Yet something else I snagged from Kathleen's always fun site:





The One Thing





1. If you could recommend only one book for others to read, what would it be and why? Yikes! I don't usually read deep, profound books. I always read for my amusement but what amuses me varies so I go through phases like romance, mystery, history, biography, etc etc etc. But! I suppose if I had to recommend one it would have to be Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone just to get others obsessed with HP like I am!





2. What is your one favorite song? Why? New Generation by Skid Row. This song oozes power and flippin' cool guitar riffs. Plus Johnny's voice is incredible.





3. What is the one thing that is the biggest time saver in your life? Microwave Oven. Seriously. I don't cook and this little gadget has kept me fed over the years.





4. What is one gadget you couldn't live without and why? iPod. I'm at a loss when I don't have music going and at work before Collin gave me his I was going nutters!





5. If you could recommend one film for others to see, what would it be and why? The Grass Is Greener with Cary Grant and Robert Mitchum. One of the cutest and romantic films ever made. It's always good for a laugh when you're feeling down and don't have that Care Bear book handy!!





6. What is the one cure or preventative measure you believe in and for what ailment? Swishing Listerine over toothaches. It works and I don't question it!





7. What is the best advice you've ever received and from whom? One day I was down - seriously depressed - and my friend Christina said "You bring everyone else down when you're down." I've always remembered that and so now, even if I feel down, I keep a smile on my face and that alone usually helps improve my mood.





8. If you could introduce the entire world to just one band/musical artist, who would it be and why? Badfinger. I love them and everyone else should, too! Their music is up and fun and genius...





9. If you could convince others you meet or know of one thing, what would it be? That Pete Ham was the best musician to ever live.





10. What do you believe is one of the greatest ways of wasting money and how do you combat it? Wasting money, for me, is easiest on movies and music. I combat it by going to the library and checking out what I want to hear or see and that way, if it's good enough for me to watch or listen to again, I know it's worth the money.

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Found this over on Kathleen's site and it looked fun. The idea is to answer the pre-colon words/phrases using one word.

Yourself: Blonde
Your partner: Cute
Your hair: Blonde
Your mother: Funny
Your father: Genius
Your favorite item: Pets
Your dream last night: Weird
Your favorite drink: Jazz
Your dream car: Mustang
Dream home: Now
The room you are in: Maverick
Your fear: bees
What you are great at: writing
Where you want to be in 10 years: married
Who you hung out with last night: Collin
You're not: Smart
One of your wish list items: Books
The last thing you did: Talked
You are wearing: Capris
Your favorite weather: Gloomy
Your favorite book: Mummy
Last thing you ate: Chocolate
Your life: There
Your mood: Anxious
Your best friend: Cool
What are you thinking about right now: Titanic
Your car: Ion
What are you doing at the moment: Watching
Relationship status: FUN!
What is on your t.v: Nada
When is the last time you laughed: Today

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This was a survey on MySpace and I thought it was fun! Here goes:

F YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend your cool...
7. When you're finished tag some other people to do it!

Opening Credits:
This Love - Maroon 5

Waking Up:
All Things Considered - Yankee Grey

First Day at School:
Hideaway - Berlin

Falling in Love:
I'm Your Boogie Man - Rob Zombie

Fight Song:
Talk Dirty To Me - Poison


Breaking Up:
Disease - Skid Row

Prom:
That Thing You Do - The Wonders

Mental Breakdown:
Artificial Sweetener - No Doubt

Driving:
Keep Pushin' - REO Speedwagon

Flashback:
Sweetest Goodbye - Maroon 5

Getting Back Together:
Let Me Be The One - Def Leppard

Wedding:
The Way That You Love Me - Paula Abdul

Birth of Child:
Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt

Final Battle:
Bad Reputation - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Death Scene:
Octopus's Garden - The Beatles

Funeral Song:
Bluebird - Wings

End Credits:
Never Dance - Linda Eder


Interesting what songs come up. I'm not going to tag anyone - you want it, you got it!!

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I seem to have caught Derek's Nothing Disease so here's a music dealie quiz type thing for you! Enjoy!

MOST PLAYED SONG IN ITUNES: In my personal little folder it would be New Generation by Skid Row, The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani and Jackson by Johnny Cash and June Carter.

MOST PLAYED CD: Right now it's a toss up between Gwen's Sweet Escape and Skid Row's Thickskin.

10 SONGS YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF:
1) New Generation - Skid Row
2) The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani
3) Jackson - Johnny Cash & June Carter
4) Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man - Johnny Cash & June Carter
5) Mouth Of Voodoo - Skid Row
6) I Can't Decide - Scissor Sisters
7) SOS - Rhianna
8) Black Horse And A Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
9) Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence
10) Another Dick In The System - Skid Row

LAST CD YOU BOUGHT: June Carter Cash - Early June

LAST CONCERT: Trans-Siberian Orchestra

LAST SONG YOU HEARD: Armegeddon It - Def Leppard

FIRST SONG ON YOUR iPOD: Wonka's Welcome Song - Danny Elfman

LAST SONG ON YOUR iPOD: A Day In The Life - The Beatles

TEN CD'S YOU COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT:
1) Thickskin - Skid Row
2) Revolutions Per Minute - Skid Row
3) Love.Angel.Music.Baby - Gwen Stefani
4) The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani
5) Walk The Line Soundtrack
6) Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
7) Astronaut - Duran Duran
8) Ass - Badfinger
9) The Best of Jim Croce
10) Red White & Crue - Motley Crue

NEXT CD YOU WANT TO BUY: The new Maroon 5

Happy Wednesday!

