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Sandy

Heaven for the weather, Hell for the company

About Me

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Online Now IconsI'm a single divorced woman with two grown children. I'm currently living in Upstate NY but missing the southern winters. I'm a coffee addict and I read quite a bit. I also tend to keep the inner core of who I am very private. Only a handful of close friends really understand me
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Sandy
Birthday: June 10, 1959
Birthplace: Kingston, New York
Current Location: Scotia, New York
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Depends on the season - either blonde or red
Height: 5'9"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Left handed by birth but very ambidextrous
Your Heritage: German, Norwegian, and Scottish
The Shoes You Wore Today: Sneakers
Your Weakness: Coffee and good books
Your Fears: Alzheimers
Your Perfect Pizza: Sausage and pepperoni
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: rehab the ankle and get back into shape
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: LOL
Thoughts First Waking Up: what time is it? (I wake up before the alarm)
Your Best Physical Feature: either my eyes or my smile
Your Bedtime: depends, but usually around 11:30pm
Your Most Missed Memory: warm weather in Georgia
Pepsi or Coke: diet Pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: neither
Single or Group Dates: Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Snapple
Chocolate or Vanilla: favorite flavor is coffee - even for icecream
Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee - strong and dark
Do you Smoke: no
Do you Swear: mostly when I drive lol
Do you Sing: yes
Do you Shower Daily: yes
Have you Been in Love: yes
Do you want to go to College: would love to be a perpetual student
Do you want to get Married: been there, done that twice, never again!
Do you belive in yourself: yes
Do you get Motion Sickness: no
Do you think you are Attractive: somewhat
Are you a Health Freak: no
Do you get along with your Parents: yes
Do you like Thunderstorms: love them
Do you play an Instrument: yes, but not since high school - piano and viola
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no - don't like them
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: yes
In the past month have you been on Stage: hm, Shakespeare says "All the world's a stage"
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no - wrong season
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: yes
Ever been called a Tease: yes
Ever been Beaten up: yes - by my first ex-husband
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: peacefully in my sleep
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Indiana Jones or Lara Croft (I'm already too old)
What country would you most like to Visit: Italy
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: any
Favourite Hair Color: any
Short or Long Hair: either
Height: at least 5'9"
Weight: any
Best Clothing Style: casual
Number of Drugs I have taken: hmm, let's leave the past in the past
Number of CDs I own: less than a dozen
Number of Piercings: 4
Number of Tattoos: none yet
Number of things in my Past I Regret: I'd rather focus on today and the future
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My Interests

    Archaeology Paleontology History Mythology Science Nature Antiques Music Books Comics/Graphic Novels Baseball - I'm a NY Mets fan

I'd like to meet:

Lazarus Long (who says they can't be fictional characters),Saint Francis of Assisi,Eleanor of Aquitaine,Cleopatra,George Sand,Dorothy Parker,Thomas Merton,Opus (yes, I know he's a penguin - I want to marry him)
Your Geek Profile:
Academic Geekiness: High
Geekiness in Love: High
Internet Geekiness: Moderate
Movie Geekiness: Moderate
Music Geekiness: Moderate
SciFi Geekiness: Moderate
Fashion Geekiness: Low
Gamer Geekiness: Low
General Geekiness: None How Geeky Are You?

Music:


What I hate is a much shorter list - my likes are very eclectic- I hate:

    Country, especially the older stuff Rap Hip Hop

Movies:

I like primarily Sci-fi and Action/Adventure. I will watch Comedy, but I especially hate Romances.

