What's Your Color?

Found at Shirl's.

You Are Colorful Because You Are Delightful

You are simply a joy to be around. You are cheerful, cute, and charming. You truly respect and appreciate other people, and it shows. You are extremely non-judgmental. You avoid confrontation, and you hate fighting. You try your best to make sure that everyone gets along. Life is hard, so you try to be easy on people. More importantly, you try to be easy on yourself.

The Colors Test

Blogthings: Learn Something Surprising About Yourself

Manic Monday

1. What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod (or music collection)? I don't think any of them are embarrassing. But I'll say probably the harp music or the meditation stuff.

2. How much time do you spend each day in your commute? (Or if you don't work outside the house, how much time do you spend in your car or other preferred mode of transportation?) I work at home so I don't put a lot of miles on my car. It's a 2001 car and only has 55,000 miles on it.

3. What's your favorite wardrobe item and why? My favorite pair of dark denim jeans. Why? Because I like the way *everything* looks in them.

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Christmas Meme

I found this at Deb's sugarfused.net website.

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? EGG NOG. WITH VANILLA VODKA IN IT :)

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree? I HAVEN'T DECIDED ABOUT HOW TO DO PHOENIX'S PRESENTS YET. PROBABLY JUST PUT THEM UNDER THE TREE UNWRAPPED.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? WHITE LIGHTS ON MY HEARTH, WHITE LIGHTS ON THE OUTSIDE GARLAND FRAMING THE WINDOWS, AND MULTI-COLORED LIGHTS ON MY TREE.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? I HAVEN'T IN AGES.

5. When do you put your decorations up? WE ALWAYS TRY TO HAVE THEM DONE BY DECEMBER 13TH (WE ALWAYS DID IT ON ROBIN'S BIRTHDAY), BUT USUALLY TAKES A FEW DAYS LATER THAN THAT.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? GLAZED HAM WITH PINEAPPLES IS THE MAIN DISH BUT ALSO THE JUNK FOOD STUFF-- CHEX MIX, EVENING COCKTAILS, THE COOKIES WE BAKE.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: I LOVED GOING TO MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND GATHERING EVERYONE AROUND THE TABLE TO EAT AND WE HAD DRAWN NAMES FOR PRESENTS. IT WAS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? CHRISTMAS EVE AFTER DINNER, MY FRIENDS WERE HERE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE DOORBELL RANG AND IN CAME SANTA CLAUS! WE TOLD HIM WHAT WE WANTED AND WERE ALL GIDDY AND STUFF AND WHEN HE LEFT I PEAKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW HIM LEAVE IN A BLACK BUICK. BIG BUMMER.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? YES!

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? WITH ORNAMENTS COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE PLUS ABOUT 50 BARBIE COLLECTIBLE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS THAT ROBIN HAD AND OTHER COLLECTIBLES LIKE FRANK SINATRA, HOWDY DOODY, PRINCESS LEIA, AND MORE.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? LOVE IT! DOESN'T EVERY SOUTHERNER?

12. Can you ice skate? NO.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? GETTING A GROWN UP BIG GIRL WATCH ONE YEAR. MY EASY BAKE OVEN! A BRIDE DOLL I LOVED BUT GOT HER DIRTY AND MOTHER TOOK HER AWAY FROM ME BECAUSE I WAS TOO ROWDY. :(

14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you? I LIKE THE REVERENCE OF GATHERING FOR MIDNIGHT MASS (THIS YEAR AT ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL IN ELIZABETHTON) WITH THE CEREMONIAL INCENSE, PROCESSION, THE MUSIC, THE FELLOWSHIP WHETHER IT WAS A BUDDHIST CEREMONY OR AT THE LOCAL UNITARIAN CHURCH.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? WHITE FRUIT CAKE IS ONE OF THEM. IT'S NOT REALLY A FRUIT CAKE, BUT MORE LIKE A BUTTERY POUND CAKE WITH FRUIT. YOU CAN FIND THE RECIPE ON THIS LINKS OF RECIPES I HAVE HERE.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? THE LUMINARIES

17. What tops your tree? AN ANGEL

18. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving? NOW WHO IN THE HELL IS GOING TO SAY RECEIVING?

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. I HAVE CRIED DRIVING OVER THE MOUNTAINS IN SNOWSTORMS TO GET HOME TO MY FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS WHILE LISTENING TO THIS SONG.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? MEH... I LIKE THE STICKS!! IF YOU DON'T BUY THEM EARLY, THEY ARE ALWAYS SOLD OUT AROUND HERE BUT I FOUND SOME THIS YEAR.

