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June 1, 2008 at 6:51 pm · Filed under meme
THE LETTER A
Are you available?
Nope. Happily married to my best friend, Dave.
What is your age?
27 years young, yo!
What annoys you?
Ermm… slow drivers when I’m in a hurry. Heh.
THE LETTER B
Do you live in a big house?
Nope. A decent sized fourplex. Three bedrooms. Sometimes I think it’s too big for us.
When is your birthday?
October 30.
Who is your best friend?
Besides Dave? Jenbug.
THE LETTER C
What’s your favorite candy?
Probably anything chocolate with hazelnuts, or smarties candy.
Who’s your crush?
Dave. ^_^
When was the last time you cried?
Omg, today. While watching a bridal show on TLC. Brought back all these memories. lol
THE LETTER D
Do you daydream?
All the time. Too often. Heh.
What’s your favorite kind of dog?
Small, hypoallergenic kind? Jenbug’s Peeka comes to mind!
What day of the week is it?
Sunday.
THE LETTER E
How do you like your eggs?
Fried, most of the time. Or runny, but I can’t have runny eggs right now.
Have you ever been in the emergency room?
Not that I can recall. Everything’s been scheduled.
What’s the easiest thing ever to do?
It used to be sleep, but now I’m having a hard time. Reading is easy.
THE LETTER F
Have you ever flown in a plane?
Many, many times.
Do you use fly swatters?
Nope. I just let the flies out. Or Tink helps catch ‘em.
Have you ever used a foghorn?
Er, nope.
THE LETTER G
Do you chew gum?
Once in a while, sure.
Are you a giver or a taker?
I’m usually a giver, but I like to take too.
Do you like gummy candies?
Just gummy bears, and it has to be the specific brand.
THE LETTER H
How are you?
I’m doing well, thanks. Getting hungry… again.
What color is your hair?
Black.
THE LETTER I
What’s your favorite ice cream?
Mocha Almond Fudge, and Vanilla.
Have you ever ice skated?
Yup, a few times. It’s hard!
Do you play an instrument?
Nope, I wish I did!
THE LETTER J
What’s your favorite jelly bean brand?
None. I don’t like jelly beans.
Do you wear jewelry?
Just my necklace right now. None of my rings fit anymore!
THE LETTER K
Who do you want to kill?
Er.. no one.
Do you want kids?
YES. Hehe.
Where did you go for kindergarten?
Ynez Elementary School in Southern California.
THE LETTER L
Are you laid back?
Generally so.
Do you lie?
Nope.
THE LETTER M
What’s your favorite movie?
Mary Poppins
Do you still watch Disney movies?
Sure! I love ‘em.
Do you like mangos?
OH yes!! It’s one of my pregnancy cravings right now.
THE LETTER N
Do you have a nickname?
Pixie. But Dave is the ONLY one who can call me that.
What is your real name?
Helen.
Whats your favorite number?
4.
Do you prefer night over day?
Night.
THE LETTER O
What’s your one wish?
For a healthy baby.
Are you an only child?
Nope. Oldest of three.
THE LETTER P
What one fear are you most paranoid about?
Losing those I love.
What are your pet peeves?
When people drive really slow when I’m in a hurry. That’s the only one I can think of right now.
What’s a personality trait you look for in people?
Compassion, kindness.
THE LETTER Q
What’s your favorite quote?
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Gandhi
“Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.” Roosevelt
Are you quick to judge people?
Sometimes I can be, sure.
THE LETTER R
Do you think you’re always right?
Nope. I think my perspective matters, though.
Are you one to cry?
Oh yes, I’m a crier.
THE LETTER S
Do you prefer sun or rain?
The sun, definitely.
Do you like snow?
Sure, to look at. It’s too cold to be in, though!
What’s your favorite season?
Summer!!
THE LETTER T
What time is it?
6:46pm
What time did you wake up?
Today? About 10:30am. Bliss!
When was the last time you slept in a tent?
Last summer, at Gabriola Island.
THE LETTER U
Are you wearing underwear?
