Heidiology

Heidiology (found this on Kristi's page)

Let others know a little more about yourself, repost this as your name followed by “ology.”

MOUTHOLOGY

Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?
A. In a restaurant: balsamic vinaigrette! At home: Creamy Italian made at home with Ken's Light Northern Italian, yum!

Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
A. Arby's
Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
A. Olive Garden

On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A. I believe in over-tipping when its deserved, and in requesting the same wait-staff when I return. This usually comes back to benefit us, in return. We don't wait in lines to "pay", we just pass it along with the usual, "thank you", and we are taken well care of, this way. I used to pay a percentage, of minimum 20%, now we consider more in our tips. I've learned a lot, listening to waitresses talk, one time. They don't care the cost of your bill. They care that they are "thanked" for what they've done for you. So, you could go sit for coffee, with a friend, and they'd work hard to refill you and ask you if you need things, and yet your bill would be low. So, I consider time, when I'm having business "meetings" too (how much did I cost them to tie up this booth that group that fit it would pay?). A general thumb, for us, in smaller establishments, since we don't eat out much anymore, is to leave a similar tip, no matter what the bill. $5 speaks for a quick lunch, whether there are 2 or 3 of us. I firmly believe that those who require a minimum tip of 20% for parties of 8 or more and add it to the bill before I see it, would get more if they didn't do that to me! I never leave less than 20%, and leaving a penny on top of your tip, is a compliment. If your service is very poor, 10% is the amount of your bill that the help-staff must claim as a tip, to their employer, whether you leave it or not. I would never not leave 10% because that amount is their pay, and the industry is really underpaying them (are you aware of their hourly rates? I was shocked to find out!) and everyone has a bad day. (and again, those who work in customer service that hate people, should stay home! LOL)

Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick off of?
A. Salad or Seafood

Q. What are your pizza toppings of choice?
A. Spinach or just cheese!

Q. What do you like to put on your toast?
A. Butter or peanut butter!

Q. What is your favorite type of gum?
A. I don't chew gum anymore! I used to be a simple Wrigley's spearmint girl!


TECHNOLOGY

Q. Number of contacts in your cell phone?
A. I answer my phone much more than I dial from it. I just don't use it that much, either. I can think of the usual family and a few friends. If I'm not calling you, its not you, at all.. its all me. Call me and I'd love to talk with you! I just get caught up in life and sleeping, I think.

Q. Number of contacts in your e-mail address book?
A. I work from home. I play from home. I live here. Hundreds..

Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A. Here's a snippet:

Q. How many televisions are in your house?
A. 4, two in Matthew's room hooked to PS2, one in here and one in the family room. My remote was found, so I watched it yesterday! LOL
BIOLOGY

Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
A. Right

Q. What’s your best physical feature?
A. My eyes
Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A. Teeth
Q. Which of your five senses do you think is keenest?
A. Touch
Q. When was the last time you had a cavity?
A. Last year

Q. What is the heaviest item you lifted last?
A. Aspen
Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A. Yes, by life, LOL Isn't that what happened at that Blockbuster, a few weeks ago?
BULLOLOGY

Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A. No

Q. Is love for real?
A. Yes

Q. What color do you think looks best on you?
A. Red
Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A. Yes
Q. Have you ever saved someone’s life?
A. Yes

Q. Has someone ever saved yours?
A. Yes
DAREOLOGY

Q. Would you walk naked for a half mile down a public street for $100,000?
A. what a tough question...

Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A. Yes
Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
A. Yes, but I really like my hands.. you'd regret it missing.. LOL
Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A. No
Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
A. There are so many positive things about me, WITH cloths on.. hmmm

Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
A. Yes
Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
A. Never

DUMBOLOGY

Q.What's in your left pocket?
A: No pockets
Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A: My kids LOVE it! I have no idea.

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A: carpet

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A: ha ha Both. There is a chair in it!
Q: Could you live with roommates?
A: Yes

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
A: None. I wear slip-on sandals, too

Q: Where were you born?
A. San Diego, California
Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A: Does run-in mean I did something wrong? I've had to deal with them, with others, but not in years, now. I've received two speeding tickets, from hiding cops with radar guns, over 14 years ago, LOL. I went to traffic school when I was very pregnant with Matthew. The other I took to court.. and won!

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: Me, a foodie in an RV

Q: Last friend you talked to?
A: Rich

Q: Last person you called?
A: David

Q: Person you hugged?
A: My son
FAVORITOLOGY

Q: Number?
A: 22 - Go Marcus!
Q: Color?
A: Pink!
Q: Season?
A: Fall

Q: Surprise gift to get from a girlfriend/boyfriend/crush?
A: a Card in the Postal Mail would be nice!

CURRENTOLOGY

Q: Missing someone?
A: Yes
Q: Mood?
A: Bittersweet! Tonight is the reunion, non-planned, "dinner" in California. I'm feeling hopeful, that Rich will get invovled for the 25th now!
Q: Listening to?
A: The fan and the central a/c..
Q: Watching?
A. This screen
Q: Worrying about?
A: the garden.. and Katie leaves for Germany Monday..

RANDOMOLOGY

Q: First place you went this morning?
A: The bathroom
Q: What can you not wait to do?
A: Open my new "store"
Q: last movie you saw?
A: De Ja Vu.
Q: Do you smile often?
A: Yes, I'm a "blusher"

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A: Yes

Q: Now that the survey's done what are you going to do?
A: Check email, prepare a list to go over with Matt, in tech support, Clean up and oragnaize a few things, think about dinner, and research a few more store ideas..

Q and A

I think its fair to say that this blog seems to have changed some pace for me. I also think its fair to say that this blog has become about music, baseball, and me.

I decided I'd continue answering these fun blog question posts that I find in your blogs and not feel that I need to quit talking about myself. LOL
I really enjoy reading them and learning more about you...
So, in true blogger fashion, I stole this from Douggie! Loved your answers, Doug!


