Chix Chat

From: Anne
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 4:08 PM
Subject: Roller Coaster of Love!

Hello, Michele!

I bet it was a good time at Kennywood. I’m very jealous! On the flip side I bet that it felt like much hotter than 90 degrees - if I had spent 8 hours in that sun I would be as red as a well-done lobster. (As a vegetarian, I am totally against the cooking of lobsters.)

I really liked your roller coaster/falling in love analogy! It made a lot of sense. That reminds me of how lately I haven’t taken on a new project without initially thinking, "What am I doing? I’m in way over my head!" Yet so far the projects - like the websites and the part-time job - have turned out fine …  maybe even great! Praise the Lord!

Re: spitting in people’s food. I never did that, but I was very tempted several times. To make myself smile *extra* big to an obnoxious customer, I would imagine that I had done something awful to their drink.

I believe that choir pic was taken last year - when I was 19! (LOL)

My other boss has returned from her five-week trip to India. She brought me a pearl necklace - she assures me they are good quality pearls. Very nice! They’re not huge pearls, but they’re a good size. I’ll wear them to church Sunday. I was going to wear them to work tomorrow, but my boss isn’t going to be here.

I mailed the letter to David today. I knew I’d forgotten something: the suggestive picture of me. Just kidding! I bet some people do actually send pics of themselves naked to celebrities - like the celebrity will be powerless to resist or something. I heard one famous guy say in an interview that a lot of women had those "Glamour Shots" done and send them with their fan letter. Have you heard of Glamour Shots: where they’ll fix you up and take very flattering pics of everyday women looking like models. Why didn’t I think of having that done? Probably because it goes back to that old question "do you really think they’ll see that picture and be thinking, ‘I have to have her!!’?" Doubtful! The same question could be asked to those girls that get all tramped-up to go to concerts; just who are they hoping to attract?

Speaking of concerts, I’m still hoping against hope that I will go to see N Sync, but it’s not looking good. (Wah!) I was even going to get tramped-up …. ahem! …. dressed-up to go. Next time they pass through here - they are mine!

I did hear about Mariah Carey - it’s really sad. At least she’s getting help. I agree with you 100% that famous people are probably some of the most lonely and sad people around.

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movie- When Harry Met Sally (Love Crocodile Dundee… g’day mate!)
tv show- Blossom
cd- I’m going to have to think of one …..

funny moment- From the Facts of Life: they were cramming for finals and Tootie recalled one of Natalie’s tricks for remembering the chemical symbol for gold: "If some guy was stealing your gold watch, you’d say, ‘A! U! Gimme back my gold watch!’" (I loved that Golden Girls/Rose’s prayer scene!)

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questions answered-

have you ever thrown up after you were on a ride at an amusement park?- no, but I have been very queasy…

what color is your car?- black

Are you more attracted to "business suits" or "blue jeans and tee shirts?"  I’m leaning more towards business suits, but the right kind of guy can be very attractive in jeans. I also think a tattoo is sexy.

What’s the silliest word for "sex" that you can think of?- boinking. In high school I also heard it referred to as "poking."

Have you seen Jurassic Park 3 yet?- No

When you go to the movies, do you get something to eat and drink?- No - I also consider the drink equals restroom factor, and I hate to miss a moment of the show.

Ever had your purse stolen?- no
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NEW QUESTIONS
Have you ever heard of and/or talked in Pig Latin? That’s where you move the first consonant (or two) of a word to the end of the word and tack on "ay"; if the word starts with a vowel, you add on "ay." As an example, here’s the previous sentence in Pig Latin. At’sthay erewhay ouyay ovemay ethay irstfay onsonantcay (oray ootay) ofay a-ay ordway otay ethay enday ofay ethay ordway anday acktay onay ayay" … you get the idea. (It sure is hard to type that way.) Anyway, we used to talk that way when I worked at ***** a lot - so people who overheard wouldn’t know what we were saying. Two of my friends could do say things like that very fast.

Do you ever find yourself singing along with songs that have a good beat but a less-than-Christian message? Yes. Okay, most songs have a less-than-Christian message, but there are some that really stand out to me as "I should not be supporting this." One of them is Billy Joel’s song about "Catholic girls start much too late" - he’s basically expressing that "do it and get it over with" attitude that we talked about. (I like most of Billy Joel’s songs, but I really believe he has major issues with religion.) Another song that I found myself pondering over was "Damn, I wish I was your lover" by Sophie B Hawkins, I think. I was wondering why I was so tempted to sing along with that song when that is SO not how I feel. I want to be more than just somebody’s lover! I want an entire relationship!

Are you a good sport? I’m pretty easygoing, but I don’t think I’m a good sport, because I would take a practical joke very personally! I’m thinking here of a time when I was at a youth swimming party and some of the guys decided it would be fun to bombard me with water balloons. (Note: I wasn’t swimming, I was dry and in regular clothes.) I was embarrassed and upset and promptly called my mother to come get me.

Have you ever submitted a story or an article to a magazine? Was it published? When I was in high school I wrote a story and sent it to Teen Magazine. It wasn’t published. (I looked at it later, and I realized it was quite lame! I was only writing it because I was hoping they’d pay me for it.)

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That’s it for today. I’m leaving a bit early to run some errands. Talk to you soon! God bless!
Anne

From: Michele
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 1:24 PM
Subject: Whee! I had fun!

Hi Anne!

I had such a good time at Kennywood yesterday!  The only drawback was it was sooo hot!  It was like almost 90 degrees.  Talk about roasting!  That sun really drains you.  We spent about 8 hours there from 11-7.  It was a lot of fun.  I’m a big coaster rider and Dana is too so while we were riding the coasters, Shelly and Danielle were riding the tamer rides.  You know, when Dana and I were on the Phantom’s Revenge (the newest coaster there), I realized how much riding a roller coaster is like falling in love (for me).  Well, you know how I’ve said that even though I want to fall in love, sometimes I get scared about it?  And how I’ve said I need to have a man that is going to run after me?  Well,  I’m sitting in the coaster car next to Dana, and as it starts going up the hill, my heart is pounding, my adrenaline is pumping and I’m thinking, ‘Oh my gosh!  What have I gotten myself into!?  I want off this thing!’  And of course, unless I’m a total nut ball and jump out the coaster, I’m basically stuck there until the ride is over.  Then when the coaster reaches the top of the hill and I don’t think I can stand it anymore, it goes down the hill and fear and apprehension is replaced my excitement and sheer exhilaration.  I raise my hands and scream, not in terror, but in joy!  I feel like I’m flying.  I don’t even think about being afraid.  Falling in love is going  to be like that for me.  The man is just going to take control and things are just going to happen so naturally I’m not even going to think about backing out or being afraid.  Does that make sense to you?  I guess right now in my life (since I’m not dating anyone)  I’m at the stage where I’m waiting in line to get on the roller coaster.  I’m anticipating it, I’m kinda scared but excited at the same time and yet I’m still at the point where I can back out if I want to.  I want the time between going up the first hill, and going down the first hill to be as short as possible!

I like your theory as to why people come in at closing time.  Yes, they are on crack!  And as for those insensitive clods who came in five minutes before ***** closed, I think you shouldn’t have to serve them.  I’d be like "Excuse you?!  I do have a life, and it’s not my main goal in my life to serve you!"  What a bunch of jerks.  If I were you, I’d spit in their drinks!  I am so awful, aren’t I?  I could never be a waitress, because I’d be doing all these nasty things to people’s food if they gave me a hard time.  Nobody messes with me and gets away with it!

Speaking of companies being in trouble- I think we are.  Well, there are 50 ***** shops in PA, OH, and WV and I think the company is in trouble financially.  I’ve mentioned this before, haven’t I?  Well, I feel as you do.  If the company closes it’s doors and I have to look for another job, then so be it.  I never intended on spending the rest of my life at ***** anyway.

