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Thanks!

November 26, 2009 Written by Lisa

One of my friends from “Cooklandia” sent this along in a tweet yesterday and I had to laugh because it’s so her:

Making cake in turkey-shaped pan. Batter did not rise enough and now have cake with no turkey head. Is this too disturbing to bring 2morrow?

*HEH* Why does this seem like a creation that would come out of MY kitchen? I’d never worry if it would disturb my family though. We have seen it all, pretty much. Headless turkeys do not scare us.

And now … things for which I am thankful this day:

1. Four shows and one 5k walk in the cold rain later, I still adore David Cook just as much as always. When I see some of the shenanigans others from AI are up to (talking to you, Lambert), I am thankful Dave took and keeps taking the higher road. (Plus the arm porn has only gotten better!) He’s a keeper for sure.

2. Speaking of keepers, The Gal keeps her #1 SnarkyFan crown for yet another year. Thank you for always leaving me a comment or two. It keeps me from feeling like I’m blogging into the abyss.

3. A job – despite my hours being cut, responsibilities being increased and some aggravating new people, it’s a blessing to have a job at all these days. So much crap has gone on in the financial markets and it’s sad that the actions of a few impact so many. The financial consultants I work with (and the firm, actually) have a great deal of integrity and really do their best to assist their clients. I’m glad to be working and working THERE.

4. Successful integration of Sophia into the real world downstairs. Even though she and Lucie occasionally have words, they get along fine for the most part and it makes me feel better to have her downstairs with all of us.

5. My family, who has had a year full of tribulations to handle. I sincerely hope 2010 treats them all more gently. Also, too – they love me even though I am a horrendous hostess and mostly wish everyone would allow me to sit quietly in a corner and read while they have their little party. I’m glad they understand me.

I’m a lucky girl with a nice life. And I know it.

Happy Stuff
Arm porn, David Cook, Goddaughter of Love, Universe

Sunday Stealage #4,985

November 15, 2009 Written by Lisa

Sunday Stealing: The Over the Top Meme

Part One – Describe:

Your hair?
Currently, very much in the manner of SideShow Bob since it’s getting close to the time for a cut. You have to really love me to see me in the morning before I manage to tame it.

side-show-bob

Your mother?
At peace, finally free of the body that held her strong mind and spirit back from really living life. She made her transition three years ago this coming week. I carry her wonderfully huge heart and her intuitive sense on through my life and in my work.

Your father?
At peace, as well. Despite his physical limitations (blind at 32 and then double amputee at 43), his spirit and mind soared. I am so lucky to carry his intelligence, spirituality, and liberal viewpoint forward and I do so proudly.

Your favorite food?
Hmm, let’s see. I love devil’s food cake, lasagna, frosted oatmeal cookies (the cheaper the better) and muffins. I’m a hard-core carb-o-holic, am I not?

Your dream last night?
I can only remember bits and pieces of it and I don’t think it was anything of import.

Your favorite drink?
Alcoholic? A Cosmo is awesome for feeling great and then staring at the wall blissfully for 30 minutes or so. Blots my brain right out. Some days, that’s a good thing.

Non-Alcoholic? Coffee, every time.

Your dream/goal?
Work related: Bringing my healing practice fully into fruition

The room are you in?
The front room where the big heater lives. This is where I spend the winter since the sunroom isn’t insulated for the cold and it’s like BRRRR! in there from December onward.

Your hobby?
I truly enjoy farting around. But if I had to pick one, I’d say writing. It can be here, it can be in my journal, it can be stories that I share with one person. I’m a writer. It’s what I do.

Your fear?
I am terrified of hitting a deer as I’m driving on dark roads at night. I have to keep repeating “All animals on this road are safe.” as I drive because it almost paralyzes me. I’m not sure if I’m picking up their fear because there are times when it doesn’t even enter my head and other times when it’s so loud that I can’t hear myself think.

Your TV?
The one upstairs (in my bedroom) is old and I don’t use it much. Maybe an hour a day if that.

Your Pets?
You know them all: Max de dogg (a big doofus), LucieCat (queen of the household) and my sweetie Sophia (independent and intelligent) – they bring joy to my life in all kinds of ways.

Friends?
I don’t have many close ones, actually. And I’m okay with that.

Your life?
Mostly peaceful except when I manufacture drama in my head and it manifests in my life (2007 was year of DRAMA for me and I decided I no longer wanted that).

Your mood?
Currently? Ambivalent. Not sure what the day will bring.

If you’re missing someone?
Always Lauren. You knew I’d say that, right?

Your best friend?
Not even sure who that is anymore. I have a couple with whom I’m close in different ways.

Part Two – The Where’s?

Where do you want to be in 6 years?
Alive. On planet earth. Watching the collective consciousness continue to grow.

Where were you last night?
In the house, watching Twilight again (that is such a bad movie … man. I can’t tell you how bad it is.)

Where did you grow up?
I was born in Baltimore MD but I “grew up” (emotionally) in Richmond VA during my eleven years there.

One place that you go to over and over?
The bathroom. Tee hee.

Your favorite place to eat out?
Five Guys – best burgers and fries around, right Gal?

