January 2012
53 Questions That You May Not Have Seen Before
1: What do you put on hotdogs?
A: Chili, cheese, ketchup, mustard, onions. On a concession stand dog, it's just ketchup and mustard. (I'm a connoisseur.)
2: Do you say "anticlimatic" or "anticlimactic"?
A: Anticlimactic. I just can't help it. It's really easier for most American dialects.
3: Do you check flyers before grocery shopping?
A: I don't "check" so much as I "happen to see occasionally."
4: Blue, black, or some other colour pen ink?
A: Black. Always. Unless for some reason I feel like this particular thing needs to be in blue.
5: Do you use your parking brake?
A: Only on a steep hill. Automatics make it easy.
6: Look to your left. How many framed pictures are on the wall?
A: two - but the boss hasn't hung them up yet.
7: Do you know how to play chess?
A: Yes. But I suck at it.
8: How often do you clean the interior of your car?
A: Um... almost never.
9: Do you ever read the last few pages first?
A: Sometimes. When I think the ending might piss me off.
10: Ever fallen in the shower?
A: A couple times.
11: On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to swear at other drivers?
A: Probably around a 6. It's only when they've done something truly stupid.
12: What's the worst thing you've ever called someone you care about?
A: Punk-ass. And only lovingly. I rarely get angry enough to call them names. Although I must admit to calling C a shithead when he was being a shithead and it wasn't to his face. I was pissed off.
13: Do you have a Snuggie?
A: No. I don't think I'd be comfortable in one.
14: Are you allergic to anything?
A: Probably a few things now. Not sure what. I know some types of anesthesia make me sick to my stomach and profoundly depressed.
15: Do you have any TV shows on ?
A: Nope. At the office. No TV, just internet.
16: How many times do you hit the snooze button before finally getting out of bed?
A: About a thousand. I have four alarms.
17: Ever driven away in anger?
A: Nope.
18: What's your favourite freezie colour?
A: If you're talking snow cones, probably red. But Tiger's Blood red. Best snow cone flavor ever.
19: Are you a vegetarian?
A: Absolutely not. Meat is yummy.
20: Do you have a garbage receptacle beside you? What's on top?
A: Empty envelopes.
21: Do you cross out your mistakes or erase/whiteout them?
A: I squiggle them out.
22: Ever torn something up that you instantly knew was too important for such treatment?
A: Pretty sure I haven't. If I have, it wasn't important enough to remember.
23: Do you think that things will get better?
A: Absolutely.
24: Do you have an unpopular opinion? What is it?
A: A great many. One of the more major ones is the fact that I'm not a big fan of the Beatles.
25: What's your favourite quote?
A: Lao Tzu: "Much talk means much exhaustion."
26: Did you/are you going to go to prom?
A: I did. Was fun, but my curfew was way too early.
27: What's the most physically painful thing you've ever experienced?
A: staph infection on my ass - don't ask me how, because I don't know
28: What's the most emotionally/mentally painful thing you've ever experienced?
A: the emotional/psychological abuse I got from a horrible ex
29: Have you ever legitimately saved a person's life?
A: not that I'm aware of
30: What's your favourite book genre?
A: literary fiction
31: Did you like "Gigli"? Be honest.
A: Never seen it. Not something I'm going to seek out, either.
32: Have you ever walked out of a movie at the theatre?
A: Yes. When my big brother got upset and sick when we saw ET in the theater. He got REALLY involved in the story. And he was maybe seven or eight years old.
33: Do you peek between your fingers during the scary scenes?
A: "Scary" scenes don't usually scare me. I'm too aware that it's a movie.
34: What was your reaction to Tatum getting killed whilst stuck in the pet door in Scream?
A: I didn't enjoy that movie enough to pay attention to it, so I don't know that I had one.
35: Do dogs like you?
A: For the most part.
36: Would you say that you project an air of authority?
A: Maybe not authority, but at least respect.
37: Do people listen when you speak?
A: Not always.
38: How are your elbows? Are they okay?
A: Doing okay today. Could probably use a little lotion.
39: What is one thing that you do exceptionally well? Be honest.
