Heath(ie) c∞k - Plinky Answers

Your favorite quote

2013-02-04T11:12:03-05:00

"It doesn't matter how slow you go, as long as you never stop"
— Confucius

Though people love pointing out that this is a stupid and worthless quote,
I still go back to this one, I have never been in a hurry to do things, college, starting a family, finishing most of my bucket list before I'm 30...
I have always walked when others run, I rather learn and take in information and beauty around me, even if it means I can't complete something, like college, I haven't gotten a degree but I have over 4yrs of learning and well earned experience in the fields I am interested in... I'd like to continue, but its not on my path right now.

Find me a coin!

2013-02-04T10:55:47-05:00

I would coin toss it with:
Heads: Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
Tails: Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails

Dear 100-year-old me...

2013-01-08T15:24:33-05:00

I don't really see myself ever getting to that age, unless my health issues diminish...

But the letter would be short and go like this:

"Dear Heath, Congrats for making it this far, I hope life has treated you better in the later years than in the younger ones... Smile and try and share what knowledge you have... if no one around will listen.... Write that book.
Much love and support, --Yourself."

Back in time

2013-01-08T15:21:45-05:00

Iris by GooGoo Dolls, always transports my thoughts back to when I was a teenager and in a hard place, The line "And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand..." always hit my heart because that is how I felt, even today... could be the torchered Artist in me..... or my inner Emo, who knows... wait that is kinda the same thing......

Ghosts?

2013-01-08T15:17:35-05:00

I do, once you live in a house that is occupied with one or more... its very hard to ignore the fact they exist.

Each to their own, I have friends and Family who don't believe, things are easier if you don't. ;p

First day of school(s)

2013-01-08T15:15:07-05:00

preschool: I don't remember preschool other than spending time playing with the kitchen sets and pretending to be a doctor.

Kindergarten: irritated, first day they had finger-painting, and I didn't want to use my fingers, I wanted a brush or something... the assistant shoved my hands into the paint and then onto the paper.... I started crying, I couldn't stand having my hands dirty... I'm still that way.

Grade School: at ease, I was home schooled.

High School: still Home Schooled, I enjoyed it, while I had a curriculum to follow, I did a lot of learning on my own, only thing I hated was the yearly exams to make sure I was where I needed to be for my grade... or higher.

College: SCARED and a little annoyed, college is a fun thing when you a Non-Trad. Student, but traditional students just coming out of high school can make things so difficult with 'drama plays' that use to work in High School, but not in college.

The cure for...

2013-01-06T08:43:25-05:00

.... I'd find a way to cure 'stupid' .... I'm joking, maybe.... seriously I am.
I would work on a better way to maintain or cure diabetes esp. for children.

Shh, I'm trying to hear!

2012-10-27T15:01:17-05:00

I am a total people watcher, so there are times I will listen into conversations that happen to catch my attention, we all do it from time to time, and as I say, if you don't want others to hear about an issue, don' talk about it in public, because I don't. I know there are avid listeners out there lol

Sniff, Sniff

2012-10-18T10:08:26-05:00

My favorite smell is how my Grandparents basement smelled, the smell is hard to explain, but it had a concrete, washing detergent & house cleaning chemicals, old wood and dusty-musky smell.
Sounds kinda awful, but it wasn't it was a very light but highly recognizable smell, When my Grandmother sold her home to move closer to us, after my Grandfather passed, I cried because I would miss that house, its smells and the feel of it.

3 Peeves

2012-10-15T16:06:06-05:00

I don't have too many, but my top three..... have been on the top of the list since I was about 7.

1. Pregnant Women Smoking or smoking around babies.
2. People who treat and talk to elders like they are mindless children.
3. Arrogance.... I can NOT stand people who bleed arrogance.

Hands off my phone!

2012-10-15T15:53:27-05:00

easier? no, not really.
It has kept me in touch with friends that live in other states (Moving sucks).
But mostly I have it in case of emergencies, I'm not a phone person.... I mean, I use my cell for Spotify 99% of the time, the other 1% is checking prices when I want to buy something and think Amazon w/ prime shipping is cheaper, or whatever.

Calgon, take me away...

