Appetizer
Where on your body do you have a scar, and what caused it?
I have a puncture looking scar on the inside of my right ankle from an IV that was inserted there when I had spinal meningitis as a baby. I have no memories from being sick because I was so young. I never think about the scar. I had to look to see which ankle it was on just a second ago.
Soup
What is something that has happened to you that you would consider a miracle?
Well, I bet everyone considers finding their one true love a miracle. Our story just happens to involve many miles, this here interweb, and the website that shut down 2 weeks after we met on it.
Salad
Name a television personality who really gets on your nerves.
Regis Philbin. That was my sister's answer and it just happens to block out of my mind any other I could give. He's just that annoying.
Main Course
What was a funny word you said as a child (such as "pasketti" for "spaghetti")?
Pampoo for shampoo.
Dessert
Fill in the blank: I have always thought ______ was ______.
I have always though dancing in the kitchen was a magnificent art form.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
I am Star Fox?
Dan wanted me to take this quiz to see what video game character I am....because he's a dork like that. I, however, am not dorky enough to know who Star Fox is.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Saturday's....um....Snack?
Oops...I read my sister's Friday's Feast, but never got around to it yesterday.
Appetizer
What sound, other than the normal ringing, would you like your telephone to make?
Right now my phone plays the theme from Chariots of Fire which is rather appropriate because I always seem to be running into the next room to answer it. Other than that, I think I would like church bells.
Soup
Describe your usual disposition in meteorological terms (partly cloudy, sunny, stormy, etc.).
Lately I go back and forth from cloudy with no precipitation to my usual sunny with no clouds.
Salad
What specific subject do you feel you know better than any other subjects?
Food history. Strange, I know.
Main Course
Imagine you were given the ability to remember everything you read for one entire day. Which books/magazines/newspapers would you choose to read?
Oh, that's easy. Foreign language text books. Foreign language just won't stick to my brain.
Dessert
If a popular candy maker contacted you to create their next confection, what would it be like and what would you name it?
I have to go with my sister's answer. It's too cute!
Busterbar, and it would be white chocolate with dark chocolate chips, since he's white with brown spots!
Appetizer
What sound, other than the normal ringing, would you like your telephone to make?
Right now my phone plays the theme from Chariots of Fire which is rather appropriate because I always seem to be running into the next room to answer it. Other than that, I think I would like church bells.
Soup
Describe your usual disposition in meteorological terms (partly cloudy, sunny, stormy, etc.).
Lately I go back and forth from cloudy with no precipitation to my usual sunny with no clouds.
Salad
What specific subject do you feel you know better than any other subjects?
Food history. Strange, I know.
Main Course
Imagine you were given the ability to remember everything you read for one entire day. Which books/magazines/newspapers would you choose to read?
Oh, that's easy. Foreign language text books. Foreign language just won't stick to my brain.
Dessert
If a popular candy maker contacted you to create their next confection, what would it be like and what would you name it?
I have to go with my sister's answer. It's too cute!
Busterbar, and it would be white chocolate with dark chocolate chips, since he's white with brown spots!
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
In a New York Minute
One of my best pally-pals landed in NYC just a half hour ago to start her new life. Mon plus cher ami, vous brillerez comme les lumières de Broadway! I'm so proud of my Bowlsie-Bowls!
I was feeling a bit down in the dumps the past couple of days. Laura and Olivia both gave me good pep talks and ideas to feel less in a rut. And then today I got not one but two calls about interviews! Go me! [Spirit Fingers]
I also found a Greyhound rescue group with which I might start to volunteer. They are located in Louisville about an hour and a half away, but they do events in Lexington as well. They have one coming up this Saturday at the Wild Oates near our apartment. I plan on heading over to check them out and get some Greyhound love in the process. I'm also considering some local places around Lexington to start volunteering. It seems like it might be a good way to meet some new people.
Lastly, I want to give a V-day shout out to my pal "good ol' Jer." The best Valentine's date I had until the husband happened to mosey into the number one spot. You could give lessons to straight dudes on how to treat women. If only I could find the pic of you macking on the ladies at our wedding, I would post it here. Alas, everyone's imaginations will just have to suffice :)
I was feeling a bit down in the dumps the past couple of days. Laura and Olivia both gave me good pep talks and ideas to feel less in a rut. And then today I got not one but two calls about interviews! Go me! [Spirit Fingers]
I also found a Greyhound rescue group with which I might start to volunteer. They are located in Louisville about an hour and a half away, but they do events in Lexington as well. They have one coming up this Saturday at the Wild Oates near our apartment. I plan on heading over to check them out and get some Greyhound love in the process. I'm also considering some local places around Lexington to start volunteering. It seems like it might be a good way to meet some new people.
