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About Me

I'm 23. I'm a student at UW-Whitewater finishing up my psychology degree with a criminal justice minor. The eventual plan is to complete my Psy.D. (like a Ph.D. with a counseling focus). I think the stigma of mental illness is now what AIDs was in the 80's. I've been married for 3 years to my better half (who happens to be a police officer; always makes life interesting). I like people that don't try too hard. I'm a moderate conservative. I'm finding myself spiritually. I'm probably quirky and always anxious. I'm empathetic. I have the Gaelic word for "serenity" tattooed on the inside of my left wrist (it looks like pink Sharpie though). I love Starbucks, Mexican food, pedicures, and pink and white manicures. I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, and 2 ferrets. I'm best described as an "Irish Pisces". I dislike that socializing as a rule is centered around alcohol. And I have a real life zombie phobia.

My Interests

snowboarding, STARBUCKS, airsoft, reading, hiking, camping, policewives.org, tabletop gaming, Paint Shop Pro, B&W photography; I collect frog stuff, moose stuff, coffee cups and magnets.

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Music:

Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Goldfinger, Sublime, Bloodhound Gang, 311, Staind, Green Day, Alicia Keyes, TLC, Johnny Cash, Natasha Bedingfield ,The Union Underground. I love oldies, some Top 40 (I'll admit it), Celtic music, and most ethnic music. "Let me clear my throat" by ODB. And that one song by Bran Van 3000 (Rock the Mic).

Movies:

The Departed, Evita, Mulan, Havana Nights, The Boondock Saints, the LOTR trilogy, the Bourne trilogy, Newsies, anything with penguins ;), Full Metal Jacket, Oceans 11, American Beauty, American History X, Interview With a Vampire, Empire Records, Equillibrium, A League of their Own, Walk The Line, 50 First Dates, Dead Poets Society, Cutthroat Island, Dogma, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sweeney Todd (anything pairing up Johnny Depp and Tim Burton).

Television:

Scrubs, Reaper, ANTM, Beauty & the Geek, Gossip Girl, CSI, The Office

Books:

Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files and his Codex Alera series, Anne McCaffrey's Pern series, Transmetropolitan (and anything else by Warren Ellis!,)MJS's Midnight Nation (which got me into graphic novels), Kim Harrison, Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, 1984, Ishmael, Farenheit 411, A Walk in the Woods, Johnny Tremain, Shakespeare, poetry by Robert Frost, Albert Giraud's Pierrot Lunaire

Heroes:

My husband, the Policia:

My Blog

On July 14th, 1789...

....the storming of Bastille commenced in Paris. 219 years and one month later on August 14th, 2008...my beta Bastille...died.
Posted by beckie on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:48:00 PST

"Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio."

I told a coworker that I feel guilty about not going to my husband's first "law enforcement" funeral. Her response was "You didn't know him well anyway." No, I didn't know Dale. But those of us that ...
Posted by beckie on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:54:00 PST

L.E. Lament

The clouds have opened in the sky, Crying for the day you died. The boys in blue, the men in tan, Listen to the drum corps band. Blue and red to graveside go. Drums sound as they lay you low. The hon...
Posted by beckie on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:38:00 PST

"Food and Water Here"

You've seen it on the news these past three years. Hurricane tragedies. Tornado victims. Mudslides, forest fires, volcanic erruptions, and earth quakes. But when you drive into your ...
Posted by beckie on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:32:00 PST

Loving a Cop

Yes, dear, this IS a difference between loving a dangerous man and a man in danger.
Posted by beckie on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:00:00 PST

Death by Tomato

So a few weeks back I finished Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison. It's a fantasy novel where pixies, vampires, and magic evolve into the known world after a virus in tomatoes wipes out the majority ...
Posted by beckie on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:21:00 PST

Dogs on the lam

We aren't perfect pet owners. We have several dogs, including an evil maniacal terrier that occasionally slips out the door on us. However, we are immediately after her until we catch her. There is n...
Posted by beckie on Wed, 21 May 2008 09:00:00 PST

I think shows like Farmer Wants a Wife make a mockery of marriage

I think shows like Farmer Wants a Wife make a mockery of marriage. Relationships are hard enough and the divorce rate is skyrocketing. People don't want monogamy yet they want huge, elaborate parties...
Posted by beckie on Fri, 16 May 2008 12:57:00 PST

Dear Lord...

Dear Lord, On the day you call me Home, I can only wish that my worst sin will have been having chewed a shoe or two. Please enfold my puppy into Your loving arms and grant me the peace to know that ...
Posted by beckie on Fri, 16 May 2008 07:46:00 PST

Fraggle Rock Movie

Now HERE is something to be excited about: http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Fraggle_Rock_Feature_Musical_ to_Come_17524.html...
Posted by beckie on Tue, 13 May 2008 10:15:00 PST