Chix Chat

From: Michele
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 11:08 AM
Subject: guess who?

Hi Anne!

I hope you had a nice weekend.  Today (sat) Danielle and I saw Scary Movie 2.  It was hilarious!  They parodied a bunch of movies- The Exorcist, Poltergeist, What Lies Beneath, and Charlie’s Angels among them.  I also saw the first Scary Movie.  Laughed my ass off!

So, how did the inventory at Fredricks Of Hollywood go?  "Shaft-of-his-being?"  Oh, my god, Anne, I never laughed so hard!  I’ve seen those kind of men’s uh … intimate apparel before.  If my husband wore anything like that, I think I’d be laughing too hard to do anything else!  You said "What if some perv tried it on?  Yuck!"  Just think … what if David B or even better Arnold Vosloo tried it on?  I’d smuggle the damn thing home with me!

Oh!  Speaking of Arnold Vosloo, didja know that he was in an episode of Nash Bridges?  I kid you not!  Actually he was in the very first episode of the series.  I think the title of it was  "Genesis"  I have never seen it, but if I find out when it will be on again, I’ll let you know!

It’s tough for me to make small talk too!  When I worked at *****, and even now working at *****, I don’t really talk to the customers when I ring them up.  I usually go to the bank to deposit the money and while the teller waits on me, all I can do is just stand there and feel like a big dummy!  I don’t know, its like my brain freezes and I can’t think of a thing to say!  Also, I’m always afraid that people are going to judge every word that comes out of my mouth.  I weigh every word very carefully in my head before I make it vocal.  Of course when I’m at home or with people I’m comfortable with, I relax more.  I envy people who have the knack for small talk.  Another thing I say all the time and hate it when I do is  "Oh really?"  Someone will say something to me and the only thing I can say back is "Oh, really?"  I just want to kick myself for sounding so …. amateurish!

Thanks for giving me your work address!  So I can mail packages there too (ie birthday and Christmas gifts)? 

I was showing Danielle what I wrote about Chaz in my last e-mail to you and she said to me, "You know, this is really weird, but I was just thinking about him the other day.  He just popped into my head, and I have no idea why."  I’m just looking at that as a mere cowincedence and nothing else.  But what if ….  Ok I know I have to get my head out of the clouds and focus on reality here.  I start fantasizing about what it would be like if Chaz did turn his life around and seek me out to win my heart and even though I know that it is something that will most likely will not happen, I get really calm and happy when I think about it.  I promise I won’t talk about him in every e-mail- at least I’ll try!  But let me ask you one question and please answer honestly- do you truly believe that the idea of something happening regarding Chaz is entirely out of the question?  I mean, God’s timing isn’t my timing and isn’t it strange how #1 I’ve felt this connection to Chaz that I’ve never felt to anyone before or since, #2 I was bold enough to share my faith with him (and I’m usually not) #3 I haven’t found anyone yet.  What if right here, right now God is working in Chaz’s life, preparing him so that he will be worthy of me? I haven’t seen him in two years, he might be a totally different person now.  Then again, he could be worse off than the last time I saw him.  He could have moved out of state, he could of married his girlfriend (if they’re still together), he could be dying (I hope not!).  I just want to believe with my whole heart that with God anything is possible! 

questions answered

do I eat 3 meals a day or do I nibble as I get hungry- I nibble.  Problem is, I seem to be hungry all time!

am I handy around the house?- not really.  I know how to program the vcr and change light bulbs, but I think that’s the extent of my abilities. 

what is a moment of crisis that I have been through?- when I was working at *****, someone was shot right outside the store!  A couple of my co-workers got hysterical, thinking the gunman was going to come inside the store and start shooting.  Believe me, I was scared too, but I was calm enough to try and calm my co-workers down.  The person who was shot died, by the way.

have I had my tonsils removed?- no

appendix removed?- no

If I were at a fast food place and the person next to me asked for a dollar or two, would I give it to them?- It depended on how honest they looked.  Also if they looked like a normal person or a nut.

movie- Alive (a lot of hotties are in that one- Josh Hamilton, Vincent Spano, John Haymes Newton, Bruce Ramsey, Jack Noseworthy, and Ethan Hawk)
tv show- Little House On The Prairie (Danielle flipped when I told her you recommended Are You Being Served? .  We love that show!  Danielle even belongs to the John Inman fan club and she also has autographs from the cast members.)
cd- JoDee Messena- Burn (I have Repeat Offender)

funny moment- In an episode of Threes Company, Mr.. Roper sells Jack, Janet and Chrissy his car, but he doesn’t tell them its on its last leg.  Meanwhile someone else wants to buy the car and offers Roper a lot of money for it.  Mr. Roper wants to buy the car back from J,J andC and even offers to give them an  extra $100 back for it.  Jack and Janet readily agree, but Chrissy says no.  J, J, and C go into the kitchen where Chrissy says they have to tell Mr Roper about the car’s condition before they agree to let him take it back.  Jack or Janet says, "Don’t you see, Chrissy, this is the answer to our prayers."  Chrissy protests, "No it isn’t .  Nobody prayed!"  Janet says, "Well, lets start now. (she folds her hands and looks upwards) Please make Chrissy change her mind!"  Jack folds his hands and looks upwards and says, "Or better yet, give her one."

new questions

have you ever seen a physcartist or a counselor- yes.  When I was about eighteen, I starting having these panic attacks and I even dropped out of school for awhile.  I saw this counselor who was wonderful.  She really helped me a lot.  A few years later I did an at-home program called "Attacking anxiety and depression" That helped me tremendously.  I still get anxious now, but I really think I’ve come a long way in the past ten years.

are you a phone person?- no.  I hate using the phone.

name a movie you missed seeing in the theatre and wished you hadn’t- The Mummy (I made sure I didn’t make the same mistake with The Mummy Returns!)

have you ever had a lemonade stand when you were younger?- Yes

have you ever prank called someone- yes

ever played spin-the-bottle- no

ever had an attack of the giggles in a place where it was inappropriate to laugh?- Yes!  One time my sister and I were in church and this big, plotted plant that was on the alter fell over, and missed the priest by about two inches.  The whole congregation collectively gasped, and I just found that so funny.  It took everything I had not to bust out into mad giggles.  There were other times too, but that was the first I thought of.

have you ever been in a school play or a talent show- no!

favorite shampoo- Pantene hydrating curls

do you wash your hair every day?- no.  every other day.

Well, that’s about it for now.  Till next time, take care and God Bless!

Michele

From: Anne
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 3:53 PM
Subject: Freaky Friday!

Hello, Michele!

TGIF!!!!! It is SO beautiful outside here today - gorgeous blue sky, sunny, yet with low humidity so it’s very decent temp-wise. This weekend we have an inventory at Fredericks of Hollywood: I’m preparing now to blush! The last time we counted there I saw this pair of -uh- underwear for men; it was like an elephant face where the - uh- "shaft of his being" could be the - uh - elephant’s trunk. I didn’t even watch to touch that - suppose some perv had tried it on?! YUCK!

