Interviewal

I asked the Dancing Star to interview me and here's how said interview went:

1. What has been the most important lesson you have learned in the past year?
As selfish as it sounds - to always look out for yourself first - look out for numero uno. I don't enjoy sounding selfish, but if I don't look out for myself, no one else will. This doesn't mean that I am 100% selfish, but I will always take care of myself first and then I will focus on others in my life. I have learned that I give too much of myself with nothing in return. That's over.

2. Where do you see yourself in 1 year? 5 years? 10 years?
1 year: I'll, most likely, be right where I am now. I'll be working full time at the local electric company in a clerk position, working on my house and going to graduate school.
5 years: I'll have my MBA, I'll have a management position at work, I'll be married and I'll be starting my family.
10 years: I'll be a married mother and a career gal enjoying life to the fullest.

3. What do you do as a treat to yourself when you have a bad day?
Nothing too special. I usually get some ice cream, veg out in front of the TV and then give myself a mani/pedi. That's my bad day ritual.

4. Having just gone through a breakup, what advise would you share with someone going through the same thing?
This sort of goes with my answer to number one. The best advice I can share is to worry about YOU. Take care of yourself. Go out and get your hair done. Buy new clothes, makeup or shoes or whatever makes you feel special. Make sure you are happy with yourself. Then, and only then, will you be able to move on. In the end, you're going to be broken up regardless (que sera sera - what will be will be) - why not make the best of it. If things work out and you rekindle the relationship, at least you know that you were always happy and that you can respect yourself after the stormy period.

My mother always taught me to think about how others perceive me. She always told me not to do anything that I wouldn't want my parents or grandparents to know about. So, in order to keep myself on track, I tend to believe my grandma is looking down on me (I want her to be proud of me), so I don't do anything that would make her think ill of me. That ties into the end of a relationship because people tend to do some crazy things during a breakup (I tried not to).

5. What is your most precious memory?
Now that's a tough one...I have so many. As lame as it sounds, I just miss being a kid and sitting around the TV at night with my brother and my parents. We usually made a large bowl of popcorn and watched TV together at night (during the week). I probably hated it then, but I think back and that is one thing that I miss a LOT.

Now, I know that my answers weren't written too well, but get over it! :0)

Love y'all!

Tagaliciousness

I saw this nifty little meme at Dancing Star and Not So Everyday Mom and thought it looked like fun. Especially since I turned 18 in different years than these lovely and talented ladies! Even though Lisa thought I'd be the first to post this, I have to shamefully admit, I was not. Durnit!! I feel bad now. See what happens when you neglect your blog???? Oh the humanity!


Here goes:


1. Go to www.popculturemadness.com

2. Pick the year you turned 18

3. Get yourself nostalgic over the songs of the year

4. Write something about how the song(s) affected you

5. Pass it on to 5 more friends



I graduated high school in 1995 (at the ripe old age of 17) and I turned 18 in October of 1995. So, here's what I found for 1995.

1. Boombastic - Shaggy: I had such a thing for Shaggy's songs. I loved the Jamaican thing he had goin' on. That's hot!


2. Any Mine of Man - Shania Twain: This was my "I am woman, hear me roar" anthem of 1995. This song helped shape the expectations I set for "any man of mine".


3. Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze: This wasn't necessarily a good song, but it was a good dance song and it really pumped us up. I remember pumping this song LOUD and just lovin' it!


4. Waterfalls - TLC: I just loved the message this song sent. It was beautiful.


5. You Are Not Alone - Michael Jackson: (oh Gawd, what's wrong with me?) Yes, I know, I'm sick. But, this was actually a fairly good song by MJ. I have it on my iPod to this day. But, that's only because I had the CD from 1995 - I didn't pay for it again, seriously.

That's it...there were tons of other songs, but seeing as how I LOVE music, we'd be here all day if I was to list all of the songs and how they affected me.

So, now it's your turn. Go do this now!

Tagorous

I've been tagged by Brian at This Perfect World for the Seven Things Meme - thank you Brian!

So, here are seven things you may not know about me:

1) I don't, nor will I ever, have wisdom teeth. (yes, I stole this one from you Brian).
Luckily, when I was a teenager, my dentist told me that I don't have roots for wisdom teeth, so I'll never have them! I was more than ecstatic to hear that news seeing as how my mouth is too small for the teeth I do have not to mention that wisdom teeth cause way too many problems and require extraction n' stuff! Woo hoo!

2) I was born two weeks after my actual due date - and my mother was in labor with me for 48 hours.
Apparently, I didn't want anything to do with this wretched world. And, I must admit, my attitude hasn't changed a bit during the 29 years I've been here.

3) I am a horrible swimmer.
My dad taught me to swim at the YMCA pool by our house and he says that I couldn't keep my mouth shut long enough to actually learn to swim. He kept telling me to close my mouth or I'd drown. I just couldn't do it though, I really wanted to talk - it was far more important! I mean, I know how to swim, I'm just not very good at it.

4) I assaulted the dentist with a syringe full of Novocain.
When I was 5, I was in the dentist's chair having a cavity filled (which kinda goes hand in hand with something else you may not know about me - I have horrible teeth because I have very little enamel on them - my dad has the same problem - but don't worry, I don't have nasty teeth, I take very good care of them). Well, when the dentist came at me with the syringe full of Novocain, I flipped out and my arms started flailing around like a fish out of water. During my temper tantrum, I hit the needle and it stuck in the dentist's hand or wrist. The dentist quickly ran from the room while the nurse tried to calm me down. Afterwards, I can remember the nurse saying, "Now see what you did to Dr. Linehan?" I didn't care!

5) I don't cook because it's too messy.
I am obsessive-compulsive about my hands (I wash them about 15 times a day, maybe more). My whole day will be ruined if they get dirty and sticky. Therefore, I don't cook most things because I'm bound to get something on my hands. When I had a barbeque at my house, my mom had to form the hamburger patties because I coudln't bear to do it. I can't wear gloves either because then my hands get sweaty and that defeats the whole purpose of wearing gloves.

6) I am adamant about my daily routines/schedules.
I have a daily routine or schedule if you will and if I get thrown off by just a few minutes, I get very crabby. As long as it's something I've planned, I'm fine, but if something happens and I'm thrown off of my routine/schedule (which is planned out every morning in my head), I go apeshit!

7) I'm an only child.
While, yes, I have an older brother, I am technically an only child. My brother, Sterling, was actually born to my mother and her previous man. She met my dad when my brother was still a baby. My brother has never met his dad and he considers my dad to be his biological dad. My dad also considers him his biological son. They've always been father/son, it's never been any different. He's always been my brother, not my half brother.
I won't even get into the other half brother and half sister I have (from my dad's previous marriage). Let's just say I don't even consider them to be half siblings.