Wish list items?
You know what? I have all that I need and more. No material items on the wish list.

Last time you laughed?
Yesterday, I think. Not sure why, though.

Last time you cried?
Sometime this past week but not sure why either. I do this often.

Part Three – The What’s?

Something that you aren’t?
Motivated, as you know.

Last thing you did?
Drink my morning coffee.

What are you wearing?
Pajamas. It’s a Sunday morning. Isn’t that the appropriate attire?

Something you’re not wearing?
A bra. Hold those babies back!

Your favorite store?
Any one where I can wander and touch stuff.

Memeage
coffee, Goddaughter of Love, kitty cats, Twilight

Crazy Cat Lady

November 10, 2009 Written by Lisa

Cat Lady

This picture just made me smile because I suspect it will be me many (many!) years down the road. Oh hell, who am I kidding? It’s me now! LOL I will always have a cat, of that I am sure. Whether I will go the route of four at one time again, I can’t say. Doubtful. I think two is the new four for me. I can’t believe I carted those cats around from apartment to apartment to house. They handled it beautifully.

Whenever I moved, I’d take MommyCat and Lucie first to “okay” the place. Then I’d bring my two timid ones, Murphy and The Midjull along. When Mommy passed away in 2004, Lucie became the official lead cat. So it’s not surprising that she’s the last of the original four still with me after 17 years. She’s doing really well on her insulin shots, gaining a bit of weight and I can tell she’s feeling better. And while she and SophiaCat still have a ways to go to acclimate to each other, I think this will be successful. And it’s really nice having Sophia down here with us in the evenings.

So yeah. I’m a Cat Lady. The crazy part? I’m working on that!

General Blatherings

Rainy Stealage

November 1, 2009 Written by Lisa

Rainy_day_here_

Okay, so I’m cheating. The official Sunday Stealing is one I did a while ago as a random meme so I decided to pull one from the archives and answer that instead. Call me a CheaterAss, that’s fine.

1. The phone rings. Who will it to be?
No one I want to talk to, that’s for sure. Alas, it’s usually neighbor Greg. And you definitely don’t want to be talking to his ass in the evening. Listening to drunken ramblings is not my forte.

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
I do. It’s my small way of acting like an adult. Since I’m 12 most every other time, this is one way to allow me to feel like a good, decent adult.

3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
Depends on what kind of social setting and who is there. With my family, we all talk and I’m probably one of the talkiest of them. With others, I tend to listen more than talk. The more comfortable I am in the setting, the more I talk. However, I have blathered upon occasion when I was nervous and/or excited.)

4. Do you take compliments well?
I try to. There’s a part of my brain that says “Well, they’re just saying that.” but the other part (my higher self) says “How lovely that they see you in this way. Say ‘thank you’ and take it in.” I try to listen to that higher self more than my lower, cynical part.

5. Do you play Sudoku?
No. I don’t think my brain works that way. I am not very logical when it comes to numbers and things of that nature. (I don’t even do crossword puzzles. My brain is starting to fall out in little clumps through my ears.)

6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
I would die of dehydration within ten minutes of realizing I was lost because I would cry all my liquid out. They’d see a shriveled up corpse when they came for me. (At least I’d be thin!)

7. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
I did. Girl Scout camp wherein I decided that peeing in a hole in the ground was a bit too icky for me and held it. And held it. And held it. Until my body decided late one night to not hold it. I peed all over myself and the floor. That’s all I remember because it was fairly traumatic for me. As an adult, I’ve learned that peeing has to happen even if all you have is a hole in the ground.

I also went to YMCA day camp in the summer and there I decided that I was terrified of fires. So I told them all I was allergic to the smoke and got to hang out with the dancing instructor in her studio where she played “My Cherie Amour” about seventy times in a row. Good times, eh? (Actually, I think of her whenever I hear that song now.)

8. What was your favorite game as a kid?
As an only child, I was bereft of game partners. Cousin O’Flair and Cousin/who/hates/me (her sister) and I would play some games whenever we got together. Mostly, though, we did goofy stuff like create our own radio talk shows and tape record them to the great amusement of our parents. I was always the ring leader for those things and remember “interviewing” Cousin/who/hates/me (8 years old at the time) about her views on open marriage. (I read a lot of Cosmo when I was a child, apparently.) She mouthed the words “I don’t know what that is.” to me and on the tape you hear a BIG pause and then I say “Thank you for your informed opinion.” Yeah, the ‘rents got a lot of laughs about that one. (Open marriage, Lisa? Really? What the hell was going on in my head when I was 11? I know. Don’t ask. Just keep moving and yes, thank you for YOUR informed opinion.)

9. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?
Oh sure. I believe all paths are right for the person who follows them. Now, differing political views? Oh my. There better be some awesome sex thrown in to make up for the fights that will most likely take place. Unless we choose not to talk about it AND instead had awesome sex. That would work just fine.

10. Do you like to pursue or be pursued?
I really do enjoy being pursued by someone *I* like. Being pursued by someone that doesn’t float your boat isn’t as fun. However, I’ve mostly done the pursuing in relationships because sitting around waiting doesn’t work as well for me.

