About Me

  • About Me: What can I say? I am kinda old, but not too old to be interested in everything. I am holding up very well, thank you very much....I like to write and read and enjoy other people...

More About Me

  • Nicknames: cyn, cyncity, clover, cleech
  • Nationality: American? All that includes....
  • Religion: yes.
  • Heroes: too many to name.
  • Interests: Everything.
  • Expertise: Nothing
  • Occupation: teacher--38 years
  • Industry: education, starting a new transportation business, grandma

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Alabama,
  • Favorite Genre: Rock, Pop, soul and smoke (Jazz)
  • Favorite Songs: "I Hope You Dance",
  • Songs for Roadtrips: Chris Rhea, Beach Music, Bob Segars,
  • Songs I hate: hard rap. acid rock,
  • Guilty Pleasure: Headphones
  • Songs I repeat the most: Whatever I heard last and liked it.
  • Band I wish I was in: Kiss

Television

  • Favorite Shows: The Closer, Forensic Files,
  • Favorite Channels: Court tv , A & E, Lifetime
  • Favorite Reruns: Golden Girls, Designing Women
  • Most Addictive Show: Clean House
  • Favorite Late Night Talk Show: None
  • Characters you relate to: Julia Sugarbaker, Dorothy Zbornak,
  • Show I Secretly Watch: Some Disney shows

Travel

  • Places I love: Mountains, Beach, home
  • Places I've been: Across the USA by train, bus, and plane, From the southeast to the Pacific NW
  • Places to see before I die: Europe
  • Dream Vacation: Hawaii

Style

  • Where I shop: Anywhere there is a bargain
  • Brands I love: Liz and Me,
  • I like to wear: Knits and slacks with pockets, simple, simple, simple
  • Can't live without: money
  • Prized Possessions: scarves
  • Guilty Pleasure: Buy, and hold and when I wear it say, "I have had this so long...."

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Lots of them.
  • Favorite Actors: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Mark Wahl, Glenn Close, Catherine Zeta-Jones
  • Favorite Directors: Steven Spielberg.
  • Favorite Genre: Coming of Age, Mystery, docuDrama, many others
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "Do you feel lucky, well, do you?"
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Dave, She-Devil, Coal Miner's Daughter,
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Dixie Carter, Bea Arthur, Kathy Mason, Candace Bergman

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Seafood, Italian, Mexican, Indian,Southern, Steak and potatoes, another long list
  • Favorite Dishes: Blue or green ones
  • Favorite Desserts: Chocolate
  • Favorite Drinks: Water, Coke, Sprite, Chocolate/Mocha,
  • Favorite Junk Foods: ice cream
  • Best meal ever: Every one of them
  • My Original Recipes: Are really good, but I don't cook that much any more.
  • Favorite Restaurants: Some local ones.
  • Foods I hate: Please, Have you looked at my picture? Actually, I mostly eat carbs and protein because of my health issues.

Books

  • Favorite Books: The ones with words, but I also read picture books and make up my own stories. I used to read comic books as a kid. Little Lulu was a favorite.
  • Favorite Authors: Too many to name. Lots of poets. Old and new. Southern writers, Northern Writers, Western Writers.
  • Favorite Genres: Thrillers, mysteries, humor, regional stories, almost everything
  • Favorite Characters: Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Harry Potter, Stephanie Plummer, everyone.
  • Favorite Quotes: My own or others?'
  • Recent Reads: "We'll Meet Again," "I Feel Bad about My Neck," Half-Blood Prince, the list is long

closethippie

  • Visit closethippie's Xanga Site
    • Name: Cynthia
    • Country: United States
    • State: South Carolina
    • Gender: Female
    • Member Since: 1/15/2004
    • True

Chatboard (14)

  • justmeandyou3
    Yeah we are out here. I can't write a poem to save my life. I have to have my poems rhyme all the time. So none get written. Not a poet.
  • jillcarmel
    hey, sweetie -don't give up the ship
  • Catlady73
    I am still here Cyn, just blogging at another time due to work schdule but I am here.
  • jillcarmel
    yes, I'm here but did you already leave?
  • country_sunshine
    Just a note to let you know I love your poems!Hugsmary helen
  • closethippie
    I am thinking about riding out to the mailbox in my car....It is a miserable weather day, but no snow, yet. It is about 40 yards or so from the garage to the mailbox...it will be worth the ride, or not...
  • Catlady73
    great poems and I enjoy reading them in your blog. have a wonderful weekend.
  • Charlestonwm
    Yeah Im out here, and I just read your poems you are too funny........ But those were good .
  • closethippie
    Here are the poems. Please take into account that I wrote them all.....yes, all of them. This afternoon between 5 and 5:45 PM. Sunflower50 Deer enter meadowWait impatiently for foodSunflower brings corn.PollyannaPestPestering, questeringThat girl is a fright!She tickles my funny bone,She is quite
  • PollyannaPest
    OH MY GOSH!!! YAY! I'm PollyannaPest!! I get a poem!!! YAY!! Teehee,