Showing posts with label memes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memes. Show all posts

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Sunday Stealing




I stole this meme from Bev over at My Reader's Block.  Seemed like a fun thing to do this Sunday morning.
 
 
A. Age: 35

B. Bed size:
Queen

C. Chore that you hate:
vacuuming -- I don't like the noise and my body doesn't like the heaviness of the vacuum.

D. Dogs:
I've not owned one as an adult.  I like dogs but I'm not willing to commit to the work of having one -- I'd be happy to live with one, though, if someone else in the house did more than 1/2 of the work involved.

E. Essential start to your day:
Hmmm...  I'm not sure -- I don't actually have much of a morning routine, something that I simply always do.  I guess I always brush my teeth before I leave the house.  And I prefer to wake up on my own, w/o a noisy alarm -- not that I need to sleep in -- I woke up on my own this morning around 6:30.

F. Favorite color: black, purple, blue, grey

G. Gold or Silver:
Silver -- in fact, I've been thinking I need to give away all my gold stuff, because I really, really prefer silver.

H. Height:
5'5?

I. Instruments you play:
none -- I tried the trumpet for a short while in middle school -- i wanted to do flute, but couldn't even get a sound out of it, so they gave me the trumpet instead.  I can't really read music, even.

J. Job title:
I wonder what my job title is....   I work at a natural family living-ish store -- cloth diapers, breastfeeding stuff, babywearing gear, wooden toys, organic clothing 

K. Kids:
Fiona, who was 7 1/2 yesterday.

L. Live:
I've lived in Denver for 5 years now.  I grew up in Indiana -- both places feel like home to me, though perhaps in slightly different ways.

M. Mother's name:
Joan, Joni, or Joanie, depending on her whim at a given moment.  :)

N. Nicknames:
Bufomander, Buf (w/ one f, thank you very much), Bu, Buffalo, La Loca

O. Overnight hospital stays:
a few nights in high school for random stomach issues

P. Pet peeve:
when people do that waving their hand in the front of your face thing -- really?  I can't unfocus my eyes w/o you being obnoxious?  I really, really, hate it.  It feels invasive.  I mean, I guess it's one thing if we've been talking together and then I zone out -- but I'm talking about when we've not even been interacting and somehow it disturbs you that I'm sitting and thinking.  Well.  I guess that's my soapbox for the day.  :)

I used to really hate it when dishwater was left to get cold and then you had to reach through the yucky water to unplug it.  Not only does this no longer bother me, but I now do it -- mostly in a conserving water kind of thing. 

Q. Quote from a movie:
I could be the Walrus, I'd still have to bum rides off people.  (Who knows what this one is from?)

R. Right or left handed:
Right

S. Siblings:
  Seth, 3 1/2 years younger than me.

T. Time you wake up:
  Usually between 6 and 8. 

U. Underwear:
Cotton or another natural fiber -- I need to get rid of all the underwear I have that is too big but haven't done it yet.

V. Vegetable you hate:
Hmmm..  I don't know if there are any I truly hate, but lima beans are probably my least favorite -- though I think they could be cooked in ways I'd like.

W. What makes you run late:
moving, intentionally, at a relaxed speed until I suddenly realize it's actually time to get going

X. X-Rays you've had:
several after being hit by a car -- no broken bones.  Other than that, only at the dentist

Y. Yummy food that you make:
brownies, spinach artichoke dip, macaroni & cheese, swisschard or other greens.



Z.  Zoo animal:  I love watching jellyfish.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Meet Me on Monday -- January 31st, 2011

This is my first time with Meet Me On Monday, a meme hosted by Java.









Questions:

1.  What do you put on your hot dog?
Sweet relish, brown or yellow mustard, sauerkraut, raw or cooked onions.  I don't touch boiled hot dogs but I'll eat grilled or fried.  My favorite aunt cuts them longways but with a bit still connected and fries them with onions.  Yum.
Polish Sauerkraut (Kiszona kapusta)Image via Wikipedia

2.  Do you play Sudoku?
Nope.  It doesn't attract me at all.  Cryptic crosswords, on the other hand -- sign me up. I enjoy doing them with other people as well.  I also like regular crosswords and logic puzzles.
Sample British crossword gridImage via Wikipedia


3.  What is your favorite vegetable?
Gosh, I don't know -- I like lots of vegetables.  I'll say spinach and swisschard.  (Three others that aren't actually vegetables:  mushrooms, avocados, tomatoes.)
vegetablesImage via Wikipedia

4.  Do you color your hair?
I've highlighted it once or twice and maybe dyed it once or twice as well, but not in the last 10 years or more.  I've been craving blue hair for about 20 years.

5.  What is your favorite brand of clothing?
In general I'm not very much of a clothes brand aficionado (a?) and I love home-made and/or local stuff.  I like my pair of Maggie's Organic socks with words on them and wouldn't mind more.  :)

Friday, October 22, 2010

Friday 56 -- Khai of Khem by Brian Lumley

Welcome to The Friday 56, hosted by Storytime with Tonya.
Here’s how it works:
Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

"Being employed in the trade -- as an agent for one of the big airlines -- he had no difficulties.  As to why he brought the mask to us --" he shrugged.  "He says he 'guessed' we were the right ones to approach!" 

