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Limited Access?

nobody@vox.com(Befanee) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:31:03 -0500

My office is located on the first floor of a building. We also take up some space in the basement. Above us is a parking garage.

Since people other than us can get into the building through the parking garage and via elevators, we have to use keycards to get in any door except the main door during business hours. This includes the basement.

A couple weeks ago I found the stairs. You don't need a keycard to get into the stairwell in the way that you do not need one to get onto an elevator. Are you still with me?

To get to the basement you can take the elevators and then are dropped off in a hall and have to use your keycard to get into our part of the basement. However, if you take the stairs to the basement, you can't get out of the stairwell and into the basement hall without using your keycard...and then you are in the hall with the elevators and have to get out your keycard again to get into our part of the basement.

I guess they don't want random able-bodied people to get into the basement at all but don't care about the handicapped or those with bad knees or those who are just lazy...

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My old friends

nobody@vox.com(Befanee) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:25:36 -0500

A Facebook thingy prompted me to remember what was quite possibly my favorite childhood toy: mini flocked bears. You didn't find them in the toy aisle or even at the regular store. The majority of mine came from Fabric stores.

little bears

My mom is a seamstress, so we spent more time at Hancocks (and Joann's once we moved to St. Louis) than the grocery. And you know how as a kid you get little treats for going shopping with mom, like a candy bar or a quarter for the gumball machine? Well, whenever we would go to Hancocks I would often get either a card of buttons or a "little bear" as I called them. They were always in a tub at the checkout with all the other impulse-buy items. Also, my mom would get them for me when I wasn't with her especially if she saw a different color and ESPECIALLY when one day she found rabbits (which we sorta raised for years so anything with rabbits was a big deal, plus I LOVED them so!).

I had quite the collection, and it's amazing how many different types of flocked bears one can have. Some were softer than others, some fuzzier, and some with more personality painted/printed on their little faces. Some had tiny red bow-ties. Some, like the ones pictures, were rounder and fat (and thus cuter) with one little arm raised like they were waving or gesturing. Others were very stiff and thin. They all had personalities in my head...and one day I took a sharpie to a few of them and drew on glasses and random spots which I think were diseases because they were on some adventure and fell ill...I was a crazy kid. And of course there were couples (blue and pink always went together as did yellow and purple. Green...well I think they went with pink too or yellow if the yellow was the right gender. My little mind was not yet aware of homosexuality lol). Oh, and the Christmas bears went together of course even though they all had bow ties...maybe I was ahead of my time.

There were two fat floppy-eared rabbits who were the king and queen, and the thinner regular eared rabbits were the prince, princess, and their love interests. Everything was always a soap opera with my toys.

The best discovery I ever made was that my Monopoly board was the perfect size for my little bears. Each street rectangle on the board was someone's house, and the royalty of course lived in the corners. I think the neon bears also lived in a corner because they were always together and thus lived together and there were 5 or so of them.

So, um, yes...such a tiny little random craft item brought me hours beyond hours of joy and entertainment. Now I want to find them in StL and...well I'm not sure what to do with them after I find them haha. Let them sit in my closet until I have children old enough to play with them.

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Here Comes Victoria Cottontail

nobody@vox.com(Befanee) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:37:38 -0500

So we got a new bra at VS. It's a push-up version of the one with memory foam, thus every time I am near one I must squish it. Sunday they set up the new display and I noted how the available colors looked liek Easter colors....and proceeded to name them...

V286727_CROP1

Bra is here: clickyclick

So there is purple, lavender (wire), white (wireless), black, yellow, navy, and pink. And I started to name them for Alana...

Easter Bunny White

Baby Duck Yellow

Easter Basket Pink

Egg Hunt Purple

And then Alana said the Black was the empty tomb...genius! And there was ONE random grey wireless one that was the rock. So I changed some of the names...and Angie was around at this point, thinking we were silly I'm sure.

Empty Tomb Black

Resurrection White

...Baby Duck Yellow

...hmmm

Mary Magdalen Purple
...at which point Angie laughed harder than I think I have ever heard her laugh. I laughed pretty hard too.

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Cake

nobody@vox.com(Befanee) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:03:10 -0500

Is Black Sabbath an important band in rock music?
I couldn't say

How old is TOO young to have sex?
High school or younger

Have you ever liked a guy named Wolfgang?
I have never known anyone named Wolfgang, but I'm sure if I did I would adore him.

What do you consider some perks of being your gender?
Men are expected to do things for you, but if you do them for yourself you are all empowered and shit. Also, boobies.

