Gotta feed my tapeworm!

Steal this meme

Stolen from Poppy who stole it from Adam who stole it from a meme stealing site. Obviously the stealing must continue...

1. Do you like blue cheese salad dressing?
Yes, on Buffalo wings with carrot and celery sticks

2. Favorite late night snack?
Equadorian chocolate

3. Do you own a gun?
No

4. What’s your favorite drink at Starbucks or other specialty coffee shop?
Grande Vanilla Latte

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Yes. My blood pressure is always high.

6. What do you think of hot dogs?
They are very tasty but you must put DILL relish on them.

7. Favorite Christmas song?
An Elf's Lament

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Tea

9. Can you do push-ups?
Girly ones

10. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry?
The only thing I wear anymore are my earrings

11. Favorite hobby?
I am enjoying fermentation currently.

12. Do you have A.D.D.?
No

13. What’s one trait that you hate about yourself?
I wish I could stop biting my nails

14. The last disease you contracted?
The flu

15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.
Why does Lillith need to cook an entire meal for a snack after school?
Who is going to clean that mess up?
There is no logic to skipping breakfast and lunch and then hoovering 4500 calories in before bedtime.

16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
Water, tea, pinot grigio

17. Current worry right now?
Lillith getting into a good highschool

18. Current hate right now?
Feeling lonely

19. Favorite place to be?
cozy and warm

20. How did you ring in the New Year?
With mes filles and Fun Daddy

21. Like to travel?
Oh yes! Where can we go?

23. Do you own slippers?
In theory. But they have temporarily disappeared. No doubt into a girl's closet

24. What color shirt are you wearing?
Red

25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
Never done it before.

26. Can you whistle?
Yes.

27. Favorite singer/band?
It depends on my mood. Currently listening to 70s songs..

28. Could you ever make it 39 days on the show Survivor?
I would never be selected to be on the show. I don't look cute in a bikini.

29. What songs do you sing in the shower?
I don't sing in the shower. I sing in the car.

30. Favorite girl’s names?
Lillith and Imelda (or what those names stand for!)

31. Favorite boy’s name?
Cooper

32. What’s in your pocket right now?
Lillith's jewelry

33. Last thing that made you laugh?
I cannot recall

34. Like your job?
No

36. Do you love where you live?
Yes

37. How many TVs do you have in your house?
Three

38. Who is your loudest friend?
We are all pretty loud on occasion.

39. Do you drive the speed limit or speed?
It depends? Are there children present?

40. Does someone have a crush on you?
No.

41. What is your favorite book?
I don't know. What kind of book?

42. What is your favorite candy?
Fifth Avenue and its similar counterparts

43. Favorite Sports Team?
Who ever my girls are playing for

44. What were you doing 12 AM last night?
Tossing and turning

45. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up today?
Five more minutes?

My monster is different from Poppy's

What Your Cute Monster Says About You

You are both a realist and an idealist. You're able to see the world as it is - and how it could be. You dream big, and you never give up on your beliefs. You have big plans. Your inner demon is depression. Sometimes you build things up in your head. People think you're cute because you're determined. You're a fighter, and that's charming.

The Cute Monster Test

It is true about my inner demon. Phooey Demons!

myLife par Maman

I saw this over at Poppy's. Her life picture was so great looking that I decided to try it myself...

Play along, comme ça:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name.

1. Gretchen B/W, 2. Delmonico Steaks, 3. Lockport Class Ring 2, 4. wham:a different corner, 5. Portofino a village of rare beauty, 6. White Star, 7. Santorini (Thera), 8. Mousse au Chocolat, 9. Earth Goddess ATC, 10. african children, 11. The Invisible Sun, 12. Maman2.JPG

Me Likey!

What Your City Walk Means

You are optimistic and hopeful. Sometimes you do get disappointed by expecting too much. Money is fairly important to you. You aren't super greedy, but you enjoy spending money on yourself. You tend to seek comfort, coziness, and stability in your life. For you, feeling at home is the best feeling ever.

The City Walk Personality Test

I think that sounds reasonably like me. Thanks Poppy!

Poppy Loves Me!

Thank you all of you (Poppy) who made this award possible... I will endeavor to work to make this the best blog with a foreign name ever.

Truly.

Kisses

Maman

I AM a copycat

1. What curse word do you use the most?
Online... I have been known to say "fucktard".... offline... well, it begins with a "c"

2. Do you own an iPod?
Yes, but I never use it. It doesn't synch with my Rhapsody subscription... I'd rather rent my music then own it outright.

