I was hoping I could just embed this here but it will take you away from this page, just hit your back button. (Or feel free to listen to more LOL) I recorded this specifically for my cyber friends and family.

I have a facebook page just because a friend sent me an invitation to join facebook.  Just what I need is another social networking site, right?  LOL  Between here, Delphi, MySpace and Facebook I should be doing a lot of social networking.

So.

When I was in junior high I had a big crush on Rick Coughlin.  But one day I saw him roll his eyes when someone said something to him about me, and from that point on, I noticed little actions that told me he wouldn't ask me out if I was the last female on earth.  (I guess my crush was one-sided LOL)

So guess who I got a "friend request" from on Facebook?  Hahaha - it was so tempting to deny his request.

But I'm beyond that now.

Really.

I am.

What does romance mean to you? Are you a romantic person?

I am not a romantic person.  All I need is a good, solid relationship.  It's exactly what I have and life is good.  Keep your flowers and candy.  I'd rather play World of Warcraft in the same room as he is playing his own computer game than take a moonlight walk on a beach. I'd rather plan trips together than have one sprung on me as a "romantic gift" when I haven't had any say in where we are going, what hotel we are staying in, etc.

When Mac and I do things together we always plan together.  I like surprises on my birthday and Christmas.  No other time.

I think I'm just too practical to be romantic lol

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I clicked on Welcome Wagon and this was the first site listed: Randomsurvey4
I decided to lift the survey because it looked interesting.  Here it is.  Feel free to lift further

What's your name spelt backwards?
Lyrehs

What did you do last night? 
Played World of Warcraft

The last thing you downloaded onto your computer? 
A video driver

Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery?
When I was a kid I did.

Last time you swam in a pool?
Before I quit my gym membership 4 years ago.

What are you wearing?
The clothes I wore to work (brown slacks and brown silk top)

How many cars have you owned? 
13

Type of music you dislike most? 
Gangsta Rap

Are you registered to vote? 
Yes

Do you have cable? 
Yes

What kind of computer do you use? 
Pentium dual core

Ever made a prank phone call? 
In high school

You like anyone right now? 
I like lots of people.

Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
No

Furthest place you ever traveled? 
Honolulu

What's your favorite comic strip?
I don't have one

Do you know all the words to the national anthem? 
Yes

Shower, morning or night?
Morning

Best movie you've seen in the past month? 
Haven't seen any

Favorite pizza toppings?
Pepperoni

Chips or popcorn? 
Popcorn

What cell phone provider do you have? 
T-Mobile

Have you ever smoked peanut shells?
Um.  No.

Have you ever been in a beauty pageant? 
I was an escort in the "Ugly Man Contest" in high school. Does that count?

Orange juice or apple?
Apple

Who were the last people you sat at lunch with? 
One of the VP's at work

Favorite chocolate bar?
Ghiradelli's Dark Chocolate

Who is your longest friend and how long?
Sheri - 40+ years

Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?
Don't remember

Have you ever won a trophy? 
Won a plaque for 8th grade volleyball

Favorite arcade game?
Space Invaders

Ever ordered from an infomercial? 
No

Sprite or 7-UP? 
Neither

Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work? 
Had to wear a uniform for a couple different jobs

Last thing you bought at Walgreens?
Prescription drugs

Ever thrown up in public? 
Not in a crowd, but hanging out the car.

Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?
I found true love.  Working on the millionaire part

Do you believe in love at first sight?
No

SPONGEBOB OR JIMMY NEUTRON?
Who?

Did you have long hair as a young kid? 
Yes.  (this was my senior year in high school - '73-'74)


What message is on your voicemail machine?
Something about losing my phone and as soon as I find it I'll return the call.

Where would you like to go right now?
Azeroth

What's the name of your pet? 
Ping

What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it?
I don't use a backpack

What do you think about most?
Azeroth

When I was 13 my grandmother offered me a job helping her make beds at a motel on Saturdays for $1 a day.  A guy who lived there paid me $5 a week to clean his apartment.  Eventually I was working both days on the weekend for $2 an hour (under the table) until I could get working papers.  Then the owners hired me and paid me $1.25 an hour (minimum wage at the time) and my grandmother supplemented it so that I was still making $2 an hour.  I continued to work there throughout high school.  Working there gave me a good sense of the value of money and I had to buy any "extras" that I wanted.  So working there paid for me to take a trip to another state to meet my pen pal, allowed me to take our 10th grade trip to Cedar Pointe (amusement park in Ohio), paid for my yearbooks, school pictures, and senior trip to the Bahamas.  I bought a nice stereo and had an extensive vinyl LP collection (what I wouldn't give to have that collection today!!)

My grandmother ended up managing the motel starting the year I got working papers while the owners converted three rooms into a corner apartment (the motel was L-shaped).  My grandmother retired the same year I graduated from high school and the owners offered me the job of running the motel.  It would have included an apartment with all utilities paid, as well as a salary.  However, I turned it down because I saw how confining it had been for my grandmother, and I wanted more freedom to come and go.

I have since worked for a tattoo artist, in a head shop, as a cocktail waitress, as a bartender, as a cashier, on the assembly line at a Pontiac Motors plant, housekeeping in a hospital and later in an office building, as a programmer, trainer, tech support, customer support for an online community, web developer, office manager, mail-order clerk, Information Technology Manager and Director of Technology. (Those are the ones I *remember*)  Jack of all trades and master of none.

Those don't include my stint in the Navy - where I was discharged during the 5th week of boot camp because I had a bad knee.

   

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I am answering this question for the U.S. and not for the World.  I don't know about the rest of the world.

There are very few people who can make a successful career out of nothing more than a high school education.  One rare exception is Bill Gates, who dropped out of Harvard.  But he came from a wealthy family who could back his ventures when he first got started.  And he is the EXCEPTION, not the rule.

I worked in Information Technology for 15 years - 5 of those years as an I.T. Manager when I lost my job.  15 years ago, you didn't need a degree to get a tech job because there weren't enough people to fill them.  After I lost my job, I applied to 100 different companies and the ONLY one who responded was an insurance company asking me to sell life insurance.

I went back to school and got my bachelor of science degree and immediately found a job as a director of technology in a Chicago organization with a very good salary. 

I could have gone back to working as a cashier or something and making $25-$30K a year.  But why?  I kind of like living a good life.  And I would not be here now were it not for my degree.  I am the only one in my family with a degree and I earn more than all 4 of my siblings put together.

So, no, you don't have to have a degree to "get a job" but it is pretty hard to make a comfortable living (and I mean more than just living paycheck to paycheck) without one.
   

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. . .at least, according to Xanga!  I have been a member here for about 6 years  and I am a life member but because I don't come in here every day and blather on and on about nothing when I have nothing to write about nor do I leave pithy comments for every entry I read when I have nothing really to say,  I am not a true xangan!

Haha, be that way Xanga!  I STILL refuse to come in here every day and blather on and on about nothing and will not leave pithy comments when I have nothing to say!

(this entry is the exception to the blathering rule)

Ohmy.

I put the same picture as my profile on MySpace and got an email from someone who said he loved my smile and wanted to get to know me better.

I responded that I was happily married and not looking for a romantic relationship and if he was okay with that, we could be friends. 

I should introduce him to my sister!