Tuesday, July 31, 2007 HAHAHAHAHA---Aint it truth tho...


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Saturday, July 28, 2007 Needed mindless activity...

Your Psyche is Blue

You are deeply emotional and very connected to everything (and everyone) around you.
By simply understanding other people, you are able to help them heal and let go.
While you are a very deep and thoughtful person, you do have a very silly, superficial side.

When you are too blue: the weight of the world's problems hangs over you

When you don't have enough blue: you lack perspective and understanding
What Color Is Your Psyche?


I would say this one is pretty accurate.

You Are Artemis!

Brave, and a natural born leader.
You're willing to fight for what you believe in...
And willing to make tough decisions.
Don't forget - the people around you have ideas too!
What Goddess Are You?


I like the Goddess Artemis...so I like this one :)


You Are 70% Feminine, 30% Masculine

You are in touch with your feminine side.
Sensitive, intuitive, and caring are all words that describe you.
And you're just masculine enough to relate to both men and women.
Are You Masculine or Feminine?


I woulda thought I woulda been more masculine...

Your Vampire Name Is...

Athene of Persia
What's Your Vampire Name?


I thought this was just plain hilarious.

You Are Impressionism

You think the world is quite beautiful, especially if you look at it in new and interesting ways.
You tend to focus on color and movement in art.
For you, seeing the big picture is much more important than recording every little detail.
You can find inspiration anywhere... especially from nature.
What Art Movement Are You?


Yep this one is pretty right. I have been taking lots of pictures of clouds and other nature or general life items--but they have to be beautiful and/or unique. I REALLLLY wanna buy a hot shot camera and really start taking photoegraphing.

Your Pickup Line Is

I've just moved you to the top of my to do list.
The Magical Pick Up Line Generator


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...




Your Rapper Name Is...



Dirty Money


What's Your Rapper Name?


Ummm, hell to the naw.

Your EQ is 127

50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!
51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese.
71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.
91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.
111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.
131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.
150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.
What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?


I agree with this one...

Sarah Jennifer Uphoff's Aliases

Your movie star name: Cake Kenneth

Your fashion designer name is Sarah Athens

Your socialite name is Blondie Austin

Your fly girl / guy name is S Uph

Your detective name is Turtle Lafayette

Your barfly name is Twizzlers Tequila Shot

Your soap opera name is Jennifer Woodland

Your rock star name is Caramel Gossip

Your Star Wars name is Sarmyr Uphchr

Your punk rock band name is The Numb Ghosts
The Amazing Meganame Generator


very interesting....

Your Anti Climactic Fortune

Deep into your future, I forsee: Cold french fries
The Anti Climactic Fortune Teller


Dammit, cold fries are DISGUSTING!

Your Taste in Music:

80's Pop: Highest Influence
80's R&B: Highest Influence
Old School Hip Hop: Highest Influence
R&B: Highest Influence
90's Hip Hop: High Influence
How's Your Taste in Music?


THATS RIGHT BABY!!!!!!!!


Your Theme Song is Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd

"There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship?s smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves."

You haven't been feeling a lot lately, and you think that's a good thing.
The comfortable part is nice... but you should really work on numb.
What's Your Theme Song?


Ironically enough, I really like that song...

Your Power Color Is Teal

At Your Highest:

You feel accomplished and optimistic about the future.

At Your Lowest:

You feel in a slump and lack creativity.

In Love:

You tend to be many people's ideal partner.

How You're Attractive:

You make people feel confident and accepted.

Your Eternal Question:

"What Impression Am I Giving?"
What's Your Power Color?


Yeeap..




Your Fortune Is



He who thinks by the inch and talks by the yard deserves to be kicked by the foot.


The Wacky Fortune Cookie Generator


FOR real..

Your Rising Sign is Gemini

You often feel torn between two dominant personalities.
Sometimes you're adaptable and friendly; other times indecisive and unsure.

No matter what, you're the life of the party or conversation.
Witty and talkative, you entertain with your stories and gossip.

It's a bit difficult for you to finish what you start - jobs, friendships, relationships...
There's so much you want to try. You often bite off more than you can chew.
What's Your Rising Sign?


Pretty accurate--that dominant two personalities is right on.

Your Pirate Name Is...

Captain Mary No Beard
What's Your Pirate Name?


fuuuunnnnny

Your Pirate Name Is...

Pegleg Jack of the Baltic
What's Your Pirate Name?


that name is crazy long...

You May Be a Bit Dependent...

