You know how sometimes people on your friendslist post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when were they working THERE? Since when were they dating HIM/HER? Since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you should already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.

Please copy the topics below, erase my answers and put yours in their place, and then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration. One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out.



NAME

Lisa Lyn Mary F

AGE

28

LOCATION

Ottawa Ontario

OCCUPATION

None at the moment.

PARTNER

I hate the word partner, HATE. But yeah I have a gf.

KIDS

None for me as of yet. My gf has one but we haven't met.

BROTHERS/SISTERS

2 older brothers. Aaron, who doesn't acknowledge my presence in a room and Chris, who is one of my favourite people.

PETS

I have a dog that is the coolest. Yay Tommy!

LIST THE 3-5 BIGGEST THINGS GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE.

1. Started dating a woman Sept. 20th so that's a huge deal. Before this I haven't been with anyyone in over 3 years. Also I've never been with anyone that treats me well.

2. I moved to Ottawa August 20th and moved in with a different roomie on September 31rst. Old roomie = crazy, new roomie = depressed. Either way my new roomie is WAY better. Go Paul!

3. Still trying to figure out what to do with my life.

4. One of my bestest friends had a baby recently.

PARENTS

Yes I have 2 of those and they are miraculously still together.

WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS?

Sarah, Ray, Travis..

Ridiculously tired. Went to tagzone yesterday and got my ass shot by a bunch of 12 year olds. Not cool. Then afterward I went out to the bar with my friends and we danced. My whole body hates me right now. Ouchies. I don't feel too good..

Wow I feel so old.. How did that happen? In 2 short years I'll be 30. That's an insane idea for me. I still feel like a kid sometimes. I want to play! And I don't think I should have to justify wanting to play. I think Ellen has it right when she says adults forget to play and we should play more. Ellen is awesome. Optimism is sorely underrated. As for being 28 I googled it for shits and giggles. I now feel better about being 28 and me because I could be this crazy chick on Oprah.

http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahshow/oprahshow1_ss_20050208

My roommate Paul is a great friend. He built me a computer! My other comp was 12 years old. He was surprised it was capable of even running windows 7. hehe. Poor old Betsy. I need to name my new computer. Hmm.. I'm gonna name it Annie. Why? Cuz it says Antec on the box. And now I can actually stream video and not shake my fist at the screen while screaming to the heaven's "WHY?!"

Tonight is the beginning of the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival! I'm going to go see Drool with my sweet and awesome girlfriend. I'm pretty excited cuz I'm such a media whore and I've already exhausted most of the movies/tv shows/blogs/webtv etc. when it comes to lesbian type content. What can I say? I'm just sick to death of the straight romantic comedies and how they are all the same.

http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=romanticcomedy.htm

Ok so I'm 28. I keep saying it but it just doesn't sink in. I feel like I was asleep for 6 or 7 years and I'm waking up only now to find out all this time went by and I didn't do anything with it. I guess that's what depression feels like lol Ah well, I just have to keep reminding myself that the time wasn't wasted, it's all leading to something.

My dog stopped being a jack ass, thank god, because I was seriously having a hard time not beating my dog. Some bitch down the street was in heat and therefore my non-neutered dog was going INSANE. The constant whining for 5 or 6 days was driving me up the wall. His behaviour was just BAD. I know it's not his fault but I also know that I wanted to punt him so hard he'd make a field goal. Ah well the dog didn't get beaten and now he is quiet again.

Tomorrow I'm going to this place called tagzone. I am kind of wishing it hadn't been my first impulsive thought for something to do on my birthday. I'm going to a place were my friends and I will shoot each other with guns filled with rubber ball bullets. I bruise like a peach. By the time the 2 hours is done I'm going to be polka-dotted in purple and green. If I feel old today I don't want to think how I'm going to feel when I wake up Sunday morning. Hopefully I'm still in the mood to go out on saturday night to the Edge. If I'm bruised all over I might not want to go. What am I supposed to do? Wear a tanktop while I'm bruised to shit and have ppl thinkin I got my ass beat? I suppose I could come up with a cool mugging story or something else exciting and completely untrue lol JK

It's 12:30pm I need to shower and stop procrastinating via the interwebs. Damn dog duties are waiting too.

