Dana Beth Harvey (GS/DW/SP/Bloodlines)'s Interests
General
Very gradually a few things have started to interest me again but they don't hold my attention for long.
I used to have poems and stories tearing at my flesh in their eagerness to get from inside me to the written page.
Now there's only silence, within and without
I used to love photography and reading books and I enjoyed watching some television, surfing the web and spending time with friends.
Now . . . there's only empty space where the things I enjoyed once were. Even when I forget for a brief second and think I might be interested in something the raw, agonizing pain shoots out to remind me that there's so little that matters now.
Music
For the last few years it's been mostly what I think they're collectively terming alternative rock. I especially like Coldplay, Linkin' Park, Green Day, Verve Pipe, Nickelback, Hinder, Blue October, Snow Patrol, Alanis Morrisette, Aimee Mann, Staind, 3 Days Grace,
Lately the song I listen to most is "Home" by Daughtry, because it reminds me so much of Chris.
Movies
Transformers (2007 & 1986), Star Wars (A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi ONLY), the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Serenity, The Hunt for Red October.
Television
When I cared, they were mostly shows that don't exist now but a few that are still around: Buffy, Angel, Firefly, X-Files, E.R., The Lost Room, The West Wing, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, sometimes Grey's Anatomy.
I do NOT watch American Idol or the other "reality tv" pablum that the networks are trying to gag the American public with.
You are
Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)
Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)
80%
Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)
80%
Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)
65%
River (Stowaway)
60%
Derrial Book (Shepherd)
60%
Wash (Ship Pilot)
55%
Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)
50%
Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)
50%
Alliance
40%
Inara Serra (Companion)
20%
A Reaver (Cannibal)
15%
Honest and a defender of the innocent. You sometimes make mistakes in judgment but you are generally good and would protect your crew from harm.
I've especially enjoyed a small variety of fantasy and sci-fi books like the Deryni books by K. Kurtz, ANYTHING by Stephen Donaldson or David Eddings. I've always been fascinated by health and medicine so I've read a lot of medical reference books. Until just recently I was reading a lot of books on relaxation (stress reduction, breathing exercises, et cetera).
Heroes
No question - my husband and son Charles. Without them I would not have survived Christopher's death for this long. Also, Chris' friends who have helped to hold me up since they learned of his death. Their emails and phone calls - whether it's to express their own shock and grief, share funny stories about Chris, or just to ask how we're doing - have been a surprising source of strength for me and I am grateful to each and every one of them.
University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: In Progress
Major: Journalism / Business
Minor: Music
Clubs: Worked part-time at The Oklahoma Daily. Performed in Madame Butterfly & Man of La Mancha. Did tech/props/dresser on Cavalleria Rusticana/ Pagliacci, Pirates of Penzance, Pinafore, Christmas Carol & My Fair Lady.
1978 to 1981
Norman Hs
Norman,Oklahoma
Graduated: 1978
Student status: Alumni
Major: Journalism
Clubs: Was chosen to write weekly column about high school for the city newspaper, The Norman Transcript. Orchestra: played viola and assisted with fund raising efforts when we were selected to perform in Romania. Also sang on tour in McFarlin United Methodist church choir and was a member/Worthy Advisor in Rainbow Girls and a Camp Fire Girl.
1976 to 1978
Dana Beth Harvey (GS/DW/SP/Bloodlines) Taking an online test for a job. I sure could use one! Posted at 1:56 AM Dec 1 view more
Who am I? What words can I say here in the "about me" section?
I'm the woman who bursts into tears while waiting in the line at the bank. I'm the woman who gets hit so hard with waves of grief that she sobs uncontrollably while taking out the trash. The mom who takes increasingly frequent showers so her beloved stepson Charles doesn't have to listen to her cry so much.
And . . .
I'm the mother of Christopher Miles Harvey, who liked to be called Chris and went by the MySpace name of fatman. My 23-year-old son died on June 27, 2007 following a 10-day hospital stay at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
The picture of me smiling was taken in Monterey, California in November 2000. Back when I was happy, and, if not actually carefree, then certainly moreso than I think I will ever be again. Before the dark times . . . before the empire." (Thank you Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Before my father's death. Before my son's suicide attempt June 2001. Before my husband and I separated. Before my marriage evolved into the strange thing it is today.
And especially before a boy -- who was bright, creative, sensitive to the needs of others, loyal to his friends, and capable of being extremely funny -- became so depressed and controlled by his undiagnosed bipolar disorder that he felt his only remaining course of action was to jump off the 10th floor of a hotel.
Who am I? For now I'm Chris Harvey's grieving mother. Whether or not I'll ever be anything else, I can't even begin to guess.
11/05/07:
Here's a graphic I found that I kinda like. It's pensive and not too "cheery" which suits my mood just now.
04-09-08: Here's a butterfly pic that I enjoy. I made a new friend who also had a child die recently and she told me that her daughter loved butterflies so every time she sees them she thinks of her daughter. Reminds me of how I always think of Chris when it storms because he LOVED rain and would go for long walks, or just stand in it getting soaked and being happy.
Anyway, here's a nice butterfly pic for me and my new friend as we grieve the loss of our children.
06-17-08:
Here's a quote I found from an X-Files video game that amuses me:
Dana Scully:Just because these girls have a high school facination with witchcraft it doesn't mean they're raising the dead.
Who I'd like to meet: Right now I'd have to say: God . To thank him for his bounty and love and compassion. To thank him for answering my prayers and sending John to me, the man who became the love of my life and my beloved husband. To especially thank him for bringing into my life our sons, Charles and Christopher.
After thanking God for the many blessings he has bestowed on me and mine, I want to ask why He would spare my child from death after falling 10 stories only to allow him to die at the hands of incompetents ten days later.
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