First Time Meme

This Meme I stole from 8th Day Planner - it's one I haven't seen before so I thought I would play along.


Meme - The First Time


1. When was your first kiss?
In the back of the school bus coming home from kindergarten with Danny Orth. My Mom had to come and break us up. We were hiding!

2. When did you first start buying holiday or birthday gifts for other people and stop thinking about what people would buy for you?
Oh...this is horrible, I still think about what people will buy for me and then I have this tremendous guilt because I worry that I didn't get a gift for them that will equal the gift that they will give me...even though I don't know what it is.
Catholic guilt will really screw you up for life!

3. When was the first time you thought of yourself not as a kid/teen, but as an adult? When I could legally buy alcohol. I felt like such a big shot!

4. What do you remember about the first time you drove a car?
My Dad let me drive down our street. I was really surprised how sensitive everything was! Steering is not like you see on TV or the movies where the steering wheel goes crazy back and forth. The brake was a lot of fun...nearly put my Dad through the windshield!

5. Tell me about your first pet.
I think our first official pet was Firequacker the duck. I don't remember too much about him really. Only that he pooped a lot.

6. What was your first job?
Paying job - cashier at McDonalds. I went vegetarian for a year while working there. It was pretty disgusting.
Non-paying job - working at the local community theatre doing odds and ends. To this day it was the best job ever. I even got paid a few times!

7. Who was the first teacher to make a positive impact on your life?
Mr. Shields - 12th grade U.S. History teacher. He was the first teacher who I ever saw cry. He actually took the photos of my wedding.

8. If you’ve lived in more than one house or apartment as an adult, tell me about your first one.
I will use the 1st place I ever lived in by myself. I was 34, divorced, just recently came out and moved out of my 1st G/f's place. It was a little tiny 1 bedroom place above a store that I thought was my very first peace of heaven.

9. What was it like the first time you got drunk (assuming you remember).
I was at my first party in high school. I had 2 beers and I remember how heavy my feet felt all of a sudden and how everything was so hysterical. I also remember making out with some boy behind a bush and getting "felt up" for the first time. I wasn't too thrilled with it.

10. Did you marry your first love?
No

25 Things

I've been tagged on Facebook to do this so I thought I would do it here too:

25 Useless things you didn't know about me until now:

1. I'm co-dependent (who isn't)

2. I'm bi-polar

3. I can't sleep without my ambien

4. I have sleep apnea (mild, but I still have to sleep in a "machine" on my face.

5. I'm left handed - no one else in my family is

6. I have type 0- blood - no one else in my family is

7. If I didn't look so much like the rest of the family I would think I was switched at birth.

8. I wish I never started coloring my hair and just let it go white.

9. I have far too many filings in my teeth.

10. I lost at truth or dare and had to streak around my friend Brenda's house in the middle of the night.

11. People fascinate me endlessly

12. I am sitting here in my "office" which is in my basement making cold calls and I absolutely HATE it.

13. Thanks to my Irish/English heritage I have to get my chin hairs zapped on a regular basis.

14. Someday I want to live somewhere else besides the state of NJ.

15. I puked behind a grave stone after drinking gin and then felt guilt for desecrating a grave.

16. Death fascinates me and I'm not really afraid of it, but I am curious about why other people are.

17. Life on the other hand scares the crap out of me most days.

18. I have the "Harrison" toenail on my pinky toe.

19. I have only lived alone for about 2 months in my entire life.

20. After reading Dive's list of things I realized I need to clean my belly button.

21. Alpacas are my newest obsession.

22. When I was a kid I wanted to be a marine biologist so that I could explore the ocean with Jacques Cousteau.

23. I like the taste of Robitussin

24. I cannot understand why anyone would eat beets - they are disgusting.

25. Out of all of the things I wish I could do, I always wanted to sing so that people would stop to listen to me.

Blog blahs and a meme thingy

A very big thank you to Poetikat for coming to my rescue and tagging me with a meme!

I have total blog blahs this week and have not had any inspiration to post this week.

