Sunday Stealing: The Q & A Meme

Cheers to all us thieves!

Sunday Stealing: The Q & A Meme

1. where is your significant other? As in right this moment? He's upstairs on his computer.

2. your favorite thing? this is quite the question... I have many favorite things, but which is the right answer? The most logical would be the demons, but most days they aren't my favorite things because... well... they are teenagers. I could say all my critters and that would probably most logical, but there again... are they a 'thing'? Peanut Butter Cups are my favorite candy... I have a certain chair that is my favorite... I have a pillow that is my favorite... I think you need to be just a tad more specific on this one.

3. your dream last night? I was shopping at Hot Topic for clothes for myself, which I wouldn't wear now being an old lady, but when I took the demons in there last week it was like walking back into time - those were the clothes that I wore as a teenager!

4. your goal? There you go again with a question that is so open ended. My goal for today is to get laundry done and not eat the entire box of doughnuts that I bought yesterday. Oh... and I'd like to wear a bikini this summer without everyone laughing at me.

5. your hobby? typing on this keyboard.

6. where do you want to be in 6 years? Still alive, for one. Lets see, in 6 years I will no longer have kids in school (hopefully college though) so in 6 years I want to be able to get up with the husband and get in the semi with him without worrying about who is going to get the demons up for school.

7. where were you last night? In my living room watching a movie with the husband and demons. Then I went to bed. Exciting, huh? (well.. the bed part was a little exciting....)

8. what you're not? WTF? What I'm not? I'm not a boy. I'm not single. I'm not a rap music lover. I'm not a teenager. I'm not a beer drinker. I'm not the brightest bulb on the tree. I'm not a serial killer. I'm not an althetic person. I'm not a radio DJ. I'm not a mother of 4 kids. I'm not a grandma. I'm not a prostitute. I'm not.... what else do you want to know that I'm not?

9. one of your wish list items? a Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Super Telephoto Lens. This baby is just over $10grand. But I just about orgasm every time in see one. I just wanna touch one.... just take one picture with it.

10. your pet? We talking my critters here? Saki, Chico, Big Boy, Oliver, Serena Rosabella, Jake and a bunch of fish.

11. missing someone? Yep

12. your car? 1996 Mercury Sable and I LIKE IT DAMMIT!!! I wish people would stop telling me to junk it. It's not dead yet!

13. something you're not wearing? Whats with the "not" crap? I'm not wearing fishnet stockings and a black leather negligee.

14. love someone? No. I hate everyone. Every single one of you.

15. when is the last time you laughed? When I read #14.

16. last time you cried? I'm about to... but seriously? I don't know, one last last week or something.

17. favorite past time? Blogging, believe it or not.

18. are you a hater or a lover? I just said I hate everyone, aren't you paying attention?

19. any vices?I think the husband has a few out in the garage - do you have something you'ld like me to put in it?

20. favorite meme other than Sunday Stealing? Thursday Thunks, of course!

A decent picture of me! Holy stinky toilet stuff!

There are very few pictures of me to begin with, but for me to actually LIKE a picture of me is another thing! I actually like this one. I look fricken bored to tears, but very few of my wrinkles are showing... LOL

And I'm not tooth-smiling, which I hate to do. I hate showing my teeth, but people always seem to think that a picture isn't a picture without teeth. I don't like my teeth, why would you?

I'm actually excited about this picture.... does that make me vain?

I don't care. I like it.

Have you ever wondered......

If anyone famous reads your blog? I don't know why I just thought of that, but for as many times as I've mentioned Mel, I wonder if he's ever Googled his name and came across my blog LOL.

I could only dream.

Just a random Thursday morning thought.

and look who thought it was ok to eat Lucky Charms this morning.... don't these damn kids know thats MY cereal?!?!?!?!

Busted!

Puddles, Google, College, Sugar Highs and whatnot.

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Berleen, the color Cotton Candy Pink and the number 3,333,333,331.

1. You are driving down the road and there is a puddle in the road. A big puddle. Not one that will really wreck your car or anything, but a big puddle. There is no other cars in front of you or behind you - do you drive through the puddle or drive around it?
I drive through it. Every single time. I love puddles! And if the husband isn't with and I'm driving the truck, I'll even go through mud puddles! Yeeehawww.