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I found this at Kathleen's site; it looked like fun so I took it.

Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback? Honestly, I don't care. As long as I have the book! If it's Victoria Holt or Phyllis Whitney, though, it's all of them! I have to have every copy - hardback, paperback, different covers...it's tough being a collector! :-)

Amazon or brick and mortar? I don't care as long as I get the book I'm looking for.

Barnes & Noble or Borders? See above.

Bookmark or dogear? Bookmark, bookmark, bookmark!!! Dogears are so rude!

Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random? Right now everything is a random jumble because of the move but when I get the books all sorted it will be this way: all hardbacks together, alphabetized by author then by release date. Then the paperbacks done the same way. Collin calls me Monica (from "Friends")...I have no idea why!

Keep, throw away, or sell? If you saw my house you wouldn't ask me this question. I keep everything!!!!

Keep dustjacket or toss it? What? People toss the dustjackets?

Read with dustjacket or remove it? Remove it usually. I tend to tear them if I leave them on.

Short story or novel? Either.

Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket? I like them both but Harry Potter is my choice.

Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks? I stop when I have to so that would be wherever I am.

“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”? Both.

Buy or Borrow? Usually buy but I'll borrow if someone has something I really want to read. If I like it I'll buy it at some point.

New or used? Both, I'm not picky, but have a tendency to buy used more often, just because it's cheaper.

Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse? Recommendation or browsing.

Tidy ending or cliffhanger? Tidy ending, please. I hate having to sit around thinking about what could possibly happen.

Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading? ANY time I can get a minute.

Stand-alone or series? Both.

Favorite series? There are so many!!! Harry Potter, J.D Robb's Eve Dallas series, Elizabeth Peters Amelia Peabody series, Jackie Collins' Lucky series...

Favorite children's book? The Secret Garden

Favorite book of which nobody else has heard? The Wit'ch War series by the man who's name I can never remember...James Clemens, I think. Excellent set of books!

Favorite books read last year? Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and all the J.D. Robb Eve Dallas books.

Favorite books of all time? The Road To Paradise Island by Victoria Holt, The Golden Unicorn by Phyllis A. Whitney, Tick Tock by Dean Koontz, Remembrance by Jude Deveraux.

Least favorite book you finished last year? Murder At The Washington Post by Margaret Truman

What are you reading right now? Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux

What are you reading next? The next 2 books in the Velvet series.

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A little side note to start things off, this is post #525!

So! I've been tagged yet again by the cutest of bloggers, Collin. I'm supposed to list 6 weird things about me then tag 6 other people. It's hard thinking of weird things about myself. I think I'm pretty normal but we'll see...

1) I have the worst balance EVER! I'll just be standing there talking and, whoops! Over I'll start to go. 99% of the time I can catch myself and usually Collin's got my back - he seems to know when I'm toppling...he can reach out and right me without missing a step of whatever it is he's doing! When he's not there, though, it can get hairy. I was with Mom one day and started to go over and she had no clue. I almost hit the dirt!

2) I am an organizational freak. I have all these little projects in the works intended to organize my life. So far I haven't completed them because, frankly, they're freakin' HUGE but one day I'll finish them. My plans include to sort all my music into alphabetical order by song title (for this I have fancy colored index cards and shiny markers), put all my photos into scrapbooks and file all the genealogy info I've acquired into my NEW FILING CABINET! There'snot enough time in the day to get all this stuff done. What's weird about this is that it's fun to me!

3) I roller skated with a movie star! When I was in 6th grade...6th or 7th...I went roller skatiing at Skate City (which now happens to be right across the street from where I live. If that had been the case THEN, I'd have been a champion roller skater!!) with my friend Sandi. We were skating and this kid came up and asked me if I would skate with his friend during couples skating. The kid he pointed out was cute enough - dark hair and eyes with freckles. I told him, "I will if he asks me himself." So he did. He was sweet and shy and he held my hand while we skated. His name was Kelly Reno, he was from Pueblo and he had just starred in Black Beauty. I didn't realize it til a few months later when I was looking through a 16 magazine and saw a picture of him! If you follow that link - he's at the bottom of the page...he didn't grow up too cute!

4) I can pop my jaw. I've always been able to do it. I just roll my jaw and it pops continually. It can really gross people out which is fun. I didn't realize just how weird it was until we were watching That's Amazing! one night and they had some guy on there doing it. Mom, Dad & Derek were all..."eeeyeew!" and I said, "What? I can do that. Watch!" and then they were "eeeyeew"-ing me!

5) I totally believe in reincarnation. I always have and I don't know where the belief came from. It seems to me that I've always thought that I've lived before. I had a past life reading done once at the metaphysical fair here in town and the lady was a total sham. The things she was telling me didn't mean anything and when I asked why I loved music so much she got all flustered and said that I had been a nun and the chanting was a very important part of my day. Ummm...sure...anyway...the second time I went to an old wrinkled lady all dressed in purple and she was awesome. Without me saying a word to her, she looked at my palm, flipped a few Tarot cards over and started telling me that music & dance had always been important in my life, that I started out as a palace dancer in ancient Egypt and was even a ballerina in one life. In one life was obsessed with horses and was an expert rider and in my last life before this one I was an Italian race car driver. All of it resonated with me in some way: I love anything to do with Egypt, I wanted to be a ballerina when I was little and even took lessons, I LOVE horses and always thought I could have been a race car driver since I love speed. I did, for a while, think I had been Alexandra Romanov...that's a whole other post in itself...but there was a MySpace page a while back where the girl running it thought she was Alix reincarnated and I told Collin, "She can't be cuz I am! Uh!" :-)

6) I'm obsessed with office supplies. It's true...there should be a support group or something. Office Max makes me happy - just looking at all the envelopes, stacks of different colored paper, pens, paper clips, staplers...and the many uses you could get out of them all....it makes my head swim with delight! I have pens everywhere in the house and in my smock pocket at work I have no less than 6 pens, 2 markers (one fat tip, one skinny) and 1 highlighter. I have a little plastic organizer with 3 drawers filled with notebooks. I stock up during the back to school sales and actually get excited thinking of all the wonderful things I could buy! I always wanted a full size filing cabinet and Collin got me one for my birthday this year, making me giddy as a schoolboy!

