Meme oh meme

A 40 question meme I came across somewhere this past winter, that i just now found in drafts. I usually do a meme in winter, but instead of hitting the delete button - here it is.

1. My uncle once: married and Israeli woman and moved to Israel.

2. Never in my life: have I been to: Morocco (but i'd like to and Italy and Hawaii and ...).

3.When I was five: I was bestfriends with Tommy Sweeney.

4.High School was: fun but difficult to get through.


5. I will never forget: giving birth

6.I once met: George Burns and Bill Cosby(actually i waited on them both, separate occasions)

7. There’s this girl I know who: irritates the sh-t out of me.

8. Once, at a bar: oh i wish it was just once.

9. By noon, I’m usually: just feeling good and awake.

10. Last night: I iced my stupid knee for the umpteenth time.

11. If only I had: it to do over.

12. Next time I go to church: will be when someone dies or gets married

13. Â Terry Schiavo: a pity.

14. What worries me most: most everything that worries me.

15. When I turn my head left, I see: The TV.

16. When I turn my head right, I see:The closed wooden blind on the window.

17. You know I’m lying when: I can’t look you in the eye.

18. What I miss most about the eighties: bad music

19. If I was a character in Shakespeare, I’d be: Juliette

20. By this time next year: I will be independently wealthy (hopefully).

21. A better name for me would be:______ (fill in the blank, but be nice.)

22. I have a hard time understanding: people who hate people who are different.

23. If I ever go back to school, I’ll: do something creative.

24. You know I like you if: I give you the time of day.

25. If I ever won an award, the first person I’d thank would be: whoever helped me

26. Darwin, Mozart, Slim Pickens & Geraldine Ferraro: have nothing in common

27. Take my advice, never: say never

28. My ideal breakfast is: a croissant and coffee

29. A song I love, but do not own is: River by Joni Mitchell

30. If you visit my hometown, I suggest: a Petridis'hot dog with mustard & sauerkraut.

31. Tulips, character flaws, microchips, & track stars: dis objects

32. Why won’t people: get along

33.If you spend the night at my house: we'll drink lots of wine, eat something delicious and talk alot.

34. I’d stop my wedding for: hmmmm

35. The world could do without: hate and intolerance.

36. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: lick the belly of a cockroach? no way!

37. My favorite blonde is: Golide Hawn or Meg Ryan

38:Â Paper clips are more useful than: rubber bands

39. If I do anything well, it’s: Tell a joke

40. And by the way: Be careful out there.

No tags; but if anyone is foolish enof to do this - leave a link in comments.

Mid winters night meme

1.WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
I was named after my cousin who died of pnuemonia at 21.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
2 weeks ago

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
No, I'm a lefty and have a terrible handwriting

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Salami

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Yep... kid

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Definitely...

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM ALOT?
ah, yehhhah

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Nope.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
NO!!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Life, Grapenuts and granola

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Yes!

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Yes and weak too.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Mint chocolate chip

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
The first thing i notice about them....

15. RED OR PINK?
Red

16. WHAT IS THE THING THAT YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT YOURSELF?
Indecisiveness

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My parents.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
That would be nice.

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Navy scrubs and white sneakers.

20. HAVE YOU EVER RE-GIFTED?
Yes, do you have a problem with that?

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
My friend yabbering in my ear

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Blue

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
incense

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My friend

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Yes

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
baseball

27. HAIR COLOR?
Brown

28. EYE COLOR ?
Blue

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No

30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Italian and Thai and lobster and chocolate

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS ?
Happy Endings

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Juno and i loved it!!!

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
blue

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer!!!

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
both

36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
chocolate

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Dunno...

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND
Hmmm...

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
In between books right now. gonna start A thousand spendid suns. loved Kite runner.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Nothing

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?
Sex in the city (what i watch every nite - when i can)

42. FAVORITE SOUND
ocean. chimes.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
both...

44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Europe.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
i think so...??? baton twirling??

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
New Jersey........

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
Yours!

I am methodically going through my drafts folder (all 68 and deciding which to pitch) and even tho i didn't finish this one I thought I'd post it anyway - feel free to add/link yr. 13 (cat or dog).

Thirteen things I learned from my dog:

1) He will eat Anything (including cat poop).
2) Don't leave anything out( and that includes on beds or nightstands) that might be remotely edible (including the TV remote, cordless phone,books-expensive library ones.
3) Separation anxiety in dogs is very real ( i will even eat my way out of that expensive cage you bought)
4) If you're cute enof you get to sleep on the bed.
5) He can open doors(French that is)
6) A walk a day is good for you
7) The sun feels good shining down on you on the deck
8) It's fun smelling the air, especially with your head hanging out of a car window going 50 mi. per hr.
9) catching a ball in your mouth is an art form.
10) eating is a hobby & sport.

