Going Tribal

I've been into belly dancing since I was 5 years old, I find it seductive, entrancing and beautiful in every way! Last Thursday I went to the Puyallup fair with my sis and watched a tribal belly dance troop perform! It was lovely and I was stoked to take classes and try out a different form of the art! So Friday I picked up a beautiful flowey skirt, altered it to fit and went to bed early in anticipation of Saturday mornings class!!

I've taken belly dance classes before but this is the first time I've done dancing since my surgery.......It is also the first time I've done Tribal which I learned VERY quickly is VERY different from the moves I'm familiar with!! The dance studio is great and equipped with walls of mirrors.......unfortunately that meant that I was able to get a goooooood look at what an uncoordinated awkward mess I am!!! :-P
My left side seems to have decided that it wants nothing to do with my right side or following direction from my brain!!! The great part is as awkward as I looked I was completely accepted and embraced by the rest of the class and they were encouraging me at every step.....er stumble lol! I had an absolute blast and can't wait for next Saturday!! Till then I've got a week to practice the moves and hopefully convince the left side of my body to listen!!

What is a life worth?

People generally believe that life is priceless and I agree with that..........but if there were to be a price tag placed on life what would it be? How much does it cost to keep your heart beating, lungs breathing, your head thinking, your soul singing?

I received a letter in the mail yesterday answering my question. It was a bill from Good Samaritan Hospital with a loose breakdown of the costs for my stay.

It would seem that my life is worth $86,485.42

$86,485.42 Such a big number, yet hard to actually grasp because it's only numbers on paper. Hmmmm one me = 1/4 of the average home cost, 1/3 the cost of an Astin Martin.....or for the less car savvy...about 3 Honda accords. AND finally 28,924.88 comic books!! Granted after adjustments and insurance my part of that is almost non existent but still thought it's an interesting reality to have a price for my pulse!!

Moi

It occured to me that I twitter every day and yet my dearest tweets don't know much about me! So I went digging and found a random survey that will give ya'll a bit of low down on your truly!

Also you lot can feel free to check out my myspace page while I learn to navigate the blog e world!! www.myspace.com/serendipityschild23 (It's a great insight into my universe!)

Name: Mariah

DOB: 1/30/1981

Birthplace: Missouri

Current location: Couch

Eye color: Green

Hair Color: Brunette

Height: 5'4" and ALMOST a 1/2 if I stretch out my neck!

Heritage: Irish, Native American

Piercings: Ears, Tongue.......and one other that is much lower......

Tattoos: 3 all pretty small

Favorites

Band/Singer: Don't have just one! My play list forever depends on the mood I am in or wish to achieve!

Song: See above

Genre of Music: Love a little bit of everything!

Color(s): Green and pink

TV show(s): Scrubs, Greys Anatomy, Ghost Hunters, Burn Notice, Project Runway, Ace of Cakes. Not a huge TV person but I catch what I can here and there!

Movie(s): Sooooooo many!!! All Time Favorite stands at Dark Knight! I love Horror flicks, comedy of all sorts, the occasional boy "shoot em up" action show. and I'm a SUCKER for a good romance!

Food: I love to cook stuff from scratch and if I'm eating out I'll take Seafood, Thai and Mexican! (not at the same time) lol

Store: I'm pretty damn geeked on the southcenter mall!

Number: I have a strange thing with numbers, I'm sort of like the rain man and see patterns in all of them so I love numbers that make great patterns!....Definitely love numbers Definitely...

Drink: Non Alcoholic - Thai Tea Alcoholic - Mojito or a VERY dirty martini

Clothing Brand: Whatever makes me feel sexy and does so comfortably! LOL

Shoe Brand: No brand just shoes, payless or Jimmy Choo don't care as long as it's cute!

Animal: I LOVE Lemurs!!! For pets I love Cats, Rats, The occasional dog, rabbits, oh hell, anything fuzzy!! I really want to have a de-scented skunk but they are illegal exotics in Wa.....so I'd have to smuggle it in from Oregon!

Pizza topping: Goat cheese, artichoke hearts, basil leaves

Season: Fall (named my daughter Autumn!)

Month: October, close second is November

Holiday: Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas

Flower: Snap Dragon!!!!

This or That: That

Sunny or rainy: Warm Rain and Thunderstorms!

Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate!! I don't do ANYTHING Vanilla!

Fruit or veggie: Hmmmm love them both!

Night or day: Depends on the activity!

