Her mascara does not run,
for the tears no longer fall...
for him
her well is dry...
all the makeup in her bag
couldn�t cover the pain she�s held inside..
her emotions deeper than oceans
magic not found in any potion
to dilute the stillness in her eyes..
the pain she hides
the tears she�s cried
still stain the page
she cannot turn
she�s lost as are my eyes
when I stare myself into her world
I want to take her place
in the daytime
the nighttime
my time is your time
I miss the time, in the meantime
til the end of time...a.. long time
Once upon a time he was here with her and they had all the time in the world...then he left that time and its been a long time since they had time to make time...I wish I could freeze time so I could hold him one more time....
Time after time, I wish I had time for more time to make that last time a lifetime

For you Chris

This group is for all the people who grew up in Toledo or its surrounding cities. Sure we may complain about Toledo being boring. The truth is no matter how hard we try we can't excape Toledo and it's charm.

So here's to The Toledo Art Museum, The Mud Hens, The Toledo Zoo and all other things Toledo!

You know you are from Toledo when...

1.) You get tired of hearing about Katie Holmes.
2.) You have gotten or almost gotten a ticket in Ottawa Hills.
3.) President Bush came to your school
4.) You refuse to call it Westfield Shopping Center, because we all know it is really Franklin Park Mall.
5.) You freeze your butt off walking around The Toledo Zoo at 10 degrees because you want to see christmas lights.
6.) You know how to drive in snow, rain, and hail.
7.) You know what Meijer is.
8.) If you see a driver that is driving erratically you automatically check for the Michigan licence plate.
9.) You know what Magic Wok is.
10.) Visiting Cedar Point is a tradition dating back to the elementary school years.
11.) You have a favorite room in The Toledo Art Museum.
12.) You know who Jamie Farr is.
13.) Cosi was a yearly class field trip.
14.) You graduated at the Stranahan.
15.) You know what Krogering is.
16.) You felt cool going to Ohio Skate on weekends as a kid.
17.) When you can pick one of five Wal*Marts to drive to, all in a 10 minute range of eachother.
18.) You know where the nearest Tim Hortons is.
19.) Your school was cancelled because of the 7 inches of snow you got during the night.
20.) You know who says 'Turtle'.
21.) You remember when Toledo didn't HAVE any Wal-Marts.
22.) "Everybody's Zooing It" means something to you, and you can sing the song, weird accent and all.
23.) You've driven to Gibbs Bridge to try to see the ghost.
24.) Seeing a giant, neon-colored, plastic frog sitting on the sidewalk is nothing unusual.
25.) You're so used to driving in construction that you feel odd driving where you can't see orange barrels.
26.) You know where the origional Tony Pacos is at and you know what type of food famous people sign on the walls.
27.) You've been to a Mud Hens game.
28.) Your mayor decides to change the fire hydrant color.
29.) You get stopped by a train almost daily!
30.) Your mayor has gotten into almost-fist-fights with people.
31.) You know all the words to the Erie Street Market jingle.
32.) You still have no idea what a Mudhen is, or if you do know, people think you're making it up.
33.) At least one person you know works for Jeep.
34.) You know of two ways to pronounce the street name "Nevada."
35.) You know that Smurf Ice Cream is the only flavor worth eating at Mr. G's Barn.
36.) You think having four all-girls and boys catholic high schools is normal.
37.) You've ridden an elephant, a panda, a buffalo, and a turtle at the zoo.
38.) You remember the grain elevator exploding and the smell that followed for months.
39.) You'd rather drive an hour to Detroit than fly out of Toledo Express.
40.) You get into a legal jam and call Sam Boloton..
41.) You've ever been to Children's Wonderland at the Lucas County Rec Center.
42.) You hate the Blade, but read it anyway.
43.) You live in a suburb, but say you're from Toledo.
44.) You've eaten at Tony Packo's. (Bonus points if you can say it correctly.)
45.) You survived the North Toledo Riots of '05.
46.) Your basement, yard, porch, driveway, ditches, and malls flooded from June-August '06.
47.) You know where to get the best Mexican/Chinese/Italian/Pizza, but still proclaim Toledo is running out of good restaurants.
48.) You've ever been sledding at Fort Meigs.
49.) You can finish this Banner Mattress commercial: "No gimmicks, no tricks till 200_"
50.) You got confused when they added onto the mall.
51.) You agree Toledo is "a great place to raise a family," but you want to get the hell out now as soon as possible.
52.) You're torn between rooting for BG or UT.
53..) You've smoked a hookah at Maxwell's.
54.) You know of at least 3 clubs downtown, but are too afraid to go to any of them.
55.) You know Major Magic's was way better than Chuck E. Cheese's.
56.) You know what Q-Zar is and have a favorite team color.
57.) You judge people by what Kroger's they go to.
58.) You have at least one Race for the Cure T-Shirt.
59.) You know who Opal Covey is, and want her to run for mayor again just so you can watch the debate.
60.) You've had a Rudy's Hotdog, and have concluded with the rest of Toledo that it's really not that great.