2012-10-15T15:43:47-05:00

I game, Guild Wars 2.... killing stuff, leveling, finding awesome weapons or armors.....oh yeah.

Best Month of the Year

2012-09-30T20:30:30-05:00

October, its right in the heart of Autumn, my favorite holiday is Halloween / Samhain, and my Husband's birthday is on the 30th.
I love the 'feeling' of October you can smell the fall air and just feel it, Summer is over, everything is full of color and energy to get things ready for the coming winter.

Intro of Your Life

2012-09-28T10:15:09-05:00

Looking through history, artists have hard, tormented lives even though the strive for something better, I do not question that I picked the wrong profession.

Villain I Love

2012-09-12T17:48:02-05:00

my Lord, now many do I need to list?!
I'm one of those girls who tend to almost always like the Villain more than the 'hero'.... I guess the most recent one I rooted for in a movie was Loki,
He's always been a favorite Norse God/Jötunn/trouble maker.

Might be because I'm a redhead.... but I love..

2012-09-12T17:31:36-05:00

Fall weather!
temperature around 70 degrees, little wind, and all the fall colors....favorite time of the year, I just dread the season after it.

Flashback

2012-09-06T12:20:17-05:00

there is only one time I wish I could go back and change the events.
That one is when my brother passed away due to a drunk driving truck driver.
I would call or whatever I could the day before it happened to tell him not to take that two-lane road. And if I couldn't save him, I would make damn sure that instead of the driver never being charged or licence revoked, he would do the time and AA. I hate knowing he's still driving out there, possibly harming and destroying more families because of ignorance.

I'm going to say it!!

2012-08-26T17:16:23-05:00

I don't care if you don't want to hear it, telling the truth.... I would sleep or at least lay in bed and watch something and relax.
It might have to do with my health issues, or the fact I get tired easily, or I just love sleeping, when I'm asleep I don't hurt, I'm not sick or depressed... its nice.
So, :P

My first job:

2012-08-26T17:08:24-05:00

First job was at a Pizza Buffet called Mr. Gatti's.
I was one of the top workers there to work the salad bar and be a cashier.
I ended up walking out after four months. I was opening up a huge can of peaches for the bar and the can opener jammed and I ended up dropping the whole can on the floor in the back prep room which had been neglected for the last three days. My boss walked in and kindly said "oh no worries, just clean this up, pick up what you can and put them on the bar." I was shocked. "Are you serious?!!" I asked... he shook his head and walked out.
I cleaned everything up of course and did NOT put anything on the bar from the floor, I opened a new can and filled what I needed too. Later I found out that he took the cost of both cans out of my paycheck.
But I didn't care I walked out that day after I got everything filled on the bar I told my boss I wouldn't work in a place that serves food from a dirty floor.
I turned him into the FDA - FSMA and before too long, the branch had a new manager and a slew of new employee's that followed the health codes.

At the Movie Theater

2012-07-12T03:00:06-05:00

Man, can you believe the last movie I saw in a theater was Silent Hill?
I haven't been in a theater since then, how odd is that?!

But being an avid gamer, I was very exited to see this one, the silent hill series is one of my favorites out there! There are -not- enough survival horror games. . .seriously.

four things

2012-07-12T02:54:09-05:00

1. Freedom of Religion
you might say we don't have this, but we do, compared to other countries we can worship whomever we want, anyway we want.

2. My native roots
I'm part Comanche and hold dear the culture I have from my ancestors.

3. Able to attend higher education
Thanks to student loans and the Pell Grant I can attend college without
much stress to how to afford the classes, my rent and bills.

4. Friends and Family
I have a melting pot of friends and family members of so many walks of life and I cherish this like nothing else.

Favorite Far-Apart Cities

2012-07-12T02:35:51-05:00

hmm, my two cities?
Austin, Tx & Raleigh-Cary, NC
I have lived in both, love both and so. . .a logical pick ;)

Information overload?

