The countdown to meeting the Godson of Love is down to the final days and I’m very excited! Duty’s birthday is Friday and he holds out hope that they will be able to share that day. (And I ask you, how sweet would that be? Of course, this from a man who refuses to admit he has a birthday so that’s kind of … interesting.) You know I will be there the minute we get the news because next to my undying love for David Cook and Hal Sparks comes baby-holding and not just ANY baby but MY baby! hehe (I like to leave the hard work to others and I get the fun parts. That’s what being an Auntie is all about!)
In other news, my hair has been cut and colored and is back a wee bit to its natural shade. I know I won’t be able to go back to my formerly raven tresses but a darker brown than I had makes me feel like myself again. Very nice. And, I resumed my treadmilling as I said I would – going Monday and today. Skipped Tuesday for hair fun but will make up for it on a weekend day. I’m still not sure if I will do the 5k walk or just lurk about for sightings of boyfriend.
Speaking of which, he was sent to Africa (along with guitarist Neal) as part of the United Nations Foundation. He sent back a few pics and this one is especially cute. (He’s got that damn hat on again. Don’t say anything. I know.)
I love him muchly.
Sunday Stealing: The 35 Questions X 2 Meme: Part One
1. How far away is the last person you kissed?
Uh, upstairs sleeping. Not very far away. I need to get some far-away peeps to kiss on, methinks.
2. Has someone ever told you they would be with you forever?
No. Well, unless you count my cats and to them forever is a limited concept.
3. Last person you were in a car with?
The cats. No, wait. Duty. Yeah, pretty sure it was Duty. Lucie’s not driving much these days.
4. Any plans for tomorrow?
Work and gym. Pretty much the same as most days. I wish I had something more fun planned.
5. How long does it take for you to take a shower?
About 5 minutes, give or take. Why? Wanna join me?
6. Best friend or close friends?
Probably close friends but it would be nice to have ONE best friend that I talked to all the time who knew all my stuff.
7. Is tomorrow going to be a good day?
Every day that I am breathing, have a roof over my head, money in the bank and my health are good days.
8. Did you kiss anyone friday?
What’s the issue with who I’m kissing? Are you trying to stump me with this question? I kissed David Cook. There! Prove me wrong, whydontcha?
9. Ever thrown up in public?
As a kid in grade school, I did. As an adult, no. Never. I do those things in private. (Well, I’ve barfed in the bathroom at work – no one else was there. Does that count?)
10. What’s on your mind RIGHT NOW?
Wishing I could go back to bed.
11. Who was the last person you talked to?
Listen, you might want to show me your Police Department badge before I start answering all these NYPD Blue questions. Yeesh. Nosey, aren’t we?
12. What is the WORST subject they teach at school?
For me it was math. I have no idea now what it could be. I’d love to see them incorporate classes on how to budge your money, in-depth analysis of how the government works, and “how to get along with others” classes rather than some boring old English literature class that has no relevance to your life, ever.
13. Have you seen anyone lately that you don’t get along with?
In person? No, not so much. I get along with most people.
14. What is your favourite colour top to wear?
Blue … most of my wardrobe is (not on purpose) blue.
15. Have you ever been in a car accident?
Yep, a couple times – none of them my fault.
16. What’s the closest thing to you that’s green?
My couch – it’s a lovely shade of seafoam green.
17. Where would you like to be right now?
At a spa with lovely food and massages.
18. Write down some lyrics to the song you’re listening to
“If you wait for me, I’ll be the light in the dark if you lose your way / and if you wait for me, I’ll be your voice when you don’t know what to say / I’ll be your shelter, I’ll be your faith / I’ll be the last train home.” – Ryan Star (Beautiful song … he opened for Cookie and I saw him a couple times on tour.)
19. How many dogs do you have?
Just one … Max. The best dog ever.
20. Is anything bugging you right now?
Wondering how long it’s gonna be before some real violence breaks out from the Teabaggers who keep getting their fear stirred up by those with an agenda. It’s coming and I just pray that no one loses their life to it.
21. Is life going right for you now?
I suppose. Could be worse, could be better. All told, it’s okay.
22. Is there someone you care about more than yourself?
That’s an odd question. I care deeply about many people and I would do what I could to alleviate any suffering they might experience.
23. What made you laugh today?
The irony of people (teabaggers, especially) having concerns that NOW their freedom and rights are being usurped by the government. Where the hell where they for the eight years of the Bush administration? Such sheeple.
24. What was the last movie you watched?
I re-watched “Love Actually” last night and cried in all the sappiest parts especially the one where the guy comes to the door and holds up the signs. That always gets me.
