Yoinked from our dear Dory :) Oops! I forgot to publish this one, I had it saved as a draft. *LOL*

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy (not forward) this entire note and paste into a new note that you can share. Change all the answers so that they apply to you. 

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
I like gift bags, with pretty tissue paper peeking out of the top.


2. Real tree or Artificial?
I've had both, and sometimes no tree. This will be a no-tree year. What goes up, must come down. Ugh!

3. When do you put up the tree?
IF we have one, as close as possible to Christmas.
 
4. When do you take the tree down?
As soon as the 12 days are over.

5. Do you like eggnog?
Love it!

6. Favorite gift received as a child?
For Christmas? Baby Secret.

7. Hardest person to buy for? 
Can't think of anyone.

8. Easiest person to buy for?
The kids.

9. Do you have a nativity scene?
Yes, I have several.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
What are Christmas cards? (I stink at mailing)
 

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
First of all, I'm with Dory, it's the thought that counts, but if you're meaning which was probably not the best choice to make me happy, I won't say.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
I love so many!
A Christmas Carol in any version (well, pretty much any version)
It's a Wonderful Life (Merry Christmas, George!)
Elf (Smiling's my favorite)
A Christmas Story (Frah- geee- lay)
While You Were Sleeping- I cry every time I see it. (I like Mass better in Latin. It's nicer when you don't know what they're saying.)
The Bells of St Mary's (You've obviously never been up to your neck in nuns.)
I could go on and on, so I'll just stop here :)

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
It's been a while since we had money for that.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
I don't think so.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Is drinking eggnog eating?

16. Lights on the tree? 
Sure, why not?

17. Favorite Christmas song?
Lots.. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" springs to mind.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
By travel, do you mean a trip across the country, or across town?

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer (another cute movie, but I digress) Vixen, Comet Cupid, Donder, Blitzen. Throw in Rudolf, if you're singing.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
I've had both, not at the same time. ;-)

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
Back when we had presents, morning.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
The same songs over and over again on the radio.

23. Favorite ornament theme or color?
Red and gold.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
Same as Thanksgiving, really.

25. What do you want to do for Christmas this year?
Have dinner with my family and watch Christmas movies, listen to Christmas music, watch my grandniece play with her toys.

26. Who is most likely to respond?
No one I can think of. Multiply's a bit lonely lately.

Senior Year

 
Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!
IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR DID YOU...

1. Did you date someone from your school?
No, I dated a guy from Newfield, Paul Bonanni. I really liked him, but was not ready for a serious relationship. I was always very young for my age, I think. I'm still friends with his family today. We went out off and on during most of that year.

2. Did you marry someone from your high school?
No. My first husband went to Miller Place, my sweet hubby I have now went to Patchogue-Medford.

3. Did you car pool to school?
No, I took the bus or walked, when I showed up at all. One of my friends in Chorus said to me once, "Oh my gosh! You're here three days in a row?!"

4. What kind of car did you have?
In senior year, I called it Mom's car.

5. What kind of car do you have now?
I drive a Dodge Grand Caravan Sport.

6. Its Saturday night...where are you now?
This past Saturday night, I was floating around Second Life, looking for those POE Globes for the Peace On Earth Globe Hunt, and trying to up my acreage in the game I play there, Tiny Empires.


7. It is Saturday night...where were you then?
I don't know. Was there Theatre Arts on Saturday nights?! Back then, it was all about Theatre Arts and St. Margaret's. We had done West Side Story at school, and Godspell at St. Margaret's. Ginny and I also did a skit in the Senior Variety Show, which was called "Baby Snooks and Daddy".


8. What kind of job did you have in high school?
Suffolk Life, as all Mahoney kids did. Our mom was a manager, we had to!

9. What kind of job do you do now?
I work at an ambulette company. (An ambulette is a basically a medical taxi, for those from other places, where they're called something else.)

10. Were you a party animal?
I was a theatre and singing animal.

11. Were you considered a flirt?
I might have been. ;-)

12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
We called it chorus.

13. Were you a nerd?
Is that really for me to say? I think so, in a good way.

14. Did you get suspended or expelled?
Funny you should ask that. I did get suspended once, and I just recently found one of the girls I got drunk with in school. *ROTFL* She brought a bottle of Seagrams 7 in , and we drank it (yes, the WHOLE bottle- one those quart bottles, not a little 750) in the girls room. There was one other girl, I can't remember her name, hmmm, I think it was Carolyn. That's right, kids, I am not a role model. At least, back then I wasn't.