Q. What does your 360 name mean?
A: Its not a "cute" name, as Doug mentioned. LOL Tess really just came about out of necessity. Read about it here.
Q. Elaborate on your primary photo?
A: Its me. I often chat on a pillow, on my laptop. So that's what it looked like when my cam worked.
Q. Who introduced you to 360?
A: I don't think anyone did. I'd have to agree with Doug, again, Yahoo probably did.

Q. How many comments do you have?
A: Well *sigh* I feel loved. LOL

Q. What's your current relationship status?
A: Is Alone a status?

Q. What are you wearing right now?
A: Do I have to tell? LOL A tank and some "boy shorts"
Q. What is your current problem?
A: Too much to do and its the end of the day!
Q. What are you doing right now?
A: Ummm.. LOL (I don't speak that, just type it in chat and blog!) I'm blogging.. so I'm living.
Q. Can you dance?
A: Yes
Q. Who do you love most?
A: My children. They must come first and I'd hope someone could understand this fact. Its not exclusive, but it will always come first.

Q. What makes you most happy?
A: Being proud to have responsible teens with good moral values.

Q. Are you musical?
A: I can sing.

Q. What would you do if you woke up one morning and found out you were out of cocaine?
A: I've always been out? Did this question make you wonder who wrote this? LOL
Q. If you could go back in time, and change something, what would it be?
A: My education. I would have done more and tried harder, much younger.

Q. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day, what would it be?
A: LOL @ Doug's reasons to be a dog! You so rock, Douggie! I'd be a cat! A spoiled rotten domestic house cat!
Q. Ever have a near death experience?
A: Yes
Q. Name one obvious quality you have?
A: I care, somewhat unconditionally.
Q. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
A: "Home" by Michael Buble? (http://aplacefortess.imeem.com/music/-HCnmzdU/home/)
Q. Are you happy today?
A: ha ha, not really! But give me a minute, and that will change. Its almost midnight and the day is almost over.
Q. Who will copy and paste this?
A: I'd like to read this about everyone.. so you?

Q. Name someone who has the same birthday as you.
A: (Douggie shares a birthday with my mom!) I share a birthday with a classmate, a yahoo friend, and Emma Watson!
Q. Have you ever vandalized someone's private property?
A: No
Q. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex?
A: Not in anger. I've joked with a tap here and there. It was the teenage girl thing to do.. LOL
Q. Have you ever sang in front of a large audience?
A: Yes!
Q. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
A: Attitude!
Q. What do you usually order from Starbucks?
A: I have not been to Starbucks since I was in Cali, in January 2000. I'm quite the fan of Caramel Frappaccino, but I think it would kill me, today! The last Starbucks I've had, was in a bottle!
Q. What is your biggest mistake this year?
A: One? Not going to reunion? Its going on right now.. so its on my mind. I have very good reasons for not going.. and I'm hoping someone takes the bull by the horns and starts planning 25 NOW. I'll be there. I'd also help.

Q. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
A: No. But, when I broke my left foot and sprained my right ankle, doing nothing graceful, was that "on purpose"? LOL
Q. Say something totally random about you?
A: I like to eat applesauce IN my macaroni and cheese.

Q. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
A: No, and I'm really thankful for that.

Q. Do you still watch kid’s movies or TV shows?
A: I don't watch tv very often. I don't channel surf, so I rarely "run into" shows, either. I'm a "tv follower" and really want someone else to hold the remote!

Q. Did you have braces?
A: No.
Q. Are you comfortable with your height?
A: Yes, I'm 5'4"
Q. When do you know it's love?
A: When you can't get enough and yet you get what you give, so you feel you compliment each other.
Q. Do you speak any other languages?
A: Not very well, anymore. I still speak some Spanish. I used to speak it well, but I learned sign language and it really replaced a lot of my memory of Spanish. A few months ago, I had this dream that I was back in Cali helping someone in a store, that spoke no English.. when I woke up, a lot of my Spanish memory had returned. Ironically, I also have this little problem of signing the wrong name, in public, at check-out register's, now, too, though. I always attempt to sign the name that I had when I spoke more Spanish. Weird, huh? I can also say a few things in Arabic, but I can't hold any real conversations outside of English, anymore.

Q. What is your favorite smell?
A: Roses
Q. Have you ever been to a tanning salon?
A: No
Q. Have you ever ridden in a Hummer limo?
A: No
Q. Has anyone you were really close with passed away?
A: Yes
Q. Do you ever watch MTV?
A: Not anymore
Q. What's something that really bugs you?
A: Reflective listener's (I always want to say, "I just said that!" just to laugh!)
Q. What's something you really like?
A: Sleep! I love a Sunday afternoon nap!
Q. Do you like Michael Jackson?
A: Hmmm.. Do we have to go here?
Q. Do you give random hugs and kisses?
A: To the right person, yes.
Q. What's the latest you have ever stayed up?
A: Many days.. (does this sound like a kid question? LOL)
Q. Have you ever thought that you were honestly going to die?
A: Yes! Pain does this to you.

Q. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the hospital?
A: Yes, my own 9/11 (2003)
Q. What are you thinking right now?
A: Where's the Tylenol?

Q. What are you doing right now?
A: ha ha ha ha, didn't we already cover this?
Q. What are you going to do today?
A: Not much more!

25 things.. I stole from Silly!

1. I’ve come to realize that my last kiss was... pretty nice.
2. I am listening to... "singing with my girls" imeem playlist.
3. I talk... out loud when I chat, sometimes.
4. I Love... those that don't deserve it MORE.

5. I cherish... my babies.

6. My Car is... doing much better than my ex's that my daughter just "totaled"!

7. My love life... umm.. well.. oceans away?

8. I hate it when people ask... other people questions I can answer for myself.

9. I dream about... things I can't remember.
10. Marriage is... not what I wanna talk about right now.
11. Somewhere, someone is thinking... that they KNOW the truth!

12. I am always... tired.
13. I have a secret crush on... ha ha ha ha ha ha NO WAY am I telling.
14. I am usually... multi-tasking.

