Your mood this morning (afternoon, evening, etc… )? Bored
The mood around you? Bored
The state of your current surroundings (messy, tidy, serene, sterile, etc… )? An island of messy in a sea of tidy.
The primary thought in your head right now? Should I finish this project or put it off til tomorrow?
One thing you’re concerned about? My bad car brakes.
One thing you are most definitely NOT concerned about? The way my hair looks.
Your mother’s middle name? Lucille.
The last thing you ate? A See’s butterscotch sucker.
The last thing you really WANTED to eat but couldn’t/didn’t? A Thai avocado salad. It was on the cafeteria menu at work but they didn’t have it.
One really brilliant quote? “Everyone teaches, and teaches all the time.” (A Course in Miracles)
One thing you wish you could do right this moment? Snorkel in Hawaii.
Can you actually go and do that thing? Not without a couple thousand bucks.
Reality Shows: love or despise? Guilty pleasure. But I don’t have a TV, so it is a rare guilty pleasure.
Celebrity magazines: love or despise? De-freaking-spise.
CNN: love or despise? De-even-more-freaking-spise.
Do you follow any sports? Nope. World Cup, but only every 4 years.
Can you swim? Like a fish.
Can you sing? Not so’s anyone would want to listen.
Do you drink coffee? All the livelong day. Decaf or half-caf, though.
1. sleepy
2. grumpy
3. tidy
4. sleep!!!
5. my cough
6. my broken vacuum cleaner
7. Doris
8. caramel chocolate chip cookie
9. tri tip
10. “You can have the universe if I can have Italy.” - Guiseppe Verdi
11. sleep
12. sadly no. not only because i am at work, but because i never sleep
13. i despise most of them but i am hopelessly addicted to the Amazing Race.
14. despise
15. neither
16. ice hockey… are there any other sports?
17. yep. i was a competitive swimmer in high school
18. i have a degree in vocal performance so, i guess that’s a yes.
19. HELL YES!
1. focused
2. productive
3. big honkin’ mess
4. it’s almost time to go home
5. the funky smell coming from my car
6. if I am not conerned about something, then I am not thinking of it in the first place. So, I guess I can’t tell you what I’m not thinking about, cuz then I’ll be thinking about it.
7. Ann
8. a peach
9. a Frosty
10. getting married in life is not a promotion — my boss
11. take a nap in the sun.
12. yes
13. Despise
14. Despise
15. I don’t have cable.
16. sometimes baseball or American football. sometimes tennis.
17. Yes, but not well. I can tread water like a champ though.
18. Yes, but not well. I can lip synch like a champ though.
19. Almost every day.
1. a little anxious, but also bored
2. blah
3. messier than i would like
4. not quite ready to reveal that
5. #4
6. packing for my trip tomorrow…though i should be
7. lupton
8. amy’s organic pizza
9. blended chai from ink! coffee
10. worry is like a rocking chair…it gives you something to do, but doesn’t really get you anywhere
11. lounge on a tropical beach
12. not likely
13. i love project runway, i like various others, i despise most
14. love, but i will never spend money on them
15. it’s better than fox, i suppose
16. yes, but not fanatically
17. yes, but i rarely get a chance to get in a pool or the ocean
18. i like to think i can, but i would never do it in front of an audience
19. far too often
1. Bummed out, for no good reason.
2. Rainy with flooding coming (thanks, Ernesto!).
3. Tidy enough. Quiet — I’m the only one here so far.
4. When will everyone else get here?
5. Finishing a draft that’s due.
6. Lunch.
7. Louise.
8. Banana.
9. Hershey bar.
10. “If you can’t feed one hundred, feed one.” (Mother Teresa)
11. Go home.
12. In about 5 hours from now.
13. Don’t really watch them. I know!
14. Love. Mostly.
15. Don’t watch it — too much going on visually! It confuses me, because I don’t know whether (or what!) to watch, read, listen to…
16. Redskins football, when the season starts, because we suck at preseason; and Capitals hockey.
17. Yes, but not well.
18. Not really, but it doesn’t stop me.
19. Oh hell yes. I think I’ll have some now!
1. Contented with my new (old) job.
2. Generally happy. It’s Friday!
3. Messy, but it’s early. This will all be cleaned up in no time. OCD to the rescue!
4. I would like a chocolate chip cookie.
5. My mom.
6. Consuming too much beer at the RenFaire this weekend!
7. Lee
8. An english muffin.
9. An english muffin with an egg, some ham, and extra cheese in sandwich form.
10. She thought of herself as a comet soaring on the wind, but every once in a while frightened by her internal rebellion she longed for someone to control her wild impulses - Isabel Allende.
