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| Nine Layers of Me |
| 04.15.04 (1:00 pm) |
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OK. I was browsing blogs and I saw this. I took this from Jennsabsent. Layer One Name: Heather Birth date: June 25, 1975 Birthplace: Newark, Ohio Current Location: Newark, Ohio Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Auburn Height: 5'8" Righty or Lefty: Righty Zodiac Sign: Cancer ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ----- Layer Two Your heritage: English The shoes you wore today: New Balance tennis shoes Your weakness: Perfectionism Your fears: Dying. Your perfect pizza: Not a big pizza fan. I guess just a cheese pizza Goal you'd like to achieve: To travel around the world. ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ----- lLayer Three Your most overused phrase on YIM: Haven't been on for a while so I don't know. Your first waking thoughts: 5 more minutes! Your best physical feature: My hair Your most missed memory: When my son was a baby. ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ----- Layer Four Pepsi or Coke: Neither McDonald's or Burger King: Burger King (Veggie Whoppers!!) Single or group dates: Single Adidas or Nike: Doesn't matter Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Nestea Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate Cappuccino or coffee: Neither ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ----- Layer Five Smoke: In the process of quitting. Cuss: Sometimes Sing: All the time even though I know I can't. Take a shower everyday: Yes Do you think you've been in love: Yes, I know I have/am. Want to go to college: Yes, again. Liked high school: Hated it. Want to get married: I am. Believe in yourself: Depends on my mood. Get motion sickness: Nope Think you're attractive: Not so much. Think you're a health freak: No. Get along with your parent(s): Yes Like thunderstorms: LOVE THEM!! Play an instrument: I played the trumpet in high school. ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ----- Layer Six In the past month... Drank alcohol: A little bit. Smoked: Yes Done a drug: No. Made out: Yes. Gone on a date: No Gone to the mall: Yep, for something specific. Eaten an entire box of Oreos: No. Eaten sushi: Never in my life. Been on stage: No Been dumped: No Gone skating: No Made homeade cookies: No, but my husband did. Gone skinny dipping: It's too cold. Dyed your hair: No Stolen anything: No You sound boring: I have been a little boring lately, it's been nice. ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ----- Layer Seven Ever... Played a game that required removal of clothing: [blush] Oh yeah. If so, was it mixed company: Yes Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: More times than I can count. Been caught "doing something": Yep. Been called a tease: Yep. Gotten beaten up: No. Shoplifted: Yes, and I got caught. (When I was 15.) Changed who you were to fit in: Sadly, yes. ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ----- Layer Eight Damn, is this ever going to be finished??? Age you hope to be married: I'm married. Got married when I was 21. Numbers and Names of Children: 1 boy, 11 years old, Andre Describe your Dream Wedding: On a beach. How do you want to die: In my sleep. Where you want to go to college: COTC What do you want to be when you grow up: Happy. What country would you most like to visit: Australia ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ----- Layer Nine Number of people I could trust with my life: 2 my dad and my husband. Number of CDs that I own: I have no idea, too many. Number of piercing: 3, two in one ear, one in the other. Although I used to have my nose and belly pierced. Number of tattoos: Zero Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: 4 or 5 Number of scars on my body: Some little ones, but my favorite is my c-section scar right below my bikini line. Number of things in my past that I regret: No regrets. |
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| It's been a week... |
| 04.15.04 (8:22 am) |
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Since I last posted. Tuesday I went to work in the wrong scrubs. We have several different color scrubs and we designate which days we're wearing what colors. I had Roscoe drop off the right ones. Wednesday was OK. We all had pedometers on, just out of curiosity. By the end of the work day, most of the girls had walked around 4000 steps. One girl walked about 8000 steps. I walked 11,000 steps. I'm the one person who never gets to sit down all day. That was interesting. Then, our last patient came in with a tiny kitten. She said the mom abandoned it. It's eyes were barely open and it's ears were still folded down. She was trying to find a home for it. I wanted it so bad, but I have 4 cats already...for that reason. I'm such a sucker for kittens. Anyway, I didn't take it, as much as I wanted to. I held it for a while and it purred for me. Too cute....I took this picture of it with my camera phone. It was yawning. I'm still so excited. Only 87 more days until I see Madonna. Roscoe and I are going to try to stay in Chicago for 2 nights. A girl I work with told me there's a Rainforrest Cafe in Chicago. I can't wait. That's my favorite restaurant, but I've only been to the one at Disney World. It's become tradition. When we go to Disney, we HAVE to eat at Rainforrest. We still haven't made any hotel reservations. We should do that, soon. I just don't know anything about Chicago, I've never been there. A girl I work with has a sister in law who lives there. She keeps telling me she's going to call and ask which hotels are cheap, but decent and near the United Center. So, what else is there to do in Chicago? Like I said, I've never been there, but I'm all about seeing new places and trying new things. |
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| Air Head |
| 04.09.04 (5:05 pm) |
