Posts Tagged ‘Meme’

Analyze This

Rarely do memes anymore, but this one I just had to do. Who wants to see my handwriting?  I don’t love it, but I don’t hate it.

Got this from Lauren at Salt Says.

This is what I answered/wrote:

1. Name/Blog Name
2. Right handed, left handed or both
3. Favorite letters to write
4. Least favorite letters to write
5. Write: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6. Write in caps:
CRAB
HUMOR
KALEIDOSCOPE
PAJAMAS
GAZILLION
7. Favorite song lyrics
8. Tag 7 people
9. Any special note or drawing

About Time for a YouYou

You know what we haven’t done in like, forever? A YouYou.  I think it’s time to bring one back, don’t you think?

And for you naysayers who think I’m only doing this because I had nothing else to say this morning, well, you’re right.

Leave a comment and I’ll tell you/make up:

1.  Your favorite subject from back in school.

2.   What word I think about when I think about you.

3.  Which animal you should buy as a pet.

So come on and join in on the fun!

By the Book(s)

Saw this on Pam’s blog and just had to do it.  I’m going to answer the following questions by giving a title of a book that I’ve read this year, without repeating a title.  Links are to my reviews.  Here goes!

Describe yourself: Radical Womanhood by Carolyn McCulley

How do you feel: Darkness Be My Friend by John Marsden

Describe where you currently live: Between Two Worlds by Zainab Salbi

If you could go anywhere, where would you go? White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner

Your favorite form of tranportation: Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde

Your best friend is: Sister of My Heart by Chitra Divakaruni

You and your friends are: Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

What’s the weather like: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

You fear: Betrayed! by Stan Telchin

What is the best advice you have to give: A Chance to Die by Elisabeth Elliot

Thought for the day: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

My soul’s present condition: In the Name of God by Paula Jolin

A couple of those are a stretch, but it was still fun!

30 Questions

1. Where was the very last place you went besides your house?

Church, where I had a lot of fun playing with a bunch of preteen girls.  I’m going to miss those girls.

2. What are you doing tonight?

Chillaxing in front of the TV…does that make me seem more real?  See, I don’t spend all my free time in books.

3. Who last texted you?

Jen.

4. Do you have a secret that you’ve never told anyone?

Yes.

5. Do you get mad easily?

Not really, but sometimes if I’m stressed.

6. Do you talk about your feelings or hide them?

HIDE.  But I have done better in recent years of processing them through journaling. 

7. Do you prefer warm or cold weather?

Give me 100-degree dry heat any day over 32 and snowy.

8. Who was the last person you were in a car with?

Jen, going to Blockbuster.

9. What color are your eyes?

They once were described as poopy brown but a particularly unkind guy friend.  They are pretty light for brown eyes, with speaks of green and yellow in them.

10. Have you ever given up on someone but then went back to them later?

Oh yeah, story of my high school relationships.

11. Have you ever thrown your cell phone in anger?

Nah, I’m not really one to throw/punch/kick.  I DO clench up and tear up. 

12. Has anyone told you a secret lately that you aren’t allowed to tell anyone?

A few preteens, haha. 

13. Honestly, if you could go back six months and change something, would you?

I can’t think of anything, so no.

14. Are you wearing any clothes that don’t belong to you?

Nope.

15. Do you have a lot on your mind at the moment?

Not really.  As far as seasons of life go, I’m in a pretty stable one.  Of course, that could change any day.

16. What side of the bed do you sleep on?

I have a twin, and believe it or not, I prefer it.  I like to always be touching at least one edge of the bed.  It’s not like I’m going to be inviting anyone into my bed anytime soon, anyway.

17. What is your favorite thing to shop for?

Books.  Or maybe shoes.  Hmm, I would love a big shopping spree at a book/shoe store.

18. Who knows you better than you know yourself?

There’s a few people that might, I’m not sure.

19. What are you doing this summer?

Nothing different.  No trips at all planned, due to lack of cash and vacation days (saving them up for November).  I do plan on keeping up the building of good habits that I’ve been trying to do lately.  And watch SYTYCD.  It’s really the only show that I’ll watch that you have a hard time missing a week on.

20. Do you miss your past?

I’ve liked every stage of life I’ve been in, each one more than the last.

21. Did you ever have tea parties when you were younger?

Not really, though I did have a ceramic tea set that sat on my nightstand for years.

22. What is your favorite line from a movie?

If I were to cheat, it would be part of the Ocean’s 11 Danny/Tess conversation, but if we’re talking about one line, I’d have to say the Pirates quote I mentioned the other day, “She’s safe, just like I promised. She’s all set to marry Norrington, just like she promised. And you get to die for her, just like you promised. So we’re all men of our word, really. Except Elizabeth, who is in fact, a woman.”   I don’t know what it is about it.

