The Gal Herself bestowed this award on yours truly but something this awesome does not come without rules, you know. Â I have to list five (5!!) fabulous facts about myself.
So here goes nothing!
1. Â I can be surrounded by piles and piles of clutter and be bothered not one bit. Â But let me see ONE misplaced apostrophe and it will just set me off. (I’m not sure that’s such a faboo thing about me, now that I think of it.)
2. Like Gal, I rarely get lonely.  As an only child with a sick father, I learned to be comfortable with just my own company. Too much time spent in anyone else’s energy and I get kinda squirrelly.
3. Â And adding on to that, I know it’s weird but I prefer to sleep alone (or with my cats). Â I can’t stand anyone’s snoring and just like to be on my own. Been doing that for most of my life (sleeping alone, that is) and it makes me happy. Â Previous boyfriend said I could either sleep with him or the cats but not both. Â I got him a nice bed in the other room. Â (This is all true.)
4. Â I love love love new notebooks and colored markers. Â In fact, I started writing in my journal in colored markers because it all flowed out much easier. Â Pens limit me. Markers free me.
5.  I’m learning to let my dorky twelve year old sit in the passenger seat and the High Priestess gets to drive.  It’s very scary and there’s a lot of  … feelings … I have yet to sort out about it but I think in due time, HP and the 12yo will get along fine.  (A nice lady at work – you know, the rich one who loves to give me beautiful jewelery? She brought me back the coolest necklace – and I have christened it my “HP of the Woo” sacred necklace.  It’s light, airy, and really neat.  Will take a pic and post it soon.)
Anyway, I am passing on this award to my favorite bloggy peeps:
The Gal – even though she’s already gotten it and has done her homework – I love that you update so often and I always read between your lines and know when you’re happy or sad or just mopey. Â Can’t wait until we meet in March!
Best friend Kara over at Conduit of Joy – you’re fabulous for putting yourself out there even when / especially when it’s scary. Â I asked the Universe for a best friend who spoke the woo. Â You are all that and more. Â Thank you for being YOU.
Mystical, Magical Jody – midwife to fledgling writers and spazzy intuitives. Â I think you are one of the coolest peeps I know. Â I can’t wait to meet you in person. Keep on writing and I’ll keep reading!
I’m also sending props out to two non-bloggers – both of them named Christine!
Niece of Artsy-Fartsy Christine – I love you more every day. Â Thank you for being one of the sane members of the Tribe and making me feel loved. Â You are fabulous – just as you are. Â JUST AS YOU ARE. (/bridget jones)
LiveAfloat Christine – always smiling that sweet smile – laughing with me at Pilates, being a Woo Woo guinea peeg, and just being a fabulous chick in your own right. Â Love love love you!!
… Gal and I get along so well – we are the same sassy chick!
Your result for The Classic Dames Test…
Katharine Hepburn
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Like her, I consider it a compliment because Katherine Hepburn was an awesome chick. Snappy, smart and never, ever anyone’s “arm candy” – she was one of the great ones.
In the “Better late than never” category, I present: Songs in the key of (my) life.
It’s a simple NAME THAT TUNE meme with a Mimi twist.
The Rules : Once you have been tagged (or commanded by the Queen) you are supposed to write down the top 25 SEVEN songs you cannot live without. The ones you can listen to over and over and never get tired of. They don’t have to be in any particular order. These are the songs that make you laugh, cry, think of an old friend, whatever the reason. I know it’s impossible for many of us to narrow it down to seven. There are just too many songs. Instead, make a list of seven songs that move you personally and tell us why. What memory does the song evoke? What emotion? Where were you when you first heard it? We’d like to know what’s in your musical memory bank. Name seven songs and tell us about your emotional connection to the song.
Fair enough?
Let’s get started!
1. Heart of Gold / Neil Young
My dad used to call me his “heart of gold” and whenever this song came on, he’d always say “that’s my girl”. The last Christmas he was alive (1974), he gave me a lovely gold heart with the inscription “my heart of gold” on the back. I still have it and love it and every single time I hear that song, I think of him and smile.
2. Babylon / David Grey
This song speaks to me big time with these lyrics: “Let go of your heart, let go of your head and feeel it now ….” –> that’s me in a nutshell kiddies. Love this song with a passion. Will never, ever not love it.