Yup. I’m not wearing kinky body stockings, though. Just pajamas. Hehe.
Underwear or boxers?
Boxers on Dave, definitely. Rawr.
THE LETTER V
What’s the worst veggie?
Celery
Where do you want to go on vacation?
Vietnam.
THE LETTER W
What’s your worst habit?
Clearing my nose. I can’t stand when I “feel” boogers in there. 
I’m always blowing in a tissue.
Where do you live?
Upper northwest region.
What’s your worst fear?
See above.
THE LETTER X
Have you ever had an x-ray?
Yup. And will again soon.
Have you seen the x-games?
Nope.
Do you own a xylophone?
Nope.
THE LETTER Y
Do you like the color yellow?
Love it! It was one of our wedding colors.
What’s one thing you yearn for?
July to get here so we can meet Bean!
THE LETTER Z
What’s your zodiac sign?
Scorpio. Be afraid.
Do you believe in the zodiac?
Only the true parts. Hee hee.
Favorite zoo animal?
I’m not sure I have one.
May 31, 2008 at 11:31 am · Filed under daily, meme
Ah, le Saturday! This week, quite honestly, has been a week from hell for both Dave and me. We’re handling it pretty well, and we chalk it up to the universe reminding us that life is short and love is real. We’ve got our health, we’ve got our marriage, we’ve got our love, we’ve got our family, so that’s really all that matters. Everything else is icing on the cake. Still, it seems like each day of this week presented a different obstacle, a different type of “shit” that hit the fan. To put it bluntly, this week really sucked butt. And sucking butt isn’t a pretty thing. I’m glad the week is over. Now we can move on with the rest of our lives and hope next week is better!
We get to see family this weekend, so it’s a good ending to a bad week. Nick is staying overnight tonight, and we’re going to Wii it out like there’s no tomorrow. Mario Kart, Boom Blox, Mario Sports, etc. The Wii is so fantastic — it’s the greatest video game invention ever. I love being able to be active and zombie-like at the same time. Hah! Then 7pm tonight, we go out to dinner with Dave’s dad and his fiance, so that should be good. Good food is always a plus. Mongolie Grill, here we come! It’s one of our favorite places to go to, and it brings me back to the beginning of our relationship when we were still traveling back and forth between countries to see each other. Every time I visited Dave here, from California, we would end our time together with lunch or dinner at the Mongolie Grill place. So that food and that restaurant chain is very special to me. Now, it’s become an extended family restaurant. We go there every chance we get with his family.
Last night, I got a pleasant surprise in my email box. Sylvia Ma, our wedding photographer, just launched her new site, complete with a beautiful new design using flash. After going through it, I realized that our wedding was featured in many of her photos. She took such beautiful photos of our special day last July. I’m so honored to have some of those photos there on our site! Check it out and see if you can find us! There are lots of pictures of the kids too (Chelsea, Reilly, and Jaeden), not to mention a couple of our detail shots, like our rings. She does beautiful work. If you are ever in need of a wedding photographer in the lower mainland area, B.C., definitely go with Sylvia. Great price with fantastic results.
And now, to end this post with our regularly scheduled memes (when I’m stressed, memes are my thing — filling out questionnaires and surveys somehow really de-stresses me).
Another High School Meme:
1. Can you sing the fight song?
Nope. I don’t care for the fight song. I barely even know what it is.
2. Who was your favorite teacher?
Mr. Griffith was probably my favorite. He was our honors Chemistry teacher. He was a cutie, and he was also very nice.
3. What was your school mascot?
The lion. El Monte Lions, woohoo! Rowr.
4. Did you go to the Prom?
Nope. Instead, my girlfriends and I went to a theme park on that day. Hehe.
5. If you could go back, would you?
Not on my life, hell no. High school was hard. The only thing that kept me afloat was the academic part. Everything about high school was hard. I was severely depressed and at times, suicidal. I kept a good front though, since no one knew and even my “best” friends at the time would be surprised to hear me say that.