Good day today. I went downtown with Paul and we did some shopping. Stopped off at After Stonewall and I bought Grace a book for her bday. I want to get some more stuff but I don't know what yet. I also bought dog booties for Tommy at the pet store. I wanted to buy a hat for myself but didn't end up doing so. Then Paul and I had lunch at Dunn's. After that we went and met up with this woman I met online. Yay new friend! She READS which is more than I can say for alot of people. She seems pretty intelligent and is a good conversationalist and I am going to borrow some books from her which is cool. So we hung out at the Rideau mall with her for a couple hours then she was nice enough to give us a ride home. Then I walked the dog without booties or a coat and he came back filthy. Took a rag and washed him down in a half ass way. My bestest buds S and B brought a mini version of themselves into the world, friday I think. So Welcome to the World Baby E!

I've been thinking alot about what to do with myself and my life. In some ways I wish I could go back in time and take my dad up on the offer to create my own business instead of going to college. The problems with the little piddly jobs I've been doing is that they don't have any real significance. I want to do something that helps people, that serves a real need. I considered going back to school but how can I decide on a course if I don't know what I'll enjoy? Besides I'm already 27 and I don't want to waste time or money that I don't have on pursuing something unless I'm absolutely SURE I want to do it. I just want to do something that I feel good about.

Money is great and necessary but being excited to go to work every day is a higher priority for me than getting paid. I think part of the problem is that I've been trying to fit myself into the 'regular' jobs out there. I'm not regular, I'm different, so maybe the best thing I can do is create my own opportunities. I'm still trying to think of a valid idea that I can pursue and also make money with because I'm really sick of being poor all the time and not having the money to look after my dog and myself properly.

I also do not want to spend the rest of my life relying on the government for the scraps they give me. I need some help with ideas, ideas on what I could and would want to do. I want to do something that will incorporate the skills I already have. I'm creative, artistic, enjoy writing, reading, helping people, making others happy.. I'm sending an email like this to many people that know me best to get some of their ideas, brainstorm if you will. So if you can think of anything helpful let me know. If not, thanks anyway for taking the time to read my blog.

What Ellen DeGeneres Knows for Sure
(She Thinks)
Ellen DeGeneres
Photo: George Burns
1. My home address. But I'm not printing it here. Nice try, Oprah.

2. I know that "personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open." And I know that for sure because I read it on the sign at the dry cleaner's.

3. I forgot what number 3 is.

4. Sometimes I forget things.

5. I'm sure I'm good at making lists.

By the way, I should point out that there are things I know for sure and things I don't know for sure. Also, there are things I wish I never knew. Like did you ever see that Primetime report about hotel rooms and what's on the bedspreads? Exactly.

Actually, there's nothing I know for sure because I know for sure that things change.

For a long time I thought I knew for sure who I was. I grew up in New Orleans and became a comedian. And there was everything that came along with that. The nightclubs. The smoking. The drinking. Then I turned 13.

While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success meant getting everyone to like me. So I became whoever I thought people wanted me to be. I'd say yes when I wanted to say no, and I even wore a few dresses.* And it worked. I got my own sitcom.**

The show was very successful. I had everything I'd hoped for, but I wasn't being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn't like me for being…me.

I had a really tough time for a few years. My show was gone. My phone wasn't ringing. There wasn't one job offer. And at that point, I thought I knew for sure that I wouldn't work in Hollywood again.

Eventually, I decided to go back to how I started my career, and I wrote an HBO special. Then I got my talk show. And look at me now…I'm on the cover of O. And that's the highest honor we give in this country.

