Gimme Back My Bullets..... Day 4

Day four of the blog challenge - bullet my day. Since I drove approximately 650 miles today, bullet-ing my day seemed rather, how should I say it? Short.

• 3:17 am, I was awakened by the sound of The Moya retching all over the bedroom floor. Yes, tossing her doggy cookies so to speak. At 3 am, this is not fun for either of us. 
• 3:17:30 am I begin cleaning up puppy vomit.....4 piles of it. I love her so, it's okay.
• 3:20 am kitteh begins licking my face and drooling on me. Gross! I begin to understand how my day is shaping up
• 4:45, last time I looked at the clock before I fell back to sleep
• 5:20, the alarm goes off. I roll over and try to snooze a little longer. to no avail, kitteh is back 
• 6:00 am, walk The Moya
• 6:30 am, make coffee and call my sister let her know I am planning to leave in about 30-40 minutes
• 6:40-8:00 am, wash the dirty dishes in the sink, clean the water fountain for the kittehs, clean the litter box, feed everyone, fold the laundry, put away the laundry, pack an overnight bag for myself and for Moya
• 8:00 - 8:30 am, load the vehicle with our things and everything we are bringing to NC for assorted peeps. 
• 8:31- 8:50 am, shower, get dressed, put on make up, put hair in pony tail
• 8:51- 9:15 am, double check everything, grab my computer, grab Moya and make our way down to the car.
• 9:20 - begin our 9.5 hour trip to NC
• 9:20 am - 6:45 pm drive and sing the songs on my iPod as loudly and as off key as any human can possibly do. LOVE to sing, just not very good at it. The musical talent in the DeGarmo family did not fall on me.
• 6:45 - arrived in Rockingham and enjoyed 3 hours of non stop talking, jewelry ogling, and food with beer and tequila. I lost track of time and hated to leave but I had three little girls waiting up far past their bedtime for me to arrive.
• 10:45 pm, arrived at my sisters in a whirl of noise and activity, kissed the girls, tucked them into bed 
• 11:39pm,  sat down to bullet proof my day. 

This particular blog post seems like a silly chore but, I am following the challenge so, there you have it. My day in bullet point.....sorry to have put you all through this. 

Until I sat down to write this post, here is how my day really went (in my mind)..... some of the words may have been changed to fit my warped brain on a long day of driving. Yes, I do make me laugh.....

• I'm not calling you ghost, just stop haunting me
• ain't no grave gonna hold me down
• happiness hit her like a bullet in the (brain) back
• this ain't a scene
• you really think you're in control
• I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
• as I wake its kaleidoscopic mind
• make your life madness
• m m m m m m mad mad mad but now I have finally seen the end
• the things that could have been are repressed
• like an apparition, you don't seem real at all
• oh the bee does quickly sting
• my heart's forsaken me, big black horse
• I'm going to Wichita
• through this poisoned nightmare have you set yourself free
• Blame it on my A.D.D. baby

and this particular bullet list could go on, and on, and on, and on.....

Thanks for reading, and sorry it is dated a day late but I did begin this on Day 4 *big smiles and a wink*

xoxo

20 Random Facts .... About Me (Because I knew you were dying to know)

 

1) People who butcher the English language drive me nuts.















  2) I was once a photojournalist and it is still the best job I ever had- I still love photography but only if it's at my leisure

  3) I cherish my friends

  4) If I say, "I love you." I mean it.

  5) I LOVE LOVE LOVE my ink.

  6) Roller coasters are AWESOME

  7)  Ramen - I can prepare it a hundred different ways. My favorite is simple, with nothing added except the flavour packet. Yummmmm

  8) I'm allergic to apples - WTF?!?















  9) I enjoy laughing....a LOT

10) I trust everyone, until they prove they cannot be trusted. Then, even if I like the person, I probably don't trust them

11) I have lived in Ethiopia  & Germany

12) Fast cars get my heart going. Think of Homer and how he feels about beer, that is how I feel about fast cars.

13) I have lived in 8 of the continental United States.

14) Raspberry is my favorite fruit flavor... or is it Mango, I can never make up my mind

15) I don't believe in regret. I think regrets are a waste of time and energy. Life's experiences have helped to make me who I am, the good and the not so good. How can I regret that?

16) Red is my favorite colour. It isn't the only colour I like but it is the one I always return to.

17) If you fuck with someone I love, I will make your life miserable. I will make you wish you had never met me.  Seriously.











18) Pretty sure I have A.D.D. It takes me 45 minutes to unload the dishwasher because when I start putting dishes away, I find other things that need doing as well.........

