Category: Monday Stuff

Questions:

1. Which decade do you think would have been most fun?
2. On what TV show would you like to have a guest starring role?
3. What’s the strangest/weirdest thing you’ve ever done?
4. What is your favorite ride at an amusement park?
5. Whats the nicest thing you have ever done for someone?
6. What do you like best and least about your life?

P.S. I just thought of something else that Kevin thinks is weird about me – I have sharp elbows. We’ll be sitting on the sofa, watching a movie, and he will reach over to rub my elbows. “I can’t believe how sharp your elbows are,” he will say. “You could injure a person with those things.”

Ha! And don’t you ever forget it, buster. 😉

This week’s questions (submitted by Robyn from Robyn’s Online World):
1. Who has the best voice you have ever heard? Or sexiest?
2. Would you rather be smarter, more athletic, or better looking?
3. If you were a doctor, which specialty would you choose?

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NEXT WEEK’S QUESTIONS:
1. How do you feel about doing fun challenges for Monday Mingle every once in awhile? Like take a video of yourself trying to blow the shell off of a hardboiled egg (just an example 🙂
2. Who is one of your heroes and why do they inspire you?
3. What was the best TV sitcom ever?

I’m answering the “Getting to Know You Questions” from MannLand5 as well as my own questions from the Monday Morning Meme.

(Because Mondays are so much easier when all you have to do is answer questions – you know?)

1. Do you like seafood?

Ugh. Hell to the no.

I can’t stand chewing on anything rubbery, or anything that makes a squeaky noise between my teeth. It totally and completely grosses me out!

BUT…

I’m okay with some fish (Tilapia, Salmon, the Long John Silver fish [whatever that’s officially called]) and crab? Is not my favorite, but pretty good with noodles and Alfredo sauce at Red Lobster.

Okay fine, I’m okay with SOME seafood.

My guys love shrimp – I can’t stand to even look at shrimp, cooked or otherwise. Just … yuk.

2. Are mermaids hot?

I’m not sure, I’m not into mermaids – I don’t swim those waters.

If you know what I mean. *wink*

But Mermen … NOW we’re talking.

RAWR

3. Have you swam in the ocean?

Yes. But not just to swim – we went snorkeling a few times. And though it was cool to swim with the fish, I hated every minute of it. One, I’m not a big fan of water – especially big bodies of water (I’m not the strongest swimmer). Two, I swallowed enough salt water that I was burping seaweed for a straight week after that.

Not. Fun.

4. If you got stung by a jellyfish, would you let a stranger pee on you?

Depends on what the stranger looked like.

I kid. (Sort of).

I don’t know. I think it might depend on how badly it hurt. I’ve never been stung but like to think I have a pretty high pain threshold. But then again, I hear jelly fish stings are pretty painful, so again … it depends on how hot the stranger was.

Kidding again. (Sort of).

5. Have you ever pee’d in the ocean?

Um. No. And I’m quite proud to say I’ve never been tempted.

Fish deserve clean seawater, too, you know. And yes, I’m TOTALLY playing the wacko environmentalist card cause I’m a jerk like that.

(Clean – seawater. That’s got to be an oxymoron, right?)

6. Can you make a cute fish face? (Show a pic..if you want)

I’m not sure about the “cute” part, but here goes nothing …

7. When you see the lobster tank at the grocery store do you just have this overwhelming urge to set them free or cook them up?

No. I have an overwhelming urge to avoid even going within ten feet of the tank. Lobsters are the things nightmares are made of.

I can’t believe people actually eat those suckers.

I mean think about it a minute – how was it even discovered you could eat those things? Did someone walking down the beach one day spot one and think, “I wonder what one of those ugly, creepy, monster-looking things would taste like?”

I mean, I can’t even comprehend that thought let alone think about putting something so hideous into my mouth.

Just … ew.

8. Are you afraid of sharks?

No. As long as they’re on the other side of glass.

Would I ever get into shark-infested waters? Only if I were unconscious.

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1. If you could take back something you did to someone, what would it be?

I can’t answer that, it might incriminate me. (No. Seriously. It’s bad. Sorry to be so cryptic, but … well, sorry to be so cryptic).

But there are plenty of things I’ve said over the years that I wish I could take back. I have a big mouth (I KNOW! That’s such a shocking revelation), and I have a tendency to just blurt something out before thinking, especially when I’m annoyed and especially when I’m ticked off.

It’s funny, most people get a little more outspoken as they grow older, I find I’m starting to exercise restraint as I get older. And I really think it’s because I’ve said so many stupid things in my lifetime that I’ve met my quota.

