Wednesday, October 18

Power of three

I stole this from Marisa.

1. Three things that scare me
-Rottweilers
-the crowd mentality
-giving up control

2. Three people that make me laugh
-me
-Sean
-Marisa

3. Three things I hate the most
-ignorance
-lies
-mushrooms (except in conjunction with badgers)

4. Three things I don't understand
-people
-Russian
-differential equations

5. Three things I'm doing right now
-deprogramming after work
-enjoying a beer
-wondering what's for dinner

6. Three things to do before I die
-visit Ireland
-buy a home
-hopefully retire

7. Three things I can do
-cook
-roll my tongue
-spell

8. Three ways to describe my personality
-silly
-contemplative
-moody

9. Three things I can't do
-draw
-raise one eyebrow by itself (aka the people's eyebrow)
-sing

10. Three things I think you should listen to
-Zoe's tail thumping
-your heart
-rain on the roof or windows when you're cozied up indoors

11. Three things you should never listen to
-politicians
-salespeople
-whining

12. Three things I'd like to learn
-another language
-photography
-how to bake bread

13. Three favorite foods
-cheeeeeeeese
-home cooking
-soup

14. Three beverages I drink regularly
-water
-coffee
-beer

15. Three TV shows I watched as a kid
-Cosby Show
-Solid Gold
-The A-Team

Thursday, October 5

Off the page

Inspired by Marisa...

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Don’t you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.

I was in my cheerleading uniform, and they were both wearing Naperville High sweatshirts. Our cheeks were painted with little orange paw prints. I remembered that Blaine had just caught a long touchdown pass to win the game and advance our team to the state quarterfinals.

Guess what I'm reading??