Is there a baby in the room with you right now?
Nope

What occupation do you find sexy?
Music composer

What would you NEVER name one of your children?
Robert

What is the lowest grade you ever received on a report card?
F

Do you put posters on your bedroom walls?
Maybe. I have a couple I love like of a FLW stained glass window and the big photo/Thou Shalt Fly Without Wings screen shot of horses running through the waves at the entrance to the Horse Park...and "Snakes of Kentucky" which is random and so I enjoy it. Otherwise I have my artwork hanging up...or I WILL when I buy frames. Ooo I found perfect frames at Joann's today AND they were 50% off...but of course there was only one left and it was cracked...one single tear.

Do you flip the channel when commercials come on?
I usually fast forward through them because 95% of what I watch is DVRed

How does it feel when your crush doesn't like you back?
Horrible and awkward

Who is someone you wish you could fix things with?
I don't think anyone

Is there anything in your past that you'd like to try again?
I'd LOVE to be Ado Annie in Oklahoma again. I woul dbe 100x better, not that I did a bad job previously.

Do you believe that what comes around goes around?
Yes

Would you rather read the book or watch the movie?
Usually watch the movie, then read the book...because I like to have people provided for me to picture in my head while reading. But sometimes I have read the book first...like with The Other Boleyn Girl I knew who was in the movie so I could picture them as I read the book, and that one I hated how very different the movie was from the book...like, things that didn't even make sense. Oh well...

How do you feel about pickles?
I didn't used to like them but now I do.

What is the longest you've been away from your significant other?
4 months

Do you live your life without limits?
I have some very significant financial and transportation limits right now...

If you were someone else do you think you would find yourself attractive?
Yes

Are you a very easy person to talk to about anything?
Yes...I genuinely try to be interested in whatever you are talking about.

Do you use cheats on games?
Sims, all the time. Well, back in the day when I would play.

Can you ever make your mind up on anything?
I am MUCH better than I used to be, but I still have moments. Ask my co-workers about the bra color decision of last Sunday...haha.

Do you normally always have a good day?
Not since I moved to Indianapolis.

Would people call you a push over?
Sometimes...like all the time at work, which sucks.

Do you always seem to be having second thoughts about something?
Not always.

Would you prefer to drive during the day or during the night?
At night

Are you at peace with yourself?
Not right now

Have you ever been crammed into a locker?
I tried to fit in there myself but was a little too tall. I have photo proof...

Who is your friend that you IM the most?
Strudel

Have you ever sucked on a warhead until it turned sweet?
I keep Warheads as far away from my mouth as possible.

Which is better, strawberries or watermelon?
Strawberries! But both together is AMAZING.

Do you go outside barefoot?
No no no

Monster Energy Drinks, good or bad?
Bad

Do you think you are immature or mature?
Usually mature...with immature moments that are usually around the house having to do with entertaining ourselves.

Do you ever cut out coupons, and then never use them?
All the time

What are your plans for this weekend?
Work....aaaaand work. And possibly BWW tomorrow night for Casey's promotion celebration!

Would you like to learn to play the drums?
No...I would rather learn to play the harp. Thinking about playing drums makes my head explode.

Do your friends ever tell you to stop taking surveys?
nope

Your stuck in a room for 1 hour with a chalk board; what do you draw on it?
spirals, trees, a cow, some buildings, godzilla attacking the buildings, flowers, a hippo, stick people, an elephant...and whatever else comes to me.

When was the last time you had a Hot Pocket?
Wow, um, at least a year ago.

Ever been snowboarding?
Nope

Are you coldhearted?
Not at all

Do you like the quiet?
Definitely

Do you live in the city or county?
On the edge

Do you like most people?
Sure.

How would you react if your celebrity crush came to your door?
I would probably shit my pants and then frantically scramble for my camera and take 100 pictures with him and then videos of him singing to me. (Who is it?? Who is it?? A thousand cupcakes to whomever can guess!)

Has your mom/dad ever walked in on you kissing or anything more with someone?
I don't think so.

If you had to, would you rather dye your hair red or black?
My hair is already red and is staying this way

Do you know what 'elaborate' means?
Yes...do you?

Do you prefer kisses on the nose, cheek or forehead?
forehead

What do you typically do on Easter Day?
Nothing now...dye eggs if I haven't already. Used to go to church, play handbells, and the come home and see what's in our baskets and stuff our faces with chocolate all day...and then drive back to school lol.

Are you embarrassed to tell people your weight?
Nah

If it's snowing, is Christmas extra special?
Ehh...I don't like snow, and the last 2 Christmases we went to Greenwood, so snow woudl NOT be cool for driving to the other side of the city.