Interviewage

Over at Skittles' Place, she offered to interview folks - so I opted to have her ask me a few questions.

Here are her questions with my answers:

1. Where were you born and raised? How old are you?
I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. I was actually born in South St. Louis City on October 30, 1977. When I was five, we moved to South St. Louis County where I lived until I was approximately 24. Then, when I was 24 my parents and I moved to West St. Louis County. Finally, in June of 2006, I bought the house in which I grew up in South St. Louis County. That’s where I am now. I’m 29; I’ll be 30 on October 30, 2007 at exactly 10:11 pm.

2. Tell about a really happy time in your life.
I’d like to think that all of our family vacations were really happy times in my life. We’ve gone to Disney World (two times), Daytona, Destin, Mackinac Island, Wisconsin, Chicago, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Carmel, Canada, Boston, Washington D.C., New York, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and a few other places I can’t even remember. They were all awesome vacations and I miss those.

3. Name your favorite animal, then describe how you are similar to it.
I suppose I’d have to go with either the wolf or the white tiger – both my favorite animals – both absolutely beautiful animals. I’m similar to a wolf in that I tend to travel in a pack. I don’t like to go places or do things alone, so I always have someone or a group with me – a pack so to say – as do wolves.

And, I guess I could say that I’m similar to a white tiger in that they are rare and often misunderstood as am I. Now, I know white tigers occur when inbreeding produces offspring – but no, my parents aren’t related that way – so don’t even think it! Just put that out of your mind right this second!

4. What's your favorite thing to wear if you're spending the day at home?
I tend to wear sweat pants or work-out pants and a t-shirt - seeing as how I'm usually doing something around the house if I'm spending an entire day there.

5. What accomplishment are you most proud of and why?
I would have to say that I’m most proud of graduating from college and that I’m continuing my education with graduate studies. The reason I am so proud of this is because I’ve never been too fond of school. I’ve never been the studious type. As a matter of fact, I always hated school. I hated school so much that I skipped over 45 days my senior year of high school. And, I skipped so many classes my freshman year of college that I got kicked out of a very good school. To be honest, no one thought I’d ever graduate and no one ever thought I’d go to graduate school. And, I even graduated with a 3.0 (after messing up my record with tons of F's from skipping).

If you'd like me to ask you some questions, go right ahead and comment here. I'll send you some questions and you can ask answer them on your blog. You can't tag anyone, but I can certainly ask for volunteers - so that's what I'm doing! My questions will be different from the questions asked of me.

Tagalance!

I've been tagged by the Dancing Star and I love it! I love her! I love taggage! And, I keep finding that the Dancing Star and I have SOOOO much in common, it's kinda crazy! If you read my answers and her answers, they are somewhat similar.

So, here goes:

THE BALANCE MEME

How do you achieve balance in your life?
"Balance"? What in the world is "balance"? Okay, all joking aside; I've never been too good at "balance". Ask Linlee, I've never been good at splitting my life between friends and boyfriends, or even friends and family. I've been known to neglect friends and that is NOT something I'm proud of - I'm actually very ashamed. I wish I would have known better, but I didn't and I am really trying to be better friend to the people who have been so great to me, but I feel stupid. I don't know...I don't feel like I achieve balance in my life. I'm one of those "all or nothing" types. Fortunately, it's a lot easier to work towards balance when you get rid of a bad relationship. I'm trying...


What is your biggest challenge in balancing your life?
Remembering everyone and everything including MYSELF. I think I'm very absent-minded and I tend to focus on one thing or person more than anything/anyone else at a time. Like I said, I'm an "all or nothing" type and it's hard to devote a small piece of myself to everyone and everything in my life. And, the worst part about it is that I always come last. I need to learn to do things for myself once in a while while devoting a small portion of myself to everything and everyone. Basically, my biggest challenge in balancing my life is "balance". I just don't know how to do it. Sometimes I think I need to take a Time Management course.

What are your priorities?
Family (including Koko)/Friends
My House/Finances
Work
Community
Myself

Have your priorities changed over time and why?
I would say, yes, they have. The reason I say, "Yes" is because as a teenager, family really didn't rank too high on my priority chain. I know that's horrible, but friends and partying were my #1 priority (and, I'm not saying that I always treated my friends the way they deserved to be treated, but they were always the most important part of my life). However, as I grew older, I realized that family is always there for you and that they love you unconditionally. I didn't see eye-to-eye with my parents as a teenager, and now I realize that they just wanted the best for me and that they weren't just being "sticks in the mud". So, as the last decade passed, my family (including cousins, aunts, uncles, nephews, etc.) really moved up on the priority chain and surpassed friends slightly. But, I have certain friends who are so very important to me and they are considered family - Linlee and Bethy!

Also, I think I used to be a bit more selfish than I am these days. When I was younger, work definitely came last and "home and finances" weren't even on the radar. Community? Puhlease! I surely didn't do anything for my community.

What advice can you share to help all of us balance our lives?
Remember yourself - you count too!

Okay, I don't tag anyone because, quite honestly, I don't think anyone would answer it for me! But, if you're reading this and think that you'd like to participate, please feel free!

All My Xs

Surprise, Surprise...another survey from the Dancing Star!

YOU ARE
[ ] 5'2 or under
[X] 5'3 -5'6"
[ ] 5'7" - 6'0
[ ] 6'1 and up

NATURALLY
[ ] blonde
[ ] redhead
[X] brunette/brown
[ ] dirty blonde
[ ] dark brown
[ ] black (Black right now, turns brown if I get a lot of sunlight)
[ ] orange
[ ] kind of both blonde and red
[X] kind of both brunette and black
[ ] kind of all brownish blond with red and a little black
[ ] back with blonde highlights
[ ] white

EYES
[ ] blue-eyed
[X] brown-eyed
[ ] green-eyed
[ ] hazel eyed
[ ] dark eyed
[ ] gold/gray-eyed
[ ] silver/gray- eyed
[ ] blue/green-eyed
[ ] blue/gray-eyed
[ ] green/brown-eyed
[ ] they change colors
[X] glasses
[X] contacts

HAIR
[ ] short hair
[X] medium
[ ] long hair

FAVORITE COLORS
[ ] red
[X] pink
[ ] yellow
[ ] black
[ ] green
[ ] neon green
[ ] white
[ ] turquoise
[ ] silver
[X] purple
[ ] brown
[ ] orange
[ ] grey
[ ] maroon
[ ] gold
[X] deep purple
[ ] blood red