11. Spoon with my husband.
12. Not until later!
13. Despise.
14. Love, unabashedly.
15. Despise.
16. Baseball, but only because I live in Red Sox territory.
17. Like a turtle.
18. Like a turtle. Actually, I can, I used to take lessons!
19. Every single day of my life. It is a NEED.
1. Your mood this morning (afternoon, evening, etc… )? Uh…nothing special
2. The mood around you? I’m alone, except for the dogs, who are mellow.
3. The state of your current surroundings (messy, tidy, serene, sterile, etc… )? My surroundings are ALWAYS messy.
4. The primary thought in your head right now? I should get up from the computer–but I won’t.
5. One thing you’re concerned about? The mess that is our current administration.
6. One thing you are most definitely NOT concerned about? Cleaning the house
7. Your mother’s middle name? Carita.
8. The last thing you ate? A granola bar
9. The last thing you really WANTED to eat but couldn’t/didn’t? Anything fried.
10. One really brilliant quote? “You can only make a difference when you care.”
11. One thing you wish you could do right this moment? Mmmmm…if I told you I’d have to kill you.
12. Can you actually go and do that thing? Alas, never again.
13. Reality Shows: love or despise? Depends on the reality show. Love some, despise others.
14. Celebrity magazines: love or despise? Neutral. I don’t really follow celebrities.
15. CNN: love or despise? Neither. I watch sometimes.
16. Do you follow any sports? No.
17. Can you swim? Yes, but haven’t in years.
18. Can you sing? I can carry a tune. There’s a BIG difference.
19. Do you drink coffee? Coffee = life.
1. Pandemic
2. Buick, as always
3. Volatile
4. Thelonious Monk’s hat collection
5. Glen Gould’s hat collection
6. It doesn’t occur to me
7. Jean
8. A cookie
9. An apple—allergic since 1983
10. “Waiting are they? Waiting are they? Well–let ‘em wait.”
Ethan Allen, general in the last revolution, in response to an attending doctor who attempted to comfort him by saying, “General, I fear the angels are waiting for you.”
11. Paint those clouds over the Amtrak station
12. Of course not
13. In a bipolar world? Despise
14. In a despicable world?
15. What a very strange question.
16. Looks like I’ll be following high school girls soccer
17. Yes/no. My arms and legs say yes. My ears say no. I refer you to item 9 in saying that I’m falling right the hell apart.
18. My arms and legs say yes, my ears…
19. In the morning. Then tea all day and night.
Thanks for the fun questions and have a great weekend, Meg.
1. Flat due to exhaustion.
2. Debate-y. My husband and his friend are talking about where to go fishing.
3. Comfortable.
4. Do I have the energy to work out?
5. How much sleep will I get tonight?
6. What people think of me.
7. Estella.
8. A turkey sandwich on wheat.
9. A Cadbury Dairy Milk I bought as part of a care package for my sister.
10. Choose again.
11. Take a bath.
12. In another hour, when I’m sure the baby will stay asleep.
13. Ew, except for Who Wants to Be a Superhero.
14. Celebrity magazines: meh.
15. CNN: meh.
16. Do you follow any sports? nah.
17. Can you swim? yes, but not well.
18. Can you sing? ditto.
19. Do you drink coffee? Oh HELL YEAH. Mmmmm coffeeeeee.
1. Anticipatory - my friend Ben is coming to visit!!!
2. Also anticipatory - but more of the rain stopping.
3. Clean and neat - see #1.
4. Ben.
5. Global warming
6. Anybody’s “bump”/divorce/alien abduction/alien love child or conversion to Scientology.
7. That would be telling….
8. Buffalo wings salad.
9. Well, I keep threatening to eat up my kitten cause he’s so cute…
10. Shakespeare was right.
11. Roll around in the snow.
12. Only if I fly somewhere.
13. despise
14. despise
15. neutral….as neutral as Switzerland.
16. no
17. Yes, very well.
18. Yes, ok.
19. Yes, oh yes, oh yes…
1. A bit anxious and annoyed but generally happy
2. Busy
3. Somewhat tidy
4. I really should say that I’m sorry
5. The state of my friendship with someone
6. Kate Hudson’s marriage
7. Ruth
8. Turkey chili
9. Shrimp cocktail
10. “Am I truly nonjudmental, or does my fear of confrontation run so deep I’ll simply allow anything in my presence?” -Anon.
11. Dance or make out with someone
12. I’m at work so probably not
13. Competition reality? Despise Makeover reality? Love
14. They have their place
15. Despise
16. No - not a big fan of sports
17. No
18. I can but not well
19. Boy and howdy. Why? Do you have some?
August 31st, 2006 at 3:03 pm
Your mood this morning (afternoon, evening, etc… )? Bored
The mood around you? Bored
The state of your current surroundings (messy, tidy, serene, sterile, etc… )? An island of messy in a sea of tidy.