You Are a Dreaming Soul

Your vivid emotions and imagination takes you away from this world
So much so that you tend to live in your head most of the time
You have great dreams and ambitions that could be the envy of all...
But for you, following through with your dreams is a bit difficult

You are charming, endearing, and people tend to love you.
Forgiving and tolerant, you see the world through rose colored glasses.
Underneath it all, you have a ton of passion that you hide from others.
Always hopeful, you tend to expect positive outcomes in your life.

Souls you are most compatible with: Newborn Soul, Prophet Soul, and Traveler Soul


Surely some truths in there...

You Are 52% Open

You are a fairly open person, but you also like to maintain your privacy.
You definitely will tell all (okay, almost all) to your closest friends...
But strangers and acquaintances only get a peek into your life.


This is interesting...I would say this has become so much more the case in the last few years.
You Are 52% Intuitive

Your intuition is often right, and you use it more than you may realize.
Your gut feelings are usually a good guide, but you need more to go on when making a decision.
You'll often check to see if the facts back up your feelings.
And when your intuition is wrong, you work to improve it for the future.


yeap I agree

You Should Be a Song Writer

You have the ability to evoke emotion, tell a story, and hook someone...
In a very small amount of words, perhaps with some deft rhyming.
Even if you can't write music, you can sure write compelling lyrics.
Lyrics so good, people will have them stuck in their heads!


lol...yessssss...


Your 1920's Name is:

Leota Roxie


You Are Bert

Extremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you loveable - even if you don't love them!

You are usually feeling: Logical - you rarely let your emotions rule you

You are famous for: Being smart, a total neat freak, and maybe just a little evil

How you life your life: With passion, even if your odd passions (like bottle caps and pigeons) are baffling to others


Other that the real tidy and the statement that I tend to be more logical than emotional...hmmmm I both stress to figure out details and get emotional..

Your Values Profile

Loyalty:

You value loyalty a fair amount.
You're loyal to your friends... to a point.
But if they cross you, you will reconsider your loyalties.
Staying true to others is important to you, but you also stay true to yourself.

Honesty:

You value honesty a fair amount.
You're honest when you can be, but you aren't a stickler for it.
If a little white lie will make a situation more comfortable, you'll go for it.
In the end, you mostly care about "situational integrity."

Generosity:

You value generosity a fair amount.
You are all about giving, as long as there's some give and take.
Supportive and kind, you don't mind helping out a friend in need.
But you know when you've given too much. You have no problem saying "no"!

Humility:

You value humility a fair amount.
You tend to be an easy going, humble person.
But occasionally your ego takes over.
You have a slight competitive streak - and the need to be the best.

Tolerance:

You value tolerance highly.
Not only do you enjoy the company of those very different from you...
You do all that you can to seek it out interesting and unique friends.
You think there are many truths in life, and you're open to many of them.


hmmm some of this is accurate, some of the items I am really working towards and there are a few things not me at all...

Your Kiss is Red

You are intense about kissing but easily distracted.
You kiss for attention, power, and passion.
It doesn't take a lot for you to want to kiss someone.
If you see a kissing opportunity, you always go for it!

Kissing Type: Kissaholic (admit it!)

People See Your Kisses as: Seductive

You Kiss Best With: An Orange Kisser

Stay away from: A Blue Kisser


heh heh heh...

Your 80s Theme Song Is:

Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses


I SURE did have that TAPE!

You Are The Wheel of Fortune

You represent the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
You embrace change, the the ups and downs of life.
Fate is something you accept, even when you could possibly change things.
Big things tend to happen to you more than other people.

Your fortune:

Something huge is about to happen in your life, and you have little control over it.
You must accept your destiny, but luckily it is good fortune that has come your way.
Big things and big changes are about to come your way.
And while things will be intense for a while, they will be followed by a period of rest.


On everything that is good and holy, please let this be true...

Your Leprechaun Name Is:

Moneybags Greentoes


Maybe I need to move to Ireland...I do like potatoes....

You Are A Blue Girl

Relationships and feelings are the most important things to you.
You are empathetic and accepting - and good at avoiding conflict.
If someone close to you is in pain, it makes you hurt as well.
You try to heal the ones you love with your kind and open heart.


It's intersting to me that I am all this blue stuff since my favorite color is yellow. Although I am deeply attached to water...maybe that's why...

Your Learning Style: Expressive and Tenacious

You love to learn about new cultures, ideas, and theories.

You Should Study:

Anthropology
Counseling
Education
Ethnic Studies
Foreign Languages and Literature
History
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Eastern Religion


Uh yep.

You Make a Good First Impression

You probably are making a much better impression than you realize.
Social situations can be a bit awkward for you at times, and you tend to over think what you say and do.
If you make a social faux pas, you remember it a lot longer than anyone else does.