THINGS DONE/ATTEMPTED
[X] ice skating
[X] hiking
[ ] kayaking
[X] rafting
[X] water tubing
[X] camping
[X] horseback riding
[X] surfing and skim/wake boarding
[ ] snowboarding
[X] skiing
[X] skateboarding
[X] cheerleading
[ ] lacrosse
[X] street hockey
[ ] ice hockey
[X] gymnastics
[ ] martial arts
[ ] bmx
[X] baton twirling
[X] basketball
[X] football
[X] volleyball
[X] dancing

PETS (u have or have had)
[ ] cat
[X] dog
[ ] lizard
[ ] rat
[ ] ferret
[ ] bunny
[X] fish
[ ] duck
[ ] horse
[ ] bird
[ ] frog
[ ] hermit crab
[ ] prarie dog
[X] turtle
[ ] snake
[X] guinea pig
[ ] pig
[ ] cow/bull
[ ] goat
[ ] chinchilla
[ ] tarantula
[ ] geese
[ ] swan
[ ] chicken/rooster
[ ] hedgehog
[ ] mouse
[X] hamster
[ ] ground hog
[ ] gerbil
[X] big brother/sister or little

STATES VISITED
[X] Alabama
[ ] Alaska
[X] Arizona
[X] Arkansas
[X] California
[X] Colorado
[ ] Connecticut
[ ] Delaware
[X] Florida
[X] Georgia
[X] Hawaii
[ ] Idaho
[X] Illinois
[X] Indiana
[X] Iowa
[X] Kansas
[X] Kentucky
[X] Louisiana
[ ] Maine
[X] Maryland
[X] Massachusetts
[X] Michigan
[ ] Minnesota
[X] Mississippi
[X] Missouri
[ ] Montana
[X] Nebraska
[X] Nevada
[ ] New Hampshire
[X] New Jersey
[X] New Mexico
[X] New York
[ ] North Carolina
[ ] North Dakota
[X] Ohio
[X] Oklahoma
[ ] Oregon
[X] Pennsylvania
[ ] Rhode Island
[ ] South Carolina
[ ] South Dakota
[X] Tennessee
[X] Texas
[X] Utah
[ ] Vermont
[X] Virginia
[ ] Washington
[X] West Virginia
[X] Wisconsin
[ ] Wyoming

CONFESSIONS:
[ ] im afraid of quietness
[X] in certain places I am really ticklish
[ ] I'm afraid of the dark
[ ] I've collected comic books
[X] I shut others out when I'm really sad
[X] I open up to others easily
[X] I don't kill bugs
[ ] I have "x's" in my screen name
[ ] I bake well
[X] I have worn pajamas to class
[ ] I love Martha Stewart
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS
[X] I love to laugh.
[ ] I can't swallow pills
[X] I bite/pick at my nails
[X] I play computer games
[ ] Gotten lost in the city
[X] Gone out in public in your pajamas
[ ] Been skydiving
[ ] Been bungee jumping
[X] Bitten someone
[X] egged a house/car
[X] Crashed into a car
[X] Been firedHAVE YOU EVER
[X] stolen a sign/traffic barrel
[X] danced in the rain
[X] seen a shooting star
[ ] went skinny dipping
[X] Gotten Stitches
[ ] Eaten Sushi
[X] Gotten the chicken pox
[X] Ridden in a taxi
[X] Been on a boat
[X] Driven over 400 miles in one day
[ ] been on a plane by yourself
[X] had surgery
[ ] seen a movie more than 3 times in the theater
[X] been on stage
[X] gotten a black eye
[X] given someone a black eye
[X] memorized all the dialogue in a movie
[X] watched an entire baseball game on tv

YOU LIKE...
[ ] old movies
[ ] musicals
[X] music
[ ] foreign foods
[X] christmas time
[X] donuts
[X] animals
[ ] coffee

The Survey Says: Nombre Trois

Now, just guess where I got this survey...yep, you guessed it - I got it from the Dancing Star!

1-What's worse - Physical or Mental cheating?
Physical

2- Is it easier to forgive or forget?
Forget

3- Can men and women be "Just Friends"?
I really don’t think so…

4- Dating co-workers...
Nah, they're all too old and/or married...

5- All expenses paid vacation to anywhere?
Ireland or Fiji...

6- On the way to the electric chair - What's your last meal?
Man…that’s a rough one…I really need a while to think on that one...

7- At the water park...
I wouldn’t want to traumatize anyone…so I’d be wearing shorts and a t-shirt

8- When you are "in love" do you notice other people?
Yes...

9- Is flirting cheating?
Yes...

10- Would you rather have 1 great friend or 5 pals?
1 great friend

11- If someone called you a bitch, would you be offended?
Ummm…depends on who calls me it...

12- Are you ok with your significant other being friends with an ex?
No

13- Would you live with someone without marrying them?
Yep, already did…

14- Favorite sport?
Baseball…obviously.

15- Is toilet paper hung over or under?
At my house, it’s over…

16 - Do you squeeze toothpaste from the middle or end of the tube?
Sometimes from the middle – but I put one of those slidy things on it…

17- How do you feel about tanning booths?
LOL I own one!

18- Friends with benefits?
I don't like it...

19- Do you believe in angels?
Yes…

20- Would you rather take pictures or be in pictures?
Take – I can’t stand the way I look in pictures, I’m not photogenic AT ALL.

21- Have you ever flirted with someone you had no interest in?
Yes…

22- Ever kissed a random person and then walked away?
No…

23- Would you buy bootleg merchandise?
Ummm…I don’t like to…

24- What color looks best on you?
Red…

25- If you could play any sport professionally what would it be?
Baseball…

26- Ever break up with someone and regret it?
Yes…definitely.

27- Are you a jealous person?
Oh man, too jealous.

28- Would you ever have plastic surgery?
Probably not…my facial features aren’t all that bad, but my weight is and I can lose that without surgery…so no…

29- Who has the sexiest accents?
Irish or British…

30- Which do you prefer in a companion - Blue collar or white collar?
I prefer white collar (only because the hours are closer to mine), but it really doesn’t matter.

31- What's your occupation?
Sr. Clerk Steno…

32- What is your astrological sign?
Scorpio

33- Are you a beach, country or city person?
To live - City
To vacation - Beach

34- Have you ever seen or called anyone you met on MySpace?
Nope…never been on MySpace…

35- Have you ever had a "secret affair"?
Nope

36- If you could own a non-traditional pet, which would it be?
Snow Tiger

37- Favorite show as a child?
You seriously want me to list them? That’s not gonna happen, sorry. But, I’ll go with a few of my favorites…Punky Brewster, Growing Pains and Jem…

38- Where do you spend most of your money?
Everywhere, but right now mostly on the house…

39- Are you currently working at a job that you hate?
Ummm…I plead the fifth…I’m not into the whole self incrimination thing…

40- Have you ever been so heart broken that you called in sick to work?
Yes sirree…

41- Favorite summer drink?
Lemonade

42- Can you change a car tire?
Yep…

43 - Favorite cologne/perfume?
Right now, I’m diggin’ Juicy Couture…or that's what I've been wearing lately.