Do you think 30$ for a pair of jeans is cheap?
Not at all...that is my absolute MAX to spend on jeans and they better be fantastically awesome.

Do questions about sex in surveys make you uncomfortable?
Nope.

Do you any shirts with any kind of images of food on them? What?
An apple core (which I think CR has now...), a loaf of sliced bread, sad-faced melting popsicles, aaaand I think that is all.

If you asked your mom to describe you, what do you think she'd say?
creative, talented, and pretty

What are you looking forward to?
Giving Travis his b-day presents

Is turkey the best part about the holidays?
It's definitely a perk!

Do you think you'll ever get married?
I fucking HOPE SO

Do you like screamo music?
NO

Have you ever kissed someone older than you?
Every day

Have you ever made out in your room?
Um, yes, a lot.

How many times have you kissed the last person you kissed?
millions of times

What is something you currently want right now?
A real job

Ever had detention?
Once

Are you avoiding anyone right now?
Nope

Ever had your house catch on fire?
Yes...it was scary but luckily tiny.

Name one funny thing that happened today.
Ink made a bed in Dianne's bag.

Whats your phones current battery level?
Full -- used it only for 15 seconds today.

You thoughts on abortions?
They are not so cool...

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Bad news and Great news

nobody@vox.com(Befanee) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:31:55 -0500

Today I dropped my cell phone for the 100th time and it actually broke! The screen cracked on the inside and now it looks like this:

Closet ink 005

Poor phone! I went on T-mobile.com to "upgrade" but apparently I signed a 2-year contract last year, not 1-year, so phone prices are outrageous. I bid on one on eBay but couldn't get online all day and was outbid. It's still usable but annoying, so I will keep my eye on eBay for now. I was going to just use my old phone but it's not MyFaves compatible...balls!

Also, I am sick! It's not too bad...yesterday I had a sore throat and felt feverish. I had to work ALL day and didn't get home til 10:30 and immediately took some Theraflu and a Mucinex and I feel much better today, just have a nasty-sounding cough and some gunk in my chest.

On the bright side of things I got sick from someone at my TEMP JOB, which was originally only 6 days long but has now been extended for 6 more weeks at another one of their offices. YAY! I just have to break the news to Victoria's Secret that I cannot work next week when they scheduled me...I am making efforts to find someone to cover my shift but there's really just 1 person per shift that isn't working that day already besides managers, and I'm waiting to hear back from those people. Hey, at least I made an effort, and they can deal with it if the people I ask can't work becuase, what, they expect me to spemd my day making $7 an hour at a store instead of $$ at a place where I could potentially snag a full-time position with a company I could honestly have a career with? Yeah right haha.

So yeah, yesterday sucked because I had to get up at 5am and go to temp job until 3, and then go to VS until 10:30, plus I was feeling awful and all I wanted was some Theraflu.

OH, today I made a sandwich of ham, mozzarella, and apples...grilled-cheese style. It was AMAZING. I highly recommend.

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Cherry Coke is the best

nobody@vox.com(Befanee) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:47:06 -0500

[1] Make a list of 5 things you can see:
1. My Cherry Coke
2. Travis
3. Hobbes&Ink mound of sleeping kitty love
4. TV
5. The kitchen

[2] Would you ever get plastic surgery?
Just laser hair removal

[4] What's your occupation?
Please don't ask me that right now.

[5] Do you nap a lot?
Only when I have to work at 6am.

[6] What was your first car?
I have never had my own car

[7] What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
Lost

[8] What was the last thing you ate today?
Beef Flauta

[9] What do you love the most about yourself?
My creativity

[10] How do you heal yourself when your sad?
Cuddle with Travis, watch a movie like WALL-E, download fonts from dafont.com, buy shoes

[11] What was the last thing you bought?
Heavenly Bloom perfume. Seriously, go to the nearest Victoria's Secret and smell it -- I want to bathe in it.

[12] What are you listening to right now?
TV, Travis laughing, Hobbles SNORING

[13] If you could pick another name for you, what would it be?
I'd switch my names and make my middle name my first name.

[14] What is your zodiac sign?
Scorpio. Don't make me mad.

[15] What is your favorite weather, and why?
Fall...because by then I have missed wearing hoodies.

[16] If you could play any musical instrument, which one would you play?
Harp

[17] Do you have any siblings?
Yes

[18] What's something you'd like to say to someone right now?
I don't have anything to say to anyone right now I don't think...it's quiet time!

[19] Who is your dream love?
Travisty!

