10 Most Fascinating People of 2005

So Tuesday night Barbara Walters aired her 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005 list. What on earth was she thinking.

Terri Hatcher - Only claim to fame is being on a TV show known for casual sex and extra marital affairs. Not Fascinating.

Tom Cruise - I love Tom Cruise... But HELLO HE'S CRAZY! Not to mention the fact that he got a girl half his age pregnant with no plans to marry her in the near future... Maybe next summer or fall. Whenever, it doesn't matter that his baby is going to be born out of wedlock. They'll get married when it's convenient for him. Whatever happened to rushing to the Justice of the Peace as soon as you knew you were pregnant so no one would know you were having pre-marital sex?

Lance Armstrong - Yes, Lance is a Cancer survivor that won the Tour de France more times then anyone else. But after winning it four times his wife decided that they had enough money and he had enough fame and it was time for him to be a father to their children. He didn't feel the same way so they divorced. I can't find a man "fascinating" that can't take care of his own family.

Dakota Fanning - While cute I'm not sure she's fascinating. I guess for she is remarkably grown up for her age. She always seems to smile and talks intelligently in interviews. I like her and think she's a great actress, but I just hope she doesn't come up with the Drew Barrymore syndrome.

Kanye West - The only thing that separates Kanye West from the other 5000 rappers around, his dad was a Black Panther and he makes stupid comments on national TV. I mean, what has Kanye done that was fascinating? Other then being a high school drop out who is a racist?

Jaime Foxx - I agree with Jaime Foxx being on this list. He's very talented. He's succeeding in Movies, Music, and Comedy.

Thomas Mesereau - Don't really know a lot about him except he was the defense attorney for Michael Jackson. He's done a lot for civil rights. So I guess he could be fascinating.

Beth Hollaway Twitty - I think she is one of the truly fascinating people this year. How much strength and determination did it take to keep her daughters disappearance in the national news for so long. Although, I do think she is a bit selfish. On the show she said her biggest wish is that her daughter isn't dead, she's just being held and raped. A lot was said about her daughter being a Strong Christian. If that's true, how selfish is it that she want her daughter alive in hell then in Heaven?

Condoleezza Rice - Most powerful black woman in the world... Nuf said.

and to top off the list...

Camilla Parker Bowles - Her only claim to fame is a 30 year affair with a married man... While she was married. That's just what I consider fascinating.... a slut. Yeah, I said it. Someone who would cheat on her husband, and break up a marriage is just that. Sorry if it offends you.

So what happened to the real fascinating people... Like 10 year old Tilly Smith. She saved a hundred lives on the beach in Thailand. She says that she recognized the signs from a geography class. To read more about her go here --> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4405336.stm <-- There's also a video of her. That's what I call fascinating.

Or any of the hundreds of police and fire rescue crews that save lives every day. What about the Soldiers in Iraq and Afganistan fighting to make the world a better place. No, it's much more important that you are either angery, immorral or both.

Your thoughts?

Random Thoughts

Well, It's been a long time since I posted and I promise to do a "life update" post, (where you get to learn all the gory details of my life) but tonight I have been thinking a lot. I wonder sometimes about how funny life can be. Sat. was my moms birthday and we had a party for her (more on this another day) after I got home my phone rings and it's my junior prom date. Now, for those of you that knew me then, you probably went to prom with me and remember this farce of a date. For those that don't, the cliff notes version is that my date got high, ignored me half the night, and got another girls phone number right in front of me before we left. Now, he was a good friend of my older sisters so I tried not to be to harsh... but COME ON! So, Sat night he calls me up. He's in England (Air Force I think)and is going to get married. Apparently he and my sister got into some kind of argument or something... I don't know, but he wasn't sure she would want to talk to him so he called me to let her know and tell her he wanted her to come.

I tell you all of this to get to the point of what I've been thinking about, I've been thinking lately that I really wish I was with someone. I want to be a mom and can't do that without someone, I guess at almost 27 my biological clock is ticking. It's almost sad sometimes how bad I don't want to be alone. (95 percent of the time I am perfectly happy with my life... but the other 5, this is what I am upset about) I have great friends who I don't see enough of but sometimes I wish I had more. Then I get a call from an old prom date. And things suddenly go back into perspective.

