Stuff and nonsense
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sereneStuff:
1) Is it my imagination, or does that whole family just get more repulsive as the years go by?
2) They used the proper size blood-pressure cuff on me yesterday, and my pressure was 119/79. Fat arms. That's my life-threatening health condition.
3) People around me are more worried than I am about my impending surgery, but it's rubbing off a little, so I'm getting a tiny bit anxious. Being aware of it, though, means it's not causing me too much distress.
4) Super-busy at the Best Job Ever, because school just started. It'll slow down, but meantime, I'm working my big tushy off, and loving it.
5) The magazine is going to be good. I'm very excited about it. The thing I'm most nervous about is making it LOOK good, because I'm not visually oriented, but I expect I'll get some help with that.
6) Oh. Em. Gee. The landlady and the people upstairs have gotten together and figured out a solution that gets the Munchkin her own room. For only an extra $100 or so a month.
Nonsense:
1. What is your name?
Serene
2. What color pants are you wearing?
I'm not wearing pants.
3. What are you listening to right now?
I have headphones on, but nothing's playing in them right now, so what I'm listening to is the teenager talking to her fellow WoWheads.
4. What are the last four digits of your phone number?
Never you mind.
5.What was the last thing you ate?
Hee! A half a jar of marshmallow fluff with a couple spoons of peanut butter added.
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
I have no earthly idea, but I'll take suggestions.
7. Where do you plan to go on your honeymoon?
N/A
8. What is the weather right now?
It's chilly out, but not super-cold. We could use some rain, but it was sunny and cool today.
9. Last person you talked to on the phone?
My mother.
10. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
I don't know. Probably their gender presentation, age, clothing, etc.
11. Do you like the person that sent you this?
Nobody sent it to me but the person I snagged it from was![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
firecat, whom I like a lot.
12. How are you today?
More worn out than I feel really comfortable admitting. Probably also hormonal. But basically happy.
13. Your favorite drink?
Water, hands down.
14. Your favorite alcoholic drink?
I really dislike the taste of alcohol.
15. How do you eat an Oreo?
Usually, I twist it apart, eat the middle, and then either eat or toss the cookie.
16. What's the last CD you bought?
I thought I had successfully bought two BLøF albums recently, but they didn't go through on my card, so I'm not sure I actually managed it. Time will tell.
17. Hair color?
Dark brown, with an increasing number of pure-white hairs.
18. Eye Color?
Brown ("root-beer colored", according to my first wife)
19. Do you wear contacts?
Nope, and I would probably choose glasses over contacts.
20. Siblings and their ages:
I have an older (half-)sister and two younger brothers
21. Favorite month?
I don't have a favorite.
22. Favorite foods?
Creamy things, sushi, good watermelon, Thai food (yes, almost all of it), red bell peppers, dips (baba ganouj, hummus, onion dip -- just about anything I can scoop up with those red bell peppers)
23. Last movie you watched?
Oh, geeze. The badness that was "Hancock". We did gain a new phrase from it, though. Our new distress call around here is "Ninety-one ten! Ninety-one ten!"
24. Favorite day of the year?
Don't have one.
25. Do you like scary or happy movies better?
I like good movies.
26. Summer or Winter?
They both have their benefits and drawbacks.
27. Hugs or Kisses?
That very much depends on who's offering. Both are very nice, though.
28. Relationship or one night stands?
Relationships.
29. Chocolate or vanilla?
Coffee or mango. Neither chocolate nor vanilla is really my style.
30. Do you want your friends to write back?
Apparently "write back" means "fill out this survey." If they want to.
31. Who is most likely to respond?
The usual suspects who haven't already done it.
32. Who is least likely to respond?
The usual suspects who don't do surveys.
33. Living Arrangements?
I live withsomeotherguy, wtfpotatoes, and Spartacus the guinea pig. sogwife lives here part-time.
34. What books are you reading?
My Bondage and My Freedom (Frederick Douglass, found it on Gutenberg); The Self-Publishing Handbook
35. What's on your mouse pad?
36. Favorite board game?
Trivial pursuit
37. Favorite magazine?
Hmm. Either Vegetarian Times, Cooks Illustrated, or Utne
38. Favorite Smells?
Vanilla, bread baking, baby skin, my lover's body
39. Least favorite smells?
So many scents make me ill, but they're not always scents I actually dislike, so I guess the usual icky stuff -- shit, vomit, stuff like that.
