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Holiday Wishlist

Cole — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:27:32 +0000

This is a meme that hits the blogging world around this time. Feel free to repost this on your own blog and leave me a link here so that I can see your desires and maybe help out as well. So here’s the cut and paste:

Step One
Make a post to your blog, tumblr, facebook, myspace, what have you. The important thing is to make sure these wishes are things you really want and that people can see the post. If you wish for real possible things, make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it’s your address or just an email address at which you can be contacted by potential wish-grantors.

Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your post, so that the holiday joy will spread.

Step Two

Surf around your friends list/blogroll/RSS feeds (or friends friends, or just random places ) to see who has posted their list. If you have a list be sure to leave it in my comments section so I can view your wishes! If you see a wish you can grant, and it’s in your heart to do so, make someone’s wish come true. Sometimes someone’s trash is another’s treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don’t want or a gift certificate you won’t use–or even know where you could get someone’s dream purebred Basset Hound for free–do it.

Wishlist

If you happen to want to send me any of this gifts, please comment here. Thanks in advance!

A new iPod Touch.

Mine was a hand-me-down squared to begin with and it’s nearing its end of days. The volume button broke a while back and it takes days to charge it. Skipping songs lags and I frequently wind up accidentally skipping multiple songs by accident. If nothing else, my friends are sick of hearing me complain about the charging issue. Sadly, Apple is bent on selling 8-gigabyte and 32-gigabyte capacities when I need a 16-gigabyte. Boo. I will, realistically, wind up purchasing one that is used or a Sony Walkman.

ThinkGeek’s Circuit Sweetheart Necklace.

I meant to but this for myself for my birthday but I didn’t and then money got tighter than I expected. It’s on sale, guys. Hint hint.

Stuffies.

I know this is kind of a cop out but it’s almost impossible for me to say that I want one stuffed animal and not another. In no particular order, here are the ones I want thee most:

Anything Awesome.: I’ve only seen The Book of Awesome in stores once. Since then, the Book of Even More Awesome and even a calendar have been printed. I think it would be such a sweet gift from anyone who knows me.
Gift cards.: When people ask what I want, I tell them gift cards. Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Think Geek, Bath and Body Works, etc. I usually say I will use it to get something awesome and then I wind up buying groceries or hand soap. The truth is, I really appreciate having a little extra money around the holidays and I would much rather have a gift card and be able to buy something functional than receive some crazy, useless gift..
Gift Cards: Amazon, JcPenney and Target are at the top of my list.
PayPal donations: cole[at]7and1.net is my address.

Ranty Thursday (Working on a new name)

Cole — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:37:32 +0000

Yesterday I posted a picture of a pony. It was facetious in several ways.

First, when I asked for suggestions of what sort of pictures I should put on this blog, Damita suggested ponies. I actually ignored her suggestion for some cat pictures. Sorry! Forgive me?

Second, I was irritated at a trend I’ve noticed lately regarding Wordless Wednesday posts. Here’s a hint: they aren’t wordless. This meme is simple. If you participate, you post one or more photos and nothing else, save for maybe a link to your Flickr or what-have-you. It’s about expressing yourself or simply showing something beautiful without words. I’m a wordy bitchy but I appreciate the sentiment, you know?

So how dense must a person be to post a “Wordless Wednesday” post and fill it with words. If the pictures don’t do all the explaining, then save them for another post and skip the meme. Someone I follow on Twitter keeps posting for this meme but doing it completely wrong and, in my opinion, cheapening it.

I usually don’t participate because I’m not a photographer. I don’t have a great camera or take amazing pictures, even if you all love Phantom. But that’s kind of the point. My photos are almost all of cats and I know people don’t want to see that all the time. I also don’t want to use others’ photos, even though I think that’s permissible. I’m not sure who started Wordless Wednesday so I can’t say.

But even if I only participated in it and used others’ photos, I’d still be participating in a way that is in line with the purpose. If your Wordless Wednesday has a word count, you’re doing it wrong.

Wordless Wednesday: This is a Pony

Cole — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:48:49 +0000

Awesome Friends

Cole — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:42:04 +0000

There is this 30 days of letters blog meme going around. It requires you to write a letter to someone, once a day. One of those requirements is to write a letter to your best friend. The truth is, that’s really hard for me to do. I have so many amazing friends that I cannot help but give more than one of them the title “best.”

My primary best friend is one Ashley and she has held the title since middle school. The thing that I love about our friendship is that she will always hold the title, even if we haven’t spoken in weeks. And sometimes, when we do speak, we can just settle into comfortable silence. It rocks.

Then there’s Dez. We ran in the same circles for years before we began to talk to each other but now we talk to each other pretty much every day. I would be lying if I said she isn’t one of the reasons that I wake up. Truth be told, I can’t remember just when it was that I realized that I need her in my life but I do. We can be silly. We help eachother with websites and ideas. Yet she’s just as good at being my shoulder to cry on when I need her to.