I know for sure I would never change any of the hard times I went through in my life. Because it was in those times that I grew the most and gained the most perspective.

It's our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting. Are they fun when they happen? No. But they are what make us unique. And that's what I know for sure…I think.

SO FREAKIN EXCITED! If you haven't seen Boondock Saints for God sakes go and rent or stream it. SEE IT. It was a brilliant movie and I'm so excited the sequel is out. Julie Benz is in it too. She is much more pleasant to look at than Willem Daffoe. Either way.. SQUEE!

It started playing in theaters on Halloween however there was no notice of it on TV that I saw nor is it playing anywhere in Ottawa. WTF!? Not cool.


On a personal note I is getting sick.. knew I shouldn't have kissed that pot bellied pig last Wednesday ;)

1. What time did you go to bed last night and were you alone?

I don't remember.. 2am-ish. Nope my dog was with me.

2. If you could be given ANY gift what would it be?

The gift of telepathy ;)

3. What was the last film that really moved/disturbed/thrilled you and why?

Eulogy was hilarious and disturbing. Family dynamics are always amusing. Plus there was lesbian drama.

4. What is your favourite TV show of all time ie you've seen them all, can watch it over and over again and quote lines from it?

I can quote Buffy.. sad to say but true nonetheless.

5. Whats your favourite way to wake up and what's the first thing you do?

To the smell of bacon cooking. Go on my computer.

6. What would you call yourself if you could choose your own name?

Anastasia Beaverhousen.. but really.. Adara, sure why not?

7. If you had to do a bushtucker challenge (you have to eat insects/grubs etc) what would be the worst thing you had to eat?

All bugs are nasty but I think eating a spider would be pretty wrong.

8. Whats the worst/most embarrassing CD/Album you've ever owned and do you still have it?

Pump up the Jam. My brother bought it for me when I was 10. Nope don't have it anymore. I really miss the Humpty Dance cuz it's your chance to do the hump.

9. what would be your dream vehicle (bikes, cars, boats, batcar and millennium falcon is allowed!)?

dream vehicle.. a hover craft! Or the X-men Jet..

10. Whats your favourite fantasy people sandwich?

What the hell does that even mean? Um if I were a cannibal I would eat a tongue sandwich :P Mylie Cyrus's tongue, and Hannah Montana.. kill 2 birds with one tongue!

11. What characteristics do you dislike in yourself?

reacting impulsively, not thinking before speaking, being too blunt, insecurity.. jeese this could go on for a while..

12. Your favourite item of clothing and why?

HATS! Because they make my head not feel naked.

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be and who would it be with?

Space with a hot lesbian astronaut.

14. If you could have any animal/creature, What would be your ultimate pet be?

I already have the ultimate pet. His name is Tommy and he deserves a cape he's so cool. Otherwise I would want a miniature dragon or unicorn.

15. What did you want to be when you were little and do you think you ever will be?

I wanted to be a bus driver. Fuck no.

16. What's the next planned event you're looking to in your life?

I don't make plans if I can help it but there's a murder mystery next month..

17. What were you doing before you started this?

Watching Heroes for the lesbian action between Claire and Gretchen.

18. What was the last thing you ate that you really shouldn't of ?

Pillsbury cookies and cinabuns

19. If you were an ice cream/haagen daz/ben and jerrys flavour what would you be?

Bubblegum

20. Who was the last person you spoke to that you didn't want to talk to?

I dunno if she reads my blog so I'm not gonna say names..

21. What was your favourite toy as a child . . .and now?

Child: legos or blocks. Now: My bunny

22. When was the last time you cried laughing and why?

I can't recall, but I'm sure it was because I was stoned.

23. What is stashed under your bed/mattress?

Random boxes of things I don't need and have no place to store.

24. What did you dream about last night?

Ask my subconscious and get back to me, I'm curious to know.

25. What are you really afraid of?

Never getting my life together.