A: See the truth.
40: Do you use torrents?
A: They're too complicated for me.
41: When was the last time you paid for music?
A: Maybe six months ago.
42: Are you addicted to technology?
A: Not at all. I had to be dragged into the 21st Century kicking and screaming.
43: Pick a person (you don't need to give their name). How do you feel about them? Be as honest as you can get yourself to be.
A: He can be a frustrating son of a bitch, I love him like dammit. How's that?
44: Do you check your computer's dictionary for the definition of words you'd otherwise feel confident about using during in-person interactions? Just to be sure?
A: Sometimes. When I know the word, but am not sure of the connotation.
45: How heavily to you rely on spellcheck and autocorrect?
A: They are evil and rarely right, so not much.
46: Have you ever gotten into an argument on the internet? Did you win?
A: Couple times. Rarely win because it's just not worth the trouble for me to win. Can't fix stupid or change an adamant opinion.
47: Do you pause movies/TV shows if you have to go to the bathroom or the kitchen, or do you just let them keep playing?
A: If I've seen it a lot of times and am only paying half attention, I let it run. If I'm into it, I pause.
48: If you use a regular alarm clock, do you have it set to music or that obnoxious beeping?
A: Has to be the obnoxious beeping. Music doesn't give me the jolt I need to get me out of my usual near-coma. I sleep really deeply.
49: Peter Pan?
A: Never appealed to me much for some reason. But I love "Finding Neverland." Isn't that the Johnny Depp movie about Barrie?
50: How often do you fall up the stairs?
A: More often than I care to admit.
51: Do you pronounce "anti" as ant-eye or ant-ee? (Example: "That scene was very anticlimactic.")
A: Usually "ant-ee." Sometimes "ant-eye" when I need to clarify.
52: Do you pronounce "via" as vee-uh or vie-uh? (Example: "We can get there via Tremont Street.")
A: "vee-uh"
53: How often do you forget to close your parentheses?
A: Almost never.
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Folks who need to chill.
A week or so ago, I was having trouble figuring out a word I wanted to use in one of my novels. It was a word I’d heard before, but couldn’t remember it.
So I went on Yahoo Answers. First mistake.
Second mistake was asking folks what the word is for the shape of many Native Americans’ eyes. The shape isn’t quite the same as many Asian folks or even what one might...
Ewwww...
If you have an aversion to fleas, don’t read this.
Our neighbor K has a little Dachshund/Chihuahua mix and he hasn’t been able to get his flea treatment. When K comes over to our house (which he often does), he ends up bringing E.B.’s fleas with him.
While I was driving C to his ninjitsu instructor’s house for kids’ class (which C helps with in lieu of paying for...
This Coffee is Awesome
convenience store coffee, but really good convenience store coffee. Hazelnut coffee, chocolate creamer and French vanilla creamer FTW.
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New word for the maddie dictionary
Peanut burger sandwich:
PB&J when you’re out of loaf bread and only have hamburger buns.
Note to Self
Need to start getting the smaller size of coffee in the morning.
Some mornings I drink too much and imagine myself looking something like Tweek from South Park.
Greg Dulli Covers Cohen - "Paper Thin Hotel" →
Holy shit! Greg lost some of his rehab weight and it’s great to see. But he’s really starting to show his age.
But this man will forever be a badass and on my top five list.
Love this cover.
Another Twist
C may be going to Oklahoma for a couple months before we move to Destin.
When I was a little girl, I distinctly remember seeing one of those motivational posters in a classroom that said, “If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it’s yours. If it doesn’t, it never was.” That’s stayed with me for around 25 years now. I suppose there’s a...
Why I DON'T Want to Read Comics →
partywok:
rachelkristin:
purepopfornowpeople:
This guy is a jerk. Sounds like one of the idiots who sometimes gave me a hard time in high school.
What an absolute closed minded jackass.
Holy shit. Fuck this dude.
What?! Comics are immature? Isn’t refusing to try something and still saying you don’t like it also immature? WTF
Hope
Been looking at jobs in some of the areas C and I are considering moving and am already finding possibilities for both of us. I’m ready to get going on this shit. My life’s been at a standstill for too long.
