Tuesday, September 08, 2009

The Queen's Meme #9

Who
is easy to love? ~ my girls
do you just wanna smack? ~ Asshats. All of 'em.
do you trust? ~ Only my closest friends, of which there are very few.
do you talk to when you're alone? ~ myself as usual.


What....

dangerous things do you do while driving? ~ Look at the clock. Seriously, I almost wrecked glancing at the clock once. No problem on the phone, changing cds, dealing with kids, eating, drinking, texting. I go to check the time which is right on the dash, and boom some dumbass stops suddenly in front of me.
are you allergic to? ~ The very air we breathe.
is Satan's last name? ~ Smith
is the last thing that moved you? ~ Breakfast at Tiffany's. I watched it four times this weekend.
is the freakiest thing in your house? ~ Tristin. Seriously. So freaky she would be amused by this answer.

When.....

is it time to turn over a new leaf? ~ When the old one falls apart.
will you be all that you can be? ~ I am always all I can be for the moment. Can't be too much at once.
is enough enough? ~ almost all the time
do you go to the dark side? ~ Who do you think made the damn cookies?


Where....

are your pants? ~ on me. Well, one pair, the others are in the drawer, and closet, and laundry room.
is your last will and testament? ~ Yeah, I need one of those.
is your junk food stash? ~ I don't do that.
is Carmen Sandiego? ~ Not on the dark side. Look somewhere else.


Why.....

was the Lone Ranger alone? ~ He wasn't, Tonto was always with him.
was The Scarlet Letter scarlet? ~ Because the author was an unimaginative bore. Seriously, I hate that book.
are musicians sexy and plumbers not? ~ Xmichra had the best answer for this, I just can't think of anything good!
are there no seat belts on school buses? ~ This has confounded me for years. And they get the worst damn drivers too!

Would you....

swim the English Channel for a doughnut and coffee? If not that, what? ~ No, I'm not much of a swimmer.
forgive someone who deliberately hurt you? ~ Nope.
rather believe a lie if it hurt you less than the truth? ~ No, I want the truth whether I can handle it or not.
you still be alive if you were sucked out of an airplane window? Would you just float around in space for while? ~ I would freak out completely.

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

The Queen's Meme #8

Warning: Hide the children!There are love shenanigans in the dungeon.


Welcome to The Queen's Meme #8.
Step out of the box. Be creative. Have fun!
And please, stay out of the dungeon.

I've tried to avoid this subject. It is the fickle fodder of many a meme these days. Romance, s*x, relationships and breakups are really nobody's business. Wouldn't you say? Or perhaps it's the questions that are too personal and a bit juvenile at times. Middle school smooching is not exactly the end all and be all of civilization. (Is it? I don't know. I seem to have forgotten.) To tell you the truth, I'm getting just a little sick of all the love shenanigans going on in the dungeon down below. I can hear you. You are all just a wee bit too happy if you ask me. If I didn't know better I'd swear you want to stay!
But seriously, we could all use a little lot of romance in our lives. I promise not to ask questions that would make your mother blush. I suggest you tell her not to read your blog tomorrow.

Bloggingham Love Shack (aka The Romance Meme)

1. What is the craziest thing you've ever done in the name of love?
~Moved out of town away from friends and family. Unfortunately it turned out badly.

2. How much mystery should there be in a relationship? Is it a good thing or not? ~Enough. Who wants to know everything about anyone? I believe in openness with one's partner, but only to a certain degree.

3. Is there someone in the blogosphere you'd like to get to know more intimately? Have you been too shy to ask? Let me help you. Write a 3 sentence anonymous blove letter to them in this meme.
Leave a link if you dare. (I promise not to tell!)
~Nope

4. Describe a "perfect evening" with the one you love.
~That question is a little presumptuous, but assuming I had someone to have a perfect evening with, I would start with my kids being somewhere else for the night. Dinner out, a movie, or a show! I've never been to a show. Then home for staying up late and sleeping late the next morning. ;)

5. If you are in a relationship, describe the one thing that makes it work well for you. If you are not in a relationship, do you want to be? If so, what type of romance are you looking for? What would it look like in your life?
~I would very much like to be in a nice comfortable-know-where-I-stand relationship.

