Tue - October 4, 2005
Survey from Davina
1. Name someone with the same birthday as
you.
Grover Cleveland - 1837 (you reading this, Aud??), Edgar Cayce - 1877 (same year, too), George Plimpton - 1901 (Aud, honey, he's an English actor, help me out here)....
2. Where was your first kiss?
In his car parked in my best friend's front yard. I was 11.
3. Have you ever seriously vandalized someone else's property?
Um... no.
4. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex?
Yes.... but not hard.
5. Have you ever sang in front of a large number of people?
Yup, more than once.
6. What's the first thing you notice about the preferred sex?
Hm.... attitude.
7. What really turns you on?
Scent.... A good voice...
8. What do you order at Starbucks?
On the rare occasions I go?... Iced coffee/mocha/chai. I prefer a certain local shop.
9. What is your biggest mistake?
Hanging on to bad situations and bad people too long.
10. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
Yes.
11. Say something totally random about yourself.
My fingers are crooked. Seriously, I have swan neck deformity, though it's way more subtle than those pictures. I'm supposed to have these for it, but I haven't been able to get them. Aren't they pretty? I'll have them eventually.
12. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
When I was younger I was told I looked like Kate Winslet and Drew Barrymore... It's been a LONG TIME since anyone compared me to an actress.
13. Do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows?
Oh yeah.
14. Did you have braces?
For FIVE YEARS. Complete with headgear that made me look like Hannibal Lector when he had that metal mask on. And then I lost my retainer and my teeth decided to go as far back as they could manage. Stupid teeth.
15. Are you comfortable with your height?
I love my height... If anything I'd probably go shorter. I'm just. so. close. to actual dwarf status.
16. What is the most romantic thing someone of the opposite sex has done for you?
Ummm... it's been a while.... I dunno, poems probably.
The one that jumps out for Karen is when I was on my world tour and home sick she sent me her quilt along with a few other comforting things, and when I shook out the blanket I was showered with dozens of little white slips of paper - each one was a love note. :) Very cool.
17. When do you know it's love?
When my gut tells me.
18. Do you speak any other languages?
Eh, I dabble. I was once really good at Spanish, and I actually majored in Sign Language.
19. Have you ever been to a tanning salon?
Gods, no.
20. What magazines do you read?
I like Parenting... but mostly I try to avoid magazines.
21. Have you ever ridden in a limo?
Not that I remember.
22. Has anyone you were really close to passed away?
Yes.
23. Do you watch mtv?
No.
24. What's something that really annoys you?
Whining.
25. What's something you really like?
Pens.
26. Do you like Michael Jackson?
Mostly I feel sorry for him.
27. Can you dance?
I fake it well.
28. What's the latest you have ever stayed up?
Into the next day.
30. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room?
Yes. That fateful day I said to my manager at Apple, "You know, my hands are kinda hurting."
31. Do you actually read these when other people fill them out?
Sometimes.
Grover Cleveland - 1837 (you reading this, Aud??), Edgar Cayce - 1877 (same year, too), George Plimpton - 1901 (Aud, honey, he's an English actor, help me out here)....
2. Where was your first kiss?
In his car parked in my best friend's front yard. I was 11.
3. Have you ever seriously vandalized someone else's property?
Um... no.
4. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex?
Yes.... but not hard.
5. Have you ever sang in front of a large number of people?
Yup, more than once.
6. What's the first thing you notice about the preferred sex?
Hm.... attitude.
7. What really turns you on?
Scent.... A good voice...
8. What do you order at Starbucks?
On the rare occasions I go?... Iced coffee/mocha/chai. I prefer a certain local shop.
9. What is your biggest mistake?
Hanging on to bad situations and bad people too long.
10. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
Yes.
11. Say something totally random about yourself.
My fingers are crooked. Seriously, I have swan neck deformity, though it's way more subtle than those pictures. I'm supposed to have these for it, but I haven't been able to get them. Aren't they pretty? I'll have them eventually.
12. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
When I was younger I was told I looked like Kate Winslet and Drew Barrymore... It's been a LONG TIME since anyone compared me to an actress.
13. Do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows?
Oh yeah.
14. Did you have braces?
For FIVE YEARS. Complete with headgear that made me look like Hannibal Lector when he had that metal mask on. And then I lost my retainer and my teeth decided to go as far back as they could manage. Stupid teeth.
