Tattoo Survey

Now this one was just fun...

If you have at least one tattoo, do the survey, if you don't then pass it on!

1. Have you ever cried during a tattoo?
No

2. When did you get your first tattoo?
spring of '97...I was 19 years old.

3. What was your first tattoo?
A flower-n-vines with the silhouette of a butterfly in the center-on my left hip.

4. Which tattoo is closest to your heart?
The newest one I guess

5. Do you have a matching tattoo with someone?
haha, no

6. Do you have a tattoo that someone messed up on?
YES!...kinda anyhow. The guy copied my design exactly for the one on my ankle but he placed it on there for me to see and ended up needing to re-do it. When he put it back on, he rotated it without my knowledge. I don't care but OMG, what if I HAD cared about the exact placement?

7. Do you have anyone's name tattooed on you?
Nope

8. What was the most painful tattoo you received?
Definitely the first one on my left hip.

9. How many tattoos do you have?
Three

10. Do you plan on being heavily or moderately tattooed?
I have the three I wanted & don't plan on any more but who knows.

11. Do you have a tattoo that you constantly have to explain?
Haha, sort-of...tons of people ask what the upper back tattoo is. It's a tribal cat head...not blatantly a cat but when I then ask people what they think it is, they always say "a cat?". So it's really not that cryptic.

12. Have you ever gotten an infection from a tattoo
No

13. What is the longest session you've ever sat straight?
an hour and a half

14. What is the biggest tattoo that you have and how long did it take?
see 13 (that's the cat-upper back)

15. Did you tell your parents?
Haha I tried to hide my first tattoo from my mom cuz I still lived at home. She saw it and freaked out...accused me of doing drugs and sleeping around. (This was the hip tattoo)...she screamed, "You let a man touch you below your pant line!!!" Just to be a smart ass, I REALLY wanted to say "I let a lot of men touch me below my pant line!"...HAHAHA. My mom was well known for being hilariously dramatic.

16. Do you regret having gotten any of your tattoos?
Nah, but I wish the hip tattoo was either a lil higher or a lil lower.

17. Would you consider ever getting any of your tattoos removed?
No

18. What are you going to get for your next tattoo?
don't plan on it

19. Do you think members of the opposite sex with a lot of tattoos are hot??
A few can be hot if they are tasteful/artistic but I'm not crazy about a lot

20. Are you unfortunate enough to have an arm band tattoo?
no...but I have an anklet

21. How many people have tattooed you?
three

22. Do any of your tattoos have color?
nope, I only do black ink

Class of '95

Yet another fun survey...

Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!
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1. Who was your best friend?
Aimee, Juli, Katie & Celeste

2. What sports did you play?
Senior year none, bc I had to work (thanks mom)...but I had played Volleyball and Bowling up until then

3. What kind of car did you drive?
1981/82? Buick Skylark

4. On a friday nite what where you doing?
working at Lechmere?

5. Were you a party animal?
not my senior year of HS but BIG TIME the following year bc I took offf a year before going to college and partied HARD with my friends that had started college

6. Were you considered a flirt?
IDK...I did well with the men-folk. But not in my actual HS! Oh no...gotta say my HS didn't have much to offer in the guy department.

7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Wind Ensemble...(that's the fancy name for band lol)

8. Were you a nerd?
yes and no...I was a pretty popular and well-known dork

9. Did you get suspended/expelled?
never even had detention

10. Can you still sing the fight song?
Uh?

11. Who was your favorite teacher?
Mr Kerr, Paco, Mrs Oelrich, Mrs Simonetta, Mr Zearny (kidding...clearly)

12. Where did you sit during lunch?
At "OUR" table...lol. Does anyone remember the year I put the reserved sign on the table? HAHAHA! Anhow, Juli and I sat at the end, next was Amy and Theresa, then Aimee and Carrie.

13. Name the school full name?
John F. Kennedy Jr/Sr High

14. School mascot?
The Bears

15. School Colors?
Black & Gold

16. Rival high school?
Cheektowaga Central (Indians)

17. Did you go to Prom?
yep

18. If you could go back and do it again, what would you change?
I wouldn't change a thing. BUT it would have been nice to continue playing sports my senior year.

19. What do you remember most about graduation?
Winning my Perfect Attendance Award (for all of HS)...I really did!

20. Where did you go senior skip day.
Eh, they allowed a senior skip day...so is that really skipping? Anyhow, a big group of us went up to Sunset Bay Beach.

