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1. Angella. But you knew that.
2. Jeans and a t-shirt.
3. Sweet chili heat chips.
4. Via reddirtroad…about a year ago.
5. Here? About twenty seconds. On the planet? Almost 33 years.
:)
1. Liz
2. running shorts and a long sleeve tshirt.
3. chicken/cheese/bean burrito. YUM.
4. been reading you since Blogcabin days on Salon…ahh, memories.
5. I stop by every day but haven’t been commenting hardly at all…sorry!
1. Who are you? 41 year old in Coquitlam
2. What are you wearing? faded brown jeans, hot pink top
3. What’s the last thing you ate? green tea dark chocolate – mmmmm
4. How did you get here? I think thru Jen&Tonic??
5. Been here long? Round about a year, me thinks
Well hello!
1. Who are you? I am Laura, a consulting firm associate by day, wedding consultant by night, and I am from Vancouver
2. What are you wearing? Brown pants, brown boots, and an olive seater set. Corporate wear, you know.
3. What’s the last thing you ate? Angela, creepy, because last thing I ate was sweet chili heat chips.
4. How did you get here? (the blog, not the planet) Through Buzz Bishop
5. Been here long? A few months
1. liz…from colorado
2. black nike capri workout pants and a blue v-neck long sleeve shirt
3. eating a microwave amy’s organic mexican casserole meal right now
4. i don’t remember…it’s been a while. since the blogcabin days
5. i’ve been here a fair while
1. My real name is Lori. But my blog is called How are you today? I’m superfantastic. And because there are a lot of Loris out there commenting, I go ahead and sign Superfantastic despite concerns that people will think I am annoyingly perky. Quite the opposite, in fact. I am annoyingly not perky.
2. Baggy old jeans, a grey t-shirt, and slippers. Why yes, I am unemployed.
3. Peanut Butter M&Ms.
4. I found you through Nothing But Bonfires.
5. Yup. Several months, I think. A year? I’m not sure.
1. I’m Jen – one of the millions of Jennifers out there. Sigh. The curse of being born in the ’70s.
2. Blue casual blazer & a white t-shirt, a multi-coloured scarf, jeans, my comfy Skechers.
3. A grilled bocconcini (had to look up how to spell it) & tomato sandwich…yum.
4. I heard one of your ‘love lists’ on Buzz Bishop’s show.
5. A newbie…maybe three weeks?
1. Yet another Jen.. but this one born in the early 80′s. I feel you commenter #7.
2. Jeans, t-shirt and invisible socks
3. Granola bar and starbucks coffee. Fellow coffee addicts unite!
4. One of Buzz’s blogs
5. A couple months. Always a lurker, my first comment. Yay!]
two comments in one day, oh goodness…
1. http://uvic.facebook.com/profile.php?id=122501468
2. jeans (too tight because that seems to be what’s in these days despite how ridiculous that is), http://www.threadless.com/submission/125085/Luckiest_T_Shirt_Ever
3. A gingerbread cookie with a spider drawn in black sugar
4. you already know that
5. you know that too
1. Who are you? (be as thorough or as vague as you like)
I’m RandomGirl, named so to protect my anonymity. I’m in California, Los Angeles, and I’m in the entertainment industry.
2. What are you wearing?
A cute black dress, with white stripes. Imagine those great pants turned into a dress. And an ankle brace, so i look really sexy.
3. What’s the last thing you ate?
Strawberry Cheesecake, homemade Apple/cinnamon cupcakes, and oreo cake (It’s my Birthday!)
4. How did you get here? (the blog, not the planet)
I was referred here by a friend. We both like humorous female writers.
5. Been here long?
Hmm…not really sure. Probably about 6 months or so…
Delurking! Hi! Happy 900th post!
1) Adrienne
2) My labrat uniform – jeans and a tshirt
3) Rice and assorted veggies
4) A link from jenandtonic
5) Not sure….many months?
1. Ariane – I work at a webdesign company in Gastown, like Drupal, blogging, arty/crafty stuff.
2. Black cords, green hoody sweater, grey puffy vest. (@Jen from the 80′s – what are invisible socks???)
3. Chips and basil homous
4. Miss604
5. Nope, only a few days!
lol, its my fancy way of saying I’m not wearing any socks Ariane
1. Raul – I have lived in Vancouver for the past 11 years, and I am both an addict to good food and a newbie blogger (only started blogging on April 2006). Actually I just celebrated my 400th post (published one).
2. Blue long sleeve shirt (cotton), black jeans, and gor-tex to protect me from the rain. And I am wearing a red thong underneath.
3. I am, at the moment, super hungry so I am gonna go for rice, jams and a burrito.
4. Darren Barefoot.
5. Here as in on MegFowler.com or here in Vancouver? If it’s on MegFowler, I think the first time I visited your blog was earlier this year. But in Vancouver, 11 years. And yeah I love your blog.
1. Mimi – Richgold is a combo of my last name. I’m over a couple of provinces in Ottawa.
2. Socks, night shirt and a robe. (At least I had the formality to take off my running shoes. I’m just checking in after having an awesome Friday night pizza party.)