15. Can you sing the fight song?
Um, the school sang? I can sing the school song, and still do, fairly often.
*clears throat*
Often in these hallowed halls,
Echoes of old Cougar calls,
Beckon you and me to remember.

High school games,
New friends and fun,
Life had only just begun
Then the day for us to be leaving.

Though mem'ries may in time grow dim,
Random thoughts become our hymn
To Blue and White Centereach High.

16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?
Mr. Imperiale, of course! Y'mean there were other classes?

17. Where did you sit during lunch?
With Lori Wenig, and a bunch of other people. I remember Micheal Giordano and I reading Romeo and Juliet together and laughing our heads off at "I bite my thumb at you", so I guess he was there sometimes. *shrugs* No other names spring to mind.

18. What was your school's full name?
Centereach High School

19. When did you graduate?
Good question. In the summer.

20. What was your school mascot?
Cougar

21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
Yeah, right.

22. Did you have fun at Prom?
Yes and no. I went with Paul from question 1. I asked him as a friend, but he acted a bit like he wanted to get back together and he seemed serious, and I ran scared! *sighs* I've regretted that so many times, but I suppose it all turned out for the best. He's happy, I'm happy. I just felt like I'd let him down.

23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?
I'm friends with his family on Facebook. He does not have one, but if he did, I would totally be friends with him.

24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?
I just missed one :(

25. Do you still talk to people from school?
Absolutely! I'm lifelong friends with some, and there are others I have just reconnected with on Facebook.

26. School Colors? Blue and White

Good-bye, Liam

I just read that the last Clancy Brother, Liam Clancy, has died. I was raised on the music of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, and I still love them today.

Kathology (A survey out of Shellye's boredom, and my response to it.)

***********FOODOLOGY*************** 

What is your salad dressing of choice? 

Hidden Valley Low Fat Ranch

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? 

Good Steer

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? I already eat a certain

 food every day, and not get sick of it. I call it breakfast cereal. :P

What are your pizza toppings of choice? 

I have not had pizza in over a year, but we used to order it with sausage, peppers, and onions, or the house special at John's, which is Shrimp Marinara.

what do you like to put on your toast? 

Either very lightly buttered, or like Shellye, with Raspberry or Blackberry jam with seeds.

***********TECHNOLOGY*************** 

How many televisions are in your house? 

Three. We only watch one. The kids each have one in their rooms that are hooked up to video games.

What color is your cellphone? 

Navy.

Do you have an iPod? 

No.

What kind of computer do you have? 

Gateway.

***************BIOLOGY****************** 

Are you right-handed or left-handed? 

A little of each. Some might call it ambidexterous, but I am left handed for some things, but right handed for others. I think of myself as a lefty.

Have you ever had anything removed from your body? 

Yeah! Five children!!! 

What is the last heavy item you lifted? 

I just went shopping at Costco. 'Nuff said.

Have you ever been knocked unconscious? 

Unless you mean when I've had small people removed from my body, (twice) no, and I'd like to keep it that way.

************BULLOLOGY************** 

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? Why?

If you could change your name, what would you change it to? 

If I ever get around to gathering up papers and going to motor vehicle, I would change my last name to match my husbands. Hey, we've only been married seven and half years. Besides, Katha sounds better with my maiden name.

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? 

How big a bottle of hot sauce?

**************FAVORITOLOGY**************** 

Season? 

Fall.

Holiday? Thanksgiving, because I get to see my brother and his family.

Day of the week? 

No favorite.

Month? 

Any month NOT in summer.

***********CURRENTOLOGY***************** 

Mood? 

Happy, I'm on the phone with my Gin-Gin.

What are you listening to?

Gin-Gin, talking to me on her drive home, she's asking what I'm filling out. 

Current worry? 

Leaving Shellye's answer: I can worry or I can pray, I can't do both. 

***************RANDOMOLOGY***************** 

First place you went this morning? 

The kitchen to get some brekky. 

{{*nudges Carrie* Like that? Got it from you. ;-) }}

Last place you went last night? 

To sleep.

What's the last movie you saw?

The Game Plan. We put it on for Rich, who swore he had never seen it.. but, he's had a hit on the head.

***************OTHER-OLOGY***************** 

How many pairs of flip flops do you own? 

None, thank you.

Last time you had a run-in with the cops?

Is it a run-in if you call them to report an accident? I did that a week or two ago.

Last person you talked to? 

