For any of you who read this, please send the prayers and/or mental love my way. My blood drive tomorrow for church is overstuffed. Our goal was 33 signups, we got 53. It's a wonderful turnout, but now I'm positively panicked that everything will go wrong. People waited last time for up to 30 minutes, and I felt truly awful. No one should have to wait to get stuck with a needle. That should just FLY by.

Tink Happy Taughts that people will be on time, that the blood will flow, no GUSH freely and swiftly, that if anyone has to wait, that it won't be long, and that people won't mind waiting, and that I can find a nearby doughnut shop so I can bring doughnuts to ease any waiting time.

Pray that I won't lose my mind tomorrow, and that all anxiety will be kept in check, and that some kind soul will go get me a steady stream of vanilla chai lattes, because I'm stuck there from 8am to 4pm. Me, doughnuts, and rivers of blood.

many many thanks,

Amy The Writer

So last Thursday I'm listening to a pitch with my boss.  The pitch is improv meets myspace (or insert your social networking website of choice.)  The pitch needs a myspace page to demonstrate.  They want mine.

The only problem was that my headline at that time was "Amy The Writer really doesn't think she was wrong about that one thing.  Please stop yelling."  Posted as a way to vent my anger at my boss, who really was yelling at me for something that wasn't my fault.

So there's no way I'm going to give my page to them, and watch that headline show up on screen, with my boss sitting right next to me.  Nope, nope, sorry.

So....

I gave them one of yours.  And your page splashed up on the screen in the conference room, and we all saw it.  The improv group checked out your profile, your song, your friends, your headline, the comments your friends had made, and did a five minute improv routine about you.

It was pretty damn funny.

So thanks for that!

(And the first thing I did when I got back to my desk was change my headline.  Everything is puppies and roses and Twix bars and you will not get me to say anything different.)

What was the first thing you thought about when you woke up?
Don't step on the dog, don't step on the dog, I can't believe it's 5:30am.


What did you do last night?
Watched a movie, grumbled to myself, backed up my computer.


What would you rather be doing right now?
writing in the middle of a kick ass brainstorming session.


What did you last cry over?
life?


What always makes you feel better when you're upset?
Tequila, mostly.  Sad but true.

What's the most important thing you look for in someone?
Honesty.  A heart.

What are you worried about?
That people want me to solve their problems for them and all I wanna do is sleep.

What are you looking forward to most in this week?
Hot tub in the backyard and well stocked liquor cabinet.

What are you listening to right now?
The lulling hum of the office fluorescents.

Have you ever had your heart broken?
yes

Have you ever been out of the country?
Yeppers.

Have you ever done something outrageously dumb?
When have I not?  Few days ago I walked into a door.  In the dark.  Because I was too lazy to turn the lights on.

Have you ever read an entire book in one day?
Yes, but it wasn't great.

Who was the last person to call you?
G-Team.

Who was your first crush?

The guy who played Winnie The Pooh in my third grade children's theater production.  He was HOT, man.  He was in middle school.  Too cool for words.

Who was the last person to shake your hand?
Some Australian host dude in town for a meeting.

When was the last time you cried?
This is practically the same question as above, no?

Where did you last go?
Bathroom.  My life is soooooooooooooo exciting.

Do you like someone right now?
Oh why not.  I like the WORLD.

Does the future scare you?
Not really.  I wish it'd hurry up and get here.

Why did your parents give you the name you have?
Because I wasn't a boy.  If I was a boy, I would've called John Thomas, and they would've named me J.T.

If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
Ability to be invisible.  I'm like two steps away from it already, but still.

If you were stranded on a deserted island and could bring one thing what would it be?
A big strong man passionately in love with me.

Would you ever get back together with any of your ex's if they asked you?
BWAH!

Would you ever shave your head to save someone you love?
If I had to, but it would be great if they loved me back.

1. Select Random on your MP3 player/Windows Media 
2. List the first five songs and what they mean to you 
3. Tag five people!! 



Okay, I had to go to my Ipod, because I can see everything coming up on the Itunes, and I guess that takes the fun out of it.

A. Breath Me - Sia. I remember watching the finale of Six Feet Under while I was housesitting in Santa Monica in August 2005. I had not kept up with the series at all, and was still incredibly moved by the ending sequence. Tears, people. I hate it when I'm manipulated like that (though it's possible my wreck of a personal life at the time had something to do with it.) My friend Larry also says this is the song Tori Amos is pissed off she didn't write, heh.