15. Are you comfortable with your height?
I love my height... If anything I'd probably go shorter. I'm just. so. close. to actual dwarf status.
16. What is the most romantic thing someone of the opposite sex has done for you?
Ummm... it's been a while.... I dunno, poems probably.
The one that jumps out for Karen is when I was on my world tour and home sick she sent me her quilt along with a few other comforting things, and when I shook out the blanket I was showered with dozens of little white slips of paper - each one was a love note. :) Very cool.
17. When do you know it's love?
When my gut tells me.
18. Do you speak any other languages?
Eh, I dabble. I was once really good at Spanish, and I actually majored in Sign Language.
19. Have you ever been to a tanning salon?
Gods, no.
20. What magazines do you read?
I like Parenting... but mostly I try to avoid magazines.
21. Have you ever ridden in a limo?
Not that I remember.
22. Has anyone you were really close to passed away?
Yes.
23. Do you watch mtv?
No.
24. What's something that really annoys you?
Whining.
25. What's something you really like?
Pens.
26. Do you like Michael Jackson?
Mostly I feel sorry for him.
27. Can you dance?
I fake it well.
28. What's the latest you have ever stayed up?
Into the next day.
30. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room?
Yes. That fateful day I said to my manager at Apple, "You know, my hands are kinda hurting."
31. Do you actually read these when other people fill them out?
Sometimes.
Posted at 09:13 PM Read More
Sun - September 25, 2005
Sun - May 15, 2005
Hey guess what!
Believe it or not, my lovely wife is blogging
again. And this time, more than she ever
has.
I don't want to jinx it or anything, but it's been one a day. (After midnight when she posted her last one, but STILL.)
I know. She's putting me to shame.
AND she's enabled comments. So please, feel free to give her some love. And just in case you, I dunno, can't find the link to her in my sidebar, here it is again.
Painting After The Apocalypse
:)
Me? I've taken a couple of quizzes lately!
I don't want to jinx it or anything, but it's been one a day. (After midnight when she posted her last one, but STILL.)
I know. She's putting me to shame.
AND she's enabled comments. So please, feel free to give her some love. And just in case you, I dunno, can't find the link to her in my sidebar, here it is again.
Painting After The Apocalypse
:)
Me? I've taken a couple of quizzes lately!
Which Buffy The Vampire Slayer Character Are You Most Like!?
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Which Dysfunctional Faerie are You?
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Wed - January 19, 2005
Mon - December
20, 2004
Because Audmo said to....
(Here's her answers.)
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never
done before?
2. Did you keep your new years'
resolutions, and will you make more for next
year?
I don't remember making any, and Gods no
I don't remember making any, and Gods no
3. Did anyone close to you give
birth?
My cousin had a baby
boy.
4. Did anyone close to you
die?
No.
No.
5. What countries did you
visit?
None.
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that
you lacked in 2004?
14 million dollars.
14 million dollars.
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched
upon your memory, and why?
February 14th (see question 1)... June 14th (I started working with kids, and they pay me!)... October 18th (I wrote about it)... and November 3rd (the beginning of the worst depression I can ever remember enduring.)
February 14th (see question 1)... June 14th (I started working with kids, and they pay me!)... October 18th (I wrote about it)... and November 3rd (the beginning of the worst depression I can ever remember enduring.)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the
year?
Returning to work after 3 years of disability.
Returning to work after 3 years of disability.
9. What was your biggest
failure?
My doll-making venture. It fizzled. Hard. I lack sorely in follow-through.
My doll-making venture. It fizzled. Hard. I lack sorely in follow-through.
10. Did you suffer illness or
injury?
Oh, so much PLAGUE. Working with children gives you Immune System of Steel, but you have to WORK for it.
Oh, so much PLAGUE. Working with children gives you Immune System of Steel, but you have to WORK for it.
12. Whose behavior merited
celebration?
Karen. My mom. Audrey Clare. Peach. Most of
my daycare kids.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and
depressed?
Just over half of America... Lucky's owner... Select adults in the lives of a few of my daycare kids.
Just over half of America... Lucky's owner... Select adults in the lives of a few of my daycare kids.
14. Where did most of your money
go?
Rent, cleaning up after Myrna, our various medications...
Rent, cleaning up after Myrna, our various medications...
15. What did you get really, really, really
excited about?
Getting married... Working... Having Cheyenne come up to our house by herself next week.
