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Holly

Texas girl in NYC - hell on wheels in a cowboy hat. My give-a-damn's busted, so don't bother whining

About Me

A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water. - Eleanor Roosevelt.Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Margarita in one hand - lime in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!!! "I was nauseous and tingly all over. I was either in love or I had smallpox...."Me in a nutshell, sans too many unnecessary adverbs (lazy tool of a weak mind) -- from jeans and boots to pearls and gloves in 5 minutes flat. Smart-alecky sense of humor and no tolerance for stupidity. Sinners can covert, but stupid is forever. OK, so deceit is even worse...Sorry Mets fans - Go Yankees! Stats: 5'7", 115 lbs, red hair, skin that actually tans (thanks to some Cherokee blood way back somewhere).A bit of a workaholic. Passionate in every sense of the word. Love to turn up the southern drawl in court (always gets a raised eyebrow and a "you're not from around here, are you?" Love my job - I make a good living helping people. Clear conscience - sleep well at night. Loyal and giving to a fault (really, it's a major fault.) Hopeless romantic (even bigger fault.) Sucker for Patsy Cline and kareoke. Love animals (especially dogs) and children. Meat-eater. Favorite drink: mojito. Mensa member (yes, I have a brain.) Love the beach and cannot bear to be away from the water. Don't trust the NY Times - prefer the Post. Fox News rules.Laid-back, but with a definite zest for living - have spanned the globe on my travels, but still haven't hit the Far East -- that plane ride requires some serious gearing-up. Hiked the Napali coast carrying an 80-pound pack in spite of flooding. Would love to learn how to fly.Don't look my age - good DNA.Love my family and friends (except when they ask why I'm not married - very irritating at holiday gatherings). Am truly blessed with a loving family and fabulous, loving, loyal friends.Descend from a rather interesting smattering of those who fled Europe for their very lives (at least on the Swedish and Irish side). Direct descent of Thomas Jefferson, Richard the Lionheart and great-great-great-niece of William Cody. A lot to live up to...
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Holly
Birthday: September 7
Birthplace: Galveston, TEXAS!
Current Location: New York
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Auburn
Height: 5'7"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Left (right-brained all the way)
Your Heritage: Irish, Swedish, Cherokee, English
The Shoes You Wore Today: high heels that double as weapons
Your Weakness: nothing I'd ever post
Your Fears: cockroaches - the Texas ones that fly at you and are immune to all known chemicals - even those manufactured in Pasadena
Your Perfect Pizza: pepperoni, anchovies, extra cheese
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: find the perfect NYC apartment
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: hahahahahahaha
Thoughts First Waking Up: argh! the alarm! where's my sledghammer?!?
Your Best Physical Feature: my brain
Your Bedtime: midnight on weekdays, or I turn into a pumpkin and six white mice
Your Most Missed Memory: sitting at a beach-side table in a taverna in Mykonos, drinking uzo while watching the sunset -- where is my cabana boy????
Pepsi or Coke: either, so long as it contains caffeine
MacDonalds or Burger King: Mickey D's
Single or Group Dates: depends upon whether I like my date :)
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: hmmm, never really thought about it - either, I guess
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: coffee in the a.m., cappuccino in the afternoon
Do you Smoke: love cigars
Do you Swear: when provoked
Do you Sing: yes - well
Do you Shower Daily: eeewww - of course
Have you Been in Love: yep
Do you want to go to College: been there, done that
Do you want to get Married: yep
Do you belive in yourself: yep
Do you get Motion Sickness: no way!
Do you think you are Attractive: not at 7:00 am
Are you a Health Freak: nope
Do you get along with your Parents: yes!
Do you like Thunderstorms: YES!
Do you play an Instrument: used to play the cello, but haven't done so in years
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yep
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no way
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yep
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: no - hate them
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no, but that sounds really, really good
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: yep
In the past month have you been on Stage: does dancing on a bar or standing at a podium in court count?
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: yep!
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: of course
Ever been called a Tease: once - I think he's since regained his ability to eat solid foods
Ever been Beaten up: no way
Ever Shoplifted: nope
How do you want to Die: happy
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I am grown (or at least I like to think so)
What country would you most like to Visit: Greece again, or the Far East
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: whatever I find hypnotizing
Favourite Hair Color: brown
Short or Long Hair: medium
Height: 6'0" or taller
Weight: whatever looks right
Best Clothing Style: whatever is appropriate
Number of Drugs I have taken: yeah, like I would answer this one - actually, I'm pretty boring in that department
Number of CDs I own: can't count that high
Number of Piercings: ears only
Number of Tattoos: none
Number of things in my Past I Regret: none - education is never a waste
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Honest and a defender of the innocent.
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Your Eyes Should Be Brown
Your eyes reflect: Depth and wisdom
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My Interests

