MEME

[erulissedances]

 This meme was out there about a week ago and I saved it for today (I didn't want to think for a day).  So here we go, and if you want to be tagged by this...consider yourself tagged. 

 

1. Make a list of 5 things that you can see without getting up.

DH, my computer, my maps of Middle Earth, my Griffin (Grizelda) and my stuffed llama (what? You mean to tell me not everyone has a stuffed llama?)

2. How many times have you changed your hairstyle in the past five years?

Zero, zilch, nada. I let my hair grow. I cut it when my mother died because it is what we do in the tribe, but after that, I let it grow back again. Now it’s back to waist-long in the back and platinum blonde – I adore long hair on females and on males.

3. Provide a completely useless fact about yourself.

For more than fifteen years, I refused to wear socks. I went barefoot, even in my show shoes and boots. I finally started wearing socks again about five years ago – a concession to age, I guess.

4. What's your favorite anime?

I don’t do anime, don’t read it, don’t understand it. I’m sure there is some good anime out there, but with the possible exception of the one that Olorime listed last week, I really don’t know any answer to this.

5. Do you have any tattoos? If so, what/where are they? If not, what would you get?

Absolutely! Best thing I ever did for myself. Two so far (note, that’s so far): One for the Goddess at the back of my neck, and a modern dragon just above my ass. I want two more.

6. What's your favorite mystical creature?

Elves are real, aren’t they? So if not elves, then I’d have to go for dragons. I have them all over my house, probably more than 200 by now. Love them (they are evil in Tolkien, but my dragons are nice.

7. What are you thinking about right now?

That my email isn't working properly on my main account (sigh)....

8. Write the first word that comes to mind.

Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious. (no spell check for that one – LOL)

9. What musician is your favorite to see in concert?

Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Andreas Vollenveider, Santana

10. If you found a wallet with $2000 in it, would you keep or return it?

That’s too much money to keep. It needs to get returned. Someone would really need that much money.

11. What was the last thing that you bought?

Art Models 4 on CD. More material for my drawings.

12. What other countries have you been to (if any)?

England, Mexico. I’m also close to Canada and have never been there yet. Silly me!

13. What are you procrastinating on by filling out this meme?

I should be rewriting my H-A birthday fic and beta-ing the next chapter of Iris’ story. I’ll get to one, but not to the other until Wednesday.

14. Last book you've read?

Just finished “House of God” – recommended by our own Surgical Steel. Great book! On my Nook, have the Silm and Mercedes Lackey along with the Complete OZ books in my active Nook bookshelf.

15. What are you doing this weekend?

LOTR on Sunday afternoon if all works out. Have a horse to get.

16. What is your song of choice RIGHT NOW? The one you select when you kick off your playlist in the morning or whenever.

I don’t have a playlist and my radio is set to Classical music.

17. Favourite movie of the last six months?

Despicable Me, or if that is too old, then True Grit

18. Favorite season?

Autumn

19. Which part of this year are you looking forward to the most?

I always look forward to August. That’s when Ren Fest starts, so my weekends are spend out there from August until late September (or from 90 degrees + until upper 30’s)

20. Best thing this year so far?

Getting brave enough to post some of my own writing. 

Comments

[spiced_wine]

You are lucky to have such long hair. I have always loved it, but my hair seems to grow sideways; it was so frizzy and thick that it became a pain to dry. Letting it dry naturally would mean it was still wet underneath ten hours later!

However, I always write my Elves with hair that is on average a third thicker than the thickest hair on a Mortal, and to their knees, truly a crowning glory. When I used to sketch as a kid, all I would draw were eyes with long lashes, or androgynous figures with clouds of hair, so of course when I started writing, whatever it was, every-one had incredibly long, thick shiny hair, but Elves especially. d;-)

[erulissedances]

My hair is baby fine with waves. I wish it was thicker, and I always wanted straight hair. But it is as it is, and when it behaves, it looks like liquid silk. I hate having short hair. I've had it on and off throughout my life and have always been relieved to let it grow again. And I truly envy Elves and their long hair - but then I envy the Elves a lot of things - LOL.

