Tuesday
Mar202012
Wednesday 12...No Reason, No Motive. Just Curious.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 8:56PM Mrs. G. 
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
3) Current guilty pleasure?
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
8) What time is bed time?
9) What was the name of your first pet?
10) Do you give in easily?
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
12) What is the oldest item you own?
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What are "Duchy stem ginger cookies coated in dark chocolate."? They sound yummy. I might adopt them as my guilty pleasure.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? Nope
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? Eyes of Laura Mars. Some scary serial killer movie.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Napping in the middle of the day when I should probably be getting something done around the house.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Can't think of anyone.
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? Go Dog Go. Been years since I've read it but still have it memorized.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? The Scarlet Letter. Not sure if I hated the book as much as I hated the teacher. We always said she was a witch from Puritan times. It was the early 80's and she wore dark tights, corduroy skirts, turtle necks and old lady shoes. The only skin showing was on her hands and face. Never seen anyone who just always looked uptight.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? Cheese, milk and salad makings.
8) What time is bed time? Usually around 11:00.
9) What was the name of your first pet? Missy. She was not a kid friendly dog. She went to stay with my aunt while we were in Europe for 6 weeks, she and my aunt got along well, so she stayed with my aunt. My parents were happy to be rid of her.
10) Do you give in easily? I do now. Self confidence gone, so I tend to give in.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Brown
12) What is the oldest item you own? Well, our family cottage was built in the 1880's, pretty sure that pre-dates anything else I own. Other than that I have a few items that my great-great grandmother made in the early 1900's. Beautiful quits and things that she embroidered.
1. Yes, but I am embarrassed by who it was though they did write back!
2. The Omen, on a date. I hate horror movies, he knew it and I left somewhere in the middle and never went out with him again even though he was dumb enough to keep asking!
3. A friend's very wicked sense of humor. I have needed it lately and he has not let me down.
4. For the clothes and time period, her courage and dignity, Out of Africa's Karin Von Blitzen. You want to be her , minus the std!!! And my good God! Could some man pleeeease wash my hair like Robert Redford did for her?!!! The dancing wouldn't hurt either!
5. I asked Shaggy haired Boy this question since he is fresh from the hospital and he said hands down "The Other Side of the Mountain & Frightful's Mountain" we read them together more than once and he has a special connection to the peregrins that nest near us. He calls and they answer, it is very cool to watch.
6. Beowolf or The Hounds of Baskerville, hands down THE worst.
7. Milk, yogurt, feta cheese and vegetables, lots and lots of vegetables!
8. 11-12pm
9. Whiskers - a calico cat with a sly sense of humor, Katie and Yip two Wire Hair Terriers that hated each other but were hysterical to watch their maneuvers.
10. I think I am good at mutual compromise so that no one feels like they gave in all the way. But if need be, I can be intractable!
11. Orange, I have red hair and pinkish skin, so...not a good combo!
12. I like old stuff and most of our house is filled with it. What is the oldest? probably a piece of silver that is english and I think is early 1700's if we read the mark right. Came from my husband's side of the family and it fits the time they came to the US.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? David Cassidy, I think.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? MASH, in college -- I led a sheltered life before that.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Project Runway, House Hunters International, Raspberry Tea from Bigelow
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Hmmmm...
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? Go, Dog, Go by Dr. Suesss, Time for Bed by Mem Fox (?), The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary, and Are You There God, It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? The Castle by Frank Kakfa -- horrid, depressing existentialist novel
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? butter, cheese, soy sauce
8) What time is bed time? 11 - 12
9) What was the name of your first pet? Snoopy
10) Do you give in easily? Depends on the situation, I can be very stubborn.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? orange, yellow, gray
12) What is the oldest item you own? A couple of silver dollars from the 1920s that my grandmother gave me when I was a little girl.
1. I wrote "I heart Bo Duke" in a bathroom stall at the laundromat. Does that count?
2. The Exorcist was being aired on one of the main networks. I remember screaming and running to hide behind the couch when Reagan started up with the voices. I begged my mom to turn it to The Incredible Hulk. To this day, I've never seen it all the way through.
3. Bailey's over crushed ice.
4. Marge " Oh, for Pete's sake " Gunderson! HOWEVER, I'd have to say that Navin R. Johnson is running a pretty close race.
5. Toss up between The Water Babies (Charles Kingsley) and Sam's Potty (Barbro Lindgren) and The Giant Jam Sandwich (John Vernon Lord)
6. And Now Miguel
7. Kosher Dills, Grain Mustard, Carrots
8. btw 10:45 and 11:45
9. Mish (terrier/shepherd mix)
10. Never!
11.White now that I'm old and my teeth are yellow and I have to wear utility bras.