3. Sweet thing – Chaka Khan and Rufus
Happened to hear this song today and realized how much I love it. It’s got soul, it’s got longing, it’s got the sexay … “ohhh sweet thang, oh you know you’re my everything ….” The version I saw today was Prince and Chaka singing (well, he accompanied her mostly on guitar but also on voice a bit) and it was such a fabulous performance. (This song is my sensual side that stays on the downlow. If I could put voice to it, this would be it. Keep that a secret, k?)
4. Float On – Modest Mouse
Lauren’s theme song for the last months of her life. She had an amazing spirit and this quirky little song helped her keep moving forward when it was difficult. Always this one for my sweetie.
5. Time after Time – Cyndi Lauper
This one reminds me of my mom – back in the MTV heyday, I would force my poor mother to watch hours and hours of videos with me (don’t ask why – I have no idea other than I was a goof even then.) The woman who played Cyndi Lauper’s mother in the video looked like my mom a bit so I sort of associated the two somehow. This sort of became my song with my mom - “if you fall I will catch you, I’ll be waiting … time after time.” That was how it was with my mom. She caught me when I stumbled. That’s what moms do. (Love this song – played it for her at my wedding.)
6. “Wish you were here” – Incubus
Love this song for several reasons – one of them being the imagery of this line: “the ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket” - I just love that. Also too – it has major sentimental meaning to me.
7. Knocks me off my feet – Stevie Wonder (speaking of Songs in the key of life)
My nearly perfect high school boyfriend played piano beautifully and learned this song just so he could impress me with it. More than that, though, at his senior prom, I recall us dancing to it and he sang the chorus to me: “Oh but I love you, I love you, I love you … more and more” – Can you imagine a 17 year old singing that truly from his heart? It was a sweet, sweet moment – one I remember 33 years later.
1. Is there a blog as far as its appearance goes that you think is the most fabulous?
Hmm … let me think. None that come to mind off the top of my head. I love Leanne’s work and can pick out her distinctive style on various and sundry blogs around the nets. She’s a WONDERFUL artist and web designer, IMO.
2. Do you like the look and the content of your blogs?
I do! Leanne updated Snarkypants last year to give it some freshness and I tweak around with the sidebars and stuff on my own, adding and subtracting as I go. Since I just put up Practically Intuitive, I’m sure more futzing is in store for that site. But as a whole, they represent me on the interwebs in all my mystically dorky ways.
3. Have you ever thought what would happen to your blog in case you died?
It would just fade into the sunset. I don’t think my cats have any interest in carrying it on.
4. Has any particular blogger had a great impact on how you set up and write your blog?
Well, the fabulous Goddaughter of Love got me started blogging way back in 2002 and it was for her I wrote most of those earlier posts. As time has gone by, I’ve taken bits and pieces of what I’ve seen from other blogs and incorporated them into my own. So, no one person or blog – just a bunch of them.
5. Would you want a fellow blogger to give you suggestions or criticism of what you write?
Sure! Lay it on me, brother! heh
6. Is the number of visitors each day to your blog important to you?
Nah, not so much. It’s been a fairly consistent number for a while now with spikes now and again when I put something out on Twitter or a Cooklandia forum. Besides, darling, it’s *quality* over quantity, right?
7. What percentage of your readers do you think actually comment?
Uh, 2% – Gal and Ami with periodic responses by the Cousins O’Flair and Love. I’m happy to hear from anyone!
8. Do you have a favorite blogger who does the memes that you participate in?
Take one guess. She’s my favorite person from which to steal!
9. How often do you update your blog/site and why?
Whenever I have something to say, someone to fawn over (hi Cookie and Hal) or a need to rant. I mean, whatever else is a blog for, I ask! I’d say I write posts 3-4x a week, sometimes more depending on how much my muse stirs my second chakra. I just like having my little corner of the universe.
1. What did you think of 2009?
I had a good year on both personal and professional fronts. I learned A LOT. Big time growth on so many levels that I am astounded when I look back. Things continue to ebb and flow but all told, 2009 was a year of major growth.
I can also see a great deal of growth (not without enormous struggle, alas) in our country and as a collective. Birthing a new consciousness is hard and that’s reflected everywhere. We’ll get there, inch by inch. (Just wish it weren’t so hard on so many.)
2. What do you think was the news story of the year?
Hmm, I’d echo The Gal’s sentiment about Barack Obama’s Inauguration being a wonderful time of joy, hope and enormous potential.
3. What happened this year that you never want to hear another word about?
I will again echo The Gal – her answer? Tiger Woods! Jeez oh pete, people. Enough already. It ain’t none of our business.