Ashe and I haven’t always been friends. Or even had the best friendship ever. We’re both pretty stubborn when it comes to things. We can both be emotional. But we can discuss things of a serious matter or that are completely nonsensical, too. I enjoy that.

Even those people who aren’t quite my best friends are too awesome for words. Where would I be if Jenn hadn’t taken me in and spread her amazing positivity all over the place? What kind of person would I be if I hadn’t met her little boy? I honestly shudder to think of the thought.

And two people I could never forget to mention: Lars and Christie. Lars is my Dutch friend who is funny and silly and listens to my crap even when I don’t want anyone to have to listen to is. Christie makes me laugh and smile and..despite the fact that we met using pseudonyms, she has quickly become a friend of the real me, too.

Lately, I’ve (re)started talking to two people whom I feel belong in this post but may not even read it. One of them is my friend Giles. He’s been on my MSN list forever, I don’t even know how we met but I do remember that he’s half Irish. Our conversations are always so entertaining. I can be so stupidly funny (or maybe just stupid) with him and it’s great.

And there’s miss Loony, another one of those folks who I knew of but never talked to. Not any more. We’ve chatted quite frequently, often being ridiculously silly. She went me a message one day when we hadn’t talked about how she missed me which was crazy because I’d missed her, too, and it was great knowing that.. I mattered in someone’s life.

You might ask how I gathered all these awesome friends. You might be surprised to hear that this list barely covers my awesome friends. Honestly, I feel awful for leaving people out of this post but, if I didn’t, it would literally never end.

The truth is, I’m really lucky to have my amazing friends but I think part of the reason that I have amazing friends is because I am a pretty good friend myself. That’s definitely one of the things that I have pride about. It’s one of those things that maybe I didn’t intend to do but now I never intend to stop. Quite frankly, if I died and the only good thing people could say about me is that I’m a good friend, then my life will have been well worth it.

Weekly Wrapup #37: Sweet Dreams are Made of This (because I’m Slow)

Cole — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:07:18 +0000

In the past week have you had any nightmares?

Yes. Lately I’ve been having nightmares about working at Wal-mart again and also Ryan not being able to come home.

Are your dreams usually pleasant?

My dreams are usually confusing and upsetting.

Do you usually remember your dreams?

I do right away but it fades over time.

Do you have any reoccuring dreams or themes?

My Wal-mart nightmares and lately I’ve been dreaming about Ryan a lot. Wonder why? ;)

Meme from Weekly Wrapup!

Honest Scrap Award

Cole — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:26:11 +0000

What is an “honest scrap?”

“The HonestScrap award comes with a caveat or two. Firstly, you have to tell your readers ten things about you they may not know, but that are true. Secondly, you have to tag 10 people with the award.”

Ten Things You Might Not Know About Me:

I named my sister, after Samantha Mulder.
I met some of my closest friends in middle school.
I call my mother almost every day.
I met my husband online.
Cole is short for Nicole.
I think of myself as Cole, not Nicole.
I’ve only ever felt the desire to have children twice in my life.
When I was younger, we lived in the country and sometimes I want to go back.
During my teens, all I wanted was to get away from home but now that I’m away, all I want is to go back.
I give good advice. Really, I do. So you should take it.

I present this award to the following ten people:

Weekly Wrapup!

Cole — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:28:00 +0000

In the past week have you had anything break? Unfortunately, quite a few things have broken: the pull chain on the light/fan fixture, our car alarm went off randomly and somehow we sprung a leak from the water heater/pipes which is in our floors and wall!

What was the reason (rough treatment, old age/worn out, inexplicable breaking)? The pull chain might have been us being rough but I have no idea about the car and water. =/

Were you able to fix it yourself, did you take it to someone to fix or did you have to toss it? We called in maintenance to look at the pull chain because I did not want to deal with wires and electricity. We had to have the car towed to the dealership where we bought it. Luckily they took care of the towing and shutting off the alarm. We called maintenance who instructed us how to shut off the water in the place but they’ll have to ultimately fix it.

If you haven’t had anything break recently, what was the last thing which broke?
Recently, we also had the garbage disposal stop working. I guess it was rusted and corroded through. =/ They had to order a replacement, though. We’re waiting on that.

Are you fairly capable when it comes to fixing things around the house, car or work? Or do you usually depend on others (like maintenance)? If I feel that I know what I’m doing, I love to fix things and be hands on. I don’t want to touch things I might make worse or if I’m over my head in knowledge, like with the wires in the light.

