5 on Friday

1. What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to do, but never have?
I am really very content with my life now and honestly can’t think of much I have missed in  life.
2. When someone asks your opinion about a new haircut/outfit/etc, are you always honest?
No. I would never just come out and say it was awful, what sort of person would do that. I would never want to hurt their feelings or make them feel bad about themselves. I would say something about it makes your eyes look so pretty .. but would never say it was horrid. There is always something nice to say. 
3. Have you ever found out something about a friend and then wished you hadn’t? What happened?
Yes and it was terrible enough to end the friendship. I will not go into details because it involved a friend I was really close to and it was really painful for me. I was very disappointed in her.
4. If you could live in any fictional world (from a book/movie/game/etc.) which would it be and why?
I really don’t know, I like the one I’m living in now. If I had to pick one I guess it would be from Gone With the Wind . That way I would have  a handsome  hero, Well  Hello Rhett…….
5. What’s one talent/skill you don’t have but always wanted?
I am just so darn talented that I can’t think of any. The skill I need is to really tell if someone is lying. I am one of those people that take everything a person tells me the truth. I trust everyone.. unfortunately 

Word Associations

1. Guest :: room
2. Impact :: Sudden
3. Unplanned :: expenditure
4. Delayed :: reaction
5. Bombastic :: pretentious
6. Comfort :: Southern
7. Trumpet :: Angels
8. Joe :: Young, Mighty  (brother)
9. Budget :: crisis
10. Tactic :: battle

Try to understand me

I've been chronically ill for the past 14+yrs.. everyday is a challenge but at least I still have my peace of mind and have learned to take not even the smallest things for granted, everyday really is a gift. I try to always have a positive outlook on life, smiling and always thinking that today is just a bad day, but I will be fine tomorrow. I have struggled and sometimes still struggle with that. It is so easy to be hard on ourselves. It is something that is an ongoing struggle--we always want to do more than we can. Every time I see one more thing I can't do,  I find the only way to save my sanity is to search for something I CAN do. Some days are easier than others, but on the days that aren't, I've had to learn to try to forgive "me", and also try to forgive both my body and my life for this. I struggle every day with my disability that continues to worsen. I will fight to stay on my own in my own home.  Here I can look out the window or sit on the patio and see the birds and trees and the river  behind my home. I don't want pity, I want understanding. I am a work in progress.

Memorial Day 2014

This image has been around for awhile but it sure drives home the fact that others sacrificed for our freedom.Their bravery and dedication in protecting our nation deserves a big Thank You. 

5 on Friday

1. What is one thing you don’t like about your body?
Depleted lung capacity. Having COPD is the pits.
2. What are two things you love about your body?
My brain and my brown eyes. Need more brain. Love is a very strong term is more like what I sort of like about my body. 
3. What are three things you want to change about your home?
new carpet, granite counter top, and less dust.
4. What are four books you want to read this year?
I tend to read biographies and historical fiction. I don’t have any books on my list yet. I usually just browse the digital library and find something interesting.
 5. What are five promises you have kept to yourself?
Not lose my temper as often, still working on that one. Finish my craft projects in a timely matter, okay so far. Become immortal, having problems with that one but I will keep trying.

By any other name:

That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
– Romeo and Juliet. Act ii. Sc. 2.
 
I was reading an article on baby names (I was just browsing, not interested in any more children thank you), and the article listed names that you should not give your child. The were…
Norbert
Bertha
Delbert
Hortense
Hyman
First of all, who in there right mind would name a child after a female body part! It sounds like a Seinfeld episode.
The article goes on to suggest name that you might want to use instead…
Pax
Eden
Indigo
Lavender
Jazz
Cadence
Madrigal
Luna
Vero (Italian for “truth”)
These names are just as bad. Imagine the teasing a kid with the name Luna would get (“Look, it's a Luna-tick.”).
Just be careful of the names you give your children. Use names like Michael, Gregory, Gary, James (always liked that name), John, Joelle (has a nice ring to it), Angela, Mary (always a safe and pious name) or Michele (one or two l’s optional).
And don’t call your child Dilbert unless you are willing to stock up on ties that curl up on the end.

200 things I may or may not have done

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath
08. Said I love you and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise 
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game 
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you?re not ill 
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight 
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can  
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
 43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment 
48. Had two hard drives for your computer.
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
 59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a strangers table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Bench pressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow 
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day 
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to Lets Get It On? by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don?t regret it.
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone whose not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Sword fought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D and D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an expert?
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything 
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents 
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read – and understood – your credit report
126. Raised children
 127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person 
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. …more than once? – More than thrice?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery 
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone?s heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
 148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol 
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild 
157. Ridden a horse
 158. Had major surgery 
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone?s mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
 178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one important author who you missed in school, and read,
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them.
183. …and gotten 86ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating 
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt 
187. Skipped all your school reunions. 
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you?re living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair
 197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via facebook
199: Written your own role playing game
200: Been arrested
As you can see I have quite a few of those things. Most of the other things I am not really interested in doing or have done to me
And yes, I know a few of those things in the list that are blue may be a bit shocking for y’all, but I did do them.

Word Associations

Newspaper :: article

Crucify :: Jesus

Sausage :: roll

Handy :: Dandy Notebook

Cloak :: and dagger

Drunk :: as a skunk

Fuel :: efficiency

Caress :: Whispers

Itch :: 7 Year

Vehicle :: drive

Monday with Morgan

 

Enjoying a cupcake from the little cupcake shop here in town. I tried really hard not to get it all over me.

The cupcakes were really good!

5 on Friday

1. If you had to be part of some reality show, which would it be?
The Amazing Race
2. What would your challenge be for "Fear Factor".
Any of them where I had to go way up high as I have a fear of heights
3. Which reality show do you enjoy watching?
The Amazing Race
4. Which reality show would you never be caught dead watching?
Teen Mom
5. What's so fascinating about reality shows anyway?
There is something about peeking into some one else’s life that is very intriguing to me. Plus I have found out that my life is pretty good, and that I may have been a Peeping Tom in another life.

Word Associations

Deputy :: Barney Fife

Name :: rank, and serial number

Arrested :: Development

Trade :: imbalance

Old :: and busted

Fingerprint :: police

Dwarf :: Red

Newspaper :: article

Gabriel :: Archangel

Certificate :: of Birth

Huh?

You know that sometimes you say something stupid, your mind is thinking  this and then you mouth says something different.  Your mind may be about 5 sentences beyond the point that your mouth is and the mind does not want to wait for the mouth to catch up.  In those cases the mouth gets confused and starts spouting out a string of words for which the brain did not send signals. Take the title for instance, I was talking about a politician when I got to what he said along the “if wishes were horses” line.  Somewhere between my brain and mouth, “if horses were wishes all beggars would ride” because “if birds had wings they would fly”. Yeah, I am still trying to figure that one out.

Sleep

It seems my good friend Sleep and I don't get much alone time. That's a real shame, too. Sleep is a good friend of mine. Often, Sleep gives me wonderfully vivid dreams. Occasionally, we quarrel, and I've awakened with screams. That doesn't happen real often, but it does. Other times I have just woke in tears. But most of the time, Sleep and I get along just fine. If we would only be left alone.

Word Associations

Track :: record

Snake :: on a plane

Assignment :: Borneo

Blockbuster :: movies

Bombastic :: loud

Adventure :: Indiana Jones

First time :: couch

Aged :: to perfection

Grip :: screwdriver

Shortcut :: to Grandma’s house-

Happy Mother's Day!