[20] Say something to the person who tagged you:
No one tagged me...I found it!

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Hobbes is snoring...VERY LOUDLY

nobody@vox.com(Befanee) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:45:13 -0500

I had a temp job last Thursday and Friday. It was great -- I wish I could work there forever! It was at a non-profit organization and their motto is "Inspiring Philanthropy" and they give out Grants and get people to donate to causes and such. I sat at the front desk and answered the phone all of 6 times it rang all day, made some copies, put pages in binders for the board meeting, and put the binders in envelopes to mail to the Board members. Yeah, it was pretty sweet, except it’s in Carmel and way far from any bus line so Travis’s mom kindly drove me there. I’ll be going back the last 2 Fridays this month. And all the people there were amazingly nice.

Friday night we went to see The Watchmen at the IMAX Theater in Noblesville. I haven’t read it but really enjoyed it and now I definitely want to read it. Also, we had never been to the mall up there and definitely want to go when it’s open. It’s an outdoor mall but not like the one in Oak Brook (haha I had to think for a minute which “Oak” suburb it was – Oak Park, Oak Lawn….). It’s like a little town made of stores and looks really nice. Apparently there is also some awesome shoe store there.

Anyway, I went to work, sat at a desk, drank whenever I wanted to, ate whenever I wanted to, didn’t have to wear black, and then went to see a movie. I felt like a real person again.

And then I had to go back to the mall Saturday and today, but today we launched a new limited edition perfume that I am utterly in love with and we got a big bottle of it for $5 (rather than $49). Last night was UFC fights at Buffalo Wild Wings. I had to close at work so I didn’t get there until 11ish and had 2 giant beers in an hour…making up for lost time, the waiter said haha. Indeed I was! We got home around 1am and I immediately went to bed and was OUT and luckily set my alarm for noon, and my phone luckily automatically changes for Daylight Savings.

Ha…so, let me mention again that Daylight Savings is a fairly new concept for Indiana. Years and years ago they did it like the rest of the country, but somewhere along the lines they decided to stop…except for a few counties. In 2005 the whole state went back to changing the clocks, and everyone is so confused by it. It amuses me. So tonight we were trying to close the store and there were still a lot of people there, and I was in front and sat down on the floor and started straightening the last of my panty drawers. This lady was walking out with her daughters and scoffed, “I thought they closed at 6 but EVIDENTLY NOT,” and I said, from my spot on the floor behind the panty table, “It IS 6!” bwahahahaha dumbass.

After work Travisty and I had Tijuana Flats for dinner and then went to Target for 15 minutes (because they were closing haha). Then we came home but he had to run back out to Walgreens to get some cash so I can do laundry tomorrow…and he brought back some CLR for me! I excitedly cleaned the bedroom shower head…it looks much better now! Now I’m going to figure out when I need to leave for work (more temping!!) tomorrow and possibly do our Indiana taxes…gross.

The End.

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Scurvy! I need an orange!

nobody@vox.com(Befanee) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:50:01 -0600

Who did you last shoot a dirty look at?
Travis, but it was in jest

What kind of car do you drive?
I very very occasionally drive a 2002 Honda Civic...and I mean it's extremely seldom lol.

Have you ever had a garage sale?
Nope

What color is your iPod?
Lime green

What kind of dog do you have?
I have a big black Lab who lives with my family in St. Louis.

What's for dinner tonight?
Lemon Garlic Pepper chicken, mashed potatoes.

What is the last drink you drank?
Orange Crush...nectar of the gods!

Last time you were sick?
I think actually sick was the 2nd or 3rd week I lived in Indy and was waiting for Comcast to show up. I was achy and had a sore throat and just wanted to sleep...but I didn't want to miss a knock at the door...buuuut they never showed up!!

How long is your hair?
To my shoulders

Are you happy right now?
My stomach is all crampy and I need to go to bed soon

What did you say last?
I don't even remember...been laughing a lot.

Who came over last?
Matt and Carlos

Do you drink beer?
I will drink light beer...out of a cup, not a bottle.

Have your brothers or sisters ever told you that you were adopted?
Nope...that's my job as the older sibling.

What is your favorite key chain on your keys?
A Savvy key tag Lisa made for me that says "Cock" on one side and "Hoodies" on the other...because that's all I really need...according to a text I sent her one chilly September evening on the way home.

What is in your pocket?
Kleenex

Who introduced you to your boyfriend or girlfriend?
Tristin Ross

Who is the last person you had a phone conversation with?
My sister...I called her the very moment she opened the package of birthday present I sent her. My timing was almost as perfect as the "Cupcake Incident" of 2008.