4. What was your favorite song of 2009?
I’m gonna go with “Lie” by my sekrit boyfriend. He’s worked on this one all throughout the tour and by the time it came to a close (November), he had really gotten it to a beautiful place. Watch it yourself:
So lie to me and tell me that it’s gonna be alright // So lie to me and tell me that we’ll make it through the night // I don’t mind if you wait before you tear me apart // Look me in the eye and lie, lie, lie ….
5. What did you accomplish this year?
Oh goodness! I rocked it hard this year! LOL Probably most unlikely accomplishments would be my 12 day fast in January and walking the 5K with Team David Cook on a very, very rainy Sunday morning in May.
6. Did you learn anything new this year?
Tons and tons of stuff! I probably should write a post about that just for posterity. One of the best things I learned? How to bring stuff down out of my head and into real physical form.
7. What are you looking forward to in the new year?
More growing and learning, working on taking care of my body and stepping out of my comfort zone.
8. What are your plans for New Year’s Eve?
Nothing exciting so far. Never is but that’s okay by me.
9. What’s the best thing you ever did on a New Year’s Eve?
Made the decision to ditch my bad boyfriend but not before I had wild sex with him one last time. What a shame he was so good in bed and so crappy every other place. I ran into him online many many years later when he didn’t know it was me and the urge to mess with his head almost overtook my good sense. Good thing I’m all love and light, right? (I think I totally got off track on the question, didn’t I? Oh well.)
The Queen’s Meme – Duchovny Style
1. When is the last time someone did something EXtra-special for you?
One of the nice people for whom I did a reading from my Thanksgiving offer posted this lovely comment in the thread:
I want to chime in and add my great appreciation for you and for your true gift. Thank you for being of service. I would not hesitate to recommend you to others, and any reading this. That made my heart happy.
2. Name one EXciting thing that happens in your life daily. It’s pretty amazing that I get paid to do such an easy (if at times frustrating) job.
3. Tell us the good, the bad and the uglies of your online EXperiences.
The Good: I can look up stuff about anything that floats into my head. I love being able to do that.
The Bad: Picking up people’s energies from their written word. Sometimes I feel like I’ve been barfed on.
The Ugly: I’m with Gal on her People of Walmart comment. Have these people no friends?
4. What makes an ordinary day EXtraordinary and EXceptional?
Cookies!! They are the best things ever! (And possibly some pumpkin coffee too)
5. Name one embarrassing incident you had to EXplain to your mother when you were a child. I had to try to explain to my mom how my friend Lisa came back from a walk with her boyfriend Steve with her shirt buttoned up the wrong way. (We were 15, it was a party and Lisa was gone for a L O N G time. Yeah, mom wasn’t happy when she finally returned … disheveled. I mostly stayed out of it.)
6. If you could FedEX yourself anywhere in the world, where would you go?
To a beach somewhere with adult beverages, men of my choosing and mashed potatoes. Alcohol, men (of my choosing – that means you, David Cook and you too Eddie Izzard) and comfort food. That’s me in a nutshell (or a nuthouse, more likely).
7. Who would you like to EXray and why?
The aforementioned David Cook so that I can definitively answer the question as to whether size 13 shoes equate to … uh, equally sized boy parts. (Well, you asked!)
I wasn’t overly enticed by the SS that was on tap for today so I went back through the archives and found one I liked.
One of the reasons memes exist (as I understand it) is to find some new blog friends and to share a bit more about yourself on your own blog. I’m going to let you in on a peeve (which you probably already know about me). Ready? A one word answer to a question tells me almost nothing about you. For example, if the question is “Do you sleep in the nude?” and you say “No” that bothers me. I want to know why you don’t. Like, are you afraid that if there’s a fire in the middle of the night you’ll be caught running outside with nothing on in a frenzy (totally understandable reason, btw) or maybe your cat likes to lick your armpits and you have to cover them or else be licked in your sleep. (Incidentally, I wouldn’t mind having that occur but preferably by someone else besides my cat!) When I read memes, I look for the reasons why you are who you are. And perhaps that’s just my Psych major leaning. Perhaps others are just perfectly fine reading one word answers. However, if I ever do start answering these dumb questions with one word, know that my blog has been hijacked by someone much less concerned with those things (i.e.: most other people).
Herewith, I present my own personal stealage with more than one word answers (because I am picky like that):
What are your nicknames?
