37 Random Things

OK Lynne, I accept your invitation and here's my version of ---

37 Random Things About Me

1. Do you like blue cheese? Only in salad dressing (preferably French)
2. Have you ever smoked? Nope
3. Do you own a gun? 1 gun and 1 compound bow (I won't tell you how many guns are owned by Mr. Johnson though)
4. What flavor Kool Aid is your favorite? Cherry
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? No (dentist-yes!)
6. What do you think of hot dogs? I like them best as a corn dog
7. Favorite Christmas movie? The Nativity Story
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Coffee
9. Can you do push-ups? Not with these boobs!
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? I have LOTS of jewelry--too hard to pick just one fave.
11. Favorite hobby? Duh! Knitting!
12. Do you have A.D.D? Yes, probably a mild form
13. Do you wear glasses/contacts? Glasses with bifocals (no-line)
14. Middle name? Elizabeth
15. Name thoughts at this moment? My hands and feet are freezing, it's time to go to bed!
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Coffee, herb tea, crystal light drink mix (from those little packets you add to a bottle of water)
17. Current worry? Lay-offs.
18. Current hate right now? Not having enough time to do everything I want to after work.
19. Favorite place to be? in the woods (preferably when it's about 50 degrees warmer than today!)
20. How did you bring in the New Year? Early supper and then watched a movie--almost stayed awake till the 10:00 news!
21. Where would you like to go? Alaska
22. Name three people who will complete this? not sure--Mama Pea? Barefoot?
23. Do you own slippers? Do Crocs count too? then I have 6 pairs.
24 What color shirt are you wearing? It's cold in my house, so I'm wearing 4 shirts: white undershirt, olive green Life is Good long-sleeved t-shirt, grey sweatshirt, red fleece pullover
25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Nope--too slippery and cold
26. Can you whistle? Not at all--my whistler became non-functional after jaw surgery 20+ years ago.
27. Favorite Color? Purple
28. What songs do you sing in the shower? none--I don't sing in the shower.
29. Would you be a pirate? No
30. Favorite Girl's Name? Sophie
31. Favorite boy's name? Charlie
32. What's in your pocket right now? no pockets but if I did have one, there would be a kleenex in there
33. Last thing that made you laugh? A funny email from one of my co-workers
34. What vehicle do you drive? Honda VTX 1300
35. Worst injury you've ever had? I cut my hand once with a kitchen knife trying to pry apart frozen hamburger patties--after the ER doctor cut off the chunk of fat I gouged out of my palm, it only took 3 stitches to fix me back up.
36. Do you love where you live? Yes
37. How many TVs do you have in your house? Three (none if it was only me living here)

OK, blog readers, here's an easy and fun way to share information that we probably don't usually reveal, so feel free to copy these 37 random facts into your next blog post and share your answers with the rest of us. (it was fun--really!)

Jayne's Meme

I've been an uninspired blogger this week, but I'm saved today by Jayne who posted this fun little random meme on her blog and invited anyone who was interested to participate.

1. How many songs are on your iPod? Sigh......no iPod for me yet, but I hope to rectify that before the end of the year.
2. What music would you want played at your funeral? Something soothing with bird and nature sounds in the background.
3. What magazines do you have subscriptions to? BirdWatcher's Digest (of course), Wild Bird, Peterson's Bowhunting, and I also get the Audubon and National Wildlife Federation magazines with my memberships
4. What is your favorite scent? It's hard to pick just one for me, but my two most favorite scents are "Goddess Rising" from Ravenwood Spa and also "Frankincense and Myrrh" from Indigo Wild.
5. If you had a million dollars that you could only spend on yourself, what would you do with it? Quit work and travel to places (Ireland and Scotland come to mind first!) where I could spend all my leisure time knitting and birding
6. What is your theme song? hmmmmmm........I have no idea
7. Do you trust easily? no, I'm naturally skeptical
8. Do you generally think before you act, or act before you think? Usually try to think first, because I've learned some valuable lessons from my "act first" days (older = wiser).
9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days? Besides the economy, environment and disgusting political ads, I saw a horrifying news article yesterday about abuse of some pigs at a hog farm in Iowa. Of course, the fact that I'm currently reading "The Compassionate Carnivore" made reading that story even worse.
10. Do you have a good body-image? Nope, definitely not
11. Is being tagged fun? Yes, I think it's fun, but not as much fun as reading the responses from other.
12. If you had more hours in the day, how would you spend that time? Reading, knitting, birding, napping with Sophie.
13. What have you been seriously addicted to lately? besides knitting? nothing else comes to mind
14. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is? I think Jayne is a very sweet and caring person, patient and understanding. I can't wait to meet her next spring.
15. What’s the last song that got stuck in your head? I listen to internet radio (KOOL 108) at work. Yesterday morning they played Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (is there anyone who doesn't love that song?)
16. What’s your favorite item of clothing? I have really neat black shirt with butterflies and sparkles on it.
17. Do you think Rice Crispies are yummy? I'm with Jayne on this one--only if they are made into Rice Crispy treats (Little Debbie's are as good as homemade--I eat one every day!)
18. If you had $100 to give away, who would you give it to? The International Fund for Animal Welfare working to help animal victims of Hurricane Ike.
19. What items could you not go without during the day? Snacks, lip balm, knitting, playing with Sophie
20. What should you be doing right now? Paying my bills that are probably overdue.

If you're reading this, please consider yourself tagged. It will be fun to read your responses tomorrow.

Six Word Memoir

Knitting and Nature Rock My World

Mary C. tagged me the other day in this post for the six word memoir, inspired by Hemingway, who once bet ten dollars that he could sum up his life in six words. He came up with: For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.

Here are the meme rules:

1. Write your own six word memoir.
2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like.
3. Link to the person who tagged you in your post and to this original post if possible so we can track it as it travels across the blogosphere.
4. Tag five more blogs with links.
5. And don’t forget to leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play!

I have to say it was a little bit challenging to sum up my life in six words, but I think this pretty much covers it. And in the interest of helping this meme travel farther across the blogosphere, I wish to "tag" these five blogging friends: Lynne at Hasty Brook, Beth in Maine, April in Canada, Maud in Finland, and Robin in Maryland. Good Luck Friends!