Well ... I guess about now its time to do the usual "intro" thing .. since this seems to be manditory on home pages.

Those of you who know me, and came here purely to placate me and sign my guest book ~so I dont get on your back about it~ can skip this part coz it'll probably bore the pants off you anyway ~S~ ... and those of you who perhaps stumbled in here unknowingly ... well ... it'll probably bore the pants off you too ... but oh well!~S~

I'm known as Susie ... "Susie Goddess" to my net friends ... and "The Bitch" to my ex Husband. ~S~ I live in Oamaru, NewZealand ... a sleepy little one horse town on the east coast of the South Island.

I'm ancient ... 36 infact ... but getting better with every year ~S~ Stop sniggering! ~I've felt a lot better since I had my tumour removed. ~ please replace "tumour" with the word "husband".~rolling eyes~

I currently live in a huge rambling Victorian house .. with my 3 kids; Sarah 11, Thomas 9 and Jessica 6 ... our 2 cats "Bonnie" and "Ziggy" ...(Clyde cat got hit and killed by a car at the end of April) and the love of my life ... my Newfoundland Dog .. "Pagan".

Pagan sees her role in life as digging holes in the garden, walking thru the glass in my sliding door and making sure we have plenty of "amputee" Barbies for the kids to play with.

I'm a nurse by trade ... mother by choice ... Nutter by nature (anyone who knows me can probably varify that ... but don't believe ALL you hear ~S~)

I like the simple life ... love the outdoors ... like to hike and camp ... skinny dip (yeah .. I know ... not a pleasant thought is it!??! But I generally do it at night !)

My passion is music ... all kinds ... but NO C&W ~spit~ ... hate that stuff!!! Currently on the play list at Susie's place is; AC/DC's "Back in Black" & a close second "Let there be rock" ... Pantera (The only Cowboys I like are the ones from Hell!)...Emma Shapplin "Carmine Meo"... and NZ band "The Feelers" . I could also risk sounding like yet another bored house wife and add Led Zep's "Remasters"... but hey ... why rock the boat!(and give Spyder more ammo to use against me ?!?!?! I think NOT!~S~)

What else does Susie Like? Hmmmmmmmm ...

Drinking too much JD, red wine or Port ... open fires ... driving just for the sake of driving ... Family ... spicy food (as long as it doesnt contain red meat!~spew~) ... unusual people ... good conversation ...avocados ... the sound of the ocean at night ... people who dont have preconcieved ideas about what she will be like until they have spent time with her and formed their own opinions ...dancing (like when no one else is watching ~S~ )... nice underwear ...~Jesus Susie .. did you have to write THAT!~...good friends ... and heading off into the hills with no home comforts, no phone, no hassles.

Pet hates? ... er ...

Bigots ... liars ... People who have a degree in Assholery ... Anyone who's shallow ... Bill Clinton (I wouldnt suck from the same STRAW as he had, let alone ... er ... umm ... well you know!!!)...C&W music(did I say that already? ~S~) Abusive men ... Cold, Heartless bastards ~Hi MOTH!! ~snigger~ ...The kids using the last of the milk on their cereal and leaving none for my coffee... and that Bastard who sneaks in and steals ONE sock everytime I do the laundry!

A lot has happened to me this year ... but regardless ... life is good ... VERY good.To my friends, both "real" and "net" ... thank you for all your love and support this year ... its greatly appreciated. And an extra special THANK YOU to my friend ~SPYDER~ ... without whom this page would not exist! ~aren't the applets wonderful?!?!?!?!?!?~See the pic of Spyder on my "photographs" page.