6. If you had to choose between having good s*x (I told you not to let your mother read this) OR intelligent conversation on a regular basis, which would you choose and why?
~I very much like both and I am very certain I *can* get both. But if I had to chose I suppose sex because I get conversation online.

and finally.....a purely selfish question:

7. I've got the Bloggingham Blues. What type of man is right for Queen Mimi Pencil Skirt? Do any of you see love in her foreseeable future? What do you suggest I do to spice up my love life? What am I doing wrong????!
~I'm afraid I am new to the kingdom and not sure how to answer this. But don't give up hope! :)

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Save the ta-tas!

I have signed up for a 5K run in October. If you would like to donate in my name you can do so here. Most of the money stays locally in Knoxville, TN but 25% goes to breast cancer research in general.

I am running a timed race, and this will be the first of many. I'm nervous, excited, and scared to death. What if I'm the last one in like when I was a kid? There are going to be a ton of non-timed people walking and such so I guess I won't be last. But I have crazy flashbacks from gym class as a kid. Me, athletic? Who knew.

I still have breathing issues when running. I was told at an expo that I may have exercise induced asthma. I would need an inhaler ONLY before running or doing some other aerobic type thing. I go for an appointment to be tested next Tuesday morning. So we will see. I think I would be relived to find out I do. It would be much worse if I simply cannot run a mile without walking part of the time.

I will update everyone next week. :)

Friday, August 28, 2009

Fiction Friday

I Am Me

I am a writer.
Although I do not
get paid for it
And I have never written a book.

I am a runner.
But not very
talented at it.
No races will ever be won by me.

I am a mother.
Even when they
drive me nuts
And I do not know what I am doing.

I am a lover.
Touching softly
feeling deeply.
Learning when to hold on and when to let go.

I am alone.
At home or work,
in the car or in a crowd.
Even though loneliness terrifies me.

I am all these things
And more and none.
Unable to chose only one path.
Unwilling to let go of the many pieces of me.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Busy

Friday night I steam cleaned the carpet in the living room, playroom, and entry of the apartment. It was gross! After only two years? And we take our shoes off at the entrance usually. Surely it wasn't all from the dog, I'm afraid the carpet wasn't so clean when we moved in. Yuck. I might go back over the living room one more time before returning the cleaner to work. I still need to do Tristin's room before we get her new bed, since it used to be storage. And I should do at least the front part of my room and the hall. The cats have a new extra huge ass cat litter box with lid, and the baby gates are GONE. Those were to keep the dog from eating the poop. Yuck.

Saturday I ran around with the girls doing fun stuff and getting paid back with bad attitudes and the persistant idea that I can do nothing right. I gladly dropped them off at my friend Stephanie's around four. ;) Saturday night I saw Inglorious Basterds. I didn't pick the movie, but was pretty much won over after the words "Brad Pitt". I'm a sucker for a Brad Pitt movie. If he isn't showing off his chest or dimples, he will at least be proving he's more than just a pretty face with fantabulous acting. And yes, I'm serious. :P

He played a character from Maynardville, TN. I gotta say he played crazy hillbilly dead on. Seriously. Even had a little "injun" in him. It was pretty hilarious. The movie was a Quentin Taratino movie, and considering what a crazy bastard he is, it was pretty gross at parts. But I liked it. It was morbidly delightful. After Stephen King, Mr. Tarintino might be my favorite crazy ass creative type. Gee, I hope I spelled his name right. Someone correct me if I didn't.

Sunday I slept late. Very late, almost noon. The movie didn't let out until after one and it was well after three before I went to sleep. It was great, I don't get to stay out late and sleep late very often. :)

The rest of the day was getting groceries and more cleaning. I am bound and determined to downsize and get rid of anything we don't use. It just takes so much time to sort and figure out what to get rid of! Then there's the putting up of the stuff that remains. By the time we are settled, we may decide to move again. LoL.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

No Surprises Here.

Found at Xmichra's.




You Are Fantasy / Sci Fi



You have an amazing imagination, and in your mind, all things are possible.

You are open minded, and you find the future exciting. You crave novelty and progress.



Compared to most people, you are quirky and even a bit eccentric. You have some wacky ideas.

And while you may be a bit off the wall, there's no denying how insightful and creative you are.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Xmichra Tagged me! The rules were simple enough, erase her answers and fill in my own. Here is goes!

1. Who is the hottest Movie Star?
Hugh Jackman. He not only looks good, he also sings! Awesomely. And has that dreamy accent...




















2. Apart from your house and car, what is the most expensive item you have ever bought?
Well I was a housewife for 9 years. Technically I didn't buy anything then. And I've been broke since! hmmm... I would have to say the vacuum cleaner. Seriously. I spent more on it than I have ever on one. Maybe it will last more than two years like the others. LoL.