15. My Cell phone is... really needing me to find the bluetooth charger.

16. When I wake up in the morning... I'm thankful that I slept!

17. Before I go to bed... I shut down this machine.

18. Right now I am thinking about… HIS lies.
19. Babies are... perfect.
20. I get on myspace... Never because I don't have a page.

21. Today I… cheated on yall at blogspot. (LOL)

22. Tonight I will... go to a birthday dinner with my family.

23. Tomorrow I will... wake up, put one foot in front of the other, and breathe.

24. I really want to ... go visit my Katie.

25. Someone that will repost this is... Probably Jen or Joshua?

More about me.. and ONE question for you!

Thanks, Tammy, we had some alike! *missing numbers baffle me.. I had to omit one, cuz that's how I roll.. LOL *

1. How tall are you barefoot? 5'4" (162.6cm)


2. What color are your eyes? Hazel Green with Gold


3. Do you own a gun? no


4. If you had a mental disorder, what would it be? Take your pick..


5. How many letters are in your crush's first name? HA.. not tellin'


6. What do you think of hot dogs? Hebrew Nationals with Yellow Deli Mustard!


7. What's your favorite Christmas song? Mary, Did you know?


8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Juice on ice


9. Do you do push ups? NO


10. Have you ever done ecstasy? No. No curiosities, either.


11. Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Ha


12. Do you like the rain? Thunder storms are great when I don't have to get wet or travel. Soft rain while sleeping is divine!

13. Are you sweet? Taste me?


14. On a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being the best) what do you rate yourself? 7


15. Do you have A.D.D? No


16. Full initials? HJT

18. Name the last 3 things you have bought in the past week? Stoeffers Panini, watermelon, salad fixin's


20. What time did you wake up today? 4:30am


21. Can you spell? Yes


22. Current worry? My back..


23. Current hate? dishonesty


24. Favorite place to be? camping in the rain


25. Least favorite place to be? non infectious in an emergency room!


26. Where would you like to go? Egypt
27. Do you own slippers? Probably but don't wear them! I'm into feet, too!

28. Where do you think you'll be in 10 yrs? Somewhere else..


29. Do you burn or tan? both but I usually avoid sun exposure.. it doesn't mix with some other things in my life..
30. Yellow or blue? blue
31. Would you be a pirate? No
32. Last time your phone rang? well.. ringer is off.. so I can't tell ya.. but the last time it vibrated was last night to receive a text message reply that the phone was dead and I was turning it off. *and the house phone just started ringing*


33. What song do you sing in the shower? Every one I know?


34. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? Life
35. What's in your pockets right now? No pockets


36. Last thing that made you laugh? Ted's Blog


37. Best bed sheets you had as a child? Pretty flower ones.


38. Worst injury you've ever had? I sprained my right ankle and broke my left foot in the same non-glorious step!


40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 4, pretty sad for this non tv watcher, eh?


43. Does someone have a crush on you? ??
44. Do you wish on stars? Yes, star light, star bright, first star I see tonight.. I wish I may.. I wish I might.. have this wish I wish tonight!


45. What is your favorite book? hmm, I own zillions, I like them all..


46. What song did you last hear? Collide by Howie Day


47. When were you last kissed? hmm? Define "kissed"?


48. What is your favorite cereal? Multi Grain Cheerios or Quaker Oatmeal Squares


49. What were you doing at midnight last night? SLEEPING! Its a miracle?


50. What was the first thing you thought when you woke up? What time is it, its still dark?


MY QUESTION FOR YOU FOR COMMENTS: What is your favorite color?More about me.. and ONE question for you!

What do I like?

I received a 360 message that said "What else do you like besides the Padres and Marcus Giles?"
I didn't reply because my blog posts tell a lot about me.. so I challenge you, my dear friends and stalkers..
name 10 things that Heidi likes! Ready? Go.. tell me all about it!
(I'm not really a Padre fan, am I?)

1. What team do I bleed?
2. What is life, to me?
3. What is my favorite movie?
4. Who is my favorite actor? actress?
5. What is my favorite drink?
6. What is on my playlists?
7. What is my obsession?
8. What grows in my garden?
9. What is my favorite color?
10. What are "my boys" names?
11. How many children do I have?
12. Where do my children go to school?
13. What is my profession?
14. What are my favorite hobbies?
15. Who is my favorite country music male artist?
16. What is my favorite alternative music band?
17. How old was I when I first got married?
18. What country do I virtually live in?
19. What type of food do I eat out most?
20. If I pick up Chinese "take out", what do I order?
21. How many siblings do I have?
22. Where do I sit in birth order?
23. Where was I born?
24. What political party am I registered under?
25. Who am I voting for in the next presidential election?
26. Where is my mother, right now?
27. What profession does my father work?
28. What is my favorite tv show?
29. What is my favorite way to watch tv show in series?
30. What is my favorite fast food restaurant? *hint: there aren't any here*

See.. choose one or more or pick your own.. what do you know about me?

and Blog Makes 400

This POST is dedicated to you.. my Y!360 and Yahoo Chat Friends..

I appreciate you!