That’s a nice dream you had about N’ Sync!  Oh!  I asked Carie about the trivia question and she has no idea!  Now she’s really intrigued as to what the answer is too.  If and whenever you find out the answer to it, please tell me so I can tell her!

I had a bad dream about Chaz last night.  I dreamed I was somewhere and he was there too and he totally fluffed me off!  Now I think to myself, ‘Could that possibly happen in real life?’ and another question, ‘Do I even care?’  Yes, I do care.  I mean say I really did see Chaz somewhere and he totally ignored me, I think I would feel bad.  I truly don’t think that would really happen.

I like the picture you sent with your e-mail!  How old are you in it? 

Let me know how your snail-mail letalcoholavid turns out.  Did you include a picture of yourself in a Victoria Secrets nightgown? (lol).  Can you believe that some women would actually do that?  I’m sure there are women who would send pictures of themselves wearing nothing at all!  Tramps.

Did you hear about Mariah Carey having a mental breakdown?  That’s such a shame!  Such a beautiful, talented singer who has everything going for her- you have to wonder what went wrong.  You know that I’ve come to the conclusion that celebrities have to be the loneliest people in the world.  I mean, take Mariah Carey for example. She has millions of so called "fans" who write to her and say "I love you, Mariah" and who probably scream it at her concerts.  And she must think:  "How can you love me?  You don’t even know me!"  I’m sure many celebrities feel like a piece of meat in the industry.  Its like you lose your soul and you try anything (sex, drugs, alchohol, marraige after marraige) to feel that void.  I wouldn’t want to be a celebrity for all the money in the world.  I’ve also come to the conclusion that money dosen’t buy happiness.  If your’e not a happy person and at peace with yourself without money, a million or ten million dollars isn’t going to make you any happier.
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movie- Crocodile Dundee (loved The Brady Bunch movie)
tv show- The Brady Bunch (love pop-up video!)
cd- Shrek (I have Wham!  Make it big.  I had a huge crush on George Michael when I was thirteen.  Hey, I didn’t know at the time he was gay!  I didn’t even think I knew what that meant then, other than "happy!"

funny moment- From the Golden Girls.  All the girls are sleeping in the same bed to keep warm (the heater is broken) and Rose is saying her prayers (out loud).  All of a sudden this voice booms out:  "Rose, thanks for the lovely prayer.  Now shut up and get into bed!"
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questions answered-

When was the last time I sent a fan letter?-  In 1997 when I wrote to Connie Dover (she is a celtic singer).  She wrote back personally and we even wrote back and forth to each other for awhile!

Do I constantly scream at concerts or do I mainly watch the show?-  Well, the kind of concerts I usually go to now are not "screaming" concerts.  I used to scream a lot when I was younger.  In fact, when Danielle and I went to see Debbie Gibson in 1988, that concert was filmed for her video.  I think you can hear us screaming in the background!

Do i remember my HS teacher’s manerisms or favorite sayings?  My mind is a toatal blank on this, but if I think of anything, I’ll tell ya!

what subject would I teach?- Probably English.  How about Arnold Vosloo 101? (giggle giggle)

hairstlying products I use- Pantene Hydrating curls shampoo, conditioner and scrunching gel.

favorite outfits- I love wearing sundresses.  I have about four or five of them and danielle has several too.  We’ll borrow each other’s clothes so its like we each have double the wardrobe. 
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new questions

have you ever thrown up after you were on a ride at an amusement park?- no, thank goodness!

what color is your car?- don’t have one!

Are you more attracted to "business suits" or "blue jeans and tee shirts?"  I used to really be attracted to men in business suits, but now the blue jeans have a great appeal to me.  I don’t know why, but I also think tatoos are sexy.  Not a lot of them, mind you, just maybe one or two on the arms.  Muscualar arms.  OOOHH, Sexy!

What’s the sillest word for "sex" that you can think of?- Shagging (Austin Powers). 

Have you seen Jurassic Park 3 yet?- Yes! 

When you go to the movies, do you get something to eat and drink?- No.  Danielle usually gets something and I’ll just take a few bites here and a few sips there.  I’m afraid if I drink too much, I’ll have to go to the bathroom!

Ever had your purse stolen?- no

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well, that’s all for now.  Have a great day!  God bless!

Michele

From: Anne
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 3:32 PM
Subject: . . . and the pursuit of N Sync!

Ola, Michele!

Now it’s time for Tales from the Meat Department: I didn’t see Pig Ears this time, but the last thing I counted was a stack of frozen-solid whole (except for being gutted) salmon that were about one and a half feet long. Their mouths were frozen open. Oh! The humanity! While counting the ground-up carcasses of defenseless animals, I amuse myself by telling the shoppers who ask me questions about the "products" by furthering the vegetarian plight. Picture it: they say "Is this ground beef fresh?" I look around and say, "Well, just between you and me, I don’t recommend any of this." [Here, I gesture towards the meat case.] "They do have some wonderfully fresh [insert fruit or vegetable here]." Another good response to "Is this ground beef fresh?" is "Fresh? This morning, it was a beautiful, brown-eyed, living creature happily munching on grass in the sunshine. And now, well, it’s been wrapped in plastic and styrofoam for your cooking and dining needs. But, yeah, it’s fresh." (This is an especially effective response if the shopper has a small child with her.)

I agree with you: I get annoyed with people that say things like, "Oh, pasta makes you fat." Umm… no. What makes one gain weight is consuming more calories than one burns. Plus, everyone needs some calories - what is it like 1200 or so per day for an average person?

I have a theory about why people come in at closing time: they are on crack! Some of those large "church groups" would consistently come into *****  5 minutes before closing time. They would joke about it and say,"Ha ha, now y’all aren’t gettin’ out early tonight." (Yeah, we found that *real* funny.) They said once that they came in later because they didn’t want to wait in line. When they came in late like that of course most of the workers had gone and everything was put away so their food took a long time. They never tipped either - what a surprise!

I’m a bit surprised that people will knock on the store’s door if they arrive before opening time. I would not presume to do that: what part of the sign "Open at 10:00" are they not understanding?

I have some office scuttlebut to share with you: I’m wondering if our company is almost in trouble business wise. I’ve heard from two different employees this week that they are hearing rumors of layoffs. (Most of our employees work at different locations than this office.) I thought things were looking good for us, but that’s not what the rumblings are saying. I’m not really worried about it; I figure we’ll be secure for at least a couple of months. Besides - you know how true most rumors turn out to be. Maybe I’d better start updating my resume. A few months ago I started feeling restless (and young!) and I was looking in the newspaper and on companies’ websites for internship positions in my field. I don’t plan to retire from this job anyway; if I lose this job, I’ll simply be forced to find a better one! (And I’ll believe all the while that everything is happening according to God’s plan for my good.)

Spooky! As soon as I finished typing the previous paragraph, my boss came in here and told me that one of our projects may lose its funding and two of our employees may have their positions terminated.

Did I tell you that I dreamed I met N Sync the other night? I’d found the house they were staying in - it was a very nice pool house behind a very nice mansion. Anyway, clearly the dream is a sign that it’s destiny for me to meet them! This morning the DJ asked a trivia question that she thought parents would know the answer to: who were the original five MTV VJ’s? Someone answered that pretty quickly - which is okay because I had no idea! I have about five days to win tickets to the concert. And what do I do about it? "I lie awake. I drive myself crazy - drive myself crazy, thinking of" them. If you get the chance to email your friend, I’d like to know the answer to that "Justin wants to be Mark" business. If Carie doesn’t know, the info will probably be public once news comes out about whatever Mark Spike Lee is making a film about.