Getting married... Working... Having Cheyenne come up to our house by herself next week.
16. What song will always remind you of
2004?
"Sun Again" by Kinnie Starr, "Surrey With the Fringe on Top" by Blossom Dearie
"Sun Again" by Kinnie Starr, "Surrey With the Fringe on Top" by Blossom Dearie
17. Compared to this time last year, you
are:
.... free.
.... free.
18. What do you wish you'd done more
of?
Dance.
Dance.
19. What do you wish you'd done less
of?
Stress.... hurt.
Stress.... hurt.
21. Did you fall in love in
2004?
:) All over again.
:) All over again.
22. How many one-night
stands?
None.
None.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't
hate this time last year?
No... I can't think of anyone I hate....
No... I can't think of anyone I hate....
25. What was the best book you
read?
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, The Companions by Sherri S Tepper, The Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, The Companions by Sherri S Tepper, The Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay
26. What was your greatest musical
discovery?
Blossom Dearie, Kinnie Starr
Blossom Dearie, Kinnie Starr
27. What did you want and
get?
Bunny!
Bunny!
28. What did you want and not
get?
A bunch of money in my disability settlement.
A bunch of money in my disability settlement.
29. What was your favorite film of this
year?
Ummmm... I guess (if we're talking about movies I saw this year), The Day After Tomorrow, though I wouldn't say it was anywhere near an all-time favorite.
(It's been a slow movie year for me.)
Ummmm... I guess (if we're talking about movies I saw this year), The Day After Tomorrow, though I wouldn't say it was anywhere near an all-time favorite.
(It's been a slow movie year for me.)
30. What did you do on your birthday, and
how old were you?
Well, my car's radiator cracked. We got in a fight with Myrna. Karen gave me $30 (a fortune) just for art supplies and I finished The Sarantine Mosaic.
I turned 27 this year.
Well, my car's radiator cracked. We got in a fight with Myrna. Karen gave me $30 (a fortune) just for art supplies and I finished The Sarantine Mosaic.
I turned 27 this year.
31. What one thing would have made your year
immeasurably more satisfying?
Less Myrna.
Less Myrna.
32. How would you describe your personal
fashion concept in
2004?
Hah!
Hah!
33. What kept you
sane?
Karen. Audrey. My mom.
Simon sitting on me and Bastian kissing my face.
Karen. Audrey. My mom.
Simon sitting on me and Bastian kissing my face.
34. Tell us a valuable life lesson you
learned in 2004:
There's more than one path to my goals.
There's more than one path to my goals.
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Sun - April 11, 2004
Mon - April 5, 2004
Another Meme...
Snagged this one from Aimee (who got
it from Lili), since I almost forgot to post
today....
[Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says]
"Earth scared me at first." The Companions, Sheri S. Tepper
[Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?]
:) Karen.
[What is the last thing you watched on TV?]
Law & Order, SVU
[With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?]
Law & Order, SVU
[When did you last step outside?]
A few hours ago, I went out to the store.
[Before you came to this website, what did you look at?]
Television Without Pity's coverage of Wonderfalls.
[What are you wearing?]
A grey long-sleeved shirt, plaid pajama pants, socks, underwear
[Did you dream last night?]
Oh yes... My dreams lately have been really intense...
[When did you last laugh?]
Half hour or so ago, with Karen.
[What is on the walls of the room you are in?]
A celestial blanket that I think is pretty, parts of my tree, Karen's hanging DVD shelves, wood-cuts that used to belong to a dear friend who died when we were teenagers...
[Seen anything weird lately?]
Yeah, on the way back from the store some guy was walking down the street and just unzipped and peed on some flowers at a busy intersection.... I clearly do not understand men.
[What do you think of this quiz?]
It's saving me from having to think up a last minute entry.... (Need to work on that in general, but I'll just appreciate the save for now.)
[What is the last movie you saw?]
At home that I'd seen before, Atlantis. At home that I hadn't seen.... Uptown Girls. (Surprisingly deep!)
That we actually went out for?..... Ummmm.... Wait, I know this one.... Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
[If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?]
First? A stiff drink.
[Tell me something about you that I don't know:]
I'm terrified of global over-population.
[If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?]
I would make it so that children only came where they were wanted.
[Do you like to dance?]
Very much.
[George Bush:]
Ick.
[Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?]
.... Well, I know her middle name is Fay.
[Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?]
Henry.