3. Pizza and Tootsie rolls
4. Thanks to Darren Barefoot!
5. I don’t remember – but that could be the wine and root beer talking (not consumed at the same time though)!
1. Tiera, not pronounced like the sparkly head piece but like a tear in your eye. Live in Ontario wish I lived out west.
2. Jeans and a hoodie
3. Maple syrup, no it wasn’t on anything more like a shooter.
4. Miss 604 I think.
5. Maybe 6 months, not sure though.
1. barbie2be (but of course that’s not my real name).
2. maroon sweats, pink race girl tee, hot pink crocs.
3. two squares of a lindt execellence milk chocolate bar and a iced venti americano.
4. i don’t remember, it’s been so long…. from birdies maybe?
5. about 2 years i think…. i followed you over from the blogcabin days.
1. carmie. 28, student, parent, moth-hater.
2. grey cotton cardigan, plum tank top, black yoga pants.
3. purple cauliflower with dinner.
4. I think it was Sheryl from Paper Napkin.
5. A year or so?
1. Suzanne, 26, teacher. Live in metro Detroit, MI.
2. jeans and a sweatshirt. boring.
3. BBQ chicken pizza. It was yummy!
4. Gosh, I don’t remember!
5. Maybe a year??
1. brian…grey headed white guy…family man…writer…media hacker…make mine dewars!
2. college sweatshirt and sweatshorts…white ankle socks…embarrassing, really
3. mint brownie (with scotch)
4. i used to be on salon and somehow wandered into the old blog cabin – immediately realized meg was extra groovy
5. sometime in 2005?
1. Jamie, Jamie Lynn, Jamielynnlynn or Jamie Jam depending on the person you ask
2. Nada! Ok… well undies, but in my defense, it’s bedtime!
3. Frozen fruit bar
4. & 5. Jenandtonic sent me here with a link to this post:
(http://www.megfowler.com/2007/02/07/bodies-rest-and-motion/)
That was so many moons ago. I’ve been checking in ever since.
1. I’m “mom.” Not yours, of course. But that’s been my title long enough that I almost don’t answer to my given name anymore.
2. I’m wearing jeans, grey and pink layered shirts, brown and pink polka-dotted flip-flops, and a sweater jean jacket.
3. Lasagna, salad, garlic bread, chocolate cake. (just got back from a birthday party.)
4. Somebody on some blog I’ve forgotten had a recommendation and a link for your post about being your own albatross, and I came, I read, I stayed.
5. I’m not sure when that was; a month ago?
1. elle (sort of my real name)
2. jeans, trusty roots boots for the rain, and green wool sweater
3. just cracked open lindt dark chocolate with orange bits
4. probably buzz
5. a few months? a while now, but only recently delurked
1. Sharon. 27. Writer-in-training, currently an assistant at a non-profit organization.
2. Shorts, tank top, and my Markus Naslund jersey. Go Canucks! Ohlund just scored, so things are looking up.
3. Pasta dinner at an Italian restaurant
4. From Buzz’s radio show, although I recognized you from Keats Camp.
5. Several months, I think.
1. Ad copywriter moonlighting as a heavy metal singer.
2. A thermal long-sleeved shirt with an old Headbangers Ball t-shirt over it and sweatpants.
3. Frozen grapes.
4. I don’t remember.
5. Probably all year long.
1. I’m the guy you shoulda taken to senior prom. (Oh, wait, do they have those up in Canada?)
2. A big comfy black sweater, covered in cat hair. Thanks a lot, Chloe.
3. A couple handfuls of multigrain tortilla chips.
4. I’m an alum of the long-lost Salon blogs. Just like you. I got here, specifically, because I get the RSS feed for the blog in my toolbar (boy, that sounds dirty) and every once in a while, I remember to check it out.
5. On and off for years, and I was a frequent visitor to ye olde Blogcabin back in the day.
1. John. Just your average blue collar guy.
2. Blue jeans and a hooded sweatshirt.
3. A handful of candy corn. Does that count as eating?
4. I think I stumble upon Chuck and that lead me to you.
5. A year and a half maybe? I forgot to write it down.
1. The rogue Chilliwackian, humbled by the beer at the bar tonight
2. Far too much unfortunately
3. Hmm. I’d like to say nachos, but unfortunately it’s cajun caesar salad.
4. I stumbled upon this blog following a drunken twitter clicking session.
5. No, not really. I should really sleep, but alas, I’m wide awake.
2.black pants and a blue shirt
3.Carrot Cake and a latte (probably why i am still up at 2:00 am)
4.my sister in law told me I had to read your blog
5.since the summer-although I think I have read all the archives
1. I’m Drew – though most of my day I answer to something different that sounds a little like it and at the same time doesn’t – anyway it’s unpronounceable to most people, so Drew.