I received an email from an Angel fan who asked if I’d tried sending snail mail to the address that is posted on the Angel site, and if I had - what had happened. I thought that was a reasonable question. I emailed the person and said I will send a letter this week and let her know what happens. I printed out the letter and the envelope. I feel like such a common fan.     I hate that: I like to think that my feelings for celebrities are unique and special and  they mean something! (Yeah, right!)Perhaps I’ll get a picture of David out of it. It may even have a pre-printed autograph on it! ….I just realized that I didn’t include the address for them to send the picture to. Drat. It’s sealed in the envelope but not sent, so I’ll just redo it. (I’m so used to sending emails, I don’t think of including my return address!)
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TV show - pop up video!
movie - The Brady Bunch Movie
cd - Make it Big/Wham (love Steven Curtis Chapman, esp that song: The Lord Of The Dance)

funny moment- from Roseanne - the one where Becky gets drunk. Darlene is giving a very hung-over Becky a hard time, trying to make her sick by describing sausage. Becky has to run quickly to the restroom; Darlene feels no sympathy.

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new questions answered

when you go to the movies, do you get there early or do you get there at the last minute?- early

when you buy a new cd- do you listen to the whole thing right away or do you listen to the song(s) you bought the cd for in the first place first?  I usually listen to the whole thing once. After that, I usually only listen to the songs I bought it for.

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you had a brother?- I’ve often praised the Lord that I don’t have a brother; I’ve heard too many brother horror stories!

ever been to a professional baseball game?- yes, if the Huntsville Stars are a professional team.

how bout football?- no

how bout hockey?- no

ever had a surprise party thrown for you?- sort-of. When I was working at ***** one birthday, everyone gathered into the private dining room, then called me back there. They had a cake - it was nice. I was definitely surprised!

ever been to a surprise party?- no

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NEW QUESTIONS

When was the last time you sent a fan letter and who was it to? Today, I’m sending a letter to David. Before that, I think the last one was in 1984(?) when Knight Rider came on - I received a small pic of David Hasselhoff. (Apparently I only send fan mail to Davids.)

When you go to a concert are you one of those who constantly screams or do you mainly watch the show? I’m not a *constant* screamer, but I do scream quite a bit! (That’s half the fun of going, right? Getting caught up in the general atmosphere of it all.)

Do you remember your high school teachers’ mannerisms or favorite sayings? One math teacher would pull down the lower lid of his eye and ask "Do you see any concern in that eye?" whenever anyone would try to tell him some excuse about whatever. Another teacher would pepper her speech with the question "what?" like this: "That child has no - what? Common Sense." "The bell is going to - what? Ring."

If you were going to teach a subject, what would it be? probably English. I like math, but I can’t explain it so that others will understand.

What are some hairstyling products that you use? I like Paul Mitchell’s Straight Works. I haven’t perfected straightening my hair with it, but it just feels like a good quality product. I also have a bottle of gel for curly hair from when I had my perm.

What are your favorite outfits? A black skirt and blazer (a suit) that I rarely get to wear; one floral dress that fits really well; a white shirt, dark green vest, and patterned skirt that remind me of a gypsy’s outfit

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That’s it for today. Have a good time at Kennyworld! God bless!
Anne

PS - I’m attaching an old pic of me in the church choir. (That’s right: I’m the one in the green shirt holding the hymnal.)

From: Michele
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 8:30 AM
Subject: Hope my stomach isn’t queasy today!

Hi Anne!

Danielle, Shelly and I are going to Kennywood Amusement Park today (Wed) Yeah!  I’m meeting my friend, Dana out there.  That should be a lot of fun.  I haven’t been to Kennywood in so long.  ANd I love roller coasters.  I’ll drag someone on the coasters with me!

I love pasta too!  Yummy!  Well, I’m Italian.  It’s a given that I love pasta!  Yes, I’m the type of gal who enjoys my food.  I can’t stand that some people worry about every little morsel that they put in their mouths.  "Oooh, how many grams of fat does this have?  How many calories does that have?"  Oh, just shut up and eat the frickin thing!  God made food for our pleasure, not our punishment!

I have a question for ya (this applies to when I was working at both ***** and now *****)- Why is it that you can be not busy practically all day long, but  about 1/2 hour before you close, that’s when everyone and their mother comes in?  That’s so annoying!  These two ladies and their kids were in there last night looking at cards.  The door was locked, Shelly was running the vacuum, you’d think someone get the hint?  I was just about to walk over to them and tell them to "hustle their buns" when the one lady walks up to the counter and asked Wendy, "Are you closing now?"  Duh!!   Another thing that annoys me.  When we open in the morning and there’s people waiting at the door!  I mean, Hello!?  The store isn’t going anywhere!  It’s even more annoying when people rattle the door or knock on it before we open.  Sorry, pal, we open at 10, and not a moment sooner.  There is nothing in our store that anyone urgently needs.

That reminds me of a funny ***** story.  I was working express in the morning.  Well. we had the "out" door unlocked so the employees could get in.  Anyway, it was about 10 minutes before we opened and this lady opens the out door and peeks her head in.  Joanne (my boss) informed her that we weren’t opened yet.  Wacky Lady says:  "I need to get something!  It’s an emergency!"  She sounded really desperate.  Joanne finally relented and she let the lady in.  Since I already had my drawer counted, I rang her up.  Do you know what she so "urgently"  needed to buy that she couldn’t wait ten minutes for the store to open?  Popsicicles!!!  Did she think we were going to have a popsicicle rush at exactly nine o’clock? 

Counting meat would sound gross. And pig ears?!  Double gross!  I like meat, but only when it’s cooked.  Yummy!  The one lady I work with, Mary is a vegetarian too.  I’ll bring in frozen dinners to eat during my break and when I eat chicken or turkey, she’ll say, "Oh, God, feathers!"

I haven’t e-mailed Carie yet about that N’ Sync question.  I asked Danielle about it and she has no idea.  I’m still lost about it!

Yeah, I was pretty brave when I rose my hand for the free movie passes.  But I figured that, hell, there are mostly teenagers in here, am I really going to be intimidated by a bunch of teenagers?

Hope you did good on your test!  When will you know what your score is?  I was always a pretty good test taker.  Usually made Bs.  With the exception of my History class where I had to cheat just to get a C!
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Movie- Merlin ( Sam Neil)
tv show- All In The Family (liked Home Improvement)
cd- Steven Curtis Chapman- The Lord Of The Dance

funny moment- from Growing Pains- Carol was tutoring the school’s hunky football star, Bobby and her friends didn’t believe that they were fooling around up in her room (they weren’t).  The one friend says, "Come on, Carol.  Everyone knows you’re …. immaculate!"

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questions answered

Do I have a favorite style of art?  I love the art of William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905).  I also love Waterhouse (don’t remember the first name)

Do I know anyone in real life that has the same name as a famous person?-  My mom’s maiden name is Geraldine Ferraro- you know the lady who ran with Walter Mondale in 1984?

Have I sent the same copy of the same e-mail to all of my friends?- A few times

Ways I treat myself?- Take a bubble bath, listen to relaxing music, eat something sinfully rich, watch a movie, read something uplifting
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new questions

when you go to the movies, do you get there early or do you get there at the last minute?- early

when you buy a new cd- do you listen to the whole thing right away or do you listen to the song(s) you bought the cd for in the first place first?  I’ll listen to the songs I wanted the cd for first, then i’ll listen to the cd.

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you had a brother?- Sometimes.  I would have liked to have a little brother.

ever been to a professional baseball game?- yes. twice

how bout football?- no

how bout hockey?- no

ever had a surprise party thrown for you?- no

ever been to a surprise party?- yes.  A few when I was younger and when my grandma turned 80 we had one for her.  Don’t worry, we didn’t yell "Surprise!" and scare her to death!

