The Keys to my Heart???

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored. You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily.

Lucky me! I found a great blog...called Write From Karen

And thanks to her I have something to write about today. Well, its random. And you know I like random. so Enjoy. :)--oh and know that I have played around with TONS of editors to try and get my blog looking better. well, I am lost. Because of our TERRIBLE connection speed (on the ship) its almost impossible to upload anything (including BLOGGER) so anyway-----UGH SIGH I will keep at it!!



1. Are you brunette? Blonde? Auburn? And is it natural? If you could pick any type of hair you wanted, the style and color, what would it be? (Can you link us to a picture?)

I am blonde. Dirty Blonde or Dishwater Blonde? In serious need of highlights blonde. Its gotten a lot darker with age, it was super blonde (toe head?) when I was a toddler. I like being a blonde. I have tried going brunette/amber because I wore a wig for Halloween and I liked it. The wig was long and had layers, made my eyes "pop" (or so I thought) and was really cute, but when I chose to get my hair dyed DARK, my hair was short. Yeah, it wasn’t pretty. I got a lot of “what were you thinking” and “you look better as a blonde”. So I decided to stay blonde. I am rockin some serious roots right now (cause I’m in Japan) but I love BEING A BLONDE!!! The couple of pictures I have posted here you can see....me with the WIG......my usual Blonde color....me with SHORT blonde hair..(couldn't find a decent picture on this computer of my short DARK hair.. then finally..........me with PINK hair... (gotta love them 80s parties!!!)

Me with the wig

My Normal Blonde Color

Short Blonde Hair

Me again BLONDE hair

Rockin the PINK hair


2. How did your car get that little scratch/dent? (Because let’s face it, we ALL have car stories, right? If, for some reason you don’t, tell us about how someone else’s car got that scratch/dent).

I was the reason I had a big ole dent in my last car. I was pulling into my garage, which in order to do it successfully, you had to turn 90 degrees. And well, my turn was a bit too sharp and yeah, my passenger door got a super ugly dent in it. And it really stunk knowing that I had NO one to blame but myself.

Oh and Karen (Write from Karen~love your blog by the way and thanks for the MONDAY MEME) umm, I too fell out of a MOVING car (granted I wasn’t driving but…) yeah I was young (like 3 or 4 I think) and for SOME reason I fell out of the back seat of the car. My mom was driving in a parking lot in Indianapolis in the middle of winter. There was tons of snow everywhere…I had a brown snowsuit on (yeah, Brown….thats hot…) well, the door mysteriously opened, I rolled out and a garbage truck almost hit me. (My mom, who was freaking out I am sure….talked to the truck driver and said YOU almost RAN OVER my baby!!” He said, “Ma’am, I am sorry, I am so glad I didn’t, but I thought that little brown ball rolling in the snow was~~~~~~~~~~~~ A BAG OF TRASH!!! Hahaha UGH SIGH! lol

3. In your opinion, what is the worst-tasting candy? Now, what is the best-tasting candy? How often do you eat candy? Do you keep it around your house? Do you allow your children to eat very much candy?

I will have to say, the worst tasting candy I have every had, has to be something I had recently…it was SOUR gummy type candy (like sour worms, or sour watermelon gummies) but with LI-HING spice. *According to Wikipedia: Li hing mui is salty dried plum. The red powder (the shade of red depends on the retailer), called li hing powder that covers the dried plum has a strong, distinctive flavor, and is often said to be an acquired taste for many. The li hing powder is said to be an acquired taste because it has the combination of sweet, sour, and salty taste. Some people also say that it tastes tart, and some even tangy. Li hing mui is good for dry and scratchy throats, as it will help you salivate. . Li hing powder is used for many things, but is mainly used to sprinkle different items, such as fruits like apples and pineapples. The keiki (children) of Hawaii also like to put li hing powder on almost everything, including sour gummy bears, sour gummy worms, sour watermelon, sour patch keiki (also known as sour patch kids), sour apple, rock candy, popcorn, and a rare (also known as kakimochi and mochi crunch).

Ok so did you learn plenty about LI-HING?? Ha-ha Ok so back to the original question, WORST tasting, ok that’s my answer…..LI-HING candy. Best tasting candy? Well, that’s a tough one….chocolate, sour gummy, hard candy, licorice, etc. It depends. My favorite candy bar…even though I don’t eat chocolate very often at all….would have to be: 3 Musketeers or Reese’s Cups. (I guess??) My favorite gummy type candy would have to be (as of late) Sour Berry Gummy Life Savers. (those are gooood) Oh and a personal fave (and movie candy of choice) has always been twizzlers. I try not to keep Candy around the house……except for Holidays (in cute li’l candy dishes and whatnot) ~~ I don’t have children, but if I did…..they could have candy like a few times a month. “ration it” But hopefully my kids would be like my niece. She NEVER eats candy. Had her Halloween candy stashed away for about a year before it was thrown out!!

4. Are you easily agitated? What really makes your temper soar? Do you stay angry for a long time? Or do you get over it pretty fast?

Agitated easily, I would have to say yes. One thing that really agitates me is “Horse Play”…I have been in the Navy for almost 13 years so I have seen much horse play…..since I work around mostly GUYS that’s just what they do. And the sight of it, even in my peripheral vision, agitates the bejeeezus out of me. What makes my temper soar? In all honesty, nothing really makes my temper soar….I think a lot about a lot of things, so I get frustrated or confused or perplexed haha but not ANGRY too often. Well, I get “pissed off” a lot it seems. Is that the same as being angry? ~lol~ but no, I do not stay angry for very long at all. Life’s too short. I don’t do the whole “hold a grudge thing”……I know a few people that do and I believe that has contributed to some extremely lonely times in their lives.

