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November 20, 2007

choose ye: winter is coming! edition

Filed under: either or — meg @ 11:16 am

Well, okay, for some of you, winter might already be here. And we all do different holiday things. But…

Snow or rain for your winter weather?

Ski or skate?

Hot cider or hot chocolate?

Exercise outside or inside?

Gas fireplace or real?

Mountains or prairie for the winter scene?

Snowy city or snowy country?

Underdress or overdress for the cold?

Mittens or gloves?

Real tree or fake tree?

White lights or coloured lights?

Wool or cashmere?

Intimate parties or big bashes?

Shovel or blow the snow?

Palm trees or pine trees?

November 7, 2007

choose ye: many choices, some of which matter (and are very thorny) and some of which just don’t matter at all (but you still have to choose) edition.

Filed under: either or — meg @ 12:18 pm

(why are my fingers so short?)

Okay. We’re playing hardball now, kids.

Unless you’re ready to be covered in strawberries and whipped cream, no waffling!

(And no, I’m not actually going to cover you in strawberries and whipped cream. Give your head a shake.)

The choices we make sometimes say a lot about who we are. Sometimes they say nothing about who we are. But it’s funny — even the totally silly choices can end up dropping us into huge debates with our family and friends.

(Actually, I think it’s more interesting to note the choices we struggle with… or just don’t care about at all. And the ones we admit to, as opposed to the ones we hide.)

But today I don’t want to hear about definitions or shades of gray or your existential struggle or “I need to know context!” or qualifiers or “well, generally I think I like this, but it depends…”

Just choose.

Scary, I know.

(And one more parenthetical remark for good measure. Thank you.)

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Coffee or tea?

PC or Mac?

Kids or no?

Political or no?

Summer or winter?

Artificial sweeteners or sugar?

Fries or salad?

Lake or ocean?

Own or rent?

Email or phone?

Traditional medical care or natural remedies?

Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore?

Apples or oranges?

Follow celeb culture or no?

Liberal or conservative?

Rural or urban?

Car or SUV?

Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)?

Marriage: necessary or no?

Cable or not?

Campsite or hotel?

Alcohol or no?

Up early or up late (if given the choice)?

News online or news on tv?

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I can’t wait to read this one.

November 1, 2007

choose ye: oh the humanity! edition

Filed under: either or — meg @ 2:16 pm

(where the title comes from)

The most perverse Choose Ye! ever…

Which sucks more?

Spiders or cockroaches?

Getting stuck in three hours of holiday traffic on a hot summer day, or getting a three-hour delay due to a snowstorm at the airport?

Stubbing your toe, or shutting your finger in the door?

Pinkeye or ringworm?

Going to the dentist or getting your taxes done?

Getting the trainee at the grocery store, or getting the newbie at Starbucks?

Having to go without showering for three days, or using an outhouse for three days?

Hayfever or heartburn?

Getting a guilt trip from your parent or your partner?

Not having internet access, or not having cable?

Watching the Shopping Network, or watching the Weather Network?

Overhearing someone gossip about you, or having someone overhear you gossiping about them?

Hanging out in a house with too many dogs, or too many cats?

Going to see Britney Spears in concert, or going to see Wayne Newton in concert?

Bad radio reception, or bad phone reception?

Telemarketers or door-to-door cult members?

Going clubbing with Paris Hilton, or clubbing baby seals? (I’M KIDDING)

The sound of someone rubbing a balloon, or the sound of nails down a chalkboard?

Accidentally stepping in gum, or accidentally stepping in… well, you know?

Spilling coffee down your shirt before work, or spilling pasta sauce on your shirt at the beginning of a date?

Answering this Choose Ye, or poking yourself in the eye repeatedly?

October 19, 2007

choose ye: things meg loves edition.

Filed under: think, either or — meg @ 10:06 am

Stephen Colbert or Jon Stewart?

Sushi or Thai food?

Magazines or newspapers?

Hockey or NFL?

Coffee or fruit smoothie?

HGTV or the Food Network?

Sephora or MAC Cosmetics

Williams-Sonoma or Crate and Barrel?

Starbucks or anywhere else?

Weird, indie movies or Hollywood romantic comedies?

Justin Timberlake or John Legend?

Fresh flowers or candles?

Vancouver or San Diego?

Pomegranate or grapefruit?

David Sedaris or Calvin Trillin?

Long hair or short hair?

Road trip or fly there (if either is an option… I’m not talking Peru, here…)?

Sourdough or multigrain?

Blogging or Facebooking?

Sarah Richardson or Martha Stewart?

Martin Scorsese or Steven Soderbergh?

Jeans and bare feet or skirts and ballet flats?

September 12, 2007

“choose ye” continues to rock the globe.

Filed under: stuff, either or — meg @ 9:48 am

From Chris, who already totally made me smile with this:

“My daughter Mandy (who you might remember did a Meg Fowler CHOOSE bulletin board at Radford University) has now turned it into an ice breaker game!

