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Mr. Flick... the one... the only...
about me
i was born a lover first, a poet second, and a woman third.... all the things that make for excellent sundays and many broken plates.
so i, for the second time this month, have been visited by "the crud" that is going around. i was so sick this week, aching all over and begging for death's kick in the pants. i went to the dr. wednesday morning and stood on the scale. i apparently lost 6 lbs. i look at the nurse and said this and she said, "wow, what are you doing???" "Being sick," i said dryly...
what is it about being sick these days... i feel like a train wreck and i don't feel like my immune system wants to be dist...
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Sat, January 26, 2008 - 8:32 AM
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Hope everyone has a wonderful 2008.
Mon, December 31, 2007 - 2:21 PM
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hi everyone--
i am sorry i have been so out of touch as of late... i am so incredibly busy with life, the universe and everything. december is one of the busiest months for me (and i am sure everyone else). jackie's birthday, x-mas parties, our company shindigs... we are all over the place.
how are you guys?
love,
mel :)
Wed, November 28, 2007 - 10:26 AM
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well, he ended up having chemo last week, but did really well. he began at 90K white cells and is now (as of Monday) down to 12.5K. this is wonderful considering normal is 10K. he's still feisty, still funny and still here.
it was a very rough week for me... and it didn't help that andy was out of town. i know i am going to have to cry at some point, but i am just not ready.
thank you so much for your support, my friends. it means so much to me.
mel
Thu, October 25, 2007 - 2:49 PM
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Ten Random Facts, Habits and Goals About Me:
1. my biggest pet peeve is something in my teeth. everytime andy and i go to dinner i will make him look at my teeth before we leave. thankfully, he does not mind.
2. i am the only one in my immediate family with blue eyes. Jim, Jackie and my brother all have brown.
3. i was originally a pre-med major when i began college.
4. i am mostly deaf in my left ear.
5. i am a huge opera buff.
6. my goal of next year is to take spanish. ...
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Tue, October 23, 2007 - 4:35 PM
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::especially for taylor::,
Bad advice on any subject,
Blue Moon Axel Poster Pimps,
Britney Spears' Lost Hair....,
Cads, Scoundrels and Charming Ladies,
Chummy's Weird World of Sass and Chiffon,
Did You Do Your Homework?,
Host for the Constant Tinkerer,
Know A Stranger,
Love Notes,
Meow, Meow and Stuff,
Temple of TrayC,
Temptress's Boobiedom Spankatorium,
The Cotton Candy Connection,
The Llame Llama Tribe,
ultimate foodies,
Yunitarians,
Z's *SECRET* Tribe,
~!~ Once upon a cupcake~!~,
~A Question A Day~,
February 6, 2008
She is the embodiment of the word "Friend"
It is a joy, an honor and a plesure to have such a special and sweet person to have to call a "Friend"
She is a Gem
September 24, 2007
Ahhh I could go on for HOURS about this beautiful soul.
She is truely remarkable in every way... and a TRUE friend in this zoo of tribe. She has been a tribe friend for as long as I can remember. And is one of the very few here on tribe, that I can trust whole heartedly!!
Rock on you righteous babe!!
Luv ya BUNCHES!!
September 6, 2007
Chummy is just plain awesome.
A hysterical raconteur
A gourmet chef (or so she claims)
A smarty-pants to be reckoned with
A great friend
A stand-up gal
An utterly stunning beauty
And a sterling cat lover
Yup, awesome.
I digs her the most
August 13, 2007
I never thought one person could be as wonderful and as funloving as this wonderful lady. The more I get to know her, the more I can say I made a great decision joining her cats network first, and then her own, Thank you for being a part of my life. You are an amzing and wonderful lady with a heart of gold.
I Heart you over and over again,
Bruce
August 7, 2007
Chummy is delightful, insightful and an eyeful of powerful wonderment.
Man alleges he was hit by ice scraper in attack
(in Chummy's Weird World of Sass and Chiffon)
There are probably not a lot of places in the world where a man out for a bicycle ride before work in late April would get attacked by a man armed with an ice scraper.
Madison is one such place.
An east side man was riding his bicycle in the...
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discussion post on Wed, April 30, 2008 - 1:09 PM
Prom invite is written on lacrosse players' bare bottoms
(in Chummy's Weird World of Sass and Chiffon)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Thirteen members of a high school lacrosse team have been disciplined for baring their bottoms on which was written a prom invitation from one player to a girl.
Carolyn Campbell, a senior at Huron High School, accepted the ...
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discussion post on Wed, April 30, 2008 - 1:08 PM
Newspaper carrier finds woman pinned by husband's dead body
(in Chummy's Weird World of Sass and Chiffon)
ST. LOUIS - Newspaper carrier Bruce Pitts knew the elderly couple only by the prayers the wife made for him while he was working at night and in bad weather, but he felt something was wrong when the papers piled up outside their home.
"It was ...
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discussion post on Wed, April 30, 2008 - 1:07 PM
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