Talkin' to Ginny right now. :)

Last person you hugged? 

Probably Rich. He's coming home tonight! **big smiles**

Do you always answer your phone? 

I can't answer at work.

It's four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? 

Carrie, Sarah.

If you could change your eye color what would it be? 

I'll keep the blue, thanks.

Do you own a digital camera? 

Yes.

Have you ever had a pet fish?

I had goldfish when I was a kid.

Favorite Christmas song(s)? 

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, O Holy Night, Bethlehem Morning, lots more..

What's on your wish list for your birthday? 

To have a celebration.

Can you do push ups? 

Yes. Not the girly kind either. :P

Can you do a split?

*Laughs hysterically, then composes self* No, never have been able to.

Does the future make you more nervous or excited? 

Excited.

Do you have any saved texts? 

Yes, quite a few.

Have you ever been in a car accident? 

Yes.

Do you have an accent? 

Doesn't everyone?

What is the last movie to make you cry? 

Most movies make me cry.

Plans tonight? 

I went to bed early last night, got eleven hours of sleep, and it was not enough. My plans tonight are to get as much sleep as I can to catch up.

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? 

No, rock bottom is pretty bad. There's always someone worse off than you.

Name 3 things you bought today? 

Gallon of gas number one, gallon of gas number two, and the gallons that came after. *smirk* 

Have you ever been given roses? 

Yes, my husband has gotten them for me very many times. 

(My first husband never gave them to me, until his friend, Danny Janosik MADE him get them for me for some occasion. It was an anniversary, I think.)

Met someone who changed your life? 

Yes, my husband is one of them.

How will you bring in the New Year? 

At home, or at my mom's.

What song represents you? 

This is Another Day, by Andrae Crouch

Name two people who might complete this? 

I have no idea.

Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? 

For what?

Have you ever dated someone longer than a year? 

Yes, I even married him.

Do you have any tattoos/piercings? 

My ears are pierced.

Does anyone love you? 

Yes, of course.

Would you be a pirate? 

No. I only play Pirate Clan on Facebook. Real Pirates are not nice.

What songs do you sing in the shower? 

Have not sung in the shower for ages.

Ever had someone sing to you? 

Yes. Many times.

When did you last cry? 

This morning, on the way to work. I miss my husband.

Do you like to cuddle? 

Yes, I do.

Have you held hands with anyone today? 

No, hubby has been away for days.

Who was the last person you took a picture of? 

I took a picture of Lisa and myself when we went to go look at her old house, which was up for sale. It's her profile picture.

Are most of the friends in your life new or old? 

As with Shellye, a mixture of both, but most are old friends.

Do you like orange juice with the pulp? 

Yes. (I didn't like the way it sounded with "pulpy" either, Shellye. That's why I changed it. Shhh, don't tell the Quizmaster!)

My cousin, Fred sent me this joke :)

Rating:
Category:	Other

Thanksgiving Divorce

A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Thanksgiving and says,"I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough".

"Pop, what are you talking about?" the son screams. "Well, we can't stand the sight of each other any longer," the father says. "We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her."

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "Like heck they're getting divorced," she shouts, "I'll take care of this,"

She calls Phoenix immediately, and screams at her father, "You are NOT getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?" and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife with a smile. "Okay," he says, "they're coming for Thanksgiving, and they're paying their own way."

Whatcha makin'?

I got an email today that I think might make for a fun recipe exchange blog.

Here the general idea: 

(Slightly reworded email follows)

You have been invited to be a part of a recipe exchange, and I hope you will participate. 

You are invited to write a recipe out here, and it should be something quick, easy and without rare ingredients. 

Actually, the best one is the one you know in your head and can type right now. 

Don't agonize over it, use the one you make when you are short of time.

Don't forget to yoink this and put it on your own blog. :)

Email chain things are sometimes good blog material, aren't they?

Here's mine: 

Spaghetti (or Linguine) with white clam sauce

Ingredients:

• Spaghetti or Linguine  (obviously)
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Garlic- I use 8 cloves, you may want to use less. (use the pre-chopped kind for speed)
• Red pepper flake -depends on your taste. I use a couple of tablespoons.
• Clams- I like to use fresh, but we're doing fast recipes, so for now, we'll use canned. Three small cans or one large can works for me.
• White wine- I like to use Pinot Grigio, about 3/4 cup. Chill the rest to drink with your meal.
• Juice of one Lemon
• Flat leaf parsley- 2 handfuls fresh, or a smattering of dry for the fast factor
• Bread crumbs- can take 'em or leave 'em

(Make the sauce while the pasta is cooking to ensure that it will be hot and ready when the sauce is finished.)

