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Go to the other blog for news about the job.

Now it’s time for the This or That

1. Large or small family? Medium.

2. Potato chips or pretzels? Potato chips.

3. House or apartment? Apartment till I get enough to buy a house…many many years from now.

4. Zebras or giraffes? Giraffes.

5. Candles or potpourri? Candles.

6. Flowers or trees? Flowers. Trees. Nature.

7. Right or left-handed? Right. although lefties are cool, if inconvenienced.

8. Model trains or dolls/stuffed animals? Stuffed animals.

9. Comedy or drama? Dramatic comedy.

10. Thought-provoking question of the week: The city of Boston has recently banned smoking in all restaurants and bars. Would you want to see such a law passed in your city/town/country, or not? Hell yes. Smoking is bad, and it stinks. How could you subject your food to that?

I swear I’ll get to telling you about my first week of work soon. In the meantime, here’s…

PromoGuy’s Monday Mission 3.20

1. This seems to be the year for movie sequels (Terminator 3, Matrix Reloaded, 2 Fast 2 Furious, LOTR: The Return of the King, etc.). Is there a movie you would like to see Hollywood make a sequel to? Probably. But right now all I can think of is books that I’d like to see made into movies…see question 3 🙂

2. What movie sequel do you think should never have been made? er. Speed 2…because I never saw it.

3. Are there any books (comic, novel, etc.) that you would like to see made into a movie? Who should star in it? Starring, I have no idea. But I’d love to see the Elizabeth Haydon books as movies, or the Anita Blake books…and the Forever King. I’m sure there’s more but I’m at work so it’s a little hard to imagine my bookshelf.

4. When was the last time the you got a shot at the Doctor’s office? Do you prefer them in the arm or your backside? Or would you rather just take a prescription? An actual shot as in vaccine I’m not sure. But TB test was last year…arm is fine. I’m not squeamish about getting shots, just if I’d have to give them…eh.

5. Do you make friends easier in “Real Life” or online or is it about the same? Do you have closer friendships in “Real Life” or online? Why do you think that is? Are you ok with that or would you like to make a change? I probably have more friends online, and some of them are definitely closer friendships than I have offline. I think this is just because the entire reason for getting together was a common interest, while real life friends are sometimes thrown together and they end up liking each other. I’d love to have more real life friends, if only to do something with on a weekend. As it is I’d have to go pretty far out of state to find any of my online buds…

6. When you first got your drivers license how did you feel ? Did you get it on the first try, second, third, more than that ? Do you have a license ? If no, do you plan to get one ? Why or why not ? I have one, I got it two months before I turned 17 (thankfully before the graduated licence law). I like being able to drive but I don’t like having to pay for insurance which I’ll have to do shortly when we get a new car. I’d rather bike, all things considered, but then you don’t look very nice at work.

7. Have you ever had your tonsils removed? Did you ever come close? Tell me about that. No, not even close.

BONUS: Who’s that girl? Is it the new summer student? I don’t know what her name is yet…

The Friday Five

1. What drinking water do you prefer — tap, bottle, purifier, etc.? Tap. It’s cheaper.

2. What are your favourite flavor of chips? usually something with cheese, but I’ve been known to scarf lots of barbeque chips, which is odd, cause I don’t really like actual barbequed meat.

3. Of all the things you can cook, what dish do you like the most? the good ole standby, spaghetti with meat sauce.

4. How do you have your eggs? usually scrambled, sometimes in a ham and cheese omlette, sometimes over-easy…then chopped up into little pieces so I can use the yolk as a sausage-dipping sauce.

5. Who was the last person who cooked you a meal? How did it turn out? Dad cooked, as usual…he’s a great natural cook, he never needs recipies, and he always knows just what to do with that piece of meat.

This or That

1. Packrat or minimalist? Total packrat.

2. Computer: desktop or laptop? Laptop, unless I’m at home where the only internet enabled comp is the desktop…

3. Seashore or mountains? mountains.

4. Carpeting or bare floors? Carpet. Or rugs on hardwood.

5. Drinking water: bottled or tap? Tap…I’m too cheap to buy bottled.

6. Shopping websites: eBay or Amazon? Amazon.

7. Cute little kitties or big scary tigers? Tigers…when they’re kittens 😉

8. Front door or back door? Front door. The back’s always locked.

9. Lots of jewelry, or little/none? Little.

10. Thought-provoking question of the week: At the last minute, you obtain tickets to an event you’re dying to attend. However, you have to work that day! Do you ask the boss for the time off, or just call in sick? I’d most likely ask for the day off. As long as I had vacation time, that is…

Somebody tell me…should I keep the flooble up there? no one uses it. of course, no one comments here at the blog either, so I’ll be lucky if anyone tells me anything…

and now onto the Monday Mission!

1. Who are your favorite cartoon characters? Gonna be traditional and say Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny. Tweety too.

2. Have you yet reached the point where you feel like you are from a different generation than today’s youth? I don’t have a cell phone, so whenever I see little girls with their trendy clothes gabbing in the mall, I feel old, and I wonder what the heck their parents were thinking letting them go to the mall alone at that age, in that outfit. lol. I sound like a Girl Scout troop leader.

3. What was the first Music Video that really impressed you? What made it so amazing? You know, I honestly can’t tell you. We didn’t have MTV when I was young, but I don’t remember the early videos…it could have been A-Ha’s “Take on Me” with the live-action/animation thing, or it could maybe even have been as late as Michael Jackson’s Black or White. Have you guessed by now that I don’t remember my childhood all that much? It was happy, I know that much, but I would suck at writing an autobiography.

4. Name a song and an era that comes to mind when you hear the word “Retro.” Anything Elvis and the 50s. Even though retro clothes have progressed into the 70s 🙂

5. How has your life been affected by HIV or AIDS? Aside from learning about it and having to go through more training as a lab tech, not too much.

6. Yesterday in the USA, we celebrated “Mothers Day,” a day where we honor the mothers in our lives. If you were on a “special day” nominating committee, who or what would you recommend that we create a day in honor of? Scientists.

7. Last week, we have several Tornadoes tore through many neighborhoods, destroying homes and devastating the lives of the residents. How would you feel if you lost every possession you owned? Or would it matter? How would you go on with your life? Egad that would be a lot of possessions. I’d be pretty sad, I hate to admit it. I know we’re not supposed to value material things, but why do you think I’m such a packrat? I’d be especially sad if I lost my books, but I stopped carrying all my Moonstone stuff with me because I don’t know what I’d do if I lost my story ideas. I’d move on, but I’d always wonder a) what I lost and b) what I could have done with it.

BONUS: Do you remember the 21st night of September?
not really…occasionally I remember the 26th, but for somewhat unhappy reasons…speaking of, where oh where has my ex gone? All his emails are kaput…