Get to know Ladyofivy... ask me anything!

ladyofivy

what are you affraid of?

:grumble: I actually have a phobia of diseases. I realize how stupid that must sound to someone who has no idea what I'm talking about. But I do, truly, have a phobia of them. Nobody wants a disease, but most people don't automatically get the shakes and have an anxiety attack over something like the flu, for fear that they are knocking on death's door. It's not hypochondria. It's a phobia. I just want to be clear--I've been to a shrink and everything, so it's the real deal.

ladyofivy

If you could visit anywhere in the world where would it be?

Ohh probably Tibet. Being Buddhist, that would be a biggie for me.

dewdrop

Ohh probably Tibet. Being Buddhist, that would be a biggie for me.

Since when and what made you choose it? What's the hardest part about being a Buddhist?

Btw, I absolutely LOVED the story of how you met your hubby.

ladyofivy

Ohh probably Tibet. Being Buddhist, that would be a biggie for me.

Since when and what made you choose it? What's the hardest part about being a Buddhist?

Btw, I absolutely LOVED the story of how you met your hubby.

I guess I've actually "been" a Buddhist for a large portion of my life, without knowing it. I finally "realized' that I was a Buddhist, officially, around 2005.

Buddhism is considered a way of life as much as it is considered a religion. That's part of what I love about it so much. A person can be a Christian Buddhist, a Jewish Buddhist, an atheist Buddhist, etc.

What I love the most about Buddhism is that someone with a very scientific mind (like myself) is asked to challenge all of the ways of Buddhism, and if you find that it doesn't ring true, you are encouraged not to follow it. The processes and truths can change the way that one thinks, and if you practice, you learn to appreciate every single moment of your life... even the "bad" moments.

The hardest part of being Buddhist is probably the "constant" thinking. Eventually it becomes natural, after many, many years. But if you are truly practicing Buddhism, then you are constantly trying to turn things around in your mind to better understand the situation, OR you're letting go of an emotion, which is also incredibly difficult.

Thank you for making me think about this.

And thanks for liking the story of me and my husband. :happy:

CassieNic

my fav color is green too.

what is your dream car?

Love_Conquers_All

How did you meet your husband?

Ohhh now THIS is an interesting story indeed. The short answer would be "in school". But here's the much longer answer, that I'm sure you'll immediately be sorry for having asked it...

Picture it, a high school in upstate NY, 1995.

I sat in my Global Studies class, in the back of the room, BORED out of my MIND. All I wanted to do was get out of that stupid class and get home and call my boyfriend, David, on the phone.

Some kids had written on the desk that I was at, and so I, too, wrote on the desk. (I know, what a rebel!)

"I love David", I wrote.

The class droned on, as I embellished my writing with all kinds of hearts and other pretties.

The following day, there was a note under my writing. "Who is David?"

Not willing to give anything away, I wrote, "The one that I love."

The third day, I was intrigued to see what the response would be. It was, "Who are you?"

Again, being coy, I wrote, "The one who loves David."

The following day, the person wrote, "What's your name?"

I wrote, "I'm not writing that. What's yours?"

"Tim."

I wrote, "I love Green Day."

He wrote, "Me too. I'm a skateboarder."

THIS was something interesting, because our school had a graduating class of roughly 200... I knew pretty much everyone at least by name in my class and the class above and below me. Not that I was popular (far from it), but you just get to know people in a smallerish town.

I scribbled his name out (to protect him from getting in trouble. The following day, I was JUST about to write a message to Tim, and the teacher came back and NEARLY caught me. He asked me if I'd been writing on the desk, and I of course denied it. He said he didn't think that I would do that, but another teacher and he had been trying to figure out who had been writing on the desk.

After class, I waited outside of the room, and waited for a kid dressed like a skater who I didn't really recognize. I saw him pretty quick and said, "Hey.. are you Tim?"

He said, "Yeah."

I said, "I'm Amy... I was writing on the desk with you, but I wanted to tell you not to write on the desk anymore, because our teachers are trying to figure out who's doing it."

He said, "Okay."

That was that.

I didn't talk to him for the rest of the year. But the following year, I had lunch in the cafeteria and he had a free class that he took in there. I asked him if he remembered me, and he said he did. We talked a lot during lunch, even flirted some, but it never went anywhere. He graduated and I assumed I'd never see him again.

The summer of 1996, I took a vacation with my extended family, and had a boyfriend who admitted to me that he cheated on me while I was gone. (The guy was a total jerk.) I also had gotten a letter from an old boyfriend while I was away, and decided to write him back. I acted like the cheating didn't bother me when I met up with my boyfriend, and asked him to drive me to a store to pick up a few things. There was a traffic jam. I got out and told him it was over, and walked to the post office. Lo and behold, the ex that I wrote the letter to was there, and so was Tim. They were both skateboarding at the post office.