What DVD is in your DVD player?
Sex Drive

What's something fun you did today?
Went to work...and sat at a desk...and drank and ate whenever I wanted to...and didn't wear black.

What do you think of when you hear the word "meow"?
I think about how my cats' meows are like babies' cries in that there are different types to mean different things and only the I can hear the difference.

What are you listening to right now?
Sex Drive, time for the unrated version!

What have you had to drink so far today?
Water and Orange Crush

When is your birthday?
November 12

What's the area code for your cell phone?
312...I can't seem to escape the 31-somethings....314 in StL, 312 Chicago, 317 Indy

Where did you buy the shirt you're wearing now?
Old Navy

Is there anything hanging from your rear view mirror?
I don't have a rear view mirror

How many states in the U.S. have you been to?
26

What are you going to do after this?
Look at Facebook, watch more movie, figure out what to wear tomorrow, go to bed

What is something you need to go shopping for?
Pants

Do you like pickles?
I do. I didn't used to, but I love them now.

How about olives?
Fuck no. That is what Travis is for.

What is your favorite kind of gum?
Orbit Wintermint

Do you have any tan lines?
...I have red hair

Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher?
Karen Hoskins

Who was the last person to call you baby?
Travis...to be silly.

When you're at the grocery store do you used the self checkout?
I did in Chicago. I don't think it exists in Indiana.

Has anyone ever sang to you?
Yes

Has anyone ever given you roses?
My mom did on my 18th Birthday/opening night of Dark Deeds...with a drama mask ring in the card holder.

If you were abandoned in the wilderness, would you survive?
I would miss soap...and neosporin...but it's possible.

What is your favorite color?
Everything

What color are your eyes?
Green

What is a compliment you receive way too often?
I have beautiful hair...but I don't think it's TOO often ;)

How tall are you?
5'-2"

Who was the last person to say they loved you and when?
Strudel around 6pm Eastern time

Do you like your parents?
One of them

Why did your last relationship end?
I wasn't into him...and he looked too much like his sister.

Who was the last person you said you loved on the phone?
Travis or Strudel

Where is the furthest place you've traveled?
Dover, England

Which do you prefer, to eat or sleep?
Sleep

Do you look more like your mom or your dad?
My mom

How long does it take you to shower?
5-30 minutes

Can you do splits?
I have never been able to

Can you use the grill?
Um, probably

Are you flexible?
I want to say yes, but I haven't been to dance class since 2007, soooo....not so much anymore, but still pretty good compared to the average joe.

What movie do you want to see?
Australia

What did you on New Year Eve 2008?
Had cocktails at home with Travis and watched TV. I had to work the next day.

Was your mom a cheerleader?
Nope

What is the last letter of your middle name?
N

How many hours of sleep did you get last night?
6.5ish

Do you wear your seat belt in the car?
Yes

Are you scared of flying?
Nope

What do you sleep in?
A bed

Do you have any tattoos?
I do not

Have you ever been to Los Angeles?
I have not.

What jewelry do you wear all the time?
Nothing all the time...cartilage hoops are goners because my ears started rejecting them after 7 years :(

What is your favorite song at the moment?
Na Na Na by Theresa Andersson

What song do you HATE?
Fool's Gold by Amy Winehouse

Do you like chocolate?
I do!

Are you easy to get along with?
As long as you're not an asshole...

Any up coming events you're excited about?
UFC fight night on Saturday...for the beer and wings lol....um, trip to Hawaii...or somewhere.....CR's gaduation, Lisa's next visit, getting a real job and visiting Chicago immediately following.

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After this it's time for bed

nobody@vox.com(Befanee) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:04:37 -0600

HONEST SECTION

Honestly, what color is your underwear?
-Green with little alligators and rainbows...and purple elastic.

Honestly, whats on your mind?
-Getting up at 5am

Honestly, what are you doing right now?
-Watching special features for Pineapple Express

Honestly, who is your best friend?
- Travis

Honestly, have you done something bad today?
- Not really, though I was rather lazy. There are many things I should have been doing rather than sitting on my ass lol.

Honestly, do you watch Disney channel?
- I do not watch the Disney Channel.

Honestly, who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
- Jennifer from Office Team Healthcare

Honestly, are you jealous of someone right now?
- Anyone with a full-time job lol

Honestly, what makes you mad most of the time?
- Victoria's Secret

Honestly, do you bite your nails?:
- Not anymore! I stopped at age 18, just out of the blue, after years of trying to stop.

Honestly, do you want to see someone this very moment?
- My Strudel!