My junior prom sucked... The only good thing about it is a great story to tell at parties when people start talking about high school. And I had a date, I didn't go alone. Now, my senior prom I went by myself with a group of friends. (A good friend bought me a corsage even though he had another date... That was sweet) I really enjoyed my senior prom. It was 200 times as much fun as my Junior one. (Jules, wasn't that the night, or morning rather, that Chris and I started the sugar eating contest? LOL... GOOD TIMES! I miss Chris) So, now I'm thinking that maybe being with someone isn't always the best place to be. Maybe being with friends can be even more fun. Who knows... Lots to think about huh.

2 Things

2 names you go by
1. Jessica
2. Wendi
3. Ashley (Sadly I use all three equally. At work, I can be having a conversation with 3 different people and they will each call me a different name at the same time!)

2 parts of your heritage
1. German
2. Irish (Very small but I just found it so I am very proud of it right now!)

2 things that scare you
1. COCKROACHES (Julie once told me I was going to die by having a ton of them get in my mouth choke me. She saw a movie about it one time... I still have nightmares... Thanks Jules!)
2. Fire

2 of your everyday essentials
1. Bible Time
2. Computer time

2 things you are wearing right now
1. Blue Jeans
2. Blue and white striped sweater

2 of your favorite bands or musical artists (at the moment)
1. The Click 5
2. Newsboys

2 favorite songs (at the moment)
1. Luxurious (Gwen Stefani)
2. Gold Digger (Kanye West)

2 things you want in a relationship (other than real love)
1. Laughter
2. Respect

2 truths
1. Jesus in the only Way to Heaven
2. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength (yours work for me Julie)

2 physical things that appeal to you (in the opposite sex)
1. Sense of Humor
2. Manliness... I am SOOO tired of wussy boys that are more feminine them me!

2 of your favorite hobbies
1. Scuba Diving
2. Reading

2 things you want really badly
1. To be on Radio Disney! (LOL)
2. To be a mommy

2 places you want to go on vacation
1. New York City
2. Paris

2 things you want to do before you die (Lord willing)
1. Dive the Great Barrier Reef
2. See a Picasso in Person

2 ways that you are stereotypically a dude/chick
1. I love to gossip
2. I giggle

2 things you are thinking about now
1. This is a horrible song, I can't believe I am actually playing it. (Laffy Taffy by D4L "I'm like a jolly rancher I stay hard for a long time and you can suck on me all night long" HELLO!!!)
2. I can't believe I actually typed that out in my blog!

2 stores you shop at
1. Wal-Mart
2. Barnes and noble

Decisions about work!

Well, It's been a while since I posted and I have been really praying hard about what decision I am going to make. When I mentioned to my boss that I may have to quit he said, to please think about it and if I wanted to he could cut back my hours, he would much rather cut me back, then cut me out. It made me feel good that he wanted me to stay around. Then I talked to my mom and she said that it's not like I get to bed at a decent hour when I don't work. I mean, I am never in bed before 2 or 3 and most times it's around 4 before I get there. So, I have decided that I am going to work on getting more sleep all around, I am going to try some vitamins that are supposed to help you calm your mind from thinking late at night and maybe talk to a doctor if this doesn't work. I may also give up Sunday Nights as I get off at 530 then have to be at work at 11 the next morning so by time I drive home for 30 mins, then let my dog out, get ready for bed, it's 630ish. Then I have to be up at 930 to be to work by 11. So, 3 hours of sleep not so good when I then have to go work a full shift.

We'll see how this works out, and hopefully I won't have to quit the radio station entirely!

Roller Coaster that is my life!

It's amazing how you can go from extreme highs to extreme lows all in just a few short hours. I love my life right now. I love my jobs. I have an amazing time at both. Unfortunately working 60 hours a week is beginning to wear on me. I have recently been making more and more mistakes at work. Nothing major, just a lot of little things. In the last couple of weeks, the degree of bad has been accelerating and I have been at a loss to figure out why I am making stupid mistakes. Then, last week, I made one of the most costly mistakes I have ever made. I mean a HUGE mistake. We had a company that was deciding if they wanted to sign a large contract with us. They agreed to test it out for a week of traffic reports, we would send them airchecks and they would make a decision. So, Penny, my boss, asked me to make sure I got a good aircheck to send. I did the report and sent the aircheck to her. Now, the commercial was for Nova Southeastern University who was hold an open house on Nov. 10th at 6pm. Well, clear as day on my aircheck (which sounded great by the way) I say "On Nov. 10th at 10pm." Needless to say, they replied saying thanks but no thanks on the contract with my aircheck attached. OUCH! So now I have a decision to make... I have come to the conclusion that the only reason I am messing up so much is that I am working to much and am overtiring myself. So, the only way to remedy this is to quit my part time job at WAPE. Now, this job was my dream. I was so excited to get it and I have loved every second of it. I feel like a part of my soul is being crushed at the prospect of quitting. But, I can't risk my full time job for a part time one, even if It is an amazing incredible part time job that I LOVE!!! So, now I have a decision to make... and I am pretty sure of the outcome. I will be back down to one job and a little less happy. So that's what's going on right now.

