#MistysMovieTrails

Tattoo…You? Do you have a tattoo? If so, what is the story behind your ink? If you do not have a tattoo, what  might you consider getting emblazoned on your skin? I have a tattoo on my left ankle that says ARG WAS HERE. My ex husband wrote that on my shoe on our first date. Then, three days after I got that tattoo, I found out he had a threesome with some of our friends... No kidding. After a few days I decided to get past it and move forward, so I went, with two of the people he slept with, who happened to be 'our friends' to get another tattoo that is supposed to say peace/forgiveness on my right calf... When my son was four, a few years later, he asked me why my leg said VD (because looking at that tat side ways, it totally looks like VD!) I said to him because I am glad that is the only VD I have from your daddy... It's true too... Now, this is one of my favorite stories to tell, not sure why, because I am the one that got cheated on, and that was not the first or last ...

Humble Pie Tell us about a time you found out after the fact that you had been mistaken and you had to eat a serving of humble pie. I have never been wrong so I have no idea what that would feel like. I do not ever plan on being wrong, so I do not worry about that.  I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken... I bequeath this blog to the world in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Keeping Up With The Jones' Tell us about the one luxury item you wish you could afford, in as much detail as you can. Paint a picture for us. Wow, I really cannot think of anything right now? Maybe holiday decorations? Like spectacular National Lampoon's Griswold Christmas set up!? For each holiday. Not just the money to do so, but the actual get up and do it, and the knowledge that no one would steal it, cuz in this neighborhood, it could very possibly be stolen. In this neighborhood there really is not much that I envy. Possibly a new car, like the Delorian that is described in the book my wonderful wife is reading to me right now! I bequeath this blog to the world in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Fear Factor People are afraid of all kinds of things: Spiders, the dark, or being enclosed in small spaces. Tell us about your greatest fear – rational or irrational.   Drowning in a car. Not sure why, I think that it has something to do with a dream I had in middle school, where I was in a car that drive into a lake. The dream was more involved than that, and there were a lot more aspects to it than just the driving into the lake, but nonetheless, I think that is where the fear comes from. I'm not sure the dream really had anything to do with drowning, but still.  When I lived in Virginia we would have to drive on the tunnel bridge sometimes, and I was very careful not to drive off the side of the bridge, and dying horribly as I fear.  Now that live in New Mexico I don't worry about it so much! :)  I bequeath this blog to the world in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

To Boldly Go… An impending new year gives rise to reflection and goal setting. What will your goals for 2015 be? It is never too early to start thinking about self-improvement.  Wow, that is a tough topic...  1. To maintain my GPA 2. To maintain my mind while doing so 3. To say no to things I want to say no to. 4. To stop using contractions. 5. To find joy in my job again, or to find a new path. OVERALL - to be nicer to those that deserve it, and to pay no mind to those that don't, I mean, do not... I bequeath this blog to the world in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Simply Irresistible Tell us about your favorite dish or food that you simply cannot turn down. Right now, it would be the hasbrowns with sausage and bacon and cheese that my awesome wife made last night!  I bequeath this blog to the world in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty -- Thank you, Misty Bishop-Martiss

Close Call Tell us about a bullet you are glad you dodged – when something awful  could have happened, but did not. Last night when I avoided seeing certain people. I could have been wrong and things would have been fine, but I'm glad I didn't take the chance.  I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

I Have Confidence In Me Are you good at what you do? What would you like to be better at? Telling people what I really think or mean. Being able to stand up to people and say "no, I don't want to see you, I'm mad at you because of how you handled my father's last months, and his death, and his ashes. And while not holding a grudge is advisable, just letting you off the hook because you don't even know I'm upset about it, is bad for me too." I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Playtime Do you play in your daily life? What says "playtime" to you? I try to play in my daily life, from The Simpsons game on my iPad to crochet or whatever craft I am into at that time. Anything I want to do that is not something I HAVE to do...  I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

A Bird, A Plane, You! You get to choose one superpower. Pick one of these and explain your choice: the ability to speak and understand any language, the ability to travel through time, or the ability to make any two people agree with each other. The travel bitches! Of course time travel... Besides the fact that I love Doctor Who... I would go and change things as I see fit...butterfly effect be dammed! I could spend the rest of my life changing things and fixing the ripples as I see fit!  There are also some things in my own life I would change. We will not talk about that here, I am sure there is another prompt about that. I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Safety First Share the story of a time you felt unsafe. When I had to leave my son at McDonald's before his meeting so that I could make it to class on time.  I bequeath this blog to the world, in order to make it a better place. That particular  McDonald's is in a bad area, lots of drunk hobos. He had to walk like 6 blocks to his meeting. He has little to no common sense sometimes, so I was worried for him. He made it though, so it's all good. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Fear No More What is the thing you are most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it? Let people down, the ones that depend on my and that I care about. Also, letting myself down, and I have much harsher expectations of myself than I feel others do. I try to never give up.  I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Land of Confusion Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. Pretty much every new place I go, until I get comfortable. The last place would be the luncheon I went to last week. Once I got comfortable and had people I knew around me, saw a familiar smiling face, I was fine.  One thing for me, and this is terrible... Once I find someone to mentally make fun of, I'm usually good, better if I have someone there that can make fun with me. Usually my better half, because she knows without me having to say anything most of the time!  Again, perfection! I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Love To Love You What do you love most about yourself? What do you love most about your favorite person? Are the two connected? My sense of humor. Her sense of humor. They are different but the same. They compliment each other, and we get each other... Perfection!  I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

