some favorites:
54. Bekee Gibson was born with the right to party. Unlike the rest of us, who have to fight for it.
67. When Bekee Gibson enters a room, she doesn't turn the lights on, she turns the dark off.
86. Bekee Gibson puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".
every once in a while, i dig out a past friday five and compare answers.. let's see how i compare to roughy 3 years ago (answers from 2003 in italics).
1. What's the last place you traveled to, outside your own home state/country?
does iowa count? well, i'll be... iowa it is, again! kurt and i went to dubuque in march.
2. What's the most bizarre/unusual thing that's ever happened to you while traveling?
i lost a yo-yo (or was it a slinky?) when i was 4. we ran into dave chapelle at a duane reade when in nyc last year. that was awesome.
3. If you could take off to anywhere, money and time being no object, where would you go?
australia
4. Do you prefer traveling by plane, train or car?
i don't really like planes... i don't like being a passenger even more than i don't like driving. maybe i should try a train. i haven't travelled by train yet.. still don't really care for planes or being a passenger. driving has grown on me.
5. What's the next place on your list to visit?
portland. i'm really not in the mood, lately, for travel.
no one tagged me, but i need to distract myself from work for a minute, so i thought i'd do this one:
1. Who was your best friend?
by senior year, i wasn't really hanging out with oregonians, so i guess it was jon y.
2. What sports did you play?
that's a laugh-riot.
3. What kind of car did you drive
buick century, and then a dodge diplomat.
4. It's Friday night, where were you?
at a rave in milwaukee, chicago, or madison.
5. Were you a party animal?
see above
6. Were you in the "In Crowd"?
absolutely not
7. Ever skip school?
i got over that in junior year.
8. Ever smoke?
yup
9. Were you a nerd?
not really. i was in the "other" category.
10. Did you get suspended/expelled?
nope
11. Can you sing the alma mater?
i don't think so?
12. Who was your favorite teacher?
actually, i was taking a class at matc for extra high school credits, so it was dr. j. mark thomas.
13. Favorite class?
aforementioned... i think it was contemporary society.
14. What was your schools full name?
oregon high school
15. School mascot?
the panthers
16. Did you go to Prom?
nope
17. If you could go back and do it over, would you?
hell no
18. What do you remember most about graduation?
it was hot. and my hair was the color of the sky.
19. Favorite memory of your Senior Year?
going to even further 95 on the last day of school.
20. Were you ever posted up on the senior wall?
no? i don't know what that is.
21. Did you have a job your senior year?
yea, relay system for the hearing impaired and elder care
22. Who did you date?
a boy named pat
23. Where did you go most often for lunch?
i didn't eat lunch
24. Have you gained weight since then?
i did, but it's mostly gone now
25. What did you do after graduation?
worked for a while while at home and then moved out when i was 19
ending about two years ago, i blogged with the fridayfive each week. it helped keep the content fresh. but it's been gone for a while, so i thought i'd pull one from my own archives.
1. what's one thing you've done this week to help someone?
i honestly can't think of anything helpful i've done this week.
2. what are two things you've eaten recently that you don't normally eat?
vegetable strata from the workplace cafe, spinach cheese bread from glass nickel
3. what are three things you've tried doing better?
paying more attention while driving, eating, writing clean markup
4. what are four things you do habitually every day?
feed dog, eat 1 cup of multigrain cheerios, make 10 oz. coffee, walk dog, check email
5. what are five things you will do this weekend?
keep teaching jones to fetch, knit more squares, return kurt's new tv?, get a bigger hard drive, install said hard drive
apparently bekeeblog is becoming an institution in wisconsin. this here blog has been chosen as a runner in mke's (a milwaukee-based free zine) blog of the week contest. go vote for your favorite.
you don't care, but i'm gunna cancel my friendster account. i never use it, and it's really for single people and those who maintain a large group of acquaintances.
i'm featured on a local website that summarizes dane county (mostly the madison area) as a madison blogger. it's a short read, if you're interested. it's kinda neat. :)
Personality Disorder Test Results
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Schizotypal
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Antisocial
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Borderline
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Narcissistic
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Avoidant
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Dependent
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Obsessive-Compulsive
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Your Linguistic Profile: 85% General American English 10% Upper Midwestern 5% Yankee 0% Dixie 0% Midwestern
i miss the friday five. it gave me an excuse to not have to come up with something. so i'll steal one from almost a year ago and see how/if my answers have changed.
1. List your five favorite beverages.
coffee, water, sprite, vodka+seltzer, bloody m.
2. List your five favorite websites. zefrank, orisinal, i read boingboing and metafiltereach day. i can't think of a fifth.
3. List your five favorite snack foods.
yogurt, gardetto's, pistachios, edamame, granola bar.
4. List your five favorite board and/or card games.
texas hold 'em, euchre, sheepshead, scrabble, solitaire
5. List your five favorite computer and/or game system games. the sims is the only one i play.
workmate colin says i should write a book. i told him that my revocabularizations seem most effective when audible.. but i think i should keep a list of my word substitutes. maybe they'll be dictionaried some day.
college cheese n. (it'll make you smart!) cottage cheese
besidedown adj. anything that is sitting on its opposite end
tormado n. used to describe a twister, or the tornado room steakhouse
permater n. tomato, esp. when sliced, on a cold sandwich
pistashabos n. pistachio nuts
al desko adj. the practice of eating lunch at one's desk
commuter n. those newfangled contraptions on people's desks
nalgenes n. anything inside my (or others') nalgene bottle
non't v. a combination of "no" and "don't"
spendy adj. an expensive item, restaurant, or adventure
hairs cutty n. haircut
yarms n. yarn, plural
jigesting v. digesting
breffiss n. breakfast
this has been the longest 4-day week ever! since fridayfive is no more, i thought i would try to make up my own for today.
1. what's one thing you've done this week to help someone?
i took notes at a meeting that didn't have a notetaker until i showed up.
2. what are two things you've eaten recently that you don't normally eat?
the cafe lunch special (veggie lasagne), and cream of mushroom soup by /progresso/.
3. what are three things you've tried doing better?
i've tried smiling while i drive, laughing til i cry at least once a day, making someone else laugh at least once a day.
4. what are four things you do habitually every day?
coffee, string cheese, v8, yogurt.