Harry Potter Review!

There could be some spoilers in this review... I don't know yet since I am just starting to type it. So, read at your own risk.

I went today to the special screening of the movie with the radio station today. I was really excited. I went with Coty White's daughter Alexis. She is an amazing little girl. I was glad she wanted to go. We got there over an hour early and barely got a seat. They had a section reserved for the station employees but I didn't like where it was so I found one I liked better. After I got comfortable, it was time to watch the movie. If you're a Harry Potter purist who thinks that the movies should be a word by word adaptation of the books, you will be disappointed in this one. Obviously with a book a long as this a lot was taken out. Most of the Quiddich world cup, S.P.E.W., and a couple of other smaller story lines. Also, some things were left in but put in a different place, like the dreams that Harry has at the beginning. He still dreams, he just does it at the Weasley's instead of the Dursley's. Over all it was a great movie.

The special affects were awesome. Voldemort is FRIGHTENING!!!! He is the second creepiest thing I have seen recently in a movie. I think Gollum from Lord of the Rings is a little grosser, but not much.

The scenery in this movie is great, particularly the Yule Ball. It's a beautiful winter wonderland.

I love Ron in this one. Rupert Grint does a great job making us love him even more, and the comic relief he adds is great. Not that he is just the funny sidekick, but he has some great one liners. Hermione also has a couple of really funny lines. My favorite it when Ron says "Hermione, you're a girl..." Her response "Well Spotted Ron." LOL the comedic timing is great. Oh, and I LOVE the scene with Moaning Myrtle in the prefects bathroom with Harry. LOL. Do ghosts have hormones. CLASSIC scene. Overall by far the best movie yet. I will definitely be adding it to my collection when the DVD comes out.



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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

So, once again a job that doesn't pay anything pays off with the perks. I get to go see the early screening of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I can't wait. I am kinda weird in how much I like Harry Potter. LOL. It's Sunday at 2 so sometime after that I will post a review. It was my favorite book so the movie has a lot to live up to in my eyes. Plus it's the first one with a new director. We'll see how it goes.

A few of those quizzy things.

December


Which month are you?
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You are Charlie Brown!


Which Peanuts Character are You?
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the notbook


What Movie are you?? ('^,)
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"Gold Digger" Kanye West + Jamie Foxx


What's Your Theme Song?
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So, Julie Issued a challenge.

So, since Julie doesn't think I will ever blog about this I decided that I would put the information out there. I have been thinking about how I am going to write this, and decided I will start with a basic explanation of Poly cystic ovarian Syndrome, then moving onto the diet that I am required to do.

PCOS is the most common endocrine disorder in women. About 1 in 10 women have it. The bigger problem is that it is very commonly misdiagnosed, or ignored by most doctors. Symptoms of it include:

• infrequent menstrual periods, no menstrual periods, and/or irregular bleeding
• infertility or inability to get pregnant because of not ovulating
• increased growth of hair on the face, chest, stomach, back, thumbs, or toes
• acne, oily skin, or dandruff
• pelvic pain
• weight gain or obesity, usually carrying extra weight around the waist
• type 2 diabetes
• high cholesterol
• high blood pressure
• male-pattern baldness or thinning hair
• patches of thickened and dark brown or black skin on the neck, arms, breasts, or thighs
• skin tags, or tiny excess flaps of skin in the armpits or neck area
• sleep apnea―excessive snoring and breathing stops at times while asleep
• depression
• increased testosterone