Tammy Lynn Ethridge Blog Post

a rose is a rose is a rose.

when the government declared the illegality of interracial marriages unconstitutional in the late 60s, it was not a unanimous decision. in fact, 80% of the country was against it. thank goodness the country led us into better perspectives, and didn't leave it up to the humanly flawed citizens. but now... we're going to VOTE on equality? "is this person the same value as that person? say ay or nay..."

would rosa have wanted the people to VOTE whether or not she could get on the bus? would martin have waited for a VOTE to see if everyone thought blacks should be equal? i think not.


no matter how many voters there are wrenching away MY RIGHTS into their bigoted hands.... you can't take my family away from me. you can't make us stop loving each other. you simply can't.

try to vote on that.



PRESIDENT OBAMA!!! if you can finally make it to first-class citizenship, then so can i. one day.

Miscarriages are an awful part of life. Hopefully it works out next time.

Last Thursday when my girl showed up she brought me a red rose! No ones ever bought be flowers, ever. My roommate, my girl and I went to the gay bar as well that night and they were selling roses there and she bought me 2. So I had 3 roses. I can't believe how sweet and kind and lovely she is.

I went home this weekend for thanksgiving and saw the family. It was pretty momentous. I found out I'm going to be an aunt again! *SQUEE* My brother and sister in law are about to have their first. Chris thinks she's going to have twin boys for some reason. It's funny because I kept getting tarot cards saying a new baby was going to be in my circle. I'm very excited for them. They will make great parents.

Well I need to shower and wake the hell up. Gotta walk the dog and all that jazz. Hope every other Canadian had a lovely turkey day with their families and all the Americans have a good one next month.

Watch the vid:
http://psa.bgrdesign.com/Blanket.mpg

Quote of the day: Some of the greater things in life are unseen, that's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream..

Narcissism as a psychological definition is typically seen as self-involved attitudes and behavior where there is little or no empathy for others. Narcissistic wounding starts early in life to children whose parents are insecure, abusive, addictive or have narcissistic patterns themselves.

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So I met this lovely woman named G (through my roomie, they are friends that work together at times) and we're now dating. The problem is my roommate. She's an attention whore and when she doesn't get the attention she wants she turns into a spoiled child. She is being such a b***h! The anger and awkwardness between my roomie and G has been building since I came on to the scene so a conversation/confrontation was inevitable. They started talking and I made myself scarce. My roomie doesn't know G and I are not just friends at this point because we elected not to tell her. She's the type of person that would tell everyone and over sensationalize the whole thing. Besides she has no right to tell anyone, it's none of her damn business. She's already jealous because when G and I are together we don't pay attention to her as much as she would like.

After the convo G told me that my roomie used words like "creepy" and "sick" to describe the way G and I are together. This from the woman that says she has no problem with gay people. She who proclaims to be oh so progressive because she's had sex with a woman before (in a threesome with a man) and has gay friends.. Yeah whatever you f***ing hypocrite. I'm really pissed and I can't even say anything about it because I wasn't the one having the conversation when the comments were said. It's a damn good thing I wasn't otherwise I might not have a place to live today. It really bothers me because her words hurt G and made her cry. And the only reason she used those words was to be hurtful because she had felt hurt and excluded. So damn childish.

G just recently discovered her attraction to women when we met and she said to me today "I don't think she's going to be one of the people that support me through this.." and she's right. I love my apartment but my roomie has left alot to be desired. I might have to move again and that really sucks. It won't be easy that's for sure. *sigh* Why are some people such asshats? I mean how hard is it to keep your trap shut about something that is none of your damn business? Anyone need a roomie in Ottawa?

Things I would love to say to my roommate but can't..

