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Betsy

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About Me

I am a full-blown feminist and I love learning more about it."Her flowing skirt is blowing in a transcendental wind, and she wonders without knowing, where did we begin......" Living like the rules don't apply. In other words: I do what I want! Is there any other way???? Life is traveling at the speed of light, and I am just trying to keep up.FUN THING I GOT FROM CHRIS:Things I live by:One incredible phrase that can make or break a relationship is: "I was wrong, and I am sorry." More people need to learn this.But, you gotta stand for something or you'll fall for anything. Know when to stick up for yourself and do it.~~Religion is an absolutely genious way to get a lot of people to do what you want. Radical Christianity is just as dangerous as radical terrorist religions. Christianity is ONE religion, not the RIGHT religion.~~/../../../If I had a nickel for every man who thought more of himself than he should, and a penny for every woman who underestimated herself, I'd be giving Oprah a run for her money. Men, reevaluate your infinite greatness. Women, give yourself some credit already./../../../||||You catch more flies with honey than vinegar. I've lived most of my 26 years with people who operated from a negative point of view, and I've seen their negatives just sink to new extremes. Positive thinking is more than putting a pretty coat of paint on something. If you believe that things can be better, you just might try...||||| *And...my favorite quote:{"Whether you think you can or think you can't, either way, you are right."} ~Henry Ford*$My other favorite: ["Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you!] ~Christian D. Larson$
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My Interests

[www.feministing.com] FEMINISM, Psychology, "Women's" (human) issues, Health-emotional/physical, I love learning about anything that is new or scary to me. I am fascinated with other countries and travel--anything I can get my hands on about Europe, Africa, Australia, or South America, but I'm pretty focused on Europe right now. Conspiracy theories are fun too, I'm really interested in the 9/11 conspiracy theories.

I'd like to meet:

Oprah, Maya Angelou, Dr. Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Ewan McGregor(!!!),and I'll add more as I think of them. Hillary Clinton! Barack and Michelle Obama! Elizabeth Edwards! Gloria Steinem.

Music:

Chili Peppers, Coldplay, Pearl Jam, Alanis, Sarah McLachlan, Tool, The Killers, Damien Rice, NIN, System of a Down, U2, Jewel, Tori Amos, Nickelback, Alicia Keys, Nelly Furtado, Hinder, but I'll pretty much listen to anything, even country- who doesn't like "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy"?....and while I liked Britney's music before she flew into this bizarre meltdown phase of her life, now I feel for her and actually love her music more now than ever.

Movies:

Hope Floats, Talladega Nigh ts, Anchorman, Wedding Crashers, Trainspotting, Crash, Million Dollar Baby, Finding Nemo, Shrek 2, Shawshank Redemption, The Usual Suspects, Lion King, Moulin Rouge, Casino, Ice Age 2, Reservoir Dogs, Notes on a Scandal, and ANYTHING with Ewan McGregor.

Television:

The Office!!! Keith Olbermann, Jon and Kate Plus 8, anything on "tr uTV", Intervention, Oprah, SuperNanny, anything on Discovery, National Geographic, Animal Planet, or TLC.

Books:

I do like to read. It's (Mostly) His Fault (by Robert Atler, a must-read for women young and old and ALL MEN), The World is Flat, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Gift of Fear, 1000 Places to See Before You Die, Reviving Ophelia, Lucky, The Lovely Bones, A Heartbreaking Work of Stagger ing Genius, Marley and Me, What is the What, The Velvet Glove, The Feminine Mystique, Living Organized, The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion-beautifully written), and anything by Emerson. Harry Potter!

Heroes:

Oprah. I wish there was a male equivalent to her to be a role model for men. Kerry Bestwick!!!!! For those of you who don't know, she is a Yoga/Pilates instructor here in State College. She is so amazing and committed to her work, I can drag myself to the gym feeling like dirt, and walk out of her studio feeling like a million bucks. She has definitely influenced my life. www.kerrybestwick.com

My Blog

Easter Sunday Visit with Miltie

Ok, now I will try not to take all the fun away from Laura by posting a marathon blog.  Just some highlights.  It helps that I am totally beyond tired and ready for bed. Ok, let’s see....
Posted by Betsy on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:51:00 PST

Miltie is freaking TALKING!!!!

This is simply unbelievable. Nobody expected him to do this so soon. It is totally shocking and wonderful and WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!Ok, so here’s the deal. I called Mom today totally expec...
Posted by Betsy on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:03:00 PST

The Quick Update That Wasn’t.....quick, that is :)

Just sending out a quick update, because you may have blog exhaustion from reading my long one.Miltie is just so awesome right now (except for not being in rehab yet, but hopefully Tuesday!!!)Today, h...
Posted by Betsy on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:00:00 PST

A long, thorough update!

Ok, I have been back in State College for 11 days, working past the point of exhaustion just to try to catch up from having to travel, miss work, AND the sheer exhaustion of managing Miltie every...
Posted by Betsy on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:59:00 PST

The Latest and Greatest, Short and Sweet

Okay, all of you that have been keeping up with Miltie...THANK YOU!!! I am so sorry I haven't been able to write updates every day. As it was, Laura and I only got a max of 5 or 6 hours of sleep a nig...
Posted by Betsy on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:31:00 PST

Miltie has taken a big step!!!

I have been talking to Mom pretty regularly over the past weeks, and sometimes it is just frustrating because if you're not there, you have to rely on other people's interpretation of events.  No...
Posted by Betsy on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:55:00 PST

A bitty update

Just a few facts to mention before I am off to a horrendous 10 hour shift at Gman tonight... The brave nurses and doctors have taken off ALL of Miltie's restraints.  Yikes.  Yesterday, he pu...
Posted by Betsy on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:16:00 PST

Day 16 Update

I haven't written in so long!  It has been so hectic since I went to bed Monday night, 3 different planes, two different car trips home, immediately jumping back into work and not getting enough ...
Posted by Betsy on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:09:00 PST

Big update today...he hasn’t woken up, so it’s not that!

Sorry I didn't get to write yesterday.  I don't know if I have devoted enough time in my blogs to mention how incredible the people here are.  I have to start off with the most stunning of a...
Posted by Betsy on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:35:00 PST

Day 9, 2/1/08

Another good day.  We were so impressed with Miltie's ICP today...while it hovered at 18-22 yesterday, this morning when we came in at 9am, it was around 17, and went all the way down to 12 and S...
Posted by Betsy on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:22:00 PST