Yay! a meme!

Ok...here are the rules:

The rules:
1. Post the link to the person who tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
2. Share 5 songs you are embarrassed to admit to others that you like and tell why.
3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post.

1. Kat and her Invisible Keepsakes!

2. Oh...this was hard because I've posted so many reeeeeally bad songs that I like that I had a hard time trying to come up with some new ones.

Deep breath...here it goes:

Laughter in the Rain by Neil Sedaka - When this song came out I thought it was a woman singing it, so at the part in they lyrics when it said: "She turns to me and she kisses me." I thought I was hearing some kind of revelation.

Then when I saw this guy on TV, I thought for sure he was gay himself.

I still think he is!

Whatever the case...I still secretly like this song!

Copacabana - I betcha know all the words...yup...I bet you do. You have to admit it...it's just one of those songs you can't help singing along to when it comes on! Make fun of it all you want, but when it's karaoke night at the bar...you secretly want to sing this. Come on...admit it!

The Chaquita Banana song - Ok...it's more of a commercial than a song...but my Mom used to sing this song and I SWORE she made up the lyrics when it says: "But, bananas like the climate of the very, very tropical equator So you should never put bananas in the refrigerator". It really does say that!!! Now every time I see Chaquita bananas...I sing this song!

Morning Train by Sheena Easton - This one I'm cheating on a bit because I just saw Presbyfruit (check out her sword!) mention it on her blog and immediately I started singing it.

I was a "Sheena girl" in high school.

Kind of like the "Madonna girl" not quite as cool!

I had the hair the makeup...I was a dork

:::sigh::: she was HOT!

Oh...and that Scottish accent....grrrrrrr!

(I actually had one of her songs as my wedding song...yeah...that's right baby! I was a COMPLETE dork. Not gonna tell you which one...you'll have to guess!)

Dark Lady by Cher - This brings out the inner drag queen in me. There always has to be a Cher song in a drag show.

ta da....

As for rule #3 - I'm not going to "tag" anyone...but there are a few who I would just LOVE to see respond to this one.

Namely:

Dive at Small Glass Planet...for all things fun and embarassing and musically related.

Sharkbutt at East Coast Randori - for all things twisted and askew

Neetzy at Negative Space - 'cause I got teased enough about my taste in music as a kid...I need ammunition!

Vic - at Tumblewood - I like his blog and I think he has some secret musical anomalies that he really wants to share with the group!

Deb at Middle Girl - she just had a birthday...go over and help her blow out all her candles!!!

And....anyone else feeling the blog blahs and can't think of a darn thing to post at the moment.

Meme thingy

I stole this one from Maria over at Just Eat Your Cupcake:

Technology
Q: What is your wallpaper on your computer?
On this computer...which is my work computer I have some sort of southwestern adobe that came with the windows package. I love the colors

Q: How many televisions do you have in your house?
3 - Living room, basement and in the daughters room

BIOLOGY
Q: Are you right handed or left handed?
Left handed.

Q:Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
2 children and a few wisdom teeth

Q: What is the last heavy item you lifted?
Ummmm...I think it was one of the TV's we have. Wasn't a good idea to try and be all butch and do that...but I suffered through the pain.

Q: Have you ever been knocked out?
Yeah! Once! I slipped and fell on the ice out in front of my house when I was a kid. I remember looking up at my Dad and thinking "Why is his head so big?"

Bullshitology

Q: If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
I really don't know how to answer this question.

Q: If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
Samantha...I always wanted to be called Sam. Don't know why.

Q: What color do you think looks best on you?
I think I look good in black, but other people have their opinions. I've heard that aqua blue looks good on me, but it's not a color I would buy normally.

Q: Have you ever swallowed a non-food item?
Are bugs considered non-food items?

Dareology

Q: Would you kiss a member of the same sex for 100 dollars?
Heck...I'd do it for free!

Q: Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for 200,000$?
No - I like all of my short stubby little digits thank you very much!