40. Worst feeling in the world?
Hopeless
41. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?
Usually, I want to know what time it is.
42. Favorite colors?
Don't have favorite colors, but lately, I've been drawn to red a lot.
43. How many rings before you answer the phone?
I don't. I let the machine pick up and then I see who it is.
44. Do you think the glass is half empty or half full?
Half full.
45. Favorite movies?
It varies, but some that show up over and over are: American Beauty, Bull Durham, Cinema Paradiso, Osama, Spinal Tap...
46. What's under your bed?
The floor. Our bed is currently sitting on the floor. I hope to remedy that with my tax refund.
47. Favorite number?
Don't have one.
48. One nice thing about the person who sent this to you?
She is one of the most articulate-in-text people I know.
49. What CD/tape do you have in your stereo?
We got rid of the stereo in the last decluttering rush, because we really weren't using it. I have all my CDs on my computer, and backed up to an external hard drive.
50. Favorite TV shows?
Heroes (1st season), Lost (1st and 3rd seasons), The West Wing (first 3 seasons), Sports Night, Buffy, Torchwood, Doctor Who, MI-5, Doc Martin, Jeckyll, Six Feet Under, Dead Like Me, Dexter...
1) Is it my imagination, or does that whole family just get more repulsive as the years go by?
2) They used the proper size blood-pressure cuff on me yesterday, and my pressure was 119/79. Fat arms. That's my life-threatening health condition.
3) People around me are more worried than I am about my impending surgery, but it's rubbing off a little, so I'm getting a tiny bit anxious. Being aware of it, though, means it's not causing me too much distress.
4) Super-busy at the Best Job Ever, because school just started. It'll slow down, but meantime, I'm working my big tushy off, and loving it.
5) The magazine is going to be good. I'm very excited about it. The thing I'm most nervous about is making it LOOK good, because I'm not visually oriented, but I expect I'll get some help with that.
6) Oh. Em. Gee. The landlady and the people upstairs have gotten together and figured out a solution that gets the Munchkin her own room. For only an extra $100 or so a month.
Nonsense:
1. What is your name?
Serene
2. What color pants are you wearing?
I'm not wearing pants.
3. What are you listening to right now?
I have headphones on, but nothing's playing in them right now, so what I'm listening to is the teenager talking to her fellow WoWheads.
4. What are the last four digits of your phone number?
Never you mind.
5.What was the last thing you ate?
Hee! A half a jar of marshmallow fluff with a couple spoons of peanut butter added.
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
I have no earthly idea, but I'll take suggestions.
7. Where do you plan to go on your honeymoon?
N/A
8. What is the weather right now?
It's chilly out, but not super-cold. We could use some rain, but it was sunny and cool today.
9. Last person you talked to on the phone?
My mother.
10. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
I don't know. Probably their gender presentation, age, clothing, etc.
11. Do you like the person that sent you this?
Nobody sent it to me but the person I snagged it from was
firecat, whom I like a lot.12. How are you today?
More worn out than I feel really comfortable admitting. Probably also hormonal. But basically happy.
13. Your favorite drink?
Water, hands down.
14. Your favorite alcoholic drink?
I really dislike the taste of alcohol.
15. How do you eat an Oreo?
Usually, I twist it apart, eat the middle, and then either eat or toss the cookie.
16. What's the last CD you bought?
I thought I had successfully bought two BLøF albums recently, but they didn't go through on my card, so I'm not sure I actually managed it. Time will tell.
17. Hair color?
Dark brown, with an increasing number of pure-white hairs.
18. Eye Color?
Brown ("root-beer colored", according to my first wife)
19. Do you wear contacts?
Nope, and I would probably choose glasses over contacts.
20. Siblings and their ages:
I have an older (half-)sister and two younger brothers
21. Favorite month?
I don't have a favorite.