Here's a Twist
So we’re waiting at the McD’s drive-through and suddenly the question comes:
“How would you feel about moving?”
Okay, so that answers several questions I’d had. Yes, he is tired of this town. No, he wouldn’t want to leave me behind. That makes me feel better.
But this is a difficult thing for me. I’ve lived in Northwest Georgia my entire life. ...
Primal Post
There are so many things I want to say and scream right now. I’m so afraid of being crazy female, I suppress things and don’t let them out. To C I appear to wear my heart on my sleeve, but there are so many things I don’t say out of fear of how he might take them. It’s the same thought of “I know I can deal with this, but I’m not sure if he can deal with me...
If You Say So
So I was just about to get up and take my shower this morning when my boss texted me, stating that he was going to sleep in and I didn’t need to come in until noon. I made sure, then tried to sleep some more, but I was already too awake.
I had intended to enjoy a little gaming time, but C had to use the laptop to take care of some things for his car and his registration. The Georgia...
I have no idea of what to do
I can’t help him. I have no idea of what to do. I don’t know how to make him feel better. I don’t know how to get him out of this funk. I suck at cheering people up. I guess all I can do is wait it out and hope we both survive intact. Poverty and unemployment are killers. They’re absolute killers and the bastards who run this place don’t care. They don’t...
I think all potential presidential candidates...
knight-of-lips:
Maybe then they’ll get it.
Reblogging out of absolute agreement.
It's Time
To get the lead out and get going on SOMETHING.
C is driving me nuts, all depressed and surly because he hasn’t found a job yet. I understand it, but it’s making him unbearable. I’ve been nothing but supportive and I’ve been trying to help him come up with new ideas, but he shoots everything down. I understand his frustration and I’ve been there so many times...
I'm an open book: Why does it seem like to be... →
maddiehope:
einsteinsfangirl:
And why don’t nutritionists agree on what is healthy?
I know, I know…we aren’t even sure how bad having high cholesterol is. Mine has been at 260 for at least 15 years and I have never had any problems with blood pressure, heart disease or anything…
It’s not sad that you think so. It’s sad that it appears to be the truth. If you ask me, a...
Why does it seem like to be considered a good yoga...
einsteinsfangirl:
And why don’t nutritionists agree on what is healthy?
I know, I know…we aren’t even sure how bad having high cholesterol is. Mine has been at 260 for at least 15 years and I have never had any problems with blood pressure, heart disease or anything else.
And by yoga, I don’t only mean the physical practice, I mean the actual hindu spiritual practice.
I’ve always...
People with Good Energy
The gas dude just came to turn on our gas at the office (YAY!) although the unit for the downstairs where I work isn’t turned on and I have to wait EVEN MORE until the HVAC dude can come and take care of that (BOO!).
But he was a cool dude. Hispanic and used to translate for the courts in the area. Now working for the gas company. Interesting. We chatted a minute and talked about St....
Too Much Uncertainty
I’ve been in a bad mood today and much of it is probably PMS, but I need to vent some.
I’m sorry, kids, I know when I post these things it’s extraordinarily dull and boring and whiny, but let’s be honest: we all do it in our own ways. I just choose to do it directly.
All night last night, C was texting with his female best friend who is married. She was having some...
I Like it
when I send “get your ass in gear” emails to people and I get almost instant results.
Good to know I can write a good email.
Still No Heat
And I’m sick. I feel like ass and would have just stayed home if there wasn’t so much to do. Considering doing the few main things I need to do, then go home.
I did come in an hour late in hopes it might be slightly warmer, but it’s not that much better than it would have been at nine.
I just don’t understand why it’s taking so long to get some motherfucking heat...
Don't Want to Move From This Spot
I’ve got to continue unpacking, but I really don’t want to move from this spot between the space heaters. The four layers I’m wearing appear to have little effect against this level of fucking cold.
Mind over matter. Mind over matter.
December 2011
Well... Okay.
The boss had a mediation this morning in Atlanta at 10. He and the client rode down there together. So it’s nearly 4 now and the client’s car is still here and the boss is not.