2. Go to Google Images, type in any word that comes to mind and post the 1st picture you see.

Pretty sweet for "hot cowboy". He needs some chest hair and a little bit darker hair... and some meat on his bones. That stomach would be painful to lay my head on.

3. A college calls you up and says that you have been selected to take get any degree that you want on their dollar.... what do you choose?
I'd go back to my childhood dream... veterinarian.

4. Are you blogging on a laptop or desktop?
Laptop. A yellow one, even!

5. Which store, excluding a grocery store, do you shop at most often?
LTD Commodities.

6. My daughters tried out for the school musical last night. Were you ever in a school play/musical? Which one?
I was supposed to be in the Wizard of Oz in 9th grade, but I hurt my knee and ended up having to just help on lights & sound.

7. I read yesterday that a school PTA group wants to try to ban white bread, cakes, brownies or any other "treat" from their lunch menus... plus make kids' lunchboxes brought from home not include any "junk food". Thoughts on that one?
I personally think it's a crock of shit.

8. How many people can your kitchen table seat?
If we pull it away from the wall and bring in 2 folding chairs; 6.

9. What time is it right now?
1:25 in the afternoon.

10. Walk out the front door of your house/apartment, turn right, walk 2 blocks. What do you see?
Houses. Particularly a big Victorian house that I have drooled over since I was a kid. It was owned by a doctor and when he died, they sold it. I should have bought it, but the yard is too small. The new owners painted it pink with gray trim. A PINK Victorian house??? Makes me wanna throw up every time I see it.

WTF was I thinking?

I cannot believe that I didn't share pictures of the other weekend... the husband & I headed to Waconia, MN for the annual Waconia Vintage Snowmobile Ride, Show & Swap.

There were over 600 vintage sleds that participated in the trail ride. We pulled over and took pictures.

There were the oddest looking sleds there, too. Many homemade ones.

Here's the husband (back to the camera) with some of his snowmobiling buddies. HairyBob is the guy on the right (I like his beard :) ) and Pooch is in the ElmerFudd looking get up. But he has a golden retriever named Belle that is one of Saki's friends so Pooch is an ok guy! (can't wait to see Belle again in June when we go to South Dakota!) Can't remember the other guy's name.
That green monster is the race sled that he built last year.

Sleds were bound to break down and Rampages was no exception. Him & the husband had to do this "can't hear it running" joke that... well, it's a joke because there are some guys who show their sleds but never run them or even let them touch the snow. So the guys will joke that they look good, but don't run.
Maybe you just had to be there.

Our hero, CruelPaul. (yes, all these guys go by goofy names) He's my kids' heros anyway... they have a band on Guitar Hero called "The CruelPaul Rockers". He's a helluva guy. He was announcing the races, but took a moment to pose for me.

More strange sleds....

And Rampage, before his sled quit on him. He's another helluva guy.

Gotta love these snowmobile guys... best damn people you'll ever meet.

Blogging the day away

I'm bored. I should be working, but I'm not. Can't think of anything good today, plus it's almost noon and thats when my brain shuts down so I might as well not start anymore today. I should go work on my husbands site some more, but I don't wanna. He wanted a facelift and, of course, sucked me into doing it. Do you have any idea how long it's been since I've done anything to a website? Grrr. I had to sit there looking at the code for awhile to figure out what I was doing.
Not to mention the site was originally done in frames.... yuck. My first order of business was to get rid of those! So I did a half-ass job on it and hubby is content with it, so I'm happy. I'm not happy with the job I did because I think it looks tacky, but oh well. Maybe I'll dive into it again later.

I don't miss building websites, thats for sure. I'll stick to making this blog pretty and doing the CSS coding on my shops.

So it's raining and taking all our snow away with it. The roads are full of mini-lakes because, of course, most of the drains are covered in snow. That reminds me... I have to go fix our gutter so the water doesn't leak into our garage.

