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Random Thing About Me #1…

…would have to be:

1).  I am frequently given to giving in to “peer pressure”….apparently!!

So, some of my dear friends Amanda and Alison have recently written posts entitled “Random Things About Me” - and I want, so badly, to be like them :-) .  Of course, upon further reflection, I realized that almost all of my posts could be titled “Random Things About Me”….so I’m thinking it may be redundant - but, here goes:

  • I am a complete chameleon, so even the “normal” things about me can seem completely random.
  • I frequently complicate the most mundane of thoughts by using large words…that I may or may not be sure of their proper meaning and/or context…but, I digress…
  • I frequently digress…and am easily distracted (have been known to be deep into a discussion and forget my point because the sky just looks too pretty)!
  • I love watching the sky, am a huge fan of lightening…although I will lecture everyone around me of the dangers of said lightening…especially in Central Florida.
  • I frequently lecture those around me with random tid-bits of knowledge that I have gathered…things that I shouldn’t even know, but do somehow - I’m very “Cliff Claven-ish” in that respect.
  • I love to watch shows that have been out of prime-time for years (hence my reference to Cliff Claven), then I will watch every episode in order…in perfect OCD fashion.
  • “The Office” is probably the only prime-time show I watch every week as it comes on.
  • I watched the British version of “The Office” before it ever came to the U.S. - it’s a little racy, though…so I prefer the American version.
  • I love British humor…and British murder mysteries…….and tea!
  • I love blogging….and my MacBook with the zebra skin….but, get very depressed when my “blog stats” aren’t good.
  • I’m very sensitive…most people don’t know this about me - I guess I hide it…or maybe I just get distracted by something random (like a pretty sky) and forget that someone has hurt my feelings……
  • Loyalty is the most important quality, to me, in a friend - that and adaptability…well, because who I am can change so frequently, you have to be on your toes to love me anyway.
  • I love my friends….and frequently give in to their peer pressure….

…hence, this post! :-)

So, there you go and there you are!

Peace to the out!

(Oh yeah, also:  I despise getting my hair cut since they frequently cut it all off even though I beg to the contrary!  I got my hair cut this morning…I think I’ll leave you all hanging as to the result! :-) ).

Peace.

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angiebledsoe
on October 18, 2008
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Just so you know….

So, I went to the dentist today.  I’m not a fearful type of person when it comes to going to the doctor and things like that - having so many babies rid me of that, but I dread going to the dentist….seriously!

Being in the dentist’s chair is one of my earliest memories - probably because they say your long term memory is fuzzy at four, unless it’s something spectacular….OR TRAUMATIC!!!!

Anyway, I was thinking as I was back in the chair…again - (for a deep scraping of my teeth below the gum-line…sound fun?  Oh, it was…but I digress).  ….anyway, I was thinking as the hygienist soothingly asked if I was “okay” about how some of the scariest times in my life have included referring to me by my “given” name:  Angela.

It would go something like this:

  • “Are you okay, Angela?”
  • “Can you hear me, Angela?”
  • “Just relax and count backwards from 100, Angela.”
  • “Do you have any allergies we should know about, Angela?”
  • “You’re just reacting to that medication (and hallucinating!), Angela - no one is trying to steal your baby!….”

….I could go on.

As I sat there, in that chair, I thought about the difference between when someone calls me by my formal name, and when they just call me, “Angie”….the difference is how well they know me.

When someone really knows me…the real me - and they say my name, it’s so much more comforting than the sterile use of my legal name that has been typed onto some document somewhere….

…and isn’t it odd that at those times when you need comfort and assurance the most, you are more likely to be called something other than what those who know you best call you.

So, I guess what I’m saying is:

If you ever happen upon me in a desperate state and find yourself needing to say to me things like:

“Stay with me!” or “Help is on the way!”….or “Don’t go toward the light!” - just, please, do me a favor and end it with the word “Angie“…

…then I’ll know you’re my friend.

Just another random conversation I’ve had with myself…..me, myself…and “Angie”! :-)

Peace.

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angiebledsoe
on October 9, 2008
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The Remains…

…i shouldn’t be writing - i should be cleaning, or resting or anything but writing…

It’s just been one of those mornings…difficult, and I don’t even really know why.  I found it hard to sing this morning…hard to give…hard to love…harder to forgive.

There’s just a lot of junk in my mind…..usually Sunday mornings overshadow all the distractions - I guess I’m just in a funk…a selfish kind of funk. I feel a little more like just sitting around and licking my wounds than what I really should be doing…

And lunch has been a domestic disaster…sorry Barry.  I fixed lunch to celebrate Barry O’s 23rd (Happy, Happy!), and proceeded to drop a glass pan of enchiladas all over the floor…burning myself and Ashley in the process (sorry Ashley!)…

Then, when it was time for cake, discovered that the ICE CREAM cake had been inadvertently placed in the fridge rather than the freezer……..

….you do the math!

So, I’m sitting here waiting for the cake to refreeze…I guess I’ve got a good hour or so at least.

Oh well, Happy Birthday Barry - my heart was in the right place even if I’m no Martha Stewart…

The house will be full of people in just a few hours…hence the necessity to clean (especially after dropping dinner and melting dessert!)…but, I just feel a little weary….

I don’t really know why this morning was hard…I do know that I need to get over myself - and I know that witnessing people getting baptized is a great way for me to do that.  I can sulk later….

…tomorrow’s Monday, after all - the perfect day for sulking.

But, I won’t today - not on Sunday.  Not with my C3 family.  Not on Barry’s birthday…

Not when I’m celebrating what God has done in lives…..

There’s plenty of time for the junk on another day.

So..not today.

Peace.

Published
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angiebledsoe
on September 28, 2008
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ARE YOU TWITTERING YET?

…seriously, you should - it’s great fun and very little commitment…wow, that doesn’t sound like something I should be supporting…

but I digress.

Twitter is fun.  Twitter is great.  Twitter is better than chocolate cake….

…great, now I want chocolate cake!

I'm diabetical and I gots to eat...

I'm diabetical and I gots to eat!

Check it out…it’s a great way to stay in touch.

Peace to the out.

Published
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angiebledsoe
on September 27, 2008
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