don't ever challenge a word I put down - you WILL lose a turn

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Shop On The Corner Meme 

Stolen from: FYeah Surveys

What kind of job did your mom have when you were growing up? She stayed at home, and then worked for the local car dealer doing bookkeeping.  Very exciting. 

 Have you ever known anyone that’s been on tv, including you? Yes.  Including me.  LOL

 What was the most interesting animal you have seen in the wild? I live in Michigan.  There is wildlife all around me.  I was actually surprised a couple of weeks ago, driving down a main road - and looked to the side and saw a wolf.  That was kind of freaky.  Now moose?  I don't believe in them.  I don't care if YOU have seen one, until *I* see one with my own eyes, I refuse to believe in them.  There are miles and miles of roads in ME, VT, NH, the UP, etc. where I have driven - shoot, I've even been to Alaska, and there are signs that tell me that they're going to be there?  But they lie.  They're not real. 

 What holiday do you enjoy the most? The one where I get presents, duh...

 What was the first video game you ever played? Seriously?  I'm 49.  An old one.  LOL

 What is the one thing you own, that if it got lost, you would be bummed? 
The money in my purse?  Not sure.  I have found that the older I get - the more I realize that *stuff* is replaceable.  People are not.  So I back up my photos on Picasa so they don't get lost, and hope that my insurance will cover the rest. 

 Do you have a favorite breakfast item? 
Hash browns.  Burn 'em

 What do you find yourself buying all the time? 
Food.  That stuff, for some reason - we just can't live without it!

 When was the last time you got a real letter in the mail? 
oh jeez... I don't know.  1985?  LOL

 Do you have a most prized piece of jewelry? My diamond circle necklace.  It's worth almost 2 mortgage payments. LOL

 Do you own any board games? Lots - you want to play?  I have to warn you, though - I'm awesome at Scrabble, and don't ever challenge a word I put down - you WILL lose a turn

 What chore seems the most daunting right now? 
steam cleaning the carpets. I know it needs to be done, but I just don't feel like it.  Yet.

 Were you born in the state you live in? 
Nope.  I'm 800+ miles away

 Have you ever lived in a house that has been broken into? 
No, thank God, but I did have an apartment once and someone else in the building stole my mother's wedding ring. 

 What is your favorite cheese? 
mmmmmmmmmm cheeeeeeeeeeeeese.....  Swiss?  With turkey and yellow mustard.  Yum.

 Who do you know that watches the most sports? 
That would be a toss up between Kim's Mark and my ex brother-in-law.  

Thanks for all the kind words yesterday.  Yes, family drama sucks.  Which is why I'm glad I'm so far away - I can separate myself from it.  And I'm over it.  I made my peace with it a long time ago.  

I choose my family.  Not blood.. 

Great now I'm hungry. What was the question?

Paint It Black

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Saturday 9: Paint It Black (1966)
Not familiar with this week's song? Hear it here.


1) This song was chosen because yesterday was Black Friday, the traditional day of sales. Have you begun your Christmas shopping?
Shockingly, yes.  I actually have picked up a few things for the boy over the past year, specifically for Christmas. 

2) Are there any Thanksgiving leftovers in your refrigerator right now? 
Mmmmmmm oh yes.. yes there are. 

3) AAA says Thanksgiving is a big travel weekend. Did you venture far from home for your holiday dinner? 
I went as far as from upstairs to downstairs.  We had 10 here, and it was FABulous!  My niece and cousin spent some time, and oh it was wonderful.  :)  One of the best Thanksgivings ever.  No stress, no drama - just good quality family time.  I'm the short one.  LOL 
 










4) Keith Richards likes France but, alas, the French authorities haven't always been fond of him and his criminal record. Have you ever been to France? 
Nope.  And I don't have a criminal record, either..

5) Mick Jagger jokes that, to be polite to fellow hotel guests, he always finishes trashing his room by 10:00 PM. What kind of hotel/motel guest are you? Are you rockstar rambunctious, or are you quiet? Are you neat? Have you stolen any towels, bathrobes, etc.? 
I'm quiet, usually.  It's a place to get some sleep.  And no towels or bathrobes - but I can tell you I have a basket full of those cute little shampoos and conditioners LOL..

6) Mick Jagger got his financial savvy as a student at the London School of Economics. Are you good with money?
I'm a LOT better than I used to be.  I need to stop trying to make up the whole "taking of your country" thing to the Indians, though. 

7) In the early 1990s, a then little-known actress named Angelina Jolie appeared in a Rolling Stones video ("Anybody Seen My Baby?"). Name an Angelina Jolie movie.
I don't want to.  You can't make me. I'd rather talk about the stuffing that I made.  I first marinated the mushrooms and onions together.  Then took those out of the pan and put them in with the bread crumbs.  Then browned a combination of sausage and ground turkey.  Added those.  Then added some chicken stock that I had frozen (home made)..  then some dried cranberries and mixed it all up. Mmmmmmmmm.  Great now I'm hungry.  What was the question?

