RANDOM CRAZY HOORAY!

SHE'S COMING BACK!
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2007/23/c6173.html
Darn skippy!

Random Quizzing. Maybe just one this time.

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? I did a fancy skid across the basement floor.

2. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE? It's a Nokia something something. Small & boriong old grey

3. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO? Pretty much anything. I'm not as keen on whiny country & rap, but I'll still listen to it usually.

4. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? 8 pm

5. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? There's a lot of stuff I want, but I mostly want world peace. Honestly, what's the point of killing people?

6. WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Being a kid & not having to be responsible for things. The ocean

7. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION? Pinky, obviously. Too bad he's still brown.

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL? Vanilla

9. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC? Especially in loud, crowded places.

10. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK? If I can't see the creepies coming, of course I get scared.

11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME TO WEAR? I keep a scent free environment for the most part, but probably Vanilla Fields

12. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Longish.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DESSERT? Anything sweet & raspberryish.

14. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS? They're both evil, but I guess energy drinks

15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING? Meats & cheese

16. IF YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Anything at all? Garlic Fingers with Bacon Bits & donair sauce

17. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD? Wow. It's not who it normally would be.

18.DO YOU SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE? Miramichi English & crappy french

19. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE OPPOSITE SEX)? Hmmm... I think a candle.

20. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? That depends on who the person leaving was.

21. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU? Actions speak louder than words.

22. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED: 777

23. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES? Red head

24. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN? Jacqui's

25. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST? It's a good thing you didn't ask "Who". As for what, weakness.

26. HAS ANYONE EVER SPIT ON U? Not that I'm aware of.

27. YOUR WEAKNESSES? Eyes, Spiritual, Smart

28. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB? Babysitter

29. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? I'm not actually sure if I have or not

30. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY? talking on the phone to Jacqui, before that watching a movie with Mum

31. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE? I'd be suddenly skinny

32. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY? I like surveys.

33. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST? Oh. Umm... for being "special". IE: I'm a bit nuts.

34. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL? Applaud the government for finally using their common sense & then have a good cry because people'd just end up doing what they did during abolition back in the 20's & 30's and go for the moonshine

35. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? A decent, but not expensive Digi Camera.

36. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT? Maybe 2. I'd prefer to adopt. Poor little guys with no Mommy

37. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My sister was given three name choices. She named me after the name that was her dolly's name.

38. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? Well duh!

39. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE? I like them all, especially my pinky's & thumbs.

40. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Friday night after that crazy busy spurt at work.

41. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It's alright, if you're partial to first grade scribbling.

42. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Balogna

43. ANY BAD HABITS? Cracking my knuckles, chewing my finger nails & around them, obsessing constantly about the stupidest things

44. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD YOU OWN? How can I be embarassed by my music when I like all music? Maybe Linkin' Park?

45. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yup. I make it my purpose to be a good friend, in as much as I'm able to be.

46. DO LOOKS MATTER? To the superficial & shallow.

47. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER? I go off by myself & try hard not to shriek or punch/kick the wall, till I'm calm enough to rationally discuss it with whomever I need to discuss it with.

48. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME? Work.

49. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY? I'm the most naive moron in the world. Until you screw me or mine over & I realize that you have.

50. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? Ethel Wilma the Panda Bear

51. DO YOU USE SARCASM? What? Me? Sarcastic. Noooo, I wouldn't ever do that. I'm sure.

52. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT? Not that I'm aware of anyway

53. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GIRL/GUY? Eyes, Jesus, Intelligence

54. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? Vicks, Vix, V

55. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Not usually

56. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Used to be chocolate chip cookie dough till they stopped using lots of cookie dough. Now mint oreo or Fudgeo

57. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS? Blue, Neon Pink, Orange

58. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE? Two full ones, one half one & one quarter one

59. WHO/WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW? Jacqui & Pat. The Ocean

60. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? Be awesome if they did, but I can't see that most of them will.

61. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Life Radio Network

62. LAST THING YOU ATE? All Dressed Ruffles Chips

63. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? What a redundant question. Jacqui, obviously.

64. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE PREFERRED SEX? If they're ugly inside or not.

65. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Newcastle New Brunswick, now known as Miramichi City

66. SCARIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU? Which near death experience do you want? I guess the one where I spun out of control on the ice in front of the church & it wasn't until I spoke the name of Jesus Christ that my car came under control, exactly halfway between the two ditches, almost back by the grass, facing the highway I had just been driving down.

