Stole a stolen survey from LifeOnEdge…

 Survey stolen from LifeOneEdge (it looked kinda fun – but it was
long, so you’re not obligated to read the whole darn thing…):

::What is your full name: I’m not telling, but it’s not Eryssa 

::Nicknames: Okay, I’ll tell that… most common nickname for me (and I’m
none too fond of it) is “Lu.”

::Birthdate: April 12, 1953…
could I really be that old? Ugh!

::Where do you live? Illinois

::What school do you attend? The school of hard knocks 

::Sex: Female

::Righty or Lefty: Righty

::Hair color: Brunette

::Eye color: Hazel sometimes, green sometimes, blue sometimes, gray
sometimes, they change.  My daughter’s
eyes are like that too and my son’s a little bit.

::Height: 5’3”

::Do you wear contacts or glasses? I wear glasses to read and for the
computer and I hate that.  I never had to
until a few years ago and I find it very annoying.

::Do you have any piercings? Just in my ears, three in the left and two
in the right.

::Where do you want more if you do? When I was younger I considered getting
my eyebrow pierced but never did it because I was a professional woman and
didn’t think it would look too professional 

::Do you have a tattoo? No, I wouldn’t do that. My husband found something
in the Bible that discourages tattoos but I can’t remember what scripture it
is… it just stuck with me.

::Do you wear any rings? Yes, my wedding rings, and usually a ring on the
fourth finger of my right hand too, either a moonstone ring that belonged to my
aunt or a silly mood ring or a lovely ring that my husband gave me for
Christmas last year. I also have a thumb ring that I like.

::Do you have a certain fashion you follow? Not really but I enjoy wearing
mini-skirts with tights now that I’ve lost all that weight. I also love boots.

::How are you today? I’m alright, but mentally unstable.

::What pants r u wearing right now? Pink sweats that I bought yesterday at
Rave for $9.99.  They’re really cute but
cut a little high… they’re cozy 

::What shirt are you wearing right now? I’m wearing a sort of transluscent
black shirt lined with white then a pink shirt over it and over the whole thing
I’m wearing a pink fleece zip up jacket (I’m chilly  )

::Where did you just come from? Church (before I changed my clothes)

::What does your hair look like at the moment? The pre-church curl is
falling out.

::What song r u listening to right now? Some stupid thing on my husband’s
station.

::What was the last thing you ate? Some strawberries

::How is the weather right now? Edging towards gloomy

::Last person you talked to on the phone: My brother

::Last Dream you can remember: I dreamt that my kids were all younger and
that our family was going to visit one of my husband’s friends on his
boat.  When my husband climbed in the
rowboat with his friend, they started to sink. 
Then his friend’s wife and daughter joined us on the pier and started
singing a musical number, like in a Broadway show, wearing pink shirts and
scarves tied in their hair.  It was very
surreal.

::Who are you talking to right now? No one… but I was talking to my son a
few minutes ago.

::What time is it? 2:30pm exactly

::What are the last four digits of your phone number? 1381 

::If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Pink with sparkles LOL

::Have you ever almost died? Yes, a couple of times.  When I was an infant I, apparently, had
chicken pox and pneumonia at the same time. 
My mom said that I almost died then. 
When I gave birth to Hopeful1, my left lung partially collapsed bringing
me close to death, but I recovered (obviously). 
After my WLS surgery, my blood count got very low, they gave me a
transfusion. I doubt I was close to death but I sure felt like I was! 

::How do you eat an Oreo? Almost sexually LOLOLOL… I pull it apart and lick
all the frosting from in the middle, then sometimes I just toss out the cookie
part  but sometimes I eat it.

::What makes you happy? Hearing my kids talking and laughing together. That
is the BEST!

::What’s the next CD you are going to buy? Maybe Bruce Springsteen

::What’s the best advice ever given to you? Accept Jesus as your Lord and
Savior

::Have you ever won any special awards? Yeah, I won something called the
“Bill O’Dell Award of Excellence,” which was the performance award at my work
(my REAL job where I worked for 20 years). 
It came with a plaque and a $200 check but, even better, it came with
the knowledge that you were considered excellent 

::What are your future goals? I want to get my “More than the Sun” book
finished, polished, and published (Muffet diary)

::Do you like to dance? Yes, but I’m not very good at dancing

::Worst sickness you ever had? Ugh… lung issues after Hopeful1 was born
and recurrent problems in 1987 that kept me horribly ill for about a month. 

