My Beadiful Life Blog

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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Shana
Birthday:	6/18 As my grandmother once said to me, “Oh, that’s right, you’re a damn Gemini!”
Birthplace:	New Mexico
Current Location:	Hoboken
Eye Color:	Green
Hair Color:	Brown
Height:	5’4
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Right
Your Heritage:	American
The Shoes You Wore Today:	Sandals
Your Weakness:	Chocolate
Your Perfect Pizza:	Canadian bacon, mushrooms, green chile and black olives
Thoughts First Waking Up:	Cooooffffeeee
Your Best Physical Feature:	I must admit, I really like my rack.
Your Bedtime:	11:00 or so
Pepsi or Coke:	Water!
MacDonalds or Burger King:	um, eww!
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	FRESHLY BREWED, thankyouverymuch
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Both
Do you Smoke:	Wha? NO!
Do you Swear:	All the *%^&*(# time
Do you Sing:	yes
Have you Been in Love:	every day
Do you belive in yourself:	YES!
Do you think you are Attractive:	yup
Are you a Health Freak:	I’m actually getting to be more of one, yes.
Do you get along with your Parents:	Absolutely!
Do you like Thunderstorms:	Yeah.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	yeah
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	yes
In the past month have you been on Stage:	no
How do you want to Die:	I used to think being attacked by a wild cat would be the way to go, but now…I’m not sure.
Number of Piercings:	4
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My friends from NM are coming in on Friday, for the weekend. I so cannot wait! They’ve never been here before, and we are going to have a blast! On Saturday we’re going to see The White Stripes on Coney Island. Wear your black, white and/or red!

My love affair with beads began when I was very young. 1981, or there about. My room was a loft that was also used as a storage room, and as I was snooping around one day, exploring the treasures my parents had stored, I came across a small box that was covered with brightly colored animals. Purple gorillas, green giraffes, red elephants, what a great box! What treasures could be inside? I slowly lifted the lid, and there was a treasure trove! Tubes of brightly colored seed beads, thread, and needles. I asked my mom about it, and she said vaguely, “Oh, yeah, I was into beads once.”

It did not even occur to me to ask if I could have this wondrous box. I would just get it out and look at it every once in a while. Finally, I asked mom if I could have it, I mean, they were just sitting there, and I could put them to good use! She didn’t even think about it, “Of course!” was her instant reply, and the dam was broken, I was INTO beads!!

Fast forward to ‘the good ol’ days’ when I was younger and had a ‘real’ job, and lots of disposable income. I built up an incredible stash from the many LBS’ (Local Bead stores) that dot the great city of Albuquerque, New Mexico and began weaving, stringing, peyote stitching, multi stranding and just having a ball in my spare time.

And fast forward again to today, when I’m having a ball everyday, making beaded jewelry and selling my pieces—fcdc1b5d8f59eac4308a9963f4be9311—>

Well folks, the The White Stripes were awesome! And as an extra bonus, Albuquerque NM’s very own THE SHINS! were one of the opening acts! The other band was Brendan Benson. Both bands rocked, but when Jack and Meg took the stage they tore it up!

We were in the front row, standing on the field. The crowd was excellent, and my (2 female) friends were able to get in, because some ultra cool guys gave them their comped tickets. Whoever you are, you guys rule hard!