Just relax and do your best. There are little things you can do to improve your social image.
Express more of an interest in the people around you, and be a good listener.
The secret of fascinating people is that they find everyone else fascinating!


I'd say pretty on point

Your Mind is 65% Cluttered

Your mind is quite cluttered. And like most clutter, it's a bunch of crap you don't need.
Try writing down your worst problems and fears. And then put them out of your mind for a while.


Yeah, this is right. And it gave me something TO write.

What Your Dreams Mean...

Your dreams seem to show that you're very preoccupied with your fears and problems.

These bad dreams indicate that you need to spend more time on your issues during the day.

Your dreams tend to reflect your insecurities.

Your dreams indicate that you have very conflicted feelings.

You have a very vivid imagination and a rich creative mind.

You secretly want to hide your dreams from your waking mind.


WOOOW.

Your 1996 Theme Song Is: California Love by Tupac and Dre

Let me serenade the streets of L.A.
From Oakland to Sacktown
The Bay Area and back down
Cali is where they put they mack down
Give me love!


Hell yeah. Im gonna end on that note.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Grateful Wednesday

...for lil man. Enough said.

...for being able to handle the "mom, you dont have to tell me you love me all the time, I know that, and I'm growing up so you wont need to say it" well, and remind him my folks still tell me and I will be tellin him whether he is grown or not. (i think its the "im getting bigger" or "im growing up" parts I like least lol)

...for my family...as always, they have helped me when I needed this week. Thank you again.

...for my sis...I really miss you sis

...for Audrey answerin my phone call and Nolan wanting to talk as soon as she was done

...for one of my former RA's who added to my turtle collection. I doubt she has any idea how much I will miss her. But I will, lots and lots.

...that there was no damage or injury done to Jevon, me or my car today when we got rear ended.

...that I got my Harry Potter book in the mail today!

...that I have managed to dodge and avoid all conversations about the book before I heard more than I wanted to--help the person who ruins it for me...Im gonna read it as fast as I can

...for good friends

...for brandy and jai...i love you both so much...thank you for being there

...for "Bitch-I gotta toothache" I seriously can NOT remember the last time I laughed that hard OR the last time something was so funny that for days after makes me bust out laughin whenever I think about it

..for hope and prayer..been livin on and doin a lot of it lately

...for possibilities

...that they arent having returners in as much repeat training as they did last year

...that I got my last kiddo hired

...for the creator

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Saturday, July 21, 2007 Randoms...

When I was a kid, I had a hard time picking stuffed animals for bed-I didnt want any of them to feel left out.

I really think having the last name "Beaver" would be unfortunate for anyone-regardless if you're male or female.

Have you ever been alone in your house and-BAM- fell on your ass? Well, I did this afternoon. Why did I look around anyway to see if anyone saw me?

Today, I cleaned table tops-vacuumed-bookstraightened my living room. I folded that huge heap of clean clothes in the basket at the end of the hallway AAANNND 4 loads of laundry-folded and put away baby. People who really know me are in complete shock right now. As a matter of fact, there is a HIGH probability that you have gone back to read it again to make sure you really read that right.

My son loves the Cupid Shuffle song. And it's hilarious. I spent .99 at iTunes just to get to watch him sing and do it like there is no one else around him...

At one point last night, the only thing good on TV was Shrek...that was both awesome and disturbing

I had to turn off An American Haunting before it even got to play...I didnt make it past the previews...and I REALLLY wanna watch it but I cant do it ALONE lol

Three random food facts about me:

I think really GOOD fruits are some of the best tastes ever .

I love tomatoes--cut 'em up like an apple and sprinkle some salt on 'em-tomatoes and corn on the cob for dinner was one of the best things about summers growin up.

Cooking isnt my thing, I dont like it. I dont do it well...and I cant figure out if I dont like it because I dont do it well or if I dont do it well and that's why I dont like it. I will tell you what tho...I may not be able to cook much...but I make some of the BADDEST PANCAKES!!!! (Grandma's reciepe of course)

My son took me on a walk down memory lane the other day, he saw a toad on a rock and he looked at it, wanted to catch it and make a house for it. When I was a kid my friend Patrick and I would make little houses out of shoe boxes and catch salamanders to live in them.

Another thing when I was younger, I thought all animals lived like people do like- Dad squirrels with lil hats and briefcases. Girl squirrels in the kitchen makin dinner and the two kid squirrels sittin inside watchin TV on a rug in the living room. I believed this a little longer than I should of I think. I obviously didnt find feminism until later either.

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Friday, July 20, 2007 Gettin it outta my head...

Sometimes, I think thoughts maybe hang around in the minds of poets longer, the more persistent thoughts are the ones that wont leave us alone until we get them out...in poem form or just writing...but into words before they settle down.