Q: Would you never blog again for 50,000$?
No - come up with a higher number and I'll think about it.

Q: Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for 1,000$?
No freakin' way - gross.

Q: Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for a million dollars?
Never, ever, ever.

DUMBOLOGY

Q: What is in your left pocket?
Fuzz

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
What the heck kind of question is this? Who put this meme together in the first place?

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
Carpet

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
Stand - and I'm trying to think why would you sit in the shower? I sit in the tub...but the showers are for standing in are they not?

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
2 - my favorite pair with little doggy bites taken out of it and the spare pair I keep on hand because my favorite pairs' days are numbered me thinks

LASTOLOGY

Q: Last person who texted you?
RL - we were trying to coordinate meeting up here in AZ

Q: Last person who called you?
CE - she was lost on her way to the opening reception

Q: Last person you hugged?
CE - wishing her a safe flight back home.

FAVORITOLOGY

Q: Number?
Never thought about it - I think 3 sounds like a good number.

Q: Season?
Autumn!!! Definitely Autumn...GOOD BYE Hot and humid...hello cold.

Q: Color?
Bluish purply

CURRENTOLOGY

Q: Missing someone?
M and Corky

Q: Mood?
Tired

Q: Listening to?
The sound of the air conditioning in my hotel room as it keeps me at a lovely 72 cool degrees!

Q: Worrying about?
My job - not sure if this is what I want to be doing.

Q: Wearing?
New Arizona T-shirt, shorts, my favorite flip flops and underthings (naturally)

RANDOMOLOGY

Q: First place you went this morning?
to the bathroom

Q: What can you not wait to do?
Go HOME

Q: Do you smile often?
Yup...all the time!

Q: Are you a friendly person?
I think I am...but I have my moments when I don't want to be. I like to talk to strangers!

Meme thingy

OK...I saw this meme on the McCutcheon's Blog, Maria's Blog and Dive's Blog...

I didn't want to be left out so I did it too!

How to: put your itunes/ipod on shuffle and press next for each question. write down the song that's playing as an answer.

I'm not going to add any additional comments and will just let the answers speak for themselves as weird and as random as they might be; or as dead on as they may be. Only I will know!

If anything, it's a good way to see what kind of music is on other peoples iPods.

I think I'll make this a playlist just for the whole eclectic nature of it all.

1) How would you describe yourself? Talkin’ to Myself about you, by Peggy Lee
2) What do you like in a guy/girl? Redemption Day, Sheryl Crow
3) What is your motto? In the Air Tonight, by Phil Collins
4) What do your friends think of you? You’re Timeless to me, By Christopher Walken and John Travolta (From the musical Hairspray)
5) What do you think about often? Bard Dance, Enya
6) What do your parents think of you? Weather Channel, by Sheryl Crow
7) What do you think of your best friend? Keeper of my Heart, Indigo Girls
8) What do you think of the person you like? Angel, Eurythmics
9) What do you want to be when you grow up? I Can’t Be Without You, The Cranberries
10) What do you think when you see the person you like? Proudest Monkey, Dave Matthews Band
11) What song will they play at your wedding? Drowning, Hootie and the Blowfish
12) What will they play at your funeral? The Other Side, Melissa Ferrick
13) What is your hobby/interest? Misery, Dana Fuchs
14) What is your biggest fear? Barcelona, Dean Jones, Susan Browning (from the musical Company)
15) What is your biggest secret? Stop in the Name of Love, Diana Ross and the Supremes
16) What do you think of your friends? Cure for Love, Bonnie Raitt
17) What is your theme song? Someday I’ll be Saturday Night, Bon Jovi
18) What do you think of your family? Carmine St., Kaki King
19) What is your best friend's theme song? Before the Deluge, Jackson Browne
20) What is your mood right now? Get Ready, Rare Earth
21) If your heart could talk what would it say? It’s Happening with You, k.d. Lang
22) What do your co-workers think of you? Godspeed, Dixie Chicks
23) What does your future look like? Careless Love, Madeleine Peyroux

Meme Thingy

I stole this one from Maria over at Just Eat Your Cup Cake.

