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Saturday 9: Home.

1. Do you live close to where you grew up? Why?
I live ~3 hours south from where I grew up¹. I moved down here when my (ex)husband finally started his ATC job.

2. Have you ever been so angry that you almost lost control?
Absolutely. I end up throwing stuff and it usually breaks…

3. Are you a fan of a musical act that slightly embarrasses you?
Does Cher and Celine Dion work for you?

4. Is there a movie that always makes you cry?
A Walk to Remember.

5. Who is the most famous person that you’ve met?
Kobe Bryant and Drew Brees are the most recent, and also the most currently famous. I have a list of celebrities I’ve seen/met, though²

6. Before you leave your home, what must you have?
Phone, keys, lip balm of sorts, debit card.

7. What do you miss the most about being a kid?
Not worrying about bills.

8. Tell us about a passion of yours that your readers would not expect.
I really love Worship music. It’s how I connect to God. It makes me cry sometimes.

9. At what age do you think you’d be to think, “I’ve had a great run”?
70.

I won’t be the first, nor the last, to admit that I fail at NaBloPoMo. Can I say that I still have to stop for a second to make sure I’m typing out the right letters for that damn acronym or whatever-the-fuck those kinds of terms are called? Yeah. Now for something simple because I don’t feel like spilling my guts yet.

Saturday 9 – How Long

1. Have you ever discovered a betrayal? If so, did you ask, “How long has THIS been going on”?
Yes. Yes.

2. What is the longest line you’ve ever stood in? Would you do it again?
A few hours? Either for a ride at a theme park (Disneyland, Magic Mountain, etc.) or for Half-Blood Prince‘s midnight release.

3. Someone has hung a sign around your neck, and you have to wear it all day long. What does it say?
Bent & Broken.

4. As the Christmas season approaches, what song is it that you just can’t wait to hear?
I do love traditional Christmas carols as well as sort of swing-era renditions.

5. What Christmas song do you dread to hear?
Feliz Navidad & Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.

6. How often do you read the last chapter of a book first?
Half of the time.

7. Do you have a favorite movie that you just love to see each year during the holidays?
I love the Santa Clause movies. And Harry Potter seems to be a good Christmasy-feel movie since they always feature the holiday, and ABC Family shows them a lot during the holiday as well lol.

8. Do you enjoy winter in the area that you live?
Absolutely. It gets relatively cold, sometimes wet, but we don’t have to deal with any blizzards or snow.

9. At holiday I think we all show more kindness. In your opinion, is this a “concept” that has value (like money or other tangible things) or does it exist as simply emotion? Why?
It depends on who you’re talking to. Some people might lighten up on their meanness or simply say nicer words, but there are tons of actual acts done out of kindness for the time of the year.

For an explanation of the blog title, please see the last question!

1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. Write that song name no matter how weird it sounds. (NO CHEATING!)
4. Tag some other people and force them to do the same thing ?

IF SOMEONE SAYS ‘ARE YOU OKAY’ YOU SAY?
“Give Me One Good Reason” Blink-182

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
“The Times They Are A-Changin” Bob Dylan

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
“Feel The Slience” Goo Goo Dolls

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
“Exit to Exit” Ryan Cabrera

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
“Til Kingdom Come” Coldplay

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
“Chasing Cars” Boyce Avenue – That’s a good way to end a life lol

WHAT’S YOUR MOTTO?
“February Song” Josh Groban

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
“Jar of Hearts” Christina Perri – Ouch.

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
“Catch Me When I Fall” Ashlee Simpson

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
“On And On” Mat Kearney

WHAT IS 2+2?
“Wake Up” Hilary Duff

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
“Black & White” Sarah McLachlan

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
“I Drove All Night” Cyndi Lauper

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
“Crazy Baldhead” Bob Marley – I don’t think crazy & bald is what I’m looking forward to…

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
“Everybody’s Changing” Keane – Quite appropriate.

WHAT WILL YOU DO AT YOUR WEDDING?
“Forgotten” Linkin Park

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
“Savior” 30 Seconds To Mars

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
“One” U2

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
“Until the End of the World” U2

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
“Fanfare” The Little Mermaid – I’m a peacock! You gotta let me fly!

WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
“Say Goodbye” Ashlee Simpson – Want… need… same difference, right?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
“One in This World” Hilary Duff

WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
“He Aint Worth Missin’” Toby Keith

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
“Wedding Announcement” The Little Mermaid

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
“Beautiful” Creed

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
“La Bamba” Richie Valens

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
“Under the Stars” The Lion King – How sweet.

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
“Green Finch and Linnet Bird” Sweeney Todd

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
“Prologue” Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
“Burn” Usher

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
“The Proposal” Ever After: A Cinderella Story

WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO SAY TO THE PERSON WHO TAGGED YOU?
“Don’t You (Forget About Me)” Simple Minds

WHAT WILL YOU NAME THIS NOTE?
“Come As You Are” Nirvana

1. What’s your favorite pickled food?
PICKLES! Kosher dill cucumber pickles, if you need me to be super specific . Runner up would be sauerkraut. Although, when thinking about it, why are cucumber pickles the only thing called pickles, when you can pickle almost everything?

2. What’s your favorite dehydrated food?
Jerky. Followed by apricots.

3. What’s your favorite covered-in-chocolate food?
STRAWBERRIES. The end.

4. What’s your favorite sautéed-in-garlic-and-butter food?
Anything and everything. Shrimp, asparagus, escargot ¹, bivalves…

5. What’s your favorite order-at-the-drive-through food?
Tacos, then french fries.

I wanted to post something but it’s late and I need to get to bed to wake up early and drive around a bunch before work at 11am. So, short & sweet meme it is! Thanks, Friday5!

As a random note, I think I’ve spent too much time on message boards since every time I want & need to add formating to my blog posts, I start out wanting to use brackets and BBCode.

I finally did a DITL over a week ago. I posted the photos on Flickr, but have yet to post them anywhere else. Now is the time!

0955: Gunny is up in my face, meowing. She’s as good an alarm clock as any mechanical version.

0956: My phone alarm is letting me know I need to be up and getting ready for work. No more snoozing.

0957: “*glare* Feed me hoomin!”

0957: But I don’t wanna…

0959: The one constant morning ritual.

1004: Time to throw in a quick load of laundry, which will take the entire day to be even remotely damp.

1008: It doesn’t hurt to smell good while working.

1010: It doesn’t hurt to look a little pretty, too.

1014: Adding on another layer of “smell good”.

1018: Oh, so you were SERIOUS when you were wining about being hungry?

1022: Elevator go down the hole…

1023: Down… down… down…

1028: I caught the bus just in time and now it’s time to walk the rest of the couple blocks to work.

1031: Welcome to Mira Mesa, CA!

1031: Almost there…

1033: Time to dress to impress.

1037: A quick drink, rest and smoke before I start work.

1316: Break time. Nothing like a smoke behind the dumpsters. Classy.

1316: Please read the sign. Don’t zoom-zoom in the drive-thru, passing the window.

1318: My break is over. Back to work.

1634: Lunch time! Yes, it’s late…

1719: Dessert after lunch. Funnel cake from Jack in the Box.

1720: I’m now available online. Let the do-nothingness commence!

1728: Taking a picture of myself taking a picture…

1858: Finally got the mail and apparently it’s wedding invitation season. Too bad they’re both on the same day in different states. Who wins?

1910: I’m along for

‘s walk

2005: Messing around on the website.

2145: Late dinner of beef & bean tacos topped with tomatoes.