(If you click on the pic to enlarge you can see the drool coming out of the sides of his mouth and his beautiful brown King Kong eyes.)

and yes i do know its Wednesday, i probably should've saved this one til tmrr. but then I always was the rule breaker.

fives

(Found this in the draft folder from last year and actually didnt' change a thing, so i guess it's true.)

Don't know whose blog I found this on and I think I might have done it before but hey, desperate times call for desparate measures.

1.5 things I would do if I were a millionaire
* buy a new "green"/hybird car and truck(for dump runs and the beach).
* Have a huge Bloggers convention/party
* Actually take some piano lessons.
* Take an extended vacation aka around the world
* Two words: plastic surgery

2. 5 bad habits
* procrastinating
* Drink too much wine
* Waiting until the last minute to do things
* sleep too little
* Eating poorly or too much

3. 5 things I hate doing
* Working out, although I know i need to.
* Going out in the cold.
* Vacuuming
* Dusting
* Mopping

4. 5 things I would never do
* Wear a fur
* Jump out of an airplane
* Crocodile hunt
* Run for political office
* Sing the national anthemn at a ball game

5. 5 things I regret doing
* Dropping out of college
* Working in the restaurant business 1/2 my life
* Staying at my present job that I don't like anymore
* Not making a decision
* Not finding my way

6. 5 favorite toys or things.
* PC
* Laptop
* my son's Ipod
* digital camara
* cell phone? nah - pizza

ok you know what to do.

Tag you're it

I was tagged by Matt,over at Faith & Family, to list eight random things about myself. Before I actually complete my list, I'm required to list the following rules:

I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.
Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
I like the categories of random things that Matt picked for his list, so I think I'll just stick with those.

Food: A bagel for breakfast, pizza for lunch and pasta for dinner and a salad(preferably Greek or with some cheese in it.)

Family: Married for 15 years! with a wonderful son!! and Jackson(3yr.old black lab).

Exercise: Yardwork,housework and walking the dog.

Profession: Ophthalmic technician for 20 yrs!! and bartender previous to & during that for an equal amount of time. remember they overlapped, but i did start working at 14 (camp counselor).

Obsession: hmm ... Renovating my house. Basically rebuilt it while living in it the past 6 yrs. roof, windows and siding, side steps/entry, front steps/stone wall, kitchen/dining room, both bathrooms, sunroom/family room and new mantel and crown molding for the living room, oh, and paint of course. Now I want to refinish the basement and replace the bulkhead with a walkout structure and new deck, finish landscaping front and back and we also need a new heating system( might as well do AC too, right? what bank can i rob?

Faith: Jewish by birth and raising my son in that faith but secretly Zen buddhistish.

Ailments: Just recovered from 3 yrs. of tendonitis(elbow) and bursitis(shoulder). knocking wood. Currently suffering from ? GERD - seeing a gastroenteroligist tmrrw. i'm sure i'll be posting on that. And just getting over the longest cold (upper respitory infection) on record or i have allergies.

Games: Pool,Bid whist, Scrabble, backgammon.

Oh and the rulebreaker isn't tagging 8 people as is stated in the rules but just asking any & all takers to leave a link in comments if you decide to join in.

ten weird things/habits about yourself

(ah these drafts do come in handy. Anne (Dakato Blue Eyes) over at What's on my mind tagged me for this meme and i just discovered that it was a saved draft from Aug '06 when some other nice person must've tagged me.)

1) I have what I've heard called a Transition problem or in plain English, i can't get out of my own way. I invariable have to come back in the house at least once for something I've forgotten. Forget it when I have to pack for a trip.( I have dreams about forgetting things - usually my hair products and make up).
2) I hate dinner time unless we are eating out. I wait to the last minute to even think about it then just go into panic mode and usually order take out.
3) I clean house ADD style, jumping from room to room, floor to floor - it never looks like i did anything.
4) I hate to fly. I used to just have copious cocktails at the Airport bar, but then they kinda frown at children sitting at the bar.
5) I hate to food shop. I rarely have a list or even look to see what we need. I just kind of wing it and when I can't stand being in the store anymore I just leave. Hence I shop several times a week- and hence the take out.
6)I love to dream (cept for the nightmares), just hate to sleep.
7) world class procrastinator and time waster.
8) I like dancing around the house. (old dancing queens die hard)
9) I never finish projects. (just start a new one)
10) Prince charming grown up blues: even tho i know he doesn't exist, I'm still hoping he'll come take me away from all this. (yes probably the weirdest of them all since i'm married).

Tagging any & all takers, just leave a link in comments.