To:

Arveeh, Sahil, Kathy, Phil, A.J., Aaron, Ahmed Sayed, Ahmed Asker, Farhan, AJ, Ahmed M, Akin, Alfa, Alissa, Allie, Amar, Amy, Andrew, Angel Wings, Anil, Ann, Robin, Ashley, Bill, Brandi, Brenda, Bristol, Carolyn, Cassie, Celeste, Charlie, Chell, Mahmoud, Cory, Crazychic, Dana, Dana Lynn, Daniel, Dennis, Deb, Debbi, Don, Douggie, Dub, Eric, Farman, Tricia, Paul, Gary, Gary, George, God’s Angel, Howard, Ronda, Charlie the Duck, David, Will, James, Jayant, Lynn, Jeff, Jen, Jen, Jesse, JoAnna, John, Kal, Sherif, Marty, Keny, Ken, Kenny, Krishna, Kristi, Kristy, Lars, Lance, Lisa, Lisa Kaye, Les, Lonnie, Lola, Ashraf, Ma’Moon, Markus, Mark, Mark, Mary Jane Moore-Wright, Matt, Michael, Michael, Michael, Michel, Mido, Mike, Michelle, Mohamed, Morris, Nael, Renee, Nora, Nate, Paula, Lane, Elicha, Julianna, Priscilla, Raj, Ram, Rami, Raaji, Rick, Rob, Ross, Roxie, Russ, Sabiha, Sami, Sandy, Shane, Sayed, Shanky, Sharon, Dennis, Shrinky, Missy, Eddie, David, SoulnPeace, Summerbluerose, Steve, Susan, Tammi, Tater, Ted, Terri, Tara, Lionel, Tom, Sanjit, Raj, Tigger, Tilu, Pattie, Tracy, Trudy, David, Anthony, Umm Ali, Amira, Verne, Walter, Whip, White B, Stephen, Amr, Leslie, Zeus, Zhang, Tom, Sirin, Rob, Peggy, Ahmed Massoud, Ali, Doug, Eric, Hany, Heidi, James, Michael, Rich, Rob M, Shelia, Sheila, Tammy, Vicam, Alex, Balu, Bob, Cassie, David, Dennis, Farry, Haytham, Hazem, Ismail, Jim, Joe, Kevon, Julie, Mike, Muhamed, Muhammad, Nabawi, Nora, Pranjal, Will, Rob, Rob, Sami, Shawn, Serseri, Tom, Valerie, William, Johnny, Lonnie, Rebecca, Lady~Pam, Hoho7, Mystic Raven, and Master Chef Brett!

I tried to hide some of your identities, as I think you’d want it that way.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLOGS, YOUR COMMENTS, YOUR LOVE AND HATE, YOUR CHATS, AND YOUR PHONE CALLS.

YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!

December 3, 2005 ~ First Blog Post

Tess London is born!

May 11, 2007 ~

• 400 Blog Posts
• 46,241 page views
• 167 Friends
• 10 Favorites

August 5, 2006 ~ Morning Glories to Weeds is born!

Anastasia is my Garden Fairy

~Welcome to my Garden and my Kitchen~

• 25 Blog Posts

March 11, 2007 ~ Amira_alkamr is born!

My Quest for Knowledge

~All things Egypt, Arabic, and Islam~

• 40 Blog Posts

April 9, 2007 ~ Our Paths Taken is launched!

Genealogy is not a hobby! It is MY OBSESSION!

~Familyhugz – Our Paths Taken~

• 8 Blog Posts

Combined Groups ~

• 360-Bloggers-Anonymous
• AlternativeAnswers
• AnHerbGarden
• BathStuff
• Blog_Magic
• BringBackSimplicity
• Conspiracy-Theory-Politics
• CleverHomemaker
• CraftSellingMakingAndShows
• Genealogy-101
• GenealogyOnTheInternet
• Herbal_Remedies
• HolisticNutritionAndHealth
• LittleChanges
• Preserving_our_Heritage
• PrimGraphics
• SCGenealogy
• ScribblesNetworking
• Soapmaking101

Today's 100 Goals

1. # Swim with sharks (in a cage, of course)
2. # Ride in a hot air balloon
3. # Spend two weeks in Gatlinburg, TN, in nature
4. # Return to Lake Arrowhead, CA to rent a boat and sunbathe
5. # Walk to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
6. # Publish my Family History “thus far”
7. # Live on a Farm, being as self-sufficient as possible
8. # Snorkel in the Keys
9. # Travel through Utah, in a rental truck, stopping at all the D.I.’s
10. # Spend a month in Salt Lake City doing Family History
11. # Spend a week in the Maine Archives
12. # Learn to play guitar
13. # See Wimbledon with Ted
14. # Visit the Valley of the Kings
15. # Snorkel in Sharm El Sheikh
16. # Swim with Dolphins
17. # Organize a School Reunions with those I liked, in Vegas
18. # Have dinner with ten people I used to know, just to catch-up
19. # Build and use a Green House
20. # Start my entire garden from seed
21. # Swap seeds with other gardeners
22. # Have a 360 slumber party at some posh resort (for the girls)
23. # Meet all my 360 Friends (I almost did this with all my AOL friends in the USA..)
24. # Return to Nauvoo
25. # Travel the USA on Amtrak, in a sleeper car
26. # Live in San Diego so I can have season tickets to Petco Park
27. # Travel the USA in an RV and stay in camp grounds
28. # Go to Alaska and meet Celeste
29. # Visit NYC
30. # Vermi-compost
31. # Go to Spring Training in Peoria
32. # Buy my own baseball bat and glove
33. # Find my bluetooth ear pieces.. own two.. never can find one… small little shit
34. # Fix the disc in my back
35. # Lose 40 more pounds
36. # Try Falafel and Molokheya
37. # Lay on a beach of white sand, holding hands with the one I love
38. # Meet Missy and Sabiha for lunch in Cali
39. # Ride an elevator with Lance
40. # Babysit Landon for Alfa
41. # Show up at Keny’s with soap making materials and ask him to go milk a goat for me
42. # Go to Maui with Ron so he can show me around (remembering 12/25/86 when he promised this)
43. # See Niagra Falls
44. # Have lunch in Catalina
45. # Take a photography class and have a dark room
46. # Have a rose garden
47. # Own a Beach House
48. # Host Exchange Students again
49. # Communicate with my distant cousins
50. # Volunteer to rock and feed babies in NICU
51. # Be an Emergency newborn Foster Parent
52. # Swim with Debbi and Amy, in their pool, in Florida
53. # Crochet each of my children (and grandchildren, someday) an afghan
54. # Buy a Serger Sewing Machine
55. # Organize my businesses
56. # Visit and Photograph cemeteries and headstones for my book
57. # Go to a Rainbow Gathering
58. # Play fantasy baseball
59. # Ask for more invites in 360
60. # Add afternoon tea to my daily life
61. # Read one new book each month
62. # Research and List 100 zoos to visit
63. # Feng Shui my home
64. # Write my daughter weekly
65. # Write my dad monthly
66. # Go on a cruise
67. # Ride a camel
68. # Freshen up on my sign language
69. # Make a snow angel
70. # Go to the Masters with my Dad
71. # Put up home grown fruit and veggies
72. # Learn about crystals and stones
73. # Eat anti-inflammatory
74. # Play catch with David
75. # Learn to bake bread better
76. # Make misting table for seed planting
77. # Create watering system for patio garden
78. # Make a quilt
79. # Learn Ballroom dancing with someone
80. # Learn Morse Code
81. # Design my Dream Home
82. # Read "Breakfast of Champions"
83. # Create my "Comfort Drawer" from Simple Abundance
84. # Reconnect by writing to my friends in Jacksonville and Cali
85. # Send birthday greetings in snail mail on time
86. # Send more personal hand-written thank-you cards
87. # Blog my personal poetry
88. # Blog 100 people from my past I'd like to talk with again
89. # Become a paralegal
90. # Keep a daily gratitude journal
91. # Print more digital photographs
92. # Learn who the FlyLady is
93. # Buy a Piano
94. # Kiss in the Rain
95. # Have a regular sleep schedule
96. # Make my own greeting cards
97. # Make a postcard and send it to Post Secret
98. # Improve my Arabic
99. # Build my eBay store
100. # DeClutter my Life