23. Would you rather be the opposite sex?

Boys are yucky.

24. What would you never name one of your children?

If it weren’t for Gone with the Wind, I think Scarlet would be a neat name, but I’d hate her to turn out to be a spoiled brat.  If it weren’t for a high school boyfriend, I would love the name Grant.  So yeah, not those names.

25. What is the coolest restaurant you’ve ever been to?

I don’t know about cool, as I don’t tend to like fancier places.  My favorite restaurant though, is a steakhouse in Kansas called Timberline.  Their salads, cheese fries, honey mustard, and mashed potatoes are the best I’ve ever had.

26. Where do you go when you want to get a really good sub sandwich?

If I’m going for a good sub, I prefer Quizno’s, but I frequent Subway because they’re cheaper and healthier (at least what I get).

27. What style of house would you like to live in?

I don’t know the names of the style, but ideally it would have a garden, a good sized living area, and a library.

28. Do you flip the channel when commercials come on?

Rarely.  I don’t like to watch commercials though (I still think commercials can’t be healthy), so I’m usually doing something else.

29. Have you seen any of the Saw movies?

Have I ever seen any horror movie?  Yeah right.  Just today, someone scared me by walking around the side of the building while I was watering my flowers.

30. What was your favorite book as a child?

I’m not sure about favorite, but I really like the Boxcar Children, the Betsy books, and the Babysitter’s Club books.

(Found this on Ministry So Fabulous.)

I Know the Art to Being a Good Psychic

So many of you mentioned that I’m good at guessing the info for the 4 questions on my birthday post. It makes me realize how psychics operate.

1. Get one thing right that they never would expect, and that’ll keep them from thinking about what you got wrong.

2. Be vague and/or use words with double meanings. They’ll automatically take it whichever way makes more sense to them.

3. Study, study, study! There are all sorts of clues everywhere. I had to pick up my clues from your blogs, but the principle still stands. Often i chose what I assumed to be your favorite color as the color you would dye your hair, and I figured out what your favorite color was by what colors you used on the blog.

4. Get them laughing. Once again, this is a distracting point.

Not that I’m condoning visiting a psychic or any other fortune teller or the like, but I had to share what I learned.

Thanks for playing along!

It’s My Birthday, But It’s All about YouYou

Today the Kansas girl herself turns 26. There’s something pleasant about an even-numbered birthday isn’t there? Or is that just me?

Remember last summer when I did a YouYou? A YouYou is the opposite of a MeMe; instead of a post about 7 things about me or whatever, it’s a post about you. All you have to do is comment on this post and I’ll tell you (in the comments):

1. What I’d buy you for Christmas if we were RL friends
2. What color you would dye your hair if you had the guts
3. Your favorite ice cream flavor
4. Your favorite store in the mall

See, wishing me “happy birthday” pays off! It doesn’t matter how well I know you, really. I’ll give it my best shot, regardless!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! Sure, I’ve been posting what I’m thankful for everyday, but I thought I’d do this fun meme from Jen, showing 5 pictures of things I’m grateful for.
Why am I posting this so early this morning? Well, I scheduled it to post for the very hour I’ve set my alarm clock to go off. Yes, I had to get up at 3:45 this morning. My flight out is at 6, I want to make sure I have plenty of time to get to the airport, get parked, get to the terminal, and get my bag checked. Days like today I’m very thankful that I live 25 minutes closer to the airport than I used to!

In case you’re still getting to know me, I should fill you in on my destination. I’m flying home to Kansas from my North Carolina home. I’ll be flying back just as early Monday morning, when I’ll go to work for a few crazy hours before a week of training (oh, and a final). It’ll be crazy!

See, my body is acting like 3:45 AM Thursday instead of noon Monday and going on, and on, and on. Now to the meme.

I’m thankful for:

1. My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ

(totally used the same picture Jen used because it’s a good one)

2. My family

3. My friends (it takes a lot to put up with me in real life)

(I won’t put their pictures up here without permission, but here’s one of my friend’s blindfolded for a birthday surprise several years ago. Since she’s blindfolded, it kinda looks like she’s doing this against her will, which I suppose she is.)

4. My church

5. Having food, water, clothing, and shelter, and in abudance. SO easy to overlook.


I hope you all enjoy the holiday, and take the time to give thanks to God!

Image Meme

Found this on new buddy Angela’s blog and thought I’d play along.

All images were the first one that I found on the Google image search for my answers.

