Friday, March 02, 2007

Hrrrmmm

I'm still miserable, still with no card, and so no dress form, and I have an overfull day of work. Funky blue indeed and trying not to dwell on it. I just need a hug from J...and a nap.
But, nothing to do about it. SO, instead of whining and spreading the misery I'm stealing this meme from Pacian and going with it to get my day off to a start.

1. Do you like cheese?
It's my favorite thing.

2. Have you ever smoked heroin?
Nope. As a biochemist I'd definitely say it would be a bad idea

3. Do you own a gun?
Nope. I have a number of waterpistols - do they count?

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
No. I'm more bothered by the wait usually

6. What do you think of hot dogs?
Can't eat them-just can't. They're like bologna. We just don't need to go there anymore in this day and age. I stick to the tofu variety...more and more I'm going off meat.

7. What's your favourite Christmas song?
Coventry Carol...and Darcy the Dragon on the Roger Whittaker Christmas album makes me smile no matter what time of year it is.

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Coffee and a glass of pink grapefruit juice

9. Can you do push ups?
Yup. I can do about 40..well I could. I've been off the working out for about 2 weeks with the cold business, so that's probably halved by now. And they're the girly kind, so maybe they're only worth half points.

10. Is your bathroom clean?
Clean enough for me, and I'm the one who cleans it so it's as good as it gets.

11. What's your favourite piece of jewellery?
A handmade red stone and metal necklace I bought this summer at Shambhala

Where's 12?
The same place my damn sewing card is.

13. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
Food. I make good food. It makes up for a world of mistakes.

14. Do you have friends?
Yes. A small group, but sadly many not near me geographically. I'm not a super social person, but the friends do have I have I hold dear to me. Being the youngest at work by a decade doesn't help...

15. Do you miss someone?
I miss my friend Karli. I wish I knew where she was.

16. Middle Name?
same as my Mum, and my Grandma and my Great Grandma.

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
i. I should get to work
ii. Today had better not suck or I'm going home
iii. I'm tired

19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink:
i. milk
ii. coffee
iii. beer

20. Current worry?:
Where my card is.

21. Current hate?
The City of Saskatoon City Council for backing out on a promise to build a new pedestrian crossing on the bridge I use to bike to work before removing the old one to widen the road. They just didn't get around to starting it on time and now they're just closing it all down and too bad for all of us...we can just bike an extra 20 minutes out of our way to get to another point to cross the bridge. Bastards. What ever happened to accountability?

22. Favourite place to be?
In J's arms.

23. How did you bring in the New Year?
With friends at home.

24. Where would you like to go?
Narnia

27. Do you own slippers?
Yes. They're shaped like Gir. They make me smile.

28. What shirt are you wearing?
Purple long sleeved shirt.

29. Do you burn or tan?
Burn mostly. I'm a white and pasty lab rat so it takes a few weeks of sun with 40SPF to get any color. That never happens, so neither really.

30. Favourite colour?
Currently? Orange.

31. Would you be a pirate?
Depends. I'd probably get tired of violence and I'm too timid and polite most days to pillage...I like shiny things though. Maybe I could ba a passive aggressive pirate?

32. What songs do you sing in the shower?
I usually sing Billie Holiday tunes

35. What's in your pocket right now?
A package of cough drops

36. Last thing that made you laugh?
My cat-he fell over licking himself this morning...that's why he's a geek.

37. Best bed sheets as a child?
Star Wars sheets. I had some pretty cool Sesame Street sheets too, but the Star Wars ones were the best.

38. Worst injury you've ever had?
When I cut my thumb deeply requiring stiches while chopping hot banana peppers. Not something I'd recommend. Slamming our fingers in a car door is also a no-no.

39. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Celebrity culture. It's so pointless.

40. How many TVs do you have in your house?
One.

41. Who is your loudest friend?
Probably Ben. He's a happy loud though.

42. Who is your most silent friend?
Geek.

43. Does someone have a crush on you?
Hopefully just J

44. Do you wish on shooting stars?
Always. Whenever I see one.

45. What is your favourite book?
Too many to decide

46. What is your favourite sweet?
Probaby "rickety uncle"-my Mum makes it. It's basically brown sugar carmalised with some butter and mixed with oatmeal to make a square. I'm not much for sweets, but give me that or a mint aero bar any day.

47. What song do/did you want played at your wedding?
I always wanted to march out of the church to the song they played at the end of Star Wars when they all have their medals given to them. J is cool enough that he thought it was a great idea. I mean if there ever was a song to walk down an aisle to in front of a huge crowd dressed in your finest and feel totally awesome and proud and happy to do so, that is it. It was cool.