3. What is you most treasured memory?
I actually have several. All of the girls when they were newborns. :) Can't pick between them.

4. What was the best gift you ever received as a child?
malibu barbie. She had a red bathing suit and a brush. That's it. No wait, maybe western barbie. Her outfit had fringes. And I had her horse too!

5. What is the biggest mistake you have ever made?
Not shooting my ex right before Brianna was born and using hormones as a defense.

I mean, uhhh, not handling my separation a little better, yeah that's it. ;)


6. 4 words to describe yourself?
smart, crazy, cute, underestimated

7. What was your highlight or low light of 2008?
highlight ~ Tristin coming home in December. :)
Lowlight ~ Early 2008 when Tristin and Amy both moved away within a couple months of each other. :(

8. Favorite Film?
Just one?!?!? I can't do it! I can't pick just one!

9. Tell me one thing I don’t know about you.
This is always hard. I'm such a blabbermouth everyone knows everything that isn't too TMI and some that is. LoL. Okay, here's something I probably haven't blogged. When the shuttle blew up, '85 or '86 I think, I was in the eighth grade at school, and it took me a while to understand what happened because I had a stomache ache from eating too much junk food at my aunt's house the night before.

10. If you were a comic book/strip or cartoon character, who would you be?
Cartoon character? I have no idea. And technically I don't read comics. Although I have read a few, I just never did enough to really know what is going on. Of course they are always changing things around and stuff anyway.

But I suppose I would have to go with Catwoman. I know, you are all shocked. LoL. But seriously, she's not an awesome heroine, but she's not really all that bad either. She's just a little bad. Like me. ;)



The three bloggers I am tagging with this Meme are:

Karma, Toby, Mr. G

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Queen's Meme #6

#6 The Bachelor’s Dating Meme

In honor of my 500th "Bachelor of The Day" to post this week on my site called Dating Profile Of The Day we bring you The Dating Meme. For three years I've been rummaging through online dating profiles to find the zaniest and most ridiculous profile headlines out there. They write 'em. I spoof 'em. Do you know that some folks are grammatically insane?? And some are just insane.

Ergo, today's meme was born.




Are you up for the challenge? Take a look at these seven dating profile headlines from real dating sites. Imagine you are trying to find a date and these gems have just landed in your inbox. How would you respond to them? Write a comeback response to each one. Be sarcastic, be funny, be brave! Spelling errors not my own. Names and locations have been changed to protect the terminally single. If you need inspiration, go HERE for hundreds of funny examples.

1. Birdbrain looking for a mate

Try Sesame Street.

2. Where Are All The Bad Girls?

Plotting world domination by enslaving all the idiots on dating sites who think they are actually getting a date with a chick who looks like a model!

3. A Good Woman Is Hard To Fine

Only because good women don't get caught doing something worth a fine.


4. Does God Know You've Escaped From Heaven?

Sure don't, you wanna be the one to let him know first hand? Come on over.

5. I Put the Fun in DysFUNctional

I put the Hell in Hell no.


6. Does this profile make me look fat?

No fatter than you appear in person I'm sure.

7. I'm a no nonsince person with little tolorrance for stupitity

Stupitity is as stupitity does.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Push

I saw the movie Push Wednesday night. I loved it! But it was very weird. My kind of weird. Little Dakota Fanning is in it. Her character is brave, bold, crazy, and still a little girl. She reminded me of my oldest daughter. It also has Chris Evans in it, but I was disappointed he didn't show his chest more. Really, the boy has to learn to use his assets better.

So, no more explaining I want it to be a surprise. I am confident most of you would enjoy it. Remember that I described it as "my kind of weird."

Laters

Friday, August 14, 2009

Fiction Friday

All the old stories are false. Fantasy, legend twisted from real incidents. Not all Werepeople are good. We are no different than humans. Good and evil run rampant in both races. And there are others. Other races and breeds that walk among humans. The humans never know.

But this is no way to tell my story. Let me start at the beginning. Let me tell you about my death...

Thursday, July 23, 2009

I'm Special Damn It (and not in the short bus way)

Xmichra gave me an award!!!

1. “The Honest Scrap” award is not one to hold all to your self but it must be shared!
2. First, the recipient has to tell 10 true things about themselves in their blog that no one else knows.
3. Second, the recipient has to pass along this prestigious award to 10 more bloggers.
4. Third, those 10 bloggers all have to be notified they have been given with this award.
5. Those 10 bloggers that receive this award should link back to the blog that awarded them “The Honest Scrap’ award.