::What’s the stupidest thing u’ve ever done? Smoked cigarettes was one of
the stupidest, but I’ve done SO many stupid things it’s hard to choose just
one. It’s amazing I’m still alive when I think back on all the stupid crap I’ve
pulled!

::What’s your favorite memory? The day I accepted Christ as my savior.  I think back on that the way some people
think back on the day they meant their husband/wife. 

::If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? The way my
mind works.  I would be less self-focused
and more God-focused.

::Where do you shop the most? It just depends… unfortunately, it’s probably
the grocery store.

::How many kids do you want to have? I used to want to have 7 when I wa

s
growing up, then I used to say I wasn’t going to have any (which was a lie, but
I wanted to be different than everybody else), but I am very happy with the 3 I
got and think I will stop now LOL.

::Son’s name? Zman007 (diary name)

::Daughter’s? Hopeful1 or I guess she changed it to Unhopeful1 (my
older daughter doesn’t have a diary – yet)

::Do you do drugs? Yeah, antidepressants and mood stabilizers LOL, not the
“fun” kind.

::Do you drink? 1 glass of red wine per day

::What kind of shampoo and conditioner do you use? Niaxin

::What sport do you hate the most? Wrestling and boxing… the REAL stuff ,
not the sports entertainment kind.  I
don’t like to see people fighting people for real.

::What are you most scared of? Pain (at least if it’s pain that I’m NOT
causing for myself)

::Do you have your own phone line or cell phone? Yep, but I’m a grown up. 

::Do you sleep with a stuffed animals? Yeah, even though I’ a grown up.

::Who do you tell your dreams too? No one usually, but if they’re weird or
funny I tell them to my husband.

::Who’s the loudest friend you have? Hmmm… my husband is pretty loud.  My son says my friend, Gina, is the loudest
(but only after Dad) but she’s more funny than loud.  Our friend Marie, who runs the Bible study,
is pretty loud but not in an obnoxious way. Nobody we know is really loud and
annoying.

::Who’s the quietest friend? Gayle, from our Bible study is pretty quiet.
Our friend, Moody Blue (diary name) is also quiet.

::Is cheerleading a sport? Heck, yes! Have you ever seen that stuff on TV?!
Those folks are unbelievable!!

::Do you have a crush? I often have crushes… TV stars, movie stars, but I
really love my husband. He was riding behind me in his car home from church
today and I looked at him in my rearview mirror and thought, “Man, he’s handsome…
just the kind of man I LOVE to look at. 
I would think he was HOT even if he wasn’t my husband.” So I’m pretty
lucky. He looks really exciting to me… he’s got wild dark hair and a big dark
beard and he wears big black sunglasses and his whole look just really turns me
on… what can I say? 

::Who is your crush? Ooops… see above. I think sometimes I have a crush on
my therapist in a weird roundabout I-want-him-as-my-father-not-my-lover way. My
heart pounds sometimes when I go to therapy, but it’s not a sexual thing, it’s
a paternal thing.

::Do you believe in Love at first sight? Not exactly, but I think there can
be strong physical attraction at first sight.

::What song do you want played at your wedding? I had Pachel Bell Cannon
played at mine and Air on a G String played when I walked down the Aisle.  Hopeful1 had the same thing played at hers. 

::What’s the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Their kindness
and the kindness in their expression and demeanor. That’s even more important
than their physical looks… MUCH more important, actually.

::Longest crush? I could throw up when I think about it so I don’t even want
to think about it!  It was long, it was
painful, it was wrong and it was ridiculous. UGH!  Most of all, it was unGodly.

::Do you find yourself attractive? Some days I do, some days I find myself
old and chunky.

::Do you find yourself ugly? Not exactly ugly, just old and unremarkable.

::Do others find you attractive? I doubt it, but my husband does and that’s
what counts, doesn’t it?

::Making out with timmy turner or spongebob? Who the heck is Timmy
Turner?????

::Having your tonsils or appendix removed? Appendix.

::Boxers or briefs: Briefs

::Long or short hair: I would prefer to have long hair, but mine is short
because it’s so freakin’ straight and fine

::Curly or straight: I would prefer wavy and full but my stupid hair is
straighter than straight

::Tall or short: I’m short *sigh* would love to be tall and gorgeous

::Six pack or muscular arms? Um… what’s the question? If it’s on a guy… I
would prefer muscular arms over a six pack abs – I don’t really even like six
pack abs that much.  If it’s on me, well,
I’d like both, of course J Unfortunately, I have neither.