48. What song do you want played at your funeral?
Do you Realise? by the Flaming Lips popped into my head, but actually, probably just some Beethoven...something poignant like the moonlight sonata or something.

49. What were you doing at 12 AM last night?
Trying to sleep after a crappy day

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
OH bugger, here we go again.

4 comments:

Buzz Stephens said...

Speaking of Billie Holiday, There is a great group on Yahoo called Billie Holiday And The Disciples Of Swing that salutes the art of vocal jazz. During February they were celebrating Girl Singers Month and this weeks playlist includes several tracks by Billie that were recorded in 1957 at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival. You should check them out. Here is the link to the group and the current playlist:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BillieHoliday_And_The_Disciples_Of_Swing/01

01 And This Is My Beloved.mp3 Gloria Lynne at Basin Street 912 K

01 As Long As I Live.mp3 Peggy Lee (rehearsal, 1962)

01 Darktown Strutters Ball.mp3 Alberta Hunter, 1978

01 I Didn't Know What Time It Was.mp3 Sarah Vaughan, 198X

01 Manhattan.mp3 Lee Wiley

01 S'Wonderful.mp3 Ella Fitzgerald and Sammy Davis Jr.

01 They Raided The Joint.mp3 Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952

02 Loud Talkin' Woman.mp3 Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952

02 The More I See You.mp3 Keely Smith, studio session, 6/20/1985


02 Willow Weep For Me.mp3 Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57

03 Flying Home.mp3 Ella Fitzgerald, Carnegie Hall, 9/18/1949

03 I Only Have Eyes For You.mp3 Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57

03 I'll Get Along Somehow.mp3 Nancy Wilson

03 Mood Indigo.mp3 Lena Horne and Tony Bennett

04 Billie's Blues.mp3 Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57

04 Lucky Day.mp3 Annie Ross,1959

04 One Night Stand.mp3 Janis Joplin, 1970

04 Why Don't You Do Right.mp3 Linda Hopkins, 6/18/82

05 After You've Gone.mp3 Kay Starr, 1975

05 Azure-te.mp3 Ernestine Anderson, studio session, 1958

05 Lover Come Back To Me.mp3 Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57

05 Miss Brown to You.mp3 Carmen McRae, studio session, 6/29/1961

06 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby.mp3 Ann Richards, studio session, 1960

07 I'd Rather Go Blind.mp3 Etta James live at Memory Lane, 1986

07 Influences.mp3 Billie Holiday

07 The Way We Were.mp3 Peggy Lee (1974 Academy Awards)

08 My Funny Valentine.mp3 Anita O'Day at Carnegie Hall, 1986

08 No Ways Tired.mp3 The Barret Sisters, 1983

08 You've Changed.mp3 Shelby Lynne, studio session,

09 But Not For Me.mp3 Gladys Knight

09 Influences part 2.mp3 Billie Holiday, Toronto, 8/57

09 Porgy.mp3 Nina Simone at Westbury Music Fair, 1968

09 Skylark.mp3 Aretha Franklin, Detroit Music Hall 1986

10 Mean Way Of Loving.mp3 Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952

13 He Brought Us.mp3 The Barret Sisters, 1983

13 My Funny Valentine_The Gentleman is a Dope.mp3 Peggy Lee and Lena Horne, 1978

15 I Wish You Love 1.mp3 Barbra Streisand, JFK Stadium 1966

15 More.mp3 Baby Jane Dexter

15 Only The Lonely.mp3 Aretha Franklin, studio session, 7/16/64


17 I Cried For You.mp3 Helen Humes at the Pasadena Auditorium, 1952


17 You Turned The Tables On Me.mp3 Anita O'Day on the BBC, 1964


18 Medley.mp3 Anita O'Day and Chris Connor at Michaels Pub, 1989


19 If I Were A Bell.mp3 June Christy Live At The Dunes

20 It Don't Mean A Thing.mp3 June Christy Live At The Dunes

21 Jeepers Creepers.mp3 june Christy Live At The Dunes

22 Too Marvelous.mp3 June Christy Live At The Dunes

25 Mixed Emotions.mp3 Dinah Washington Live At Basin Street, 7/10/55


26 Come Rain Or Shine.mp3 Dinah Washington Live At Basin Street, 7/10/55


http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BillieHoliday_And_The_Disciples_Of_Swing/

12:10 PM

Pacian said...

I'm stealing this meme from Pacian

Expect to hear from the police. When I posted this meme, the last thing I expected was for other people to rip it off. >:-|

Geosomin said...

Oh I expect to hear form the Police.
Tickets to their concert in Edmonton go on sale in 20 minutes...and I hope to get a ticket!

Colette said...

I get these all the time in email variety but never thought to post them... had such a lot of laughs reading it. What's with 12?

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