B. Come Down – Toad The Wet Sprocket – This reminds me of college. Freedom on the open road, me singing at the top of my lungs driving on major interstates in Florida.

C. Make This Go On Forever – Snow Patrol. Oh heh. I got the Snow Patrol songs when I was temping at a production company on the Fox lot. It was all guys in there, and it cracked me up that they would play this constantly (as well as Nellie Furtado.) They burned a copy of the album for me. And this is the song playing when Meredith gets whapped into the ocean during that lame sweeps episode during Grey's Anatomy. Let her drown, baby. Let Duckface drown.


D. Wolf Like Me – TV On The Radio Yay! I love this song! I wanna do some sort of tribal choreography to it every time I hear it. I remember hearing this on the radio in New Orleans when we were driving back and forth to the gutout site on our Katrina mission trip, where I got a great idea for a short story that I still have yet to write (it's number 9 on my list of things to write.) Some really great lyrics going on in there. "Baby doll I recognize, you're a hideous thing inside. If ever there were a lucky kind, it's you, you, you." It's also one of the rare covers that Greg Dulli did with the Twilight Singers that I did not like at all.

E. We Used To Be Friends (Veronica Mars soundtrack). The first season of Veronica Mars kicks major ass. Veronica and Logan forever.

F. (One to grow on) Secret File (Clarkesville) Okay, this is how nutty obsessive I am. The first episode of Wonderfalls plays about three lines of this song in the background of a bar scene, and THAT'S what I heard, and HAD to hear the whole song. I had to wind and rewind the scene until I could make out the briefest snatch of a lyric, "You say you're good at blah blah blah. Never meant to criticize." And googled my heart out until I came up with the band, who had subsequently broken up, and their music wasn't available anywhere. But I got the song, oh yes I did. I have my ways, muah ha ha ha ha.

I tag my fave people to tag: Peter, Shelley, Stephaine, Tracy, Patty. But anyone can play.

Denied again. Denied THREE times. Like Jesus, ho ho ho. This was the first time where the stats went DOWN the more we tried to test da blood. 10.6 first time. 9.9 second time. 9.6 third time. Seriously, with single digits, shouldn't I be dead or something?

Pisses me off. Grrrrrrrrrr. Off to go chomp some beef.

thanks for the well wishes, tho...

I'm off to face the Red Hemoglobin Machine O' Death this afternoon, as the little 5 year old with the brain tumor that I do blood donating battles for isn't well.

Everyone cross your fingers and send good vibes not just for him, his sister and his family, but that my iron levels will cooperate so he can get my pint o' Red Red Goodness and I can get COOKIES!

mucho thanks.

10 Fictional Shags

List ten fictional characters you would have sex with (in no particular order) and tag five people to do the same.

1. totally, totally, Jake Ryan
2. Michael Emmerson from Lost Boys (Jason Patric)
3. Dread Pirate Wesley
4. Jack from Lost
5. House
6. McDreamy from Grey’s Anatomy
7. Dream from Sandman
8. Lee Adama from Battle Galactica
9. Hawkeye from Last of the Mohicans (Daniel Day Lewis)
10. Eric Draven from The Crow (so what if he’s dead.)

11. (’cause I’m a slut) Rick Deckard from Blade Runner

I tag Tracy, Shelly, Stephaine, Peter, and Lulu Pix. :)

From Slut B, the best quizzer out there I know...

1. Are you ready for 91 questions?
No, I'm doing 30 at a time

2. Do you watch college football?
I actually prefer it to the pros, because more boneheaded moves are made.

3. Who will fill this survey out after you?
Everyone is certainly welcome to, but they usually don't tell me when they do.

4. Who was the last person to send you a text message?
Peter extended a movie invite that I couldn't take him up on.

5. Do you love anyone?
The usual suspects.

6. Are you happy?
I'm more content.  but content plus time = happy, so crossing fingers.

7. Where was the last place you went shopping?
Probably the grocery store.  I'm trying to manage my money.

8. How do you feel about your hair?
Oh man.  Don't get me started. It needs help.

9. Where do you work?
A Not To Be Named TV Network.

10. Last thing you ate/drank?
Drank water.  Ate lunch (one of those South Beach wrap things.)

11. Do you wish you were someplace else right now?
Would like to get going home now please.  I got movies to watch, and shit to write.

12. Do you have any pet peeves?
Dealing with stupid people.  Seriously, do people know that you would save SO much time if you just paid attention a little more closely?