Lastly, I want to give a V-day shout out to my pal "good ol' Jer." The best Valentine's date I had until the husband happened to mosey into the number one spot. You could give lessons to straight dudes on how to treat women. If only I could find the pic of you macking on the ladies at our wedding, I would post it here. Alas, everyone's imaginations will just have to suffice :)
Sunday, February 11, 2007
An Early Valentine's Day Present
Last night we sat on a couch and watched a very tense episode of Grey's Anatomy on a television, and I drank out of an actual glass. Ah, civilization. We still ate dinner off of plastic plates, but it was only because our real plates were in the dishwasher getting clean after their long haul. We hit a point yesterday morning where we looked around and realized that all of our stuff just wasn't going to fit into our 500 sq ft apartment. Luckily that point came before it was all unpacked. We were renting a U-haul van anyway to pick up our new couch and a new dresser, so it made sense to take care of hauling all our extra stuff to a storage unit. We found one for $40 a month close by, and when we arrived, we were told that if we paid for 5 months, we would get the sixth for free. Sweet! For $200, our stuff is safe and out of sight until we find a house.
As I watched Dan work his tetras magic on the storage unit, I announced, "Let's call this our Valentine's present to each other." He looked at me like I was starting to lose my mind a bit. "I know it's not very romantic in the traditional sense," I said,"but this is peace of mind, and that is rather romantic." He still looked at me like I was nutty. Eventually I got him to admit that he didn't have any other ideas yet for V-day simply because we've been so busy moving. "Well then, this is me letting you off the hook. Please, take it," I said with a smile. And so he did, and called me awesome.
The thing is, when you have a guy as wonderful and dreamy as Dan is, every day is Valentine's Day. When we first started dating I used to call him "Prince Charming" because he just seemed too good to be true. The first time we spent a week together in Massachusetts, I left a pin of a frog wearing a crown pinned to a card that I attached to his fridge with a magnet. I didn't tell him it was there, and he found it a couple of days later. He still has that pin. Almost 5 years later, I've moved onto other nicknames, but he's still my Prince Charming in every way. Just recently I saw these cuff links in a catalog from Red Envelope. I gave him cuff links as part of his wedding present two years ago, and don't you know I would have totally given him those if they had been available then!
As I watched Dan work his tetras magic on the storage unit, I announced, "Let's call this our Valentine's present to each other." He looked at me like I was starting to lose my mind a bit. "I know it's not very romantic in the traditional sense," I said,"but this is peace of mind, and that is rather romantic." He still looked at me like I was nutty. Eventually I got him to admit that he didn't have any other ideas yet for V-day simply because we've been so busy moving. "Well then, this is me letting you off the hook. Please, take it," I said with a smile. And so he did, and called me awesome.
The thing is, when you have a guy as wonderful and dreamy as Dan is, every day is Valentine's Day. When we first started dating I used to call him "Prince Charming" because he just seemed too good to be true. The first time we spent a week together in Massachusetts, I left a pin of a frog wearing a crown pinned to a card that I attached to his fridge with a magnet. I didn't tell him it was there, and he found it a couple of days later. He still has that pin. Almost 5 years later, I've moved onto other nicknames, but he's still my Prince Charming in every way. Just recently I saw these cuff links in a catalog from Red Envelope. I gave him cuff links as part of his wedding present two years ago, and don't you know I would have totally given him those if they had been available then!
Friday, February 9, 2007
Our stuff has arrived!
We are now completely moved to Kentucky. Now it's just a matter of making it all fit. We have a small storage closet off of our patio. Dan has already worked his tetras magic there. Lots of stuff left to unpack, but with Dan doing his thing, you know its going to be organized in no time.
I was told not long ago to sit, relax, and drink some water. Spoiled...that is the world you are looking for to describe me :)
I was told not long ago to sit, relax, and drink some water. Spoiled...that is the world you are looking for to describe me :)
Friday's Feast
My sister has so much fun with these, I'm sitting down to the table as well...
Appetizer - Have you been sick yet this winter? If so, what did you come down with?
Oh yeah! I got some awful flu the day of my b-day in December. I was so sick that we canceled the little shindig we had planned that evening. It took about a week to get over that with the cough lingering for a couple of weeks after. And then just recently, I got what I am referring to as "The Kentucky Plague."
Soup - What colors dominate your closet?
Pinks, browns, and black. I go through phases like Picasso.
Salad - How would you describe your personal "comfort zone"?