I am not really a people person either. Like you said, if the other person is friendly to me, I will be also. But if they’re snooty, you just want to smack ‘em! I usually will not speak first to a person - I think this offends our church choir director a bit. (He is very outgoing and cannot understand…) I don’t mean to be rude, I’m just not a run-up-and-hug-everyone’s-neck sort of person (or even a say-hello-first person). Even when I’m sitting next to someone in class or whereever, it’s really tough for me to try to make small talk with most people. I can’t help it - I do not come from a social family.

Really, the best place to send me snail mail would be my work address:

*****

The mail service at our house is TERRIBLE!

No, I haven’t rented the Mummy yet, but I will! I did tell Sara that he is *very* yummy! Re: Sara’s crushes, I believe she still has a crush on the manager where she works (*****). He has a girlfriend that lives with him, and Sara will deny it vehemently, but I think she still likes him just because he’s there and he talks to her. I can’t think of a single celebrity that she has mentioned that she likes since Bon Jovi in the early 90’s. Whenever I mention any of my hotties, she’ll snort, "Oh, please!"

That’s a little cold of your mom to say that you shouldn’t waste time praying for Chaz. (Praying is the best thing you can do for him!) My mom is like that too; she’ll often say, "It’s hard to feel sorry for people that bring stuff on themselves." Not to be holier-than-she, but it’s good that God doesn’t feel that way!

And I understand a bit about how you feel about Chaz. I’ve felt connected to some people that I never went out, and when I thought I wouldn’t be around them anymore, I’d really wonder, "what if I never meet anyone else that I feel this way about?" Once I answered myself, "If I don’t feel at least as good as this about the guy, I simply won’t marry him." (Looking at it now, that doesn’t really answer the question, but I oddly found comfort in it.)
new questions-

do you use one brand of makeup or do you use a little of everything- a little of everything.  If I like the color and its on sale- I’ll get it.

do you break out easily?- usually I’ll also have a bumper crop right before my period.

have you known anyone who committed suicide?- yes. Dr. Anderson - the oral surgeon who took out my two left wisdom teeth.

did you ever belong to any clubs or teams in high school?- when I was a senior I joined the volleyball team. I did a lot of bench-warming!

do you tape any tv shows?  Yes!  Since I’m often busy, I tape just about all of the shows I watch on a regular basis. (Buffy, Angel, Caroline in the City, sometimes Nash Bridges… I also have a LOT of tapes!)

can you wriggle your ears?- no

how bout roll your tongue?- no

what is the worst thing someone could call you?- a cu*$.

what was the worst thing someone has called you?- a pu$$y (It’s like, I’m SO much more than that, you ignorant, jerkified buffoon!!)

how are you when crisis’s occur?  Are you a wreck?  Pretty calm?- I’d like to think I’m pretty calm. I may have a momentary outburst of "WHAT THE HECK!?!?!??" But it will soon pass and I’ll shift into trying to solve the problem.

**recommendations**
TV show - Are You Being Served? (loved Step By Step)
movie - Charlie’s Angels (loved Back To The Future!)
cd - Repeat Offender/Richard Marx (love Cher but I haven’t heard that album)
 
funny moment- From Mama’s Family - it’s the one where Naomi wants to have a fancy dinner party for her friends. Mama and the others were supposed to go to the movies, but Mama’s back goes out and she has to lie down in the middle of the living room floor- which really puts a crimp in Naomi’s plans. Later, in the midst of the party, one of the snootier guests is standing there declaring how she doesn’t mind helping Mama in her hour of need (I think that was the general idea) and Mama says, "You’ve got a lot of class for a dame with a rip in her drawers."

NEW QUESTIONS -

Do you eat three meals a day, or do you just nibble as you get hungry? I am pretty much a nibbler - I’ve heard it called "grazing." I’m big into snacking - at work I have a morning snack, lunch, then an afternoon snack. My logic is: I need the calories during the day when I’m more active.

Are you "handy" around the house? I think I’m very handy - someone’s got to be! I can paint, install mini-blinds, change light bulbs, program the VCR, etc. I was installing a paper-towel holder at work, and I was slightly offended when the boss said, "Have you got that? Should I call my son?" I’ve got it, thanks! (Note: I’m not handy with the car. I can check the oil and pump gas - that’s about it!)

What is a moment of crisis that you’ve been through? My sister and I were white-water rafting in North Carolina with a group from our church. We were in a big rubber raft with five other people; Eric was sitting at the back, steering. At one point, the raft went over a large rock and suddenly dropped about five feet. It was quite a jolt, and we were all looking at each other going, "Pshew!" Suddenly I heard, "Help!" I looked around and only saw Eric’s hands, holding on to the raft. I said, "Eric!" and sprawled back to grab his hand. My sister was sitting next to me and she also reached back. The raft was still in some bumpy water, so we couldn’t do anything for a minute but hold on to his hands and keep him in contact with the boat. Finally, the water smoothed out and we got him back in the boat. I’ll point out here that the river we were rafting was not supposed to be that bad - it’s pretty easy as rafting goes, but there are some rough spots, especially with no experienced guide steering the raft.

Have you had your tonsils removed? no

Appendix removed? No, but I used to think that every pain in my side was my appendix about to burst. I was something of a hypochondriac as a child.

If you were at a fast food place and the person next to you asked you for a dollar or two, would you give it to them? I think I would. But if I saw a poor person on the street corner with a "Need Money" sign, I’d probably pass them by like I have before. I want to help, but I always seem to let the moment pass. (Good thing God’s not like that too!)

With that, I’ll close for now. Have a great weekend! God bless!
Anne

From: Michele
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: ok, so its more like #55!

Hi Anne!

Well, this is our #55 e-mail. It isn’t 100, but we’re more than half way there!  Yes, I was insane enough to count them!

Saw my stories on your service page. Cool!  Believe me, I have a million more where those came from.  Let me indulge you with a few stories from when I was working at *****.  As I mentioned before, there were a lot of weirdos who went into that place.  Some days I felt like I was trapped in a Twilight Zone episode!  There was this one really strange lady, Josie who would come in all the time.  Elaine, one of my co-workers dubbed the name "Sunny Delight" on her because she would always buy the drink Sunny Delight.  Anyway, the one day she went in my line and was going to buy one of those 12oz bottled waters.  She went to put the bottle on the counter, but it slipped out of her hands and it fell to the floor.  The bottle was plastic, so it didn’t break or anything.  It was fine.  She picks it up and says "I have to go get a fresh one."  SAY WHA???  I didn’t know bottles of water went stale when they fell to the floor.  Maybe I should try that some time and see if it works …

Also people would actually get miffed when we wouldn’t accept coupons from other stores and expired coupons!  HELLO?!  This is ***** not Shop-n-Save, and Why didn’t you use this coupon last week when it was still good, DUMMY!?