5. what are five things you will do this weekend?
eat at la hacienda, grocery shop, play pool, yoga, poker.
it's been a long week. thankfully, it's over.
there's no fridayfive again.. so i pulled one out of her archives.
1. Where were you born (city or state or just country)?
madison, wisconsin
2. What is your favorite number?
hmm. i don't think i really have a favorite number?
3. Vanilla or chocolate?
if i'm being forced to choose, vanilla.
4. What section of a bookstore would I find you in?
either design or used.
5. What kind of mattress do you have on your bed? soft? firm? water?
a futon mattress on the floor.
sorry i haven't been blogging about knitting lately. i haven't been interested in knitting. i think maybe i should pick up crocheting?
there's no fridayfive again? i'll try to think of something:
1. what was the last thing you said outloud?
"just cooooool out." (when lending $0.55 to a coworker who doesn't like owing money)
2. what was the last thing someone said to you?
"i'll pay you back." (aforementioned coworker)
3. what was the last thing you ate?
a spinach mushroom omelette from the work cafe
4. what was the last thing you drank?
a big ol' gulp of h2o
5. what was the last song you heard?
days go by - dirty vegas
kurt and i got up and went on a shopping marathon. i didn't find much for comfortable springwear, but old navy came through with some tshirts. then i went for a 30 minute bikeride to see how the iPod would fare. it did well.
and now, fridayfive: 1. What do you do for a living?
i'm a webmonkey
2. What do you like most about your job?
the group of people /with/ whom i get to work.
3. What do you like least about your job?
the group of people /for/ whom i work.
4. When you have a bad day at work it's usually because _____...
i got bored.
5. What other career(s) are you interested in?
owning my own design business. teaching people common sense is a close second.
/finally/, it's friday!
If you... ...owned a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve?
kurt and i talked about opening a restaurant called "eggs and toast" because he thinks few people know how to cook eggs properly.
2. ...owned a small store, what kind of merchandise would you sell?
yarn, of course!
3. ...wrote a book, what genre would it be?
non-fiction
4. ...ran a school, what would you teach?
people who run schools don't generally teach at them, but i'd like to teach spanish or english.
5. ...recorded an album, what kind of music would be on it?
i'm not musical at all, so i wouldn't be doing this.
finally.
1. What was the last song you heard?
i've had "dream police" in my head since i woke up.
2. What were the last two movies you saw?
the first hour of IT and the second LOTR.
3. What were the last three things you purchased?
a slice of pizza from casa bianca and a pool game.
4. What four things do you need to do this weekend?
read "the business side of creativity", finish kurt's birthday sweater, do the dishes, organize my mind, clean the bathroom.
5. Who are the last five people you talked to?
kelly, amy, jesse, jim, tiffany
nostalgia at its finest:
1. ...your first grade teacher's name?
mrs. munns. she was my grandma's cousin or something like that.
2. ...your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?
peewee's playhouse!
3. ...the name of your very first best friend?
becki
4. ...your favorite breakfast cereal?
i always dug on frosted flakes.
5. ...your favorite thing to do after school?
i recall playing a lot of cops and robbers on bikes. and kickball. and general tomboyerey.
the longly awaited for friday.
1. Are you superstitious?
no, but i like that stevie ray vaughn/stevie wonder song
2. What extremes have you heard of someone going to in the name of superstition?
not leaving the house.. but i think that's as a result of further mental problems.
3. Believer or not, what's your favorite superstition?
that thing where you're supposed to throw salt over your shoulder. i think it's funny.
4. Do you believe in luck? If yes, do you have a lucky number/article of clothing/ritual?
i used to have a lucky marble that i kept in my pocket, but i lost it about 2 months ago and everything still seems to be going fine.
5. Do you believe in astrology? Why or why not?
i believe that i closely match personality traits from both aries and taurus generalizations.
there's a "reorg" afoot. our department is getting shuffled. thankfully, i'm not moving anywhere, but my boss is.. which means i'll be reporting to someone different. i'm not yet sure if i'm excited about this. oh well, at least it's friday
1. What's the most daring thing you've ever done?
ran with scissors
2. What one thing would you like to try that your mother/friend/significant other would never approve of?
working from home with no safety net.
3. On a scale of 1-10, what's your risk factor? (1=never take risks, 10=it's a lifestyle)
5
4. What's the best thing that's ever happened to you as a result of being bold/risky?
i got stuck in a job that i don't like right now.
5. ... and what's the worst?
see above.
a commissioned pair of gloves, an idea for arm warmers, and friday.
You have just won one million dollars: 1. Who do you call first?
kurt. and then mom, but you didn't ask that.
2. What is the first thing you buy for yourself?
a paid-off student loan, a paid-off car loan.
3. What is the first thing you buy for someone else?
i'd buy kurt a recordable dvd player for watching taped shows.
4. Do you give any away? If yes, to whom?
i prolly owe mom some money. i'd give what i'd consider to be substantial to any battered women's and homeless shelters in town.
5. Do you invest any? If so, how?
with what's left, i'd surely invest what i didn't use for a downpayment on a house. i'd have to get joe's help with that. he's good with the moola.
tgif.
At this moment, what is your favorite... ...song?
hmm. i guess i don't have one.
2. ...food?
steamed broccoli
3. ...tv show?
madtv
4. ...scent?
anything vaguely staticky
5. ...quote?
"At eighty, I think what I shall regret are the things I always wanted to do and never did; the experiences I denied myself because I was too concerned about others' opinions, or too anxious for their approval; but I think I would regret most a life wasted living as someone who was not me..."
- Unknown
i /twisted the stitches!/ i always read the directions and when it says "join and be careful not to twist the stitches" i think, who would do that? i wouldn't do that! i did it. essentially knitting a 6x40" mobeius. i had to start the sweater over last night. it still amazes me how much faster things go after having to frog something.
and now for something completely different:
1. What does it say in the signature line of your emails?
i have an anti-virus program that sig's the bottom of my emails.. some sort of advert mumbo-jumbo.
2. Did you have a senior quote in your high school yearbook? What was it? If you haven't graduated yet, what would you like your quote to be?
i avoided being in the senior yearbook except for the obligatgory senior picture. sometimes i wonder why so much emphasis was placed on that little book.
3. If you had vanity plates on your car, what would they read? If you already have them, what do they say?
the department of motor vehicles wouldn't allow for what i would want to say.