[Would you ever consider living abroad?]
Yes.... In fact I DO consider it.
[Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says]
"Earth scared me at first." The Companions, Sheri S. Tepper
[Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?]
:) Karen.
[What is the last thing you watched on TV?]
Law & Order, SVU
[With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?]
Law & Order, SVU
[When did you last step outside?]
A few hours ago, I went out to the store.
[Before you came to this website, what did you look at?]
Television Without Pity's coverage of Wonderfalls.
[What are you wearing?]
A grey long-sleeved shirt, plaid pajama pants, socks, underwear
[Did you dream last night?]
Oh yes... My dreams lately have been really intense...
[When did you last laugh?]
Half hour or so ago, with Karen.
[What is on the walls of the room you are in?]
A celestial blanket that I think is pretty, parts of my tree, Karen's hanging DVD shelves, wood-cuts that used to belong to a dear friend who died when we were teenagers...
[Seen anything weird lately?]
Yeah, on the way back from the store some guy was walking down the street and just unzipped and peed on some flowers at a busy intersection.... I clearly do not understand men.
[What do you think of this quiz?]
It's saving me from having to think up a last minute entry.... (Need to work on that in general, but I'll just appreciate the save for now.)
[What is the last movie you saw?]
At home that I'd seen before, Atlantis. At home that I hadn't seen.... Uptown Girls. (Surprisingly deep!)
That we actually went out for?..... Ummmm.... Wait, I know this one.... Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
[If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?]
First? A stiff drink.
[Tell me something about you that I don't know:]
I'm terrified of global over-population.
[If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?]
I would make it so that children only came where they were wanted.
[Do you like to dance?]
Very much.
[George Bush:]
Ick.
[Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?]
.... Well, I know her middle name is Fay.
[Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?]
Henry.
[Would you ever consider living abroad?]
Yes.... In fact I DO consider it.
Posted at 11:35 PM Read More
Sun - April 4, 2004
Five Questions
Harsh Betty's Ersatz Five -
1. If you were to create a museum featuring entirely things that you already own, what kind of a museum would it be? Elaborate.
The Museum of Almost-Collections.
:) I have this habit of starting collecting things and then getting distracted. I'm kind of like the Jack of All Trades of clutter... It's something I'm working on.
2. What career were you interested in as a kid? Did this pan out at all? If not, do you ever imagine what life would be like if it had?
For the longest time I thought I was going to be a doctor when I grew up... I finally changed my mind, for several reasons.
I wanted to help people, but not just to survive, which is something that doctors have a tendency to get caught up in. I want to help people live more fully, to revel in life. I want to inspire, to sooth, to empower.
I know myself well enough to know that I would have poured every fiber of my being into trying to accomplish something in a framework that wouldn't allow for it.
Doctors (especially ER doctors, which was where I felt myself headed) have a rather high suicide rate, and I... didn't need that either.
Every now and then I get down on myself for not becoming a doctor.... But it gets more and more fleeting as time goes by. Most of my regrets hinge on wanting to live up to something that I always assumed my family wanted from me, which is a silliness that I seem to be growing out of. Thank God.
3. Looking at your immediate surroundings, name the item you can see which you've had the longest, and tell me about it.
I got my daybed in high school...
Actually, Karen and I have decided that we're going to use it as a sidecar bed when we have a baby. We've had it pushed up against our bed for a while now, creating the Wall of Bed, which has been really neat. When the Cub arrives we'll just put the backing on it and stuff bolsters around the edges.
4. Is there something you'd do if you were away from home which you wouldn't normally do at home?
Ummm... Not sure. Live out of a suitcase?
I know - I tend to actually buy things when I'm on vacation and can think of them as souvenirs. When I'm just doing life it takes quite a bit to get me to spend any money.
5. What physical feature have you been complimented on, or received comments about, lately?
My hair. People tend to like my hair.
1. If you were to create a museum featuring entirely things that you already own, what kind of a museum would it be? Elaborate.
The Museum of Almost-Collections.
:) I have this habit of starting collecting things and then getting distracted. I'm kind of like the Jack of All Trades of clutter... It's something I'm working on.
2. What career were you interested in as a kid? Did this pan out at all? If not, do you ever imagine what life would be like if it had?
For the longest time I thought I was going to be a doctor when I grew up... I finally changed my mind, for several reasons.