If I Were

• If I were a month I would be: April, because the pitter pat of the rain keeps you human and makes sleep so good.
• If I were a day of the week I would be: Friday, because everyone loves Friday and seems to live for it, LOL.
• If I were a time of day I would be: 4pm because it would always be tea time
• I were a planet I would be: Venus, just because
• If I were an animal I would be: just like Debbi, a spoiled ole’ house cat
• If I were a direction I would be: North.. ‘nuf said
• If I were a piece of furniture I would be: a chaise because they are comfy and beautiful
• If I were a liquid I would be: acai juice because it is rare and really good for you
• If I were a tree I would be: A mighty oak because I’m already a nut
• If I were a flower/plant I would be: A rose
• If I were a kind of weather I would be: a thunder storm.. because lightning is energy
• If I were a musical instrument I would be: a piano with fine tuned keys
• If I were an emotion I would be: blushing because I do it so well
• If I were a color I would be: soft pink
• If I were a vegetable I would be: a soy bean because they are so good for you
• If I were a sweet I would be: an abba zabba
• If I were a car I would be: new VW bug just to be cute
• If I were a song I would be: Blvd of Broken Dreams
• If I were a movie I would be: FootLoose
• If I were a book I would be written by: LaVyrle Spencer and be like Morning Glory
• If I were a food I would be: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
• If I were a drink I would be: a Long Island Iced Tea with no Tequila because Tequila should never be mixed!
  
• If I were a place I would be: a beach but not so I could be walked on.. so I could be enjoyed and renew spirits of soul searchers
• If I were a material I would be: denim and sewn into a great stadium blanket
• If I were a taste I would be: fresh and enjoyable
• If I were a word I would be: unique
• If I were an object I would be: a sterling silver ring resting on my left thumb
• If I were a body part I would be: an eye, so I could see into your soul
• If I were a facial expression I would be a curled nose snicker
• If I were a style I would be: colonial and simple
• If I were a cartoon character I would be: Tink, spreading faith, trust and pixie dust!
• If I were a shape I would be: round because round is a shape LOL
• If I were a number I would be: 2 so I’d always have company

More About Me

I saw these on Ann and Tammi's blog...

1. Hi, my name is... Heidi

2. Never in my life have I....

3. The one person who can drive me nuts is.. oh, right now, almost anybody

4. High school... bored me to tears, sucked all creative life out me, changed my after high school experience.. kept me from college, right away.

5. When I'm nervous... I make chomomile tea and wish I had another one of those funny pills LOL

6. The last time I cried was.... yesterday

7. If I were to get married right now my best man would be.. Probably the best friend or brother of the groom! The odder part would be figuring out a man as my maid/matron of honor because that suits me better.

8. My hair is... nutmeg

9. When I was 5... I lived with my grandparents in a tiny cabin off Old Hwy 80, near El Cajon (Cali)

10. Last Christmas..... I didn't get any inventory on eBay and I'm still dealing with it

11. I should be.. planning the reorganizing of the patio garden

12. When I look down I see.. my toe nails could use some new polish, maybe to match the anklet?

13. The happiest recent event was.. reconnecting with Rebecca, from high school, in yahoo messenger

15. By this time next year.. I hope my house will be back to "almost perfect"
16. My current gripe is.. that others think I can read their minds and then when they are at fault for a mistake I make because I'm not a mind reader, they say "oh so this is my fault?" Umm, why is it mine?

17. I have a hard time understanding.. people who refuse to communicate

18. There’s this man I know that.. really needs to keep his distance from me.

19. You know I like you when.. I compliment you with tons of hugs.

20. If I won an award, the first person I would tell would be.. my children because they'd support me and appreciate it, too.
21. Take my advice.. never stop learning!

22. Something that I really want to buy is.. a new sofa

23. If you visited the place I was born.. you'd be in La Mesa

24. I plan to visit.. Egypt
25. If you spend the night at my house you'll.. be just like the rest of us and take care of yourself if you need something.. our home is your home for your stay.

26. I'd stop my wedding if.. ??
27. The world could do without.. cockroaches
29. Most recent thing I've bought myself.. Flowers to plant

30. Most recent thing someone else bought me.. dinner for my birthday

31 .My favorite color is.. pink (its my new purple)

32. My favorite baseball team is... San Diego Padres because Marcus is here now. I'm secretly always going to be Dodger Blue, though.

33. My favorite redhead is.. who is really red?

34. My middle name is.. Janeen
35. This morning I.. slept late then headed to a couple of garden centers. The day was grand.