4. Have you received any gifts with messages engraved upon them? What did the inscription say?
nope.
5. What would you like your epitaph to be?
i'm not sure i'm ready to answer that.
has drained me (at work). thank goodness it's over.
What one thing are you most looking forward to... ...today?
getting home, hopefully to find new yarns from elann. :)
2. ...over the next week?
a further attempt at ending a habit.
3. ...this year?
continuing with the non-existence of said habit.
4. ...over the next five years?
i'd love to open a yarn store in the 'hood. there's nothing close by and i don't like driving out past east towne for crappy yarns*.
5. ...for the rest of your life?
happiness, safety, health, and a lot of laughs.
*they're not /really/ crappy yarns... it's just far to drive for nothing amazing.
i keep thinking today is saturday. but it's not.
1. What was your biggest accomplishment this year?
finding a hobby that i am passionate about and that helps me de-stress.
2. What was your biggest disappointment?
the realization that i have to work every day until i can retire. though, realizing that made it easier to deal with working.
3. What do you hope the new year brings?
less smoking. and a puppy.
4. Will you be making any New Year's resolutions? If yes, what will they be?
i don't usually do those.
5. What are your plans for New Year's Eve?
i'll probably end up somewhere with friends.
the longest week of the year is over. it's finally friday
1. List your five favorite beverages.
coffee, bloody mary, vodka press, oj, v8
2. List your five favorite websites.
www.orisinal.com, www.craftster.org, www.engrish.com, www.zefrank.com, www.elann.com
3. List your five favorite snack foods.
i only really snack at work: pistachio nuts, gardettos, yogurt-granola-fruit, a banana, bagel
4. List your five favorite board and/or card games.
euchre, blackjack, sheepshead, scrabble (not very good at it), solitaire
5. List your five favorite computer and/or game system games.
the sims, ... i haven't really been computergaming since i started knitting.
1. Do you enjoy the cold weather and snow for the holidays?
kinda. it would be weird to live somewhere southernly where it isn't snowy in december.
2. What is your ideal holiday celebration? How, where, with whom would you celebrate to make things perfect?
i miss being 10 at gramma's house sitting at the top of the stairs at 4 in the am staring really hard into the dark to see if santa had come yet. i'd never walk down the stairs because they squeaked at the top and i couldn't wake anyone up
3. Do you do have any holiday traditions?
oyster stew for christmas eve dinner.. but this year, we're going to have shrimp creole and dirty rice.
4. Do you do anything to help the needy?
we're going to give some money to svdp for their food pantry.
5. What one gift would you like for yourself?
a super nice set of cookware.
in all its glory and splendor.
1. Do you like to shop? Why or why not?
i don't mind grocery shopping. i'm not fond of trying on clothes, but i always seem to end up at marshall's looking for new pants while retaining at least 5 lbs of water.
2. What was the last thing you purchased?
a yarn ball winder
3. Do you prefer shopping online or at an actual store? Why?
online. i prefer to do everything online. 'cept the previously mentioned clothes shopping. i don't feel comfortable buying clothes online, considering my return rate.
4. Did you get an allowance as a child? How much was it?
i don't remember getting an allowance. sometimes i'd get money for good grades. i had a paper route from age 13-16 so that kept me financed pretty well.
5. What was the last thing you regret purchasing?
i believe i don't have an answer to that.
it's friday!
1. List five things you'd like to accomplish by the end of the year.
get done with all my requested knitting projects, power-clean the bathroom, learn how to make sushi, make fondue, clean up my stash.
2. List five people you've lost contact with that you'd like to hear from again. just a status report, not to have lunch with: josh ennis, john vantoll, ben floeter, becki below, vanessa mardones.
3. List five things you'd like to learn how to do.
weld, drive a motorcycle, write with my left hand, bartend, effectively calm down co-workers during stressful times.
4. List five things you'd do if you won the lottery (no limit).
buy a house in the neighborhood in which we live, fix it up, pay off my student loans, pay off all credit cards, invest.
5. List five things you do that help you relax.
knitting, shopping for yarn, having a tasty beverage, cooking, doing the dishes.
my fridayfive questions got posted for today. but i did 'em when fridayfive took the day off.
1. What food do you like that most people hate?
brussel sprouts.
2. What food do you hate that most people love?
meat.
3. What famous person, whom many people may find attractive, is most unappealing to you?
brittany spears.
4. What famous person, whom many people may find unappealing, do you find attractive?
lyle lovett. just kidding, i have no idea.
5. What popular trend baffles you?
work.
fridayfive is taking the day off today, so i guess i'll have to make up my own.
1. Using one adjective, describe your current living space.
big.
2. Using two adjectives, describe your current income supplier.
popular, huge.
3. Using three adjectives, describe your favorite hobby/pasttime.
soothing, creative, gratifying.
4. Using four adjectives, describe your typical day.
routined, regular, mostly unexciting, long.
5. Using five adjectives, describe your ideal life.
relaxing, active, hilarious, intelligent, useful.
it's been /hard/ not being able to blog. i hate when i break stuff and i have to start all over with it. anyhow, it's friday again.
1. Name five things in your refrigerator.
corn tortillas, salsa, monterey jack cheese, 2 eggs (technically that's five things), and a lot of those little cans of v8.
2. Name five things in your freezer.
more corn tortillas (we buy them in bulk), veggie burgers, film, frozen dill that was once fresh, vodka.
3. Name five things under your kitchen sink.
409, glass cleaner, a bucket, a sponge, lighter fluid.
4. Name five things around your computer.
coconut, a scanner, my crappydigicam, knitting books, list of yarns to buy.
5. Name five things in your medicine cabinet.
dental floss, hydrocortizone, antibacterial ointment, tums, aspirin.
yay! i'm back!
this week went amazingly fast. i hope that's a forward-moving trend; cuz it's friday!
1. Do you watch sports? If so, which ones?
refusing to be a football widow, i had to embrace it.
2. What/who are your favorite sports teams and/or favorite athletes?
these things are meaningless to me. what matters most is the 3 hours that i get to sit on the couch with kurt and knit.
3. Are there any sports you hate dislike?
i'm not fond of watching cars driving around in circles, or basketball. or golf. or bowling.
4. Have you ever been to a sports event?
i saw the packers play the bears at soldier's field in december '01 or '00? i can't remember now.