The Chico dog has this wierd stomach thing going on. He's laying about 4 feet from me and I can hear his stomach gurgling! Not kidding! He was doing it yesterday, too. I felt so bad for him that I gave him a couple saltine crackers. My bestest friend laughed at me, but what would you do? Saltines was the only thing I could think of! I wasn't going to give him a Tums.

Painted my fingernails red today.

Kids are expensive. Demon #1 had an eye doctor appointment today and $250 later she has new frames & lenses. Why can't she just squint to see the board at school? Cripes.

I'm making pork chops for dinner tonight. The husband hates it when I make pork chops. See, I have this addiction to pork chops, I could eat them every night, but he doesn't like them as much. So I get to hear him protesting every time I make them. Too bad. I cook, we eat what I want.

I watched Walk The Line last night for the 23rd time. Another one of my addictions is Johnny Cash and anything that has to do with him. How can you not love the man? Every time that movie is on I'm sucked into watching it... the love story of him & June is the ultimate love story - right down to the very end. Everyone knew Johnny couldn't live without June, so his death was so expected.

Demon #1 has a whole bunch of Johnny Cash songs on her iPod... how cool is that? I got my addiction from my mom, seems right that I passed it on :)

I don't think I have anything else to say right now......

Manic Monday - Love and chocolate.

What is your favorite candy?
Anything with peanut butter that is covered with milk chocolate. Notice I said milk chocolate.... dark chocolate either goes in the trash or the husband eats it.

Name one thing that you'd want to receive as a gift for Valentine's day.
Something simple. I pointed out a chocolate rose to the husband yesterday. Thats all I need. Or a card. Forget the overpriced, already dying roses that everyone seems to think they are supposed to give/get. Chocolate & a card, thats all I need.

... and a rib eye dinner.

Can we truly love someone who loves another?
I think you can, but what does it get you? Not a whole lot. I honestly believe that you don't "choose" who you fall in love with... it just happens. And it's usually someone that is complete opposite of what you thought you would fall in love with. Love is a strange thing... how can you love someone who other people don't even like? It's not an on & off switch.
If the person you love doesn't love you back... or even circumstances don't allow you to fulfill that love... it's still love. If you still feel that flutter in your heart when you see them and your knees get weak and you start shaking, even if they don't belong to you, it's still love. It's proof it exists.

I will never be able to watch a Mel Gibson movie with a steady heartbeat. It's proof, people, proof!

But seriously... yes, you can. Love is love, no matter what happens with it.

Of course you wanna know all this...

Cheers to all us thieves!

Sunday Stealing: The "Get to Know Your Friends" Meme

I told ya, Bud, I just was lazy last week.....

1. What is your occupation right now?
Graphic Artist. I hate that title, but thats the closest name to what I am. My accountant put it on my taxes and I cringed.

2. What color are your socks right now?
invisible

3. What are you listening to right now?
Big Boy eating, something on the tv in the other room and the sound of my fingers hitting the keyboard.

4. Last person you spoke to on the phone.
Jason's Grandma

5. How old are you today?
36

6. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?
If I have to pick one; fishing.

7. What is your favorite drink?
Coffee.

8. Have you ever dyed your hair?
Quite a few times, thank you.

9. Favorite food:
Chocolate, duh.

10. What is the last movie you watched?
I fell asleep watching Firestarter last night.

11. Favorite day of the year?
It used to be Christmas, but my kids are little anymore so the magic isn't totally there. So until I have grandbabies (in at least 10 years) I'll say any day in summer when I'm at the lake, fishing, soaking up the sun.

12. How do you vent anger?
Have a cigarette and let it bubble inside.

13. What was your favorite toy as a child?
My Little Pony ponies. I collected them.

14. Living arrangements?
Right now? That was such a open ended question. I live in a house with my husband and my 2 demon spawns.

15. What was the last thing that you cried about?
I'd rather not say. No way to say it without saying it.

16. Who is the friend you have had the longest?
Krista. We don't talk much anymore, but I've been friends with her since we were toddlers.

17. What did you do last night?
Drove home from the husband's grandmas, fought with the demons about not going on the computer at 9:30 at night, went to bed and.... watched Firestarter until I fell asleep.

