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Mrs. Crisman

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the countr

About Me


I'm Happy to See You Here!


Please be my friend, but if I can't tell who you are, I might have to hit that dreaded "Deny" button. Do TELL ME, if I accidentally deny you. I HATE THOSE SNEAKY HACKERS, so I'll accept only those I know or those who clearly know people I know.

My Interests

Okay, Husband-bikes are much meaner than Wife-bikes
My Handsome-he-looks-like-me Son

I'd like to meet:

Oprah Winfrey, an 'undead' Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, Hillary Clinton, Caroline Kennedy, Barbra Streisand

Music:

If you are in the mood to hear something exeedingly beautiful, listen to this woman, Eva Cassidy who is beyond talented, sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Eva died of cancer just as the world was discovering her incredible talent.
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SOME OTHER FAVORITES --
Norah Jones
Rod Stewart (I saw him in concert!!!)
Paul McCartney
(I saw him in concert!!!) and
Melissa Etheridge

Movies:

The Classic Musicals: West Side Story, The Sound of Music, The King and I -- The Classics: Psycho, Rebecca, The Wizard of Oz Thelma and Louise -- The Weird Ones: Donnie Darko, A History of Violence, Sexy Beast, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, O Brother Where Art Thou, Fargo and Leaving Las Vegas

Heroes:

A) I want to BE (a more political) Oprah!
B) I also admire all you teens who are hangin' in, figuring it all out. Sometimes it takes a hero just to grow up.
Can't See
I've got an eye for trouble,
An ear for the distant rumble
Of rolling thunder,
Oh you fall and then you crash.
You tell me you've lost the meaning,
Cut yourself just to see the bleeding;
Can't feel it anyway,
You'd need to be alive for that.
You can't see
The brilliance of your faults.
Dwell impatiently
On memories that haunt
The choices we make,
They make us who we are.
So make your mistakes,
Learn from them and move on.
You tell me you've tried to change things,
But more hell is all that change brings.
I'd give you a light to shine
But you're raining too damn hard.
You're pissed at what life put you through,
Tearin' up all the dreams that faith drew,
You won't let go of all the loneliness you guard.
You can't see
The brilliance of your faults.
Dwell impatiently
On memories that haunt
The choices we make,
They make us who we are.
So make your mistakes,
Learn from them and move on.
And you can't see
The brilliance of your faults.
Dwell impatiently
On memories that haunt,
The choices we make,
They make us who we are.
So make your mistakes,
Learn from them and move on.

My Blog

"What a piece of work is man!"

Well, my myspace page was hacked today.  Inappropriate bulletins were posted in my name and gibberish symbols were put all over my site.  It definitely took some time to delete all of that g...
Posted by Mrs. Crisman on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:08:00 PST

Well, I'm among the living again . . .

Hi All, We've been back from our adventures for a couple of weeks now, but I've been in such a funk! I didn't expect experiencing such an emotional let-down. I know that being home is a good thing, b...
Posted by Mrs. Crisman on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:16:00 PST

Visiting King Arthur (and other interesting places)

26, 27, 28 July 06 Glastonbury, Wells, Tintagel, Bath, Bristol Imagine driving these very difficult, narrow roads -- eyes fixed on stone walls within inches of the cars side view mirror, the next curv...
Posted by Mrs. Crisman on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 03:22:00 PST

Pop Quiz! London

18, 19, 20 July 06 Alright class (why am I reminded of Sister Mary Elephant right now?!?) pop quiz today!! (Dont worry, it's a matching test --very easy just skip to the second set of numbers if you'r...
Posted by Mrs. Crisman on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 02:29:00 PST

Catching Up

14, 15 July 06 Its a warm, beautiful day at St. James Park as I sit watching a baby dance in that peculiarly toddler way to the bands sounds of John Philip Sousa and those of whomever it was that wrot...
Posted by Mrs. Crisman on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:57:00 PST

WWII, Churchill and England

13 July 06 As I write this, Fred and Alec are performing more of their Brit imitations always irreverent and hilarious! We had our third try at watching the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Pala...
Posted by Mrs. Crisman on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:23:00 PST

More Happenings

  Well, its been a few days. I find that were feeling more and more "settled" here. The people, the places, even the sounds are more and more familiar. Its an absolutely beautiful morning; I thin...
Posted by Mrs. Crisman on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:15:00 PST

More Journal Entries from London

Here are a few more. Thinking of you . . . 07 July 06 July 7 is very important to the British. It was one year ago today that several of Londons subways were bombed by terrorists. They lost 52 people...
Posted by Mrs. Crisman on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:16:00 PST

London Day 5

06 July 06 If I were to ascribe a headline to this day, it would be "Crismans Crippled in Wimbledon Pursuit" with the subtitle, "Flats Fan Also Fails." BUT, neither conveys the laughter and fun had by...
Posted by Mrs. Crisman on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:54:00 PST

London Day 4

05 July 06 Well, we became official members of the living today, actually waking up with some morning hours before us. The plan to watch the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. The foil rain...
Posted by Mrs. Crisman on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:52:00 PST