25. Whats the last conversation you had about?
Today, the cats and I were discussing distribution of milk between the two of them.
26. What were you doing at 7:00 this morning?
Trying not to get out of bed despite the protestations of Lucie and Sophie.
27. Do you like your hair long or short?
My hair looks better shorter. It grows outward not downward.
28. Do you want to see somebody right now?
I’d like to see email from someone now but that’s about it.
29. Do you like the rain?
Love it. Can die happy in the rain. (Water = emotion so for me, it’s like being home.)
30. Did you have a valentine this year?
I have many loved ones at Valentine’s Day.
31. The last person you kissed needs you at 3 am, would you go?
If someone needed me at 3am, I’d go regardless of whether I’ve kissed them or not. Hell, if my neighbor needed me (the ones we don’t even talk to), I’d go.
32. Would you honestly say you’d risk your life for someone else?
Yes. I can honestly say that.
33. Honestly, if you could go back 1 month and change something would you?
Yes. Is this the part where I tell you what it is?
34. How do you feel about boys smoking?
Same as I do about girls smoking – EWWW! It’s gross, habit-forming and unhealthy not to mention stinky.
35. Could you see yourself with someone forever?
Oh hai David Cook! I’d spend forever with you. I can so see that.
Saturday 9: You’re My Best Friend
1. Outside of your romantic life, do you currently have a best friend?
If I had to choose one person, I’d say it’s Cousin O’Cool – I think I’ve mentioned this before but despite my being eighteen years her senior, she is like my big sister. She’s smart, wise, funny and tells it like it is to me. If I were doing something seriously dumbass, she’d be the one to call me on it. (And I’d listen.) I can whine to her, be 12 with her and generally just be myself with her and that is a good feeling. We were close when she was little (she was like my own child) and then went our separate ways while she was in college and have since come back to being close again. We share a history and I know I could trust her with my secrets. (Plus, she’s going to let me call her baby Bella if I want. Just not in front of Duty or he’ll wig the hell out!)
2. Regarding your future, what is the best thing you could hope for?
That I retain my amazingly good health until my last day. I’ve been blessed with a strong constitution and rarely get sick. I think I take it for granted though I try not to. It’s my wish to keep that health as long as I can.
3. Have you ever helped out a friend with basic needs, like rent or food? If yes. what did you do?
Yes, I have. I prefer to do it on the downlow because it’s not something that I want to draw attention to. When Spirit nudges me, I respond. Here’s my most vivid example:
I often visited my mom in the nursing home and on sunny days would wheel her outside to get some fresh air. This one day I took her outside and she asked me to go to CVS and get her something. Odd request but she just wanted to sit outside while I ran the errand. On my way to the store, there was this young woman standing on the median strip by the light with a sign asking for money. She looked so … exhausted and sad. Everything about her screamed the word DEFEATED to me. It was a warm day so I ran into the store, got mom’s stuff plus a big bottle of water for this woman and some extra cash. I put the stuff in the car and then walked right over to her, with arms wide open and just hugged her for about five minutes in the middle of all this traffic going up and down the road. She cried in my arms, told me she and her kids were in a shelter from a domestic abuse situation. I just held her for as long as she needed me to. Gave her the money, gave her the water and told her she’d be okay. She pulled herself together, said thank you and I went back to my mom. My Guides told me not to speak of the event and it was three years before I was given the okay to mention it.
I know, as sure as my butt is on this couch, that I was sent there, at that moment, to do that work. I didn’t even know what I was going to do … I didn’t plan to hug her or anything. I just listened and acted. My Guides know that I will do that so when stuff like that happens, I just go with it and trust that I am where I need to be.
4. If they re-instituted the draft (for both genders and your were of age) would you go, or would find some way out of it?
I don’t know that I’d have anything to offer but I’d get ordained and go as a minister. Helping people is what I do best.
5. Tell us one thing you wish you hadn’t let yourself do.
Oh for fuck’s sake. ONE THING? ONE? THING? heh I wish I had not gained back the weight after I did the Master Cleanse last year. I feel bloaty and fat and very unhappy in my body.
6. Tell us about the last time you bragged.
I don’t like to brag but I’ll say yesterday when I congratulated myself right here on this blog for making it to the gym five days in a row.
7. What area are you wisest in?
I loved Gal’s answer and it seems to fit: “Other people’s lives. I’m a savant, able to solve everyone’s problems but my own.” THIS. in spades. Also, I’m really good at conversing with Spirit Guides. REALLY GOOD at it. heh
8. Tell us about something that happened that at the time made you “full of yourself”.
I think finishing the Master Cleanse last year (12 days of it!) and losing 15 pounds made me feel as if I could conquer the world.
