I just want to post a Safety advisory to all the young students, both men and women, that your health is at risk- There is a man passing himself off as a Zumba instructor and claiming he's a "doctor". His name is Joe Gering, he also sometimes goes by the name "Joester" (on marriedbutlonely.com) Joe Gering likes to prey on young people, preferably aged 18 through 26, both male and female as he is bi-sexual. Do NOT let this man lure you into a sexual relationship, there is a high possibility he contracted AIDS from his last Sexual Partner, a Young Man from California who passed away this month. Joe is skinny with shoulder-length dyed-black hair, in his 50's, and sometimes likes to wear sequined halter tops and coin scarf belts when he's "teaching class" and firmly believes that any woman who is not a size zero is obese. He is currently separated from his wife, Marin Gering, because he confessed his multiple affairs, including the homosexual ones and she is in the process of getting tested for STDs. He has also disowned his 2 only biological daughters because they are "half-breeds" and recently had the family dog (chico) put down in attempt to emotionally hurt his eldest daughter who loved the dog dearly. This is not a man, but a monster who uses lies and emotional manipulation to harm others. Please be wary of him and warn your friends that he is on the prowl!

Yeah, yeah I know this is late but at least it’s here….
I learned many important life lessons in 2010 and for my own safety and health, have finally composed some New Year’s Resolutions based on what I have learned from the hazards of, well, being ME.

*ahem*

1.) Even if it is a neighborhood I am familiar with and my car is only a few yards away, I WILL ask that ALL the porch lights be turned on at night and that I have an escort until I am safely in my vehicle, after which I will DOUBLE check to make sure all car doors are locked immediately. Because, as much as it pains me to admit this… I am a small and easy target. (<= Lesson taken from assault and near car jacking in March of 2010)

2.) Under NO circumstances will I enter a drinking establishment unless I am closely accompanied by a gentleman friend at nearly all times ( Hey, ‘gotta pee sometime, right?)
Female friends will not suffice. Despite there being safety in numbers, I AM a magnet for creeps and someone WILL eventually approach and try to grope me. (<= Lesson taken from February of 2010 and countless times before that.)

3.) When in cosplay/costume, heels are NOT my friend. I can only walk for so long before my feet blister, and they will. And it will only be a matter of time before I am chased and captured because, lo and behold, I can’t run worth sh** in heels. (<= Lesson taken from October and December of 2010)

4.) Avoid Dairy products whenever possible. ( Don’t ask.)

5.) Fate has apparently appointed me in charge of rescuing and finding homes for the stray and abandoned kittens, rabbits and Wolf-dogs of AZ… I know this because they keep finding me. Therefore, I WILL stock up on extra and un-needed animal supplies such as collars, leashes, kennels, small animal cages, tanks, bowls, bedding, water bottles, and emergency feeding syringes because it’s only a matter of time before another one falls into my lap. (<= Lesson taken from April, July, September and November of 2010)

6.) Whenever entering a Wooded or Rocky area more than 2 miles from a town, city, or indoor plumbing, I WILL be dressed in BRIGHT, Neon colored clothing, I WILL have on my person a cell phone, a water bottle, a flashlight, compass and whistle, and I will NOT go beyond 5 yards of base camp without the rope around my waist being securely attached to the waist of my designated babysit– er, ESCORT, my designated ESCORT.
( <= Lesson taken from September of 2010)

And Finally,

7.) When preparing food for others, I WILL await group consensus BEFORE adding Craisins. (<= Lesson taken from June 2010 )

Now, if I can just manage to stick to half of these bad boys I just MIGHT make it to see 2012!