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Ashley Joy

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me


Forget everything you know and open your eyes.

I'm a wife and mother.
I work fulltime+ in neurodiagnostics.
I am back to working in childcare after nearly five years in health care.
I make 12.5% of the money I used to, and I work 33% of the hours.
My job is 100% more fullfilling.
I am not interested in much else.

...

I am totally and completely in love with my husband, Jake.
Our baby son, Bishop Daniel, was born on October 1st, 2007 at 3:28 PM.
He was five weeks premature.

My Interests

Abuse.
Aggravated Assault.
Aggression.
Asphyxiation.
Biting.
BDSM.
Blood.
Body Modification.
Books.
Boots.
Booze.
Brawls.
Breakdowns.
Broken Bones.
Broken Teeth.
Butterfly Knives.
Chicago.
Cold.
Concerts.
Cooking.
Criminals.
(Being) Damaged Goods.
Death.
Death Threats.
Delinquents.
Despair.
Dickies.
"Domestic Violence makes me hot."
Dreams.
Dyed Hair.
Electroencephalography.
Explosions.
Extreme Hatred!
Eyeliner.
Eyes.
Fall! (Jeans and Hoodies, hell yeah!)
Fighting.
Gangster Movies.
Getting Mail.
Guilty By Design.
Halloween.
HATE!
Hoodies.
Jake.
Knowledge.
Lipgloss.
Lips.
Long Legs.
Love.
Razors.
Reading.
Sarcasm.
Scars.
Shaved Heads.
Skinheads.
Skirts.
Sleep Deprivation.
SOBRIETY.
Stars.
Steeltoes.
Stitches.
Street Gangs.
Tattoos.
The Mafia Family.
Violence.
Vulgarity.
White Trash Drinking Partners.

I'd like to meet:



Create your own visitor map!

Music:

Whatever is pleasing to my ears. It varies greatly.

Movies:

Vanilla Sky
The Patriot
Goodfellas
Requiem for a Dream
Fight Club
Hard Candy
The Virgin Suicides
Sid and Nancy
Romper Stomper
Troy
Full Metal Jacket
The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle
Stand By Me
Pulp Fiction
Natural Born Killers

Television:

I haven't watched TV in years, but now it's...
Dead Like Me, on DVD.
Discovery Channel.
Discovery Health.
Animal Planet.
History Channel.
Anything Jake records for me on DVR that he thinks I may find interesting.

Books:

Things that make you think.

Heroes:


Jacob Carl Vedrode
My Balance

My husband, the father of my child, and the only man who can keep me in check, and still have my love, respect and admiration.

and

FEMCON Fe
Birth Control!

My Blog

On men and babies.

I start working again today.  There is a lot to get done in the morning before heading out.  The morning starts out with the baby projectile vomiting all over me and himself.  Jake will...
Posted by Ashley Joy on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:12:00 PST

Why I miss female friends.

? "Playing beauty shop."? Going to beauty supply stores.? Dying and cutting hair.? Dead Sea products.? "Masks"? Foot scrubs and foot baths.? Pedicures.? Sipping cheap wine out of expensive glasses.? W...
Posted by Ashley Joy on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:09:00 PST

Baby Survey

1. Current age?About six weeks.2. Name?Bishop Daniel.3. Birthday?October 1st, 2007.4. Birth weight?5 lbs 15 oz5. Time of birth?3:28 PM6. How long did labor last?About six weeks! Transition lasted abou...
Posted by Ashley Joy on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:52:00 PST

How I met my Husband (Survey)

 How I met my Girlfriend/Wife/Boyfriend/Husband/Wife/Once Girlfriend/Once Boyfriend, Now Friend/Soon To Be Lover1. Where did you meet?Gangland.2. What was the first thought that went through your...
Posted by Ashley Joy on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:01:00 PST

Him or Me Survey.

1. Who is your man? Jake2. How long have you been together? Like 3.5 years. 3. Dating/Engaged/Married? Married.4. How old is your man? 265. What's his middle name? Carl You or your man*1. Who eats mor...
Posted by Ashley Joy on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:25:00 PST

I’m in labor, part four.

It's been four weeks in the hospital now.  One month. The weekly biophysical profile ultrasound on Wednesday showed that the baby weighs about 5 lbs and 6 oz.  He is still "in position". He ...
Posted by Ashley Joy on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:08:00 PST

I’m in labor, part three.

Well, three weeks in the hospital today.  I'm 33 weeks tomorrow.  The doctor says he's surprised every day.  Not much else to say. 
Posted by Ashley Joy on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:45:00 PST

If I’ve recently added you...

I don't usually add people I don't already know, but being confined to the hospital with this whole bedrest thing has lead to increased internet usage.If I've recently added you, you're probably local...
Posted by Ashley Joy on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:52:00 PST

I’m in labor, part two.

Well, we've made it one week! The steroids have had time to work.  I am off of intravenous drugs, and thankfully no longer catherized. I was switched from Magnesium to Procardia for slowing/stop...
Posted by Ashley Joy on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:40:00 PST

I just heard...

...a lady down the hall have her baby.  It came out screaming.  I wonder if mine will be able to cry. 
Posted by Ashley Joy on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 10:05:00 PST