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I took Ceeceesun's advice about weight training and bought a weight bench today. My mom wanted to go shopping for Easter basket fillers and while we were out I thought I'd look at them for the hell of it and found one on clearance for $25. That's really cheap. It's pretty basic. (I think, I'm new to this.) It has the leg extension and butterfly attachment. I bought some weights for it. I'm all excited. Now I have to make room in my basement by my treadmill so I can set it up. The only thing I don't have (that I assumed it would come with and it did not) are the poles to hold the weights. But, I'm guessing they aren't very expensive. I hope anyway. So now, the new improved fitness plan is to weight train every other night, and walk on the treadmill every other night. Roscoe and I were going to go to Wheeling WV. tonight to the casino since we didn't get to go last week. We had a sitter all lined up, she lives across the street from us, but she has yet to show up. I guess we're not going anywhere. Are we just destined not to have a life? That's frustrating. Well, I just can't think of anything witty to say, or anything to ponder right now. I've been sort of absent minded all day. It's a withdrawal symptom from not smoking. After a few days, you begin getting more oxygen than your body is used to and you get dizzy and light headed. Yep folks, it's DAY 5 smoke free!! Oh, but I do have a funny story about being so absent minded!! Two actually. I pulled a "Jessica Simpson" (as I call it) twice! First, Roscoe and I were talking about Mike Myers and I said that I didn't like him because he annoys me. He insisted that I DO like him, because I really love the movie Shrek. My response..."Yeah, but his head is covered up in Shrek, you can't see him." DUH!! He's not in the movie, BECAUSE IT'S ANIMATED. Oh, but it gets better. We were watching the Travel Channel and they were talking about San Francisco. I said that his dad (my boss) was talking about taking an office trip there. Then I asked where it is. Roscoe asked where I thought it was. (OK. It made sense in my mind at 1:30 in the morning...) I said "Philadelphia." (I was thinking that a lot of gays live in San Francisco, then I started thinking about the movie with Tom Hanks...Philadelphia.) Then I corrected myself and quickly said "California...right?" Roscoe (the joker he is) looked at me and laughed and said "Do you really think it's in California?" I said "Yes." He laughed again and said "Really? You're joking, right?" Then I got really upset, and embarrassed and said "Well, where is it then?" Don't forget, this is 1:30 in the morning. He got a big laugh. I'm glad I can entertain him. |
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| Friday Five |
| 04.09.04 (3:27 pm) |
 1. What do you do for a living? Orthodontist Assistent 2. What do you like most about your job? The people I work with, and it's an easy job. 3. What do you like least about your job? The field. 4. When you have a bad day at work it's usually because _____...We were really busy or my boss (father in law) snaps at me. 5. What other career(s) are you interested in? Forensic Science (I have a degree in that), Web Design (I'm going to go to school for that. |
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| Something to work on. |
| 04.06.04 (6:40 pm) |
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Why is it that some people feel the need to say negative, destructive things? Why do they want to put others down? Does it make them feel better? Do they think it makes them stronger? Do they feel like they're on a higher ground when they condescend others? What's sad, is that sometimes I fall for it. Sometimes people can say things to me and I believe them or buy in to it. Why can't I rise above that and see it for what it really is? Maybe a few hours later I can, but in the moment, it can hurt. Why? They're not better than I am. So why should I let it get to me? I shouldn't. But yet I do. That's something I need to work on. I forgot to add...I made it through Day 2 smokefree!! |
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| Made it, so far... |
| 04.05.04 (5:56 pm) |
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I've managed to go a day without smoking. Yeah for me. I'm not going to dwell about it here (that's what my other tblog is for) but I thought it was worthy mentioning. Well, Roscoe decided that he wants to sell the Prince tickets (since they were kind of for his birthday) and use the money to go to Wheeling and gamble. Whatever. I'm not big on gambling, maybe if we won once I would change my mind. We only go once a year anyway. Hey, only 96 more days till the Madonna concert, not that I have a countdown on my calender or anything. Who would do that? |
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| Things |
| 04.05.04 (10:24 am) |
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I took this idea from Rebecca, who took it from someone else. 1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says: Harry retreated farther as the dementor bore down upon him 2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?: A Little Tikes organizer thingy 3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?: Sponge Bob Square Pants 4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is: 1:15 p.m. ? 5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?: 1:15pm Wow!! I bet I couldn't do that again!! 6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?: The mail truck 7: When did you last step outside? what were you doing?: Yesterday to go to Super Walmart 8: before you came to this website, what did you look at?: My email 9: what are you wearing?: Long sleve Ohio State shirt, blue jogging pants 10: Did you dream last night?: That I was on the Apprentice and Troy asked me to go to the movies with him 11: George Bush: is he a power-crazy nut case or ... History 12: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?: Jasmine 13: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?: I named him Andre 14: Would you ever consider living abroad?: Yep, if it's someplace warm all the time. |
