Friday, January 30, 2009
Wasting Post # 96 to tell you...
that I am at post # 96! Thanks to Cammie for pointing out that, she, too, is almost at 100 posts. I can't believe I have had that much to bore you, er...entice you with. What to do for post #100??
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Narcissism v. Snoopery
I have been tagged by Kami (haven't you noticed? on my blogroll? there's another Kami! and a Cammie, too!) to do a meme displaying the contents, in all their glory, of my medicine cabinet, or other stashes in my bathroom. Apparently there is an online contest to see who has the most embarrassing/interesting collection of bathroom junk. I feel this may be the absolute height of narcissism and self-absorption, to think that everybody on the internet is interested in my toiletries, but admit it! you are all snoops and you peak in other people's medicine cabinets every chance you get! So, though I don't plan on entering the contest, here are some of the hiding spots and their contents in my loo. Enjoy, don't say I never gave you anything, and for goodness sake, please post YOUR pics so I don't feel so alone!
This here is the main medicine cabinet. Those of you who have been to my house may recognize it's contents (wink, wink). Let's see, we have Care Bear band-aids for G, and regular, non-cartoon band-aids for John and I. There is a cadre of prescription and non heartburn medications from both my pregnancy and John's medical issues. Oh, and G's too, apparently...I spy Mylicon, the baby wonder drug in there too. The nasal strips would be a failed attempt at decreasing snoring in my bedroom...I won't say whose snoring. The contact solution/cases are for my non-existent contacts, the ones I haven't had for 2 1/2 years cause I was pregnant and needed an eye exam and they won't give you one when your preggers, and then for the last year I have been too lazy... Oh, and that paper on the top shelf? That is the instructions for my new, fancy scale. Yes I kept them. The scale does high-tech scientific stuff like calculate your BMI and sh*t. (But ya know, I gotta agree with my SIL, Gina, I remember when BMI came out in the 80's. It was a very complicated process involving water displacement, calipers, possibly even burning a piece of fat over a bunson burner and measuring it's caloric rate...ok, maybe not that, but it was INVOLVED. Now, it is just a simple math equation that my scale can do to make me feel like a jelly donut. You know what? F-you BMI! I don't need your fancy math! So there.)
Moving on. This is the other side of the medicine cabinet proper. It is mostly John's stuff. His hair gel(s), his shaving gel, his razor, his deodorant. The top shelf is my deodorant (hi, Kate!) and my everyday perfume, "Green Tea" by Elizabeth Arden. I have been wearing that for YEARS!
Here we have the weird little niche/closet near the toilet. I don't know what the heck this space is supposed to be. It doesn't have a door, just a horizontal blind (I have been meaning to remedy that ever since we moved in, but...) and it is only a 1/2 closet in length. Very strange. Anyway, it is where we keep towels (which would be on the top shelf if we had any clean ones, which we don't currently) and washcloths, lady things, and such. Prominently displayed is my "monthly" stash (you're welcome). Extra deodorant (you don't want to run out), toothpaste, razor blades, etc are stored here. Hiding in the back, next to the Static Guard and the Febreeze, in the tin container are all my other perfumes that I never wear. We have such classics as Dune, 5th Avenue, Ralph, and some B&BW sprays. I have had all of them forEVER, and they probably don't smell as nice now. Oh, sitting by the lady stash are two bars of homemade soap (the pink things) that I made for my wedding almost 4 years ago. On the next shelf up, we have my obsession with pedicures. The green bag has all my tools, the bin is FILLED with nail polishes and I spy a sea salt rub in there too. The pink tin is also full of pedi supplies. Yet, my feet are dry, cracked and gross. It is a paradox. You might also note some leftover pregnancy supplies up there-cocoa butter and a little bottle of "Mama Massage Oil." Mmm hmm.