1. Where do I live…

2. What do I do…

3. What do I drive…

4. What do I wear…

5. What do I believe…

6. Where is my favorite place to vacation…

7. What is my favorite hobby…

8. What do I do in my spare time…

9. What do I want most this holiday…

(All copyrights belong to their respectives owners.)
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I’m thankful for weekends! Football and studying Saturdays, and church and reading Sundays!

Favorite Things: Give Me a “W”

Alright, so Vicki had posted 20 of her favorite things (she got picked tWice) that start with the letter M and invited us to play along. She randomed (neW verb) me a “W.” Now I get to tell you 10 of my favorite things that start With the letter “W.” No problem. I mean, hey, they made a Whole movie recently about the letter right? Wait, the movie Wasn’t about a letter? Moving on…

1. Wichita. Hey, it’s my hometoWn and I’m rather fond of it. It’s nothing exciting for outsiders, but I still call it home. In a couple of Weeks I’ll be back there!

2. The World Wide Web. Sure, blogging is great, but so is catching up With friends and family.

3. Writing. I’ll be honest, blogging is my favorite form of Writing. When I get out of school, I hope to start groWing in other forms of Writing. Practice, practice, practice!

4. Winning. Let’s face it, I’m pretty competitive. This might not come across the blog. Then again, maybe it does. My favorite Wins are those by my Sooners. No W for us this Week as it Was a buy Week, but next Week…bring it on, Texas Tech!

5. Why? Not like a 3yo Would say, but like I Would say. I like to understand the reasoning behind Why others think and believe the Way they do. I also like to understand Why I think the Way I do. AlWays room to groW!

6. Welcoming friends into my home. I’m not much of a big group person, but I don’t mind it if I’m the hostest. I love to have friends over, but I don’t do it enough because I let my busy schedule and my task-orientation to get in the Way.

7. Watermelon and green apple Jolly Ranchers. WoW, I haven’t thought about that in a long time. I haven’t had a Jolly Rancher in ages, but those are my tWo favorite flavors!

8. The Way, the Truth, and the Life. In other Words, Jesus Christ. Clearly, this isn’t in any order, because my Savior deserves Way higher billing than 8th place!

9. Words. I love learning neW Words and using neW Words. I don’t really sit doWn and learn them, I just pick them up from my reading. Since I like to read classics, I get good exposure to some high-falutin’ Words. Okay, I just cracked myself up. I enjoy plays on Words, too.

10. Water. Hey, it’s necessary for life. Plus, our bodies contain like 74% Water or Whatever. When I hear that statistic I think of cuting myself open like a cactus to get out the juice. I haven’t tried it, but I don’t think it Works that Way.

You tired of all the Ws yet? Did I forget to capitalize any?

If you’d like to play along, just let me knoW and I’ll random you a letter, too. I’ve you’re “lucky” maybe random.org Will pick you an X! (If it does, I promise to give you an option of a more common letter.)

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Would it be cheating if I just said that I Was thankful for everything on this list? I am, really. But specifically, I’d say that I’m thankful for my friends. They put up With so much!

What I’ve Done

Yes, I totally sang the Linkin Park song in my head when I wrote that title. Good song.

Have you ever been watching American Idol, SYTYCD, or one of the other ridiculous reality shows out there and thought, “I can do that!”? Or maybe you’d like YOUR chance to look like a fool on national television. Well, I just might be able to help you out.

No, I’ve not suddenly become a casting director for the lastest show, “What We’re Hoping You’ll Watch so We Can Get Rich Selling Advertising.” But I do have the hook-up with Liz’s Got Talent that’s coming to the little screen (13″ or 17″ or whatever you have on your desk/lap) near you.

If you don’t know Liz, she’s come up with a couple of hilarious videos herself, and now she’d like to see yours. Feel free to join us over there next Friday! If enough of you poke me, you just might see me post a video of my “talent.” I know you can’t wait.

Now that you’ve agreed to join me, I’m moving on…

Saw this on Jacki’s and Linda’s blogs and thought I’d play along. Btw, does anyone know if the grammar on that last sentence is correct? I mean, I know it’s missing a subject, but whatev. The question is should I have put the possessive on both “Jacki” and “Linda” or just “Linda?” Situations like this bug me because I don’t know the right answer.

Anyway, the things on the list that are in bold I have done.

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (umm, if school bands count, haha)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (it doesn’t take money, honey)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (Denny’s, Phoenix, 2003, after 2 days)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (if I killed it, I wouldn’t eat it!)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

So 36/99; I can live with that. The ones that I most want to do involve traveling to Europe, which I hope to do someday. Perhaps one of those unfinished items will be my “talent.” How much would you pay to see me bounce a check or teach myself an art?

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I’m thankful for blogging. I love having an opportunity to write and to get feedback. I also enjoy reading what others have to say and responding to their writing.