44- Favorite candle scent?
Mulberry…

45- Would you consider yourself adventurous?
Yes, and unfortunately, it gets me into trouble…

46- What is your MySpace profile song?
Again, I’ve never been on MySpace…

47- Favorite concert attended?
I would have to say the Nine Inch Nails concert I went to in high school…but my other favorites include Lenny Kravitz/Pink, Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynrd, The Eagles and The Black Eyed Peas

48- Would you date an already attached man/woman?
No – I’m all about the monogamy…for everyone!

49- Would you sing Karaoke in front of co-workers?
Sure, why not?

50- Can you shoot pool?
Of course, I have a pool table in my basement (grew up with it there).

51- Do you like your siblings' significant others?
Ummm...no…not even a little bit…

52- Can you drive a stick?
For the most part, yes, I taught myself when I stole my brother’s car…

53- When you marry will you wear white?
Yes – but the question is…will I get married? Ugh!

54- Have you ever sat and hoped for a phone call?
Yes

55- Ever skip school and spend the day at the beach?
Ummm…seeing as how I live in St. Louis, skipping school and going to the beach isn’t quite possible, but I did skip school a lot. I found out after I graduated from high school that I skipped 46 days my senior year. And, did I mention that I skipped so many classes in college that I got kicked out of one of the best universities in St. Louis? Yeah, I wasn’t very smart.

56- Favorite TV show?
LOL There’s no way I could list just one…but, here I’ll list my weekly TV Schedule for you (it’s changed a tad since the break up).

Monday night - Cops, How I Met Your Mother, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Two and a Half Men, and The Black Donnellys

Tuesday night - Cops, American Idol, House, The Unit (TiVo), and Law & Order: SVU

Wednesday night - Cops, America's Next Top Model, American Idol (TiVo), Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll, and The Hills

Thursday night - Cops, Ugly Betty, Scrubs and Andy Barker P.I.

Friday night - Cops and The Wedding Bells

Saturday night - Cops (if I'm home, I won't TiVo it or anything)

Sunday night - Extreme Makover: Home Edition and Cold Case
I'm thinking I'll check out Sons of Hollywood too.

So, there ya go...my TV schedule...sad huh?

57- Are you single or taken?
Single and hating it…

The Survey Says: Nombre Deux

Yet again, I flat out copied this from Lisa at “Life is a Dance You Learn as You Go”. I won't lie to you all, I just don't have much to write about. I mean, I could tell you all how I bought a new lawn mower yesterday, but I'm fairly certain that won't entertain anyone.

1. Where is your cell phone? On my desk...

2. Your Vehicle? A dirty 2003 GMC Envoy...

3. Your hair? Dark brown with blond highlights...

4. Your father? Set up my new lawn mower last night... :O)

5. Your favorite thing? Animals...

6. Your dream last night? Don’t recall having one, so I suppose I don’t remember it...

7. Your favorite drink? Ice water or White Zinfandel...

8. The room you’re in? My office at work...

9. Your ex? Selfish coward...

10. You are? At work...

11. What do you want to be in 10 years? Married with children, oh yeah and rich!

12. Who did you hang out with today? So far, the ladies here at work, it's only 9:00 am...

13. What you’re not? Thin...

14. Muffin? I'll take a blueberry muffin please...thank you.

15. One of your wish list items? Patio furniture...

16. Where is the ______ ? Love...

17. The last thing you did? Looked out the window at people coming into the building...

18. What are you wearing? Gray slacks, black wedge heals and a black, ribbed shirt...

19. Your favorite TV show? Sorry, that'd be a whole Meme all by itself...too many to list...

20. Your pet(s)? Koko, my Shih Tzu/Terrier mix doggeh!

21. Your computer? In front of me...

22. Your life? Boring and meaningless...

23. Your mood? Lonely and tired...

24. Missing? Lots of people and pets...

25. What are you thinking about right now? How my throat itches...

26. Your Shoes? I already told you, black wedge heals...

27. Your work? Overwhelming today...

28. Your summer? Busy with yard work...

29. Your favorite color? Purple...

So feel free to answer this yourself...

The Survey Says...

So, I was reading Lisa's blog over at "Life's a Dance You Learn as You Go". She had this nifty little survey up there and since I'm at a loss for words, I figured I'd give you all a little insight into the inner workings of my warped mind. So, here it is:

1. First thing you wash in the shower? My arms
2. What color is your favortie hoodie? It's red, because it's a Cardinals hoodie of course.
3. Do you like coffee? Nope
4. How are you feeling RIGHT now? Stuffy - all allergy infested
5. What are you listening to? GLAMOROUS by Fergie w/ Luda...
6. Do you say AIM or A-I-M? I say AIM - because that's what my 14 year old nephew calls it.
7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having. Don't remember
8. Could you eat your favorite food everyday for a month and not get sick of it? Probably
9. What are you craving? Nothing really...
10. Do you floss? Okay, don't tell my dentist, but I only floss maybe 3 times a week
11. Have you ever drove while having a hangover? Yeah...why? Ss that against the law? Could I get a DWH? Driving While Hungover...
12. What color do you wear the most of? That's a hard one...I wear lots of colors...but maybe red. Especially during the baseball season. Go Cards!!!
13. How old is your dad? 59
14. Would you dance right now? Sure, why not? I probably will when I get ready to go shopping here in a few minutes.
15. Have you ever counted to 1,000? I don't know...I may have when I was younger and trying to fall asleep.
16. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it? Ewww...lick...definitely lick. I have sensitive front teeth.
17. Do you use smileys? Almost hourly.
18. How many bedrooms are in your house? 3
19. Have you ever met a celebrity? Yep
20. Do you like cottage cheese? Gawd No! I have a problem with the texture or consistency of lots of foods. Cottage cheese is definitely one of those.
21. What's the last song you had stuck in your head? Don't Matter by Akon
22. How many countries have you visited? 6
23. Are your parents strict? Not really, no.
24. Would you go sky diving? Depends on the situation, if someone pushed me into it, I might.
25. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush? Hell yeah, I can always use a stiff drink - and I'm pretty sure he'd be drinking at his meals.
26. Would you throw potatoes at him? Why would I waste my favorite food on the man? Come on!
27. Is there anything blue in the room you're in? Lots of books, a ruler, some file folders, a couple scrapbooks, post-its, boxes of checks, a clip board, 3 magazine racks...and I suppose that's about it.
28. Have you ever tried to get inside the refrigerator? Nope, I was always afraid I'd get stuck (as a kid - now I'd DEFINITELY GET STUCK).
29. Do you rent movies often? Sure...
30. Who sits in front of you in math class? LOL I can't even remember my last math class - it was probably a statistics class I had in college - and I didn't know the person in front of me...so you're out of luck here. And, seriously, is this the kind of stuff kids want to know about other kids? Puhlease.
31. What color is your razor/shaver? Pink
32. What state are you from? Confusion...oh wait, never mind, I'm from Misery. That's Missouri for those of you that don't live here...The Mighty MO!
33. Can you count backwards from 74? I'm sure I could, but I wouldn't.
34. Where were you Thursday night? At home...where were you?
35. Brown or white eggs? How about neither?
36. Like rap music? Yep
37. Ever taken a train? I think...
38. Experienced the twin towers falling in New York? Very strange question, but yes, I did on TV - didn't we all?
39. Do you know who Skye Sweetnam is? No, and I'm fairly certain I couldn't care less.
40. What day of the week is it? Sunday
41. What was your lunch? I haven't had lunch yet, but yesterday I had Hot Braised Chicken from Sesame Chinese Restaurant (for our St. Louis Bloggers' Lunch).
42. What is your best friend doing tomorrow? I couldn't tell you...
43. Ever have cream puffs? Nope
44. Have you ever seen "The Butterfly Effect"? Yep, it was alright.
45. Mets or Yankees? Mets - I'm sure the Yankees have enough fans...
46. When was the last time you went to the movies? About a month ago - I saw Hannibal Rising
47. When was the last time you went to the mall? A couple weeks ago.
48. What is your bus number for school? LOL Puhlease...
49. Is your hair curly? Nah, naturally wavy, but not curly.
50. Last time you cried? The other day.
51. Ever walked into a wall Pole? Don't think so, I'm not too certain about what a wall Pole is...
52. Favorite character in Scooby Doo? Shaggy, of course.
53. Have you ever bought anything from Pac Sun? Yep
54. Are you currently wearing socks? Nope
55. Favorite time of the year? Autumn/Fall
56. Do you enjoy the sound of violins? Very much so...
57. Are you a generally happy person? Honestly, nope. Can't you tell?
58. Are you wearing jeans? Nope, but I will be shortly.

I Didn't Forget

I also have some memes and surveys to answer, but I haven't had time (I don't want to do them at work). So, I'm gonna try to get that taken care of some night this week. That might actually interest a few of you.

Music Tagglemeister!

So, my gurl, Tiffany, tagged me and is MAKING me list my top 10 (well, I'll just do the top 25 most played) songs in my iTunes library. Oh, we all know how much I love music...but I think my top 25 are pretty generic and no one will think they are all that odd. But, here it goes...in "song - artist - album" order.

1. Far Away - Nickelback - All the Right Reasons (I love every song that Nickelback sings)
2. Perfect - Simple Plan - No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls
3. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding - Pain in My Heart
4. Irreplaceable - Beyonce - B'Day
5. The Tracks of My Tears - The Miracles - Going to a Go-Go
6. Lips of an Angel - Hinder - Extreme Behavior
7. Love Hurts - Nazareth - Dazed and Confused Soundtrack
8. Good Day - Jewel - Goodbye Alice In Wonderland
9. I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick - In Color
10. Just One More - George Jones - Tin Cup Soundtrack
11. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
12. N Dey Say - Nelly - Suit (Gotta have the hometown boy on there)
13. Ooh Child - Beth Orton - The Other Side of Daybreak
14. Breakdown - Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams (I am in love with Jack Johnson and listen to him daily)
15. Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence - The Open Door
16. Do You Remember - Jackson Johnson - In Between Dreams
17. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol - Eyes Open (I have a serious thing for Irish guys)
18. C'mon C'mon - The Von Bondies - Rescue Me Soundtrack
19. Dirty Little Secret - The All-American Rejects - Move Along
20. What Goes Around - Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
21. Good People - Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
22. Down In It - Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (old school huh?)
23. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash - 16 Biggest Hits
24. Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes - Add It Up
25. Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree

So, see, Tiffany, if it makes you feel any better a lot of my songs are pretty old too. But, I do keep up on the new songs - I am a music whore though! I'm not going to tag anyone...because I only have like 10 people that read my blog and one of those people tagged me!

Now...the 10 of you that do read my blog...get your booties over to WtB! and see what's going on!! You'll be so excited to see what kind of craziness Jen, Tiffany and I have come up with (okay, fine, Jen and Tiffany did all the work, but I like to claim other peoples' glory).

YEAR-END SURVEY found at Under the Sea

I rather liked this survey so I thought I'd post mine.

1.) Where did you bring in 2006? At my parents' house - just like every year.
2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day? With J, living in sin.
3.) Were you in school anytime this year? Yes - graduate school.
4.) How did you earn your keep? Working, school and housework.
5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital? Not that I can recall.
6.) Did you have an encounter with the police? Sadly, yes, but not for anything I did.
7.) Where did you go on vacation? Vacation, what vacation? I had to use all of my vacation time to move into our house!
8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Uhhh, my house, my appliances, my TV, my furniture...shall I go on?
9.) Did you know anybody who got married? This year? Yes, my third cousin.
10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? Um, my friend's dad passed away and a few people at work (one girl was a good friend).
11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Nope.
12.) Did you move anywhere? Yep, I moved from my parents' house to the house I grew up in.
13.) What sporting events did you go to? Tons of St. Louis Cardinals games, including the World Series games and the night we became the WS Champions!
14.) What concerts did you go to? Um...nada.
15.) Are you registered to vote? Yes.
16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7? Sorry guys, no, not this year.
17.) Where do you live now? St. Louis, same city, different house.
18.) Describe your birthday. I went out to eat with my parents and nephew because my boyfriend left town for work - he hasn't returned yet.
19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2006? Buy a house.
20.) What is one thing you regretted this year? That my relationship with J is deteriorating and needs some serious work.
21.) What's something you learned about yourself? I can't let go of the past, I don't forgive and forget.
22.) Any new additions to your family? Yep, my babygirl, Beanie! See her on the sidebar?
23.) What was your best month? Probably January because that was the month of hope; hope that things could be great in 2006. It didn't work out that way, but oh well.
24.) What from pop culture will you remember 2006 by? That the Crocodile Hunter was killed (that was so sad and still bothers me).
25.) How would you rate this year with a scale from 1 (crappy) to10 (the best)? In all honesty? A 1, a lowly 1.