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Well, that’s it for today.  Sorry this letter is so short, but I have to start getting ready to go to Kennywood!  Yeah!  Till next time, take care and God Bless!

Michele

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There’s a Dial-A-Prayer for atheists now.  The phone rings and rings but nobody answers.

From: Anne
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 4:56 PM
Subject: Not "stalkers" … "groupies!"

Hello, Michele!

It would be great to go to CA and "stalk" Arnold Vosloo! I find myself wondering where exactly David B is also. I bet he’s in CA also! My boss has been out of town today, so I did a bit of work on the Angel site. I’ve been looking at pictures of David for a while; man, this web site business is hard work! (lol)

It’s good that you had a good time on your Girls’ Night Out. I am a huge pasta fan! I agree with your thoughts about how we wear masks. That’s like how I always clam up around guys I like: like you, I am ultra-sensitive, always wondering if I look okay or if I sound stupid when I say something.

I know what you mean about the temptation of the book store. When we do an inventory at one I go pretty slowly because I like to read the blurb of info on each book jacket. Lucky for me the store is closed, and I usually don’t make it back to the store later to purchase whatever I was looking at.

I’m hanging out a bit later at work, because I have nowhere else to go at the moment! I have an inventory gig tonight - counting meat at a Wal-Mart. (YUCK!) The last time I counted there, I saw pig ears wrapped up in plastic and priced. That’s right. Pig. Ears. I was so disgusted I could barely go on. But carry on, I did. It’s also *cold* in that area, as you can imagine. I wore a turtleneck to work today so I can wear my ***** shirt over it to the gig.

I’m really being obsessed over this N Sync ticket business, but I’m not desperate enough to buy them because I figure that all of the good seats are gone. I know I’d be in the same building with them, but from the nosebleed section I couldn’t tell JC from Chris. That is so cool that you won passes to see a movie! I’ve always said that we should pay attention to things around us because you just never know when you’ll need to know trivia. Kudos to you for speaking up! Even if I’d known the answer, I’m sure I’d have been hesitating, "Is that really right?" and some other lucky stiff would’ve beat me to it.

Oh, yes; I felt pretty good about all of the problems on the test except for one. On that one, I’m sure I was missing something simple, but I could just not get it! I tried to write down what I could to show that I did know something, I was just missing it. That professor is pretty generous with the partial credit. I sort-of hate to think that I did okay; I’ll get my test back with a 70 and think, "Whoa! Where did that come from?!"
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movie- Twin Dragons (w/Jackie Chan)
tv show- Home Improvement
cd- N Sync - Celebrity (love N’ Sync-esp Bye Bye Bye!)

funny moment- from Home Improvement, Al is visiting his girlfriend at her office. (She is a dentist.) Al’s cell phone ring and he knows that it’s Tim. Al answers the phone, "I thought I told you never to call me here." Then he and his girlfriend laugh at Al’s kooky sense of humor.
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new questions-

when you write in your journal/diary do you use the same colored pen?  I usually write in black, but I’ll switch to another color if I have a really good day.

do you ever practically "trip over something" and then when you want to find it, you can’t seem to find it anywhere?- all of the time!

You’re somewhere and one of your crushes is there too.  Would you want him to see you first or vise versa?  If you saw him first would you approach him?  Would you want him to approach you?-  (I was going to ask you if you would approach first in this situation!) It would probably be better if he saw me first, because if I saw him first I’d have time to get nervous and blow it out of proportion. I would want him to approach me. I don’t think I would walk up to him if he didn’t see me.

have you/would you go out on a blind date?- I haven’t. I don’t know if I would. (You remember how I hated the idea of going out with Chell’s friend’s brother…)

do you prefer word searches or crossword puzzles?- I love crossword puzzles!

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NEW QUESTIONS -
Do you have a favorite style of art? I really like the Impressionists: Manet and Monet. I also like the "modern" stuff by Picasso. I’m open to a lot of art styles though - they all have some good qualities.

Do you know anyone in "real life" that has the same name as a famous person? The preacher’s cute son - that I always talk about - is named John Inman. Also, my mother works with a young man named Tom Cruise.

Have you ever sent a copy of the same email note to several of your friends, instead of typing different letters for each of them? Yes. I do that often to a couple of the guys I used to work with. I send them copies of casual "here’s what I’ve been up to" letters with a few personalized changes.

What are some ways that you treat yourself? Soaking in a bubble bath, eating chocolate ice cream, going to the movies, watching tapes of my fave shows, splurging on something I really want.

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

From: Michele
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 9:00 AM
Subject: Girl Talk

Hi Anne!

Yes, I had a good time Sunday night.  Kristen couldn’t make it so it was me, Shelly and Danielle.  We ate at Abates (pronounced a-ba-tays).  Its a pasta and seafood resturant.  Yum!  We saw Scary Movie 2 again.  Well, Shelly didn’t see it and I promised her I would see it with her.  we had a lot of time to kill between dinner and the movie so we hung around Barnes & Noble.  I’m so proud of myself- I didn’t buy anything!  I don’t think I could ever work there- I would blow my paychecks on books!  You know, when we were eating  a thought struck me.  I was completely relaxed and myself.  I didn’t worry about stuff dribbling down my chin or worrying that Shelly thought I was eating too much or worry about everything I said.  Now if I were out on a date …. well, I’d probably be a nervous wreck!  Isn’t it a shame that when we are with friends we can relax and totally be ourselves but with a guy, even if we try to "just be ourselves"  we’ll somehow put  a "mask" on?   I mean, even with my male e-pals I have, I carefully weigh in my mind everything I say before I type it.  I wonder if  we’ll ever get to a place where we could be comfortable around anyone, reguardless of whether it was a guy or a gal.

Whew!  Glad to know I’m not the only one who "poses" in front of the mirror!  Yes, I give, sultry looks too!  "What?  Chaz is here?!  Oh my, where is the little devil?  Chaz!  My goodness it’s been so long?  What?  You’ve quit drinking and asked Christ into your heart and you want to marry me and make love to me every day for the rest of our lives?  Of course I’ll marry you!  Come here, lover!"  Yeah, when I daydream, I go all out!

Too bad about the N’ Sync tickets.  I have no idea about the trivia question.  Maybe I’ll e-mail the question to my friend Carie.  She’s a huge N’ Sync fan.  Maybe she’ll know.  Did I ever tell you I won free movie passes when I saw The Mummy Returns for the first time?  Yeah, before the movie started one of the theather employess was giving away passes.  Well, first she asked for a voulenteer to "walk like an egyptian".  Well, I wasn’t going to do that!  A teenaged girl did.  Then she asked a triva question "In The Mummy, what is the name of The City Of The Dead?"  Well, the answer is "Humanaptra".  I wouldn’t have known the answer, but it just so happened that I watched The Mummy on video the night before and I remembered the name.  My hand shot up and I won the tickets!  I used them on Shrek a couple weeks later by-the-way.

I hope you’ll be able to go to CA.  Oh, so your boss is the ’say it once and then drop it’ types?  Not my bosses.  Both Joanne and Nora will mention something more than once.  I guess that’s a good thing, huh?

That be so cool if you could come out here to visit!!  Could you imagine me you and Danielle tearing up the town? (lol).  Or maybe you and I could go to CA and "stalk" Arnold Vosloo!  I think he’s living in CA.  I know he has a home in his hometown of Capetown, SA but I don’t know if he lives there full time.  Good lord, if all the men in SA are as good looking as him, I think I’d want to live there!  No, knowing my "luck" all the good looking men would be taken!"

