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March 6, 2008

choose ye: the basics.

Filed under: either or — meg @ 6:34 pm

Remember: the point is not to waffle, my Belgian friends. The point is to CHOOSE your preference. And no, it doesn’t have to reflect the reality of your life right now.

(See “either or” to your right for more Choose Ye fun…)

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Car or truck?

Get advice or go it alone?

House or apartment?

Bath or shower?

To be or not to be?

Swim or no swim?

City or suburb or rural?

Mac or PC?

Black and white or colour photos?

Email or snail mail?

Married or common-law?

Drive fast, or speed limit?

Build a career or have a job?

Lego or Barbie?

Warm bedroom or cool bedroom?

Kids or no kids?

Dance or sit it out?

Speak now, or forever hold your peace?

Fight or flight?

Hunt or gather?

Sing or not?

Use the manual or hope for the best?

Climb the tree or stay on the ground?

Push or pull?

CAKE OR DEATH?

33 Responses to “choose ye: the basics.”

  1. bz Says:

    Car

    Get advice

    House

    shower

    To be

    Swim

    I would call NVan a City/suburb

    Mac AND PC. I’m bilingual.

    Black and white

    Email

    common-law

    Drive fast

    Build a career

    Lego

    cool bedroom

    Kid(s)

    sit it out

    Speak now

    flight

    gather

    not

    hope for the best

    Climb the tree

    pull

    CAKE

  2. leslie Says:

    Car or truck? truck

    Get advice or go it alone? alone

    House or apartment? house

    Bath or shower? shower

    To be or not to be? to be

    Swim or no swim? swim

    City or suburb or rural? city

    Mac or PC? mac

    Black and white or colour photos? b/w

    Email or snail mail? email

    Married or common-law? common law

    Drive fast, or speed limit? fast

    Build a career or have a job? career

    Lego or Barbie? LEGO

    Warm bedroom or cool bedroom? cool

    Kids or no kids? child FREE by choice

    Dance or sit it out? dance dance dance

    Speak now, or forever hold your peace? speak

    Fight or flight? fight

    Hunt or gather? hunt

    Sing or not? sing

    Use the manual or hope for the best? RTFM

    Climb the tree or stay on the ground? tree

    Push or pull? push

    CAKE OR DEATH? depends. if it is fruitcake, definitely death

  3. Adam Nelson Says:

    Car
    Get advice
    House
    Shower
    To be
    No swim
    Suburb
    Mac
    Color
    Email
    Married
    5 over the limit, no more
    Career
    LEGO bricks
    Cool
    Kids
    Sit it out
    Speak now
    Flight
    A good dinner requires both hunting and gathering
    Air guitar
    Manual
    Climb the tree
    Push
    The cake is a lie.

  4. Amber Says:

    Car
    Get advice
    House
    shower
    To be
    no swim
    City
    Mac
    Black and white photos
    Email
    Married
    Drive fast
    Build a career
    Lego
    cool bedroom
    Kids
    Dance
    Speak now
    flight
    gather
    Sing
    hope for the best
    Climb the tree
    Push
    CAKE

  5. Tracy Lee Says:

    SUV?

    Go it alone

    House

    Shower

    To be!

    Swim

    Rural

    Mac, of course!

    Colour photos

    Email (to send) snail mail (to receive)

    Married?

    Drive fast

    Retire

    Lego

    Cool bedroom

    Kids

    Dance - like no one is watching!

    Speak now

    Fight

    Gather

    Sing (definitely!)

    Hope for the best

    Climb the tree

    Push

    CAKE! Most definitely Cake!

  6. Leah Says:

    Car or truck? Car

    Get advice or go it alone? Advise

    House or apartment? House

    Bath or shower? Bath

    To be or not to be? To be

    Swim or no swim? Swim

    City or suburb or rural? City or Rural, but not subarb

    Mac or PC? Mac

    Black and white or colour photos? colour

    Email or snail mail? email

    Married or common-law? Married

    Drive fast, or speed limit? Speed limit

    Build a career or have a job? Job–it’s less stress. Then you can expend your energy on things/people you really love.

    Lego or Barbie? Lego

    Warm bedroom or cool bedroom? Cool bedroom. Warm husband.

    Kids or no kids? Kids

    Dance or sit it out? Sit it out. You don’t want to see me dance.

    Speak now, or forever hold your peace? Hold your peace

    Fight or flight? Fight

    Hunt or gather? gather

    Sing or not? always sing

    Use the manual or hope for the best? in my case I use the manual and still have to hope for the best.

    Climb the tree or stay on the ground? Stay on the ground

    Push or pull? pull

    CAKE OR DEATH? Cake!