Just as a refrence, the bolded symptoms are the ones that I have. (I don't know about infertility cause I am not trying to get pregnant) I don't have type 2 diabetes, but I do have Insulin Resistance. Which leads to type 2 diabetes. By looking at the symptoms you can see why it is often misdiagnosed. First of all, most of the symptoms are things that women wouldn't think of complaining about to their doctor, like hair in the wrong places or dandruff. I didn't tell my Dr until he asked. Many women with PCOS are overweight, (it is much harder to lose weight with PCOS then without it) and many of the symptoms are also symptoms of just being overweight. Such as diabetes, high colersterol, high blood pressure. So, many doctors say "You need to lose weight" but what they don't take into account are the hormonal causes of being overweight and the need to regulate those hormones before a women with PCOS can lose weight. This leads to many diets failing even though you can be doing everything right. Which in most cases causes women to feel very bad about themselves. You'll notice that one of the symptoms of PCOS is depression, so this only increases the probolem. There are many cases of women actually asking the doctor if PCOS is a possibility and the doctors saying no, because the doctor doesn't know enough about the diease to diagnose it. If you have the symptoms, even if you have been told before that you don't have it I recommend sitting down with a doctor that specializes in PCOS and reproduction. You can go to www.soulcysters.com for a lot of good info about it and Dr. reccomendations.

Ok, so I have been diagnosed with it by a wonderful doctor. He perscribed glucaphage for my insulin resistance. And Eulexin for the hormonal problems. I am also on birth control to regulate my periods. Now, one of the problems with glucaphage is that it doesn't like carbs. So, the more carbs you eat, the sicker you get. For several years my doctor recommended a low carb diet. Less then 100 carbs per day MAX. With a recomendation of less then 50 carbs per day to avoid becoming sick. I did well on that for a while, but it got old quick.

Well, I am now on what's called the insulin resistance diet. It's basicly a balence of carbs and protein. In general, you can have up to 30 carbs per meal/snack as long as they are balenced with at least 15 proteins per meal/snack. You eat smaller meals more often about every 2 or 3 hours. This is a normal days meal plan for me.

Up around 9:30 or 10:00 and eat an english muffen or 2 pieces of toast with an egg and some sausage or bacon

around 12:30 I'll eat a snack of some type of fruit with some cheese or beef jerky.

around 2 I eat a lunchable or an individual package of tuna... you know the kind that comes with the crackers and reslish and stuff

around 5 or 6 I'll have some chips or maybe a candy bar out of the snack machine with some milk. (milk counts as a protien and the carbs in it don't count.. lol)

around 8 or 9 I'll have small portion of whatever my mom cooks for dinner (gotta love free food) Making sure that whatever it is is balenced.

then if I am still up around 2 or 3 in the morning (which I usually am especially if I have to work) I'll have another healthy snack of fruit with some milk or cheese or nuts or something like that.

and basicly that's my day. The great thing about this diet is I can have things like potatos, fruit, and rice. Just in moderation and with the correct protein to balence it. It's also about eating carbs, it's about eating the right carbs. Whole grains and such are much better then refined grains. So, we'll see how it works out... If you have any questions about PCOS or want to know of a great Doctor, feel free to comment.

P.S. Please ignore spelling mistakes. I don't feel like spell checking it tonight...

Response to Julie

My friend Julie asked a question on her blog and as I was typing my response I decided that I would post it here. The question? How do we shelter our children from the world while still allowing them to be the "salt and the light" of the world?

I don't have any children myself, but I think it's a proven fact that people without kids know sooo much more about how to raise them the the people that do have them so I should be an expert here... lol

I think that it depends on the ages of the children. Young Children pre-school age, should be sheltered. There's plenty of time for them to impact the world. Don't expose them to it. Just train them up the way they should go and they will be a living example of Jesus. Even if they don't realize they are doing it. To them they are just doing what they are supposed to. By not talking back, and pitching temper tantrums, and being polite with pleases and thank yous. They are doing their part.

As they get older begin allowing them to do small things to be good examples. Things like collecting money for a charity or helping a neighbor with tasks that are age appropriate. They can learn about poor people and old people and such. Without actually seeing people who are homeless or dying.

When they reach an age where they understand the world a little more. i.e. as a teen or preteen. (11 or 12ish) They then can begin doing things like volenteering at a homeless shelter, possibly going on missions trips and those things. By this time, they should be grounded enough in what you taught them that they can be in these situations without becoming part of them. They get a much deeper understanding of poverty and those that don't believe.

During this time I think it's really important that you let your children come to you with any questions. That way when something comes up in their group of friends, such as drugs and stuff they know that you will help them if they need it. Also, when you teach them about drugs, beer and sex and why it is bad, also teach them how to say no and influence their friends to do the same. Peer pressure works both ways.

That's just my opnion, so feel free to comment and leave yours.