7) I write in the air. My dad told me once that was a sign of obsessive compulsive disorder and maybe it is but I'm not Monk-like about it...yet. See, if someone says a word that I wonder how to spell or if it sounds neat to me, I'll write it out in the air. Sometimes, though, I'll just write my name in the air for the heck of it. Collin's always asking me what I'm writing. And if I make a mistake...I actually rub my hand over it to erase it.

So there's the 6 things + an extree just cuz I like you. If the following would like to play along, go right ahead. I won't force you:

Kathleen
Restless Angel
Michael Manning
Sylvana
Sara
Derek (since he's already been tagged by Collin)

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Kathleen tagged me! I'm so happy - I love things like this! Here we go - - -


A - Available/Single or Taken? Taken, thank you very much.
B - Best Friend? I have 3: Collin, Christina & Shanon
C - Cake or pie? Depends - - chocolate cake, I'm there. Pecan pie, key lime pie - yessiree!
D - Drink Of Choice? Strawberry Pepsi Jazz. I am SOOO addicted!
E - Essential Item You Use Everyday? The computer. I would be lost without it!
F - Favourite Color? PURPLE! Followed very closely by PINK!
G - Gummy Bears or Worms? Bears.
H - Hometown? Right where I'm sitting - Colorado Springs, CO
I - Indulgence? Books, music, clothes.
J - January or February? Gotta love January! That's my birth month! Whoo!
K - Kids & Their Names? They're not really mine but I claim them anyway - Justin & Jordyn. But the fuzzy hamsterly kid IS mine - Sam.
L - Life is Incomplete Without? Motley Crue. Just kidding - family, friends, books.
M - Marriage date? There's not one planned.
N - Number of Siblings? One brother Derek & a sister-in-law Heather
O - Oranges or Apples? Apples - sour green apples! Hell, yeah!
P - Phobias/Fears? Bees, clowns, spiders, being eaten alive by a zombie and claustrophobia.
Q - Favorite (movie) Quote? "Oh my God, oh my God, is he nuts?" "He no nuts, he crazy!"
R - Reason to Smile? Collin.
S - Season? Fall. I love everything about that season!
T - Tag 3 people?
Collin
Derek
Justin C
U - Unknown Fact About Me? I have no pinkies. I've got 10 fingers, I just don't have any pinkies. Ha! Just kidding - what I really don't have are pinky toenails. They're just a mushy mass of nail goo. Both of them.
V - Vegetable you don’t like? I know, I know they're a fungus - that's why I pick mushrooms.
W - Worst Habit? Cracking my knuckles.
X - X-rays You’ve Had? Thumb, teeth & ankle.
Y - Your Favorite Food? Mimi's Chinese Chicken Salad accompanied by their delish buttermilk spice muffin.
Z – Zodiac sign? Aquarius

Have fun, boys!!

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About a year and half ago or so, I did a music quiz where the answers could only be the titles of songs by one band. I picked Skid Row at the time and now I'm doing it again, only this time I'm picking my band of the moment, Motley Crue. Hold on tight, here we go:


Choose a band/artist and answer only in song TITLES by that band: Motley Crue
Are you male or female: Girls, Girls, Girls
Describe yourself: Rock 'N' Roll Junkie
How do some people feel about you: Starry Eyes
How do you feel about yourself: She Needs Rock 'N' Roll
Describe your ex husband: Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
Describe your current boyfriend: 'Til Death Do Us Part
Describe where you want to be: Home Sweet Home
Describe what you want to be: Hell In High Heels
Describe how you live: Hooligan's Holiday
Describe how you love: Primal Scream
Share a few words of wisdom: Shout At The Devil

The random 10 (turning on my MP3 player and this is what we get):
1. Early Winter - Gwen Stefani (my new favorite song)
2. Look What You've Done - Jet
3. Two Times Dead - Brides of Destruction
4. Brace Yourself - Brides of Destruction
5. Different People - No Doubt
6. Drug - Berlin
7. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
8. Now That You've Got It - Gwen Stefani
9. Shapeshifter - Josie & The Pussycats
10. Wild Side - Motley Crue

The last CD you bought is: Pharrell - In My Mind

What is the last song you listened to before this message: I've Got To See You Again - Norah Jones

Write down five songs you listen to a lot or mean a lot to you:
1. Timeless - Badfinger
2. Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows
3. Mouth - Merrill Bainbridge
4. Early Winter - Gwen Stefani
5. Breakin' Down - Skid Row

Total number of films I own on DVD/video: Gah! I can't count that high. I just can't.

The last film I bought: Benchwarmers

The last film I watched: In the theatre - The Holiday. On DVD - Election

Five films that I watch a lot:
1. Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom
2. Titanic
3. While You Were Sleeping
4. Practical Magic
5. The Wedding Singer

The Last 4 books you've read:
1. The Dirt - Motley Crue
2. Mistletoe & Sword - Anya Seton
3. The Hearth & Eagle - Anya Seton
4. Tommyland - Tommy Lee

Okay, that's enough for today. Hope you all have a fine Tuesday!