This is my stuff by the sink. I use the Aveeno Baby lotion for my face, and I gotta say, it is by far the best stuff I have tried. I have dry, sensitive skin and expensive stuff burns, scented stuff itches, light stuff isn't moisturizing enough...this works sooooo well. The Pantene moisturizer stuff and the Bed Head Super Star! are the extent of my hair products. Not that I don't have more stashed away somewhere, but that is all I currently use. Also not pictured (cause I didn't think of it, not cause I thought you wouldn't care!) is my entire under-the-sink holy grail of make-up items and accessories. Oh, I have so much I could show you. I used to work at a cosmetics counter and I got tons of free/discounted stuff. I will never have to buy eyeshadow again. It makes me sad, really. I LOVE buying new make-up. But is it so hard to justify it. Actually, I went on a fall-cleaning binge a few months ago and threw out BAGS FULL of old hair junk, smelly lotions/sprays that make me itch, etc. Ah, the memories of purging my bathroom junk...it makes me warm and fuzzy all over.
I would like to point out to Kami that I don't have anything even vaguely phallic in my bathroom. (I keep that stuff elsewhere. I'm kidding!! maybe...)
So, what secrets does your bathroom hold? Believe me, there are voyeurs out there (like me) who care.
This here is the main medicine cabinet. Those of you who have been to my house may recognize it's contents (wink, wink). Let's see, we have Care Bear band-aids for G, and regular, non-cartoon band-aids for John and I. There is a cadre of prescription and non heartburn medications from both my pregnancy and John's medical issues. Oh, and G's too, apparently...I spy Mylicon, the baby wonder drug in there too. The nasal strips would be a failed attempt at decreasing snoring in my bedroom...I won't say whose snoring. The contact solution/cases are for my non-existent contacts, the ones I haven't had for 2 1/2 years cause I was pregnant and needed an eye exam and they won't give you one when your preggers, and then for the last year I have been too lazy... Oh, and that paper on the top shelf? That is the instructions for my new, fancy scale. Yes I kept them. The scale does high-tech scientific stuff like calculate your BMI and sh*t. (But ya know, I gotta agree with my SIL, Gina, I remember when BMI came out in the 80's. It was a very complicated process involving water displacement, calipers, possibly even burning a piece of fat over a bunson burner and measuring it's caloric rate...ok, maybe not that, but it was INVOLVED. Now, it is just a simple math equation that my scale can do to make me feel like a jelly donut. You know what? F-you BMI! I don't need your fancy math! So there.)
Moving on. This is the other side of the medicine cabinet proper. It is mostly John's stuff. His hair gel(s), his shaving gel, his razor, his deodorant. The top shelf is my deodorant (hi, Kate!) and my everyday perfume, "Green Tea" by Elizabeth Arden. I have been wearing that for YEARS!
Here we have the weird little niche/closet near the toilet. I don't know what the heck this space is supposed to be. It doesn't have a door, just a horizontal blind (I have been meaning to remedy that ever since we moved in, but...) and it is only a 1/2 closet in length. Very strange. Anyway, it is where we keep towels (which would be on the top shelf if we had any clean ones, which we don't currently) and washcloths, lady things, and such. Prominently displayed is my "monthly" stash (you're welcome). Extra deodorant (you don't want to run out), toothpaste, razor blades, etc are stored here. Hiding in the back, next to the Static Guard and the Febreeze, in the tin container are all my other perfumes that I never wear. We have such classics as Dune, 5th Avenue, Ralph, and some B&BW sprays. I have had all of them forEVER, and they probably don't smell as nice now. Oh, sitting by the lady stash are two bars of homemade soap (the pink things) that I made for my wedding almost 4 years ago. On the next shelf up, we have my obsession with pedicures. The green bag has all my tools, the bin is FILLED with nail polishes and I spy a sea salt rub in there too. The pink tin is also full of pedi supplies. Yet, my feet are dry, cracked and gross. It is a paradox. You might also note some leftover pregnancy supplies up there-cocoa butter and a little bottle of "Mama Massage Oil." Mmm hmm.