Sour or sweet: Sour Candy! Sour AND sweet!

Love or money: Love

Phone or in person: Person whenever possible!!

Poor & happy or rich & miserable: Poor and happy.....Although it's hard to be completely miserable when you can shop nonstop......

Looks or personality: Personality!! Sexiness seeps out of the soul in guys or gals!

Coffee or tea: I drink both equally

Hot or cold: Happy medium! Don't like extremes of either

Your:

Goal for this year: To get through it one day at a time and live each day as fully as I can!

Most missed memory: Being a carefree kid!(Still a big kid....just lots more cares)

Best physical feature: My big green eyes!

First thought waking up: UUUUUUUUUMMMMMPPPPHHHHHHHH.....

Future:

Do you wanna get married: Not more than once.

Do you wanna have kids: I do and I have!

If so, how many:
I have 2, the first one Maggie, went to heaven before I got to meet her. Autumn is nearly 3 and makes each and every moment of my life a joy. I want to have another more than anything but will have to see wait and see if it's meant to be part of my story.

Do you wanna go to college: I would LOVE to further my education! I've been to massage school and loved it, I'm a PI and am always looking for continuing education there and I may look into someday becoming an ultrasound tech if I ever get sick of Sleuthing!

What do you want to be: Whatever tickles my fancy!

Do You:

Dance in the rain: I twirl in the rain....

Smoke: I seem to have rehashed my taste for a clove now and then but otherwise nope

Drink: Only occasionally. I am almost always the designated driver and am perfectly happy with that! If I'm at home or lounging with a friend I love a good glass of wine!

Shower daily: Yep and I am a HUGE fan of a nice long candle lit bubble bath!

Like thunderstorms: LOVE EM!!!

Curse: I've come up with "alternative" curse words such as "Oh Crumbs" and I use British curses like "Bugger" They will go over much better if shouted on a playground by my copycat munchkin!

Sing: At every opportunity!!

Play an instrument: Does Guitar Hero count? I would love to be able to play the piano and I've always wanted to learn the hammer dulcimer!

Think you are good looking: Some days

Get along with your parents: Most of the time.

Other Random Questions:

Can you whistle: Not well!

Right or left handed: Right

Your bedtime: When I can't keep my eyes open anymore which is usually by or before midnight.

Biggest fear: Something happening to my daughter.

3 things you can't live without: Autumn, loved ones, my smart phone!!!

Color of your room: Dark shade of taupe with white trim and white wainscoting. Big improvement from the wretched wallpaper that was here when we bought the place.

Siblings: One full sister who's the family baby at 24. I also have an older step brother and an older step sister! All my sibling live in Europe Domini (the baby) and my brother Tim and his wife live in England. Sarah my big sister lives with her fiance in Italy

Middle name: Beth

Pets: Bichon - Sasha. 1 bunny - Burberry. 2 albino rats - Minnie and Maddison all our pets are girls! Jake is soooooooo out numbered!!

Nicknames:My mom has always called me Munchie! I have a few friends who call me Mya

For or against gay marriage: For it. When it comes to the legalities all couples should have rights, all families should be respected!

Thoughts on abortion: I have always hated the idea of abortion because I have had fertility issues. It really bothered me that someone could take the life of a child when people who wanted them so badly were left without. As I've grown older and seen the world differently there are sometimes cases in which I see it as more of a blessing to the child to not be brought into a world where they will not be taken care of. But when it comes down to it I would rather see people be careful with life. Adoption is a great option too!

If you could be anywhere right now where would you be: In a place where I would be allowed to have people in my life because I wanted them there! A place where my relationships with friends would be understood and accepted. Vegas would be REALLY great too!

Do you wear contacts/glasses: Yep glasses cause I am blind as a bat!!! I really want to get contacts and eventually laser surgery.

Are you afraid of the dark: No, I am afraid of what's in it!!

Here we go!

Alrighty peeps!

I love blogging but have always stuck within the safe boundaries of myspace to do it! I've decided to venture out (code for copy the cool peeps on twitter) and use a blogging website!

At this very moment I am curled up in a ball on the couch, covered in a fine sheen of sweat and sick as a dog with some sort of stomach plague!! Yet I'm still determined to get my little blogspot up and running so I'll start it out by giving you a little glimpse into my twisted mind via a few of my favorite myspace blogs!! I do something called "slow news day blogs" Slow news days are my favorite because there is not an abundance of death and destruction and often you can find great and sometimes odd little stories that were used to fill the media pages!!