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This has been going around the emails but why not post it here?

Four Things about Me (that you may not have known...)

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Pizza hostess at Fargo's - it was so bad I went back a 2nd time.
2. Radio D.J. - That was fun except the pay...and the treatment by management...
3. Golf Course counter clown - UGH! Golfers (with the exception of a few including my dad) are the rudest bunch of people! Not one day went by when I didn't want to smack someone.
4. Operator at an electronics plant - So far my best job - load the machines and read a book or write a story or play a board game or blog....


Four Movies I have watched over and over:
1. Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom - "I was happy in Shanghai...I had a little house, a garden...my friends were rich, we went to parties all the time in limosuenes, I hate being outside!!"
2. The Wedding Singer - "You think the 'time to make the doughnuts' guy is sexy."
3. Titanic - "I know what ice fishing is...uh!"
4. While You Were Sleeping - "Is this guy botherin' you, Luce? Looks like he's...uh...leanin'."


Four of my Favorite Songs:
1. Return To Oz - Scissor Sisters
2. Coppertone Blues - Pete Ham
3. Early Winter - Gwen Stefani
4. Dreamin' Again - Jim Croce

Four places I've lived:
Okay, the thing is I've always lived here. Colorado Springs or it's little suburb Security. So here's 4 streets I've lived on:
1. Weber
2. Gleanarm
3. Hackberry
4. Durasno Terrace

Four TV channels I enjoy:
1. VH-1 Classic - Lynn Hoffman might bother me but she's a small price to pay to see videos that I haven't seen in years. And the Metal Mania Show...couldn't get any better!
2. The NFL Network - Steve Mariuchi is SO my friend. I may not have liked him when he coached the 49'ers but I love listening to him.
3. History Channel - Enough said.
4. A&E - The Saturday night crime line-up...I used to plan my day around that!

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Chinese Chicken Salad from Mimi's - Add their buttermilk spice muffin to the mix and I'm a happy, happy girl.
2. Pasta, pasta & more pasta - I could live on pasta. But I'd need the chinese chicked salad every once in a while!
3. Anything from Rudy's Little Hideaway - The best Mexican food EVER!
4. Salad from Fargo's - lettuce, bleu cheese dressing (made there - it's better than any bleu cheese dressing I've ever tasted) and croutons. That's all I need!


Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Home. - I'm writing this at work. In 11 1/2 hours I will be home. Yay!
2. Grand Junction - I miss Grandma.
3. Sweden - Never been, love to go
4. England - Ditto.

Four Things I Hate The Most:
1. Bad drivers
2. Rude customer service people
3. Oakland Raiders
4. Kansas City Cheifs

Four Famous People I Would Like To Be:
I'm pretty happy with me but if I have to choose....
1. Gwen Stefani
2. Evangeline Lilly
3. Rebecca Romijn
4. Jaime Pressly
I only picked them based on their looks. :-)

I guess that's about all for the Quiz Fun! Have a great day!

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So Collin tagged me. And no matter what anyone says, I'm not going to call him an evil bastard. He knows I like things like this. So! Here we go:

1. I can sing "My Heart Will Go On" in Italian. Yep. Sure can. When the theme to Titanic was everywhere, Sarah Brightman released a version in Italian on her Eden CD. She included the words. I learned it. So if I ever go to Italy then I can sing while I'm there but that would be about it.

2. I was almost run over by a car driven by a pro wrestler. I was in high school, I think. Derek, Ryan & I went to a WWF event at the Springs Auditorium and Ryan wanted to meet Miss Elizabeth sooooo bad. We went running across the parking lot and out of nowhere came a white sedan and it came within inches of splattering me on the pavement. I looked in the window and sitting at the wheel, looking at me sort of bemused-like, was Tito Santana!

3. I collect anything with The Little Mermaid on it. I don't care what it is. I saw a bike helmet at Toys R Us the other day and I wanted it just cuz it was Ariel. I bought a sucker ring last week and refuse to eat it cuz I like the picture of her.

4. I hate Henry Rollins sooooo much, flames come out of my head....I really, really do. A few years ago I was watching VH-1 and there was an interview with him where he was discussing groupies. His quote was "It never fails...there's always some fat groupie named Heather who says 'will you sign my Care Bear?'" Oooo! Pissed me off!! Dick!

5. What stresses me out the most? Parking. Seriously. If I have to go somewhere I've never been, I will drive by a couple days before hand to scout out the parking situation. I go to pick up Justin & Jordyn from school a half hour early so I can get the best parking spot. I get all freaky about where I put my car. I'm terrified of towing companies, as well.

So there you go. Not as interesting as Derek & Collin but - - still...you probably didn't know any of that unless you were Derek or Collin. Oh! And I'm not adopted, no matter what Derek says. He said that one day when we were younger and Mom came home from work. I said, "My mom is home!" and he, of course, said that she wasn't my mom cuz I was adopted. When I told mom that and added that my reply had been that I couldn't be adopted since I looked just like her, she said, "Well, that's because I'm adopted, too." Ha!

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One more and I'm at the big 500! Wow!! Here's a quiz (destined to piss off Kevin D. Denee) that I yoinked from Justin C's blog:

EVERYONE HAS THEIR FIRSTS

FIRST REAL BEST FRIEND: Rhonda Upchurch

FIRST SCHOOL: South Elementary School

FIRST CELL PHONE: A Qwest phone that was pretty bad

FIRST FUNERAL: Terry Valear, my prom "date" who died in a car accident 2 years after graduating.