13. Do you have any expensive jewelry?
Yep.

14. AIM or Yahoo?
AIM.

15. Do you like math?
Nope, but I can balance my checkbook and balance my nonprofit's books.

16. How many hours on average do you work a week:
ech, 40 - 50.

17. Favorite baseball team?
um, no thanks?

18. Favorite football team?
FSU.

19. Favorte NBA team?
um, no thanks part 2?

20. Do you watch the Olympics?
Sometimes, but I only watch it to watch people mess up. (You know you do too.)

21. Last restaurant you went to?
Oh, um....Rosie's Cantina over the holidays in Alabama.

22. Who was the last person to call you?
My boss.

23. What's your sign?
Pisces.

24. Do you have a favorite number?
I'm a big fan of 26, for some reason.

25. Last time you did volunteer work or made any donations?
The Goodwill loves me and my tiny closet.

26. What do you spend the majority of your money on?
Credit card bills and groceries.

27. Where does your family live?
Alabama

28. Are you an only child or do you have siblings?
1 older sister.

29. Ever been called a bitch?
Today, no.  In the past, yep. But they were morons. :)

30. Got any guilty pleasures?
They're ever changing.  Right now I could totally go for a small bag of Puffy Cheetos

And we're back again!

11) Engaged?
Did I know anyone who got engaged? No, I don't think so. Most of my peeps are either married, or permanently single.

12) Did you move anywhere?
My job moved, from Century City to Burbank. But I am the master of the side streets, so it ironically takes me the same amount of time to get to work

13) Leave the country?
Nope. Sigh.

14) What concerts/shows did you go to?
I went to the House of Blues Gospel Brunch, which was pretty awesome. Other than that, the Twilight Singers didn't play in L.A. in 2007, so no, I didn't go to many other shows.

15) Are you registered to vote?
Of course. Shame on you if you're not.

16) Who did you want to win Big Brother?
I only watched the All Star version, and who doesn't love Dr. Will?

17) Where do you live now?
In my hidey-hole.

18) Describe your birthday
It was awesome in every way except that I was by myself. I have slept alone every single birthday for the past seven years. I am DETERMINED not to repeat that for 2008. Ya hear that, you young stud? I'm gunning for YOU, I am.

19) What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2007?
Be unbearably stupid about matters concerning my heart. Seriously. When am I gonna learn? Learn. Grow. Move on.

20) What has been your favorite moment?
I'm assuming you mean 2007, not of this quiz. Okay, there was a day during the Scorcher August Heat Wave where I escaped to the Housesitting house, grabbed a raft and floated in the pool wearing my black bikini. That was an awesome day. OHH! And the day on July 4th, when my awesome friend Kim accompanied the drunk me walking down the beaches of Malibu. That was pretty cool (and very patient of her.)

21) What's something you learned about yourself?
I can work through just about any crisis you throw at me, but I'll be bitching my head off all the way through it.

22) Any new additions to your family?
Nope, but I'm thinking Mom and Dad might be losing brain cells.

23.) What was your best month?
I had no best month. I had a handful of best days.

24.) What music will you remember 2007 by?
Ooooh! Good question. Let me check my Itunes. Okay, whoa, can I vent just a second? I got a new computer (under $1,000) and when I imported all my music into Itunes. It dropped my Date Added info, so now all the songs' say the Date Added is the import date. BOLLOCKS! BIG FAT HAIRY BOLLOCKS! Ahem, okay, back to the question. NOOOOOO, I MUST VENT SOME MORE! THERE WAS AN ORDER! IT WAS PECULIAR, BUT IT MADE SENSE TO ME! AND NOW IT'S GONE! Stop stop. GONE, I TELL YOU! Focus please. Okay. You could say "Dashboard" by Modest Mouse. You could say "Jesus Christ" by Brand New. You could say "The Heinrich Maneuver" by Interpol, or even "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You" by Black Kids, though I danced to that one more than remembered the lyrics. Speaking of dancing, "Magazine" by Afghan Whigs is awesome to dance around your room to.

25) Who has been your best drinking buddy?
You know, I don't have a steady one. They all grew up and got mature on me. Bollocks to them. But the aforementioned Kim, and Liz, and Jamie and Jay have all drank with me before and it twas fun.

26) Made new friends?
Made new acquaintances, certainly. There's a probation period before they become full-fledged friends.

27) New best friend?
My best friends always move away, so I keep everyone at an affectionate distance now.

28) Favorite Night out?
I like Friday nights. Need to make more of them.