I am going to add that I think this award goes to people I find honest and funny. And to people who I find will tell you the truth about themselves, which is rare.

First off, after four years of blogging, there ain't a whole lot you guys don't know. Except maybe that I like to exaggerate with bad grammer on occasion. No wait, you probably knew that.

Also, since the stalker (note I don't even capitalize his nickname) may return at any moment, I won't be putting anything too personal here. But this sort of thing shouldn't be put on a private blog. So here it goes, ten things you hopefully don't already know that I don't mind *anyone* knowing.

1. I once had a three legged cat named Tina. Occasionally I referred to her affectionately as "Tripod". She didn't mind.

2. My mom wanted to name me Elizabeth, but my dad wouldn't let her.

3. As a kid, I wanted to name my future daughter Rebekah. My stepmom named my sister that when I was 16, even though she didn't know I liked it. I was pissed. She didn't know that either. Then she proceeded to call my sister by her middle name. :/

4. My first kiss with tongue was absolutely gross. This worried me because I thought I didn't like kissing. Luckily I found out later that the first guy was just really bad at it. LoL.

5. I now love kissing. ;) (with a good kisser)

6. I have learned that either I am attracted to someone from the first time I meet them, or I'm not. I don't change my mind over time.

7. Brianna was a planned pregnancy, Tristin was not. However, I wanted a baby before Tristin came along, I just thought I had another year to prepare before trying to get pregnant.

8. I have never met anyone who wasn't surprised to find out how old I am. I'm not saying this in a conceeded way, it was actually annoying when I was 20 and people thought I was 16 or 17. Older ladies always said I would appreciate it when I was older. And I do. ;)

9. The douche who sent mixed signals over a year ago (anyone remember him?) started working at my gym last week. At first I was surprised. Then a little annoyed. (It's MY gym, how dare he show up.) But now it's just damn funny. LoL.

10. I'm a cuddler with the right person. :) (You may know that, but I felt like saying it anyway!)


Ok, now for the giving of the award to others. I don't really keep up with many blogs anymore, and some people have dropped off blogging.

Karma
Mr. G
Toby

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

A late meme

The Queen's meme #2, found here.

Mission Impossible

1. You are a guest on the space shuttle. You just arrived on the moon and realize you forgot something back home that you can't live without. What is it and how do you convince them to go back and fetch it?
~I pout. My pout is very irresistible. As for what I left? hmmm... Oh! My camera. I forget that all the time now.

2. Pretend you are a teacher in a rough public school for one day. You have been assigned to teach Manners 101. You have the "challenging bad butt kids" class (remember this is a pretend school and anyway I can't say ass on my blog 'cause it's so unQueenly and I might get fined or something).
They are jumping up and down, cursing, and throwing things at you.
What is the first thing you would write on the board?
~You know, I'm not really good with kids. I do ok with my own. But a bunch of bad kids who don't want to learn? How about this: "Shut up and learn, or go home and stop wasting my time."
I would so get fired if I were a teacher.

3. Someone in your family or a friend has started a blog. They think it is anonymous but you have figured it out. They are saying derogatory things about you. Do you tell them or do you read it for awhile?
How would you handle it?
~Stalk them. We all know I've been stalked enough by others to know how! LoL

4. If you had one dollar left in your pocket, what would you spend it on?
~A diet dr. pepper.

5. President Obama and the First Lady are coming over for dinner. What do you serve?
~Domino's pizza. I hate to cook.

6 You walk in on your lover. They are trying on your clothes. What do you do?
~laugh.

7. Every astronaut must have shots! You only get one and you can't enjoy any of the attributes of the other choices. You choose either: (1) The fountain of eternal youth and sexual vigor but only for 10 years (2) perfect health for a lifetime (3) eternal mind-numbing nirvana and peace of mind (4) unlimited hedonism for one year with no negative consequences.
~I choose number 2. Good health is the only thing on there I have. Therefore it would be the only thing I would miss if I didn't have it.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The Queen's Meme and My Quest for Minions

Meme found here, and she found it here.

The Blog Outside The Box Meme
This meme is all about using your imagination. Free your inner blogginess. Step outside the proverbial blox (that's blog + box for all you non-blog speakers). Answer these ridiculous situational questions and post them on your own blog. Here's the situation for today. We won't tell a soul. And remember:
Don't end up in the dungeon.