Yeah, Cosmo isn’t a magazine with "values".  I don’t even know why I wasted my money on it all those years.  I like Mode.  It focuses more on fashion and beauty and the models are realisticly buitlt (the magazine is for women size 12 and up).  I’m so used to the curvy Mode models that when I see covers of the other fashion magazines I think "Holy cow, she’s too thin!"  You can check it out at www.modemag.com .  Another magazine I love is Readers Digest.  Whenever they give sex advice its always to married couples.  They even once did a nice article defending virginity.  I’m sorry, Cosmo, but as a virgin, I have more sensuality than someone with "expirence".

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movie- Field Of Dreams
tv show- Beyond Chance
cd- N’ Sync- no strings attached (esp Bye Bye Bye)

funny moment- from the Facts Of Life.  The girls were getting ready for bed and Blair wanted to sleep with the window open.  She opens it and is inspired and recites this poem.  At the end she says wistfully "The Window by Emily Dickinson."  Jo comes over and slams the window shut and says, "It’s Freezing!  Jo Polnechek!"
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questions answered

last time when I went swimming- when I went to Disneyworld for the first time in Sept 97

If I could interview one of my celebrity crushes, what would I ask?  Can I be your love slave? (lol).  No, seriously, I would ask what their favorite role was? Thier dream role? who they would love to work with? if they wern’t an actor or actress what would they be doing?   Where do you see yourself ten years form now?  How would you like to be remembered?

what are some modern convienices real & fictional I would like to have?  I like your idea about the robotic butler.  HOw about a robotic version of me so lifelike no one can tell the difference.  I’ll send her to work for me!

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new questions-

when you write in your journal/diary do you use the same colored pen?  I switch off by months.  Janurary-blue Feb-black, mar-blue … (you get it)

do you ever practicly "trip over something" and then when you want to find it, you can’t seem to find it anywhere?- happens all the time?

You’re somewhere and one of your crushes is there too.  Would you want him to see you first or vise versa?  If you saw him first would you approach him?  Would you want him to approach you?-  Ok, I’m thinking about Chaz here.  I don’t know if I would want to see him first.  I mean, I do because I will have a chance to "get my bearings" but if he approached me I don’t know if I could fake acting "surprised" you know?  I would definitely want him to approach me first.  Even better yet, I would like for us to just see each other at the exact same moment so whatever our first reaction would be it would be natural.

have you/would you go out on a blind date?- I don’t know.  Maybe I would if I saw a picture of the man beforehand.  Does that sould shallow?

do you prefer word searches or crossword puzzles?- Crossword puzzles

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Well, that’s about it for now.  Sorry this is pretty short.  I have to get ready for work and run some errands.  Till next time, take care and God bless!

Michele

From: Anne
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 4:19 PM
Subject: Strike the pose!

Ola, Michele!

Did you have a good time on your evening out? What movie did you see and was it any good? I had a dull yet sweaty weekend. (Sharing too much?) I’m pretty pleased with my studying effort over the weekend; I plan to cram/study a bit more after I send this email to you.

I went to two inventory gigs yesterday. My sister claims that she will call ***** this week and see about coming to work with us part-time there also. I think it will be great for her to get out of the house and see that she does have options.

I do pose in front of the mirror when putting on makeup! I have one of those tri-fold vanity mirrors so I can see different angles; every morning I’ll be sitting there singing/dancing/be-bopping around practicing giving serious, sultry looks. And, like you, I think, "I’m sorry but I am gorgeous!" Yet, there in the pictures is that "pale, big-nosed, square-faced, frizzy-haired freak."

I can also relate to how your hair looks great right before bed time, but when it’s time to go out: hello, bad hair day!

They cheated me on those N Sync ticket contests: most of them required contestants to be present at the place where the DJ’s were broadcasting. Finally, they were taking the 10th caller; I tried a couple of times and of course the phone was busy. (Exactly how does anyone win those things?) I will say that I’d rather the phone be busy than to get through and be the wrong number of caller. This morning one station was asking NSync trivia for four tickets. Man I wish I had known it! The question was "Justin Timberlake ‘wants to be Mark.’ What does that mean?" The additional clue was that Justin had auditioned for Spike Lee for this part. I truly had no idea! I never did hear the answer because I had to come in to work and my work radio won’t pick up any station outside of a 10-mile radius.

About going to California, there’s no telling when I’ll know if or when I get to go. My boss is one of those that says anything that pops into his head, even when he has no intention of pursuing it further. (As a side note, I’ve decided that he hasn’t said anything about my new hairdo because he doesn’t want me to claim harassment. That is how his mind works!)

About coming to Pittsburgh to visit, I have thought about that also. I don’t know when,  but I can see it happening!

I agree with your thoughts on Cosmo; they do act as if being a virgin was bad and abnormal. I recall one quote that they had from some "guy" (read "jerk") that said he preferred a woman with experience. So he would want a slut? Apparently! And "just go out and do it" sounds exactly like what they would say to a virgin. That makes me a bit angry also; it’s very irresponsible of them to be that casual about sex. And like you said, what about impressionable people that read that mess and think, "Oh, this is how it’s supposed to be"? Most of the views they express about many issues differ from mine; I don’t know why Sara buys it. She is in the same boat we are: about as opposite of the "typical" Cosmo type as you can get.

I must cut this letter a bit short today; I believe I mentioned my Cram Plams … oops …. Cram Plans.
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Movie- Picture Perfect
tv show- Moonlighting
cd- Air Supply/Greatest Hits (love Sara Evans - esp the song "There’s No Place That Far")

funny moment: From Mad About You: I love the whole episode where they get locked in their bathroom on Valentine’s Day.
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Questions answered

If you were an actress, would you want to be "typecasted" (ie the virginal good girl, the slutty bad girl) or would you want to play a variety of roles?- definitely a variety. I think that’s what all actresses want, so they can show their incredible range/skill.

have you ever caught the bridal boquet at a wedding?- no

do you have piles of books that you have to get to and yet you keep on buying more books?- yes

ok, you said you prefer pudding over jello.  What flavor of pudding do you like the most?  Ummmmm….. Ccchhhoooccccoollllaattte…

If you’re watching a movie and a steamy sex scene comes on and your mom walks in the room, do you turn it off?  Good question! I wouldn’t turn it off, but I would probably try to start a conversation to distract her!

If you could afford plastic surgery, what would you have done to yourself- I would have a nose job for sure! I might also have my thighs liposuctioned.

if you had to rate your life on a scale of  1-10, 1 being so miserable you’d wish you were dead, and 10 being absoultely, blissfully, perfect, how would you rate it?  8 (9 some days!)
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NEW QUESTIONS -

When was the last time you went swimming/to the swimming pool? I don’t remember for sure! It was probably in the late 90’s - I know I haven’t been this millenium.

If you could interview one of your celebrity crushes (for whatever reason) what would you ask? "Will you marry me?" Just kidding! I’d ask some of the basics - about their current projects, past work, etc. I’d also want to think of something good/original like … oh! Like some of the questions we’ve been asking here! "Describe a very memorable day; what are things you want to accomplish in your life; if you thought you were alone and a hidden camera was watching you, what would it see?"

What are some "modern conveniences" - real or fictional - that you would like to have? I’d like a robotic butler to carry my things and clean our house. I’d love a car that could start up and come get me (like the Batmobile) when I wanted it to.

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Watch out for emails from unfamiliar sources - especially ones that have a message about "take a look at the attached documents." I just got one today, which I promptly deleted and then deleted it from my trash bin. I figure it got my email address from one of my contact email lists, so it might get your address from me! When it doubt, delete that %$#@!

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

From: Michele
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 7:09 PM
Subject: New e-mail address, same person!