I wanted to help people, but not just to survive, which is something that doctors have a tendency to get caught up in. I want to help people live more fully, to revel in life. I want to inspire, to sooth, to empower.
I know myself well enough to know that I would have poured every fiber of my being into trying to accomplish something in a framework that wouldn't allow for it.
Doctors (especially ER doctors, which was where I felt myself headed) have a rather high suicide rate, and I... didn't need that either.
Every now and then I get down on myself for not becoming a doctor.... But it gets more and more fleeting as time goes by. Most of my regrets hinge on wanting to live up to something that I always assumed my family wanted from me, which is a silliness that I seem to be growing out of. Thank God.
3. Looking at your immediate surroundings, name the item you can see which you've had the longest, and tell me about it.
I got my daybed in high school...
Actually, Karen and I have decided that we're going to use it as a sidecar bed when we have a baby. We've had it pushed up against our bed for a while now, creating the Wall of Bed, which has been really neat. When the Cub arrives we'll just put the backing on it and stuff bolsters around the edges.
4. Is there something you'd do if you were away from home which you wouldn't normally do at home?
Ummm... Not sure. Live out of a suitcase?
I know - I tend to actually buy things when I'm on vacation and can think of them as souvenirs. When I'm just doing life it takes quite a bit to get me to spend any money.
5. What physical feature have you been complimented on, or received comments about, lately?
My hair. People tend to like my hair.
Posted at 11:19 PM Read More
Tue - March 16, 2004
Mon - February 23, 2004
Mon - February 9, 2004
Wed - February 4, 2004
Pagan Meme
Questions posed by Kym, found via Aimee.
How long have you been a practicing pagan?
Ummm.... 10 Years.
How did you come to learn about paganism?
My big sister, Jnl.
I had tried on any number of faiths in my search for my path. (Amazing how many Christians hear 'my path' and substitute 'Christianity.') Jnl and I became friends and I didn't even know I could convert for a good year. And then it wasn't really a matter of converting... I've always been pagan, I just learned what it was called through her.
Looking back, as a child I had this book that I was particularly attached to called The Modern Pagans... I was entranced with it, but I never opened it.... I like to think it was a sign from Mom that while it wasn't time yet, I would eventually find my place.
Are you or have you ever been a member of a coven?
Nope. I think I'd like to try it... but at the same time, faith may be universal, but religion is such a personal thing, I doubt I'd ever be able to find a group of people with similar enough beliefs to practice together on a regular basis.
Is there a pagan sub-group (for example, Druidism, Wicca, Asatru, Shamanism) which you identify with the most?
No. I'm eclectic.
If you are Wiccan, what "tradition" do you follow?
See above.
How long have you been a practicing pagan?
Ummm.... 10 Years.
How did you come to learn about paganism?
My big sister, Jnl.
I had tried on any number of faiths in my search for my path. (Amazing how many Christians hear 'my path' and substitute 'Christianity.') Jnl and I became friends and I didn't even know I could convert for a good year. And then it wasn't really a matter of converting... I've always been pagan, I just learned what it was called through her.
Looking back, as a child I had this book that I was particularly attached to called The Modern Pagans... I was entranced with it, but I never opened it.... I like to think it was a sign from Mom that while it wasn't time yet, I would eventually find my place.
Are you or have you ever been a member of a coven?
Nope. I think I'd like to try it... but at the same time, faith may be universal, but religion is such a personal thing, I doubt I'd ever be able to find a group of people with similar enough beliefs to practice together on a regular basis.
Is there a pagan sub-group (for example, Druidism, Wicca, Asatru, Shamanism) which you identify with the most?
No. I'm eclectic.
If you are Wiccan, what "tradition" do you follow?
See above.
Posted at 02:49 PM Read More
Mon - December
22, 2003
New Knitter
You're a young knitter, just starting out. Welcome to the fold! Find yourself some nice soft yarn and grab a latte- it takes a while to finish a project but it's well worth it.
Are you a knitter?
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Posted at 01:27 PM Read More
Thu - December
18, 2003
Copping out after all this time...
Swiped from Momolade,
because I can't make my brain focus on a real entry
tonight.
THREE THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND
- Calculus (fucking RUINED my love of math)
- Why people insist on being mean, manipulative bastards.
- Schrodinger's Cat.
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME
- Things (people) that may be hiding in the dark.
- Leeches.
- Piranhas.
THREE THINGS I'D LIKE TO LEARN
- Better artistic technique.