I started talking to the ex again (just as friends) and Tim was hanging out with him while we talked on the phone. Tim told the ex to tell me I was hot.

From then on, we've been inseparable. :happy:

Told you you'd be sorry you asked.

Ahhh what a cute story of meeting 'Tim' LadyofIvy:flowerforyou: I loved reading it:drinker:

Love_Conquers_All

Wow Ivy....what a cool idea you came up with regarding beginning this thread.

I think it would be pretty cool if we all tried this...it's not only fun but what a neat way to get to know one another in a different sort of way.

Who's next?

ladyofivy

my fav color is green too.

what is your dream car?

Ohh good question. I love the look of the new Mustang... but I actually love the van that I have now. For example, if I won the lotto, I doubt I'd buy a new car for myself. At least not for a while. I currently have a black 2005 Town and Country and I really am happy with it. Although, I would love to have it pimped out like on Pimp my Ride. :happy:

But if I did get, say, one of the new Mustang's, I'd want it in PINK! :happy:

ladyofivy

How did you meet your husband?

Ohhh now THIS is an interesting story indeed.

.....

Told you you'd be sorry you asked.

Ahhh what a cute story of meeting 'Tim' LadyofIvy:flowerforyou: I loved reading it:drinker:

Thanks. It's one of my favorite "us" stories. :happy:

Love_Conquers_All

my fav color is green too.

what is your dream car?

Ohh good question. I love the look of the new Mustang... but I actually love the van that I have now. For example, if I won the lotto, I doubt I'd buy a new car for myself. At least not for a while. I currently have a black 2005 Town and Country and I really am happy with it. Although, I would love to have it pimped out like on Pimp my Ride. :happy:

But if I did get, say, one of the new Mustang's, I'd want it in PINK! :happy:

a pink mustang.very cool

johnblake

where are they going to find the 15th dalai lama?

hmo4

Ohh probably Tibet. Being Buddhist, that would be a biggie for me.

Since when and what made you choose it? What's the hardest part about being a Buddhist?

Btw, I absolutely LOVED the story of how you met your hubby.

I guess I've actually "been" a Buddhist for a large portion of my life, without knowing it. I finally "realized' that I was a Buddhist, officially, around 2005.

Buddhism is considered a way of life as much as it is considered a religion. That's part of what I love about it so much. A person can be a Christian Buddhist, a Jewish Buddhist, an atheist Buddhist, etc.

What I love the most about Buddhism is that someone with a very scientific mind (like myself) is asked to challenge all of the ways of Buddhism, and if you find that it doesn't ring true, you are encouraged not to follow it. The processes and truths can change the way that one thinks, and if you practice, you learn to appreciate every single moment of your life... even the "bad" moments.

The hardest part of being Buddhist is probably the "constant" thinking. Eventually it becomes natural, after many, many years. But if you are truly practicing Buddhism, then you are constantly trying to turn things around in your mind to better understand the situation, OR you're letting go of an emotion, which is also incredibly difficult.

Thank you for making me think about this.

And thanks for liking the story of me and my husband. :happy:

Very interesting... have to say, this is the first time I've ever seen a thread like this. Good for you! No offense, but with your pic and the initial comments, I thought you were around 15!(Actually a compliment).

What do you do for exercise?:drinker:

ladyofivy

where are they going to find the 15th dalai lama?

According to His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, there may not be a 15th Dalai Lama, as he feels that the need for a Dalai Lama may have been surpassed. However, most of the high Lama's disagree, and feel that the world has a need for a Dalai Lama.

The process for finding a new Dalai Lama is pretty... "mystic".

After the Dalai Lama dies, the search begins for a new one, by finding a boy who was born around the same time as the death of the previous one. They may use several different methods; for example following the smoke of the cremation for the Dalai Lama to look in that direction for a boy, or a dream of one of the High Lamas, or a vision... it's not an extremely scientific process. If another, more efficient way of finding the next Dalai Lama is discovered, that may be used as well or instead.

Once they find a boy that they think may be the next Dalai Lama, they introduce him to several items, one or two of which are from a previous Dalai Lama. If the boy chooses the proper item, he is generally considered to be the next Dalai Lama.

ladyofivy

Ohh probably Tibet. Being Buddhist, that would be a biggie for me.

Since when and what made you choose it? What's the hardest part about being a Buddhist?

Btw, I absolutely LOVED the story of how you met your hubby.