2012-07-12T02:28:06-05:00

In my opinion, this depends on how you share, if you blog it, then it is up to the reader. . . and generally you can share what you want, and it is really up to others to read it or not. If they don't want to see, hear or read about it they don't have to mess with it.
I mean if you really want people to know where your stitches are, how many you have and that one scar on your butt (photo to prove it) and all that, go for it. . . . but man reader beware eh? lol
The one thing that people like is to speak freely about everything, even things that might be a little too personal, but, that is in the human nature to do, to 'deal' with problems, we talk about them. To feel apart of some sort of social group, we share common thoughts. . .

Just back in the day, we had more 'filters' for the every day life and friends/people we know and meet and left the filter free talking to our Shrinks.

Banning Soda in Schools -> sure if they take the steps for healthy replacements

2012-06-23T14:09:12-05:00

and when I say healthy replacements, I mean more than sticking water fountains where the machines use to be with a note saying (please wash bottles before refilling -thx).

yes/no/maybe? Soda should be limited perhaps esp. to the younger kids who shouldn't be having caffeine anyway. Unless schools/gov/whomever will replace the soda vending machines with 'healthy' vending machines which will have juices, V8, milk (whole-2%-1% and skim) Soymilk, water, sugerfree or low sugar sports drinks and even sugar free kool-aid (or the packets for the water bottles), even sparkling water so if kids want the fizz of soda they can have it. Then soda isn't needed, well, soda isn't needed anyway, but there should be natural juices with its sugar content intact for diabetics who might need the quick fix, speaking as someone who is a Type 2 diabetic, there are times when blood sugars go insane and you need to have glucose or sugar to boost it up till you can eat, I drink juice when its available, more often than I care to admit however, I have to settle for sugared sodas to do the trick.

place to get coffee?

2012-06-22T19:56:46-05:00

coffee = happiness

all in all, I don't care as long as I get the coffee I want, when I need it. . . .
Generally I have my 12 to 24 cups at home..... not kidding I love coffee... drink it all day and sleep like a baby, don't have any I can't sleep at all.

My awesome favorite five films....

2012-06-22T19:50:28-05:00

From childhood faves to bloody, crazy lovies of today..... my picks are:

1. The Last Unicorn (animation from 1982)
I love the music and story, and the artwork is just stunning.

2. The Hobbit (animation from 1977)
I love the world of JRR Tolkien, the artwork is so detailed, and again the music is wonderful.

3. Fight Club (1999)
because I love both the movie and the book, Tyler Durden is one of those characters that speak logical truth in a chaotic way... love it.

4. Momento (2000)
One of those movies that make you stop and think, just simply one of my favorites.

5. Suicide Club -> Jisatsu sâkuru (original title) (2001)
There are bloody, gore-fulled, musical films out there that are fun, then there is this movie. . . You have teens/kids/everyone killing themselves in a suicide circle all connected to a girl band.... but there is a deeper meaning...
It's a very bloody graphic film (graphic in the way of heads being crushed, skin being sliced off....ect.).

When I get home, I strip .....

2012-06-22T19:16:33-05:00

I generally do not like to wear my 'street clothes' inside my apt due to dust, germs or whatever could be on them, so soon as I get home I strip and get into my lounge pants and tank top.

Vending Machines

2012-06-22T09:28:20-05:00

snacks and foods that are diabetic friendly. . . and have these vending machines in the art dept. where I attend college, we art students have no other food in the building but candy bars, chips and the like... the rest of the buildings all have some sort of business like a deli, einstein brothers bagels etc. It's just not fair what the art and music people have to deal with.
So, the least that can be done is a 'better' vending machine... I KNOW they are out there.

Adult..hood what?

2012-06-19T04:38:17-05:00

cue the tune "Imma big kid now!" because this keeps playing in my head....

So, most of the time I still feel like a child, or a teenager, somewhere around 15ish.
But there have been moments where I realize "hey awesome I can DO THIS now" and feel 'grown up'. But it doesn't last long, I always end up right back to feeling like a kid or teen, someone who people have to tell what to do, what to wear, say and all that. . .

The Great Outdoors

2012-06-18T11:54:44-05:00

Well I have to say last week, or anytime I go walk at the Mark Youngdahl Urban Conservation Area in St. Joe, its such a nice place to walk/run/jog/stroll/sit and enjoy nature. thankfully its not far from home either.