If I could create the perfect city , I would drop NYC smack in the middle of Texas - right next to Austin (wouldn't that be a toot?) I'm still a sucker for old, sappy movies, and often watch them with a glass of excellent vino and whatever concoction I created for dinner. I also LOVE to travel (always bring my cowboy hat)and take bike rides along the WSH in NYC. Sleeping outdoors (so long as it isn't 150 degrees), boating. Love motorcycles. Started tae kwon do classes again, and want to get back into riding horses, but NYC is not a great place for that most of the year.I love to curl up on the couch and watch a movie during thunderstorms. Anything outdoors in the Spring (picnic, anyone?) Sipping tea while watching the sun set over the water. Full moons. Working up a sweat. Driving a motorcycle in Santorini (very difficult - don't try this at home). Sucker for Patsy Cline. Pistachio Almond ice cream. Back rubs. Intellectual conversations. Love of tex-mex requires frequent trips home to the Lone Star State - NY has no clue about queso - I've been reduced to Velveeta and Rotel. Sushi is life. Go Longhorns!!!Favorite places are Greece, Belize, Mexico, Bermuda, Istanbul -- anywhere warm that comes with a beach. Paris for the weekend (yeah, like I have time for that anymore.) Boots dancing on the bar at Red Rock West (yee-haw!) or sipping a martini at 21 or some other over-priced NYC hotspot. The meatpacking district in NYC rocks (but don't wear heels.) Visiting my wonderful friends all over the country. I'd love to go back to Egypt -- maybe in a few years.

I'd like to meet:

The usual - interesting, fun people. Folks who bait their own hook and clean the fish (in other words, self-reliant.) Preferably with those with an IQ in the triple digits, but hey, everyone has good qualities. I would love to reconnect with old friends. If your "friends" list is filled with females in an obvious "non" state of dress, chances are we have zero in common. Liars, cheaters and druggies beware - I have no time for you. Furthermore, this is a BAGGAGE-FREE ZONE - leave it at the door or don't bother knocking. We all have our little issues, but I generally have my *%$# together. Only nice people, pretty please...

Music:

Anything but rap. Special place in my heart for country. How's this for a song title - Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy. Gotta love it. Absolutely anything that Jack Ingram sings. Jackopierce ain't half bad, either! Rob Thomas and James Blunt. Abba (cheezy, but still cool as hell.) Tom Jones (he still puts on a great concert!) Elvis - no-brainer. Carly Simon is always a good call, as well. Although I'm not 70 years old, I love to chill to Tony Bennett and Sinatra - they go well with vino...

Movies:

I'm a movie nut, so there are quite a few on my favorites list, but here goes...Princess Bride rocks (men in masks cannot be trusted), Casablanca, Arsenic & Old Lace, Same Time Next Year, Gone With the Wind, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days (very funny, that one!), Alex & Emma, Harry Potter, Shirley Valentine (only Greeks will know that one) Arthur, Walk the Line, Wedding Crashers, the usual Die Hard, Terminator, Lethal Weapon and other relatively mindless yet entertaining flicks, anything James Bond (Sean Connery rocks) or Pink Panther (OK, so Peter Sellers isn't Sean Connery, but he's funny as hell). The Godfather is a movie-for-all occasions (leave the gun, take the cannoli). I still cry during "The Notebook" - I'm talking a box of tissue, not just a few little sniffles...

Television:

Hate network TV (except Fox News) - prefer Discovery Channel, History Channel, TLC, movies, ANYTHING but quasi-drama or miniseries. I miss Ren & Stimpy.

Books:

I don't know that it qualifies as "literary" but I read law all day, every day (or so it seems). When traveling, which I do as often as possible, I love Harry Potter, true crime and forensic psychology - odd combination, I know. Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons & Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy rock. Erma Bombeck had the right idea - her books still crack me up. Recently read "The Givenchy Code" - was given to me by a colleague as a joke - only funny if you're drunk on a plane - otherwise, it was just plain stupid. Needless to say, I though it was hilarious...I am proud to say that I do not own a single romance novel. Drippy things, they are. Prefer the real thing.As far as "real" books go, my library contains everything from DSM-IV and The Handbook of Forensic Psychology to The Last Tsar: The Life and Death of Nicholas II and Euripides. I am a geek in disguise.

Heroes:

My family. Our troops.

My Blog

Headed to the Rolling Stones in Austin!!!

Woo-hoo! Can't WAIT to head to one of my favorite places to visit some of my favorite people and see the Stones - and yes, pics will be posted - my page is turning into one solid slideshow...
Posted by Holly on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 03:07:00 PST

Thoughts from Ground Zero

As I attended the ceremony this morning at Ground Zero, I was reminded once again what a remarkable country we live in. I was again reminded that our strength lies not in our mighty military (although...
Posted by Holly on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:05:00 PST