Believe it or not, “Dolt” is one of them. :-) It originated with a guy I liked back in the 90s (nicknamed “Hollinger” after the boyfriend of Ann Marie in “That Girl” so you can guess what his first name was) as a term of affection between us and I’ve used it that way since then. If *I* call you dolt, I really, really like you. If anyone else does, assume not the same.
What TV gameshow or reality show would you like to be on?
I have absolutely no compunction to be on television in any way, shape or form. But, if I had to choose, I’d be on “What Not to Wear” and hope that Stacey and Clinton won’t make me throw out my three David Cook t-shirts. I really, really need help clothing-wise.
What was the first movie you bought in VHS or DVD?
No idea – it was that long ago. However, I did see “Risky Business” about ten thousand times so I bet that was in the top three. To say I adored that movie is truly an understatement.
What is your favorite scent?
The only perfume I have worn on a regular basis is “Opium” – and usually the body lotion since it was softer. I prefer warm, spicy scents. Or, cookies. Also, fresh baked bread. So, what’s for breakfast???
If you had one million dollars to spend only on yourself, what would you spend it on?
I would ask to be placed in an assisted coma and put on an IV drip of sustenance. Wake me up in a month or so when I’ve lost all the weight I’ve managed to accumulate (plus bonus poundage!) and I shall re-enter society as a glamorous chick. Yes, that’s how I’d spend my money. How sad is that?
What is one place you’ve visited, can’t forget and want to go back to?
Italy. Hands down. Great food, friendly people, lots of stuff to see and do. I can’t wait to go back.
Do you trust easily?
Yes, unless a) you show me a reason not to and/or b) I get a wonky vibe about you right off. Then, no. There are people I would not trust for any reason whatsoever. Period. They could turn their life around and work every day to gain my trust (and, seriously, WTF?) and I would not trust them. Such is the case when you live by your intuition.
Do you generally think before you act, or act before you think?
In matters of a mental nature, I am definitely a thinker before act-er. Intutively, though, if I get the “nudge” to act, I don’t think it through or question it. I just do it. It’s better that way. My little monkey mind, especially when bored, can take any situation apart and look at it one hundred ways and then a hundred more and soon I am in a padded room singing songs about Elmo.
Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?
Believe it or not, except for the poundage issue, I am pretty content in my own life of late. My woo-woo stuff is beginning to move forward, other stuff has assumed its rightful place in the background and that’s good.
In a larger sense, though, I really am concerned about the economy, those that are so hell-bent on manipulating people’s fear and emotions for their own benefit (oh hai insurance companies!) and the way things are playing out. I hate the Afghanistan/Pakistan situation and that more have to die in this stupid fucking mess. People are so scared about all of it. That makes me beyond unhappy. (How’s all that for a non-one-word answer?)
Do you have a good body image?
I shall refer you to an earlier question regarding what I’d do with a million dollars. I’ve NEVER had that. Ever. My mom had really major issues about hers and just passed that right on to me. At some point, I chose to own it and here I am, carrying them around of my own volition. I do have nice eyes and boobies, though.
What is your favorite fruit?
A good, juicy orange is tops in my book. Peaches, too. MMMM.
What websites do you visit daily?
Here’s my check-in list when I get to work: AskMeFi (love this site!), Balloon Juice political with a mix of dog and cat goofiness, DU (currently a swampland – I cannot wade into the General Discussion forum at all without wanting to slit my wrists), The Gal Herself and then I surf about mindlessly.
What have you been seriously addicted to lately?
Let’s see: David Cook (still), Twitter, and Dexter.
What’s the last song that got stuck in your head?
“Make me fall for you, as if I’ve got nothing else to do” – MWK
What is your favorite thing to wear?
My oh-so-comfy JammyPants. First thing I put on when I get home.
Do you think Rice Krispies are yummy?
Yummy is really NOT a word that fits with Rice Krispies. Yummy = cinnabon, bread pudding and ice cream with chocolate sauce. Short answer: NO.
What would you do if you saw $100 lying on the ground?
Look around to see if someone had just dropped it. And then probably pick it up, check with my guides to see if it’s okay to take it and go from there. (And yes, if they indicated no, I’d put it back down. I don’t cross my guides. For reals.)
What items couldn’t you go without during the day?
Coffee, iPod, debit card. Life is good.
What should you be doing right now?
Oh, probably something more constructive but my life is pretty free-flowing so I’ll get around to whatever that is soon enough.
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