Around my family or my really good friends.
Main Course - On which reality show would you really like to be a contestant?
The plan is to first be on Amazing Race so Dan and I can travel the world and become America's Sweethearts. You know we would be the couple everyone loves. Then I would achieve high enough D-list celebrity so that I could be on Dancing with the Stars. I would win that and some how parlay that celebrity status into being a guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance and the designers on Project Runway would have a challenge where they would each create a special outfit just for me!
Dessert - Which holiday would you consider to be your favorite?
My pal Hilary said it best years ago. My favorite holidays are Halloween and other people's birthdays.
Appetizer - Have you been sick yet this winter? If so, what did you come down with?
Oh yeah! I got some awful flu the day of my b-day in December. I was so sick that we canceled the little shindig we had planned that evening. It took about a week to get over that with the cough lingering for a couple of weeks after. And then just recently, I got what I am referring to as "The Kentucky Plague."
Soup - What colors dominate your closet?
Pinks, browns, and black. I go through phases like Picasso.
Salad - How would you describe your personal "comfort zone"?
Around my family or my really good friends.
Main Course - On which reality show would you really like to be a contestant?
The plan is to first be on Amazing Race so Dan and I can travel the world and become America's Sweethearts. You know we would be the couple everyone loves. Then I would achieve high enough D-list celebrity so that I could be on Dancing with the Stars. I would win that and some how parlay that celebrity status into being a guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance and the designers on Project Runway would have a challenge where they would each create a special outfit just for me!
Dessert - Which holiday would you consider to be your favorite?
My pal Hilary said it best years ago. My favorite holidays are Halloween and other people's birthdays.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Snowy Skies Smiling at Me
The forecast for a snow storm arriving this afternoon says there is a chance we may get four inches by tomorrow morning. This enough snow to apparently cause mass chaos. Most schools have been shut down since Friday for what little snow we might have had that morning. Kids were out again on Monday, and while there is maybe a couple of inches of snow on the lawns around town, the roads are fine. Dan called from work to let me know that any schools that hadn't already canceled classes for today were sending the kids home at 1pm before the massive snowfall started. I'm guessing they won't be in school tomorrow either? Needless to say, it's all a bit funny to us.
I'm feeling so much better! I decided to head over to the library near where we live this afternoon to stock up on some reading material for the "Blizzard of 07" (which is what the local news stations will be calling it I'm sure.) My sister has recommended Reading Lolita in Tehran. Well of course everyone else seems to be recommending it to their sisters as well, because practically all of them have been checked out around the region. Then I came across this list on Amazon. As I was looking through the list, I found quite a few of my favorites, some that I've always meant to read, and some of which I've never even heard mentioned among my bookish friends. So while I wait on my hold for RLIT to be filled, I'm going to be working my way through the list. First up is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
My sisters and I have always loved reading. We used to get in to arguments over who got to read what first. We would sneak into each other's rooms and steal a book that the other one was still reading. I'm just grateful that Harry Potter didn't come out until we were out of the house. Otherwise, it could have gotten very nasty. Laura was very particular about there not being any creases in the spines of her books. I never managed to figure out how to read a paperback without putting a a crease in the spine. I'm sure Sally and I had our own silly rules as well. Books always make me think of my sisters.
As I was walked through the stacks wondering which books to get besides TPMJB, I had a bit of an epiphany. With what feels like all the time in the world until I get a job and with my new library card in hand, I have a unique opportunity to just read and read and read. Perhaps this won't happen again until I retire? Might as well take advantage of it. It reminds me of an episode of the "Twilight Zone" that I saw with my sisters and brother one summer when we were younger. It was one of those old, black and white episodes that are actually quite creepy. The details are fuzzy now, but it basically played out that there was an old man who was a book seller or a librarian. All he ever wanted to do was read, but he was constantly bothered by other people with questions about books. He was always complaining that there wasn't enough time to read. At some point, he wishes he was just left alone so he could read. He wants the rest of the world to disappear and that's exactly what happens. All of a sudden, it's just him and his books. He's so giddy that he accidentally does something that causes his glasses to crack. It's played up throughout the story that he's blind as a bat without his glasses. So the story ends with him surrounded by his books, but he can't read them anyway. He mournfully yells,"There was enough time!" as the last line of the episode, and it became a silly battle cry for the four of us. With that in mind, I figure I might as well put this vanilla jail cell to good use :)
Update on the movers: Our stuff should be leaving MA on a truck on Wednesday. Whoo Hoo! Still no word on when it actually gets here, but it's a very good sign!