6. What do you remember most about graduation?
Unfortunately, it was my father screaming at me after the ceremony, because I forgot to put the club on my car. See, high school was hard.
7. Where were you on Senior Skip Day?
I was in school. I didn’t skip. I was a good school girl.
8. Did you have a job your senior year?
Not that I recall. My parents didn’t allow me to work.
9. Where did you go most often for lunch?
We usually went off campus for lunch — most of the time just across the street to the Tasty Freeze diner. Sometimes to Taco Bell a couple of blocks away. Sometimes we stayed on campus if the campus lunch was good.
May 18, 2008 at 2:21 pm · Filed under meme
1. Are there any causes you strongly believe in?
Free Tibet Foundation, UNICEF, The Lucky Foundation (eventually), World Wildlife Federation, Amnesty International
2. Are you a virgin? If not, how old were you when you lost your virginity?
Yeah, I’m a virgin. Baby Bean is the product of immaculate conception. Hehe. Actually, I gave my virginity to Dave when I was 18. It was never “lost.” I know exactly where it went.
3. Are you addicted to anything?
Love, peace, and rock n’ roll, baby. And food in general. Food is addictive.
4. Are you afraid of ghosts?
Heck yeah. At least with humans, you know their general limitations and physical boundaries. With ghosts, you don’t. They can do anything and be anywhere. It’s scary!
5. Are you short tempered?
I can be, yeah. Though these days, I’m rather calm and level-headed. Jenbug says I’m really very easy-going, so I’m gonna trust her and believe it. These days, it takes a lot to get a rise out of me. It takes even more to keep that rise going. Heh.
6. Can you dance? Do you like dancing?
I have two left feet most of the time, but can find general passable rhythm after dancing for about half an hour and letting my nerves relax. I wish I can dance a lot better than I do. I don’t generally like dancing, but I think it’s more of a self-conscious thing than anything else. Too bad I can’t have a HDMI switch in my brain to just make me a better dancer or something.
7. Do you believe in life afther death?
Sometimes. I don’t find myself having too much idle time to think of such things. I’m more into living the life I’ve got right now. Whatever will come later will come regardless of what I “believe.”
8. Do you believe in marriage? Why?
I should, since I’m married. It’s a psychological and legal thing, I suppose. Marriage just psychologically confirms a whole bunch of stuff for me. A piece of paper shouldn’t say anything, but my and Dave’s excuse is that we’re a little traditional when it comes to that. The whole “meet, fall in love, get married, have children” kinda come in that order for us. To each their own.
9. Do you consider yourself a neat or messy person?
I’m generally a neat person. Sometimes anally so.
10. Do you consider yourself lazy?
I can be sure. Like right now, instead of doing this silly survey, I should be working. But am I? Of course not.
11. Do you have a role model?
I do. Lots of ‘em, actually. I have my supervisors, Sylv (my mother in law), Gran (my grandmother in law), the Dalai Lama, etc.
12. Do you like cooking?
Only when I’m in the mood, which isn’t often these days, unfortunately.
13. Do you like eating out at restaurants?
Other than it costing a lot of money, I LOVE eating out at restaurants! I think it’s such a treat.
14. Do you like going window shopping?
Yup, but I like it more when I’m actually buying stuff. Heheh.
15. Do you like partying? Attending parties? Giving parties?
Nope, sometimes, nope.
16. Do you like to go dancing?
Not particularly.
17. Do you like to travel? Which has been your best vacation so far? What made it so special?
I love to travel! Our honeymoon to the Mayan Riviera in Mexico was the best vacation so far. It was special because it was Dave’s and my first trip overseas together, to an unfamiliar place.
18. Do you read? Has any particular book influenced you or left a life-changing impact?
I read a lot. The Secret Garden continues to be a life-altering children’s novel for me, for whatever reason. I also particularly love politically driven novels, as they make me think and make me question my lifestyle, choices, and viewpoints.
19. Which are your favorite authors?
Linda Lay Shuler, Kathleen & Michael O’Neal Gear, and various others.
