Ken Jennings
Okay. Did anyone else get teary-eyed when Ken Jennings lost on Jeopardy? Man, I'm such a geeky dork sometimes.
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Catching up 'cause I've been neglecting my poor blog for too long
TV Tuesday -- Week 32 - Holiday Habits
The Holidays are quickly coming upon us, what will be on your TV?
1. Any holiday favorites you can't live without?
Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving & Christmas, Rudolph, It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th St., A Christmas Story, The Santa Clause and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2. Holiday viewing: Parades or Football?
Both, but I also like the dog show
3. What's your favorite holiday TV memory?
When I was 5, after watching Rudolph, I saw a red light in the sky and ran to my parents' bedroom to tell them I saw Rudolph. After coming into my bedroom to see Rudolph, they told me I better get to sleep fast because Santa would stop at our house if was awake. A few years later, a heard my parents talking about finding out the flight schedule at the airport so they could point out "Rudolph" to my younger brother. I imagine that was just in case they missed Rudolph because I know that's what I saw.
~Bonus~ Holiday remakes, are you a faithful fan of the old classics or do you prefer the newer versions?
For the most part, I don't even bother watching the remakes. Could anyone be as good as Natalie Wood? I don't think so.
TV Tuesday -- Week 32 - Holiday Habits
The Holidays are quickly coming upon us, what will be on your TV?
1. Any holiday favorites you can't live without?
Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving & Christmas, Rudolph, It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th St., A Christmas Story, The Santa Clause and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
2. Holiday viewing: Parades or Football?
Both, but I also like the dog show
3. What's your favorite holiday TV memory?
When I was 5, after watching Rudolph, I saw a red light in the sky and ran to my parents' bedroom to tell them I saw Rudolph. After coming into my bedroom to see Rudolph, they told me I better get to sleep fast because Santa would stop at our house if was awake. A few years later, a heard my parents talking about finding out the flight schedule at the airport so they could point out "Rudolph" to my younger brother. I imagine that was just in case they missed Rudolph because I know that's what I saw.
~Bonus~ Holiday remakes, are you a faithful fan of the old classics or do you prefer the newer versions?
For the most part, I don't even bother watching the remakes. Could anyone be as good as Natalie Wood? I don't think so.
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Dear Blog,
I'm sorry I've been neglecting you. But, you know, it's not easy to write 40,000 words in 15 days. I know. I know. You don't want excuses. You're hurt. You're confused. You're feeling unloved. You don't need my excuses or apologies. What you need is for me to post more often.
Well Blog, I'll do my best. I won't make any promises, but I'll try to get here more than I have in the last couple of weeks.
Stay strong, dear Blog, it's almost over!
Love,
<3 Me
I'm sorry I've been neglecting you. But, you know, it's not easy to write 40,000 words in 15 days. I know. I know. You don't want excuses. You're hurt. You're confused. You're feeling unloved. You don't need my excuses or apologies. What you need is for me to post more often.
Well Blog, I'll do my best. I won't make any promises, but I'll try to get here more than I have in the last couple of weeks.
Stay strong, dear Blog, it's almost over!
Love,
<3 Me
Saturday, November 06, 2004
Sorry!
My apologies to anyone who has been here lately expecting actually find a new post.
work + NaNo + doing stuff with/for my Mom = no bloggin' ... well, here anyway. I have posted a couple of things here.
Everything will get back to normal here on Nov. 30 or when I hit 50,000 words, whichever comes first.
My apologies to anyone who has been here lately expecting actually find a new post.
work + NaNo + doing stuff with/for my Mom = no bloggin' ... well, here anyway. I have posted a couple of things here.
Everything will get back to normal here on Nov. 30 or when I hit 50,000 words, whichever comes first.
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Out of the mouths of babes
An e-mail from my sister:
I was watching President Bush's speech this afternoon with Alexandyr and Aaryn when the crowd started chanting "Four more years! Four more years!"
Alexandyr took the lead and started shouting "Four more years!" as well.
Aaryn, always doing whatever his brother does, too started shouting. "Four more ears! Four more ears! Four more eyes! Four more eyes! Four more noses! Four more noses!"
An e-mail from my sister:
I was watching President Bush's speech this afternoon with Alexandyr and Aaryn when the crowd started chanting "Four more years! Four more years!"
Alexandyr took the lead and started shouting "Four more years!" as well.
Aaryn, always doing whatever his brother does, too started shouting. "Four more ears! Four more ears! Four more eyes! Four more eyes! Four more noses! Four more noses!"
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Sunday, October 31, 2004
It's Sunday!
Sunday Brunch
1) What candy are you passing out on Halloween night if you are staying home?
I was planning on giving out peanut M&Ms, Nestle's Crunch and Kit Kats.
2) What was your best Halloween costume?
I don't remember how old I was but I was a fairy godmother and my Mom made the costume. She used one of her old pink, frilly, fluffy bridesmaids dresses. She made a magic wand out of some kind of wire and cut a star out of Styrofoam for the top of it, then she covered it with glitter. I don't remember how she made the tiara but it was awesome. I need to find the picture of me in that costume.
3) Are you doing anything on the night of Halloween if you are not staying home to pass out treats, and if so, what are you doing?
I volunteered to work during trick-or-treat hours because the editor-on-duty on Sunday nights told one of the reporters she couldn't take her daughter because the other reporter asked first. Both of their daughters are 2 1/2, the same age as my youngest nephew, so I couldn't have them not taking their kids, or having to rush back to work. I thought they should take as much time as they needed. See? Sometimes I'm a good person.
