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Alani the Penny

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About Me

Wow O.K. I am a Mommy & Military Wife. I have been a BAD BAD girl. Not careless with a delicate man type bad either. I've spent 40 days in the county lock up for DUI. I am not bragging about it but I believe in being up front about who I am and where I am coming from. My mistakes and subsequent misfortunes have made me who I am today. I don't wish to change my past, just to learn from it and move forward. I am totally intimidated by people. I have a tendancy to hide behind my humor and I am outspoken when I'm scared. My friends that really know me, know I am quiet and reserved and would prefer staying at home and cooking dinner for family and friends than going clubbing. Call it old age or whatever you want, I think I've just met my quota for wild and outrageous way early. McKenna is now six years old and smart as a whip. She cracks me up every day and is always surprising me with just how much she knows. My husband is a shy quiet guy when you first meet him but when he lets his hair down ( which is only when he gets leave and has hair to let down ) he is this terribly fun and funny guy that just genuinely loves life and us. We will be following him back to California where I will begin working tward my cretification as a nurses assistant, which basically means I will be changing adult diapers and lifting people. With any luck there might be another addition to the family as well. I found Myspace from one of my patients and decided it would be a good way to track down people I have lost touch with over the years but still think about.

My Interests

What happened to all my interests? Really I swear I have them . I like all sorts of things, photography, litterature, dance, fine arts, fine dining, Cooking, Singing, Religion,Politics,different cultures, Dogs, Babies, I dunno I am interested in all sorts of things. I have always been like a sponge, wanting to soak up the marrow of life. You should play jepoardy with me, it is amazing all the useless facts I have aquired over the years.

I'd like to meet:

I am always open to meeting new people. You never know what you might learn from someone new. I am NOT looking for strange men or women to hook up with so if this is your M.O. find someone that will engage you in them I won't.

Music:

HOLY CRAP I messed it up I had a list of like my top 300 fav. artists and songs but now I figured out how to put up a video, until singin fool broke my friggin link...a _ holes, go find EUDORA it is my brothers band, and I'll re list my ecletic tastes later. View my playlist
.. .. Music Video Code provided by Myspace Video Code

Movies:

PHENOMENON, HEARTBREAK RIDGE, PURE COUNTRY, LABRYNTH, HARRY POTTER, LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY,PRACTICAL MAGIC..... SWEET HOME ALABAMA AND MR. HOLLANDS' OPUS, PRINCESS BRIDE, THE NOTEBOOK, GREYSTOKE, BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAII, PLATOON, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, FORREST GUMP, THE HOBBIT, YOURS MINE AND OURS( The Original ) CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, POLLYANNA, PETES DRAGON, FANTASIA, POCHOHONTAS, JUNGLE BOOK 1&2, ARMAGEDDON,HELTER SKELTER, PRETTY WOMAN,HOWARD THE DUCK, ALL THE DIE HARDS,WITCHES OF EASTWICH, DRACULA,BLESS THE CHILD, ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, GONE WITH THE WIND, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, OKLOHOMA...............THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON, THE NEVER ENDING STORY, MILLION DOLLAR BABY, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY,TRAINSPOTTING (only for the soundtrack) INDIANNA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, INDIANNA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA,FULL METAL JACKET, SHALL WE DANCE,DANCE WITH ME, CENTER STAGE, PAHNTOM OF THE OPERA ( STAGE AND SCREEN....BUT MOSTLY STAGE) RENT,NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS,THE WANDERERS,KILLER CLOWNS, THE KILLER CONDOM,NIGHT OF THE COMMET,THE INCREDIBLES, HOODWINKED,UNDERWORLD, UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION, MADAGASGAR, (the new ) KING KONG,OSCAR,DIRTY DANCING,SHREK AND SHREK II, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL,CONSTANTINE,THE MUMMY THE MUMMY RETURNS,TEARS OF THE SUN,DIRTY DANCING HAVANAH NIGHTS,HOPE FLOATS,INTERSECTION,CRASH,FRIGHT NIGHT,AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON ( paris sucked ) LITTLE WOMEN, SHAKESPEAR IN LOVE,EVERAFTER, ELLA ENCHANTED, PRINCESS DIARIES ONE AND TWO,BLAZING SADDLES,DANCES WITH WOLVES,CORPSE BRIDE,SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION,THE GREEN MILE,GLADIATOR,( ANYTHING BY ANDREW BLAKE ) LIKE I SAID THE LIST GOES ON AND ON