  7. Jilli Rose Says:

    Car or truck? *Truck

    Get advice or go it alone? *Get Advice

    House or apartment? *House

    Bath or shower? *Bath

    To be or not to be? *To be

    Swim or no swim? *Swim!!

    City or suburb or rural? *Rural

    Mac or PC? *MACBOOK PRO!!

    Black and white or colour photos? *Black and White

    Email or snail mail? *Email

    Married or common-law? *Common Law

    Drive fast, or speed limit? *Faster the better

    Build a career or have a job? *Career

    Lego or Barbie? *Lego

    Warm bedroom or cool bedroom? *Cool

    Kids or no kids? *Kids!

    Dance or sit it out? *Always dance.

    Speak now, or forever hold your peace? *speak now!

    Fight or flight? *Fight.

    Hunt or gather? *Gather

    Sing or not? *Sing (but only in the car)

    Use the manual or hope for the best? *hope!

    Climb the tree or stay on the ground? *Climb

    Push or pull? *Push

    CAKE OR DEATH? *Cake, for sure!

  8. Average Jane Says:

    Car
    Go it alone
    House
    Shower
    To be
    Swim
    Suburb
    Mac
    Black and white photos
    Email
    Married
    Drive fast
    Build a career
    Barbie
    Cool bedroom
    No kids
    Sit it out
    Speak now
    Fight
    Gather
    Sing
    Hope for the best
    Climb the tree
    Push
    CAKE, please!

  9. carmie Says:

    Car
    Advice
    House
    Shower
    Be
    No swim
    Rural
    PC
    Colour
    Email
    Married (yay tax breaks)
    Speed limit
    Build career
    Lego
    Cool
    Kids
    Sit it out
    Speak now
    Flight
    Gather
    Sing
    Manual
    Climb tree
    Pull
    CAKE

  10. Chris Magnusson Says:

    Car
    Go it alone
    Apartment
    Shower
    Be
    No swim
    Suburb
    PC (for now)
    Colour
    Email
    Common-law
    Speed limit
    Build a career
    Lego
    Warm bedroom
    Kids
    Sit it out
    Forever hold your peace
    Flight
    Gather
    Not
    Use the manual
    Stay on the ground
    Push
    CAKE

  11. iSore Says:

    Car

    Go it alone

    House

    Shower

    If it’s not to be it’s not to be

    No swim

    Suburb

    Mac

    Black and white

    Email

    Married

    Drive fast

    Have a job

    Lego

    Cool bedroom

    Kids

    Sit it out

    Speak now

    Fight

    Gather

    Sing

    Use the manual

    Stay on the ground

    Push

    DEATH BY CHOCOLATE CAKE

  12. Fernanda Says:

    *Truck
    *Get advice
    *House in the country, apartment in the city
    *Shower (Baths creep me out, I feel like I’m still splashing around on the dirt I just took off… maybe if I took a shower first… see, that just brings me back to preferring a shower!)
    *To be
    *Swim!
    *Suburb
    *Mac
    *Black and White
    *Email
    *Married
    *Speed limit
    *Build a career
    *Lego
    *What’s the weather outside?
    *Kids
    *Dance!
    *Speak now
    *Flight
    *Gather
    *Sing!
    *Use the manual
    *Climb the tree
    *Push
    *CAKE

  13. alexa Says:

    Truck
    Go it alone
    House
    Bath
    To be
    Swim
    Suburb
    Mac
    Black and white
    Email
    Married
    Drive fast
    Build a career
    Lego
    Warm bedroom
    Kids
    Dance
    Speak
    Fight
    Gather
    Sing
    Hope for the best
    Stay on the ground
    Push (Less effort. Means I’m lazy I suppose)
    Definitely CAKE!

  14. John Says:

    Truck

    Get advice

    House

    Shower

    With whom?

    Swim

    Suburb

    PC

    Coloured (complete with u)

    Email

    Married

    Drive fast!

    Have a job

    Lego

    Cool bedroom

    Kids

    Dance

    Hold your peace

    Fight

    Gather

    Sing

    Manual

    Climb the tree

    Push

    CAKE!