Let me know if you played along!

Friday Fill-In

1. Friends ARE MY LIFE SUPPORT.

2. OPTIMUM health; it's CHALLENGING.

3. I'm ready for FRIDAY. (is it Saturday already?)

4. RED DOOR is one of my favorite perfumes or aftershaves or smells. It's old, it's grandmotherly, but damnit, I still wear it.

5. The oldest ornament I have is NOT VERY OLD--THEY GOT BURNED IN A HOUSE FIRE ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO.

6. Take some BOTTLE OF BAILEY'S FROM THE LIQUOR STORE, mix it all together and you have AFTERNOON DELIGHT.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to the neighborhood luminary festivities, and Sunday, a dinner and tour of the Christmas trees at the Sycamore Shoals Center with Mother and friends.

Unconscious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Spit it out :: now!
2. Shadow :: (s) and fog
3. Database :: old school pc
4. Expression :: facial
5. Boss :: lady
6. Baby :: Phoenix, my grandson
7. Mystic :: mushrooms
8. Kate :: Hudson
9. Boobies :: girls, twins,
10. Raid :: bust, panty

Unconscious Mutterings

Oops

I say ... and you think ... ?

Please stop :: by when you can
Move over :: rover
Sweet as :: pie, honey, snuff--ha!
Bet :: gamble
Mad about :: choo (you)
It’s over :: divorce! No, not me.
Intend to :: make happen
Blame :: game
Jefferson :: Airplane and Thomas
Heartless :: bastard

is it cheating when you have multiple answers? I'll have to work on that. Sometimes several answers storm my mind at once and it's hard to determine the first one.

Unconscious Mutterings

I think I can squeeze this in before midnight Sunday!


I say ... and you think ... ?

1. In love :: content
2. Be my guest :: help yourself
3. Number one :: first
4. Swallowed whole :: devoured
5. 50 percent :: one half
6. Made in :: USA
7. Supplement :: vitamin
8. Right for :: not good... always go left
9. Endless :: bottomless
10. Ceramic :: pottery

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Unconscious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Magical :: Mystery Tour---- Roll Up!
2. Shrimp :: boat, coconut shrimp,
3. Project Runway :: fashion, Bryant Park, Tim Gunn from Parson's, Heidi Klum,
4. Economy :: I'm concerned about my future and my children's future
5. Porch :: stools, guitars, singing
6. State of affairs :: which affairs? US guvvamint? Sad, baby.
7. .com :: getting a new one soon-- need suggestions, please?
8. Fifty cents :: in da club, now I'll be singing that all day
9. Ripping :: cds
10. Bull :: shee-it, red


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Manic Monday

1. What is the most useful gift you’ve ever been given?

Hmmm, a juicer, probably.

2. Name the most terrifying moment of your life so far.

(There are a few that come to mind that are not for blogging.) I'd have to say a car wreck when I was 15.

3. One hot summer afternoon, while walking through a parking lot at a large shopping center, you notice a dog suffering badly from the heat inside a locked car. What would you do?

If I couldn't roll down the windows a little for him, I'd briefly look for the owner and if the dog was seriously dehydrated, I'd call the 911 operator.

Thanks for the bummer questions today, MM! I think I'll go slit my wrists now. haha

Unconscious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Hearing :: aid
2. Aggression :: bold
3. Charged :: credit card
4. Traveler :: weary
5. Hydrate :: water
6. Detox :: purify
7. Qualify :: trial run
8. Prison :: locked up
9. Frontal :: nudity
10. Pep talk :: encouragement

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Friday Fill-In

1. There is no need FOR WAR and GENOCIDE and POVERTY.

2. Where in the heck did the TIME GO

3. VERY LITTLE is all I managed to do.

4. Prospects for GOLD PRICES ARE HIGH NOW.

5. PROGRESSIVE NEWS is the message.

6. Simplicity and tranquility are FOUND ON THE BEACH.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to MEETING, tomorrow my plans include WORKING and Sunday, I want to VISIT FRIENDS!

Friday Fill-Ins

1. I enjoy fall weather.

2. My health is something I wonder about often lately. (I'm on an extreme fitness regime, well, extreme for me.)

3. In your heart, you knew my sister wouldn't be around very long.

4. Take tequila, add a little salt and lemon and you end up with hangover.

5. Life has gifted me with peace and wisdom, finally.

6. Music is an instant vacation.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to a glass of wine, tomorrow my plans include working and Sunday, I want to lounge!