"You know how you said people have one main personality flaw? You want to know what yours is? You are a complete attention whore. It's all gotta be about you all the time. Other people have lives and problems and situations they are dealing with too you know. Your utter selfishness makes you an awful friend because you don't care what's going on with the people in your life. When was the last time you asked anyone a question about their well being, their life? NEVER. You're excuse of 'I'm a nurse.' does not get you a free pass to act like a child nor does it make you a better person than others. So mommy and daddy never encouraged you? Boo fuckin hoo, why don't you call the waaaaah-mbulance. Grow the fuck up and be thankful for all you have in your life."

A picture speaks thousand words, well this picture just says one but I think it perfectly illustrated my feelings about my roomie right now.


On the bright side G and I are going on our first date friday! :)

SCIENTISTS are ready to turn female bone marrow into sperm, cutting men out of the process of creating life.

The breakthrough paves the way for lesbian couples to have children that are biologically their own.

Gay men could follow suit by using the technique to make eggs from male bone marrow.

Researchers at Newcastle upon Tyne University in England say their technique will help lead to new treatments for infertility.

But critics warn that it sidelines men and raises the prospect of babies being born through entirely artificial means.

The research centres around stem cells - the body's "mother" cells, which can turn into any other type of cell.

According to New Scientist magazine, the scientists want to take stem cells from a woman donor's bone marrow and transform them into sperm through the use of special chemicals and vitamins.

Newcastle professor Karim Nayernia has applied for permission to carry out the work and is ready to start the experiments within two months.
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The biologist, who pioneered the technique with mice, believes early-stage "female sperm" could be produced inside two years. Mature sperm capable of fertilising eggs might take three more years. Early-stage sperm have already been produced from male bone marrow.

Taking stem cells from an adult donor - possibly a cancer patient - removes the ethical problems associated with using embryos.

Researchers at the Butantan Institute in Brazil, meanwhile, claim to have turned embryonic stem cells from male mice into both sperm and eggs.

It sets the stage for a gay man to create eggs from his own cells that could then be fertilised by his partner's sperm and placed into the womb of a surrogate mother.

Other scientists warn, however, that the research is still in its infancy and any treatment is years away.

There are also fears that children born from artificial eggs and sperm will suffer severe health problems, like the mice in the Newcastle experiments.

Couples who have children from artificial sperm created from women would be able to have girls only. This is because the female sperm would lack the Y-chromosome needed for boys.

Josephine Quintavalle, of campaign group Comment on Reproductive Ethics, said: "We are looking at absurd solutions to very obscure situations and not addressing the main issue. Nobody is interested in looking at what is causing infertility - social reasons such as obesity, smoking and age."

Boredom lead to facebook. Facebook lead to "The Day You Were Born" application which lead to me finding out my flower is a chrysanthemum which lead me to..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysanthemum

Which lead me to search o youtube for a song called Chrysanthemum. Which is when I noticed..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxUgGOKd0P4&feature=sub

That on my subscriptions list. I love those two and I'm glad they have creative control over their web series Venice coming in November.

I love the facebook Sensual Characteristics I get for being born when I was. Funny.

YOU ARE THE SEX SYMBOL OF THE
ZODIAC - SENSUAL, CHARISMATIC
AND PERSUASIVE - A LETHAL
COCKTAIL! YOU CRAVE
EXCITMENT,
BUT ALWAYS
WISELY


Virtues

MAGNETIC | BRAVE | CONSTRUCTIVE | SURVIVORS


How does a person crave excitement wisely?? *shrug*

My brother and sister in law. Two of the best people I know. They have always accepted me and loved me for who I am. They have always supported me and given me advice and comfort when I need it. I'm so thankful for them both.

"How do we create ourselves when society is telling us who we are supposed to be?"

Indeed Joss, how? Joss Whedon is brilliant. Can't wait for Dollhouse season 2 to start!



And who else is excited Summer is going to play a tech nerd for another Dollhouse? ;)


..and Holy cro-magnon forehead batgirl! This guy is also joining the DH cast.

Today she texted me from work, good morning beautiful. :) I'm pretty sure she likes me.. today she called me several times lol