    Alien Pitch Black Casablanca The Crow Kill Bill Run Lola Run Blade Runner The Quiet Man The Bridge Over the River Kwai The Fifth Element Life Is Beautiful Frequency Bull Durham The Rookie A Few Good Men The Presidio The Silence of the Lambs Instinct Stand By Me

Television:

I don't watch TV on a regular basis, but the shows that I do watch on occasion are:

    CSI (the original series) Law and Order NCIS The Unit Criminal Minds Mets games

Books:

FAVORITE CURRENT FICTION AUTHORS:

    Neil Gaiman (all titles including books for children) Charles De Lint Dan Simmons Terry Pratchett (all titles including books for children) Caitlin R Kiernan China Mieville C J Cherryh George R R Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire series) Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files series) Ed McBain/Evan Hunter Joseph Wambaugh Tony Hillerman Caleb Carr John le Carre Umberto Eco Robert Ludlum Tom Clancy
RECENTLY READ NON-FICTION:
    Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Queen Noor The Warrior Elite: The Forging of Seal Class 228 by Dick Couch Mail Call by R. Lee Ermey (Questions from The History Channel Series Mail Call) War Letters by Andrew Carroll Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission by Hampton Sides Rats by Robert Sullivan Masters of Chaos by Linda Robinson Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly They Call Me Naughty Lola edited by David Rose The Passing of the Night by Robinson Risner New Treasures of the Past by Brian Fagan PostSecret compiled by Frank Warren Shanghai Diary by Ursula Bacon The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker Stiff by Mary Roach Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford A Year With Thomas Merton: Daily Meditations from His Journals selected and edited by Jonathan Montaldo McCoy's Marines: Darkside to Baghdad by John Koopman Baghdad Express by Joel Turnipseed In the Company of Soldiers by Rick Atkinson Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell is This? by Marion Meade A Voice for the Dead: A Forensic Investigator's Pursuit of the Truth in the Grave by James E. Starrs Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery The U.S. Exploring Expedition, by Nathaniel Philbrick
PERIODICALS I REGULARLY READ:
    Smithsonian Discover Scientific American Archaeology The History Channel Magazine

Heroes:

I think I've changed my mind on this one. I think the real heroes are those people who go out and do the things that are most difficult for them - either physically, mentally, or emotionally, and face those things with whatever courage and perseverance they possess and don't consider themselves brave or strong - just people doing what they have to do...

My Blog

The next stage

Well, I've begun the next stage.  I am officially released from physical therapy (hopefully for good this time) and am continuing on at the Wellness Center gym at physical therapy to continue wor...
Posted by Sandy on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:57:00 PST

Wrong impressions

  I don't consider myself necessarily old-fashioned, but I do have certain core values and beliefs.  I believe in commitment, total commitment to someone I love.  I no longer believe t...
Posted by Sandy on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:49:00 PST

Losing myself?

With everything that's happened in my life, the one truth that seems to be most enduring is that I'm at my best and at my strongest when I stay unattached... I know, there have been a few relationship...
Posted by Sandy on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:44:00 PST

Weekend update

Hmmm - that blog title sounds like an old SNL feature... Anyway, we're still battling with a clogged drain in the basement - fun, fun... we get to play with caustics and plumber's snakes... at least W...
Posted by Sandy on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:18:00 PST

One Year Anniversary

In just a few days (Dec 5th to be exact) it'll be the one year anniversary of the car accident.  Time to review what I've learned since then... Court cases can take a long time, unless you're goi...
Posted by Sandy on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:31:00 PST

Am I a lady?

Someone told me today that he thought I was a real lady and my initial reaction was strong denial.  Thinking about it, my reaction puzzles me - why did it bother me so much that someone...
Posted by Sandy on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:07:00 PST

Outdoor holiday decorations

My son and I took a drive to Hannaford last night, and on the way home we were commenting on some of the houses decorated with Christmas lights.  Most of them are pretty nice, but as we were driv...
Posted by Sandy on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:10:00 PST

Solitude or caution?

It seems like far too often people want to rush to meet before they get to know each other... I'm NOT one of those people.  I need to take my time, make sure the other person learns who I am...
Posted by Sandy on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:31:00 PST

Wow its been a while...

Guess I really haven't blogged in a while.  Yes, I'm still back in physical therapy - this is the second month in a row now, twice a week.  I guess it's helping some... at least the scar tis...
Posted by Sandy on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:50:00 PST

Books

It occurs to me that I haven't updated my reading list on my profile page in at least 6-8 months.  I'll have to take some time tomorrow after I get back from physical therapy and go through my st...
Posted by Sandy on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:13:00 PST