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Unconscious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

Month to month :: spreadsheet
Adjusted :: pro-rated
Prank :: stunt
Mop :: sweep
Clarity :: clear, clearness?
Parenting :: guiding, teaching
Glenn :: Miller, my parents played it ALL the time when I was small
Fingerprint :: ink
Pineapple :: and chicken and walnuts salad!
Attorney :: lawyer

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Unconscious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Flicker :: my first thoughts were FLICKA, anyone remember the show My Friend Flicka?
2. Styling :: my hair
3. Episode :: adventure
4. Sexier :: than thou
5. Studious :: smart, brainy
6. Mushroom :: cloud
7. 8 minutes :: plus 180 days and Bush will be out of office
8. Bald :: Mountain
9. Immunity :: safe
10. Sectioned :: grapefruit

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Friday Fill-In

1. Holidays in the summer are filled with food and family.

2. Fish, Fruits and Veggies are my favorite things to grill.Peaches, pineapple, apple-- corn on the cob, baked potatos, Rainbow Trout Damn, when do we eat?

3. My thoughts are I need to get off the computer and go make some coleslaw.

4. Going to Watauga Lake later tonight is what I'm most looking forward to this weekend!

5. My favorite book so far this summer is Book? I've not ready anything in a long while.

6. Opening the door and breathing in the morning mountain air is the best way to begin a day.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to going to the lake, tomorrow my plans include working and Sunday, I want to work. A little!

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Friday Fill-In

1. Birthdays are FUN 2. FALL is my favorite season because WEATHER IS PERFECT, AND BASKETBALL BEGINS AGAIN. 3. I feel my best when I'VE JUST EXERCISED and WHEN MY FAMILY IS ALL TOGETHER. 4. COCONUT SHRIMP is my favorite food! 5. First impressions are SOMETIMES DECEIVING. 6. The best piece of advice I ever received was TO FOLLOW MY OWN ADVICE. 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to WORK, tomorrow my plans include WORK and Sunday, I want to SIT BACK ON MY BIG FAT ARSE! LINK

INTERVIEW Q's

1. What is the last thing you googled or searched for online?
2. Who is the last person you kissed?
3. When is the last time you got flipped off? Or flipped someone off?
4. What did you have for breakfast today?
5. What was your favorite song or album when you were fourteen?
6. What is the last thing you laughed out loud about?

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1. Bardo Plane - (it's a Tibetan Book of the Dead thing)
2. Sadly it was my dog, Buddy. sniff, sniff, damn. Oh, a person? My grandson Phoenix.
3. Last week an eighty year old man cut me off by pulling out in front of me and proceeded to flip ME off. Methinks he needs my rant on who is to be the flipper and who's to be the flippee.
4. Coffee, juice, and g-blondes (cigarettes: gauloise)
5. Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan. I was a hippie outsider teen listening to Dylan when I was 14. I actually had a guitar and was learning how to play his songs then, too, which was pretty easy for a beginner.
6. George Carlin on HBO. They're running his stuff all night this week and though I've seen them all several times over, they still make me howl.


I got this by email so if you want to play along, great! Leave me a link so I can come see your answers.

Friday Fill-Ins

1. Idle hands are the Devil's workshop.
2. I love sex in the shower.  Yes, I said it.  S-E-X!  whee!
3. My favorite time of the day is early in the morning when everything is still and quiet and no one's out but the paper boy and the mourning doves.
4. The last tea I drank was vanilla chai.
5. I like to swim in the Summer.
6. My mother always said don't go barefoot if the month has the letter "R" in it.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to working, tomorrow my plans include tag sale at the sangha, trip to the fresh market and Sunday, I want to do very little!

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Unconscious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Gossipping :: talking
2. Misplaced :: lost
3. Spaceship :: ufo
4. Ignore :: lose
5. Bodily :: physically
6. Tweezers :: eyebrows
7. Goodnight :: sleep tight
8. Curls :: waves (hair)
9. Faucet :: tap
10. Right? :: absolutely!

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Friday Fill-In

1. For me untalented? is the opposite of creativity.
2. Nowtopia was the last excellent book I read.
3. I like fill-ins because I don't have to use my brain so much and I get to visit with other nice people this way.
4. In nature I like looking at Water--ocean, lakes, rivers.
5. Barak Obama should win the US elections.
6. The last time I laughed with all my belly was when my infant grandson kept sticking his tongue out at me last month.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to working, tomorrow my plans include yard work and Sunday, I want to have some ME time!

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