Sunday Stealing: The "I've Been Tagged" Meme1. Where are you from? Brookfield, IL, a village just 15 miles west of Chicago. I can't believe it's only 15 miles, because it couldn't be a smaller small town. It is also the home of The Brookfield Zoo, one of the country's really great parks and if you ever get a chance, you should visit it and say "hi" to my favorite animals, the okapis, for me.
2. If you could live any place in the world, where would you live? I can't imagine living anywhere else. I believe Chicago is the greatest city in the world: four seasons, a thriving theater community, easily accessible public transportation, diversity and, of course, The Cubs.
3. What's your favorite blog? I'll check them out of course! SnarkyPants. Who is she? Here are 100 Things about Her.
4. What is your biggest blogging pet peeve? Dopey comments. There was one blogger in particular, someone I barely knew in even the flimsiest cybersense, whose blog I never visited, who would come by and say the most pointless shit, I think just to get her link out there. For example, I wrote a long post about a film classic, and she left a comment saying, "Never saw it."
5. What's your favorite TV show this season? I need a new show! :) I have to favorites: NCIS and Mad Men.
6. What's your favorite 'down' time {nothing computer related}? Reading
7. Are you a parent? If so, what's your favorite thing to do with your children? I'm a barren spinster
8. What about your blog, have you considered changing? Not much. I have changed backgrounds time and again, but I like this one and shall keep it for a while.
9. What do you do for a living (if you work outside the home or if you work at home)? I'm at a writer for a venerable Chicago ad agency which is mentioned frequently on Mad Men.
10. What is your fav
orite song at the moment? What is your favorite song ever? "Shut up and put your money where your mouth is/that's what you get for waking up in Vegas," by Katy Perry, is my current favorite. I suppose my all-time favorite is All My Loving by the Beatles. I know this wasn't the first song they sang on The Ed Sullivan Show, but it's the first one that made an impact on me, and I fell everlastingly in love.11. What is your favorite niche TV channel to watch? The news channels
12. If you could have any career, what would it be and why? I'd love to be a historian like Doris Kearns Goodwin. She gets years to write her books, enjoys almost unlimited access to historical papers, gets paid boatloads of cash and ends up on the bestseller lists. Doris, you are my hero!
13. What is your favorite outfit? Comfy jeans, a t-shirt from a favorite vacation destination, and no shoes.
14. If you could tell your teenage self something, what would you say? "Your mother is wrong, these are most definitely NOT the best years of your life, and it only gets better from here."
15. What is your favorite recipe? Foodler
16. What is the funniest joke you've ever heard? A grandmother is watching her grandson playing on the beach. A huge wave comes and takes him out to sea. She pleads, "Please, God, save my only grandson. I will live a blameless life if only you return him to me. I beg of you, bring him back." And a big wave washes the boy back onto the beach, good as new. She looks up to Heaven and says, "He had a hat."
17. What is your favorite vacation spot and why? Colonial Williamsburg, because it blends my geeky love of history with my decadent love of pampering.
18. What are you most excited about with fall here? Using up all the vacation time I have greedily hoarded this year, and enjoying nice, long weekends.
19. Did you envision yourself to be where you are today ten years ago? If not, what did you envision? I'm pretty much where I thought I'd be ... though I imagined a thinner me in a better decorated condo.
20. If money were no object, what would your dream house look like? The 40th floor of a high rise looking out onto Lake Michigan.
21. What is your all-time favorite Disney movie? Mary Poppins
22. What blog do you think isn't getting enough notice? See Question #3
Chicago is the most amazing city in the world.Gotta love the lame comments...
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Me too...me too. I love NCIS, but did you watch the season opener? It was kinda a disappointment to me.
ReplyDeleteHere is my LINK to Sunday Stealing, if you have time to visit.
Foodler doesn't work where I live. So sad.
ReplyDeleteI had to smile when I read the comment about high school being the best years of your life. I sat through a parent meeting where that was the mantra for all the freshmen and I so wanted to stand up and call shenanigans!
ReplyDeleteNCIS is an awesome show. McGee looks a little gaunt this season.
Have a wonderful week!
Kisses x 10 for your sweet comment about ye olde Snarkypants!! I'd love some new visitors.
ReplyDeleteAnd you know that whole comment thing is my biggest blog pet peeve. HATE! If you have nothing worthwhile to contribute, shut up. Or, like me, at least say something dorky but sweet so peeps love ya. heh
Yeah, you and ChiTown are synonymous in my mind so never leave there because I can't take the separation.
Yes we all want to be thinner. And perhaps a bit younger... ;)
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with the dopey comment pet peeve. I don't get a ton of dopey comments (I don't get a ton of comments LOL) but they drive me crazy. Why even bother?
ReplyDeleteToday I got the comment "nice post and really cute kids! Enjoy Life :0)" from someone who's never read my blog before, and is unlikely to ever return. I'm tempted to un-link her blog name from the comment.
(I'm a little freer than others when it comes to disabling links or deleting comments. I didn't used to be, but you may remember that jackass from a couple of years ago who attacked me repeatedly regarding a post about the then-new car seat law in my state. Now, if you can't be respectful, you can't play on my blog. ;) )