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Crazy Meme

This is a fill-in-the-blank meme. The form can be found here for anyone who is interested.

"Have you ever had one of those days? You know where you just want to Swim a Hatrack? Sometimes, you just want to grab your Fortune cookie and just Gardening? I had one of those day some time ago. See, I was just talking to Chris on the Bookcase when I got a knock on the door. It turned out to be a Kitty cat. I really wasn't in the mood to be bothered. I asked them what they wanted, when they said, "How hard can it be?". I looked at them and said, "Are you feeling lucky punk? Well, are you?". Well, you should have seen the look on their face! They got really Trim and tried to grab me by my Arm. The Kid wasn't havin' that, though! I grabbed their Torso, then I proceeded to put my Widget in their Light bulb! While I was doing that, Cop Car showed up and asked was everything ok. I said that I was trying to handle this. Wichi Dude asked could they join in and I said, "heck yeah!" Soon, they pulled out a Blender and began to Audit the bad guy over the head! Then, Buffy, Billy and The Weekend Pundit showed up and they began to Dream the guy! After twenty minutes of that, we got bored with the whole thing and had a nice, tall glass of Ring. You know, when you have bad days, it's good to know that you have friends who stick by you."

I stole this from Rita even though I wasn't on her list.

Meme Saves the Day

It's not that I have nothing to write about (not much, but I do have some stuff), I just tried to write about it and scrapped the post cause it was really lame. My writing juices aren't flowing, so just filling in the blanks of a meme is perfect for today!

This is from Jim at Parkway Rest Stop:

What I was doing ten years ago: I was working at S growing sapphire - working major hours and taking classes for my degree during the day (I was working either 2nd or 3rd shift).

5 years ago: I was working days at S as the Quality Sytems Coordinator and taking classes at night.

1 year ago: Working at my current place of employment - shaking my head over the sad state of affairs of their documentation system (that wasn't - a system that is).

Yesterday: Went to work, put in 10 1/2 hours. Shook my head over the fact that they want me to change all the 1st article templates, AGAIN, for a particular customer. This amounts to about 120 templates that have to be changed, for the 4th time in less than 6 weeks. As I told my boss, "I thought we had this all settled at the last meeting." Apparently some of the people were confused (especially me since obviously it was only settled for a weeek and a half!).

5 snacks I enjoy:
Cheetos, Jolly Ranchers, Creme Savers, Beef Jerky

5 songs I know all the words to: Does Row, Row, Row Your Boat count?

5 Things I would do with $100 million:
Pay off all bills (naturally); Buy 30 acres (at least) and build a house that will actually stay together for more than 30 seconds and plop it down in the middle of it; Share it; Take a class or two in Lanscaping; Spend gonzo bucks on plants and trees landscaping the new place.

5 locations I would like to run away to:
My new 30 acres (from getting $100 million), My new 30 acres (from getting $100 million), My new 30 acres (from getting $100 million), My new 30 acres (from getting $100 million), My new 30 acres (from getting $100 million).

5 bad habits I have:
Swearing, ignoring built-up dust, ignoring dog hair on the floor, finding excuses not to work out, telling my boss exactly what I think of wasting my time on re-doing templates for the 4th time in 6 weeks.

5 things I like doing:
reading, blogging, planting gardens, pet-sitting, watching the hummingbirds at the feeders.

5 things I would never wear:
Cup, burqua, thong (did once, hated it, never do it again - does that count or not?), toenail polish, nose ring.

5 TV shows I like:
Battlestar Galactica, 24, Stargate SG-1, CSI. I know that is only 4, but I don't watch anything else except occasional sporting events that can't be called "TV shows"

5 Biggest joys of the moment:
Books, pets, WS, hummingbirds, that I get weekends off of work

5 Favorite toys:
Computer, iPaq. Hmm, I need to get me more toys methinks.

I'm supposed to pass this on to 5 people. First off, I don't think 5 people read this on a regular basis, so that's no good. Second off, it's so long that people would hate me if I pressured them to do it. So, I will just let anyone who wants to pick it up, run with it on their own.

Another Meme

I got tagged by Rita with a meme to list 5 things I miss from childhood:

1. Fluffy (cat)
2. Butterscotch (cat)
3. Midnight (cat)
4. KC (dog)
5. Campfire Girl Camp

A list of her links, remove one, and and someone else:

• April
• Connie
• Walls Come Tumbling Down
• Res Ipsa Loquitur
• Bogieblog

Now I gotta pass the darn thing on

• Bod (because she is new and it's the first rotton thing I can do to her)
• Wichi Dude (because there couldn't be a nicer BiL)
• Cop Car (I don't want to hear about pet dinosaurs either!)
• Buffy (because she wanted to be adopted into our family)

Meme Time

Found Stolen from Billy:

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. My true name
2. Bogie
3. Hey You

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Bogie
2. Bogieblog
3. My first initial and last name combined

