17 thoughts on “pieces, pieces, pieces of you.

  1. 1. Gotye – Hearts a Mess; India.Arie – Heart of the Matter; Frente! – Bizarre Love Triangle; Babyface and Gwyneth Paltrow – Just My Imagination; (apparently it was a morning for cover songs, although I didn’t plan it that way); Beastie Boys – She’s On It (in the car, on the highway, windows down!)

    2. From most recently to earlier this morning: a wedge of sharp cheddar cheese and a handful of tamari almonds; tortilla chips, guacamole, and a glass of red wine for lunch with an old friend; two cubes of peppermint bubble gum; homemade granola with toasted coconut on top of vanilla yogurt.

    3. Blueberries (some fresh, some much past their prime), fresh arugula, limoncello, whole milk (for a blueberry crumb cake I might make later), and leftover roasted garlic-citrus chicken

    4. Q-tips; vanilla-mint mouthwash; a GHD flat iron; aloe-and-coconut oil cleaning cloths; Method peppermint-scented window cleaner.

    5. And in my not-to-glittery Gap hobo bag: 2 pink mini-notebooks; a red Sharpie pen; a Nikon D80; my new lipgloss (Chanel!); and 2 tins of Altoids: cinnamon and creme de menthe.

  2. See? That’s interesting. It paints a picture of your life that I couldn’t have gotten by asking you to “tell me about yourself!”

  3. 1. a. Something by Anvil, radio
    b. Uhhh… I haven’t really been listening to songs lately!

    2. a. Cole slaw
    b. Hummus
    c. Pita chips
    d. Roast beast and cheese sandwich
    e. Bowl of Apple-Cinnamon Cheerios

    3. a. Milk
    b. Coca-Cola
    c. Eggs
    d. Cheese
    e. Chicken breasts

    4. a. Moisturizer
    b. Ayr Sinus saline nasal spray
    c. Mitchum deodorant
    d. Dermalogica Intense Moisture Masque
    e. NyQuil

    5. In my purse:
    a. Wallet
    b. Camera
    c. iPod
    d. Cell phone
    e. Notebook

  4. 1. KT Tunstall – Other Side Of The World, Imogen Heap – The Walk. Both on a 3G iPod Nano that I use as an alarm clock. Also, Taylor Swift – You’re Not Sorry (CSI Remix), Metric – Sick Muse, Feist – 1234 (Van She Remix). Those three on an iPhone 3G.

    2. Sandwich consisting of bologna, basil and arugula; mini eggs, Fruit Source plus Veggie bar, breakfast bagel, granola bar.

    3. Farm eggs, swiss cheese, bologna, basil, arugula.

    4. Tylenol, Advil, SinuTab, gravol, allergy pills that I forget the name of because I haven’t needed them in just that long.

    5. Travel mug, reusable shopping bags, work phone, moleskine that I keep my work to-do list in, napkins from take-out restaurants.

  5. I, too, enjoy such lists. Here goes:

    1. My more-than-slightly-embarrassing music list: “Come Back to You” by David Cook. “She Is,” “Over My Head,” “How to Save a Life” and “All at Once,” all by The Fray, listened to on my iPod through my work computer’s speakers.

    2. Wheat Thins & spicy Sabra hummus. A Lean Pocket. A zebra cake. Chips & salsa. A banana. Oh, God, what an awful food day.

    3. Half a disgusting zatar pie that I ought to throw away. An expired lime Yoplait. A half-full gallon jug of water. Grape jelly. Three Yuenglings. I don’t have a kitchen, OK?!?

    4. Carmex. An electric toothbrush. Wintergreen Colgate. Palmolive. Muscle relaxers.

    5. In my purse: two sets of headphones. A black cardigan. Steve Martin’s “Shopgirl.” More Carmex. And another banana.

  6. 1.Boom Boom Pow – Black-Eyed Peas, Pokerface – Lady Gaga, Keep Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis, Halo – Beyonce, Circus – Britney Spears (Radio – I was bringing my daughter home from Hip-Hop class).

    2.(over the day) Fortune cookie, Orange Chicken with steamed rice, Pecan chocolate chip cookie, Chicken Feta Salad w/Raspberry Vinaigrette (at Blue Lemon Bistro, delicious!), Strawberry protein smoothie.

