Distracting Myself

Fri., October 12, 04:13 PM

As I struggle over some almost posts — not quite ready for prime time — I thought I would try a meme again. Some of my favorite people have done this in an interesting fashion. I don't know that I will do as well.

  1. Spell your name as it sounds.
    Mom. I think I had another name once.
  2. Are you available?
    Not even to myself.
  3. What is your favorite number?
    8
  4. Favorite color?
    Blue.
  5. Least favorite color?
    Purple.
  6. When is the last time you cried?
    I cry often, but usually at inconsequential things, so I don't really remember.
  7. What should you be doing right now?
    Watching the 80-year-old toddler.

THE CANS:

  1. Can you blow a bubble?
    Sure. I can still do it with gum. I used to be able to do smoke rings too.
  2. Can you touch your toes?
    Yeah, I can touch them; I just can't see them.
  3. Can you whistle?
    Yes, just like my dad — and my mother. You've heard about whistling girls and crowing hens?
  4. Can you wiggle your ears?
    I just tried, and can still do that.
  5. Can you roll your tongue?
    You do know that's a genetic trait? Yes, I can, both ways.
  6. Can you tie a cherry stem with your tongue?
    No; I never knew anyone who could, though I have heard of such things.

THE DIDS:

  1. Did you ever want to be a doctor?
    Yes, it was the most scientific job I knew. I changed my mind when I found out how long it would take.
  2. Did you ever receive an engagement ring?
    Yes, June 1, 1968.
  3. Did you ever want to be a fire fighter?
    No, not at all. I was afraid of sirens.

THE DO'S:

  1. Do you believe in God?
    We have an Understanding. I just don't understand Her very well right now.
  2. Do you know how to swim?
    I know how. I'm not sure I can still do it.
  3. Do you like roller coasters?
    No. I don't like scary movies either.
  4. Do you own a bike?
    My oldest daughter and I share a three-wheeled bike. Because I never learned to ride a two-wheeler.

THE DOES:

  1. Does your car get good gas mileage?
    The car I sold last summer was getting about 30 mpg.
  2. Does your family have family picnics?
    No.
  3. Does your home have a bookcase?
    Several, but nowhere near enough.

THE HAVES:

  1. Have you ever been to Canada?
    I guess you didn't read about the good old days. So, yes I did, one time, nearly sixty years ago.
  2. Have you ever gone fishing?
    No.
  3. Have you ever seen a celebrity?
    Certainly I saw some; I worked in Manhattan. Sammy Davis, Jr., Madge the Manicurist, Tony Bennett — even Bobby Kennedy.
  4. Have you ever been on a motorcycle?
    No, I find them nearly as scary as roller coasters.

THE HOWS:

  1. How much money do you have on you right now?
    Here in my sweats? Nothing! There might be $50 in my purse.
  2. How many cars have you owned?
    In the thirty years that I drove, there were two cars in my name: the 1987 Sentra that was totaled by a drunk driver, and the 1992 Civic that I just sold.
  3. How many jobs have you had?
    More than I can tell you in a sentence or two. Library jobs. Secretarial jobs. Temp jobs. Administrative assistant/office manager for six years at Red Cross and another eight years with the Theory of Constraints. I worked for more different temp agencies than some people have had jobs.

THE LASTS:

  1. Last person you hung out with?
    Hung out? I barely get out for an hour or two. Mostly I just try to hang in there.
  2. Last thing you said out loud?
    I called my friend Gloria, who is so lonely that she didn't have time to talk to me, and I told her I would try to call again in a few hours.
  3. Last time you ate at McDonald's?
    Not in this century.
  4. Last grade completed?
    I have a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Connecticut, 1963. The last formal courses I took anywhere were Jonah courses in 1992-1993. You realize, of course, that I never stop learning, formal or not.
  5. Last thing you bought?
    I went to usps.com and bought enough stamps to last about six months — including some for Gloria, since she can't go to the post office.

THE WHATS:

  1. What is the temperature outside?
    According to Google, it's 59.
  2. What time did you wake up?
    I slept in this morning; 7:15.

