Eating / Toasted home-made oatmeal bread with hazelnut butter (that DH bought at the Farmer's Market)
Drinking / Home-steeped chai (ditto on the Farmer's Market)
Practicing / Pie crusts. Mine are inconsistent: sometimes great, but sometimes tough and lopsided.
Mastering / healthy cooking that the whole family will eat
Learning / How to light our new grill
Trying / not to do everything at 100%; giving myself permission to half-ass a few things
Playing / lots of Winter Olympics that's taking up too much space on the TiVo
Finishing / Four pairs of mittens that were supposed to be delivered last month, all of them different patterns from Selbuvotter
Reading / When Will There be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
Remembering /Our trip to London (see next blog post)
Wearing / comfy long shorts, an oversized T-shirt, and sneakers.
Cooking / Everything on the grill. Mushrooms, chicken marinated in spiced yogurt, potatoes...
Working / on the answer keys to all the placement tests, which would be coming back to me any day now
Traveling / To a bunch of farmer's markets, but no major trips until August
Wanting / More sleep!
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Friday, June 20, 2014
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
20 answers
1) What ended your last relationship?
He didn't think I was important enough to tell that he was going in for fairly major surgery on his wrist.
2) When was the last time you shaved?
This morning. (Off to meet the new physical therapist. Didn't want to scare her.)
3) What were you doing at 8:00AM?
Sleeping!
4) What will you be doing in 15 minutes?
Putting the boys to bed.
5) Some things you are excited about?
Getting physical therapy for my injured hip (finally!)
Going to NYC for our wedding anniversary.
Reading the huge pile of books I just got from the library.
6) What is your favorite flavor of Jello-O?
Dunno... I don't really eat it.
7) What do you remember about your prom night?
I refused to go frilly and lacy, so we drove all over the state to find me a very nice, tame dress by Laura Ashley. My prom date borrowed my dad's old tux. My best friend's mom did my hair.
8) Do you have any famous ancestors?
My paternal grandmother claimed to be related to the Stanley who invented the Stanley Steamer but I don't know whether he was a direct ancestor of ours.
9) Last thing you received in the mail?
My contract for next year's employment.
10) How many different beverages have you had today?
four: tea, water, seltzer, and apple juice.
11) Do you ever leave messages on people's answering machines?
Yes, in a very slow, clear voice.
12) Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach?
I haven't done that in years! Will have to try it again this summer. Maybe the boys want to do it...
13) Any plans for Friday night?
A nice dinner with DH and possibly a play, if I can talk him into it.
14) Do you like what the ocean does to your hair?
Yuck! No way! (I thought this was a trick question until I remembered that one of my cousins loves, loves loves her hair after rinsing in salt water for days on end.)
15) Have you ever received one of those big tins of 3 different popcorns?
Yup, just about every year. I share them with the dorm and they last about two days. Then I use the empty tins to store dog food and birdseed.
16) Do you reuse towels after you shower?
Ummm... is this a trick question? Yes, of course. I'm clean when I use it, after all. I wash the towels every weekend. (Honestly, how much water would I have to use to wash two bath towels a day?)
17) Describe your keychain?
One car key, 6 other keys, a mini-Leatherman tool, a mini-flashlight, and my library card.
18) Where do you keep your change?
I keep about $3.00 worth of change in my drawer at work. I keep another $5.00 of quarters and dimes in the car for parking meters. I keep four quarters in my coat pocket for soda emergencies and the rest in the change compartment of my purse.
19) When was the last time you spoke in front of a large group of people?
How large? I'm a teacher so I speak to groups of 9 to 17 students every weekday. I gave a 2-minute impromptu report to 60 colleagues last Monday.
20) What kind of winter coat do you own?
I have a wonderful black wool coat that I got on sale at Macy's last spring. It has slightly belled sleeves and a huge collar that can be turned up or buttoned down. It just covers my butt. It looks like no one else's coat and I adore it.