You are supposed to look up from your computer, look around the room where you are sitting and pick up the closest book. Open the book, turn to page 123, count down to the 5th sentence on that page and then post the next three sentences.

Since I'm at work and only have 2 books on my shelves here, it wasn't much of a choice, but still...I thought it would be fun!

"Unafraid to take risks and willing to take a shot at anything, anytime. Women, being turned in to the more cautious (and more creative) right brain, are more reluctant to do something unless they're sure they're going to get it right.

"Here's how the neuropsychiatrist put it: Think of a man as carrying a quiverful of arrows.""

Kind of leaves you hanging doesn't it? heh, heh, heh.

Taken from: Are Men Necessary? by Maureen Dowd

Meme thingy

I am not sure where I found this Meme - I had saved it as a draft a while ago and just noticed that I never posted it!

Since my week has been fairly uneventful and I have absolutely not one single unique or creative thought in my brain I will post it tonight:

1) Are you taller than your mother? - No, she was a smidge taller than me.
2) What color is your car? Blue
3) What is the closest thing to you that is red? Swiss Army Knife
4) What is your ringtone? some funky default music that came with the phone
5) Are you sick? define "sick"
6) What color is your favorite pillow? white (this is a really weird question)
7) Favorite video game? Ummmm, I haven't played a video game in ages and I really don't remember what it was!
8) Nap today? No - not today.
9) Gold or silver? Gold
10) Is there an animal that creeps you out? The Naked mole rat kind of looks like a penis with teeth...that creeps me out BIG time!
11) The last person you rode an elevator with? a stranger
12) Did you go ice skating as a kid? Yup! Sure did!
14) Ever have stitches? Yup! Sure did!
15) Favorite non alcoholic drink? water
16) How long ago did you kiss someone? This morning
17) What is something that you want to do before you die? sky diving
18) Ever caught something on fire? eeeks...yes. Almost set a forest fire when I was kid playing with matches. Got a major league spanking for that one!
19) Ever seen a ghost? No - apparently I don't have that gift. M does though.
20) Ever seen the northern lights? No, but I would like to.
21) Do you know how to use chopsticks? Yup!
22) Something good that happened today? My internet access was restored!
23) Are you worried about something you can't control? No, not really. I'm not much of a worrier.
24) Do you take daily meds? Yup!
25) Ever been in a fight? What kind of fight? Like physical fight? Ummmm...not really. I punched a girl once in the 8th grade, but I'm not one for fisticuffs.
26) Wearing nail polish? noooooooooo
27) Favorite color? bluishpurply
28) Innie or outie? Hey! That's kind of personal dontcha think?
29) Ever used a Ouija board? YES...freaked me out even though I know it was my sister moving it.
30) Sweet or sour? Sweet
31) Sun or Moon? Sun
32) What shoes did you wear today? the tan ones
33) Favorite eye color of the opposite sex? brown/dark
34) Most important quality in a relationship. trust
35) Favorite zombie movie? Never watched any zombie movies.
36) Time of day that you were born? either 7:00 am or 7:00 pm, the details are kind of sketchy.
37) Do you know your blood type? Yup!
38) What would you spend 500 dollars on right now? a new digital camera!!!
39) Name something annoying in public transit? People talking loudly in their cell phones so that you can hear their entire conversation.
40) Did you grow up in a city or in the country? neither...the burbs
41) Consider going on a reality show for a large amount of money? No freakin' way
42. Flown in your dreams? yes, I haven't worked out the landings though, they seem to be a little hard.
43. Hugs or kisses? Hugs
44) Ten dollars to spend in a dollar store. What on? Oh...I go right to the toy section and by the Mr. T Jewelry or a dart gun, those magnetic doodle things, maybe a whoopie cushion.
45) Slurpee flavor? cherry

Another meme thingy

I'm bored so I stole a Meme from Dive just to kill time until the L Word comes on. Only 3 more hours to go.

ugh

Where is your cell phone? Upstairs on the kitchen counter

Vehicle? Toyota Matrix

Hair? I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy
Snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty
Oily, greasy, fleecy, shining
Gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen
Knotted, polka-dotted; Twisted, beaded, braided
Powdered, flowered, and confettied
Bangled, tangled, spangled and spaghettied!