A Music Meme, If It’s All the Same

Cole — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:45:00 +0000

Elyse, that gosh darned devil, tagged me. So here you have it:

1) List five of your favorite bands/artists.
2) Choose three songs from each band/artist.
3) If you can find a link to listen to the song at Last.fm or YouTube, post it!
4) Tag five people.

Pat Benatar (an oldie but goodie)

Heartbreaker – Youtube
Promises In the Dark – Youtube
We Belong – Youtube
Love is a Battlefield – Youtube
The Outlaw Blues – Youtube

Elvis (I know, right?)

Suspicious Minds – Youtube
Kentucky Rain – Youtube
A fool Such as I – Youtube
His Latest Flame – Youtube
Return to Sender – Youtube

A Perfect Circle

Judith – Youtube
3 Libras – Youtube
Weak and Powerless – Youtube
The Noose – Youtube
Sleeping Beauty – Youtube

Metallica

Unforgiven II – Youtube
Nothing Else Matters – Youtube
Bleeding Me – Youtube
Welcome Home – Youtube
Master of Puppets – Youtube

Matchbox 20

Push – Youtube
Busted – Youtube
Bright Lights- Youtube
Downfall – Youtube
You Won’t Be Mine – Youtube

I tag, Manda, Fruity, Terri, Karen, Damita, Shannon

Weekly WrapUp

Cole — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:44:00 +0000

Time for another Weekly Wrapup, this time about money.

In the past week, have you spent more or less than usual? Definitely more but moving will do that to you.

What was your biggest purchase? What made you decide to buy it? We bought a car for functional reasons.

Do you typically mull over purchases or are you an impulse buyer?I’m more likely to take my time deciding if I don’t really need it. I think about it until I can’t stand it anymore.

Did you enjoy the shopping you do or do you prefer to get in and out quickly? Shopping can be enjoyable but isn’t always. Shopping with the right people makes it better.

Change of plans.

Cole — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 18:32:19 +0000

Vote on the new poll!

Today was another story, which doesn’t really matter to me because I wouldn’t have gone either. However, I’m not sure why it was a snow day because there is about 5 more inches of snow, but the roads are perfectly fine. They’re even better hype here, now, than when we have 2 or 3 inches. So my day off isn’t so special.

I actually didn’t go to the courthouse with mom and Tim because Tim told me not to. I was really tired and couldn’t drag myself out of bed. Then I decided I have nothing to wear that isn’t black, which is true. It sounds like I didn’t miss much. Liz, my aunt, and Grandpa went too and from what Mom says Liz got the car stuck in the driveway because Grandpa told her that she needed to turn around and he’s driven “for over forty years” so he should know. Then when everyone was in the mall parking lot Liz said “if he hadn’t said anything” and Grandpa said her husband deserve to beat her. So she was crying and said “Fuck you” really loudly while Mom and Tim were heading to the car and trying not to be associated. Later Grandpa was all “I still love you Lizzie.” I know he’s aging but these aren’t just personality traits. Sometimes the thing that he says are downright scary.

Mrs. Farmer said my interview went well, and that I really won people over because of my decision to go to Arizona blindly. They know that financial circumstances are a problem and we can’t really overcome them at this time, so I hope that will be a factor in what scholarships I may receive and how much. On the topic of money, Ben made me feel better the other night because he said one day I will own a house and have five cars and not have to worry about it. II <3 Ben
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I had some problems with my Lita Ford fanlisting, but now they’re fixed. We really need some people to apply to be reviewed at Adrenaline. So pretty, pretty please? -gives puppy dog eyes*

Here’s the Friday Five
What was…

1. …your first grade teacher’s name?
I think it was Mrs. Louis, but I don’t remember her at all. I don’t even remember my kindergarten teacher’s name.

2. …your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?
Garfield! dun dun dun dun (Garfield theme song!)

3. …the name of your very first best friend? Crystal

4. …your favorite breakfast cereal?
We never had anything good. Once we had to eat oatmeal for two months straight because my mom’s ex is an asshole. Needless to say, I rarely touch oatmeal anymore. I really like honeycomb now, though. Oh! Wait! I remember that I used to have cream of wheat at grandma’s house and I loved it. She always made it so perfectly and I could never master that art. Go Grandma!

5. …your favorite thing to do after school?
I used to have this Best Friends Forever club thingy. So I did that a lot. I’d call meetings on Saturdays and the like. Hum. I’d come home and play Barbies a lot. I also played house and took walks. We lived in the country so I could disappear for hours down by the creek. I didn’t watch a lot of TV, I know that. I would play with the cats and dogs and sometimes I would go out into “the shed” which is where Dan kept all his “junk” and take some inside. Dan was a “junk man;” he collected old appliances and tore them apart to sell the metal to places as scrap or to sell as parts. He kept this in the shed and out behind the shed. So the stuff I was bringing in was dirty and not very healthy.