- Several languages.
- Scuba.
THREE THINGS I AM WEARING RIGHT NOW
- The awesome shawl my mom gave me.
- Salonpas patches.
- My favorite grey tank top.
THREE THINGS ON MY DESK
Don't have a desk... how 'bout bedside table?
- Noise making machine.
- Electrical tape.
- Super-sized bottle of Tums.
THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE
- Have a child.
- Travel. (India with Mom, Europe with Audrey, The Deep South with Karen.)
- Do something I love for a living.
THREE GOOD THINGS ABOUT MY PERSONALITY
- I'm very compassionate.
- I have a lot of creativity.
- I'm intentionally naive - this means I get to see the world in its best light all the time.
THREE BAD THINGS ABOUT MY PERSONALITY
- I let too much of the bad in along with the good.
- I see too many sides to any situation which often freezes me with indecision.
- I'm intentionally naive - this means I have a hard time accepting and dealing with the bad in the world.
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE
- Irish. Lots and lots of Irish.
- American Indian.
- My 6th great-granduncle was John Paul Jones, a legally sanctioned pirate and founder of the US Navy.
THREE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY BODY
- My spiffy color-change eyes.
- My hair.
- My freckles.
THREE THINGS I DON'T LIKE ABOUT MY BODY
- My profile.
- My crooked fingers.
- My freckles.
THREE THINGS MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME
- I've been doing my nails for the last 3 months.
- I want to name our daughter Lorelai, partly because that would make our household initials JKLM.... (Our last names are RST)
- If I had the body for it, I would love to see if I could make stripping an empowering experience....
THREE THINGS I SAY THE MOST
- Well....
- It can only be a horrible mistake.
- I love you.
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO
- Ireland.
- Iceland.
- Tibet.
THREE NAMES THAT YOU GO BY
- Jennifer
- Jen
- Baby
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE OR HAD
- Vettha
- Jentle
- NyxDanu
THREE THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND
- Calculus (fucking RUINED my love of math)
- Why people insist on being mean, manipulative bastards.
- Schrodinger's Cat.
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME
- Things (people) that may be hiding in the dark.
- Leeches.
- Piranhas.
THREE THINGS I'D LIKE TO LEARN
- Better artistic technique.
- Several languages.
- Scuba.
THREE THINGS I AM WEARING RIGHT NOW
- The awesome shawl my mom gave me.
- Salonpas patches.
- My favorite grey tank top.
THREE THINGS ON MY DESK
Don't have a desk... how 'bout bedside table?
- Noise making machine.
- Electrical tape.
- Super-sized bottle of Tums.
THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE
- Have a child.
- Travel. (India with Mom, Europe with Audrey, The Deep South with Karen.)
- Do something I love for a living.
THREE GOOD THINGS ABOUT MY PERSONALITY
- I'm very compassionate.
- I have a lot of creativity.
- I'm intentionally naive - this means I get to see the world in its best light all the time.
THREE BAD THINGS ABOUT MY PERSONALITY
- I let too much of the bad in along with the good.
- I see too many sides to any situation which often freezes me with indecision.
- I'm intentionally naive - this means I have a hard time accepting and dealing with the bad in the world.
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE
- Irish. Lots and lots of Irish.
- American Indian.
- My 6th great-granduncle was John Paul Jones, a legally sanctioned pirate and founder of the US Navy.
THREE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY BODY
- My spiffy color-change eyes.
- My hair.
- My freckles.
THREE THINGS I DON'T LIKE ABOUT MY BODY
- My profile.
- My crooked fingers.
- My freckles.
THREE THINGS MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME
- I've been doing my nails for the last 3 months.
- I want to name our daughter Lorelai, partly because that would make our household initials JKLM.... (Our last names are RST)
- If I had the body for it, I would love to see if I could make stripping an empowering experience....
THREE THINGS I SAY THE MOST
- Well....
- It can only be a horrible mistake.
- I love you.
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO
- Ireland.
- Iceland.
- Tibet.
THREE NAMES THAT YOU GO BY
- Jennifer
- Jen
- Baby
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE OR HAD
- Vettha
- Jentle
- NyxDanu
Posted at 02:02 AM Read More
Fri - December
5, 2003
I so craaaaazy
You are Joshua Abraham Norton, first
and only Emperor of the United States of America!