67. FAVORITE DRINK? Pepsi, Rootbeer, Child Friendly Shirley Temples

68. FAVORITE JOKE? Currently the french crack a lad at work made about a different lad at work. Probably tied with my accidental insult of African people. Gee it was funny, but wow, did I ever feel like a heel afterwards.

69. FAVORITE SPORT? English Football (Soccer), figure skating, skiing, snowboarding, surfing, etc

70. YOUR HAIR COLOR? Currently roan

71. YOUR EYE COLOR? Pastel green rimmed in dark green

72. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES? Stupid things, but contacts dry my eyes out

73. SIBLINGS? One of each.

74. FAVORITE MONTH? May, September & December

75. YOU LIKE SUSHI? I might, if I could get past what it is & actually try it.

76. LAST THING YOU WATCHED? Just 4 Kicks with Mum

77. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? May & December 25th. Recently started liking July 10th too.

78. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? I shouldn't have to ask them out, I'm the girl. So, yes I guess I must be.

79.SUMMER OR WINTER? Both, but mostly summer

80. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? Relationships all the way. Nobody but my husband will have my body if I have any say in the matter at all

81. WHO DO YOU SECRETLY LOVE? Secretly? Jesus. Ha. That's such a secret. Pat? Nope, that's not a secret either. Wow, I just I'm just not very secretive.

82. FAVORITE SONG AT THE MOMENT? Wow. That's a toughie. Still Sad Clown or Frail by Jars of Clay. I like most songs.

83. LAKE OR OCEAN? Ocean all the way

84. BIGGEST TURNOFF? People who are beautiful outside & hideous inside. Body odor

85. LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND? Hmm. I forget the last time I was at Jacqui's. November I think. I forget when I last saw Kathy or Tara too.

86. LAST KISS? Monday night. :)

87. LAST TEXT YOU RECIEVED? From Aliant, congratulating me on getting a cell phone & welcoming me.

88. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH? I'll probably be crushing on Pat for a very long time.

89. DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW? Yuppers.

90. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME? Vix, Jax, Kats

91. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED/ ARE ATTENDING? North & South Esk Regional High. Cobras all the way!

92. WHERE ARE YOU NOW? In my Bedroom

93. ARE YOU SMILING? Uh, sorta?

94. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING Jeans, sandals, hoodie, at least one unmentionable & hair ties on my braids

95. ARE YOU IN LOVE? There are so many kinds of love, so duh, of course. But yes, I am in love the way you mean.

96. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? The Polar Express, Doogal & way too many more too mention.

97. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? The Bible is really over 60 books, so I'll lay claim to most fantasy, especially Harry Potter, to my parent's dismay.

98. WHEN WAS YOUR LAST RELATIONSHIP? I'm in multiple relationships, as is everybody. But romantically, it's been nearly a year since he started courting me, nearly 9 months since it's been offical

99. EVER GONE CRAZY? People keep asking me that, but how can I go where I already live?

100. PLAN ON GETTING DRUNK SOON? Never on alcohol if I have any say in the matter. On life, every day.

101. DO YOU BELIEVE IN NEW BEGINNINGS? Totally. If it weren't for new beginnings I'd be dead.

So my peeps, I totally want to keep on, but I'll stop for now. It's bedtime for girls who work at 9 am tomorrow. Happy day!

Cheers to you! Cake & cookies too!
V
"One God, one Love, one Way." -KJ52, from the song Dear Slim

Strength

Dearest My Peeps,

Dictionary.com defines strength as:
1. the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
2. mental power, force, or vigor.
3. moral power, firmness, or courage.
4. power by reason of influence, authority, resources, numbers, etc.
5. number, as of personnel or ships in a force or body: a regiment with a strength of 3000.
6. effective force, potency, or cogency, as of inducements or arguments: the strength of his plea.
7. power of resisting force, strain, wear, etc.
8. vigor of action, language, feeling, etc.
9. the effective or essential properties characteristic of a beverage, chemical, or the like: The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.
10. a particular proportion or concentration of these properties; intensity, as of light, color, sound, flavor, or odor: coffee of normal strength.
11. something or someone that gives one strength or is a source of power or encouragement; sustenance: The Bible was her strength and joy.
12. power to rise or remain firm in prices: Stocks continued to show strength. The pound declined in strength.

