the return of fives!
It’s a Monday.
As I said last time, Mondays were made for to-do lists.
Or… any lists, really.
Time for some fives, people!
1. Five places you have yet to go that you are excited to see (and why!)
2. Five places you have already gone that you can’t wait to get back to
3. Five most important condiments in your life (stuff you put on other stuff)
4. Five songs that make you think of your loved ones
5. Five things that you are really, really terrible at
GO!
October 26th, 2009 at 11:30 am
1. (a) Mt. Kilimanjaro - highest mountain in Africa with rainforests and glaciers all in one, (b) Spain, porque me gusta Europa y yo hablo Espanol; (c) Machu Picchu because (pre)history is awesome; (d) Alaska because of the breadth of national parks; (e) Prague - onion domes, need I say anything else?
2. Paris, Yosemite National Park, Yucatan Peninsula, International Fireworks Festival in Montreal, Northern Utah (because of the intensity of the national parks) there
3. Cholula, sour cream, (unmentionable), fat free half-and-half, dijon mustard
4. Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Geek Gets the Girl, Bittersweet, Sweet Caroline (do the Red Sox count as my loved ones?), theme song to NCIS (I tell @jeffcutler that will be our processional should we ever get married)
5. Reading/interpreting maps, telling salespeople no, being honest with my mom, chemistry (the lab, not the human, kind), changing bike tires
October 26th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
1. Five places you have yet to go that you are excited to see (and why!)
a) Galapagos Islands - wildlife
b) Egypt - pyramids
c) Boston - Hahvahd!
d) Alaska - glaciers
e) Paris - going there at Christmas and am getting excited! :-)
2. Five places you have already gone that you can’t wait to get back to.
a) Salzberg
b) Hong Kong
c) Thailand
d) Tofino
e) New York
3. Five most important condiments in your life (stuff you put on other stuff).
a) light mayo
b) wasabi
c) soy sauce
d) salsa
e) honey
4. Five songs that make you think of your loved ones.
a) “At Last” by Etta James
b) “Who Are You” by The Who
c) “You Are Loved” by Josh Groban
d) “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” by Paul Anka
e) “Everything” by Michael Buble
5. Five things that you are really, really terrible at.
a) Not procrastinating
b) Exercising on a regular schedule
c) Being honest with myself
d) Applying foundation
e) Forgiving
October 26th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
1. The other five Channel Islands I haven’t been to, because visiting them all is on my bucket list.
2. Zion National Park, Utah; Oaxaca, Mexico; Kauai, Hawaii; Washington, DC; Mendocino Coast, California
3. Mayo; Maille Mustard; Ketchup; Tapatio Sauce; Fig Vincotto Balsamic
4. “On the White Sandy Beach of Hawaii,” “Don’t Fence Me In,” “Sugar Magnolia,” “Sarah Smile,” “In the Garden.”
5. Telling right from left; asking for money; cleaning house; buying the right amount of food; dieting.
October 26th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
1. Five places you have yet to go that you are excited to see (and why!)
a. Ireland (it’s where my ancestors came from)
b. England (ditto)
c. The Stanley Cup Final (because it’s the CUP! and as long as it’s not the Penguins)
d. Key West (warm and sunny)
e. The Grand Canyon (because it’s grand, of course)
2. Five places you have already gone that you can’t wait to get back to
a. Green Bay Wisconsin
b. Ocean City Maryland
c. Verizon Center (to see my Caps play)
d. Tampere Finland
e. San Francisco California
3. Five most important condiments in your life (stuff you put on other stuff)
a. Good brown mustard
b. Malt vinegar
c. Mayo
d. Ketchup
e. Roasted garlic spread
4. Five songs that make you think of your loved ones
a. The Dutchman (Steve Goodman)
b. Jessica (The Allman Brothers Band)
c. I Wish They’d Do It Now (a racy irish folk tune my pop used to sing to us)
d. St. James Infirmary (another tune my pop used to sing to us)
e. Box of Rain (Grateful Dead)
5. Five things that you are really, really terrible at
a. Singing (but I do it anyway)
