Yes, nounsandverbs, I am a sheep.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My middle name is the same as my mom's middle name. Other than that, my father just liked the name Debra

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? A week and a half ago.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? No. Neither does anyone else. I had a teacher give my a typewriter in high school because she didn't want *anything* handwritten from me. Ever.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Genoa Salami. Sliced extra thin. Yummmm...

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Nope.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I suppose. Unless I managed to piss myself off.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? Who, me?? Never!

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Nope. I had my tonsils and my adenoids removed when I was about 5. That surgery made me breathe so quietly when I slept my mom thought I was dead.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Let's see... throw my self off a bridge/cliff while tied to a rubber band? I don't think so.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Crunch Berries!!

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Why bother?

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Chocolate chip mint

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? That depends on the people. If the person is speaking, I tend to notice their voice. If I am face-to face, I usually notice the eyes first.

15. RED OR PINK? Pink

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Where do I start....

17. WHOM DO YOU MISS THE MOST? I miss a lot of folks.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? Of course! I love memes!

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? I'm wearing neither.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? wahmuk clicking on his mouse.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Silver. All of my silver crayons ended up worn down to nothing. I liked to add silver to *everything* when I colored.

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Certain people's scents... the air after a light summer rain... fresh baked bread...

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? On my way home from work, I talked to mech11h (like I do every night) :)

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Sure, and I think it would be fun to meet him in person.

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Hmmm... I don't know if it's actually a *sport* per se...

27. HAIR COLOR? brown... and grey

28. EYE COLOR? Green.

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Sometimes. I have a couple of boxes of contact lenses, but I wear my glasses most of the time.

30. FAVORITE FOOD? Big, Juicy Burger. yummm

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Either one. I enjoy good sci-fi... and good "lets blow shit up" movies too.

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? We watched Zombieland again at home. Good times!

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? My soft pink fuzzy jammie top

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Fall.

35. HUGS OR KISSES? Yes, please

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? I don't know. I want *everyone* to do this.

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Again, see above.

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? None right now. I think I need new glasses so I can read without discomfort.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? My mouse.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Since it is after midnight, I can count the stuff we watched after I got home from work... Chuck and Castle.

42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)? A good strong breeze blowing through the (acres of) pine trees on the property.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles.

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? I once flew in to Minneapolis where first_twin and her family came to the airport to pick me up.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? *I* don't think so - maybe you should ask someone else about me.

46 WHERE WERE U BORN? Bayshore, NY

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Everyones. I love to read folks answers to these memes.

• 18:24 I am, I said. To no one there. No one heard - not even the chair! (WTF, over) #

• 20:45 We're economizing this weekend... hanging out at the house, listening to my weird mix on Pandora.com and chilling out. What are you up to? #
• 21:09 Is anyone besides me *NOT* watching the Super Bowl tomorrow? #

From Dr. Marty Klein's blog (I love this):

Speaking As Janet Jackson's Nipple

'I wasn’t good enough for you so-called decency groups, but a commercial about abortion is? What about that stupid argument you used on me 6 years ago—“I don’t want to have to explain Jackson’s bare nipple to my kid”—what, it’s less complicated to tell a kid what abortion is, and what “choice” and “pro-life mean”? Focus on the Family (the sponsor) is just plain disingenuous here. Or as you non-nipples might say, they’re full of bull.

And then CBS caves to right-wing pressure and rejects an ad for a gay dating site—guys hugging, or kissing, or whatever. Ooooooh, that’s so hard to explain to a kid. Try this: “those guys really care for each other, so they’re being affectionate. That’s what people do when they’re really into each other.” It’s the same approach I told you all to take when I was exposed for a half-second during Superbowl XXXVIII: the truth. “It’s a nipple. All women have them. Heck, men and boys have them too, right Timmy?”

Being comfortable with sex is not a right, and government shouldn’t be protecting people who are uncomfortable with it—any more than it protects people who aren’t comfortable seeing mixed-race couples hold hands, or women broadcasting the news.