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, and cook the pasta to al dente. Drain well.

While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil (pour around the pan a time or two) over medium in a deep saute pan with a lid. 

Add the garlic and red pepper flakes; saute for 2 minutes. 

Add the clams, wine, and lemon juice. (only pour in the juice from the canned clams, not the actual clams yet. They're already cooked when they're packaged, and we don't like over-cooked clams)

Add the hot, drained pasta to the pan; add a little butter if you like, and season with salt and pepper. Throw the clams in, and toss for a bit to get the pasta covered with the sauce. 

Add chopped parsley and toasted bread crumbs. 

Drizzle with a round of olive oil, (if you like) before serving.

One Word- playing along :)

My friends have posted this, so I am going to play along too...

Leave ONE WORD (in the comment section) that you think best describes me. It can be only one word. No more. Then copy and paste this on YOUR page so I may leave my one word about you.

(picture is my friend, Lisa at Cedar Beach, on the North Shore of Long Island.)

Katha, according to my children..

Ok here's the deal. Ask your kids these questions and see what answers you come up with. It's a very enlightening experience.

1. What is something I always say to you?
Xx: "George Washington"
Paul James: "Green"
(These are both things I say a LOT!)

2. What makes me happy?
Xx: Going to Aunt Ginny's house. A lot of things.
Paul James: New episodes of Burn Notice.

3. What makes me sad?
Xx: Things that are sad make you sad
Paul James: No more new episodes of Burn Notice.

4. How do I make you laugh?
Xx: Um..a lot of things..the quotes of dangerous death that you do.
Paul James: I guess, by being a killahhh.


5. What do you think I was like as a child?
Xx: Crazy? Um, I mean, fun?
Paul James: I guess like how you are now, only not as mature.

6. How old am I?
Xx: You're 49..no, really!
Paul James: 49

7. How tall am I?
Xx: 5' 4" and a half
Paul James: 5' 4"

8. What is my favorite thing to do?
Xx: Hang out with Aunt Ginny?
Paul James: Be awesome.

9. What do I do when you're not around?
Xx: Party!
Paul James: How would I know?

10. If I become famous, what will it be for?
Xx: For being a killah! The longest commented blogger..the person with the most comments on their blog.
Paul James: Genocide. No, I'm kidding. I'd say as an actor... or author.

11. What am I really good at?
Xx: Um, killing?
Paul James: Being awesome.

12. What am I not really good at?
Xx: Remembering things?
Paul James: Not being awesome. :(

13. What is my job?
Xx: To kill? I can't think..that ambulance place.
Paul James: Being one of those dudes that answer phones at that medicaid...medical...things..

14. What is my favorite food?
Xx: I don't know, you like a lot of stuff.
Paul James: Maybe lasagna or baked ziti.

15. What makes you proud of me?
Xx: That you're awesome.
Paul James: Being able to analyze people really well...and your good advice.

16. If I were a cartoon character, who would I be?
Xx: Invader Zim
Paul James: Spongebob Squarepants, no, let me think.. (we went to the next question and forgot to go back)


17. What do you and I do together?
Xx: Watch movies and stuff
Paul James: Be whack jobs together

18. How are we the same?
Xx: We have the same brown hair and the same color eyes and we both have the same first name, and the same teeth and our eyebrows arch the same way..and we're both girls
Paul James: We're both whack jobs and we both have the same nose and same birthmarks.

19. How are you and I different?
Xx: We vary in height
Paul James: our interests overall.


20. How do you know that I love you?
Xx: Because you buy food and stuff for us , and you haven't gotten rid of us..you haven't kicked us out
Paul James: Because you haven't offed us yet, you have never screamed "Why me?!" ..AND.. you haven't sold us for a pitcher of beer.

21. Where is my favorite place to go?
Xx: Aunt Ginny's house
Paul James: Home

 

 Katha
http://www.marykay.com/kathamaranatha

Ohmigosh! Has It Finally Happened?

I kinda feel like Steve Martin, in The Jerk, proclaiming that "the new phone book's here".
I logged into Yahoo for my email and I was presented with a page that said "Welcome To Your New Profile!" So please pardon my hysteria while I...

*runs down the street, yelling*

The new profile is here! The new profile is here!

Star Trek Personality Test

I forget where I took this, but it was fun, so here it is. (I think it was on someone's page on Facebook.)