b. Sales
c. Keeping weight off
d. Keeping my big yap shut
e. Acrobatics
October 26th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
1. Mt. Rushmore because FACES INS TONE ARE COOL
2. Hollywood, because I dig celebs
3. Colorado, to get close to nature. And snow.
4. Greece. History & beauty.
5. Israel, maybe, someday, but not yet. Because I’m Jewish but skeptical of Israel.
1. Bear Hollow, PA, my uncles’ hunting club in the woods
2. Home to Ohio, to visit friends & family
3. Vegas, but not with my mom like last time
4. Hilton Head, SC, my favorite lazy vacation spot
5. New York City to sight-see & visit my BFF
[I mostly hate condiments, so bear with me if these are slightly off]
1. Parmesan cheese
2. Honey
3. Basil
4. Barbecue sauce (in very rare occasions)
5. TGIFriday’s Jack Daniels sauce
1. The Gilmore Girls theme song makes me think of my mom
2. “Fire & Rain” by James Taylor makes me think of my dad
3. “Just Watch the Fireworks” by Jimmy Eat World reminds me of my dead ex-boyfriend
4. The entire Dawson’s Creek soundtrack makes me think of my childhood best friend
5. “Rockabye” by Sean Mullins (I think?!) reminds me of the foreign exchange student (”my brother”) who my mom & I hosted my freshman year of college
1. Math, even simple math
2. Directions (the north-south kind, not the “Here’s what you do next” kind)
3. Science of any & all variety
4. Crossword puzzles (Seriously. Terrible.)
5. Remembering the order of things…
October 27th, 2009 at 6:07 am
1. a) Italy, due to the beauty, but mostly the food
b) Paris, just because
c) Cornwall, because I read The Dark Is Rising series as a kid and have wanted to go there ever since
d) Portland, especially now that one of my best friends lives there
e) Japan, just because
2. a) Boston, where I met my husband!
b) Oxford, because it’s beautiful (and good shopping too)
c) Napa, because last time I was underage and not allowed to taste the wine
d) New York City, because I love it and my friends who live there
e) Wisconsin, just because it will always be home in a way
3. a) Ketchup (all the fanciest dijon ketchups)
b) Gravy, for my shepherd’s pie, chicken pot pie, cottage pie, etc.
c) Tartar sauce
d) Mustard
e) Mayonnaise
4. a) Let’s Stay Together (my song with my husband)
b) Calling You (just a song that makes me think of him)
c) Baby, Baby Don’t Look Back (my sister and I were obsessed with this song in middle school)
d) It’s Not Unusual (my friend Amy does the best Carlton impersonation)
e) I Wanna Know What Love Is (my dad’s favorite)
5. a) SPORTS of all varieties
b) Doing math in my head
c) Reading lips (and I’m a speech therapist!)
d) Ironing
e) Not injuring myself–especially where SPORTS are concerned
October 27th, 2009 at 11:05 am
1. Five places you have yet to go that you are excited to see (and why!)
~ India, to see the sun rise over the Taj Mahal and the sun set over the “Blue City” of Jodhpur
~ South Africa, to spend time with my friend in Capetown and visit Kruger National Park
~ Costa Rica, to see the jungle life
~ Maldives, to hang out on remote beaches
~ Japan, to visit one of my best friends who will be moving there in December and to eat all that I could eat
2. Five places you have already gone that you can’t wait to get back to
~ Venice
~ London
~ Caribbean
~ NYC
~ Sedona
3. Five most important condiments in your life (stuff you put on other stuff)
~ home made buttermilk ranch dressing (on just about anything)
~ mayonnaise (on french fries)
~ peanut butter
~ basil
~ honey
4. Five songs that make you think of your loved ones
~ Wonderful Life, Ace of Base
~ The Hardest Part, Coldplay
~ Umbrella, Rihanna
~ There You’ll Be, Faith Hill
~ Kayleigh, Marillion
5. Five things that you are really, really terrible at
~ telling right from left
~ singing
~ phone conversations
~ NOT cleaning and tidying up
~ eating regularly
October 27th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
1. Five places you have yet to go that you are excited to see (and why!)
A) London - I’ll be traveling there at the first of the year, and I am so anxious and excited that I can hardly stand it. I’ll go to libraries, book stores, and museums for free. Yay!