5. Do/did you play any sports (in school or other)? How long did you play?
nope.
because it's friday. also, i got to talk to a reporter from the isthmus at the madison friendster meetup last night.
back to business:
1. What vehicle do you drive?
2001 Mazda Protege
2. How long have you had it?
since April of this year
3. What is the coolest feature on your vehicle?
i guess the air conditioner is pretty cool
4. What is the most annoying thing about your vehicle?
it needs gas to run
5. If money were no object, what vehicle would you be driving right now?
if money were no object, i wouldn't need to work and i wouldn't need a car to get there.
crazy thing seen on the way to work: some lady with an "earth" sticker (which looked much like the "IRL" stickers that people put on their cars) tossing her cigarette butt out the window.
and now for the fridayfive:
1. Is the name you have now the same name that's on your birth certificate? If not, what's changed?
same.. still rebecca g. gibson on paper.
2. If you could change your name (first, middle and/or last), what would it be?
i got married a year ago and didn't change it. i like my name just the way it is.
3. Why were you named what you were? (Is there a story behind it? Who specifically was responsible for naming you?)
i can't remember, right now, who picked my first name, but my middle name is that of my aunt on my dad's side.
4. Are there any names you really hate or love? What are they and why?
i'm not fond of gertrude or beatrice.
5. Is the analysis of your name at kabalarians.com accurate? How or how isn't it?
wow, reaching for question number 5... here's what kabalarians says about me: "Your name of Bekee has created a practical, responsible, stable nature, and you desire to direct the efforts of others rather than to take order or ask permission. You have a determined, self-reliant, capable nature and resent any interference, although in your desire to help you are inclined to become involved in the lives and decisions of other people. You like to make your own decisions and to be the master of your domain. You feel a limitation in your own expression when it is necessary to reach another through tact and understanding. Although you are honest and fair, a directness in speech is a source of much consternation to you, and you often regret what you say. You also have a tendency to worry. It causes you to be too serious, and interferes with happiness and relaxation that comes with naturalness of expression." i don't know that i resent anything. i do worry, but i'm not serious about it.
FIVE!
1. What housekeeping chore(s) do you hate doing the most?
dusting the miniblinds.
2. Are there any that you like or don't mind doing?
i don't really mind doing the dishes.. as long as there isn't more than a sinkful.
3. Do you have a routine throughout the week or just clean as it's needed?
no real routine, though kurt would like to institute one.
4. Do you have any odd cleaning/housekeeping quirks or rules?
i don't think so..
5. What was the last thing you cleaned?
the bathroom floor; immediately after cleaning the ferrets.
it's finally here.
1. When was the last time you laughed?
this a.m.
2. Who was the last person you had an argument with?
kurty.
3. Who was the last person you emailed?
jennifer.
4. When was the last time you bathed?
i don't think i've had a sit-down bath for over 4 years.
5. What was the last thing you ate?
cinnamonapple bun.
dsl and phone hooked up without a hitch. i owe tds' reputation an apology. sore and tired, b
1. What's the last place you traveled to, outside your own home state/country?
does iowa count?
2. What's the most bizarre/unusual thing that's ever happened to you while traveling?
i lost a yo-yo (or was it a slinky?) when i was 4.
3. If you could take off to anywhere, money and time being no object, where would you go?
australia
4. Do you prefer traveling by plane, train or car?
i don't really like planes... i don't like being a passenger even more than i don't like driving. maybe i should try a train.
5. What's the next place on your list to visit?
portland.
thursday content. we'll try it out and see if it's worth anything.
1. If you were running for governor of your state, what personal information would you refuse to discuss with journalists?
my bra size.
2. How do your business ethics and personal ethics differ, if at all? Do you think you have a better reputation in your business dealings or your personal ones?
i think i'm ethically the same no matter what i'm dealing with.
3. Everyone hears discussions they consider boring. What topic puts you to sleep faster than any other?
the 2000 election and how bush shouldn't have won even tho they voted for nader.
another weekend on the horizon. a weekend of packing.
1. What time do you wake up on weekday mornings?
between 7 and 7:30.
2. Do you sleep in on the weekends? How late?
i try! really hard. but my corporate-american job has engrained a sleep habit into me that i can't beat. even if i stay up til 2 friday night, i'm up at 8 on saturday morning.
3. Aside from waking up, what is the first thing you do in the morning?
try to work the coffee maker.
4. How long does it take to get ready for your day?
10 minutes.
5. When possible, what is your favorite place to go for breakfast? come back inn.
do the fridayfive, but it's particularly lame today. maybe i'll make my own up. here goes:
1. If you could change one thing about your life right now, what would it be?
I'd be comfortable, confident, and not monitarily dependant enough to quit my job and rack up some local Madison businesses who need websites and promotional materials so I can work from home and be with my Kurty.
2. What's one thing you're doing this weekend that you don't normally do?
I'm going to breakfast with a co-worker and his wife tomorrow!
3. Tell me something interesting.
I get to meet Kurt's sister from New York tomorrow.
4. What makes you happy today?
Knowing that I don't have to come back to work until Tuesday because I'm going to see WEEN in Milwaukee on Sunday night. :)
5. Where'd you get that?
Target.
it's FRIDAY!
1. When was the last time you cheated?
i always cheat when i play solitaire with real cards and no one's around.
2. When was the last time you stole?
i took a strawberry from the grocery store and ate it before getting to the checkout.
3. When was the last time you lied?
i probably told someone that i was "fine" when i wasn't but really didn't want to discuss anything with them.
4. When was the last time you broke or vandalized another's property?
:/ this is turning into a huck finn fridayfive.
5. When was the last time you hurt a loved one?
kurt wasn't keeping on his side of the bed, so i kicked him.
cuz i need to push the nekkid pic down. /Summer Re-run! /
1. Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck?
bugs; i don't like people or things that spit on me.
2. Tom or Jerry?
jerry, and his cousin, muscles.
3. Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck?
donald; he taught me pool.
4. Rocky & Bullwinkle or Boris & Natasha?
boris & natasha. they always seemed to have a mission.
5. Road Runner or Wile E. Coyote?
wile e. he was goal-oriented.
6. Sylvester or Tweety?
what with all sylvester's spitting, i'd have to say tweety.
7. Popeye or Bluto?
bluto's attempts at olive oyl creeped me out. popeye; i used to eat spinach out of a can because of him.