According to the test, I am Captain Kirk. I was hoping for Lwaxana Troi, but Kirk is groovin' too. (maybe they don't have Lwaxana as a possible result...yeah, we'll go with that explanation. **giggles**

You can take it here:
http://www.matthewbarr.co.uk/trek/index.htm

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Back in the Saddle Again!

I finally felt like I had gotten enough sleep to try fencing again, and woohoo, I beat Capt Blinker, who at the time of this posting is #4 in the world!
Here's a picture I meant to take only of the scoreboard, but got his "stabbed and dying" animation under my feet, and the comments of Lizza, a spectator in the bleachers, who was rooting us on during the match. *ROTFL*
By the way, this is the fourth time I have beaten Capt at fencing.

Yoinked Quizzy

1. Would you chew gum after someone else already has?
No, but thanks for asking....?


2. What describes your relationship status?
Happily married.


3. Who was your last call from?
My Gin-Gin.

5. Ever been skinny dipping?
All the time...in the shower. *giggle*

6. Earrings or necklace?
I wear earrings all the time, necklaces sometimes.

7. Who have you talked to most on the internet?
Out of all the time I've been on here? My sister Patty, hands down.

8. Liver or cod liver oil?
What about 'em?

9. Friend of the same sex that lives closest to you?
My Gin-Gin.

10. Colour of your shirt?
You have to ask? Say it with me, everyone! Black!

12. Who do you look like, Mother or Father?
My dad.

13. What colour is your background on your computer main screen?
Black/Pink, with a silver Mary Kay prize car.

14. Do you make wishes with your Birthday candles on your cake?
Nope.

15. Good advice if you ever go camping?
Never been, except if you count the Holiday Inn.

16. Are you a bad influence?
Ummmm...*looks innocent* Not bad bad, but I have been known to be mischievous...in a good way! (Stop choking Maryann... Ginny.... Raymond!)

17. What colour are your eyes?
Blue.

18. Would you rather eat steak or pasta for dinner?
Can't I have both?

19. Would you do anything for someone?
Depends on who and what.

22. Do you use smiley faces on the computer?
Sometimes.

23. What song is on?
In my house, none, just my husband singing a line here and there for the benefit of Paul James, and the sound of the local Traffic and Weather station. If you mean on my site, I have RelientK playing on my front page. I love them!



24. Were your grades good in school?
Depends on whether I was interested in the class or not...or if I showed up, which kinda went hand in hand.

25. What is your favourite snack?
Popcorn, lately. We air pop it, drizzle olive oil on it, and add a light sprinkling of Adobo.

26. One nice thing that happened recently?
I got invited to visit with some friends that I met online.

27. Does your best friend have a myspace?
I'd have to ask.

28. What task do you dislike doing?
Call it a task, that'll make anything unpleasant.

29. Last time you went out to lunch?
When my mother in law died.

30. Have you ever caught a fish?
Sure have.

31. Have you ever enjoyed listening to Jack Johnson?
Never heard of him.

32. Have you ever been on a ship?
Boats, yes, ship, no.

33. Angelina Jolie or Jennifer Aniston?
What about them?

34. Do you like country music?
What's not to like?

35. Were you ever caught up in the Star Trek series?
Caught up in? Whoever wrote that question, Quizmaster, just doesn't get it. Love Star Trek, TOS and TNG being the favorites.



36. Still have pictures of your childhood?
Like it was so long ago? Of course I do!



37. Do you have a song by Ozzy Osbourne in your library?
I have a library? Cool! But I don't think there are any Ozzys in there.

39. Family Guy or Simpsons?
Neither one, thanks.

41. Do you read trashy romance novels?
Nope.

43. Mashed potatoes or french fries?
Mashed potatoes.

44. Corn or peas?
Can't I have both? Yum-O!

45. What do you think of the kid's Barney Show?
I never ever let my kids watch that.

46. Have you ever pretended your crush was with you when they weren't?
Not sure what that means...maybe I just need more sleep.

47. Rice or noodles?
Brown Jasmine Rice, please.

48. Have you ever traveled on a train?
Yes.

49. Do you like jello?
Yes. Especially since Mary Anne taught me about the wonders of Jello shots. I made them for Easter last year.

50. Have you ever spent over an hour thinking about nothing but a certain person?
Yes.

51. Have you ever liked someone solely because of their appearance?
Maybe at first. For example, I like a person automatically if they smile, or if they have a space between their front teeth, which you only know if they smile. Hey, my brother has a space and one of my BFFs had one, until the dentist closed the gap, I can't help it.
It's up to them whether I continue to like them.