I’m sorry for sounding so… bitchy, but I just have to vent!  This is horrible for me to say, but I’m not a "people person".  Its difficult for me to even smile and say hello to people.  I’m usually thinking "Get the hell away from me!"  I know, awful, isn’t it?  I think one of the reasons why I’m so wary of people is of their reaction to me.  If someone is warm and friendly, that’s fine, but if someone is going to be aloof and snotty I want to say, "I want to take my hello back, jerk!"

I have "casual" e-mail friends too.  The two I write to the most are Ingrid and Dana.  Ingrid and I mostly write snail-mail letters to each other.  Oh!  that reminds me:  would you mind if we exchanged addresses?  I think we know each other well enough by now to know that we’re not deranged psychopaths!  At least I’ll give you mine :

*****

Here is another example of how I said I want and need a man who is confidant in himself.  Yesterday at work this guy was in the store.  I was putting cards out and he was standing in the same aisle I was in, looking at cards.  He was rather attractive.  I’m guessing he must have been in his middle thirties.  Anyway, I said "hello" to him and he looks over at me and got all nervous and tried to say "Hi" back, but his voice cracked and he had to clear his throat and try again.  So because he acted all flustered, I felt uncomfortable.  Later, I started thinking about Chaz and how he just boldly approached me whenever we saw each other.  I mean, in some aspects he was shy, but with me he was confidant.  I was ready to burst into tears.  I thought "I miss him".  I mean, he might have been this total loser in the aspect that he drank and he was an incurable flirt, but he made me feel pretty!  And I highly doubt he would of flirted with a girl who he didn’t find attractive.  I miss that.  I miss the way Dwight was so bold with me and confidant in himself too, even if he turned out to be a jerk.  I wish I could find a man who is confidant and bold, but also a Christian too.  If only Chaz wasn’t so screwed up, he would have been the perfect guy for me.  I mean, I think he really understood me.  He knew I was a nice girl, a virgin, a Christian, but he also knew I had a naughty streak in me.  He didn’t patronize me or think me any less of a woman.   There was just this chemistry between us, and we never even went out!  Could you imagine the sparks that would fly if we actually had.  ANd it wasn’t because he was so good looking.  There were a lot of good looking men I’ve had crushes on.  I just felt this connection to him that I never felt before and haven’t since.  Even when I went out with Harry and I really hoped things would work out between us at the time, several times during our date I thought, "I wish so much this was Chaz sitting across from me" If only …. Oh, I can’t keep on doing this to myself!  Chaz is in the past and I know I have to move on.  And believe me, if someone came into my life and was interested in me, I wouldn’t say, "I’m sorry, Mr. Vosloo  I’m waiting for Chaz." but why do I feel that the chapter in my life concerning him hasn’t been closed yet? 

I’m sorry for just rambling on and on about that.  It just feels really good to talk to someone about this.  I mean, I’ve already said this a million times to Danielle and when I try to talk to my mom about it, she just doesn’t understand.  She said to me several times that praying for him is a waste of time.  "No use beating a dead horse" she would say.  I get so angry at her when she says things like that!  Ok, maybe Chaz isn’t in God’s plan for my life but he still is a human being and he needs prayers just like the next person!  Uh-Oh!  here I am rambling again!

Have you rented The Mummy?  Rent it!  Watch it!  Bask in the glory of Arnold!!  Have you told Sara and your mom about him?  Who does Sara lust after?  Danielle is very private about who she likes.  I’m the only one who she tells.  She’s even embarrassed to tell our mom.  So when an actor she likes is on tv and our mom is in the room, she’ll start acting all nervous and I’ll start singing that song "Crush On You" under my breath and she’ll start kicking me or giving me dirty looks (lol).

Questions Answered:

Am I a light sleeper or hard to wake up?- Its pretty easy for me to wake up when I’m supposed to and I usually sleep through the night.

Do I have cable- yes, but I don’t have premium channels like HBO and Showtime.

times my ears are pierced- one in each ear.  My tongue too.  (KIDDING!)

what is a really funny event/thing I remember- oh gosh, I have a million of them!  Ok, let me think … Oh!  the last time we went to Disney World, it was me, Danielle, Donna, her sister, Patty and Patty’s friend, Rose.  Donna is in her 50’s, but she’s like a big kid at heart.  We had went to Downtown Disney the one night and we were waiting for the bus to take us back to the hotel.  IT was pretty late and we were the only ones there.  Some one had left a baby stroller there that you can rent for the day.  Donna is a pretty petite woman so she got in it and Danielle started pushing her around.  I was laughing so hard I nearly peed my pants!

am I superstitious about Friday the 13th?  No.  Hey that’s today, isn’t it?

If I could know when I was going to die, would I want to?- NO!

least favorite sport/game they made me play- ALL OF THEM!  I always hated gym class because everyone was so competitive and they would scream at you if you didn’t do something right.  However,  I really enjoyed my senior year class.  Most of my friends we’re in that class and we had a really good time.  It wasn’t about competition.  It was about having fun!

movie- Back To The Future
tv show- Step By Step (loved Perfect Strangers!)
cd- Cher- If I Could Turn Back Time (greatest hits).  I have The End Of The Innocence.  I love Don Henley’s voice.  One of my favorite male singers.

funny moment- in an episode of Mama’s Family, Mama got a job working with Naomi at Food Circus.  She was showing her how to use the register and Mama was being really slow.  Naomi says, "Come on Ms Harper, you are going to have a line all the way down to frozen foods.  You have to get a little rhythm going here." To which Mama replies, "Yeah, I wish your mother practiced a little rhythm." 

new questions-

do you use one brand of makeup or do you use a little of everything- a little of everything.  If I like the color and its on sale- I’ll get it.

do you break out easily?- only right before my period.  Otherwise my skin is pretty clear.

have you known anyone who committed suicide?- yes.  His name was Ross and actually he was one of the managers at *****.  He was in his fifties.  Shot himself- and this is really creepy- shot himself in the empty lot right next to my house!  It happened on a Saturday afternoon.  My mom and I were home and we heard the shot.  At first we thought it was a firecracker but when we saw the police cars and everything, we knew something was up.  I looked over and saw him and I knew right away it was him.  Surprisingly,  I was very calm throughout the whole ordeal.  I guess I was in shock.  Ross was such a nice man.  He always seemed so happy-go-lucky.  My co-workers and I were totally devastated about it.  To this day I still can’t understand why he did that to himself.

did you ever belong to any clubs or teams in high school?- no

do you tape any tv shows?  Yes!  The X-Files, Touched By AN Angel, Mama’s Family, Who’s line is it anyway, THe Fugitive, (as you can imagine, I have a lot of tapes!)

can you wriggle your ears?- no

how bout roll your tongue?- no

what is the worst thing someone could call you?- a cu*$.

what was the worst thing someone has called you?- a bitch.

how are you when crisis’s occur?  Are you a wreck?  Pretty calm?- I’m pretty calm when something happens.  I only freak out about it two days later!

Well, that’s it for now!  See you soon.  Take care and God bless!

Michele

From: Anne
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 4:04 PM
Subject: Open Office Party!

Hi, Michele!

