Fubsy's Sanitarium
at Eeyore's Thistle Patch in
The Hundred Acre Wood(lawn)

"It just shows what can be done by taking a little trouble...Brains first and then Hard Work."
- Eeyore, The House at Pooh Corner

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
--Elie Wiesel, accepting the Nobel Peace Prize

Welcome to Fubsy's Sanitarium...

...where we're literally bouncing off the walls!

I'm your average, everyday domestic goddess (aka Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations ), if average means staying home with toddler twins . Starved for adult conversation, I've found the Internet to be a connection with the outside world. I can't say it's saving my sanity, but it keeps me a happier lunatic. Of course I'm such an adult that my favorite things are anything that hints of Veggie Tales , Milne or Suess ; Sesame Street ; Wishbone ; and mass dandelion breaks (ala Berke Breathed).

My favorite elements from the above are the Grinch, and Oscar the Grouch (despite the fact I'm afraid Oscar is behind a propaganda website -- I laughed but I'm not proud) . And a close second to dandelions as my favorite flowers are thistles. On the surface it might appear I'm a pessimist, but this is just not so. There's a sweet reason why I'm so in love with these melancholy/choleric characters -- my dad .

Still, I have my sunnier Pooh-side, too. I love honey, milk, and chocolate . I enjoyed the Anne of Green Gables book series as a child and enjoy the Wonderworks miniseries as an adult.
One of my favorite TV shows is Ally McBeal . (But does that make me sunny, neurotic, or warped?)
Early heroes include ; current heroes include and , the true-life Indiana Jones.
I'm ridiculously creative and go mad if I can't be indulging my creative urges -- and my creative urges lean more towards florals and Poohs and such -- as opposed to pal Suzy's Edward Gorey bents and her closet-inhabiting skeletons.

I'm always finding a new craft/project I want to try. Especially when I get my paws on a Martha Stewart Living Magazine ! *pant*pant* I'm trying to be more reasonable, however. As part of my Creataholic 12-Step Program I'm pushing Martha Stewart out of my life. Of course, I do this only to make room for Debbie Travis of "The Painted House." I cannot recommend Debbie's book or videos enough. *sigh* Shall I ever be free of my creative demons? No...The forces of creative evil are too strong, and even as I lead you to the fount of freedom from Martha (click on the Image of the Beast), I know I'm like the jilted lover who trumpets his hatred of his beloved. Shall I ever be free of this torture?!?!... "Hi. I'm Christine W. It's been seven months since I made my own cheese for the bridal brunch I co-hosted for David and Kim ..."

I like dandelions (Robert Fulghum's view on them have always been my view); and most likely the reason I like thistles so much are because they're purple, and the symbol of Scotland.
I love the art of Alphonse Mucha. I would have loved to have been a hair model for him! He rose to fame after doing a poster of Sarah Bernhardt in "Gismonda." My family called me "Sarah Heartburn" from the moment I learned a facial expression can earn one a response from others!
In my sunny vein, I have a tradition of baking a gingerbread house for my "sister" the first Sunday after Thanksgiving. While I do this, I watch "A Christmas Story" , IBM's "A Christmas Carol" with George C. Scott, and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" . Although my favorite among equals is the Grinch, my other two most heartfelt traditions are decorating the home-grown, hand-felled (then composted) Christmas tree and watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas" . For me it just isn't Christmas without a decorated tree, and Linus reminding all of us what Christmas is all about :

Chrissy, "Let go of your inhibitions before you dry up like a prune."
-- Teeny with Chrissy's Cosmo Quiz results in "Now and Then."

Thanks fer noticin' me.

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. -- Elie Wiesel, accepting the Nobel Peace Prize

People with anxiety disorders tend to be imaginative and creative, and often quite intelligent -- they're good at thinking up potential disasters. -- Ladies' Home Journal, May 1999, p. 149
My funeral program .
I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. -Woody Allen