I'll borrow a good line I saw on a catalog item: A good friend will come and bail you out of jail…but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, “Damn…that was fun!”

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Sometime within the last 6 or 7 years, I've developed a liking for sparkly things -- especially jewelry. Now you might be thinking that "Hey, she's a woman. They all like stuff that sparkles!" Well, that's not always been the case with me. When I started my career some 28 years ago, my jewelry was conservative, office approved and cost conscious.

Something happened and I started buying jewelry with colored stones (not diamonds because the clear stone is too boring). I started accessorizing my outfits with different sets of jewelry. I no longer wear the same standards day in and day out. I've developed a love for just about anything twinkly. It started with jewelry and now my purses and clothes are embellished. When I adopted a little black kitten from the Humane Society that had been dubbed "Spookie," I promptly changed her name to "Sparkle."

Then, while watching a TV program about the deep blue sea and the creatures at the very bottom, it hit me -- bioluminescence! There are sea-dwelling critters that are able to glow in the dark, sparkle and twinkle all by themselves through a process called bioluminescence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioluminescence). I guess that, secretly, I envy their natural ability to make themselves interesting to other underwater beings. Adorning myself with sparkly things is my way of mimicking their behavior. All along, I thought my sudden interest in sparkly things signified the onset of some kind of obscure dementia. Now that I've ruled that out (or have I?), I can forge ahead with my sparkly self -- I'll call my accessory shopping "bioluminescent acquisition" and be darn happy about it!

Since I'm a newbie to Xanga, I thought I would check out the Blogrings and see where I could contribute. Since I love to collect quotes (humorous & philosophical), I joined a quote group. And because I'm a wild girl from Texas, I also joined a Texas group. Now I just need to traipse through my sometimes befuddled brain and pick out some relevant material.