FIRST PET: Morris, a yellow tabby cat

FIRST BIG TRIP: To California & DisneyLand when I was in 4th grade!

FIRST FIGHT: 5th grade with Seneca Davis - she was mad because her friend Darcie was having more fun playing with me. We pushed each other around and I hyperventilated. I've toughened up since then. I hope.

FIRST CELEBRITY CRUSH: Shaun Cassidy. What a dreamboat!

FIRST TIME OUT OF THE COUNTRY?: In 1996, I went to Juarez, Mexico.

FIRST JOB: Fargo's in 1989.

FIRST MYSPACE FRIEND: Hopefully Derek...I just asked him to be my friend and I'm waiting on his response.

EVERYONE HAS THEIR LASTS

LAST PERSON YOU HUGGED: Collin as I left for work.

LAST CAR RIDE: When I drove to the grocery store on my break about 6 hours ago.

LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: CRAP! Tonight watching Monk. When he gets mushy about his late wife it makes me cry.

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED: Must Love Dogs

LAST FOOD YOU ATE: Key Lime Pie

LAST ITEM BOUGHT: Key Lime Pie

LAST SHIRT WORN: The one I have on - A black shirt with criss crosses in the back.

LAST PHONE CALL: Collin tonight at work.

LAST TEXT MESSAGE: N/A

LAST THING YOU TOUCHED: besides the computer - - a prober.

LAST FUNERAL: Grandpa Widegren in March..

LAST TIME AT THE MALL: About a month ago with Jordyn & Christina.

LAST TIME YOU WERE EXCITED FOR SOMETHING: I'm excited right now because Skid Row is supposed to be coming to town. I was also just excited for Guitar Hero 2 to come out!

LAST PERSON YOU SAW: My new trainee, Monique.

LAST THING YOU DRANK: Strawberry & Creme Pepsi Jazz.

LAST PERSON THAT BROKE YOUR HEART: My grandfather... for dying. But it wasn't his fault.

LAST TIME YOU WERE REALLY HONESTLY HAPPY?: When Collin told me he loved me! Awwww.....

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**WARNING. LONG POST FOLLOWS**

Consider yourself warned. I stole this quiz (yet again) from El Sid. She called it a "gay little rainbow quiz." We'll see what happens....

* Red *
Closest red thing to you? The "-=" button on the adding machine.
Last thing to make you angry? This idiot kid who was waiting at Wold to turn left onto Maizeland. I was going to turn left on Wold and when I turned on my blinker, he decided that meant he was suddenly granted the right of way and turned in front of me. Idiot.
Ever been in love? Yes. I am now.
Are you a fan of romance? I love romance. I can't count how many times I saw Titanic or how many sappy romance books I've read and cried over!

* Orange *
Closest orange thing to you? The "I need assistance" light on the prober.
Do you like to burn things? Incense. Candles. I'm not a pyro like some people I know.
Dress up for halloween? Yep. If I'm not working.
Are you usually a warm-hearted person? Of course!
Do you have anything against ginger hair? Nooo...weird question.
Are you usually full of energy? Depends on what day it is & if I've worked.

* Yellow *
Closest yellow thing to you? The sticky note stuck to the side of my computer telling what time the wafers get out of the data retention bake oven.
Favourite holiday? Christmas & my birthday. It's a holiday - in Italy!
What makes you smile? Collin, Sam, kittens, puppies, our new house...
Are you a coward? Depends on the situation.
Do you burn or tan? I freckle. I used to burn but my skin decided that was passe so it started freckling. Collin once suggested I circle the freckles on my body before I went out into the sun to see how many new ones popped up!

* Green *
Closest green thing to you? The power light on the PEMAV test system.
Do you care about the environment? Sure.
Are you jealous of anyone right now? Skinny women.
Are you a lucky person? I can be. Don't wanna tempt the gods, now!
Do you always want what you can't have? No.
Do you like being outdoors? Sure. I like it more when it's overcast and stormy, though. I don't need any more freckles!

* Blue *
Closest blue thing to you? The mouse pad.
Are you good at calming people down? Actually, pretty good. I had a lot of practice on an old friend who was constanltly freaking out!
Do you like the sea? I suppose. I've only seen it maybe 3 times.
Last thing to make you cry? A book.
Are you a logical thinker? After I get over the fanciful thoughts, my logical personality always takes over.
Can you sleep easily? Yes. Light, dark, quiet, noisy - - it doesn't matter.

* Purple *
Closest Purple thing to you? Hello Kitty's shirt on my notebook.
Like being treated to expensive things? Of course!
Do you like mysterious things? Love them!
Favourite type of chocolate? White.
Are you creative? I like to think so.

* PiNk *
Closest pink thing to you? My Hello Kitty notebook cover.
Are you gay/bisexual? No. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Sorry - Collin & I have been watching Seinfeld.
Do you like sweet foods? Love them! Too much!
Like play-fighting? Sometimes.
Are you sensitive? Oh, yes! In fact I'm crying right now.
Do you like punk music? Yes.

* White *
Closest white thing to you? My list of work equipment.
Would you say you're innocent? Yes.
Always try to keep the peace? Yeah, unless I'm the one fighting.
How do you imagine your wedding, if you want one? I did the big poofy wedding once before & it didn't turn out so hot. The next one (if there WILL be a next one - ahem, ahem) I want to be fun and laid back with drinking and dancing which I didn't get at my last one. I still want the pretty dress, though, although I'm thinking of a champagne color this time around.
Do you like to play in the snow? I love snow! As long as I'm not driving in it!
Are you afraid of going to the doctors or dentists? Not doctors but dentists. They're all minions of Satan.