9. Has there ever been a time that you wanted to try something in the bedroom, but were afraid to ask?
Nah. Back in the day, I was pretty vocal about stuff.
Congratulate me, peeps. I made it to the gym and did 30 minutes on the treadmill 4 out of 5 days this week. It would have been a perfect 5 but there was that issue of the forgotten sneakers on Tuesday. Still, I went (even if it just involved floaties) and I’m pleased with myself. Of course, I managed to make it all a moot point because I’ve been snarfing like there’s no tomorrow. Oh well. Soon enough I will figure out what my major deal is and get on track.
Off to watch Hal on Rachel Maddow’s show. Gal, maybe she’ll let him talk a little longer than Joy Behar did! Oh, and Jody, look for a post on PI this very weekend! Thank you for being interested! (HUGS YOU and can’t wait to hear about your upcoming adventure!)
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Quick post before work – have made it to the gym all three days this week! Woot! However, I did forget my sneakers on Tuesday and it’s hard to do the treadmill in heels so I just floated in the pool. During that float/meditation time, my guides were kind enough to share a blog idea with me so I’ve got something rolling around in my head for posting over on Practically Intuitive soon.
Still trying to decide if I truly am going to “drag my ass for hope” this year. Easier to just go and watch for random spyings of Cookie but how lame is that, right? (I suck, I know.)
Hal is hosting the Steph show all week and he’s doing a great job. Wish I could watch him on the livestream cam from work but don’t want to be blaring political stuff at the front desk out of respect for others. I know I wouldn’t appreciate Rushbo or someone of that ilk being blared near me even for a hour a day so I am aiming to be respectful. Speaking of which, what the hell is going on with those idiots getting themselves all riled up over a health insurance bill? I’ve been saying for many, many months (not necessarily on here, though) that it’s all racially motivated. And that just becomes clearer by the day. Damn, y’all. Pull it together. Life will not end because a black man is president. Your rights aren’t being stolen out from under you – even though they were under the previous administration and of course you said NOTHING. Ugh. Wake up for pity sake before someone gets killed and we ALL have to pay a price for your stupidity.
/rant
Byeeee for now from Snarkistan, USA
Don’t go checking your calendars yet, peeps. It’s still March and not January 1st. But I feel the need to get moving and one way to do that is to make some commitments out loud. Usually they are made just to my cats and the angels; however, I think spelling it out might be a good thing.
I hereby resolve to do the following:
Go to the gym 6 days a week
This is what happens when you don’t realize that the words that are coming out of your mouth might have been better off tumbling around in your head. I mentioned to Duty that the “Drag your ass for Hope” with David Cook happens in less than two months. Last year, we walked it in the pouring rain and my butt and legs hurt so much that I made a promise to myself to be in better shape for it this year. And here I am, in crappier shape and a few (thousand) pounds heavier than I was before. That sucks. What did I say out loud? “I wonder if doing the treadmill every day would actually make a dent in things for me.” Yeah. Don’t let those words come out of the thought bubble. Now damn Duty has challenged me to do just that. Feh. I did go today, though. Cousin O’Cool suggested the “Couch to 5K” program and while I probably won’t be running, at the very least it will give me incentive and a goal to work toward.
Post once weekly to Practically Intuitive
Not surprisingly, I am completely disengaged with my job. It’s easy work but I am increasingly annoyed with people bugging me and the stupid shit I have to do. It’s so not fulfilling in the way that I want. What does do that for me? Doing readings, coaching, and generally, spending time in that higher vibration. If I’m annoyed at what I am doing, then it is up to me to create what I DO want and move into that. The only way to do it is to DO IT. So, I’m committing to writing one post a week on PI and getting some energy going over there.
I’m only giving myself two because I tend to make a big list, get overwhelmed and accomplish nothing. This time, just these two for now. I gotta get moving. I realized that I was sitting in a pit of loneliness which usually makes me feel worse about things and it’s not until I came out of that pit did I even realize how immersed I was.
Today’s Sunday Stealage was a long-ass one and some of the questions were sorta mundane so I picked the ones that I thought would most amuse me you and perhaps share some new info that you might not know about me. Let’s see if I can get through this without mentioning Cookie, Hal, coffee, cats, woo-woo or books, K?
Here we go:
Are you happy? More or less. I think I will always find something to be dissatisfied with and grumble about it (inside my head usually) but overall, I have a good life.
Are you bored? At the moment, yes, despite having a house full of books, toys and other fun stuff. It’s an inside boredom that cannot be assuaged by something outside me – this is a lesson I have yet to fully learn.