8. South Park or The Simpsons?
the simpsons
9. Jetsons or Flintstones?
flintstones.
10. And finally, the eternal question asked by all good Scooby-Doo fans: Velma or Daphne?
velma! orange sweater.
slowly, it gets better.
1. Do you remember your first best friend? Who was it?
becki below. 4th grade.
2. Are you still in touch with this person?
no, but i saw her about 4 years ago working at pizzeria uno.
3. Do you have a current close friend?
sorta, we're close by communication's standards, but we're recently far by geographical standards.
4. How did you become friends with this person?
we worked together, and her friend is an exboyfriends younger brother.
5. Is there a friend from your past that you wish you were still in contact with? Why?
anna. cuz she was nice and wholesome. we lost touch when i went to high school and she was still in jr. high for another year. she was fun. we used to skinny dip in her parents' pool at night. :x don't tell!
Summer Fun!
1. Lemonade or Ice Cold Beer?
lemonade before noon, beer after dark. if i have to.
2. Swimming pool or beach?
pool, the lakes here are absolutely yucky.
3. Long weekends here & there, or a 2-week vacation?
long weekends here & there.
4. Destination: Acapulco or Hawaii?
i don't know enough about either place to know the difference.
5. Destination: Mountains or Beach? mountains.
6. Hotel/motel/B&B or camping?
hotel.
7. Carefully planned vacation, or play it by ear?
carefully planned execution, play'd by ear vacation.
8. Sneakers or sandals?
both
9. Air-conditioning or fans?
a/c if it's just unbearable.
10. Concerts in the park or baseball games?
concerts.
Summer Fun!
1. Lemonade or Ice Cold Beer?
lemonade before noon, beer after dark. if i have to.
2. Swimming pool or beach?
pool, the lakes here are absolutely yucky.
3. Long weekends here & there, or a 2-week vacation?
long weekends here & there.
4. Destination: Acapulco or Hawaii?
i don't know enough about either place to know the difference.
5. Destination: Mountains or Beach? mountains.
6. Hotel/motel/B&B or camping?
hotel.
7. Carefully planned vacation, or play it by ear?
carefully planned execution, play'd by ear vacation.
8. Sneakers or sandals?
both
9. Air-conditioning or fans?
a/c if it's just unbearable.
10. Concerts in the park or baseball games?
concerts.
nope, it's not.
1. How are you planning to spend the summer?
relaxin', chillin', knitting summery things, hanging out, refining my taste for a cold beer on a hot afternoon.
2. What was your first summer job?
a paper route that lasted 4 years.
3. If you could go anywhere this summer, where would you go?
i've always wanted to go to australia, but amsterdam is a close second.
4. What was your worst vacation ever?
i haven't been on enough vacations to have a bad one yet.
5. What was your best vacation ever?
my honeymoon. in vegas.
what day it is. hair? lame.
1. Is your hair naturally curly, wavy, or straight? Long or short?
wavy and naturally short.
2. How has your hair changed over your lifetime?
from booger green to turquiose, to purple blue and lime green, to orange. where it will stay.
3. How do your normally wear your hair?
on my head.
4. If you could change your hair this minute, what would it look like?
it would be shinier, shorter, and it would constantly emit a rose-like smell.
5. Ever had a hair disaster? What happened?
i don't really consider my hair having the possibility of being disasterous. it will grow back.
on the way into work from the parking lot this morning, i told someone, "i'm not religious, but i am thanking god that it's friday."
1. What's one thing you've always wanted to do, but never have?
moved somewhere new.
2. When someone asks your opinion about a new haircut/outfit/etc, are you always honest?
usually.
3. Have you ever found out something about a friend and then wished you hadn't? What happened?
i don't think so..
4. If you could live in any fictional world (from a book/movie/game/etc.) which would it be and why?
the sims. they have it pretty darn easy. especially if you know the cheat codes. :)
5. What's one talent/skill you don't have but always wanted?
a photographic memory.
it's friday!
1. How many times have you truly been in love?
if memory serves, i'd say 3 times.
2. What was/is so great about the person you love(d) the most?
he puts up with me, and he gets my jokes; most of the time.
3. What qualities should a significant other have?
honesty, humility, patience, gumption, common sense, and a funny bone.
4. Have you ever broken someone's heart?
unfortunately, i've been the breaker of a handful of hearts.
5. If there was one thing you could teach people about love, what would it be?
that it's ever changing.
this or that subject: animals
1. Cats or dogs?
i do like cats, but they make me all itchy and sneezy now. unless it's an outdoor male cat. those don't seem to bug me. but i like dogs. if they're clean.
2. Butterflies or birds?
birds are pretty cool to look at. butterflies are too fast to enjoy.
3. Horses or cows?
cows always look like they're having an okay time walking around in a field in the country. horses just look annoyed.
4. Turtles or snakes?
snakes. i've had 3 in my day and they seemed to be a little more receptive to communication than turtles.
5. Frogs or grasshoppers?
frogs. even though they pee on you when you pick them up, at least it's not that brown crap that grasshoppers squirt at you.
6. Lions or tigers?
i think lions are pretty cool.
7. Elephants or mice?
mice. they eat less.
8. Porcupines or aardvarks?
aardvarks. i don't have any ants but it'd probably still keep the house clean.
9. Unicorns or dragons?
i don't really care.
10. Thought-provoking question of the week: You live in a rather dumpy apartment. A friend offers you a chance to be a roommate at a new place s/he is moving into, but they don't allow pets. You have a pet. Do you find your pet a new home and take the new place, or do you keep your pet and stay put?
i do live in a dumpy apartment. but, i love my ferrets and if i can't have them with me, i will not live there.
i learned of someone's resignation here at work.. i told my boss cuz it kinda affects her. later on, that someone told her and she actually gasped, acted surprised, and opened her mouth really big. i have mixed feelings. i kinda think that was shitty of her to fake being surprised, and she wasn't very good at it... then i guess i understand that it's just easier to do that than to say, "yea, bekee told me. i hope everything goes well! bye!" whatevs. it's friday.
1. What do you most want to be remembered for?
my hair.
2. What quotation best fits your outlook on life?
life is /nothing/ like a box of chocolates.
3. What single achievement are you most proud of in the past year?
being responsible.
4. What about the past ten years?
being a decent human.
5. If you were asked to give a child a single piece of advice to guide them through life, what would you say?
before you do stuff for other people, do something for yourself.
again and again.