My stupid meter is close to being maxed out – I have to dole out my stupidity slowly now.

2. Would you describe yourself as spiritual, religious, or something else?

Definitely spiritual. I have a strong faith in God and I trust Him implicitly. I study His word (the Bible, for those not in the Christian faith), and I follow Jesus Christ.

Religious, to me, implies people who put too much time and energy into belonging to an organization or a group that enforces strict rules, regulations, or rituals that one must follow in order to One, belong to the group or organization and Two, to stay in the group or organization.

I personally don’t believe that God meant for Christians to be so … restrictive? I guess, for lack of a better word. I never make it a secret that I’m a Christian on this blog and if you’re interested in learning more about what I’m only glossing over here, you can find more information here.

3. Did you ever receive detention in school? What sort of kid were you in school – bookworm, smart kid, troublemaker, quiet … etc.

Erhm, yes. (*said in a tiny, child-like voice*)

What can I say, ya’ll, I was a bad girl back in my day.

I got suspended for skipping school.

It wasn’t my fault!

(Okay, yes it was).

I had good intentions. I drove to school. I drove into the parking lot at school. Then I would think, “Wow. It’s a beautiful day. I don’t feel like going to school today,” and then drive back OUT of the parking lot.

*sigh*

When I was AT school (*ahem*), I was a huge drama geek. I was stage manager (for a show we took all the way to state and WON, thank you very much) and student director my senior year for the school musical.

I very much LIKED being student director. I totally had license to boss people around.

I’m sure that’s hard for you all to accept, but yes, I was (am) a bossy person.

4. When’s the last time you ran a mile? How often do you exercise?

I don’t run. I don’t want to ruin my knees, but I will do one of those pathetic walk/jogs where I’m not technically walking or running but just sort of … skipping?

The last time I exercised was about two weeks ago. I did Turbo Jam and then walked skipped three miles. I was so sore the next day that I couldn’t move, let alone exercise and then I got distracted and never got back to it.

But I will. I go through exercise “spurts” and I feel another one coming.

Soon. Very soon.

I’m answering the “Getting to Know You Questions” from MannLand5 as well as my own questions from the Monday Morning Meme.

(Because Mondays are so much easier when all you have to do is answer questions – you know?)

1. If you accidentally nick a car in a parking lot..Do you leave a note or do you get the heck out of there?

Wait. This is a hypothetical question right?

Because hypothetically speaking, if I were to ever accidentally back into a parked car while exiting a parking space, and get out to check to make sure there was no damage to either car, and then not seeing any discernible damage proceed to take off …

you wouldn’t think less of my hypothetical self, would you?

Whew. I’m glad we’re only talking hypothetically here.

*wink*

2. Love your body or plastic surgery?

Mostly, love your body. We all have flaws, we all have trouble spots – if it bothers you that much, try to find a natural way of living with it, or fixing it.

(For example: I have a pretty big/crooked nose – it used to bother me, but now? I just chock it up to my Indian ancestry).

I think the only way I would condone plastic surgery is if there was a deformity of some sort or not fixing it with plastic surgery could cause a health problem later on down the road.

3. What about your favorite blog(s) continues to drive you back?

The writing. Or the photography. I also appreciate variety – some popular blogs have stumbled onto a method, or a format, that works for them. Which is fine, it’s obviously working, but it gets old sometimes.

I also like to laugh, so blogs that continually post something fun or funny always get my attention.

While we’re on the subject of popular blogs – have you noticed that some popular bloggers only post once or twice a week? Or that when you follow some of the popular bloggers, say on Twitter, they’re actually not very nice people?

Or they tout being from a “tolerant” party and yet, their actions and words show that they are anything but tolerant if you disagree with them? Or, they start spouting off judgments without taking the time to research the facts first?

(One blogger spouted off some stupid things about a certain honor rally that took place this past weekend and when asked if she actually watched it? “No. We don’t turn the TV on very much.” WTH?? Don’t comment if you don’t have the facts – it makes you look foolish. Sheesh).

I honestly can’t believe some of these “popular” bloggers are still popular. It sort of disappoints me that readers aren’t more selective. I’ve run across a ton of bloggers who are better writers, heck, better people, and who deserve way more attention than they’re getting.

It’s really frustrating.

4. What percent of your blog is BS just to make your life seem more interesting than it really is?

Zero.