Father? No...I'm a mother.

Your favorite thing? At the moment - my computer.

Dream last night? nope - not that I remember anyway.

Favorite drink? Water

Room you are in? Basement - I am a cellar dweller.

Your ex? The psycho bitch from hell. Co-dependent and manipulative...totally f'd up in the head.

You are? Middle aged - my boobs are sagging, my abs are flabby, my digestive system is revolting against my body, my eyes are failing me, so is my hearing...is this fun or what?

What do you want to be in ten years? Debt free and comfortable with time to do things I enjoy.

Who did you hang out with today? M and the boys

What you're not? Thin, young and beautiful.

Muffins? What kind of a questins is that to ask a lesbian? Of course!

One of your wish list items? I had more free time.

Where is the ____? What? Where is the what? What?

The last thing you did? Deleted the answer that Dive had written before me so I could type my own in.

What are you wearing? 6 inch stiletto patent leather boots that go up to my thighs, black fishnet stockings, a red garter belt, leather bustier, spiked choker collar and a black leather hat.

Don't believe me?

Ha...me either...I'm actually in my pajamas at 6:00 on a sunday night. pathetic isn't it?

Your pet(s)? 2 dogs and 3 fish (I'm wondering how much poop Dive's Wyvern makes...2 little dogs make a lot)

Your computer? HP something or other...laptop. I like it.

Your life? So far...it's hasn't been too bad.

Your mood? tired, bored

Missing? My mind

What are you thinking about right now? How many more questions do I have to answer on this stupid thing.

Your shoes? brown slippers

Your work? Sales

Your summer? hot and humid and not my favorite time of the year.

Your favorite colour? Today it's bluishpurply

Meme thingy

I read this on Maria’s blog…looked like fun and I’m just drinking my coffee and chilling for the moment – so why the heck not?!?!

FIVE THINGS

Five names you go by:
1) Shazza
2) Smurphy
3) Hey
4) Hon
5) Sir
(the sir thing is a sore point, I’m trying to femme myself up a bit)

Five things you are wearing right now:
1) Lavender Turtleneck
2) Dark Blue Sweatshirt
3) Jeans
4) White socks
5) white Haines for Her underpants because I am just THAT fucking sexy and I know it. (Ok…I stole this from Maria’s post, but I thought it was funny so I kept it! And it just happens to be true)

Five things you would want (or have had) in a relationship:
1) Affection
2) Someone who cooks
3) Someone who shares similar interests
4) Friendship
5) Good sex

Five favorite things to do:
1) Paint
2) Take Pictures
3) Go for long walks
4) Got to the movies
5) Sit on my back deck in the summer time and just chill

Five things you want very badly at this moment:
1) The whole sleeve of the Thin Mints I bought
2) All of my debts paid for.
3) A massage
4) To have heat in the basement where I am sitting right now (it’s freakin’ chilly down here today)
5) Another cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee

Five things you did last night:
1) Went out to Dinner with M
2) Had a glass of wine – because I felt like it
3) Watched the Prestige
4) Cuddled with the Corky-man (my dog)
5) Went to bed

Five things you ate today:
1) 1 Glass of Milk
2) Egg Beaters Omelet
3) Onions and ham (in the omelet)
4) 2 slices of rye toast lightly buttered
5) 1 large coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts

Last five people you talked to:
1) M – when I said good night to her last night
2) C – the daughter before she left last night to wherever it is 20 years go these days
3) Co-Workers during a conference call yesterday afternoon.
4) The gal at Dunkin Donuts where I got my coffee this morning
5) Steve, the friendly service guy at the car dealership where I dropped my car off this morning.

