My Latest Addiction!

So I am not a gamer. I never have been, although growing up my brother and I had all the latest and greatest game systems and games. It just never was my thing. I had one boyfriend who got me started on Tomb Raider but it didn’t really stick. Once he was gone it was gone. 

Now I am a grown woman with an addiction to Sims Social on Facebook. It started off innocently enough. I played Wheel of Fortune and Family Feud here and there. But I didn’t have to play. I did it just because. 

Then one night my friend Kim called and asked to go into my Facebook so she could send her Sim something she needed. I said okay. She said she would block the app after she was done. Well she didn’t. So the next morning I got up logged into my Facebook and saw the Sim Social in the side bar. I clicked it. I was a goner right then and there. 

I play quite a bit. And I cannot quite figure out my fascination with the game. Now my Sim is a hoarder. She has all these cool things in her house I can’t build because so few of my friends play the game. So I cannot collect the necessary items to build,  as fast as I buy things. I am constantly redecorating and adding to. 

I am embarrassed to say Hi, I am Melissa. I am addicted to Sim Social on Facebook. 

My Birthday is A Snow Day!

Wow, my first real snow! And it could not have happen at a better time my birthday. I am not really a celebration of the “birthday” type girl, especially since I have had started to get older. I don’t get it. I am 36 but I don’t feel like it. I still feel young and no different than I did when I was 21. Well a few things have changed, I guess. I can’t stay up all night and go to a job like I got a good nights sleep the night before. And I am starting get body aches here and there. It kind of creeps me out thinking about it. 

It is weird, as a kid when I was like 10 years old or so. I used to think I am never going to grow up. I am just going to stay like this forever. Of course I got older. It just seems liked time dragged on so slowly. Then I hit 21 and time just took off. It’s like my 20′s were blur. I cannot figure out where they went to. Now it’s like time is going at warp speed. 

I am trying to grow old gracefully. I have started getting gray hairs. Well when I came back from Hurricane Katrina I had a huge gray streak in the front my hair. I left that alone I thought it gave me character. Now they are popping up everywhere. They have also started to pop up in other places hair grow, thank goodness for razors. 

I do not really plan birthdays anymore. I just let them happen. Tonight my cousin is taking me for drinks and a little girl time. Okay guys, I will blog you later!

Are Friends You Meet Online As Important As Friend You Meet In Real Time!

I can answer the above question quite simply, yes. I have met some of my closest friends online. A few of them I have not even met in person. They are all different and enrich my life in different ways. People have told me you can’t meet people of quality online or the friendship or virtual and not real. I have to say that is simply not true.

I have one friend who lives in Panama City, Florida. We have been friends for 5 plus years. We worked for the same work at home company. She is funny and just an amazing person all around. She listens to me and every phone call there is a laugh about something.

I have another online friend in California. We have known each other almost 10 years. She helped me start my first online business. We met physically for the first time in February 2010. It was amazing. She knows most, if not all of my deepest darkest secrets. As I know hers. We trust each other like the closest sisters.

My friend in Wisconsin, we have been friends for probably 10 or more years. She is like the mother I never had. I do not have a good relationship my mother. But she stepped in and took on the task. She has guided me over the years in a motherly manner. She has given me words of wisdom. She let’s me know all the the time how proud she is of.  Even at at the age of 35 I still need reassurance some times. She is there for me no matter what.

So I will tell you this when emphatic yes, friends you meet online can be just as important as real time friends. We do everything as real friends do. We share things. We exchanges gifts on birthdays and Christmas. And I love them just as much as my own family. If I really think about it they are apart of my family. And I love them all so very much.

As always I will blog you again later!

Possible Book For Me! Hmmmmm!

This Is Me!

 

I have been told on more than one occasion I should write a book chronicling my life story. I am still kind up in the air as to rather or not I am going to go through with it. My life has been a wild ride filled with ups, downs, and all around. It has been a whirlwind of a life. The kicker is I am only 36 years old. I am trying to figure out where to start or how to begin. How much to say, and what not to say. I am a very open person but some stuff will stun you.

Sometimes I can’t believe my life. Hurricane Katrina was a big part of my life. I thought about focusing mainly on that but it’s kind of depressing. So I thought about just making it a chapter rather than the entire story.  I have had some fun times, probably more than what one person should have in one life time. I want to focus on every aspect of my life the good, the bad, and the ugly.

At the same time I have an utter fear of writing it. It is my life thrown out there for people to judge. Also I am not going to lie grammar is not my strong suit. So I may have to find a good editor. I write for a company called  Yovia, and occasionally for Textbrokers. They never complain about my writing or grammar. So I guess I am an okay writer. I just still feel I need to spread my wings in that department.

Or maybe I should wait until I am 40 and see how much more stuff I can come up with. My life is far from over at this point. I mean how much more trouble can I get into. I guess we will see.  I should also take grammar classes so I can be perfect myself as a writer.

As always I will blog you later.

This Is Melissa In Real Time!

Hi, I am Melissa. I am a 36 year old African American female. I do not feel 36. I feel more like 25. Actually turn 36 this upcoming Tuesday. I am totally dreading it. I do not feel like I even left my twenties but apparently I have.

I live in Portland, Oregon now. I like it alright. I have only been here a year and few months. It was good move as far as getting out of Florida. But I miss New Orleans. I hate Hurricane Katrina with a passion. Had it not been for that one life altering incident I would still be in New Orleans living a happy existent. It’s amazing how life just pulls the rug out from under you. It’s been about six years and I still have not gotten over it. You will hear stories here and there on my blog about it.

We are moving right along, my favorite thing to do is watch movies (horror if you want to be specific). I used to collect all kinds of memorabilia but I don’t so much anymore. I have always found horror movies kind of comforting, if you can believe that. You see my dad and I did not get along when I was growing up. The love of horror movies brought us together. Weird huh? But I am open and do explore other genres I am not that narrow minded.  I also love to read. I used to love to shop but now I can’t stand crowds so I shop online mostly now.

I am going to close this blog post now letting you know I am probably one of the most abnormal people you will meet. I am total freak. And I choose to let my freak flag fly. It’s been flying half mast lately, but no more. My blog is going to be what I want it to be. And with that being said I will blog you later!