Yep, the boss is away; I’m tearing myself away from dancing on the tables and doing the limbo long enough to drop you a few lines.

WOOHOO! No homework for this weekend - I believe that’s the first time that’s happened! It’s only fair, since our prof has run over his allotted time for the last two class sessions.

Thanks for congratulating me! That reminds me of Patrick, who used to work at the Cracker Barrel with me. If anyone told him, "Bite me!" he would! I started telling him, "Give me $20!" Oddly, he never did.

I have posted two of your SERVICE! stories on my site. Trying to get organized with that Angel site is just about driving me to drink! (Not kidding!) Specifically, I’m trying to take over the message board. The name of the message board company is "ezboard." They need to call it just "board"! (Maybe the EZ stands for the Eleven Zimas that you need to have had to find their board easy!)

So did you count? Is this our centennial email? Wow! I was thinking the other day, "I’m glad Michele writes a lot to me." (No, really!) A lot of people send one casual email every couple of weeks, and that’s fine, but I don’t feel like I’m connecting so much to that kind of person, you know?

We are on the same page (what a surprise!) about that Scary Baby Responsibility business. I was just thinking the same thing the other day - what a major responsibility it would be to have that tiny, totally dependent one.

Re: your computer locking up story, I just know that if I had a "naughty" picture on the screen that the computer would pick that moment to lock up, too!
**recommendations**
movie - True Lies
TV show - Perfect Strangers
cd - The End Of the Innocence/Don Henley

Good moments (I can’t recall a funny one, so I’m including one that I really liked!) From My So-Called Life: Angela was in the hall at her high school, figuring the popular guy that she was secretly seeing would ignore her as usual. Instead, he walks right up to her, takes her hand and they walk down the hall.

new questions!

are you one to forgive and forget or do you hold a grudge?- I really try to forgive, but I’ll admit that I have a tough time forgetting some things!

dream wedding- a medieval wedding in a castle in Ireland.  ooohhh! That sounds FABULOUS! I also know of a young couple who flew to Jamaica and had a wedding at a pristine island spot. (Given the choice, I’d rather have the medieval castle one - I’ve always been fascinated by castles! What little girl hasn’t pretend to be a princess?)

Would you rather get one big gift or a bunch of little gifts (for Christmas, birthday etc)? A bunch of little ones, especially if it’s what I asked for: items for my future new house. (Just everyday dishes, silverwear, measuring cups, etc.)

would you rather work at a crappy job but with fantastic pay or a job you love with a mediocre pay?- The job I love.  Ditto!

If you’re eating out or go through the drive thru and something is wrong with your order, do you point it out or do you just keep quiet and eat it?- If it’s nothing major, I’ll keep quiet.  I feel the same as you! I know how I felt when people complained about every little thing.

do you know how to hula-hoop?- yes

play jacks?- I think I remember how

play hopscotch?- yes

ever have/had a Nintendo?- no but I have played and like SuperMario

have you ever been on tv?  Yes!

NEW QUESTIONS

Are you a light sleeper or hard to wake up? I used to be a very light sleeper, but now I’m more of a sleep-through-the-alarm kind of girl!

Do y’all have cable? No, although I’m seriously considering paying for it and having it put in!

How many times are your ears pierced? One (in each ear)

What is a really funny event/time you remember? I was in fifth grade or so, and I was outside with the kid next door - Jessica. We were doing our kid thing, and I looked down and a "cinch bug" was walking up my sock toward my leg. FYI - a cinch bug is a beetle maybe 1 and 1/2 inches long with pinchers sprouting out from its head. I just knew that it was going to pinch on to my leg, so I started hopping around, screaming and kicking/shaking my leg out. Poor Jessica was dumbfounded for a minute, then she had the bright idea for me to try to scrape it off on the nearby fence post. That worked. Then we laughed - a lot - over my hysterics. I was standing in the front yard, too, on our busy street, so I’m sure passers by were getting quite a show! I was near tears just now as I was thinking about it. (It may have been one of those "you had to be there" moments.)

Are you superstitious about Friday the 13th? No. I tell people, "That’s always a good day for me!" The question is: is it really such a good day, or do I just really believe that it’s a good day? Heck, if I believe that it is, then it is!

If you could know when you were going to die, would you want to? No, because I’m sure I wouldn’t be able to think of anything else, and I’d be like, "Why do anything?"

What was your least favorite sport/game that they made us play in school? Basketball, because when I had the ball the big, scary, athletic girls would be all in my face and always take the ball from me - usually quickly!

What was your most favorite sport/game that they made us play in school? Volleyball. When I was in fifth grade or so, I was serving for our team, and I served 15 shots and earned 15 points all in a row! Game! Set! Match! (Looking back, it was no big feat because the other team would hardly move to try to return the ball - most would move to avoid contact with it!)

That’s it for now. Talk to you soon! God bless!
Anne

From: Michele
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 11:09 PM
Subject: 100 and counting?

Hi Anne!

This is our what, 100th e-mail to each other?  (lol).  Gee, would I be nutty enough to actually count all of them?  Maybe!

I was off work today so my mom and I went over to my aunt’s to see the baby.  His name is Mark Richard, by the way, not Mark Robert.  He is so beautiful.  So tiny.  So perfect.  It amazes me and scares me to death to think how someone can be so totally dependant on you.  I know I’m not ready for that kind of responsibility at this point in my life.  I guess that’s why God has a perfect time and place for everything.

You wonderd how someone like Chell (pushy bitch) has a great husband, great job and a great house?  Well, I wonder the same thing!  Not about Chell, because I don’t know her,  I’m talking about when I see really miserable girls with pretty decent guys.  I look at that and think ‘whats up with that?’  You know what’s really sad about all of that?  These are probably the men who stay faithful to their wives, and the men who have the loving and giving wives are probably the ones who are more apt to cheat!  I hope that isn’t true, because if it is, I guess you and I will have to go to Bitch School or something!

Thank you for the info about html and the links.  Its still all greek to me.  I really haven’t had a chance to sit down and look through it.  I will.  Eventually!  Just call me the queen of procrastination!

There was a movie on The Disney Channel yesterday: Wish Upon A Star.  It was really cute.  I really liked it.  It was about two sisters: one brainy and a tomboy and the other was pretty and popular and the brainy one wished she was the popular one.  Anyway, when they woke up the next morning they discovered they had "switched" places.  It was sort of a "Freaky Friday" type movie.  If you get a chance, rent it.  You’ll really enjoy it.  It would probably be in the "Family" section of the video store.  It stars Katherine Heigel and Danielle Harris.  I saw it before a couple weeks ago and when I saw it again yesterday, I taped it.

Congratulations on doing your homework! (Well, you asked me to congratulate you!)  Also, congratulations on "DA BOSS" going out of town!  Will you be able to download all those naked pictures of Angel now (wicked laugh)? 