Honestly, are you keeping a big secret right now?
- Always

Honestly, do you have a friend you don't actually like?
- There are some I don't like all the time.

Honestly, does anyone like you?
- I should hope people like me...

CAN SECTION
Can you blow a bubble?
- Yes I can!

Can you dance?
- Tap, Ballet, Jazz, and Pointe...and "Interpretive" lol But I do not booty dance even when drunk. I do ballet at the barre and at the bar.

Can you do a cart wheel?
- I definitely cannot. I am not good with going upside down...even when I had to learn in dance class I had issues.

Can you tie a cherry stem with your mouth?
- Nope

Can you touch your toes?
- Yes

Can you whistle?
- Yes

Can you wiggle your ears?
- Not without the help of my hands

Can you wiggle your nose?
- No but I can flare my nostrils on command

Can you roll your tongue?
- Yes

Can you make a clover with your tongue?
- Yes :-D

ANGER SECTION
What do you do when you're mad?
- Curse loudly, clench my jaw, frown, and desire to throw and break things.

What's the worst thing you've done when you were mad?
- Quit my job...with no notice...just didn't show up the next day...and didn't answer my phone.

Ever made anyone cry when you were mad?
- Probably my sister. That's what sisters do.

Do you swear when you're mad?
- Yes. I also swear when I'm not mad.

TEAR SECTION
Ever really cried your heart out?
- Yes

Ever cried yourself to sleep?
- Yes

Ever cried on your friend's shoulder?
- Yes

Ever cried over the same sex?
- Yes

Do you cry when you get an injury?
- Only if it's really bad. I am actually super calm when I get a very painful injury but then I will start crying and that's when I know it's REALLY bad. Like when the floor took a bite out of my foot...

Do certain songs make you cry?
- I feel as if I may but don't usually actually cry.

Do certain movies make you cry?
- Yes, in my older years.

HAPPY SECTION
Are you usually a happy person?
- Usually

What makes you the happiest?
- Helping someone else...hanging out with Travis...taking pictures...going to the zoo

Does being with your friends make you happy?
- Yes

Do you believe in yourself?
- Yes

Do you wish you were happier?
- Yes I do...about every 1-2 weeks I feel the complete opposite of happy. Thanks, Indiana.

Is being happy overrated?
- Not at all

Can music make you happy?
- Yes, but not when I'm super depressed. Then very little can pull me out.

LOVE SECTION
How many times have you had your heart broken?
- I don't really want to think about it to count.

Have you ever loved someone so much that you'd die for them?
- Yes

Has anyone besides your friends/family ever said 'I love you' to you?
- Hmmm...I don't think so.

HATE SECTION
Do you actually hate anyone?
- 4 or 5 people

Ever made a hit list?
- No but my friend Suzie and I once made a list of "Those Who Get to Keep It"

Have you ever been on a hit list?
- Not that I know of

Are you a mean bully?
- I'm not a bully

Do you hate George Bush?
- I don't like him much but I don't hate him.

SELF-ESTEEM SECTION
Is your self-esteem extremely low?
- No

Are you good looking?
- On most days. And then on the days I don't think so, well I no longer live near an abundance of Hispanic men who disagree with me.

Do you wish you could be someone else?
- No, I just wish I was in a different life situation.

PHYSICAL SECTION
What is your current hair color?
- Red. Always.

Current piercings:
- 4 holes in the Ears

Have any tattoos?
- Nope

What shirt are you wearing?
- Green tank top and a grey old adn tattered zip-up hoodie that says "Camp Marymount Staff" that I "borrowed" from my mom.

Pants?
- My fabulous Valentine's blue jersey pants

Shoes?
- No shoes

Necklace?
- none right now

HAVE YOU EVER SECTION
Hugged someone?
- tons

Been on the phone until the sun came up?
- Not on the phone but talking online.

Laughed so hard you peed in your pants?
- Nope

Laughed so hard you cried?
- All the time

Got in a fight with someone?
- Yes

LASTS SECTION
Person you talked to in person:
- Travis

Person you talked to online:
- Lisa

Person you talked to on the phone:
- Jennifer from Office Team

Person you hugged:
- Travisty

RANDOM SECTION
Do you like surveys?
- I love em

Do you get along with your parents?
- As best as I can

Do you have mental breakdowns?
- I do. It happens most often when I go to pay my bills and see that they equal 5 bagillionty dollars and I have $20 in the bank.