Christmas Taggleton

I wasn’t tagged, but I saw this at Mike’s Place and I liked it. So, I’m doing it.

1. Hot Chocolate or Egg Nog? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Um, no, the elves make and wrap them, don’t they? He’s just the delivery guy, right?

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? White, white, white...white on everything

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope…

5. When do you put your decorations up? The weekend after Thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Hashbrown Casserole

7. Favorite Holiday memory? Well, it's not one particular event, more of a tradition, but my cousin and I used to beg our parents (my mom and her brother) to spend the night at each other's house. They had to explain to us that it was Christmas Eve and that whoever spent the night at the other house wouldn't get any gifts on Christmas morning because Santa wouldn't be able to find her. The first year, we decided that didn't matter - so we made plans to switch off every other year. The first year, she'd spend the night at my house and the next I'd spend the night at her house. Then, each year we'd share our gifts so one of us wouldn't be left out. We had it all planned out - but our parents still wouldn't give in. We seriously tried every year for a good 7 years.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I learned when I was about 5 (my older brother and my older cousin told my cousin and me – in a not so nice manner).

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We open all of our gifts on Christmas Eve now (when I was a kid, we did it all on Christmas morning).

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? White Lights and red, white and silver ornaments - oh yeah, and candy canes.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it.

12. Can you ice skate? You betcha.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Sure...it was the Barbie Dream House and Furniture pictured here:

14. What's the most important thing? Spending time with family.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? I don’t think I have one – I’m not a big dessert person.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Spending time with family on Christmas Eve (extended family included).

17. What tops your tree? A big white star.

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? I really enjoy giving more

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Little Drummer Boy

20. Candy canes, Yuck or Yum? Yummeh! Eating one now!

6 Weird Things About MeMe!

Okay, do I seriously have to boil it down to just six? This might be hard...

But, regardless, Mike tagged me with the 6 Weird Things About Me MeMe...so, here ya go.

1. I don't like chocolate, can't stand it - gross! I like hot chocolate though, love it actually.
2. I love to color - I have tons of coloring books around my house and I'm 29 years old (sorry, it's as cathartic as blogging). I've been found bribing my young nephews to color with me so that I don't look like a real freak. Luckily, J understands my freakiness and accepts it.
3. I can't eat any red-sauced pasta without rolls. And, I have to stuff my rolls (after removing the insides) with whatever red-sauced pasta I'm eating. I've often thought of opening a restaurant of these types of dishes, but figured most people would think it's gross.
4. I'm 100% positive that I like animals more than I like people. I have often commented that I'd save an animal in danger before I'd save a human. I am very certain about this too. The only charities I support are animal-related (well, except Cancer Society - since my dad survived Colon Cancer). Okay, fine, I give all kinds of junk to the Goodwill too...but I'm pretty sure that's just so I don't have to throw it away.
5. My hands canNOT be dirty, sticky or wet. I'll lose my mind over this. There are several dishes that I can't cook because it involves getting my hands dirty. I've been known to wash my hands 15 times a day at work (people are starting to think I'm nuts). Can you spell O-C-D?
6. I have an abnormal obsession with books, yet I rarely read the millions of books I buy. I'll spend hours in a book store (along with J) and I'll be so excited to buy books. I start books, I get half way through the first chapter and then I never finish because I forget I was reading a book. The sad thing is that my work often has book fairs and I am stuck browsing through great books and I feel overwhelming urges to buy several. Oh man...I'm getting anxiety-ridden at the thought.

Like I said, that was hard. Not because I couldn't think of weird things, but because I couldn't narrow it down to just six. :0)

So, now I have to tag six folks...crapola, who do I tag? I feel bad tagging the same people I tagged earlier for the Christmas Songs MeMe, but I really don't know anyone else. What do you think? Did you say, "who gives a poo"? Cool...here we go then!

Omaha Jen

Little Miss Sassy

Tiffany - Queen of the World

Dee Snider - aka Twisted Sister

The Windmills of My Mind

Sorry guys - I had to do it, you can handle it, I know you can.

Christmas Taggle!

Skittles tagged me! This MeMe is pretty simple: List (at least) five of your favorite Christmas tunes and tag (at least) five of your favorite blog friends to keep the MeMe going. Simple, huh?

My Favorite Christmas Songs:

"Little Drummer Boy"

"Nuttin' for Christmas"

"O Come, All Ye Faithful"

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee

"We Three Kings of Orient Are"

And, one more for good measure, "Let It Snow"

All of my favorite songs (with the exception of Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree) could be sung by anyone, it wouldn't matter, I love these songs. Most of them are old school and are close to my heart. I love them.

I tag:
Little Miss Sassy
Omaha Jen
Tiffany - Queen of the World
Dee Snider - aka Twisted Sister
The Windmills of my Mind

What to do with a MeMe: Copy the idea of the MeMe into a new post onto a new post on your blog. Fill in the answers. Tag people!

Now, tag people little grasshoppers!

Yummy Tagginess

Barb at Skittles’ Place tagged me and thank God she did, because I was running out of things to say!

Ten Things I've Done This Year (2006):

1. Took in a stray dog and I love that dog with every fiber of my being.
2. Gained weight (I seem to do that every year).
3. Went to Opening Day at the St. Louis Cardinals' new Busch Stadium.
4. Bought a house.
5. Bought all new furniture, appliances and electronics for new house.
6. Painted every wall in the house with the exception of the spare bedroom and basement.
7. Screamed my vocal chords completely out of my head at the stadium as the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series.
8. Developed a new-found interest in my ailing blog and have updated regularly since.
9. Became a Horse Hero and donated money to Charlotte, the abused Chihuahua.
10. Turned 29

And, I have to slip this in here - we re-signed Jimmy Edmonds for another 2 years!!! YEA!!!!

I don’t tag anyone in particular since I don’t really know enough people to actually tag. But, Jen, please feel free to participate!

Taggage!

So, I was tagged by Skittles on my other blog, and I thought I'd go ahead and post this over here too - heck, why not? And, it's been quite a while since I was tagged, but to be honest, I forgot about it and then I found it again.

1. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up? Man, Skittles, you are right, those damn "Head on - apply directly to the forehead" commercials are hideous. But, the one person I'd love to blow up would be Donald Trump.

2. You can flip a switch that will wipe any band or musical artist out of existence. Which one will it be? Britney Spears - I mean, seriously, was she ever really that good?

3. Who would you really like to just punch in the face? :0) A ton of people! But, if I had to pick one it would be the girl that is in the bathroom (at work) every day at 1:15 brushing her teeth and making a mess of the bathroom.

