dorianna

@dorianna (509)

United States

Joined myLot 9 years ago

poet, adventurer, loner. love nature, solitude, long walks, music, dance & intelligent conversation Am strong, independent & opinionated w/ a sense of humor.

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Hi Reese here

Clarice Abby @Reese_so_Real (92) • Atlanta, Georgia 19 Dec 15

Hi everyone my name is Reese and I'm new to the site. I'm actually glad I came across this site. Away to earn a little for what I have to say, and boy do I allllwayyys have something to say. My mom always said I have the gift of...

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dorianna Hello and welcome. A good conversationalist is definitely an asset. I started last month but due to a large move across country, and in a temporary residence for a while I am not getting on much. Hopefully after the holidays I will be able to join in some of...

22 Dec 15

People need to start paying attention...

celticeagle @celticeagle (168269) • Boise, Idaho 3 Dec 15

and living in the moment. After this shooting I see that someone was wondering about him before the shooting and nothing was done. FBI doesn't want to label this as a terrorist act yet. The man had all kinds of problems early on...

security

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dorianna While we don't want to become paranoid so that we overreact, it is certainly wise on our part to be alert, report something that looks suspicious to the proper authority and have some security measures set up. I think it behooves business to set up a training...

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Will myLot be quieter than normal the next month?

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45494) • United States 4 Dec 15

From what I have seen since the Thanksgiving holiday, things have quieted down here at myLot. Holiday time, no matter what holiday, takes people in other directions and away from myLot. That's not a criticism but a fact. Since...

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dorianna If I wasn't making a large move this month I would be very active since I don't participate in most of the holiday festivities, no putting up decorations, singing carols, sending cars, etc. In actuality I don't celebrate the holiday, other than getting...

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How to know if a guy is really into you?

sweetloveforeve @sweetloveforeve (13120) • Portugal 2 Dec 15

Hi guys I was wondering, because I'm a little bit dumb in these things, how can we know if a guy is really into us? Words anyone can say and usually we need to see in the attitudes if they really like us or not but...

love

relationship

boyfriend

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dorianna There is nothing more important to him. He has time for you, he doesn't make excuses. He listens and takes an interest in you. He is proud of you when he is with family and friends. When he is with you he shows respects. he does not eye or flirt with other...

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A kid for one day.

Francesca Etheart @fransmonlot (411) • United States 13 Jan 12

Hello everyone I'll like to take you back. Back to when you were young and innocent. Do you remember chasing the ice cream truck with your one dollar in hand? When Toys R US had everything that you wanted. Days were filled with...

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dorianna I am not wanting to go back at all. My actual childhood was not a good one. I like being older with a youthful attitude. I do enjoy toys and playing. I still love to color and running with my dog, throwing a ball and chasing it. I visit with neighborhood kids...

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Marijuana and legalization - my stand

vanny @vandana7 (100616) • India 10 Sep 15

I know my bro Lamby is dead against the weed, and he is more intelligent and knowledgeable than me. But he would still let me opine. I am for legalization of marijuana. I am not sure I would be able to watch my father suffer...

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dorianna I think it should be legalized for some of the reasons you mentioned and more. It is a sad state to give individuals a police record for using a stimulant when it is safer than alcohol. such a contradiction.. Just a thought, marijuana does not promote more...

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World's smallest computer

k sridharprasad @yugasini (12893) • Secunderabad, India 1 Dec 15

Hi Mylot Friends, Panacha Air PC, it is also called my Air PC is the world's smallest computer, the My Air PC connected to any monitor for computing.A new and smart way to connect with the computer, now you need not carry heavy...

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dorianna I would hate that..I won't even use smart phone for online, laptop is not that much trouble to carry for me. I like to be able to see and work with ease, not strain

2 Dec 15

A family is good but not a life necessity

scheng1 @scheng1 (24649) • Singapore 1 Dec 15

It is good to have a family to rely on when you are in this world. However, having a family is not a life necessity. That means your survival does not depend on a family. You can still survive and live happily even if you are...

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dorianna Have you been born without a family. Physical survival does not mean there isn't emotional sickness and pain. I was placed in an orphanage at a young age. I survived and today I am a happy person. But as a child and young adult, I was lost, lonely and empty....

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Silly Season

Inlemay @Inlemay (17713) • South Africa 1 Dec 15

Many people describe the Christmas Festivities as the silly season, quite frankly, it probably is. Instead of being silly about gifts, eating, who to invite, who not to invite, how, what, where and with who . . . focus on family...

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dorianna I don't like christmas so the whole month is a laughing matter to me beset with ugliness and contradictions. 'Good will to all' yet they near kill you in the stores Violent disputes over Merry Christmas as opposed to Happy Holidays, Road Rage, increased thefts...