8) In the early 1960s, the Stones nearly avoided tragedy when their tour bus skidded off a bridge. Tell us about a near miss you're thankful for.
Too many to mention.  I'm just thankful to be here, and we'll leave it at that.  :)

9) In 1966, when this week's song was popular, CBS telecast How the Grinch Stole Christmas for the first time. What's your favorite Dr. Seuss story?
Oh The Places You Will Go!  That and Green Eggs and Ham.

 So... this is all "as an aside" here.
Apparently one of my brothers has been reading here (either him or his girlfriend).  We haven't spoken in years.  I have alluded to the falling out a few times and won't go into it again.  My other brother - the one with ALS - died on Halloween.  I had made my peace with it, and the fact that I wouldn't go home for any of it - years ago.  And, not sure if this is what you're looking for, Bob?  When he died, he left behind a mess, secrets that shouldn't be secrets, and THREE children that will never get the answers that they will all have.  This is a situation that is very dear to me, because  #1 - I love my niece and she deserves to be recognized.  #2 - the way she was treated gave me an insight into how my son will be treated when his father dies.  He has a father that has ensured that nobody on "that" side of the family will talk to him - don't bother to ask why - I've stopped trying to figure it out.  But here's the difference?  I was never married to my son's father (can I insert an AMEN here?) LOL  

So, sorry for the personal rant - but I wanted to make sure that my male sibling got what he wanted.  I guess male sibling should be the term now, because brother suggests that you are family, and he stopped being my family years ago.  




 

Pssssssst You. Medford! Yeah, You!

I find it interesting that someone from Meffa was on here for over 2 hours the other day. 

Whatcha lookin' for?

I miss summer. I miss my tan.

Taking Stock Meme

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Taking Stock Meme 

Stolen from: The Blake Collection

 Making:   gas inside my body, to be released at a later time?

 Cooking:  see #1?

 Drinking:   mmmmmmm coffeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 Reading:  this.  How could I read more than one thing at the same exact time?!  Silly!

 Wanting:  it to be warm again.  I miss summer.  I miss my tan.

 Looking:   pretty damn good these days, if I say so myself!

 Wasting:   away, me arse is.  I'm back to that "cafeteria tray ass" that I used to have a long long time ago...

 Wishing:  That the boy would get that the cat poops on the floor, not because she can, but because she wants him to keep her litter box clean

 Enjoying:  the fact that the boy has to clean up poop LOLOL

 Waiting:  Time waits for noone

 Liking:   My coffee, if you must know

 Wondering:  how long this meme is going to last

 Loving:  Well, if I have to tell you...

 















 Listening:  to the boy yell at the cat LOL

 Needing:  to get my ass moving

 Smelling:  not much, I just sneezed

 Wearing:  my PJ's

 Following:  I follow nothing.  How could I follow anything, when I am greatness itself?  LOL

 Noticing:  That I'm pretty full of myself today

 Knowing:  that it's 99% attitude that makes your day

 Thinking:  about getting up and getting more coffee

 Feeling:  that I'm going to need to do that

 Bookmarking:  I just press the "bookmark" thingie.  The latest book is on the iPad.

 Opening:  Went to Costco this week, the day after it opened.  Not as busy as I expected!

 Giggling:  At the boy, having to pick up poop off the floor LOL

I want to be bad ass like Carol..

It has been one long ass week.  If I could only impart one bit of wisdom before I pass (which hopefully won't be for a long time)  - I hope it's this - people, people, people - STOP with the secrets about things that shouldn't be secrets!  Hopefully that's not too cryptic.  But Jesus Christmas - what a mess people leave behind when they pull that shit.  And it all comes out eventually.  Tell the truth while you're still here - then people can actually get answers that they might want.  Instead of being left angry and never able to get the answers they need.    

On to Sunday Stealing...

 

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing which originated on WTIT: The Blog authored by Bud Weiser. Here we will steal all types of memes from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent memes. You may have heard of the expression, “honor amongst thieves”. In that age-old tradition, we try to credit the blog that we stole it from. We also provide a link to the victim's meme in our "Previous Victims" widget. (It's our way of saying "Thanks!") Sometimes we edit the original meme, to make it more relevant to our global players, to challenge our players, to select the best questions, or simply to make it less repetitive from this new meme or recently asked questions from a previously featured meme. 
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From Brighter And Wider Than Snow
  The Blue Meme 

26) Are you happy with the person you've become?

Wait?  What happened to 1-25?  Did I miss a week or something?  I don't understand?!?

27) What's a sound you hate; sound you love?
Nails on a chalkboard, a baby's first belly laugh

28) What's your biggest "what if"?
Hmmm... Here's the thing.  That's one of those "woulda, coulda, shoulda" type questions.  I really try not to think about "what if" - because that changes what IS.  I like what IS.  It's made me who I am today.  I like me.  A lot.  I am kind of bad ass, like Carol on The Walking Dead.  She is major bad ass.  I like to think that if there were a zombie apocalypse - I'd be a bad ass like Carol..