I have another "embarassing" story to tell (I’ve got tons of them!)  I was checking my e-mail the one day and my one friend Danielle had sent me a picture of a man in his *AHEM!* natural state.  Anyway, my dad was home and he was sitting in the living room (the computer is in the dining room) and as soon as I realized what kind of picture it was, my dad started coming into the dining room, and the stupid computer froze up on me!  I was like ‘Mother Fu&*er!’ and I just turned off the moniter!  Dear Lord, talk about sweating like a pig!  I know now not to check my e-mail when my dad is nearby! (espeically from Danielle!)

I hope you’ll be able to go to Montreal for your next birthday.  That would be so awesome!  Have you ever been there before?  I would love to go to Prince Edward Island.  The movie "Anne Of Green Gables" was filmed there and the scenery was so beautiful.  Actually, I have the money now to go but my two "problems" are not enough time and who would go with me.  My friend, Ingrid is going to Austria in August by herself.  I don’t think I could travel alone.  First of all I’m the world’s biggest chicken sh*%.  ALso, I think I would get kinda lonely.  Thank God I have my sister!

You asked me about the movie Rudy.  Wonderful movie!  Rent it!  Here is the write up on it in the Leonard Maltin movie and video guide:

Rudy (1993) *** (out of 4)  Director:David Anspaugh.  Cast: Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Robert Prosky, Charles S Dutton, Lili Taylor, Jon Favreau, Jason Miller, Christopher Reed.
Rock Solid, immensely entertaining based-on-fact account of Rudy Ruettiger (Astin), a working class boy intent on realizing his dream of playing football at Notre Dame- despite his uninspiring academic record, not to mention unimposing athletic ability.  Well acted, and a real crowd pleaser. (PG)

Questions!  Old questions, new questions!  Questions all around!

types of people I’m most jealous of- women who are married to the most wonderful men and who are totally taken care of by them!  I think ‘If I married a rich man and didn’t have to go to work, goodbye minimum wage job- hello soap operas and bon-bons!’  Ok, maybe I would still work, but only a couple days a week!

oh!  before I forget I think that Boozy guy or whatever the heck his name is is a total jerk for saying you look like a boy.  Anne, you do not look like a boy!!!  If I were you, I would have kicked him!

ok, onto the questions!

do we have any Christmas traditions?- not really.  In Christmases past we  would go to church and then visit the grandparents.  I think having a Christmas tradition is wonderful.  I intend to start one when I get married someday and pass it down to my children.

for christmas does my family get gifts for everyone or draw names?- I only get gifts for my parents and Danielle and vice versa.

when I was a kid, did I ever mispronounce words?- I can’t really recall.  If I think of something, I’ll mention it.

movie- October Sky
tv show- Who’s Line Is It Anyway?
cd- Dixie Chicks-Fly

funny moment- in Married With Children, it was Christmas eve and Al was getting ready to close the shoe store so he could get to the bank before it closed.  He had to take out money to buy gifts for Peg, Bud and Kelly.  Anyway, he was just about to lock up when this woman in her 60’s wanted to come in to buy a pair of shoes.  Al let her in, but stressed she had to be quick because he had somewhere to go.  She said "Oh, we won’t be but a minute" and Al says "We?" and the woman looks behind her and says "Ma!" and this little old lady comes in, walking at a turtle’s pace.  The clock shows its like, fifteen minutes later and the first lady says "Now, did you say fifteen ninety-nine (or whatever)?" and Al, obviously ready to choke her says, "Yes! Please hurry!" The woman reaches in her purse and says "I don’t have the money."  She turns to the little old lady who says "I don’t have any money!"  Al, who is ready to blow a gasket demands, "Well, who has it?!"  And the little old lady looks behind her and yells "MA!"

new questions!

are you one to forgive and forget or do you hold a grudge?- I can hold a grudge.  My motto is- once you’re on my sh*^  list, you’re on it for the rest of your life, unless you do some serious ass kissing!  I know I should be more forgivable, but its really tough for me to just let bygones be bygones if someone intentionally hurt me.

dream wedding- a medieval wedding in a castle in Ireland.  Yeah, I know i would have to be super rich- but I did say dream wedding!

Would you rather get one big gift or a bunch of little gifts (for Christmas, birthday etc)?  A bunch of little.

would you rather work at a crappy job but with fantastic pay or a job you love with a mediocre pay?- The job I love. 

If you’re eating out or go through the drive thru and something is wrong with your order, do you point it out or do you just keep quiet and eat it?- If its nothing major, Ill keep quiet.  I know how it feels when a customer complains to me about something and I don’t want the waitress or whoever to be annoyed at me!

do you know how to hula-hoop?- no

play jacks?- I did a long time ago, but I forgot how.

play hopscotch?- ditto

ever have/had a Nintendo?- yep

if yes- favorite games?- Super Mario 1, 2, 3 and Tetris.

have you ever been on tv?  Yes.  When I was in sixth grade I was in the school choir and we were invited to sing on one of those local television masses they hold for shut-ins and elderly people.  A star is born!  "I’m ready for my close up, Mr. Demille!"

well, that’s about it for now.  Til next time, take care and God bless!

Michele

From: Anne
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 10:28 AM
Subject: From one horrible person to another…

Ola, Michele!

Just kidding with that horrible person business! I don’t think it’s horrible to think, "WHEN is it MY turn?" I know exactly what you mean: I see people with what I want and it looks so easy. They seem to have it all and we wonder, "What about me?" I’d venture to say that everyone thinks that from time to time. That’s like what I said about Chell - that she is sort of a pushy bitch (there is no other word for it) but she still has a great husband with a great job and a great house! I’d say that’s a "horrible" step beyond your thought: I’m wondering why I don’t have that and why/HOW she *does* have it!

Wow! Quadruplets?!?!? I cannot imagine! And without fertility drugs? Now THAT’S something you don’t hear of every day!

Nah, I don’t mind at all if you have a Praise Page and Service Page (or the others) on your site! I tend to "borrow" ideas from other sites too … I have a hodge-podge of pages because there’s a wide range of stuff that I wanted to include; I recommend that! I’m also starting to work now on the Holiday Season version of my site - oops! sites. (For the Angel site, I’m planning to put a Santa hat on the picture of Angel on the main page…or something equally seasonal…)

On your link question, yes! I put Praise Page or SERVICE! where tv-now is in the <a href="http://www.tv-now.com/">tv-now</a>. Some of the "tags" are easier to remember: you put each Paragraph between these <P></P> tags; if you want to Bold a word, you put it between <B></B> tags. I’m not sure where that a href busines is coming from. As a Hands On example, I’m attaching a Notepad document with instructions on how to make a very basic HTML document - i.e web page. (You gotta start somewhere, right?) Also, below are two links that I found to sites that talk about HTML. (I’m saving them as references for myself!) The first one has Intro to HTML tutorials - I love that word!

http://www.cwru.edu/help/introHTML/

http://www.ca.com.au/html/

Congratulate me! I actually did some homework! (It’s a miracle!) I’ll be glad when this summer semester is over and I can wallow in my laziness - and my other projects!