1. What brand of toothpaste do you use?
i try to mix it up a bit, otherwise my teeth and gums get used to one form of tartar fighting action. currently, arm&hammer brilliant sparkle.
2. What brand of toilet paper do you prefer?
i prefer the soft squishy kind, but kurt hates the dust-factor. we use scott tissue.
3. What brand(s) of shoes do you wear?
asics
4. What brand of soda do you drink?
i don't care for soda; but if it's free, i'd like a sprite.
5. What brand of gum do you chew?
i have too much crap in my mouth to make room for gum.
we'll just pretend it's any other day.
1. Large or small family?
small
2. Potato chips or pretzels?
pretzels. more salt, less fat.
3. House or apartment?
apartment. someone else has to mow.
4. Zebras or giraffes?
giraffes. i've heard zebras are ornery.
5. Candles or potpourri?
neither.
6. Flowers or trees?
trees.
7. Right or left-handed?
right. but i've often wished i were the "other" way.
8. Model trains or dolls/stuffed animals?
depends on which one is paying the bills.
9. Comedy or drama?
comedy.
10. Thought-provoking question of the week: The city of Boston has recently banned smoking in all restaurants and bars. Would you want to see such a law passed in your city/town/country, or not?
nope.
ain't no thang but a chicken wing on a string.
1. What drinking water do you prefer -- tap, bottle, purifier, etc.?
this is vaguely like the this-or-that. i wish we had a culligan-like water service at work.
2. What are your favourite flavor of chips?
dill pickle. jalapeño is a close second.
3. Of all the things you can cook, what dish do you like the most?
a grilled cheese.
4. How do you have your eggs?
poached.
5. Who was the last person who cooked you a meal? How did it turn out?
kurt made spaghetti a little while ago, but the garlic toast didn't turn out so well.
there is no blog. without blog, there is no fame. so i'll just steal some again: this-or-that tuesday's potpurri edition brought to you on a thursday.
1. Packrat or minimalist?
i'm a minimalist packrat. i save a bunch of stuff and then every 6 months or so, i go through it and toss, shred, or deliver to svdp.
2. Computer: desktop or laptop?
desktop. i could never get over the cost of a laptop and the cost of the parts that i would want to put into it.
3. Seashore or mountains?
somewhere in the middle.
4. Carpeting or bare floors?
hmm.. i like carpeting in the winter, but bare floors look a lot nicer and you can swiffer them.
5. Drinking water: bottled or tap?
bottled, until the bottle is emptied by drinking, then tap.
6. Shopping websites: eBay or Amazon?
no one should stick with one or the other on this. you have to research to get a good deal on eBay, and you have to want something in two days on Amazon.
7. Cute little kitties or big scary tigers?
kitties.
8. Front door or back door?
[ahem], i don't think that's anyone's business.
9. Lots of jewelry, or little/none?
i guess i have lots.
10. Thought-provoking question of the week: At the last minute, you obtain tickets to an event you're dying to attend. However, you have to work that day! Do you ask the boss for the time off, or just call in sick?
call in! i don't get sick time just so i can go to the dr.!
it's friday.
1. Would you consider yourself an organized person? Why or why not?
yes. there's a place for everything and everything in its place.
2. Do you keep some type of planner, organizer, calendar, etc. with you, and do you use it regularly?
recommended by a friend, i have a franklin covey planner for work-related events; a monthly calendar for big deadlines; and two monthly wall calendars for glancing at depending on which direction i'm facing.
3. Would you say that your desk is organized right now?
yep. little piles of to-do's.
4. Do you alphabetize CDs, books, and DVDs, or does it not matter?
i used to, but now my cds and books are organized by genre.
5. What's the hardest thing you've ever had to organize?
a non-traditional wedding, wedding celebration, and honeymoon. good thing it was mostly a team effort. :)
i finally peeled off the faded plastic sticker that indicates when the next oil change is needed. i breathed a sigh of relief at the mileage; 31,000.. but gasped at the date! 10/21/02! now it has to be a priority.. the oil is probably all old and separated and drippy. i go to woodman's for my oil changes.
okay, we'll do a this-or-that tuesday. The Media Edition
1. TV or radio?
tv, it's easier to mute the commercials
2. On the radio: talk or music station?
talk
3. Actual books or books-on-tape (or e-books)?
actual, for real, paper and ink books. i've never seen an e-book... ?
4. Actual newspaper, or web version?
web version, unless i feel like doing the crossword.
5. Wall Street Journal or National Enquirer?
neither.
6. TV news...news channel such as CNN, or your local broadcast news?
CNN, they stutter less.
7. A movie you've been looking forward to seeing gets bad reviews all around. See it anyway, or pass?
wait til it comes out on video.
8. See movies when they first come out, or wait a few weeks for the lines at the theater to get shorter?
wait a few weeks. i dislike crowds and fuller theaters tend to be louder and more obnoxious.
9. TV: cable, satellite dish, or just plain old antenna?
cable.. there's little worth watching on the basic free channels.
10. Thought-provoking question of the week: If you had to choose only one form of media to come into your home, which would you choose...print (newspapers, magazines) or electronic (TV, internet)? Why?
internet. because i can pick the information that i want to be inundated with (for the most part) and i'd never run out of stuff to learn.
again and again, it's friday.
1. What was the last TV show you watched?
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
2. What was the last thing you complained about and what was the problem?
Work. It made me tired yesterday.
3. Who was the last person you complimented and what did you say?
I don't think I've handed out any compliments recently... I should work on that.
4. What was the last thing you threw away?
a Kleenex.
5. What was the last website (besides this one) that you visited?
mr. wong has got it going on.
yuP. and again, this week's is kinda lame:
1. Who is your favorite celebrity?
Laurence Fishburne. I loved him as Cowboy Curtis.
2. Who is your least favorite?
The hosts of American Idol.
3. Have you ever met or seen any celebrities in real life?
I saw David Lynch in his fancy car during his Madison visit a couple years ago.
4. Would you want to be famous? Why or why not?
No. Then everyone would be all up in my business.
5. If you had to trade places with a celebrity for a day, who would you choose and why?
Okay, if I /had/ to, it woulda been Ms. Monroe.
it's frizdiz, fo' shizzle.
1. What was the first band you saw in concert?
reo speedwagon on my 15th birthday.
