Memories and Random Thoughts

Someone Tried to Kill Me... And Then Facebook Told Me I Knew Him.

2011-08-24T20:22:00.000-07:00

When I was in fourth grade, I was kind of a weird kid. I was made fun of for everything. I was made fun of for being fat. I was made fun of for being a crybaby. I was made fun of for my lunches (an apple and some apple juice). I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do – hang out with the boys, or be girly. I had my first REAL crush. I was good a dodge ball and “wall ball” and foursquare. But not

The Story of Crazy - Roomates, Round One

2011-06-07T02:49:00.000-07:00

Me and Mickey. This was during the happy times J and I lived together I don’t think I’ve met anyone who hasn’t had at least one crazy roommate. I may not have had very many, but I am certainly no stranger to the crazy. In 1993, I moved out for the first time. I had started a new job at Disneyland, and since a friend of mine needed someone to live with, we moved into a little apartment together

This Story Does Not Have a Happy Ending

2011-06-02T10:54:00.000-07:00

It was right before Christmas 2001. I was on my way to the freeway from work when I saw the kitten run out into the street. It was hit by a car. At first I didn’t realize what it was. I thought something had blown out in to the street. It wasn’t until I closer that I realized it was lumpy! It didn’t look too bad, so I pulled over to the side of the road. It took me a minute before I could run

The Trouble With Pests

2011-05-29T16:11:00.000-07:00

Bugs and I have a love and hate relationship. They love me and I hate them. Just seeing some bugs or spiders will send me into a screaming frenzy. I've had terrible nightmares about bugs, spiders, and rodents. Remember those movies from the 70's with giant ants? Those are the kind of dreams I have. They have caused me to scream in my sleep. They have caused me to jump out of bed. As a kid, I even

My First Trauma - AKA Lady Adventure Time

2011-05-26T14:19:00.000-07:00

Males may want to stay away from this post. It's about girly stuff. Sorry. I was inspired by Hyperbole and a Half. My story isn't half as funny as hers (although possibly just as traumatic). Remember, this also may be exaggerated. This is MY memory, although my mother disagrees with part of the story. In fifth grade we had “the video” and the lecture when they sent all the boys out of the room.

Ten Years Ago, March First

2011-03-03T13:41:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's been ten years. I still remember the day he told us. I had just come back from my first week at work, after being out for 6 months because I had my own cancer to deal with. He had been sick for almost that whole length of time. First, he had breathing problems, which the doctors said was just pneumonia. Then he got puffy. Very puffy, like he was on steroids. After all

Holding Back

2011-01-14T20:28:00.000-08:00

The other night, I was watching My Sister's Keeper with my husband. About 15 minutes into the movie, I started crying. As the next 30 minutes, my crying got worse and worse, until my husband had to turn it off and hold me while I sobbed into his chest. Yes, the movie is sad. It has sad content... It's about a family that is dealing with their oldest daughter having Leukemia, and their

Glory Days

2010-03-04T02:51:00.000-08:00

December 1989 December 2009 They say that the best times of your life happen when you're in high school. If I believed that, then I should have just given up on life after graduation. Because then I would have known that my life would be nothing but miserable afterward. Yes, high school had it's moments. I loved being in band, performing, being in competitions. I made some of the best

My goals for 2010

2010-01-02T16:07:00.001-08:00

Every year I do this. I get asked if I have any resolutions, and I don’t. I try not to have them, because if I don’t end up following them, I feel guilty. And then I try and fail again and again, especially by the end of the year. And then, inevitably, I start the vicious cycle all over again the following year. So, within the last couple of years, I have to tried to come up with realistic

My Top Ten Lists of The Last Decade 2000-2009

2010-01-02T01:31:00.000-08:00

Several of my friends on Facebook have challenged me to write what I consider my favorites from the last decade (they know me too damn well, and know that I love to write lists). The categories included: music, movies, TV shows and comic books. Well, I don't read comic books, so, I decided to go with video games, since they are played often at my house. I hope that you enjoy my lists, and maybe

