Thursday, July 27, 2006

Proust Questionnaire

My friend from Minnesota just updated his Proust Questionnaire so I figured now is as good a time as any. Without further adieu...



WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?
Losing a family member.

WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATE OF MIND?
Coolio-joe.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OCCUPATION(WAY OF SPENDING TIME)?
Swimming and reading. It makes me crazy that I can’t do them at the same time. CRAZY.

WHAT HISTORICAL FIGURE DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY WITH?
Ben Franklin ‘cuz he’s smart and looks like Carl Levin. While I don’t look like Carl Levin, I am a Michigander, as is Carl, and I am smart hence, my identification with Ben.

WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
Jimmy Carter

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL HERO?
The Brain, as in Pinky and the Brain

WHO ARE YOUR REAL-LIFE HEROES?
SK, super gentle, kind, smart…the reason I get to live this fabulous life.
Dad, super curious, always learning, always growing…becoming more who he wants to be. Fantastic guy.

WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?
family photo albums

WHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU HAPPIEST?
In Florida on the croc airboat with Ubs in my arms sleeping and D grinning ear to ear like a little boy.

WHAT IS YOUR MOST OBVIOUS CHARACTERISTIC?
Goofy

WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN YOURSELF?
Righteousness

WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS?
Meanness

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE?
bottled water

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE JOURNEY?
the ride to the Pocono’s

WHAT DO YOU MOST DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE?
kangaroo pouch

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST OVER-RATED VIRTUE?
control

ON WHAT OCCASION DO YOU LIE?
Only when the opposite will hurt someone. I stink at lying.

WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU MOST OVER-USE?
Word, Devilllll, and Shut up!

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Depression

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?
My education.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
Portland OR summers/ Loveland CO winters

WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A MAN?
Gentleness

WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A WOMAN?
Outrageousness

WHAT IS IT YOU MOST DISLIKE?
Meanness/Selfishness

WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS?
Eye contact, sweetness, commonalities, smarts, leftist politics and humor

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DIE?
Sleeping, when I’m VERY old.

IF YOU WERE TO DIE AND COME BACK AS A PERSON OR AN ANIMAL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE?
A fox, cuz I’m a babe AND I’m crafty!

IF YOU COULD CHOOSE AN OBJECT TO COME BACK AS, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?.
A Gouda.

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO (WORDS YOU LIVE BY OR THAT MEAN A LOT TO YOU)?
Be kind first.

WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU?
My family, my shrinks and SK.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Mid-year Crushes

There are too many delicious yummies out there for me to wait until January. -So much Libby love!*

1. Russ Feingold

2. Pharrell Williams - SO SCRUMPTOUS he needs to SHUT UP!

3. Brian Ross – It’s high time he gets his due. Plus, doesn’t he look like Don Adams in Get Smart??? Keeuuit!

4. Natalie Maines SK will tell you that I’m never ready to make nice. I love that in a woman. Fabulous.

5. Ian McEwan

6. Molly Ivins

7. Carl Levin – ‘Cuz he’s cool, from my home-state and resembles my favorite, Ben

8. And Lizzy Bird will be happy to see Mick Jagger

*Maybe I should make this a quarterly post? Thoughts?

Monday, July 24, 2006

The Cadillac of Pencils

Unequivocally, Ticonderoga. Don't even try it. From sharpening to holding, from lead "flow", to least smudge factor the Ticonderoga is the pinnacle of pencils. So you won't find it odd that I should wonder how such a fine writing instrument is crafted. I give to you, the creation of the one, the only, the Ticonderoga.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Isn't It Ironic?

Don't you think?

Snarky Me

Tee Hee

Monday, July 10, 2006

Vacation

On our vacation we:

Colored
Did puzzles
Swam
Read books
Flipped through magazines
Cooked out
Built a camp fire
Watched fireworks
Danced with sparklers
Took naps
Went on the slide
Swang
Made crafts
Celebrated a birthday
Played with trains
Threw the ball to Goo
Raced on the jet skis

When I asked Ubs what his favorite thing about vacation was he answered, "gamma and gampy." The kid already gets the important stuff. Nice.