FAQ Interview someone – a friend, another blogger, your mother, the mailman – and write a post based on their responses. I tried to talk to the mailman, now he is afraid of me and is not delivering my mail, kind of like in Good Fellas?  I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Write About Evil Write about evil: how you understand or (or don't) what you think it means, or a way it is manifested, either in the world at large or in your life.  This meeting is evil. Needing to pee so bad is evil. Not really, I cannot even think about what evil is and means. I think that evil can be relative. I have some ideas and some things I have seen that are evil, but others may not see it that way. Again, this meeting is evil. I bequeath this blog to the world, in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Imitation / Flattery Write a post in the style of (Or simply inspired by) a favorite author I really only follow one blogger and she is dark, funny and sarcastic. I do not write that way, I do speak and think those ways sometimes... I would like to work on that, but not today. I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Non-Regional Diction Write about whatever you'd like, but write using a non-regional dialect, or in your accent.  Howdy Ya'll... Really, that is about all that I have in me. Head hurts, so tired, and I am just not feeling it right now! I bequeath this blog to the world, in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail, including all attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided for under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the University of New Mexico.

November 12 2014 Come Fly With Me Share a story about the furthest you have ever traveled from home. The furthest that I have traveled from  home always became home. Belgium, Hawaii, Kentucky, Virginia. Now, the farthest I have been from home is Abilene Texas, only because is is slightly farther than Denver. I only leave town to see family.  I bequeath this blog to the world, in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Blessed Be )O(

Food For The Soul (And The Stomach) Tell us about your favorite meal, either to eat or prepare. Does it just taste great, or does it have other associations I have become quite fond of Cashew Chicken. I bequeath this blog to the world, in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty -- Thank you, Misty Bishop-Martiss

The Perfect Game Any time I was in Texas as a child and the adults played cards, whatever game it was, and even better when they would let me play too! As an adult I've had the chance to play, it was fun but not as much. I miss that. I miss the people who sat at that table.  I bequeath this blog to the world, in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty -- Thank you, Misty Bishop-Martiss

Perspective Think about something that drives you crazy. Now, think about something that makes you happy. Does it change  A messy house.  A clean house. Nope, does not change how I feel. I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

About Page For The Future Write the ABOUT page for your blog in 10 years. Mother of three, grandmother to one.  Happily committed for  twenty years. Dream job, finally graduated, and master of many crochet stitches.  Not following the daily prompts anymore, now I pick my topics from the news, Cracked, buzz feed or my head. Oh yeah, and I write for Cracked... I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Connect The Dots Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that. "Gondwana caves are facing a future under water, but not everyone is happy about the prospect of losing fossils" Progress is rolling over the little man. The system just rolls along, doing what they want, with little to no concern about preserving history. Just like the loss of the valuable skills that out elders know that we don't feel the need to learn, because we can go buy a new shirt instead of fixing the one we have, or buy a blanket instead of make one ourselves...  I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Do you have a mentor? Tell us about him or her. Are you a mentor to someone else? Tell us what that relationship has added to your life. I wish that I did, but I really do not. Instead I try to take the good habits and traits and emulate  those. See the good in everyone and try to use that to make me the best me I can be I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Google and Rescue Operation What was the last think you searched for online? Why were you looking for it? I searched IMDB for an actor in a movie I watched on Netflix. I knew I recognized him from something, and it was The Devil Wears Prada... He was Anne Hathaway's characters boyfriend. He was also in Entourage on HBO, but I never watched that. He was also 'teen in car' in Artificial Intelligence, in the movie for like 20 seconds... So I had searched him before, when I put that together then, in my #MistysMovieTrails. I bequeath this blog to the world to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty Cheers, Misty 

Intense Describe the last time that you were surprised by the intensity of a feeling you had about something, or were surprised at how strongly you reacted to something you thought wouldn't be a big deal.  Doctor Who... Not any episode in general, but the whole idea and love of it. I really did not think that I would like it, and I am glad that my wife loves it too. I cannot get enough of all of it!  I really had no idea what I was missing taking so long to get into it. And when I find someone that loves it too, that's the best. UNLESS they say they do but they have NO IDEA what love for The Doctor really is... It's a journal, and a phone cover, and a sonic screw driver, and a TARDIS flash drive, and, and, and...a TARDIS bedroom door. I know there's more, like a dress and footsie jammies...holy crap, I might have a problem?  Hello, my name is Misty, and I love Doctor Who... I bequeath this blog to the world, in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty ...

It Builds Character Tell us about a favorite characater from film, theater, or  literature, with whom you would like to have a heart to heart. What would you talk about? Luna Lovegood; because she just says what is on her mind and she does not hold anything back. It would be refreshing to talk to someone and know that they were being completely honest. There are not many people in the world that do that. Things I would not even think to wonder about the honesty in, those would be the best. Such a learning experience. I bequeath this blog to the world, in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty

November 3 2014 Placebo Effect If you could create a painless, inexpensive cure for a single ailment, what would you cure and why?  Mental illness: because so many that I love are affected by it and there is such a stigma attached to it. What we do not understand we fear... Not fair. I bequeath this blog to the world, in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty

November 2 2014 Conflicted You're in the middle of a terrible argument, and everyone turns to you to resolve it, How do you respond? How do you react to conflict? Not my circus, not my clowns, not my problem.  I do not handle conflict well, I shut down, and pretend that everything is sunshine ot of my a** ok. I bequeath this blog to the world, in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty

November 1 2014 Eat, Drink and Be Merry for tomorrow we die. The world is ending tomorrow! Tell us about your last dinner - the food your companions, the setting, the conversation. Well, that is tough. I want to say that I would spend it with family, but alas, not all of them. I think that I would say, on the best day, with all best moods, attitudes and behaviors intact, it would be grilling in the courtyard with my wife and kids, and then fire time. With laughter and s'mores to close the page on our time on this planet, not a bad way to go, right? I bequeath this blog to the world, in order to make it a better place. Blessed Be  )O( Misty