18. What are you most afraid of?
Death. Not dying... just not being here anymore and missing out.

19. In how many areas of your country have you lived?
This is my country? Wooohooo! It's mine! All mine!
Um.. I've lived in Minnesota, Idaho and spent summers in Washington State.

20. What is your favorite flower?
Daisy.

Red Sovine Classic - Teddy Bear

Kleenex Warning.

Blogs Hunting Volcanos While Dealing With Angry Celebs Eating Pickles And Much More!

Wow I suck. I haven't blogged for a week. A whole fricken week. Nevermind the fact that there really wasn't anything to blog about, but is there ever really?

Although, I just read that they found a fossil of a snake that was big enough to eat a cow and probably ate crocs for snacks. Thats a big damn snake! Could you imagine that mofo coming after you in a field? I'd crap my pants.

So it's Thursday... ok, I lied. It's Wednesday. Night. But I'm posting this for tomorrow, but I'm publishing it today. None of that made any sense, did it? Well it'd be awful silly for me not to do the meme I do with Kimber. I got out of doing it this week, because it was Kimber's turn. So if you play and you think the questions suck, don't blame me - I didn't do it.

Onto the good stuf.

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Kimber, the color Red and the number 82.

1. What is one of your favorite blogs to read? Why is it your favorite?

• Kimber & Melissa's. Because they are my best friends and sometimes thats the only way I know how things are going on thier lives. And as I was getting the link to Melissa's blog I just realized she had a baby a month ago! Holy shit! What a way to find out about my best friend's baby!!!! How rude!
  

2. Have you ever been hunting?

• Yeah, you got a problem with that? I hunted squirrels and deer. Never shot a thing though.
  

3. Do you live near any active volcanos?

• Not that I'm aware of.
  

4. If VH1 came out with a new reality show called Celebrity Anger Management, who would you most like to see on the show?

• Depends. Who's on it?
  

5. Would you drink horse's milk if offered?

• My initial thought is FRICKEN GROSS ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? But then again, if I never had cows milk I'd probably feel the same way.
  

6. Do you buy pickles? If so, what do you do with the juice after all the pickles are gone?

• Drink it. Doesn't everyone?
  

7. Do you have a myspace or Facebook account?

• Both, but I only use Facebook. Religiously. Addiction-type behavior.
  

8. Facial hair on men, yea or nay?

• Have you met my husband? What do you think?
  

9. Do you know anyone personally who is stockpiling stuff for WWIII or a date they think will be the end of the world (i.e. 12/2012)?

• No. Are there people out there who are?
  

10. Have you downloaded Skype and use it?

• Yes and yes. Would you like to add me?? Today I found out my webcam can make me look like I'm an alien.
  

11. Have you ever been stuck by cacti?

• Yes.
  

12. Do you still have packed boxes from your last move you have yet to unpack? If so, how long have they been there?

• Nope... that was 10 years ago. If there is some, they should be thrown out without looking at the contents because obviously I haven't needed any of it.
  

13. Ever have a toxic friend you had to break ties with to save your sanity?

• Two of them, different times in my life. I breathe much easier without the toxins in my body.
  

FYI: Yes... I knew Missy had her baby! I was there the day after!!!!!!!

Alone, video games, food, windows, garages & mental disorders

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Berleen, the color purple and the number 6.

1. Have you ever felt alone, but yet there are people around you?
Yep, quite a bit, actually, and it's probably one of the strangest feelings.
2. Do you have any video game consoles? Which ones?
We have a Wii and an XBox.
3. Do you freak out at food warnings/outbreaks, such as the recent peanut butter salmonella scare?
Usually not, but a bag of Walmarts PBCups sat in my cupboard for 3 days after I bought it... I couldn't believe I was afraid to eat them. I got a stomach ache from them too, but it was just because I ate 1/2 the bag at one sitting.
4. What color/pattern is your beds' comforter/bedspread?
A real pretty blue.... kinda the same blue color in the ocean of that window picture. It's faded, has some muddy dog print stains and a few holes.
5. How many windows do you have in your house?
13 ... thats not good
6. Name six things that are in your bathroom.
hair dryer, contact lens case, rugs, a trapdoor into the cubby hole under the bathroom, girly monthly items and air freshner.
7. How big is your garage? Should it be bigger?
it's a 2 car garage + some room. It's never big enough.
8. Got your taxes done yet?
Nope. Still waiting on stuff.
9. Think of a mental disorder..... why did you think of that particular one?
Social Phobia... because it's near & dear to my heart.