    3. Lemons, homemade yogurt, baby salad greens, Hershey’s chocolate syrup, yellow bell pepper

    4. Dove Sensitive Skin Soap, various travel size items, toothbrush/paste kits from the dentist, self-tanning mousse, Texture hairspray.

    5. Orange leather wallet, pocket organizer, hair clippies, Burt’s Bees lip gloss, empty package of spearmint gum and the obligatory month’s worth of receipts.

  7. 1. Yikes. It was the radio. I am not sure if this is accurate because I’m going from memory, but I think: “Tug of War” by Carly Rae Jepsen, “The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You” by Bryan Adams, “Love Song” by Sarah Bareilles, “Step by Step” by NKOTB (BLAME BUZZ FOR THAT ONE!) and “Shattered” by OAR.

    2. The last five things I ate: meat lasagna; a breakfast sandwich from Starbucks; fruit flavoured yogurt; spinach salad with goat cheese, red peppers, pine nuts and dried cranberries; a granola bar.

    3. Five things in my fridge right now: a dozen eggs, a box of pre-washed baby spinach (whatever. I’m lazy, I don’t like washing spinach), a giant block of cheddar cheese, individual serving packs of Dairyland Classic Vanilla yogurts, a jar of sundried tomatoes.

    4. Five things in my bathroom drawer: ibuprofen, Venus razorblades, a nail file, 3 MAC nail polishes, dental floss

    5. Five things in my purse: a pen, a notepad, lip balm, gum, my ipod + charger

  8. 1. Sweet Pea, Blueberry Hill, Kansas City, Over the Rainbow, The Entertainer. (I played them on the piano)

    2. Peanut butter and jelly on toast, tacos de carne asada, macaroni salad, cinnamon raisin bagel w/cream cheese, pork chops

    3. Strawberry Crush, St. Pauli’s Girl beer, Sunny D (for the grand kids), milk, buttermilk.

    4. razor, Gold Bond powder, deodorant, toothbrush, tooth paste

    5. car registration, screw driver, napkins, a book by Alan Watts, my old army hat (45 years old)

  9. 1. The last five songs I listened to
    Lady Gaga – Poker face (radio)
    Taylor Swift – Love Story (radio)
    Marc Cohn – Walking in Memphis (zune)
    Jason Mraz – Lucky (radio)
    Disturbed – Deify (zune)

    2. The last five things I ate.
    life cereal + soymilk
    soba noodles and romaine salad
    apple
    mozzarella
    kashi bar

    3. Five things in your fridge right now.
    soymilk
    salad greens
    yogurt
    pasta sauce
    hummus

    4. Five things in the bathroom cupboards/medicine cabinet
    body lotion
    toner
    hair spray/curl gel
    cotton pads
    nose strip things

    5. Five things in my purse
    filofax (eg. my life)
    cellphone
    zune player (the very first/oldest version)
    sunglasses
    flipflops

  10. 1. Joyful Sign, Speechless, Postcards from Mexico, Viola, Kittery Tide (Girlyman mix)

    2. 2 Reese’s peanut butter cups, a handful of potato chips, 8 pieces of sushi, a small bowl of miso soup, a small slice of cinnamon apple coffee cake

    3. leftover potatoes, purple seedless grapes, a kohlrabi, black monk cheese, Pepsi Max

    4. Cinnamon toothpaste, biteguard, Sprunch Spray, Visine-A, Tic-tacs

    5. (wallet) – 3 kronor, a children’s sizing chart card, a library card, an IKEA family card, prescription for allergy spray

  11. 1. The last five songs you listened to (and what you listened to them on, be it iPod, radio, TV, or didgeridoo)

    Moment by Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer, in the car. Tears on my guitar, sung by my daughter, That’s not my name by Ting Tings, Fontessa by the MJQ on CBC internet jazz channel, something by Tommy Flanagan Trio, also on CBC.

    2. The last five things you ate.
    Bowl of shreddies, an orange, an apple, ham sandwich, chocolate chip cookies by wife, coffee x 4.

    3. Five things in your fridge right now.

    Milk, pecans, cream cheese, broccoli, carrots.

    4. Five things in your bathroom cupboards/medicine cabinet

    Toothbrushes, polly pocket dolls, hairbrushes, archival quality glue, wall filler.

    5. Five things in your car glove compartment/purse/wallet/backpack (choose one)

    Backpack: jack knife, journal, cold meds., 3 apples, blank c.ds.