The primary thought in your head right now? Should I finish this project or put it off til tomorrow?
One thing you’re concerned about? My bad car brakes.
One thing you are most definitely NOT concerned about? The way my hair looks.
Your mother’s middle name? Lucille.
The last thing you ate? A See’s butterscotch sucker.
The last thing you really WANTED to eat but couldn’t/didn’t? A Thai avocado salad. It was on the cafeteria menu at work but they didn’t have it.
One really brilliant quote? “Everyone teaches, and teaches all the time.” (A Course in Miracles)
One thing you wish you could do right this moment? Snorkel in Hawaii.
Can you actually go and do that thing? Not without a couple thousand bucks.
Reality Shows: love or despise? Guilty pleasure. But I don’t have a TV, so it is a rare guilty pleasure.
Celebrity magazines: love or despise? De-freaking-spise.
CNN: love or despise? De-even-more-freaking-spise.
Do you follow any sports? Nope. World Cup, but only every 4 years.
Can you swim? Like a fish.
Can you sing? Not so’s anyone would want to listen.
Do you drink coffee? All the livelong day. Decaf or half-caf, though.
August 31st, 2006 at 4:15 pm
1. sleepy
2. grumpy
3. tidy
4. sleep!!!
5. my cough
6. my broken vacuum cleaner
7. Doris
8. caramel chocolate chip cookie
9. tri tip
10. “You can have the universe if I can have Italy.” - Guiseppe Verdi
11. sleep
12. sadly no. not only because i am at work, but because i never sleep
13. i despise most of them but i am hopelessly addicted to the Amazing Race.
14. despise
15. neither
16. ice hockey… are there any other sports?
17. yep. i was a competitive swimmer in high school
18. i have a degree in vocal performance so, i guess that’s a yes.
19. HELL YES!
August 31st, 2006 at 5:01 pm
1. focused
2. productive
3. big honkin’ mess
4. it’s almost time to go home
5. the funky smell coming from my car
6. if I am not conerned about something, then I am not thinking of it in the first place. So, I guess I can’t tell you what I’m not thinking about, cuz then I’ll be thinking about it.
7. Ann
8. a peach
9. a Frosty
10. getting married in life is not a promotion — my boss
11. take a nap in the sun.
12. yes
13. Despise
14. Despise
15. I don’t have cable.
16. sometimes baseball or American football. sometimes tennis.
17. Yes, but not well. I can tread water like a champ though.
18. Yes, but not well. I can lip synch like a champ though.
19. Almost every day.
August 31st, 2006 at 6:24 pm
1. a little anxious, but also bored
2. blah
3. messier than i would like
4. not quite ready to reveal that
5. #4
6. packing for my trip tomorrow…though i should be
7. lupton
8. amy’s organic pizza
9. blended chai from ink! coffee
10. worry is like a rocking chair…it gives you something to do, but doesn’t really get you anywhere
11. lounge on a tropical beach
12. not likely
13. i love project runway, i like various others, i despise most
14. love, but i will never spend money on them
15. it’s better than fox, i suppose
16. yes, but not fanatically
17. yes, but i rarely get a chance to get in a pool or the ocean
18. i like to think i can, but i would never do it in front of an audience
19. far too often
September 1st, 2006 at 6:51 am
1. Bummed out, for no good reason.
2. Rainy with flooding coming (thanks, Ernesto!).
3. Tidy enough. Quiet — I’m the only one here so far.
4. When will everyone else get here?
5. Finishing a draft that’s due.
6. Lunch.
7. Louise.
8. Banana.
9. Hershey bar.
10. “If you can’t feed one hundred, feed one.” (Mother Teresa)
11. Go home.
12. In about 5 hours from now.
13. Don’t really watch them. I know!
14. Love. Mostly.
15. Don’t watch it — too much going on visually! It confuses me, because I don’t know whether (or what!) to watch, read, listen to…
16. Redskins football, when the season starts, because we suck at preseason; and Capitals hockey.
17. Yes, but not well.
18. Not really, but it doesn’t stop me.
19. Oh hell yes. I think I’ll have some now!
September 1st, 2006 at 7:25 am
1. Contented with my new (old) job.
2. Generally happy. It’s Friday!
3. Messy, but it’s early. This will all be cleaned up in no time. OCD to the rescue!
4. I would like a chocolate chip cookie.
5. My mom.
6. Consuming too much beer at the RenFaire this weekend!
7. Lee
8. An english muffin.
9. An english muffin with an egg, some ham, and extra cheese in sandwich form.
10. She thought of herself as a comet soaring on the wind, but every once in a while frightened by her internal rebellion she longed for someone to control her wild impulses - Isabel Allende.
