book check...

* Grab the nearest book.
* Open the book to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the next few sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.


"Your homework comes out, quick and clean as can be
here it is - 'nine plus four?' and the answer is 'three.'
Three?
Oh me...
I guess it's not as perfect
As I thought it would be.

From Shel Silverstein, "A Light in the Attic"

those *darned* 36 questions

Some of these are geared very specifically toward individual readers. Those you'll have to ask me in person.

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship? Yes
02) What was your dream growing up? to work for the national parks in D.C., on horseback.
03) What talent do you wish you had? Teleportation
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be? ice tea with lemon or a fresca
05) Favorite vegetable? brussel sprouts!
06) What was the last book you read? re-reading a Ridley Oerson mystery
07) What zodiac sign are you? taurus
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? ears only
09) Worst Habit? interupting and procrastinating
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride? yes
11) What is your favorite sport? to play - kickball
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude? optimist
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? laugh and talk - alot
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you? Not having a geographically close family
15) Tell me one weird fact about you. my military past
16) Do you have any pets? 1 dog 2 cats
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly? feed you
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? creepy and sad
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? better skin
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? crime sounds like more fun, but it seems I end out being the voice of reason. Now *that's* scary
22) What color eyes do you have? green
23) Ever been arrested? sort of... stolen purse, mistaken identity, sordid bailbondsman
24) Bottle or can soda? usually a can, poured into a glass with ice
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? take my family, to include a few extended members, on a fun trip
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at? home, with friends and family. Movie & popcorn
28) Do you believe in ghosts? YES
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? sew, craft, read
30) Do you swear a lot? Damn it with the judgemental fucking questions!
31) Biggest pet peeve? nail-biting
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself? mouthy
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance? yes
34) Favourite and least favourite food? most anything - I am not shy about trying most new foob. Least - organ meat
35) Do you believe in God? yes. You can call him/her/it/FSM what ever you wish, but there is something bigger than wee little us in the universe.
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? yes

What a week...

or actually longer. Seems like I haven't stopped long enough to make a 'real' entry in this here LJ. meme's mostly...

Last week, our baronial trailer was stolen. Empty, thanks to my husband & son unloading it at the storage locker after Autumn War. I have no current paperwork on it, or anything else, for that matter. Just stuff I have generated/created since taking this seneschal office. Oh, crap - time for quarterly report...

Our vegetable garden is having one last surge before dying. We have canned & pickled ad nauseum. It's a pain in the ass now, but I will be thankful in the middle of winter for things we grew here at home. I am really stunned at the amount of people I know who are mystified by the food preserving concept and process. It's neither scary nor difficult. So much food goes to waste.

We splurged and went to Cabela's on Saturday. It's such a fun store - like the other side of the social coin from IKEA. Want a good laugh, go people-watch at Cabela's one day, then IKEA the next. See how many opposites you can find...