B) Bath - This is somewhere that I plan to visit while in London. Yay for trains! Bath makes me think of Chaucer, and yes, I love Chaucer.
C) The Grand Canyon - beauty
D) Coos County, OR - My birthplace that I’ve never seen.
E) a random country road - I live in the rural South. It isn’t always great to live here, but the occasional undiscovered gravel road is wonderful.
2. Five places you have already gone that you can’t wait to get back to
A) Eureka Springs, AR
B) In the arms of Nicolas - which is a destination…
C) the world created by Tom Robbins - my favourite author, of the moment
D) in between the shelves in the local library
E) Mobile, AL
3. Five most important condiments in your life (stuff you put on other stuff)
A) chocolate syrup
B) homemade ranch
C) spicy mustard
D) real mayo
E) butter
4. Five songs that make you think of your loved ones
A) Forever Young - Rod Stewart (dad)
B) Purple Rain - Prince (Holly, my “sister”)
C) Even Rats - The Slip (my baby daddy)
D) Skinny Love - Bon Iver (Nicolas, mentioned above)
E) I’m Alright - Jodee Messina (my mother, who obviously doesn’t have the best taste in music)
5. Five things that you are really, really terrible at
A) reading graphs or charts of any kind
B) anything to do with numbers at all
C) being friendly
D) beginning a story (as in writing)
E) not procrastinating
October 27th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
1. Five places you have yet to go that you are excited to see (and why!)
England because we watch so much Brit TV
Scotland because its the land of my ancestors
Italy because I think it’s warm there
Israel because that’s where Jesus lived
Boston because that’s where I will have to go a lot
2. Five places you have already gone that you can’t wait to get back to
Phoenix, Arizona
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Washington, D.C.
Chicago, Illinois
The bathroom
3. Five most important condiments in your life (stuff you put on other stuff)
My wife’s whatever it is she puts on chicken
Mayonnaise
Salt
My daughter’s homemade salsa
Blackberry jam
4. Five songs that make you think of your loved ones
As Time Goes By
Stardust
Autumn Leaves
Bridge Over Troubled Water
You’ve Got a Friend
5. Five things that you are really, really terrible at
Using power tools
Playing the viola
Certain aspects of golf, i.e. hitting the ball
Reading Canlit
Baking
October 28th, 2009 at 11:03 am
1. Five places you have yet to go that you are excited to see (and why!)
a) Costa Rica - ziptrekking through the rainforest
b) Maldives - a tropical vacation (I’ve never taken one!) and I want to eat at the underwater restaurant. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime splurge.
c) Iceland - The hot springs and geysers, plus I just think it would be cool to go to such an unusual destination
d) Croatia - it was somewhere that I heard a million good things about when I was travelling through Europe last year, but I never made it there.
e) Thailand - I’m not sure why. I’ve just always felt drawn to it.
2. Five places you have already gone that you can’t wait to get back to.
a) Australia
b) England
c) Paris, France
d) Italy
e) California
3. Five most important condiments in your life (stuff you put on other stuff).
a) mustard
b) mayo
c) peanut butter
d) artichoke & asiago dip
e) Salad Sisters papaya dressing
4. Five songs that make you think of your loved ones.
a) Alvin & the Chipmunks Christmas song.
b) “Help Me Rhonda” by the Beach Boys
c) “We Built This City” by Starship
d) “Music Box Dancer” by Frank Mills
e) The whole Boney M Christmas album
5. Five things that you are really, really terrible at.
a) Not procrastinating
b) Eating with chopsticks
c) Exercising patience
d) Team sports
e) Washing dishes by hand
October 28th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Boston post. Stop stalling.
October 31st, 2009 at 9:22 pm
1. india (all of it, as much as i can see), fiji, italy (because i like to eat), spain, tanzania
2. costa rica, kauai, aspen, san francisco, banff
3. cholula, green tabasco, peanut butter (is that a condiment), spicy mustard, maple syrup
4. “leaving on a jet plane” john denver; “adelaide” the old 97s; “the way you look tonight” tony bennett; “song sung blue” neil diamond; “the last beat of my heart” devotchka
5. not leaving dishes in the sink overnight, mornings, giving driving directions, counting to five