1. The phone rings. Who do you want it to be?
A good friend - 'cause it always is!

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
I use baskets, fill 'em up with too much stuff & wish I had gotten the cart that is bigger than me the first time around!

3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
Both - I am a "pretty" social person ( I heart u (e:Mike) )

4. Do you take compliments well?
Not often.

5. Do you play Sudoku?
No. I daydream on the Metro instead.

6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
uhm, not at all. Esp. since I just donated my "How to stay alive in the wilderness" book - circa 1956 to goodwill!

8. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
Well, just as (e:Robin), I went to vacation bible school. The last year I went I believe the priest was way too interested - he wanted to pick me and my sister up (from around the corner) and take us home all the time. I thought that was super weird. We were the only AA's there too.

9. What was your favorite game as a kid?
memory, arts & crafts, & madlibs (do those count?)

10. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was married, would you?
No. I try to rebuke those types these days! But they just won't stay at bay - blast!

12. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?
Always have.

13. Do you like to pursue or be pursued?
I want to be pursued like a mofo, but lately i'm pursuing & it sucks!

14. Use three words to describe yourself?
Cheerful/Happy, Caring, & Fun!

15. Do any songs make you cry?
Yeah, Sometimes I am way too emotional

16. Are you continuing your education?
sometimes...

17. Do you know how to shoot a gun?
No, I do not care for weapons. Although, I'd fork a peach if it came down to it. (lol)

18. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed?
The PHOTOS!!! Two weeks ago, the fire trucks were parked outside of my place and I wasn't sure if I was supposed to evacuate. So I stayed inside & took pictures of the other evacuees standing outside... (I'm a nut)

19. How often do you read books?
Not often enough

20. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
Too much of the past. Not enough of the present. & So much of the future.

21. What is your favorite children's book?
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights)

22. What color are your eyes?
Brown-brown

23. How tall are you?
5'0 - Short girls have fun too - ya heard!

24. Where is your dream house located?
France or a Victorian on lots of acreage in New York State (maybe Hudson Valley) or Both

25. Best vacay ever?
My 30th Birthday - 2006 "Yeah Peaches!!!"

26. Coolest picture? (well I had fun with them-last year's blizzard in the 202-I love snow!)











27. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth
yes, Me & (e:Flacidness) @ Frizzy's on (e:Trisha) 's bacherlorette party

28. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
hmmm, My work going away lunch from Buffalo 2.5 years ago!

29. How about the movies?
I don't go to the movies.

30. Where was the furthest place you traveled today?
10 paces to my refrigerator & 4 paces to my pc!

32. Do you like mustard?
yes, I can't stand mayo!

33. Do you prefer to sleep or eat?
I prefer to eat, drink, then sleep!

34. Do you look like your mom or dad?
I have my Father's cheeks & complexion, My Mother's eyes & smile

35. How long does it take you in the shower?
20 minutes or longer - esp on the weekends~

36. Can you do a split?
Of course! Hand stands too, but that's extra...

37. What movie do you want to see right now?
Smokin' Aces if I must

39. What did you do for New Year's?
Screw New Years!

40. Do you think The Grudge was scary?
??? I hate Horror!

41. Do you laugh a lot?
It's my first language! The biggest request @ work is: "Let's hear you cackle!"

42. Do you own a camera phone?
I love my Treo! Always there to capture random moments in life

44. Was your mom a cheerleader?
My mom was also the Baton Twirler. She once went mute for a while from a freak baton accident & her throat! I was the cheerleader - "Rah"

45. What's the last letter of your middle name?
Gimme an "E"!!!

46. how many hours of sleep do you get a night?
6-7 = It helps create those fabulous bags under my eyes!

47. Do you watch MTV?
Yeah, but it's nothing like it was in the 90's.

48. Do you like care bears?
No, but I had the one with a rainbow tummy. I like Rainbow Brite better anyway.

49. What do you buy at the movies?
"patience for $400 Alex" - to sustain being there in the first place

50. Do you know how to play poker?
I suck at go fish! What about Uno?

51. Do you wear your seatbelt?
Without a doubt! Isn't it the law or something?

52. What do you wear to sleep?
Not much of anything

53. Anything big ever happen in your hometown?
Everything happens in DC.
Oh Atlanta - The 1996 Olympics Baby!

54. How many meals do you eat a day?
1-2

55. Is your tongue pierced?
No.

56. Do you always read MySpace bulletins?
yeah, gotta know where the next party is, right?

57. Most visited webpage?
estrip/craigslist

58. Do you like funny or serious people better?
Funny all day!

59. Ever been to L.A.?
When I was 13 - time to revisit

60. Did you eat a cookie today?
No. But does a bowl of rice krispie treats count?

61. Do you use cuss words in other languages?
No, that would not be Christ like, now would it?

62. Do you steal or pay for your music downloads?
Download? Music?? I no speak technology!!!

63. Do you hate chocolate?
chocolate? Where??? Where??? yum, yum, yum

64. What do you and your father - parent discuss the most?
My brother!

65. Are you a gullible person?
Unfortunately Yes, but I am learning to correct that...

66. Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy?
I am Happy most of the time but... a boyfriend doesn't hurt the equation-esp right about now!

