Sunday Stealing: "The Finish This Sentence" Meme
1. My uncle once: took me skiing
2. Never in my life have I: gone skinny dipping
3. When I was five my parents: went out to dinner often with another couple named Bobby and Sonia.
4. High school was: hell
5. I will never forget to: take my keys when I leave the house!
6. Once I met: Bruce Springsteen, and he was a doll
7. There’s this boy I know: who takes his Pokemon card collection very seriously
8. Once, at a bar, I: wore a red fez with a yellow tassle, and it got me a few free beers from guys who wondered what was with the hat.
9. By noon, I’m: starving.
10. Last night I: emailed by best friend, who was arguing politics with his neighbor and was asking me for back-up over his Blackberry
11. If only I had: smaller thighs
12. Next time I go to church: I'll remember to bring something for the food drive
13. What worries me most is that I: will be a poor old lady living on Lower Wacker Drive in a discarded Kenmore refrigerator box
14. When I turn my head left I see: my cat, Reynaldo, who is sleeping in the sun
15. When I turn my head right I see: my really messy dining room table
16. You know I’m lying when I: say something gracious about one particular coworker
17. What I miss most about the Eighties is: my thin thighs!
18. If I were a character in Shakespeare I’d be: Kate of Padua
19. By this time next year I will: either still be in this job, or have been laid off
20. A better name for me would be: Sloppy Sue
21. I have a hard time understanding: Republicans
22. If I ever go back to school, I’ll: pay better attention this time
23. You know I like you if I: tell you my troubles and ask about yours
24. If I ever won an award, the first person I would thank would be: depends … probably my mom
25. Take my advice, never: turn off a Cubs game before the final out. You never know for sure how it will turn out!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
DAY 31 -- August 08 Happiness Challenge
The Take Care Health Center in Walgreens. And my Cigna insurance. According to the APN who diagnosed it, this slight but tenacious infection is angular chelitis.The small fissures that resemble paper cuts on either side of my mouth are not what makes me happy. But I'm delighted that I had somewhere to go on a Sunday during the Labor Day weekend where I would be seen without an appointment. Even better, I got a diagnosis and a prescription filled, all for $4.45.
I could have waited until Tuesday, made a doctor's appointment for some day in the future, and have to take a day off from work to see the doctor. By then an uncomfortable malady could turn into a really ugly, embarrassing, gross and uncomfortable malady. (The photos she showed me in her dermatology book were sooooo not pretty!) So I'm happy I was able to just walk on in to the Take Care Clinic.
Bless the Beasts and the Children
This weekend, please take a moment to reach out to those who need your help.The Louisiana SPCA. This shelter performed valiantly during and after Katrina and is preparing to the same for residents during Gustav. It's a cruel twist of fate that they are called upon to protect homeless, abandoned and lost pets during a natural disaster again so soon. They are now closed to the public and hard at work evacuating all the critters currently in their care. For that reason, if you find it in your heart to help, send your contribution to their storm-safe Washington DC address:
Louisiana SPCA
PO Box 96495
Washington DC 20090-6495
Or, if it's easier, click here to make a donation online.
Muscular Dystrophy Association. Hey LAY-DEE! It's that time again! Send your gift to help cure this disease and help those who, in the meantime, are living with it. If you don't feel like picking up the phone and calling during the Jerry Lewis Telethon, you can send help here:
Zach Morris, Thespian
Am I the only who is surprised that Mark Paul Gosselaar grew up to be a hard working, respected actor? He's being showcased in the new Stephen Bocho/TNT show, Raising the Bar, which premieres tomorrow night.
DAY 30 -- August 08 Happiness Challenge
Done! Between Friday and Saturday I finished my chores. Grocery shopping -- check! Haircut -- check! Laundry -- check! Paid bills -- check! Called Mom -- check! Now this happy laborer can spend the next two days of her Labor Day Weekend doing whatever she pleases …