Strong is defined as:
1. having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
2. accompanied or delivered by great physical, mechanical, etc., power or force: a strong handshake; With one strong blow the machine stamped out a fender.
3. mentally powerful or vigorous: He may be old, but his mind is still strong.
4. especially able, competent, or powerful in a specific field or respect: She's very strong in mathematics. He's weak at bat, but he's a strong fielder.
5. of great moral power, firmness, or courage: strong under temptation.
6. powerful in influence, authority, resources, or means of prevailing or succeeding: a strong nation.
7. aggressive; willful: a strong personality.
8. of great force, effectiveness, potency, or cogency; compelling: strong reasons; strong arguments.
9. clear and firm; loud: He has a strong voice.
10. solid or stable; healthy; thriving: The banker predicted a strong economy.
11. well-supplied or rich in something specific: a strong hand in trumps.
12. having powerful means to resist attack, assault, or aggression: a strong fortress; a strong defense.
13. able to resist strain, force, wear, etc.: strong walls; strong cloth.
14. decisively unyielding; firm or uncompromising: She has strong views about the United Nations. He has a strong sense of duty.
15. fervent; zealous; thoroughgoing: He's a strong Democrat.
16. strenuous or energetic; vigorous: strong efforts.
17. moving or acting with force or vigor: strong winds.
18. distinct or marked; vivid, as impressions, resemblance or contrast: He bears a strong resemblance to his grandfather.
19. intense, as light or color.
20. having a large proportion of the effective or essential properties or ingredients; concentrated: strong tea.

You may be wondering what on earth I'm going on about now. Well you may. I'll stop your agonizings though, for I will tell you. I spent the evening with Pat tonight. I throughly enjoyed myself too , I might add. I always do though.

Anyhow, his roommate was home & somehow we got discussing strength and whether or not a man should be strong. Tania insisted that in today's day & age, men are supposed to be the weak ones, while I disagreed & said that men are supposed to be strong. I couldn't make her see my point & she couldn't make me see hers and eventually we kept going and talked about other things.

Thinking about it on the drive home, I better verbalized, in my head, how to say what I meant. I had come across as sounding very sexist, "Oh men are supposed to be the strong ones." but that wasn't my intention at all. Men are supposed to be strong, but so are women. Strength does not indicate superiority. Every person on this planet is supposed to be strong, man, woman & child. But there are different kinds of strength, as the long list of definitions from dictionary.com proves. The most commonly thought of strength is physical. But there is mental strength too, and emotional strength, and psychological strength, and moral strength.

It would be very sexist for me to say that men are supposed to be strong & women are supposed to be weak. Also not true. But at the same time, isn't it sexist to say that men are supposed to be weak and women are supposed to be strong? We're all created equal. One and the same. If you believe in creation, Eve was created from Adam's rib. Not from his heel, to be underneath him & inferior to him. Not from his skull, to be above him & superior to him. But from his rib, to be beside him & be equal to him.

So if men & women are created to be equal, both are to be strong. It's similar to bravery. Bravery is not the lack of fear, but acting in spite of the fear. Strength is not to be superior to another, but to be equal to them. Sure I'm bound to have strength that a guy wouldn't have, but at the same time, I have strength that another chick won't have. And sure a guy is going to have strength that I don't have, but he is also going to have strength that other guys don't have.

Strength doesn't always mean physical. Weak doesn't always mean physical either though. Men & women both are supposed to be able to take care of themselves & protect themselves & fend for themselves. But they are also supposed to be able to take care of their mate/loved ones, take care of their mate/loved ones & protect & fend for their mate/loved ones.

"A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others." That's a quote from Barnyard, one of the recent animated movie flicks. It's true too. But it doesn't just apply to men. It applies to all human kind.

Everyone has strength of one sort or another & everyone is supposed to be strong. Men too.

G'night my peeps. I'll shut up now. I'm sure you've gotten the gist of what I'm trying to say. I hope so at least. I tryed & if I keep on, it'll end up being babbling, and repetitive. Oh, and this used to be my brother's website. He has a poem on the title page about what a real man is. A real man is strong (whoa, deja vu, gracious me!) & that's simply the way it is. http://members.tripod.com/~dtmullin/dougmullin.html

Cheers to you! Cake & cookies too!
Vicky Ellen
"The rights of the weak are not weaker rights, but are completely equal to the rights of the strong." -Dionigi Tettamanzi