He didn't think I was important enough to tell that he was going in for fairly major surgery on his wrist.
2) When was the last time you shaved?
This morning. (Off to meet the new physical therapist. Didn't want to scare her.)
3) What were you doing at 8:00AM?
Sleeping!
4) What will you be doing in 15 minutes?
Putting the boys to bed.
5) Some things you are excited about?
Getting physical therapy for my injured hip (finally!)
Going to NYC for our wedding anniversary.
Reading the huge pile of books I just got from the library.
6) What is your favorite flavor of Jello-O?
Dunno... I don't really eat it.
7) What do you remember about your prom night?
I refused to go frilly and lacy, so we drove all over the state to find me a very nice, tame dress by Laura Ashley. My prom date borrowed my dad's old tux. My best friend's mom did my hair.
8) Do you have any famous ancestors?
My paternal grandmother claimed to be related to the Stanley who invented the Stanley Steamer but I don't know whether he was a direct ancestor of ours.
9) Last thing you received in the mail?
My contract for next year's employment.
10) How many different beverages have you had today?
four: tea, water, seltzer, and apple juice.
11) Do you ever leave messages on people's answering machines?
Yes, in a very slow, clear voice.
12) Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach?
I haven't done that in years! Will have to try it again this summer. Maybe the boys want to do it...
13) Any plans for Friday night?
A nice dinner with DH and possibly a play, if I can talk him into it.
14) Do you like what the ocean does to your hair?
Yuck! No way! (I thought this was a trick question until I remembered that one of my cousins loves, loves loves her hair after rinsing in salt water for days on end.)
15) Have you ever received one of those big tins of 3 different popcorns?
Yup, just about every year. I share them with the dorm and they last about two days. Then I use the empty tins to store dog food and birdseed.
16) Do you reuse towels after you shower?
Ummm... is this a trick question? Yes, of course. I'm clean when I use it, after all. I wash the towels every weekend. (Honestly, how much water would I have to use to wash two bath towels a day?)
17) Describe your keychain?
One car key, 6 other keys, a mini-Leatherman tool, a mini-flashlight, and my library card.
18) Where do you keep your change?
I keep about $3.00 worth of change in my drawer at work. I keep another $5.00 of quarters and dimes in the car for parking meters. I keep four quarters in my coat pocket for soda emergencies and the rest in the change compartment of my purse.
19) When was the last time you spoke in front of a large group of people?
How large? I'm a teacher so I speak to groups of 9 to 17 students every weekday. I gave a 2-minute impromptu report to 60 colleagues last Monday.
20) What kind of winter coat do you own?
I have a wonderful black wool coat that I got on sale at Macy's last spring. It has slightly belled sleeves and a huge collar that can be turned up or buttoned down. It just covers my butt. It looks like no one else's coat and I adore it.
Monday, February 2, 2009
A meme
Stolen from Wendyknits:
Your name: Al
a 4-letter word: Aunt
boy name: Alexei
girl name: Alicia
occupation: Amenuensis
color: antimony
beverage: ale
something found in a bathroom: ants
place: Alaska
reason for being late: absent-minded
food: applesauce
something you shout: a-ha!
Your name: Al
a 4-letter word: Aunt
boy name: Alexei
girl name: Alicia
occupation: Amenuensis
color: antimony
beverage: ale
something found in a bathroom: ants
place: Alaska
reason for being late: absent-minded
food: applesauce
something you shout: a-ha!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Another meme?!?
Who was your first prom date? Make that ONLY prom date: Matt, the high school quarter-back. I was a senior, he was a sophomore, we were good friends, so I asked him.
Do you still talk to your first love? No
What was your first alcoholic drink? Red wine, at dinner with my family
What was your first job? Computer programmer (what now would be called a code monkey)
What was your first car? 1971 VW Superbug, in light blue
Who was the first person to text you today? Dunno - I can't find my phone!