NUMBER TWO SURVEY:

  1. What is the last mistake you made?
    I put some eggs on to boil this morning and forgot about them. No harm done, as I also forgot to turn the heat up high.
  2. Is the sun shining?
    It is right now. Wait a minute.
  3. Can you successfully blow up and tie a balloon?
    I haven't tried recently, but I always could before.
  4. Do you like text messaging?
    Not at all. Either leave me a voice mail or send me e-mail. I couldn't read that tiny print anyhow.
  5. What do you eat the most at your best friend's house?
    I have trouble remembering the last time I ate at anyone's house except my own.
  6. Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
    Married thirty-nine years. Did you get this question off My$pace?
  7. Are you wearing any make-up right now?
    I'm retired. I already told you I was wearing sweats. No makeup.
  8. What are your plans for later?
    Y'know how it is, when you have a little kid and you never can make plans because s/he will change them? I just have an old “little kid.”
  9. What is your favorite DDG song?
    Who? Or should that be what?
  10. Is there any drama within your life?
    Drama is what you make of it. I just go with the flow.
  11. What is a song they need to stop playing on the radio?
    I listen to the Music of Your Life, on a very good college/community station. I have no problem with what they play.
  12. Are you happy with life right now?
    No, I'm stuck in a problem without a solution right now.
  13. Does anyone like you?
    I guess it depends on how well they know me.
  14. What is your current obsession?
    The internet.
  15. Do you have a dog?
    Having had one, I know this is no household for a dog.
  16. Ever been kissed under mistletoe?
    I believe it was Santa Claus.
  17. Would you ever smile at a stranger?
    It's one of the best things you can do.
  18. Ever pulled your pants down in the street?
    How stupid does one have to be? Of course not!
  19. Do your toenails have nail polish on them?
    Indeed they do. But they need to be redone.
  20. When is the last time you wore eyeliner?
    The day that Husband went into the hospital, early August. After that, I had eye surgery and the doctor said no. I feel naked without it.
  21. Last curse word you said was?
    Dammit! I just try not to curse any person these days, just things.
  22. Are your lips chapped?
    No.
  23. Are you currently jealous?
    I don't think it's jealousy, just a lot of resentment about plans that didn't work out.
  24. Do you own an ipod?
    No, nor do I want one.
  25. Did you have a dream last night?
    I must dream, but I never remember any.
  26. Are you mad at anyone?
    Irritated, maybe. The real jacki don't deserve that much energy.
  27. Who is the loudest person you know?
    I don't know. I usually tune them out.
  28. What is going on this weekend?
    Nothing exciting, unless my son comes to visit. Get my nails filled. Pick up groceries. If I'm lucky, get in ten minutes on the bike.
  29. Done any spring cleaning lately?
    Me? Actually, I did throw out another bag of junk today. (Note to self: describe the pile of junk you're working on.)
  30. Anything bothering you?
    Physically, there is nothing I can't live with. There are social/emotional issues that will probably kill me.
  31. Do you do cheerleading?
    You must be thinking of some other girl.
  32. Did you wish for anything last night on 11:11?
    I never noticed; I was trying to get stuff done and get to bed. I did notice 1111 on the bike counter today — minutes, I think — and I sort of wished that I would get home safely.
  33. Do you drink coffee on a regular basis?
    Whenever I can.
  34. Do you wish you were someone else?
    No; I don't think that would help anything.
  35. What jewelry are you wearing?
    Jewelry with sweats? Don't be ridiculous!
  36. Funniest thing that happened last night?
    Absolutely nothing.
  37. Are you easily amused?
    Yes, usually. I don't much care for vulgarity that calls itself humor.
  38. Can you lick your elbow?
    What human being can?
  39. Do you know this song, we stay fly no lie you know this?
    You can't fool me; that's not a song.
  40. What piercings do you have?
    One in each earlobe. Heck, I posted about that too.
  41. Do you have a crush right now?
    No. My imagination doesn't stretch that far.
  42. What are your plans over the summer?
    I don't make plans.
  43. How's life going for you?
    If it were going well, or if I were less of a private person, I would not have such trouble posting.
  44. What is on your mind just this second?
    Nothing. I'm using this exercise to distract myself.
  45. Favorite vacation spot?
    Vacation?
  46. Do you have on chap stick?
    No, it isn't necessary. (Didn't we do this question already?)
  47. What hurts right now?
    Just general achiness.
  48. Do you like school?
    NOT APPLICABLE. Since I am neither a teacher nor a student, it would all have to rely on memories.
  49. Is this survey good?
    Some of it is. It's pretty long, though. It didn't look this long when I was reading it.
  50. Sneak out lately?
    I did not sneak when I was young. In theory, I don't answer to anyone else now, and I can go out whenever I want. In reality, I'm sneaking out every time I go out of the house and leave Husband for more than a minute or two.
  51. Last thing you had to drink?
    Water.
  52. Do you want a tattoo?
    No. Absolutely not.
  53. Want any more piercings?
    No.
  54. Single or taken?
    I can't remember being single.
  55. How long have you been single/taken?
    I have been attached just about since I first met Husband. Forty years or so.



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