2. Who is your favorite artist/band now?
my musical tastes vary too much to have one particular favorite.
3. What's your favorite song?
see above.
4. If you could play any instrument, what would it be?
i've always wanted to get to know the harmonica.
5. If you could meet any musical icon (past or present), who would it be and why?
janis. cuz she'd be cool to drink with.
1. How many houses/apartments have you lived in throughout your life?
7
2. Which was your favorite and why?
i don't get attached to rented homes.
3. Do you find moving house more exciting or stressful? Why?
sooperstressful. i hate moving.
4. What's more important, location or price?
location. if i could stay in the 'hood forever, i would.
5. What features does your dream house have (pool, spa bath, big yard, etc.)?
indoor plumbing, hot water, gas stove.
For lack of better content, i'll be using someone else's today.
The Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, Filet Gumbo Edition
1. The Bogey-man or Henry Kissinger?
humphrey bogart. why isn't anyone named humphrey anymore?
2. Whips 'n chains or soft ropes with furbound cuffs?
uh, the second one.
3. Fish sticks or Amazon.com?
amazon.com, of course.
4. Whitewall tires or color TV?
color tv.
5. Leather or lace?
leather, it's warmer.
6. Abraham Lincoln or leftover turkey?
what's with this tomfoolery? abe.
7. Movable Type or Star Trek?
movabletype, of course.
8. Happy Happy Joy Joy or Bounce Bounce Bounce like Tigger?
happy happy joy joy.
9. The Michelin Man or the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man?
who you gonna call?
10. Thought-Provoking Question of the Week: If you HAD to marry one of the talking M&M's in the TV commercials, would it be the red one or the yellow one? Why?
yellow. he's more polite.
again, it's friday
1. What was your most memorable moment from the last week?
when my windshield wipers started squeaking.
2. What one person touched your life this week?
the two guys who forgave me in the instant when i turned left and they were jogging across the street and i waved "sorry" and they said "it's okay".
3. How have you helped someone this week?
i went to the front desk to get the stylist when my boss was late cuz she was sick.
4. What one thing do you need to get done by this time next week?
a new headlight and new windshield wipers.
5. What one thing will you do over the next seven days to make your world a better place?
try not to take things so personally.
And it's friday.
1. If you had the chance to meet someone you've never met, from the past or present, who would it be?
Dubya, so I could at least ask him, ":/?".
2. If you had to live in a different century, past or future, which would it be?
"Had to"? I'd like to check out the future. I think it'd be rather interesting.
3. If you had to move anywhere else on Earth, where would it be?
France.
4. If you had to be a fictional character, who would it be?
Huck Finn.
5. If you had to live with having someone else's face as your own for the rest of your life, whose would it be?
? *confused by the shear silliness of this week's FridayFive*
It's Friday again:
1. Do you like talking on the phone? Why or why not?
Some days. Usually my conversations are short because they're for planning a face-to-face encounter.
2. Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
The Glass Nickel phone order guy
3. About how many telephones do you have at home?
One land line.
4. Have you encountered anyone who has really bad phone manners? What happened?
[shrug]
5. Would you rather pick up the phone and call someone or write them an e-mail or a letter? Why or why not?
E-mail. I like typing and being able to re-read.
it's friday!
1. What was the last song you heard?
probably something by Massive Attack or Led Zeppelin
2. What were the last two movies you saw?
in the theatre? Uhmm.. They and The Ring
3. What were the last three things you purchased?
Cigarettes, orange juice, and a drink, in reverse chronological order.
4. What four things do you need to do this weekend?
Knit, get size 1 dpns, relax, and go out to bday dinner with hubby.
5. Who are the last five people you talked to?
Jim, Kurt, Neen, Dave, Bill
friday five.
1. What is your favorite type of literature to read (magazine, newspaper, novels, nonfiction, poetry, etc.)?
i like satirical news and local free-press.
2. What is your favorite novel?
a book that i've read over and over and over again, with the spine of an old man and pages falling out, is James and the Giant Peach.
3. Do you have a favorite poem? (Share it!)
with a complementary tattoo to match:
Hug o' War
I will not play at Tug o' War
I'd rather play at Hug o' War,
Where everyone hugs instead of tugs
Where everyone giggles and rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses and everyone grins
And everyone cuddles and everyone wins.
If you haven't already, file your wisco taxes online. I had mine prepared and filed last Sunday and the refund was deposited into my checking account /yesterday/! Anyhow, I'm all for online transactions. Now for the Friday Five.
1. What is your most prized material possession?
I'm pretty proud of the computer that I built and maintain and paid for and sold my soul to get the coolest monitor. I think this is a good possession because it's not like a Ferrari or a boat.
2. What item, that you currently own, have you had the longest?
I have this lamp that was my moms with a plastic shade that has painted on mushrooms and foliage. I've had it since I was about 15. Most of my other childhood possessions (dolls, toys, bears) were ruined in a flood in mom's old basement about 4 years ago... I'm not broken up about it.
3. Are you a packrat?
Sometimes. I try to go through things and donate them if I haven't looked at it for over 6 months.
4. Do you prefer a spic-and-span clean house? Or is some clutter necessary to avoid the appearance of a museum?
I think the only rooms that need to be clean are the kitchen and bathroom. This is where very important and sanitary things occur.
5. Do the rooms in your house have a theme? Or is it a mixture of knick-knacks here and there?
It's a mixture of things that really need to be put in my car and taken to St. Vinny's this Sunday.
This-or-that again!
1. Bacon or sausage?
omigawd. like, gag me with a spoon!
2. Eggs: scrambled or not?
Hmm, poached.
3. French toast or regular toast?
Regular.
4. Pancakes or waffles?
Waffles.
5. Muffins or bagels?
Bagels, absolutely.
6. Coffee or tea?
Coffee.
7. Juice: orange or grapefruit?
Orange.
8. Hot or cold cereal?
Hot.
9. To put in cereal: bananas or strawberries (or some other fruit)?
Raisins.
10. Eat breakfast at home or at a restaurant?
Restaurant, probably, but sometimes we get on a poached-egg-and-english-muffin kick.
1. You're going out-of-town for a month and won't be using your new car. Do you offer it to a friend who needs one?
Why would I buy a new car right before a vacation? Or a "you're going to SF for a seminar for a month", which would never happen. But yes, I'd let them use my old crappy car if they really needed it.