I'm feeling so much better! I decided to head over to the library near where we live this afternoon to stock up on some reading material for the "Blizzard of 07" (which is what the local news stations will be calling it I'm sure.) My sister has recommended Reading Lolita in Tehran. Well of course everyone else seems to be recommending it to their sisters as well, because practically all of them have been checked out around the region. Then I came across this list on Amazon. As I was looking through the list, I found quite a few of my favorites, some that I've always meant to read, and some of which I've never even heard mentioned among my bookish friends. So while I wait on my hold for RLIT to be filled, I'm going to be working my way through the list. First up is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
My sisters and I have always loved reading. We used to get in to arguments over who got to read what first. We would sneak into each other's rooms and steal a book that the other one was still reading. I'm just grateful that Harry Potter didn't come out until we were out of the house. Otherwise, it could have gotten very nasty. Laura was very particular about there not being any creases in the spines of her books. I never managed to figure out how to read a paperback without putting a a crease in the spine. I'm sure Sally and I had our own silly rules as well. Books always make me think of my sisters.
As I was walked through the stacks wondering which books to get besides TPMJB, I had a bit of an epiphany. With what feels like all the time in the world until I get a job and with my new library card in hand, I have a unique opportunity to just read and read and read. Perhaps this won't happen again until I retire? Might as well take advantage of it. It reminds me of an episode of the "Twilight Zone" that I saw with my sisters and brother one summer when we were younger. It was one of those old, black and white episodes that are actually quite creepy. The details are fuzzy now, but it basically played out that there was an old man who was a book seller or a librarian. All he ever wanted to do was read, but he was constantly bothered by other people with questions about books. He was always complaining that there wasn't enough time to read. At some point, he wishes he was just left alone so he could read. He wants the rest of the world to disappear and that's exactly what happens. All of a sudden, it's just him and his books. He's so giddy that he accidentally does something that causes his glasses to crack. It's played up throughout the story that he's blind as a bat without his glasses. So the story ends with him surrounded by his books, but he can't read them anyway. He mournfully yells,"There was enough time!" as the last line of the episode, and it became a silly battle cry for the four of us. With that in mind, I figure I might as well put this vanilla jail cell to good use :)
Update on the movers: Our stuff should be leaving MA on a truck on Wednesday. Whoo Hoo! Still no word on when it actually gets here, but it's a very good sign!
Saturday, February 3, 2007
I've got the low-down, dirty Bluegrass Blues
No job, no furniture, and I've caught the plague. Dan was telling me the other day how he kept running into other people in the bathrooms at his job who were in various stages of this stomach bug. So let's just say I wasn't the least surprised when I started to feel a bit nauseous on Thursday night, and by midnight, it was in full swing. Dan swooped in to comfort me as I balled my eyes out that I couldn't stop barfing. It was a lovely moment. Dan appears to be getting better and he's on day 5, so now I just have to wait until Tuesday to feel completely human again.
The moving company is giving us some problems. Nothing extreme, its just frustrating waiting for our stuff to come. I'm not going to go into detail simply because it ticks me off, and there is no point in stressing myself out about it.
No call about a second interview....yet? There was a snow day on Friday, so I'm hoping that got in the way of people being called for second interviews. I found a few other jobs and applied for them on Thursday. Fingers crossed.
I told Dan this morning, "I'm trapped in a vanilla jail cell, " although our walls are really more of a French vanilla. I pride myself on saying things that are rather dramatic and weird at the same time. Dan and I call it my "fake drama." I get to let off some steam, and we get to laugh about it.
In happy news, Dan and I were turned onto the show "30 Rock" by my sister, Laura. Chances are if Laura thinks something is hilarious, we will too. We've been watching it on nbc.com and there are quite a few episodes. If you have an odd sense of humor, check it out.
The moving company is giving us some problems. Nothing extreme, its just frustrating waiting for our stuff to come. I'm not going to go into detail simply because it ticks me off, and there is no point in stressing myself out about it.
No call about a second interview....yet? There was a snow day on Friday, so I'm hoping that got in the way of people being called for second interviews. I found a few other jobs and applied for them on Thursday. Fingers crossed.
I told Dan this morning, "I'm trapped in a vanilla jail cell, " although our walls are really more of a French vanilla. I pride myself on saying things that are rather dramatic and weird at the same time. Dan and I call it my "fake drama." I get to let off some steam, and we get to laugh about it.
In happy news, Dan and I were turned onto the show "30 Rock" by my sister, Laura. Chances are if Laura thinks something is hilarious, we will too. We've been watching it on nbc.com and there are quite a few episodes. If you have an odd sense of humor, check it out.
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