<– This is Sheryl or, at least, her current MySpace profile pic. Same difference, right? What?! There’s more to each of us than captured online!? I think I’ve captured myself rather well here at Drink Deeply, I’ll have you know! Of course, this hopefully decent but certainly accurate rendering of me becomes a more complete portrait with perusals of my online profiles; MYbebo, MY[old]blog, MYhelium, MYstumbles, MYtube, even MY[MSN]space each give different & additional perspectives but MYspace – despite all its flaws – does offer the next best peek. Thus, in proper appreciation for the site we all hate to love (or is that use?), may the cross-posting begin. Back we go then after our whirlwind tour of MYself.. Giving the excuse, “Tara tagged me, so here it is,” Sheryl has tagged MOI:
Here’s how you play. Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a blog (*or a bulletin) with 10 weird, random things, facts, habits or goals about yourself. At the end, you choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names and why you chose them to be tagged. Don’t forget to leave each one a comment (“You’re It!”) asking them to read your blog/bulletin. You can’t tag the person who tagged you. Since you can’t tag me back, let me know when you’ve posted your blog/bulletin so I can see your answers.
Sheryl, you rule-breaker, why? I must know why you tagged me. *hands on hips* I expect to find out when you comment on this post. *wags finger* You WILL comment on this post; I know where you live your MySpace is. Besides, I’m about to think up write out ten random things – that are supposed to be weird to boot – for YOU.
- I’ve had a headache for over 20 years. Yes, the same one, constantly.
- One pain has a root cause. The only time I ever slid home was playing softball indoors.
- Most of my body is in pain all the time. Different areas flare without rhyme or reason.
- Electrical shocks, sudden numbness & periodic tremors accompany the ongoing pain.
- I used to read multiple books at once. Now I read one multiple times to get thru it.
- I had to relearn swimming year after year. All I actually learned to do is float.
- While caffeine has little effect, hot coffee relaxes me & can help me sleep.
- Although I’ll only drink hot coffee black, I sweeten all tea & iced coffee.
- I hate carrying a purse so oft just put my mobile, lip balm & money in pockets.
- I desperately need my own computer again; not only do I greatly miss catching up on other blogs – not to mention staying more active on mine – but without this outlet available consistently, I am slowly but surely losing my mind.
Having previously posted “7 Weird or Random Facts,” this was harder than anticipated. However, don’t be discouraged from pondering some of your own weirdness; I would LOVE to see reciprocal lists or links to lists in the comments! Even if you don’t typically express yourself online, what better foray to make?! A safe, encouraging setting where you’re free to be frivolous.. Won’t you play with me? Unless you happen to have a spare laptop about, MacBook preferred 
, comments are a girl’s [next] best friend. Whatever my health proves to be challenged by, despite my knowledge that it’s not psychosomatic, the effect of the psyche on the soma canNOT be underestimated. Given the intensity of my struggle physically, my mental health is imperative. Whereas physical & mental health typically wax & wane in turn, with one perpetually on the wane, the other absolutely musn’t be stifled.
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“I know what love feels like. That is one thing I have found. That is one thing that is much clearer because of fibromyalgia. Because once you experience real pain you recognize the vibration, the feeling of being healthy, happy and loved. If I’m not living from my heart, I get sick. I need to do things that feed my soul, like being with people I love, or playing my guitar, or listening to music.” ~ A. J. Langer
PS: With hopes pinned on your comments here & in true cross-posting fashion, I’ll be doing my tagging at MYspace.
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At the risk of being TOO weird, I took a shot at this one.
There’s just no such thing as TOO weird although your 10 weirdnesses did put me to shame..
|_|) “Is it weird in here, or is it just me?” ~ Stephen Wright
I tagged you because “what are sisters for ?”
Thanks for posting, I love these kind of surveys better than ones that have all the questions already laid out. I have known you so long yet I still learned more about you thru this, that’s cool.
It just goes to show there’s always more that can be learned, no matter how well you think you know &/or understand someone or something! I did enjoy the simplicity of this meme. Now, to get those tagged to play with us.. Did Jessica ever post her ten for you? We could always gang up on her if not.
|_|) “There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.” ~ Russian Proverb
The items about pain saddened me; I’m sorry you have to deal with that.
Re #6, I’m in touch with that; I’m not even a good floater. (Butt sinks like a boulder. Only the head and shoulders float well. *avoiding the airhead jokes*)
And coffee? I probably drink your allotment of creamer and Splenda for you every day.
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I enjoyed getting to know you a little better!
~ Carolyn B.
Tis indeed a joy to be able to discover more about each other. I especially enjoy discovering the ways in which we’re all complementary; what balance you & I are creating in the coffee world, for example.
Did you ever play “light as a feather, stiff as board” growing up? It’s essentially how floating works as you have to relax but w/good posture. Speaking of posture, maintaining mine w/the help of plenty of pillows helps the pain.
|_|) “Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.” ~ William Faulkner
Drink in this related blog post from coffeesister:
coffeeWHO?
“Balance.” I like that.
OOH-OOH! Yes, we played the “light as a feather, stiff as a board” game! Everybody put two fingers under the one person’s body, who had to be very stiff, and we had to lift exactly at the same time. Now I’m thinking about a third-grade sleepover at Leslie Bland’s house, the same night we had a seance and I heard my first dirty joke.
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Pillows, eh? I can understand that. When I was pregnant with my second child, I got in the habit of nestling among many, many pillows to support either boobs or heavy legs (lots of water retention) or belly or back. Now I still like my pillows; hubby calls my body pillow “the Great Wall of Carolyn.” And I have to rearrange bed geography a bit then.
) I can imagine it’s even more of a comfort when the pain isn’t the kind that goes away in 9 months.
I hate to sound like Lindsay Wagner, but we do like our Sleep Number bed. He gets a firm mattress at 70, and I keep my side at a floaty 45. I hope you have something equally supportive and comforting.
Best — Carolyn