  15. Raul Says:

    Car
    Go it alone
    Apartment - although hating mine right now
    Bath
    That is the question
    Swim
    Suburb
    I am sadly a PC boy but love Mac
    Colour
    Snail mail for important stuff
    Common law
    Drive fast
    Have a job
    Barbie (sorry :))
    Warm bedroom - absolutely
    No kids for now - I almost want to smother the one who lives above me!
    Dance - like nobody is watching!
    Speak now, as I can never hold my peace
    Fight (absolutely - I’m a black belt in tae kwon do - who do you think is going to fight me?)
    Gather
    Sing - horribly even though my Mom is a soprano
    Hope for the best
    Climb the tree
    Push definitely
    CAKE OF COURSE

  16. Miss Squirrel Says:

    Car
    Get advice
    House
    Shower
    To be
    Swim
    City
    PC
    Colour photos
    Email
    Married
    Drive fast
    Build a career
    Barbie
    Warm bedroom
    Kids
    Dance
    Speak now
    Flight
    Gather
    Sing
    Use the manual
    Climb the tree
    Pull
    CAKE, OBVIOUSLY

  17. Karen Says:

    Car (but bike trumps both)
    Get advice
    House (not that I can afford one in Vancouver…)
    Shower
    To be
    Swim (synchro!)
    City
    Mac
    Colour photos
    Email
    Common-law
    Speed limit
    Build a career
    Lego
    Cool bedroom (and warm blankets)
    Kids
    Dance
    Speak now
    Fight
    Gather
    Not sing
    Hope for the best
    Stay on the ground
    Push
    CAKE (I am curious if anyone will actually choose death…)

  18. Kate Says:

    Car.

    Get advice.

    House.

    Shower.

    To be.

    Swim.

    Rural.

    PC.

    Black and white.

    Email.

    Married.

    Drive fast (but only a little).

    Build a career.

    Lego.

    Cool bedroom.

    Kids.

    Dance!

    Speak now.

    Fight.

    Gather.

    Sing!

    Use the manual.

    Climb the tree (tho’ I’m afraid of heights)

    Pull.

    CAKE! (Or pie….could I have pie?)

  19. Rich Says:

    Truck
    Go it alone
    House
    Shower
    Not to be
    Swim
    City
    PC
    Color photos
    Email
    Common-law
    Drive fast
    Have a job
    Lego
    Cool bedroom
    No kids
    Sit it out
    Speak now
    Fight
    Hunt
    Not
    Hope for the best
    Climb the tree
    Pull
    What kind of cake?

  20. Michael J. Pratt Says:

    Car or truck? car

    Get advice or go it alone? advice

    House or apartment? house

    Bath or shower? bath

    To be or not to be? is that the question?

    Swim or no swim? swim

    City or suburb or rural? burb

    Mac or PC? Mac

    Black and white or colour photos? B&W

    Email or snail mail? Twitter

    Married or common-law? the only force that keeps you in it is the freedom to leave at any time

    Drive fast, or speed limit? drive faster than the speed limit

    Build a career or have a job? build

    Lego or Barbie? Lego

    Warm bedroom or cool bedroom? cold

    Kids or no kids? kids

    Dance or sit it out? dance until you can’t

    Speak now, or forever hold your peace? speak

    Fight or flight? fight

    Hunt or gather? hunt

    Sing or not? sing

    Use the manual or hope for the best? read it then throw it away

    Climb the tree or stay on the ground? climb

    Push or pull? pull

    CAKE OR DEATH? The cake is not real

  21. Bozoette Mary Says:

    Car
    Get advice
    apartment
    shower
    To be
    Swim
    City
    Mac
    colour photos
    Email
    Married
    Drive fast
    Build a career
    Lego
    cool bedroom
    Kids
    Dance
    Speak now
    flight
    gather
    Sing
    Use the manual
    Climb the tree
    Push
    CAKE! And lots of it, ala mode!

  22. Rick Says:

    Car
    Advice
    House
    Bath
    Be
    No swim
    City
    PC
    B&W (you have a typo in color, there)
    Snail
    Married
    Limit
    Build
    (therefore) Lego
    Warm
    Kids
    Dance
    Speak
    Fight
    Gather
    Sing
    Hope (though in the car I prefer a manual)
    Push
    Cake

    Sorry if I missed any
    (other typos)

    Have a nice weekend Meg.

  23. Lindsay Says:

    Car
    Get advice
    House
    Bath
    To be
    No Swim
    suburb
    PC (but only because it seems to late to start all over!)
    Black and white
    snail mail
    Married
    speed limit(ish)
    have a job(work to live)
    Barbie
    cool bedroom
    Kids
    Dance
    Speak now
    flight
    gather
    Sing
    Use the manual
    stay on the ground
    Push

    umm, tricky one…CAKE

  24. Mary Lynn Says:

    Car
    Go it alone
    House
    Shower?
    To be
    Swim City (though currently suburb)
    Mac
    Colour photos
    Email
    Married
    Drive fast
    Have a job
    Lego
    Warm bedroom
    Kids
    Dance
    Speak now, even when I should hold my peace
    Flight
    Gather
    Sing. Rather loudly, too.
    Hope for the best
    Stay on the ground
    Push or pull? Doesn’t matter, whichever it is, I’ll end up doing the wrong one.
    DEATH! Or wait…no, no I change my mind…cake it is.