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| I've gone pro... |
| 04.05.04 (8:51 am) |
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I was so bored the other night so I went ahead and paid the $20 for a pro account. I'm still working on the layout, but I'm liking it so far. I didn't know what to do with myself yesterday when tblog was off. Well, if my blog starts doing really funky things, don't worry, it's just me playing with the html!! |
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| Typical |
| 04.03.04 (5:03 pm) |
| You know, I lost it last week. I got to the breaking point and snapped. For the past 2 months, Roscoe has been working out at his dads and has never been home. My family continues to call me and expect me to fix everyone's problems, which I just can not do as much as I try. I've been trapped in this apartment playing single mom and not able to get out and do anything. For that reason I lost it last week. My father in law reserved a suite in Wheeling so we could all go out (my father in law, his wife, Roscoe and me) for a night and get away. Andre was at his friends, Roscoe and I were getting ready and the phone rang. It was Andre. "I don't feel good. My belly hurts really badly." Now, this is something he says all the time when he doesn't want to do something or gets in trouble. Over and over we asked him if he was upset about something, if he was maybe just hungry....Nope, he was sick and needed to come home. So, we had to cancel. Andre comes home, goes up and lays down for a half hour and now....he's feeling just fine. He wasn't sick. You know, I love Andre with all my heart, but I need a night out. I need to get out of this apartment. I need to have an adult night. Nope, we're sitting at home, Roscoe is playing poker online and Andre is sitting on the couch watching Sponge Bob. Once again, I feel like I am at my breaking point. I feel like I want to punch the wall or something stupid like that, but I'm too sensable to do it. Doesn't that suck? How is it that the biggest joy in my life (Andre) is also my biggest frustration? |
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| Ups and Downs |
| 04.02.04 (4:47 pm) |
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I've been a bloggin' fool the past couple days. I guess I have a lot on my mind. The past couple weeks have been full of ups and downs. Extreme highs and lows. I got Madonna tickets (extreme high), then my sister screwed up Andre's special day (low.) Andre and I butted heads the other day and I yelled at him, and smacked him, I NEVER do that, it was a first (extreme low.) I upgraded my cell phone so now I have a picture phone that has Madonna as the wall paper and plays "Material Girl" as the ringer (high.) My sister got sent to prison (low.) Today, Roscoe bought tickets to the Prince concert (high), my father in law made reservations for him, his wife, Roscoe and me to spend the night at the casino in Wheeling tomorrow (high), I called my dad and found out that his fiance who had breast cancer removed has to do chemo instead of the radiation they originally planned (extreme low.) What is up with this? Why is my life such a roller coaster? It always has been. (Which is what I'm refering to in the title of my blog.) I want a boring life. OK. To be positive...I guess with all that goes on in my life, all that I've lived through, seen and experienced, I have become a stronger person. It's made me more compassionate and open minded. So, in that sense, it's not a bad thing. But, when will it end? Haven't I learned/grown enough, at least for now? |
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| Prince |
| 04.02.04 (7:16 am) |
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Prince is coming to town on the 16th. We went to see him in 2001 when he came to town and loved it. This time around I figured we'd skip it since I'm seeing Madonna (who needs to see Prince when you're going to see the Queen!!) But this morning Roscoe called and bought tickets. We're on the side of the stage, 10 rows back. I'm so excited. Prince really puts on a great show. Ha. I told Roscoe that now I can practice sneaking a camera in. |
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| Blah |
| 04.01.04 (7:32 pm) |
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I didn't do anything today. It was nice in a way, but I'm disappointed that nothing got done. My apartment is a mess. I feel like I'm in some kind of a funk. I'm not sure how to explain it. I'm not depressed or anything like that, but I'm not really happy either. It's just blah (for lack of a better word.) What I want to do is get up early (I have to get up at 6 to get Andre ready for school) and as soon as Andre's off, just clean. I need to get more active. I want to do research on different spiritual beliefs. I feel that I've lost touch with my spirituality. It's something that's missing from my life. I had a bad thing happen at work yesterday. I work in an orthodontic office and I do a lot of the busy work (assisting, cleaning instruments, stocking, seating patients...) Yesterday as I was cleaning dirty instruments, I got poked by a dirty scaler. It was pretty deep too. My thumb started bleeding. That was (is) very scary to me. When I trained in the crime lab, if anyone got poked by anything they went straight to the hospital for shots and had to be tested for hep and hiv. At the office they said to rinse my thumb with water. That was all. I'm a little disturbed by that. Fortunetly, we only work on kids, but still, that doesn't mean there's no risk. Less of a risk. My mom called. She was incorrect about Jeni's sentencing. It's 6 months instead of a year. So what, does that mean she'll be out in 3 months? I don't know. |
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