21. Favorite memory?
Wow. IDK. There are SO many. HS was good times.

22. Were you in any clubs?
wow...too many to honestly list

23. Where did you go most often for lunch?
We weren't allowed out the doors so the cafeteria

24. Have you gained some weight since then?
I did...and I lost it...then I gained it back...and then some. But then I lost again and presently I am wearing my jeans from HS so I'm back down to the same size.

25. Who was your Senior prom date?
UGH...Timmy G.

26. Are you planning on going to your 10-year reunion?
It's past and I didn't go

27. Who was your home room teacher?
I'll be damned if I remember

28. Who will repost this after you?
Juli maybe?

29. Who was your high school sweetheart?
uh...didn't have a sweet heart exactly?

30. Do you still talk to people from high school?
Some

31. Did you win prom queen or king?
No but I won Jr. Class President & that was what I wanted

32. Where did you work in high school?
LECHMERE!!!!...awe, good times!

33. what were your grades?
mid 90s my senior year but an 86% over-all for HS

34. What was your dress style?
alternative/grunge

35. What year did you graduate?
1995

50 Questions

IDK, this was just a random myspace survey with some different questions. Some of my answers were rather amusing

1. Are there any previous relationships you wish could have lasted longer?
Oh no...no, no, no! HAHA, by the time any relationship has been done it was well past it's "best if used by" date! lol...but uh, there is someone I think I could of had more fun with...wasn't a "relationship" though.

2. Whats the most annoying thing anyone could do?
Wow. I could write a dissertation for this one! Hmm, lets see...talk about things of which they possess no actual knowledge, do anything to hold up traffic or a line, um...geez, I so often say, "Nothing annoys me more than...___" and now I'm drawing a blank!

3. When was the last time you saw the last person you kissed?
the last time I kissed him

4. What is your full name?:
You either know it or you don't...and if you don't you don't need to.

6. How is life going for you right now?:
Pretty damn shitty and yet I'm in a delusional state of happiness because I just started back to school and that's what makes me feel alive.

8. Are you keeping a secret from someone that needs to know the truth?:
Nah

9. What is the last text you sent:
idk....a few days ago prob

10. What do you think of your siblings?
They are younger than me?...lol. IDK, I'm kinda the odd one.

11. What was the reason you last cried?:
because I'm being hunted down for somebody else's debt. Fuck me for being a good person huh?

12. What was the first thing you said when you woke up today?
crap...I still wanna sleep

13. Last time you couldnt take your eyes off someone?:
eh, I don't really have this problem

14. What do most people call you?:
Jamie, Jame, Jamerino (just kidding)....um, Cat Lady and Craddle Robber

15. Who is your celebrity crush?:
don't really crush on celebs but I would SO do Jesse Metcaff

16. Have you ever hated someone, but ended up being friends with them?:
Haha sorta, but my feelings of animosity were unfounded - an illusion had stirred some unwarranted jealousy

17. What do you think of people who dont have sex before marriage?:
Haha...idk, maybe its better if you don't know about the smorgasboard of options out there. But if you are fat and ugly, maybe its the way to go.

19. Are you more independent or dependent?:
I'm so independent it's probably a clinical condition.

20. Ever had the opposite sex over when no one was home?:
yes but honestly, we watched a video...no funny stuff (I'm assuming this question references my younger years of living at home.)

21. Ever had a party when your parents wernt home?:
Wow, you know what...I did!!! Man, I was so deathly afraid of my mother growing up that I never tried anything like sneaking out of the house but I did have a party once. It wasn't really wild and/or crazy but it def was more than a few people. (haha...and as I wrote that I got a pit in my stomach and thought (fearfully)..."What if mom reads this ?! " How's that for childhood trauma?)

24. How did you meet the 2nd and 5th person on your myspace?
Celeste I met in Girl Scouts and Juli I met in kindergarten.

