Saturday, April 19th, 2008
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8:30 pm - gakked from chrisleeoctaves at LJ
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1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
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2) What was your dream growing up?
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3) What talent do you wish you had?
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4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
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5) Favorite vegetable?
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6) What was the last book you read?
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7) What zodiac sign are you?
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8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
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9) Worst Habit?
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10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
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11) What is your favorite sport?
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12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
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13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
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14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
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15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
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16) Do you have any pets?
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17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
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18) What was your first impression of me? (hmmm...careful!)
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19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
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20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
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21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
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22) What color eyes do you have?
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23) Ever been arrested?
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24) Bottle or can soda?
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25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
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27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
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28) Do you believe in ghosts?
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29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
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30) Do you swear a lot?
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31) Biggest pet peeve?
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32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
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33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
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35) Do you believe in God?
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36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
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5:40 pm - Things you learn living in North Carolina
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1. A Possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.
2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in North Carolina .
3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in North Carolina
plus a couple no one's seen before.
4. If it grows, it'll stick ya; If it crawls, it'll bite 'cha.
5.'Onced' and 'Twiced' are words.
6. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
7. 'Jaw-P' means 'Did ya'll go to the bathroom?'
8. People actually grow AND eat okra.
9. 'Fixinto' is one word.
10. There is no such thing as 'lunch'. There is only dinner and then there is supper.
11. Ice tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when
you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar!
12. Backards and forwards means 'I know everything about you.'
13. The word 'Jeet' is actually a phrase meaning 'Did you eat?'
14. You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what
time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them.
16. 'No. Jew?' is a common response to the question 'Did you bring any
beer?'.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM NORTH CAROLINA IF:
1. You measure distance in minutes.
2. You've ever had to switch from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day.
3. You use 'fix' as a verb. For example: 'I'm fixing to go git some more beer.'
4. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable,
grain, insect or animal.
5. You know what a 'DAWG' is.
6. You carry jumper cables in your car. For your OWN car.
7. You only own five spices: salt, pepper, Texas Pete, Tabasco and
Ketchup.
8. The local papers cover national and international news on one
page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and motorsports.
9. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
10. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit 'a bit warm'.
11. You know all four seasons:
Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer and Christmas.
12. Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as 'goin' Wal-martin'
or off to 'Wally World.'
13. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good
chicken stew weather.
14. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola or pop... it's a coke, regardless
of brand or flavor. For example: 'What kinda coke jew want?'
15. Fried catfish is the other white meat.
16. We don't need no dang Driver's Ed. If our mama says we can
drive, we can drive dag-nabbit.
17. You understand these jokes and forward them to your North Carolina
friends (and those who just wish they were).
current mood:  bored
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
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5:36 pm - Thanksgiving Dinner Around the Country
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I was just going over the list to make sure I do not forget what I am suppose to take to Mom's. And it made me wonder what everyone else will be seeing on their table today. Seven people will sit down to:
Turkey (roasted)
Baked Ham
Dressing/Stuffing (not in the bird)
Rice
Mashed Potatoes
Giblet Gravy with boiled egg
Canned Gravy-for my husband who hates the giblet
Canned Jellied Cranberry Sauce
Deviled Eggs
Corn
Peas
Honey Glazed Carrots
Yams with marshmellows
Apple Pie (my daughter made)
Three Cakes (from my sister)- Pear Upside Down, Some Kind Chocolate, and Some Kind of Cheese Cake
(Can ya believe we have even more things at Christmas?)
So what are you having today?
current mood:  busy
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
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8:31 pm
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Snatched from creamette
The rules :
a. Post a list of 15 TV shows you love (current or canceled);
b. Have your friends list guess your favorite character from each show;
c. When guessed bold the line and write a little bit about why you like that character;
d. Post in your own livejournal.
1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. Angel
3. Bones
4. NCIS
5. CSI:LV
6. Brady Bunch
7. Greatest American Hero
8. The Closer
9. Dallas
10. Numb3rs
11. Firefly
12. L&O:SVU
13. The Unit
14. Trading Spaces
15. Mash
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
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12:21 am - Ocean Isle Beach
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I bet until yesterday many you had never heard of OIB. But now everyone knows the name as place of tragedy. Everywhere is the story. Seven college students have perished. This is such a hard thing for me to comprehend. Why? Because OIB is practically in my backyard. I live on the mainland but can drive from my house to the island in about 5 minutes. The annual B/A shipper vacation has been at OIB three out of the last four years. When I see the images on the TV I can not marry them to the island I adore so much.