20. Have you ever been on a blind date?
Nope.
21. Have you ever been on the wrong side of the law?
Only with traffic tickets. Heh.
22. Have you ever had a narrow escape from death?
Been in a particularly life-altering car accident when I was 16. That was a pretty narrow escape, with the car flipped upside down and all.
23. Have you gone through therapy of any sort?
Yup. I’ve been through mental healthy therapy a couple of times. I can’t call myself a good therapist if I’m too afraid to seek therapy for myself, right? There’s something incredibly comforting about having the permission to spend about an hour talking about strictly yourself and your struggles to someone without having to feel guilty that you’re bringing them down, or being silly, or whatever. In therapy, the client can lead the conversation to what she wants to talk about, and she doesn’t have to feel badly for it. It’s really cool.
24. How ambitious are you?
Incredibly so. Sometimes too much, since I have a lot of crazy out-there goals I’m still planning to achieve in this lifetime.
25. How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
Quietly, with my family.
26. How do you like to spend New Year’s Eve?
Quietly, with my family.
27. How important is money to you?
Important enough to help me pay the bills I need to pay and put food on my table. Outside of that, I could care less.
28. How important is your family to you?
What a silly question. I don’t know anyone who would answer this question by saying family is not important. Family is what drives me, moves me, and wills me to do what’s right. Family is my motivation for everything good, for achieving my goals. Because I want my family taken care of is the primary reason why I want to change the world and bring peace and joy in my community.
29. How long are you on the internet every day?
Oh, goodness, way too long. Probably every waking hour if I could. I’m always on, regardless of doing something else — work, watching tv, eating, etc. Heh.
30. How patient are you?
I’ve grown a lot more patient towards other people, but still am working on being patient towards myself. These days, the only person who can truly let me down is myself.
31. How romantic are you?
I’m a sap. Incredibly romantic, but I try not to let it get to me or let the expectations run too high. I look for the little things of being loved and loving.
32. If you could change one event in history what would it be?
I wouldn’t change anything. Changing anything in history would dictate what is happening today, and that’s a scary thought.
33. If you could go on a vacation anywhere in the world where would it be?
Vietnam. I miss Vietnam.
34. If you could know one historical figure very intimately, who would that be?
The Dalai Lama. I really wish I could just call him up and meet for a cup of tea or something.
35. What did you do during the summers when you were growing up?
Avoid being screamed at. And rode my bike a lot, with my brother and sister.
36. What do you consider the five biggest drawbacks of your personality?
High expectations of myself and my friends (or so I’ve been told), being a hermit most of the time, sometimes being too passive aggressive, impatience with myself, and various bouts of self-consciousness, I suppose.
37. What do you consider the five biggest strengths of your personality?
Loyalty, patience towards others, compassion, motivation/ambition, intelligence.
38. What do you consider your biggest achievement to date?
Creating life.
39. What is the most adventurous thing you’ver ever done?
Taking a leap of faith in forgiving people.
40. What is the most stupid thing you’ve ever done?
Probably talk without thinking first. Sometimes things come out of my mouth that I regret later on because people mistake it for ill intention when it’s really just me being honest and trying my best to communicate.
41. What is your idea of a perfect evening?
Being at home (which is all nice and clean and all the house chores are done) curled up on the couch with a good book.
42. What would you do if your best friend disapproved of me?
Disapproved of who? I’d seriously take anything my best friend thinks into consideration, seeing as how she’s my best friend and her opinion matters. Though, in the end, I do what’s best for me.
43. What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?
“You’re very kind and I feel comfortable talking to you.”
44. What’s the worst thing you ever did to a friend?
Say goodbye.
45. What’s your earliest childhood memory?
My ears getting pierced. I was talking to my mom the other day and I told her detail by detail images in my head of that day. Apparently, I was only 3 months old, and I remember it almost precisely. She was kind of freaked out. I told her I remember it because the pain was almost unbearable. Heh.
46. When was the last time you cried?
About a week or so ago. I’m so darn hormonal now.