2. Black – with grey stripes on my shirt and blue shoes.
3. Chocolate biscuits (can still taste the 70% chocolate)
4. Maybe from Sweet Juniper? Maybe from somewhere else – guess what’s really important is that I stayed around.
5. Yep – though I can’t tell you how many years, months, days etc.
1. Sasha – Just a Mom.
2. Fleece pants and my favorite T
3. Some of those little Ritz crackers that are supposed to be like S’mores :X
4. Oh boy, I can’t recall?
5. Probably about a year?
1. I’m Mary, and I’m kinda old, and I used to be a very nice unscary clown.
2. My ultra comfy big old flannel nightgown that I bought in Vancouver in 1999! (Honest!)
3. Pancakes, made by my sweety.
4. Bev found you first, on your Salon blog, and Bev recommends good stuff, and so over I came.
5. Since your Blogcabin/Salon days!
1. Chris
2. running gear
3. Pinkberry yoghurt
4. I can’t remember
5. about 6 months
1. Kate, office manager/superhero
2. PJs and my fav hoodie.
3. Breakfast in bed
4. Through Jen and Tonic, I think?
5. 6 months-ish
1. I am Eric. That seems both thorough and vague, so I’ll just leave it there.
2. I’m wearing khaki pants and a light blue t-shirt, but when I walk out the door to go to work I’ll probably lose the t-shirt.
2a. No, that’s not what I meant, but you will have that mental image seared onto your brain forever. You’re welcome.
3. A chicken quesadilla with sour cream and guacamole and salsa. Unless you count the coffee I’m drinking now as food, which in a way, it very much is.
4. I was born and raised here. By wolves.
5. Pretty much as long as I can remember. Which, granted, isn’t very long, but the memory fades with age.
oh look…. a comment from eric who never updates his blog!
Our little recluse.
OK, I’ll try again. And once more, congratulations on the “big 9-0-0″.
1. Stephen. In Texas. Self-underemployed.
2. Khaki cargo shorts, blue collared shirt, sneakers.
3. A sample of a fudge cookie at Starbucks while waiting for my vanilla latte.
4. We met on [website name redacted], then you sent me to Blogcabin.
5. Two years ago? Or was it three?
1. Heather B.
2. A white 3/4 sleeve shirt and jeans
3. a piece of dark chocolate
4. Jonniker
5. On the blog? No, but it feels like forever (sigh) On the planet? 23 years and 360 days.
1) Chris, who also never updates his blog.
2) Jeans & a Seattle Mariners replica baseball jersey I got yesterday from the sister of my boss, who got it as a perk at the store she works at. She didn’t want it, so I jumped in and claimed it before she could give it to her brother.
3) Blueberry bagel
4) You’re friends on Facebook with a bunch of people I went to school with, and we probably crossed paths at some point in our scholastic lives, although I’m not sure. We’re definitely from the same hometown though.
5) Probably about 3 months ago.
5)
1. Ryan – husband of Laura
2. For some reason that question is striking me as odd right now
3. Salad with beets, feta, candied walnuts, and oranges
4. ???
5. A long time
1. Ashley, cheese lover.
2. Pink sweatpants & blank tank-top.
3. Pizza with pepperoni and extra cheese.
4. Through Holly at Nothing But Bonfires.
5. I’ve been since you’ve moved to your own domain.
1. 22 year old university student working horrible part time job in a call center to pay those bills
2. black sweatpants, black v-neck sweater – lazy sunday!
3. after having to watch ufc fight night with the boys last night at a pub – i wanted to spoil myself and so i picked up a haagan daz ice cream bar which i haven’t had in forevvverr…
4. i found you googling: ‘best’ ‘favourite’ ‘canadian’ ‘blog’ ‘vancouver’ – something along those lines! i was desperate for some canadian content!!!
5. about 6 months!
1. Yes, I’m still reading your blog. 2. shorts and a t-shirt 3. eggs,bacon,toast, jelly 4. I can’t remember how I found your blog, probably a link from another blog. 5. 3+ years
Wally!!! Where have you been?!! I’ve been concerned! Welcome back.
1. Meg too. But from New Zealand.
2. A dress with leaves on it.
3. Spicy ginger cake with cranberry compote.
4. Googling. Vancouver + blog I think?
5. Not really.
1. Missy…who works entirely too many jobs to support her shoe habit…
2. Pink Gap sweat pants and a gray t-shirt
3. Bottom round roast that I baked in the oven all day with some oven and raosted garlic veggies. Yum!
4. & 5. I found you from Chuck back when you were still Blogcabin maybe a year and a half or two or so.
I am boring, but I just came by to nudge the comment count closer to 50. I’ll come back if I have to.
1. Who are you? Just a material girl livin in a material world
2. What are you wearing? Seersucker(how you spell dat?) pants
3. What’s the last thing you ate? Sun Flower seeds, you know to wash down the babies.
4. How did you get here? once about a year ago someone told me to vote for you for something, then I did… then I never really left.
5. Been here long? Tonight yes… catching up one things I’ve missed. This site… about a year I would say
I’m post 49 so I’m helping Belinda pump up the comment factor. C’mon visitors, one more!