25. How old are they?:
They are both 30 presently

26. Who will you see tomorrow?:
People at school, people at work...both jobs tomorrow too.

27. Have you ever been cheated on?:
yep

29. Where will you drive when you drive next?:
school tomorrow unless I go anywhere tonight

30. Do you listen to loud music while your driving?:
yeah, and i sing along

31. Last person to lay on your bed with you?
wow, no clue

32. Last time to the mall?:
yesterday

33. What did you buy?
new belly-button jewelry cuz I lost mine

34. Do you give out second chances too easily?:
seconds yes, thirds never

35. Last car ride?:
home from school

36. Last serious conversation with your best friend?:
presently in an IM with Jen...some serious convo some not

37. Do you hold grudges?
nah I suck at it

38. Wanted more of something when you really had enough?:
Oh my, is that the leitmotif of my past two years.

39. Felt that no one compared to you?
well that's just dumb

40. Had plans and broke them?:
sure but I try not to

41. Believe the phrase 'Why put off till tomorrow, what you can do today'
Usually yes I am the anti-procrastinator

42. What school do you go to?:
University at Buffalo

44. Are you a tease?
I can be

45. Who are you jealous of?:
I'm not really

46. Are you a bitch?:
again, I can be

47. Ever had sex with someone with blue eyes?:
yes...odd question

48. What can always make you laugh?
idk

49. What do you want everyone to think of you?:
I don't really care as long as their opinions are based on fact/truth. It would suck if someone formed an opinion on me based on false information.

50. Where do you see yourself in 4 years?:
Grad school? IDK.

Random Facts & Obscure Info

I will continue to add to this but considering the fact that I am yet again battling insomnia...I have decided to make this little list. Enjoy!


Random Facts & Obscure Info about MOI

• I cannot sleep with the tv, radio or a night-light on. I require darkness and silence.

• I have acquired an OCD-like trait from working in retail, of fronting and facing product while shopping in stores (like, where I don't work)...oh, and at home with some things.
  

• There are a lot of great men's cologne but it's the scent of sun tan lotion that really turns me on...lol!

• I really did read the dictionary as a kid. I still do sometimes when I'm very bored.

• I have a slight obsession with customizing T-shirts with things I find clever or entertaining. A common phrase of mine is, "I wish I had a T-shirt that said...___"

• I have never been to Disneyland or the state of Florida.
  

• I have never been to NYC.
  

• Before I die I MUST visit Chicago, IL...Seattle, WA...and HAWAII!

• When I was a teen, I was obsessed with joining the military.

• I have never once in my life felt the desire to "fit in". In fact, it has always been my preference to "stand out".
  

• Never once have I ever wanted to be a mother.

• I really love the music of the late Miss Peggy Lee.

• I cannot write anything but my name in cursive. When I was in 2nd grade my teacher got frustrated with me and one other class mate. She said, "if you can't write neat then just print!" And so we did...infinitely. He and I both realized this freshman year of high school.

• I absolutely will not pass on chain letters or forward emails that threaten some kind of bad luck for breaking the chain. I am very disappointed in people that send these to me.

• I LOVE Halloween. Much more-so than even my birthday, I consider Halloween be be THE most important day of the year to celebrate, go out and party.

• In relation to the above, I LOVE costumes. Really, any excuse to wear a costume is a good one for me...be it Halloween, a local festival, a theme party, or other fun excuses! ;)

• When slightly intoxicated I apparently feel the need to raise my drink in a "toasting pose" for any and all pictures. I am also a chronic drunk textor.

• My only BIG goal in life has been to be a published author.

• I love my cats more than anything in the world.
  

• My little Italian grandma taught me to cook. I make a mean-ass meatball among other things. I love to cook. It's therapeutic for me.

• My grandma tried to teach me to sew. But if I so much as sew a button on something it will fall off with one wear or in the wash. I need to pay seamstresses to do these sort of things for me.

• The best job I ever had was my first job. Lechmere 1994-1997.

• I have NO memory of the most life altering event of my existence. The car accident of Summer '94...severe head trauma, sort-term memory impairment, 3 inflamed discs in the cervical portion of my spine and 11 shards of glass in my right arm. 3/4(?) days in a coma, almost died on day 2. Yeah...top that!
  

• When I was a small child my mother actually charged me for stamps. Once I didn't have the quarter and she wrote an IOU.
  

• I used to shop with my aunt who is in a wheelchair. I always notice and am very bothered by stores that do not follow the guidelines set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act in regards to wheelchair access.

• I played the clarinet for 9 years and was first-chair for the last two.

• I will not eat cold cheese...like a slice or a cube of cheese. In order to be consumed, cheese must be melted and combined with something else.

• Grapefruit, sweat potatoes and brussel sprouts always sound and look like a good idea but alas, these are three more items that just don't agree with my taste buds.

• I am seriously skeeved-out by dirty napkins & tissues.