Who is the first person you thought of this morning? My younger son (see below)
Who was your first grade teacher? Miss Olmstead. Young, blond, lovely, and sweet.
Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane? I can't recall. Probably the trip to London when I was 6, but there may have been an earlier flight to Washington D.C. for my aunt's wedding.
Who was your first best friend and are you still friends? Amy, who lived up the street from us. We've lost touch.
What was your first sport played? Equestrian. I had to give it up when we moved, so I switched to tennis.
Where was your first sleepover? Amy's house
Who was the first person you talked to this morning? My younger son, who urgently needed Mommy's help with removing his diaper and peeing.
Whose wedding were you first in? I can't remember their names! They went to our church and needed a flower girl to go with their nephew the ring bearer, so my parents offered me. The dress was a gorgeous yellow. I still love looking at the pictures.
What was the first thing you did this morning? Took my younger son to the bathroom. (see above)
What was the first concert you went to? Something classical; the first ROCK concert was Eddie Brickell and the New Bohemians opening for Don Henley.
What was the first foreign country you went to? Canada.
What was your first run in with the law? Getting pulled over on prom night for being out after curfew. Fortunately, both my date and I were friends with the cop's son, so he just followed us home.
When was your first detention? 9th grade; I mouthed off to the substitute math teacher.
Who was the first person to break your heart? Truly break it? Paul. Sort-of break it? Steve.
Who was your first roommate? Afton, freshman year of college; or Bettina, 4 weeks of math camp at Northwestern before high school
Where did you go in your first limo ride? I don't think I ever have!
Do you still talk to your first love? No
What was your first alcoholic drink? Red wine, at dinner with my family
What was your first job? Computer programmer (what now would be called a code monkey)
What was your first car? 1971 VW Superbug, in light blue
Who was the first person to text you today? Dunno - I can't find my phone!
Who is the first person you thought of this morning? My younger son (see below)
Who was your first grade teacher? Miss Olmstead. Young, blond, lovely, and sweet.
Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane? I can't recall. Probably the trip to London when I was 6, but there may have been an earlier flight to Washington D.C. for my aunt's wedding.
Who was your first best friend and are you still friends? Amy, who lived up the street from us. We've lost touch.
What was your first sport played? Equestrian. I had to give it up when we moved, so I switched to tennis.
Where was your first sleepover? Amy's house
Who was the first person you talked to this morning? My younger son, who urgently needed Mommy's help with removing his diaper and peeing.
Whose wedding were you first in? I can't remember their names! They went to our church and needed a flower girl to go with their nephew the ring bearer, so my parents offered me. The dress was a gorgeous yellow. I still love looking at the pictures.
What was the first thing you did this morning? Took my younger son to the bathroom. (see above)
What was the first concert you went to? Something classical; the first ROCK concert was Eddie Brickell and the New Bohemians opening for Don Henley.
What was the first foreign country you went to? Canada.
What was your first run in with the law? Getting pulled over on prom night for being out after curfew. Fortunately, both my date and I were friends with the cop's son, so he just followed us home.
When was your first detention? 9th grade; I mouthed off to the substitute math teacher.
Who was the first person to break your heart? Truly break it? Paul. Sort-of break it? Steve.
Who was your first roommate? Afton, freshman year of college; or Bettina, 4 weeks of math camp at Northwestern before high school
Where did you go in your first limo ride? I don't think I ever have!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
The one-word meme
I got this from KnitNana, who didn't tag anyone... so I shall not either!