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. I was smart enough to marry The Wonderful Spouse
2. My tenacity
3. My love of animals

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My eyesight
2. My lack of certain muscles (as in they don't exist, not that they aren't developed)
3. Straight, uncooperative hair (that's what God created perms for thank-goodness)

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Slavic
2. Scottish
3. Who Knows (I'm sure Cop Car can fill this in)

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. A moose suddenly materializing in front of my speeding vehicle
2. Bee/wasp stings
3. Can't think of anything else

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Cheese
2. Morning cup of tea
3. Animals

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Robe
2. Glasses
3. Nothing else

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS/ MUSICAL ARTISTS (at the moment):
1. Godsmack
2. Metallica
3. Alan Parsons

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS (at the moment):
1. No Leaf Clover (Metallica)
2. Keep Away (Godsmack)
3. Dr. Tar and Professor Feather (Alan Parsons)

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. Sitting back and enjoying the yard - not working on it
2. Being dirty filthy rich (not much chance of that)
3. I'll get back to you on this one

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP
1. Humor
2. Freedom to do and try what I want

3. Distance when needed, closeness when needed

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order)
1. I love animals
2. I am dirty filthy rich
3. I am a bookworm

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Expressive eyes
2. Genuine smile
3. No beard

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Reading
2. Gardening
3. Being a pain in the ass to others

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Sleep another 15 hours
2. Finish the book I am currently reading
3. Not answer stupid questions like this particular one

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Technical Writer
2. Computer geek
3. Dirty filthy rich person

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Alaska
2. The Dakotas
3. Yellowstone National Park

THREE KID'S NAMES:
1. I have no kids
2. I will never have kids
3. I don't care what other people name their kids

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Finish the improvements to the freakin house
2. Finish the freakin yard improvements
3. Eat bonbons and read all day (because of course, I am dirty filthy rich)

THREE WAYS I AM STEREOTYPICALLY A GUY
1. I'm not a guy
2. I don't want to be a guy
3. I'm sure WS is thankful that I'm not a guy

THREE WAYS I AM STEREOTYPICALLY A CHICK
1. I am a bitch
2. I wear a bra
3. Hmm, not much else

THREE CELEB CRUSHES
1.  None
2.  I probably couldn't name 3 celebs
3.  I don't want to know the names of 3 celebs

Meme Theme

I received a meme from Cop Car a couple of days ago, and I am just now getting around to completing it.

1. You are stuck inside Fahrenheit 451. Which book do you want to be? First, since I haven't read that particular book, I had to do some research on what it was about. No, I didn't buy crib notes, just went to Amazon and read the description there. Anyway, sad to say, it would have to be a short childrens book, because of my lousy, and fading, memory. Maybe something like Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham.
2. Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character? Although I really get into the characters in most books (heck, I get teary eyed if one of them dies), I can't say I have ever had a crush on one of them. I'm just not a romantic!
3. The last book you bought was . . .? Starman, book 3 of the Wayfarer Redemption series, by Sarah Douglass.
4. The last book you read was? Enchanter, book 2 of the Wayfarer Redemption series, by Sarah Douglass.
5. What are you currently reading? Starman, book 3 of the Wayfarer Redemption series, by Sarah Douglass. (there is a method to my madness - or a madness to my method, I'm not sure which).
6. Five books you would take to a deserted island? Of course, Stephen King's The Stand (unabridged version), The Coldfire Trilogy books by CS Freidman (I would have to get them back from my BIL first), and Field Guide to Edible Plants (so I won't starve).
7. Who are you passing this on to and why? Any of my faithful readers that wish to participate.

Friday Five

I decided to participate in this week's Friday Five:

1. What do you do for a living? Nothing at the moment.

2. What do you like most about your job? I get to sleep past 3:30 AM

3. What do you like least about your job? I don't get paid (well, that's not strictly true, I do get unemployment). So, I guess I have to change that to I don't get paid enough.

4. When you have a bad day at work it's usually because _____... The bird has screamed non-stop all day.

5. What other career(s) are you interested in? Anything that pays me more than unemployment.

I'll bet you learned loads about me today!

Carnival Time Again

The Carnival of the Vanities has hit West Hollywood at BoiFromTroy. Settle in at the House of Blues, the Viper Room or any other places of entertainment provided.

Carnival Oscars

The Carnival of the Vanities is up at Leaking Pure White Noise. Ross' theme is Oscar awards in some catagories that you'll never see on the original version. Luckily, since there is all kinds of good reading at the Carnival, I am off the hook for actually writing something here!

April Fools Carnival

The Carnival of theVanities is up at Eric Berlin's place. It has an April Fool's theme with some false entries thrown in.

Thanks to Glenn Reynolds for keeping track of the Carnival for me.

Carnival #78

This week's Carnival of the Vanities is up at Patterico's Pontifications (try saying that 5 times fast).

Link provided by Chuck.