• I am appalled by people who litter and/or spit.

• To replace smoking and non-smoking sections of restaurants, I think they should offer family and adult-only dining areas.
  

• I love wine. Alas I drink cheap beer because I am poor. :(

• At 30 years old, I have never had a cavity.

• I lost my virginity at age 18 and was damn proud of myself for waiting until I was out of high school.

• I possess a BA in Sociology and am presently working on a BS in Computer Science. The little known fact is the late 90s I spent a two semesters as a Geology major.

• My favorite book is Owell's 1984.
  

To be continued...this is a work in progress.

To reproduce or not to reproduce? It is a legitimate question.

“When I grow up I wanna be a plain mommy…no babies, no husband, no nothing.” Family members love to tell the story of this statement I made when I was about the age of three. Of course, they had to explain to me that a “mommy” meant someone that had children. But, I think my point was clear regardless.

As a teen and a young woman my stance remained firm, at least on the baby part. I did actually marry at the age of 25 but have since gotten a divorce. Everyone always said that my opinion on having children would change as I got older. Next month I will be 30 years old. My stance is even firmer now than it was at the age of three.

“My biological clock must be a digital because I’ve never heard it tick once,” I will joke. But this is honestly true. Nearly all of my childhood friends have had children as well as my two sisters. I have held their babies, some as young as the day they were born. And while I have at times found their children absolutely adorable, I have never once felt even a flicker of feeling like I want one of my own.

Particularly when I was to be married, people harassed me about this choice. I have heard all the comments; ‘you HAVE to have children,” “you’re sinning against God,” “why did you bother getting married if you don’t want kids,” “that’s selfish”, and my favorite, “you could always adopt”, from people who obviously assume that the real reason for my lack of reproduction must be some biological or health issue.

Let’s begin with the marriage question. I got married because among many other things, it was something I wanted to experience. I may not be a typical girly-girl but I wanted to experience the wedding, the ceremony, the reception and being someone’s wife. The man I married did not want children either (or so he said). Now that I am divorced, people always ask me if I want to remarry. They are shocked when I reply with, “probably not”. Honestly, I might but it’s been checked-of my “list of things to do this life”. So it’s not at all a priority. Furthermore, legal marriage just complicates things should two people decide to part ways. My ex and I had an amicable separation but it was nearly impossible to find a lawyer that wasn’t a “shit starter”, trying to make a simple situation hostile. And even though it was an uncontested divorce with no disputes, it was still quite costly.

Now to address the “sinning against God” comment. Well folks, I simply don’t subscribe to your concept of God nor do I adhere to any organized religion. My beliefs are more philosophical and scientific in nature. I’d elaborate further but I’m certain you don’t care to open up your mind long enough for me to do so.

You have to have kids? Really? “Accidents do happen,” people will say in a coy tone. It’s these very people that should probably refrain from reproducing do to their obvious ignorance. There are such things as birth control and sterilization ya know? It can be prevented. But here’s what it really boils down to; most people really do not consider reproduction as a choice. Most consider it part of life, something you just have to do. I’m quite certain that many people have never even considered “not” having kids as they just assume that they will. In fact, I have met many people who have expressed their opinion on having children as, “if it happens it happens”. That’s cute. You can live your life or you can let life live you. It really is a choice. There is always choice. That’s the beautiful thing about freedom.

And finally, let’s discuss the topic of selfishness because this one really makes me giggle. Oh yes, how dare I deprive the world of my offspring. Civilization might cease to exist if I don’t personally contribute to the billions of people already alive on earth. It is NOT selfish to abstain from having kids. It IS selfish to have them because you “have to” or “want to” regardless of your ability to care for and provide for them. However, if you want to call ME selfish (not the decision), then I am OK with that. I am selfish. I want to experience as much of the world as I can and I just don’t have 18+ to devote to being a parent. And I do believe that as a parent, your children should be your priority. I’m just not interested in signing myself up for that. I don’t want to go to Sesame Street on Ice. I want to visit Hawaii, publish a book, make an impact on the world. Yes, I am selfish. You should be happy that I recognize that about myself and have decided not to reproduce rather than have children that I might later neglect.

Say what you want but none of this makes me a bad person. Oh sure, many will try to make me feel that way. But again, I have choice and I choose not to let those people make me feel inferior. I am not a bad person. I simply value different things. I have different goals. And maybe I am just a little bit more self aware and honest with myself than most.