizard Tournament.

Gryffindor 74
Ravenclaw 80
Hufflepuff 89
Slytherin 57

2) The Mirror of Erised, instead of showing a reflection, shows what the subject wants more than anything. What would the Mirror show you?

It's me, but I am thinner and healthy (diabetes and depression free, etc.)! Also, my house is organized and clean.

3) In The Chamber of Secrets, Harry’s new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is a celebrity with an overdeveloped case of ego. Which current celebrity do you think is overblown?

Almost all of them. I have very little respect for celebrity in general. But, yeah, probably Tom Cruise or most boy band boys.

4) Harry calls Fawkes (Dumbledore’s phoenix) to him by exhibiting loyalty. What non-family member would be able to call your phoenix?

CC.

5) In The Prisoner of Azkaban we first see a Boggart, which takes the form of whatever the person fears. What would your boggart turn into?

A Doctor or Dentist with a needle, probably.

6) Harry is able to fight off dementors by using a patronus charm which calls upon a very happy memory. What would your happy moment be?

my sugar gliders chirping in my ear happily... a glider probably would BE my patronus, too.

7) In The Goblet Of Fire Fred and George try to put their names in the goblet even though they are not old enough. What “mature” activity did you try too early?

I have actually been SLOW on most things like that. Granted, I tried to build a space shuttle in kindergarten and such, but nothing REAL. I am a slow mover.

8)In The Order of the Phoenix Harry discusses what he wants to be when he gets out of school. What did you want to be when you were 15?

A teacher. <---Me too, actually. 9) The kids take their defense against the dark arts in a room of requirement where the room becomes whatever you need. What would your personal room of requirement be–when would it appear?

Right now, I think it's just a storage room. A HUGE room with lots of shelves and house elves to help me put things in order.

After that's DONE it would become the glider room of my dreams. giant cages, rain forest murals on the walls, vines and rope lights from the ceiling, washable walls, drain in the floor and a heated hose so I could wash cages right in the room. A fridge and freezer and food prep area right there, with a mealworm and cricket farm.

10) In the Half-Blood Prince we are exposed to Felix Felicitas, a potion that will make you have a wonderful wonderful day. Tell us about a day that you would like to live over again–a wonderful day.
I don't know. I don't think I would like reliving a good day knowing how it ends. :O(


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11) In the Deathly Hallows, Hermione blanks her parents' memory of her existence. Is this something you would do to protect those you loved?

YES.

12) We find that Dumbledore entrusted Snape to kill him. Do you have anyone that you would trust enough to kill you if you asked them to?

Honestly, I don't think I trust the people that love me to kill me if I asked. I think they'd balk at the last second. I'd rather ask someone who DOESN'T like me, that might get some pleasure out of it. Trust them more for it, you know. Sean from work seems a logical choice.

13) Many beloved characters do not make it to the end of the book. What fictional characters' deaths affected you (besides the ones in Harry Potter)?

I get very very very into books. I almost NEVER cry at movies but I bawled when someone died in books I loved like:

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail C. Levine

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

and The Giver by Lois Lowry.

DANGBUT I love books!

"DJ takes up Prostitution...

a Very Special Full House... I mean Friday Fave Fives!

e-Missions: Moon, Mars, and Beyond, (the WannaBe Space Camp) Highlights!

1. Best Resource: STELLARIUM. Available for FREE at http://www.stellarium.org/ for download it is really fun and the kids love making the ground disappear, zooming in on planets, and making the PICTURES of the constellations appear over the constellations themselves. You can do a TON with it if you are willing to explore the hot keys.

I HIGHLY recommend it.



2. Best Book: Next Stop Neptune: Experiencing the Solar System by Alvin and Steve Jenkins. Well, my favorite illustrations anyway. I liked the collage-style, especially the cloudy stuff. Awesome.



3. Best way to teach graphing: Draw a Shuttle.


4. Best hands on way to understand the size of the Solar System:
Marking receipt paper with scaled distance. One half did Astronomical Unit equaling one centimeter. But another we did AU equaling a METER... and look how far it stretched!

5. BUT THE VERY BEST PART OF THE DAY CAMP:

It is over and it is the LAST day camp of the summer!!!!!!!!

However, some other, ummm, honorable mentions and basically random stuff from camp.

* glue sticks, scissors, and a lot of patience... build a shuttle that FLIES! (It's a pdf)

* a cool NON-flying paper model shuttle (the other models are awesome too, if you like those things!)

* A TON of logic puzzles like this:

Outer Space Circus Sideshows
by Randall L. Whipkey

Last Tuesday when the Outer Space Circus came to town for a performance, Bobby and Teddy thrilled at the Midway with its panorama of exotic sideshows featuring beings from across the Milky Way. The boys paid to see five sideshow performers, including the Head, a being with no body. Can you find the order during the day in which Bobby and Teddy saw the five outlandish acts: the name (one is No Wa Ben) and home world (one is from PsiReef) of each geek and what makes each Outer Space Circus sideshow material?

1. Bobby and Teddy saw Ji-Dome earlier in the day than the being from the planet New Oz; they saw the New Oz alien earlier than they enjoyed the perplexed look on the Teleprobe's face as he read their minds.
2. Immediately after visiting the tent where they were in awe of the Transparent Man, a creature whose internal body parts are visible through a totally clear skin, the boys took in the native of Ilegate.
3. Bobby and Teddy were wowed by the Walking Stick, a 13-foot alien also billed as the Tallest Being in the Galaxy, right before they saw the Incredible Kreskeno's act.
4. The boys saw TuPaK immediately after paying to see the native of the planet Andromeda-77 but earlier in the day than they saw the Sheebang Charmer, who works with the Milky Way's deadliest serpents.
5. The being whose sideshow they saw 2nd isn't Azaliana.
6. The tents of Kreskeno and the sideshow geek from New Oz were next to each other on the Midway.
7. Ji-Dome, who isn't the Sheebang Charmer, and the native of Andromeda-77 require special breathing chambers to live on Earth.
8. TuPaK was Bobby's favorite sideshow entertainer; the being from planet Qrptn was Teddy's.

(Answer)

* a little rocket Tangram. (another pdf, just fyi)

* hot dog shuttle. Eww. Hot Dogs. But cute?

* hilarious kids. Because, well, they just ARE.


You'll notice I am only talking about the good stuff. That is on purpose. This was a rather hellish week. And I would rather just FORGET some of it, you know?

Yeah, even though I love the SUBJECT, just bad... timing. Emotionally.

Anyway it was the last day today. And the last day camp of the summer. WOO HOO!

So, between field trips and after school classes, my next big project will be to do for the Children's Garden what I was doing for the Dinosaur Museum. Basically make up field trip curriculum that follow state standards. So that's where my job is headed temporarily (like, till winter. (When I will definitely NOT be moving to California...))Well, that and I may go back to substitute teaching if it doesn't give me enough hours, but I am not that worried about it right now... I am a "part-time" employee who RARELY goes home before 7 at present. So, yeah, I am not worried about hours yet. I *will* be... but right now I NEED less. Because I can't really handle things right now.

Last night I set up my Padre's tank for my little boy Tortuga and he LOVES it! It is only temporary (I am BORROWING it... he gets it back for fish when they move. And so I will keep looking for a big tank) but needed and he looks SO much happier already! He LOVES more room to swim. It makes me happy to see HIM happy. He's a good little turtle.