47. When was the last time you felt really proud of yourself?
Everyday.
48. When was the last time you really laughed?
Today. Minutes ago.
49. When was the last time you told a lie?
Umm… I don’t remember. I think that’s a good thing.
50. Where do you see yourself in five years time?
Happy.
51. Which body part are you more likely to notice first in someone of the opposite sex?
Eyes.
52. Which has been your longest romantic relationship, so far?
With Dave. Going on 8 years romantically, almost a year of marriage, 10 years of friendship.
53. Which personality traits do you want your partner to have? Which of these are an absolute must?
I would love it if Dave is less of a procrastinator. Heh. An absolute must is intelligence, which Dave possesses tenfold. And kindness.
54. Which was the last really impulsive thing you did? Are you an impulsive person?
I bought some shirts at the mall on Thursday. I’m not generally an impulsive person, but I can be.
May 16, 2008 at 7:28 pm · Filed under meme
Friday 5:
- What makes you feel old?
Being married and pregnant. Hehe. Old in a good way, though. Oh, and having bills to pay and responsibilities and a savings account.
- What makes you feel young?
Everyone telling me I look 14. Yeah, even while pregnant, and after gaining about 25 pounds, I still get this comment. I also exercise a lot and still read comic books.
- What was better when you were allowed to do it the old way?
Math. I think we’re losing our grasp on doing simple math in our heads. When I ask someone what 10% of something is, they can’t seem to answer me. Dude! 10%!! I’m guilty of this though, since I carry a little handheld calculator with me everywhere I go, for such emergencies as lackage of brain power.
- What’s better now that you do it the new way?
Blogging. Doing it html-style, manually coding everything, was really really tiring, not to mention a very long process. I coded every single entry separately on a separate subpage. That was a long, long time ago, before livejournal, wordpress, movabletype, etc. I don’t really miss those days, though I still do appreciate html and being able to code by hand.
- What’s something you are old school about?
I still want to code my layouts manually. Wordpress and PHP don’t really make that easy. I think I’m more able to be creative when my site is completely hand coded by me and designed from scratch. I like that blank slate to work with. Haven’t done that in over a year though. Some people think it’s as boring as hanging curtains, but I like it that way.
April 26, 2008 at 10:11 am · Filed under meme
Now for a bit of fun. I was tagged by Liz and I kinda like the meme. Heh. Here we go.
1. Go to www.photobucket.com (don’t sign in)
2. Type in your answer to the question in the “search” box
3. Use only the first page
4. Copy the html and paste for the answer.
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your relationship status?
3. What is your favorite color?
4. Who is your celebrity crush?
5. What band are you listening to right now?
6. What is your favorite movie?
7. What is your favorite Disney Princess?
8. Name your favorite alcoholic beverage.
9. Where is your dream vacation?
10. What is your favorite dessert?
11. What do you want to do when you grow up?
12. What do you love most in life?
That was kinda cool. I tag Ciana, Teesa, and Ronni!
January 16, 2008 at 10:50 pm · Filed under meme
I finally re-did my “about” page. Go check it out. I tried something different, so let me know what you think. It took me a while to come up with something, but I kinda like it. The format is a bit boring and may have to change, but the content is pretty good.
On to the meme that Danni tagged me with! It’s the 2008 New Year’s Questions.
Here’s the rule: Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag some people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.
1. What is your favorite food?
Noodle soup. I love making my own noodle soup. It’s Asian style (I don’t eat any other styled noodles ;P).
2. Where is the place that you want to go the most?
I want to see my family again in Vietnam. Haven’t been back in about 10 years. 
3. Which part of you do you hate the most?
I don’t hate any part, but if I were to choose my least favorite part, I would probably say my teeth.
4. When you encounter a sad moment, what would you do?
Cry.
5. What are you afraid to lose the most?
My family. My friends. Those I love. Heck, even those I no longer keep in touch with. I’m terrified of losing people I’ve known and loved.