11. Use three words to describe yourself?
Sweet, loving and often indecisive.

12. Do any songs make you cry?
Depends on their attachment. For example, there’s a song called “I’ll be there” by the Escape Club that I associate with Lauren. Pretty much any time I hear it, I get teary because I miss her so much. “I can’t make you love me” by Bonnie Raitt almost always evokes tears because I really *get* the sentiment of the song and while there’s no one specific person it reminds me of (for that reason, anyway), the emotion of it moves me.

Short answer: yes.

13. Are you continuing your education?
I could continue my education all my life because I love school and learning. However, it’s time for me to move into the world and USE those skills I’ve been learning ‘lo these many years. I have taken on three coaching clients in order to get practice in doing what I really want to be doing (i.e. assisting others with bringing out their best selves and learning how to trust in and use their intuition to guide them).

14. Do you know how to shoot a gun?
I dated a guy who was into the outdoor thing and because I didn’t have anyone else to date at the time, I went along with it. I rode a horse for the first and only time in my life, went hiking and went to a shooting range. I liked going to the shooting range, surprisingly. But I have no need or desire to learn how to shoot and have a gun in my possession.

15. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
Who hasn’t? Some of the ones I’ve kept are priceless. I love to make dorky faces in them.

16. How often do you read books?
Always. Books are my safe place. Even as a child, I would always come home with 20 books from the Scholastic Book Club each month. I think my parents had to get another job to keep me in books! (heh Kidding) I will say, though, that my book reading has declined in proportion to my online time. I did make the brief exception for the Twilight series and I definitely enjoyed having a compelling story to pull me away from the computer.

17. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
My friend Patty uttered this at work and it hit me like a ton of bricks: “I am living in the wreckage of my future.” – that’s me. Always thinking about the potential of the future instead of being anchored in the present. I am totally NOT a “living in the past” chick at all.

18. What is your favorite children’s book?
Who else read the “Encyclopedia Brown” books? (raises hand) I loved them!

19.What color are your eyes?
Hazel with more green than brown. My mother actually called them “shit colored” one time. Um, thanks Mom. (She would not have made a good diplomat.)

20. How tall are you?
5’4 1/2 (make sure you get that half in there) – tall enough to reach stuff. That’s the important thing. But I love when I put on some heels and I’m like 5’7 or so. Makes me feel powerful and almost amazonian.

21. Where is your dream house located?
Somewhere overlooking the beach or the ocean. I love having a water view. The pool in the backyard fulfills that for me during the summer.

22. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed?
My dog and cats. The cats would be the hard part. I’d let Sophie just run out the door but Lucie would go hide and that would take forever getting her out. Also, I’d grab my journals, stuff Lauren gave me and my laptop.

23. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
This past May after I limped my ass walked in the Run for the Cure. Nothing like walking 3.5 miles and then eating a lot of pasta.

24. Where was the furthest place you traveled today?
From the bedroom to the couch where I am planted as we speak.

Memeage
Goddaughter of Love, kitty cats, Random Meme, Twilight

WTF Wednesday – sorta

October 28, 2009 Written by Lisa

WTF

I don’t really have any major WTFs to list but I’m outta ideas for a blog post and I pretty much always am wondering what the deal is with stuff so herewith I present:

WTF Wednesday – MEH edition

1. Dear People who call my office and ramble on to me for five minutes and THEN ask for whomever it was they called for: STOP IT!

Here’s the script:

ME: Usual Greeting … blah blah blah how may I help you cakes
THEM: Hello. I’d like to speak with (whomever), please.
ME: Certainly. One moment please.

END SCENE

I don’t need to hear all about your account, the weather, that you have no idea why your broker is calling you etc. Let us just be done with the interaction and move on so I can get back to my all important goofing off. Yeesh!

2. WTF Lisa? Stop eating that really awesomely yummy banana bread with chocolate chips that your co-worker made just for you for your birthday. It’s entirely too good and it will sit right on your ass, reminding you that you suck.

3. WTF? my cat Sophia – who now thinks she can terrorize both Lucie AND Max since we let her downstairs a bit. Yet she knows she’s done wrong and will run right upstairs if I give her a sharp tone. Then she’s all lovely to me at 3am. Dorky cat.

4. WTF weather? Make up your mind. I cannot keep moving back and forth from one seasonal wardrobe to another. And it’s almost November!

5. WTF Lisa again – stop looking at clothes to buy when you have a buttload into which you cannot presently fit. I admit I bought a book and another thing I’m not mentioning here but have so far stayed away from clothes. Mostly because it would be depressing and not much because of fiscal restraint.

6. WTF to my “usually pretty smart about this sort of thing” co-worker who brought in her sick little girl only to find out that she’s got – wait for it – H1N1! Now Hypochondriac co-worker will definitely *think* she’s coming down with it. Bossman and I have a bet on it. She spent the whole day spraying Lysol all over the place and using that clear gel hand sanitizer. (Sigh) If I get it, I want the barfing kind so I can lose a few pounds. (I am so gonna get smited over that comment! (Smote?))

EEEK!

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