This is my stuff by the sink. I use the Aveeno Baby lotion for my face, and I gotta say, it is by far the best stuff I have tried. I have dry, sensitive skin and expensive stuff burns, scented stuff itches, light stuff isn't moisturizing enough...this works sooooo well. The Pantene moisturizer stuff and the Bed Head Super Star! are the extent of my hair products. Not that I don't have more stashed away somewhere, but that is all I currently use. Also not pictured (cause I didn't think of it, not cause I thought you wouldn't care!) is my entire under-the-sink holy grail of make-up items and accessories. Oh, I have so much I could show you. I used to work at a cosmetics counter and I got tons of free/discounted stuff. I will never have to buy eyeshadow again. It makes me sad, really. I LOVE buying new make-up. But is it so hard to justify it. Actually, I went on a fall-cleaning binge a few months ago and threw out BAGS FULL of old hair junk, smelly lotions/sprays that make me itch, etc. Ah, the memories of purging my bathroom junk...it makes me warm and fuzzy all over.
I would like to point out to Kami that I don't have anything even vaguely phallic in my bathroom. (I keep that stuff elsewhere. I'm kidding!! maybe...)
So, what secrets does your bathroom hold? Believe me, there are voyeurs out there (like me) who care.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
A Better Day
Today was a better day than yesterday. Here are the highlights:
So, all in all, I am feeling better about things today. I am still feeling overwhelmed with John's health issues and the effects it is having on our family life. But. Today was a better day.
- I woke up to a snow day! Work was canceled. I love STIC.
- Our neighbor snow-blew (snow-blowed?) our front walk and sidewalk. Awesome.
- G was in a great mood all day. I think she really wanted to stay home today, and she got her wish. We played all day. She even gave John a break and they had a great time.
- Speaking of G and Daddy, they played dress up! I gave her some jewelry and a hat to play with. She had tons of fun having Daddy help her accessorize and then looking at herself in the mirror to check out the effect. I just stood back and watched, all smiles. Here are the results:
- I made blueberry/ginger thumbprint cookies (first try, they turned out! yay!) and they were popular house-wide. G had 4 of them.
- We took some cookies over to our neighbors to thank them for snow-blowing. It felt good.
- I got my car back! They drained the transmission fluid and refilled it and maybe did something with a belt? That fixed the problem. The absolute best part? NO CHARGE! Apparently there is some sort of class action suit related to my transmission and the problem was related to that. So Saturn fixed it for free. And if it happens again, they will give me a new transmission, FOR FREE. Awesome.
So, all in all, I am feeling better about things today. I am still feeling overwhelmed with John's health issues and the effects it is having on our family life. But. Today was a better day.
January Can Just Bite It
Fed-up-ed-ness (nice, huh? I am in love with making up words lately) and hatred of winter seem to be a recurring theme on my blog roll the last few days. See here, here, here, here,and here. I am about to trampoline right onto this bandwagon.
Yesterday was just another sucky day. It was a long-ass day at work, another day when I didn't see Giuliana for more than 30 minutes, John and I had an argument (we made up) and I got a pounding headache. The topper happened at the end of my last appointment for the day. I was already not happy about going to this appointment. It was at 4:30pm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out in Vestal Center. I am always there at least an hour. That means that the absolute earliest I could have picked Giuliana up from my parents' house out in Conklin was 6pm. Then trek back to Endicott=6:30pm by the time we get home. Earliest possible scenario. YUCK! But, it was not to work out that way. Oh no, it got way worse.
The family I was visiting, as I stated, lives far, far out there, almost to Pennsylvania (you measure the distance to PA in feet, not miles). I have been working with them for at least 2 years. That equals at least 24 visits to their house, ok. They have this driveway that goes down pretty steeply from the road, for about 200ft to their house. I have driven down, and then up, this driveway at least 24 times. Never before have I gotten stuck. Not until last night. Last night I got soooooooooo stuck. I could not get my car (my SUV! that does not have 4WD) anywhere close to up that driveway. In fact, not only would my car not go up, it kept sliding back down, when it was in DRIVE! I tried and I tried, coming at it from every possible angle, rocking back and forth (luckily it is a wide drive) but no go.