4. What is your favorite cheese? Nacho cheese!

5. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your immediate disposal. What kind will you make? The Cuban Sandwich from Bahama Breeze.

6. You have the opportunity to sleep with the movie celebrity of your choice. We are talking no-strings-attached sex and it can only happen once. Who is the lucky celebrity of your choice? Oh, I've been dreaming about this - Colin Farrell! I didn't even have to think about it

7. You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who do you pick? Jack Johnson.

8. Now that you’ve slept with two different people in a row, you seem to be having an excellent day because you just came across a hundred-dollar bill on the sidewalk. Holy cow, a hundred bucks! How are you gonna spend it? Shoes!

9. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go? Hawaii - Man, I love that place.

10. Upon arrival to the aforementioned location, you get off the plane and discover another hundred-dollar bill. Now that you are in the new location, what are you gonna do? Go to the beach and spend $100 on Lava Flows (a fantastic alcoholic beverage).

11. A demon rises out of Hell and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. It is…? Jaegermeister.

12. Rufus appears out of nowhere with a time-traveling phone booth. You can go anytime in the PAST. What time are you traveling to and what are you going to do when you get there? I would love to have lived in either the 30's or the 40's. If I were to travel back to the 30's, I would just watch Dizzy Dean pitch for the Cardinals - I wouldn't miss the 1934 World Series (which coincidentally was against the Detroit Tigers also). If I were to travel back to the 40's, I'd like to go to DC on December 6, 1941 and tell them that the Japanese are about to bomb Pearl Harbor the next day. Then I'd travel to Hawaii - I'd love to see Hawaii before it was a state.

13. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place? No automobiles! It will be like Mackinac Island - bikes and Nikes!

14. You have been given the opportunity to create the half-hour TV show of your own design. What is it called and what’s the premise? Shoot, if I knew this, I would be rich and have my own show!

15. What is your favorite curse word? Unfortunately, it is the "F" word, I throw that thing around way more than any lady should.

16. One night you wake up because you heard a noise. You turn on the light to find that you are surrounded by MUMMIES. The mummies aren’t really doing anything; they’re just standing around your bed. What do you do? Scream, run out and never look back. Spiders don't do anything to me and I have a severe phobia of them, so I'm guessing I'd be afraid of mummies standing around me doing nothing too.

17. Your house is on fire! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don’t worry your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So what’s the item? Ummm...I'd say my family scrapbook.

18. The Angel of Death has descended upon you. Fortunately, the Angel of Death is pretty cool and in a good mood, and it offers you a half-hour to do whatever you want before you bite it. What do you do? I'd sit on the beach in Hawaii for half an hour.

19. You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What’s it gonna be? Psychic or ability to see the future. And, if possible, can I get a spot on the show "Heroes"?

20. You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again? I would experience the time from 10:30 pm to 11:00 pm on Friday, October 27, 2006 - we won the World Series and the feeling in that stadium at that time will be hard to experience again.

21. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be? Being kicked out of St. Louis University for skipping (have I mentioned how stupid I was as a teenager?).

22. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool stuff… you can move to anywhere else in the world! What country are you going to live in now? I would live in Germany.

23. This question still counts, even for those of you who are under age. Check it out. You have been eternally banned from every single bar in the world except for ONE. Which one is it gonna be? God, thank you for banning me from singles bars! I don't wanna go.

24. Hopefully you didn’t mention this in the super-powers question…. If you did, then we’ll just expand on that. Check it out… Suddenly, you have gained the ability to FLOAT!!! Whose house are you going to float to first, and be like “Dude, check it out… I can FLOAT!” I suppose I'd float on over to my parents' house because my nephew lives with them and he'd love to see someone floating.

25. The constant absorption of magical moonbeams mixed with the radioactive vegetables you consumed earlier has given you the ability to resurrect the dead famous-person of your choice. So which celebrity will you bring back to life? Jim Morrison

26. The Gates of Hell have opened, and Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person, etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back? My grandma, my mom's mom.

27. What’s your theme song? I don't know, why don't those of you that know me, tell me?

28. Who do you tag? Anyone and everyone.

Ten Miyyion Dolla!

Okay, so technically speaking, I wasn't specifically tagged for this, but I like it. Jen had it on her blog and I grabbed it, she said I could - so don't yell at me for copying! It gives me a chance to go on about how I would NEVER hurt an animal! :0)

For ten million dollars, would you run over a dog with your car?
HELL NO!!!!! You could put a human and dog down and I'd run over the human! Yes, I'm an antisocial personality and should probably be in prison - but God, I love me some animals! I would LOVE to meet any person that would say yes to this, really...come on, show yourselves! I dare you!

For ten million dollars, would you cheat on your sweetheart with his / her best friend?
Nope, that'd just be weird from then on. Besides, don't they call sleeping with someone for money, "prostitution"?

For ten million dollars, would you allow someone to amputate both your legs?
Nah, I don't think so...I rather enjoy my legs!

For ten million dollars, would you frame someone you already dislike for a heinous crime?
Okay, Jen, here is someone you know that is saying, "yes" to one of these questions - but, yeah, I'd frame someone I already dislike for $10 million - why the hell not? Then I could send a postcard to "Post Secret" saying that someone is in prison for 20 years for something I did. Can you imagine the Karma attached to that? I'd be screwed, but I'd be rich too!

For ten million dollars, would you give up sex for life?
Is this a serious question?

For ten million dollars, would you spike everyone's drink with LSD at Thanksgiving?
Ummm...LOL that makes me laugh thinking about it, but no I'd never do it, not even for $10 million. But, I can see my mom and dad now..."Mikala, why does your face look like a Kaleidoscope?" LOL Oh man...funny stuff.

For ten million dollars, would you eat three big bowls of live spiders?
Nope - I am 100,000,000% positive on this one. I've seen Fear Factor too many times to not have thought about this extensively.

For ten million dollars, would you say really racist things in public, every day, for the rest of your life?
No...period.

For ten million dollars, would you answer a bunch of questions on your blog?
LOL I answer a bunch of retarded questions for nothing on my blog everyday - so of course, I'd take a cool $10 million! Hand it over beeotchs!