61.) You know where the only White Castle in Toledo is.
62.) You remember the tunnel that used to go to the zoo and have jumped on the metal hatch at least 6 dozen times.
63.) You've ever ridden the bike at Cosi. Extra points if you know what Cosi stands for.
64.) You've ever been to the Holiday Inn French Quarter for a birthday party.
65.) It's not mini golf. It's putt-putt.
66.) You have four network tv news stations, but you only take two of them seriously
67.) You know your choice in colors on OSU vs. Michigan day cuts out any desent conversation with half of your friends, because unlike most of Ohio towns Toledo is 50% Michigan fans 50% Ohio State fans. (Nickole's Note: Thank You Alicia Glatt for this one. I am an OSU student and I can honestly say NO ONE outside of TOLEDO understands what real OHIO STATE vs. MICHIGAN rivalry is. See up in Toledo Michigan fans fight back! And Every year on that date the town is divided. Also Another side note: Go Bucks!)
68.) You can accually say the word Michigan unlike the rest of the state.
69.) You go to Michigan regularly and enjoy it even if you hate the team.
70.) You have ran (or rolled) down the hill at Maumee Bay.
71.) You are used to food festivals (German, Polish, Irish and every other festival) and go to them even if you aren't of the nationality.
72.) You can explain snow and every other weather pattern.
73.) The only thing to do when it's not football season is go to the movies.
74.) You drive around Sylvania cuz you know the neighborhoods with the best chirstmas lights!
75.) You know why Toledo is known as the "Glass City".
76.) You have ate at Dominics and wonder what happened to all the autographs.
77.) You remember when a guy from Boys || Men got married to a girl from Toledo.
78.) Mentioning Telegraph Road conjures images of adult bookstores and strip clubs.
79.) You've been to ATLEAST five concerts/ shows at the Sports arena.
80.) You realize that one of the most important battles ever to take place on the North American continent was the Battle of Fallen Timbers, yet they want to make the ground into another stupid mall.
81.) You can pronounce Maumee correctly.
82.) You realize that the town of Oregon and the state of Oregon are pronounced differently.
83.) You know the best place in the world to buy cakes is Wixey's Bakery.
84.) You know what speed to drive on the Trail at night so that you never have to hit the brakes.
85.) You know who Blizzard Bill Spencer is.
86.) You overheard at least one panicked conversation after the 9/11 attacks about how davis-besse was going to get blown up.
87.) Even though O-I has moved out to Levis, you still work in One SeaGate... alone, just you and the rats. And they've gotten big. Really big.
88.) The President coments on how bad the streets are yet the potholes don't phase you anymore.
89.) You miss the drug stores that seem 5 away from eachother.
90.) You know and can explain what a buckeye is.
91.) Ending up in Michigan after taking a wrong turn does not incite panic because it's like going across the street.
92.) You remember Southwyck BEFORE it fell apart and became empty and crappy. Or you've even HEARD of Southwyck.
93.) You will always call MUO "MCO" and your parents will always call UT "TU"
94.) You like spending your sundays at the Anderson's and you aren't afraid to admit it.
95.) You wouldn't eat a fish from the maumee river, and you wouldn't EVER swim in it!
96.) You're completely cool with paying 10 bucks for a movie because there's nothing to do in your damn town
97.) No matter what the story is whether its about a man from japan or a tornado in oklahoma, the news stations always find someone in toledo who can relate or has been effected by it.
98.) You are three seconds away form a highway that takes us as far North as Canada or as far South as Florida- I-75
99.) You can finish this gingle "We'll meet you at the market....". (Sorry Chris lol)
100.) You what they are referring to when they sing "There goes another one."
101.) You're proud of the most elaborate and expensive highway building project in Ohio history that currently makes your drive to work impossible -- the I-280 project.
102.) You've paid less than $5 to park downtown for an entire day.
103.) You have seen someone you know or have been on BCSN
104.) You know what school someone is from when someone refers to them as a frannie or a johnny.
105.) You are well aware of the fact that there are three Krogers along Glendale avenue within 3 miles of each other.
106.) You've read all the hot dog buns at Tony Packo's.
107.) You know that Northtowne used to be a sweet mall back in the day.
108.) You avoid traveling certain directions at certain intersections (or avoid them altogether) because you've mapped out all the red light cameras in the city.
109.) It's Frisch's. There is no such thing as Big Boy.
110.) You own at least one piece of Libbey Glass in your home.
111.) Macy's is still Marshall Field to you, or Marshall Field is still Hudson's. You also remember when Dillards was Lion.
112.) You remember when National Amusements didn't have a price-controlling monopoly on Toledo's major theatres.
113.) You claim that you hate going to the Jamie Farr (now Owens Corning) Classic at Highland Meadows, even though you really love it.
114.) You think nothing of going past 5 Catholic chruches on the same street in North Toledo.