Of course, we do have a name for people who are uncomfortable talking with their kids about life. They’re called parents. So my advice for when a nipple or boy-boy kiss is staring you and your kid in the face, and you’re uncomfortable? Parent the kid. Be uncomfortable and parent the kid.'



Go read the whole thing... it's great!

• 13:07 @ActuallyNPH OOhhh.... I loved Match Game! Gene Rayburn and the gang could get away with just about *anything*. #
• 13:10 From @ActuallyNPH Random question #681: What was your favorite game show growing up?And now? Then: Match Game. Now? Iron Chef America. #
• 15:45 It's so nice outside! The sun is shining & it's warming up. Aahhh #
• 15:59 Back to work I go. Blah. :) I just can't believe how much better I feel today than any other day lately. Whew! #

Get your own valentinr

• 08:20 Wow. On time for another early appointment. O_o #
• 09:39 That was fast. Now to kill time at McDs until work. Sigh. #
• 13:13 Yawn! I'm so sleepy. #

• 08:42 Wow!
  I made it on time to an 8:45am appointment - in Cleveland. Surely this is one of the signs of the apocolypse. Or something. #
• 10:30 10:15am at McDonald's in Cornelia = DOZENS of senior citizens sitting around and bitching about EVERYTHING. #
• 15:21 Tomorrow will be day 2 of getting up frakking early. Another appointment. #

I have a much earlier start today than usual. I have a doctor's appointment in Cleveland this morning before work. For those out of the loop, Cleveland is an hour away from here (not including school bus traffic). My appointment is at 8:45.

Fun.

It's just one of my regular check-ups. I missed the last one during all of the recent drama in my life. In light of all of that recent drama, I'm going to ask my doc for some extra blood-work (thanks for the suggestion, rick_day) and make sure he notes the untimely deaths of my mother and grandmother in my chart.

After my appointment - I *MUST* get some breakfast. We didn't really eat "dinner" last night - and I have to be fasting for my blood-work - so I am frakking hungry.

What shall I nom on for breakfast?

• 23:03 The biggest commode I have *ever* seen!! twitpic.com/10l2ys #

Please go read this.

http://mysistersfarmhouse.com/2010/01/former-christian-apologizes-for-being-such-a-huge-shit-head-for-all-those-years/

Ganked from rick_day


If only more folks thought like this.

Yeah.

This.

times 457892357239085647574234785

• 18:47 twitpic.com/10l2ys - #
• 22:40 In and around the lake, mountains come out of the sky and stand there. = most WTF lyrics of all time. Just damn. #

• 08:29 Oh joy. Winter weather is on its way again. Quick! Go buy milk and bread!!!! AAAAAARRRGGGHHHH. Sorry. Had to get that out of my system. #
• 16:25 2 mini Twix bars. *Finally* I feel my low blood sugar lifting. #
• 20:35 OMFG!!! We just saw Avatar in 3-D. Total eyegasm! #

Yesterday at work, I was kind of cranky.
{insert snark here}

I was cranky enough to check the time-off schedule and get a half-day off today!
Today I'll be working 11-3. I'm going to try to pretend it's a mini-vacation. If the weather doesn't completely suck ass tomorrow morning, we may go see Avatar in Imax 3-d.

Otherwise, we'll probably just hang out at home. Do the laundry thing. Maybe do some other things.

I'm really specific, aren't I?


Oh - and here is a video for you to watch. You might learn something *interesting* about turtles.




Yeah... I went O_o

• 08:56 @MoRocca I'm still intrigued by the new Congressional exercise plan - Stand up. Sit down. Stand up. Sit down. Add applause for cardio. #
• 14:26 Childish, passive-aggressive behavior from someone old enough to get senior discounts. Gotta love it. #
• 22:55 Kathy - THANK YOU for dinner!! Chicken, potato salad, tomato & cucumber salad, corn... *all* very much YUM. #

Get your own valentinr


Yes!
Send me valentines. Lots of valentines.

• 13:11 Will this week ever be over? Work is dragging. #
• 19:53 I'm hungry... I wonder what my Sweetie is going to conjure up for dinner. #

Yesterday I had to venture outside of my little safety/love bubble and go back to work.