11. Spoon with my husband.
12. Not until later!
13. Despise.
14. Love, unabashedly.
15. Despise.
16. Baseball, but only because I live in Red Sox territory.
17. Like a turtle.
18. Like a turtle. Actually, I can, I used to take lessons!
19. Every single day of my life. It is a NEED.
September 1st, 2006 at 8:24 am
1. Your mood this morning (afternoon, evening, etc… )? Uh…nothing special
2. The mood around you? I’m alone, except for the dogs, who are mellow.
3. The state of your current surroundings (messy, tidy, serene, sterile, etc… )? My surroundings are ALWAYS messy.
4. The primary thought in your head right now? I should get up from the computer–but I won’t.
5. One thing you’re concerned about? The mess that is our current administration.
6. One thing you are most definitely NOT concerned about? Cleaning the house
7. Your mother’s middle name? Carita.
8. The last thing you ate? A granola bar
9. The last thing you really WANTED to eat but couldn’t/didn’t? Anything fried.
10. One really brilliant quote? “You can only make a difference when you care.”
11. One thing you wish you could do right this moment? Mmmmm…if I told you I’d have to kill you.
12. Can you actually go and do that thing? Alas, never again.
13. Reality Shows: love or despise? Depends on the reality show. Love some, despise others.
14. Celebrity magazines: love or despise? Neutral. I don’t really follow celebrities.
15. CNN: love or despise? Neither. I watch sometimes.
16. Do you follow any sports? No.
17. Can you swim? Yes, but haven’t in years.
18. Can you sing? I can carry a tune. There’s a BIG difference.
19. Do you drink coffee? Coffee = life.
September 1st, 2006 at 3:31 pm
1. Pandemic
2. Buick, as always
3. Volatile
4. Thelonious Monk’s hat collection
5. Glen Gould’s hat collection
6. It doesn’t occur to me
7. Jean
8. A cookie
9. An apple—allergic since 1983
10. “Waiting are they? Waiting are they? Well–let ‘em wait.”
Ethan Allen, general in the last revolution, in response to an attending doctor who attempted to comfort him by saying, “General, I fear the angels are waiting for you.”
11. Paint those clouds over the Amtrak station
12. Of course not
13. In a bipolar world? Despise
14. In a despicable world?
15. What a very strange question.
16. Looks like I’ll be following high school girls soccer
17. Yes/no. My arms and legs say yes. My ears say no. I refer you to item 9 in saying that I’m falling right the hell apart.
18. My arms and legs say yes, my ears…
19. In the morning. Then tea all day and night.
Thanks for the fun questions and have a great weekend, Meg.
September 1st, 2006 at 9:02 pm
1. Flat due to exhaustion.
2. Debate-y. My husband and his friend are talking about where to go fishing.
3. Comfortable.
4. Do I have the energy to work out?
5. How much sleep will I get tonight?
6. What people think of me.
7. Estella.
8. A turkey sandwich on wheat.
9. A Cadbury Dairy Milk I bought as part of a care package for my sister.
10. Choose again.
11. Take a bath.
12. In another hour, when I’m sure the baby will stay asleep.
13. Ew, except for Who Wants to Be a Superhero.
14. Celebrity magazines: meh.
15. CNN: meh.
16. Do you follow any sports? nah.
17. Can you swim? yes, but not well.
18. Can you sing? ditto.
19. Do you drink coffee? Oh HELL YEAH. Mmmmm coffeeeeee.
September 5th, 2006 at 5:45 am
1. Anticipatory - my friend Ben is coming to visit!!!
2. Also anticipatory - but more of the rain stopping.
3. Clean and neat - see #1.
4. Ben.
5. Global warming
6. Anybody’s “bump”/divorce/alien abduction/alien love child or conversion to Scientology.
7. That would be telling….
8. Buffalo wings salad.
9. Well, I keep threatening to eat up my kitten cause he’s so cute…
10. Shakespeare was right.
11. Roll around in the snow.
12. Only if I fly somewhere.
13. despise
14. despise
15. neutral….as neutral as Switzerland.
16. no
17. Yes, very well.
18. Yes, ok.
19. Yes, oh yes, oh yes…
September 5th, 2006 at 1:53 pm
1. A bit anxious and annoyed but generally happy
2. Busy
3. Somewhat tidy
4. I really should say that I’m sorry
5. The state of my friendship with someone
6. Kate Hudson’s marriage
7. Ruth
8. Turkey chili
9. Shrimp cocktail
10. “Am I truly nonjudmental, or does my fear of confrontation run so deep I’ll simply allow anything in my presence?” -Anon.
11. Dance or make out with someone
12. I’m at work so probably not
13. Competition reality? Despise Makeover reality? Love
14. They have their place
15. Despise
16. No - not a big fan of sports
17. No
18. I can but not well
19. Boy and howdy. Why? Do you have some?