36. The animals I would like to see flying besides birds are.. I'm not sure that more flying animals are my idea of great to stand under.

37. Once at a bar.. I kept sneaking ice into some guys beer

38. last night I.. went to bed somewhat early

39. There's this guy I know who.. calls me every day just to see what I'm doing. He's a great friend and I over appreciate him. Thanks!
40. I don't know why.. I must share this world with complete idiots

41. The one thing I want in the next five years is.. to be better organized

42. Tomorrow I am.. going to organize the new flowers and plant them. Then I'll redo the patio set up and hope to find something that pleases me

43. Tonight I am.. stewing at a stupid fight

44. My birthday is.. 15 April 1969, income tax day

45. What I really wanted for Valentine's Day was.. a surprise

46. Last time I was scared was.. ??
47. Everyday I use.. Yahoo
48. The closest thing I see to me that is blue is.. my denim dress

49. The last person I talked to.. Matthew
50. Today for lunch, I am having.. tuna salad with balsamic vinaigrette

My Love Hate Relationship

In true blogger fashion, I steal this idea from Cory, I love/hate

I Love:

• Baseball
• Lemonade
• Tulips
• Books by LaVyrle Spencer
• Sunflowers
• Pine Nuts
• Taquitos
• Snickerdoodles
• Fresh Bread or Yeast Steak Rolls
• Pizza
• Corn Dogs
• Lemon Bars
• Cranberry Juice with Fresh Lime
• Music
• Movies
• Dirty Dancing
• Tea
• Fruit Punch Gatorade

I Always Hate:

• Black Olives
• Dentists
• Headaches
• Pain
• Demanding People
• Chain Text Mail
• Non Personal Private Messages
• People who don’t listen
• Wearing Shoes
  
• Fake People / Liars

Quiz

I stole this from Silly's blog!

Since I so enjoy getting to my Y!360 Friends with this fun survey's, I'll kill myself and try to share with you, too. *hug*

All about yourself...
First name?:: Heidi
Middle name?:: Janeen
Like your name?:: Yes, it was supposed to be Dylan, after Bob!
Named after anyone?:: No
Any nicknames?:: None (Tess?)
Age?:: 38, in 4 days?
Birthdate?:: 15 April 1969
Birthplace?:: La Mesa, California
Time you were born?:: 22:58
Current location?:: South Carolina
Height?:: 5'4"
Like your height?:: Yes
Eye color?:: Hazel
Contacts/glasses?:: Yes
Hair color?:: Nutmeg
Natural hair color?:: Yes
Dye your hair often?:: Not anymore
Righty or lefty?:: Righty
Your favorite...
Type of music?:: Almost everything
Band or singer?:: Rascal Flatts, Blessid Union of Souls, Nickelback, Martika, and many more
TV show?::
Movie?:: No Way Out (Kevin Costner)
TV channel?:: Discovery or National Geographic
Radio station?:: iTunes, Imeem, Youtube?
Place to be?:: in nature
Thing to do?:: Genealogy
Food?:: Yeast Bread and cheese
Non alcoholic drink?:: Cranberry Juice and lime
Alcoholic drink?:: Mud Slides, oh I wish still! I don't drink
Animal?:: Cats
Holiday?:: Mother's Day
Season?:: Spring
Sport?:: Baseball
Place to shop?:: eBay
Clothing brand?:: don't care
Scent?:: English Rose
Restaurant?:: Carrabas
Fruit?:: Melon
Vegetable?:: Asparagus
Fast food restaurant?:: Jack in the box (none here)
Pizza topping?:: Cheese
Ice cream flavor?:: Chocolate with cinnamon
Magazine?:: Better Homes and Garden
City?:: Gatlinburg or Lake Arrowhead
Color?:: Pink
Number?:: ?
This or that...
Chocolate or vanilla?:: Chocolate
Pepsi or coke?:: Pepsi
Hot or cold?:: Cold
Black or white?:: White
Dog or cat?:: Cat
French toast or pancakes?:: French Toast
French fries or onion rings?:: Onion Rings
Hamburger or hot dog?:: Corn Dog?
Pepperoni or sausage?:: Neither
Britney or Christina?:: Neither
McDonalds or Burger King?:: Neither
50 Cent or Eminem?:: Neither
Canada or Mexico?:: Never been to Canada
Hug or kiss?:: Both
Movies or TV?:: Movies
Truth or dare?:: Truth
Do you...
Shower daily?:: Yes
Sing in the shower?:: Yes, everywhere
Like to sing?:: Yes
Like to dance?:: Yes
Smoke?:: No
Drink?:: Rarely
Cuss?:: Yes
Talk to yourself?:: Yes
Believe in yourself?:: Yes
Play an instrument?:: No
Go to school?:: I did
Go to college?:: I did
Have a job?:: I own my business
Like your job?:: Yes
Want to get married?:: Hmm.
Want to have kids?:: Have 3
Get along with your parents?::
Get along with your siblings?:: Yes (can't go back up, so yes there)
Drive?:: Yes
Random...
Do you think you're trustworthy?:: Yes
Think you're funny?:: Yes, amuse myself, too! LOL
Ever toilet papered someone's house?:: No
Gone garbage can tipping?:: No
What are your parents' names?:: Mom and Dad
Siblings' names?:: Gabe, Cory, David
Do you wash your hands frequently?:: Yes
How many times a day do you brush your teeth?:: 2
Collect anything?:: Mortar and Pestles
Ever been in love?:: Yes
In love right now?:: Yes
What color pants are you wearing right now?:: Umm, ha ha
How does your hair look?:: Long
Ever had your heart broken?:: Yes
Ever broken the law?:: Yes
Been arrested?:: No
Been out of the country?:: Yes, Mexico
Can you stick your fist in your mouth?:: Ouch, NO
When was the last time you got drunk?:: ?
Do you do drugs?:: No
When was the last time you were high on anything?:: Life?.
Do you prefer the lights on or off?:: off
Would you ever get plastic surgery?:: Yes, but not for vanity
Do you prefer boxers or briefs?:: Boxer Briefs?
Do you like to laugh?:: Yes
Ever had a bloody nose?:: Yes - Bioflavinoids are the key!
Have you ever caught a fish?:: No
What was the last thing you ate?:: Mac n Cheese
What time do you go to bed?:: midnight if I sleep at night
What's your favorite color?:: Pink
Do you like to give or receive?:: Both
Are you obsessed with anything/anyone?:: Define obsessed?
Do you live alone?:: No
Do you own a blender?:: Yes
Do you like the snow?:: Yes, I've never shovelled it
Ever been up a mountain?:: Yes
Ever been rootin'?:: What is this?...
Do you like surprises?:: Yes and No