So before I do another set of pepto body shots I present to you, the spider sex blog!

Spider Sex - You know it’s a slow news day when.... Current mood: ditzy

In sex life of jumping spiders, size matters -

I don't know anyone who could see that title and not click on the link! When I see a headline like this, I know that it's a slow news day and I love slow news days for two reasons. 1) A headline like this one means that we don't have a tragic new death toll for our soldiers that day. AND 2)The goofy space fillers they come up with make me giggle. I will post the article bellow but I needed to interject a few thoughts first.......

Who wakes up one morning and thinks to themselves "I would really love to study spider sex!" ?
Is this something you aspire to as a child??? I can just see that parent teacher conference now....."Well, we asked the children to draw a picture of what they wanted to be when they grew up and little Billy drew this.....at first we thought that the spiders were fighting.....but....."
Maybe it is simply a dream job for pervy scientists......

Keep in mind that I HATE SPIDERS!!! But if I had to spend my days sitting in a lab watching them get it on, I would at least make it interesting!! First of all I would try to figure out what each spider was into then put them into the right groups. For the kinky spiders, I would fill their tanks with tiny racks, 8 cuffed shackles and don't forget the tiny riding crops!

For the romantic spiders, I would sprinkle rose petals around their tanks, hang scarves over their heat lamps...for mood lighting.....and pop in a Puccini cd!

My favorites would by far be the little porn star spiders! I would line their tanks with zebra or leopard print faux fir, drop in a tiny rotating bed, hang a disco ball then for kicks add my own BOOM CHICA BOW WOW sound track!!

This is what I do to amuse myself with the crazy scary world we live in. Lord knows, we need more slow news days! :-)
Oh, and on another note, the article mentions virgin female spiders.....How do they know for sure that she is a virgin....she may be lying to protect her reputation......That she-spider may be a real hose beast!!! You just can't trust spiders!!!

This is said article

In sex life of jumping spiders, size matters
PARIS (AFP) - From post-coital cannibalism to love at first sight, the sex life of the African jumping spider is full of surprises, according to a new study.
But none is more unexpected than this, say researchers who studied the blood-gorging Evarcha culicivora up close and personal: while virgin females are attracted to meatier mates, a bit of experience sees them switch to smaller partners.
In this and other ways, the jumping spider, native to East Africa, is in a class of its own when it comes to sex, according to a study in the current issue of the scientific journal Ethology.
For starters, both males and females play a roughly equal role in choosing partners, an aberration in the eight-legged world of Arachnida.
That equal opportunity behavior extends to two-way cannibalism as well, with males consuming their loved ones only slightly more often as the reverse.
For spiders that go in for that sort of thing, females gobbling up their sex partners is the norm.
Another finding that surprised a team of researchers led by Simon Pollard, a biologist at the Cantebury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, was that E. culicivora -- armed with eye-sight "unrivalled by other animals in their size range" -- picks its partner based on looks and size alone.
And here is where things get strange.
Female adult African jumping spiders vary in size between three and six millimetres, while males range between four and seven, giving rise to the possibility of larger males mating with smaller females and vice versa.
In a series of laboratory experiments, Pollard showed that in three of four possible scenarios, an individual E. culicivora preferred a partner with an extra millimetre or two on its frame.
Virgin females, along with both experienced and inexperienced males, were all more than twice as likely to opt for a meatier mate.
But females that had copulated once before saw things differently: two out of three made a bee-line for the smallest male in sight.
"It is as though females start out prepared to take the risk in choosing larger males," knowing they may be eaten as a post-sex snack, Pollard notes in the study. "And then, once mated, they become less inclined to take the risk again."
But exactly why experienced females prefer to practice "safer sex" the second time around, admits Pollard, "is currently unknown."
To test his hypothesis that E. culicivora makes mate-choice decision based on looks alone, Pollard perched two life-like embalmed specimens of different sizes in come-hither postures inside a large cage, with a single plastic tube leading from an entryway to each one.
The researchers made sure that the spider choosing between the two had a gander at both potential partners before counting the results, which showed that decisions were based on static looks alone.
To ensure that other factors were not coming into play, they repeated the experiment, but this time with live spiders. The results were the same.
The African jumping spider feeds mainly on small lake flied and blood-gorged female mosquitos, which means that vertebrate blood is an important part of their diet.