I guess I've actually "been" a Buddhist for a large portion of my life, without knowing it. I finally "realized' that I was a Buddhist, officially, around 2005.

Buddhism is considered a way of life as much as it is considered a religion. That's part of what I love about it so much. A person can be a Christian Buddhist, a Jewish Buddhist, an atheist Buddhist, etc.

What I love the most about Buddhism is that someone with a very scientific mind (like myself) is asked to challenge all of the ways of Buddhism, and if you find that it doesn't ring true, you are encouraged not to follow it. The processes and truths can change the way that one thinks, and if you practice, you learn to appreciate every single moment of your life... even the "bad" moments.

The hardest part of being Buddhist is probably the "constant" thinking. Eventually it becomes natural, after many, many years. But if you are truly practicing Buddhism, then you are constantly trying to turn things around in your mind to better understand the situation, OR you're letting go of an emotion, which is also incredibly difficult.

Thank you for making me think about this.

And thanks for liking the story of me and my husband. :happy:

Very interesting... have to say, this is the first time I've ever seen a thread like this. Good for you! No offense, but with your pic and the initial comments, I thought you were around 15!(Actually a compliment).

What do you do for exercise?:drinker:

Haha I'll take it! :flowerforyou: Thank you!! Unless you just thought I was immature... Hmm

I use the treadmill every day for now. Since I've only been at this just over a week, I haven't started resistance training yet. I do plan to incorporate it soon, when I can get to the gym as the same time as my husband and he can help me figure out my max and tell me what all of the machines are called. :embarassed:

CassieNic

my fav color is green too.

what is your dream car?

Ohh good question. I love the look of the new Mustang... but I actually love the van that I have now. For example, if I won the lotto, I doubt I'd buy a new car for myself. At least not for a while. I currently have a black 2005 Town and Country and I really am happy with it. Although, I would love to have it pimped out like on Pimp my Ride. :happy:

But if I did get, say, one of the new Mustang's, I'd want it in PINK! :happy:

i drove by a used car lot and saw a black mustang with pink racing stripes, probably a 06 or 07, i wanted it so BAD!!

ladyofivy

my fav color is green too.

what is your dream car?

Ohh good question. I love the look of the new Mustang... but I actually love the van that I have now. For example, if I won the lotto, I doubt I'd buy a new car for myself. At least not for a while. I currently have a black 2005 Town and Country and I really am happy with it. Although, I would love to have it pimped out like on Pimp my Ride. :happy:

But if I did get, say, one of the new Mustang's, I'd want it in PINK! :happy:

i drove by a used car lot and saw a black mustang with pink racing stripes, probably a 06 or 07, i wanted it so BAD!!

That. Is. So. AWESOME.

CassieNic

skydiving...yay or nay?

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ladyofivy

skydiving...yay or nay?

Oh my no. Nononononono.

I'm down with a lot of things... skydiving isn't one of those things. :laugh:

ladyofivy

Do you like movies about gladiators?

This actually made me giggle because, in general, I *really* don't like any action movies.

Having said that, I did watch the movie with Maximus (which I can't even remember the name of the movie... was it "Gladiator"?) and I LOVED it!

CassieNic

what did you want to be when you grew up? [this is fun!]

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ladyofivy

what did you want to be when you grew up? [this is fun!]

It depends on what age I was. When I was four, I wanted to be a mommy, a waitress, and a taxi driver who said bad words. :laugh:

When I got a little older I wanted to be a writer.

I went to school for cosmetology, but never took my state boards (I didn't think I was good enough).

Eventually I just became a stay at home mommy. Full circle, I suppose.

ladyofivy

Do you like movies about gladiators?

This actually made me giggle because, in general, I *really* don't like any action movies.

Having said that, I did watch the movie with Maximus (which I can't even remember the name of the movie... was it "Gladiator"?) and I LOVED it!

Ever been in a Turkish prison?

Not in my current lifetime.. however I can't speak for past lives.

Hannah_Banana

What is your first childhood memory? :bigsmile:

ladyofivy

What is your first childhood memory? :bigsmile:

I have a very keen memory of coming home from the drive-in movie and seeing our neighbor's mom passed out in the yard.

Dave198lbs

do you know any of your past lives?

ladyofivy

do you know any of your past lives?

I don't, really. I did do a past life regression thing once... but it's hard to say if what I experienced was "real" or just my very active imagination.... In the experience, I "saw" (read as half-awake dreaming sort of) myself as a woman in renaissance times, walking on a brick road, and getting pulled into an alley and stabbed in the neck by two men. Who knows if it was real or not. I'm a skeptic at heart, so it's hard for me to believe that it was anything but imagination.