Tess Spills Some Beans

After much contemplation and outright stewing over this issue, I decided to bring it to blog and let it all hang out. Its not "slander" if its true, right? Okay, so maybe I can be a little anonymous about this.. but I won't lie to anyone who out right asks me the right questions, either. Fair enough?

Okay.. so where do I start?

About ten years ago, give or take whatever, I had a chat "friend" named Kathleen, who lived near Bremmerton, Washington. Kathleen was divorced with 2 or 3 young boys, in an apartment on social security disability. She dabbled with graphic design and she hosted a free site, probably at Geocities, if I remember right, with free personal web graphic sets.

I have and had no problem with the above statistical information of this "friend". Life hands us all different cards and we do what we can, in most circumstances.

Kathleen quickly became one of those friend's who would offer to help you with something, or give you something she could design or had knowledge about, "for a fee". On the other hand, she also seemed to breathe to drill me with questions to fill her own empty knowledge bank. The scales were very uneven in this arena, but I felt that it was tiny, in the grand perspective of life, and I could push through this and just try to open up to her.

Fast forward slightly..

Kathleen decides that she wants to venture into web design and sell her graphic sets, keeping her sets related to "kids" free for personal use. Her domain was something with kats or katz and kids or kidz in it, if I recall correctly. I'm big on using "z" for "s" so I'm not sure if she did or not, now. It doesn't really matter for this story.

Kathleen and I shared each other's dreams of our businesses that we were building, among the hustle and bustle of being young, single mom's. My dream was a little wider than hers, but she had the skills of graphic design on her side and that was much more than I could say for my own designing that I was doing.

My business plan had some web design, with hired graphic designer's, as a side note to a much larger picture that included everything that the small or home-based business could/would need to function in everyday, virtual becoming America.

As time passed, Kathleen started web designing. I don't remember on what scale that she did this. She seemed to never need to sleep and had a brain that could absorb orange juice fed in very large quantities. My brain fog life just could not keep up with the knowledge base that she was acquiring. At the same time, we still were on a give/take relationship, at this point. I gave. She took and offered a joking "for a fee" response to anything I asked about.

My frustrations and worries for Kathleen and her boys only grew larger, as she would talk about eviction notices for her apartment, then her mother bailing her out, with rent money, or taking her to a local food bank. Let me not forget to inform you that her money was leaving her pocket's, left and right to domain name registration and web hosting fees. Every day she had either a new discovery or a huge dilemma. She exhausted me and I became very busy planning a wedding.. my own.

In a rather short period of time, we drifted apart, got caught up into our own "new" lives and found each other, again, about two years, or so, later.

Kathleen was doing very well, for herself and her little family. She had stopped playing with graphics, staying up all night, and was also not designing web pages anymore.

Her business focused on domain name registrations and web hosting. Sound familiar to anyone that knows me? *smile*

Kathleen had moved out of her little apartment, had a house built for her family and her business, and had several employees that came to her home business, each day, who pretty much ran the show for her, while she was very busy with being a mom to busy and challenging children. I'm not sure how her mother fit into all of this, but she was an every day part of conversation, as well.

At the time, I was still living in Jacksonville, Florida. She hooked me up to chat with her ex-husband and well, he was a really nice guy. I'm not quite sure how to put the puzzle together for each of them, because I knew them well enough to wonder why they had divorced, not much unlike my circumstance, then, with my ex-husband.

He even had a hosting account for his personal domain, with her business, too!

Okay, so here I was, two year's later, in pretty much the same financial boat I was in before, as I shared my dreams of what I wanted my business to become.. and here she was, someone I couldn't quite communicate with.. someone above me and out of my social league, so to speak.

I looked into Kathleen's business because she had set up a very simple, easy to modify and personalize, knowledge base of files, forms, legalities, etc for the base business model I desired. I could feed off some of her knowledge and accomplishments, the way she wanted it done.. "for a fee". I never really considered that I was paying her to be my friend, and for the most part, I adapted her models to help my own business start where I wanted it to go.

I was adding web hosting and internet resources to my virtual assisting business, to further some income models for me, while I could increase what I could offer to my established and growing business circle. It seemed win/win and I was very pleased that she was willing to help me, too.

For about two years, I registered all my domains through Kathleen's business. I paid her monthly for web hosting and suffered tremendously with a huge lack of customer service or care on the part of her tech support. I had too much knowledge for them, and when I had finally given up trying to help myself, I was insulted with their lack of listening skills and the constant merry-g0-round of emails that really didn't help me, at all, and only seemed to really waste my time.

So, one day I emailed Kathleen directly and explained to her my serious issues. She was very kind and fixed my problems right away. I felt as if her tech support wanted to teach me how to double-click when my problems were about broken links in a system that was their side supported! She also told me to only contact her, in the future and that she would take care of me. I felt this great sense of relief. I finally felt that I could take back some that I had spent year's giving. Not that I want any friendship equally balanced.. but there is a point where fair needs to play ball, too.

In October 2001, I finally found my niche. I registered my domain name: FromMyOwnOffice.com. It was my central nervous system to my home and business life. My children and I all had our web based email at that domain and it was quite a catchy phrase that fit well on my business cards, too. Life was good.

