the final choose ye of the year. then? no more choices for you! (i’m kidding.)
James Brown or Marvin Gaye?
Chinese or Indian takeout?
Fleece or knitted blanket?
Girls with makeup or without?
Costco or Whole Foods?
Wildflowers or arrangements?
Tradition or shakeups?
Cello or trumpet?
Watch-wearing or no?
Salt water or fresh (to swim in, not drink)?
Pants or shorts?
Chatspeak or absolutely NOT?
Digital camera or old-school?
Wireless or plugged in?
Waltz or tango?
Brian Williams or Anderson Cooper?
Time or Newsweek?
Waterbed or mattress?
Cream and sugar or not?
CNN or BBC News?
iTunes or something else?
Scented candles or unscented?
Prairie or mountain?
Socks or barefoot?
Matt Damon or Ben Affleck?
Brass or pewter?
Wool or cotton?
Willow tree or pine?
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter?
France or Italy?
Electric or gas stove?
Thrift store or outlet?
Japanese garden or English garden?
Sophia Loren or Liz Taylor?
2006 or 2007?
December 30th, 2006 at 6:43 pm
JB Chinese
knitted without Whole Foods
wildflower shakeups trumpet
no saltwater pants
not digital
wireless tango
Cooper Newsweek mattress
cream only CNN
iTunes scented mountain socks
Damon pewter cotton pine
Ford Italy gas
thrift Japanese
La Loren 2007
Amen. Happy New Year.
December 30th, 2006 at 6:50 pm
1. Marvin Gaye
2. Indian
3. Knitted blanket
4. Without
5. Costco
6. Wildflowers
7. Tradition
8. Cello
9. Watch-wearing
10. Fresh
11. Trousers
12. Not, I guess… never have Chatspoke, only Textspoke
13. Old-school camera
14. Plugged in
15. Waltz
16. Brian Williams
17. Newsweek
18. Mattress
19. Not. My coffee is as black as my heart
20. BBC
21. Something else
22. Unscented
23. Mountain
24. Socks
25. Ben Affleck
26. Pewter
27. Wool
28. Willow tree
29. Jimmy Carter
30. Italy
31. Electric stove
32. Thrift store.
32. Japanese garden
33. Sophia Loren
34. 2007
Thanks Meg! Happy New Year!
December 30th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
James Brown AND Marvin Gaye — it depends on whether I’m feeling funky or funkay.
Chinese
Fleece
Girls without
Whole Foods
Wildflowers
Tradition, with the occasional shakeup
Cello, unless it’s the last chorus of the Messiah
Watch-wearing (most of the time)
fresh to swim in; salt to float and dodge waves in
Pants
Absolutely NOT!
Digital camera
Wireless
Waltz
Brian Williams
Time or Newsweek — neither; The Borowitz Report
mattress
not, except for lattes
BBC News
iTunes
Scented candles
mountain
Socks
Matt Damon
pewter
cotton
Willow tree
Jimmy Carter
Italy
gas stove
outlet
English garden
Sophia Loren
2007!
December 30th, 2006 at 6:55 pm
Usually James.
Chinese
Hmm.
Without.
Whole Foods.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Nope.
Salt.
Pants.
NOT.
Hmm.
Wireless.
Waltz.
Hmm.
The Economist. Time and Newsweek are too fluffy.
Mattress.
Black.
BBC.
iTunes.
Unscented.
Mountain.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Italy.
Gas.
Thrift.
Hmm.
Liz.
Here’s one for you (and an explanation for my many “Hmm’s”):
Context or Absolute?
December 30th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
BB King
Chinese
Knitted
Without
Costco
Wild arrangements
Tradition
Cello
Watch-wearing
Fresh
Pants
NOT
Wireless
Sit
Brian Williams
Newsweek
Mattress
Not
BBC
iTunes
Scented
Mountain
Socks
Matt Damon
Pewter
Cotton
Pine
Gerald Ford
Italy
Gas
Thrift
English
Sophia Loren
1988
December 30th, 2006 at 7:40 pm
James Brown
Indian
Knitted Blanket
Without
Whole Foods
Wildflowers
Shakeups
Cello
No watch
Fresh
Pants
Chat
dig cam
Wireless
Tango
Who?
Time
Mattress
Cream and sugar
BBC
Itunes
Scented
Mountain
Socks
Matt
Pewter
Cotton
Pine
Jimmy
France
Gas!
Outlet
English
Sophia
2006
December 30th, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Marvin Gaye 90% of the time
Chinese
Fleece
Without
Costco (never been to Whole Foods)
Wildflowers
Shakeup
Trumpet
Watch
Haven’t experienced salt-water swimming
Shorts
NOT
Digital
Wireless
Tango!