3. Who on your MySpace “Top 8” do you talk to the most?
My children and gay former boyfriends

4. What time is your alarm clock set for?
Do the girls have band? 6:30, Mass Crew? 5:30, is it a normal weekday? 6:45, Saturday? 8:00, Sunday? Don't fuck with me, missy... I am watching "Meet The Press."

5. What color is your room?
sandy

6. Flip flops or sneakers?
Kind of a damn ass question in the winter, isn't it?

7. Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture?
I only take 'em... rarely do people offer to change spots with me.

8. What was the last movie you watched?
Vampire Effect. I don't recommend it, unless you like vampire martial arts films with Jackie Chan.

9. Do any of your friends have children?
Yes. but not all and none of my close friends have children as old as mine.

10. Has anyone ever called you lazy?
My mother, my husband and my children. Ironic for a woman who used to work full time, go to graduate school, was the mother of two toddlers and a wife and homeowner all at the same time. I have since cut back and they may all kiss my ass.

11. Do you ever take medication to help you fall asleep faster?
Does liquor count?

12. What CD is currently in your CD player?
a mix of my favorites... I call it, "Mommy Sings The Blues"

13. Do you prefer regular or chocolate milk?
skim white milk

14. Has anyone told you a secret this week?
I am a mother... naturally

15. Have you ever given someone a hickey?
I don't remember that long ago.

16. Who was the last person to call you?
MonAnge

17. Do you think people talk about you behind your back?
Definitely... and not in glowing terms

18. Did you watch cartoons as a child?
Speed Racer and Scooby Doo

19. How many siblings do you have?
Left? One. Originally, two

20. Are you shy around the opposite sex?
Not particularly, most of my friends when I was growing up were of the opposite sex.

21. What movie do you know every line to?
Raising Arizona.... "Son? You have a panty on your head..."

22. Do you own any band t-shirts?
Yes. But the girls possess them now. One for the Barenaked Ladies... and one for Bruce Springstein

23. What is your favorite salad dressing?
Red wine vinagrette.

24. Do you read for fun?
Yes.

25. Do you cry a lot?
Yes

26. Who was the last person to text message you?
MonAnge

27. Do you have a desktop computer or a laptop?
There are both in this house. I use a laptop

28. Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoo?
yes... Aunt Maggie and I were supposed to go together before she moved to CT, but she chickened out... and no one will go with me.

29. What is the weather like?
Wet and cold

30. Would you ever date someone covered in tattoos?
Depends... How big is his wang?

31. Is sex before marriage wrong?
That is up to you to decide?

32. When was the last time you slept on the floor?
Last time the thrasher was really sick

33. How many hours of sleep do you need to function?
function 4, function well? 8

34. Are you in love or lust?
have you read my blog? No!

35. Are your days full and fast-paced?
I like to look at my life like evolution... it is full of punctuated equilibrium

36. Do you pay attention to calories on the back of packages?
No, just the chemical content

37. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
43

re you picky about spelling and grammar?
Depends on my mood and/or sobriety

39. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
Yes

40. Do you get along better with the same or opposite sex?
Most of my friends have been male...

41. Do you like cottage cheese?
Especially if it has chives in it...

42. Do you sleep on your side, tummy, or back?
Stomach, but I learned to sleep on my side when pregnant

43. Have you ever bid for something on eBay?
I have bought and sold

44. Do you enjoy giving hugs?
I miss hugs. No one wants to touch me these days.

45. What song did you last sing out loud?
The Rose, by Bette Midler We discovered Karyoke on Comcast

46. What is your favorite TV show?
"Paranormal State" on A&E, "Carpoolers" and "Pushing Daisies"

47. Which celebrity, dead or alive, would you want to have lunch with?
Ben Franklin, Dorthy Parker... I appreciate smart, witty people, naturally I think they would have found me beneath notice but appreciated my limited eccentricity

48. Last time you had butterflies in your stomach?
When I remember the past

49. What one thing do you wish you had?
love

50. Favorite lyrics?
right now? "Hey Delilah" by Plain White Tees

Ok, I am going to bed to cry a bit more...

Random Thoughts

'Cuz I am up too late and can't sleep... I am now asking these questions of the internets:

Why does Letterman have a 12 year old with his own jazz trio on? He is 12. Ok... maybe 15. still

Why did the NFL change the damn date for the Superbowl so that it now interferes with the weekend of my birthday? Yes, I know that over the last week or so, it has become passe to have a birthday on your blog as all the better bloggers have done it (Chicka, Avitable, Miss Britt... to name a few just this last week). And certainly everyone celebrating a birthday is WAY younger than my fat, old wretched self. Also please not that I LOATHE the word 'wretch' as it rhythms with my actual real-life name. And that sucked all through childhood, Thank you very MUCH, Dr. Randy.