About a year, or so, later, Kathleen's business had expanded to some different arena's. She was quite secretive about her changes and I wasn't quite sure where her business was based and what she actually did anymore.. but she was doing well and I was proud of how far she had come.

As part of her expansion, she contracted with a different company for better virtual dedicated server's. She offered her current client's the option to move to the new server's or to wait it out for the complete transition.. that I don't think ever fully happened, the way we thought it was going to happen. I moved to the new server's immediately and expanded my business avenue greatly.

Before the complete transfer to the new system.. something happened that devastated her business, or so it appeared, over night. From what I could understand, whichever group of server's that I was not hosting on, were "spammed" or hit in some fashion, and the domains she had (for herself and her clients) on those servers were frozen. This would not have been an overwhelming damaging situation for her, because she was split on two different companies and could move them over, if time was in her favor.. which its not in a virtual demanding world.

At the same time that her clients were pulling out, because their domains were frozen and inaccessible, her own automated billing domains were also hosted on the frozen server's. She quickly went into litigation and fell into a growing tornado of nightmares. She couldn't bill her clients, so she couldn't pay her own bills. Her client files were just as inaccessible on the server's, too. Overnight, we were given "bankruptcy" notices and a final closing date to move our domains to our own new hosting server's.

I had a little cushion, because my domains were transferable and not part of the litigation with the other parent company. My credit cards weren't being billed for the hosting that I was receiving, but I was immediately threatened.

Two days before the final date, I emailed notices of name server changes. I had moved my domains, temporarily to a horrible hosting option, that later came back to bite me, but not as hard as what Kathleen did to me and my business.

None of my domains were transferred. NONE! I had my client base on paper and my own hard drive's, so I didn't lose that, but all my client's lost their domains, too. My children and I immediately had no email, too.

Kathleen's business vanished, or so it appeared. Within a few weeks, my domain name registrations had a new admin business name contact on them. I contacted her, briefly, and was pitched sales info for how to register with the new business. I had already paid to renew them and host them for a year somewhere else!

What I didn't know, was that she had continued her endless idea's of future domain names and had set up a new niche, for herself, and as is part of the American dream, not a whole lot changed for her business model, it just got a face lift and a new name. She had learned some hard lessons. Or so I thought.

For the last 3-4 years, after I had moved away from Florida, moving my business and home addresses.. I waited for the anniversary dates of the domain name registrations.. or rather their expiration dates. Every year, she renewed my domain names.

The whois database showed the two I needed the most, registered with two different registrars. They still showed my name as the registered owner. One had my previous address and the other had my address prior to that, on it. They were only being renewed for one year, at a time, so I just "kept keepin' on" as my step-momma would say.

I had contacted one of the registrar's for information about the legalities of this issue. It is technically "hijacking" in the modern of times we live in. The registrar told me that I had to prove I was the information on the registrations. I couldn't do that. My phone and address were no longer in Florida. Neither was she, for that matter.

So, last week, as I'm on hold with tech support for some domain issues, I plug in those old domains into the whois database that I'm staring at. "And what to my wandering eyes should appear?"

A new registrar name!

About this time, the blasting music stops and on the line is a tech, and I had to refocus.

The next day, I get back and do a more thorough whois "investigation" and I simply can't believe what I found. First, to my surprise, all of my domains have been released, now, except frommyownoffice.com!

In February, it was placed under private registration. Now, this is where I must tell all of you that this could easily happen to you, extremely differently than it happened to me, too. Let me continue explaining what appears to be "known" now, first.

When a domain name is registered "private", the name, address, and phone number of the person registering it, is hidden from public view. So it appears that I'm not on the registration information anymore.

At the bottom of the page there is a link to report false data connected to the whois report. I thought long and hard about this. Basically, what this means, is that if I can prove that an address is invalid, because postal mail was returned, or an email is invalid because email has bounced, then I can report false information. However, none of this information is available in a private registration.

There was ONLY one minor clue that I'm still connected to this site in the registration. There is a "last updated" date, an expiration date, and a creation date. The creation date is 11 October 2001. I registered that domain on that date.

Now, it appears that she has changed her business name on the registration, which I forgot to mention earlier, in my prior whois database research. And I also had seen a different registrar name, so she was able to change that, too. She was my admin. contact, as part of her previous business, for the domain name registrations. She has an open door to them.

So, here's my serious quandary right now. I have no problem, and I fully support private domain name registrations. I think the world is crazy and I don't think addresses and phone numbers should be available in public databases, like this. Its rather inexpensive to register them private.

But, do you think, that we, as citizen's and human beings with rights, should be able to also safeguard against our own information being erroneously used in these same private databases? So, don't let me search for the owner of a domain, but let me search your database for my own NAME!

I want to know when someone is doing something illegally, on the internet, and my name, address, and phone number are attached to the domain name registrations, but are not public knowledge, so I'm unaware of it!

What is wrong with this picture?

To make my matter worse. Some crap is being built on the domain name now. Its basically not so much "operational", but "there". It appears to be organized affiliate, or fed links. There is no contact information, no email addresses, nothing.. no service name of who is hosting the account, who is building the site, etc.

So, what did I do? Well, I registered frommyownoffice.net and I'm going to find a legal way to tell my story!

I know Kathleen's name. I know her business mailing address and phone number. I know one of the registrar's that she is affiliated with. I know her business name. I know her current domain. I don't have to disclose those things to tell my story. But I own the registration of that domain name, so am I wrong to exploit its story?

Her name is not associated on her "new" domain/website, but IS connected to her own registered domain, in a whois directory. I have not disclosed any specific information here that would link anyone to know who she is, unless they KNOW her.

Ironically, you might find it a great chuckle to know that her old domain and her current domain are both still registered to HER and are not privately registered. One was updated last month and one is expiring next month. There are two addresses and the same phone number.

MY domain is privately registered but her domain's are not?? Yeah, it seems legit to me, too! NOT!