Hi Anne!

As you can see, I have a new e-mail address.  Its *****@hotmail.com   I still have the ***** one, but I have all our e-mails to each other in the ***** one.  So when you write to me, sent it to the ***** one.  Kay?  And yes, it really is me!  You can send forwards and stuff of that nature to the ***** address.  My ***** account was getting too large with all our e-mails and right now my printer’s on the fritz.

Glad you like the pic of Arnold.  I have the same one (only bigger) hanging on the mirror above my dresser.  I also have a pic of Mitch Pileggi hanging on the mirror two.  Two sexy, bald men?!  How can I stand it?   Doesn’t Arnold look so menacingly sexy in that picture? If a man looked like that and he was walking towards me …. well lets just say I’d be doing some big time praying for God to keep me strong!

Re: not being photogenic- tell me if you do this.  Do you "pose" in front of the mirror when you put your make up on?  I do it all the time, and damnit, I think I look good!  So why do I look like a big fat thing in pictures?  Please don’t think I’m stuck up!  I sure everyone "poses" when they look in the mirror.  Another pondering, frustrating mystery of life- why at 11 o’clock at night when I’m ready to go to bed, my hair will look "perfect" but when I have to go somewhere I can’t seem to get it to do anything?  I even "pose" in front of the mirror and practice what I would say if I ever saw Chaz again.  Knowing myself, I’d probably be so shocked and flustered, I’d probably make a total fool of myself.  Gosh, am I sad or what?  Oh- you know what else I do (this is so embarrassing!)  I usually listen to my walkman when I get ready, and I’ll lip-sync to the songs!  Thank God there’s a lock on our bathroom door.  Could you imagine Danielle walking in and seeing me moving my lips and "posing" in front of the mirror?  Yes, I truly am sad!

Good luck with trying to win the N Sync tickets!  Believe me, you’re sure to have some fierce competition.  Think of every teenage girl in Huntsville making a mad dive for the phone!  I’ve never called a radio station.  There never really was a radio contest that I wanted to win.  Like I said before, I hate using the phone.  Its not so much talking on the phone.  If someone calls me, I’m fine with it.  But when I call someone, I’m always scared that they might have a "what do you want?" attitude. Its silly, I know, but I’ve gotten much better with it.  And I would definitely put my "uncomfortableness" aside if there was a "Win A Dream Date With Arnold Vosloo" contest!

That be cool if you could go to Ca for your work.  When will you know for sure if and when you’ll be going?  I’d like to go to Ca, but its not like I’m dying to go.  It would be neat to see and even meet some famous people, though.  You know what would really be cool?  If someday you’d come here or I go there and we meet each other in person.  Why not?  Its something to think about for the future.

Oh, I can kick myself too when I think how I clammed up around the guys I liked in high school!  Gosh, let me have the mind I have now and put it in my seventeen-year-old body!  I’d be talking up a storm.  I had a huge crush on Jeff in my junior and senior year.  He even sat next to me in my English class, and I cringe now to think that I was actually imtimadated by him.  First of all, he was a year younger than me!  Second of all he was really immature (and it had nothing to do with the fact that he was younger).  I can’t believe how I based my whole day on whether he talked to me or not.  How I felt so good when he smiled at me, and when he ignored me I felt like crap.  Well, live and learn, I guess.

Re: good looking men and ugly women and your comment "could it be that these women put out?"  Anne, that’s exactly what I think these women do!  I mean, what other reason could there possibly be?  I have maybe another explanation, which is really unfair to people like you and me:  maybe a good looking man is sick and tired of being "used" by beautiful women thus he goes for the complete opposite.  Maybe that’s why sometimes I’ll see a beautiful woman with an average guy.  Maybe she’s dated her fill of "gorgeous jerks" and the man she’s with now treats her like gold.  I’m caught in the middle.  I want a man to treat me like gold, but I have to be attracted to him too!  I mean an "ugly gentleman" isn’t any better than a "gorgeous jerk".  There has to be a middle ground.  If I could meet a man with looks about a 7 or 8 (on a scale of  1-10) and the personality of  7 or 8, then I’d be satisfied.

I used to read Cosmo religiously but you’re right.  It’s not the place to look for Christian dating advice.  It really is a total joke.  I mean, the magazine is supposed to be so pro-woman and pro-choice (obviously) but I remember there was once an article about virgins and how they practically made fun of women who were virgins! They practically advised a virgin to just go out and do it and get it done and over with.  That every woman should experiment a little sexually before she "settles down".  Oh, so I suppose having 50 dic*$s shoved up me would make me worthy in your eyes, Cosmo?   There was also once an article on the pro-life movement, and granted there are some pro-life fanatics, but if you just went by that article, you’d think every pro-life person was a religious nut ready to bomb an abortion clinic at the drop of the hat!  Its very deceiving. I’ll pick it up occasionally now, (when I’m waiting in line at the grocery store) and leaf  through it and I just shake my head at the so called "advice" that they give.  No wonder so many women are so screwed up!  And  you’d  think that they (and not just Cosmo.  When I say "they" I mean the whole freaking world!), would have the sense by now to think, "Gee, with all these teenagers who get pregnant (despite the fact that birth control is easier now than ever to get) and woman who have abortions and all these divorces and miserable, empty relationships and stds and everything, do you think maybe God’s way is maybe possibly the best way?  I mean, after all, married couples have more passionate, pleasurable sex.  Is it possible to be a sexual virgin?  To be with only one person your entire life?  Could it be that God the creator of the universe who knows every hair on every person’s head who ever walked this earth is actually right? "  They might think that, but unfortunately their next thought is " Nah!  We just have to find a way to make sex that isn’t God’s way, okay! "  This is why I struggle with my sexual feelings.  I just want to do right by God and the only way I can do that is if I save myself for my husband.

I’m sorry for rambling on like that, but it’s just that I have so much to say about this.  I’m pretty strong in my convictions so reading a magazine like Cosmo doesn’t make me think differently, but could you imagine an impressionable sixteen-year-old who’s being pressured by her boyfriend to have sex and she’s not really sure what to do reads that "virgin" article and realizes that maybe she should just "get it done and over with."  It’s very sad.  Do you know if there is any Christian woman’s magazines?  I would love to read it and compare it to a magazine like Cosmo.

Thank you for mentioning my love life (our love lives) in your prayers.  You can even put it in your prayer requests on your Praise Page.  I know I shouldn’t even worry about this.  I shouldn’t have to worry about anything, but I do.  Letting go and letting God is easier said than done.  Having faith in God is easy.  Trusting him is the hard part!
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Movie- The Untouchables (thought Double Jeopardy was great!)
tv show- Saturday Night Live (especially the early shows with Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murary, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Larraine Newman and Garrett Morris) (liked Who’s the Boss)
cd- Sara Evans-Born To Fly (I have Wilson Phillips)
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Questions answered

Do I ever refer to an e-mail address as an "e-mail addy"- HUH??!!

what is a cool nickname that I’ve been called?- Well Bob (one of my "crushes" and no it wasn’t produce Bob) would always call me Hon and it drove me wild.  People will call me Babydoll sometimes.

If there was a hidden camera at work what would it catch me doing when I was supposed to be working?- gabbing with my co-workers, eating chocolate otypecastcandy case, standing in the aisles and reading the cards.  FYI- yes I do my work!!

Of the outfits I wear regularly, how many do I think I look really great in?- about 5

do I have a good side?- Hmmmm …. never really thought about it or noticed.

Do I find that I understand the words to songs now more than I did a few years ago?- yes!  when I was about 13 years old, I bought this tape with dance music on it and the one song (I forgot the name of it) they just kept on saying over and over "lets do it doggie style"  and me, completely oblivious to what that meant would blast that song and sang along with it!  I can only imagine what the neighbors thought!