I suppose that my bad attitude comes from Superbowl XL being my XL birthday. 'Cuz no one's birthday should be XL. So FUCK OFF NFL.! Stop telling everyone how bloody old I am.

Next question? What happened to Elizabeth McGovern? I was watch SVU this evening and kept looking at her trying to guess who she was. She looks really different. Virtually unidentifiable.... I was only able to guess from her eyes. They seem to still look kinda like her.

Is the problem that I am using the HD TV?? Does it make everyone look creepy, old or somehow crazy? So far I am finding a positive correlation between oddness and HD. Is anyone else experiencing this? Damned if I know.

Dr. Randy? Jim? Darren? Do any of you know what happened to Robbie Watkins? I have only been thinking about him because I was explaining how much of my adolescence was spent in odd (there is that word again) pursuits such as Dungeons and Dragons, which Robbie was part of (as Dungeon Master) Did we ever kill off our 12th level Palladins or did we just give them permanent cloaking charms so they could wander through every level of the dungeon? And why has me watching Superbad made me consider this portion of my life again. Because I was neither Becca nor Jules? Just the freak playing D&D on a Friday night and having Robbie trying to touch my boobs.

Sigh. It is midnight and I still can't sleep. Perhaps some Angel Juice is in order (and by that I mean cheap boxed wine.... I am still me, after all... there would NEVER be anything more sinister involved... Just good old dependable Maman.) Not that Poppy would have ever suspected otherwise!

An Evening Chez Maman

Please note the fantastic job MonAnge did with my hair.....

Rocking my destiny

again... from Poppy...

Because I like to tempt fate and divine the future.

Instructions:

* Fire up your MP3 player or iPod or computer-based music browser.
* Turn on the Shuffle or Random feature.
* Press play. The title of the song that plays is your first answer.
* You can listen to the song or press “next” to go on
* The title of the next song is your second answer, and so on
* Important: you need to READ and UNDERSTAND the question BEFORE you click “next”. It’s even better if you read the question aloud. Ask any astrologer or tarot card reader.
* Post your results here or on your own blog. Link to this post if you please.

Divination Meme

1. How do I present myself to the world?
2. What do I value the most?
3. How do I communicate with others?
4. Where do I come from?
5. How do I creatively express myself (or how do I have fun)?
6. How does my work environment contribute to my overall well-being?
7. What kind of person am I attracted to?
8. How do I view death/transformation?
9. What are my beliefs?
10. What do I want to be known for / what is my calling?
11. What kinds of friends do I have?
12. What are my dreams *really* about?

And now for my answers...

1. How do I present myself to the world?

The Boxer, Simon and Garfunkel

2. What do I value the most?

Grade Nine, The Barenaked Ladies

3. How do I communicate with others?

Best of You, The Foo Fighters

4. Where do I come from?

Hips Don't Lie, Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean)

5. How do I creatively express myself (or how do I have fun)?

Dancing in the Street, Martha and the Vandellas

6. How does my work environment contribute to my overall well-being?

Let Her Cry, Hootie and the Blowfish

7. What kind of person am I attracted to?

The Pretender, Jackson Browne

8. How do I view death/transformation?

Fortress Around Your Heart, Sting

9. What are my beliefs?

Slither, Velvet Revolver

10. What do I want to be known for / what is my calling?

Blue Bayou, Linda Ronstadt

11. What kinds of friends do I have?

Rock the Casbah, The Clash

12. What are my dreams *really* about?

Saying Sorry, Hawthorne Heights

Ok... now I am freaking out a bit... these are really good...

Poppy Memes

Cuz I can't help myself... I just love copying Poppy... which undoubtably will frighten her to read...

RULES: Make the things you've done bold. Good luck.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking 37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country 44. Watched wild whales 45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children although this is an on-going trauma
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life

Hmmm... 81... not too bad. I guess that just shows how bloody old I am.

Holy Rock Goddess!

There seems to be a meme theme going around today!

Here is a variation on the meme that I saw at Poppy's courtesy of Avitable...

These rules are:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title is the name of your band.

2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album.

3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

Mine seems less Rock and more touchy feely girly crap... but I sweat it is totally rocking out.

Rock Queen!

Yup that is me! At least after doing this meme that I saw over at Poppy's

The rules were simple enough:

Go to Wikipedia and click 'random article' --the first article title is your band name;
click it again for your album name;
Keep clicking for your album tracks.

Easy Enough...

So here it is:

Band Name: Para Hardy
Album: Finist' air

Tracks:

1. Ljiljana Vukajlovic
2. Griff's Hamburgers
3. The Book of Ruth
4. Evans Lake
5. Effective Renal Plasma Flow (my favorite and yours too, I am sure!)
6. AVC Club Championships (AVC=Asian Volleyball Confederation)
7. Arkansas Impact
8. MEKO 360

I know, you are all saying, "Rock on Maman!"

