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Two Names You go by:  Mom, Grandma, Jan, Janet, and Honey (Living in this part of the south, everyone is Honey, I love it!)

Things You are wearing Right Now:  jeans and a navy blue t-shirt.

Two Things you want or (have) in a relationship:  To be loved for exactly who I am, and fun.

Two of your favorite things to do:  Read and build and paint stuff.
Two things you Did last night: Read Computer magazines and watched TV.

Two People you last talked to: Pat (my cousin), and my oldest daughter.

Two Things you are doing tomorrow: Finish building cabinet shelves in the kitchen, and going to the library.

 Two Longest Car rides:  My family used to drive from Houston to Virginia every summer, and that was in the 50's and 60's. Recently, from Virginia to Austin. Also from Boulder, CO to South Bend, IN.

Two Favorite Drinks:  Water, iced tea.

Two things about me you may not have known: I didn't go to high school, and I could read before I was 3.

Two Jobs I have had in my life: Two, geez, that will only cover the past month. My first job was Cookie fairy in Kindergarten, my last job was painting.

Two movies I watch over & over:  Beautiful Mind, and The Truth About Cats and Dogs.

Two of my favorite foods: Steak and Chocolate Pie.

Two places I would rather be right Now:  At any of my kid's houses; a warm, sunny beach.

Ok, now it is my turn to tag someone, I don't know very many people. Robin if you haven't been tagged already, and Pat (Pecaso - she's my cousin, and just started a Spaces site).    Jan

Dreams

Last night was much better. Just the usual people after me, bees, and of course moving. I move every night. Often into the same place as the night before. A long time ago, I learned to wake myself up if I was having a bad dream, and usually it works. Not sure what was going on two nights ago when it didn't. My dreams are intense, full color, surround sound, virtual reality experiences. I wish I could reach even a fraction of that when I'm awake. Sometimes I take a nap on a day off, just for the amusement value. Really, other people go to movies, I take a nap. Steven Spielberg and Stephen King seem to direct most of them, depending on if it's a nightmare or not.
I go to a lot of the same places in my dreams. Sometimes I wonder if this is a dream, and my dreams are the real thing. Okay, I don't really, but it's an interesting version of reality.
Reality varies an enormous amount, depending on the person. A teenager living wealthy in America, a man who's schizophrenic with voices, someone with a psychosis, a woman in the Sudan, and a severe Heroin addict. They can all tell you what reality is, but their individual versions don't bear a lot of resemblance to each other.

Bad Dreams

I had extra bad nightmares last night. Nightmares and bad dreams are very common for me, and usually don't get to me. But I woke half the house up yelling, and I didn't wake myself up. Not sure how that works. I mean my mouth is like a few inches from my ear. I sleep with my door closed, the others sleep with their doors closed and their TVs on. Geez. AND, I still have a sore throat and am hoarse, don't even have much of a voice. That was a very bad nightmare. Then I finally get back to sleep, and have more nightmares, but not the same one or as bad.  Jan

Valentine's Day, Take Two

I had a good Valentine's Day. I stayed home, trying to get over a cold, by sleeping, eating chocolate and reading mystery novels. Yes, it worked quite well, thank you. I feel great today. I always think about love in general, and how fortunate I am to be such a loved person. I have so many people who love me, and I love myself, which is a big deal for me.

When my kids were growing up, every year I made home-made chocolate chip cookies and put them in little brown paper bags I decorated. I also made a white cake in a heart-shaped pan, with home-made chocolate mousse topping and fresh strawberries. Now my kids are grown and live in different places, and I'm often alone, but it brings back the best, warm feelings, to remember those Valentine Days. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone, and I hope you have an abundance of love in your lives.   Jan

Valentine's Day, Take One

I barely thought about it being Valentine's Day yesterday. But I like the holiday (okay, I started to abbreviate it with VD, but then thought better of it)...lol.  SO, anyway, for me it makes me think about love in general, not just romantic love. NO, NOT VD, Valentine's Day. Stoppitt.  Oh forget it. I'm such a child. Remember when we were little kids, and someone or something on tv would say a word that could possibly in some way be a "naughty" word, and we'd giggle? Yes, you do remember, no, I was NOT the only one!  I need a moment.  lol

Oprah's Online Seminar

Jenny sent me this, and I wanted to share it. I just checked it out and registered.   Jan

JennyD February 14 6:38 PM (http://JennyD1947Space.spaces.live.com/) Jan, I got the book, but while I was at Oprah's site, I saw another thing I signed up for and you might be interested in it, too --and it's free.  If you go back to her site and click on the book "A New Earth", there's an online seminar/class starting March 3rd and going for 10 weeks every Monday night.  You have to sign up for 2 things: one being Oprah.com, and the other being Oprah's Book Club. Once you do this to reserve a spot for the classes, you'll be able to watch the class and even participate live online.  Check it out. We can be classmate buddies, lol.  (the class is all about finding your life's purpose, so should be great)

PLEASE READ, DATED MATERIAL

Haha, bet you thought I had a date....haha...okay, not really funny.

I wanted to tell you all that on oprah.com, there's a free download of Suze Orman's book: Women and Money. It's the whole book, about 300 pages, it only took a few seconds to download on my computer, but I don't want to print it! Or maybe I will after I read some. It's from yesterday's show, and the offer expires at 8pm, 7 central this evening.     http://www2.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200802/tows_past_20080213.jhtml?promocode=HP24    Jan