Congratulate me again - my boss discovered he has to attend a meeting out of town. He has to leave tomorrow morning and will be gone the rest of the week! WOO HOO! When the cat’s away …

I am really considering saving up my $$ (ching! ching!) so that for my next birthday I (and maybe my family) can go to Montreal, Canada or someplace really cool like that! Next year, I’ll be the big 3-0 so I want to do something BIG to celebrate! I do NOT want to turn 30 in the Same Old Place I’ve lived for umpteen years! (I know this is quite in advance, but I believe I mentioned that I’m a planner!)

movie- The Truman Show (I don’t remember hearing of Rudy - what was it about?)
TV show - Two Guys and a Girl
cd - Faith/George Michael (The Eagles are SO cool!!)

funny moment- From Mama’s Family: Mama is dreaming that she’s married to her widower gentleman friend. In the dream her family keeps comparing her to the man’s late wife Rebecca. (It’s supposed to be a scary dream, with everyone acting weird and thunder booming whenever anyone says, "Rebecca…") Mama tells the gentleman that she’ll mosey into the kitchen to fix supper. The man booms, "Don’t mosey! Rebecca never moseyed!" Mama steps up the pace and says, "Feet don’t fail me now!"

questions - answered

have you ever read someone else’s diary?- I sure tried! I used to date this weird creep/freak named Russell who dumped me out of the blue. He worked next door to where I did and I stopped in to chat "as a friend." (Yeah! Right!) My plan was to steal a peek at his journal the minute he stepped in the back, but I wimped out at the closest thing I had to a good opportunity.

When you were a kid, did you ever threaten to "run away from home"?- I am trying to recall … (long pause while I’m thinking) … I’m sure I did, but I can’t recall a specific occasion.

When you find out your favorite celebrity is going to be on a talk show how do you anticipate it?- I want to see him, but I am really afraid that he’ll say something about having a girlfriend. I know he has a life, but I don’t want so much info that it spoils my fantasies!

Ok, say you did lose your virginity before you got married.  Would you tell anyone?  Who would be the first person you would tell?- I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t tell anyone!

would you want to have the IQ of a genius?- no. 

is it quiet or noisy where you live?- pretty quiet except for the neighbors’ dogs barking occasionally. My house is in a pretty rural area.

If you could have any kind of accent, what kind would you like to have?- an English accent - I’m told I do a pretty good English accent now, but I can’t keep it up for very long.  Re: my southern accent. People often ask if I’m from the North, so I know I (reckon I) don’t have that much of an accent. Although I do say some definitely country things: I believe that "y’all" should be the official plural of the word "you"!

when do you usually put your Christmas tree up?- last time I think we put ours up a few days before Christmas (we usually just don’t think of it …. I also have a Christmas question in the New Questions section!)

would you get dressed up and go trick-or-treating now at your age?- I WOULD LOVE TO!! But I’d also like someone to go with me.

have you ever accidentally opened up the bathroom door when someone was "taking care of business?"- Once I went into our company bathroom - which had two stalls - and the older lady in one stall didn’t close the door.

has it ever happened to you?- no, thank goodness!

would you say that your house is spotlessly clean?  Cluttered? A total chaos?-  I’d say cluttered (definitely NOT spotlessly clean!). We just have SO MUCH JUNK!

I know this is morbid, but what do you think is the absolute worst way to die?- (I was going to ask you this… Hey! I’m morbid too!) drowning/suffocation.

do you save the e-mails I’ve sent you you?- yes!  ME TOO!

NEW QUESTIONS!

revisited question - another embarrassing moment: In the early 90’s, our youth group had gone to get ice cream with some of the younger kids. I was sitting across from Trent who was sitting next to this kid with the nickname "Boozy." (Don’t ask!) Boozy was looking at me and announced, "You look like a boy!" Trent did this *rude* snort/laugh thing - I was mortified and boy were my feelings hurt! I certainly did NOT look like a boy … I had long hair and breasts! (Not to mention ovaries!!) Apparently from the angle that he was looking, Boozy thought that I looked very masculine. (I truly believe that he would not think that today.)

What type(s) of people are you most jealous of? I really envy college students whose parents pay their way, so they can go full time and finish school in a few years. I also envy couples like Kevin and Pam. I envy Chell because she owns a house. I also envy really beautiful girls (you know - the kind that all the boys/men are really sweet and flirty to)  because they have no idea what it’s like for the rest of us! ("look like a boy" … my a$$!)

Do you have any Christmas traditions? Last year we tried to start the tradition of pooling our money to get something "big" that we could all used instead of getting each other little things that we really didn’t want anyway. We were going to redo our bathroom - basically add some cabinets/storage - but everything we looked at was overpriced and just not what we had in mind. We wound up buying each other a few things.

For Christmas, does your family get gifts for everyone, or do you draw names and only buy for one person each? We get gifts for everyone - there’s just three of us; we don’t usually get gifts for aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.

When you were a kid, did you ever mispronounce words? I would say "tacky" when I should have said "khaki."

That’s about it for now. (I reckon.) Talk to you soon! God bless!
Anne

From: Michele
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 10:59 PM
Subject: Do they have a "making a web page" for dummies?

Hey Girl!!
 
As soon as I came home from work tonight, I flew to the computer, anticipating an e-mail from you, and sure enough, there was!  Can you imagine how much more we’ll be writing to each other once you get a computer at home?
 
What did I do with my free weekend?  Not much.  I hung around here, wrote a little bit, went on the computer, watched tv, made mad, passionate love to Arnold Vosloo, took a walk, listened to some of my cds … what?  Back up a bit?  Is there something I said that you don’t believe?  All right, I confess: I didn’t take a walk at all! (wicked laugh)
 
I don’t think MSN is my internet provider.  I think its excite.  but then again "I RETARDED"  when it comes to computers! 
 
Speaking of being totally clueless.  The advice you gave me about the links in my webpage ….HUH?  Ok, let me see if I have any kind of clue of what I’m doing here.  You gave me the example: < a href= "http://www.tv-now.com" > tv-now</a>  Ok, so when you made your Praise Page and Service page and the tribute to your dad page and so on, did you type the words" praise page" where the tv-now.com is?  I just …. my brain is totally fried when it comes to this stuff!  Hey, would you consider flying up here and helping me with this? (LOL)  It may be awhile before my web page is ready for public viewing!  WAAAAA!!
 