19) I have had a multitude of careers in my lifetime and enjoyed them all, I still don't know what I want to be but isn't life supposed to be full of adventure?




20) I have a recurring dream about alligators. I've had this dream since I was a little girl and the dreams change
a little from dream to dream but the alligators are there, and I'm usually naked. I look hot in my dream though so it's all good.

Top 5, make that 10, wait 15,no.Oh hell, A bunch of things you should know about me.

I just realized I passed my 100th post about 6 posts ago. I thought I would bring the "list" back. We have a lot of new blogger peeps who may or may not have seen this before...

1. 14 years of marriage, I still find my hubby interesting and sexy

2. I love my babies. That would be the 4 legged kind.

3. I am a steadfast friend. Loyalty is a defining character trait. If I ever get that call in the middle of the night and a friend needs help with an urgent burial, I'll get there as soon as possible and I'll even bring my own shovel. :)

4. People are interesting. Mostly. Usually. Unless they're really weird. Then they're just a twisted curiosity. A twisted curiosity that I find it difficult to pull myself away from - in a really twisted kind of way.

5. I need my convertible. Really, I do.

6. Shoes are very important. Repeat after me, shoes are very important, they can make or break your outfit.

7. I border on being a control freak. Just ask my sister, my business partner, my husband...the dishwasher- it must be loaded a specific way.

8. Meeting new people is a wonderful adventure

9. I have a voracious appetite for reading novels.

10. I love the color RED. Love it.

11. Everyday holds a surprise. I find that I am always surprised by that fact. Good or bad.

12. God willing, I'll make a difference in some one's life that will help them find/create a better life for themselves.

13. Being Spontaneous is wicked fun it's just not always convenient. fun...convenient...fun... convenient....

14. If you want a fast car you have to drive it fast. No exceptions. Drive it like you stole it.

15. Wherever you go, there you are.

16. I lived in Ethiopia when I was little. I have heard lions roaring in the wild. When I was little I thought it was left over from a dream. Then my mother told about how the lions could be heard roaring.That was when I knew it wasn't a dream.

17. I was a Photojournalist- I LOVED that job. I LOVED the stories. I LOVED the history of lives I witnessed and documented. I LOVED my colleagues. What a great crew of people. I still miss them.

18. My sisters and my brother are good people. My brother is my favorite brother. (how's that Dewain?)

19. My nieces and nephews mean the world to me. My greatest goal in life is to be the FAVORITE AUNT

20. I still get misty when I remember the first time I felt Lauren, Alex and Madison kicking. Lauren will be graduating high school in a year.

21. Truly Great friends are rare, I am fortunate to have more than one.

22. I still don't know how I was lucky enough to meet and then marry such a good man.

23. I have lived many lives in my 41 years and all of them are mine.

24. I have no regrets. Everything I have done and everyone I have known had their part in helping me to become who I am today. The good and the not so good. It's all good.

25. I have added new people to my family with Uncle Mel, Aunt LaVerne, Anne, Chris, their kids and Kim and Joe. They make me feel like I am coming home every time I see them. I thank Bigun for that too.

26. Greek and Roman mythology still fascinates me.

27. I believe in reincarnation.

28. "You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past" Richard Bach

29. I plan to keep changing. Hold on. - I'll probably still always be a bit of a control freak, but I'm working on that one.

30. Rollercoasters are the BOMB. Did you hear that Sheikra is going to be bottomless?!?!?!? OMG OMG. I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!! June 16 2007
31. Bloody Marys....yummmmmmmmm double yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm

32. I worked as an A.A. for a top Law Firm in Boston, they repped New Kids on the Block....lol blast from the past ah?

33. I owned a lapis blue honda del sol. Great car.

34. I still remember the very first black and white photograph I ever printed. It was a photo of a car wreck and the car was flipped over and wrapped in telephone lines. Scott shot the accident, I developed the prints. Morbid, I know, but I remember.

35. persnickety is a funny word. rereading it cracks me up

36. Mr Bill from SNL was freakin hilarious.

37. I lived in Pruem, Germany I attended High School in Bitburg.

38. My friends were Tammy Stohr, Belinda Beltran and Toni Grogg

39.I graduated from Pine Forest Senior High in NC.

40. I try to keep in mind that there are never REALLY any problems, just different solutions.

41. It is what it is. If you don't like it, fix it or get over it.

42. Water calms me.

43. I love a good book while in a hot bath.

44. Strawberries dipped in chocolate truly are everything they are cracked up to be. umm umm

45. Halloween- oooooo. the best!

46. I admire originality.

47. John Parker was the first boy to ever give me perfume as a gift. It was Wind Song. I really liked it. I was 14.

48. Country music, real country music, ie: Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Loretta, Patsy, Willie, Garth, etc. is the schisznit.