I may be vague about some things to protect the innocent and/or I may exaggerate some points to either make my point or to make the story a bit more interesting, but I don’t embellish my life. What you see is what you get at this here little ole blog of mine.

I am the first to admit my life is boring and I’m totally okay with that.

Honest.

5. If you had to give up one type of meat for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Probably liver.

Okay, that’s not fair, I would rather pluck my eyeball out than eat liver, so I’m giving up something I never had to begin with.

I’d probably give up red meat. I love chicken and would rather eat fish than red meat.

Wait. Is fish considered a meat?

Now I’m confused.

6. How often to you eat out?

We “go git” (it’s an Ozarks thing) every Friday and Saturday night. We cook at home the rest of the week.

Kevin and I have a standing Wednesday lunch date (it’s true! We even schedule work meetings around Wednesdays. “I’m available every day but Wednesday.” We put each other first. I know, that’s so cute it’s nauseating).

Other that that? We don’t go out to eat very often. (Which I guess sounds lame since we go out at least three times a week).

I have a HARD time spending money on restaurants. A family of four (and we have two teenage boys who eat more than me and Kevin combined), is EXPENSIVE. So, if we go out, it’s usually to a fast food restaurant where we can all eat for under $20.00. The few times we’ve gone out to fancy places and ended up spending $50, I just couldn’t enjoy myself. You might as well stick a $50 dollar bill in your mouth and chew.

Want some salt with that?

7. Skinny jeans or boot cut jeans?

Skinny jeans. I love them.

However, they don’t exactly love me. They only accentuate my pooch and they only look good if you wear tops that come down to your hips (thereby hiding the pooch).

I like boot cut jeans. And I wear boot cut jeans. In fact, I read somewhere that boot cut jeans looked better on, ahem, older women such as myself.

What say you?

8. If you caught your spouse cheating would you forgive, divorce, or plan your kill?

Kill her. Maim him (because he’s the father of my children after all, he needs to live just for that reason), and then leave his ass in the dust. (Notice I didn’t say divorce him).

AND THEN …

I would try and figure out what in the world happened. Just what part did I play in the affair? Did I drive him there with my whining, complaining, bitching, belittling insults and frigid attitude?

Remember, it takes two participate in a breakup.

Would I take him back? I can’t answer that. Again, it depends on the situation. Did I drive him to that point? Can our marriage be salvaged? Could I ever learn to trust him again? Does he have a sex problem that requires counseling?

These types of questions are never cut and dried even though I think society would like to make it seem like it is.

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1. What would you say to your 16-year-old self, and why?

Learn some humility, for pete’s sake. You’re NOT all that and if you don’t start training yourself to have more patience now, you’re going to end up regretting the first year of your oldest son’s life.

Trust me, chicka.

2. What are you avoiding?

Something big. Can’t talk about it. 🙂

3. Describe a “Hah! I told you so” moment you had recently.

Oh. I have those moments all the time.

I just choose to keep my mouth shut and allow the situation to speak for me.

Even though I’d like to rub the fact that I’m right in some people’s faces, I (usually) refrain. I opt to take the high road.

Which is really, really hard for me, sometimes. I assure you.

Usually? I just smile (okay, smirk) and that’s all that needs to be said.

4. Do you think that back-to-school shopping is a big deal? How did your back-to-school shopping go this year?

Back-to-school shopping USED to be a big deal, when the boys were younger and actually (semi) liked school. It was fun to pick out school supplies and even though they have never liked clothes shopping, at least back then they didn’t make me want to leave them on a street corner with an “I need taxi fare home” signs.

I loved back-to-school shopping. It always marked a new chapter in their lives. Clothes shopping was bitter / sweet for me because it meant they were getting BIGGER!

And OMG, they were getting BIGGER! 😦

I also enjoyed picking out yuppie-looking clothes for them. Now? They won’t be caught dead in a t-shirt with pockets.

I’m not even kidding.

No. Back-to-school shopping has become an odious task for us now – it means the boys have to stop playing their video games and face reality.

*gasp*

I’m such a MEAN mom.

*sigh*

(I plan on using the Monday Morning Meme picture as my writing prompt for tomorrow’s Flash Fiction – stick around).

Questions I answered this week: (submitted by Dee from Say Anything)

All about Aging:
1. What is the one thing you find most frustrating about getting older?
2. What is the one thing you like best about it?
3. What age did you look forward to most?

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Questions for July 5th:

Summertime fun:
1. When is the last time you went to a beach? Where?
2. What are your plans for this summer?
3. What are your favorite summer recipes (you know, those that don’t require the oven!)