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Debbye Joi

Destined to become a bag lady.

About Me

I'm crazy in love with my husband, my best friend, and my co-adventurer, Johnny Millwater . He’s the only part of my life that I refuse to change.

As a baby, I could only fall asleep when my parents took me on car rides. I've been adventuring ever since. Wanderlust.

I love taking my, Saturn SL2, ‘Whitey’ , on road trips. We drive with the windows down, the heat up, and chill on The Ride. Odometer: 222,221

I currently work for Strayer University . I can be found at our campuses in North Carolina (Cary/Raleigh, Greensboro & Charlotte) and in South Carolina (Charleston, Columbia & Greenville).

In 2008 (before my 30th birthday), I will complete the thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail . If you have the 6+ months it will take, then you are invited.

Previous headlines: "It's only me", "Delicious to Squirrels", "Well then let's see it", "Mistakes Await!", "Intermittent aggitation.","Adventure Awaits!!!", "Unstable patience.", "Small victories!!!" , "Doh! Is Mercury still in retrograde?", "Impresario Extraordinaire!?!", "I've been looking forward to today!", "Tonight is a Goodnight!"

My Interests

Charlotte Access 21 Standup comedy

I'd like to meet:

Writers, Standup Comics, Comedians, Improv Actors, Emcees, Open Micers, Random Racks of Kindness, Producers, Directors, Lighting & Audio Techs, Camera Operators, Editors, Graphic Artists, Crazy Dancers, and Radio Personalities

Music:

95.7 The Ride , Fresh Air

Movies:

Netflix mostly.

Fight Club Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid The Matrix Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle The Fifth Element Office SpaceZero EffectIdiocracy

Television:


My involvement with Charlotte Access 21 has introduced me to some interesting cats in addition to teaching me how to operate a television studio.
Some of the shows I've worked on include: Debbie Millwater Presents Johnny Millwater Presents Be Your Own Bodyguard Puppet Access Art Insight with Marilynn Fairchild

Books:

I've enjoyed Angels & Demons by Dan Brown , The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron , and Travels by Michael Crichton because of the Charlotte, Mecklenburg Library System .

Heroes:

Johnny Millwater My comic friends Sammy Davis Jr. Steve Martin Dan Honeycutt

My Blog

Virginia cops keep shaking me down!!

I'm sure if I did my research I'd find out that the Virginia police departments have been encouraged to supplement their budgets by writing more citations.  Either that, or Virginia cops are just...
Posted by Debbye Joi on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:33:00 PST

Chasing skirts

Some of the guys have broken out their hiking kilts, which as it turns out totally excites me.  Johnny thinks it’s silly, but maybe I’ll get lucky in the warmer months and t...
Posted by Debbye Joi on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:16:00 PST

Counting ounces

It’s amazing to me that hikers and potheads both count ounces.  Sure, hikers want fewer ounces and potheads want more ounces, which leads to some interesting situations come packing ti...
Posted by Debbye Joi on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:00:00 PST

Some stats so far

Shortest day: 128 yards round-trip (when Johnny turned his ankle the 3rd time) Longest day: 8 miles Miles hiked so far: 106 or 2,175 Debbie’s pack weight: 50 lbs (30lbs base, started with 6...
Posted by Debbye Joi on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:56:00 PST

After Dark

I know my backpack so well now that I can rummage through it in pitch blackness and find everything I need including my headlamp.  Now, if I could only stop waking up in the middle of t...
Posted by Debbye Joi on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:49:00 PST

After Dark

I know my backpack so well now that I can rummage through it in pitch blackness and find everything I need including my headlamp.  Now, if I could only stop waking up in the middle of t...
Posted by Debbye Joi on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:49:00 PST

Pack it out people!!

So little of us is asked when using the national forests that it really pisses me off when people don’t take their trash with them.  You’re littering the view for everyone else. ...
Posted by Debbye Joi on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:44:00 PST

Johnny’s my hero!!

I’m so proud of everything Johnny’s already accomplished and every day I discover some new strength within him.  He saved me from hypothermia.  He’s lost a ton of weight so...
Posted by Debbye Joi on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:39:00 PST

Bears

The only bears I’ve seen on this trip were the ones at the Atlanta Zoo the day before we were dropped off on the AT.  I’m about to send my pepper spray back home and I never...
Posted by Debbye Joi on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:29:00 PST

My new house

My Grandparents always wanted my Aunt to have a place to live, so she inherited a condo. Following suit, my Dad always wanted me to have a place to live, so he bought me a tent.
Posted by Debbye Joi on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:12:00 PST