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HOLLY

~Hippie Chick Extraordinaire~

About Me



Holly's Bead Haven(W) http://home.windstream.net/myohmyhgw/index.htm

Holly's Bead Haven(B) http://beadygypsyhgw.bravehost.com/index.htm



This is the picture I paint of myself today....
I'm an eclectic (sometimes blonde) brunette, about 40 pounds overweight - well proportioned (I think-chubby all over, not just in one spot), 5' 8 1/2" tall. I have naturally curly hair that's going gray just above both temples (bride of Frankenstein - ack!), it's just below shoulder length. I have a belly, stretch marks, scars and tattoos, & I love them all.
I consider myself painfully honest, open-minded, loyal to a fault, compassionate, & passionate. My preferred companions don't judge a book by its cover, just as I don't. A good sense of humor, HONESTY, COMPASSION, EMPATHY and open mindedness are important qualities for the people in my life to posses.
I LOVE music, both playing & listening. I read every day, mostly for entertainment in the crime and horror genre, but sometimes something spiritual in nature. I enjoy very much watching movies - murder mysteries, thrillers, horrors, comedies and anything with music!
Every day I'm being creative with my computer and/or beads or whatever grabs my interest at the moment.
I'm medically retired on a small fixed income, and do some odd jobs and sell my beadwork for extra money. Because of my finances, I don't get out a lot, but when I do, I'd much prefer to go to a large body of water, or a museum, rather than a bar or a movie theater. I love to spend time on, in or near water. My wild-child days of drinking and partying until I'm sick are far behind me, but my wild-child spirit still raves on and I have just as much fun singing and dancing in my own living room.
I'm highly domesticated, and much prefer to try to cook some lovely new recipe for dinner than go out and buy an expensive meal. If I see something I like, I'll usually try to make it before I'll buy it.
Besides finances being an issue, I have to sheepishly admit that sometimes I choose not to participate in outside interests because I can't take my doggie-baby-most-best-friend Gracie along (hence the loyal to a fault?).
My desire to be completely honest with those I care about sometimes winds up meaning that I avoid them altogether, because the things I feel I need to say might not be received well. Either because it might make me look bad (human?),
or I feel it's something they won't want to hear.
I am inconstant and fickle. I'm a diagnosed-and-being- treated-manic-depressive. My moods change usually in monthly cycles, and I don't tend to stay committed to many things (as evidenced by my beadwork or lack thereof).
However, my claim to fierce loyalty is absolutely true in my mind, which means if I love you as my friend, you may not hear from me for a month or two, but if someone says a bad word about you, or causes you some harm, I'll beat their ass
(figuratively speaking - perhaps literally depending on what time of the month it is).
I am not dependable. I am not to be counted on unless you are in physical or emotional distress or danger and Sunshine would probably say don't count on me even then.
I'm lazy and selfish. There's too many ways to illustrate this to bother going into it, I'm too lazy.
I am avoiding my friends who are boys because of a not-so- recent heart-hurt, and relationships that appear to me to have the slightest chance of trying to be romantic are like the plague. If the boys treat me like one of the boys, perhaps I can get over my avoidance.
Generally speaking if you give me one ouchy, or two, regardless of gender, you become the plague.
I am a poor person with a spending problem. Spending money is one of the only mood-altering activities I participate in...
So, to sum up, I'm inconstant, fickle, irrational, undependable, lazy, selfish and living a great portion of my life in fear.
Anyone interested in making friends with a chubby, domesticated, inconstant, fickle, irrational, undependable, lazy, selfish, fearful semi-hermit, hippie computer nerd, feel free to contact me!

My Interests



beads and beading, jewelry making, The Sims computer game, fishing, swimming, dancing, singing, art, tattoos, body art, music, movies, cooking, computers, digital art, chillin' with friends... And I LOVE my constant faithful companion, my pound mutt 'Gracie'!

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See pictures of all my past jewelry by joining my group! Holly's Bead Haven Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HollysBeadHaven/



See my flower arrangements for 'The Sims' by joining my 'The Sims Florist' Yahoo Group! http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSimsFlorist/



I'd like to meet:

Somebody with a cure. Where have all the hippies gone?

Music:



I love most all of it, but I REALLY love some heavy duty 'krunchy' rock-n-roll!

My music listage, categorized and alphabetized as I see fit!

Awesome Chix!

Christina Aguilera, Joan Armatrading, Tracy Bonham, Patsy Cline, Sheryl Crow, Ani DiFranco, Dilana, Missy Elliott, Enya, Melissa Etheridge, Sophie B. Hawkins, Imogen Heap, Janet Jackson, Joan Jett, Norah Jones, Sass Jordan, Lady Sovereign, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette, Shakira, Sia, Nina Simone, Deb Talan

Great Groups with Chix up front!

Cowboy Junkies, Evanescence, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Hem, Joydrop, Lone Justice, Mother's Finest, No Doubt, Sneakerpimps, Storm and the Balls

Groovy Dudes!

Phil Collins, Robert Cray, Nick Drake, David Gray, Jamiroquai, Busta Rhymes, Kid Rock, Mugison, Steve Miller Band, Van Morrison, Harry Nilsson, Carlos Santana, Sting, Bill Withers, Weird Al Yankovic, Rob Zombie

Guitar Gods!