29) Do you believe in ghosts?
Meh... I do, however, like to believe that there is some kind of an afterlife.  This really can't be all there is, right?  AND?  If there is?  There is one major can of whoop-ass being opened up right now.  And it's well deserved.
30) How about aliens?
Wait?  You mean ALF isn't real?

31) What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?Moving to Michigan to give my son a better life.

32) What's the worst place you have ever been to?I've been in a very dark place before.  That wasn't pretty.  It's not easy to get out of that dark place, or stay out of it. 
 
33) Can insanity bring on more creativity?
If you look at the great masters - they were all fucking nuts.  But I look at people now, and just think "you're fucking nuts" - certainly not that they are creative by any stretch.  Because apparently, these days?  Fucking nuts also equals dumb as a post in most cases.

34) Most attractive actor of your opposite gender?
There are a lot of very handsome guys out there.

35) To you, what is the meaning of life?Wait.  You mean it's NOT 42???

36) Define "Art".Shit that I'd hang on the walls.

37) Do you believe in luck?I believe in karma. 

38) In your opinion, what makes a great relationship?Well, for a start?  Honesty. 

Honesty is such a lonely word.....Everyone is so untrue.  Billy Joel was right.  Sometimes..

39) What's a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?Walking on Sunshine.  Katrina and the Waves.  It never fails.  :)
40) Where were you yesterday?Selling some Tastefully Simple, and then at the hockey game.  And you?

41) What's the worst injury you've ever had?A broken heart.  It took a long time to heal that shit.

42) Do you have any obsessions right now?
Did you just call me a stalker? 
43) What's up?The moon.  Star.  Skies.  Looks like the sun's on it's way too.

44) Ever had a rumor spread about you?
That question?  Comedy.  Right there.

45) Do you believe in real magic?
I believe in Karma.
.
46) Do you ever hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?
I really believe in Karma.  And people that have done me wrong?  Not so much.  But fuck with my kid?  I will MESS.  YOU.  UP.

47) What's your favorite (non-pet) animal?Chia Hand.  Rising from the grave.  A la Walking Dead.  

48) What is your secret weapon to get people to like you?
If the time is right, and I really really  want them to like me?  I'll flash my boobs.  They're fabulous.  OH~  And it's 3 years ago this week that they went from fluffy to flat!  Well, not flat.  But fabulous.  Yup. 

49) Where is your best friend?
I have a couple of them.  Which one are you asking about?
 
50) What do you think is Satan's last nameBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!  That's some funny shit right there..


 

Sheena, Queen of Jungle...

The Music Meme

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From The Plastic Mancunian
  The Music Meme 

1. Which bands/artist do you own the most albums by?

 This one.  And he was looking right at me when I took this picture, I'll have you know..

 














2. What was the last song you listened to?
I'm lucky I remember my last name, you expect me to know the last song I listened to?  Come on now!

 3. What’s in your CD player right now?
Nuttin' honey

 4. What was the last show you attended?
What kind of show?  It was a shit show at the casino last night.  Five and 1/2 hours.  What is wrong with us?  LOL  AND - I sat down at the Wizard of Oz game.  Didn't win.  Got up and moved to the Wheel of Fortune.  Guy sat down at Wizard of Oz game.  Ended up leaving over $2K richer.  Such is my luck these days.

 5. What was the greatest show you’ve ever been to?
See #1...  And they're ALL great shows..

 6. What’s the worst show you’ve ever been to?
Oh, so many places I could go with this... so little time. 

 7. What’s the most musically involved you have ever been?
I dated a guy once that played guitar.  He left me for "Sheena, Queen of Jungle".  I remember every time I saw her (EVERY.  SINGLE.  TIME.)... I puked.  Needless to say, I wasn't a fan.

 8. What show are you looking forward to?
The motion picture show that plays in my head while I'm sleeping

 9. What is your favorite band shirt?
I still have my Bruce shirt from the Born To Run tour.  Just sayin'...

 10. What musician would you like to hang out with for a day?
Blake Shelton.  But his wife would have to be there too.  I really have a feeling that the two of them would be a HOOT to hang with.

 11. Who is one musician or group you wish would make a comeback?
There's a reason why they went away..

 12. Who is one band/artist you’ve never seen live but always wanted to?
Hmmmm not sure.  There are ones I'd like to see again...

 13. What was your last musical “phase” before you wisened up?
Hah!  I have great taste in music.  So shut it. 

 14. How many music related videos/DVDs do you own?
Ahhhhh would that be authorized, or boots?

 15. How many concerts/shows have you been to, total?
Too many to count..

 16. What’s your “guilty pleasure” that you hate to admit to liking?
I have a few.  But Taylor Swift is one.  LOL

 17. What is your favourite movie soundtrack?
Oh, this one is easy.  Hands down, Sleepless in Seattle.