CURRENT SECTION
Current mood:
- Tired, anxious for tomorrow's travelling to go smoothly

Current music:
- TV

Current hair style:
- ponytail...always

Current crush:
- Just Travisty

Current thing I ought to be doing:
- Sleeping, drawing a map for tomorrow

Current windows open:
-Firefox with several tabs, and Gmail chat with Travis

Current desktop picture:
- The Bean last February, with a reflection of that exhibit with the colored ice...and it was a random warm day so it was all melty.

Current book:
- A Lion Among Men is next on my list...when I feel like reading.

DID SECTION
Did you ever get into a fist fight in school?
- Just on stage

Did you ever run away from home?
- Not on purpose. My mom says that when I learned how to crawl I just kept going and the next thing she knew the neighbor had caught me trying to escape.

Did you ever want to be a doctor?
- No

Did you ever want to be a fire fighter?
- No

DO SECTION
Do you know how to swim?
- Yes I do.

Do you like roller coasters?
- Not really...they knock my neck and spine out of alignment and then my chiropractor scolds me for riding them. But some are ok...like the newer ones where your feet dangle -- they are usually pretty smooth and I can handle those and LOVE them.

Do you own a bike?
- Nope

Do you think you could eat the stuff on those reality shows?
- I could eat the stuff on Top Chef, yes. HA! I foiled this stupid question!

DOES SECTION
Does hair loss run in your family at all?
- If it does it's not noticable beause we have super thick hair.

Does your car get good gas mileage?
- I don't have a car

Does your family have family picnics?
- Nope

HAVE SECTION
Have you ever been on a plane?
- Tons of times

Have you ever been asked out by someone?
- Yes

Have you ever been to the ocean?
- Many times

Have you ever painted your nails?
- If I don't my nails crack and chip.

HOW SECTION
How did you find out about Facebook?
- Back when it used to be only for college students I had friends who had links to their Facebook page in their AIM profile, but it wasn't until a few months before I graduated that Facebook finally added my college to their list. Shortly after that they let anyone join, which makes for a much happier palce for me.

How many people are on your friend's list?
- over 400

How many of them have you met in person?
- All of them but 3

How tall are you?
- 5'-2"

How much money do you have on you right now?
- $0

LASTS SECTION AGAIN
Last person you hung out with?
- Travis

Last thing someone said to you?
- "Shut up! Stop making that 'shhh' noise" From Travis after I said "Shhhh!" when he sneezed. This is us joking.

Last time you slept in all morning?
- Today

Last thing you said out loud:
- I got confused by the TV because it started playing the DVR-ed episode of Lost I was in the middle of watching earlier and thought it was on again.

WHAT SECTION
What are you listening to?
- TV

What is the weather outside?
- Rainy

What radio station do you listen to?
- I don't listen to the radio

What was the last restaurant you ate at?:
- Tijuana Flats

What was the last thing you had to drink?
- Root Beer

What was the last movie you watched?
- Pineapple Express

WHO SECTION
Who is your newest friend you added to Facebook?
- Kennita

Who was the last person you IM'ed?
- Travis

Who was the last person you took pictures of?
- Hobbes & Ink

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Long-ass ABCs

nobody@vox.com(Befanee) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:25:49 -0600

A
- Available: no
- Age: 27
- Annoyance: Working at the mall
- Animal: Snail

B
- Beer: I can handle Coors Light from a cup/glass
- Birthday: November 12
- Best Friends: Travisty, Angela, Strudel
- Body Part on opposite sex: Hands
- Best feeling in the world: Helping someone
- Been in Love: Yes
- Been on stage: Tons
- Believe in Magic: Yes
- Believe in Santa: No

C
- Candy: Lindt Chocolate
- Color: Everything
- Chocolate/Vanilla: Chocolate...but Vanilla ice cream
- Chinese/Mexican: Thai
- Cake or pie: Both
- Continent/Country to visit: France :'(
- Cheese: Usually

D
- Day or Night: Night
- Dance in the rain?: Not so much...not a fan of wet clothes

E
- Eggs: Over medium, please
- Eyes: Green
- Everyone's got a(n): brain even if they don't always use it.
- Ever failed a class?: ONE, shame on me: HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877, but when I went to retake it I couldn't fit into the section I wanted so I had to go ask the Department Head for permission, and, well, he asked me why I had to be in THAT specific class and not HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States since 1877. I told him I had failed it, he said, "Who was your instructor?" I told him and he said, "Oooh, that's why you failed," with an air of annoying at the instructor...like it really wasn't my imagination that the 100-Level class was impossibly difficult. He ended up letting me take HST122 and wrote a note to the records office to have that replace my failed grade for the other class...and I was doing really really well in that class until...I totally missed the Final! I thought it was on Thursday morning at 6am...and it was Tuesday morning at 6am...balls! But I still passed.