Michael Hedges, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughn

Great Groups!

AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Apocalyptica, Arrested Development, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Bad Company, Black Eyed Peas, Blackfoot, Blood Sweat and Tears, Bon Jovi, Boston, Breaking Benjamin, Creed, Disturbed, Drowning Pool, Eyes Set to Kill, Faith No More, Family Force Five, Free, Golden Earring, Greenday, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Jane's Addiction, Incubus, INXS, Korn, Led Zeppelin, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Lit, Live, Love and Rockets, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Metallica, Ministry, Nazareth, Nickelback, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Offspring, A Perfect Circle, The Police, Porcupine Tree, Primus, Queen, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rehab, Sevendust, Sir Mix-a-lot, Staind, Steppenwolf, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, System of a Down, Tenacious D, Three Days Grace, Tool, U2, Van Halen, War, Wet Willie

Electronic/Ambient/ New Age/Whatever-you-wanna-call-it

James Asher, Deep Forest, Enigma, Frou Frou, Goldfrapp, David and Steve Gordon, Grand Detroit Pubahs, KMFDM, Lords of Acid, Prodigy



Movies:

I like all kinds but I especially like indy films and funky horror.

Some movies I liked well enough to own (in no particular order):

Videodrome, May, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Elf, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Prey for Rock and Roll, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Love Actually, Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Box of Moonlight, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bend it Like Beckham, What Dreams May Come, Ginger Snaps, The Company of Wolves, Connie and Carla, Must Love Dogs, The Green Mile, Artificial Intelligence, Charlies Angels 1 and 2, Girl with the Pearl Earring, Manchurian Candidate, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Hannibal, American Beauty, 13 Ghosts, The Village, Bulworth, Blade, Interview with a Vampire, Secretary, Pulp Fiction, The Incredibles, Bubba Ho-Tep, Natural Born Killers, Shawshank Redemption, Stepford Wives (original and re-make), Gypsy 83, Shrek 1 and 2...

Television:

I like to watch America's Funniest Home Videos, the true crime specials on Dateline, the original CSI, Ugly Betty, almost anything on Public Broadcasting just to name a few. Yay to American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Don't Forget The Lyrics....etc...

Books:

I've owned more than one copy of Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch... I'm a Stephen King freak... I've started over and made it all the way through The Dark Tower series by SK. Recent used-book purchases include Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Mary Shelley's Frankentein, the biography of Marie Antoinette, the third book of Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas series - 'Brother Odd', Angelica by Arthur Phillips, Lisey's story by SK.
Some of my favorite authors are Laurell K. Hamilton (funky futuristic vampire hunter series), Carl Hiaasen, Dean Koontz, John Grisham, Patricia Cornwell, Peter Straub, Mark Frost, John Sandford, H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Ann Rice....

Heroes:

My mom (watching from above), my Dad (who rescues me!!) My Aunt Pat (the kindest woman in the world)

My Blog

Its a lamp! Its a candle warmer!

The re-fabricated home-made lamp/candle warmer.  I had an idea a few years ago that it would be nifty to have a pretty lamp that doubles as a candle warmer so I could warm my good-smellers with...
Posted by HOLLY on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:21:00 PST

My favorite pictures from Branson

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Posted by HOLLY on Wed, 30 May 2007 03:55:00 PST

Nicole, Charles and the animal-children's visit...

I had my friends stay with me for a couple of days on their way from Cape Coral to their new home in North Carolina.  It was so great to spend time with them! Especially my Nickidoodle and t...
Posted by HOLLY on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:47:00 PST

I'm Lost!!!

Apologies if any of my myspace buds are feeling neglected... I'm lost in the world of Sims message boards (ack! I'm drowning!) and Dancing with the Stars is back!!  Woohoo!!
Posted by HOLLY on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:01:00 PST

Silly Simmies - my current obsession

I've been playing The Sims and painting objects for The Sims. I got Unleashed back from my Nickidoodle and after I installed it, had a mess to clean up so my game wouldn't dump when it was loading. I ...
Posted by HOLLY on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:33:00 PST

Crazy old times....

Crazy old times.... Me and Mylynda 50 millions years ago... We worked so hard on these costumes! I still have mine in my closet!(I'm the chubby tall one on the right in case you couldn't tell ~wink~...
Posted by HOLLY on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:05:00 PST

I'm wearing my tiny new glasses!!

As I said before, so lightweight and fantastical!!  Pictures forthcoming... Been hashing out some computer crud, and fiddling with glitters... Maybe I'll be an official 'tagger' someday! ...
Posted by HOLLY on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:32:00 PST

I ordered my new glasses today!! Woohoo!!

They're soo little and they're frameless!! Oh so light weight and  fantastical! Is it next week yet?!?...
Posted by HOLLY on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:20:00 PST

Videodrome - "watch out, it bites!"

Ok, so I just watched Videodrome for the first time in 20+  years...  I had seen this movie when I was still in school, very late at night, when HBO first got going...  One or two of th...
Posted by HOLLY on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:01:00 PST

Valentine's Day history

From History.com Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of  St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we...
Posted by HOLLY on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:20:00 PST