Showing posts with label Taggings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taggings. Show all posts

Monday, July 07, 2008

I want to be a Temp when I grow up.

This week I babysit the silent phone in the fancy office. It's not the worst thing in the world, really. It's like couch time, but more productive.

Julie tagged me in her blog to write 6 random things about myself. I'm not sure how this is different than any other post I write, but let's give it a try.


  1. Sometimes I check my own blog to see if there are any new posts.
  2. I have a history of becoming emotionally attached to objects in a somewhat socially ostracizing way. First there was a collection of tiny plastic farm animals I would occasionally set up on my desk in junior high. Then there was the plastic corn and banana necklaces my friend Molly and I wore at debate tournaments in highschool. Finally there has been Booger--who at least appears to me to have generated less ridicule than the earlier objects.
  3. I had an irrational yet debilitating fear of Eyeore for years.
  4. Speaking of the irrational, I don't eat veal, duck, goat or sheep--mostly because I find them to be too cute and similar to puppies.
  5. All of the men on this floor have to come get keys from me so they can go potty.
  6. I hate mini-golf. I suck at it, and I am convinced that nobody really enjoys it after the first 4 holes.

I am taggging Megan, Courtney, Lindsey, Molly, Jack, and Jack's friend.

here are the rules:
link to the person who tagged you.
post the rules on your blog.
write six random things about yourself.
tag six people at the end of your post.
let each person know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog
let the tagger know when your entry is up.




Friday, May 16, 2008

Top five update:

One of Jack's closest friends, Lindsey, posted hers here and Molly is making a blog for the sole purpose of posting hers--it will be linked here once she comes up with the name.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Submitting to peer pressure so soon

Megan tagged me on her blog to do this, and Molly said I had to do it. So I'm doing it. My top fives:

1. 5 things under $5 that I couldn’t live without

  • Excedrin
  • Trader Joe's wine (so many decent 4.99 bottles)
  • Cheese
  • PJs (mine are all worth under 5 dollars because they are that worn out)
  • Allegra
2. 5 favorite movies

  • So I Married an Ax Murderer
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Happiness of the Katakuris
  • Mary Poppins (I like the part where they clean the nursery)
  • Baby Boom
3. 5 baby names I love

  • Clara
  • Alma
  • Ben
  • Oscar
  • Candela

4. 5 songs I could listen to over and over again

  • Bubble Toes (Jack Johnson)
  • Rehab (Amy Winehouse)
  • Forever (Ben Harper)
  • Seed 2.0 (The Roots)
  • Best Imitation of Myself (Ben Folds)

5. 5 people who have influenced me in a positive way

  • Elizabeth (an English hedonist I met in Portugal who was extraordinarily comfortable with her body)
  • Molly (who first corrupted me--so by extension is responsible for Megan as well)
  • Sociology professors (because they are right so now I am too)
  • My mom (because she taught me how to make good mashed potatoes)
  • By dad (because he taught me to appreciate the finer things in life like TV)

6. 5 things that are always in my purse

Boring but true...

  • Puppy dog Discover
  • Formerly Smartrip, now Chicago Plus Card
  • Phone
  • Keys
  • Alternative footwear

7. 5 moments that changed my life forever

  • The first day of kindergarten
  • Deciding to study in Spain
  • Deciding to email Kenny when I was traveling in Europe
  • Choosing GW for grad school and dragging a boy to DC
  • Recklessly deciding to move to Chicago without jobs


8. 5 obsessions I have now

  • cleaning and organizing
  • adapting to life with DVR
  • getting at least one of us employed
  • I would say nesting, but I think we've done it
  • news/blogs/scrabulous/gchat/email

9. 5 places I would like to go

(limited to places I haven't been yet)

  • Seattle (to visit Ms. Carri)
  • Germany (the motherland)
  • Korea
  • Chile
  • Turkey

10. 5 appliances or kitchen tools I cannot live without

  • wine opener
  • chef's knife
  • pizza pan (has holes and I think is better than the stone)
  • wine glasses
  • oven

11. 5 people whose top fives I would like to see

  • Molly (who will need to start a blog for this sole purpose)
  • Jack (the puppy)
  • 3 of Jack's closest friends