Born in England sometime in the second decade of the nineteenth century, you carved a notable business career, in South Africa and later San Francisco, until an entry into the rice market wiped out your fortune in 1854. After this, you became quite different. The first sign of this came on September 17, 1859, when you expressed your dissatisfaction with the political situation in America by declaring yourself Norton I, Emperor of the USA. You remained as such, unchallenged, for twenty-one years.
Within a month you had decreed the dissolution of Congress. When this was largely ignored, you summoned all interested parties to discuss the matter in a music hall, and then summoned the army to quell the rebellious leaders in Washington. This did not work. Magnanimously, you decreed (eventually) that Congress could remain for the time being. However, you disbanded both major political parties in 1869, as well as instituting a fine of $25 for using the abominable nickname "Frisco" for your home city.
Your days consisted of parading around your domain - the San Francisco streets - in a uniform of royal blue with gold epaulettes. This was set off by a beaver hat and umbrella. You dispensed philosophy and inspected the state of sidewalks and the police with equal aplomb. You were a great ally of the maligned Chinese of the city, and once dispersed a riot by standing between the Chinese and their would-be assailants and reciting the Lord's Prayer quietly, head bowed.
Once arrested, you were swiftly pardoned by the Police Chief with all apologies, after which all policemen were ordered to salute you on the street. Your renown grew. Proprietors of respectable establishments fixed brass plaques to their walls proclaiming your patronage; musical and theatrical performances invariably reserved seats for you and your two dogs. (As an aside, you were a good friend of Mark Twain, who wrote an epitaph for one of your faithful hounds, Bummer.) The Census of 1870 listed your occupation as "Emperor".
The Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, upon noticing the slightly delapidated state of your attire, replaced it at their own expense. You responded graciously by granting a patent of nobility to each member. Your death, collapsing on the street on January 8, 1880, made front page news under the headline "Le Roi est Mort". Aside from what you had on your person, your possessions amounted to a single sovereign, a collection of walking sticks, an old sabre, your correspondence with Queen Victoria and 1,098,235 shares of stock in a worthless gold mine. Your funeral cortege was of 30,000 people and over two miles long.
The burial was marked by a total eclipse of the sun.
Born in England sometime in the second decade of the nineteenth century, you carved a notable business career, in South Africa and later San Francisco, until an entry into the rice market wiped out your fortune in 1854. After this, you became quite different. The first sign of this came on September 17, 1859, when you expressed your dissatisfaction with the political situation in America by declaring yourself Norton I, Emperor of the USA. You remained as such, unchallenged, for twenty-one years.
Within a month you had decreed the dissolution of Congress. When this was largely ignored, you summoned all interested parties to discuss the matter in a music hall, and then summoned the army to quell the rebellious leaders in Washington. This did not work. Magnanimously, you decreed (eventually) that Congress could remain for the time being. However, you disbanded both major political parties in 1869, as well as instituting a fine of $25 for using the abominable nickname "Frisco" for your home city.
Your days consisted of parading around your domain - the San Francisco streets - in a uniform of royal blue with gold epaulettes. This was set off by a beaver hat and umbrella. You dispensed philosophy and inspected the state of sidewalks and the police with equal aplomb. You were a great ally of the maligned Chinese of the city, and once dispersed a riot by standing between the Chinese and their would-be assailants and reciting the Lord's Prayer quietly, head bowed.
Once arrested, you were swiftly pardoned by the Police Chief with all apologies, after which all policemen were ordered to salute you on the street. Your renown grew. Proprietors of respectable establishments fixed brass plaques to their walls proclaiming your patronage; musical and theatrical performances invariably reserved seats for you and your two dogs. (As an aside, you were a good friend of Mark Twain, who wrote an epitaph for one of your faithful hounds, Bummer.) The Census of 1870 listed your occupation as "Emperor".
The Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, upon noticing the slightly delapidated state of your attire, replaced it at their own expense. You responded graciously by granting a patent of nobility to each member. Your death, collapsing on the street on January 8, 1880, made front page news under the headline "Le Roi est Mort". Aside from what you had on your person, your possessions amounted to a single sovereign, a collection of walking sticks, an old sabre, your correspondence with Queen Victoria and 1,098,235 shares of stock in a worthless gold mine. Your funeral cortege was of 30,000 people and over two miles long.
The burial was marked by a total eclipse of the sun.
Posted at 04:57 PM Read More
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