Five things you are doing tomorrow:
1) Laundry – Sunday is laundry day
2) Walking the dogs
3) Cleaning up the basement so I can find my art table again.
4) Going to Y’s house for a fused glass guinea pig session! (I love it when she needs guinea pigs!)
5) Watching the L Word

Five longest car rides:
1) Driving to Montreal with my family when I was 8 or 9. (I remember watching Gilligan’s Island in French at the B&B we stayed at and thought that was so cool)
2) Driving to Lake Silvia in Upper New York State with my family
3) Driving to Rochester, NY to visit my pal Lisa (great trip)
4) Driving home on New Years Eve when I was 20 with my friend R and wondering how we made it home alive without crashing her Mom’s car.
5) Driving home after my mother’s funeral. I was supposed to stay the night down at my parent's house - but all I wanted was to get home and be with M.

Five favorite beverages:
1) Earl Grey Tea
2) Coffee
3) Water
4) milk (yes, milk...I LOVE it...)
5) A nice glass of Red Wine but I don’t really drink it anymore.

Five things about me that you may not have known:
1) I was a hairdresser
2) I was named the Pin Ball Wizard in the 6th grade because I won 13 straight games at my favorite machine
3) I won Crew Member of the Month at McDonalds when I was 16.
4) I do a great turtle impression.
5) I stole a piece of bazooka bubble gum from the 7-11 when I was 8 years old and I am still feeling guilty about it.

Five jobs that I have had in my life:
1) Spot Light Operator
2) Light Board Operator3) Counter gal at McD’s
4) Hair Dresser
5) A/R Manager

Five movies that I could watch over and over:
1) Fargo
2) Sound of Music
3) Kill Bill 1&2
4) Young Frankenstein
5) Any musical – I’m a sucker for them.

Five places I have lived:
1) South NJ
2) North NJ
3) Central NJ
4) Central NJ5) Central NJ
(I need to move)

Five favorite foods:
1) Cheeseburger
2) My homemade chicken cutlets
3) Chick pea salad with fresh Jersey tomatoes and fresh basil
4) Shepherds Pie
5) Soft gooey Oatmeal Raisin cookies


Five places I would rather be right now:
1) Ireland (I loved it there)
2) England (I liked it there too)
3) Oregon – it’s always been somewhere I’ve wanted to go
4) Sitting in a coffee shop or little café people watching
5) Getting a massage

Five people that I think will respond:

1) Whoopi Goldberg – Out of curiosity.
2) Hillary Clinton – yeah..she’s out on the campaign trail, but she has a lot of free time to respond I’m sure.
3) Queen Latifa – well heck, if I look like her then we’re probably BFF and just don’t know it yet right?
4) Eleanor Roosevelt – I’m channeling her right now…I’m not quite getting a clear message so her response may take a while
5) Daria – Because I want to be just like her when I grow up.

If anyone else cares to play along...please feel free!

My partial Year in Blogging

I copied this from LG on her blog - Lolatini.

The point is to take the first line from the first entry of every month. Unfortunately, I haven't been blogging for a full year, so I just took the first line of every month that I blogged in 2007 only:

April : Stupid quote of the day

August : I've been doing the Weight Watchers thing for a few weeks now. I've managed to lose nearly 6 pounds so far...not too shabby.

September : sarah bettens come over here

October: Today I am in freakin' password hell.

November: I had a hankerin' for a really good turkey sandwich yesterday, so I decided to abandon my usual salad and take a walk to the Reading Terminal to get a sandwich from "The Original Turkey".

December: DUBLIN, Ireland - A thief made off with 180 kegs of Guinness beer after smoothly driving into the Dublin brewery, which makes the black stout and snatching a trailer load of drink, police said Thursday.

Hmmmmmm, it definitely fits into the title of this blog - Random Thoughts and Acts of Stupidity so I think I'm doin' what I set out to do in the first place. The added bonus has been I've met some very cool blogging pals and am having a lot of fun.