~Khai of Khem by Brian Lumley

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Teaser Tuesdays -- October 19, 2010 -- The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!

Marta's laugh sounded life-threatening.  "I'm fine.  I just don't sleep much anymore."

~ p. 268 The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller
 It's been a slow couple of days for me, reading-wise.  (Lots of stuff I'm trying to figure out right now.)  I'm vacillating on what I think of this one.  Have any of you read this?  

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Teaser Tuesdays -- October 12, 2010 -- The Danger Box by Blue Balliett


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers! 
In one short day, I'd found out an amazing amount.  I knew that ~Darwin kept lots of notebooks, ~exploring nature was a big deal in those days, ~Darwin had been on the Beagle when the notebook I was holding was written.

~page 174, The Danger Box by Blue Balliett

This is my current read with my six-year-old daughter.  It took me quite a while to really start enjoying the story but I'm feeling better about it at this point. I'm enjoying the relationships between Zoomy and his grandparents and Zoomy's relationship with his new friend Lorrol as well.  The dad is so creepy it's just sort of sad.  I'll be interested to see how his whole situation pans out.  Balliett says the object that the book centers around is real -- and really missing -- and I find that intriguing.


One more quote that I wanted to share (Zoomy is the speaker):

Maybe everyone's life is a big, hoped-for plan with missing pieces, pieces that you only glimpse now and then.  Kind of like the way my eyes work; you only get to see what's right around you.  And you never stop hoping and praying that you'll run across what fits.  (p. 204)


    Friday, October 1, 2010

    Friday 56 & Book Beginnings Friday-- Friday, October 1, 2010 -- Copying Oneself & Being Followed

    Hosted by Tonya, at Storytime with Books,
    Rules:
    * Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
    * Turn to page 56.
    * Find the fifth sentence.
    * Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
    *Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
    * Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

    The only thing considered worse than copying the masters was to copy oneself.  "To copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others.  It leads to sterility," Picasso observed.

    ~Becoming a Life Change Artist: Seven Creative Skills to Reinvent Yourself at Any Stage of Life by Fred Mandell, Ph.D. & Kathleen Jordan, Ph.D.


    Hosted by Becky, at Page Turners BooksAnyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you're reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence.

    March 23, 1907  I hate being followed.
    ~Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus


    This is the third in R. L. LaFevers' Theodosia Throckmorton series and my daughter and I have really been enjoying them.  I like this opening sentence, but the one that follows is even better:  "I especially hate being followed by a bunch of lunatic adults playing at being occultists."  :)




    Wednesday, September 29, 2010

    W.W.W. Wednesdays -- September 29, 2010

    Answer the following questions:


    What are you currently reading?
    What did you recently finish reading?
    What do you think you'll read next?




    Currently reading:



    Recently finished:



    Up next:

    •  1066 and All That by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman
    • Mary Modern by Camille DeAngelis

    Wednesday, September 22, 2010

    W.W.W. Wednesdays -- September 22, 2010

    Answer the following questions:


    What are you currently reading?
    What did you recently finish reading?
    What do you think you'll read next?



    Currently reading:





    •  The Billionaire's Curse by Richard Newsome
    • Noah's Castle by John Rowe Townsend

    Recently finished:






    Up next:

    • An Impartial Witness by Charles Todd

    Tuesday, September 21, 2010

    Teaser Tuesdays -- The Gendarme by Mark T. Mustian


    Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
    • Grab your current read
    • Open to a random page
    • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
    • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
    • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
    The smells of early-morning Aleppo rise, odors made sharper by my numbed, shaken state.  I slip past a flock of beating sheep, past men on camels who look like they've ridden all night, past corpses facedown in the street. 

    ~ p. 147, The Gendarme, by Mark Mustian

    I had this in the library bag to go back without reading it, but took it back out after hearing that others have really liked it.  At this point, I'm still ambivalent about it.

    Wednesday, September 15, 2010

    W.W.W. Wednesdays -- September 15, 2010

    To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

    * What are you currently reading?
    * What did you recently finish reading?
    * What do you think you’ll read next?



    Currently reading:
    The Sable QueanImage via Wikipedia
    • The Sable Quean by Brian Jacques 
    • The Owl and Moon Cafe by Jo-Ann Mapson 

    Recently finished:







    • Click: The Magic of Instant Connections by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
    • Party by Tom Leveen 
    • World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler  
    • Frugal Living for Dummies by Deborah Taylor-Hough 
    • The Witch of Hebron by James Howard Kunstler 
    • Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones

    Up next: 


    • The Summer of the Great-grandmother by Madeleine L'Engle

    Wednesday, September 8, 2010

    W.W.W. Wednesdays -- September 8, 2010

    To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

    * What are you currently reading?
    * What did you recently finish reading?
    * What do you think you’ll read next?





    Currently reading:


    •  Click: The Magic of Instant Connections by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman

      Recently finished:


      • Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
      • Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
      • Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
      • Claim to Fame by Margaret Peterson Haddix
      • We the Children by Andrew Clements
      •  If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name:  News from Small-Town Alaska by Heather Lende
      • The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place:  Book One:   The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
      •  
      Up Next:


      • Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart
      • What Color Is Your Parachute?:  A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles
      • Party by Tom Leveen