Television:

CSI, Mind of Mencia, 60 Min;CNN; Crossing Jordan; Supernatural; House,Jepoardy, hmmmmm, not much in to T.V. really

Books:

The Life Application Student Bible,The Notebook, The Power of One, The Horse Whisperer, Harry Potter (ALL OF THEM); Anything dealing with witches, vampires or werewolves. I love a good scare. The DaVinci Code, Angles and Demons, Digital Fortress, A Walk to Remember, Shall We Dance, The Hobbit, The Crepes of Wrath, The Five People you Meet in Heaven,The Wedding, Tuesdays with Morrie....I can't possibly remember all the good books I have read. I started reading at like the age of three. Does Dr. Seuss count?

Heroes:

My Mom, My Dad, My Grandpa, My Brother Sean, the Men and Women of the US Military, The Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny, Santa Clause, My sister Erica ( I LOVE You , you BITCH )Chris Acino, The counselors at Heritage House, EVERYONE in recovery, Etta Kelly, My daughter and My Husband, ( you two have saved my life ) ALL the counselors at YMCA Camp Whittle, You have all shaped my life, and that makes each one of you a hero.

My Blog

What I have learned in a year

In a year I have learned the following things.     I am far more capable of loving than allowing myself to be loved.  I have an incredible capacity to forgive and an even better capacit...
Posted by Alani the Penny on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:55:00 PST

Reflections

As I sit here reflecting on this past months Holiday I am erily reminded of the years of lack of responsibility as a youth. I didn't have to answer to anyone really for the past few weeks. Least of al...
Posted by Alani the Penny on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 07:27:00 PST

Anticlimatic

  Hard to believe it has almost been two weeks since we left Hawai'i for California once again, but it has and now I have this empty feeling in the pit of my stomach. Not just because I am hungry...
Posted by Alani the Penny on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:46:00 PST

New Beginings

  Today marks the begining of a new era in our lives. Will is re-enlisting  today at 0900. I have never been to a re-enlistment ceremony or the first swearing in of anyone. I know quite a fe...
Posted by Alani the Penny on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:26:00 PST

Grattitude

    As we are fast approaching the Holiday season, I find myself sitting back reflecting ,not only on this year but the holidays of the past.     I think to mys...
Posted by Alani the Penny on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:18:00 PST

Jealousy,Machismo,& Trust

 Where to start where to start?   I love my husband, I respect him, I trust him and I most certainly would never cheat on him.   Why then does he feel the need  to go snooping thr...
Posted by Alani the Penny on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 06:17:00 PST

Can't Sleep

 I can't sleep!      There is nothing more frusterating to me than not being able to get the sleep I need. I am busy chasing arround my six year old over this extended weekend and ...
Posted by Alani the Penny on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:53:00 PST

My religion, My History , My Husband

I love my life I love my friends and I love my husband.  I am coming to understand that  we were raised with differing views of the world based on my religion and his.     Jew...
Posted by Alani the Penny on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:09:00 PST

Bittersweet

  Where to begin?    In the past 28 years the Independance Day holiday has ALWAYS been regarded as a family holiday.( For Me  );    When I was pregnant with my first chil...
Posted by Alani the Penny on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:19:00 PST

Friendships like Marriage take WORK

 I learned a difficult lesson this past weekend.   My cell phone has been acting up for about a month now, some calls weren't going through and some voice mail messages were coming in a week...
Posted by Alani the Penny on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:17:00 PST