Finally, at 5:30 I called John, who was on his way to his own appointment. He canceled that and drove out to rescue me. Meanwhile, I went back into the house to let them know I was stuck. They had not heard me spinning my wheels for the last 10 minutes in their driveway. Now, this family has some issues that I won't get into for the sake of privacy. But, let me just tell you that this single mom has had me pretty freaked out in the past about how far out in the country she lives and how crazy her ex husband is, and how many guns he has, and stuff like that. Good times. So anyway, she tells me that she has gotten stuck many times in the driveway, but she can usually get out using cat litter for traction. But, she and her daughter have to leave soon to go to a swim practice. So she comes out and helps me spread cat litter under my wheels, and allllllllllllllllllll the way up this 200ft driveway. I try again, and again, and again.....still stuck.
Finally, my knight shows up to save me (I love him so). He tries to get the car unstuck. And, wait for it....the TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO BLOW! So, now, not only am I well and truly stuck in this driveway, but now my car is not going anywhere because the wheels don't turn. At all. And it is f*ing freezing. And this mom is leaving. And we are supposed to get a huge snow storm that will bury my car even further.
The good news of the evening came when I realized that, thank God, we have been paying for roadside assistance with our car insurance (I promised Liberty Mutual I would pimp them to my friends in a survey I took post-tow truck.) So, I called LM and they told me that I was covered and they would send a tow truck out ASAP. Which turned out to be an hour later. And I had to stay with my car because of some NYS law that says I have to be there when the tow comes because I have to prove that it is in fact my car and this is not all some grand scheme to steal this stuck, dead car.
Thankfully, thankfully, my loving, cute, funny husband was there, too. He really did make it all better. We sat in his car to stay warm. Then he went down the road to the gas station (the one in PA, yeah, I'm telling you, we were out there) to get some dinner. I (who can't drive John's car, because it is a f*ing standard) had to stand by the road in case the tow truck came. That part was not fun. At all. It was very dark. And, remember how I mentioned the crazy ex-husband, with guns, and we are out in the middle of nowhere, and now I am really freaking out!! But, nothing happened, and John came back, with delicious (so not delicious) gas station pizza, chips, and cotton candy in a bag :) We sat and ate and talked about silly shit and laughed for the next 1/2 hour.
Finally the tow truck came. And the guy got out of the truck at the top of the driveway, looked down at my car, and said, "There's no way I'm taking my truck down there, I'll never get it out." Oh, yeah. That's what he said. But, after he inspected the situation and John buttered him up with his nice guyness, the tow guy hooked up about 4 chains and pulled my car allllllllllllllllllllll the way up that driveway to his truck. That took about an hour. Then he loaded it on the back and drove it off to Saturn. Where it is now. Our warrenty should (please GOD) cover what ever happened to the transmission. We are still waiting to hear. We did have to pay $54 for the tow because the roadside assistance only covers a tow up to 6 miles. And we were at least 10 miles just to get back to RT434. But, all in all, it could have been a lot worse.
Then we got home. My parents' had brought G home for us and kept her up till we got there (at 8pm!) She was happy to see me. Not so happy with John. Which broke his heart, and consequently mine. She has been going through this "phase" lately where she is not quite a fan of Daddy. It is really killing John. She picked a particularly bad time for this phase, given all the shit January has thrown at John already.
I am so sick of this month. I'm cold, stressed, broke, heartbroken, frustrated, and not in a good mood. And, honestly, I just need a break. So, too all my friends out there, just to let you know, John and I could really use some help here. We are just drowning in it. Anyone who wants to come and make dinner, walk the dog, vacuum my house, watch my daughter, or just make us laugh is so welcome. We love you all. Thank you in advance.
