| | | | A/S/L: Older than You?;O)/Female/Utah
I am a recently-heart-broken girl... but I won't say no to some decent flirtage!
I live in a fantastic little house that The Roomie and I are calling "The Ark." Why? Well, between us we currently have 3 sugar gliders, 1 gerbil, 2 small dogs, 2 parrots, 1 red ear slider turtle, 1 canary, 1 sparrow, 1 parakeet (who's in LOVE with said sparrow), 10 hermit crabs, 1 Russian tortoise several various fishies, and a number of amiable houseplants. (and those are just the PERMANENT ones... we have fosters all the time, including, AT PRESENT, Josie, the ADORABLE baby Pygmy Goat, a Robin with a busted leg AND wing, and a baby Finch named TrembleCharm who may imprint too much and become permanent.)
I get to teach classes and field trips to crazy children, play with baby animals, and color to pay my rent. Awesome, huh? But I MAY switch to part time this time because I might*drumroll please* GO BACK TO SCHOOL to be an ASL interpreter AS WELL. (For those of you so deeply entrenched in the net that that makes no sense to you, I do NOT mean AgeSexLocation... I mean, best beloveds, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.)
I am a passionate person. I do not mean that in a sexual way, I mean that when I love something or someone I love them deeply and completely. Some of my insatiable passions are literature, my sugar gliders, religious studies, water aerobics, and art.
My favorite books are Children's Lit. In general, I have an inherent disdain for SERIES books. However, I love Harry Potter... though I am obsessed with A Series of Unfortunate Events as well. My bookmarks are currently in The Host by Stephenie Meyers (AGAIN), The Bible (KJV), The Book of Mormon; Another Testament of Jesus Christ, and Critters magazine 2007.
My sugar gliders are my babies, much to my mother's chagrin (she reminds me OFTEN "I need Grandchildren! It's like Heroine for mothers!" My mom is hilarious.). They are the*always* good thing in my life when everything seems falling apart. (I have chemical depression, by the way) They need me to care for them... and that keeps me anchored. They save my life often. Not long ago I also had a Boyfriend*chokes a little on the word* who was WONDERFUL and also wonderfully patient with my hang-ups and mental illness and general weirded-out-ed-ness about HAVING a relationship... for a time. SIGH.
I am religious... as for my own beliefs, you may have guessed I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (aka: Mormon!*cue scary music!*). I believe it... I live it. However, I admit that right now I have not been as devout as I want to be. Working on that.:O) But besides my own faith, I am fascinated by the beliefs of others (as long as they aren't YELLING them at me!). I am not here to "convert" anyone... but do not expect me to cast aside the gospel I know to be true, either.
I am not a skinny girly girl. I was a tomboy all my life. I would prefer a football game to a prom every time. I am also rather "girthy," which I am MOSTLY Okay with. I never expect to thin... however, I do want to be HEALTHIER than I am now. To this end, and because it is FUN, I do water aerobics faithfully 5 days a week. I also sometimes stick to the Weight Watchers CORE plan... not quite so faithfully (I am addicted to bread and popcorn and those get me all the time. Not to mention CHOCOLATE!) I am also Diabetic (related to the weight thing) and have many other health problems that are NOT related to the weight thing. I battle them all with lots of meds and annoyance.
Other than that, I adore art. I have my fingers in the pies of just about every medium, though lately I merely doodle and take photos of my sugar gliders (dang grown-upness! Cuts into my colorin'!)
I also love gardening, turtles, poetry, theater, and children and teens. Like I said, I am a teacher at work... I am also a substitute teacher in regular schools in the off-season.
But back to the silliness, the following things can make me laugh anytime: The Office, The Tick, MASH, Scrubs, rubber duckies, pronouncing "boobs" in stupid ways, Nacho Libre, Lilo and Stitch, talking like a dolphin, Homestar Runner (I*heart* STRONG BAD!!!!), Ask a Ninja, Gilmore Girls, the Nutrigrain Ad on YouTube, druggies, WalMart at 2 am, etc. Now have a good night. I should feed the babies and try to sleep.
p.s. It you read all that you SO deserve a cookie. Or a medal. Or a metal cookie. |
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 | kipluck responded to a discussion called while coming from outside do you wash your hands and legs. in health.
7 days ago
 I wash my hands often, especially with H1N1 going around my state and I have a very low immune system. However, I wash my legs only when I shower (so, like, daily. Sometimes more as I swim for physical therapy and exercise.) or take a bath. I mean, it's not like my legs come in contact with much important. (food, other people, etc.) I mean especially since I don't wear shorts that much, mostly ... |
| kipluck responded to a discussion called My kitten died for unknown reason? When was the last time you had a pet die? in cats.
1 day ago
 about 3 years ago I had a sugar glider who I was caring for die. While he was not one of my 3 (Lilo, Nani, and Heber) I was trying to rescue him and he was just a tiny joey. When I lost him I was heart broken. I questioned everything I did. Was there anyway to save him? I admit I still do go over things in my head to see if there was SOME way I could have known. If I had known he was failing to... |
| kipluck responded to a discussion called Pig Lovers? in pigs.
1 day ago
 I love pigs, too. I collect pig figurines, plushies, etc. But real pigs, too, just have an undeniable intelligence and those charming faces. They are smart, funny, just a great animal. They are also VERY important medically. Skin grafts, valve replacement, etc. Even if you don't EAT pork products (like me)... pigs save human lives! I may not eat bacon but I am diabetic... and insulin comes from... |
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ellavemia
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Hi there miss. I rarely check in to this place. I should waste more time here instead of on Gaia. |
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| discussions i've replied to | | How many of my fellow my lotters are pig fans?? I just love them, can't tell you really why, but maybe you guys can tell me. | |
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| hi friends, i have to say my dear friends, this habbit comes from my hubby, while coming from outside we should wash our hands and legs with liquid soap or any soap,, otherwise, my hubby won't allow... | |
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i love pets and i do have 2 pets at my place. one is a cat and the other one is also a cat lol. i have two cats at home. i just love them, they are so beautiful, so lovable. i think only... | |
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