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Random Reasons Why I Don’t Want a Brain Scan…

So…

I mentioned in a former post (“If You Don’t Mind”) that I think there has been some talk of scanning my brain, and lately I’ve been obsessed (maybe I shouldn’t use that word when speaking of my brain….) - I’ve been somewhat obsessed, in a non-crazy way of course, with why I don’t think I want anyone to scan my brain!

Here a just a few, in no particular order:

  1. The other night I couldn’t sleep, even though it was very late - and I was driving myself crazy (because I’M NOT already there!)…anyway, I was going crazy because I couldn’t finish random Shakespearean quotes which I had memorized 20 years ago.  So, after about an hour, I had Byron Google-ing things like “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in its petty pace”…….or something like that - Because I couldn’t possibly sleep until I had completed the 5 or 6 quotes I couldn’t seem to recall.
  2. I can’t travel over long bridges without an an “all purpose escape tool” that breaks the windshield, cuts the seat belts, and even has a little flashlight.
  3. I’m a grown woman with a “blankie” - it used to be a lovely fur blanket, but now it more resembles a ratty old bathrobe!  Still I would take it everywhere if I could…especially on trips….along with my “all purpose escape tool”!!
  4. I love a clean kitchen, especially wiping down surfaces - over and over…. But, I’ve been known to go into a clean kitchen to make a peanut butter sandwich, only 2 ingredients, yet when I walk out of said kitchen, it will look like a crime scene…pots and pans everywhere…crazy utensils….bottles with lids off…….. - and just shrug my shoulders when a family member asks, “WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED IN HERE!!” :-)
  5. Some people think I have an unusual fear of clowns - But, it’s not true, I’m only terrified by the sub-human, demon clowns who live in the sewer system and just wait for me to wander off so they can…..well, actually, I’ll start crying uncontrollably if I continue.  But, this is not abnormal like those people who are afraid of little chubby, happy clowns.  Now that’s just plain nuts!!
  6. The sound of chewing can make me think bad bad thoughts and go to my bad place.  (Just so you know!)
  7. I only like to do laundry in the middle of the night.
  8. I secretly like it when people call me Angela, but hate it when people who don’t know me well call me “Ang”.
  9. I think I have every illness in an episode of “House” - and sometimes I’m right!
  10. I have random knowledge of things I shouldn’t know like the lyrics to songs written before I was born and what medications it’s okay to mix (trust me, I’m not a doctor, but I have watched almost EVERY episode of “House” after all)!
  11. I tend to obsess about things……such as, what a scan of my brain would look like and how they would probably be so confused by it that they’d have to call in…someone just like Dr. House!

Just a little window into the colors in my world.

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Peace.

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angiebledsoe
on March 26, 2010
in life and random
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I’m Bringin’ Happy Back!

The flower pots on my front porch have been looking lonely and sad for the past several months due to the strange weather here in the “Sunshine State” - but, for the past couple of weeks Spring has begun to fight its way back in…

So, soon I’ll get my hands dirty and transform those sad pots into beautiful little pots of Spring.

And in honor of my beloved flower pots and the return Springtime, I’ve decided to bring a little happy back!

I’ve mentioned recently how much I adored and now miss my “Happy Wednesdays”, so…

Happy, Happy Wednesday!! :-)

And when I think of Wednesdays, I naturally think of FUN THINGS - and what could be funner than…

A GOOD BLONDE JOKE!?!  (and I am not talking about myself, thank you! - that would be called a “walking blonde joke”!)

…but I digress.

  • Did you hear about the blonde who plugged her power strip back into itself to save electricity?
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  • Why did the blonde put lipstick on her forehead?  Because she was trying to make up her mind.
  • A blonde was driving down the highway when she read a sign saying, “Clean Restrooms Next 10 Miles.” She was really late for her appointment since there were 26 restrooms to clean.
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  • Why do blondes always smile during lightning storms?  They think their picture is being taken.
  • What do you call an eternity?  Four blondes at a four way stop.
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Ha Ha…Takes one to know one, I suppose!

Anyway, have a happy Wednesday - And, please feel free to send me your best blonde joke with a few qualifiers:

  1. It’s difficult to find ones that I’ve not heard before (goes with the territory, I guess :-) )
  2. PLEASE PLEASE THEY HAVE TO BE “G” RATED!!
  3. They really need to be very very short for this kind of forum.

Have a beautiful one!

Peace.

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angiebledsoe
on March 24, 2010
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…and so my nails are blue.

I woke this morning from a dead-sleep weeping…inconsolably.  It freaked Byron out quite a bit, although he should be quite used to my idiosyncrasies by now.

You see, apparently, I was dreaming - I was in my sweet Oma’s kitchen and she said, “Angie have some more ‘mah-cah-rrroni’”. I laughed and said, “I’m too full….you know my birthday’s coming up and I’m feeling so old.” She was the one to laugh then, and said, “I know, I only wish I had left you a card before I had to go away…”

Then, I just said, “Please, please don’t go….”

But, I woke up - and was crying because I knew she had gone.

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I also seem to be struggling with the fact that never again will I be….thirty-something.  And, like my Oma’s passing, it just seems so final.

I was flipping through a magazine, trying to pass the time during Sugar-Boy’s morning “time out” - and I saw a fashion section that had 2 categories:

  1. 20’s and 30’s - which was full of fun and hip trends…
  2. 40’s …and beyond. - which was …..everything else.

….so, I guess that’s how I’m feeling today…..like the catch-all “everything else” category….

Anyway…

So I painted my fingernails navy blue.

I feel a little better now as I watch my “way-too-dark-for-my-age” nails type on my new MacBook Pro…..

Yes, that’s my birthday present.  A spankin’ new “hoss” of a machine - with a hot pink cover, of course.

It’s gorgeous.

But, still….the keys feel different under my unusually dark nails….very unfamiliar - even though I’ve transferred everything including my zebra cling to the outside cover.

Still….

I guess I’m just not aging as gracefully as I had planned to.

I’m actually feeling quite rebellious at this point.

…….and so…….

my nails are blue!

Peace.

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angiebledsoe
on August 19, 2009
in life lessons and random
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Let Them Go Down

I woke up hearing this song playing in our bathroom.

It got my attention - I don’t even know why…

…and then, when I went to YouTube to watch ole Faith sing it as only she can, I noticed her glancing at the monitors……probably a teleprompter of the words.

I recognized it because I’ve done it a million times - even when I’m singing a song I know like the back of my hand - still….

….sometimes I glance down - like I’m looking for something more than just words - like I’m searching for a friendly face or something to reassure me.

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But, of course, then the lights do go down -and I make my way back to my seat.

Sometimes it feels too soon.

Other times it’s a relief.

I know there’s a difference (and way more than one, mind you) between Faith and me -

She sings...wow, does she ever sing!

I worship.

So, when the lights go down, I’m okay with being on the other side - in the darkness.  I’m okay with being left to my own thoughts…..my own worship - with no one critiquing my performance or thinking “who let her go out of the house like that!!??”

Some say it’s lonely there, after the lights.  I think it can be way lonelier when you’re being blinded by their harshness (may be why I close my eyes so much). It’s softer and cooler on the other side of the lights.

So, let them go on down…….

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Peace.

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angiebledsoe
on July 31, 2009
in life and music
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