67. If you could have any job (assuming you have the skills) what would it be?
Wolf Blitzer in heels & a mini skirt of course.

68. Are you easy to get along with?
Yes, But I believe people always peg me wrong in the beginning-at least that's what they tell me afterwhile.

69. What is your favorite time of day?
5pm & 11pm (apparently those also happen to be happy hours too-just my luck!)

I want to be on Allen St in a fav establishment right now!

I seriously love the snow. I may not care to drive in it here as the locals are a-hole drivers; But nevertheless, I LOVE the SNOW!!!!
Hopefully it will stick around for a while : )

Happy 30th Birthday Paul!!!

I don't think these loaded in sequential order but whatever.
To kick the year off properly, I have not made resolutions to which I know I will never keep, goals I won't attempt and so on.
But I have resolved to eat at home for the first week or so. Or as often as possible. So, here was a meal prepared recently in keeping my word to myself...

I despise $$$ car repairs: I despise moving offices again! I despise when people who r suppose 2 count constantly tell u that ur mean - esp when everyone else thinks ur nice as pie; I despise ridiculous opposite gender games; I despise budget constraints; I despise situations that go no where; I despise when they just won't let it go...that's all 4 now.

Happy Birthday ((e:eknot)) !!!

Have a Blast~

Today is the ground breaking ceremony for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial here in DC.

The memorial is to be located alongside the Tiday Basin.
Oh Happy Day.

I was having a great dinner at the yummy PF Changs last night and noticed this tall, older, distinguished gentleman who arrived with a date in tow.

Whatever. I was just noticing.

Well they were seating in the adjacent table. The entire dinner he looked at me straight through his date! Initially I thought I just wasn't seeing it properly and it was just my imagination.
Of course his date looked quite young, but who cares - whatever floats your boat.

So as he & the date are leaving, he precedes to eye me up right in my face! My entire dinner table broke out in laughter and mimicked slurping noises. It was too funny. can't hate the playa - gotta hate the game they say. guess you'd have to have been there.

I think what makes it hilarious to me is that my dad & I had a convo the other night about the older man, younger woman thing.
He said, the only thing a man whats that is old would be money.
I giggled. But at the same time it pissed me off since I am not frolicking in my 20's anymore.

Similar conversation erected from a phone call from my sister. I didn't bring the topic up. She felt to tell me that I may have to marry young if there is any hope at all...
Don't get me wrong, I am not out cruising any scene for a husband. Not really in that section of the market necessarily.

I have these traditional expectations that the right things happen at the right time.

My sister made jokes about how funny it would be if some random person from the past showed up to rekindle something from ancient years past. She brought out a name from the archives.
My take on this is - folks are living the lives they want to live. Right?
How successful are do overs anyway?
They say people grow over time and experience things that make them more enlightened and perhaps a better person overall.

I think I have met quite a few people who have not seem to change

Although these conversations I held with my sister and father were comical at the time, it also made me wonder if they think that I am turning into some old maid with no prospects in sight?

30, no drama basically(as I have learned to drop the A-Holes in my life), no husband, no kids. We'll see what life has to offer is my motto. Till then, I am cool as a cucumber!!!


On another note of games: PlayStation 3 is out.
I have not bought a PlayStation game in years. However this one seems pretty sweet. Makes me what a dedicated Game Room in my dream house!

My father finally expressed to me today that he is proud of me and the accomplishments that I have made in my life.
I really never knew. I knew that my mom would be proud but she was more expressive than he is in the parent arena.
All I can say is WOW. My dad is always full of silly jokes that I never found funny. I think sometimes I am too serious and have always expected this specific parent role from him. It has been difficult to accept him for who he is because all I ever heard was how different he was when my parents married. So I think that I was waiting to see this other person. Perhaps this other person who would seem more equivalent to my mother. After all, they fell in love, married and had children based on some likeness. right?
So he tells me that he has always been proud of me and may have expressed it to me in an indirect manner. He said that he would always tell me that "I was good to go!"
I would have never realized that was suppose to interpret to "proud of you oldest daughter".
I was such a straight laced, honor student and self sufficient child. But I always wanted to know that my parents were behind me.
He then went on to state that if he never conveyed his feelings in a more direct way to me, that I should know that he brags about me to everyone he knows.
Who would have every known?
Especially since I always felt that he blows me off when I come to town to visit the family. Maybe that's a whole 'nother can of worms.

Well, interestingly enough after 30 years, I got the wonderful opportunity to know that my father is proud of me.


SIDE NOTE:
Theme of the week: Jay Z: Show Me What You Got~!