Yesterday was just another sucky day. It was a long-ass day at work, another day when I didn't see Giuliana for more than 30 minutes, John and I had an argument (we made up) and I got a pounding headache. The topper happened at the end of my last appointment for the day. I was already not happy about going to this appointment. It was at 4:30pm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out in Vestal Center. I am always there at least an hour. That means that the absolute earliest I could have picked Giuliana up from my parents' house out in Conklin was 6pm. Then trek back to Endicott=6:30pm by the time we get home. Earliest possible scenario. YUCK! But, it was not to work out that way. Oh no, it got way worse.
The family I was visiting, as I stated, lives far, far out there, almost to Pennsylvania (you measure the distance to PA in feet, not miles). I have been working with them for at least 2 years. That equals at least 24 visits to their house, ok. They have this driveway that goes down pretty steeply from the road, for about 200ft to their house. I have driven down, and then up, this driveway at least 24 times. Never before have I gotten stuck. Not until last night. Last night I got soooooooooo stuck. I could not get my car (my SUV! that does not have 4WD) anywhere close to up that driveway. In fact, not only would my car not go up, it kept sliding back down, when it was in DRIVE! I tried and I tried, coming at it from every possible angle, rocking back and forth (luckily it is a wide drive) but no go.
Finally, at 5:30 I called John, who was on his way to his own appointment. He canceled that and drove out to rescue me. Meanwhile, I went back into the house to let them know I was stuck. They had not heard me spinning my wheels for the last 10 minutes in their driveway. Now, this family has some issues that I won't get into for the sake of privacy. But, let me just tell you that this single mom has had me pretty freaked out in the past about how far out in the country she lives and how crazy her ex husband is, and how many guns he has, and stuff like that. Good times. So anyway, she tells me that she has gotten stuck many times in the driveway, but she can usually get out using cat litter for traction. But, she and her daughter have to leave soon to go to a swim practice. So she comes out and helps me spread cat litter under my wheels, and allllllllllllllllllll the way up this 200ft driveway. I try again, and again, and again.....still stuck.
Finally, my knight shows up to save me (I love him so). He tries to get the car unstuck. And, wait for it....the TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO BLOW! So, now, not only am I well and truly stuck in this driveway, but now my car is not going anywhere because the wheels don't turn. At all. And it is f*ing freezing. And this mom is leaving. And we are supposed to get a huge snow storm that will bury my car even further.
The good news of the evening came when I realized that, thank God, we have been paying for roadside assistance with our car insurance (I promised Liberty Mutual I would pimp them to my friends in a survey I took post-tow truck.) So, I called LM and they told me that I was covered and they would send a tow truck out ASAP. Which turned out to be an hour later. And I had to stay with my car because of some NYS law that says I have to be there when the tow comes because I have to prove that it is in fact my car and this is not all some grand scheme to steal this stuck, dead car.
Thankfully, thankfully, my loving, cute, funny husband was there, too. He really did make it all better. We sat in his car to stay warm. Then he went down the road to the gas station (the one in PA, yeah, I'm telling you, we were out there) to get some dinner. I (who can't drive John's car, because it is a f*ing standard) had to stand by the road in case the tow truck came. That part was not fun. At all. It was very dark. And, remember how I mentioned the crazy ex-husband, with guns, and we are out in the middle of nowhere, and now I am really freaking out!! But, nothing happened, and John came back, with delicious (so not delicious) gas station pizza, chips, and cotton candy in a bag :) We sat and ate and talked about silly shit and laughed for the next 1/2 hour.
Finally the tow truck came. And the guy got out of the truck at the top of the driveway, looked down at my car, and said, "There's no way I'm taking my truck down there, I'll never get it out." Oh, yeah. That's what he said. But, after he inspected the situation and John buttered him up with his nice guyness, the tow guy hooked up about 4 chains and pulled my car allllllllllllllllllllll the way up that driveway to his truck. That took about an hour. Then he loaded it on the back and drove it off to Saturn. Where it is now. Our warrenty should (please GOD) cover what ever happened to the transmission. We are still waiting to hear. We did have to pay $54 for the tow because the roadside assistance only covers a tow up to 6 miles. And we were at least 10 miles just to get back to RT434. But, all in all, it could have been a lot worse.
