Meme stolen from Biscuit

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship? A. I'm not in a relationship currently, this is such a complicated answer! 2) What was your dream growing up?A. I wanted to be a doctor for babies and old people, actually quoting myself here lol, that way I could bring life into the world and ease the pain as it left. 3) What talent do you wish you had?A. To be able to draw. I draw like a kidnegartner on crack, it's really sad.4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?A. Watermelon pucker and Mt Dew. I can't drink the hard stuff anymore, it smells like nail polish remover. >.<5) Favorite vegetable?A. The only vegetable that I can't have is mushrooms, but I like most of the rest of 'em. Haven't found one I don't like yet.6) What was the last book you read?A. I don't remember the title of the actual book, but the series was called Riley Jenson series... *blush*7) What day of the week were you born on? Or Zodiac sign, your choice. ("I wasn't there, so I don't remember.")A. I'm competely and utterly a Taurus. And the Chinese zodiac I am an ox, so i'm realllly stubborn. :D8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.A. I don't have any piercings anymore, but I have two tattoos. One on my back it's a pentagram that was copied off my promise ring from my best friend, and then a celtic knot on the back on my neck. 9) Worst Habit?A. PROCRASTINATION.10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?A. Hells yeah!11) What is your favorite sport?A. For me personally? It used to be softball, but to watch? Would either be basketball or football...12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?A. Both. It depends on the situation. 13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?A. Chat for hours prolly.14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?A. I don't really know...15) Tell me one weird fact about you.A. I am afraid of sleeping alone, I once said that I would pay a hooker just to lay next to me in bed so I wouldn't have to sleep alone, keep in mind I didn't want to have sex with the hooker, just for them to lay next to me! 16) Do you have any pets?A. I have a ferret named Benjamin C. Beaureguard.. but in my house we also have Daveni the hamster, Delilah the guinea pig, Pi & Warrior & Patchy the dogs.17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?A. I would be like OMG! :O18) What was your first impression of me? (Alternatively, why do they always ask this in memes? Or better yet, why should I care?)A. I don't really remember.19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?A. I've got no problem with clowns, seeing as I like the movie "It" and I live next door to professional clowns. 20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?A. Weight. 21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?A. partners in crime :D22) What color eyes do you have?A. Blueish green23) Ever been arrested?A. Once, 3 days after I turned 18. 24) Bottle or can soda?A. Really doesn't matter to me, just have some dew in it!25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?A. Pay off student loans, buy a nice used car, and then put the rest on house bills.27) What's your favorite place to hang at? A. The lake or a park.28) Do you believe in ghosts?A. Yep..29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?A. Sit here at the puter.30) Do you swear a lot?A. Yep, though I don't think I do.31) Biggest pet peeve?A. Sipping the pop off the little ring on the outside of the pop can... 32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?A. Unknowing I guess.33) Do you believe in/appreciate romance? (I don't get the "slash appreciate" here. If you believe in it, it would seem you appreciate it. If you don't, well...)A. Yep.34) Why do memes always have at least one question missing?!A. Who knows? People can't count?35) Do you believe in God? A. Depends on which one you are talking about. :)36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? A. Sure.

The beauty of Darkness... a poem

The darkness falls over
the vast landscape of my life
but before the whimpers can escape
from my throat
the brightness of you shines down
upon me from the heavens
tiny sphere/s peaking out showing
that even in the darkness beauty exists
you are everywhere and no where
the feeling of warmth does not shine forth
but the knowledge of guidance does
your light guides my darkness forward
to somewhere it should not be able to go
your distance and yet appearance of closeness
is strangely helpful, and only for me
you are not the sun that warms the oceans
but the moon and stars that guide them
you are mine in that way
and in that way I am yours.

-Ashli

An Iceball to the face...Beware RANT!

So today i've become so frustrated that I needed to vent. My little cousin MiKayla rides the bus to and from school. She *loves* to ride the bus, she wanted to ride the bus since she knew what it was about. The only problem is, she gets harassed by the other students at the bus stop. No, harassement is such a tame word, she is terrorized down there. We have called the school, walked up there with her, tried talking to the parents... nothing has worked. At first MiKayla wouldn't even tell a teacher anything was happening. But we finally talked her into talking to *someone* at the school about what was happening. So, she did and the kids got brought in and talked to, and wouldn't you know, it started getting worse. We called the school several times a week to have her bus transportation re-routed to a bus stop 1 block down the street, and no one would return our phone calls. Kim and I went up to school to talk to the principal and she said that they were *not* responsible for students before they were on school grounds. Now, since the school basically refused to protect her at the bus stop, we started taking her to and from school in the car. It stopped some of the problem, but once the kids figured out why she was riding in her mom's car they started harassing her at school more. So this year she has been ok, not great but ok. Then her first report card came back and it was like.. all non-sufficients or whatever. This is completely and utterly ridiculous, because MiKayla is doing 3rd grade work at home. She can write in cursive, do multiplications, starting to do fractions, and is reading chapter books. So, today the boiling point was this morning MiKayla was at the bus stop (she wanted to be back on the bus this year) and was circled by all the students at the bus stop, ICE BALLS thrown at her face, and then she was on the ground where the proceeded to try and kick her. This is the point where my mom flew off the handle and started yelling at the kids. And then the bus showed up. So, I wake up to my mom being pissed off and she tells me why. I get MiKaylas mom awake and tell her the problem. She calls the school to tell them she wants to take MiKayla out of school because of this ongoing problem and guess what... Because she is a MINORITY at her school they won't let her open-enroll somewhere else. The school is predominately hispanic, bosnian, and african-american. They get extra money from the state for cacausin students. We would have to move out of the schools district to have any chance of moving her to another school. We can't do that, our house is fully paid for, we couldn't afford the montly payments. So finally the school calls back and says that they are going to change her bus schedule to the one that is one block the other direction. I really hope this helps. If not I will start video-recording these kids and take it to the news.

*end rant*