2. Your agent helped you when you were struggling. Now a large agency with powerful connections wants you. Do you dump your agent?
Can you rephrase the question?
3. The environmentally friendly laundry detergent costs two dollars more than the regular brand. Do you buy it?
I /have/, but it doesn't seem to clean as well. I just use the Arm & Hammer brand cuz I'm allergic to all those scents and dyes and stuff.
five. This Friday Five is particularly lame. However, even though I've been "talked to" about using unoriginal content, this is for my hardcore blogreaders to participate as well:
1. What did you have for breakfast this morning? If you didn't have breakfast, why not?
I don't eat breakfast during the week. Partly because I don't have time and partly because most easy-to-eat breakfasts are sweet (i.e., cereals, waffles, things with syrup) and I am not fond of sweet things.
2. What's your favorite cereal?
The last time I had cereal, which was forever ago since I also don't drink milk, was Cheerios.
3. How often do you eat out? Do you want that to change?
We eat out fairly regularly. This doesn't stop me from complaining about how spinach, garlic, onions and rice can cost a customer $8.95, but you know how it goes.
4. What do you plan on having for dinner tonight? Got a recipe for that?
Hmm. I'll probably have a poorman's grilled cheese.
5. What's your favorite restaurant? Why?
I really like TonTon. Though Kurt and I have been cheating on them by attending dinners at other Japanese restaurants, they'll always be my favorite. The prices are competative, the fish is cut nicely, the sake is great, and the people know me. Fer chrissakes, there's a picture of me behind the sushi bar holding a dragon roll. How famous am I? :)
I forgot to do this or that yesterday.
"While you were sleeping" is the theme:
1. Morning or night person?
Very night.
2. Heavy or light sleeper?
Reg'lar
3. Remember your dreams or not?
Yea, but sometimes they're so real that when I'm driving to work I have to think whether or not they actually happened.
4. Do you need a lot of sleep, or just a little?
I have a 3.5 hour sleep cycle. If I get more than 7 hours, I'm groggy and slow-to-start.
5. Do you need something like a nightlight or TV to sleep, or do you prefer complete darkness?
I don't like lights on, but I have to have the noise of a fan because of the loud 3rdshift downstairs music playing at 5am neighbor.
6. Flannel sheets or some other kind?
T-shirt sheets. Though, the bed never looks "made" with these kinds of sheets.
7. One pillow, or more?
At least 3, just in case.
8. Bedroom door opened or closed at night?
It depends. If I sleep in my room, it's open, if I sleep in Kurt's room, it's closed.
9. Wrap yourself into blankets like a cocoon, or just cover yourself with them?
Cover. I roll around too much to be wrapped.
10. Alarm clock: wake to music or buzzer?
If I sleep in my room, radio, if I sleep in Kurt's room, buzzer.
These weekly affirmation things sure make for ease in content.
1. You suspect another parent at a co-op daycare of stealing $20 from your coat. This person is made treasurer. Do you alert the board?
"Alert" is too reactionary. If I could prove that my 20 spot was stolen by this person, I would have talked to someone about it prior to their move to treasurer, unless those two things happen simultaneously. I don't think I'd make a fuss, I'd just make people aware.
2. You're well-to-do. Your children, ages 24 and 26, ask you to settle part of their inheritance now. Do you?
No.
3. You've accepted a date to a movie when someone you really like asks you to a concert on the same night. Do you try to get out of the first date?
Perhaps, if there's enough time, the movie date could be rearranged. The concert date is obviously a little more permanent and fixed as they don't happen 60 times a week.
Again it's friday.
1. As a child, who was your favorite superhero/heroine? Why?
I used to want to eat spinach like Popeye. I ate it straight out of the can, but I could never get it to "fountain" into my mouth.. a fork had to be used. I didn't really have time for superheros when I was a child.
2. What was one thing you always wanted as a child but never got?
A pony! Not really though. I sometimes wanted a younger brother, but I've never disliked being an only child.
3. What's the furthest from home you've been?
I went with my mom to Seattle when I was 4.. I lost my slinky by dropping it off the fire escape of the apartment we were visiting. It was a sad day.
4. What's one thing you've always wanted to learn but haven't yet?
In Junior High, part of the Phy. Ed. curriculum was to go bowling for two weeks and score the games by hand. I never quite got it. Maybe because I was more interested in bowling.
5. What are your plans for the weekend?
That's kind of a cop-out question, don't you think?
this is just juvenile enough to do.
1. Your brother is an activist. You suspect he may be involved in a series of bombings. Do you notify authorities?
well, being an only child with no knowledge of the strength of sibling connections, my first thought was to get my nosey business out of his "activism" and focus on more comforting things, like baking chicken pot pies.
2. A friend's spouse is coming on to you. Do you tell the friend?
hell yea! then we can have a threesome.
3. Your company's profits will double if you replace 22 long-time employees with new software. Do you?
i don't think so.. especially if i were included in that pool of 22. i'm not saying that i ain't no team player; i just like to play for the little guys.
yup, it's friday.
1. What is one thing you don't like about your body?
i don't like that the tattoo on my boob of a little cartoon guy in a straight jacket is getting taller.
2. What are two things you love about your body?
that everything still functions as it should, and that i don't have an overabundance of hair in any weird places. (that was /hard/.)
3. What are three things you want to change about your home?
aside from the fact that we rent: get a bigger tub, would like more closets (i.e., utility closet, bathroom closet, anything to get the damn vaccuum out of my bedroom), and more kitchen counter space.
4. What are four books you want to read this year?
The art of looking sideways, Scumbler.. this is taking too long. (note to readers, i already own the two books that i mentioned.)
5. What are five promises you have kept to yourself?
i will continue to keep them to myself.
Again with the trend-following.
1. Where do you currently work?
a corporate doll company
2. How many other jobs have you had and where?
i will not recount the year that i had 6 w2's to go through for my tax return. a paper route when i was 13, hardee's when i was 16, mostly phone jobs since then; telemarketing, sales, relay system for the hearing impaired, and now this place.
3. What do you like best about your job?
the team of people i work with
4. What do you like least about your job?
the team of people i work for
5. What is your dream job?
my 5 year goal (only 3 years ago) was to be freelancing from my kitchen island on a saturday morning with a steaming hot cup of coffee wearing a terrycloth robe. so far, i've got the coffee part.