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Michelle

Life is tough, and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it.

About Me

Who are you kidding? It's all about me. I'm not really as conceited as that sounds, but think about it....it's my life, so it really is all about me, isn't it?? I'll start with the really dry facts. I live alone with one bird, Ezra, who is soon to be joined by a second, Dulcinea. I have two beautiful, wonderful, amazing, miraculous children. Since I hate really cold weather and really hot weather, I live in the wrong state. Now for the interesting little bits that make me me. That first cup of coffee in the morning that tastes like Heaven. Sharing laughter with my kids. Really good horror flicks that mess with your mind without all the slicing and dicing. Good sarcasm. Ice cold Coca-Cola from a glass bottle on a hot day. A book that will make me want to read all night just so I can see how it ends or one that keeps me awake thinking about all the things I learned from it. Singing 80's music at the top of my lungs while I clean house. Time in a yarn store with money to spend. Music, almost any and all. Hot, fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Watching people and not only noticing, but appreciating, the quirks all humans have. Finding out that despite my best intentions, I can not cook like Rachael Ray. Laughing at myself and my quirks. Finding out that there is a God and that it isn't me. Embracing my inner geek and letting it shine through in working with The SoupyGato Show. (Check it out. If you're reading this, you should also be hearing the latest show. If not, go to www.soupygato.com) There is so much more, but I like keeping some surprises to myself. ..
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My Interests


I'd like to meet:

There is so much to be learned from everyone, no matter who they are. There is never going to be a time when I have too many friends or know too many people. Each and every one is a blessing in their own way.

Music:

Another of those not easy to answer questions. Music is a mood thing. Never be caught without the right music for the mood. There is no limit to the music I like.....Louis Armstrong, Floggin Molly, John Denver, Green Day, Michael Buble, Rufus Wainwright, Johnny Clegg (with either Savuka or Juluka), Bob Seger, Supertramp, Queen, Gordon Lightfoot, Sex Pistols, INXS, Duran Duran, Neil Diamond, Annie Lennox, Reba McEntire, Aretha Franklin, James Taylor, Carly Simon, 10,000 Maniacs, The Smiths, Sinead O'Connor, Johnny Cash, Chris Isaak, Cyndi Lauper, Pat Benatar, Barenaked Ladies, They Might Be Giants, Norah Jones, Beatles, Bob Marley, Globus, Buckwheat Zydeco, Eurythmics, Patsy Cline, Daughtry, Mercy Me, Journey, The Beach Boys, Echo and the Bunnymen, Jim Croce, Jimmy Buffet, Muddy Waters....the list is endless.

Movies:

Wizard of Oz, The Shining, Psycho, Martian Child

Television:

I've had my TV on exactly 5 hours since the first of the year.....and all five of those hours were spent watching "Lost".

Books:

All of them! Ok, maybe not all. Anything by John Irving, but especially "A Prayer For Owen Meaney" and "The World According To Garp". It is so much easier to say that any book that has words printed in it (with or without pictures) is most definitely worth reading at least once. If it engages your mind for even part of a second, it's a good book.

Heroes:

Liz (she of the Dalai Lama soul stuck in the teenage body)and Noah (who has taught me that no matter how complicated your mind's workings may be, life can go on). I haven't met anyone else yet that qualifies as hero material.

My Blog

The Greatest Gift

Let me start by saying a great big heartfelt thank you to Lex (and Miss Tex and Vegas Royal) of Poppermost.  Poppermost is an amazing band out of Las Vegas with a great, feel good vibe.  For...
Posted by Michelle on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:45:00 PST

Soccer Mom.....Again

Ok, for those of you who know me and have heard me talk of my children, you know that I am very proud of my daughter, Liz, and her participation in the soccer program in her school.  (She was cap...
Posted by Michelle on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:59:00 PST

Today’s Temper Tantrum

Ok, please tell me that I am not the only person in the world that hates those chain e-mails.....you know the ones.  They start or end with "forward this to all your friends."  I got another...
Posted by Michelle on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:57:00 PST

Productive again and it feels great!

For a while now I have been basically non-productive.  Just stuck in a holding pattern of sorts.  That's changed recently, and, lord, does it feel good to be productive again.  The non-...
Posted by Michelle on Wed, 14 May 2008 07:26:00 PST

People Are Strange

Why is it that people have such a hard time hearing good things about themselves?  Today I got a very wonderful, short message from a friend telling me that I am a thoughtful person (I sent him b...
Posted by Michelle on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:21:00 PST

Irritated

I'm having one of those days where people irritate me.  The know-it-all who can't understand or refuses to believe that he just might be wrong yet again.  Having my pic taken after I'd alrea...
Posted by Michelle on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:29:00 PST

AAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!

Ok, it was my decision to quit smoking when word came down that I probably had emphysema.  I was going to do it on Dec. 23, just go cold turkey.  But then a friend reminded me of the holiday...
Posted by Michelle on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:58:00 PST

Mortality

Got some news today that while not really surprising, is still pretty scary.  There is a pretty good chance that I have emphysema.  After 20 years as a smoker, that news really has no surpri...
Posted by Michelle on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:46:00 PST

Contemplations

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."--Buddha. So true, but so hard to achieve.  Thirty-six years and counting, and I still haven't achieved...
Posted by Michelle on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:57:00 PST