And you should be hanging out with friends and family, not lurking around here!
I have three whole days off, and I debated not posting tonight to celebrate, but then I'd feel like a slacker. So instead, I'm cheating and taking a meme from Facebook. My answers won't be nearly as clever as Melynda's but they'll do.
I'd love to hear your answers, either in the comments, on your own blog or Facebook page, or in an email. If you want to, that is.
And don't you love the fact that even if you never type out your answers, you find yourself answering in your head as you read things like this?
Anyway, I hope you have a happy Fourth of July. And remember what Sgt. Esterhaus used to say -- "Let's be careful out there!"
37 ODD Things about you!
1. Do you like Blue Cheese dressing? LOVE IT! Especially on steak with grilled onions on the side!
2. Have you ever smoked cigarettes? Once. Kinda. Briefly. It's astonishing how much you can puke afterwards, though.
3. Do you own a gun? Not now, but when the zombies attack? Probably!
4. What flavor of Kool-Aid was your favorite? Red. Cherry is what it was supposed to be, but "red" is really the only right answer.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? Once in a while, but not nearly like dentists! Drugs, I need BIG drugs for those!
6. What do you think of hot dogs? I try not to, but once in a while, man I just gotta have one, grilled over hardwood coals, on a toasted bun with mustard and pickle relish. Well, at least I used to. . .
7. Favorite Christmas movies? Scrooged, the musical version of A Christmas Carol with Albert Finney, and White Christmas, which I love with mad abandon.
8 What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Tea, black leaf, with Truvia and cream in the winter.
9. Can you do push ups? Only with a crane.
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My wedding ring, followed closely by my engagement ring, since it was Lillian's mom's ring.
11. Favorite hobby? Surfing the net. Or reading. Hard to say.
12. Do you have A.D.D.? Nope.
13. Do you wear glasses/contacts? I started wearing contacts at 16, and I've started wearing glasses again since I've been with Lillian, although once in a while I contemplate going back to contacts. But. . .naw.
14. Middle name? Yep. My mom had four siblings and each of the five chose one daughter and gave her a derivative of their mom's name, so there are five of us in my clan who have "Ellen" as their middle name. I'm proud of it.
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment. I wonder how this new med will affect me. Stay home or go out tomorrow? Dammit, my glass is empty!
16. Name 2 or 3 drinks you regularly drink? Tea, water, used to be Mountain Dew, now it'll have to be diet something-or-the-other.
17. Current worry? Personally, that I won't get this pre-diabetes thing under control. Professionally, that idiots downtown will inadvertently set fire to the shop. Nationally, that we won't get civil rights.
18. Current hate right now? I don't actually hate anyone, but I'm seriously disgusted with the lack of backbone evinced by the Democratic party right now.
19. Favorite place to be? Wandering around London or eating great Mexican food in New Mexico. I'm nothing if not diverse.
20. How did you bring in the New Year? Cuddled up next to my wife.
21. Where would you like to go? Down Under, the British isles, Iceland, back to New Mexico to live.
22. Name three people who will complete this. Well, no one because it's a meme on my blog. Duh!
23. Do you own slippers? I have two favorite pair, both fur lined. One's very girlie and one is leather.
24. What color shirt are you wearing? Lavender.
25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? No. I like -- indeed must have -- seriously soft cotton sheets. Plain and comfy.
26. Can you whistle? Yeah, but not well. I'd really love to learn how to make that ear-splitting whistle that takes two fingers, though.
27. Where are you now? Lounging about in our new double recliner.
28. Would you be a pirate? Probably not. Somehow pirates never really appealed to me. Maybe I was one in another life, so I've got the "been there, done that" mentality.
29. What songs do you sing in the shower? Whatever's in my head. Lately it's been the Indigo Girls "Become You" or Jimmy Buffett's "Banana Republic". No idea why.
30. Favorite Girl's Name? It depends on my mood, but something different like Raven or Skye.
31. Favorite boy's name? Again, depends on my mood, but Jamie or Michael are up there.
32. What's in your pocket right now? Deposit slips that need to be destroyed. Thank you for reminding me.
33. Last thing that made you laugh? Something Lillian said. She can always make me smile.
34. What vehicle do you drive? Saturn. I forget the model. I'm not good with things like that. But it's a black sedan of some sort.
35. Worst injury you've ever had? Broken elbow, which I broke stepping into a pothole the size of a Buick. No excuse, I saw it and stepped into it anyway. Either that or the folded plaica under my patella, which was a true pain for a while.
36. Do you love where you live? Not really. I like the house, hate the neighborhood and seriously, deeply, desperately am ready to move into the country. Especially with all the little shits in the neighborhood setting off illegal and very loud fireworks!
37. How many TVs do you have in your house? Two. No three. But one of them isn't plugged in, we just have it as back-up. Or for movie watching if we ever get another DVD player for it.
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Okay, that's the 37 things. Granted, I should get rid of #22 since it doesn't apply. But if I did, what question should go in its place? Suggestions?
Once again, have a happy Fourth of July!
I think you should substitute a really important question for #22: What's your favorite ice cream flavor?
Posted by: Melynda | July 04, 2009 at 02:37 PM
And that's a great question, too!
Sadly, I'm boring. My favorite is a really rich vanilla bean.
But there's this sea-salt caramel ice cream that is fighting hard for 1st place!
Posted by: Fran | July 04, 2009 at 04:26 PM
Replacement Questions #22: What is the worst tasting thing you've ever eaten?
Posted by: Lil | July 06, 2009 at 07:11 AM
Another good one! Hmm, I'd have to say boiled okra. It's the consistency of snot, and who can tell what it tastes like, since it slides down so quickly. Like mucous covered slugs.
But recently? There was a corn chowder at a local restaurant that I managed two whole spoonfuls of before I had to stop. Robin got them to give me something else. It was nasty.
Posted by: Fran | July 06, 2009 at 09:12 AM