During rush week for her co-ed honors fraternity Phi Sigma Pi they needed some gamesto get the pledges to mingle with the “brothers” and interact. She stood at the front of the room and said things like “Mustards to the left and Ketchups to the right”. Then the groups talked about why they’d made the choice they did (only 4 mustards to 56 ketchups by the way!!). Of course each grouping was different so they got to meet and talk with lots of different people.

It ended up being hilarious. The Dave Chappelle or Will Farrell choose almost caused a riot - because no one could make the choice. Mandy insisted they pick one (to which they replied “we hate you, Mandy”). She didn’t care, of course, because she was on a complete power trip!

And when she said “Rolling Stones or Beatles” there was a group of 3 girls who stayed in the middle because “we don’t know who either one is…” One of the fraternity brothers got in the startled girls’ faces and screamed “THEN YOU DON’T KNOW MUSIC!”

I fear those poor girls will not be voted into PSP this time around.

They asked Mandy “what do you call this game?” and she said “Meg’s Choose Game”. And thus you continue to be immortalized!”

HOW FREAKIN’ COOL IS THAT!

Just click “either or” on my categories over there to see more Choose Ye fun.

June 8, 2007

choose ye: blogiversary edition

Filed under: either or — meg @ 10:17 am

No “neither!”s, no qualifiers, no chickening out!

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Kenny Rogers or Kenny Loggins?

Houseplant or cut flowers?

Dark chocolate or milk chocolate?

Strawberry or raspberry?

Windy or rainy?

Michael Jackson or Michael McDonald?

Work 9-5 or work for yourself?

Stadium concert or small venue?

Diamonds or pearls?

Fight or flight?

James Joyce or James Taylor?

Fish or cut bait?

Rosie O’Donnell or Rosey Grier?

Leaf blower or rake?

Rose or peony?

BBQ or dinner party?

Al Gore or Al Green?

MegFowler.com or… anywhere else?

March 13, 2007

choose ye: randominatrix.

Filed under: either or — meg @ 8:24 am

Spring forward or fall back? (DST)

Paper bills or online bills?

Love or money (if you could have more of one right now)?

Give up meat or give up bread?

ABBA or WHAM?

Travel Africa or South America?

Hummus or salsa?

Morning swim or morning walk?

Rememberer of occasions or forgetter of birthdays?

Palm tree or pine tree?

Candles or incense?

Fake fur or real fur?

Old classics or the latest bestseller?

Running shoes or flip flops?

Sing or dance?

Darts or shuffleboard?

George Clooney or Brad Pitt?

Luxury cruise or all-inclusive?

Grocery list or vague idea of what you want to buy?

February 17, 2007

choose ye: deep thoughts edition.

Filed under: either or — meg @ 11:30 pm

A year of perfection or a lifetime of OK?

Act locally or think globally?

Seek love or let it happen to you?

Habitat for Humanity or PETA?

Conversational debater or peacemaker?

Avoid the news or immerse yourself in current events?

Social critic or status quo?

Love people or generally find them irritating?

Conservative or progressive?

Reason or passion?

The world is getting worse or is the same as it always was?

Change is possible or disaster is inevitable?

Motivated by excellence or motivated by survival?

Slave to your moods or fiercely in control?

Order or chaos?

Possessed by your vocation or possessed by your recreation?

Big picture or the details?

Drawn to light or drawn to darkness?

February 11, 2007

choose ye: 80s edition!

Filed under: either or — meg @ 5:47 pm

Tiffany or Debbie Gibson?

Michael J. Fox or Rob Lowe?

Simon and Simon or Magnum, PI?

George Michael or Andrew Ridgeley?

Jelly bracelets or leg warmers?

Schoolhouse Rock or Electric Company?

Hill St. Blues or St. Elsewhere?

Poison or Motley Crue?

Diff’rent Strokes or Facts of Life?

Bon Jovi or Def Leppard?

Reaganomics or Thatcherism?

Atari or NES?

Cabbage Patch Kids or Rubik’s Cube?

Swatch watch or Ray Ban glasses?

Phil Collins or Huey Lewis?

Band Aid or USA for Africa?

Parachute pants or ripped-neck sweatshirt?

Cheers or the Cosby Show?

Oprah Winfrey or Phil Donahue?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or He-Man?

The Police or U2?

February 7, 2007

choose ye: because holy crap, could we get any more serious? i need a nap.

Filed under: either or — meg @ 3:37 pm

Blunt or tactful?

Dickens or Joyce?

eBay or Amazon?

Jimi or Prince?

Bill Gates or Steve Jobs?

Sunlight or starlight?

Vince Vaughn or Ben Stiller?

Biology or chemistry?

Homemade or store bought?

Bold or underline?

OMG or WTF?

Cynical or idealistic?

Foreign cinema or blockbuster?

Embarrass yourself or embarrass someone else?

Lemonade or iced tea?

Hammer or wrench?

Say too much or say too little?

Collaborate or do it alone?

Laser tag or paintball?

Daytime cold drugs or nighttime cold drugs?

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