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Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough on Dancing With the Stars

Adrienne Jenkins @AdrienneJenkins (274) • Vancouver, British Columbia 16 Nov 15

Ahhhhhhhmazing. If only I could be so graceful. A friend of mine sent me this link of Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin's daughter, Bindi who's all grown up and paired this season on Dancing With the Stars with the oh so, handsome...

dancing with the stars

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dorianna They were a beautiful couple (Bindi is such a sweet girl), yes makes me want to get back to dancing again. Many years ago as a young girl I taught ballroom dancing at Arthur Murray dance studio in Philadelphia, After work in the evenings the instructors...

2 Dec 15

Are You a "Oholic"

Mary Guice @Elizaby (6902) • Pensacola, Florida 1 Dec 15

Many people probably have some they think they can't live without such as the alcoholic and a few others that are harmful if not contained. And then there are some like mine that are quite harmless except for maybe the waist. I...

chocolate

candy

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dorianna Wow, as good as that sounds, that much of chocolate could certainly affect your health adversly, I am thinking diabetes at least. I am pretty even keeled with no extreme habits. When I was young I was probably a dance-oholic. I love music, come from musical...

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Has activity on MyLot picked up over the past couple of days?

The Horse @TheHorse (220245) • Walnut Creek, California 1 Dec 15

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, and for several days before, activity on MyLot seemed to drop dramatically, and I was actually worried that people were losing interest in the site. I was out and about a lot, but I managed to check...

bunnies

unicorns

my little pony

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dorianna I haven't been around myLot to notice a considerable difference. Seemed to me there were quite a few about Thanksgiving and Black Friday. As I prepare for my trek cross country to my new residence I have only been spasmodic so it always seems busy to me. I...

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Do you listen to music that matches your mood? Or to change your mood?

The Horse @TheHorse (220245) • Walnut Creek, California 1 Dec 15

This post grew out of a conversation I am having with @yalul070 in the Comments section of one of her posts. She said (more or less) that she listens to happy music when she's feeling down, because it picks her up. I said that I...

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dorianna Oddly, though I may not listen to sad music deliberately each time, it depends on the extent of my ruefulness. For example: there are times when I just want/need to let the sad out. On those rare occasions I will play music that matches my mood to let the...

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Things My Kids Will Never Know....

Cynthia Owens @cindiowens (5120) • North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 1 Dec 15

I wrote about a washboard (kind of) in my last post. It got me thinking about things my kids will never know about. washboards chalk boards (They have "smart boards" now) The little dot in the middle of the tv screen ( I can...

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dorianna Transistor radio, cap guns, ringer washer, roller skates (the kind you put over your shoes and screwed with a skate key, floppy disks, film for camera, B&W TV,

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Chaos At The Karaoke.

Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 30 Nov 15

I'm on holiday in Spain, and on our way back from the beach to the hotel in the late afternoons we pass a Karaoke bar. It's open from 2pm to 2am, and there are always people attempting to sing with varying degrees of...

karaoke

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dorianna Rats make great pets and are for the most part gentle. To be suddenly surprised by one running around, not certain how I would react. I rarely panic but I may have let out a short scream at being startled. Then I would begin to devise a means for capturing it...

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I did not have a happy childhood

sofs @sofssu (23662) 30 Nov 15

In the traditional sense of the term I did not have a happy childhood. I don't remember special days, treats and fun activities. We were a brood of six and my mom was working she didn't have the time to fuss around us. Her work...

childhood

discipline

values

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dorianna I think parenting today is not that much different in that there are concerned parents and those who are not so conscientious. It is true, however, that there does not seem to be as much emphasis on manners and respect. However, there are still many young...

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Are you into those?

celticeagle @celticeagle (168269) • Boise, Idaho 1 Dec 15

So did you shop on Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Or neither? Did you find your gifts away from the maddening crowds on Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Or, are you into the electronics and big sales? Is it important enough to you to...

electronics

sales

shopping

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dorianna I hate shopping and do not like holidays. You can guess then that I did not go near a store on either of those two days. My kids are adults and we don't do many gifts so I rarely shop unless my underwear is so torn I have to throw it out of there is not a...

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The future of education?

Robin Lamb @troyburns (1405) • New Zealand 1 Dec 15

I'm a great believer in the power of universal education as a remedy - though not a panacea - for many of the world's problems. After all, how can there be any hope of progress or equality when so many can't read or write? How can...

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dorianna In my opinion the world would benefit if everyone knew how to read and write. Not to mention the kindness it would extend Outside of that, much more is to be learned from living life than higher education. At least the way education is structured in the...

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~Warning-Not A Happy Post~

Jennifer @LovingMyBabies (85288) • Valdosta, Georgia 30 Nov 15

Read at your own risk because I did warn you! You don't have to read it...remember that. Last night my husband started the job doing the shut down at the paper mill plant. That is a good thing. The bad part is they paid for a...

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dorianna It was inconsiderate of the company not to let him know the length of the stay. I hope you and the children are faring better now that you have had a few days to adjust. It is difficult for small children to adjust with the father having had time to explain...

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