Lets focus on me :-)

1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:30AM

2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The Lakehouse

4. What's your favorite TV Show? HOUSE, American Idol, CSI

5. What did you have for breakfast this morning? Strawberry Muffin

6. What's your favorite cuisine? Mexican

7. What foods do you dislike? Beets

8. What is your favorite chip flavor? Nacho Cheese

9. What's your favorite CD at the moment? Nickleback

10. What kind of car do you drive? 2002 KIA Sportage

11. Favorite sandwich? Turkey & Avocado

12. What characteristics do you despise? Two faced, hypocrital, arrogant, self absorbed

13. Favorite item of clothing? PJ's

14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? New Zealand

15. What color is your bathroom? rose colored

16. Any pets? Not anymore :-(

17. Where would you like to retire to? Mediterranean

18. Favorite time of the day? Middle of the night when I am the only one awake :-)

19. What was your most memorable birthday? My 22nd

20. Where were you born? Los Gatos CA

21. Favorite sport to watch? Hockey

22. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? Whoever has the most exciting life

23. Who will be the first to send this back to you?

Whoever is the most bored

24. What fabric detergent do you use? Snuggle

25. Were you named after anyone? Yes...and no it was Shanda Leer

26. Do you wish on stars? All the time

27. When did you last cry? a month ago

28. Do you like your handwriting? Sometimes

29. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? Yeah I think I'm pretty cool..

30. Are you a daredevil? Sometimes....

31. Do looks matter? Of course...humans are visual creatures...but a person's perception of attractive is very individual in the sense that you can never tell WHICH way your look is going to matter :-)

32. How do you release anger? scream & cry

33. Where is your second home? My car

34. What were your favorite toys as a child? Cabbage Patch Dolls and My Little Ponies

35. What class in High School was totally useless?

Trigonometry

36. Do you use sarcasm a lot? noooooo *did you catch the sarcasm there?*

37. Favorite movies? Comedies (all kinds) and thrillers

38. What are your nicknames? Panda, Shawanda, Shan'Chelle, Ladybug

39. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? um....not usually....I'm lazy :-)

40. Do you think that you are strong? physically or emotionally? Physically -no, mentally-yes

41. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Rocky Road

42. What are your favorite colors? Purple/Blue

43. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? My body image

44. Who do you miss the most? My cat

45. Do you want everyone you sent this to send it back? If you haven't already

46. What color pants are you wearing? light blue

47. What are you listening to right now? Television (Days of our Lives)

48. Last thing you ate? Salad w/chicken on top

49. If you were a CRAYON what color would you be? Purplish blue

50. Last person you talked to on the phone? My cousin

51. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Smile

52. Favorite Drink? diet cherry coke (na) long island ice tea (a)

53. Favorite Day(s) of the Year? Any day I don't have to work :-)

54. Scary Movies or Happy Endings? Happy endings

54. Summer or winter? Winter

56. Hugs or Kisses? BOTH...simutaneously :-)

57. What Is Your Favorite Dessert? chocolate anything

58. What Book(s) Are You Reading?

59. What is on your mouse pad? what mousepad?

60. What did you watch last night on TV? Who wants to be a soapstar

61. Favorite Smells? Rain

62. Rolling Stones or Beatles? Beatles

63. What's the furthest you've been from home? Seattle

Joke of the Day

>All the organs of the body were having a meeting,
>trying to decide who was the one in charge.
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>"I should be in charge," said the brain ,
>"Because I run all the body's systems,
>so without me nothing would happen."
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>"I should be in charge," said the blood ,
>"Because I circulate oxygen all over
>so without me you'd all waste away."
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>"I should be in charge," said the stomach,"
>Because I process food and give
>all of you energy."
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>"I should be in charge," said the legs ,
>"because I carry the body wherever
>it needs to go."
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>"I should be in charge," said the eyes,
>"Because I allow the body to see
>where it goes."
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>"I should be in charge," said the rectum ,
>"Because I'm responsible for
>waste removal."
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>All the other body parts laughed at the rectum
>And insulted him, so in a huff,
>he shut down tight.
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>Within a few days,
>the brain had a terrible headache,
>the stomach was bloated,
>the legs got wobbly,
>the eyes got watery,
>and the blood Was toxic.
>They all decided that the
>rectum should be the boss.
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>The Moral of the story?
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>The asshole is usually in charge !!

BOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRREEEDDDDDD

1.You are in the Witness Protection Program and must invent a new first, last, and middle name.
Anastacia Mckaela Brennan

2.You are in a threesome with two famous people, alive or dead.
Oh dear god!!! That's easy, Hugh Jackman and Joaquin Phoenix

3.You are in charge of naming your new band. What's the name of the band?
All that and a bag of Dorito's

4. You are going to get a free tattoo. What would it be?
A ladybug sitting on an angel's wing

5. You are being forced to listen to one song over and over, ad infinitum, as a form of torture. What song is it?
LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR LET THE.....AUGH!!!!!!!! (sorry to those karaoke singers who love to sing this song....wait, no I'm not....it hurts my ears)

6. You are leaving your state/province. What state do you move to?
Washington.....DUH

7. You are leaving your country, where would you move?
Canada or Switzerland

8. You get to choose one book as the best ever written. What book do you choose?
Man....thats tough...I would ask Christina :-)

9. You get to choose one movie as the best ever made. What movie do you choose?
Another toughie....since I've already used my phone a friend can I poll the audience?

10. You get to spend one day each as a bird, an insect, and a
mammal. What bird would you be? What insect? What mammal?
Hawk, Ladybug, Dolphin

11. You must relive one year of your life. Which would you like to relive?
1980....I think I had fun that year :-)

12. Which year(s) would you least like to relive?
1985-2005.....

13. You have a time machine that will take you backwards anywhere from 1800 to the present. What decade do you most want to visit?
1920's, I wanna be a flapper :-)

14. You must choose to go skydiving or very-deep-sea diving.
Can I choose both?

15. You get to return to the past (using that handy dandy time machine we were talking about before) and have a sexual encounter with a rock star who is no longer alive. Who do you pick?
Either the young Elvis or George Harrison

16. You get to be a contestant on any game show, airing today or in the past. What show do you want to be on?
Press Your Luck....NO Whammy, no whammy!

17. You are given $1 million dollars but you must give it all to one charity. What charity do you choose?
Cancer Research

18. You must ban one word from the dictionary and all usage, to be no longer uttered or written. What word do you ban?
Race......maybe if we stop stereotyping people would stop living up to the stereotypes

19. You can have 100 million dollars tax-free but if you take it, you'll die at the age of fifty. Do you take it?
Hell no.....its not worth it...thats only like 20 more years.

Happy Anniversary to me!

This weekend I went to Stockton and ended up celebrating several special events not the least of which is the one year anniversary of me becoming a free woman. I know I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I was coming up on the one year mark but I didn't really have a lot of time to think about it over the last few weeks of school and holiday. I can not thank my parents enough for all the support they have given me over the course of this past year but this weekend I got to pamper myself, relax, and hang out with the friends who helped me see just how far I've come. As Christie put it "its been a hard year but you've learned a lot". I would have to say that is true. So in honor of the hurdles I have overcome (either by jumping over them or running around them...) I am going to post the top 10 things I have learned in the last year.

10. Blame may be deserved but it doesn't make anything different, it is up to me to stand up for myself.

~~I was reading a book the other day and found the greatest quote that describes greatly what I have learned about myself this year. "And what about me? I had been there too. I could have stepped in. Instead I had been complicit & passive clinging to the position where I could blame if needed."

9. It is always worse to be lonley with people around than to actually be alone.

8. Single does not = alone...there are many people who love me. There are worse things in life than being single....

7. If someone lies to you once and you don't call them on it, they will continue to lie to you.

6. If someone can talk badly about other people behind their back and act like best friends when they are with them, they are most likely doing the same thing to you.

5. If you are not going to do something about a situation that makes you miserable you are better off walking away because it will only get worse. At the same time there is nothing you can do if you aren't approaching a relationship with the same vision of the future.

4. If someone thinks you don't love them there is nothing you can do to change their mind, and if they think they don't deserve you...maybe they are right.

3. The best (only) gift some people can give you is to walk away when you should but won't.

2. I am stronger than I feel. I can make it on my own. I am perfectly capable of success and can deal with it even if I don't.

1. I am a beautiful, intelligent, caring, and compassionate individual who deserves to be respected. If other people can't see it thats their problem not mine and I don't need that kind of energy in my life.