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I had this meme up for a few minutes last night and all of a sudden I felt anxious and insecure about posting it, so I made it private. It wasn't just the post. I felt out-of-sorts, uncomfortable in my own skin, and just kinda freaky in general. Since the feeling seems to have passed, I put it up again to prove that I'm really not ~~that~~ crazy. ^_^;

Stolen from everyone.

10 Things I've Done That You Might Not Have:

1. Spent the night in Sleeping Beauty's castle (reputed to be her castle anyway, but who the Hell knows?)
2. Made a whole gang of frat boys back down when they decided to kick my boyfriend's ass (Told ya I could be scary)
3. Ate dog meat. It was yummy.
4. Talked with Martin Sheen in an elevator for 17 floors. He was in a tux and I was in boxer shorts. It was wonderfully awkward.
5. Stood in Mozart's house in Salzburg, Austria, and hummed his Symphony #40 like the true dork that I am.
6. Danced for a crowd of thousands at a professional basketball game.
7. Spent my 3rd grade Spring Break touring 100 Islands in a banka boat .
8. Agreed to let my friend take me to Las Vegas for my birthday ONLY after she promised to take me to Hoover Dam.
9. Was taught by my grandmother how to remove "the ojo" (or Evil Eye) from someone, using an egg.
10. Won a statewide contest about Texas History in the 7th grade with an essay that took me about 30 minutes to write. (Did no one else enter?!)

All right, seriously. I have NOTHING ELSE that is remotely interesting about me. Ya'll know everything now! LOL...

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9. Was taught by my grandmother how to remove "the ojo" (or Evil Eye) from someone, using an egg.

How does one do this?

It's actually a very simple process. Mal ojo is usually associated with babies and used to explain an infant that is colic or feverish/vomiting. The baby is placed in a candle-lit room and a raw, unbroken egg is passed over its body (usually in the sign of the cross) while a prayer is recited in Spanish.

My grandmother also used to burn a mixture of herbs you can still buy in any Mexican market. After the baby was taken away, she would break the egg to study the contents. I can't explain how/why it worked, but it usually did. I have seen eggs broken that were reddish/black. She used to say it was the evil spirits from the baby. It was actually kinda freaky.

4. Talked with Martin Sheen in an elevator for 17 floors. He was in a tux and I was in boxer shorts. It was wonderfully awkward.

That is beautiful. XD

LOL...yeah, totally. ^_~

The Martin Sheen and the ojo thing are especially awesome...

I wonder what kind of function he was attending.

^________^

He was a guest speaker for an awards ceremony highlighting Latino achievement in the sciences. Or something like that...

Go, La Raza!

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