Random thoughts from people 30-40 years old…

2009-11-26T21:59:00.000-08:00

I have been... neglecting this blog long enough. I am trying I have many ideas, but no time to put them into words. I'm sorry. This should be a good kick off. it was a forward - yes one of those - but a good'un. One of my favorites that I have seen bouncing around for a bit. Enjoy! I hope you all had a great holiday! -I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option. - More often than

Adult - Type Top Ten

2009-03-31T02:32:00.000-07:00

My friend, Dan came up with this survey, because he was tired of the 12 year old Myspace and Facebook surveys that don't really apply to adults. The words at the beginning are his (in italics). And other than the questions, the rest are mine.I realize I have been doing a lot of survey lately, but I am having a bit of a mind block. I hope you forgive me. And what better way to get to know me?Ever

50 Things

2009-02-19T17:05:00.000-08:00

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a blog post with 25 random things, facts, goals, or habits about you.This is a meme that has been going around Face Book. So I cheated a litle and copied mine to here. It was supposed to be 25 things but I was tagged at least 20 times by different people. So, I did it twice. You are welcome to do this on your own blog, or just enjoy the

Diabetic Rockstar - A Review

2009-01-08T15:26:00.000-08:00

I was asked by the admins on Diabetic Rockstar to write a review and was encouraged to post it on my blogs. So, here it is...I am Diabetic. I was left with little to no information on how to handle and treat my disease. First, I ate whatever I wanted. Then I ate a Low Carbohydrate diet. When none of these was really working for me, I consulted the internet. I subscribed to health blogs, I

Hauntings

2008-12-06T19:02:00.000-08:00

I know this is a bit late for Halloween, but I was thinking about it today (while reading ghost stories), and though I would post something I wrote a few years ago in my old apartment. Enjoy. I There is someone on my stairs. I understand this entity is male. I noticed him last September. Just kind of a shadow, some noises going up and down the stairs. When Tyler and I started dating, he came

44 Things

2008-11-18T16:55:00.000-08:00

Learn 44 things about your friends, and let them learn44 things about you! I tag anyone who is reading this to post it on their blog! 1. Do you like blue cheese? I LOVE Bleu Cheese especially with bacon 2. Have you ever smoked? Unfortunately yes. 3. Do you own a gun? No, and I'm pretty sure that I don't ever want to.4. What flavor Kool-Aid was your favorite? Cherry or fruit punch 5. Do you get

My Friends

2008-11-10T15:44:00.000-08:00

I wrote this originally for my Myspace blog, after some heated debate and un-friending happened between all people that I know. No one unfriended me, but there were some pretty heated words written. I needed them all to know how I felt about our friendships and our lives. Here is what I wrote:Yep, I stole that from McCain - the line that I liked least that he used... even more than "But I was a

Election Day! Did YOU vote?

2008-11-04T02:18:00.000-08:00

The first time I voted in a presidential election. Nice pants. Today is voting day. I voted. Did you? I actually voted last week, since Oregon is a mail-in ballot only. I'm sure by the rest of this post, you can guess who I voted for. Politics has always been a big thing in my family. Since I have

Near Death Experiences

2008-10-10T22:44:00.000-07:00

My mom wonders how I am still alive after all these years. With all of the things I have been through, it is kind of a wonder. When I was little, I almost drowned at least twice. One time, I fell in to the

Things I Love About My Husband

2008-09-29T00:41:00.000-07:00

Today is our one year wedding anniversary. I am still as happy as I was the day we got married. I love my husband with all my heart and every day, I love him even more. He is a really fun person and a loving friend. I have been working on this list off and on since early 2006. This is a list of things I love about my husband. I probably could continue on it, but some of it IS private. Now we get

The Hummingbird

2008-09-18T19:59:00.001-07:00

I haven't posted this on any of my public blogs, only on my myspace blog. From some things I have been reading lately, I think it's safe to post here and maybe some fellow bloggers will read it and enjoy it, even understand it. :-) Enjoy... The Hummingbird