Question of the Day

Which do you do first, brush your teeth or take a shower? Why?

Brush teeth, that morning taste just gets me, I'm not comfortable until I've brushed my teeth.

Monday Madness

1. Name one productive thing you accomplished this past weekend.
Hmm, that's actually really hard. I got the posts up on the LOTR board looking for new RPG players. Other than that, not much... I slept alot.

2. Name two things that you look forward to doing.
This week... um, watching House of D & maybe getting moving on a writing project or two

3. Name three things that gross you out.
spiders, and it's like giant ugly spider season at my house
bugs
vomit

4. Name four things that you normally do on a daily basis.
brush my teeth *L*
watch TV
snuggle my cats
eat

5. Name five things that you own that you think you could get rid of and not miss.
This one is hard, I'm a total pack rat.
Yoga Mat
a couple of old text books
a couple of my old country music CDs (I rarely listen to much country anymore. There's like 3 country people I still listen too much)
some old folders from school
this pair of shoes I like never wear

Cult TV

Untouched means I've never seen it. Italics means I've seen it at least once. Bold means I watched it a lot or watched it religiously. Struck out means I've seen it but didn't like it.

30. Square Pegs
29. Rags to Riches
28. Wonderfalls
27. The Daily Show
26. Firefly
25. Freaks and Geeks
24. Absolutely Fabulous
23. Forever Knight
22. H. R. Pufnstuf
21. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
20. Twin Peaks
19. Dark Shadows
18. Doctor Who
17. The Avengers
16. My So-Called Life
15. Quantum Leap
14. Beauty and the Beast
13. Babylon 5
12. Family Guy (I'm actually watching it on DVD right now *L*)
11. Mystery Science Theater 3000
10. Pee-Wee's Playhouse
9. Xena: Warrior Princess
8. The Twilight Zone
7. The Prisoner
6. The Simpsons
5. Monty Python's Flying Circus
4. Farscape
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. The X-Files
1. Star Trek



Taken from the "Lost" section of The Daily Meme

Randomness: Days of the Week

1. Whats your favorite day of the week?
During Fall, Sunday, it's got the football, and sleeping in year round.

2. What's your least favorite?
Maybe Wednesday... hard to say now that all my days just sort of run together

3. Do you have a particular day & time that you look forward to?Like Friday nights or Saturdays? Why?
Sundays during football season, and Monday night... or any other prime time with a favorite TV show. If I haven't said it before, I LOVE TV *LOL*

Question of the Day

What is the last thing you baked from scratch?

Russian Teacakes a few weeks ago :)

Unconsious Mutterings: More word association

1. Quirk:: Strange
   
2. Crystal:: Cove
   
3. Pet Peeve:: grrr
   
4. Cuban:: Ricky Ricardo
   
5. Breasts:: nice
   
6. Whispers:: silent
   
7. Complicated:: simple
   
8. Promise me:: okay
   
9. Murder:: in the first
   
10. Filament:: small
    

Saturday 8: Creativity

1. are you good at drawing or painting?
Not really

2. have you ever, or do you currently, write poetry?
Yeah, I used to write a lot of blank verse poety, don't really do it anymore though

3. have you ever, or do you currently, write short stories?
Yes, I have and keep trying to.

4. what musical instrument(s) do you - or did you - play?
None, unfortunatly. I wish I did though.

5. creativity is apparent in many ways ... decorating, drawing/painting, voice, sculpture, screen/playwriting, etc. do you consider yourself a creative person? why or why not?
Yeah, I do. I like to write, and do photography. And put the two together and make a movie.

6. if you could be bestowed one creative and talented gift, what would it be, and why?
I guess I'd like to have less writer's block with writing. but if it's a totally untapped currently arena, then music.

7. my uncle, grandmother, and daughter are artists and can paint/draw fabulously. i'm the opposite - my stick figures are uneven! who received the artisitic talent in your family?
I think it got fairly reasonably divided. If anything I got the shorter end. But, it's still there.

8. do you think it is more important to follow your dream and live meagerly, OR do you think it is more important to live comfortably and plan for your future while you follow your dream on the side?
For me, personally, I'd probably have to be comfortable and be doing something until I got my break. But I'd like to think sometimes that I could somehow manage scraping by and just follow the dream full on.

Casual Curiosity #1

Instructions: Give your opinion on each of the 5 subjects below. Descriptive links are provided if you want to know more about the subject. What do you think about...

the board game Trivial Pursuit - It's okay I guess. Only played it a few times as a kid.

the state of Kentucky - Don't know, never been there, can't say it's really on my list of places I'd like to go either.

the astrological sign and constellation Pisces - Cool... stars are cool, and astrology's fun. Only known off hand though of a couple Pisces, and both kind of put me ill at ease. Even though supposedly my sign is aparently supposed to mesh well with Pisces.

