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About Me

Myspace Layouts For GirlsI love my husband... My kids are the best thing that ever happened to me... and the bane of my existance... Chocolate is a sin, and I'm going straight to hell... I am the world's worst perfectionist... Don't mess with my family- I'll kill you... I'm a back rub whore... I am a master of trivial information... Ebay is the best thing to happen to modern man... Roaches creep me out... Books make me happy... I'm an emotional wreck... Travel is one of my passions... Gold shoes. Sigh.... I find technology frusterating... Sushi is the food of the gods... I hate painting my fingernails... College football rocks... Actually, it's tailgating that rocks... I never leave the house in sweats... Black is fabulous. No color will ever be the new black... I love good tequila... I'm insecure... I love real, raw talent... I admire real, raw talent... I never leave the house without my lipstick on... Bargains are what I live for!... I'm uncomfortable when I'm not in control... Cancer survivors inspire and humble me... I'm not a baby person... People with steel cajones rock!... I'm terrified of failure... I don't look back... I feel closest to God in the mountains... I will never be pretty enough or thin enough to satisfy myself... I don't really like pink... I like to ride the bull!... Scooby is the best! I enjoy being a girl

My Interests

My family, the lake, the boat, the beach, living slowly

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Music:

Otis Redding, Afrika Bambaataa, Dixie Chicks, Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, Ben Harper, Pink Floyd, etc etc etc

Movies:

I can't remember the last movie I saw that I really liked

Television:

24, Heroes, Greys Anatomy, Friday Night Lights, The Unit, Rome, Big Love, The Starter Wife

Books:

Where do I begin? Peace Like a River/,Leif Enger, The Known World/Edward J. Jones, Cold Mountain/Charles Frazier, The Prince of Tides/Pat Conroy, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister/Gregory MacGuire, The Red Tent/Anita Diamante, One Foot In Eden/Ron Rash, Rebecca/Daphne DuMaurier, Harry Potter/JK Rowling, any poetry by May Swenson, The Saffron Kitchen/Yasmine Crowther

Heroes:

Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Rachel Hoppes, etc

My Blog

Maybe Dead Isn't So Bad

Well, here we are with the death row update. Sadly, all of my herbs have bitten the dust. Sigh. I'm giving the gardening another try though. My container plants are (gasp!) doi...
Posted by Blake on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:19:00 PST

On Death Row

Well, for those of you that read my New Year's resolutions, you know that one of them was to try to grow something edible. This has been a resolution that I keep trying to deny. I think it...
Posted by Blake on Wed, 02 May 2007 10:48:00 PST

Getting Some Resolve

Well, in the great tradition of Bridget Jones, I've gotten together my list of resolutions for 2007...1. Make my life simpler2. Spend more time with my family3. Say no more often4. Successfully grow s...
Posted by Blake on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:49:00 PST

Viva Nashvegas

Well- went to Nashville last weekend to visit with Rachel. For those of you that know her Rachel (Westfield) Hoppes- she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer back in July. She's doing ...
Posted by Blake on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 08:25:00 PST

Techno Dumbass

In high school, college, and beyond, I always excelled at the gray area. You know- the minutae of life. The artsy stuff. Wanna know James Joyce's middle name? I gotcha covered....
Posted by Blake on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:17:00 PST

The Blue South

I just wanted to take a moment to direct you to a new blog, which just happens to be penned by my brilliant brother, Jes. www.thebluesouth.blogspot.com Whilst I am not propogating his views by a...
Posted by Blake on Sun, 28 May 2006 08:34:00 PST

28 Years Of Baggage

Currently residing on my back porch is the first 21 years of my life, crammed into assorted boxes and Rubbermaid containers. Thanks to my parents' big move to a new house, all of my childhood/te...
Posted by Blake on Mon, 22 May 2006 01:35:00 PST