Then we got home. My parents' had brought G home for us and kept her up till we got there (at 8pm!) She was happy to see me. Not so happy with John. Which broke his heart, and consequently mine. She has been going through this "phase" lately where she is not quite a fan of Daddy. It is really killing John. She picked a particularly bad time for this phase, given all the shit January has thrown at John already.
I am so sick of this month. I'm cold, stressed, broke, heartbroken, frustrated, and not in a good mood. And, honestly, I just need a break. So, too all my friends out there, just to let you know, John and I could really use some help here. We are just drowning in it. Anyone who wants to come and make dinner, walk the dog, vacuum my house, watch my daughter, or just make us laugh is so welcome. We love you all. Thank you in advance.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Random Monday Meme
It's Monday, I am feeling a little bored, a little stressed out, a little harried, and a little at a loss for words. So, I am wasting time at work looking up interesting memes to pass on to all of you. I found one, though it is kinda high-school, but that's what makes it fun! TAG, YOU'RE IT.
What color is your bedspread? it changes, but currently it is this color
Pick up the nearest book to you,turn to page 25 & read the first sentence. "The California woman who has wrought such a cataclysmic change in Ted Bundy's life had relatives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and she has taken to calling Ted to say 'hi' when her travels brought her through Seattle from time to time." (yes, I am reading a biography of Ted Bundy, I am extremely weird.)
How many candles are in the room you are in? 2
What was your first word when you were a baby? I don't know
How old were you in 1996? 20
How old will you be in 2016? 40!! EEEKKK
How long until your birthday? 42 days
How many siblings do you have? 1
Are they older or younger than you? older
Are your grandparents still alive? no, none of them :(
How many orange objects are there in the room you are in? apparently I have a dearth of orange in my life, none
Have you ever run a stoplight? yes, on accident, I swear
Do you have any children? yes
How was your first kiss? meh
Have you completed high school yet? yes
Do you have any relatives in the military currently? no
Who got married at the last wedding you went to? Patrick and Kristina (oh, Kristina, you are sooooo tagged, now that I mentioned you!)
What time did you get up today? 6am, blech
When was the last time you stayed up all night? I am guessing 12/4/07...there was NO SLEEP that night.
How long have you had a myspace, facebook, or whatever you use? blog, since 8/08
Who was the last person of the opposite sex you hung out with? my husband
Person of the same sex? Susie at work
What color are your eyes? green
Do you like them? yes, very much
Have you ever had braces? yes, when I was 14
Turn on your mp3, cd player, radio, etc. What song is playing? NPR, I am boring and literate
What was the last thing you drank? Brisk Ice Tea from the vending machine at work
Are you better at math or art? ART! By sooooo far
Science or History? History, by far, but not as much as math/art
Who was your 4th grade teacher? Mr. Courtright, he failed me in math 2/4 quarters, see, I am so bad at math. But really, who fails a 10 year old girl in math?!?!
Who was your best friend in 7th grade? my best friend up through 7th had been Janice Hebblethwaite, but she totally dissed me in 7th grade, I still don't know why. So, it was probably Nicole Fabrizio, who lived down the street.
Where did you go to pre-school, if you went at all? I went to the nursery school at our church.
Who was the last person to call you? my husband
Did you smile in your driver's license picture? not really, it's more of a bored look
Do you have a job? yes
What is your favorite smell? Giuliana after a bath and lotion
What's your favorite brand of gum? probably Orbit?
Have you ever dated someone & then dated their sibling? no
Who was your crush in 5th grade? Phil Comfort
What color is the shirt you are wearing? white
What do you think of the 1980's? Oh, the 80's were so wonderfully bad/awesome at the same time. Who doesn't love/hate 4-14?