11 Books

Oh, this is so sad. I was tagged and didn't even realize it! :0) Sorry Jen!! I just read your first sentence and all your answers and then I immediately started thinking of what my answers would be, not even realizing I had been tagged! I know, I'm slow. I often wonder if I was supposed to be mentally challenged and God accidentally added a well-developed brain at the last minute because he thought I was someone else. I don't know. This will be rough for me, because I'm not a reader and apparently, I don't have a huge blog social life. But we'll see. I tag Linlee aka Little Miss Sassy, Twisted Sister, and Polly at Home Ec. for Grown Ups. If y'all don't want to do it or can't or think I'm annoying for tagging you, then, I'll just deal with the bad luck - I'd never know the difference! :O)

But, here it goes:

1. ONE BOOK THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE?
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

2. ONE BOOK YOU HAVE READ MORE THAN ONCE?
The Night by Elie Wiesel

3. ONE BOOK YOU WOULD WANT ON A DESERT ISLAND?
The Book of Survival by Anthony Greenback

4. ONE BOOK THAT MADE YOU LAUGH?
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein

5. ONE BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY?
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

6. ONE BOOK YOU WISH YOU HAD WRITTEN?
The DaVinci Code (do you know how rich and stupid I'd be at the same time?)

7. ONE BOOK YOU WISH HAD NEVER BEEN WRITTEN?
I'll go out on a limb here and say any of those sex ed. books that pediatricians gave your parents to give to you - oh were those pitiful or what? Yeah, like I learned about sex from a paperback book with about 15 pages in it.

8. ONE BOOK YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING?
Inside Delta Force by Eric L. Haney, Command Sergeant Major, USA (ret.)
This is the book that the show The Unit is based off.

9. ONE BOOK YOU HAVE BEEN MEANING TO READ?
The Call of the Wild by Jack London (I never had to read it, go figure).

10. ONE BOOK YOU'RE GLAD YOU OWN?
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

11. ONE BOOK THAT MUST BE READ ALOUD?
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

I adored Shel Silverstein as a child - I could have read those two books (the ones mentioned in #4 and #11) a million times. I might have to go buy those books to make sure I have them for my kids.

I just wanna say that this was very hard for me, because I'm not a reader (I mean, I read magazines - look at magazines), but I never was a big reader - I get a headache too easily.

More Crap

UPDATED FEBRUARY 9, 2007

Living Arrangement? I own my own house (the one I grew up in) and I live with my dog Koko.
What book are you reading now? Uh, People Magazine!
What's on your mouse pad? Stripes
Favorite Board Game? Life
Favorite Magazine? People
Favorite Smells?
Least Favorite Smells?
Worst Feeling in the World? Nausea
What is the first thing you think of in the morning? If it's Monday through Friday, "I don't want to go to work"
Favorite Color? Purple – obviously
How many rings before you answer the phone? How ever many it takes for Call Notes to pick up because I HATE the phone and I never answer it!
What are your childrens' names? First girl will be Izabella, second girl will be Milla, first boy will be Declan and the second boy will be Luca (still working on that one).
What is most important in life? Family
Favorite foods? Anything with potatoes
Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla
Do you like to drive fast? Every time I'm driving, I'm doing at least 10-15 over the speed limit
Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? No, not unless Koko has one of her babies up in the bed at night.
Storms – cool or scary? Cool
What type was your first car? My very first car was an 87 Honda Accord – Silver
If you could meet one person dead or alive, who would it be? Adolf Hitler
What is your favorite alcoholic drink? Jaegermeister
What's your zodiac sign? Scorpio
Do you eat the stems of broccoli? Yes
If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be? I would own and run an animal shelter
If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be? It's highlighted blonde
Ever been in love? Yes, I think...
Is the glass half empty or half full? Half empty
What is your favorite movie? I would have to say "Murder in the First"
Do you type with your fingers on the home keys? Yes, I have to or else I'll be lost.
What's under your bed? Since I got Koko, most likely some shoes she's dragged under there or some of her toys
What's your favorite number? 7
What's your favorite sport to watch? Baseball

Sorry, but I love these things - it's so fun to learn about everyone!!!

What time do you get up? 5:30
If you could eat lunch with one person, who would it be? Colin Farrell
Gold/silver? Silver
What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Can remember
What is/are your favorite TV show(s)? Rescue Me, Entourage, The Unit, Lost, Prison Break, Laguna Beach, The Hills, Cold Case, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Dexter, Ugly Betty...and I guess that's it for now...
What did you have for breakfast? Nothing, I don't usually eat breakfast
Who would you hate to be stuck in a room with? Bill Clinton
What inspires you? Animals
What is your middle name? Denise
Beach, City or Country? City
Favorite ice cream? Black Walnut or Butter Pecan
Butter, plain or salted popcorn? Butter
Favorite color? Purple
What kind of car do drive? GMC Envoy
Favorite sandwich? Turkey Club
What characteristic do you despise? Cheating, Dishonesty and Bragging
Favorite flowers? Roses or Azaleas
Where would you go on vacation? This year it would be Ireland, but I ALWAYS want to go to Hawaii, I miss the place!
What color is your bathroom? Tan, teal and black
Favorite brand of clothing? Any brand that isn't cheap and of bad quality
Where are you going to retire? Maybe Hawaii
Favorite day of the week? Saturday
What did you do for your last birthday? Went out to eat with my parents and my nephew
Where were you born? St. Louis
Favorite sport to watch? Baseball
What fabric detergent do you use? All
Coke or Pepsi? I try not to drink soda, but it would be Pepsi if I did - tastes the best!
Are you a morning person or a night owl? Neither
What is your shoe size? 9 1/2
Do you have any pets? 1 dog
What is your favorite season? Fall
What time is it? 10:06 a.m.
Name as it appears on birth certificate? "I'd have to kill you if I told you" and we don't want that, now do we?
Nicknames? None that I know of...
Number of candles on your last birthday cake? None, I didn't have a cake for my last birthday
Kids? Not yet
Hair color? Dark brown with blonde highlights
Piercing? Ears
Tattoos? No
Eyes? Brown
How much do you love your job? I don't, that's why it's a "job", not a career
Residence? St. Louis, MO.
Favorite Food? Italian or Mexican
Ever been to Africa? No, but I would love to go on a Safari
Been toilet papering? Of course, who hasn't?
Have you ever been in love? Yes, I think...
Been in a car accident? Yes, quite a few I might add...
Croutons or bacon bits? Both, thank you.
Favorite saying or phrase? "You heard me"
Favorite restaurant? The Old Spaghetti Factory, Pasta House, Bartolino's, Geno's East, Pizzeria Della Piazza, and Bahama Breeze
Favorite non-alcoholic drink? Water
How many times did you fail your driver's test? Never failed
Do you sing in the shower? Sure do, and for some reason I always sing "It's a Small World Afterall" - I don't know why...
Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? DSW Shoe Warehouse or Sephora
What do you do most when you are bored? Watch TV or Eat
Glass half empty or half full? Half empty
If you could live anywhere in the world where would you be? St. Louis - I would have too hard a time leaving family! But, I'm opening up to moving to Hawaii!
Time you finished this e-mail? 10:30 a.m.