What would I say if I met someone famous that I really liked?- Like you I would try to play it cool and not act all giggly and intimidated.  I mean, all joking aside men like Arnold and David are human beings and they have feelings just like everyone else.  I would just try to talk to them like they were a regular person.  I would ask them about their family and I would say what a great actor/actress/singer/writer I think they are.  Then after  I’d shriek and faint!

things I want to accomplish in my life- get something published, get married, have children, ,maybe adopt children, visit all 50 states, go to Ireland, go to Morocco, go to Canada, learn to drive!  There’s probably more but that’s all I can think of right now.

plans for the weekend- On Sunday I’m supposed to go to dinner and the movies with Shelly and Kristen two girls I work with.  That should be fun!

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new questions

If you were an actress, would you want to be "typecasted" (ie the virginal good girl, the slutty bad girl) or would you want to play a variety of roles?- I would like to play a variety.  I want to play so many different roles (nun in one movie, call girl in the next) that if there was an article on me in a magazine the title would say: "Who is the real Michele *****?"

have you ever caught the bridal boquet at a wedding?- no!  I run away from it!  I just hate attention called to myself!

do you have piles of books that you have to get to and yet you keep on buying more books?- Yes!  I could have a mini library and yet I keep on buying more books!

ok, you said you prefer pudding over jello.  What flavor of pudding do you like the most?  Butterscotch.  Yum!

If you’re watching a movie and a steamy sex scene comes on and your mom walks in the room, do you turn it off?  I probably wouldn’t, but I wouldn’t feel very comfortable.  I mean no matter how old I get, the words sex and parents just don’t mix!  To think that my mom and dad actually do it!  I don’t even want to think about it! 

If you could afford plastic surgery, what would you have done to yourself- I’d have a tummy tuck and liposuction on my hips.  Also, my boobs are…. um, kinda lopsided and I would like to get that fixed! (I can’t believe I’m telling you this!)

if you had to rate your life on a scale of  1-10, 1 being so miserable you’d wish you were dead, and 10 being absoultely, blissfully, perfect, how would you rate it?  An 8.  a 10 is just too unrealistic and I complain too much for it to be a 9!

Oh!  Funny moment!  From Mama’s family.  Mama was trying to get the family to help her clean out the attic and everyone was giving their lame excuses as to why they couldn’t.  Vint and Naiomi are sitting on the couch, being all lovey-dovey, and Vint says "I’d like to help you, Mama, but I threw my back out"  Seeing the two of them kissing, Mama comments dryly, "I wonder how."

we should have a Mama’s family only funny moments!  That show rocked!

see you on Monday!  Take care and God bless!

Michele

From: Anne
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 4:08 PM
Subject: I use my own pics to scare the rats away!!

Ola, Michele!
 
Thanks for the pic of Arnold: I will tape it to my closet. I don’t even mind that there are other people in the pic … I am such an exhibitionist! (Just kidding!)
 
You said that you aren’t photogenic: believe me, I’m not either. Apparently our type of gorgeous doesn’t capture well on film. (NOT kidding!) If I send you a pic, you can bet that it’s the best IMHO one of the lot! (I have A LOT of rejects!) For a while, when I didn’t have bangs, I thought I looked okay, but every picture that I saw of me at that time was AWFUL! Seeing those pictures would literally depress me; I’m walking around thinking that I’m gorgeous … well okay-looking at least … and these pics prove otherwise! Since I’ve grown my bangs back I feel a bit better about pics.
 
N Sync is coming in concert here on August the 7th - which is the day before JC’s birthday. I’d love to go; I realized yesterday that I haven’t the foggiest notion of what the tickets might cost. This weekend I’m going to try to win tickets and a backstage pass with a radio contest; I’m sure the competition will be fierce. Then again, so am I! (lol)
 
At work, we are trying to get some work with a company in California. My boss said that if we get that contract, he might send me to CA to help out for a few days. I would love that! I’ve never been west of the Mississippi River, and I think it’s time I went! I’d be looking as often as I could for celebrities. My boss told me it would be a culture clash for me, because there are a lot of Spanish people there. Excuse me? My bosses are from India: coming to work is a culture clash for me! Plus, I used to work at restaurants - that would be a *severe* culture clash for my bosses! If I go to CA (and I’m not holding my breath) you can bet I’ll stay a few days extra for some personal time.
 
I fully agree that we have great personalities! People always act like someone is unattractive when the person describing them says "they have a great personality" but personality is important! So many times before I’ve known less physically attractive people but because of their personality, I’d have chosen them over some gorgeous dud. This is why I kick myself now a little when I think of how I always clammed up around the guys I liked in high school. If I’d just been myself around them, maybe …. Oh well. Live and learn!
 
I know what you mean about seeing gorgeous guys with homely women! I can’t tell you how many couples I served at *****l that were like that. Often the woman would be a total B to me, and that REALLY would make me wonder, "HOW…?!?!" Like you said, there must be something there that we don’t see; I’d pay money to know what it is. My catty side says, "Could it be that these women put out?" I hope that’s not it!
 
Speaking of attractive men, there was an article in Cosmo several months ago showing actors who were dating average looking women. I thought that was a bit crass of the magazine; this is the same magazine that tells its readers to be proud of themselves however they look. Talk about a mixed message! Cosmo is *not* the place to look for Christian dating advice - or for that matter to look for practical, non-slut advice! You’re so right #1: they are telling us to do this, that or the other to impress some guy: it’s just playing games! You’re so right #2: I would NOT want the sort of guy that I have to play those games to get. You’re so right #3: If the situation was reversed, it would be awful to be dating someone who was using me to attract someone else.
 
I was trying to recall some other absurd advice in that Cosmo article, and I just remembered some. "When you’re with a group of guys, be a little flirty with all of them. Be sure to single out the object of your affection so that everyone present including him will know that he is the one you’re interested in." They gave an example of talking about shirts, and you would say coyly, "I’d like to know where Bob got that shirt, because he looks so great in it." (Or something to that effect.) Picturing myself in that situation, I think, "What a complete waste of time!"
 
I agree that going to church to meet a guy is not the best reason to go. I think that if anyone is looking for Mr. or Ms. Right, they’re going to be disappointed a lot. That’s like we were saying before: about wanting to meet The One in an everyday way (when we’re not really expecting it). Lately I’ve been mentioning our "love lives" in my prayers. I pray that we’ll be patient and that we’ll meet the one that He wants us to meet. Beyond that, I try not to worry about it, but sometimes I do wonder when it will happen.
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**recommendations**
cd - Wilson Phillips
TV show - Who’s the Boss?
movie - Double Jeopardy
 
Funny moment: From Mama’s family, Mama and Iola were trying to sneak into the key shop where Vint worked. There’s a funny slapstick type scene where Iola is falling all over the place as she tries to get through the window.

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new questions - answered!
 
ever cried at work?- Oh, yes! At Cracker Barrel, I would regularly have breakdowns.
 
could you date a man in a wheelchair- yes (I was just thinking yesterday of an old As The World Turns ep, where Lila was married to Casey, who was a quadriplegic. Casey thought it was unfair for Lila to be stuck with him because she could do better. Lila loved Casey and insisted that didn’t matter. I thought how I could picture myself in Lila’s place - if you love someone you don’t think of them as a burden.)
 
how bout a blind man?- I don’t know
 
how bout a deaf man?- I think so
 
do you prefer Jello or Pudding?- pudding (Ummm….. puuddddiiinnnnggg. Jello’s good too, especially when there’s fruit in it!)
 
when you eat out do you usually eat everything on your plate or do you take some home?- I also eat everything on my plate.
 
do you live close to a mall or a shopping center?- about twenty minutes away from one - around here, that’s pretty close!
 
this is kinda far-fetched but when the summer Olympics were in Alanta, Georgia in 1996 did you attend any of the events?- no.
 
would you get up in front of a bunch of people and do karaoke?- I would if I could find a good song
 
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NEW QUESTIONS:
 
Do you ever refer to an email address as an "email addy"? Not usually. (I see that term everywhere: did I miss a memo that we’re supposed to be using it?)
 