* Black*
Closest black thing to you? The password written on the computer monitor.
Ever enjoy hurting people? No.
Are you sophisticated or silly? So silly.
Afraid of death? Sometimes. Although if he comes to collect me and I get to ride his horse, Binky, it's all cool.
Would you like to go to space? Absolutely NOT!
Do you have a lot of secrets? Pfft! I'm a yapper. I tell everybody EVERYTHING!!!

* Misc *
What is your favourite colour? Purple although Jordyn insists that it's pink.
Does the colour you wear affect your mood? No. I tend to dress according to my mood.
You prefer contrasting or harmonizing colours? Whatever goes together.
Do you like to paint? I like painting walls but I can't paint pictures like my genius father.
What colour would you think best symbolises your personality? Hot pink.

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Just to annoy the people who think I have too much time on my hands to take quizzes! :-) I found this one over at Pat Angello's site!


Have you ever been in a fantasy league? Yes...well, no...I guess it wasn't a real league. It was a bunch of people that my ex worked with and I was nominated to be the "secretary", the one who kept all the stats, because I was the only girl and guess what? I kicked all their asses and WON!!

What was the first sports jersey you ever owned? It was a Green Bay Packer Don Majkowski jersey. It didn't have his name on the back, just the 7 on each side. But I loved it!!!

10 favorite athletes:
Randy Gradishar
John Elway
Shannon Sharpe
Joe Sakic
Peter Forsberg
Stephane Yelle
Patrick Roy
Trevor Pryce
Rod Smith
Alex Tanguay

Three Athletes I secretly admire but am ashamed to admit it for fear of ridicule.
Sergei Fedorov
Ryan Smyth
Martin St Louis

Three people (outside family) you would pay to have coffee with:
Gwen Stefani
Kate Hudson
Rasputin

One Thing You Could Change if you Could:
My Dad's health - make it better.

So there you go. I liked this one because of the sports questions. So much fun!!!

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God, it's sooooo hot at work that my brain has totally melted. Because of that, I'm reverting back to part 2 of the quiz that I borrowed from El Sid. It's just too hot to think of anything new.

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK? Not usually...a couple times it's happened when I really work myself up, though.

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY? Myself. I was sick and felt bad that I was probably going to make Collin sick, too.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PERFUME? Xi'a Xi'ang or Obsession.

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Red hair and blue eyes...tiny blue eyes. :-)

15. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS? Pish-posh. I need none of that. Give me Diet Pepsi any day.

16. WHAT ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? Conspriacy In Death by JD Robb.

17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING? Pepperoni and Onions. Light Sauce. No sauce is even better.

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW WHAT WOULD IT BE? A magic pill that would make me have the body of Angelina Jolie - - pre Shiloh.

19. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON THAT MADE YOU MAD? Ummm...probably Matt from the fab. He used to work with me and he was in the break room tonight. He talks really really loud and thinks he's funny. He annoys the hell out of me.

20. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE? Nope. I can count to 10 in Spanish, to 3 in French and say a couple things in Swedish. Not too impressive.

So there we are. 20 down, 80 to go! Whooo!!! Hope you all had a great weekend.

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El Sid always has the greatest quizzes so...this one is inordinately long so I broke it up and will post it in parts when I'm too lazy to think of anything else! Here we go - - -



1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? I can only pick one? That's like picking a favorite child! Okay, okay - - the one on my right hand underneath my thumb - I was 4 or 5 and I cut it on an open orange juice can. It's all round and puffy and gross...awesome!!!

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Not one, not two, not three but FIVE posters of the Eiffel Tower, one of Captain Jack Sparrow and a framed Powerman 5000 poster. Oh, and a Badfinger album (Straight Up), the mermaid that Collin drew me that's my header & 2 Patrick Roy pictures, one from Mom and the other from Dad.

3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE? It's small...silver & orange. Plays pretty cute music when it rings.

4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO? Whatever I'm in the mood for. In my car I have Rascal Flatts, Nina Gordon, Cinderella & Def Leppard.

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? 4:45pm.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? At this very moment...cool air and to go home (I'm at work).

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS? My Grandpa Widegren and my great Grandma Reed.

8. WHAT IS THE VELOCITY OF AN UNLADEN SPARROW IN FLIGHT? If El Sid hadn't said it, I wouldn't have known this was a mistyped Monty Python reference.

9. DO YOU PREFER HOT DOGS OR HAMBURGERS? Depends. If I'm at home, hamburgers most likely. At a ball park or carnival or what-have-you, hot dogs with sauerkraut & mustard!

10.WHAT ARE YOU CONSIDERED [[PREP, GOTH, JOCK, ETC]]? Hell, I don't know. Geek.

That's it for this installment. Trust me, this was loooooong so there's plenty more where this came from!!!

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You Are Apple Pie

You're the perfect combo of comforting and traditional Those who like you crave security

You Are 32% Evil

A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil.

So I'm not as evil as I thought. Damn. But that pie sure looks good! :-)

Yeah, I'm dry as far as posts go right now...I did complete the medium level on Guitar Hero for the 2nd time and got 5 stars on all the songs. To be a guitar god you have to get 5 stars on medium, hard & expert. Right now I'm considered a guitar legend. :-) I started the hard level and got through 9 songs before I had to go to bed. I'm getting fairly good at the game. Surprisingly my favorite songs to play are Spanish Castle Magic (Jimi Hendrix), Ace Of Spades (Motorhead) & Bark At The Moon (Ozzy).

