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You know how sometimes people on your friends-list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when were they working THERE? Since when were they dating HIM/HER? Since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you should already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.
Please copy the topics below, erase my answers and put yours in their place, and then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration. One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out.
1. First Name:
Camille....which I absolutely hate and won't answer to anyone but my mother. If you're my friend, you know better to call me that. My parents named me after my Godmother, who's an old maid. I've quite a legacy to live up to. =/ Call me Cammy, please.
2. Age:
soon to be, gasp, 38.
3. Location:
Northern New Jersey. Up until a few years ago, I absolutely hated being here. While I still need to get away often, I can't REALLY imagine living anywhere else (except maybe another part of NJ) I love Northern Virginia and Massachusetts but no where else compares to here. We've got NYC 15 mins away, the shore an hour away, the mountains an hour away. Philly is two hours or so. There are a billion hockey teams within driving distance from here and more shopping than I know what the hell to do with. Pretty much perfect. Except people cant drive and taxes suck.
4. Occupation:
Medical billing and collections. Which is as awful and boring as it sounds. But I've been doing it for 15 years, it's what I know and the pay is decent. Not very fulfilling, though. What I really want to do is work in the travel industry, I actually went to school to be a travel agent right out of high school. No one told me the pay sucks and it's virtually impossible to get hired unless you have a clientele. I was briefly hired to work for an airline but the airline went bankrupt while I was still training.
5. Partner?:
none....it the curse of the Old Maid
6. Kids:
None yet, unless you count my cats! When I was younger, I wanted nothing to do with having children. Now, the older I get the more I want them and the less likely it seems to happen
7. Brothers/Sisters:
I have an older brother, Robert, but he passed away when I was 21.
8. Pets:
I have 5 cats! Technically though, only 2 live with me. Milo and Gordon were a "present" from my roommate when she still lived with me. When she moved in we decided we wanted a kitten since she's never had a cat before. Except one day, she came home with the boys saying that one of her friends from work had to get rid of them because she just had a baby (lamest excuse ever for getting rid of an animal) they were about 2 years old and I've had them for 10 years now, they stayed with me when my roommate moved out and went to FL.
My other 3 cats live with my mom (we live in a two family house, she's downstairs and I'm upstairs) Templeton is my baby boy, I got him in 1994. He's old and crotchety now but he's still my love. When that cat's time comes, I'm seriously going to need therapy. my other two are Peyton and Sidney, two sisters I acquired at 4 week olds after their mother suddenly died. They started out sickly but are little monsters now!
9. List 3-5 biggest things going on in your life right now:
Number one and most important is my mom. She was in the hospital for 2 weeks in heart and kidney failure and yesterday got moved into an acute care center for rehabilitation. My mother is a very sickly person, has been for as long as I can remember. She's really having a rough time of it. She's almost 80, so I guess at this point she's doing as well as can be expected. I dont really have anything else going on since all my time is taken up with her. Work sucks, but that's nothing out of the ordinary.
10. Parents:
My mom is my best friend. We were always close but became more so after my brother passed away. My father passed away when I was thirteen so we are the only family each other has. It pisses me off when I hear people talk about how they "hate" their parents for doing parental things. I've pretty much been on my own since I was thirteen (my mom worked nights as a nurse so our time together was pretty limited until she retired) and it's not fun. Don't wish your parents away, they'll be gone far too soon anyway.
11. Who are some of your closest friends?:
I've actually drifted from my best friend over the years and tho we are still very close, our relationship isn't the same as when we were younger. My friends fulfill specific needs.. Shelley is the one I go to for advice, Cyndi I get to be the goofy puckbunny with, Meredith is who I vent to and Fatima is my mental stimulation. She's always up for a good debate. I love them all dearly but I cant say I'm closer to one than another.
Please copy the topics below, erase my answers and put yours in their place, and then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration. One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out.
1. First Name:
Camille....which I absolutely hate and won't answer to anyone but my mother. If you're my friend, you know better to call me that. My parents named me after my Godmother, who's an old maid. I've quite a legacy to live up to. =/ Call me Cammy, please.
2. Age:
soon to be, gasp, 38.
3. Location:
Northern New Jersey. Up until a few years ago, I absolutely hated being here. While I still need to get away often, I can't REALLY imagine living anywhere else (except maybe another part of NJ) I love Northern Virginia and Massachusetts but no where else compares to here. We've got NYC 15 mins away, the shore an hour away, the mountains an hour away. Philly is two hours or so. There are a billion hockey teams within driving distance from here and more shopping than I know what the hell to do with. Pretty much perfect. Except people cant drive and taxes suck.
4. Occupation:
Medical billing and collections. Which is as awful and boring as it sounds. But I've been doing it for 15 years, it's what I know and the pay is decent. Not very fulfilling, though. What I really want to do is work in the travel industry, I actually went to school to be a travel agent right out of high school. No one told me the pay sucks and it's virtually impossible to get hired unless you have a clientele. I was briefly hired to work for an airline but the airline went bankrupt while I was still training.
5. Partner?:
none....it the curse of the Old Maid
6. Kids:
None yet, unless you count my cats! When I was younger, I wanted nothing to do with having children. Now, the older I get the more I want them and the less likely it seems to happen
7. Brothers/Sisters:
I have an older brother, Robert, but he passed away when I was 21.
8. Pets:
I have 5 cats! Technically though, only 2 live with me. Milo and Gordon were a "present" from my roommate when she still lived with me. When she moved in we decided we wanted a kitten since she's never had a cat before. Except one day, she came home with the boys saying that one of her friends from work had to get rid of them because she just had a baby (lamest excuse ever for getting rid of an animal) they were about 2 years old and I've had them for 10 years now, they stayed with me when my roommate moved out and went to FL.
My other 3 cats live with my mom (we live in a two family house, she's downstairs and I'm upstairs) Templeton is my baby boy, I got him in 1994. He's old and crotchety now but he's still my love. When that cat's time comes, I'm seriously going to need therapy. my other two are Peyton and Sidney, two sisters I acquired at 4 week olds after their mother suddenly died. They started out sickly but are little monsters now!
9. List 3-5 biggest things going on in your life right now:
Number one and most important is my mom. She was in the hospital for 2 weeks in heart and kidney failure and yesterday got moved into an acute care center for rehabilitation. My mother is a very sickly person, has been for as long as I can remember. She's really having a rough time of it. She's almost 80, so I guess at this point she's doing as well as can be expected. I dont really have anything else going on since all my time is taken up with her. Work sucks, but that's nothing out of the ordinary.
10. Parents:
My mom is my best friend. We were always close but became more so after my brother passed away. My father passed away when I was thirteen so we are the only family each other has. It pisses me off when I hear people talk about how they "hate" their parents for doing parental things. I've pretty much been on my own since I was thirteen (my mom worked nights as a nurse so our time together was pretty limited until she retired) and it's not fun. Don't wish your parents away, they'll be gone far too soon anyway.
11. Who are some of your closest friends?:
I've actually drifted from my best friend over the years and tho we are still very close, our relationship isn't the same as when we were younger. My friends fulfill specific needs.. Shelley is the one I go to for advice, Cyndi I get to be the goofy puckbunny with, Meredith is who I vent to and Fatima is my mental stimulation. She's always up for a good debate. I love them all dearly but I cant say I'm closer to one than another.