~they say the 3rd time is a charm....~

1. Third in the 100 re: me-meme’s
2. Everything is the same….yet so much as changed...
3. The older i get …the more i realize it is all an illusion….
4. Corporate jobs suck….they zap u of your essence…
5. The longer i am away from having one….the more i realize this
6. i am also more alive than I have been in yrs
7. That scares the shit out of me some days….
8. & other days?..its orgasmic ….
9. i am still working on the ole PhD
10. Thank god i zoomed thru the required shit before they allow you to do your study & get published or i would be really losing my mind….
11. Once again….i find myself single …
12. Only this time? i am more comfortable with it….
13. That also scares me some days….not the hanging around w/ myself…but the comfortable w/ no sig other….
14. Mental note to NOT get a cat…. ((Only leads to stereotypic rumors…))
15. Even if it were one of those hairless ones….(always wanted one)
16. i am sooo itching to get my next ink…..it is all planned….just need to justify the cost
17. Since my last meme….i acquired a rescue dog named KorKor….
18. in reality …she rescued me….
19. Ms Pebs (one of the minpins) died about 5 weeks ago….
20. We are all still adjusting….
21. Her passing marks the end of relationship icons from my marriage….
22. i was divorced in 2001
23. i am forming an LLC for my foto bus for tax yr 08
24. The new friendships i have formed as a result of my new foto-luv amazes me….
25. i currently have a 4 foot nitE blooming cacti trio wedged in between the front and back seat of my suv…..
26. Yeah…didn’t plan that all too well….(it is going to take two very brave neighbors to get it out)
27. See what happens when i find a bargain? oooh.....something shiny!
28. If i am still not working a steady gig ….i will be painting the house soon… it’s been since grad school (masters) that the outside got a fresh coat….
29. For all the talking i do about nothing…..this round of 100 items is a lot harder than i thought it would be….
30. i experienced kidney stones end of this past summer ……
31. My Buddhist practice doesn’t allow me to wish that pain on anyone…
32. But wow……would that be a cool power …..((oops….sorry Buddha))
33. Since my time off….i have managed to allow my nite creature tendencies to resurface…
34. It is 4 am …. & I am wide awake…..
35. i recently had 1340+ people view one of my fotos on flickr……..in 1 day…..
36. That picture made explore…….it was at no. 13 of the top 500 fotos uploaded for that day….
37. i have the flickr group roulette challenge to thank for it…..
38. Each challenge pushes my creative process….
39. i have started to make time to play the piano again now that i have been off work…
40. Hours go by before i realize it……
41. Years ago my mom sent me all my music from when i was child
42. It is fun to play music i played 30+ yrs ago….
43. i currently have 9610 songs on “big momma” my ipod…..
44. She is ½ full
45. i guess music IS a big part of my life….huh?
46. Now that I think about it…..i do have music ((or voices)) going on in my head all the time….
47. Kinda like my own movie soundtrack…..
48. Its feb 13th ….& currently 65 F …another beautiful day….
49. i LUV AZ winters…
50. i should be cleaning my house but i think i will go play instead today……go shoot some foto’s =)
51. At the very least….take the puppers for walkies……
52. i have no excuses…..beautiful day….healthy puppers….no job….need the exercise…
53. i finally bought a new vehicle ((since my last meme))
54. It is a Mitsubishi Endeavor
55. Got a gr8 deal on it……12k off sticker…10k off invoice
56. After driving mitsy ….i cannot believe i drove that jeep for 15 yrs…..
57. Says a LOT for chevy….or….my ability to take care of things….
58. My life must be rather uneventful ….i have 44 more of these to write….ugh!
59. i planted cacti & succulents yesterday…….sooo purty…. (oh...& one neighbor ...was able to get that beast out of Mitsy.... =)
60. Put them all inside the caged front door area…..by my garden Buddha
61. i think my buns are a tad burned from the tanning bed last nite….
62. Feels good
63. Does that make me a masochist?…..prolly not …..because by definition that requires that i derive sexual gratification from being physically or emotionally abused……& i most def will kick someone to the curb for the latter.
64. i guess it’s the physical pain i derive pleasure from……
65. Heh…..yeah…ok....me luvs a good spankin…..!
66. The kind that forms welts…..hand prints …squeeeee !
67. & piercings…..& tats…..
68. i also have been known to enjoy inflicting pain on partners……
69. Nothing like that first wince & quick intake of breath as they start to compute mentally what just happened….LOL .
70. Haven’t had a challenging partner in a LONG time….
71. i need to start planning a trip to TIBET…..if i plan it…..it will happen…..one way or another ….
72. i think i am in need of a good mental sabbatical…..a retreat of sorts….a visit to an area of the world that lives more in the moment than we do here in the states….
73. That tends to instill a certain level of preciousness to ones time here….i need to find that…
74. i often wonder if i will EVER figure out what i want to be when i grow up…
75. i think i do….
76. i know i want to find a income generating pastime that is filled w/ passion…..
77. i will never have to work another day in my life …..
78. i may be on my way w/ the foto-biz…..but it’s a tough gig to get to generate enough income….
79. my goal is to incorporate the PI & the foto biz….
80. Do forensic photography….
81. Dead people & shite….
82. i have cut up cadavers ….but not filmed a corpse …especially one that is the result of a crime…
83. i wonder if i have the stomach for it…..
84. i know i have the fascination for it…..
85. We shall see…….huh?
86. There are soooo many talented photographers that i admire and respect…..
87. Slow and steady wins the race……so they say….we shall see what that philosophy brings my life…
88. My left pinky finger has been slightly numb since weedpulling/ tree trimming activities last week…….i think my computer time contributes as well….
89. It used to be the same when i was working in IT fulltime & then working at nite on my PhD coursework…..
90. i haven’t been to see the chiro in over a yr….
91. OMG….zoe just farted ….& of course she is curled up in my lap as i work at the computer….WHEW! for such a little gal…..scary smells!!
92. In an effort to freshen the air…..i just realized i may have an incense obsession…..
93. i have boxes of candles from the Candles and Gift factory Outlet & buttloads of incense….
94. i burn both each & every day…..
95. It always smells like a combo of rain..leather…patchouli….& a yoga studio in my house…
96. My neighbors tease me that they can smell it out in the street….
97. Prolly because in addition to the incense burned inside each day….i lite some sticks each nite & place by the Garden Buddha w/ a candle…. A temple altar of sorts…
98. There is going to be a lunar eclipse in 7 nites…..2-20-08…..
99. i am looking forward to driving out to some secluded spot to get some foto’s…
100. & another meme is done……learn anything new?......