We took Guitar Hero over to Derek's the night of the poker party and made everyone play. Mom was funny - - she tried so hard. Heather (Squatchy) picked it up right away and it took Derek a bit but he caught on and kept saying "One more, aww just one more." It's sooo addictive and everyone should be playing it!! :-)

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Which character from LOST are you? Hurley Dude...you're rich

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I took a lot of other "Which Lost character are you" quizzes and in each one I was somebody different so I latched onto my favorite one. I figure I must be schizo. :-)

Hope you all have a fine weekend. As for me, I'm off to see The DaVinci Code tonight! Whoo!

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You Are Fozzie Bear

"Wocka! Wocka!" You're the life of the party, and you love making people crack up. If only your routine didn't always bomb! You may find more groans than laughs, but always keep the jokes coming.

I love Fozzy! This rocks!

Your Stripper Song Is

Like a Virgin by Madonna "Like a virgin, ooh, ooh Like a virgin Feels so good inside When you hold me, and your heart beats, and you love me" No virgin-ness implied. Not at all.

That works. I guess.

You Are Jan Brady

Brainy and a little introverted, you tend to think life is a lot worse than it actually is. And while you may think you're a little goofy looking, most people consider you to be a major babe.

How perfect is this? Instead of "Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!" my whiny line is "Derek, Derek, Derek!!" Haha. Have a great weekend!

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El Sid had this quiz and I love quizzes. Whee!


Do you watch the Gilmore Girls?: I saw some of the first season and never watched it after that. It wasn't that I didn't like it...I just...didn't feel like watching it anymore.

Have you ever enjoyed listening to Jack Johnson?: Yes. I just got the Curious George Soundtrack and it's very good.

Do you listen to Christian rock?: Only old Stryper when I want to relive the days where I flunked math and Mom's restriction included no music except for Stryper. Blah.

Have you ever seen or enjoyed watching the O.C.?: Once. And miraculously it was the episode where they played a cover of a Badfinger song.

Do you have one or more Britney Spears C.D.?: Ummm...okay, okay - I'll admit it. The only Britney CD I don't have is that new mixes one. I actually have all the others!! I don't like her but some of her music is fun. And Jordyn likes it!

Do you regularly watch the news?: No.

Which radio station is your favorite?: Even though the morning guy annoyed me - I still listen to The Peak 95.1

Are you a Lost fanatic? : Never seen it but Shanon is going to let me borrow Season 1 so Collin & I can get all into it.

[[Be honest]]

Do you have a song by Ozzy Osbourne in your library?: I have his greatest hits CD.

Alanis Morissette?: I think I have 3 of her CD's

Do you watch Family Guy regularly?: Somewhat. I love Stewie.

The Simpsons?: I LOVE THE SIMPSONS!!! Although I haven't seen a new episode in a while since I work on Sundays.

King of the Hill?: Not as much.

[[Admit it]]

Do you read trashy romance novels often?: Not trashy, no. I have gotten into Nora Roberts as of late who writes pretty good romance with a plot.

Do you really work out every day?: Bah! I used to. I've gotten extremely lazy.

Have you ever eaten chocolate in bed?: Probably

Have you ever eaten an entire pint, or more, of ice cream by yourself? : Maybe...a long time ago.

Have you ever spent an entire day in bed without being sick?: No. I get too bored.

Have you ever eaten nothing but junk food for a week straight? : Yes.

Do you shower every single morning, no exceptions?: Morning? Hardly ever - I take one in the afternoon before work.

Have you ever gone to school/work only 15 minutes after waking up?: Yes and I hate that feeling. Hate it.

Do you ever forget to give an xmas present & instead keep it for yourself?: No. I love giving presents so I wouldn't ever be able to do that.

Do you sing obnoxiously in the car when you're driving alone?: I sing in the car no matter if I'm alone or with people. It's a disease.

Do you sing obnoxiously in the shower when no one's home?:I live alone so I ALWAYS sing in the shower. One time in high school I was singing "Carrie" by Europe in the shower and Dad heard me and never let me live it down.

Have you ever watched a little kid's show when you were over 12?: Of course. I purposely watch Powerpuff Girls and Totally Spies and Spongebob and I used to be addicted to Animaniacs. And Elena loves (loved?) The Wiggles so I watched a lot of that with her.

Have you ever looked forward to going to school?: Probably only to see whatever guy I was crushing on at the time.

[[The Necessary Love Questions That Aren't So Necessary]]

(we'll have to replace the word CRUSH with BOYFRIEND)

Have you ever had an explicit dream involving your crush?: My dreams are always so messed up...yes I have but I've also had dreams like that about people I didn't even like. So disturbing.

...Did it include a broom closet? Gack. No!

Have you ever pretended your crush was with you when they really weren't?: No...that's just weird.

Did you draw for your first crush back in elementary school/preschool?: No. I can't be expected to remember that far back.

(Girls) Have you ever asked a guy out?: God, no!! The shyness, it is dibilitating! Thank God Collin had the nerve to ask ME out! :0)

(Guys) Have you ever liked a girl but didn't ask her out b/c you were afraid?: The only guy around here is sleeping right now but I KNOW he's told me that he has done that. Poor poor sleeping boyfriend...

Have you ever written a poem/story about your lovelife? I have PILES of notebooks filled with silly love stories.

An autobiography?: It so wouldn't be interesting.

Have you ever listened to a song repeatedly just because it reminded you of your crush?: Oh, Good God...OF FREAKIN' COURSE! I'm a GIRL! We do that. Whole CD's were made to satisfy the crush thing...

Have you ever spent over an hour thinking about nothing but your crush?: Yes.

Do you reread meaningless AIM convos just because they're with your crush? : We don't IM much...and when we do it's not a lot of mushy banter...we're both pretty weird.