12. My grandpa's Zippo. He carried it in France during WWII. It's always in my purse (tho I don't smoke). I love the way it smells.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Gregory Peck. I fell in love with him when I saw his energy conservation PSA. ("Don't blow it, America!")
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
Marathon Man.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
Honey flavored Zoi (fully fatted Greek yogurt) with cut up fruit and granola. I cry a little bit at the first taste. It's that good.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Sherlock Holmes
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
Where the Red Fern Grows
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
Animal Farm.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Two percent milk, pepper jack cheese, and honey-flavored Zoi (see question 3).
8) What time is bed time?
Anytime between 11pm-1am.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Bucci, a phychotic cat.
10) Do you give in easily?
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
Yellow, orange, green, bronze.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
A Roman coin.
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who?
Nope.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw?
I'm not sure. But the last ones I saw were the Millenium Trilogy, the Swedish versions: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest.
3) Current guilty pleasure?
My neighbour Arlene's white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake. Sadly, it's all gone now.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)?
Annie Savoy (from Bull Durham)
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud?
But Not the Hippapotamus and The Paper Bag Princess are tied.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school?
On the Beach.
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Milk, eggs, cheese.
8) What time is bed time?
Around 10. Ish.
9) What was the name of your first pet?
Snoopy! He was a wonderful Pembrokeshire Corgi.
10) Do you give in easily? Sometimes. Unless it's really, really important.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing?
None, really.
12) What is the oldest item you own?
I have a fossilized ammonite (like a small Nautilus shell) pendant, where the shell has been replaced with quartz and pyrite. It could be anywhere from 65.5 to 400 million years old, depending on which species it is. I can live with not knowing exactly -- it's pretty old. :)
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? I don't think I ever did. Of course, I've also blocked most of my teens years from memory.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? Went and saw Alien with my much older cousins when I was 14 and looked 18.
3) Current guilty pleasure? No guilt here that I can think of.
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? Got two that come to mind right away. The two old guys in the movie Secondhand Lion
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? The only book I can remember reading to mine is The Foot Book. There were others but that was the one requested over and over and over and over. I can still almost recite it by heart.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? 1984
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? eggs, real butter, milk
8) What time is bed time? 11:ish if I'm doing good. Usually later than that tho.
9) What was the name of your first pet? Bitsy
10) Do you give in easily? Depends on who and what.
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Can't think of one. When shopping, I tend to like the orangy/salmony colors but my girls have made it clear that I MUST NOT wear that color EVER!
12) What is the oldest item you own? Probably the 3 oil lamps we got from 3 our our grandmothers and they're nothing fancy.
1) Fan mail?
- no.
2) first R rated movie? Can't remember, but that boy my parents didn't like was the one who took me to see it.
3) Current guilty pleasure? Buying make up I don't need, (because I have more than enough, not like I don't need to wear it. Perish the thought!)
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? I related well to Marion in Raiders of the Lost Ark, or Lara Croft
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? Goodnight Moon, Sing me a Rainbow, and The Ghost-Eye Tree. Can't remember who wrote the last two.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? We had a teacher partial to plays, "Waiting for Godot" didn't go over well with sophmores at my school. We all kept looking at each other obviously thinking "WTF???"
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge?
Eggs, cream (for coffee) and canned cat food
8) What time is bed time? Usually 11pm
9) What was the name of your first pet? Dandy. My mother named her.
10) Do you give in easily? Depends
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? Anything warm, yellow, brown, orange.
12) What is the oldest item you own? Some of my grandmother's favorite costume jewelry
1) Did you every write anyone fan mail when you were a kid? If so, who? - Farrah Fawcett, I liked her shampoo. They sent me a jillion coupons.
2) What was the first R rated movie you ever saw? - Blazing Saddles with my parents. It came out as PG then was rereleased as R.
3) Current guilty pleasure? - peanut butter
4) Favorite film character (not actor, character)? - TV not film - Fox Mulder
5) If you have children, what is your favorite book you've read to them out loud? - Harry Potter.
6) Worst book you were forced to read in school? - There were so many ... high school literature sucks
7) What three things can always be found in your fridge? - milk (for the kids), half and half (for the coffee), and cheese.
8) What time is bed time? Depending on how tired I am, somewhere between 10 - 11pm
9) What was the name of your first pet? - Vito
10) Do you give in easily? - depends on how important something is or how much effort in relation to how important something is
11) Is there a color you don't feel comfortable wearing? - orange
12) What is the oldest item you own? - a cross stitch sampler from the 1700's (family heirloom)