* 1. Where is your cell phone? purse
* 2. Your significant other? adored
* 3. Your hair? curly
* 4. Your mother? close
* 5. Your father? autocratic
* 6. Your favorite thing? chocolate
* 7. Your dream last night? weird
* 8 Your favorite drink? port
* 9. Your dream/goal? authorship
* 10. The room you're in? living
* 11. Your hobby? Knitting
* 12. Your fear? illness
* 13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here
* 14. What you're not? thin
* 15. Muffins? blueberry
* 16. One of your wish list items? harmony
* 17. Where you grew up? Indiana
* 18. The last thing you did? laundry
* 19. What are you wearing? shorts
* 20. Favorite gadget? laptop
* 21. Your pets? Golden
* 22. Your computer? Laptop
* 23. Your mood? worried
* 24. Missing someone? no
* 25. Your car? Odyssey
* 26. Something you're not wearing? socks
* 27. Favorite store? WEBS
* 28. Like someone? Lots!
* 29. Your favorite color? Green
* 30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
* 31. Last time you cried? Yesterday
* 1. Where is your cell phone? purse
* 2. Your significant other? adored
* 3. Your hair? curly
* 4. Your mother? close
* 5. Your father? autocratic
* 6. Your favorite thing? chocolate
* 7. Your dream last night? weird
* 8 Your favorite drink? port
* 9. Your dream/goal? authorship
* 10. The room you're in? living
* 11. Your hobby? Knitting
* 12. Your fear? illness
* 13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here
* 14. What you're not? thin
* 15. Muffins? blueberry
* 16. One of your wish list items? harmony
* 17. Where you grew up? Indiana
* 18. The last thing you did? laundry
* 19. What are you wearing? shorts
* 20. Favorite gadget? laptop
* 21. Your pets? Golden
* 22. Your computer? Laptop
* 23. Your mood? worried
* 24. Missing someone? no
* 25. Your car? Odyssey
* 26. Something you're not wearing? socks
* 27. Favorite store? WEBS
* 28. Like someone? Lots!
* 29. Your favorite color? Green
* 30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
* 31. Last time you cried? Yesterday
Sunday, May 25, 2008
More memes!
I just read DenofChaos's meme from last week and decided to consider myself tagged (I'm not getting any knitting content, what with graduation and final exams and all.)
1) What was I doing 10 years ago?
Thinking about quitting grad school and winning the prize for best Teaching Assistant in the Sciences.
2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today?
Write a final exam.
Proofread another final exam.
Go to SC's graduation party.
Go shopping at Trans World Food Market in Hadley for gluten, Chinese vegetables, and mochi.
Catch up on laundry.
3) Snacks I enjoy?
Celery sticks, teriyaki-flavored nori over white rice, oranges, grapes, cheese and crackers, sushi, left-over salad, dark chocolate.
4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire?
Make college free (or very minimally priced, as in Great Britain) for students over a certain level of achievement.
Invest in developing a vaccine for malaria.
Fund private day schools in areas of terrible public schooling, and have them be free or close to it.
Build affordable and comfortable senior citizen housing within a larger community. (I can't remember the book my friend pushed at me this winter that expounded this notion... but it was cool.)
Throw a lot of money at Neil Gaiman to make another movie like "MirrorMask."
5) Places I have lived?
Kentucky, Indiana, Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Pennsylvania.
1) What was I doing 10 years ago?
Thinking about quitting grad school and winning the prize for best Teaching Assistant in the Sciences.
2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today?
Write a final exam.
Proofread another final exam.
Go to SC's graduation party.
Go shopping at Trans World Food Market in Hadley for gluten, Chinese vegetables, and mochi.
Catch up on laundry.
3) Snacks I enjoy?
Celery sticks, teriyaki-flavored nori over white rice, oranges, grapes, cheese and crackers, sushi, left-over salad, dark chocolate.
4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire?
Make college free (or very minimally priced, as in Great Britain) for students over a certain level of achievement.
Invest in developing a vaccine for malaria.
Fund private day schools in areas of terrible public schooling, and have them be free or close to it.
Build affordable and comfortable senior citizen housing within a larger community. (I can't remember the book my friend pushed at me this winter that expounded this notion... but it was cool.)
Throw a lot of money at Neil Gaiman to make another movie like "MirrorMask."
5) Places I have lived?
Kentucky, Indiana, Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Pennsylvania.
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