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Below is a slide show of my kitty, Otis, a VERY spoiled little boy. :) And he knows it too. :) He's my baby. :)
I am very very shy, and quiet. But once you get to know me, I can be very talkative. I am physically disabled. I have been since 2003. I live with moderate to severe chronic pain. I live with my parents and my siblings. I am the oldest. I have two brothers (who are 23 and 21) and a sister (20) I am 30. I have the most awesome friends. They mean the world to me. I don't trust as easily as I used to. I am VERY VERY forgiving. I like to give people chances, that is if they worthy of that chance.
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I have learned to stand up for myself the hard way. My favorite colors are purple and blue. I write poetry. It is my passion and my therapy. I mostly write dark, depressive, and spiritual. I love to garden. I am a weather fanatic. I love the weather channel. I am also addicted to disaster movies. I love nick at nite. I also LOVE soap net. I am a HUGE Backstreet Boys fanatic. Though not as big as I use to be. But I still LOVE them. :) Family and friends ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. My cat Otis, is also my best friend, companion. He's SPOILED. And he KNOWS it. :) I don't work. I am on DSHS and SSI. I love being around children. I would LOVE to work with them. I LOVE TO SHOP. I LOVE animals.
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I am very open minded person. I tolerate a lot of things. I don't get offended that easily. Even though some people might think so, because of who I am and what I believe. I am NOT judgmental. If you are going to be my friend, don't change BE WHO YOU ARE. I respect my friend's beliefs, as long as they respect mine in return. I love my faith. It is VERY important to me. Anyone who knows me, knows that. One person who I look up to and admire, is my sister. She is my best friend. I love American idol. I love Star Trek. (all of them) I tend to stay away from crowds. I can be very sociable around my friends and people who I know, and yet I can be the quietest person in the room, with people who I don't know.
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I am the type of person who will give you chances. More than once even. If you are worthy of that chance. I don't care what other people think of me. Or who I hang out with. I am a very sensitive person. But yet, it takes a lot to offend me. I am very patient. I am very protective of my family and friends. Who ever hurts them, they deal with me. I take friendship VERY seriously. I love my friends. All of them. They are all VERY important in my life. I don't know what I would do without them. I've come to realize that myspace is VERY addicting and I love it. :) Anything else, just ask.
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"Understanding Chronic Pain"
I thought I would put this information about chronic pain on my page, so that people who have this illness, knows they are NOT alone. There IS someone out there that knows exactly how you feel when dealing with the pain. For awhile, I always thought I was alone, and that no one understood what I was going through daily. But since I have joined some support groups on chronic pain, I have come to realize that I am NOT alone. I want other people who has this illness to realize that as well.
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Some people, (friends, family, etc) often don't understand what chronic pain really is. It's known as the invisible disease. For example:
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Some days, I may look happy, enjoying my day, moving aroun... But, it doesn't mean that I am NOT in pain. It's moderate, and tolerable. Those are my somewhat good days. It's VERY RARE for me NOT to have pain at all on some days. My bad days, it's BAD, though I can still move around somewhat. On my severe days, it hurts to even to walk, stand, sit, and it's hard for me to get comfortable when I am laying down. I am also exhausted all the time, 'cause of my sleepless nights, and my medications that I am on. I do research on chronic pain. It's interesting to see what info there is. Anyway, here are some info that I have found:
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Chronic pain is difficult to treat because it varies so much from person to person. Even two people with the same kind of pain may need different treatments. Chronic pain is also problematic because it can change frequently—from day to day, week to week, and month to month. It can even change hourly, depending on your activity, mood, stress level, and general health.
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The above statement is so true for me. It varies day to day. You never know when I am not going to be doing so well. I can be ok, one minute, then the pain hits, without warning. And I usually have to cancel my plans, appointments, or whatever I have planned for that day. Which sucks. Majorly.
