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November 22, 2008 · Filed under meme

Ok, I probably could think of something to blog about, but I don’t feel like it. So I am copying this meme from gaviesgal.

1. Do you like blue cheese? I like the test, but ever sinc ei learned that the blue was mold, I cannot eat it.

2. Have you ever smoked? Yes, on and off for years. I still smoke very occasionally (like one cigarette every 4-6 months if I am with friends who smoke…when I am not pregnant of course.

3. Do you own a gun? No.

4. What flavor of Kool Aid was your favorite? Red

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? sometimes

6. What do you think of hot dogs? Like the taste, but I only buy all beef or all chicken ones with no byproducts.

7. Favorite Christmas movie? The Grinch–the cartoon one, not Jim Carrey.

8. Favorite thing to drink in the morning? Orange Pekoe Tea with cream and sugar (though I usually have milk).

9. Can you do push ups? not so much.

10. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? my engagement ring.

11. Favorite hobby? Blogging, reading, belly-dancing (though I have not done that in a while).

12. Do you have A.D.D? Probably!

13. What’s one trait you hate about yourself? I have no filter. I really need a filter. Oh, and I have no portion control. I need that too.

14. Middle name? Heather

15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment. 1) Why is the girl not asleep? 2) Where is the man gonna put all the stuff that is STILL living in the nursery? 3) Man, I am ready for bed.

16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Tea, Coffee, Diet Coke.

17. Current worry? My migraines staying after I have the baby.

18. Current hate. My migraines.

19. Favorite place to be? The mall.

20. How did you bring in the new year? With friends, dinner out at a Chinese Buffet, and then drinks at their place.

21. Where would you like to go? India, Turkey, London.

22. Name three people who might complete this: No one?

23. Do you own slippers? Yes. I prefer fuzzy socks though.

24. What shirt are you wearing? Old Navy light blue oversized T-shirt the man bought me today.

25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I’ve never tried. But the girl has a satin comforter, and I like that.

26. Can you whistle? Nope, never have been able to.

27. Favorite color? Purple

28. Would you be a pirate? No.

29. What songs do you sing in the AM? I don’t.

30. Favorite Girl’s Name: Zoe

31. Favorite boy’s name: Oliver

32. What’s in your pocket right now? No pocket, I am in pyjama pants.

33. Last thing that made you laugh? The cat, she was pretending she was going to commit suicide over the side of the stairs. She does that whenever we ignore her.

34. What vehicle do you drive? Saturn Ion

35. Worst injury you’ve ever had? I haven’t had any bad ones.

36. Do you love where you live? Yes, but I wish my house was in better condition. It needs a lot of work.

37. How many TVs do you have in your house? 2 that work, a few broken ones in the basement.

38. Who is your loudest friend? I cannot say here.

39. Do you have any pets? 1 cat, Princess. The girl has an almost dead fish named Laura.

40. Does someone have a crush on you? I hope so!

41. Your favorite book: Pillars of the Earth

42. Do you collect anything? Handbags.

43. Favorite Sports Team? I don’t have one.

So, I’m being challenged

January 2, 2008 · Filed under about the blogger, meme

The marvelous C has tagged me for the Think Different challenge. Urgh, more challenges I don’t need…but I am gonna be a good sport and take her up on it anyways!

(copied and pasted direct from C’s Blog, because I am feeling lazy):

The Think Different Challenge is all about
finding something in your life you currently have negative thoughts or feelings toward (eg work or your mother-in-law), and deciding to look at it differently. It is about realizing that some things are just a part of life, so we may as well try to find the positives in them.

The rules for this writing project are:

Write a new blog post in which you “think different”. Follow my suggestions above, or be a bit different and interpret the challenge the way you want .
State that the post is a part of the Think Different Challenge and include a link and/ or trackback to this post so that readers know the rules of the challenge. Feel free to use the above banner (inspired, of course, by Seth Godin).
Include a link and/ or trackback to the blogger who tagged you.
At the end of your post, go ahead and tag some fellow bloggers. Don’t forget to email them to let them know they have been tagged.
That’s it! Just sit back and enjoy reading peoples’ responses to the challenge.

OK, So I am gonna think different about…Healthy Eating, fruits and vegetables in particular! I try to eat healthily and get in my 5 a day, but I am not very good at it. Left to my own devices, I would never eat a fruit or vegetable again and live on pasta, cheese, fried foods (preferably fried pasta and cheese) and sweets. I force myself to eat fruits and vegetables and make healthy(ish) choices about what I eat mostly so I don’t get too fat…and because it is healthier, admittedly to a lesser degree. So, i am going to challenge myself to start seeing eating healthy as a joy and pleasure, instead of a a necessary chore and sacrifice. That means that I will make healthy veggie-laden meals that I really enjoy (because there are some, I am just often too lazy to cook them), search lout healthy recipes that are also appealing to my palette, and just try to eat healthier even more in hopes that it becomes my taste (I have done this in the past and eventually gotten to point where fruits really did seems like a desirable “snack”, but I lost it somewhere along the way!)

So, who shall I tag? C has already tagged several of my blogging buddies. I am gonna go with D’rae, Jen and Wendy!

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Tagged

April 24, 2007 · Filed under about the blogger, meme

By Karen, for a great big huge mammoth meme

FOODOLOGY

Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?
A. Walden Farms Sweet Onion

Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
A. Taco Bell

Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
A. OOH, hard one. I think I’ll go with…Banfi.

Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
A. Usually around 15%.

Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
A. Swiss Cheese Crepes.

Q. What is your favorite type of gum?
A. Trident Vanilla Mint

TECHNOLOGY

Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A. Picture of the girl.

Q. How many televisions are in your house?
A. 3, but only 2 being used.

BIOLOGY

Q. What’s your best feature?
A. My eyes.

Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
A. Just teeth.

Q. Which of your five senses do you think is keenest?
A. Smell.

Q. When was the last time you had a cavity?
A. A couple years ago.

Q. What is the heaviest item you lifted last?
A. The girl, at 32lbs.

Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
A. No.

BULLSHITOLOGY

Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
A. No.

Q. Is love for real?
A. Very real.

Q. If you could change your first name, what would you change it to?
A. I have always wished I had a very cute and unusual name…but not unheard of. Cora or Chloe, something like that. I must say thought, the older I get the more I appreciate the name I have.

Q. What color do you think looks best on you?
A. Blue, like cornflower blue.

Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
A. I’m sure I have, but I blobked it.

Q. Have you ever saved someone’s life?
A. No.

Q. Has someone ever saved yours?
A. No.

DAREOLOGY

Q. Would you walk naked for a half mile down a public street for $100,000?
A. No. Yes, Maybe.

Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
A. No. I only kiss for love.

Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
A. No.

Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
A. Um, yeah sure.

Q. Would you pose nude in a magazine for $250,000?
A. No. I think I’d have to pay for them to want me.

Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000?
A. I would try.

Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
A. No.

Q. Would you give up watching television for a year for $25,000?
A. Yes.

Q. Give up MySpace forever for $30,000?
A. Yes. Never been on it.

DUMBOLOGY

Q: What is in your left pocket?
A. Nothing. I don’t have pockets right now.

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
A. Yes, very funny.

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
A. Both.
Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
A. Stand.

Q: Could you live with roommates?
A. Sure, I have in the past.

Q: How many pairs of flip-flops do you own?
A. 4 pairs.

Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
A. Got 2 speeding tickets in early 2006.

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A. A bubbie.
LASTOLOGY

Q: Friend you talked to?
A. A co-worker I am very friendly with.

Q: Last person you called?
A. My mom.

RANDOMOLOGY

Q: First place you went this morning?
A. Toilet.

Q: What can you not wait to do?
A. Go out in my new sun-glasses.

Q: What’s the last movie you saw?
A. Borat.

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A. No. I am very shy and standoffish.

I tag…da da da da…Denial, Kelli and Jen (remember ladies, don’t link back to me, k? Thanx!)

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5 Question meme

April 1, 2007 · Filed under meme

Questions supplied by Kind of Crunchy Mama.

1. Are you religious and/or spiritual? How does that affect your daily life?No, I am not. I am Jewish, however not religious at all. I am not even sure what, if anything, I believe in. My husband is more observant than I am, so it affects my daily life in concrete ways, like needing to buy Kosher food, and keep separate dishes to maintain certain kosher laws. As well, although I am not sure what I believee in the the sense of organized religion, I do believe in some sort of higher order, and that for the most part things happen as they are meant to and we don’t get more than we can manage. That belief helps me through hard times.

2. If you could choose anywhere in the world, where would you like to live? Why? South Korea. I lived there form 1996-1999, and loved it. I cannot even say why exactly. I mean, sure I loved the food and shopping and such…but I could say that about many places. It was more the feeling of being there. When I was there, even when things were really rotten, I would think “at least I am still in Korea” and feel better. It felt like home somehow. I even learned the language somewhat, in spite of sucking big time at languages! Maybe there is such thing as a past life, and mine was there. I am not sure. Even though I am happy with my life and home and community, and love where I live…I still miss Korea often. I dream I am there all the time, and sometimes even dream in Korean that is far better than my true usage of the language (which is now limited to ordering in restaurants. Sometimes I get that wrong, I once ordered a co-worker a plate full of fish heads!)

3. What do you hate about being a mom? The whining. The fact that I can no longer sleep whenever I want to.

4. Name three people you would miss if they went out of your life (family not included). And why you would miss them. This is hard. To be honest,I am not close to a lot of people outside of my family. I lived overseas for so long, and then met Adam almost as soon as I came back, before I developed a new circle of friends. I would miss Dina, of course. She is the sister I never had. Another friend of mine, who shall remain nameless but who has a great sense of humour and shares my love of food. I cannot come up with a third. I mean…sure I would miss many of my online friends, but that seems like not quite the right answer somehow. Robert Downey Jr. also does not count, I suppose?

5. What is your favorite material possession?

My engagement ring. It was made form my grandmother’s earrings, and custom designed by me even though I am generally awful at anything artistic. Somehow I was able to incorporate 2 centre stones into the design. I think it is very lovely and unique, and it means so much to me as it is both my engagement ring and cherished jewellery form my grandmother. She always told me that whatever she left me I could do with as I wished, and I know she would love what I did with the earrings, making them into a piece of jewelry that is meaningful and that I wear every single day. A close second would be my Coach evening bag. I LOVE it. So cute and yet classic.

If you want to play along, leave a comment and I will send you some of your very own questions to answer on your blog.

Posty today, aren’t I?

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