I kid you not about that lady and the envelope!  I have another "retarded customer" story:  Usually after Christmas, a lot our Christmas merchandise is on sale- ornaments, gift wrap and boxed cards.  Anyway, we have signs posted where the sale items are- for example "All Christmas boxed cards are 40%  off"  Pretty simple, right?  Well, last year this lady asks me, "Is that 40% off the original price?"  No, they’re 40% off my ass!  What did she think they be 40% off of?  We also have a year-round sale section and we have signs posted in big bold letters like this: all sales on sale merchandise final.  no refunds or exchanges.  and another sign: Gift certificates cannot be used on sale items.  and we have these signs posted  all over the sale section.  I can’t tell you how many times someone either wanted to use a gift certificate or wanted a refund on a sale item.  And when you tell them no, they get pissed at you.  I want to say to them, "Didn’t you read the fu*%in signs, moron?"
 
yes, you may use my stories in your service page!  I also wanted to ask you, when I finally do get my website figured out, can I do a service page and a praise page like yours?  I don’t want to "copy" you, but I just think those pages would be really cool to have and I have so much to say about stuff like that.    You can say no if you want to, I just have a lot of good ideas looking at your site.
 
my aunt Angela went into labor last night and this afternoon she had a boy!  Yep, 7lbs, 8oz, his name is Mark Robert.  Mom and baby are doing just fine.  This is her and her husband’s first baby.  Actually Mark (her husband) is her second husband.  He’s younger than her (she’s 40 and he’s 29), but they don’t look it.  She looks younger for her age and he looks older and she’s an "immature 40" and hes a mature 29, so it all works out.  Hell, maybe when I’m 40 I’ll marry some sweet young thang of 29 or so! (lol)
 
also- my cousin, Jennifer is pregnant.  At first they thought she was going to have triplets!  Well, she went to the doctor’s the other day and they found another baby!  She’s going to have quadruplets!  Can you imagine?  She and Ray (her husband) are so excited.  They already have a little boy, Timmy.  He’s three.  And what’s so exciting about this is that she wasn’t taking any fertility drugs.  It was a totally natural conception.
 
Anne, I’m about to confess something here and I’m so ashamed to be saying it, but i have to talk to someone about it.  When good things happen to members of my family (babies, weddings, you know things like that), don’t get me wrong, I am very happy for them, but I just can’t help but to think "What about me?  When is it going to be my turn?"  Am I a horrible person?  I hope not!!
 
questions answered
 
is my purse little or big- big!  I have too much junk for a little purse!
 
do i wear my make up every time I leave the house?- yes!  Some days I get all glamed up, but even on the days I don’t, I wear the basics- foundation, powder, blush, I sweep one color eye shadow across my lids and I’ll put some clear lip gloss on.
 
would I go underwater in one of those steel cages with large sharks swimming around?-  HELL NO!
 
ideal room temp?- 65-70 degrees
 
what do I think would be cool about being a guy?-  Not having to have to waste my time shaving my legs or under my arms, or putting makeup on and all those "girly" things.  A man just washes his face and he’s done!  Also, it be interesting to know what it would feel like to pee standing up.  (I know, I’m sick!)
 
do mosquitoes seem to bite me more than they do other people?- Usually yes, but so far I’ve been having a mosquito-bite free summer.  Thank God!
 
How much of what they say in tabloids do I think is true- about 15-25%
 
Would I pay $250 to see Madonna?- no
 
How much would I pay to have dinner and an evening out with my favorite celebrity obsession?- Ok, I’m thinking about Arnold and I would definitely pay up to $1,000.  I like your idea about the charity auction, but I’d be Arnolds "ho" for the night.  "Oh, Mr.. Vosloo!  Whip me, beat me,  make me yours!"  Believe me he would get his money’s worth!
 
Would I do a love scene or a strip tease scene in a movie? Sure, just as long as #1 I don’t have to get totally naked (the idea of my high school teachers seeing my ta-tas flashed across the big screen sends shivers or horror up and down my spine) and #2 it would have to be with an actor I was attracted to (Arnold, Mitch, Tim …. etc)
 
movie- Rudy (i saw overboard.  I thought it was cute)
tv show- Touched By An Angel
cd- The Eagles- Hotel California
 
funny moment- In an episode of Newhart, Michael is the chief organizer for the town’s annual apple festival and he totally over commercializes the whole thing.  At one point he’s wearing this very flashy white and red outfit and one of the locals comments, "Michael looked like an apple pimp."
 
New questions
 
have you ever read someone else’s diary?- I hate to admit it, but yes.  When Danielle and I were younger, I would sneak an occasional peek into her diary.  After the third time, it was so boring I decided that was punishment enough for me!
 
When you were a kid, did you ever threaten to "run away from home"?- Yes!  Once it even got to the point where I was looking for my suitcase!  I was only ten at the time, and to be honest I cant even remember what I was bitching about. 
 
When you find out your favorite celebrity is going to be on a talk show how do you anticipate it?- I get scared.  I think, ‘oh, I hope he doesn’t turn out to be a total jerk in real life!’  Fortunately, I’ve seen Arnold in interviews and he seems really nice.  Very sweet and modest.  Oh, that sexy-sweet combo is fatal for me!
 
Ok, say you did lose your virginity before you got married.  Would you tell anyone?  Who would be the first person you would tell?- I don’t know if I would tell anyone, but if I did, Danielle would be the first person I would tell.
 
would you want to have the IQ of a genius?- no. 
 
is it quiet or noisy where you live?- NOISY!  a train goes by right in front of our house.  Also this siren goes off practically every night and its so loud and annoying.  ITs for the volunteer fire department.  What I don’t understand is- the stupid thing goes off every day, but there are no fires.  What’s up with that?
 
If you could have any kind of accent, what kind would you like to have?- an English accent.  (It just occurred to me that you have a southern accent!  I must have a Pittsburgh accent then )
 
when do you usually put your Christmas tree up?- probably the second week of December.  and we take it down the second week of January.  My uncle puts his up the day after Halloween and takes it down the beginning of March!
 
would you get dressed up and go trick-or-treating now at your age?- Sure!  I think it be fun!
 
have you ever accidentally opened up the bathroom door when someone was "taking care of business?"- yes!  I was at some family function and I opened the door and saw someone sitting on the toilet!  I immediately closed the door and said in horror, "Sorry!" and she said "That’s all right".  Why do we say "that’s all right?".
 
has it ever happened to you?- yes!  When I was at work, I was using the bathroom, and I had finished, and thank God, I had my underwear pulled up, when the door opened! … and it was ED!  ACCKK!  I wanted to flush myself down the toilet!!
 
would you say that your house is spotlessly clean?  Cluttered? A total chaos?-  I’d say cluttered.  Our house is so small and we just have so much stuff!
 
I know this is morbid, but what do you think is the absolute worst way to die?- drowning.
 
do you save the e-mails I’ve sent you you?- yes!  I’ve even been saving my e-mails to you so I know what we’re talking about!
 
well, that’s all for now, see you soon!  take care and God bless!
 
michele

From: Anne
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 4:11 PM
Subject: From one webmistress to another…

Hello, Michele!

Well, I’m back at work and in a pretty good mood - which is surprising, since it is Monday! I also had both Saturday and Sunday off and it was wonderful, except for the heat/sweating/melting. What did you do with your free weekend?

Soon! Soon, I am planning to get a computer at home. It would be so cool to chat with you! Would I need to have MSN as my internet provider to use that chat feature? If so, do you recommend MSN? (Are they even a provider of the Internet?) I’m trying to have a new provider in mind for when I get my new computer, because I do not plan to go back to AOL. I need one that has a reasonable price for unlimited Net access. With AOL, I only had three hours a month and I usually didn’t use all of that. Now, I need unlimited access, but that clashes with my "I am cheap" side. Hey, you can’t take it with you!

