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Ambra
Southwest, VA
45, single, no children
Interests: sci-fi, history, animals, movies, reading, the paranormal
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Love it!
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Ambra added a favorite at Zachary Quinto
Sep 12, 2012
Thanks for that link! I found my great-great-grandfather's grave in Bath County and left some virtual flowers.
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Since I missed Caturday, here's something for that and Mutt Monday.
Sep 10, 2012
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Sep 8, 2012
I know how you feel. I bought tickets for a concert and the day they arrived, the thought, "Grandma's going to die that day," flashed in my mind. Sure enough, my mom called me early on the morning of the concert to tell me my grandmother had passed. You and your family are in my prayers as you go through this difficult time and I wish your mother a peaceful crossing.
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I went to a watch party for the DNC last night at Cafe 24. As you can see, it was packed! I'm sitting towards the back (I'm resting my chin on my hand). I was scheduled to be at work at 11pm but ended up being about 15 minutes late because I stayed for the entire speech. That's only the third time I've been late in three years plus I stayed over an extra 15 minutes this morning to make up for it so I can't say I feel badly about that. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford a full meal but I did treat myself to a dark chocolate brownie and some coffee.
Sep 7, 2012
Michelle Obama is my favorite first lady from my lifetime. She's intelligent, strong, a devoted and loving wife and mother, and she's done so much to help military families, along with Dr. Jill Biden. I really don't understand the hate some people have for her.
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Sep 7, 2012
Zach Wahls at DNC "People always want to know what...
Zach Wahls at DNC "People always want to know what it's like being raised in a lesbian home. I'll tell you a little secret. I'm awesome at putting the seat down" : ) Continue reading
Posted Sep 6, 2012 at Zachary Quinto
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I went to the meeting of the Radford City Democrats this evening and heard a talk from the Obama/Biden campaign coordinator for this area. He said that Virginia will be a key state this election just as it was last time. The campaign office is still being put together but hopefully it'll be open by the middle or end of next week so they can get the phone banks going. What makes it even better is the offices are located across the street from a business whose owner supported Rush Limbaugh and his hateful, ignorant rants against Sandra Fluke. Is it wrong that I get a little bit of perverse pleasure from the fact that he'll have to look at all those Democrat support signs everyday for the next couple of months?
Sep 4, 2012
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http://now.msn.com/cats-photobomb-people-and-pets-in-gallery-of-photos
Gallery of cat photobombs!
Sep 4, 2012
I haven't seen them in concert but I would love to! Maybe they'll make it to Roanoke sometime.
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Sep 4, 2012
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Radford City Democrats posted this pic yesterday of Cafe 24 owner Jeramy Guillory and President of the Radford University Young Democrats, Charles Midkiff, hosting Invisible Obama for lunch. The Radford Dems are having a "viewing party" at Cafe 24 for President Obama's address to the DNC on Thursday night. I'm scheduled to work but I've put up a note to see if anyone can switch shifts with me so I can go.
Sep 2, 2012
Worked last night but I'm on my last three third...
Worked last night but I'm on my last three third shifts for awhile at least. The new manager wants somebody with experience on the day shifts to help out with the new people and she figured I would need a... Continue reading
Posted Sep 2, 2012 at Zachary Quinto
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I might try it again tomorrow. Right now, I'm headed to bed since I've been up since 3:30 this morning.
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I've been trying all day to watch this clip and I can't get it to play properly. It'll play for one or two seconds then go back to buffering. It became too annoying to deal with after ten minutes and getting less than a minute's worth of video out of it.
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http://easternstatesparanormal.com/main.html
Here's a link to Eastern States Paranormal who've done several investigations at St. Albans. If you want to hear an interesting EVP, click on "Investigations" then "St.Albans/King Center" choose the December 12, 2009 investigation and scroll down to the EVP titled "Psycho wards are full". I've heard a clearer version of this evp at a presentation the group gave at a local museum and it's quite startling. Two of the investigators heard tapping and went to check it out, discovering it was the result of some dripping water. One investigator says, "Well, that's debunked" which is followed by what sounds like a quick burst of static from an old PA system and a female voice saying "Psycho wards are full".
Aug 31, 2012
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Since Diana posted a picture of the asylum she used to work at, I thought I'd post a picture of St. Albans, the former boys' school that became an asylum. The man who owns it now is a former patient, sent there for "treatment" which included shock therapy, for what turned out to be Aspergers. He plans on turning it into a Spiritual retreat and learning center similar to the Cayce Institute in Virginia Beach. As you can see from the picture, the building fell into disrepair, partly from the elements but largely to vandalism by local kids and college students. It's highly "active" and a favorite of local paranormal groups. Unfortunately, the two groups that had exclusive rights to investigations had a falling out because one group basically went behind the other group's back to get exclusive rights for themselves because they didn't want to share. I went on a tour of the facility a couple of years ago that was led by the group that got excluded a few months later and I'm hoping to join them by next spring once the leaders of the group get some matters sorted out to do more investigations. While on the tour, we heard a low growl from the room adjacent to the shock therapy room. This was where a tour guide earlier in the day saw a man crouching behind an old safe, watching her. This happened twice to the same girl and the second time the man stood up before disappearing. She refused to go into that part of the building the rest of the day.
Aug 31, 2012
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Aug 31, 2012
Oh, and I was "diagnosed" after the test with "Para-Hysterical Oneirophobia (fear of dreams) with recurring hallucinations".
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The site for "American Horror Story: Asylum" is up at http://www.ahsasylum.com and they have an amazing contest for this one! They'll pick four people to spend the night at the asylum featured on the show. Someone on their facebook said this pic looked like Rolling Hills Asylum in Bethany, NY. I cannot tell you how badly I want to be a part of this! Go to the site to take the psych exam and enter.
Aug 31, 2012
As a gay man, Zach and all LGBTQ people have a great deal at stake in this election. The GOP officially made creating a constitutional amendment that would outlaw gay marriage as part of their platform. I don't blame Zach for being passionate when it comes to protecting his rights and I think he made some valid points in his tweets.
Kind of bummed that I missed Zach's snarky...
Kind of bummed that I missed Zach's snarky simulcast of Mitt's Big Speech last night. Sadly, the power was out, courtesy of Isaac, so I got to listen to a nice rain, acorn and sweetgum ball symphony on my roof instead.
Ambra added a favorite at Zachary Quinto
Aug 31, 2012
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