  12. 1. Wonderful Life, Ace of Base; This is the Life, Amy MacDonald; Chocolate, Snow Patrol; Drifting Further Away, Powderfinger; Lucky, Jason Mraz

    2. Banana with smooth unsalted organic peanut butter; five orangeheads; three appleheads; a piece of lemon coconut cake; an orange

    3. Feta; Gatorade; pesto; sparkling water; rice pudding

    4. toothpaste; night creme; day creme; nail polish; floss

    5. glove compartment: Mini Cooper S manual; a CD from the summer of 2006; a plastic spoon; green apple Mentos; iPod connector

  13. 1. All Depeche Mode (listening to the Sounds of The Universe CD on an old skool ghetto blaster at work)

    2. – Coffee
    - Spicy black bean and feta wrap
    - Blueberry scone
    - Vanilla ice cream (plain! for breakfast!)
    - Mixed greens, fresh basil, and roasted beet salad (last night’s dinner)

    3. – Tempeh
    - Organic free range eggs
    - Basmati rice milk
    - Cucumber
    - Homemade caesar salad dressing

    4. – Witch Vera gel
    - Tom’s of Maine deodorant
    - Tea tree oil
    - All sorts of dental flosses and dental tapes (variety is the spice of life, no?)
    - Lemon face and body lotion (YUM!!)

    5. In my backpack: peppermint lip balm, a half knit sock still on the needles, retro umbrella in case it rains, receipt for recent acupuncture appointment, set of camping cutlery

  14. 1. Last 5 Songs (videos on YouTube)
    a. Stay Crunchy – Ronald Jenkees
    b. You on a Good Day – Sugababes
    c. Just Can’t Get Enough – The Saturdays
    d. Route 66 – Depeche Mode
    e. Syrup and Honey – Duffy

    2. Last 5 Things I Ate
    a. green apple jello
    b. chicken salad
    c. chocolate chip cookie
    d. cinnamon raisin toast
    e. shredded wheat w/fresh raspberries + strawberries

    3. 5 Things in the Fridge
    a. Pellegrino sparkling water
    b. wasabi
    c. red and green grapes
    d. mangoes
    e. whipped cream cheese

    4. 5 Things in the Medicine Cabinet
    a. contact lens solution
    b. sunscreen lotion
    c. Pink Sugar deodorant
    d. citrus toothpaste from France
    e. mud mask

    5. 5 Things in my Purse
    a. prized magenta leather wallet from Italy
    b. large sunglasses
    c. handkerchief
    d. Japanese gum
    e. eye drops

  15. 1. I listened to these all on youtube, one of my playlists – ‘dudetunes’:
    The Cure – Close To Me
    Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers
    SPIRIT OF THE WEST – Home For A Rest
    Swing, Swing – The All American Rejects
    Green Day-Hitchin a Ride (Live)

    2. Honey bunches of oats with almonds (breakfast)
    pecan brownie
    stir fried vegetables with tofu
    vegetable curry
    marinated mushrooms
    veggie quiche (we ate at a vegetarian restaurant last night – was very good)

    3. Beer
    Grapes
    Vache qui rit cheese
    Nitrate-free roast chicken breast cold cuts
    Celery
    Orange juice

    4. Advil
    Bubble bath
    Allergy eye drops
    Children’s advil
    Tampons

    5. Purse:
    Cell phone
    Book
    Burt’s Bees lip balm
    Wallet w/ credit card n bank card
    Library card

  16. 1. The last five songs I listened to
    Random classical music from my i-tunes, honestly i was studying and haven’t really been paying attention!

    2. The last five things I ate.
    toast with almond butter and honey
    morrocan lamb tagine with some leftover potatoes
    a green salad with avocado with balsamic dressing
    spinach,chickpea and mushroom soup
    popcorn

    3. Five things in your fridge right now.
    more vegetables than I know what to do with-way to busy to cook this week!
    kefur
    ground flax
    blueberry jam
    a whole pineapple

    4. Five things in the bathroom cupboards/medicine cabinet
    deoderant
    origins mega mushroom mask (so good!)
    nail polish remover
    blow drier and diffuser
    giovanni anti-frizz lotion

    5. Five things in my purse
    work cell-not charged
    my cell-charged
    wallet
    lip balm
    camera

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