Have you ever dated someone more than 2 years older than you? yes, a few times
How about 2 years younger? I am married to someone 2 years younger, so I guess so
What brand of shampoo do you use? It is in an orange bottle, and I paid $10 bucks for it, and it is supposed to give my hair volume, but I don't know the name.
How long is your hair? mediumishly long
If you could change one thing about yourself physically, what would it be? lose weight
Is there a box of tissues in the room you are in right now? yes
What time is it? 3:47pm
Is their anything living (plant, animal, etc) in your room right now? just me
What color are the walls in your kitchen? green!
Have you ever had a car accident? yes, I rear ended some lady once (when I was 16, chillout) and I also was hit by a tractor trailer and forced off the road, and NO ONE stopped!
Do you have any major plans for today? No, thank god, there have been too many lately
What kind of deodorant do you use? Ban
What color is your toothbrush? purple
Do you own a digital camera? yes
How old is the cellphone you have right now? about 2 months old
What are your initials, using the last letter of each of your names? NAO
Do you know anyone named Tyler? no
How about Reese? no
Diana? no, geez, I need to meet more people
Shelby? no, but I know that John D.'s daughter's name is Shelby, but I haven't met her
Have you ever kissed someone who's name started with "C"? No, not that I can think of
How about "L"? No
"E"? No
"B"? Yes, two
Are both your parents still living? yes
What was the last thing you cooked? taco meat (or a bagel if you call that cooking, that was after the taco meat)
How many times have you moved in your life? 6
Do you live within 20 miles of your birthplace? yes
Can you do a handstand? sometimes
Is it after 11am? yes
What day is it? Monday
What's the longest time you've ever spent on the phone? 4ish hours, I think
How many pairs of brown shoes do you own? 5
Are you on any prescribed medications? No
What was the date 2 weeks ago from today? January 12, 2009
If you aren't already married, do you expect to be married within 5 years? N/A
How about 2 years? N/A
How many funerals have you been to in your lifetime? 5 I think
Have you ever been far away from home on your birthday? No, I think I have always been home, how weird
Have you ever had a pet fish? yes, I had Abraham and Sarah when I was 4, but Abraham ate Sarah
Do you have any tattoos? yes, a small flower on my left ankle
Would you ever or do you have a nose piercing? no
If you only had 30 days to live, what would you do? Spend it all with my husband and my daughter, somewhere warm, and just doing simple things that make me laugh, nothing dare-devily or stunt-related, or extravagant. Just watching G grow and learn and snuggling close.
What color is your bedspread? it changes, but currently it is this color
Pick up the nearest book to you,turn to page 25 & read the first sentence. "The California woman who has wrought such a cataclysmic change in Ted Bundy's life had relatives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and she has taken to calling Ted to say 'hi' when her travels brought her through Seattle from time to time." (yes, I am reading a biography of Ted Bundy, I am extremely weird.)
How many candles are in the room you are in? 2
What was your first word when you were a baby? I don't know
How old were you in 1996? 20
How old will you be in 2016? 40!! EEEKKK
How long until your birthday? 42 days
How many siblings do you have? 1
Are they older or younger than you? older
Are your grandparents still alive? no, none of them :(
How many orange objects are there in the room you are in? apparently I have a dearth of orange in my life, none
Have you ever run a stoplight? yes, on accident, I swear
Do you have any children? yes
How was your first kiss? meh
Have you completed high school yet? yes
Do you have any relatives in the military currently? no
Who got married at the last wedding you went to? Patrick and Kristina (oh, Kristina, you are sooooo tagged, now that I mentioned you!)
What time did you get up today? 6am, blech
When was the last time you stayed up all night? I am guessing 12/4/07...there was NO SLEEP that night.
How long have you had a myspace, facebook, or whatever you use? blog, since 8/08
Who was the last person of the opposite sex you hung out with? my husband
Person of the same sex? Susie at work
What color are your eyes? green
Do you like them? yes, very much
Have you ever had braces? yes, when I was 14
Turn on your mp3, cd player, radio, etc. What song is playing? NPR, I am boring and literate
What was the last thing you drank? Brisk Ice Tea from the vending machine at work
Are you better at math or art? ART! By sooooo far
Science or History? History, by far, but not as much as math/art
Who was your 4th grade teacher? Mr. Courtright, he failed me in math 2/4 quarters, see, I am so bad at math. But really, who fails a 10 year old girl in math?!?!