I just didn't realize how much better I felt when I have wahmuk or mech11h with me all the time. If it weren't for them, I don't know what my state of mind would be right now.

I suppose most folks see me as some kind of stoic ultra-bitch. And in some ways I am - but I do have and express feelings. I grieve. I cry.

Just not in front of everyone.

So to anyone who sees me joking with my friends, smiling and laughing and somehow think for one millisecond that the deaths of my mother and grandmother (or any other sad/tragic event) don't affect me - kindly (or not so kindly) go fuck yourself.

Get your own valentinr


I love these Valentinr things... they are fun and you get to send (and recieve!) Valentine messages - without buying the little cards. :)

So Valentinr me - I wanna be special.

For the wary: I do this every year and haven't had a problem with the application.

• 01:14 @foxbaby "fattest" and "oldest"? Oh please. I think you are a hottie!!! #
• 09:18 As much as things change, they remain quite the same. It's back to work for me today. #

• 03:23 I want to go here... www.metrocooking.com/2010GA/home.html *whine whine whine* (and I want the VIP passes too) #

This is fun to do. Just read the 'offense' and if you've done it, you owe that fine.You don't have to confess your answers, just the amount of your fine.NOTE fines to be added once, not for how ever many times you have done it.

( behind a cut to save my flist )
Tally it up and put it on ur status as: "My Fine Is..." (nothing else) then repost

My life has had more than its share of drama in the past month or so. Much more.

As in, people keep dying. Yeah, the bad drama.

First, my Mom got very sick. Very.
She didn't make it.

Then, the grief started taking its toll.

Then, I had a couple of good days.

That was quickly followed by my Grandmother's death. (that's my mother's mother)

Sigh.

( Thursday )
( Friday )

Throughout the past couple of days, I managed not to become a babbling basket case or get into a knock-down, drag-out fight with my other uncle.
You know why I held it together?
Because I had (nd have) the love and support of wahmuk and mech11h.

Oh, and after the grave-site thing, the folks at my Gram and Pop-pop's church did a pot-luck reception for all of the family. Nazerenes sure know how to eat!!

Jamie, Shawn, and I followed an uncle out to Gram's house so I could try to rescue one or 2 of Gram's African Violets. She always had a knack for plants - especially the violets. Most of them at the house had started to die, but the uncle agreed to let me get a couple of them for myself.

Wish me luck on keeping them alive (says the chick with the black thumb).

• 15:57 @chriscolfer Hmmm... *I* would love to see him with Puck. Hot hot hot. Just sayin #

• 14:52 Gotta love coupons. 2 of us just ate a big lunch for under $5 TOTAL! #

I got another one of "those phone calls" this morning.

My Grandmother (my mother's mother) Elaine Champlin, passed away this morning. She was 77.

I got the call from my Uncle Buddy - he said that she had become quite sick in the past week or so - and they were actually bringing Hospice in. She died at home.

• 15:14 My fortune: You will enjoy doing something different this coming weekend... (in bed) #

• 01:10 Help Haiti Earthquake Relief bit.ly/4qnutl Donate $5 by texting YELE to 501501 right now please RT #
• 15:16 Dawdled too long this morning & ran out of time to make lunch. I'm having lunch at TnT Dogs in Cornelia! #

I've had a good couple of days.
My moods have started to either even out - or swing *up* - (I'm not sure which) but either way, I'm glad. I *really* don't like the feeling of evaporating into nothingness.

So - today was ok. It was a workday - so nothing spectacular there. Jamie met me in Toccoa to get petrol in both our vehicles, pick up prescription refills at Mart of Wal, grab a filter for the water and ice in our Fridge at Home Depot, and eat a cheap bite at Casa de Waffle.

We were going to watch the latest Fringe and Chuck, but I got wrapped up in some steamy-kinky Puck/Rachel (Glee) fanfic *AND* some yum yummm yummmy Chuck/Casey fanfic.
What can I say? When I am feeling better, I {heart} my smut!

I really should head to bed. I'm getting tired - i just hope I can sleep.