Are you naked? The only time I am nekkid is when I’m in the shower and I’m pretty sure they haven’t invented a computer you can take in the shower *YET* so, no.
Are you a blonde? Parts of my (formerly lovely raven color) hair are now blondish highlights. I miss my natural hair color.
Are you moody? While I’d like to pretend I’m not, I really am. Mostly, I keep it inside but you can tell when I’m not chirpy or cheerful that something is going on underneath. I get real quiet.
Are you a lover/hater? I’m a woo-woo chick (oops! Lost my bet from the opening paragraph! damn) so full of the love and not of the hate. There are those people/things I dislike greatly but I don’t run around carrying the hate. It only hurts you in the long run.
Are you hot/cold? “Cause you’re hot then you’re cold /You’re yes then you’re no /You’re in and you’re out /You’re up and you’re down”
Nicknames:: Lis, Minister of Fun, Mrs. Cook, (oops, there’s one for Cookie), Sweetie, Dolt
Favorite color: Take a look at this blog and you’ll know.
Do you believe in love at first sight? No, but I do believe in immediate attraction.
Do you believe in soul mates? I do, but not necessarily in the romantic sense. A true soul mate is one who helps your soul do the work you came to do and encourages growth. That could be the person who challenges you most in this lifetime. I consider Cousin/who/hates/me a soul mate of sorts because by engaging with her, I’ve grown a lot in my own beliefs and ability to stand up for them in the face of ridicule.
Have you ever been hurt emotionally? I defy you to find me ONE PERSON who has not been hurt emotionally. It’s part of the human experience and it’s also one of the ways we grow the most.
Have you ever broken someone’s heart? Probably although that would never been my intent going into anything.
Have you ever been cheated on? Yes, and those experiences have taught me to always, ALWAYS trust my inner knowing.
Have you ever liked someone and not told them? I’m pretty sure Cookie and Hal (oops!) are completely and utterly unaware that I adore them. Wait, I did fling myself into Hal’s arms at this last show and tell him I love him so scratch that one. Cookie, though, blissfully unaware I’m sure.
Are you afraid of commitment? I would say I still have some residual trust issues that make it difficult for me to fully open up. There are very, very few who know the real me.
Who was the last person you hugged? Duty when he surprised me by showing up at work Friday when he wasn’t due home from SC until mid-day Saturday. One of the FEW times he’s surprised me like that – he usually manages to give it away somehow.
Who was the last person you kissed? Sophia (my cat) … oh wait. You said PERSON … Duty, of course.
Love or lust? Both and in large quantities, please. Lust is especially fun!
Cats or dogs? While I love me some doggies, I most resonate with cat energy and plan to always have one or more in my home.
A few best friends or many regular friends? I’d rather have just one or two close friends. I keep a tight circle.
Television or internet? Internets, hands down. Especially now when you can see pretty much anything that was on television online soon after.
Chinese Or Indian? I love Indian food. Haven’t had it for a long time but mmmmm Chicken tikka marsala!
Wild night out or romantic night in? I haven’t had either in many, many years so either one might be fine. If I had to choose, it’d be the romantic night in.
Money or Happiness? Money eases worries and helps bring happiness but money doesn’t equal happiness. So, having to choose one? Happiness, hands down.
Night or day? Both have their merits. I like a sunny day, though. Makes me feel happy to be alive. The night is good for under the covers and reading.
Been skinny dipping? No, and I’m pretty sure that ship has sailed in this lifetime for me unless the cats want to get their dip on and that’s unlikely.
Stolen? Yes, I am sad to say. And for no other reason than I could. It’s not like I needed that stuff.
Lied to someone you liked? Yes. Often to my mother. I didn’t want to get in trouble for stuff I had done so I took the “What she doesn’t know won’t hurt her” approach. And yes, I know. Not a good thing to do.
Wanted an ex bf/gf back? Yeah, but mostly because I was sad they left me.
Cried because you lost a pet? I’ve shed more tears over losing my cats than I have for almost any person (Lauren and my parents aside). They are so close to my heart.
Wanted to disappear? More than I can (and should) go into on this blog. I’m having one of those “I don’t want to hang out with myself” days,weeks,months years.
Have you:
Ever performed in front of a large crowd? I’ve given speeches, does that count?
Ever done drugs? Nope, not a one. I’d like to try something before I die but I’ll probably like it and end up an 80 year old drug addict.
Ever been pregnant? Yes.
Ever been on a cheer leading team? They don’t let sad little chubby girls on those things.
Ever been on a sports team? No and I really have no concept of how to work together as a team in something like that. I always marvel at how players on a team just seem to know intuitively what to do, where their teammate will be on the field, etc. It’s interesting to me.
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