49. Driving down a country road on a sunny day with the top down is heaven on earth. I really do need my convertible...

50. Having my cat curled up on my lap is a nice way to end the day. He so rarely curls up

51. Fear is a poor excuse for not doing the work.

52. "Those who are not delighted by learning, those who cannot be enticed into new ideas or experiences, cannot develop past the roadpost they rest at now."- ClarissaPinkola Estes

53. I love wigs.

54. Bigun always lets me warm my feet on him when we get into bed at night. I love that about him.

55. My old '77 Celica- The Beast- what a great car she was.

56. I wanted to be able to list my favorite classic novel. I can't. There are too many wonderful ones out there.

57. Obscure movies are interesting

58. If you look for the best in people, most often you will find it.

59. If you search and search for the best in someone and you never find it, RUN. Run as fast as you can in the opposite direction from where you found them. Run like the Devil is on your tail and gaining ground. 'Cause most likely, that isn't far from the truth. Run Forest Run

60. On occasion, I pay the toll for the car behind me. If they had a bad day, maybe it'll get better. If they had a great day, maybe they'll pass it on. Maybe some day someone will pay it for me.

61. My favorite blanket is the one my dad sent to me from Korea for Christmas when I was 6. I still use it every night. It's my woobie

62. 13 years of marriage, I still get butterflies when I am at work and my mind wanders to Bigun.

63. I am a lousy downhill skier. Cross country skiing is fabulous.

64. My Chi straight iron was worth every penny.

65. I see people as colors- what color do you think you are?

66. My tattoo. Yes, I still want it.

67. My two favorite T-Shirts are my "Doors" and "Beatles" T's.

68. Stained glass is beautiful

69. cooking with fresh herbs from my garden is a great way for me to unwind

70. I miss Rock Climbing- Florida is pretty flat. I met Bigun when we were climbing. Well, actually I met him at a bar with his girlfriend, but it was for only a few seconds. Then I met him rock climbing. That was for life.

71. an old friend of mine taught me how to play chess. I never play anymore. I don't know why, I never play any more. I really like chess.

72. Pomegranate juice is one of the world's greatest inventions

73. whenever I receive a Thank you note from someone, my heart grows a little bit more.

74. I'm not sure which I like more, choosing the gift or wrapping the gift. Presentation is everything.

75. I cannot pass up a sale for wired ribbon. I'm weak in that way. see #74

76. I used to be a vegetarian.

77. I am a coffee snob. I like it flavored and creamy

78. I look forward to spending one on one time with my Husband. weirdo, I know.

79. I dream about alligators often. still a weirdo, for real.

80. I am a Ramen junkie. What an awesome food. 1001 ways to eat ramen, I know 2002 ways.

81. Dream Weaver.(Gary Wright) My most favorite song of all time, in case you wondered.

82. Dolly Parton- Love her!

83. I used to smoke. I liked smoking. A lot. Now, it nauseates me. humm.

84. Those alligators I mentioned, I am always walking across the back of one onto another. I win. ?? isn't that weird? Those dreams started before I ever imagined I would be living in Florida, the Motherland of Alligators

85. "41 Stories" by O'Henry - "The Last Leaf" a must read.

86. Chip Norman - my first kiss

87. My favorite cookies are Milanos- Raspberry. exquisitely sinful.

88. I could live on sushi, ramen and milanos. Seriously. Seriously- I could.

89. ask me about any movie.

90. I wish I were better organized- that infamous road to hell...it's paved with all the files and papers I misplace daily while looking for other lost papers and files. They're never really lost, they just end up in unusual places. It's bizarre.

91. When a person is important to me I try to make sure I tell them. It's a sad state when you can't tell the people who mean the most to you just how much they mean to you in your life.



92. I really really really LOVE to dance

93. I was 24 when I had my first "shot" of tequila that wasn't mixed with soda or some sort of beverage. Tequila. I was with my girlfriend Jeanine Ivey. I was hooked.

94. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was always certain to be a good time. Over the years, we had many parties there.

95. I am a very emotional person. I cry when there is a sad movie on, I cry when I am really really really happy, I laugh out loud when a great song comes on the radio. I am really tough to be around when I'm PMS'ing. All those emotions have no where to go... WTF

96. I know the secret to eating Capn' Crunch...

97. Bologna sandwiches, yummm with Miracle whip and american cheese. How's that for a healthy and nutritious snack? lol

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(list started in 02/07)
... I'll keep you posted