Goodnight, Friends list!

:)

(oh, and to those reading this via Facebook - this is coming from my blog thing at LiveJournal)

deb

• 13:07 Pain. Pain. Pain. *grumble*. The Motrin just isn't cutting it today. #
• 15:18 @druidDUDE How long does it take your eyes to get back to normal? It takes mine abt 6 hrs. Yeah, for 6 hrs I look like an anime character! #
• 18:06 Ok. The ibuprofin finally worked. RELIEF! (cramps suck) #

• 15:12 @greggrunberg I can't wait! I LOOOOOVE me some Parkman! :) #
• 15:14 Just listed myself at localtweeps.com. List yourself to Find and Get Found by tweeps near you! #
• 15:33 Too. Much. Multitasking. I'm Tweeting, chatting on GoogleTalk, Facebooking, and talking on the phone. AAH! #
• 15:35 Wow!!! Glee made the list of Trending Topics!! #

• 23:46 The crowd is thinning now. Got to talk to fun folks (Hi Kelly!). Now my feet are starting to hurt. :( #
• 00:33 Now we're at The Majestic (diner) on Ponce. I ordered the "breakfast special" (pancakes, eggs, bacon). Only a few more minutes to FOOD! #
• 01:09 OMG the pancakes were Awesome. Lots of yum. #
• 01:49 I'm sitting next to a man in an *actual* kilt! #
• 04:56 I caught @swindonbig lying on www.twables.com/twotweetslie/guess/swindonbig #

• 17:12 Headed to Manuel's Tavern in Atlanta. See you soon, Highlanders! #
• 17:36 But 1st a quick pit-stop at Chik-Fil-A in Commerce... LEMONADE!! #
• 18:46 Despite the Atlanta traffic, we're almost there! #
• 19:36 So. Many. People.
  eek! #
• 22:19 Yes, I like to tweet. So sue me! #

• 21:00 I'm sitting on the side of the road with Wade from work. His truck messed up. We're waiting for his dad to come with tools. #
• 21:40 Home now!
  Wade's dad arrived right after the last update with tools and stuff to fix Wade's truck. Now, dinner. #

• 15:08 It's snowing. Everyone is panicking. I just don't feel like talking. #
• 19:44 Everyone says the roads are very slick. Oh what fun the ride home (and back in tomorrow) will be. Good thing my life insurance is paid up. #

• 23:19 For the 1st time in a long time, I am getting things done. With Jamie's help, I am slowly chipping away at my mountain of clean clothes. #
• 21:14 Why are so many people happy to see the snow coming?? Here in the south, MOST people have no idea how to drive in it. Wish me luck tomorrow. #

Just the other day, a friend told me that if I have clothes that "just don't fit" I should get rid of them.

Today, I cleared out about 60-80 lbs of clothes from my closet. And I'm not done.

To most folks, I suppose it looked like I had lots and lots of clothes to wear. Not so much anymore.
Nothing fits.

Over the past 2 1/2 years, I have put on over 60 lbs.

Even wahmuk didn't realize how big I had gotten. He was folding up the clothes while I pulled them out of the closet (and tried some of them on).
Some of the items he used to like seeing me in made the "donate" pile. He even asked, "These are going too?" (about a cute pair of pants)
So I tried to put them on.
They wouldn't even pull up to my ass.

All of my cute skirts - gone.
All of my cute pants - gone.
Dozens of shirts and sweaters - gone.

And yes - some of the clothes that went to the "donate" pile had been around for *years* - One of the shirts I had had since I was 16 - but some of them had only been worn once or twice before the lard explosion.

Anyone have a muu-muu they want to donate?

• 11:38 @swindonbig Yes! It looked like a bright star that moved in a steady line. Here is a link heavens-above.com/ #
• 12:10 I'm going to get showered, wash my hair, and leave the house before daylight is gone. Wish me luck. #
• 14:05 And, I did it! Jamie and I are in the car, headed out to run errands. It's bright out. Very bright. #

A meme... to lighten my stoopid mood. Ganked from dclarion
:)