Neither
Newsweek
Mattress
Not
BBC
iTunes only for iPod ease
Either
Mountain
Barefoot
Damon (only as an actor)
Pewter
Cotton
Willow
Neither
Both
Gas
Outlet
Japanese
Sophia
we’ll see…
December 30th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
Marvin Gaye
Chinese
knitted blanket
without makeup
Costco
Wildflowers
Tradition
Cello
no watch
fresh
shorts
Chatspeak
Digital camera
Wireless
tango
Anderson Cooper
MacLeans
mattress
black
BBC News
iTunes
Scented candles
mountain
barefoot
Matt Damon
pewter
cotton
Willow tree
Jimmy Carter
Italy
gas stove
Thrift store
Japanese garden
Sophia Loren
2007! Here’s to it!!
December 30th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
Marvin Gaye - all the way - Let’s Get It On
Indian takeout
Fleece
Girls with makeup - but not overdone
Whole Foods
Wildflowers
Tradition
Cello is mellow
Watch-wearing
Salt water - as long as it is in a warmer clime
Capris?
Chatspeak
Digital camera
Wireless
Waltz
Anderson Cooper
Time
I do miss my waterbed
Cream only, thanks
BBC News
anything BUT i-tunes
Scented candles - but not cloyingly sweet or flowery
Mountain s are beautiful but I get sick up there :(
barefoot as much as possible
Matt Damon
pewter
cotton
pine
Jimmy Carter
Italy (yummy, yum, yum)
gas stove
outlet
Japanese garden
Sophia Loren
2007 - always looking forward :)
December 30th, 2006 at 9:10 pm
Marvin Gaye. Can’t we have Pizza? Fleece. Without. Whole Foods. Wildflowers. Tradition. Cello (though I played the trumpet). No watch. Fresh. shorts (but not too short). No clue what “chatspeak” is. Digital. Wireless. Waltz if I am doing it, tango if I am watching it. Brian Williams. Time. Mattress. Not in my coffee (but great on my cereal). BBC. iTunes!!! (just got my very first iPod for Xmas and I am SO excited to be one of the cool kids!!!), UNSCENTED!!! I am a child of the prairie. Barefoot. Matt Damon. Pewter. cotton (usually). Willow, Well, you just have to say Ford right now, right? Italy. Gas. Thrift store. English. Sophia Loren (we share a birthday!) 2007 (Bring it on, baby!!) (Though 2006 was pretty kick-ass with the Alien and all.)
December 30th, 2006 at 11:36 pm
First, I would just like to give props to Marilyn for turning her answers into poetry. I am going to run out immediately and purchase a pair of “iTunes scented mountain socks.”
Now, for me, whose answers will never be mistaken for poetry:
1. James Brown
2. Chinese
3. Fleece
4. Without without without
5. Whole Foods
6. Whichever one someone else gives me is fine
7. Tradition. Shaken up.
8. Cello (though I would pay to see Nancy play the trumpet)
9. Yes, with the watch, except when I forget
10. Fresh
11. Pants
12. Chatspeak is satan, ROFLMAO
13. Digicam
14. Wireless where possible
15. What, no sea shanty?
16. Beaker. Er, Anderson Cooper.
17. Newsweek
18. Mattress
19. No cream, no sugar
20. CNN, just to be contrarian, since everyone else here is claiming BBC
21. iTunes
22. I decline to state which kind of candles I prefer, on the grounds that I am a straight male
23. Mountain
24. Socks
25. Damon
26. I beg your pardon?
27. Cotton
28. Pine
29. Carter
30. Italy
31. Gas
32. Outlet
33. Liz Taylor (for the same reason I went with CNN)
34. 2007
December 31st, 2006 at 1:40 am
Marvin Gaye
Chinese
Fleece
Girls with makeup
Costco
Wildflowers
Tradition
Cello
Watch-wearing
Fresh water
Pants
Chatspeak
Digital camera
Wireless
Waltz
Brian Williams
Time
Waterbed
Cream and sugar
CNN
Something else
Scented candles
Prairie
Socks
Matt Damon
Pewter
Cotton
Willow tree
Jimmy Carter
Italy
Gas stove
Thrift store
Japanese garden
Sophia Loren
2007
December 31st, 2006 at 7:12 am
Eric - exactly how much would you pay? ;-)
December 31st, 2006 at 7:17 am
marvin
chinese
fleece
with makeup
ica (haha!)
arrangements
tradition
cello
watch
fresh
pants
hrm?