I'm hopin if I can just get some of these thoughts out, they will give me a lil peace for a bit.

People will always have judgements about you. We each carry our own experiences, wounds and baggage that have impacted who and how we have become. Our baggage blurs how we see the actions of others...especially with something others think is wrong.

For example, the other day there was a homeless man who was holding an Im a veteran sign. I handed him a few dollars and someone said, "The military gives them money when they get home...he should have spent it better. You know he is probably gonna use that for drugs." And I thought to myself...maybe he will. And if he does, regardless of whether its right or not, maybe his bags are so heavy that the only way he can carry them, is to numb the pain of bearing so much weight. We hope he doesnt, we hope it feeds him...but we havent seen what he has, we dont know how much help they gave him when he got home...money doesnt fix everything. And yet there is this whole judgement that he must be lazy, wasteful, undeserving...we cant know why he does what he does...so why do we think

I guess the point of all this is we make choices and sometimes, they arent the right ones, and you are trying to find your way and you will hurt yourself and others and people will judge you for it. I think maybe its part of learning to love yourself inspite of yourself. And those who love you, might be dissappointed, wished you had done something different but they will love you while you learn the lesson. And sometimes your actions will remind people of the bags they carry and they wont be able to understand...or forgive...or empathize. I'm learning that all of that is part of the lesson.

I have always worried too much about whether people judge me. Have had this need to overexplain or justify myself when I have done something--positive or negative--so worried they wouldnt understand me, or would misjudge me. I realize that these are really all my own insecurities...that those things will happen and its my reaction to those moments that determines how much more work I have to do in feeling ok with myself. Sometimes Im going to hurt people and sometimes they are going to hurt me. Sometimes it will happen on purpose--because that is where someone is. Sometimes it will be on accident because that is where someone is. I am just praying a lot more lately to be able to recognize the moments I make judgement, or that my reaction to something comes more from my own pain an baggage than just a sense of understanding and human compassion.

I still have lots of work on me. This is a big one for me. I need to love myself inspite of myself and know that. Realize that I am my hardest critic. I need to love myself inspite of others and know that. And those I need along my journey will remain...even when Im trippin along the path.

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Thursday, July 19, 2007 Grateful Thursday...

I'm kinda goin through a rough time....so I wanna remind myself of all the things I am thankful for...

...for my son. For every single thing about him.

...that he read me almost all of that book

...for him learning the backstroke

...for the hieghts my heart stretches to each time he giggles from his gut

...for my family--they have no idea how badly I miss them

...for my niece telling me every single day "Are you coming now? Tomorrow? Its ok...just get in the car and drive now" (even tho' it makes me kinda wanna cry too)

...for some TRULY incredible women in my life...some old, some new-all amazing

...for new pieces...blocked writing finally flowing

...for getting to hear Mojoe

...for running into Dora! You are lookin GOOD hot mama! :D

...so much laughing I thought all three of us might be sick...

...for "the world, the nation" LMAO

...for my steps forward

... for some amazing poets who will be flooding Austin in just a few weeks

...for being so deeply proud and inspired by our U21 team

...for knowing Funky Mike...he is a mastermind...I've heard he's been called the Phil Jackson of poetry! lol

...for getting to hear some good poetry even if I did get there late

...that the mosquitoes only tore up my right foot

...for getting to read together lately

...for great road trip buddies...even if we did scare ya a lil about birthin them babies! lol

...for good kisses

...for prayers

...the creator

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

I hope
I hope he can see through
the lens of logic
past the want of emotion


I understand,
I can feel his sadness
hanging heavy across his shoulders,
feeling like his heart might break
that his lids may not be strong enough
to hold back the ocean of tears
waiting, wanting
to fall

I've worn it too,
worn it heavy like chain around my neck,
bending my back
seemingly eras in prayer
that
I could have him with me,
maybe it would get a lil easier
hurt less
each time we played
Ring Around the Rosie

So I, whisper blessings
into the winds
that might carry comfort
to your ears-
times you are surrouned
by his silence

I blow his kisses
across the air
to caress your cheek
when he's not there-
for the real ones.

Our emotions share viens
pulsing with love and tears
compassion and selfishness
we are seperate
so it cant be equal
no matter how much
we want it to be.

(C) CousinPublishing, 2007

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Thursday, July 12, 2007 WEEEELLLL

News folks says they've heard start of rumbles to beginning procedings to impeach.
Are they serious?
You cant impeach him, his hasnt lied about his sex life!
(C) CousinPublishing, 2007

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

I slipped secrets
deep inside envelopes
kissed them closed
mailed to undisclosed locations
praying to relocate
bones remaining
in closets
stuck shut

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