22. Favorite foods?
Creamy things, sushi, good watermelon, Thai food (yes, almost all of it), red bell peppers, dips (baba ganouj, hummus, onion dip -- just about anything I can scoop up with those red bell peppers)
23. Last movie you watched?
Oh, geeze. The badness that was "Hancock". We did gain a new phrase from it, though. Our new distress call around here is "Ninety-one ten! Ninety-one ten!"
24. Favorite day of the year?
Don't have one.
25. Do you like scary or happy movies better?
I like good movies.
26. Summer or Winter?
They both have their benefits and drawbacks.
27. Hugs or Kisses?
That very much depends on who's offering. Both are very nice, though.
28. Relationship or one night stands?
Relationships.
29. Chocolate or vanilla?
Coffee or mango. Neither chocolate nor vanilla is really my style.
30. Do you want your friends to write back?
Apparently "write back" means "fill out this survey." If they want to.
31. Who is most likely to respond?
The usual suspects who haven't already done it.
32. Who is least likely to respond?
The usual suspects who don't do surveys.
33. Living Arrangements?
I live with
someotherguy, wtfpotatoes, and Spartacus the guinea pig. sogwife lives here part-time.34. What books are you reading?
My Bondage and My Freedom (Frederick Douglass, found it on Gutenberg); The Self-Publishing Handbook
35. What's on your mouse pad?
36. Favorite board game?
Trivial pursuit
37. Favorite magazine?
Hmm. Either Vegetarian Times, Cooks Illustrated, or Utne
38. Favorite Smells?
Vanilla, bread baking, baby skin, my lover's body
39. Least favorite smells?
So many scents make me ill, but they're not always scents I actually dislike, so I guess the usual icky stuff -- shit, vomit, stuff like that.
40. Worst feeling in the world?
Hopeless
41. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?
Usually, I want to know what time it is.
42. Favorite colors?
Don't have favorite colors, but lately, I've been drawn to red a lot.
43. How many rings before you answer the phone?
I don't. I let the machine pick up and then I see who it is.
44. Do you think the glass is half empty or half full?
Half full.
45. Favorite movies?
It varies, but some that show up over and over are: American Beauty, Bull Durham, Cinema Paradiso, Osama, Spinal Tap...
46. What's under your bed?
The floor. Our bed is currently sitting on the floor. I hope to remedy that with my tax refund.
47. Favorite number?
Don't have one.
48. One nice thing about the person who sent this to you?
She is one of the most articulate-in-text people I know.
49. What CD/tape do you have in your stereo?
We got rid of the stereo in the last decluttering rush, because we really weren't using it. I have all my CDs on my computer, and backed up to an external hard drive.
50. Favorite TV shows?
Heroes (1st season), Lost (1st and 3rd seasons), The West Wing (first 3 seasons), Sports Night, Buffy, Torchwood, Doctor Who, MI-5, Doc Martin, Jeckyll, Six Feet Under, Dead Like Me, Dexter...
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Date: 2009-01-31 06:00 am (UTC)Oh, hurray!
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Date: 2009-01-31 06:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-31 07:08 am (UTC)I'm sorry that ordering the Bløf albums didn't work out--was it that your credit card company was "protecting" you because you were buying something somewhere you weren't? My bank does that sometimes. Grr.
-J
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Date: 2009-01-31 06:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-31 07:20 am (UTC)I had one nurse (out of half a dozen, so not bad) in the hospital when I was post-pregnant who refused at first to use the big cuff with me -- until my reading came back more or less in the "imminent stroke" range. Since it was a good 20 points higher than all my previous readings, she took the hint and switched.
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Date: 2009-01-31 07:24 am (UTC)I've always made sure they use a large cuff on me, but now my arms have gotten bigger enough (I've gained around 50 pounds since my last thyroid surgery) that I need the next bigger cuff. I just didn't know that.
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Date: 2009-01-31 08:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-31 08:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-31 02:18 pm (UTC)Um, seems I missed something important while I was not paying attention. What's your surgery for? Whatever it is, I know it will go just perfectly. *hugz*
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Date: 2009-01-31 04:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-31 08:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-31 08:52 pm (UTC)A half a jar of marshmallow fluff with a couple spoons of peanut butter added.
Oh yum :)
one of the most articulate-in-text people I know.
*beam*
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Date: 2009-02-01 05:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-01 01:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-01 08:45 pm (UTC)