- Erulisse (one L)

[spiced_wine]

My hair is baby fine with waves.

I'd swap you for a frizz-bomb. Although saying that, my hair has become more tame and not so thick. I noticed that when I was about 35.

I envy the Elves a lot of things - LOL.

Lol, so do I!

[erulissedances]

Mine gets to be too frizzy and icky in the humid summers here if it is short. But having it long, allows the general weight and gravity to keep my summer frizz under control. My hair is happiest in the winter when our humidity is closer to 10% instead of 60% or more.

You'll find your hair will change again with menopause, and if you have any other serious illnesses, hair can also be affected by those. Mine is a little coarser because my grey is a little thicker than my blonde. Of course, with my hair it is all relative :-)

- Erulisse (one L)

[spiced_wine]

You'll find your hair will change again with menopause,

I think I am perimenopausal now; a couple of doctor's suggested it, as I keep getting hot flushes, although my temperature is actually normal, yet my face burns.
Oh well, my mother had the best time of her life after the menopause!

[erulissedances]

I agree 100%. Anytime you don't have to worry about pregnancy or monthly cycles anymore, it is a very freeing experience and I fully recommend it.

- Erulisse (one L)

[spiced_wine]

Anytime you don't have to worry about pregnancy or monthly cycles anymore,

Currently I am on the Mirena IUD which is no bleed. Fantastic! Except when it is changed. My mother used to use an IUD and she said that it was more painful as heavy labor. I've never experienced labor, but if they were ever looking for a method of torturing women, fitting an IUD would be the most effective. I dread it every time.:( I had a Mirena removed, the old copper 7 fitted and removed and another Mirena fitted within two years, uhh! It only takes a few minutes, but it seems like forever. So yes, any time that is not in the offing, sounds good to me.
Although, being perimenopausal might explain why I feel so upset and weepy a lot of the time now. My Mum got terrible rages before she went on HRT, but I seem to just get upset.

[erulissedances]

I tried an IUD once. It incapacitated me so badly my husband had to get a friend to come and help him get me and my car back home. Then he had me at the ER that morning getting it pulled back out because the pain was absolutely unbearable.

In mid-2001 I almost died from an overdose of pain meds because my monthlies were so pain ridden (and every three weeks) that I was given opiates for the pain. My GYN did an exploratory and fibrous had bent my uterus in half. She recommended a full hysterectomy to me because my ovaries were also fully involved, and I agreed in 2 seconds. She said she had never had a patient who wanted the surgery so much. All I could think about was that I wouldn't be in pain again and it was worth anything to eliminate that.

I had the surgery in early 2002 and have basically believed I have lived on borrowed time since then. I am eternally grateful to whatever Powers allowed me to recover and feel good again. But IUDs? Not for me - no how, no way.

- Erulisse (one L)

[spiced_wine]

Oh, you poor thing. :( That is awful. My periods were incredibly heavy and painful, but not to that degree!

I have known a few women who had hysterectomies in their thirties and even twenties for various reasons. I had menoragia, (sp) Constant bleeding, and after some tests, and the doctor said the Mirena would sort that out, which it did, as before the only option would have been a hysterectomy.

I asked for a sterilization a couple of years back, and the GP said it was not worth it, as I was too near my menopause. :\ So I have a few more years of the IUD, I think.

[erulissedances]

Fortunately I had a GYN who was a woman and who had actually suggested a hysterectomy to me before I suggested it to her. I had requested it years before but the doctor I had then refused (he was a man, of course). My female doctor understood exactly and realized that I could not continue the way that I was.

I had a full abdominal hysterectomy, not by a lapriscope, I was in the hospital for three days, the first day on self-administered ,morphine. I took advantage of that to quit smoking - best thins EVER for my health. I took it as a gift from Spirit and one that would not be coming my way again. By day 10 I was at the shop for a 1/2 day, and back full time on Day 11 (I was supposed to stay out for six weeks -NOT). I was on the treadmill (although not at any great speed) by Day 5 or 6, so I was determined to celebrate and enjoy my freedom.

My life is a gift and I am eternally grateful for my GYN. I would be dead if I had not had the surgery.

- Erulisse (one L)