Archive for January, 2006

Pitifulness

Monday, January 30th, 2006

I have a cold.
I’m glad I only have one class today.

Cleaning House

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

After one cleans the house in a hurry, there is always a delayed reaction. A few days later, you start to suffer from recurring cases of “where the (expletive) did I put (fill in the blank)?!”

With that in mind, “where the expletive is the USB cable for my digital camera?”

Getting to Know You…

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

I received this list from Loriscious of Diet Schmiet and have plugged in my own answers:

1. What time did you get up this morning? noon
2. Diamonds or pearls? neither, malachite?
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Wedding Crashers. “Go budget theater.”
4. What is your favorite TV show? Not sure, but Farscape and MP’sFC are *way* up there.
5. What did you have for breakfast? Diet coke at noon, followed by chili dip after 2pm.
6. What is your middle name? Elizabeth
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Whatever doesn’t require effort; I tend to like very specific things from each “cuisine”.
8. What foods do you dislike? Bitter stuff like brussel sprouts and asparagus; I like raw fruits, veggies and nuts, but my throat swells up with most of them. Bring on the Actifed.
9. Your favorite Potato chip? Ruffles with clam dip.
10. Your favorite CD at the moment? I hardly ever listen to music; I suppose I should catch up.
11. What kind of car do you drive? 1995 Chrysler Intrepid (Canadian-made so it’s not Dodge)
12. Characteristics do you despise? Unfairness, taking credit for what is not yours, unnecessarily big egos…
13 . Are you superstitious? Probably unconsciously. I find myself doing some odd things from time to time, like grinding my teeth when I pass a driveway while driving.
14. Favorite item of clothing? Not sure, but I have some really awesome stuff that never gets worn because I don’t do anything :/
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? I would go to accept my lottery check. Then I would go everywhere.
16. What color is your bathroom? White and blue tile on the floor with Salmon tile on the walls. Very retro. I did coordinte it nicely with toile accents and a French powder room rug.
17. Favorite brand of clothing? Possibly Gallery Serpentine.
18. Where would you retire? Now. Wait, did you say when?
18. Where would you retire? iyaf
19. Favorite time of day? evening
20. Where were you born? Madison, WI
21. Favorite sport to watch? Ms. Pacman
22. Who do you least expect to send this back? I’m not sending it. I’m posting it, where it belongs.
23. Who do you expect to get this back from first? see above
24. What laundry detergent do you use? Cheap stuff
25. Coke or Pepsi? diet caffeine free cola of any sort, particularly anything that is on sale or comes in any packaging other than the fridge mates that are too long for my tiny icebox.
26. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Night owl
27. What size shoe do you wear? 10
28. Do you have pets? Not currently.
29. Any new and exciting news you would like to share with your friends? I don’t like you. JK, bitches.
30. What would you like to be in the future? successful, calm
31. Favorite Candy? Whatchmacallit, or Coffee Crisp
32. Favorite childhood memory? Usually, it’s the upsetting moments I remember.
33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? Ren Faire food sales, Ren Faire chain maille sales, sub shop, tv station, radio station, recording studio, advertiser newspaper, consulting, helpdesk, computer sales, fabric/craft sales, graphic designer, etc
34. Eye color? brown as can be
35. Ever been to Africa? Nope
36. Ever been toilet papering? Been toilet-papered, that’s how unpopular I was.
37. Ever love someone so much it made you cry? Yeah
38. Been in a car accident? Two within five months of getting my license (one was entirely not my fault). I was also passenger for two deer collisions (in my own car).
39. Croutons or bacon bits? meh, not usually
40. Favorite day of the week? day off
41. Favorite restaurant? wherever I can get crab cakes, blintzes and tirimisu all at the same time. Can you tell me what that restaurant is?
42. Favorite flower? stargazer lilies for smell; blood-red mums for color; eccletic variety for arrangement.
43. Favorite ice cream? something with coffee flavor
44. Disney or Warner Brothers? cartoons or feature films?
45. Favorite fast food restaurant? BK for burgers, Wendy’s for salad, DQ for dessert, Jimmy Johns for subs, Popeye’s for chicken, Arby’s for roast beef.
46. Do you believe in Karma? Not sure, sure seems like crap happens to good people and good things happen to assholes. I guess that’s the American dream.
47.How many times did you fail your driver’s test? 0
48. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? Sixpence, poor gal
49. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Amazon, but of the wide variety of products.
50. What do you do most often when you are bored? go online
51. Bedtime: midnight-2am
52. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? No one. This questionnaire doesn’t have particuarly interesting questions.
53. Who’s the last person you went to dinner with? SteelBuddha, of course.
54. What are you listening to right now? SteelBuddha watching sketch comedy clips online in the other room.
55. What is your favorite color? none. i’m going through this phase in my life where I am actually wearing color, though I amy still prefer black and earthtones.
56. Lake, Ocean or River? depends on the pollution
57. How many tattoos do you have? one that keeps growing. 4 times under the needle and one more to come in the next week or two.
58. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? fish
59. How many people are you sending this email to? none; it is a b-l-o-g
60. Favorite Cocktail? pineapple juice, orange juice, grenadine and heavy cream. I think it’s called an Alice. I don’t consume booze.
61. Red or White? red
62. Republican or Democrat? i cannot in good conscience, even consider anything but democrat until the administration changes
63. Favorite Family Vacation? does it have to include family?
64. All Time Favorite Concert? I actually haven’t been to that many. My first concert ever (NIN) was noteworthy, but I was sick, so it can’t really be considered the best. Type O and Rob Zombie both put on good shows, but concerts are always better when they are *not* at the Rave (the rock venue here in Milwaukee where I live).