How is your site going? I’m assuming there’ll be a page devoted to Mr. Vosloo. I have seen a More Naked Angel site - you could do a More Naked Arnold page. (Woo hoo!) BTW - the "naked" pics of Angel don’t reveal very much. I’m glad - I want to be surprised on David’s and my wedding night. (tee hee!)

I thought I’d heard it all in the Stupid Customer area, but gimme a break: "could you see if this card fits in the envelope"?!?!? You must be kidding!! I had NO IDEA the card/envelope concept was so complicated! You should have tried to put it in sideways, so it wouldn’t fit and then looked very serious at the lady and said, "Oh, no. It’s not going to fit in this one. You better go pick another one." What a maroon! What a nincompoop! What a … perfect story for my service page! May I use it?

I could also relate to your experience with that nasty "I want to order this" lady. Every time people would be like that to me at *****, I’d want to scream, "WHY? WHY must you be so RUDE?" And, like you, I always think of the best comebacks after the moment has passed. Grrrrr!

On that attaching picture question - I’m thinking that if Hotmail can put those emoticons in the body of the message, why can’t they put the others? Maybe I’ll start up my old Hotmail account and try it out.

Questions - revisited!

Who would I like to look like? (I thought of a major one) Angie Harmon

Expressions I use frequently- additional one - my mom, sis and I all say, "And I was, like, ‘okay.’" when  we’re describing a conversation we were having where someone said something weird. (To hear it like we say it put the emphasis on the "kay" and sort-of trail off with a confused look on your face.)

**recommendations**
cd - Out of the Blue/Debbie Gibson
movie - Overboard
TV show - The Young Riders

funny moment- From the Golden Girls: Blanche was on the floor doing some sort of abdominal crunching exercise. Dorothy walked into the room, took one look and said, "The only time  I’m in that position is when I give birth."

new questions - answered!

What are your favorite Christmas specials?- The Grinch, Rudolph, Frosty, Peanuts

if for one day, you can be someone completely different than who you are, describe what you would be like- I’d be a very self-assured, very successful  - very NON-goofy - career person. Of course I’d also like to try out the slut thing just to see what people find so attractive about it!

how old were you when you received your first kiss?-  I was about 21. (It was with Sammy.)

how old were you when you had your first boyfriend?- same answer as previous question

would you/have you ever skydive?- Hell no! I used to think I would, but now I get really panicky when I feel like I’m falling. (I was just thinking about this over the weekend when I saw a commercial for an amusement park with a 20 story "freefall.")

how about bungee jump?- Hell no! ditto - see previous answer.

how about ride in a hot air baloon?- Yes! I have ridden in a hot air balloon! I was in Macon, Georgia at their cherry blossom festival and guest could ride up in a balloon. It only went up a bit and came back down, but it was cool. The basket is very tall, so I felt very secure.

an embarassing moment-without a doubt the most embarrasing moment was when I tried to sing that solo in front of the church! It was truly a nightmare - even now when I think of it my hand flies to cover my face in shame!

ever been on a cruise?- no, but I would love to take a Disney cruise. I’d also like to cruise to Alaska!

have you lived in the same house all your life?- no.  This is the 3rd move that I remember. We lived in the first house for three(?) years, in the second house for about seven years and in our present house, which we inherited from my grandfather, for about 16 years.

God has placed an extra hour onto every day.  What are you going to do with that hour?- either study, watch TV, work on the websites, or sleep!

ever seen a ghost?- no (I’m glad about that , too!)

were you ever bitten by a dog?- no, but when I was really little a (little) dog knocked me down and I was scared of dogs for a long time.

name something you know you need to do, but you keep putting it off- I was going to ask you this - but I kept putting it off! I need to take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, but I just cannot see myself doing well on it! As you can imagine, I am in no rush to take it, although I’ll have to do that before I can graduate.

New questions!

Is your purse big or little? Little. When I had a big purse, I carried a lot of stuff that I never used.

Do you wear makeup every time you leave the house? I wear it to work during the week and to church. If I have a weekend part-time gig, I don’t wear it so that it’s less hassle when I have to leave very early or come in very late.

Would you ever go underwater in one of those steel cages with large sharks swimming around? NO!! I don’t care if I am actually protected, I would have nightmares for the rest of my life from seeing those things being so close by. I can hardly look at a picture of a shark attack!!

What is your ideal room temperature? I like a room that’s about 70 degrees. I’m very cold if I’m sitting in a room that’s much under that. If I was moving around a lot, I’d be happier in a cooler room than 70 degrees.

What do you think would be cool about being a guy? It would be cool to not be judged so much by how we look!

Do mosquitoes seem to bite you more than they do other people? Absolutely! At this very moment I have nine bites. (One was itching, so I thought of this question.) At one point last summer I had 27 bites on my legs at the same time - it looked like I had a pox!

How much of what they say in tabloids do you think is true? 10% if that!

Would you pay $250 to see Madonna? No. I just can’t imagine the show would be worth that to me!

How much would you pay to have dinner and an evening out with your favorite celebrity obsession? I would pay $500 - $1000 to go out with David. (I’m thinking of it being like for a charity auction - I’d feel less special (and more repulsed) if he pimped himself out to every girl that offered to pay him for a date.)

If someone offered you an acting job and you had to do a love scene or a striptease, do you think you would do it? I think I would, as long as I knew they’d make me look really attractive and not totally lame/stupid/goofy! It would be fun to try to get into being the character - for a while I’d have a different life! I might feel stupid at first, but I hope I’d get over it!

That’s about it for now. Talk to you later! God bless!
Anne

From: Anne
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: HELP!!!

Hello, Michele!

You? A pain in the butt? Never!

So you’re creating a webpage? That is so cool! I’d recommend it as a hobby! To answer your question, to link to another site you use this "code": <a href="http://www.tv-now.com/"> tv-now </a> (I’m using that example because I plan to add that link to the Angel site!) I know it looks weird, but I didn’t invent it! Between the tags - where I have tv-now - you can put whatever you want, because it’s the part between the quotation marks in the tag that directs the browser. One mistake I often made/make when creating links was leaving off the second quotation mark.

Let me know how it goes! I will write more later today. (Once again in your letter there were many things that I was going to say…)

Talk to you soon! God bless!
Anne

From: Michele
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 11:52 AM
Subject: HELP!!!

Hi Anne,

I’m sorry for being such a pain in the butt, but I really need your help!

I’m trying to build a webpage for myself through yahoo geocities, but I’m completly lost about something:

Ok, you know how on your home page you have links that people can click on? (about me, FAQ, Journal, Praise Page …. etc)  How the heck do you do that?  I know pretty much how to edit the front page but how do I create links to seperate pages? 

I know, I’m such a total retard when it comes to computers!  It’s probably something very simple but for the life of me I can’t figure it out!  I’d appreciate any help you could give me!

Thanks again!

Michele