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April 6th, 2012

Friday Five @ 03:06 pm

Current Mood: optimistic optimistic
Current Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge

1. If you were given one million dollars, on the condition that you had to give half of it away, how would you go about giving away half a million dollars?

Easy . . I would split it with my parents.

2. Do you write letters or send cards to anyone via the postal system regularly, only for special occasions such as birthdays, or not at all?

Birthday cards through the mail to only a few recipients who insist upon them.

3. What is the most treasured memento you have kept?

A picture that my niece who is the oldest Grandchild colored for me when she was 4 or 5.

4. If one of your friends phones you at 4am because they are depressed and upset, but you have an important job interview in the morning. What do you do?

They wouldn't reach me because I turn the phone off when I go to sleep. They would get voicemail.

5. What is the phrase or quote that sums up who you are as a person?

"You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough"
 

March 18th, 2012

Friday Five @ 08:37 am

Current Mood: awake
Current Music: Johnny Rivers - Poor Side Of Town

1. How often do you listen to music?

About every day!

2. Do you ever listen to the radio? What is your favorite station?

Quite a bit. I listen to several but mostly either variety hits or classic rock channels.

3. How do you find new songs, albums, or artists to listen to?

Online, through tv or movies and sometimes the radio.

4. When was the last time you bought a CD? A digital music file?

Not that long ago. I do most of it online.

5. Do you think any of the technologies and distribution methods mentioned above will still be around in ten years? Why or why not?

Yes I do. They make the most sense with our current technology and I don't really see it changing that much.
 

March 10th, 2012

Friday Five @ 01:17 pm

Current Mood: relieved relieved
Current Music: The Chi-Lites - Oh Girl

1. What do you wear to bed?

Summer = Shorts and a T-shirt
Winter = T-shirt and sweats and socks

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

The middle

3. Are you back, side, or stomach sleeper?

Side or back

4. How many layers of bedding are on your bed?

2

5. Are you a bed hog or a covers-thief?

No I am a very neat sleeper :)
 

August 26th, 2011

Friday Five @ 01:08 pm

Current Mood: hopeful hopeful
Current Music: Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me

1. What is your favorite type of food? (i.e. Italian, Mexican, etc.)

Home style cooking

2. What is the name of your favorite restaurant?

Cracker Barrel

3. Do you like fast-food?

Some of it

4. Do you prefer to be alone or in a group when you eat out?

In a group

5. Do the waiters/waitresses at your favorite restaurant know you by name?

Yes :)
 

July 1st, 2011

Friday Five @ 06:59 am

Current Mood: groggy groggy
Current Music: Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown

1. If you had to be part of some reality show, which would it be?

The Amazing Race

2. What would your challenge be for "Fear Factor".

Any of them where I had to go way up high as I have a fear of heights

3. Which reality show do you enjoy watching?

The Amazing Race

4. Which reality show would you never be caught dead watching?

Real Housewives of whichever variety

5. What's so fascinating about reality shows anyway?

They are more authentic and engaging than scripted television
 

June 24th, 2011

Friday Five @ 09:27 am

Current Mood: hopeful hopeful
Current Music: Eddie Rabbitt - Two Dollars In The Jukebox

1. What is your favorite way to travel (ship, place, car, train, etc)?

Air

2. Who is your favorite person to travel with?

Whomever I am not picky :)

3. What is the best vacation you've ever taken?

In 1995 in the space of 10 days I flew to L.A. and spent four days, came home for one day and took off again for Pensacola, FL for five days.

4. Where will your next vacation be to?

Hard to say

5. If you had the time and money to go anywhere you wanted, where would you go?

Europe
 

March 25th, 2011

Friday Five @ 09:54 am

Current Mood: complacent complacent
Current Music: Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me

1. What smell brings you a fond memory?

The scent of Jergens lotion. Seemed like everyone used it when I was a kid and when I smell it now it reminds me of that

2. What song makes you nostalgic?

Just about anything from the late 50s or 60s or 70s or 80s. The song I listed on this entry is a good example.

3. What taste reminds you of school?

Apples.

4. Which season makes you remember the most things in your past?

Spring.

5. Which memory do you treasure?

Gosh just pick one. And making new ones all the time :)
 

March 11th, 2011

Friday Five @ 10:15 am

Current Mood: creative
Current Music: The Poppy Family - Which Way You Going Billy?

1. What is your earliest memory?

Pre-school . . must have been 4 or 5. I remember the house we lived in.

2. What is your most vivid memory?

Daddy and I wrecked his nearly new 1960 Corvair. Took a curve too fast and it spun out and turned over. I was either 7 or 8. I can still remember it happening. We weren't hurt but it sure tore up the car.

3. What do you remember best about the year you turned 10?

My paper route. You were supposed to be 12 to have one but the guy let me because I was responsible.

4. What memory do you wish you could erase forever?

President Kennedy's assassination.

5. What do your parents(or other close relatives) remember about you that you have forgotten?

I can't remember this at all. My Mom said she had been cleaning house for days and had everything sparkling especially the kitchen. One night she woke and heard something so she went to investigate and I was in the kitchen with every pan and everything nearly out of the cabinets out and was "cooking" :) She said I had the biggest mess she ever saw. I was like 3 or 4.
 

February 25th, 2011

Friday Five @ 08:24 am

Current Mood: pensive pensive
Current Music: Macy Gray - I Try

1. What is your favorite section of the newspaper?

Entertainment

2. Sunday comics or weekday strips? Which comic is your favorite?

Ours had them in color every day so it didn't matter.

3. Do you read your daily horoscope? Do you believe in it?

Yes I read it. I've always thought it was interesting how accurate it could be.

4. Does the paper become bird cage lining, do you recycle, or does it get thrown in the trash?

Recycle

5. Where do you read the paper? At home, at work, or elsewhere?

At home
 

February 11th, 2011

Friday Five @ 07:20 am

Current Mood: energetic energetic
Current Music: Anita Baker - Sweet Love

1. What are some hobbies you would like to try, but haven't done so?

Can't think of any.

2. Why did you not pursue these hobbies?

Too lazy and content to do nothing in my spare time.

3. Do you often feel limited by your financial state with how you spend your free time?

Used to yes because there was never much left over like a lot of people.

4. Do your hobbies play a major part of your life, or help define who you are?

Not really.

5. Do you have any hobbies you have made income from?

I wish!
 

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