Yes, I've started a blog. Nothing of major interest, but here it is.

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Since I haven't really been feeling creative, I do stuff like this! Got this off my Facebook.

Rules:
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn’t make sense. NO CHEATING!
4. With the answers, give your own comments on how it relates to the questions.


How am I feeling today?
Smashmouth - Flo (If you know this song, I'll be pretty impressed)

Will I get far in life?
The Fratellis - Acid Jazz Singer (Not sure this fits me at all...)

How do my friends see me?
They Might Be Giants - Birds Fly (That kinda fits.)

Where will I get Married?
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (XD What?!)

What is my best friend's theme song?
Voltaire - When You're Evil (This really, really fits)

What is the story of my life?
The Fratellis - Jesus Stole My Baby (LMFAO)

What is/was high school like?
Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain (Oh, yes)

How can I get ahead in life?
The Offspring - It'll Be A Long Time (That's depressing D

What is the best thing about me?
Reel 2 Real - I Like to Move It (*Dies laughing*)

How is today going to be?
The B-52's - Love Shack (I wish!)

What is in store for this weekend?
They Might Be Giants - They Got Lost (Some of these really are amusing...)

What song describes my parents?
Blues Traveler - Run Around (Ha ha!)

To describe my grandparents?
They Might Be Giants - Snail Shell

How is my life going?
Toadies - Possum Kingdom (Er...)

What song will they play at my funeral?
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (O.o)

How does the world see me?
Darude - Sandstorm (But there's no lyrics! D

Will I have a happy life?
Weird Al Yankovic - Virus Alert (>_O)

What do my friends really think of me?
Tripping Daisy - I Got A Girl (>.>

Do people secretly lust after me?
Jimmy Buffett - Fins (D'awww, this one could have been funnier)

How can I make myself happy?
The Tractors - Baby Likes To Rock It (I guess?)

What should I do with my life?
Bon Jovi - It's My Life (Duh!)

Will I ever have children?
The Offspring - Genocide (Yipes!)

What is some good advice for me?
They Might Be Giants - Purple Toupee (Oh, VERY funny)

How will I be remembered?
Poison - Talk Dirty To Me (That sounds about right...)

What is my signature dancing song?
Black Eyed Peas - Pump It (Oh, it so is not!)

What do I think my current theme song is?
The Offspring - Killboy Powerhead (MUA-HA-HA!)

What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
Danny Elfman - Beetlejuice Theme (Screw you guys!)

What type of men/women do I like?
Alice Cooper - Poison (That's actually very true...)

What turns me on?
Seether - Fake It (-_-)

What do you think about in the shower?
They Might Be Giants - We Want A Rock (Riiiiight...)

What's the first thought I get in the morning?
Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (Well, I really do see everything blurry when I wake up...)

What's my favorite hobby?
Lou Bega - Mambo Number 5 (XD Yes!)

What song describes home life?
Kim Wilde - Kids in America (Lookin' out a dirty old window...)

Will I get laid this month?
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf (Doesn't sound promising!)

Where's my dream vacation?
Clint Black - Nothin' But The Tail Lights (o__o)

What describes your love life?
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl (This shit is BANANAS!)

What's my catch phrase?
Veruca Salt - Seether (Can't fight it!)

Will I die happy?
Sublime - What I Got (Blargh.)

What is my favorite porno music?
They Might Be Giants - Twisting (What?)

Will I ever get the material possession I want most?
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (Of course I do!)

If a man in a van offered you candy, what would you do?
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away (ROFL)

What is your mortal enemy’s theme song?
Rancid - Time Bomb (That's pretty cool, actually)

Will I travel far?
The Fratellis - Henrietta

What kind of heartache does the future hold?
The Fratellis - Creepin' Up The Backstairs (Freaky)

Will I be successful in business?
Ashlee Simpson - La La (I'm a bit ashamed that I have this on my playlist...)

Will I become famous?
Toby Keith - As Good As I Once Was (I used to be popular in High School! Kinda! D

Do people really like me?
The Offspring - Smash (I'll take that as a 'no'

Will my friends live successful lives?
Tracy Byrd - Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo (I think only one of my friends even LIKES Tequila)

Do my dreams try to tell me something?
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (Feh)

What song most describes my relationships with friends?
The Offspring - She's Got Issues (VERY FITTING)

What song most describes my inner personality?
Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Mister White Keys (Oh, screw you.)

Is someone trying to kill me?
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name Of (Gah! O_O)

Will this year be better than last?
Los Del Rio - Macarena (I guess not!)

Will I get to do what I’m most looking forward to?
Everclear - Amphetamine (I don't want that! D

I wish I had funnier songs for most of these, but I was following the rules! And I also realize I have a lot of Offspring, They Might Be Giants, and Fratellis!

Dear Leslie,

I don't really know how to tell you this, but you're a loser. I think I realized it when I saw the shrunken head under the bus and I saw you sit on my John F. Kennedy statue. I'm sure you're senile enough to understand that Extreme Home Makeover sucks. I'm returning your ring to you, but I'll keep the results of your blood-sample as a memory. You should also know that I told in my confession, today about a new life as a clone.

Good luck on your short-term leave from jail,
Loki

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This amusing little meme can be found here!

Hmmm... as for who I want to tag with this... nobody reads my stuff, anymore, so I don't even have 5 people to pass it on to! ^_^ I'll just tag one person, because apparently she still reads my journal!

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So I got a call at work today from my stepfather telling me my grandmother had a "mini-stroke". Then he told me "don't freak out about it." Yeaaaaah, okay. My boss basically said "why are you still here?" and off I rushed to the hospital.

She's doing fine for right now. Apparently the doctors should avoid the term "mini-stroke" for this reason (I wish my stepfather had). However, the situation is still somewhat dire.

As the vascular guy explained to me, there's four main arteries that go to your brain; two in the back (forgot the name) and two in the front (the carotid arteries). Between those two carotid arteries, one is 99% (!!!) blocked, and the other is 70% blocked. That means surgery has to be done to clean her pipes. There's a risk of causing a stroke with this surgery, but not nearly as much of a risk as there would be if she DOESN'T get the surgery!

Thank you all for your hopes and prayers. The doctor made this sound like a very routine surgery... but I doubt a doctor would come in and act like there was something horribly wrong. Not very good for patient morale. Either way, I'm somewhat assured that she will come through this alright. She's only 67... I can't imagine losing her this soon...

*** UPDATE 1 ***

Before they could do the surgery to clear out her carotid arteries, they did a sonogram of her chest to make sure her coronary artery was clear. The doctor said "there'd be no point in clearing out your carotid artery just to have you die of a heart attack from your coronary." A bit grim phrasing, but he had a point.

There, they found a "mass" behind her lungs (which is lucky that they found; they weren't even looking there to begin with). They have to do a biopsy and tests to find out just what they found, but it's yet another thing for me to worry about.

*** UPDATE 2 ***

Another update from my grandmother... news has just gotten worse. They've spotted another "mass"; this time on her brain. All I'm hearing, so far, is "mass" with no indication of if it's malignant or not... I'm going to the hospital right now to question the doctor myself.

What the crap? I just tried to upload a photo of myself, but I couldn't put it under Photography because it's too small. 400x400 is a strange size REQUIREMENT... you'd think DeviantArt would want smaller pictures to save room on their servers, anyway.

Ah, well. Picture of me is up in Scraps, until I can get a bigger one. -_-