Saturday, February 13, 2010

Sunday Stealing

Sunday, February 14, 2010

The Clown's Meme 1

1. How old will you be in five years? 57. And it hurts to say, thank you very much.

2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? Mika Brzezkinski (left). I'm really enjoying her book, All Things at Once. It's on my Shelfari bookshelf.

3. How tall are you? I always say I'm 5'2.

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks? BASEBALL!

5. What’s the last movie you saw? Crazy Heart. Jeff Bridges really is that good, by the way.

6. Who was the last person you called? My mom.

7. Who was the last person to call you? The receptionist from my dentist's office.

8. What was the last text message you received? My niece.

9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail? Does the automated "your prescription is ready" notification from Walgreen's count?

10. Do you prefer to call or text? Call.

11. What were you doing at 12am last night? I think I was asleep. I don't feel well and my sense of time is fuzzy.

12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced? Separated, seeing as my mom is alive and my dad is dead.

13. When is the last time you saw your mom? Two weeks ago.

14. What color are your eyes? Green. And a nice green, at that.

15. What time did you wake up today? I woke up at about 6:00 AM. I didn't move for about an hour, just stayed in bed and watched the local news. But I was awake.

16. What are you wearing right now? My cream-colored nightshirt.

17. What is your favorite Christmas song? Joy to the World

18. Where is your favorite place to be? Right now, a massage table.

19. Where is your least favorite place to be? Conversely, the examination table.

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere? Boston. I haven't been in a while, and reading the obits for author Robert B. Parker put me in a Boston state of mind.

21. Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years? Right here in this condo. I may actually even own it by then!

22. Do you tan or burn? Burn

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? Richard Speck. Ugly, vicious, and cruel and real. You're lucky I showed Mika and not that human piece of shit. I was 8 the summer that he killed those nurses and he really did haunt my nightmares.

24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh? I can't remember. Isn't that sad? I'm not having a bad day, really. I just have a bad cold and an achy back and I'm not filled with laughter.

25. How many TVs do you have in your house? Two

26. How big is your bed? Full-sized

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer? MacBook

29. What color are your sheets? Pink/white/blue stripe

30. How many pillows do you sleep with? Two

31. What is your favorite season? Autumn

32. What do you like about Autumn? Spicy smells, sweatshirts, my birthday

33. What do you like about winter? Snow, the holidays

Busy doing nothing


Let's see now ... I had a sit down with my accountant, during which I handed off that big gray envelope of 2009 tax documentation. Then I took a nap. Then I got a pedicure (that pinky-purpley glob is Avon Spring Fling) and picked up a prescription at Walgreen's and bought cute but incredibly cheap ($2.75!) black and white earrings at Claire's Boutique. (LOTS of Alice in Wonderland tie-in tschotskes are already on display.) Then I took a nap.

My back aches. My nose is stopped up. I am exhausted. I hate missing workouts because I practically have to move my tummy to admire my Spring Fling pedi. Hopefully I'll feel better in the morning.

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: It's a Beautiful Morning

1. Are you a morning person? When I'm by myself, I can be very productive. I just don't feel like dealing with people before 10:00.

2. Tell us of a news story that truly shocked you. The horrible murder of Jennifer Hudson's family.

3. What was your very first job? Babysitting.

4. What characteristics do you despise? People who thoughtlessly infringe on other's (OK ... my) space: smoking where they shouldn't, taking up two seats on the train, talking too loud on cell phones ... you get the idea

5. To where would you retire? Right here. And I mean, right here. I love being curled up in this corner of my sofa.

6. Are you named after anyone? Nope.

7. How do you release anger? Yell, if I can. Withdraw, if I can't. Yelling feels better, though.

8. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Moi? Utilisez le sarcasme? Non!

9. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? I can be judgmental.