Krista

Happy Birthday!

Shew.. That was scary.. lol. I wondered where he was going to land.. because the rocks could be seen on the bottom except for that one little pool of water... I know I couldn't hit that perfectly. I'm not one to be adventurous on cliffs though. Definitely leaving that up to the experts.

What a way to feel so... small next to that little bit of nature.. lol. I refuse to go into the ocean because of creatures like that. I know my place within the animal kingdom.

I love your explanation Viv.

I absolutely hated the fourth book from the very mention of "little nudger" and I will forever hate that I got drawn into Steph's world then have it end the way that it did... On the other hand, I loved how JK ended the series, I like her writing, but it took me a really long time to get into... maybe because I just hated how young the characters were in the beginning... it just took them a long time to progress, but the last two books of the HP series were great, tons better than the ones before. I know of another series that may be hitting the big screen... "The Mortal Instruments" trilogy/now series since the announcement of the 4th book... by Cassandra Clare (who got her start writing HP Fan fiction, btw).. doesn't have the depth of romance that Twilight had.. nor the descriptions and whole complete other world that JK had and at the slower speed.. so, if done right I believe her series will be better than Twilight... I think the script writer for Twilight needed to be replaced immediately after Twilight ended and New Moon started... But anyway, from a book and movie stand point, I liked HP better.. but the romance of Bella/Edward and Bella/Jacob drove the books.. and romance and internal conflict is more appealing to me..

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Hmph, I know Eric's crush. And, I've seen some eye candy around here.. but you're all off limits and gay anyway..

Good lord I have... 10 pillows...

Happy Birthday! Have a great one!

Happy Birthday! Have a great one!

The way he did it was terrible on top of outing someone. The manager should be fined and suspended for something like that, definitely ugly.

Alison Kraus Lifehouse Some of the songs Rascal Flatts perform Little Big Town Lady Antebellum --- I like a lot more rock, but heh.. they haven't put anything out in awhile so I'm not listing them until they do.

Hmm.. I picked Other.. I am surprised that so many stake their happiness on a "partner," of course everyone wants to feel loved, but I wouldn't let that dictate my happiness at all... I don't like to place my happiness in other peoples' hands anyway. I don't like change all that much, I tend to be happy with every day living. If something surprises me and turns my existence upside down I can feel a bit depressed for awhile until I get used to that change.

Krista is a nickname that I started in school to get away from my very common first name that I don't like that much...

Happy Birthday!! Have a great one!

Pants on the Ground Who let the Dogs out Milkshake

Yes, it was.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday! Have a great one!

I am pretty much the same person here as I am online... personality wise. I've showed a few people my pictures on GA, so they know what I look like as well. I'm not one to lie or anything, I couldn't keep them straight if I tried. I've always been a bad liar.. so I just don't do it. I am though, afraid that my real life friends, especially Aaron to stumble onto my site and stories.. I would be so self-conscious if he was to read my blog and stories - more so my stories. But heh.. definitely the same person offline and on.

I agree, I watched a show on Nat. Geo about that. Chimpanzees and other primates divert their eyes from us, but a dog will meet eye contact. Even following our gaze to see what we're looking at, and etc. So they've made a bond with humans, definitely.

Heh, there was this one guy saying, "they're trying to take my marriage," over and over to me when I told him that I supported Gay Marriage. I told him that "they" aren't taking anything "they" just want their own marriage. It goes along with the affirmation thing, people want to have the same rights, sure, but when socially the strongest and highest level of love falls on being able to marry that one person you love.. I hate that we don't allow that for people. So he thought that if our country legalized gay marriage it took away or diminished his marriage. I had to practice a lot of patience with him... especially since he was on his third wife after throwing away two marriages.

Aww. My allergies are acting up.. Seriously, I smiled the entire time I was watching him, and I cry easy so when he said, "You don't need hands to hold a heart.." lost it. Thanks a ton for sharing, the man is really great and I like what his message is all about.

The think with Rottweilers, German Shepard, Dobermans, and Pit Bulls is their genetics are so clouded with aggressive blood lines. They were all bred into being these large, hard mouthed, protective or fighting dogs. The common usage of the Pitt Bull Terrier is to protect property or fight. So the "best" protectors and the "best" fighters are the ones that carry on the genes more so than the cuddle/loving characteristics. In essence we have mostly eliminated the lighter characteristic of a lot of breeds of dogs. Likely close to or the same blood lines that every owner of a pit bull and so on will own whether they want to or not, it is in the dog. These breeds aren't usually sought out by the normal dog owner, they typically mostly still do what they were bred to do. As for the Dachshund they're hunting dogs. They take on anything from a fox to a badger so they had to be tough. It is difficult to breed out those characteristics when they were so selective in the past. That doesn't mean that we're at fault though, these traits served a purpose or the dogs never would have existed. They may not have been a "glorious" purpose though. We like to point the blame at the "now" owners, and yeah bad owners do make bad pets, but it is also in the genetic make-up. That doesn't mean that these dogs cannot be nice... I've been around a 180 lbs of solid Rottweiler and he was a teddy bear around the entire family, even letting their baby ride him like a pony... The tendencies are still there no matter who the owner is though. All dogs have their quirks, but you can research and a lot of things will be similar within the breed. I don't really trust a Pit Bull, not around children or the elderly especially. There is always exceptions but, no. If I lived alone or with one other adult human, no other animals or no children I wouldn't rule out owning one. I know what I would be getting into, but the average owner definitely doesn't need to own any of the dogs I discussed - maybe except for the Dachshund or Chihuahua and that's only because of their size. I hate seeing people pick out a dog that is bred to be this hard working, loyal, but protective breeds, the hyper active breeds, and try to turn them into these whimpering couch potato dogs. I would much rather see the Herding dogs out herding things. The hunting dogs hunting than any of them tearing up the house, the property, the lawn, because they have too much intelligence, energy, and hardened bred instincts and characteristics for their owners to handle. I don't condone PitBull fighting though... that's probably a double standard I can get away with.

I am born in January and four of my younger brothers and sisters were also born in January. None of my brothers or sisters were born later than June.. kind of weird.