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Here is more stuff on chronic pain:
I am always in pain. That's the first thing you should know. I might not act like I am in pain, but I am. Here are some statements about chronic pain that I got from a yahoo group that I am on.
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Having chronic pain means many things change, and a lot of them are invisible. Unlike having cancer or being hurt in an accident, most people do not understand even a little about chronic pain and its effects, and of those that think they know, many are actually misinformed.
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In the spirit of informing those who wish to understand. These are the things that I would like you to understand about me before you judge me...
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Please understand that being sick doesn't mean I'm not still a human being. I have to spend most of my day in considerable pain and exhaustion, and if you visit, sometimes I probably don't seem like much fun to be with, but I'm still me-- stuck inside this body. I still worry about school, my family, my friends, and most of the time I'd still like to hear you talk about yours, too.
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Please understand the difference between "happy" and "healthy". When you've got the flu, you probably feel miserable with it, but I've been sick for years. I can't be miserable all the time. In fact, I work hard at not being miserable. So, if you're talking to me and I sound happy, it means I'm happy. That's all. It doesn't mean that I'm not in a lot of pain, or extremely tired, or that I'm getting better, or any of those things. Please don't say, "Oh, you're sounding better!" or "But you look so healthy! I am merely coping. I am sounding happy and trying to look normal. If you want to comment on that, you're welcome.
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Please understand that being able to stand up for ten minutes doesn't necessarily mean that I can stand up for twenty minutes, or an hour. Just because I managed to stand up for thirty minutes yesterday doesn't mean that I can do the same today. With a lot of diseases you're either paralyzed, or you can move. With this one, it gets more confusing everyday. It can be like a yo-yo. I never know from day to day, how I am going to feel when I wake up. In most cases, I never know from minute to minute. That is one of the hardest and most frustrating components of chronic pain.
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Please repeat the above paragraph substituting, "sitting", "walking", "thinking", concentrating, "being sociable" and so on ... it applies to everything. That's what chronic pain does to you.
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Please understand that chronic pain is variable. It's quite possible (for many, it's common) that one day I am able to walk to the park and back, while the next day I'll have trouble getting to the next room. Please don't attack me when I'm ill by saying, "But you did it before!" or Oh, come on, I know you can do this! If you want me to do something, then ask if I can.
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In a similar vein, I may need to cancel a previous commitment at the last minute. If this happens, please do not take it personally. If you are able, please try to always remember how very lucky you are-- to be physically able to do all of the things that you can do.
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Please understand that "getting out and doing things" does not make me feel better, and can often make me seriously worse. You don't know what I go through or how I suffer in my own private time. Telling me that I need to exercise, or do some things to get my mind off of it may frustrate me to tears, and is not correct if I was capable of doing some things any or all of the time, don't you know that I would? I am working with my doctor and I am doing what I am supposed to do.
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Another statement that hurts is, "You just need to push yourself more, try harder..." Obviously, chronic pain can deal with the whole body, or be localized to specific areas. Sometimes participating in a single activity for a short or a long period of time can cause more damage and physical pain than you could ever imagine. Or sometimes I will get, "Lose weight. You WILL feel better." It's not about the weight, it's the PAIN. If I am going to lose weight, it will be for ME and for ME only. No one else.
Hope you have found this helpful.. on understanding chronic pain, and what I have to go through daily.
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Pet Peeves
I don't like people who thinks they are better than everyone else, don't like it when people make fun of other people just 'cause they are different, I hate it when my room is disorganized and cluttered, I really hate it when people take things without asking, or when they do ask they don't give it back, I don't like rude people, people who are liers, backstabbers, parents who lets their kids run around, or parents OR any adult who does NOT hold thier child's hands when crossing streets, I don't like people who are judgmental,
Fears
My fears are: heights (major phobia), being in the pitch darkness (MAJOR phobia, I have panic attacks) clowns, taxi's (those that knows me really well already knows the story, those that don't know the story feel free to ask) spiders, moths, deathly shy of men, falling, being in crowds
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