::who’s your hottest friend? LOL I don’t have any hot friends.  My husband’s hot (in my eyes and I think some
other women might think so too, but they’d probably be women closer to my age
than younger).  Hopeful1 is extremely
pretty.  She’s my daughter but she’s also
my friend.

::Lights on/off?: Off

::Do you like snow, sun or rain? I love snow… especially when I don’t have
to go out.

::Mickey D’s or BK? Neither!!! Fast food is my ENEMY!

::Do you like scary or happy movies better? scary

::Backstreet Boys or NSYNC? They both suck 

::On the phone or in person? In person, but I also like writing.

::Paper or plastic? Plastic, but paper is more environmentally friendly

::Sausage or pepperoni? Pepperoni, but really I prefer big huge veggie
pizzas heaped with mushrooms and onions and peppers and all sorts of delicious
fresh vegetables.

::Summer or winter? winter

::Hugs or kisses? Hugs… affection, warm arms

::Chocolate or white milk: Steamed 

::Root Beer or Dr. Pepper?: Neither, I don’t drink pop

::Glass half full or half empty: half full, but I have a half empty
mentality

::CD or Tape: CD

::Tape or DVD: DVD

::Cats or Dogs: dogs, but I love cats too

::Mud or Jell-O wrestling: Jell-O!  Yuck to both 

::Vanilla or Chocolate: chocolate

::Skiing or Boarding: boarding

::Day or night: night

::Cake or pie: pie

::Silver or gold: gold

::Diamond or pearl: pearl

::Sunset or sunrise: sunrise

::Color: Pink has been my thing lately, but traditionally I have loved red
and royal blue

::Food: red pepper

::Fast Food: Wendy’s baked potatoes

::Beverage: Fiji
water

::Ice Cream Flavor: Cherry Garcia is go

od

::sport: figure skating (to watch)

::Animal: GIRAFFE

::Type of music: new age, gospel, and classic rock

::Radio Station: WYLL morning ministries, WCKG Steve Dahl in the afternoons,
and WXRT the rest of the day

::Song: It just depends, Hurricane by Neal Young is one of my all time
favorites, Dirty Boulevard
by Lou Reed, Trouble Child/Twisted by Joni Mitchell, Jumpin’ Jack Flash done by
Leon Russell, Tightrope by Leon Russell, Maggie Mae by Rod Stewart, Mandolin
Wind by Rod Stewart, Cortez the Killer by Neal Young, When the Levy Breaks by
Led Zeppelin

::Band: Neal Young, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin

::Number: 3 or 7

:Actor or actress? Actor – Johnny Depp is always good, incredibly talented.
Jude Law has an amazing face and a wide spectrum of ability.  Actress – I love Kate Winslet, she’s talented
and has skin that looks as if it is lit from the inside.

::day of the year? I love any day in late autumn when the colored leaves
swirl in the cold wind and the night comes early. I like spooky autumn evenings
when the big moon casts eerie Halloween shadows on the street and the wind
chimes echo more loudly as the night closes in around you.

::month? October

::TV Show: 24, I also like LOST (it’s wonderful) and Veronica Mars… if you
haven’t watched it this season, catch it over the summer, it is a great show
for ALL ages, including all you teens. 
And, of course, Survivor!

::Store: Target is pretty good… it carries a lot of stuff and is fairly
reasonable.

::Scent: I like sugar cookies scent… My son bought me Santa’s Cookies for
Christmas one year and I just loved that.

::Game: I like Hoopla, that’s really fun.

::Loved someone soo much it makes you cry? Yes, that’s a very scary feeling.

::Smoked? For 18 years. It was tough to give up… it almost killed me,
literally.

::Drank? Many times, but not to excess any more.

::Broken the law? Um… yes, but not like murder or grand larceny or anything.
I shoplifted once or twice when I was much much younger, that’s about it. 

::Stole something? See above.

::Tried to kill yourself? Unfortunately a couple of times, once was very
seriously (when I was 12 years old).

::Made yourself throw up? Oh puhleeze, is there a female who hasn’t?

::Been in love? *sigh* Yes…. And been painfully infatuated.  Better, I am solidly in love, in a mature,
committed way, with my husband.

::Made yourself cry to get out of trouble? Yeah, I’m sorry to say, I have
allowed tears to help me escape tougher consequences.