( The Beauty of OIB )
I want to think of those children on the beach and not their last moments.
current mood: sad
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Sunday, October 28th, 2007
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12:46 am - Opinions Needed
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Thursday, September 6th, 2007
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8:53 pm - Joss says "OOPS!"
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Seems in one of the fan letters printed in the back of the newest issue of Season 8, someone pointed out an error in cannon. And Joss's response "I forgot, okay?!"
What was the goof? Well only those who have died can be used by the first. And according to the comics someone never died so how did the first use their form?
Yes I am being vague, but being careful not to spoil those who have not read the first 4 issues.
So according to Joss the person was dead for a second but it is a big secret.
current mood:  giggly
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Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
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3:05 am - Can you ever have too many books?
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Well I decided to tackle the task of getting my LibraryThing completed. My daughter was wonderful enough to help. So as I went through the shelves and drawers of books, she diligently typed in the ISBNs. When I hit 200, I discovered that was the limit of a free account. Well seeing this is something I feel is a necessity, I forked over the $25 for a permanent account and continued on. We gave up with I know one more cramed full bookcase, and I already total 573 books. This does not include my daughters books or the ones we have stored in the shed. She did insist I include her hardback Dr Suess/Beginning Reader Collection I had piled on the top of a bookcase.
I hope she and I will finish this project eventually. I am still going through the database and adjusting the bookcovers that do not match mine or are missing.
But if you want to see some of what clutters my shelves, go check it out:
http://www.librarything.com/profile/TaraK
And no you can never ever have too many books.
current mood:  tired
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
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6:43 pm - Real life soap opera
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I am not sure many of you remember me posting about the receptionist/secretary at on of my client's offices. Well she has been with them since Feb, 2006 and her life is worse than a soap opera. When she started she had just reconciled with her husband, and was quickly involved in a custody battle with the father of her oldest daughter. Followed by finding out her oldest sister was using her name when arrested for drup and prostituition. Of course she had to pay a lawyer to clear her name so she could prevail in the custody hearing.
All this was eventually settled and she and her hubby bought a new house.
Well then it all fell apart. She left her husband because they were constantly fighting. It had gotten physical and she took her two girls(one his) and left.
Since then many things have gone to hell.
She filed charges against her husband for assault twice. While he was in jail the second time she moved back in the house with the girls, which only lasted a few weeks when she gave up the house in the divorce separation agreement. (NC requires a 12 legal separation before a divorce).
But now he is on a vendetta. During their marriage he had a checking account in his name only. Both their wages went into the account. All during their marriage she wrote checks on the account and signed her name. Well she wrote two checks totaling about $400 dollars after the separation at Target and another store. She did not even realize she had done anything wrong. Well he had her arrested in New Hanover County where the checks were written. She had to hire a lawyer and the court dropped the charges after she showed she had records showing she had done this in the past and he never objected. She also repayed the money.
During these various cases they used intermidiaries to handle the custody transfers on their 6 year old (and her 12 year old). Anytime she needed to contact him she had someone else do it. The separation agreement said that they were allowed to talk when it regarded the girls. Eventually they began talking directly and things seemed to be going fine. He had moved his new girlfriend in the house and she began dating a NHC deputy that she met through the deputy who booked her on the check charges. (I told you soap opera). Well one day when she went to drop off the 6 year old which he asked her to do, he had called the cops accusing her of harrassment. She was arrested.
She was told by the judge at her bail hearing that she should expect it to be dismissed but he had to go through the motions. She had to pay $500 for a lawyer. Last week the charges were again dropped.
Now yesterday she found out he had filed charges in Pender County regarding two $40 checks she wrote prior to their separation. So this afternoon she went to turn herself in to Pender County. And I guess next is hiring another lawyer.
This woman has had more legal problems in the last 18 months than most people in their whole life.
Through all this, she has been trying to take the high ground and not retaliate. But she can not continue to shell out for attorneys. If it was not for child support, she and the girls would be on the street since almost her entire pay has gone to attorneys this year.
current mood:  blah
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