I’ve never heard of an EEOC mediation lasting this long. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t possible.
I called him and left him a voicemail. No call back yet. I still don’t even know...
Even though I don't like Resolutions
I’ve kind of made one not to worry so much next year.
But this has already proven to be difficult.
Every collections call and every new bill that comes in just makes the worry flood every corner of my mind. I’ve looked at job websites for both myself and C and I’ve racked my brain for ways to make money in my spare time, but nobody needs a tutor, I don’t have time to...
Now What?
So today is the day I’m supposed to start packing up the last of the shit for the move.
But the boss told me yesterday that his construction guy ripped out flooring that wasn’t supposed to be ripped out and we may have a massive mess and may need to postpone the move again.
And of course he’s in a mediation right now and he has given me no clues as to whether or not...
Plan B
Alas, C’s job didn’t work out. Let’s just say that there was a pop quiz and he scored a tad too high on the green scale.
But for some reason I’m not very distraught. Of course I don’t really have a right to be because we know our lifestyle and we know what can happen to folks with that lifestyle.
That and we had a discussion earlier this year about both of us...
Yesterday
I called the boss to remind him of some stuff and asked him what he needed me to do. When I answered that I had finished everything he asked me about, he told me I was free to go. I was surprised to get that response and made the most of it.
Me and C just hung out until we went to the cigar bar. I got a good bit done on one of the novels while he watched football. What’s amazing is I...
A Brilliant Function of the Human Body
The ability to crave what you need.
This morning I was getting my usual coffee and a country ham biscuit and suddenly I had an urge for some sort of fruit juice. So I got some orange juice to drink with my biscuit. And it’s amazing to me how good it tasted and I decided it’s probably because I needed it. I do feel pretty good now.
I know all this is obvious, but sometimes you just...
I Should Have Predicted This
Christmas for C and I was rather boring and we both spent much of the day restless with nothing to do, but it wasn’t bad. Just really quiet and peaceful. I still feel bad that he couldn’t go see his Mom, but more than anything, he was just restless.
Today I’m at work and for no reason. I walked in and discovered that the boss has done NONE of his packing as he promised he...
Internal Haziness
Where I’m at right now because my sinuses are so very confused. The last few days in Georgia, it has been no cooler than 65 degrees during the day. My poor little sinuses are not built for these capricious temperatures.
However, despite this sinus mutiny, I am very pleased that today is my last day of work this week and I have tomorrow off. And I got my convenience store coffee just...
Writer Envy
I was looking at the facebook profile of a friend of mine from college who I’ve always considered a sort of amiable writing nemesis and I sighed, knowing I could have the sort of success he has. While not an overwhelming success, he appears to be fairly well known and has had a couple of books of poetry published.
I try to make myself feel better about it by reminding myself he’s a...
This Chirstmas Week
It’s looking pretty good so far.
- C may be starting work earlier than we thought.
- Went out Saturday after my family Christmas and ran into an old friend who recently moved back to the area from Philadelphia. Ended up going to see a local band play at my liquor bar. I wasn’t surprised to learn that my old friend had grown up with the dudes in the band. She still knows...
I'm an open book: In this book Power Vs. Force... →
einsteinsfangirl:
In this book Power Vs. Force that I just finished reading, it talks about our energy rating, which seems to be a lot like your over all attitude toward life. It tries to put a research based scientific spin on something that I think is common sense, if we feel good we are going to have a better…
I’ve never thought about one’s personal level of energy. C has...
Corruption?
einsteinsfangirl:
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themarke:
Corruption Test
153: You’re enjoying life to the max.
114. All from the sex portion of the quiz.
167.
167, too! We’re a danger to society, Les.
Yep, 167. Must be all that booze and drugs and women.
112 There are still a few things on that list I plan to do
98. :( ...
Truthful Tuesday
My folks don’t know that C and I live together. The reason for that is that the one time I mentioned to my parents that I might consider living with a man who was ONLY A FRIEND, my dad slammed his fist on the table and proclaimed, “You will NOT live with a man.” So I’m terrified to tell them the truth.
Really, I’m terrified of telling them the truth about a lot of...