6. If you win $1 million, what would you do?
Pay back my parents, my education debt, Dave’s credit debt, buy Gran a house, and use the rest of the money to finally start my own non-profit agency to help abused children around the world (THE LUCKY FOUNDATION, I have forgotten).
7. What’s your wish for the year ahead?
A healthy Baby Bean. 
8. How did you celebrate the New Year?
I spent it with Dave, my sister, my cousins, and my sister’s boyfriend, Michael, at his house. During the day we spent the last hours with my family in NC before we got on the flight back home.
9. Till now, what is the moment that you regret the most?
Not sticking up for myself when I was younger.
10. Which type of person do you hate the most?
Snobby people who go out of their way to make others feel badly when it’s absolutely not necessary.
11. What is your ambition?
To get a PhD eventually.
12. If you had one wish what would you wish for?
A healthy Baby Bean.
13. Name one of your body part your hubby or boyfriend tells you he adores:
My boobies. He loves my boobies. Hehe.
14. What is the best gift you can give someone this year?
I can give the world Baby Bean. That will my best gift to society.
15. List two of your Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions.
a. Read more.
b. Write more.
16. What was a memorable moment in 2007?
One of them was our wedding in July. A long time coming, and it was perfect and beautiful.
17. What are the Top 2 things that you are most thankful for the year 2007 that made you even more happier for 2008?
a. Baby Bean
b. My husband
18. What was the best lesson you learned in 2007 (be specific)?
Relax, go with the flow, change the things you can and accept the things you can’t change.
19. In this very moment, are you doing what you thought you’d be doing at this stage in your life?
I’m not sure. I didn’t really have a plan for what I would do at 27. I think I got exactly what I’ve always wanted, deep down: a family who loves me.
20. What is the most shocking thing that happened to you in 2007?
Losing George.
August 12, 2007 at 12:51 pm · Filed under daily, meme
I was tagged by the lovely Danielle. So here are my seven Ps. At first, I had no idea what the heck this meant because occasionally, I am slow. Actually, I’m slow more than just occasionally, but eventually I’ll catch up, I promise!
Passion – Helping people
Purpose – Helping people
Pursuit – Calmness and serenity
Position – Sittin’ and slouching
Pummeling – Inacceptance (is that a word?)
Progress – Consistent!!
Personality – Kooky and dorky
I tag: Sisser, Ciana, Jen-dork, Kat, and Teesa
Ah, top o’ the mornin’ to ya folks, eh! How’s the Sunday comin’ around? I just got back from another lovely, hardcore session of yoga. My back feels wonderful, my spine is straight, and I’m sore as heck. Haha. It’s the good type of sore, though, y’know? When you know your body is just laughing because it’s so happy. Laughing sore, versus crying sore. Yeah. There’s a distinction.
Anyway, I’m still trying to convince Husband to take me to go see a movie tonight — probably most likely Transformers. I have heard great things about that. And yes, all y’all who suggested those movies, I will go and see them. Probably download them or rent them or something. I am a movie geek. When sisser was here, we didn’t have any time to go to the movies, but we usually do whenever she visits. Next time she comes around (or when I come around), we’re gonna movie it up big time!
Tink the super-pretend-dog is whining for us to play with her. The whole reason why we got a cat instead of a dog is so the darn furball won’t bug us to play with her while we’re geekin’ it up at our computers! The plan has been foiled! It doesn’t work when the cat thinks she’s a dog!
July 29, 2007 at 10:17 pm · Filed under meme
Teesa tagged me. Dang it.
5 people who will be annoyed you tagged them.
- Jen
- Ciana
- Kat
- Mike
- Debbie
4 things that should go into room 101 and be removed from the face of the earth.
- Paris Hilton and Britney Spears (yes they are considered “one” thing to me )
- Child abuse and neglect
- War
- Violence and guns
3 things people do that make you want to shake them violently.
- When people confuse “your” with “you’re”… DUDE!! 3rd grade grammar and spelling, people!!
- When people blame others for their own choices.
- When people go out of their way to be inconsiderate.
2 things you find yourself moaning about.