  25. Jen Says:

    Car or truck? SUV (sorry)
    Get advice or go it alone? Advice
    House or apartment? townhouse. Who can afford a house in Vancouver?
    Bath or shower? Shower
    To be or not to be? To be
    Swim or no swim? Swim
    City or suburb or rural? City
    Mac or PC? PC (don’t hate me)
    Black and white or colour photos? colour
    Email or snail mail? email
    Married or common-law? Common-law
    Drive fast, or speed limit? speed limit
    Build a career or have a job? have a job *sigh*
    Lego or Barbie? Lego (5 yr old son)
    Warm bedroom or cool bedroom? cool bedroom, cozy duvet
    Kids or no kids? kids
    Dance or sit it out? dance
    Speak now, or forever hold your peace? speak
    Fight or flight? fight
    Hunt or gather? gather
    Sing or not? sing badly, usually in the car with the windows up and the music loud
    Use the manual or hope for the best? manual. My grandad always said “when all else fails, read the instructions”
    Climb the tree or stay on the ground? climb (but not too high)
    Push or pull? push
    CAKE OR DEATH? Cake. Is this even a question?

  26. Megan Says:

    Truck
    Advice
    House
    Shower
    Be
    Swim
    Rural
    PC
    Colour
    Mail
    Married
    Speed Limit
    Career
    Lego
    Cool room
    None
    Sit it out
    Speak
    Fight
    Hunt
    Sing
    Manual
    Climb
    Push
    CAKE

  27. Chris Says:

    Car
    Go it alone
    House
    Shower
    To be
    Swim
    Suburb or rural
    Mac
    Black and white
    Email
    Married
    Drive fast
    Have a job you love
    Lego
    Cool bedroom
    Stepkids
    Dance
    Speak now
    Fight
    Hunt
    Not
    Use the manual
    Climb the tree
    Push
    CAKE

  28. barbie2be Says:

    Truck (is an SUV a car or is it a truck?)
    Get advice (and then ignore it and go it alone)
    House
    Shower
    To be
    Swim
    City
    Mac
    Black and white photos
    Email
    Common-law
    Drive fast
    Build a career
    Barbie (really?)
    Cool bedroom
    No kids
    Dance
    Speak now (and often!)
    Fight
    Gather
    Sing
    Use the manual (and then hope for the best)
    Climb the tree
    Pull
    CAKE

  29. Sandy Says:

    truck

    Get advice

    House

    shower

    To be

    Swim

    Rural

    PC

    colour photos

    E-mail

    Married

    Drive fast

    Have a job

    Barbie

    Cool bedroom

    Kids

    Dance

    Speak now

    Flight

    Gather

    Sing

    Hope for the best

    Stay on the ground

    Pull

    CAKE

  30. Michelle/chelpixie Says:

    truck

    Get advice

    House

    Bath

    To be

    Swim

    City

    Mac

    Black and white

    Email

    Married

    Drive fast

    Build a career

    Lego

    Warm bedroom

    Kids

    Dance

    Speak now

    Fight

    gather

    not

    hope for the best

    Climb the tree

    Push

    CAKE

  31. lizardek Says:

    car
    advice
    apartment (but house as long as I have my husband)
    shower
    be
    no swim
    city
    pc
    color
    both!
    whatever works
    fast…no, faster!
    job
    lego
    cool
    kids (though, really? no kids. no. I kid. kids)
    dance
    peace, baby
    fight
    gather
    O! sing
    manual
    tree
    push
    CAKE

  32. sg Says:

    truck
    get advice and then go it alone
    House
    shower
    BE…with all your heart
    swim
    Rural
    Mac
    black and white
    Email
    Married
    speed limit
    Build a career
    Lego
    cool bedroom

    Kids
    dance
    Speak now
    Fight
    gather
    Sing
    hope for the best
    Climb the tree
    Push
    CAKE

  33. Reluctant Housewife Says:

    car
    advice
    house
    shower
    to BE
    swim
    small city
    pc
    colour
    email
    I’m married, but I don’t think everyone else has to be
    speed limit
    career
    Lego
    cool
    Kids, but I don’t think everyone has to have them
    dance cha, cha, cha
    speak now
    fight
    gather
    Sing
    hope for the best
    climb the tree
    push
    CAKE!

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