Winnie the Pooh, the fictional bear - Winnie the Pooh is cute and Funny. :)

Castles - Castles are WAY cool! I love photos of all the old castles in England and other parts of Europe, really amazing structures.

Questions

Found at: Sweet Memes

1. Name someone with the same birthday as you?
Selma Blair, Jason Mraz, LaDanian Tomlinson (ha, I named 3!)

2. Where was your first kiss?
In a smoky basement

3. Have you ever seriously vandalised someone else's property?
No, that's just mean and uncalled for

4. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex?
back in like junior high

5. Have you ever sung in front of a large number of people?
Nope... I'm a bad singer

6. What's the first thing you notice about the preferred sex?
I think I notice the over all package first, then start picking up on eyes, or smile, etc from there...

7. What really turns you on?
sweet, cute, intelligent, interesting, good conversation

8. What do you order at Starbucks?
carmel machiato

9. What is your biggest mistake?
oh jez... no idea... made so many along the way...

10. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
sort of

11. Say something totally random about yourself.
I love gummi bears

12. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
Nope

13. Do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows?
yeah sometimes

14. Did you have braces?
no

15. Are you comfortable with your height?
yeah, I'm kinda short, and that's okay. It's only annoying on occations of trying to reach things on high shelfs, but that's what foot stools are made for...

16. What is the most romantic thing someone of the opposite sex has done for you?
never really had anyone do anything romantic since I've never really dated or been in a relationship

17. When do you know it's love?
No idea, never been in love

18. Do you speak any other languages?
nope

19. Have you ever been to a tanning salon?
Never

20. What magazines do you read?
Lots, Maxim, Entertainment Weekly, People, Elle, etc... all sorts

21. Have you ever ridden in a limo?
Nope

22. Has anyone you were really close to passed away?
My grandmother and my cousin, and several pets (I believe they count too)

23. Do you watch MTV?
Sometimes, when there's nothing else on. I occationally get addicted to some lame reality show they air.

24. What's something that really annoys you?
rude, self rightious, lying, condesending people

25. What's something you really like?
stuffed animals

26. Do you like Michael Jackson?
no, he's creepy, and his music never really did much for me either

27. Can you dance?
probably just well enough not to embarass myself on a dance floor at like a club or something

28. What's the latest you have ever stayed up?
Um... all night... like Noon the next day?

29. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room?
No, thank goodness

30. Do you actually read these when other people fill them out?
Yeah, that's how I got this. Was reading someone else's blog, someone I don't even know at all. They are fun to read.

4 for Friday: Pick Edition

FOUR FOR FRIDAY - THE PICK FOUR EDITION
Q: What are four (4) of your favorite words?
cool
shit
dude
spiffy

Q: What are four (4) things you hope to do this weekend?
sleep
hang out with friends
watch movies
do something creative

Q: What are the four (4) things you say most often?
"Cool"
"Okay"
"I'm hungry"
"Need Food"

Q: What are four (4) things you wish you could do right now?
Go to Hawaii
Go to Idaho (where my friend is staying with her parents this month)
Get a job that would help me get a step into my desired career
Have fun? *L*

Q: What are four (4) things that turn you on?
nice
good looking
intelligent
interesting

Q: What are four (4) things you know you can't do?
hold my breath
sing
play music
speak any language other than English (and I've tried to learn Spanish twice now)

Q: What are your four (4) favorite things to do?
Watch TV or movies
Drive
random creative endevors online
take pictures (though I don't do enough of it)

Q: What four (4) sounds or noises do you absolutely hate?
claws on the wall (like nails on chalkboard)
the sound of some car speeding too fast down my residental street
babies screaming (not crying, that's okay, screaming though...)
someone getting preachy about something

Family

1] What is your family like? How would you describe them? Do you come from a large family or a small one?
My family is a little weird, but I suppose everyone's is. It's an alright family, some parts are better than others. They can be fun though, and amusing. My immediate family in my house (mom & bro) are pretty good. Immediate family is small, just one younger brother and parents. Extended family a little bigger, but not like huge. My dad is one of 6, and there's 10 living grandkids in the family.