4) What is your favorite Halloween décor? (ie, witch, ghost, pumpkins)
I like cutesy, funny stuff, not scary. You know, like the witch who flies into the tree. All my jack-o'-lanterns have to be happy, funny, cute. Nothing that will give me, or anyone else, nightmares.
5) Do you carve jack o’lanterns?
I used to and I kind of wanted to this year but I just never got around to it. But I do have a light-up jack-o'-lantern that looks real, like it's been carved. It even feels almost real.
Unconscious Mutterings
The First Four
What are the first four things you think of when I say
Trick-or-Treat
1.Candy
2.Kids in costumes
3.jack-o'-lanterns
4.Kids laughing (my favorite sound)
Happy Halloween!
Sunday Brunch
1) What candy are you passing out on Halloween night if you are staying home?
I was planning on giving out peanut M&Ms, Nestle's Crunch and Kit Kats.
2) What was your best Halloween costume?
I don't remember how old I was but I was a fairy godmother and my Mom made the costume. She used one of her old pink, frilly, fluffy bridesmaids dresses. She made a magic wand out of some kind of wire and cut a star out of Styrofoam for the top of it, then she covered it with glitter. I don't remember how she made the tiara but it was awesome. I need to find the picture of me in that costume.
3) Are you doing anything on the night of Halloween if you are not staying home to pass out treats, and if so, what are you doing?
I volunteered to work during trick-or-treat hours because the editor-on-duty on Sunday nights told one of the reporters she couldn't take her daughter because the other reporter asked first. Both of their daughters are 2 1/2, the same age as my youngest nephew, so I couldn't have them not taking their kids, or having to rush back to work. I thought they should take as much time as they needed. See? Sometimes I'm a good person.
4) What is your favorite Halloween décor? (ie, witch, ghost, pumpkins)
I like cutesy, funny stuff, not scary. You know, like the witch who flies into the tree. All my jack-o'-lanterns have to be happy, funny, cute. Nothing that will give me, or anyone else, nightmares.
5) Do you carve jack o’lanterns?
I used to and I kind of wanted to this year but I just never got around to it. But I do have a light-up jack-o'-lantern that looks real, like it's been carved. It even feels almost real.
Unconscious Mutterings
- Right now:: that Van Halen song (at least I think it's Van Halen)
- Halloween:: Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Myers, et al
- Provider:: insurance
- Rescue me:: Uncle Kracker
- Confidence:: self-esteem
- Fungus:: mushroom (don't ask me why)
- Candy corn:: Halloween
- Reunion:: class
- Winner:: loser
- Tradition:: holiday (and the song from "Fiddler on the Roof" just now popped into my head)
The First Four
What are the first four things you think of when I say
Trick-or-Treat
1.Candy
2.Kids in costumes
3.jack-o'-lanterns
4.Kids laughing (my favorite sound)
Happy Halloween!
Saturday, October 30, 2004
Huh?
I was stocking up on NaNo supplies (You know, coffee, tea, Diet Coke, chocolate ... Do you see a theme?) at Wal-Mart. One of the things I bought was a little bag of pistaschios. The cashier asked "Do you want these left out?" Did I look that hungry? If I did it was because I was salivating in anticipation of the pre-made spinach salad I was going to eat when I got home. Pack of gum. Bottle of soda or water. Pack of smokes. Those I can understand, I was thinking. But nuts? Then it hit me. There actually are people who can't wait to get to the car to eat their "snack." Case in point: The child in front of me in line who is about 40 pounds overweight. He kept begging his father for a snack. The father gave in. The child chose a full-size bag of Combos. I heard the cashier ask them if they wanted something left out. As I walked by the kid sitting on a bench munching on the Combos as his father talked to someone, I realized that's what it was. The day before trick-or-treating and the father let the kid have a full-size bag of Combos as a snack? Poor kid.
I was stocking up on NaNo supplies (You know, coffee, tea, Diet Coke, chocolate ... Do you see a theme?) at Wal-Mart. One of the things I bought was a little bag of pistaschios. The cashier asked "Do you want these left out?" Did I look that hungry? If I did it was because I was salivating in anticipation of the pre-made spinach salad I was going to eat when I got home. Pack of gum. Bottle of soda or water. Pack of smokes. Those I can understand, I was thinking. But nuts? Then it hit me. There actually are people who can't wait to get to the car to eat their "snack." Case in point: The child in front of me in line who is about 40 pounds overweight. He kept begging his father for a snack. The father gave in. The child chose a full-size bag of Combos. I heard the cashier ask them if they wanted something left out. As I walked by the kid sitting on a bench munching on the Combos as his father talked to someone, I realized that's what it was. The day before trick-or-treating and the father let the kid have a full-size bag of Combos as a snack? Poor kid.
Scarecrows
Today was our city's third annual scarecrow decorating contest. Anybody who wants to enter, can put one up on Main Street.
from the Mexican restaurant
from the staff of a nursing home
from a school (The high school sports teams are the Owls.)
from the newspaper's newsroom
I wish it was a better photo so you could see John Kerry's feet ... wearing flip flops. The red thing is a Heinz ketchup bottle. Dubya has a bag of pretzels. Anyway, we probably won't win, but we sure had fun doing it.
Today was our city's third annual scarecrow decorating contest. Anybody who wants to enter, can put one up on Main Street.
from the Mexican restaurant
from the staff of a nursing home
from a school (The high school sports teams are the Owls.)
from the newspaper's newsroom
I wish it was a better photo so you could see John Kerry's feet ... wearing flip flops. The red thing is a Heinz ketchup bottle. Dubya has a bag of pretzels. Anyway, we probably won't win, but we sure had fun doing it.