Have you ever reconsidered liking someone because of their appearance? : Their appearance changes due to their personality so if they're an ass, they're not attractive in any sense and so my answer is no.

Have you ever liked someone solely for their appearance? At first...I would think, Ooo! Cute guy. But after that it's all about what's going on inside. Are they nice? Smart? Funny???

[[The Questions You Love: Completely and Utterly Pointless Ones]]

Do you eat all the servings in the food groups on a daily basis?: Ha. Ha ha ha.

Are you ever a freak about cleanliness or organization?: Not a freak but I've been trying hard to keep my stuff neat.

Have you ever been treated for OCD? ADD?: No but I think I need to be for OCD.

Do you own a graphing calculator?: What the hell is that?

Have you ever been to South America or Africa?: not yet.

Have you ever owned a Klutz book or kit?: A huh?

Do you know how to knit?: No. That's too crafty for me.

Do you have a cellphone or iPod with a patterened cover? Nope. My phone is U-G-L-Y, it ain;t got no alibi....

Have you ever written song lyrics yourself and put them in your profile?: Nooo...these questions are getting weird....

Do you keep a diary or journal (online or on paper)?: Not anymore. I used to keep journals in college, though.

Did you ever want to be an astronaut or a teacher when you were a kid? A teacher but that was when I was in 3rd grade and figured I would be a nicer teacher than Mrs. Kynor. Evil evil woman!!

Do you own a striped sweater?: Yes but it's too small for me now. Dark purple stripes on light purple...so cute!!

How often do you take a bubble bath?: At least once a week.

When you open your closet, what is the dominant color of your clothes?: Pink.

[[Truly Unusual This or That Questions]]

Baskin Robbins or Coldstone?: COLDSTONE is my God...I bow down to it's ice creamy goodness....

Sees or Godiva?: Nothing wrong with anyy kind of chocolate...unless it's dark...

The Shins or the Decemberists?: Never heard The Shins and I got annoyed by The Decemberists so...give me The Scissor Sisters.

America or Canada?: Never been to Canada...so America.

Physics or chemistry?: Eeyew...science.

Glamorous or au naturale?: Au naturale. It's so much easier for lazy ol me.

Earphones or headphones?: Headphones. The Ear things hurt my ears.

Chocolate brown or teal?: Neither. Chocolate brown isn't a fun color for me and teal was my wedding color....shudder.

Earrings or a ring?: Rings. My earring holes closed up.

Commitment or casual dating?: Commitment.

Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings?: Depends on my mood. I love them both. I am only saved from total geekdom by my love of sports, according to someone in the know! ;-)

Fly or road trip?: Road trip. You can manipulate the music and go at your own pace.

Starbucks or Petes?: Eeyew...coffee.

[[Another Wave of Random Questions]]

Do you know what a geisha is?: Yep. I loved the book, haven't seen the movie.

What is your favorite Disney movie?: Little Mermaid. Always & forever.

Do you have a more classic style or do you stay up-to-date (clothes wise)?: I'm an original. Hahahaha!

How much jewelry do you own?: I have a lot of rings and necklaces.

What year do you (did you) graduate high school in?: 1989. Sooo old....

Have you memorized the rejection hotline, just in case?: What's that? Do you think I need to?

Have you ever given someone the rejection hotline as your number?: Seriously, what the hell is that?

Have you ever eaten at a food court?: Yeah. For a while it was the only way to get Chick-Fil-A.

Have you ever bought clothes at Sears?: Used to all the time when I had a Sears Card.

Do you own any Care Bears memorabilia?: Nope.

Do you have a quilt on your bed?: A quilt I bought at Mom's store. It's so pretty...

What color is it?: White with pink & baby blue patterns

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Happy Friday!! Mom has a new post - she thinks she knows what she's getting for Christmas! Check it out! And I also still want your opinion on my micro-post from yesterday...

The end of the year: I found this over at Keri's blog. What was the first line from your blog the first day of each month in 2005?

January: Last year I decided to see just how many books I could read in a year. Whoa! Kicking it off with what a book-geek I am!

February: First off, I want to vent a little bit about this mail blogger system. Yeah, the mail thing ended up by the wayside. Now Collin is my Blog poster!

March: I've started walking on my break again at work. I did start. But then I quit. Then I started again...and now with the ice, I've postponed all late night walks.

April: I've mentioned many, many times how I hate spiders, they ook me out big time. Oh, God...I'm getting ooky...

May: "Sweetie, do you want to join the Columbia Record Club?" Nothing like a little Weird Al to jump start the month of May!

June: So...all those photo posts that Derek has done with the horrible pictures of me, Collin, Mom, Dad, Squatchy...he seems to revel in putting those bad pics up for the world to see. Hee hee. I got him good! :-)

July: Jordyn flounced into the living room the other night and said, "Do you know why I love Jim Croce so much?" Greatest sentence ever uttered by a 5 year old.

August: Last week I picked up a CD by a Broadway star named Kristin Chenoweth.
Yes, I did...and I still listen to it regularly!

September: There really should be no surprise here. All righty then. No surprises, remember that!

October: Sunday morning Prescilla & I went on our usual 5:30am jaunt around the lake. See? I told you I started walking again!

November: Sunday Mom & I went to the Broncos/Eagles game. Hell, yeah and we kicked McNabb's butt!! Whooo!!!!

December: Yeah. I got nothin'. But I can't leave my page without something pretty on it so here: I have that problem a lot - nothin' to post. A sad sad state of affairs, I'll tell ya!

So there you are - the first of what I'm sure will be many year-end fun posts to come!!

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