2] What do you like most about your family? Is there anything that you dislike?
My dad's family is full of great stories and fun times. They're a good bunch. I think my dislikes revolve around just that sometimes family can be strange, you don't pick them, and sometimes people can be just fine in some ways, but other situations you really learn about their faults and find that they are faults that really get on your nerves. Like being a little superficial, or something like that.

3] What does family mean to you? How often do you get to see your family?
I love my family. My dad's side all live far away, and I only see them every few years, which I'd love to see them more. But, well, I'm bad with getting organized and figuring out how to get places. Plus it seems weird to call up and say "hey, can I come stay with you for a week at this time?"

4] If you have inlaws, do you get along well with them? Are they pretty different from your family or similar? How often do you see them?
No in-laws. At this point, I likely won't have any. But Apryl's husband Matt once referanced us as best friend in-laws. *L*

5] Do you have anyone who is like a "second family" to you? If so, who and why?
Yeah, two almost like sisters.
Apryl & Andrea- I've known them both since high school (like 11 years now). They have always been there when needed, and also just been people who I've had a lot of good times with, and worked through bad times with. I've know them a long time, and trust them, and care about them. They are both really cool people who are my closest friends. I'm the honorary aunt to Apryl's son, and Marcus (Andrea's husband) has apparently taken to referancing me as Andrea's "little sister". Which works out good on both counts. Apryl being an only child, and Andrea and I both only have brothers (me 1, her 3 *L*). So, by nature we all lack an actual sister. And now I have the next best thing times 2. :)

(Friday Forum again)

Autumn

1] What are your favorite autumn foods and beverages?
Well, I've always loved a few of the corner stones of Thanksgiving dinners: turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, & cranberry sauce

2] Do you have any fun things planned for this fall, such as attending an autumn festival, going apple picking, hosting a Halloween party, etc.?
I might actually get to finally attend a Halloween event for the first time in like 10 years. Which would be really cool, since Halloween is, despite never doing anything, my favorite holiday.

3] What has your autumn weather been like so far? Is fall your favorite season? What is your area's autumn weather typically like?
Well, we've had a pretty mild summer aside from a week or two. August seemed unseasonably cool this year. And thus far, fall is a touch cooler than the end of summer, but not cold. And not unseasonably cool. Long sleaves are good, but at the peak of the day t-shirts are alright, so long as you aren't out too early or late, if so, a sweatshirt will do the trick. Usually autumn starts cooling off a bit from summer, although we've had plenty of early Octobers where it still feels like summer. Fall isn't my favorite, I think summer still is, just a bit, but I like all the seasons now.

4] What will you be doing for Thanksgiving this year? Do you usually have a traditional one [turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberries], or do you eat out or fix a nontraditional menu on Thanksgiving Day?
No idea what I'll be doing for Thanksgiving. My friends and I have talked about a road trip possibly that week. But if not, then probably what happens most years, my mom or brother will make some turkey cutlets, gravy, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce, possibly a pumpkin pie.

5] Some people start Christmas shopping in October. Do you?
My family doesn't really do Christmas anymore. I will probably send out x-mas ecards like I did last year to my East Coast relatives, but no real shopping to do.


(From Friday Forum)

Some word association...

From Unconsious Mutterings

1. Quaint:: cute and cozy
   
2. Rind:: seeds
   
3. Disease:: sickness
   
4. Queer:: as folk
   
5. Pork:: chops
   
6. Soaked:: raining all day
   
7. Skeleton:: key, in the closet
   
8. Mold:: yuck
   
9. Finished:: finally
   
10. Buffalo:: Bill
    

Friday's Feast: #65

Appetizer
Name 3 qualities that are important to you in friendship.
Caring
Truth
Loyalty

Soup
If you could dream about anything tonight, what would the subject matter be?
Sean Bean *L*

Salad
Do you usually make an effort to personally thank people who do favors for you?
Yeah, I usually try to thank them as personally as I can, be that in person, or phone call, etc

Main Course
If you had to go out of town for an extended period of time, who would you trust to take care of your home and belongings?
My mom or Brother, or Andrea, or if Apryl were here Apryl

Dessert
How do you react to practical jokes when they're played on you?
Probably not very well, I generally don't enjoy practical jokes. I can't even watch shows like punked, cause I feel so bad for the person being pranked. It just seems so horribly mean to me.

Friday Fun: Fun stuff

1. What is your idea of fun? I'm pretty simple, I think movies, maybe a drive to the coast, and some good friends.
2. Describe your ideal fun day! See above, mesh it into one day...
3. What was your most fun day you have had? It was actually a weekend, in May the weekend I graduated from College. Spent Saturday, Sunday, and Monday having fun, hanging out with friends and family.