- The crappy summer we’ve been having this year. What the heck is up with all this rain?!
- All these extra “crap” we have in the home. I’m in the mood to simplify and reduce.
1 thing the above answers tell you about yourself.
- I like hot summers and simplifying things?
RULES
- Link to the original meme at freelancecynic.com so people know what it’s all about!
- Be as honest as possible, This is about letting people get to know the real you!
- Try not to insult anyone – unless they really deserve it or are very, very ugly!
- Post these rules at the end of every meme!
July 1, 2007 at 6:58 pm · Filed under meme
ETA: Sorry about the comments not working. Little trained monkeys are working as fast as possible to fix this problem.
Teesa tagged me for 8 Random Thingies or something like that. I’m just gonna list 8 things about myself (I know I’m breaking the rules by not posting the rules). I won’t tag anyone because by this time, there’s no one else to tag.
1. I love Home & Garden Television. Watching all those make-over shows gives me ideas on how I want our first home to look like when we buy a home.
2. I often wake up to kitty cuddles. I wake up to this almost every morning, actually. That cat is a cuddling mess.
3. I’m surprised when people do nice things for me.
4. I collect mother figures.
5. I also collect big sister figures.
6. I am a hopeless romantic, though I will often scoff and laugh at the whole notion. I have a reputation to keep up! Shh, don’t tell anyone. I’m hardcore. Right.
7. My laptop is my inanimate best friend.
8. I love plants. A lot. However, right now, Dave is taking care of all of our house plants because I have no time to look after them as much as I want to. Hence, some of them have gone to plant heaven. Boo.
July 1, 2007 at 6:36 pm · Filed under meme
So Mike has tagged me a loooong time ago regarding imaginary interviewing. I promised him that I would do it, and it’s better late than never! Just so you guys know, tagging me may prove fruitless from time to time, but I do my best to keep it up! Teesa has also tagged me with something else and I still need to do that too.
Imaginary Interviewer: How many blogs have you had in the past?
Gee, that’s a loaded question, you know. I’ve had so many I’ve lost count. Mindmirror.net is a first and primary one, but after that, there has been karmiclight.com, pinkseed.com, helenatural.com, ten30.org, blathersnort.com, and I think that’s it, though I very well could be missing one or two. There’s been so many in the last 10 years.
Imaginary Interviewer: How are you able to blog so much everyday?
You know, this question has come up many a times from many a people! It’s a wonder how I’m able to blog at all, since I work around 50 hours a week, at least. I think the correct answer to this is that I am very verbose and I think too much, and I tend to way over-analyze everything. Plus, my main source of de-stressing is writing. Because it’s gotten me over some pretty tough times over the past 15 years or so, I never let it go. I always find time to write because it’s important to me.
Imaginary Interviewer: What’s the best thing and the worst thing about having a blog?
The best thing is that when you’re blogging regularly, somehow people tend to find you. You have the potential to make really neat, new friends, and some of them even stick around for years and years. Plus, you get to have a different type of relationship with these new faceless people.
The worst thing I would say is probably the “blog drama” that comes from time to time. People get touchy about involving themselves in what I would dub “high school blog world,” especially the females. I don’t like how blog sites can be used as a new source of high school playground, where gossiping is replaced by “snippets” and cliques are formed through random, anonymous “sayings.” It’s weird, and it sucks that it’s traveled well into the blogging world from the high school playground.
Imaginary Interviewer: What has changed over your years of blogging?
I used to be more open about what I’m going through on a more personal level, but after going through grad school and having a real “profession” and a real “career,” I’ve learned that I really need to be a little less open about my personal life because it’s so… open… in this online world. I save those for my personal journal now.
Imaginary Interviewer: What’s in your future when it comes to blogging?
I have a few things in the works. One of which is The Lucky Foundation. I also plan on expanding Mind Mirror a little more, updating it and adding more of my artwork that I’ve done in the last few months. And, of course, I haven’t done a new personal layout in ages, when I used to whip them up at least 3 or 4 times a week! Ah the good ol’ days, eh.
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