115.) You know Toledo has the 3rd best water in the world.
116.) You know not to drive down Lagrange St. by yourself at night.
117.) You can correctly answer the question on Trivial Pursuit Millenium Edition, about naming the mayor of an Ohio town that wanted to pass legislature to have all the deaf people moved out by the airport. THEN WE RE-ELECTED HIM!
118.) You know where to yell MODERN FLOOR!! AND no one comes out and gets you!
119.) You wake up to Star 105 and here them reading this list on the radio. (Is this really true?)
120.) You know/ were one of the cheerleaders from the All-American Coach commericals
121.) You used to watch the "Energy Zone" to see who you recognized
122.) You hear "Weed Man" and think of a landscaping company instead of the local drug dealer.
123.) You tried to call a radio station and Johny D hung up on you.
124.) You know or recognize most of the people in this group.
125.) You've been to Uncle John's Pancake house for the all you can eat special (bonus points if you know what day its on)
126.) You know who Walt Churchill is and the Churchill's supermarket.
127.) You know that when someone wants to be taken to St. V's its not a good thing.
128.) You've Met Marcy Katur.
129.) You hear "Springfield" you know it has nothing to do with the Simpsons.
130.) You know that Spring Meadows has nothing to do with spring or meadows.
131.) Your childhood memories include riding the carosel at southwyk mall (before it got scary and empty).
132.) You remember when the Big Boy on Secor disappeared.
133.) You remember those affordable chiropractic commercials where the guy always played the guitar.
134.) You know that its actually called Kroger but always say Krogers.
135.) You know what the hell the Ohio Turnpike is and don't mind paying the $0.50 to drive from the airport to Maumuee cause you know it will save you time.
136.) You go through one of the top five most dangerous intersections in the country on a daily basis. (Lewis & Alexis)
137.) You can remember the mummy being in the Egyptian room at the museum.
138.) You hear Sanctus Real on the radio and you say hey these are my home town boys!
139.) You know that the girl in the Missy Elliot video's name is Alyson Stoner and is from Toledo...and every time you see her in a movie or on TV you are like "SHE IS FROM TOLEDO"
140.) You've ever seen a pitcher open for both the Mudhens and Tigers, and then the Mudhens again, in the same season.
141.) Your car almost slides in a ditch down a west Toledo side street.
142.) You'd rather drive an hour to Detroit than fly out of Toledo Express.
143.) You know you are from Toledo when you miss Dave Carlson and now believe the weather is no longer the same.
144.) The candidates for most elections are a party-endorsed Democrat and a Democrat running as an independent.
145.) You can remember when the "Big Boy" was actually stolen from outside of the big boy.
146.) You join a group devoted to Toledo but you know that, at any chance you get, you're gonna be like "TOLEDO FRECKIN SUCKS!"
147.) You know you're from Toledo when you can say you've met more than half of the Detroit Tigers team because they were Mud Hens at one point!
148.) You've been to Music Under The Stars at the Toledo Zoo with your grandparents.
149.) It takes 10 years to build the damn I280 bridge.
150.) You are respected when throwing squid onto the ice at storm games!
151.) You are in class in college and someone says "Toledo isn't a major city." and you respond ''We have our own baseball team. Does your city have that? Didn't think so."
152.) The only reason you watch the Tampa Bay Buccaneers games is to see our very own Toledo graduate, Bruce Gradkowski play!
153.) A two bedroom apartment for $400/month is expensive.
154.) You watch "The White Rapper Show" and the first contestant to get kicked off is from Toledo because he is a cocky punk that can't do what hes told!!!
155.) You watch the news because Toledo T.V. stations have some of the coolest up-to-the-minute school closings and delays around.
156.) You know the Woodville mall is only for mall walkers and those who shop at Andersons.
157.) You've been involved in or witnessed a fight break out at the Franklin Park Cinemas.
158.) You can drive 50mph through I-280's 35mph construction zone and know when to slow down cause theres usually a cop around the bend.
159.) You can fall asleep to a sound of a train horn and it sooths you.
160.) Yon know that the BEST place to buy corn, and strawberries is Monnettes' Market!
161.) You know that the most used rails for Northwestern trains are in Toledo.
162.) You frequently avoid seeing movies until they go to Super Cinemas and you can see it for $2 instead of $10.
163.) You think nothing of it when it snow's one day and the day after its 70.
164.) You know one original Rosie's on Heatherdown's right by St. Pat's. Now HJ's prime cut. Such a step down.
165.) You remember when GM Powertrain was called Hydra-Matic.
166.) You realize 1/3 of the population of Toledo has a Toledo Zoo sticker on their vehicle

I could cry a thousand tears but the pain is immeasurable...someone who loved so deep..and someone who cared so little....this is the sound of my own heart breaking and my own turmoil with a careless soul....thank you for that:)

had that not so fresh feeling?