52. Do you eat all the food groups  daily....meat, milk, veggies/fruit, bread?
Yes.

53. Are you messy or neat?
Messy. Help me FlyLady!

54. Have you ever been to South America or Africa?
Nope.

55. Do you know how to knit?
No, I use to crochet though.

56. Do you ever communicate by text messages?
My favorite means of communication! Well, almost, or I wouldn't be going to meet these friends face to face, now would I?.

57. Oatmeal or Corn Flakes?
Oatmeal. don't know that I have ever eaten corn flakes.

58. Do you keep a diary or journal?
I used to.

59. When you open your closet, what is the dominant color?
When I open my closet? You mean some people can close theirs?

60. Favourite Pie?
Blueberry, cherry, or costco's mixed berry pie.

61. Favourite Cookies?
Chocolate chip oatmeal raisin bran. I made the recipe up myself when the kids were little. I figured if they were going to have cookies, they were going to be good for them.

62. Without too much thought, favourite movie?
I love While You Were Sleeping. Xx and I just watched that recently.

63. Favourite soup?
Right now, I'm diggin' the 16 bean soup I made yesterday. Talk about yum!

64. Shocking event in your life?
When Kelly (my friend Maryann's daughter, and my Piratess daughter's best friend) died, just short of her 14th birthday. It still affects me so much.

65. Sad event in the last year?
Losing my godfather, losing my mother in law.

66. Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Star Wars?
Love all of them.

67. Fly or road trip?
Road Trip!!! Woot!

68. Favourite thing to drink?
Coffee, Red Wine, Water, Unsweetened freshly brewed Iced Tea.


69. What do you dislike most about online ?
Having to settle for cyber hugs.

70. Go to the movie theatre or rent a movie and watch it at home?
Depends on the movie. Most times, I think I'd rather watch at home, but sometimes you just want to see it right away... like with Lord of the Rings.

71. If you had to lose a sense ....what would you rather lose; your hearing or sight?
Hearing, because I could still be online, drive, stuff like that.

72. If you could change only one thing from your past, what would it be?
My past has made me who I am today, and I kinda like being me. 

Dipping My Toe Into The Blog Waters Once Again With My First TTT

  I have not blogged publicly since my mother in law passed away, a mother in law who actually liked me. This is enough to stop the blogging in many people, but I had another situation happen that paralyzed me even further, which many of you know about, so I won't bore you by going there. Instead, I'll bore you with this! XD
I am now ready to (hopefully) get back in the swing. Thanks to all of you who have left messages and PMed me and helped me remember that I am loved.

You guys rock!



 Ten Thoughts Tuesday
1. Geez, I've never done this before, but I think it'll be an easy exercise to get me back on track.

2. I haven't played En Garde fencing for three days. I've been too sleepy to think, and you need to be somewhat alert to play, but I am still ranked in the top 50 in the world. Pretty Dang Cool, if you ask me. Now, if I can only stay up there..not sure if I can pull that off. (My name in the rankings- Laura Laks)

3. If any out there would like to play (though I know there are a big handful who do,) here's the link to the video tutorial. I'd love to fence with you at any time! Actually, you can watch it right here! 

4. I'm really excited about going to Ohio to have a mini-(re)union with some of my Multiply homies! Woot!

5. Another game I like to play is called Tiny Empires. It is a wildly successful online game that even has it's own WIKI. I should include a link to my line. You'll find us on the far right, under Princess Terry Ragu, and Prince Capt Blinker.

6. I have more than one avatar playing this game, and my avatar named Katha Sweetwater just got a title bestowed on her. I will now be known as Lemonade Princess. Isn't that sweet? (*giggles*)



(Yes, I'm at the Fencing arena in this screenshot.)

7. Xx made her birthday cake, which she said she was not going to do until her CDs from Japan arrived. I was thinking it was so good, I need to post the recipe sometime. It's very heart-healthy, and so good, you do not even need frosting. I made it for my sister once, years ago, and because I was distracted by her visit, I burned it, but it was still reallllly good.

8. I probably could have broken some of these down into more thoughts.

9. I'd be already done, if I had done that.

10. I miss my Gin-Gin, we need to go shopping together...think I'll text her right now.


I just had to take this picture of the local scoreboard a few nights ago. Note that Kartor and I are numbers one and two! Woot!