F
- Full name: Bethany Robin
- First thoughts waking up: What time is it? What day is it? Do I need to be awake yet?

G
- Greatest Fear: Being trapped in a submerged vehicle...and also I have a severly irrational fear of abandonment and absolutely zero instances in my life as to why.
- Goals: financial independence
- Gum: Green and minty!
- Get along with your parents?: As best as I can considering my mother has completely lost her mind. i.e. Last night my sister was babysitting these kids she babysits every 4th monday and Mom was sending her text messages saying she was going to call the police and tell them CR stole her car...which is her fucked up way of saying my sister went somewhere without asking, which didn't happen at all...which makes her doubly insane. Also, she hid my bed. Yes, my old bed which was now the guest bed in the guest room...one day I had to go to StL for work and stayed the night there, you know, to visit, and after a long day of work I went upstairs to go to bed and there was no bed. It would have been ok had someone told me...and months later CR told me that the mattress is actually under HER bed and the night before I arrived mom took it out of the other room and hid it under her bed because she "didn't want [me] getting any ideas" ...any ideas about moving back in... ... ...yeah, that is not even a last resort in my mind. When CR's friends come over, they take a mattress off her bed (since there are TWO now) and the friend sleeps on the mattress on the floor, but when I come to visit I have to sleep on the couch and CR is not allowed to offer me a mattress. How completely fucked up is that? So...I get along with her as best I can with that in mind...and with her complete denial about hating my boyfriend for no reason at all (whenever asked about it), after loving him to death the first year we were together.
- Good luck charm: For performances I would always buy a new box of mints and a kind I hadn't had before.

H
- Hair Color: Red
- Height: 5'-2"
- Happy: Every other week
- Holiday: My birthday!
- How do you want to die: Anything but drowning/suffocating

I
- Ice Cream: Everything
- Instrument: Piano, Handbells, and more

J
- Jewelry: Well, no more earrings in my cartilage piercings :( They are no longer happy about metal. But I often wear necklaces.
- Job: ugh, at the mall. Also temping, which is much better.

K
- Kids: Someday. Cats for now.
- Kickboxing or karate: Never done either. I'd probably rather tap dance.
- Keep a journal?: Off and on

L
- Longest Car Ride: StL to St. Pete Beach
- Love: The Zoo, Travis, and my camera
- Letter: que?
- Laughed so hard you cried: often

M
- Milk flavor: milk is gross
- Movies: Empire Strikes Back, Giant, WALL-E
- Motion sickness?: Nope
- McD’s or BK: I can do either

N
- Number of Siblings: 1
- Number of Piercings: 4
- Number: 4

O
- One wish: That cats understand the concept of pointing

P
- Perfect Pizza: pepperoni and red pepper
- Pepsi/Coke: Cherry Coke

Q
- Quail: I've hatched Bob Whites and Japanese Quail. I miss my qualies -- they were so cute! (The Japanese, the Bob Whites were bigger and not as chatty) Oh and the teeny fluffy babies...and little spotted eggs...I miss them so!

R
- Reason to cry: sad
- Reality T.V.: I miss Beauty and the Geek
- Radio Station: I don't listen to the radio
- Roll your tongue in a circle?: Yes...and in 3 loops
- Ring size: 5 1/4

S
- Song: Na Na Na - Theresa Andersson
- Shoe size: 6-7
- Salad Dressing: Anything but blue cheese
- Sushi: Yes...I don't think Indiana knows what it is
- Skipped school: Yep
- Slept outside: At the zoo
- Skinny dipped? : Yes
- Shower daily?: Summer, yes; winter, no.
- Sing well?: Yes
- In the shower?: Never
- Swear?: Always
- Strawberries/Blueberries: Blueberries, but I love both

T
- Time for bed: 11pm - 1am
- Thunderstorms: Not so much

U
- Unpredictable: Not so much

V
- Vacation spot: Pacific Northwest

W
- Weakness?: Baby animals
- Which one of your friends acts the most like you: Ummmm...they all do at times.
- Who makes you laugh the most: Travis
- Worst feeling: food poisoning
- Wanted to be a model?: nope
- Where do we go when we die?: Whereever we want
- Worst Weather?: Winter

X
- X-Rays: Knees circa 2003. They couldn't figure out what was wrong with me...and then I put insoles in all my shoes and all was fixed!

Y
- Year it is now: 2009
- Yellow: Bellied Sapsucker

Z
- Zoo animal: all of them

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