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13 THINGS I MISS ABOUT THE STATES these are in no particular order and actually are very insignificant to me really. The only REAL thing I miss about the states is NOT BEING CLOSE(R) to my family. I miss you all every single day. BUT....for purposes of this blog I am going to share with you's 13 things I miss....granted theres a ton of random things I miss about the states...I LOVE AMERICA!!! But its THURSDAY 13.....so here ya go.
1. TARGET---I miss going there getting a red cart, going to try on a bunch of clothes and hate how I look in them, so then I go to the shoes, and the purses, and the pajamas and workout clothes.....then I go to housewares and look at the dishes, wall hangings, bathroom/kitchen decor, etc. Then I go to DVDs, then IPOD accessories, then holiday stuff, then toiletries, then cards, then AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH i miss walking around aimlessly for an hour or two......potentially buying a bunch of cool stuff I DONT NEED!!!



2. Barnes and Noble---Going there, getting a JAVA, finding a few good books about whatever topic, then curling up in one of their comfy loveseat type chairs for a while and reading. By myself, just to relax. Ahhhh.....



3. Driving---I miss my crappy li'l 2000 Honda Civic. I had that car the entire 6.5 years I was in San Diego....bought it for 9grand and had zero problems with it. I miss driving.....wherever, for whatever. Having the ability to pull into a stores parking lot, park and pick up a...I don't know...ironing board, or laundry basket...and put it in the trunk of my car....(unlike being in Japan, with NO CAR, and 20 minute walk to the train station away from the Navy Exchange, therefor limiting me the capability of being able to purchase said Ironing board or laundry basket)



4. Spinning Classes...I haven't done it in forever, but I lately I have really wanted to and don't have that opportunity over here (and OUT TO SEA). I sure hope I still have this motivation when I move back to the states. (to SPIN) I loved it when I did it. Such an incredible and effective work out!!! Its NO JOKE......but yeah, give it a try!

5. Happy Hour...Yep, I surely do miss a good Happy Hour. I miss being social and everyone unwinding after a 'tough day' at the job....I used to go every so often, with friends, heck sometimes alone, just for some conversation and a cold one. I used to like going to Gordon Bircsch.....(more yuppie type men there) but of course Pacific Beach was always good times for sure. (Cabo Cantina....awwww) which leads me to the next thing I miss....

6. Margaritas......GOOD ONES. With good friends.....If you know me, you know I LOVE me a good margarita. My kitchen decor is actually MARGARITA themed...so if you are ever out and about and see something "margarita-ish" REMEMBER ME. :) ~~not a Parrot Head either, but yeah i have me some Margarita-ville stuff.

7.TIVO...I miss TIVO. The device allowing me to watch all my favorite shows whenever I want, without commmercial interuption!! Especially my REALITY TV yeah the programming responsible for loss of brain cells. I miss watching pointless shows filled with drama and gossip. Amazing Race, America's Next Top Model, Survivor, Little People Big World, American Idol, Project Runway, etc etc etc. Yeah.....I guess it IS a bit ridiculous when you start naming all the shows........I guess I miss HAVING THE TIME and THE OPTION to utilize TIVO.

8. Las Vegas. Ahhh....I miss Las Vegas. I won't get into the why's and the HOW MUCH's.......lol But yeah, I MISS VEGAS.---or really, i just miss a good casino. Playing Slots at the base club here in Yokosuka pretty much stinks.--When I get back...VEGAS ANYONE????

9. Road Trips.....Day Trips, Overnighters, Weekend Getaways, I miss ROADTRIPS period! Granted, these are best shared with 'someone special' which should also be on this list as one of the things I MISS.....~sigh~ butttttttt........yeah I miss getting in the car just to go find the ma and pa type establishments in the little towns around where I'd live...or planning weekend getaways to go camping or site seeing or to a theme park, etc.

10.Garage Sales....laugh if you will, but I miss the option of getting up on a Saturday morning early and going all around checking out Garage Sales. (Japanese, to my knowledge, do not partake in Garage Sales...I think they take their junk to a 'salvation army' type place. Cause I have been to it. Its called BOOK OFF. (?)

11. Sampling...Ya know, skipping lunch and going to Costco on a weekend and eating lunch (from their samples) Love it. I like it too because the sample portions are small so even if they are Chocolatey Goodness or Cheesy Yumminess, you don't feel guilty cause its just a little bite!!

12. Slurpees from 7-11..... Didn't drink them much but I miss them. I used to get the little tiny ones...just to try the different flavors. I miss the convenience of 7-11s. They have 7-11s here but they are NOT the same. AT ALL. Granted you can get sushi and a ton of other random and most likely GROSS japanese stuff to eat/drink....but NOT Slurpees.

13. Comedy Clubs....I used to freqent them. Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, etc. Seen Dane Cook like three times, Ralphie May, Rodney Dangerfield, Lewis Black, Joe Rogan, Paulie Shore (just to name a few) I love to laugh.....and yeah there are probably Japanese comedians.....but last time I checked I don't speak JAPANESE!!!

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