Who was your best friend in 7th grade? my best friend up through 7th had been Janice Hebblethwaite, but she totally dissed me in 7th grade, I still don't know why. So, it was probably Nicole Fabrizio, who lived down the street.
Where did you go to pre-school, if you went at all? I went to the nursery school at our church.
Who was the last person to call you? my husband
Did you smile in your driver's license picture? not really, it's more of a bored look
Do you have a job? yes
What is your favorite smell? Giuliana after a bath and lotion
What's your favorite brand of gum? probably Orbit?
Have you ever dated someone & then dated their sibling? no
Who was your crush in 5th grade? Phil Comfort
What color is the shirt you are wearing? white
What do you think of the 1980's? Oh, the 80's were so wonderfully bad/awesome at the same time. Who doesn't love/hate 4-14?
Have you ever dated someone more than 2 years older than you? yes, a few times
How about 2 years younger? I am married to someone 2 years younger, so I guess so
What brand of shampoo do you use? It is in an orange bottle, and I paid $10 bucks for it, and it is supposed to give my hair volume, but I don't know the name.
How long is your hair? mediumishly long
If you could change one thing about yourself physically, what would it be? lose weight
Is there a box of tissues in the room you are in right now? yes
What time is it? 3:47pm
Is their anything living (plant, animal, etc) in your room right now? just me
What color are the walls in your kitchen? green!
Have you ever had a car accident? yes, I rear ended some lady once (when I was 16, chillout) and I also was hit by a tractor trailer and forced off the road, and NO ONE stopped!
Do you have any major plans for today? No, thank god, there have been too many lately
What kind of deodorant do you use? Ban
What color is your toothbrush? purple
Do you own a digital camera? yes
How old is the cellphone you have right now? about 2 months old
What are your initials, using the last letter of each of your names? NAO
Do you know anyone named Tyler? no
How about Reese? no
Diana? no, geez, I need to meet more people
Shelby? no, but I know that John D.'s daughter's name is Shelby, but I haven't met her
Have you ever kissed someone who's name started with "C"? No, not that I can think of
How about "L"? No
"E"? No
"B"? Yes, two
Are both your parents still living? yes
What was the last thing you cooked? taco meat (or a bagel if you call that cooking, that was after the taco meat)
How many times have you moved in your life? 6
Do you live within 20 miles of your birthplace? yes
Can you do a handstand? sometimes
Is it after 11am? yes
What day is it? Monday
What's the longest time you've ever spent on the phone? 4ish hours, I think
How many pairs of brown shoes do you own? 5
Are you on any prescribed medications? No
What was the date 2 weeks ago from today? January 12, 2009
If you aren't already married, do you expect to be married within 5 years? N/A
How about 2 years? N/A
How many funerals have you been to in your lifetime? 5 I think
Have you ever been far away from home on your birthday? No, I think I have always been home, how weird
Have you ever had a pet fish? yes, I had Abraham and Sarah when I was 4, but Abraham ate Sarah
Do you have any tattoos? yes, a small flower on my left ankle
Would you ever or do you have a nose piercing? no
If you only had 30 days to live, what would you do? Spend it all with my husband and my daughter, somewhere warm, and just doing simple things that make me laugh, nothing dare-devily or stunt-related, or extravagant. Just watching G grow and learn and snuggling close.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Hail To The Chief
Today, I am able to stand and agree with Michelle Obama. Today, I am proud of my country. I am proud of what we've done. I hope and pray that I can continue to be proud. It's a really great feeling.
Oh Yes We Did!
One hour and 10 minutes to go till George Bush is out the door and Barack Obama is finally, finally IN!
I am so excited I am at a loss for words.
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