Let's get political!

I saw this over at Poppy's place... and I am surprised by the results.

Why you ask? Because I do love Barack Obama and have been really pleased with how he is doing... But Dennis Kucinich is was too high on that list for my liking...creepy

87% Barack Obama
86% Chris Dodd
85% Dennis Kucinich
84% Hillary Clinton
82% John Edwards
82% Mike Gravel
82% Bill Richardson
80% Joe Biden
46% Rudy Giuliani
36% John McCain
28% Mitt Romney
27% Mike Huckabee
25% Ron Paul
18% Tom Tancredo
17% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

My Mundane Day

Wow... that is creepy looking like that... I look like someone from those money management commercials... hopefully this won't happen when it plays..

In the meantime, I thought I would give this a try... and you can see just how boring things are here during the day...

I wonder if at night I would still get the creepy computer screen reflection in the eyeglasses thing?

Anyway, this is my answer to Poppy's video lip balm experiment... only I am not going to rub any part of my body with anything the color of poo...

Take That! You lightweights

It would take 29 Cosmopolitans to kill me

Atlanta Dating

Sadly, the reality is that I would just vomit and fall asleep... but wow, I sound tough, eh?

Basketball Jones...

I don't know why... but the games that are the most interesting are the ones that I fail to have a camera present at....

Imelda played two whole quarters. Which is something of a miracle... I have not written about my issues with Imelda's coach.. who believes in winning... even if all the girls don't play. in the 6th grade.

Anyway, this time, she was locked and loaded and they all played beautifully together... and won.

The Angel?

Well despite her assertiveness earlier, she was faced with a girl more assertive than she on the court. In fact, I would say this chicky was half way violent.....

The Angel has a certain advantage with her height. Essentially she is a moving wall of tall power. This girlie was short stock and more aggressive than a Catholic girl was ever meant to be.... and sadly without perspective.

At one point while trying to fake out the Angel she decided to skip the formalities and she conk the Angel in the face.... when the Angel went down? She continued her pass... From then on my Angel was wary.... very wary... by the 3rd quarter there were words exchanged... by the 4th this girl looked ready to throw punches.

The Angel's team lost in the last seconds of the game.

When I asked her about the girl, I got a string of invectives from the Angel (who has apparently inherited my potty mouth and then some) that would make a sailor blush. Yes, this other kid was saying very nasty things and was throwing surreptitious punches.

Yup... nothing like Catholic schoolgirl basketball...

I think next time, I am bringing a helmet for the Angel... she might need it against some of these girls.... Shhesh...

Oh and Chicka.... she can't buy the shorts... they are school issued... blech. Luckily they have been found.

Poppy? You may borrow her at any point. As much as I complain out her, I really did want her to have this much attitude... at 12, it can only be ground out of her by life and the world... so I am not too awfully worried that she will end up a completely inappropriate brat...

And Steve, welcome! Don't sweat it... Poppy and I understand each other... there was no insult to anyone... she knows me more than anyone else in the blogosphere....and trust me... The Angel is at one of those ages where most Moms want to slap the hell out of their daughter's... yet, somehow, we resist... no doubt because we remember being 12 ourselves....

Oh, and as I will prolly be cooking like the wind tomorrow early and drunk later... Happy Thanksgiving!

My Spidey-sense is tingling!

Your results:
You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man 80% Green Lantern 70% Iron Man 70% Wonder Woman 65% Batman 65% Catwoman 60% Supergirl 55% Superman 55% Hulk 50% Robin 42% The Flash 35%

You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...


Thanks to Poppy for this one!

I should have none Poppy!

What color is your soul painted? Blue Your soul is painted the color blue, which embodies the characteristics of peace, patience, understanding, health, tranquility, protection, spiritual awareness, unity, harmony, calmness, coolness, confidence, dependability, loyalty, idealism, tackiness, and wisdom. Blue is the color of the element Water, and is symbolic of the ocean, sleep, twilight, and the sky. Click Here to Take This Quiz

Quizzes and Personality Tests

Why can't life be like the movies

Your Love Life is Like Casablanca

"Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time." For you, love is never finished. If you've loved someone once, you'll always love them. You're an old fashioned romantic... even if your relationships don't end up as romantic as you'd like. Your love style: Traditional and understated Your Hollywood Ending Will Be: Complicated and ambiguous

What Movie Is Your Love Life Like?

All righty... the question is whether Fun Daddy is Bogart or Paul Henreid? Thanks Poppy!