Sunday Stealing: The Sassy Meme

Sunday Stealing: The Sassy Meme
1. If you could say anything you wanted to say to George Bush, what would you say?

• Hello? I have no idea. Never really had the interest in saying anything to him.
  

2. If you had to be the mother of Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan, who would you choose and why?

• Britney Spears - because she's starting to get her life back on track it seems, so it'd be less hassle at this point.
  

3. You get to be Queen for a day. The kids are all taken care of, and you can spend as much money as you want. What do you do all day?

• I hate these questions. I'm not a "go do stuff" kind of girl. Can't I just sit home? And I hate to spend money, especially on myself, so I wouldn't know what to do. Oh wait... I know. I'd go buy all the stuff to come back home and build my husband a bigger garage, buy him a new Rev snowmobile that he wants... fill Demon #1's room with everything elephants & fish that I can find.... buy every gaming system that is out there and every Sonic game to go with them for Demon #2.... a bunch of new dog toys for the dogs.... So I guess I'd shop all day and come home and set up the surprises.
  

4. Is there a song that brings tears to your eyes every time you hear it? If so, which one?

• You Can Let Go - Crystal Shawanda - I fricken lose it everytime its' on. This frucking song should be banned from the radio.
  

Wind blowin' on my face
Sidewalk flyin' beneath my bike
A five year-old's first taste
Of what freedom's really like
He was runnin' right beside me
His hand holdin' on the seat
I took a deep breath and hollered
As I headed for the street

You can let go now, Daddy
You can let go
Oh, I think I'm ready
To do this on my own
(It's still) (It still feels) a little bit scary
But I want you to know
I'll be okay now, Daddy
You can let go

I was standin' at the altar
Between the two loves of my life
To one I've been a daughter
To one I soon would be a wife
When the preacher asked,
'Who gives this woman?'
Daddy's eyes filled up with tears
He kept holdin' tightly to my arm
'Til I whispered in his ear

(Repeat Chorus)

It was killin' me to see
The strongest man I ever knew
Wastin' away to nothin'
In that hospital room
'You know he's only hangin' on for you'
That's what the night nurse said
My voice and heart were breakin'
As I crawled up in his bed, and said

You can let go now, Daddy
You can let go
Your little girl is ready
To do this on my own
It's gonna be a little bit scary
But I want you to know
I'll be okay now, Daddy
You can let go
You can let go

5. A fairy taps you on the shoulder and tells you that you can either have a perfect face or a perfect body for the rest of your life. Which do you choose?

• Ha ha! Are you serious? Ok, I'll play. So I guess my face isn't so bad, so I'll go with the perfect body. Nobody ever looks at your face anyway.
  

6. If you could live any place in the world and money was no object, where would you live and why?

• Montana
  

7. What is your biggest regret in life?

• that I ran away from the hospital window on the last day that I saw my mom. I don't know why I regret it, it would have still been the last day I saw her. I was 7 years old... what did I know? But I only stayed long enough for her to see me, wave and poof... I was gone.
  

8. If you could go back and visit one person in your life who is now dead, and ask one question, what would that question be and why would you ask it?

• Ya know, I cheated. I already read Kimber's answer so I'm going to copy hers. My mom. And I'd ask her about her life, too, because.... like Kimber said... it would be the longest answer ever.
  

9. If you had the choice to age forward (like we are now) or aging backwards (think Benjamin Buttons) which would you choose and why?

• Either way you end up eating baby food and wearing diapers, so whats the difference?
  

10. What will the epitaph on your headstone say?

• The what? WTF is a epitaph? The words? I suppose it's words because what else can "say" something? Heck if I know what they'll say.... probably something about being goofy, I'm sure. All I can say though is there better be a fricken picture of a cat & a golden retriever on it next to my name or someone's going to get their asses haunted.