Ask me anything
Recent Responses
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Hands down I'd be a pet photographer...
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Having a kidney removed in the urban-legend email style of "...you wake up in a bathtub filled with ice and a note saying to call the ambulance..."
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Only in one's mind...
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I worked at a nursing home making beds, helping feed/clothe/bathe patients, and other general "go-fer" things.
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Seattle... or anywhere on the west-coast.
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Tattoos - I mean I can't object to them because I have 6 :)
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Coffee, although I do enjoy a good cup of hot tea on a cold night!
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I already legally changed my name from 'Kristi' to 'Krissi' - I've used 'Krissi' since I was 17 so it only made sense to make it official.
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French or perhaps Ukrainian/Russian to have something to learn with my son that is part of his culture.
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The secret to happiness is in making one's own...
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Oh, hello, Beautiful.
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Molton Core, Prot Pally, with the usual suspects. I have a love/hate for that place...
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Yes, but #WoW isn't the driving force in my life.
As a new(ish?) WoW player - I've played for exactly one year as of January 1st, 2011 - I still have lots to do and explore in-game. That being said, no game has ever been the BIGGEST or MOST IMPORTANT part of my life. I've always been fairly adamant about not letting a game rule my life because I've seen others become addicted or over-distracted by MMORPGs and I don't want to be there. I play at night, after my son has gone to bed, when I have my own time because my responsibilities are finished.
I guess I haven't taken a "break" at all (or not really) because even though it's one of my favorite past-times ATM, it's not the only thing I do - being a atay-at-home wife and mom, a podcast co-host, a volunteer, and a veteran blogger and event planner also keep me busy. -
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Music, specifically playing the piano.
I started playing when I was 6 and trained with a very strict "learn-by-the-classics" teacher. I practiced and competed through high school and enjoyed every minute. When I left home I didn't have a piano for a few years, but eventually got one and started playing again for awhile.
Then in 2004 I started hemodialysis and because I had a dialysis fistula/access (ie a "modified vein," in layman's terms) in my right arm (BTW, I'm right-handed, too) I had a lot of trouble with getting adequate circulation from my shoulder to the tips of my fingers on my right side. My fingers would turn to ice and the dexterity I once had faded away with each year I was "on the machine".
Eventually I couldn't play the way I wanted to and grew so frustrated with it I quit all together - even TRYING to play was like adding salt to a deeply set wound.
Even though I've now had a kidney transplant for 3.5 years (and had the dialysis access removed) "normal" circulation, dexterity, function, and steadiness has never returned to my right arm, shoulder and hand. In addition, I'm shaky from one of my anti-rejection drugs.
I sold my piano last year... I miss being able to play.
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