digicam
wireless
waltz
who?
time
December 31st, 2006 at 10:57 am
James Brown
Chinese
Fleece
Girls without makeup
Whole Foods
Wildflowers
Tradition
Cello
not Watch-wearing
freshwater
Pants
absolutely NOT
Digital camera
plugged in
tango
Anderson Cooper
Newsweek
mattress
Cream
CNN
iTunes
Scented candles
mountain
barefoot
Ben Affleck
pewter
cotton
Willow tree
Jimmy Carter
France
gas stove
Thrift store
Japanese garden
Sophia Loren
2007
December 31st, 2006 at 11:48 am
marvin gaye
indian
knitted
without
whole foods
wildflowers
shakeups
cello
no watch
salt
pants
not
digital
wireless
disco?
tom brokaw
newsweek
mattress
cream and sugar
bbc
itunes
lightly scented
mountain
barefoot
damon
pewter
cotton
willow
carter
both
gas
outlet
english
sophia
2007…i’ve got exciting things planned
December 31st, 2006 at 3:34 pm
Cello, definitely.
Happy New Year.
December 31st, 2006 at 3:40 pm
Marvin Gaye
Chinese
Knitted blanket
Girls without makeup
Costco or Whole Foods? both but for different things
Wildflowers
Shakeups
Cello
No Watch
Salt water
Pants
Absolutely NOT
Digital camera
Wireless
Tango
Anderson Cooper
Time
Mattress?
Cream and sugar
BBC News
iTunes
Scented candles
Mountain
Barefoot
Ben Affleck
Pewter
Cotton
Willow tree
Gerald Ford
Italy
Gas stove
Outlet
Japanese garden
Sophia Loren
2007
December 31st, 2006 at 5:30 pm
Impossible choices are marked “Impossible”
Impossible
Indian
Knitted
Impossible
Whole Foods, but you forced me to say that.
Arrangements
Impossible
Trumpet
No
Fresh
Shorts
Unfamiliar term
Digital
Impossible
Waltz
Agent Cooper
Time
Mattress
Not
Impossible
What else is there
Unscented
Mountain
Barefoot
Impossible
Pewter
Cotton
Pine
Carter (I changed my mind on this one sine tune after 1976–my first time in the box–but no regrets)
France
Gas
Thrift shop
Japanese
Sophia
2007
Do not choose, but take all three: Peace, love, and happiness in 2007, Meg!
December 31st, 2006 at 7:34 pm
James Brown or Marvin Gaye? Tough call, honestly. I’d have to say tie.
Chinese or Indian takeout? Indian.
Fleece or knitted blanket? Fleece.
Girls with makeup or without? Without!
Costco or Whole Foods? Whole Paycheck.
Wildflowers or arrangements? Wild
Tradition or shakeups? Somewhere in between
Cello or trumpet? Cello
Watch-wearing or no? No
Salt water or fresh (to swim in, not drink)? Fresh
Pants or shorts? Pants
Chatspeak or absolutely NOT? Sometimes
Digital camera or old-school? Digital
Wireless or plugged in? Wireless
Waltz or tango? Tango
Brian Williams or Anderson Cooper? BW
Time or Newsweek? Neither
Waterbed or mattress? Mattress
Cream and sugar or not? Can go either way.
CNN or BBC News? BBC
iTunes or something else? itunes
Scented candles or unscented? scented, but not too stinky. Natural scents.
Prairie or mountain? mountain
Socks or barefoot? socks
Matt Damon or Ben Affleck? Matt.
Brass or pewter? Pewter
Wool or cotton? Cotton
Willow tree or pine? Pine
Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter? Carter
France or Italy? France, then Italy :)
Electric or gas stove? Gas
Thrift store or outlet? Thrift
Japanese garden or English garden? Japanese
Sophia Loren or Liz Taylor?Sophia
HAPPY NEW YEAR
December 31st, 2006 at 11:52 pm
Marvin Gaye
Chinese
Knitted blanket
Girls with (tasteful) makeup
Whole Foods
Wildflowers
Shook-up tradition
Cello
Watch-wearing
Salt water
Skirts!
Absolutely NOT!
Digital camera
Wireless
Tango
Brian Williams
Harpers!
Mattress
Not
BBC News
iTunes
Scented candles
Ocean
Barefoot
Matt Damon
Silver!
Wool
Pine tree
I feel like it’s right to say Ford today, but I think Mr. Carter would agree with me.
Italy
Gas stove
Outlet
Gardens of all kinds
Sophia Loren
2007, please!
January 2nd, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Whats with all the without makeup choices? Come on, people, lips look good with a little gloss.