1. You are in court. You are in deep doo-doo. What did you do? ('Cause if you want, I might could talk to the judge and get your sentence reduced to Bloggingham dungeon time.)
~ I was walking along being very careful and trip(over a thick piece of air no doubt) and knocked over a statue. Which then knocked over another. And another, and another. oh you get the idea!

2. Your blog just became a best-selling book . What is the title of your book ?
~ Reflections of a Crazy Bitch.

3. It is midnight. The phone rings. It is Michael Jackson calling from the Great Beyond.
What would you like to ask him?
~ You wanna be starting something?

4. You are having your future told. The fortune teller looks in the crystal ball, screams and leaves the room in fright. What did they see?
~ What I do when I finally get organized enough to have minions to do my bidding! muwahahahahhaha!

5. You're blogging along minding your own blusiness (that's blog + oh...you know) when Google unexpectedly puts an Objectionable Content Warning on your blog. Your own mother is afraid to enter! What, pray tell, did you do to warrant it? How did this happen? Do you think you deserve it? Just how objectionable are you? Do tell.
~ No doubt my potty mouth. I mean seriously, I can make fleets of sailors blush when I'm in a mood.

6. You suddenly become God Of The Universe. What would your first Commandment be?
~ Minions! I demand to have minions to do my bidding!!!

7. And finally, what secret would you like to tell the Queen?
Not to worry. What happens in Bloggingham, stays in Bloggingham.
~ Most of my minions would probably just be doing my housework. LoL.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Blame the heat

I've been so bad! Last Wednesday when I worked out it was the first time in a week and nearly killed me. So I was going to be better and go a lot this week. Two days later, on Friday I went to yoga class...

...and haven't been back since. hehe. So much for being good. My trainer had to cancel last night be cause of a stomach bug. I will go to yoga tomorrow night though. I probably will miss the Sunday class though at 2 pm. There's just so much to do on the weekends. And it's so hot I don't feel like doing a whole lot. But at least I'm not just sitting on my ass. Not a lot anyway. LoL

I will do better! If I blog it, I will do it. Right? Eh, we'll see.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Seriously

I was thinking today, wouldn't it be cool if I had minions to do my bidding? That would be awesome.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Space: The Final Frontier

I finally saw Star Trek last weekend. First I have to say, I am totally not a Trekkie. I remember seeing the original in reruns AFTER seeing Star Wars. Of course that made it seem kind of silly, but I remember some of the characters. The characters are what stuck with me. I have not even seen all of the Star Trek movies with the original cast. I was a bit of a New Generation junkie though.

The new movie was most excellent! The new people playing old characters were awesome! The actors should get awards for capturing the original character and portraying them very convincingly. Of course Kirk was the least recognizable, but come on, Shatner is too classic to copy too well. ;) I was most worried about new Spock. See, I always loved old Spock. I can even do the vulcan salute without using my other hand to position my fingers. New Spock? I luvs him too. :)

So without giving away the movie, I had many wonderful geeky-I-know-what-that-refers-to-moments. But even someone who has no idea what Star Trek is would enjoy this. It is just a great Sci-Fi action packed movie. And it has a half naked green chick. Come on, who doesn't think a half naked green chick is interesting?

Live long and prosper.

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Spectacular, Spectacular

I am at this very moment watching Transporter 3. Jason Statham kicks ass most awesomely. But some parts are a little slow, hence the blog post. I may repeat some things from the other blog.

I have my first kid-free night coming up, June 13th. I'm ecstatic! Hold on...ass kicking in progress...

Ok, ass kicking over for a bit. At first look, Jason Statham isn't much to look at. But kicking ass with no shirt on? Damn.

Ok, back to the blog post. It's so hard to think of what to say here now! Jesus Christ! He's driving the car on the two left wheels...

Ah, life is so distracting right now. But focus! Ok, cool things lately:

I noticed last week that when I wear a skirt, my thighs no longer rub together. This is a most excellent thing. Also, I took the girls to the pool Sunday, and I wasn't self-concious at all. I'm not where I'd like to be yet, especially my tummy. But I have two kids, one almost as big as me. I'm looking pretty good. In a two piece!!! Of course I wore a two piece when I was only okay...but now I feel good in it! My tummy will take a while to get where it should be. A lot of it is simply damage from having two kids. But I've made so much progress already I don't mind waiting for more. :)

Best line from the movie so far: "Nope, I am not the gay."

And then he proved he was not the gay. ;)

Okay, enough rambling for now. I shall try my bestest to post more frequently now. Even though I am limited on what I can say. So check both blogs every so often. :)