What is a cool nickname that you’ve been called or would like to be called? One loud, brazen ex-Army guy I used to work with would call me "Sassy." I think that suits me! Another guy there called me "LooLooBelle." I like it when I spell it that way.
 
If there was a hidden camera on you at work, what would it catch you doing when you were alone and supposed to be working? A camera on me would catch *quite* a show! I do work sometimes (that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!) but sometimes, I’ll get up and dance or move around just to loosen up after sitting for so long.
 
Of the outfits that you wear regularly, how many do you think look really great on you? maybe five.
 
Do you think that you have a "good side?" yes, I think the right side of my face is noticeably different - and more attractive - than the left.
 
Do you find that you understand the words to songs now more than you did a few years ago? I really do. I’ll hear a song that I’ve heard a thousand times before and I’ll suddenly realize what they’re actually saying.
 
What would you say if you met someone famous that you really liked? I’d try to be cool and simply say that I like their work. I’d hope to have a camera and get my picture taken with them. I like to think that I wouldn’t be frighteningly silly or intimidated by them. They’re just people after all. (How does your mom’s saying go again? "They have to sit on the toilet …" Hey, it’s true!)
 
In no particular order, what are some things that you want to accomplish in your life? Buy a house, be on the cover of a magazine (for something good!) or on a tv show, visit other countries, visit all the states in the US, find a career that I love, get my degree, meet some famous people, marry my dream man, maybe adopt an adorable child from another country. (I used to want to publish my journals, but now I’ll settle for posting them on my website. Hmmm.. 14 years of journals: I’m gonna need more memory!)
 
Any plans for this weekend? I need to study/cram for test #3 Monday in my Probability class. (Don’t forget the final which is a week from Wednesday. <Insert panic attack here.>) I have two gigs on Sunday. Plus I have to try to win those N Sync tickets. (I really want to meet them! I could cross "meet famous people" off of my life’s To Do list!)
 
That’s it for today. Have a great weekend! God bless!
Anne

From: Michele
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 11:07 AM
Subject: hope you didn’t use my pic to scare the rats away!

Hi Anne!
 
Glad you got my pictures.  Why was I all gussied up in that one?  It was for my Aunt Rose’s wedding (her second marriage).  Yeah, I liked that dress a lot.  It was a dark blue, but when the light hit it, it looked kinda purple.  Very pretty.
 
Aw shucks (blush), thanks for saying that I’m "wonderful"!  Guys today are so dense!  I mean, not only are we attractive, but I think we have great personalities!  If I see one more relatively attractive man with a homely women, I think I’m going to scream.  Take yesterday, for example.  I was walking to work, and I passed this couple, holding hands.  The man wasn’t gorgeous, but he was pretty decent looking.  The girl was short, heavy and well … ugly.  I’m not trying to be mean, but she wasn’t attractive at all.  And I have to wonder what in the world does he see in her?  She must have one hell of a personality!  I think to myself ‘What the hell am I doing wrong?’  You know sometimes being very attractive can be just as damning as being very unattractive.  I mean, how many men do you think look at you and me and want to approach us but don’t because they’re afraid of rejection?  This is why I say (for the hundredth time!) That my future husband will be the one to pursue me totally and completely!
 
Re: that Cosmo article:  what’s the point of seeing someone that you see no future with?  Isn’t that the whole point of going out with someone?  Isn’t that like ’stringing someone along’?  "Gosh, Bill, I think you’re a wonderful man and these past six months have been great and all, but I just don’t see a future with you.  I never did.  I’m only going out with you to make myself look attractive to other men."  Totally not right!  And I wouldn’t even want the kind of man who would be attracted to me because I was seeing someone else!  See, this is all part of these stupid mind games that people play in the game of love and I don’t want any part of it.  I’m too old for this crap.  I don’t have the time and I don’t have the patience!  You’re right.  Using some poor dork as bait is not the way to meet Mr. Right!  I shouldn’t have to "do" anything to get a husband.  As far as I’m concerned its pretty cut and dried- man meets me, runs after me, we date, fall in love, get married and live happily ever after!  Simple!
 
True that you wouldn’t look for a Eggplant Parmagina in a McDonalds, but just because you meet someone in a Church environment, doesn’t mean you’re home free.  If that we’re true, we’d both be married by now.  Its so frustrating to go to church and look around you and see that every good looking man is married!  I know I’m supposed to be there for God and not be checking out the men, but I’m sure everyone does that.   And just because a guy goes to church, doesn’t mean he won’t turn out to be a jerk.  At this point in my life, I really don’t care how or where I meet my future husband.  I don’t go to church that much anyway, so I really don’t have room to judge.  My cousin met her husband at a gas station, my aunt met her husband at a restaurant.  Like I’ve said before, I would like to meet such an extraordinary man in such an ordinary way!  Don’t give up Anne!  The love of your life is out there somewhere! (I’m giving the same advice to myself!)
 
That episode of  My So Called Life is so true because I look at people and think ‘Oh my god, so-and-so actually has (had) sex!’  There are some people I just can’t imagine in the throes of passion, you know?  Yuck, I get creeped out thinking about it!
 
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Recommendations
 
Movie- Wish Upon A Star
Tv Show- Talk Soup
Cd- Dido-No Angel (Love the song "Here With Me" It is so hauntingly beautiful.)
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questions answered
 
have I ever ridden in a limo?- no.  I’d be peeved too if I missed my chance to ride in one!
 
how many bottles of nail polish do I have- about 20.  Mind you, most of them are Danielle’s.
 
what color are my nails painted?- I just painted them this morning kinda a silvery/goldish color.  (the color name on the bottle is tinsel)  I always match my toenails with my fingernails.  I’m very anal-retentive about that.
 
what beauty regimens would I let my husband see- just the basics.  Brush my teeth put my makeup on.  I would not let him see me nair my upper lip hair!
 
would I wear make up around my husband most of the time?- sure.  But not when I’m going to bed.
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new questions
 
ever cried at work?- yes. 
 
could you date a man in a wheelchair- I think so
 
how bout a blind man?- yes
 
how bout a deaf man?- not sure
 
do you prefer Jello or Pudding?- pudding (but I can get in a mood for Jello too!)
 
when you eat out do you usually eat everything on your plate or do you take some home?- I usually eat everything on my plate.
 
do you live close to a mall or a shopping center?- yes.  only a few blocks away.
 
this is kinda far-fetched but when the summer Olympics were in Alanta, Georgia in 1996 did you attend any of the events?- no, but a friend of someone I worked with went.
 
would you get up in front of a bunch of people and do karaoke?- maybe.  I think I would do it if I were with a bunch of my friends and there was no one in the audience that I knew!
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Oh! I forgot funny moment- In an episode of Laverne and Shirley, someone wrote their names and phone number on the wall of the men’s restroom.  They kept on getting these lewd phone calls.  On the one call Laverne says something like, "And let me tell you something, buster!  What you just said is sick!  Sick!  Sick!  And I wouldn’t do any of those things with you … except maybe possibly that third thing …"
 
well, thats about it for now.  Have a great weekend!  I’m going to send this out twice so hopefully you’ll get it!  If you do get it twice, I apologize!  Till next time, take care and God bless!
 
Michele